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Pole with Confederate flag vandalized A Confederate flag on private property near Interstate 95 in Falmouth is in the news again. The pole flying the flag was vandalized between Spt. 24 and Oct. 1, according to Amanda Vicinanzo, of the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office. Stafford Deputy George Motley was called to the property and reported that the words “take it down” and “racist” were spray painted on the base of the pole, Vicinanzo said. The rope used to hoist the flag was also damaged. There may have been an attempt to remove the plaque on the pole that reads “Virginia.” The landowner, Hubert Cash, told the deputy that the pole is owned by the Virginia Flaggers group and he had agreed to have the flag and pole on his property. A number of notrespassing signs are near the property line and the pole.
The North Stafford High School Band hosted its 35th annual North Stafford Big Blue Invitational on Sept. 30, with 16 area bands taking the field for a six-hour show. The home band finished the evening’s performance with ‘das Vampyre,’ a production that included ‘Danse Macabre,’ ‘My Immortal’ and ‘Lacrimosa.’ Above, Caitie Wideman performs as the vampire. For more from the competition, please turn to PAGE 10. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA
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group of local residents who oppose the Confederate flag that flies above Interstate 95 near Falmouth paid a return visit to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, undeterred by the county attorney’s recent advice that nothing should be done to remove it.
The group has visited the board several times in recent weeks to discuss the 80-foot flagpole that is on private property and is leased to the Virginia Flaggers. Recently, residents taking issue with the flag asked the board to have the flag removed or lowered, or to enact a county stance in the form of website postings or highway bill-
boards noting that the flag is not affiliated with the county and that Stafford welcomes everyone. At the board’s last meeting, County Attorney Charles Schumate advised the board that the county has no legal authority to require removing the flag because it is on private property and the property owner is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects free speech. Stafford resident Patty Joshi said Tuesday that Schumate shouldn’t have compared the issue to burning the flag, which he said he finds offensive and greatly disrespectful. FLAG PROTESTERS
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Man charged with hate crime after racist signs left at church A man accused of hanging racist, threatening messages on the door of a Dumfries church in August was arrested Sept. 28, according to Prince William police. Michael Todd Birkl, 49, of the 17900 block of Milroy Drive, faces a charge of placing a swastika on church property with intent to intimidate and interfere with property rights — hate crime, police spokesperson Officer Nathan Probus said Friday. Birkl is accused of hanging sheets of paper on the door of the Greater Praise Temple Ministries on Main Street in
Dumfries early Aug. 27. The pastor’s wife arrived that Sunday morning to find the messages about “white power” and “the day of the rope,” along with images of swastikas and Confederate flags. State and local politicians traveled to the church to stand against hateful speech and the small town quickly sought assistance from Prince William County detectives to solve the case. A resident provided a tip to police that helped identify Birkl as the person allegedly responsible, Probus said. He is being held without bond and will have a court date on Nov. 8.
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Dwane Ali Arnell Sparks, a 12-yearold, seventh-grade Gayle Middle School student, died Saturday from injuries after being hit by a vehicle while riding his bicycle a week earlier. The Sept. 23 accident occurred about 5 p.m. on Route 3 about 20 feet west of Route 688 in Spotsylvania County, according to Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller. Trooper L.L. Batten Jr. investigated the crash and no charges were filed against the 56-year-old driver who resides in Spotsylvania. According to a police report, his 2005 Lexus was traveling west on Route 3 and was legally crossing the intersection with traffic when a bicycle crossed the westbound lanes of traffic. A vehicle traveling
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Joshi said that the county attorney and board know full well that their hands are not tied. Schumate said that the board wrestled with this issue in 2014 and again recently, but that his office did not because its members “clearly understand the law” in this case. Stafford resident Kim Wyman addressed the board Tuesday in sunglasses, a hat, a football jersey and two oversized American flags. She noted that it looked “ridiculous,” insinuating a comparison to the local Confederate flag that flies. South Stafford resident Susan Kosior, who last week obtained a permit for her own 80-foot flagpole to fly a Black Lives Matter flag, said that her flag was donated from a local business owner and she and supporters have raised most of the funding for a flagpole. Kosior, who is white, has an adopted 8-year-old daughter who is black. She said that local residents and people worldwide are interested in this story and she wants to hear more from supervisors on the matter. Wearing a “Black Lives Matter” shirt that also read “White silence equals white consent,” Kosior told the board that its lack of leadership is shocking and cowardly. “The world is watching us here in Stafford,” she told supervisors. One of Kosior’s neighbors, admitting that the effort is admirable, expressed concerns about home property values, protestors and safety if a second flag is erected. The group condemning the Confederate flag noted that it plans to hold a protest rally in March. Also at the meeting, the board of
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to the left of the Lexus was able to brake in time and avoid striking the bicycle as it crossed from the median; however, that vehicle blocked the view of the Lexus driver who didn’t see the bicyclist in time. Dwane was taken to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg but later died of his injuries at VCU Medical Center in Richmond. Dwane was born to Gregory Johnson and Tonya Sparks on June 12, 2005, according to his obituary. He also leaves behind a brother, Tayshawn, and maternal grandparents Daryl Hoblitz (Rod) and Jody Sparks (Marie). Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Laurel Hill Funeral Home. Tonya Sparks set up a GoFundMe page to assist with funeral and burial expenses. For more, visit GoFundMe.com.
