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oshua Cole is now the offi cial he Stafford County School Board Democratic forfourthe agreed Tuesday tonominee a $588,000 Virginia House of Delegates’ year contract with Ricoh USA of District. Hebeginning is the first Chicago for28th copier services in African-American and the fiscal 2017. youngest candidate to getcontract the Democratic The initial proposed was for nomination for the Dis$650,000. trict. A competing Xerox representative The 28th District attended four school board meetings this House of Delegates spring urging the board to consider using Democratic Xerox, which Nominatproduced the lowest bid. ingStafford Committee recently County Public Schools used canceled an UnassemRicoh for the past 10 years and has used bled scheduled JOSHUA COLE XeroxCaucus in the past. forSchool May 21 to the did not choose board pick members Democratic Party’s nominee, after one of Xerox, but thanked its representative the two Democratic candidates left theover race for saving the schools $250,000 in April. Cole was the only candidate to file four years based on its lower bid and for for the nomination, said Thomas W. Kimproviding information that helped the brell, chair of the 28th House of Delegates board save money. District Democratic Nominating CommitS cho ol b o ard memb ers and tee. Superintendent Bruce Benson expressed Cole’s name will not be on the June 13 disappointment in the way the school Primary ballot, but it will be on the Genersystem handled the matter, but said it al Election ballot in November, Cole said. would cause them to look more closely at On the Republican side of the November future will business dealings. ballot be one of the three GOP candi“I think we could’ve been clearer in our dates vying for that nomination: Supervicommunication with our vendors,” sors Paul Milde and Bob Thomas, andsaid forBenson. mer Supervisor Susan Stimpson. In am April, the board a decision “I so honored to deferred be the first Africanon which and copier companynominated to use and American the youngest for decided to further review its options. this enormous and very important task,” There were fivepioneers bidding companies Cole said. “Those before me, such involved. as Dr. William Ferguson Reid and Rev. There, school Lawrence Davies, board paved JOSHUA member Healy, SCHOOL my way. I Patricia am indebted to COLE PAGE R-Rock PAGE 13 13 them. ” Hill, challenged
Motorists traveling along the western segment of the four-lane section of Garrisonville Road have yet another traffic light to control vehicle flow. At the intersection of the main east-west artery in North Stafford and North Stafford Complex, workers installed lights to control access to the shopping complex that will house Wal-Mart, a Goodwill store and a self-storage facility. Wal-Mart did not respond to requests for an expected store opening date, but the traffic lights will be functioning this weekend. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA
Supervisors approve two drive-thrus in North Stafford
Locally harvested produce gets prime display as crowds browse and shop the stand operated by C&T Produce at the North TowneFarmers’ Center at Aquia aiming coffofee or donut shop;toSteak coming tothe610 Stafford Market. This year the total for number vendors has increased around‘n 30Shake at the same location, parking lot of the Stafford Medical Pavilion on the Stafford Hospital campus. The market is open Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. BY TRACY BELL “We get criticized for having blight in speak for many residents in Aquia until November. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA tbell@insidenova.com
TStafford seeks funding for 100 body cameras wo planned drive-thrus got the OK from the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday – one is set for The Towne Center at Aquia and the other is planned off Garrisonville Road near the Valero gas station. The business on Route 610 will be a Steak ‘n Shake, according to discussion, and the BELL drive-thru at The Towne TRACY Centertbell@insidenova.com at Aquia does not have a set tenant. However, the building ide-’s he Stafford County will Sheriff ally be usedOffice for ahas coffapplied ee shopfor such as a U.S. Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks. Department of Justice grant The board voted unanimously in fathat could fund 100 of its vor of a conditional-use permit for the deputies with a body camtown center’s drive-thru. “We’d beera. crazy to say no to this apIf received, full funding of the plication, ” said Supervisor Paul Milde, grant would allow deputies in the R-Aquia. office’s fieldthat operations to Milde added the boarddivision has “tried carry to thegenerate cameras.interest in Aquia so hard sheriff office applied for TowneThe Center, ” as it’swas formerly named, grantstumbling after the Stafford but the hit many blocks. County Boardsoofmany Supervisors stamp With delays gave and its setbacks over years, Milde said, “I know I can
Harbour, saying that they’d rather see the county and now we’re improving it this than wait another 12 years. … I’m and still being criticized. It’s not the right thing to do. For some people, you can happy to support this.” Public hearings were held on both never satisfy them. In this case, I think drive-thru proposals, with several we’re making the right decision,” he said. The space was previously a Goodwill people speaking on each matter to oppose them. The board discussed con- store, later demolished. Now it’s a parkcerns for the town center’s drive-thru, ing lot adjacent to the Aquia 15 Apartincluding hours, noise, proximity to ments. Supervisor Robert Thomas, R-George apartments and lighting. investigations andboard comofOne approval. Thewho grant works as a 50 Washington, said that the doesn’t speaker, lives in Aquia Har- internal is significant, ” Decatur percent match with local have the authority to “go pick asaid. café.” bour, wanted a sit-down caféfunding instead of plaints cameras are acomes psychothe county. The costHe to told Staf-the “Body-worn “The private sector in and afrom drive-thru establishment. deterrent to misbehavior ford isthat $400,000 a year for five years. logical has to find something that willonturn a board the town center is “supposed