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tafford County Public Schools’ Superintendent Bruce Benson wants $16.7 million more than last fiscal year to run the division. In his request to the school board Tuesday, Benson is asking for $295.6 million, which will include 90.5 new positions, many due to growth. Also included in the request are funds for 44 teacher positions, 29.5 paraprofessional positions, a social worker, a speech pathologist, three psychologist interns, seven diagnosticians, 1.5 counselor positions and several other support positions. Financially, the positions would be a $5-million increase from fiscal 2018. Benson also discussed starting teacher salaries, explaining that at just over $44,000, Stafford County Public Schools would be at the median of the market. Benson noted that three-anda-half years ago, when he came to the board, the starting teacher salary was just over $37,700. A $1.9 million median teacher pay scale enhancement is included in the budget. Benson said that the request includes no assumptions of local support. Other costs include $1.5 million in infrastructure spending, $1.8 million dedicated to buses, $550,000 for a ser-

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here was no down time for DaeSean Hamilton after his college football career ended following Penn State’s 35-28 win over Washington in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 30. And that’s the way he wanted it. The Mountain View High School graduate left with the remaining Nittany Lions the next day for State College. He spent a day packing up workout gear and dress clothes before flying down to Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 1 to begin preparations for the next step in his plans to play in the NFL. “That was on me,” Hamilton said. “I wanted to get there as soon as possible. I couldn’t wait to get this process started.” For the next seven weeks, Hamilton’s home is the XPE Sports facility under the guidance of trainer Matt Gates. There with around 20 other NFL prospects, Hamilton works on things like his interview skills and improving his 40 time as he goes through the evaluation process leading up to the April 26-28 NFL Draft. The first stop is on Saturday, where he will compete in the East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. Hamilton left Jan. 12 for the week-long practices that include meeting NFL personnel. DRAFT

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Trio charged after drug-related stabbing Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office arrested three individuals last week after a drug-related incident led to a stabbing in the area of Democracy Circle in North Stafford, sheriff ’s office spokesman Amanda Vicinanzo said. One person suffered extensive injuries. A Stafford deputy responded to reports of a stabbing victim arriving at the Patient First clinic located at 60 Prosperity Lane on Jan. 4 at 3:30 p.m. The victim was unconscious and had significant blood loss due to multiple knife wounds to the upper body. The victim was transported to Mary Washington Hospital.

At the same time, two other victims involved in the incident arrived at Stafford Hospital Center with knife wounds. Deputies learned that a fight broke out in the area of Democracy Circle as the result of a drug-related incident. The victims were allegedly attacked by Austin Edwards, 20; Devin Edwards, 20; and Kseniya Tolstopyatova, 20, Vicinanzo said. The three were taken into custody and incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail. They received several charges including aggravated malicious wounding. The incident is still under investigation by the sheriff ’s office.

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the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office and office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney beA woman who became an acgan to investigate Fallon and complice in stealing money from Slack. a Moncure Elementary School Fallon, who served three parent-teacher organization terms as PTO president at pleaded guilty Jan. 10 in Stafford Moncure, embezzled more County Circuit Court. than $23,400 from the school Marcie Heather Slack, 36, and has since repaid the monpleaded guilty to four charges MARCIE SLACK ey. She was sentenced to serve and was convicted of embezzlement, conspiracy, forgery and failure to a year in prison. According to the investigation, Fallon appear in court, according to circuit court was transferring school money to her own records. Slack, a former PTO president at the American Express card for personal use. Fallon was elected to the school board school, helped the school’s then-PTO president, Emily Fallon, steal money from in November 2015 but abruptly left in the organization between 2013 and 2015. April 2016 amid the criminal investigaIn a plea agreement, several other tion. She cited medical problems as her charges against Slack were dropped, and reason for leaving but was arrested several as part of the plea deal, Slack is to have no days later on embezzlement charges. Slack will be sentenced for her role in contact with Fallon. A grand jury indicted Fallon and Slack the crimes March 26 in Stafford County Circuit Court. in November 2016. Slack was accused of taking about $2,500, authorizing transactions for Fallon and knowingly assisting Fallon in hiding financial transactions. Slack was WANT TO SUBMIT removed from the PTO in the fall of 2014 YOUR NEWS? for improper handling of finances. staffordnews@insidenova.com After other members of the PTO noticed serious monetary discrepancies,

