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American Legion Post 290 in Stafford County joined other organizations in remembering fallen service members on Memorial Day. Above, Keith Angle, judge advocate of Post 290, places a wreath at the memorial monument at Stafford County Courthouse on Monday. The local Legion post erected the monument in 1985. Coverage of the Memorial Day commemoration at Quantico Cemetery is on page 7. Aleks Dolzenko/Stafford County Sun

Stimpson files lawsuit on absentee voting Susan Stimpson filed suit in Stafford County Circuit Court on Wednesday challenging the State Board of Elections’ decision to change absentee ballot rules within a month of the election, announced her campaign. “We are taking this action to protect the

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he Stafford County School Board unanimously agre e d Tuesday to put more than $1 million in proffer funds toward a shortfall brought about by planned additions at three of the county’s high schools. Despite the school board’s vote, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors must still approve use of the proffers for the action to take place. Proffers are funds that developers provide to the county for capital improvements to offset the impact of development on county services. The proffer fund balance is $1,043,913, according to the school board, and the deficit sits at $1.2 million. The additions to the schools are for classroom, physical education/health and fine arts areas at Brooke Point, Colonial Forge and Mountain View high schools. The bids that came in for construction of the projects at the schools was higher than expected, the school board said. School board members explained that the amount borrowed would be reduced by $575,587 for mechanical repairs at H.H. Poole Middle School, and in turn that would affect infrastructure PROFFERS projects in fiscal 2017. PAGE 5 Some of the additions

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Tim Ciampaglio, candidate for the GOP nomination for the 2nd District in the House of Delegates, recently released his transportation plan in support of his campaign. “In every conversation I ask each voter what issues matter most to them, and after two months on the trail it has become abundantly clear that transportation is one of the top issues for the majority of my future constituents,” Ciampaglio said. He added that his “peak efficiency plan and HB2 have a lot in common, but the most important commonality is the focus on prioritization tools to assess which projects are needed first. The HB2 prioritization tool is really a scorecard with different factors, and different weights given to each factor, to develop a score. The higher the

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applications because of concerns about fraud. Voters can already use an electronic signature on a voter registration application because prior to voting that voter must show up in person and present an identification to match the voter to the voter registration. Absentee ballots can be mailed to different addresses than the voter’s home address. The change was beyond SBE’s authority to make given that the General Assembly has specifically authorized application of UETA to certain election-related transactions but not others, including on absentee ballot applications. The State Board of Elections changed the rules

score, the higher the priority. House District 2 fits within the Northern Virginia and Fredericksburg regions, and the top scoring priority for our region is congestion mitigation.” Ciampaglio’s news release continues that “transportation projects are submitted through the collaboration of parties or stakeholders. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Planning District Commissions (PDCs), and the counties work up transportation project plans that get submitted to the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB). The CTB then assesses the details of the plan against the scorecard developed in HB2. The full transportation plan is at http://timciampaglio.nationbuilder.com/transportation_plan

in the middle of the absentee voting period. It could have been before, it could have been after, but it was done less than a month before this election. In this case, the proposed change was never publicly advertised as required by law. The State Board of Elections continues to stonewall efforts to obtain information on the exact details and requirements of the change, the meeting minutes and the audio of the meeting. They have not responded to Freedom of Information Act requests. “Allowing unverifiable electronic signatures on absentee ballot applications will open the door to voter fraud,” Stimpson campaign adviser Tim Edson said. Staff Reports