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supervisors: • commended the Stafford County Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services Department for its participation in the annual Fill the Boot campaign, which raises funds for muscular dystrophy education and research. The department exceeded its $40,000 goal this year. • heard from Superintendent Bruce Benson of Stafford County Public Schools, who reported that starting Tuesday, the school board meetings will launch a closed-captioning feature. • discussed the importance of talking to children about the dangers of opioid addiction. • recognized 16-year-old Patrick Griffin, a Stafford County Boy Scout and Colonial Forge High School student, for his assistance in the county’s mass care exercise in July. Patrick, an Eagle Scout candidate, recruited 64 Boy Scouts and their families, and helped direct and prepare them for the exercise. The event focused on an emergency response to a tornado and the recruited residents played victims in the simulation. • deferred a vote on a requested amendment for a zoning ordinance for Ebenezer United Methodist Church, with respect to neighboring Embrey Mill. The development gifted more than 3.9 acres of land for the church expansion. The deferral gives more time for the board to talk to immediate Embrey Mill neighbors about any concerns.
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While President Trump focuses on tax reform after another conservative healthcare betrayal, football and flags still remain DANIEL CORTEZ a local concern. As the ailing conservative Navy veteran Arizona Sen. John McCain again led the torpedoing of Trump’s healthcare plan, congressional rule changes seriously hamper repealing and replacing Obamacare. Is it vengeance on the part of McCain or medical impairments that fuel his actions? While the proposed Graham–Cassidy healthcare bill failed to advance this time, Trump suggests there will be votes for a conservative plan possibly by January. But that didn’t stop Texas Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert calling for McCain’s recall. As a fellow veteran seeking more fiscally prudent healthcare for all citizens, perhaps Gohmert is correct in seeking someone to replace the medically challenged McCain doing little to support the Trump administration. With the ongoing conservative reset accentuated by the loss of Trump’s Alabama primary Senate candidate Sen. Luther Strange to Judge Roy Moore, the president now concentrates on traveling to 13 cities to promote his tax reform program. A recent White House release indicates the president seeks three public tax brackets of 35 percent, 25 percent and 12 percent, while aiming for a 25 percent tax rate for small businesses. Still more troublesome is the grass roots outrage over NFL players not standing during the national anthem over those who badly need tax relief. Trump’s locker room language sug-
gesting they be fired infuriated players who have taken a knee during the anthem. Calling them a four-word pejorative many veterans and players use in anger, emboldened the NFL, with whole teams kneeling and protesting the president’s comments during recent games. Seeing fans booing my beloved Washington Redskins when six players kneeled during the anthem as the rest of the team stood linking arms with team owner Dan Snyder and team President Bruce Allen was painful. As part of an Oct. 6 White House reception in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I will meet with the president and first lady. As a veteran I plan to ask the president what further action he will take on the issue. I will tell him that on Nov. 12 I have the great honor again, as a descendent of the Tolteca Aztec Indian tribe and a wounded Vietnam veteran, to perform the national anthem as the Redskins take on the Minnesota Vikings during their Native American/Redskins Military Appreciation Day. It is my fervent hope the issue will be resolved before fans protest, acknowledging that NFL teams have received more than $5 billion in “taxpayer” subsidies for building stadiums while enjoying hundreds of millions in tax breaks with respect to properties and training facilities. More saddening to patriotic Americans is the troubling statistic indicating 22 veterans a day are still committing suicide from the effects of PTSD. Regrettably this year, NFL ratings have dropped 14 percent, with 600,000 ESPN subscribers leaving. A J.D. Power survey polling almost 10,000 individuals found 26 percent stopped viewing due to the national anthem issue. But in fairness to my Redskins, I
continue to support our team in spite of being reminded of the imperfections of patriotism itself by watching the moving Vietnam War series on PBS by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Nevertheless, it’s with pride that I stand to honor our flag and the national anthem with respect to the 58,000 troops who gave their lives to promote the meritocracy that’s afforded Redskins players and for all veterans who served or are serving. What I will suggest to the president is that what’s needed is an NFL commissioner with spine, who resolves the issue and provides players mandated guidance for a place and time for social issues and actions that don’t turn away fans, veteran viewers and limit merchandizing. Perhaps Trump has some understandably bitter feelings when in 1986 as the U.S.F.L.’s New Jersey Generals owner, a jury only awarded him $3.76 total for damages after trying to merge his league’s play with the NFL. Regardless of his football history or choice of words, he’s correct to insist our nation and NFL players stand during the playing of our national anthem. But Redskins players are not wrong to protest police brutality, racial equality or other social issues. I encourage them not to protest our anthem but Congress’s failure to address these concerns. If they do, I hope I’m invited, and will in the spirit of team unity take a protest knee with them. In that same spirit of team unity, I beg my beloved Redskins to honor our veterans during the anthem and just focus on their gifted athletic performance on the field and win. I will kneel with you anywhere outside the field of play, just please stand with our nation for the sake of saving veterans’ lives and honoring our national emblem. It’s not only the right thing to do, it’s good business. Daniel P. Cortez of Stafford is a political writer and broadcaster active in veterans and minority affairs. Reach him at dpcortez1969@yahoo.com.