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Joseph Black, a Colonial Forge senior, and Michael Stone, a 2017 Colonial Forge graduate, were awarded the ranks of Eagle Scout at a recent court of honor. Black’s love for the outdoors, learning and spending time with friends initially drew him into Cub Scouts and on to scouting. That same love of the outdoors and his appreciation for the history of Stafford County helped him focus his efforts during his Eagle Scout project. Working with Glenn Trimmer of the Stafford Civil War Park, Black supervised the building of a raised wooden walkway over a wet area along a trail in the park. The walkway improves accessibility and safety for visitors to view the rifle pit at Park Stop 1. Black supervised 35 volunteers for

Local man appointed state forester A North Stafford High School graduate was appointed state forester of Virginia. Rob Farrell, who was born at the Quantico Naval Hospital and finished high school in 1984, is the eighth state forester in the 104-year history of the Virginia Department of Forestry. Farrell was appointed by Gov. Ralph Northam Friday afternoon. Farrell earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in forestry at Virginia Tech.

Farrell has worked for VDOF for 18 years, starting as an area forester, and then holding the position of assistant director of forestland conservation before taking on the role of deputy state forester in 2012. Farrell also served as acting state forester of Virginia from January through April 2014. “It’s an honor to be appointed as Virginia’s state forester by Governor

Northam, and I look forward to leading the Virginia Department of Forestry in support of the Northam administration,” Farrell said. “The agency’s mission remains the same. We will protect Virginia’s forest and citizens from wildfire and we will be ready to respond to other natural disasters and emergencies. We will continue to help forest landowners manage and grow their forests. We will work with

a combined 135 man hours to complete the project. Stone began his scouting career in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with instruction in his early years that established a foundation that carried him through to his Eagle rank. With persistence and dedicated support, Stone led a group of over 25 people to clear and restore a cemetery on a local farm for his Eagle Scout project. Stone arranged the supplies and schedule for a very successful recovery of long-forgotten graves. The Eagle ceremony was at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Courthouse Road. –Laurie Black Virginia loggers to get the wood out of the forest with the least impact possible. We will support and grow the forest products industry in Virginia because having strong markets for forest products ROB FARRELL is the key to having healthy managed forests.”

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ERA is back in the General Assembly It’s a simple piece of law and It was probably the first time says, “Equality of rights under in my life that I visited the U.S. the law shall not be denied or Capitol. I was 11 and my abridged by the United States mother was anxious for me to or by any state on account of see a little bit of history. sex,” and that “…the Congress I knew it was important, the shall have the power to enforce, whole idea, then and now, made by appropriate legislation, the DAVID KERR sense to me. The hearing was provisions of this article.” before the Senate Judiciary Committee However, not everyone was so enin the Russell Building. It was January, thusiastic. There was a backlash to the there were TV lights, it was hot, and Woman’s Movement and a “Stop the there was a feeling of anticipation. The reason for all this attention was that Mrs. ERA” movement began to challenge the amendment juggernaut. With just a few Richard Nixon, the first lady, was there states to go, support for the ERA began to testify on behalf of the Equal Rights to wane. Amendment. Conservative leaders like Ronald ReaShe was eloquent, thoughtful and to gan and Phyllis Schlafly saw the ERA as the point. Mrs. Nixon reminded the audience that the bill was first introduced a dangerous affront to traditional society. They said it left the field open for a host in 1923 and that it was legislation she of wild judicial interpretations. considered long overdue. So, just three states short of the numIt was a great day. My mother was in ber needed to put it in the Constitution, a great mood. We met Margaret Chase the “Stop the ERA” movement succeeded Smith (R-Maine), the first woman member of the Senate elected in her own in derailing the amendment. At which point, the ERA joined that long list of right, and Mom and I had lunch at the other prospective constitutional amendWatergate. Though at the time it was ments that never quite made it. But, hold just a “new” place in town. It had yet to on, there is a “rest of the story” to this acquire any particular notoriety. tale. That was almost 47 years ago and the For the record, the Virginia General ERA was off to a great start. By the next Assembly never said yes. But, now, four year, it passed overwhelmingly in both decades later, it may play a pivotal role in houses and, taking the path amendthe eventual passage of the amendment. ments are required to follow before they Who knew? are included in the Constitution, was on You see, the movement for the ERA its way to the states. It needed 38 state never quite went away, and what began legislatures to say yes. For a while it seemed like the state leg- as a somewhat modest effort to bring the amendment back to life started picking islatures couldn’t approve it fast enough. up steam. Maybe it’s just because its time One state after another gave its approval.

