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he Stafford County Board of Supervisors has deferred a decision about a proposed wedding and event venue in the Falmouth District. The board voted 4-3 on Tuesday to defer, with Supervisors Jack Cavalier, R-GriffisWidewater; Wendy Maurer, R-Rock Hill, and Gary Snellings, R-Hartwood, casting the dissenting votes. Just prior, a group of residents from the neighborhood, Clearview Heights, spoke against the property owners receiving a conditional-use permit for the proposed business. The property, at 420 Forbes St., is zoned suburban residential. The neighbors cited concerns about public safety and potential wrecks on the narrow road, as well as increased traffic and noise. The property sits on 8 acres. One neighborhood resident spoke in favor of the venue at the public hearing. Falmouth District Supervisor Meg Bohmke said, “It’s a challenging decision because there are people who abut the property.” Although concerned about the potential for wrecks, Bohmke said her biggest issue would be the noise. But she said she would rather a wedding venue be there than to later have 10 to 12 developed homes, which would also cause traffic issues. The applicant, Elizabeth Sale, said her husband’s grandfather, Bill Sale, owns the property and asked the family to come up with a way to preserve the historic building. They first considered a nursery. Supervisor Gary Snellings, R-Hartwood, said of Forbes DEFER Street: “That street was PAGE 3 designed by a snake with a
A worker tamps down the shoulder of Onville Road as it transitions from a two-lane road to seven lanes at the intersection with Garrisonville Road, on Tuesday. The reconfigured intersection is part of the current widening of Garrisonville Road that also saw the demolition of Mike’s Diner. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA
Courthouse comfort Dog helps traumatized victims, witnesses and children TRACY BELL
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remarkable, specially-trained 7-year-old Labrador retriever named Kahn is a regular sight at the Stafford County courthouse. He works diligently to calm and comfort witnesses, crime victims and children who may otherwise be afraid, uncomfortable or nervous. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month – and Kahn regularly encounters children who’ve been exposed to abuse. Kahn, who will turn 8 this year, began training for this job since the dog was about 8 weeks old. He lives with and works alongside Juanita Maley, a victim/ witness advocate for the Stafford commonwealth’s attorney’s office Maley said court can be frightening for anyone, especially a child. So, Kahn
Kahn, a 7-year-old Labrador retriever, works in the Stafford County courts system with Juanita Maley of the county’s Victim Witness Assistance Program. JUANITA MALEY
works in the victim services office to relax children when attorneys, judges or other adults are asking difficult questions, or when the child needs to explain something that happened or something that was witnessed. Kahn also works with victims of domestic violence, elder abuse, sexual assault and other violent crimes. “We know that when a dog is calm and relaxed, it can assist humans in feeling the same,” Maley said. She explained that Kahn is needed for pretrial preparation meet-and-greets.
There, the child can feel safe in telling his or her story. Kahn helps focus the child in a non-threatening, nonjudgmental environment, she said. He’s needed, essentially as a diversion, for anxious child witnesses before and after testimonies, too. Kahn is able to accompany the child into court with a judge’s permission, Maley said. Kahn is not the only dog that aids crime victims in the COMFORT region, but he’s leadPAGE 3 ing the way in Staf-
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broken back.” He also pointed out that there’s a successful wedding venue in Hartwood. “The folks that live there expect for new houses to be built there. They don’t expect this,” said Snellings, referring to the intended venue. The Clearview home was first built as a plantation house in 1740; however, the current house was built around 1746 by Andrew Buchanan, a Revolutionary War veteran. Gen. Joseph Hooker used Clearview as his headquarters in 1862 during the Civil War. The property was also used by the Union army as an artillery position during
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ford. Kahn started working in the county in 2012, with the staff ’s courthouse dog training coming from assets forfeited by convicted criminals. At the end of the day, Kahn’s work vest comes off and he heads home with Maley. Kahn loves naps and a ball that dispenses treats when he rolls it around, his handler said. “It’s important to note that Kahn has gone through extensive training to do the work that he does. He is a service-trained dog that works with a professional in a work setting,” Maley said. “Often people want to utilize their dog in a similar fashion; however, it’s important to not jeopardize future cases by thinking that ‘Rover’ can do the same thing.” A volunteer with Canine Companions