TO THE EDITOR Editor’s note: The following are comments on InsideNoVa.com on our story about “Confederate flagpole vandalized in Stafford.” Just wanted to clarify somethng....it’s OK for NFL players to exercise their First Amendment rights, but it’s not ok for this guy? *** If they tear it down, someone will put it back up. Tear it down again, it will go back up again. You liberals are not going to win this battle, the First Amendment says so. *** Way to oversimplify the problem. Some white people have issues with this treasonous flag as well. *** It’s time to start vandalizing MLK statues. *** I don’t get it! What’s the big deal?
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Some black people, I mean brown people, don’t like the Confederate flag? So what! There’s a whole bunch of s_ _t I don’t like either, but I’m not ignorant about them! All you folks complaining need to find something more productive to do! *** Don’t the morons understand that this will only strengthen the side supporting the Confederate flag even more? Not a smart move on someone’s part. Editor’s note: The following are comments on InsideNoVa.com on our story about “Stonewall Jackson monument vandalized at Manassas National Battlefield Park.” Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, many other Founding Fathers are under fire. This is not going to stop with just Confederate monuments. Not even close. Anything the left deems offensive to
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their sensitivities is a target. *** The liberals and Antifa will stop at nothing short of a ban on all history prior to Jan. 19, 2009. Kinda sounds what the Daesh have been doing to historical objects and cities in the Middle East. *** Why all the slavery-centric assumptions, and you don’t even know who the perp is or why they did it. I imagine these senseless posts will stop once the id of the vandal is revealed...much like the incident in Dumfries a few weeks ago. *** This was an ignorant act targeting a statue and memorial on a National Battlefield. Not a public square or park. A battlefield where the man earned his nickname. Sad reflection on the lack of knowledge and understanding of the difference.
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Both of Virginia’s U.S. senators signaled their willingness to work with the Trump administration on rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure and passing tax reform, but they urged the new president to tread cautiously on the world’s diplomatic stage. “A little more policy, a little less tweeting,” said U.S. Sen. Mark Warner. Warner and U.S. Sen. Timothy Kaine, both Democrats and former Virginia governors, mixed policy details and humor at the Virginia Senatorial Roundtable, hosted Oct. 2 by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce in Falls Church. “I would like to be more optimistic,” Warner said during a discussion of infrastructure needs. “That’s a common theme in our relationship,” Kaine chimed in. Moderator Julie Carey, Northern Virginia bureau chief for WRC-TV, peppered the senators with questions on a wide variety of topics. Kaine and Warner first weighed in on the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed at least 59 people, expressing sympathy for the victims and their families and dismay that the country lacked tougher firearm laws. “Again and again and again, and we don’t do anything about it,” Kaine said of the mass shootings. “Sadly, this is what we’re known for now in the world . . . It affects people who want to come here as tourists. It affects people wanting to come here to go to school.” Carey then shifted the discussion to infrastructure, including upgrades to the Metro system. Kaine said that the Trump administration might advance an infrastructure plan that gives the greatest benefit to localities that contribute matching funds
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toward projects. “If you’re willing to put some skin in the game and get a higher priority, I think it’s going to create a great opportunity,” Kaine said. Public-private partnerships, which have been used in Virginia, are limited by the need for revenue sources such as tolls, Warner said. The country instead should be looking for dedicated funding sources to shore up crumbling bridges and make other infrastructure improvements, he said. Both senators said they would continue to work with Republicans to find solutions on issues such as tax reform and infrastructure. “He’s a builder,” Kaine said of the president. “We ought to be able to do infrastructure.” The senators also weighed in on cybersecurity issues. The U.S. is vulnerable to cyber attacks because it is overly dependent on technology, Warner said. The lawmakers accused Russia of interfering in last November’s U.S. presidential election, but both cited voter disenchant-