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It seems to me…we are a little over a Do voters merely get their opinions week away from meeting our respon- from the newspapers or TV or mailings sibility to vote. While this is a primary from the candidates? Does the informaon June 9, it is no less important than a tion that reaches the voters go beyond major election because it will determine the superficial level? When a candidate what our final choices will be for the of- says he or she will cut spending or not fices that will represent all of us no mat- increase taxes do we ask how and why? ter what political party we support. Does the sea of voters look at the canGiven the state of affairs didates past record on issues locally, statewide and nationand see if they have lived up ally, one would think there to what they promised in the would be rallies, marches past? Are we so divided that and more political signs. Sure we vote only because once a there have been rallies but the Republican always a Repubattendance at these is about lican and once a Democrat the same as what we see at always a Democrat and never HARVEY GOLD a good Little League game. To the twain shall meet. date, there is little advertising Do we ask the tough questions activity on the part of any candidate. or are we satisfied with a candidate’s poShouldn’t the candidates be out there sition that his or her main qualification telling us what they will do if they are is that their opponent is unworthy and elected or reelected? Shouldn’t we want unqualified to represent you. Doesn’t to know where they stand on the many it seem as though all candidates of all issues our government faces? parties tell us more of why their oppoIt is sad but true that too few citizens nent is unqualified than why he or she is are interested enough to ask the can- qualified and what those qualifications didates for real answers to questions are? It may be that we are so anestheon taxes, insurance, roads, schools, tized by all the TV and other advertisemployment and other critical issues. ing that daily inundates us that we listen While this is a Republican Party prima- to what politicians say with only a fracry, it would make sense for all citizens, tion of our brain. regardless of party affiliation to want to If we want good government, we must know where candidates stand on issues, participate and intelligently determine so they could know why they can or who is most qualified to represent us. can’t support them. We must listen, digest the information Do voters only want to hear what they candidates spew out of their vote-getwant to hear and don’t want to hear the ting apparatus and make well thought views of those who differ from their out decisions. And after we evaluate views. How can you know why you what we’ve heard we should make sure won’t support a candidate if you don’t we vote. Not voting is like complaining question him or her? about someone else hitting the lottery

when you didn’t buy a ticket. And, voting in local elections is extremely critical because it is possible for candidates to win by only a handful of votes. One final thought has to do with how we pay our elected officials. We elect them and then they are free to vote as they wish until the next election when most voters have forgotten what they were promised. And even if voters remember that the elected officials didn’t do what they said they would do, there is little way to hold them accountable except to not vote for them again. The damage they did goes unpunished. So perhaps we could have a referendum to require that all elected officials from the most local to the president of the United States don’t get paid until what they promote and vote for is determined to have worked successfully. Since most of them are good salespeople and salespeople often get paid only when the deal goes through successfully, this seems appropriate. And if what they do doesn’t work, well they won’t get paid and this could get rid of all the elected officials who promote the wrong programs. Doing this we should save a great deal of money and, in addition, we would not have to worry about term limits. While this may sound wacky I don’t think it is any wackier than lots of stuff that we see our elected officials promote. Whether you like this idea or not, I hope you will think about the issues and then as the good citizen you are, you will get out and vote. Harvey Gold can be reached at info@staffordcountysun.com.

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Feeling mighty ugly Much as I hate to admit it, and despite Please do, because it makes me ill just to our lovely springtime season locally, a think about them. few things have combined to make me At last count, were there only a dozen feel mighty ugly. or so candidates? Talk about mass conI can hardly turn on the TV lately fusion -- that’s where we seem to be without hearing the latest garbage on headed. Hillary Clinton, biker gangs But of course, all this isn’t and ISIS thugs destroying happening in a vacuum. We Iraq. still have another burden and At least the latter two agits name is Iraq. And honest gravations should decrease to Pete, that place is looking with time, but not Hillary. I more like Vietnam every day. know. She has held high ofWill Iraq become only the fice in Washington in the newest blot on our nation’s BEN BLANKENSHIP past, without too much fuss failed commitments to supat the time. But now I fear that, just port deserving, hard-pressed countries? like Obama has turned out, her service And how much more of that kind of would only get us even deeper in trou- thing will we have to endure before othble as a nation. er countries realize we have become so Despite all, she stands alone. She’s the untrustworthy as allies? only presidential candidate the DemoI apologize for taking up so much pescrats are publicizing. She and Bill have simistic space in this column, intended tons of money. And she has that empty, largely for neighbors and local topics. albeit rich, political field all to herself. Which reminds me: Is anyone happy In contrast, just look at the Republicans. with those new toll lanes on south-

bound Interstate 95? After all, they do end virtually at our county’s front gate just north of Garrisonville Road. I know little or nothing about them, never having been forced to try them out. Nevertheless, I approach the topic with fear and loathing, the kind I used to reserve for the occasional bad commute to and from Washington. Even those occasionally bum trips are now fortunately in my rear-view mirror. Now my commute is to or from the doctor’s office or Stafford Hospital. And let me tell you, it’s a downer. But you’ve already borne my larger complaints in this column’s space. So let’s just stop a few moments and consider the county elections coming soon. Aren’t they a mess? Maybe it’s just the humidity. Sorry. Ben Blankenship, a columnist here since 1995, lives in Aquia Harbour. Reach him at info@staffordcountysun.com.