the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862. The gun-pits are still visible. Gen. Ambrose Burnside is believed to have camped there as well, according to board background documents. The house is an integral part of a group of five 18th-century houses overlooking Falmouth and Fredericksburg, according to the documents, and Clearview is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in the Virginia Landmarks Register. After Bohmke’s move to approve the permit received no second, Supervisor Jack Cavalier, R-Griffis-Widewater, made a substitute motion to deny the proposal. Ultimately, Garrisonville District Supervisor Laura Sellers’ suggestion to defer the matter won out. The applicant was eager to have a deci-
sion quickly, and supervisors stressed that they are appreciative of the preservation aspect of the proposed project. Supervisor Robert Thomas, R-George Washington, said he wanted to see the applicant get to a point where the board could approve the venue, but couldn’t support approval right now. Supervisor Wendy Maurer, R-Rock Hill, said that there’s a conditional-use permit process for a reason — in this case in order to hear from neighbors who would have to endure the traffic and noise from the venue. She agreed with concerns about accidents on the narrow road. “I can’t imagine setting ourselves up for that,” she said, picturing “the first time there’s an accident there.” Sellers suggested that the applicant work
with the neighbors. “The neighbors will make or break your business so we need to make sure everybody’s on the same page.” Also at the meeting, supervisors approved calendar year 2017 tax rates — a 4 percent reduction in personal property tax rates, which equals about $250,000 in total, supervisors said. The board approved the fiscal 2018 budget and a Capital Improvement Program for 2018 to 2027. The approved budgets included funding above the schools superintendent’s request for local funding, including money for a private day school, Gweneth’s Law, a 2 percent salary increase for school district personnel and county employees and nine new full-time county positions, including four public safety positions.
for Independence raised Kahn for the first 18 months of his life. She was a Richmond teacher who taught him basic commands such as sit, stay and down, and socialized him in her work environment. Kahn then moved to the Miller Campus in Long Island, N.Y., and received an additional nine months of training. This more advanced training focused on picking up objects, closing doors and public behavior. After an application process with CCI, and once the organization feels that there’s a match between an individual and a dog, the person is invited to the campus to train with the dog. Maley traveled to New York in February 2012 and spent two weeks learning how to be Kahn’s handler. Future advancements with Stafford’s program rely on the dedication of advocates doing the work, the caliber of dog that CCI produces and the proper usage of dogs in the criminal justice
system, Maley added. CCI is based in Santa Rosa, Calif. In addition to its Northeast training center in Medford, N.Y., the group has chapters across the country, including in Richmond and Washington. CCI serves as a non-profit provider of trained assistance dogs with six regional training centers across the country. Established in 1975, the group has placed nearly 5,000 assistance dogs with children and adults, including veterans with disabilities. There is no charge to the chosen handlers for the dog, its training and ongoing follow-up services. Jessica Reiss-Cardinali, a participant program manager at CCI, said, ”Our job is to figure out where the dog would be happiest.” Kahn is outgoing, loves everyone, she said, and could not have been a better fit for Maley and his job in Stafford.
“Juanita has really paved the way,” ReissCardinali said. “She was the first handler of a court-type facility dog in the Virginia area.” Maley has done a lot with preparing the criminal justice system for such a job and a dog like Kahn, she added. “It’s a hard job being a facility dog because it requires the dog to give 100 percent to everyone he meets that day, as opposed to having to do that for just one person.” John Bentzinger said that the ability of a victim, witness or child to trust the dog and handler is really built through Kahn’s presence. “This trust can bring them to the point they can speak about their experiences without being re-traumatized,” he said. For more information, visit cci.org or call 1-800-572-BARK and visit staffordcountyva.gov/1413/Courthouse-Dog.