ment as a major driving force in the final outcome. Rural voters feel disconnected from their urban counterparts because they perceive a comparative lack of economic opportunity or perhaps demographic or cultural differences, Kaine said. “A lot of it is just kind of feeling abandoned and ignored,” he said. “If you turn on TV in prime time, it’s about wacky 20-somethings in Brooklyn or L.A. You’re not turning on the TV and seeing a popular-culture representation of what you are, and if you do see a representation, it’s
usually not a flattering one.” Trade and technology disproportionately have benefited metropolitan areas, Warner said. “In Martinsville and Danville, folks are still blaming Mexico for lost textile jobs and those jobs stopped in Mexico on their way to China,” Warner said. “Now they’re in Vietnam or have been eliminated by productivity [increases] . . . Not just as policy makers but as business leaders as well, we have not done a good job of helping communities that have been left behind by trade or left behind by technology.” One-third of the U.S. workforce is not employed full-time, and that statistic is expected to jump to half by 2025. Those workers lack essential benefits, such as health insurance, said Warner, and added that policy-makers should build more economic security into people’s lives. Regarding ongoing tensions with North Korea, Kaine praised efforts by the president’s national security team, but said Trump had made matters worse by intimating he might pull the U.S. out of the free-trade deal with South Korea. “The president’s actions are affecting the ability to find a diplomatic solution,” Kaine said, adding that Trump’s possible negation of a nuclear agreement with Iran would tell other countries the U.S. can’t be trusted. Warner agreed with Kaine’s assessment, but said the difficulties with North Korea did not begin with Trump. “This did not arise on his watch,” Warner said. “This has been a kick-the-can problem for way too long.”
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GWYNETH'S GIFT FOUNDATION TO TEACH CPR, AED Gwyneth's Gift Foundation will provide an opportunity to learn hands-only CPR and be trained to use an AED. The training event will be held in the rear parking lot of Stafford Hospital on Oct. 21. Sessions will be held every half hour from 9:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. The training is complimentary and does not constitute certification. Participants 18 and over will be entered into a free raffle for completing the training. Gwyneth's Gift Foundation celebrates the life of Gwyneth Griffin, a local 12-year-old student who died of cardiac arrest after collapsing at school. For more, visit gwynethsgift.org. OPINION
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At the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, people carry flowers representing their connection to Alzheimer’s — a disease that currently has no cure. But what if one day there was a flower for Alzheimer’s first survivor? What if there were millions of them? Help make that beautiful day happen by joining us for the world’s largest fundraiser to fight the disease. Register today at alz.org/walk.
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The second car show in memory of Kevin Harrah, a leader of Quantico SRT who was killed in a wreck when his car was hit by a drunken driver two years ago, raised $2,612 for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The event, dubbed Kars for Kevin 2.0, brought out some 58 cars and 21 vendors to Mount Ararat church on Sept. 30, according to his widow, Amanda Harrah. She has published a book, “Stolen,” in memory of her 27-year-old husband of two years. The couple had just moved to Stafford when he was killed near their home. Above a family explores some of the cars during the show.
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STUDENT A SEMI-FINALIST FOR MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Stafford High School senior Philip Lambert is a semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to Stafford County Public Schools. According to a press release from the organization, “the nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.” The following 17 students were placed “among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 million students” who entered the competition, according to the organization. The commended students are Amber Bushaw, Ryan Cunningham, Brianna Ivy and Elizabeth King of Mountain View High School; Kevin Dreeke, Madison Henry, Raiden Luna, Jacob Millburn and Marcus Tran of Stafford High School; Abigail Tharp of Brooke Point High School; Kevin Cover, Soumya Gottipati, Andrew Greco, Bryant Ricks and Liam Staker of Colonial Forge High School; and Charlotte Deering and Jonathan Wells of North Stafford High School. ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION SETS DATE FOR WALK The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Richmond will hold a walk in Fredericksburg to learn about Alzheimer's disease and related advocacy, clinical trials, support programs and services on Oct. 14. The walk will be at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. It will also honor those affected by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias with a Promise Garden ceremony.