had come. It’s not hard to see. Just look at the political and societal landscape. There are women serving on the Supreme Court and in both houses of Congress. There are women governors, and elsewhere around the world there are several women chancellors and prime ministers. Also, in a profound societal change, there are women serving in combat in the U.S. military. So perhaps yes, it’s time we said women had the same rights as men. That said, some say that there are plenty of other laws on the books that assure equal rights for women. Surely we don’t need another amendment. But laws can easily be withdrawn or their interpretation changed. An amendment, well, for goodness sakes, it’s an amendment. It’s as simple as that. Compared to statute, it has immense power. Last year Nevada became the first state in decades to vote in favor of the ERA. It was a monumental achievement. Now only two states need to ratify it, and Virginia could be one of those. In 2016 it was passed by the state Senate but failed to reach a vote in the House. However this year, following a wave of Democratic victories in the House, the dynamics are dramatically new. This year, there could be a real chance. Come on Virginia it’s time we made a little history. 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.

About that inauguration fiesta, governor And then there’s Dominion A few days have passed, and Energy, our supposedly stateI just can’t get over the openregulated private corporate handed support of some of monopoly. It pollutes air and the patrons of the $1.9-milwater, stifles independent solion-plus inauguration of lar power, aligns with climateour new Governor, Ralph change deniers and tries to ram Northam. What could inspire unneeded gas pipelines over that kind of generosity? STEPHEN NASH the mountains to its profit and our loss. It’s a bi-partisan question. Let’s say I’m Dominion gave $50,000 to the inaugural a conservative here in Stafford County. committee. What’s my sneaking hunch about the Unlisted: the nonprofit Children’s fairness of conservative corporate CEOs Home Society. Is it supposed to muster deciding they have to celebrate a liberala fat contribution and hope to get on ish governor? the political radar screen? The sociThe donors list posted by the nonety has labored for years to improve profit, nonpartisan Virginia Public Virginia’s shocking record in placing Access Project includes: the tobacco abused and foster children in adopcompany Altria, $50,000; the Virginia tive homes. We are often in last place Cable Telecom Association, $32,500; among the 50 states, along with Misthe health insurance megasaurus Ansissippi. them, Appalachian Power, Aetna Life Dominion is the biggest giver to the and Casualty, Norfolk Southern, all political campaigns of our state leg$25,000. Political appointees, lobbyists islators, too -- both Republicans and and corporate chieftains are here on the long $10,000-plus list, too. Do they have Democrats. And it has the darndest good luck getting its way down at the Capitol. business before the state government Just type in your county ZIP at VPAP. pretty often?

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org and you can see all the big donors to your own state senators and delegates. Then ask them how they can take money from the same people they’re making laws about. Or you can congratulate them for not doing so. Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul, for example, refuses campaign donations above $5,000 from anyone, and takes no money at all from special-interest PACs and corporations. Our elected public servants who accept such gifts assure us that they can still be fair to all. Maybe so. But if a reporter for this newspaper took money from sources and offered the same assurances, she’d be fired. Why do we suspend common sense when it comes to our elected oﬃcials? There’s no suggestion here that our elected state oﬃcials are personally corrupt. But they work within a corrupt system that they have the power to change. Clean government is the deepest pragmatism of all. Northam’s inauguration is little different from prior ones, NASH but it’s time for a change, of PAGE 5 that and much else.