sides of the lens. The benefitsto the Stafford County Sheriff Da-” both profi t while providing a service to be a cut above, something different. the drawbacks associated vid Decatur told that s- exceed citizens, ” Th omas said. “…Th is is a very Supervisor Jack InsideNoVa Cavalier, R-Griffi the cost parcel. and time to manage implementing a body-camera constrained I think the choice is, Widewater, pointed out that theproprop- with program. gramtoiscome a vastisundertaking. Thethe goalrest theeither spur”some sort of development on erty separate from the in technology de- to of the the development program is to that achieve a high the parcel front of us,inorthe continue of Mosaic pur- Using level offor transparency withand theseparate com- partment’s look at a field dirt, operations weed-filled division eyesore. … If chased development, the most which immedimunity protecting the rights would thoseallow are thefor two choices, I believe from thewhile adjacent apartments. andare, expansive of“Th citizens and are deputies it’s beencontact a long with time the that that ese things marketalike, driven,he ” he atethey served,there De- with no ideas. So said. “This is probably the best we’re community lot’s been sitting said. said. “…The of ”having video catur I tend to be in favor of it.” CAMERA going to dobenefit at this site. DRIVE13 af ford ounty5-2 PAGE footage forcalled prosecution, boardCvoted Cavalier the area training, a “blighted St The THRUS PAGE 13 shopping center and a redevelopment.” on a CPU for the Steak
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A four-year-old is dead after shooting himself with a gun at an Orange County child care facility, according Maj. Michael R. LaCasse, chief deputy of the Orange County Sheriff ’s Office. The facility is also the home of a Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office recruit, Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman M.C. Morris Moncure said. The recruit is currently enrolled at the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice
Academy. He began his employment in December 2016 and soon thereafter entered the regional academy. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene Monday afternoon. The gun was not a service weapon and the deputy was not at the location during the incident. The Orange Sheriff ’s Office is investigating the incident. An autopsy is being conducted.
Sheriff’s office looking for robbers who hit 7-Eleven on Garrisonville The Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office is looking for two men who robbed the 7-Eleven at the intersection of Mine and Garrisonville roads in North Stafford, sheriff ’s office spokeswoman M.C. Morris Moncure said. Deputy D. T. Aubrecht responded to the robbery in progress call at 4:28 a.m. Wednesday. When he got to the store, the cashier said that two men demanded money from both registers and got an undisclosed amount of cash. They then ran from the business toward the Mine Road commuter lot. Multiple patrol units searched the area, and a police dog was brought in. No suspects were found. The first robber is a black male in his 30s and 5 feet-6 inches tall. He has a thin build with a shaved head. He was wearing a black hoodie with a white zipper, blue jeans, black shoes and a blue bandana over his face. The second robber is also a black male in his early 20s and 5 foot-8 inches tall.
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Wanted man arrested in Stafford The driver was also wanted for A Stafford man was charged felony larceny and failure to apMay 10 with driving on a suspear in court through Stafford pended license. County, as well as a capias from Phillip Steve Reeves, II, 31, of another jurisdiction. Castle Ridge Court in Stafford, Reeves was taken into custody was driving east on South Gatewithout incident and charged. He way Drive about 7:30 a.m. when was then transported to the maga Stafford deputy driving west recognized Reeves driving his PHILLIP STEVE istrate’s office where other wargreen Saab. The deputy knew REEVES rants were served. Reeves’ driving privilege was suspended Reeves is being held at the Rappahandue to multiple prior driving convictions. nock Regional Jail on no bond.
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Fredericksburg officer saves a life A group of police officers approached the Thurman Brisben Center on March 3, responding to a call about a man threatening to overdose on insulin. At the homeless shelter, the Fredericksburg City Police officers encountered a man with an insulin pen in his hand, with the needle exposed. Officer Tabatha Merrell used the skills she’d learned through crisis intervention team training to talk with the man and build rapport. After nearly 15 minutes, Merrell convinced the man to put the needle down and to seek mental health treatment. EDUCATION
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Merrell is one of 49 Fredericksburg City Police officers who have received training through the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board’s Crisis Intervention Team. For her compassion and empathy, Merrell was given the 2017 Partners in Recovery Award on May 15. Each year, the Kenmore Club presents an award to a law enforcement officer who exemplifies the CIT program’s mission of enhancing interaction between first responders and individuals with mental illness. SPORTS
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STAFFORD BRIEFS STAFFORD RESIDENT GRADUATES FROM BRENAU UNIVERSITY Stafford resident RaeLynn Desre McEntee graduated this month from Brenau University with a master’s of business administration degree in public accounting. McEntee attended the university online. Founded in 1878, Brenau University in Georgia is a private, not-for-profit nationally prominent comprehensive institution of higher education that enrolls students in graduate and undergraduate studies on campuses and online. For more information, visit brenau.edu. AIRMAN GRADUATES FROM BASIC TRAINING Un it e d St at e s Air Force Airman Dominick Bogier has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. The airman com- AIRMAN pleted an intensive, DOMINICK BOGIER eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate’s degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force.
