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The Fredericksburg City Council gave unanimous support Tuesday to a preliminary deal to relocate the Potomac Nationals minor league baseball team to a new $35 million stadium in the city. The letter of intent with ball club owner Art Silber’s Potomac Baseball begins a four-month study period that the city will use to seek input from the community, with the target date for opening the new 5,000-seat stadium set for April 2020 at Celebrate Virginia South off Interstate 95 near Central Park.

Bill Freehling, the city’s director of economic development and tourism, said the study period will include a public hearing. “Over the next four months, there’s still a lot of work to be done, but tonight was a big step forward,” he said. The P-Nats, a high Class A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, announced the proposal June 26 to privately finance the construction of the $35 million stadium in Fredericksburg, 37 miles from the team’s current home at Pfitzner Stadium in central Prince William County. As a partner, Fredericksburg is expected to commit $1.05 million to the team for 30 years – covering about 40 percent of the financing for the park. The city would then be able to use the stadium for events for 183

days a year, or about half of the year. At-large council member Matt Kelly said the proposed stadium would be another amenity promoting the quality of life in Fredericksburg. Kelly said the city has projected that revenue generated by the stadium will help cover the cost of the city’s annual payment. The city projects $700,000 in tax revenue generated at the stadium and an additional $250,000 through the use of the stadium on non-game days. An affiliate of Silver Companies, the developer at Celebrate Virginia South, has agreed to contribute $100,000 per year. P-Nats owner Art Silber said after the meeting that he is “delighted” about the city council’s vote. BASEBALL» PAGE 3

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors is strongly encouraging the Stafford County School Board to rethink two recent votes regarding resources in North Stafford. The supervisors agreed Tuesday to draft a letter to school board members stressing that the possible purchase of Fredericksburg Christian School will be contingent on initiating an elementaryschool redistricting process. Stafford Supervisor Mark Dudenhefer, R-Garrisonville, admitted that redistricting schools isn’t a walk in the park. It’s the “hardest thing an elected official can do,” he said, “but that doesn’t absolve the schools from moving forward.” The closed FCS campus off Garrisonville Road has been the subject of discussions about purchase and renovation, and is part of a Capital Improvement Program rough plan approved last month. The most recent plan for the FCS building has been to use the space for Head Start students and preschoolers in a special education program. Using that building will free space in other schools that those students are currently using, according to discussion. That plan is still in the works, however, with a public hearing on funding the project still to come. The board discussed the imbalance among the county’s school populations, with some schools under capacity and others above. Supervisor SCHOOLS» PAGE 3

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LOCAL CHAMBER PRESIDENT NAMED TO HEAD STATE ORGANIZATION Susan Spears, president & CEO of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, was installed as the president of the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives during the annual membership meeting in Harrisonburg on June 21. Spears will serve as president for the 2018-19 term. Spears will preside over the VACCE board meetings and represent VACCE on the Virginia Chamber’s Board of Directors. Spears has over 13 years’ experience in the Chamber of Commerce industry and was named president and CEO of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber in 2010. CANCER CENTER ADDS NEW TECH TO FIGHT PROSTATE CANCER The Mary Washington Healthcare Regional Cancer Center has added a new technology for men choosing to undergo radiation therapy for prostate cancer, the center announced. The newly offered SpaceOAR Hydrogel is a protective spacer placed between the patients’ prostate and rectum. It has been SCHOOLS

clinically proven to reduce the risk of side effects both during and after radiation treatment. About one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. When confronted with treatment options, most patients are unsure how different therapies affect them. The MWHC cancer team has implemented this innovative technology to help prostate cancer patients retain the pace and quality of their everyday lives. SpaceOAR® Hydrogel is not painful, remains stable during radiation therapy and then is gradually absorbed by the body after radiation therapy has been completed. It is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure with local or general anesthesia. Patients can immediately resume their normal activities. “Radiation therapy with SpaceOAR Hydrogel greatly minimizes the risk of rectal injury and allows men to have their cancer treated while continuing their daily routine,” said Dr. John Chinault, medical director of radiation oncology at the Center. “Protecting quality of life for our patients during and after prostate cancer treatment is a priority for us. — Staff report

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Wendy Maurer, R-Rock Hill, explained that schools under capacity aren’t really better off because they don’t get the same funding as schools with a higher student population. During Tuesday’s meeting, the board of supervisors also unanimously approved a resolution to encourage the school board to reconsider the relocation of a classroom trailer. The modular classroom, now at Colonial Forge High School, would be used at Hartwood Elementary School based on classroom capacity and compliance concerns. Alternatively, the board of supervisors suggested that the school board find another modular classroom for Hartwood.