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The Triple Crown Watch is on again Football, baseball and basketball Triple Crown. What’s it like at the start of a horse players, as well as boxers and Olympians, have their moments to shine. race? There is anticipation, exciteAnd they attract fans, sometimes ment and worry. For the horses — by the millions, but there is nothing keyed up, excited and with tremenquite a like a horse race. The energy, dous energy — its high tension. My farrier, the lady who shoes the power along with the our horses, offered one of unique cooperation bethe best descriptions yet: tween human and horse, is “…it’s like two million its own world. And in less pounds of pressure inside than two weeks, one horse a single soda can.” The and one rider might possihorses, like charges being bly take the ultimate prize loaded in a cannon, are led in horse racing and win the DAVID KERR to the starting gate. The Belmont Stakes and with it loading doesn’t take long, it’s a rapid the Triple Crown. This kind of Triple Crown watch process, and then everything depends has occurred before. But not since “Af- on a few moments of high energy acfirmed” won the Kentucky Derby, the tion. Those first leaps out of the startPreakness and the Belmont, way back ing gate, and the strategy the rider and in 1977, has a horse won all three of horse follow in just two to three minthese races and in so doing won the utes can make all the difference. This year the horse to watch, beTriple Crown. This contest isn’t like other sporting contests. If no one cause he won both the Kentucky Derwins all three of these races, then no by and the Preakness in spite of a masone receives the Triple Crown trophy. sive downpour, is American Pharoah. It goes back to its case for yet another His performance in both races was year. In almost every sport — some- impressive, and in some respects hearone, it’s almost a guarantee, will win kened to 1973 Triple Crown winner — but not so when it comes to the Secretariat. And while there is only

one Secretariat, Virginia born and bred, American Pharoah has shown some similar characteristics. In the Kentucky Derby his win was relatively narrow. In the Preakness, because of the weather, the jockey decided to go for the lead and try to hold it. What’s more, in the last leg of the race, American Pharoah not only had the lead but was expanding on it.

…there is nothing quite a like a horse race. The energy, the power along with the unique cooperation between human and horse, is its own world. Usually, riders will hold the horse back until late in the race before making their move. This is a matter of strategy and conservation of energy. However, jockey Victor Espinoza’s strategy in the Preakness, which was

the opposite of the conventional wisdom, was reminiscent of Secretariat’s last race of the Triple Crown back in 1973. Both took the lead from the start and didn’t surrender it. The question however is will American Pharoah be able to offer a similar performance as at the Belmont in New York? The Belmont is an extra-long race and some horses that do well in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness sometimes just can’t maintain the speed. It’s a matter of high performance endurance. But also it’s a partnership. Jockey and horse, in many respects, have to have similar personalities. Horses, when they race, and they do like to race, do so to in win. The jockeys are exactly the same way. This year’s Triple Crown may be a letdown for some of us hoping for the first winner in 38 years. That happens a lot. But until that call is made for “Riders to mount your horses,” there is plenty of anticipation. David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford County School Board, can be reached at info@staffordcountysun.com.

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Over the last few weeks multiple news items made me wonder why hatred is mistakenly perceived to be linked with religion, whereas the realities are so different. In April I read about the anti-Islam advertisement that started running on 84 SEPTA buses in Philadelphia. The ad made a false allegation which said, “Islamic-Jew Hatred: It’s in the Quran”. This ad was to run for four weeks. Later on I was further disappointed to learn that New York City subways and buses may also be running a similar propaganda advertisement stating “Killing Jews is Worship that Draws us Close to Allah,” attributed to “Hamas MTV.” Below that, it reads: “That’s his Jihad. What’s yours?” However, it is of some relief to learn that for the time being this ad is disallowed as the MTA banned all political, religious and opinion ads from the transit system. It was heartening to see them realize the clear distinction between free speech and hate speech. Some days later, there was another unfortunate incident. Two shooters attacked an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas. This event was organized by none other than the same Pamela

Geller, president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), who is also behind the anti-Islam hate-based ads mentioned above. AFDI is an anti-Islamic organization that is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. What was common in all three programs initiated by this AFDI? It is the propagation of anti-Islam sentiment and hate speech, done under the guise of free speech. Without question, the violence at Garland, Texas, was condemned by all, including Muslims. “Violence is never an acceptable response to hate speech, no matter how inflammatory and uncivilized that speech is,” said Nasim Rehmatullah, national vice president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA. The press release continues: “The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA, recognizes the legal right to free speech. The community additionally implores all individuals to elevate their personal morality in speech, and to maintain civility and justice in all affairs.” I kept thinking that the Holy Quran repeatedly teaches Muslims that all religions were originally from God and they all taught a two-fold message: love for God and love for the creation.