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Bogier is the son of Lamont and Tracy Bogier of Stafford. He is also a 2016 graduate of Colonial Forge High School in Stafford.
FILMMAKER’S WORK TO BE PRESENTED Marque e Cinema will showcase the 2016-17 work of Fredericksburg resident Wendy Latella on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. This event is free to the public. Latella will be WENDY LATELLA available afterward for a question-andanswer session. Film industry veterans and newcomers interested in trying their hand at film are encouraged to attend. Latella is currently the Lee’s Hill commissioner for the Spotsylvania County Telecommunications Commission. She is pursuing a master’s degree in digital media design from Harvard University via Extension Services. Latella began in the professional film and television industry in 1995 as a recurring guest star on Aaron Spelling’s “Savannah.” She will hold sign-ups for four productions filming in the Central Virginia area this summer. The cinema is located at 5800 Southpoint Blvd., in Fredericksburg. For more information, visit challengeyourperception.com.
MISSION BBQ donated $61,618 to the Semper Fi Fund during a presentation at the North Stafford restaurant with co-founders Bill Kraus and Steve Newton. The check was presented Wednesday to Sgt. Major Carlton Kent, standing right, Semper Fi Fund Board member and 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. The partnership between the Semper Fi Fund and restaurant began in March 2016. ‘It’s our honor and privilege to Serve and Support such a respected and giving organization like the Semper Fi Fund. Their volunteers, programs, and dedicated efforts have tirelessly supported America’s Heroes,’ said Steve Newton, left, co-founder of MISSION BBQ. PHOTO BY BECKY BREEDLOVE | SEMPER FI FUND
PELT RUNNING FOR AQUIA SUPERVISOR SEAT Attorney Jason Pelt recently announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for the Aquia District seat on the Stafford County Board of SuJASON PELT pervisors. He is a partner with the law firm Goodall, Pelt & Carper. Pelt, who lives in Brooke, prioritizes
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Big shoes to fill and the path must be right It seems to me…the upcoming election to replace the Honorable Bill Howell should be on the radar screen for all the eligible voters in Staf- HARVEY GOLD ford County who live in the House 28th District. Representative Howell has been speaker of the House in the General Assembly for 15 sessions and served in the House since 1988. Without a doubt, his shoes, no matter what party you belong to, are big ones to fill. For one thing, Howell has an impeccable record of service. He has been fiscally responsible to a fault. But overall, he is known for his pragmatic approach to running the House of Delegates. In the past, in a role regarding the building industry, I had the opportunity to interact with Bill Howell and learned he could be tough when needed but also willing to listen and seek a proper solution. I agree with Del. David Albo who recently said of Howell, “You are proof, Mr. Speaker, that nice guys can finish first.” Now we are faced with the task of replacing Howell, and the candidates are lining up to fill the shoes Howell will leave, not only as a voting member of the General Assembly but as a pragmatic and able politician. I have always thought that anyone running for public
tal science class the task of finding out where their elected official in Congress stood on environmental issues. Only Sen. Tim Kaine provided a reasonable and clear response to one of my students. The other 22 students either received no response or doublespeak. If an elected official won’t or can’t tell you where he or she stands in clear, simple terms, we should be concerned—very concerned. Who will be the final two candidates in November still is a big unknown. But, given the mood of the country, the needs facing Virginia and the importance of the high-profile issues (health care, educations, environment, infrastructure, transportation and roads, taxes, to name a few), it is imperative that every voter in Stafford become involved in learning as much as possible about each candidate. We need to press them for answers that clearly respond to our questions and concerns; not vague words. The future we will live with and the future we leave to our children are at stake, and it is up to us to make certain that those we elect to the General Assembly are the best we can send to do the job. Howell’s shoes are big ones but what is important is that whoever puts them on walks the path that is right not only for those in the 28th District but in all of Virginia. Harvey Gold can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
of Delegates. I know of no one better qualified to represent our area. Paul is a strong leader who will work as hard as they come for our best interest in Richmond. Paul has demonstrated so many times that he can get results. As a member (current chairman) of the Stafford board of supervisors he has received well deserved credit for major Stafford County accomplishments such as saving Crow’s Nest from development along with thousands of additional acres all over the county. Paul is fiscally responsible with one result reflected in the county’s AAA bond rating which is no small feat. Other accomplishments include helping in the recruitment of Germanna Community College and Stafford Hospital to the county. Stafford has lead the Commonwealth in job, wage and new business growth for 10 years. I could go on but clearly we will be in good hands with Paul’s representation and service in the General Assembly as Stafford citizens have been with his representation and service on the board of supervisors. Berkley M. Mitchell Fredericksburg
