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Colonial Forge High School’s girls basketball team celebrates winning the 6A state title March 11 in Richmond. With the victory, the Eagles became the first Stafford County high school to win a state championship in girls basketball. For more photos, see page 12.

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he Colonial Forge Eagles made the absolute best of their first appearance in a state championship game.

The girls high school basketball team (25-6) won the Virginia High School League’s 6A tournament on March 11 at the Siegel Center in Richmond with a 52-38 victory over the Oakton Cougars in the title game.

“It was a great win,” said Colonial Forge senior starting forward Olivia

Gaither, who had eight points and two steals. “We came out and gave it our best and worked together and we got the win.”

Colonial Forge never trailed as they built quick 5-0 and 8-2 leads, behind the first-quarter scoring of senior guard Camille Downs. She scored all 14 of her team’s first-quarter points, nine on three three-pointers, as the Eagles led 14-10 at period’s end.

The Eagles were ahead 25-20 at halftime, 41-28 after three periods and were comfortably in front the rest of

the way.

“We came out ready to roll,” Colonial Forge coach Lashaun Cook said.

“Oakton is a great team and we knew we had to get out early on them, use our athleticism, run the floor and get in the passing lanes on defense. If you let them hang around, they will knock down every shot.”

Cook thought a key to the win was the way her team pressured the Oakton players as soon as they crossed halfcourt.

“We saw that every team that plays them allows them to set up and get into their halfcourt offense BEST and get the shots they PAGE 12 want,” Cook said. “We

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ormer Stafford County Supervisor Susan Stimpson is throwing her hat in the ring for the Republican nomination for the House of Delegates’ District 28th, due to Speaker Bill Howell’s retirement. The 28th House of Delegates District is comprised of portions of Stafford County and the city of Fredericksburg.

Stimpson said in an email to friends and supporters March 14, that she has long sought to be a voice for the peo- SUSAN STIMPSON ple and stands on Republican principles.

Stimpson said it’s important to elect conservative leaders in state government and there seems to be a shortage of that in Virginia.

The primary will take place in Virginia on June 13.

Stimpson, who faced an arrest due to a bizarre incident related to trespassing at a shopping center and another incident in at an airport, since blamed her troubles on a reaction to prescription diet pills.

She said since then that it’s like the song, “I get knocked down but I get up again!”

“I’m much stronger and grateful for the empathy I now have for those who have faced the same struggles,” Stimpson said.

Also in the running for the Republican nomination is Stafford County supervisor’ chair Paul Milde, who announced his candidacy earlier this year.

Stimpson served on the Stafford County board of Supervisors from 2010 to 2014, including as chairman of the board. She also ran unsuccessfully against Howell in the Republican primary two years ago. Howell got 78.04 percent of the votes, and Stimpson got 21.96 percent during that race.

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Stafford man parleys lottery tickets big cash It may be the most memorable lunch break Shaun Bennett has ever taken, according to the Virginia Lottery.

The Stafford County carpenter was working on a roofing project when he stopped at the Wawa at 275 Butler Road in Stafford County. He bought two Virginia Lottery tickets and won $5. So he bought another ticket and won $25. He took $10 of that and bought a 20 Years of Cash ticket. That ticket won the top prize of $2,500 per month for 20 years.

“It’s numbing,” he said as he claimed his prize. “I’m still waiting to wake up.”

He had the choice of taking the monthly payments or a one-time cash option of $492,919 before taxes. He chose the cash

option.

As he waited for his check at the Virginia Lottery’s Northern Virginia Customer Service Center in Woodbridge, he bought another Scratcher ticket and won an additional $25.

The 20 Years of Cash Scratcher is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 to $2,500 per month for 20 years. Bennett is the first player to claim the top prize in this game, which means three more remain unclaimed.

The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 2,080,800. The odds of winning any prize in this game are 1 in 4.21.

Stafford’s Shaun Bennett took the cash option instead of collecting his winnings over 20 years.

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During her first year in college Malmon’s brother, Brian, died by suicide after a protracted and silent struggle with

schizoaffective disorder. Left with more questions than answers, Malmon looked for a student organization on her campus that was talking about mental health.

Finding none, Malmon started her own. Today, she has been executive director of Active Minds, Inc. for over 10 years and continues to inspire audiences with her story and calls to action.