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President Donald Trump’s recent use of military assets in Afghanistan coupled with our naval armada in Korean waters emboldens our defenDANIEL CORTEZ sive might. The interventional message was hard to miss by our adversaries. Such presidential decisiveness reminds veterans of previous conflicts in times when America’s political support was unquestioned and the homefront’s embrace of veterans more visible. Honoring the remembrance of such veterans and their historic actions begins Sunday as Caroline County pays tribute to WWI and WWII veterans and families at 2 p.m. at its community center for their “A Tribute to Our Legacy” program. An impressive slide pictorial with accompanying history has been coordinated by historian and community leader Susan Sili, and current service members and veterans will be honored on stage. The Caroline project was inspired by a small grant from the WWI & WWII Commemorative Commission of the Virginia General Assembly for yearlong activities. The cost for Sunday’s program is minimal, at just under $5,000, with hundreds of in-kind donations. The extensive historic record will be preserved for generations at the county visitors center.
The program highlights sometimes overlooked generational military tributes such as the family of WWI hero Elibom Satterwhite, who lost his life 100 years ago. His family still honors his Arlington National Cemetery grave with a yearly pilgrimage. Then there’s the historic generosity to veterans by area business entrepreneurs, such as Larry Silver, whose WWII veteran father built a residential and commercial empire. A similar, but more expensive, patriotic undertaking awaits the completion of Stafford’s Armed Services Memorial at a cost of $838,000. A little over one-third of the expenses for the stone monument came from county coffers using taxpayer funds. It was funding well-spent, given the huge veteran community in the region, but there should be no more use of taxpayer funds for the structure. It was, again, the generosity of Silver who provided the initial public donation of $100,000 for the monument’s main wall. But according to retired Marine Lt. Gen. Ron Christmas, the face of the project, it is about $80,000 short of its goal, with about 72 days until the July 15 dedication. Sponsorships are still available for businesses to support the irrigation system, war markers and lighting or the hardscape replacement. What would be notable would be 400 area veterans or citizens who can honor a friend or family member who served, by
Lessons taught to us It seems to me… more folks are looking back at the history of our country with a critical eye and focusing on what we now HARVEY GOLD know doesn’t fit with today’s standards and ethics. I understand how people can get upset with and won’t forgive the wrongs of the past; it can be a very personal matter. I had an uncle who I forgave a long time ago for being such a self-centered relative and that took a while. But he’s gone and his wrongs have lost their importance. Obviously, there is no way I could punish him and trying to do so would only sap megawatts of energy. And, there is no way he can apologize for his wrongdoing. So, I learned that my energy could be better applied to building stronger family relationships. I and my family have been victims of strong religious prejudice that could have adversely changed my life, my career and how I raised my children. It could have made me an unforgiving angry person. But, I chose to concentrate on the present to make a better future. Some might say, “That’s easy for you to say.” To that I say, “It was easy, but it was done in two easy lessons I learned from my ancestors. Each lesson took a millennium.”
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But here we are in 2017 and we have long moved on from being horrendously maltreated by the French, British, Germans, Japanese and the Viet Cong Vietnamese. And, this is within just a few hundred years. So how is it that we can forgive these foreigners for, in many cases unspeakable crimes against us, but when it comes to the Civil War and that entire era, we can’t, as a country, move on? Although we are in the 21st century, there are folks in Stafford and surrounding jurisdictions who lay blame on those who, such as my uncle, are long gone and who we can no longer punish. Yet, as punishment they want any recognition of them erased. They want to eliminate any identification of the existence of people whose policies in the 19th century don’t agree with our 21st-century beliefs. There is no doubt that horrible things were done then and continued for years after. But, in Stafford, we live in the heart of a historic past filled with people and places we celebrate and sites we encourage tourists to visit–yet we ignore part of what some want to erase. For example, the Washington’s Ferry Farm, the Lacy’s Chatham, Belmont, Government Island and other historic locations in the county are shown with pride, although their existence was built on slavery. These are places we EDUCATION
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purchasing a $200 brick to make up the monetary difference. Perhaps encouraging a political district brick purchasing competition by supervisors might be in order–with the winning district receiving program recognition. Citizen involvements in support of these difficult but needed testaments to our military resolve remain the pinnacle of patriotism. They honor thousands of fallen veterans dating to the Revolutionary War. Both Caroline’s and Stafford’s actions provide a permanent repository for history, while finding a place of healing for veterans who still suffer. However, what must be avoided in the midst of the region’s intense political campaign season are candidates seizing this opportunity to use veterans and such patriotic events to subtly pander for votes. It remains my fervent hope and patriotic prayer that the humble voting class or an honorable business establishment will take heed to Thomas Jefferson’s words when he said, “The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American.” Yes, the price for many has been blood, and hopefully our red-blooded community will continue to show more financial heart in support of these patriotic unions without taxpayer expense. Daniel P. Cortez of Stafford is a Northern Virginia writer and broadcaster active in veterans and political affairs. Email him at dpcortez1969@yahoo.com.