guns are permitted, just shoot towards the woods”. I can remember a time when my uncle and I were out front of his garage in Brooke. And as we were talking, a gunshot, probably a 22 caliber, sounded off and in a split second a puff of dust rose from the ground several feet from us. We looked at each other and a second puff rose. At that time, my uncle hollered from a top the hill where we stood towards the bottom “crismond’s pond” and all was quiet. Not so sure that will work in this time and age. Now every day it seems guns sound off from all directions. Why the increase? Politics, gun rights, or presumably, wide open spaces away from sub divisions. There are a lot of places in Stafford where no one will blink an eye when they hear a gun shot. In Garrisioville, that may be a different story and a crime in progress, how would the sheriff ’s office know the difference? Since we are talking about guns. It always amuses me, when the shooting range behind the landfill for badges only club, sounds off on the weekend. And at the other corner near the river, guns are firing off from citizens too. Is this an expression of the right to bear arms? Probably. I don’t know what goes on over behind the landfill specifically, but there is sure a lot of fire power sounding off as in preparation for war. Some have said helicopters have taken off from there. Evidently, not only does the sheriff ’s department practice there, but appears others with bigger guns also practice there. Are we charging for this service? Bryant Wilkerson Stafford County
TO THE EDITOR Paul Milde is the right choice for Virginia
As a business owner and resident of the Fredericksburg area I have witnessed the impact that Paul Milde has had on the local area. He has been a champion of business with his conservative approach to reducing taxes, growing jobs and creating business opportunities. As a member of the board of supervisors he has been a major reason for Stafford’s AAA bond rating, the HOT lanes extension and bringing the Stafford Hospital and Germanna Community College to Stafford. He has also been instrumental in making the quality of life better in the area by addressing traffic issues through increasing VRE ridership and planning for the courthouse road interchange. The people in the Stafford area have Paul’s hard work to thank for the conservation of approximately 10,000 acres of land and the protection of Crow’s Nest peninsula. His ability to get things done through communicating and negotiating with others of differing opinions has been a true strength of Paul’s and has served him well in representing all of his constituents. He is the right person to serve in the 28th District House of Delegates as he moves to the next level of serving the people in the area. Raymond Freeland Fredericksburg
Milde will work for our best interest in Richmond
I am happy to give my full support to Paul Milde in his quest to represent the 28th District of the Virginia House
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office has a special personal need that must be satisfied and the fire in the belly to satisfy that need. He or she also —especially in today’s divisive, intrusive and uncaring political world—must have the skin of a rhinoceros to take all the arrows that are sure to come their way. As voters, we must know what is driving candidates, as well as what they stand for. Three Republican candidates who have served on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors have filed for the primary election: Paul Milde, Bob Thomas and Susan Stimpson. Milde and Thomas are currently on the board. Joshua Cole so far is the only Democrat on the ballot. At the $17,640 a year salary, the delegate position won’t make them rich. So, the need to serve, the power of the office and the fire in the belly must be among the driving forces that make them run. According to the American Encyclopedia of Politics, there are about 80,000 in the 28th District, with 70.9 percent white, 20.0 percent black, 1 percent American Indian, 3.2 percent Asian, 0.2 percent Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 3.8 percent other and 91.1 percent not Hispanic and 8.9 percent Hispanic. No doubt there are varying views and needs among the county’s constituents and each has the right to know where each candidate stands on all the issues. Recently, I assigned my environmen-
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Comment on InsideNoVa.com about “Gold: When a stray bullet misses that bull’s-eye....” Seems plausible, but the better question is why the guns are firing off in subdivisions in the first place. I am sure when the new subdivisions are blossoming like the spring flowers, that the gun laws are a selling point when a potential family visits the model and listens to the sales pitch, “oh by the way EDUCATION
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STAFFORD COUNTY REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES NOW DUE 10% penalty will be added to unpaid first half 2017 taxes After June 5th, 2017 and 10% interest starts July 1st, 2017, If you failed to receive your bill please call the Treasurer’s Office at 658-8700. Also, call if you received a real estate bill when it should be paid by your mortgage company.
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STAFFORD BRIEFS PHOTOGRAPHER OFFERS TO MAKE PORTRAITS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS A senior loan officer with Movement Mortgage has teamed up with a local photographer to offer professional headshots to small-business owners. The event, “It’s About Your Image,” will be held May 24 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Catalyst Media Center. Last year, Scott Livingston, the loan officer, noticed that many small-business owners want to have an updated professional headshot but often put it off because of time constraints or the commonly charged fee of $150 or more. He has partnered with Lynn DeSena of STA Title & Escrow, Pam Kuper, a realtor at Century 21 New Millennium, Cheryl Yancey, owner of Beauty & Logic Designs and Bryce Kinsey, owner of Catalyst Media Center. The photographer, Tiffany Baird, of Images by Tiffany, will set up a oneday studio at Catalyst Media Center, 3451 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg. There, business owners can claim 15-minute time slots between 2 and 7 p.m. to be photographed. Catalyst Media Center will also be conducting onsite video interviews to be released to participating guests. Five local charitable nonprofits will be present at Catalyst to talk about volunteer openings and upcoming fundraising events. There will be special musical performances and gift-basket drawings. Admission is free but attendees are asked to bring canned goods for the Fredericksburg Food Bank or business clothing to help the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors with their annual “Clothing for a Cause” drive. To reserve a spot, email Lynn DeSena at LdeSena@statitle.com or find the Facebook event page, “It’s About Your Image.”