While dispelling the myths, fear, and

shame that surround people who struggle with their mental health, Malmon mobilizes communities to take action and join the mental health movement.

She lives in the D.C. area with her husband and daughter.

She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and has been founder and executive director of Active Minds Inc. in Washington, D.C., since 2003.

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Couple charged following incident in restroom A Stafford man was charged with public intoxication and driving under the influence and his companion was charged with public intoxication following an incident at a Wawa restroom in south Stafford.

On March 13, at about 2 a.m., Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office deputies responded to a report of a man and woman in a bathroom at the Wawa on Butler Road.

When deputies entered the restroom, the woman was on the floor and the man was attempting to help her put on her shoes.

A strong odor of alcohol was emitting from the couple, Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman M.C. Morris Moncure said.

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The woman, Breanna Gordon, 23, of Eleys Ford Road in Richardsville, was charged with public intoxication.

They were incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.

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strongly of alcohol, according A Stafford County man was to a police report. arrested on multiple charges The man, identified as Ortafter a 911 hang-up call drew man, was advised to return to deputies to his home March 10. the home or he would be arKeith Andrew Ortman, 30, rested for public intoxication. of Royal Hills Drive in Stafford, Ortman continued, stating was charged with carrying a that he was on private propconcealed weapon, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana erty and could not be arrested and public swearing and intox- KEITH ANDREW for being drunk in public.

Ortman was placed under arication, Stafford County Sher- ORTMAN iff ’s Office spokeswoman M.C. Morris rest but resisted, Moncure said, and witnesses advised deputies that he had a Moncure said.

Just before 8:30 p.m., deputies were out- handgun. A weapon was taken from Ortside interviewing a husband and wife about man, and he was taken into custody.

The weapon, a .40 caliber Glock 23, a the circumstances that led to the call. A short time later, a man left the residence plastic bag containing marijuana and a and approached one of the deputies, using smoking device were recovered. Ortman was taken to the magistrate’s office and explicit, abusive language. He was unsteady on his feet and smelled then to the Rappahannock Regional Jail.

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I’m a big fan of science fiction. Oh, I like westerns.

I grew up on t hem—dramas, period pieces and the like—but science fiction is by far DAVID KERR my favorite. This includes everything from Star Trek, “Live long and prosper,” to Star Wars “May the force be with you,” and Dr. Who “It’s not rocket science, its quantum physics.”

Each has its own plots and characters, but there is one plot tool they all seem to use. It’s a sci-fi staple. And that’s the mixing of dimensions and creating alternate realities. That’s nice you say, but what has that got to do with politics and budgets?

The answers is more than you think.

Whether it’s Stafford County, Richmond or Washington, D.C., our elected officials have a remarkable ability to create multiple realities.

Take Stafford County for instance. The proposed administrator’s budget is $286 million. That’s a lot of money. However, for a county our size, it’s a bit on the lean side. That’s good isn’t it? Well, perhaps yes and perhaps no.

For several years, in order to continue humming the mantra of steady or declining tax rates, they trimmed a lot from capital expenditures. One of the most glaring omissions was the new high school. In doing this, just like Captain Kirk, they were transported to a reality that didn’t need a new high school. Even though growth rates in everyone else’s reality, mixed with a little common sense, said we did.

Another example of this kind of kind of fiscal interdimensional shift was the state budget last year. It promised increases in pay to teachers. Everybody feels good when underpaid teachers get an increase. However, there was some fine print. Namely, a line in the bill that said revenues had to grow a specific amount before the state funding would kick in. Once again, almost like sci-fi, the legislature and the governor projected a growth rate in revenues that we almost never reach. But hey, that’s the way this business of creating an alternative reality works. Though maybe in this case it was just a bit disingenuous. Perhaps there was no Dr. Who magic at all. Many counties, like Stafford, finding the state coming up short, made up the increase out of their existing school budgets. That hurt, but it let the state off the hook. It has occurred to some that this is what Richmond had in mind all along.

However, these are minor examples when it comes to the business of creating alternative timelines and mixed realities.

When it comes to Congress and the president, even the best science fiction writers would be challenged by the number of interdimensional shifts required just to get next year’s budget through.

For instance President Trump proposed a substantial increase in defense spending. My first reaction is: Yeah, we’re all ready to fight the Soviet Union.