NOVEC accepting applications for youth tour Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, based in Manassas, is accepting applications from area public, private or home-schooled high school sophomores or juniors for the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour to see government in action. The event will be held June 10-14. NOVEC will select five students who are interested in government and history. The students will be selected based on their grades, a written essay and a short interview. Their parents or guardians must receive electric service from NOVEC. The selected students will join more

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces new prophet In a worldwide broadcast on January 16, Russell M. Nelson was named as the 17th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nelson succeeds President Thomas S. Monson, who died Jan. 2. Since Monson’s death, the Church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has been the presiding authority, according to a news release. Prior to becoming an apostle in 1984, Nelson was an internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and a pioneer in his field. While studying at the University of Minnesota, he was on the team that developed the first heart-lung machine, later creating one on his own. In 1956, Nelson went on to perform the first successful pediatric cardiac operation. The new president was selected by unanimous vote of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Nelson is the longest serving apostle, which follows the biblical example of Peter, the senior apostle during Christ’s era, to succeed to the leadership of the church. To assist him, Nelson has selected Dallin H. Oaks and Henry B. Eyring to serve as his first and second counselors, respectively. Eyring

served previously as a counselor to Monson. The new presidency is set apart by a formal laying on of hands, following the pattern found in the Bible. They will be sustained by the general church membership on March 31 during the next Latterday Saint General Conference. Nelson taught that “when we sustain prophets and other leaders, we invoke the law of common consent, for the Lord said, ‘It shall not be given to anyone to go forth to preach my gospel, or to build up my church, except he be ordained by someone who has authority, and it is known to the church that he has authority and has been regularly ordained by the heads of the church.’” The president of the Stafford Virginia Stake, Bradley M. Sant, added, “We have already come to love President Nelson during his more than thirty-year service as an apostle of the Lord. We look forward to his leadership and sustain him, his counselors and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers and revelators who can guide us through the trials of these latter days.”

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TO THE EDITOR School board must add gender identity to anti-discrimination policy Dear Editor, I am a transgender advocate and high school student at Colonial Forge, as well as the president of my school’s LGBTQ+ club. I’m writing in regard to my safety, and the safety of my LGBTQ+ peers at school. The Stafford County School Board passed one of the ideas of my advocacy group, a committee of minority representatives. This is progress, but we still have a long way to go. As someone who has been working with the school board for a little over six months, I believe the SCPS board needs to take NESH

immediate action in securing the safety of me and other LGBTQ+ students. Although the board did pass the diversity committee, it will mean nothing if we do not continue to push them to protect all students. This was a step to make LGBTQ+ people feel complacent by doing the minimum. To better accommodate LGBTQ+ students, the board must add gender identity to the anti-discrimination policy. I urge all to take action by emailing the board your support for LGBTQ+ students and/or attend school board meetings to show the board that people care about LGBTQ+ students.

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Last May, as a candidate, Northam himself called for a ban on campaign donations from corporations and businesses, and a $10,000 cap on all donors except party committees. “Virginians across every part of the political spectrum want a system that is more responsive to the people, and less reliant on big checks from a few donors,” he said back then. That’s a start. There’s a better way to pay for public celebrations, too. France sent the Statue of Liberty to America in the 1880s, but there wasn’t money to put it up. Newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer urged the public that the statue was paid for “by the masses of the French people...irrespective of class or condition...It is not a gift from

the millionaires of France to the millionaires of America.” More than $100,000 was raised, mostly in donations of $10 or less. Children collected tens of thousands of pennies. The statue was erected. Richmond’s Capitol Square should not be, nor appear to be, “a gift from the millionaires to the millionaires,” nor to anyone else. I appreciate your considering that, Governor Northam, and helping us regain faith in the integrity of our state government. Stephen Nash is the author of “Virginia Climate Fever -- How Climate Change Will Transform Our Cities, Shorelines and Forests,” published by the University of Virginia Press. He is a visiting senior research scholar at the University of Richmond.