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FRED EXPO CENTER TO HOLD GARAGE SALE A massive indoor garage sale will be held at the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center on Oct. 14-15. Tickets are $4 per person at the door or an early-bird ticket for $10 will allow purchasers to enter a half-hour early, at 8:30 a.m. The regular hours are Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more, visit everythingbutthegarage.com and fredericksburgexpocenter. com. TECHNOLOGY EXPO TO HOST 60+ VENDORS The Technology Solutions Expo will be held Oct. 26 at the Officer’s Club on Fort Belvoir. There will be more than 60 vendors on site. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with free admission to on-base residents and employees. The Officers Club is located at 5500 Schulz Circle, No. 20. For more, call Vaune Marino at GovConectx at 410-535-3861 or email govconectx@hughes.net.
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You can get mental therapy from that four-legged friend There’s a lot going on in the world right now. It seems not a day goes by that we aren’t inundated with distressing news of political turmoil, natural disasters, world conflicts, and most recently, devastating and tragic events like those in Las Vegas. At times there seems like there’s no respite or relief in sight, that is, until you feel a cold nose or paw nudging you! Ask anyone who has a dog and he or she will concur, dogs have a way of immediately lifting one’s spirits. It’s a gift. But don’t just take my word for it. Interaction with a dog can alter our biochemistry, and there is scientific data to support this. Oxytocin is a hormone that is produced in the human body when we feel pleasure, like when we’ve enjoyed a really good meal, a comforting hug, or a warm gaze or smile from a loved one. When released, it can decrease pain and stress, and even lower blood pressure. In a study conducted at Azabu University in Japan, oxytocin levels were recorded during the interactions between 55 dogs and their owners. People whose dogs gazed at them for two minutes or longer (23 percent of dogs) showed a higher increase in oxytocin than people
whose dogs gazed at them for less time. In another study conducted at the University of Skövde in Sweden, owners who prompted to kiss their dogs. Those who kissed their dogs frequently had higher levels of oxytocin than those who didn’t. During a study conducted at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, blood was drawn and blood pressure recorded from participants both before and after 30 minutes of non-stop interaction with their dogs. The researchers found that after interaction with their dogs, the participants’ blood pressures decreased. They experienced an increase in not only oxytocin but other hormones, including beta-endorphins —which are associated with euphoria and pain relief, prolactin, phenylethylamine and dopamine. The same series of tests was repeated after each owner came in, without their dogs, and merely read a book for 30 minutes. Oxytocin and the other hormones did not increase nearly as much as they did during interactions with their dogs. However, those of us who have shared our lives with dogs for many years didn’t really need all that proof. Chemistry
aside, we know this is true because we feel it every time we come home and they are so happy to see us, when they plant one of their wet kisses on our face or when they lean their bodies closely against ours. And sometimes they don’t even have to do anything except just “be.” There’s something about just being needed and depended on that can sometimes knock one out of a funk. No matter what else is going on in the world, a dog still wants and needs to be fed, taken out for a walk or just wants to play ball! Plus, I defy anyone not to smile when watching
dogs at play or just being silly! They just make us feel better, period, and despite all the other purposes they’ve fulfilled, personally I believe that’s the real reason they have earned the title as “man’s best friend.” So next time you start feeling overwhelmed or sad, hug a dog and let the chemistry work it’s magic! Stafford business owner Laurie C. Williams is television and radio personality and nationally-recognized dog trainer and canine behavior consultant. She can be reached at info@pupniron.com.
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Schools system celebrates on-time graduation rate Stafford County Public Schools’ ontime graduation rate for the class of 2017 was 94.3 percent compared to 92.9 percent for the class of 2016, according to a SCPS press release. SCPS on-time graduation rate was 3.2 percent higher than the state. The drop-
out rate for the class of 2017 was 2.9 percent compared to 4.1 percent for the class of 2016. Of the 2,329 students who entered high school as first-time ninth-graders in 2013, no students earned a GED and 3.9 percent dropped out.
Moncure Elementary to host clothing sale The Moncure Clothing Sale is set for Oct. 14 and starts at 7 a.m.-11 a.m. – regular sale; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., closed; and 12:30-2 p.m. is the half-price sale. All clothing sale proceeds benefit the students of Moncure Elementary. Items for sale include everything you
need to outfit your newborn through teen for fall and winter, then look through our large selection of Halloween costumes, DVDs, books, games, toys and more. Come shop at 12:30 p.m. and everything is 50 percent off.