Oh, wait, wrong war. Alas, from the mix of new expenditures it’s not clear what war the president plans to fight, but it is a healthy increase just the same. But, no matter, he said he wanted it funded, naturally without new taxes. This seems to be

Sentencing is bewildering There are two things that bewilder me. One is how the price of gas is determined daily.

The other is how prison sentences are handed out.

HARVEY GOLD I’ve concluded that the price of gas is set by an unknown religious group in some unknown location that is associated with volcanic eruptions and use a mysterious method to calculate the gas price based on tides, position of the moon and the number of Big Macs sold that day.

Determining what a prison sentence should be or how long it should be is, on the surface, more easily understood.

However, often it is bewildering how sentences are meted out, especially for similar crimes. There are two commissions that provide guidance. The National Association of Sentencing Commissions is a nonprofit created to facilitate the exchange and sharing of information, ideas, data, expertise and experiences, and to

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educate on issues related to sentencing guidelines.

Every year, the NASC conference brings together judges, legislators, correctional officials, researchers and practitioners from around the country to examine our nation’s experiences with sentencing laws and practices and to discuss emerging issues and innovations.

The Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission is comprised of 17 members who are appointed by the chief justice, the governor and the General Assembly.

At least one member must be a victim of crime or a representative of a crime victims’ organization. I’m not a vengeful person but maybe there would be less crime if all the commission members were like that.

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a mantra that no one can get away from.

So, his response is to offset these increases with cuts to other departments. So far, that approach is anchored in our current reality. Oh but wait, he’s also going to cut taxes. A lot. Enter the eerie music.

And one more thing, he wants a Trillion Dollars in new infrastructure spending. But there isn’t must said about paying for it. So, if we don’t offset these expenditures with revenue does that mean we’re going to start increasing the size of the debt again? But the president and Congress, don’t seem too worried. Mind you, this the same Congress that shut down the government over the issue of a debt increase. Perhaps all of those unpleasant things, like the budget being out of control, about borrowing and the debt limit have been transported to another dimension.

Many of our elected officials like living in these alternative timelines for one simple reason. Living in our current one is hard. There are tough choices to make, investments that need to be funded, cuts that have to be endured and even once in a while taxes that need to be increased.

These unpleasant aspects of governing, just like nasty sci-fi creatures, came be transported, notionally at least, to another dimension. Our elected officials are good at this.

But, beware, like all good sci-fi monsters, they always come back.

David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford County School Board, is an instructor in political science at VCU and can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com. with the bottom-line being the number of years, but the Virginia State Code allows for the judge to use discretion.

And that’s where I get confused. Since it is discretionary, for a similar crime two judges in different cases could come up with different sentences.

Because sentences for similar crimes have differed, Truth in Sentencing laws began to be enacted in the 1990s to reduce the possibility of early release from incarceration. TIS holds that sentencing authority rests with the court and sentences should be served in full. Previous policies which reduced the amount of time an offender served are restricted or eliminated under truth-in-sentencing laws.

I am confused when I read that a sentence is reduced for time served, good behavior, due to a plea bargain or because a sentence of 50 years but only requires 10 years be served.

I guess it is still true that crime doesn’t pay, but a good lawyer and a judge that doesn’t follow TIS does. It seems that understanding why gas prices fluctuate is easier to deal with than the sentencing of criminals.

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

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Area lawmakers condemn GOP healthcare effort ALEX KOMA » BY akoma@insidenova.com

Republican efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act are so far earning bipartisan condemnation among the members of Northern Virginia’s Congressional delegation.

As of March 14, all but one of the region’s federal lawmakers have sharply criticized the “Affordable Health Care Act,” the GOP’s answer to former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law. Rep. Barbara Comstock, R10th District, has declined to take a firm stance on the legislation, but Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1st District, made headlines by announcing his opposition to the bill (even though he’s long advocated for the repeal of the ACA).

“I do not think this bill will do what is necessary for the short and long-term best interests of Virginians and therefore, I must oppose it,” Wittman said in a statement. “I do believe that we can enact meaningful health care reforms that put the patient and health care provider back at the center of our healthcare system, but this bill is not the right answer. This doesn’t change the fact that we need to repeal Obamacare, as I have voted to do.”

Wittman’s defection comes after the Congressional Budget Office — a nonpartisan group of budget analysts — released an estimate on March 13 showing that the bill would result in roughly 24 million losing health insurance coverage over the

Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1st District, has announced his opposition to the GOP answer to Obamacare.