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The former lieutenant governor of the state, Ralph S. Northam, took the oath of office Jan. 13 as the 73rd governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in front of more than 4,000 guests who braved near freezing temperatures with 17 mph winds and occasional snow flurries. “Today we carry out the peaceful transition of power,” Northam told the crowd during his speech. “Americans invented this ritual. It dates to our earliest days as a country. It makes us American.” The new governor added: “At this hour, more than 1.3 million Americans protect this right.” The crowd gave a rousing round of applause when Northam asked that they join him in thanking the men and women that “put their lives on the line to protect our way of life,” saying “We should always be grateful for their sacrifice.” The governor spoke of the complex heritage of the Commonwealth, noting both the good and the bad and that the way ahead wasn’t always smooth. “In a church on a hill 15 blocks from here, Virginia’s first elected governor helped launch the American Revolution when he cried, ‘Give me liberty, or give me death!’” said Northam. “But at the bottom of that same hill, one of the country’s largest slavetrading markets was coming to life.” He added: “This unique heritage endows us with a responsibility to shape the future—to leave this place better than we found it. That’s the Virginia way.” Northam related that Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his wife, Dorothy, followed this tenet the past four years saying, “Virginia is better off today because of them, and Pam and I are proud to have been their partners.” He made note that the “McAuliffe administration has been about putting the needs of the people you serve first.” Northam said putting others first is a value that defined him from his earliest upbringing. He said his mother worked in health care nursing people back to health, as

Representatives of Virginia’s Indian Tribes bless the Capitol grounds after Gov. Ralph S. Northam is sworn-in on Jan. 13, 2018.

You don’t have to be loud to lead. GOV. RALPH S. NORTHAM well as volunteering with hospice in “comforting people in their final hours.” “She taught me that, no matter who we are or where we come from, we are all equal in the beginning – and in the end,” said Northam. He related that his father grew up on a farm on the Eastern Shore and served in the Navy during World War II before becoming a commonwealth’s attorney and a judge. Northam said his father encouraged him and his brother to play sports. “I think he knew we would learn the importance of teamwork and the fundamental truth that success isn’t about one person’s individual contributions, it’s about the team.” Northam said his parents’ “humble and steady service to the people around them taught me what strength looks like. It taught me that you don’t have to be loud to lead.” As a young man while venturing farther out on the water in his rowboat, he said, his father told him to trust in his compass as it would always lead him home. “I came to trust that compass to guide me when the way ahead was not clear,” he said. He said his father’s advice stayed with him when he entered the Virginia Military Institute and came to rely on the VMI honor code as his compass: “A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do.” Northam said that code had become “a kind of moral compass for me. They always call me back home safely.” The new governor then laid out “The Way Ahead” for the commonwealth. Northam will focus on addressing gun violence, the opioid crisis, education, health care and a myriad of social issues that arise from the economic gap. The governor said he plans to strive to ensure that “every family and every community has the same access to opportunity that others do.” He received a standing ovation when he spoke of plans to expand Medicaid to ensure health care for Virginians. “The guiding principle of this administration will be simple: we will work together to make our Commonwealth work better for all Virginians, no matter who they are or where they’re from,” Northam said.

The Charlottesville Cardinals Wheelchair Basketball Team rolls through the inaugural parade.

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An LGBT flag is floated along the inaugural parade route.

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Justin E. Fairfax and wife Cerina Fairfax, left, and Ralph S. Northam and wife Pam Northam wave to a cheering crowd prior to being sworn-in Jan. 13.

The Freedom High School Marching Band from Woodbridge joins in the inauguration festivities.

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Taking a moment from the production of ‘This time next year’ are, from left, Sterling Hardeman, Steven Hardeman Sr., Steven Hardeman, Sandra Hardeman, host Cat Deeley and Seth Hardeman. SUBMITTED

Transformations on TV Triangle family to appear on Lifetime show about overcoming obstacles TRACY BELL

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A Triangle family with reality-television show experience is coming back to the small screen when it’s featured in an episode of a documentary makeover show Jan. 23. The show, called “This Time Next Year,” can be seen on the Lifetime network with host Cat Deeley. It is based on the U.K. show of the same name and challenges people to change their lives by facing various obstacles, such as losing weight, infertility or an illness. The series follows participants, who do much of the filming themselves, on a year-long journey. The show takes contestants through one door at the start of the show, then minutes later viewers see them re-enter through a second door transformed, in what is actually a year later in real time. The Hardeman family, of Triangle, an-