There are no classes on Columbus Day, Oct. 9. Classes will resume Oct. 10. Premier eye vision screenings will be held Oct. 10 at 8:30 a.m. The Facilities Self-Assessment meeting will take place Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. The Disabilities Self-Assessment meeting will be conducted Oct. 11 at 9 a.m., and the Transportation Self-Assessment meeting has been scheduled at 1 p.m. the same day. Parents are invited to attend these meetings to provide input to help improve the Head Start program. A Foods and Skills class will be held
Oct. 12 at noon. The Caregiver Support Group will meet Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. Bullying and ways your child can be a buddy will be discussed. Students of The Week were Aiden Berrios, Kylie Adams, Anjolaoluwa Aderukuola, Jireh Agyemang, Ghaith Algibhah, Eliezer Banson, Jordyn Carter, Ava Aagesen, Noah Austin, Reggie Blanch, Adriana Ashworth, Adesholapo Adeoye, Eniola Aderukuola, Mahmood Amin, Eropeya Ector and Ximena Arriola Cruz. —Alice Thompson
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Eagle found at Stafford landfill ready for release into wild The bald eagle found injured at the Stafford County landfill in May has recovered and will be released into the wild Oct. 9, according to Rady Huwa of The Wildlife Center in Waynesboro. The young adult bird was found on the ground by an animal control officer and admitted to the Wildlife Center with abrasions to her head, beak and wrists. Blood work confirmed exposure to pesticides and she may have been in a collision or fight with another eagle.
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The eagle has spent the past several months in the Center’s outdoor pens, slowly re-growing feathers, and building strength and stamina, Huwa said. When released at Caledon State Park in King George County, the eagle will be outfitted with a transmitter that will tracks the bird’s travels. The release is free and open to the public, but those who wish to attend are asked to RSVP to lkegley@wildlifecenter.org.
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Big Blue hosts 16 bands in competition The Big Blue Marching Band of North Stafford High School turned a historic milestone as they hosted their 35th annual competition Sept. 30. Stafford County schools performing included Brooke Point, Colonial Forge and Mountain View. Area high school marching bands from 16 other schools performed in four classes and in two divisions, Class A and AA being in the Orange Division and Class AAA and AAAA being in the Blue Division. The winners were: Class 1A - Potomac High School Class 2A - Woodbridge High School Class 3A - Riverbend High School Class 4A - Colonial Forge High School Orange Division champion Woodbridge High School Blue Division champion - Colonial Forge High School The Fan Favorite was Woodbridge High School. The Big Blue Marching Band finished the six-hour competition with an exhibition performance of a show titled “das Vanpyre.” For more photos, visit InsideNoVa. com. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA
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Frostburg State soccer has strong Stafford ties » BY DAVID DRIVER
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Jenny Bullers, a former soccer standout at Mountain View High School, got a call the past summer from Frostburg State women’s soccer coach Brian Parker. Bullers had already committed to attend FSU and play soccer for Parker as a freshman this season. But what the Stafford resident didn’t know was that Rhianna Lapen, the team’s goalie in 2016, would miss six months due to surgery. “I remember the phone call very well,” Bullers said. “My initial reaction was just shock. I expected to get some minutes this year, with good experience in club and high school. But I didn’t expect to be the No. 1 goalie. It really made me get my act together.” Bullers has seen more than just some minutes for FSU, which plays Oct. 7 at Christopher Newport. She started nine of the first 10 matches for the Bobcats and allowed just 11 goals even though FSU was 2-6-2 overall. “That is a lot of pressure to be put on a freshman,” said Frostburg State senior defender Lia Kelly, another Mountain View High grad. The Bobcats were 10-10-1 overall last year and 7-2 in conference play as Lapen saw the most minutes in goal for the team. “We had a very good goalie who was returning as a junior,” Parker said of Lapen. “She tore the labrum in her shoulder. We found out about August 1 and
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Lia Kelly is a shutdown defender, said her coach, Brian Parker.
now she is a student assistant. Jenny has played a lot more than she had been ready for. She has done very well. She has exceeded expectations.” Parker said one advantage Bullers had was she was just coming off her high school season, as Virginia high schools play in the spring while Maryland plays high school soccer in the fall. Bullers transferred to Mountain View as a junior after she attended Potomac Falls in Sterling. She also considered Mary Washington and Christopher Newport, where her brother attended. The freshman goalie didn’t know Kelly when she committed to attend FSU,
which is in western Maryland. Now she is adapting to starting as a freshman. “The goalie is the leader on the field,” said Bullers, who is majoring in mass communications. FSU had no other goalies on the team before Emily Faust transferred from York (Pa.) College. Now a senior, Kelly is aiding the defense of the Bobcats. “She has been a four-year player here. She has been pretty much a regular,” Parker said of Kelly. “Lia is what I would call a shutdown defender. She plays wide back and gets the toughest [defensive] assignment we have. She is a very good
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matchup defender. She is very determined. “She has really improved a lot on her ability to control the ball. Her distribution of the ball has gotten much better. She is taking more of a leadership role. That is a big part of her game. She is not so much a vocal leader.” Kelly graduated from Mountain View in 2014 and picked Frostburg State over James Madison, Christopher Newport and Mary Washington. Kelly started the first 10 games for Frostburg State and had one assist. “Most people came back; we only lost three seniors,” Kelly said. “In the beginning of the season we play really difficult teams. Once conference play starts, we should be fine.” Parker added that Audra Curtin, now at Colonial Forge High, plans to play for Frostburg State as a freshman in 2018.