Then how is it possible to imagine that the Holy Quran asks Muslims to hate people of other religions? There is a prayer in the Holy Quran which each Muslim repeats tens of times in a single day when he offers his five daily Prayers, and it reads: “All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.” This verse has a clear message for every Muslim. Allah is Lord of all the worlds, not just of Muslims, not just of people of faiths but also of those with no faith. How can a Muslim who repeats this prayer many times in a day ignore or forget that God loves all people as He belongs to all? If a Muslim claims to love God or wants to please Him, how can he even imagine doing it by hurting those whom God loves? The life of Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) was a true depiction of the Holy Quran. Once he was sitting with his companions while a funeral procession passed by. He stood up in respect of the funeral. Seeing this, one of his companions said: “This is the funeral procession of a Jewish person.” On hearing this he gave a response which is a perfect manifestation of the Quran’s message of love for all. He

said, “Was he not a human? Respect for all humans is obligatory.” There is one question which I think is for all of us to ponder. Is exercise of such of our rights which are aimed at hurting emotions of others more important to us than mutual respect, care and concern? Perfect response to hatred is love. So finally I came across something which promotes love. I read about the wonderful initiative in which we all can appreciate. #FreeIceCream for kids and seniors is an initiative by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Baltimore. According to the reports in social media, more than 1,000 free ice creams have been shared. It has the message of #LoveForAll. Although this initiative was in response to the Baltimore protests, this message of love and messages like these deserve to be spread far and wide rather than hate speech under guise of free speech. It is simply more American. It is more human. This is a true Muslim’s voice. This is the message of all faiths. Hatred is not the message of the Quran. God will not teach hatred. Shehla Ahmad, a Stafford County resident, can be reached at muslimsforpeace1@gmail.com.

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TRUCK STOLEN FROM WOODYARD AUTO SALES The Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office is looking for clues in the theft of a pickup truck from Woodyard Auto Sales in mid-county during the Memorial Day weekend, Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office spokesman Bill Kennedy said. The owner last saw the vehicle, a gray 2007 F-350 pickup truck with a crew cab, in the parking lot of the business at 4:30 p.m. May 23. When he returned May 26, it was gone. The vehicle is valued in excess of $25,000. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office at 540-658-4636 or Crime Solvers at 540-659-2020. Jim Lawrence

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Flags fluttered in the breeze as hundreds of service members, families and residents gathered at Quantico National Cemetery on Memorial Day for the somber remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives in service to the U.S. The 32nd annual ceremony, sponsored by the Potomac Region Veterans Council, included music by the Quantico Marine Corps Band, remarks by guests and veterans, the laying of a wreath and the keynote speech by Donnie Sisk, the new director of the cemetery. The ceremony also commemorated the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. “For those who have worn the uniform, the military is a fraternity like no other,” said Col. David W. Maxwell, commander, Marine Corps Base Quantico, in his opening remarks. “It’s a family forged from shared sacrifice, the sacrifice of service to an idea greater than ourselves.” Retired Sgt. Major of the Army Don Martin has volunteered at the ceremony for the last three years, passing out water and helping veterans off buses. A member of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Martin rides in

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“It’s nice to see people come out and honor their sacrifice,” said Davis, whose husband, 1st Lt. Matt Davis, died Nov. 7 and is buried at Quantico National Cemetery.