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course of the next decade. The analysts noted that the legislation would still provide subsidies for insurance coverage, but would vastly shrink the amount of money people receive, even as premiums rise.

Those changes would fall especially severely on older Americans, particularly those in lower income brackets. Meanwhile, the legislation would also cut taxes on the very wealthy by as much as $600 billion.

“What a disaster,” Rep. Don Beyer, D8th District, tweeted on March 13. “Causing 24 million to lose their health insurance so you can cut taxes for millionaires & billionaires isn't ‘healthcare.’”

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-11th District, was similarly harsh in his condemnation of the bill, tweeting that it would likely be “life-

shattering for 24 million Americans.”

Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner specifically criticized the bill’s impact on Medicaid (the program designed to provide healthcare to low-income people).

The AHCA would transform the program into a series of per capita block grants handed out by the federal government to the states, and analysts warn that model may not increase Medicaid funding fast enough to help states fully fund their programs in response to an epidemic or other health emergency.

“This irresponsible approach shifts costs to states by radically restructuring and cutting Medicaid – a critical safety net that insures more than 600,000 children in Virginia, as well as thousands

of elderly and disabled Virginians who depend on the program for services and long-term care – in order to cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans,” Warner said in a statement.

Warner’s counterpart, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, noted in a statement of his own that President Donald Trump has previously promised not to meddle with entitlement programs like Medicaid, and craft health insurance legislation that guarantees everyone coverage.

“This bill shatters that promise, all to deliver a massive tax cut to the wealthy,” Kaine wrote.“For years, I’ve supported bipartisan improvements to the Affordable Care Act, and I’m happy to sit down at the table with Republicans to find solutions that make the health care system work better for Virginians. But President Trump and Republicans should stop trying to rush passage of this bill, which would make it harder for people to get affordable health care coverage and create massive instability in the healthcare sector, which makes up one sixth of our economy.”

For her part, Comstock isn’t jumping in to defend the Trump administration’s bill just yet. But, unlike Wittman, she isn’t breaking with her party to oppose it.

“The legislation is a work in progress, and we continue to talk with constituents, medical professionals and other stakeholders on their concerns and needed reforms,” Jeff Marschner, Comstock’s deputy chief of staff, wrote in a statement.

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Leprechaun Leap 1-Mile Trail Run 8 a.m.

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African American Genealogy 7 p.m.

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National Capital Model Trains Display 9 a.m.; free National Museum of the Marine Corps 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway, Triangle usmcmuseum.com

Join Washington’s Camerata as they celebrate J. S. Bach’s birthday with selections from favorite sonatas, suites and cantatas by Bach and members of his extended family. After the concert, stay for a birthday celebration (with cake) in the Christian Education & Fellowship Building next to the church. This concert is free to the public, but a freewill donation is encouraged that will benefit both Washington’s Camerata and the Aquia Episcopal Church’s Music Program.

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STAFFORD BRIEFS REGIONAL GROUPS TO HOST SCORE EVENT Stafford County, Quantico Innovation Center and the Virginia Region of SCORE will hold an event for local entrepreneurs and business leaders who wish to give back to the community.

The March 22 event will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Quantico Innovation Center, located at 1000 Corporate Drive, Suite 119 in Stafford.

There is no registration requirement.

The event will introduce local individuals to SCORE, which has existed since 1964. In 2015, SCORE volunteers provided 2.2+ million hours to help create more than 45,000 jobs and 55,000 small businesses.

For more, call 1-800-634-0245 for the nearest SCORE chapter or visit score. org.

Sea Scouts from Ship 1935 out of Quantico check out a lifeboat aboard the S.S. John W. Brown.

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Sea Scouts perform service aboard World War II ship Imagine boarding a U.S. Navy ship that served in World War II, carrying American forces to amphibious landings to fight for our nation and allies on distant shores.

Scouts from Quantico-based Sea Scout Ship 1935 got to do just that last month while supporting the restoration of the S.S. John W. Brown, the oldest floating Liberty Ship, Mike Haas, of the Sea Scouts, said.

The ship was built in and is now homeported in Baltimore. It is a museum and maritime education center open to all ages, and is the only remaining troop transport from WW II. It was the last to land troops ashore as part of an amphibious operation during WW II. Today the ship is restored and maintained as she was in WW II. She is operational and takes passengers out on “living history cruises” on the Chesapeake Bay. Ship 1935’s Sea Scouts reached out to the Project Liberty Ship organization and asked how they could serve. For their service project, the Scouts were tasked with building life boat frames to support the life boat covers.