DEFENSE AIDS JMU FOOTBALL The Stafford area has several players on the defensive unit with James Madison University football, which has been ranked No. 1 in the country at the FCS level this year. Senior defensive lineman David Ezeagwu of Colonial Forge High is part of the JMU defense, which aided a 20-10 win at Delaware on Saturday in CAA action. The 5-0 Dukes are off this week and host Villanova on Oct. 14. David Driver can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
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Colonial Forge’s sports fixture loves his job » BY DAVID STEGON
the final game, John told Hill to get fitted for a championship ring. “I told him I had no business getting a ring, but he said that I did more for the program than just about anyone else,” Hill said. “That meant the world to me.” Hill has gotten a front row seat for some of the best teams in Colonial Forge history. That includes two boys state basketball titles, a girls state basketball title, one of the area’s top football teams and a dynastic wrestling squad. His goal is to provide the school with a college-level sports information program. The work that goes into the website shows, complete with pictures, schedules, rosters, statistics and links to local news
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Colonial Forge football beat Albemarle 49-0 on Sept. 1, but for all of the impressive numbers put up on the field there was one in the press box that stole the night. Jim Hill, Colonial Forge’s public address announcer, statistician and director of sports information, called his 400th game at the school. With all the stats he kept over the years, it was only fitting he got recognized for one he accumulated himself. “It was a special moment,” Hill said after calling a recent volleyball game. “The response I got was just amazing. I spent 22 years in the military, another 15 years working for a government contractor, and this is the first job that I ever jumped out of bed in the morning to do.” Hill has become a fixture of Colonial Forge sports. He calls games at the high school several nights a week, along with updating the athletic department’s website, interviewing players and running the department’s Twitter feed. He jokes that he has even updated the website while in church, although scores are typically available before the teams even leave the field. Hill has always been a sports fan and had season tickets to the Capitals, but after moving to Stafford from Woodbridge he grew tired of the long drives into the city for games. Instead he started attending games at the high school. When the school needed an announcer for basketball in 2009, he applied and the rest, they say, is history. He enjoys calling baseball since the sport has always been a passion. The
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football games bring the largest crowds and perhaps the best atmosphere. For him, though, the most fun has come with the school’s boys basketball program and his relationship with former coach Jason John. “Jason reminded me so much of the coaches I had when I was a kid playing,” Hill said. “He was no nonsense. He expected the kids to act and play a certain way. He set the tone and had a certain expectation that I really appreciated.” When the boys basketball team won the state championship in 2014 – the first state championship in basketball in the history of Stafford County – Hill was included in the celebration. A few days after
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MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES BIG ANTIQUES & Vintage Show/Sale, October 13,14,15, 61st Shenandoah Antiques Expo, Augusta Expoland, Fishersville, VA (I- 64, Exit 91), 300+ dealers, five building plus outside. Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 11-4, www.heritagepromotions.net, 434-846-7453. AUCTIONS ACCELERATED SALES 3 Income Producing Properties SALE HELD: ONSITE & ONLINE OCT.19 1679 Madison Ave., Norfolk, VA, 10AM; 6414 Wellington St., Norfolk, VA, 11AM; 1339 Seaboard Ave., Chesapeake VA, 2PM. www.motleys.com • (804)601-8147 VA16 EHO FORECLOSURE 2,280± SF Home • 4BR/2.5BA. Assessed: $230,000. 3121 Falcon Rd. Richmond, VA SALE HELD: Richmond Circuit Court OCT. 12, 3PM Foreclosure by Fortis. www.motleys.com • (804)601-8147 VA16 EHO ACCELERATED SALE 1,013± SF Home • 2BR/2BA..Assessed: $77,300 9 Lyford Key, Unit A, Hampton, VA. SALE HELD: ONSITE & ONLINE OCT.19 www.motleys.com • (804)601-8147 VA16 EHO