Stafford County American Legion Post 290 Advocate Judge John Hess, left, escorts Col. David W. Maxwell and Quantico National Cemetery Director Donnie Sisk as they place a memorial wreath during ceremonies Monday at the cemetery. Photos by Aleks Dolzenko/Stafford County Sun

Rolling Thunder, lays a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and volunteers at the Quantico National Cemetery as a Memorial Day tradition with other members. In his keynote address, Sisk noted this is a “ceremony about rendering

proper honors to the men and women who devoted their lives and their selfless service in the name of a timeless cause on behalf of principals far nobler than themselves.” Sisk urged the crowd to remember, respect and mourn those who have

Sisk encouraged the audience to honor a hero by participating in an act of service in the coming week. “Here, Americans lie forever still and forever honored because they, like their brothers and sisters before them, assumed the heavy duty of supporting freedom for their countrymen,” he said. “Those we honor today wrote and made possible both our history and our future. Through their service they defined our destiny and defined our chapters of our history all too often in the ink of blood, sweat and tears,” Sisk said. “They did not fail us and we must not fail them.”

Retired Sergeant Major of the Army Donald Martin helps retired Sgt. Maj. Edwin Smallwood with an artificial forget-me-not before joining the Memorial Day ceremonies at Quantico Cemetery.

Sgt. Lindsay Moen plays Taps near the conclusion of Memorial Day ceremonies.

Devin McCann of Stafford, left, and William Hanman of Warrenton help April Goodwin get to the Memorial Day ceremony at Quantico National Cemetery on Monday. Both men are members of the Combat Vets Association.

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Earl Covey of Quantico waits to march in the Parade of Veterans Organizational Colors during ceremonies Monday at Quantico National Cemetery.

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Sabrina Hill caps stellar four-year career at Christopher Newport DAVID DRIVER

For the Stafford County Sun

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Sabrina Hill of Stafford was able to watch on television as another Mountain View High graduate took part in the NCAA Division I softball tournament. A senior at Christopher Newport, Hill watched as senior Megan Baltzell of Longwood competed on May 15-16 in Knoxville, Tennessee, with the Lancers. Longwood posted its first NCAA tourney win before being knocked out of the tournament. Hill, a senior first baseman, was also involved in her own national tourney. The Captains won the Capital Athletic Conference title this year but were eliminated from the Division III playoffs against host Salisbury by scores of 8-0 and 5-0 on May 15-16. “It was kind of disappointing but they were on point,” Hill said of Salisbury. “I think (pitcher Rachel) Johnson threw really well” for Salisbury in the two games. This season Hill hit .352 in 122 at bats and she started all 39 games. Hill had six doubles with eight homers and 38 RBIs. She also excelled on defense as she made just one error and had a fielding percentage of .996. The two-time All-American has had her No. 25 jersey retired and she is the school leader in career hits (223), RBIs (191) and total bases (384). “Sabrina has been a leader by example and through that example expected the best of others,” according to Keith Parr, the CNU head coach. “She has been extremely dedicated to making herself

The Mountain View High grad was the Player of the Year in the CAC as senior first baseman in softball.

Sabrina Hill, a two-time All-American, has had her No. 25 jersey retired and she was the leader at Christopher Newport in career hits (223), RBIs (191) and total bases (384). Submitted

better and had an outstanding career for our program.” CNU was 30-9 overall, 14-2 at home and 13-1 in the CAC this year. Hill, who turned 22 in January, graduated earlier in May with a degree in psychology and plans to begin dental

hygienist school this fall in Northern Virginia. Her younger brother, Austin, also attended Mountain View, where he was a manager for some of the athletic teams. Coming out of high school, Fairfax native Sabrina Hill attracted attention from the softball programs at Virginia

Wesleyan and Roanoke, among others. “I wanted to go to CNU before I met Keith Parr,” she said of the Captains head coach. “I remember going on a tour there. The campus itself is beautiful. I knew it was getting well known.” She may play in a slow-pitch softball league this summer. Hill also played field hockey and basketball at Mountain View but knew she wanted to focus on softball in college. She was the Player of the Year in the USA South as a freshman and sophomore before the Captains switched to the Capital Athletic Conference. Another Stafford resident with the Captains this season was freshman shortstop Rachel Payne, a graduate of Brooke Point. She hit .264 in 27 games, all starts, and she improved her average from .217 on March 24. Payne played basketball, field hockey and softball for four years at Brooke Point. Her father, John, played lacrosse at Radford. “After getting this year under her belt I feel she will really thrive next year,” Parr says of Payne. “Her defensive skills are going to take her a long way. After a solid season in the batter’s box I still feel she has so much upside with her hitting.” Other Mountain View High grads in the college softball ranks, besides Hill and Baltzell, included Brittany Scites, a standout senior this year for Mary Washington. She was an all-league player for the Eagles of Mary Washington. David Driver can be reached at info@staffordcountysun.com.