swered a casting call and made it on to the show. The family consists of Steven Hardeman; his wife of 26 years, Sandra Hardeman; and their three sons, Steven, 21; Sterling, 15; and Seth, 12. The elder Steven Hardeman was a law enforcement officer until 2015, when he was diagnosed with a rare disorder that deprived him of his sight and forced him to retire. The Hardemans’ challenge on the show was weight loss. “As a family we learned we are stronger as a family than individually,” said Sandra Hardeman. “We held each other accountable and challenged each other to explore new things. We started by each selecting an activity that weight had previously kept us from doing. “The best part of the experience was being part of a show that will be inspiring people to go after their goals.” She said that the chance to travel was great, too. The family was able to travel to Los Angeles and “really experience Hollywood from an insider’s view.” But this isn’t the Hardemans’ first brush with television. In 2016, the family appeared on the CW show “Vacation Creation,” which

aired in October and December of that year. Its hosts, television presenter Andrea Feczko and comedian Tommy Davidson, show the audience amazing Carnival Cruise Lines vacations, of which the Hardemans took part. They said it provided some fantastic adventures for their family. “We went on a dream Alaskan vacation,” Sandra Hardeman told InsideNoVa. “Our family loves watching outdoor Alaskan shows but never imagined we would be able to experience it. It was a dream come true. We flew in helicopters and went to the top of glaciers where we raced the same dogs that were training for the Iditarod. We had our own chartered boat that took us up close to icebergs, and we saw wildlife that is rarely seen.” In December 2017, the family filmed a social media documentary commercial for Teleflora. That experience made way for another appearance in December 2017 on the daytime talk show “The View.” For more, visit mylifetime.com/ shows/this-time-next-year.

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A dog’s temperament can be tested So how do you know the People have dogs for a lot difference? The American of different reasons, but one Temperament Test Society reason I hear fairly often is Inc. (ATTS) is a national the desire for a dog that will nonprofit that performs protect or guard the home uniform temperament evaluand family. ations on dogs of all breeds and That’s not an odd request, mixes. The ATTS test evaluates after all; a wild, primitive dog’s LAURIE diff erent aspects of temperanatural instinct to protect its C. WILLIAMS ment, such as stability, shyness, territory was likely one of the aggressiveness and friendliness, as well things that early people liked about as the dog’s instinct for protectiveness them, and one of the reasons they weltoward its handler and/or self in the comed dogs into their fold and domesface of a threat. ticated them. The test is administered with the So, you are walking your dog down dog on a 6-foot lead and as a simulated the street and your neighbor comes casual walk through a park or neighout of her house to greet you. As she borhood where a variety of everyday approaches, your dog starts to growl. situations could occur. Its purpose is Clearly this dog is just displaying his to measure the dog’s ability to interpret natural protective instinct, right? Well, these situations and make the distincnot necessarily, and most likely, no. tion between non-threatening situations A dog’s natural protective instinct and those that could pose a threat and will often be displayed when somebe harmful. It’s a quick test and only thing out of the ordinary occurs, such takes about 12 minutes to complete. as when the dog (or the human with the dog) is startled. Or there could be a Failure on any part of the test is recognized when a dog shows any unproperceived threat, such as an approachvoked aggression or panic and strong ing person or other animal displayavoidance without recovery. Several ing aggression first. However, when a key components of the test include: dog displays aggression or is reactive Reaction toward strangers, both toward anyone and everything, it can friendly and unfriendly. Does the dog be a problem.

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Sullivan steps up her game at College of Charleston » BY DAVID DRIVER

Colonial Forge grad had career-high 17 points against Hofstra

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Bria Sullivan averaged just 1.5 points per game as a freshman and 1.0 points per contest last season as a sophomore for the College of Charleston, a member of the Division I Colonial Athletic Association that is based in Richmond. But she has heard from the Cougars coaching staff this season that she has the ability to score more often. “It was definitely mentioned in conversation,” said Sullivan, a graduate of Colonial Forge High School. That message was taken to heart on Jan. 5, when the junior forward scored a career-high 17 points as she made eight of 14 shots from the field in a reserve role against Hofstra. Sullivan also had eight rebounds in the 75-60 loss at home to the Pride. “I think it was for sure getting rebounds. A lot of it was being in the right place at the right time,” Sullivan said. She played in 13 of the first 16 games, with four starts, and averaged 15.5 minutes, 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest. She missed three games with an injury and was in a walking boot. “I think I have become more consistent and I am more aware on the court,” she said. “I really don’t mind coming off the bench. I can provide [that energy] when I