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STAFFORD BRIEFS COMMITTEE TO HOLD MEMORIAL DAY EVENT The Stafford County Cemetery Committee will honor five World War I soldiers on Memorial Day at 1 p.m. at Falmouth Cemetery. Falmouth Cemetery is located behind the Union Church in Falmouth. It is the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I. The honorees, who were all from Falmouth, are Archie James Gallahan, U.S. Navy; Herbert Sullivan, U.S. Army; George E. Payne, U.S. Army; Meade Clark Brooks, U.S. Army; and James D. Roberson, U.S. Army. This is an annual event for the Stafford County Cemetery Committee. The public is invited.
tory and economics from Lebanon Valley College. He earned his master’s degree in educational leadership from University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.
PRINCIPAL APPOINTED AT NORTH STAFFORD HIGH The Stafford County School Board approved the appointment of Daniel P. Hornick as the principal of North Stafford High School during its May 9 meeting. Hornick began his teaching career as a world history teacher at Stafford High School in 2005. There, Hornick received the Teacher of the Year award and served as the social studies department chair. In 2010, he accepted the position of principal intern at North Stafford High School and in 2011 became an assistant principal at the school. Hornick has a bachelor’s degree in his- ! ! !!
AUTHOR TO VISIT MONCURE MAY 19 Author Jan Brett will visit Anne E. Moncure Elementary School for a presentation Friday. The event will be held from 9:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. With more than 40 million books in print, Brett is one of the nation’s foremost author illustrators of children’s books. She will talk to the school’s Kindergarten through second-graders in the morning and third- through fifth-graders in the afternoon. Between these presentations, Brett will meet with one to two classrooms at a time in the school’s library in 15-minute sessions.
SCHOOLS HOLD LISTENING TOUR Stafford County Public Schools’ Superintendent Bruce Benson and Stafford County Public Schools held a listening tour for SCPS families and community members May 15. The event was held at Conway Elementary School in Stafford. This meeting was an opportunity for parents, guardians and the community to ask questions and provide input on issues that impact students and families. For more information, visit staffordschools.net.
STUDENT AIMS TO CLEAN LOCAL WATERWAYS Felicity deToll, a junior at Mountain View High School, is pursuing a project to clean up area waterways. She is a student in Mountain View’s International Baccalaureate program and is currently enrolled in an environmental systems class. She additionally takes part in the school’s Envirothon competition, which encourages students to learn stewardship and management concepts and to work to solve real-world environmental problems. The combination of the two activities raised her awareness about many environmental issues. She is particularly interested in preventing water pollution. The environmental systems class led to Felicity’s idea to build a portable filter that can clean local waterways. The filter contains a natural mineral that is able to absorb many heavy metals and nitrates from the water. Upon discovering the cost associated with creating the filter, Felicity reached out to the public for funding. She contacted the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which initially told her that that her project would not fit the criteria for any of their existing grants. “To my surprise, a few days later they provided the funds to cover the cost of the filter,” she said. Dollar General Corporation also donated a $100 gift card that she raffled off to pay for oxygen probes.
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Sierra Espeland, left, of Colonial Forge High School was the statewide winner in the Virginia Bankers Association 2017 Bank Day Scholarship Program Essay Contest. Espeland, who participated in Burke & Herbert Bank’s Bank Day program, won the Northern Virginia Regional competition last week. As the statewide winner, she will receive a $5,000 scholarship to combine with the $2,500 from her regional win. Above, she relaxes with Burke & Herbert Bank Executive Vice President Terry Cole. SUBMITTED
Felicity plans to begin the project in June, and continue until the weather falls below freezing. Her results will receive publication in a journal, and she will share them with her supporters and other high schools in the county.
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Service dogs come in all shapes, sizes The other day while I was in the grocery section at Walmart I spotted a beautiful little Japanese Chin dog sitting in his owner’s cart as she pushed it down LAURIE C. WILLIAMS the aisle. The Chin is a very small toy breed, usually less than 7-8 pounds with a long flowing coat. He is the epitome of what many would consider a classic “fou fou” dog; you know, the kind you see in commercials sitting on a velvet pillow and eating from a crystal dish. OK, you get the picture. The owner was a well-dressed elderly woman who didn’t “look” impaired or dealing with any apparent difficulties. Not only was this dog beautiful, but he was also perfectly behaved, never made a sound, hardly moved an inch, and honestly, if seen from a distance he could pass as a stuffed animal. I couldn’t help but compliment the owner for her dog’s exceptional behavior (occupational haz-
ard), and I went on to ask her if she ever was questioned about him being a service dog because of his breed. She answered, “Yes. I’ve received quite a few dirty looks. And sometimes people look at him with disgust too.” That made me sad. Neither of them deserved that. The issue of “fake service dogs” has recently been the topic of much discussion, and that discussion has even led to action by some states and local jurisdictions to put forth legislation with stiffer penalties for people who do try to pass their dog off as a service dog. That’s a good thing, and anyone who legitimately has a disability and needs assistance from a bona fide service and assistance dog is all for enforcing those laws. However, that enforcement and the penalties should be left up to the courts, and not on assumptions of guilt based on appearances alone. Many disabilities are “invisible” and wouldn’t be apparent to someone other than the person dealing with it. And just because we have breeds such as Labrador and Golden Retrievers,
well behaved and not a nuisance to anyone (no barking, no disrupting). In a nutshell, like the dog in the cart, he should be nearly “invisible” to all others, and that dog fit the bill just fine. So, what should one do if you see a dog in a public place that you think might be a fake service dog? For starters, ask yourself why you feel this way. Is it because of the dog’s breed? Or is it because the person doesn’t “look” like he or she has a disability? If so, those are not valid reasons. However, if that dog’s behavior does not seem to fit the criteria and standards a service and assistance animal should reflect, then your concerns might be legitimate. In that case, forget the dirty looks, alert the management at the establishment, giving them the responsibility to follow up or not. In the end, don’t let your own bias or misconceptions be the judge. Stafford business owner Laurie C. Williams, CPDT.KA, is a television and radio personality and nationally recognized dog trainer. She can be reached at info@ pupniron.com.