STAFFORD SPORTS REPORT BRIAN WRIGHT

For the Stafford County Sun

While the Memorial Day holiday is certainly — and most importantly — a time for honor and remembrance, it also is a benchmark in the spring sports season for local high schools, as many are vying for glory in the form of a state championship. The road began last week for most sports – with some local programs advancing and others heading home for the summer.

BASEBALL Tuesday’s final in the Conference 15 championship pitted Mountain View and Potomac, with North Stafford and Massaponax playing for consolation. The way it played out to this point was a path filled with drama. The Wildcats and Wolverines faced off -- both placing their top pitchers on the hill. Taylor Barker of North Stafford and Dylan Hall of Mountain View had combined to lose just once in 2015, and both lived up to their season-long credentials. The two offenses only managed to total seven hits, but one hit proved to be the difference. Ironically, it came off the bat of Hall. His solo home run in the third inning was the only score of the contest. Both pitchers went the distance, with

Hall earning heroes’ laurels for his allaround effort.

SOFTBALL Mountain View has established a reputation over the years as one of the predominant softball programs in the area, as well as in the state. But in 2015, the Wildcats weren’t exactly their unbeatable selves. In fact, they lost four times and were a No. 3 seed in the Conference 15 tourney. But the coming of the postseason seemed to be the time in which the ‘Cats have turned it on. Against Massaponax in the semifinals, Mountain View jumped out to a 2-0 lead, and continued to get key hits to counter any Panther rally. The offense (with 12 hits) played a big role in the 5-4 victory, but it was a defensive play that preserved the win. An overthrow to second base on a Massaponax steal attempt allowed the Panther runner to advance farther. However, center fielder Kelsey Romine threw out the runner as she tried for home. Mya Tino led the way at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and three runs batted in. SOCCER Tuesday began play in the Conference 4 quarterfinal tournament. For the girls’

championship, it kicks off with Riverbend at Hylton, Colonial Forge at Forest Park and Gar-Field at Stafford. Woodbridge earned the top seed in the conference. On the boys’ side of Conference 4, it was Colonial Forge hosting Stafford, Woodbridge on the road against GarField and Hylton at Riverbend. Forest Park is the top seed. In Conference 15, the participants were (as of Tuesday morning) narrowed down to two on each side. For the boys, all that was left was Massaponax and Freedom. Potomac traveled to North Stafford for the consolation match. As for the girls’ tournament, Mountain View hosted Massaponax while North Stafford and Brooke Point battled it out for third place.

TRACK AND FIELD Brooke Point’s boys track team won the Conference 15 meet on May 20, besting second place Mountain View, 175-161. North Stafford came home third, with Freedom, Potomac and Massaponax rounding out the top six. The Black-Hawks were led by Gerimi Parrett’s victory in the 110-meter hurdles and Brian Olson’s win in the 3,200-meter event, as well as a relay win in the 400.

TENNIS Behind undefeated seasons by Matt Darling and Mick Torrey, the Mountain View Wildcats captured the Conference 15 championship, defeating North Stafford, 5-2 on May 22. Darling beat Josh O’Neal (7-5, 7-6 (8-6)) in a singles match and then teamed with Torrey to win a doubles match. The Wildcats’ next step is the 5A-North Region tournament, which began on Tuesday at home against Halifax County. The Mountain View girls’ team also won its conference crown – by beating Potomac – and thus also earned a spot in their 5A-North Regional tourney. The squad’s first-round encounter was against Patrick Henry on Tuesday.

LACROSSE North Stafford has staved off elimination in both boys’ and girls’ lacrosse. Each played in the North/West Group semifinals, with the boys’ squad going up against Albemarle and the girls’ team facing Massaponax. Mountain View also has dual participation. The boys faced off with Brooke Point, while the girls hosted Albemarle. Brian Wright can be reached at info@staffordcountysun.com.