celebrate and promote. At the same time, some call for erasing traces of others who they say defended the same philosophy. Changing the name of Jefferson Davis Highway is a prime example. What Jefferson Davis represented in the 19th century should not be forgotten so that we never repeat it and continue to learn from it. The Martin Luther King Jr. Museum in Little Rock, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the National Museum of American History all remind us of where we came from, what we have endured, what we have accomplished and where we are headed. These and others like them should be monuments for lessons on how to be better human beings. And, those monuments and streets of those whose actions and lives we may now judge by 21st-century standards as unacceptable should also remain so we don’t forget why we must do unto others as we would have others do unto us. John Kennedy said, “Forgive your enemies but never forget their names.” I think he said that so we don’t forget the past, but move on to better things. And, for many of us, having just observed the important and sacred holidays of Easter and Passover, we should realize these lessons were taught to us a long time ago by even greater teachers than JFK. Harvey Gold can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com. SPORTS
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terrestrial stage 48. Bewitch 50. Consequently 52. Kum Ba ____ 53. Like vacation day, sometimes 55. Old-fashioned “before” 57. *Driver’s bad habit 60. *It’s changing 64. Anemic-looking 65. Grazing area 67. Arabian chieftain 68. Sound of colliding pots 69. Roman goddess of fertility 70. Smart candy? 71. Snaky swimmers 72. Acorn tree 73. Rendezvous DOWN 1. *South ____, AmundsenScott Station location 2. Wild goat 3. Best ____ secret 4. Dine at home 5. Ice fishing shelter 6. World’s fastest man 7. Leave speechless 8. Snail trail 9. Be inclined 10. “Tosca” tune, e.g. 11. What oppositions do 12. Chester White’s
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Central Rappahannock Regional Library Headquarters VDOT is looking at ways to improve the efficiency and safety of the Route 3 corridor (East of I-95) from the I-95 interchange 1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401at Exit 130 (Route 3/Fredericksburg) to Route 2 (Dixon Street) in the City of Fredericksburg and Route 17 Business from the I-95 VDOT is looking at ways to improve the efficiency and safety of interchange at Exit 133 (Route 17/Falmouth) to Washington the Route 3 corridor (East of I-95) from the I-95 interchange at Street in Stafford County. Exit 130 (Route 3/Fredericksburg) to Route 2 (Dixon Street) in The findings these two corridor studies, initiated from in August the City of of Fredericksburg and Route 17 Business the I-95 2016, will be available at (Route the meeting for public and interchange at Exit 133 17/Falmouth) to review Washington comment. Your input will be used to further identity problem Street in Stafford County. areas and to develop final recommendations to improve these busy transportation corridors.
The findings of these two corridor studies, initiated in August VDOT officials planning willreview be available to 2016, will be and available at therepresentatives meeting for public and discuss the study findings answer your questions. comment. Your input will and be used to further identity problem areas and to develop final recommendations to improve these A presentation will be made at 5:30 p.m. busy transportation corridors. Come out and be a part of the solution.
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May you rest in peace and know how much you are loved. Dad, Mom, Tom, twin brother Wayne, Tara, Jane, Bruce Ann, Kevin, William and lots of extended family and friends.