and German Shepherds serving as guide dogs and/or assistance animals for the visually impaired or large breeds that provide assistance to people in wheelchairs, there are a multitude of services and assistance a dog can provide regardless of its size or breed. In addition to guide and mobility assistance dogs, there are hearing assistance dogs, seizure and other medical alert dogs, as well as emotional support dogs. These services can be performed by a dog of any size, and many opt for smaller dogs for these services because they are less conspicuous and much more portable. Service dogs do not have to wear any special vests, carry identification or even be certified or “licensed.” The primary requirements are that 1) the person needing the service assistance must have an actual disability (physical or mental), 2) the dog must be trained to perform specific tasks that assist with that ability – and be able to demonstrate those tasks if requested, 3) be safe to be out and among the public and 4) be impeccably
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Voter identification laws are a hot issue in Virginia and across the country. Republicans say such laws combat voter fraud, which they insist is widespread. Democrats say the laws discourage voting by minority and elderly citizens who may be less likely to have a photo ID. The debate has played out in Virginia, where Republicans control the General Assembly and a Democrat is governor, with few signs of a compromise. In 2013, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1256, which required Virginia voters to present a driver’s license, passport or other photo ID in order to cast a ballot. The bill – which was signed into law by then-Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican – also provided free photo IDs to citizens who needed one. Democrats challenged the law, but in December, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld it. “Not only does the substance of SB 1256 not impose an undue burden on minority voting, there was no evidence to suggest racially discriminatory intent in the law’s enactment,” the Richmond-based appellate court ruled. However, the ruling was hardly the last word on the subject. During the 2017 legislative session, lawmakers introduced 11 bills concern-
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ing voter ID. Democrats submitted six measures to roll back the ID requirements or expand the types of IDs acceptable to election officials. Republicans sponsored five bills to make the requirements stricter, including proving citizenship before voting. Of the bills, four Republican proposals passed. Those measures were all vetoed by the current governor, Democrat Terry McAuliffe, and Republican legislators could not muster the two-thirds majority vote to override any of the vetoes. The vetoed bills were: • Senate Bill 1253, sponsored by Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham. It sought to require electronic pollbooks to include photographs of registered voters. In rejecting the bill, McAuliffe cited administrative and privacy concerns. • House Bill 2343, by Del. Robert Bell, R-Charlottesville. It would have made the Virginia Department of Elections provide local registrars with a list of voters registered in multiple states. McAuliffe said this bill also would create an administrative burden. • HB 1428, filed by Del. Buddy Fowler, R-Glen Allen, and SB 872, by Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Midlothian. They sought to require voters applying for an absentee ballot to submit a copy of a photo ID. When a House subcommittee held a
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hearing on HB 1428, Fowler said it was an effort to plug a hole in the existing voting system. “We require folks to have a photo ID to cast a ballot here in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Of course, we do not require that for an absentee ballot,” Fowler said. “I think that kind of seems like a hole in the wall, and I think with the number of people who vote absentee, we should also require a photo ID for voting absentee.” Opponents of the legislation said it would unfairly target localities where a lot of people vote absentee, like Falls Church. “The city had the largest turnout of absentee voters in the state in the presidential election at 25 percent. So I come here with some knowledge of how the implementation of this bill would affect us,” David Bjerke, voter registrar for Falls Church, told lawmakers. “It would do more to discourage absentee voting by mail than it would do to protect a vote.” Not everyone involved in the election process agreed. Clara Belle Wheeler, the vice chair of the Virginia Board of Elections, supported Fowler’s bill. She also opposed legislation that would add IDs from out-of-state colleges and state-run nursing homes to the list of identification cards acceptable at the polls. Wheeler would like to see people pres-
ent a photo ID and proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. That is the only way for registrars to verify whether the person filling out the application is a citizen, she said. “Voter registration is based on the honor system. So if someone fills out an application and they mark that they are a citizen, the general registrar has no means of checking whether or not that person is a citizen,” Wheeler said. She noted that photo IDs provide a means to verify citizenship because most of the documents accepted by the State Board of Elections cannot be obtained by noncitizens. HB 1428 subsequently won approval on party-line votes in the House, 65-31, and the Senate, 21-19. But in March, McAuliffe vetoed the bill. “The requirement would not in any way deter fraudulent voting since it provides no means of verifying the identity of the individual depicted in the submitted photograph,” McAuliffe said in his veto message. “The right to vote is a fundamental tenet of our democracy, and we should be doing all we can to facilitate eligible citizens’ access to the ballot. This bill would undoubtedly result in the disenfranchisement of qualified eligible Virginian voters and increase the potential for costly and time-consuming litigation.”