come into the game. It does not bother to me [to come off the bench].” This past summer Sullivan spent most of the time on campus in South Carolina, as did many of her teammates. “We were all here. I think that helps us as far as team chemistry,” Sullivan said. Sullivan has taken on more of a leadership role this season. “I think it is definitely by action. I am not a vocal leader,” she said. Bria Sullivan was a four-year standout at Colonial Forge and And the sociology major helped the Eagles win two Commonwealth titles. SUBMITTED has learned to balance ath“I think it is more balanced. Looking at letics and academics. “You have so much help. Take the help the scores, there is not one true dominant when it is needed [with academics],” she team,” Sullivan said of the CAA. “I know we can beat anyone.” said. This year the CAA women’s tournaThe Cougars won five of their first 16 games overall and were 1-4 in the CAA ment will be at Drexel in Philadelphia, after a 59-37 loss on Jan. 12 at Northeast- after it was held last season at JMU in ern in Boston. Sullivan started and had 6 Harrisonburg. The College of Charleston will again be the host school for the men’s points and 8 rebounds in the game. The College of Charleston is slated to tourney in the CAA in early March. “We need to play a full four quarters,” host James Madison on Jan. 19. JMU was once the dominant team in the CAA un- Sullivan said of contending in the CAA. der former head coach Kenny Brooks, a “Sometimes we play one or two good Waynesboro native who is now the head quarters and then fall off.” Sullivan was a four-year standout at women’s coach at Virginia Tech.

Colonial Forge and helped the Eagles win two Commonwealth titles. She was 89-14 while in high school and played in allstate games while at Colonial Forge. She is the daughter of Joe and Janet Sullivan, and her aunt played basketball at Charleston Southern. BARNES WITH RIDER Stafford resident Zhane Barnes is a sophomore on the women’s basketball team at Division I Rider in New Jersey. She played at Fredericksburg Academy and missed last season at Rider due to an injury. Barnes played in one game this season in the first 16 contests for Rider, which was 6-10 overall. DENVER AIDED BY OSBORNE Jahla Osborne of Stafford is a redshirt junior forward at Division I Denver in women’s basketball. She began her college career at Army before she transferred to Denver. The Colonial Forge High graduate played in 28 games, with 11 starts, last season and averaged 1.8 points and was second on the team in rebounds at 4.9 per contest. She played in 17 of the first 18 games this season and averaged 2.5 points per outing. David Driver can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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When the Virginia High School League’s Executive Committee meets Jan. 28, members will discuss a proposal to ensure players cannot transfer after their team’s regular season is over and play for another school in the playoffs. The proposal states: “Any student who transfers after a VHSL member receiving school’s regular season, in that sport, has concluded is ineligible in postseason play for that VHSL member school in postseason play, in that sport.” The agenda for the Jan. 28 meeting states the reason for the change is to “prevent student athletes from moving between schools for the sole purpose of playing in the postseason.” The proposed change comes after football player BriQuan Harrell played for Western Branch during the regular season and then trans-

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Once the game is over, Hamilton will return to Fort Lauderdale to train for the NFL Combine Feb. 27-March 5 in Indianapolis. Hamilton said he has an idea of what to expect at each destination, especially when it comes to meeting with NFL teams trying to see if he fits in their plans. Hamilton, who finished as Penn State’s all-time leading receiver with 214 receptions, is projected at this point as a lateround pick or undrafted rookie free agent. But a good showing at East-West, the NFL Combine and/or Penn State’s pro day could raise his stock. “I think he’s a top 100 pick,” said Chad Reuter, NFL.com draft analyst. “If he runs well in Indy, maybe second round. Good combination of size, speed, and good hands.” He finished on a strong note at the Fiesta Bowl, where, playing the slot, he caught two touchdown passes. For the game, Hamilton recorded five catches for 110 yards. For the season, the second-team all-Big Ten selection totaled 53 receptions for 857 yards and nine touchdowns. A reliable pass catcher who went without a reception in only two of his 53 career games, the 6-foot-1 Hamilton knows NFL teams will focus on his speed. It’s a question that he has dealt with since he arrived at Penn State. And it’s one he answers the same way. He doesn’t take offense. Instead, he tells people to let his game film address the issue. “I play a lot faster than people believe,” Hamilton said. “I work hard to prove people wrong. I take it as it comes. It doesn’t really bug me. I’m not a stranger to the criticism. I’m well-prepared for that.” To get a sense of what to expect from the various events he will attend, Hamil-