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STAFFORD BRIEFS FIREARMS, KNIVES RECOVERED FROM WIDEWATER LARCENIES A Stafford man was arrested April 16 following a series of larcenies in Widewater. Bradley Wayne Wells, 24, of Barclay Lane in Stafford, was charged with five counts of grand BRADLEY larceny, four counts WELLS of possession of burglary tools, four counts of tampering with vehicles, larceny with intent to sell/
distribute and possession of marijuana. That day at just before 1 a.m., a deputy responded to a domestic incident on Barclay Lane in a response to a complaint that a family member had stolen money from the victim. Additional information also came to light about other stolen property. Wells admitted to his family and later to law enforcement that he had spent approximately five weeks “car-hopping” to obtain items of value from vehicles, according to M.C. Morris Moncure, a spokeswoman for the sheriff ’s office. During a search of the property, multiple knives, pistols, two shotguns,
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SHERIFF’S OFFICE ASKS FOR PUBLIC’S HELP The Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office is currently investigating larcenies from vehicles, burglaries from garages and stolen vehicles occurring recently in North Stafford neighborhoods. Beginning in the late evening April 11 and continuing into the early morning April 12, residents of Embrey Mill were targeted. There, several vehicles and garage break-ins occurred and a vehicle was taken. Weapons, prescriptions, credit cards and cash were also stolen in the 400 block of Alder Drive. If residents of the area have security videos, the sheriff ’s office is eager to view any footage in that time frame. On April 13, similar incidents occurred on Hampton Oaks and the sheriff ’s office would like to view any home security videos from that area as well. Three suspects were seen in Hampton Oaks near Old English Way and Arbor Lane. They were described as Hispanic juveniles, approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing 120 lbs. with thin builds. The three were approximately 16 to 18 years old. Two suspects had on black jackets and had short black hair. The third suspect was wearing a red athletic jacket and had black wavy hair and heavy eyebrows. One of the suspects in a black jacket had a purple cast on his right arm, according to M.C. Moncure, public information officer for the sheriff ’s office. Anyone with security video footage or information on suspicious activity is asked to contact sheriff ’s office Detective McCullough at 540-658-4102. MAN CHARGED AFTER TWO PURSUITS A Spotsylvania man was arrested April 15 after two police pursuits in Stafford County, according to M.C. Moncure, public information officer for the sheriff ’s office.
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BPHS ACHIEVES GOVERNOR’S AWARD A senior voting rally held at Brooke Point High School has led to the school receiving the governor’s award for high school voter registration. The governor’s challenge in high school voter registration was issued by Gov. Terry McAuliffe in September, giving high schools across the Commonwealth the opportunity to compete to register the highest percentage of their voting-age population. Schools that reach or exceed 65 percent receive an award from the governor. BPHS’s Inspire Virginia chapter held the rally March 22 to encourage the school’s eligible seniors to register to vote. The event motivated 230 seniors to register, with a further 123 pledging to register when they were eligible. Of those students who were already registered, 55 pledged to vote in the next election. These numbers helped the school achieve a reg-
STAFFORD TEAMS ADVANCE TO TOURNAMENT Seventeen teams from Stafford County Public Schools competed in the 2017 Destination Imagination Virginia finals April 8 at Atlee High School in Mechanicsville. Students from five of the groups will advance to the Destination Imagination global finals May 24- 27 in Knoxville, Tenn. Student teams representing the following Rodney Thompson Middle School, A.G. Wright Middle School and Mountain View High School will advance to the finals, as well as teams from Colonial Forge and North Stafford high schools, Ferry Farm Elementary School, DixonSmith Middle School and Edward E. Drew Middle School. Rodney Thompson’s “The Penny Pals” placed first at the middle level. - Staff report