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Colonial Forge girls’ soccer team still a work in progress » BY DAVID STEGON
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Sometimes it takes less than a week for a season to go from great to one giant question mark. The Colonial Forge girls soccer team opened conference play with three straight victories, but then a 1-0 loss to Riverbend on Thursday and a 5-0 loss to Forest Park the following Tuesday and the Eagles are looking a little bit for answers. “We were cruising along and then didn’t play as well as we would have hoped,” coach David Rombough said before the team’s loss to Forest Park. In some ways, the up and down nature of the season could be expected, if even just a little bit. Colonial Forge replaced 10 seniors from last year’s team and features as many sophomores as juniors and seniors combined on this year’s squad. Rombough said the younger players have continued to develop while the upperclassmen have shown leadership. With a game Thursday against Freedom
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the Eagles have a chance to rebound heading into the conference tournament, so their postseason hopes are still alive. The team has been led by Leigh Brodie who has netted 10 goals this season, including four in conference play. Junior
Audra Curtain and sophomore Jillian McDonald have controlled play in the middle of the field, working to get Brodie the ball in scoring position. On defense, seniors Sydney Stoker and Mikayla McDonald try to keep the ball away from goalkeepers Sydney Pincumbe and Lena Beasley. The two goalkeepers are young but spent time on varsity as
freshman following a number of injuries to last year’s team. Rombough said the Eagles try to play a high-pressure defensive game. They want to pressure the ball no matter where it is on the field. On offense, they focus on ball control and opening up opportunities with sharp passes opposed to booting long balls and hoping to make a play down the field. “We’ve definitely come together well,” he said. “We have a strong group of players up the middle that act as a backbone for our team. Entering this season we were not sure where we would be, bringing together so many new players, but so far there has been a lot of promise.” The Eagles played even in their nonconference schedule, mostly against teams in and around Stafford County. That included wins over Stafford and North Stafford. Dave Stegon can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
Colonial Forge grad begins season in Braves’ farm system » BY DAVID DRIVER
Double-A and Triple-A. Haynes was drafted out of VCU in 2012 in the 20th round by Pittsburgh. He was traded by the Pirates to the Yankees after the 2013 season for big-league catcher Chris Stewart.
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The 2017 pro debut for Colonial Forge High graduate Levi Hyams came about a month later than many of his teammates. The minor league season began in early April, but Hyams played his first game with the Double-A Mississippi Braves of the Southern League on May 8. Three days later he played in his second game and had two hits, giving him three hits in his first seven at bats of the season. Hyams had one hit and two RBIs Sunday as he raised his average to .364 in his first 11 at bats this season with the Atlanta farm team. “I was on the roster but just wasn’t active,” Hyams said in a phone interview Monday from Mississippi. “I was just waiting for the activation to kick in. It just kicked in a little while ago.” Hyams traveled with the team and took part in pre-game workouts. “Everything was the same but I knew once game time came I wouldn’t be able to play,” he said. “I decided to ramp up my workouts and my practice routine. I didn’t have to worry about how sore my body was. I put on a lot of muscle in the last month and a half ” while waiting to play in a game. Hyams can play all four infield positions and has seen time at first base since he was activated, while hitting lower in the order. Last year he hit .237 in 82 games with five homers for Mississippi. He also played in nine games and hit .130 for the Triple-A team in the Braves system, located near Atlanta. In the off-season he lives in north Georgia and works odd jobs at the University of North Georgia, where he also works out with the baseball team. “Levi was with the Mississippi club since the start of the season but wasn’t on CLASSIFIED
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PARKER ON REHAB WITH THE GIANTS Jarrett Parker is on the 60-day disabled list with the San Francisco Giants after he ran into the wall while catching a ball in April in a home game. Parker, a left-handed hitting outfielder, had three hits 21 at bats at the time of his injury. He was drafted in the second round in 2010 out of the University of Virginia by the Giants. The Colonial Forge High graduate made his big league debut in 2015 with the Giants, as he hit .347 in 49 at bats with six homers. Parker was recalled three times during the 2016 season with the Giants. Last year he hit .236 in 127 at bats over 63 games in the majors, with five homers and 14 RBIs.