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FAMILY TECH | MARK STOUT

There is a high-tech company out there aggressively building new products for IOS, Android, Windows Phone and Windows. They are acquiring exciting new companies that publish apps for some of these platforms. They are building a way for PC owners to run some iPhone and Android apps on their PCs. They are making it possible for developers to write one app that will run on Windows, Xbox One and Windows Phones. They are taking risks with their longstanding cash cows and astonishing long-time watchers of the company. They are doing things that one would think would make the company’s founder roll over in his grave, if he wasn’t very much alive. They are planning on giving away a new product that will replace Windows 7 and Windows 8. You will want it. What is this dynamic, risk-taking company? Is it some new startup? No, it’s Microsoft. Yet, it isn’t your father’s Microsoft. The 40-year-old company is changing. Founder Bill Gates remains on the board of Microsoft, but spends much of his time now with the foundation he and his wife began.

Gate’s college friend, Steve Ballmer, has retired as chief executive officer. I never thought of Ballmer as a visionary. He spent his time jealously guarding Microsoft’s big cash cows: Windows and Office.

In February 2014, Satya Nadella became Microsoft’s CEO. He came out of its Cloud Computing division, one of the newest, more forward thinking divisions.

Sometime this summer, Microsoft will release Windows 10, its newest, and they say, its final operating system. From now on, it says it says there will not be new Windows operating system, just downloadable upgrades to Windows 10. Details are still sketchy about when Windows 10 is coming, and if any of the operating systems prior to Windows 7 will be upgradeable for free. Windows 10 has been out for a while as a Beta program. I’ve been running it in a Virtual Machine so that it has not taken over my entire PC.

I’ll have a future column with fuller details about Windows 10 when it is announced.

Microsoft has made some other unMicrosoft moves in the last couple years. It has moved away from Office as a product you purchase, and which they sell as

upgrades periodically. Instead, its Office 365 is a subscription product which you pay for each year and automatically have upgrades when you need them. A one-year subscription lets you put it on up to five devices. It includes a full terabyte of online storage on Microsoft’s OneDrive service. In fact, it wants to store new documents on OneDrive by default. That does make your files available from anywhere you have web access, including your smartphone.

And OneDrive is priced competitively against offerings from Google and Dropbox.

Microsoft recently purchased the Sunrise calendar app that runs on iPhones, iPads and Android phones, but not Windows phones. Well, not yet anyway. I’ve been using Sunrise for a few days now and am favorably impressed. Before Sunrise, to see what my day entailed, I had to look at my Google Calendar, my to-do task list in Wunderlist and longer term reminders which I had in Evernote. Sunrise pulls all those reminders together and can include reminders from many more apps. Next, I’ll be typing it to TripIt, an app that keeps up with pending flights I’ve booked. All this information is displayed on my Android phone, an iPad and in my

Microsoft has also been showing experimental products for the first time by demonstrating a new augmented reality headset.

Unlike the Facebook-owned Occulus Rift, the Microsoft HoloLens does not create an all new reality, but adds things to our reality. For example, a mechanic working on a complex jet engine would see the engine clearly, but HoloLens would superimpose identifiers and other information over what the mechanic was seeing. Virtual Reality, like Rift, completely replaces reality with a computer-generated reality for gaming or exploring a made-up world. Both kinds of devices have their place. A release date for HoloLens has not been announced. By publicly experimenting as they are with HoloLens and producing products for platforms other than Windows – sometimes releasing them on Windows only after other platforms have a product – Microsoft is reinventing itself. For links mentioned in the column or to share this column online, go to http:// www.familytechonline.com. Mark’s contact information is markstout.info.

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FURNITURE RETAILER IN THE U.S.A.!

LAST CHANCE FOR UNBELIEVABLE SAVINGS!

THE LARGEST SELECTION OF DESIGNER FURNITURE IN THE REGION! OFFERING A LARGE VARIETY OF STYLES VINTAGE CASUAL, METRO MODERN, OLD WORLD, URBANOLOGY

Friday, May 29, 2015 • www.insidenova.com/news/stafford/ • STAFFORD COUNTY SUN

PLUS

no interest until

JANUARY 2021 ++

with furniture purchase of $2999 or more.

MATTRESS DEALER in the UNITED STATES!

OFFER ONLY VALID AT THESE LOCATIONS! 1845 Carl D. Silver Rd Fredericksburg, VA 22401 (540) 786-4800

14270 Smoketown Rd Woodbridge, VA 22192 (703) 492- 5861

visit us online @ AshleyFurnitureHomeStore.com Mon- Sat: 10am-9pm Sun: 11am-7pm

7378 Stream Walk Ln Manassas, VA 20109 (571) 379-4130

SEE STORE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. OFFER EXPIRES Sunday May 31st 2015