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mind, body It Was Just a Nip …. This Time & soul National Dog Bite Prevention Week, April 9-15, just passed. Didn’t know? Unfortunately, it’s a week that doesn’t get much publicity, but should be im- LAURIE C. WILLIAMS portant to everyone who owns a dog, knows someone who owns a dog or has children that may encounter a dog. Hopefully it passed without incident for you and your family. Sadly, there are thousands of other families in the United States who probably can’t say the same. The CDC estimates that 4.5 million dog bites occur each year. The odds that a dog bite victim will be a child are 3-to-1. And three-quarters of dogs involved belong to the victim’s family or friend. The majority of dog attacks, 61 percent, occur at home or in a familiar place. By and large, people don’t take the onset of dog aggression seriously enough. We love our dogs like family members, and many of us consider them our “fur kids,” so naturally it’s hard to accept that they could be a health risk. We like to refer to the growls as “talking,” and small bites as “nips.” However, these displays of aggression are usually warnings, and foreshadow much worse things to come. Dr. Ian Dunbar, renowned veterinarian, animal behaviorist and author, developed a criteria for assessing and categorizing dog bites: Level 1- Displays of intimidation. Dog growls, lunges, snarls-no teeth touch skin. Level 2- Teeth graze/touch skin but no puncture. There may be minor surface abrasions and bruising and scratches from paws and nails. Level 3- One to four small holes with punctures no longer than half the length of the dog’s canine tooth. Level 4- One to four holes from a single bite, with one or more hole deeper than
half the length of the canine tooth. Black bruising, tears and/or slashing wounds present. Dog clamped down and shook or slashed victim. Level 5- Multiple bites at Level 4 or above. A concerted, repeated attack. Level 6- Any bite resulting in death of a human. Very often dogs exhibit these signs for years before it eventually escalates. When it comes to strangers, most dog aggression is caused by fear and a lack of proper socialization, however when a dog is repeatedly growling at and biting his own family members, somewhere along the way he has learned that this is appropriate behavior. Dog aggression needs to be taken seriously and should be addressed immediately at the first sign. When it erupts “out of nowhere,” the dog should be taken to his veterinarian for a complete medical workup. Changes in body chemistry and illness can manifest in aggressive and inappropriate behavior. Once all medical reasons have been ruled out, behavior modification should be explored as soon as possible. An aggressive dog is not only a risk to others, but a risk to the animal as well. Our society has become increasingly less tolerant with dogs that bite, and a dangerous dog’s own life is at risk. Additionally, the liability of managing a dog that could hurt others is extremely high. When a dog injures, maims or kills, the owner is responsible and can face lawsuits, stiff fines and even jail time. Because dogs are social animals meant to live in “packs” or family groups, I personally believe that no dog really wants to be aggressive. In fact, I consider an aggressive dog to be a dog in constant turmoil and mental anguish, and owners should treat the situation just as they would any other life-threatening illness. Stafford business owner Laurie C. Williams is a published author, television and radio personality and nationally-recognized dog trainer. She can be reached at info@pupniron.com.
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stunning lawn is the trademark of most proud homeowners. After all, the front yard is the first thing visitors and passersby see. But achieving and maintaining the perfect landscape can be time consuming without the right tools. Want more of your weekends back? Experts say achieving professionallevel results in less time starts with the equipment you use to do the job. Take stock of the tools in your garage or shed. Are they up to the task? If you’re spending too much time on the yard, it may be time to make some key upgrades.
