Prince William Times 09/23/2021

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FIELD HOCKEY ON THE RISE IN PRINCE WILLIAM: Team reports, SPORTS, Pages 11-12

September 23, 2021 | Vol. 20, No. 38 | www.princewilliamtimes.com | $1.00 Covering Prince William County and surrounding communities, including Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan, Quantico and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

Tim Bauckman, owner of Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant and Crab House, chats with customers Saturday, Sept. 18. The popular riverfront hangout, the only restaurant in Prince William County accessible by both land and boat, is closing Sept. 26. PHOTOS BY JOSH STRICKLAND

Dumfries Town Council approves ‘The Rose’ By Daniel Berti

Times Staff Writer

The Dumfries Town Council approved plans Tuesday, Sept. 21, for “The Rose” gaming facility and hotel. The $389 million casino-sized building will feature a hotel with up to 305 rooms, eight restaurants, a 1,500-seat theatre, 175,000 square feet of gaming space and an 80acre public park at the current site of the Potomac Landfill, located off Interstate 95 and Va. 234. The council approved a rezoning and conditional use permit for the facility on a 6-1 vote. “My promise to you when I ran as mayor was that I was going to help make Dumfries become a destination place,” Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood said before the vote. “The Rose has presented that to us ... and so much more. It’s going to bring to fruition the closure of this local landfill [and] an 80-acre public park.” See THE ROSE, page 8

Woodbridge High Tim’s Rivershore bids farewell football coach dies after Popular riverfront crab collapsing during game house closes after 28 years

Coach Frederick Moore remembered as ‘loving math teacher,’ ‘one of the best’

By Aileen M. Streng Contributing Writer

When Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant and Crab House closes for good Sunday, Sept. 26, it will leave a hole in the hearts of its staff, loyal patrons and local charities it supported over its 28-year run of serving buckets of crabs and good cheer on the banks of the Potomac River. But the sense of loss hits especially hard for Tim and Jamie Bauckman, who opened the restaurant in 1993. “This has been more than a restaurant,” said Tim Bauckman, owner of the popular hangout accessible by land and by sea. “We’re part of a community. Some of my oldest and dearest friends are people I met on the river. “I’m in a fog. I know this was happening, but now that it’s September; it came so fast,” said Jamie Bauckman, who works with her

By Jill Palermo

Times Staff Writer

husband. “I feel bad for Tim. It hurts to see him hurting. He had something really special here. “I feel so bad for all of the people who have worked for us over the years, the customers who come in all the time and for my kids. They grew up here. They worked here. “It’s going to be huge loss. It’s been worries and happiness and a staple in our lives every day. It’s heartbreaking,” she said.

Woodbridge Senior High School students and staff were sharing heartfelt condolences and fond memories on the school’s website over the weekend about math teacher and football Coach Fred Moore, who passed away Friday night after collapsing on the field during a varsity football game. Woodbridge Principal Heather Abney confirmed Moore’s death in a letter she sent to staff, students and parents late Friday, Sept. 17. The game was suspended in the third quarter, with the Woodbridge Vikings leading Spotsylvania County’s Massaponax High School 21-14, when Moore suffered a medical emergency.

See TIM’S, page 6

See MOORE, page 7

Tim’s Rivershore, in Dumfries, is closing this weekend after 28 years in business.

Weekend best bets: Occoquan fall craft fair, ‘Queen of Hearts,’ Neabsco history walk See Page 9

County supervisors approve massive town center at Innovation Park See Page 3

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Woodbridge Senior High School assistant football coach and math teacher Frederick Moore.


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