ferred to Oscar Smith, where he played in two state playoff games. Harrell’s transfer was approved and met the Virginia High School League rules. But after backlash over Harrell’s move, the VHSL began to explore ways to prevent such a situation from arising again. Colonial Forge was particularly upset about Harrell’s transfer. Harrell’s first game with Oscar Smith was against the Eagles in the state semifinals. Oscar Smith won in double overtime. For the proposal to pass, the executive commitment must approve it first by majority vote. If it passes there, then a two-thirds majority must approve the amendment to go into effect for the 2018-19 school year. The agenda for the meeting states the VHSL staff recommends approval.

DaeSean Hamilton »»HIGH SCHOOL: Mountain View »»COLLEGE: Penn State »»POSITION: Wide receiver »»WORTH NOTING: Made 64 catches for 1,073 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior to earn Commonwealth District Offensive Player of the Year honors. »» Finished as Penn State’s all-time leading receiver with 214 catches.

ton talks to former Penn State teammates like Brandon Bell and Chris Godwin. This season, Bell was an undrafted rookie free agent linebacker with the Cincinnati Bengals and Godwin a third-round pick as a wide receiver by Tampa Bay. “The major imperative is to put myself first,” said Hamilton. “I’m not on a team that I have to worry about anymore.” Hamilton signed with agent Ed Wasielewski to help steer him through the process. Wasielewski, who is based in Philadelphia, connected with Hamilton and his parents. Hamilton met Wasielewski once and met with Hamilton’s parents at their Stafford home as well. In both instances, Wasielewski made a good impression. “I wasn’t nervous,” Hamilton said. “It was like college recruiting all over again. It’s who you feel comfortable with.” Wasielewski recommended Hamilton train at XPE Sports. Hamilton works out six days a week, once in the morning for 90 minutes to two hours and then again in the afternoon. With his schedule set, Hamilton makes sure he’s performing at the highest level possible. “I have a good idea what the daily routine is,” Hamilton said. “The biggest question is what will happen at the end of April.”

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TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 155 King Daniels Way Fredericksburg, VA 22406 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $498,750.00, dated March 2, 2006, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on March 6, 2006, as Instrument Number LR060007485, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Stafford County, 1300 Courthouse Rd, Stafford, VA on February 22, 2018 at 10:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: LOT 114, SECTION FIVE, KING’S GRANT SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF SURVEY MADE BY JOHN B. VANCE, JR., C.L.S., DATED DECEMBER 28, 1988 AND RECORDED IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA, IN PLAT BOOK 18, AT PAGES 135 THROUGH 137. Tax ID: 24A 5 114. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $13,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. Cash will not be accepted as a deposit. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to

collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Loan Type: Conv/ Conv (Trustee # 580739) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www. orlans.com Towne #: 5000.0772 1/19 & 1/26/18 TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 106 Olympic Drive Stafford, VA 22554 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $229,042.00, dated May 25, 2012, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on May 29, 2012, as Instrument Number 120010626, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Stafford County, 1300 Courthouse Rd, Stafford, VA on February 22, 2018 at 10:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: ALL THAT certain lot or parcel of land, with all improvements thereon and all appurtenances thereto, situate, lying and being in the Aqui Magisterial District, Stafford County, Virginia, and known as Lot 422, Section 2 AB, Widewater (erta ''Widewataer'') Village at Stafford, as shown and duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Instrument Number 030052398 (Plat Book 41 at Pages 352-373), among the land records of the Circuit Court of

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99, Section TwoB, Colonial Forge, as duly dedicated and recorded in Instrument Number 140017366, and plat thereof recorded as Plat PM140000167, among the land records of Stafford County, Virginia. Tax ID: 29J 2B 99. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $13,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. Cash will not 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. (Trustee # 580698) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www. orlans.com Towne #: 5000.0782 1/19 & 1/26/19

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