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The right lawnmower, for example, “is not just an investment in the beauty of your property, it’s an investment in your quality of life,” says Judy Altmaier, general manager of Exmark, a
nn Maneuverability: Between trees, flower beds and other landscape features, a mower should be easy to maneuver, so you can mow closer and spend less time with the trimmer. nn Quality of cut: Not all mowers offer the same quality of cut. When choosing a new mower, take this factor into consideration, as well as the type of lawn and grass you have. nn Durability: A durable mower will
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nn Protect flight: Millions of birds die annually by striking glass, making windows a hazard to birds in flight. Try applying special decals
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Remember though, bird strikes are often a problem near bird feeders, as feeding birds are easily frightened and are apt to take wild, evasive flight; position feeders closer than three feet or farther than 30 feet from windows. If your feeder is close to the window, birds fly away from the house. Believe it or not, the safest type of feeder is the kind that attach to the window itself. You can also make your home’s outdoor spaces more bird-friendly filling your garden with the right plants and flowers for pollinating bird species. For more tips on making your home and garden a bird haven, visit WindowAlert.com. “By making a few simple modifications to your yard and home, you can assist birds on their long journey,” says Schock. (StatePoint)
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Schneider finds a home with University of Maryland, Baltimore County » BY DAVID DRIVER
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Stafford resident Owen Schneider played on a travel baseball team while in high school that was coached by Carson Carroll, who played in college at Cal Irvine and spent several years in the minor leagues with the Minnesota Twins. Mitchell Carroll, the son of Carson, is now a redshirt junior on the baseball team at Division I Maryland, Baltimore County and those ties helped Schneider find a college home. Carson Carroll told the coaching staff at UMBC about Schneider and now the outfielder from Colonial Forge High is with the Retrievers as a freshman. Schneider was an all-conference player as a sophomore, junior and senior at Colonial Forge and helped the team win a conference tournament title when he was a senior. He also attracted attention from the Division I program at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. “It was one of those things where I (had to) see myself at VMI,” Schneider said Monday. “That is a big commitment as far as school goes, along with baseball.” Schneider hadn’t made a college commitment when he heard from UMBC, where the head coach is Bob Mumma. “They had an opening when I was in the recruiting process and I was still un-
decided,” said Schneider, who also played quarterback in football at Colonial Forge. Schneider, who joined UMBC as a recruited walk-on, said it can be a challenge to combine Division I athletics with academics. He had 16 credit hours in the fall and has 12 this semester. “It has not been easy,” he said. “The fall was not too bad. The fall was pretty manageable.” UMBC had fall practice through most of October. When the season began, the team was on the road the first three weekends since weather in the mid-Atlantic in mid-February can be tricky. “It was definitely a transition,” Schneider said. “You have to schedule things ahead of time. After those first three weekends I got a better handle of the class schedule.” He played in 10 of the first 27 games and hit .303 in his first 13 at-bats for UMBC as a freshman. UMBC played three games in two days on Friday and Saturday, April 14-15 at America East Conference foe Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut. The Retrievers left campus in suburban Baltimore about 9 a.m. Thursday, April 13 for the bus ride of nearly seven hours to Hartford. The visitors lost 16-7 in the first game Friday as Schneider scored a run as a
pinch-hitter. UMBC won the second game Friday 7-3 as Schneider came off the bench to score another run. The visitors won 13-12 Saturday as Schneider again played well, getting two hits in two at bats and driving in two runs as a reserve. The team bus arrived back at campus in Baltimore County late Saturday. UMBC improved to 11-16 overall and 5-4 in conference play and will host UMass Lowell in a three-game series April 22-23 in conference action. Schneider is the son of Aric and Sandy Schneider and has a sister, Sophia, who was a cheerleader at Colonial Forge High and is now a student at James Madison University. The UMBC freshman is a fan of the Detroit Tigers, mainly because of his parents’ roots in Michigan. Both of his parents went to Michigan State and his father played sports in high school. His parents watched the Michigan State men’s basketball team play in the Big 10 Conference tournament at the Verizon Center in Washington in March. Schneider plans to play in a wood bat league based in the Richmond area this summer. Another Colonial Forge High grad with a college baseball program is Cody Harrell, a freshman infielder on the ros-
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Colonial Forge grad Owen Schneider has adjusted to college baseball at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. PHOTO PROVIDED ter of Division III Shenandoah of Winchester. The team was ranked No. 1 in the nation the week of April 11 at the Division III level. Shenandoah plays a doubleheader April 22 at Randolph-Macon, which has several Stafford residents on the team. Junior outfielder Cole Migliorini of Colonial Forge began this week hitting .395 with a team-high nine homers and 40 RBIs for the Yellow Jackets. David Driver can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com