HAYNES RELEASED BY THE YANKEES Stafford’s Kyle Haynes, a right-handed pitcher, was released April 29 by the New York Yankees. Mountain View High grad Haynes did not allow a run earlier this year in his one appearance with Tampa, a Single-A farm team in the Florida State League. He also did not allow a run in three games, with one start, for Double-A Trenton in the Eastern League in 2017. Last season he split time between Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the top farm team of the Yankees. He was 5-5 with a 5.61 ERA in 18 starts last year last year at Triple-A. Haynes also split time in 2015 between
GREGORY WITH VCU BASEBALL Austin Gregory has been a freshman outfielder for the baseball team at Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond. The North Stafford High graduate played in four of the first 48 games and was hitless in one at bat. VCU plays a three-game series at rival Richmond starting Thursday to end regular-season play in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The conference tournament will be held this year in St. Louis. The Rams were 29-19 overall and 16-5 in conference in games through Friday. VCU lost 4-1 at ODU on May 10 in a non-conference game. David Driver can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
active roster until recently,” Atlanta director of player development Dave Trembley, the former manager of the Baltimore Orioles, wrote to InsideNoVa on Friday. “He can play all the infield positions and hits from the left side. Has started to get opportunities since being activated and look for him to contribute to the success of the club.” Hyams was drafted by the Braves out of the University of Georgia in the 19th round in 2012. He played three years of high school baseball at Santa Fe Christian in California under head coach Rick Aguilera, a former Major League pitcher from 1985 to 2000 with several teams, before moving to Virginia with his family. OPINION
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efending champion Rocco Mediate announced earlier this spring that his golf game is in considerably better shape than a year ago when he was a surprise winner of the KitchenAid Senior PGA championship in Michigan. Mediate was on hand for a media day news conference at the Trump International Hotel in Washington previewing this year’s 78th KitchenAid Senior PGA championship, which will be played May 25-28 at Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls. Mediate said the shape of his game had been “a two-year struggle” until a putting tip on the practice green prior to the 2016 tourney from fellow golfer John Daly changed everything. It helped him shoot a first-round 62 and to lead wire-to-wire with a tourney-record 19-under final score to win his first major championship on either the PGA or Senior PGA tour. He won by three strokes over two-time defending champion Colin Montgomerie. The tip he received was to keep his left leg still when putting. “So I kind of got my weight forward and went back and held it and all of a sudden I
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made them all for the entire week, made everything pretty much,” Mediate said about the tip from Daly. “So those things happen. J.D. doesn’t say something, maybe I don’t win. It’s one of those things that’s so stupid.” Mediate, who joined the senior Champions Tour in 2013, has won 13 professional tournaments. His most famous finish was a runnerup to Tiger Woods in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines near San Diego. Mediate lost in an 18-hole Monday playoff on the first hole of sudden-death play. He talked about that tournament at media day. “It was the coolest thing ever,” Mediate said.
“It was the most fun I ever had playing.” Among others, the news conference included Paul Levy, president of PGA of America, the tournament’s general chair Eric Trump, KitchenAid representative Deb O’Connor and Julius Mason, who interviewed Mediate. Trump National is a 7,546-yard scenic par71 course along the banks of the Potomac River, which is visible from numerous holes. NBC and the Golf Channel will televise the tournament. The competition will include 156 players and some 50,000 spectators are expected to attend.
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‘N’ Shake, with Supervisors Meg Bohmke, R-Falmouth, and Gary Snellings, casting the dissenting votes. Bohmke said her concerns centered on the late hours of the restaurant and stormwater issues. Snellings said he was satisfied with the applicant’s replies to stormwater and trash-dumpster issues, but not with the restaurant’s hours, so he would not support the proposal. The approved Steak ‘n Shake is planned at Garrisonville Road and Kingsland Drive, using a shared entrance with the Valero gas station. The restaurant, a national chain, will be the first Steak ‘n Shake in Stafford and the second in the region. Another on Crossings Court in Massaponax is the bestselling Steak ‘n Shake in Virginia, according to an attorney for the applicant, who spoke to the board. Steak ‘n Shake was founded in 1934 in Normal, Illinois. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with specialties including steak burgers and milkshakes.
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Many Steak ‘n Shakes are open 24 hours a day but this location will have limited hours, closing at 2 a.m. to stay competitive, according to discussion. At a public hearing, several people spoke against the project, citing concerns about stormwater management, hours, noise, proximity to homes, lighting, the entrance/exit and design. Most of the board thought that any challenges the restaurant would bring could be mitigated. “This fits in very well with the other businesses that we have,” said Cavalier. The building’s design, however, did not completely fit in with the county’s previously-set design standards for buildings. Milde was at first on the fence with his vote, noting that he didn’t think the county’s design standards could be abandoned. Steak ‘n Shake planned on keeping its building’s regular design, according to the restaurant’s attorney, but backed off when not all of the supervisors supported the proposal and it looked like Milde’s vote could be necessary.
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In 1968, Reid became the first AfricanAmerican elected to the Virginia General Assembly since Reconstruction, and in 1976, Fredericksburg citizens elected Davies as their first African-American mayor, a post he held for 20 years, Cole noted. “It’s nice to make history,” Cole added, “but this is not the history we want and
need to make. Our goal is much higher and our aim is for Richmond.” Cole is an associate pastor at Union Bell Baptist Church in southern Stafford, and he serves as a behavioral aid for students in the Richmond Public Schools. He also spends time volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of the Rappahannock Region.
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