The Scouts spent an afternoon touring the ship and learned what it took to keep her operational during WW II. In the four-story engine room, they saw the giant pistons that rotate the crankshaft that propels the ship. They also learned about

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The Scouts learned about how to respond to a fire at sea, including a demonstration of the firefighting equipment that would have been used to battle a blaze on a ship underway. Out on deck the Scouts manned the three- and five-inch guns, imagining what it was like to defend our shores by pretending to shoot down enemy planes over Baltimore Harbor as the crew would have done during WW II. The S.S. John W. Brown has a storied history that deserves to be preserved and remembered. During WW II she initially carried war material to Russia. After that first 9-month cruise, she was retrofitted to carry 500 troops; then she and her crew spent a lot of time in the Mediterranean Sea ferrying troops and their equipment between ports.

Sea Scout Ship 1935, “The Water Dogs,” is part of a co-ed high adventure program that is youth led and adult guided. The Sea Scouts are part of the 7,000-member High Adventure arm of the Boy Scouts of America. The Ship usually meets at the Quantico Yacht Club on the first and third Tuesday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more, contact peabody107@aol. com or 540-220-4671.

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BUSINESS COACH TO OFFER GROWTH WORKSHOP Mike Williams, CEO of The Growth Coach of Northern Virginia, will offer a free business growth workshop March 21 at England Run Library in south Stafford.

Some of the obstacles that stand in a business owner's way of success are issues with time, cash flow, people management and growth, Williams said.

The workshop will help attendees tackle the issues head on, he said.

The event will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The library is located at 806 Lyons Blvd.

To register, visit thegrowthcoachofnorthernva.com/upcoming-events.

SPORT & HEALTH REBRANDS TO ONELIFE FITNESS Sport & Health in North Stafford is now Onelife Fitness as part of a rebranding effort, according to the company. The location is the 19th in Virginia and is located in Brafferton Center at 315 Garrisonville Road.

The gym’s rebranding includes an expanded turf workout area, zone four high-intensity interval training, a new free weight and functional training area, a cardio equipment area with personal viewing screens, new training/circuit stations, an explosive performance athlete training program, a Keiser functional training cable cross, a Matric functional cage and a Hoist motion cage.

US Fitness Holdings invested more than $1 million into the Stafford gym to update its facility and equipment, according to the company. Its founders, Washington, D.C. area natives John and Kirk Galiani. would like to expand their brand into the mid-Atlantic area.

For more, visit onelifefitness.com.

DEDICATION TO BE HELD FOR DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS BUY Stafford County will hold a dedica-

tion ceremony for the purchase of development rights on March 21 at the George L. Gordon, Jr. Government Center in Stafford.

The event will be held at 7 p.m. and will recognize Walnut Hill Farm at Elm Springs (Adams Farm), Jones Farm and Spotted Tavern Farm (Harris Farm).

A light reception will be held one hour prior in conference room ABC. The government center is located at 1300 Courthouse Road in North Stafford.

Attendees should RSVP by March 17 by emailing kbaker@staffordcountyva. gov or by calling 540-658-8668.

HOT ‘N’ FLUFFY EATERY OFFERS SOUTHERN CUISINE The Icing bakery owner Lynnette Drake has opened the southern cuisine restaurant Hot ‘N’ Fluffy in North Stafford.

The “from scratch” menu offers classic southern fare including waffles, grits, collard greens, black eyed pea salad and grilled pimento cheese sandwiches.

Hot N Fluffy is located at 308 Worth Ave., Suite 117.

For more, visit hotnfluffy.com.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE FOR VETERANS SCHEDULED Marci Posey, economic developer with the Small Business Administration, will present Boots to Business Reboot: Introduction to Entrepreneurship on March 23 at Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Porter branch in North Stafford.

The one-day, veteran-focused entrepreneurship course will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The class is free and open to all veterans and their spouses.

SBA's Boots to Business Reboot is a national program designed to introduce veterans and their spouses to the basics of small business ownership, including techniques for evaluating the feasibility of their business concepts, the components of a business plan, an introduction to private and public resources and opportunity recognition. Participants are introduced to SBA resources available for start-up capital, technical assistance and contracting opportunities. The program is also recommended for those who wish to grow an existing veteran-owned small business.