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Dave Davis and Bill Stearns, Colgan’s co-cross country and track coaches and friends for more than 20 years, are taking on a new challenge: training Marines. The Stafford residents were recently named the coaches of the elite running team for the U.S. Marine Corps’ AllMarine Running Program. Interested runners apply to be part of the program and then represent the U.S. Marine Corps in national and international running events throughout the year. “We’ll work with the runners, send them workouts and monitor their progress,” Davis said. “The challenge will be with runners that have extraordinary circumstances and finding ways to work around those.” For instance, Davis said he just learned that one runner just received orders to be at sea for a year. Other runners must balance workouts with military training, while even others must workout while deployed in other parts of the world. All of that provides a unique challenge for the two friends. Davis has served as a coach for more than 40 years, starting the cross country programs at Hylton, Forest Park and Mountain View, along with serving as the head coach at Woodbridge and Blacksburg high schools. He is a member of the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame and has won seven CLASSIFIED
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state titles at four different high schools. Stearns joined Davis at Colgan this school year after serving as the track and cross country coach, and later the activities director, at Potomac High School. The two were always close friends, having their teams sometimes train together during the high school season. In working with the U.S. Marines, Davis will coach the runners at the shorter distances, while Stearns will focus on the longer races such as the half-marathon and marathon. This year, All-Marine Runners will compete in the International Military Sports Council (CISM) in Ottawa, Canada in May; the Warriors of the Sea Competition in England in June; and in both the Armed Forces and Challenge Cup competitions that will be held within the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon this October. In addition, many of the All-Marine runners will participate in the Marine Corps 17.75K on March 25 in Prince William County and at the Marine Historic Half on May 21. Davis said the coaches will see which runners are available for what race and then pick the teams based on skill and availability. The team is still taking applications, so has yet to be fully filled out. Davis said the challenge will come in helping each runner train while managing their life in the U.S. Marines. “It will be a different experience for us,” Davis said. OPINION
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Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 1106 Kings Crest Drive Stafford, VA 22554 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $201,772.00, dated June 8, 2005, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on June 13, 2005, as Instrument Number LR050021615, 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 May 8, 2017 at 9:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Lot 242, Section 6-B, POTOMAC HILLS Subdivision as shown on a plat of survey prepared by Harry A. V. Lundstrom. Jr., C.E., and recorded in Plat Book 28, Page 215, in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Stafford County, Virginia. Tax ID: 21E
6B 242. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $11,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. No more than $9,000 cash will be accepted as a deposit. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Loan Type: VA/GNMA (Trustee # 557095) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www. orlans.com FEI # 1074.02423 4/14/ & 4/21/17
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 3435 Aquia Drive Stafford, VA 22554 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $399,500.00, dated December 23, 2005, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on January 23, 2006, as Instrument Number LR060003039, 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 May 15, 2017 at 9:00 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, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LOCATED AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORD, VIRGINIA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 2747 AS SHOWN
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ON A PLAT OF SECTION NINE (9), AQUIA HARBOUR SUBDIVISION, AS THE SAME APPEARS DULY DEDICATED, PLATTED AND RECORDED IN THE CIRCUIT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE OF STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA, IN PLAT BOOK 5 AT PAGE 85. . Tax ID: 21B 2747. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $12,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. No more than $9,000 cash will be accepted as a deposit. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.Loan Type: Conv/Conv (Trustee # 571323) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee,
LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www. orlans.com FEI # 1074.05665 4/21 & 4/28/17
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 525 Sanford Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22406 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $250,000.00, dated August 3, 2007, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on August 16, 2007, as Instrument Number LR070019920, 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 May 22, 2017 at 9:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Lot 9, of the subdivision
dedicated as Holly Corner and containing 46,077 square feet as shown on the plat of Holly Corner by Corbin-Hubbard Associates, dated February 24, 1975, which plat is duly recorded among the land records in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Stafford County, be the same, more or less, but subject to all legal highways. Tax ID: 44D-1-9. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $11,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. No more than $9,000 cash will be accepted as a deposit. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Loan Type: Conv/FNMA (Trustee # 574417)
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Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www. orlans.com FEI # 1074.05689 4/21 & 4/28/17
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