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ESTATE AUCTION Farm, Agricultural, Construction Equipment, Trucks & More! BID ON-SITE & ONLINE! SAT., 10/7 @ 8:30 AM,4363 Dodlyt Rd., Heathsville, VA Accepting quality consignments daily! www.motleys.com • 804-232-3300 • VAAL#16 ABSOLUTE AUCTION - FARM & CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. Saturday, October 14 10:30 am. 918 W. Wind Road, Fincastle, VA 24090. Sale for the Estate of Butch Rakes. TRACTORS, HAY EQUIPMENT, FARM IMPLEMENTS, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, & MISC. C&F AUCTION, INC 276-233-3238 www.colonelmitchellfunkauctions.com AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE CAPITAL CLASSIC CARS Buying All European & Classic Cars. Any Condition. Any Location. Porsche, Mercedes, Jaguar & More. Top Dollar Paid. CapitalClassicCars.com 571-282-5153 or steve@capitalclassiccars. com MEDICAL / OXYGEN SUPPLIES SAY GOODBYE TO OXYGEN TANKS. WE HAVE PORTABLE CONCENTRATORS OXYGOFIT 2.8 LBS/2.7 HRS. $2495.00. 3.29 LBS/5.0 HRS. $2695.00 RICHMOND RESPIRATORY & MEDICAL SUPPY, N. CHESTERFIELD VA 804-745-9677/800-831-4620 MISCELLANEOUS DIVORCE–Uncontested, $395+$86 court cost. No court appearance. Estimated completion time twenty-one days. Telephone inquiries welcome-no obligation. Hilton Oliver, Attorney. 757-490-0126. Se Habla Español. BBB Member. WANTED TO BUY OR TRADE FREON R12 WANTED: CERTIFIED BUYER will PICK UP and PAY CA$H for R12 cylinders or cases of cans. (312) 291-9169; www.refrigerantfinders.com
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INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE Northern Virginia Media Services seeks a hard-working, self-starting sales and marketing professional to join our growing team. This salesperson will focus on Classified Advertising, including Recruitment, Business Directories, Church Announcements, Legals, and other key categories. The ideal candidate will have a record of success in sales positions, preferably in a business-to-business environment, as well as a willingness and ability to develop new leads and make cold calls on businesses throughout Northern Virginia, including Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William and Stafford
HELP WANTED / SALES EARN $500 A DAY – Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance Wants Insurance Agents * Leads, No Cold Calls * Commissions Paid Daily * Agency Training * Life License Required. Call 1-888-713-6020. HELP WANTED/TRUCK DRIVERS CDL TRAINING FOR LOCAL/OTR DRIVERS! $45,000$60,000 1st Year! 4-wks or 10 Weekends for CDL. Veterans in Demand! Richmond/Fredericksburg 877-CDS-4CDL; Lynchburg/Roanoke 855-CDS-4CDL; Front Royal/Winchester 844-CDS-4CDL
Knowledge of ad design and Adobe Creative Suite is preferred. This is a full-time position working out of our Woodbridge office with a small base salary, a book of existing business, and unlimited commission opportunities. Benefits include paid holidays and vacations, medical and dental insurance, and a 401(k).
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Join Our FAMILY! Washington FAMILY Magazine is seeking a motivated
Account Executive to join our team. Owned by Northern Virginia Media Services (NVMS), Washington FAMILY is the largest monthly parenting magazine in the DMV. We have been the go-to resource for affluent, educated D.C.-area parents for over 20 years. In addition to print advertising, the Account Executive sells advertising for our active and engaging web site, weekly eNewsletter, eBlasts, social media posts, other NVMS publications and website. We are looking for an Account Executive who has a minimum of three years of sales and marketing experience to join our seasoned sales team. Must be willing to cold call, pursue sales opportunities, and develop and manage accounts after closing. We’re looking for a candidate with a proven track record for attracting and retaining business. B2C experience a plus. This is a commission only position. The commission plan is generous and has opportunities for bonuses. In addition, FAMILY offers: • Flexibility. Make your own schedule and work from home. • Billing is handled for you in-house.
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JOB FAIR Please join us for our job fair Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 10am-4pm North Spring Behavioral Healthcare 42009 Victory Lane, Leesburg, VA 20176 Available Job Opportunities include:
• Mental Health Specialists • Nurses - RN • Licensed Therapists • Nurse Practitioners • Special Education Teacher • Certified Substance Abuse Counselors
What we offer:
• Competitive Wages • Excellent Benefits • Collaborative Environment • Opportunity for Advancement Come explore opportunity with us! Please contact Daniel West at Daniel.west@uhsinc.com or call 703.777.0825 for more information. North Spring Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to building a talented and diverse team.
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