Upon completing the course, participants can apply for acceptance to the eight-week online Foundations of Entrepreneurship course through the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University.

Registration is preferred but not required. Walk-ins will be accepted as space allows.

To register online, visit boots2business.org/rebootapply or call 804-2538906.

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Council named All-American in triple jump Bridgewater College senior got his start at North Stafford » BY DAVID DRIVER

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Stafford resident Darin Council sort of stumbled across the triple jump while in high school.

Early on, while at North Stafford High School, he focused on throwing events.

“Late in my sophomore year or early in my junior year I started with the triple jump. I got done with practice early with throwing and started jumping. We did not have a specialty coach” for those events, he said.

The move to the triple jump certainly paid off for Council, now a senior at Division III Bridgewater College in the Shenandoah Valley.

This past weekend he took part in the Division III championships for indoor track. He finished seventh to gain AllAmerican status.

“It has been a long road. I have been jumping for a little bit. I never thought I would go much anywhere. I got some good coaching and went with it,” he said.

“In my junior year [at North Stafford] I started doing jumping events.”

He qualified for the national event with a leap of 4.82 meters (48 feet, 7.5 inches) at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference event to set a meet record.

That gave him the fourth-best mark in the nation heading into the national

Darin Council is a unique athlete, capable of improving more as the year goes on, an assistant coach at Bridgewater College said.

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championships in Naperville, Illinois.

North Central College was the host for the national event March 10-11.

Council entered this winter season ranked No. 7 on the Bridgewater all-time for indoor and outdoor triple jump.

“Darin’s work ethic has steadily improved throughout his four years with us

here at Bridgewater,” wrote Denver Davis, an assistant coach with the Bridgewater program. “Each year Darin has worked harder on improving different areas of his training. He has become more consistent in the weight room in particular and has done a better job being more conscious about his diet and taking care of himself so he can train and compete at 100 percent. Those are two very important pieces for creating success in jumping events.”

“Darin’s improvements have been steady each year,” Davis continued. “He showed early flashes of untapped talent early on during his freshman year and has continued to refine his skills and again train better and smarter, leading to significant PRs each year. He has been on the bubble of qualifying for the NCAA championships, both indoor and outdoor, for the last four seasons so to see him finally put a lot of concepts together and be physically and mentally in a position to qualify, and then actually do it, has been very rewarding as his coach. Darin is a unique athlete, capable of improving more as the year goes on. We both are going to have high expectations for his final season with us this spring.”

During the 2016 outdoor season he was all-region in the event and won the ODAC titles in the discus and triple jump.

He was the ODAC athlete of the week on

April 4, 2016, and had a personal-best mark of 44.73 meter in the discus at the ODAC championships.

During the indoor season last winter he was all-region and second team allODAC in the triple jump and was the ODAC Field athlete of the week Feb. 8, 2016.

He had a jump of 45-11.75 feet in the triple jump which ranked 33rd at the Division III level and he threw a personalbest of 43 feet and one half inch in the shot at the Father Diamond Invitational.

Council dabbled in football in high school but of course focused on track.

“It worked out for the best,” he said.

Council is majoring in communications with a focus on digital media. He will graduate later this year and hopes to land a paid internship in northern Virginia.

Council was part of a state title team at North Stafford and was all-district and all-region as a junior and senior. He was born Oct. 26, 1995, and is the son of Willie and Arlene Council.

Other Stafford residents now with college track programs include Abel Owusu (North Stafford) and Demetrijus Seth (North Stafford) of Division III Virginia Wesleyan.

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Stafford leaders endorse Vogel for lieutenant governor State Sen. Jill Vogel, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, announced the endorsements of Republican leaders from Stafford County, according to a news release.

“Jill has been a great advocate for Stafford on JILL VOGEL the challenging issues like proffers and stopping costly mandates on localities,” said Supervisor Wendy Maurer. “No one is more accessible or eager to help local governments and Jill consistently puts principle and good policy first over party or political pressure. She will be an outstanding lieutenant governor.”

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AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Tax ID: 20P 9 319.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $10,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. No more than $9,000 cash will be accepted as a deposit.

Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale.

This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Loan Type: Conv/FNMA (Trustee # 540707) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Atlantic Law Group, LLC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101,

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