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“When you get a unanimous vote of support, that’s a tremendous endorsement of what we are trying to accomplish and a great deal of faith in our family to satisfy the community,” Silber said. Last year, Silber was forced to abandon plans for a new stadium in Woodbridge after a pitch for public financing split the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. During the study period in Fredericksburg, the team will refine design plans for the stadium, work toward obtaining a bank loan for construction and receive final approval from Minor League Baseball, according to a Fredericksburg news release. During public comments, Fredericksburg resident Ron Grandis expressed his support for the proposed stadium deal. “I really want to see this beautiful stadium,” Grandis said. “I like that it will be multi-use.” Fredericksburg resident Kevin Brown also expressed his support during public comments. Since he lives near the proposed location, Brown said, he would walk slightly more than a mile to attend the baseball games. On July 9, the P-Nats announced the first high-profile partnership in Fredericksburg with Mary Washington Healthcare. Silber said after the meeting that the team could provide adver-

Fredericksburg resident Ron Grandis, wearing a Potomac Nationals cap, said the proposed stadium would be a “tremendous accomplishment” for the Fredericksburg City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 10. EMILY SIDES/INSIDENOVA

tising and entertainment for customers or employees. Council member Charlie Frye Jr., who represents Ward Four, asked during the meeting if the partnership would affect the days the city has the stadium for events. “As long as the business part works out great, I’d like to see what this brings to the city,” Frye said. A hint of skepticism from Frye and Fredericksburg baseball fans is understandable. The city put its support behind a different minor league team for a proposed baseball field in 2013, but that plan fell apart due to financing issues.

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The school board recently voted against moving the Colonial Forge trailer to Hartwood. The supervisors’ resolution mentions the possibility of withholding more than $445,000 in local funding to ensure that the school board complies. Also at the meeting, the board of supervisors commended local fire-rescue and emergency services teams for their work last month when the Rappahannock River reached levels in excess of 25 feet, flooding the local area and causing numerous problems with downed trees, blocked roadways, dangerous water conditions and damaged property.

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Our veterans deserve better Vietnam, was exposed to the noIt was March 20, 1865, and torious defoliant Agent Orange. President Abraham Lincoln Just last year, fit as can be and gave his second inaugural adjust shy of 70, he developed dress. It’s widely considered a form of leukemia that is to be one of the best speeches almost exclusively traceable to ever given. The Civil War was exposure to this substance. He nearly over and in his remarks was successfully treated, thank he charged the nation, “to care DAVID KERR goodness, but other veterans for him who shall have borne haven’t fared so well. the battle and for his widow and his One man I knew a couple of years ago orphan.” is an example of a vet who fell through It was a noble sentiment. Somethe cracks. A reservist called to active times we’ve lived up to it, sometimes we duty, he was in a Humvee that set off haven’t. Right now, with the veterans of a mine in Iraq. He was trapped in its our most recent wars, we don’t seem to smoldering hulk for several hours. He be doing too well at all. was injured, but he recovered from his Veterans are all around us. In Virginia, wounds and continued service. About with a population of roughly 8 million, a year into civilian life, as his plumbing 700,000 of our residents in the Old Dominion are veterans. Some 100,000 of these business was taking off, he developed debilitating claustrophobia. He said he had are women. In Prince William, according trouble getting to see a VA psychiatrist to to the U.S. Census Bureau, 10 percent of get help. In the meantime his business the population served in the armed sersuffered, he began to drink, eventually vices, and in Stafford it’s about 15 percent. went bankrupt and I lost track of him. Our veterans have come home from Nobody seemed to care about him. Operation Desert Storm, the wars in Other veterans just have difficulty Afghanistan and Iraq, and smaller operafitting in and finding a job. In this econtions around the world with all sorts of omy finding work should be easy. But, in issues and problems. Many have seria stereotype that dates back to Vietnam ous physical disabilities resulting from days, some employers are hesitant to injuries, and many more face serious mental challenges. On top of that, recent hire vets. They believe in a stereotype, hyped by Hollywood mostly in the postveterans have had problems adjusting to Vietnam era, that makes them think vets society in general, tend to get in trouble may be difficult to handle. After all, how with the law more frequently and have many Rambo movies were there? substance abuse issues. How wrong that is. But I’ve heard This isn’t new. Our veterans coming these comments. If they only realized home from Vietnam almost 50 years that when they hire a vet, they get a ago had similar problems. We did badly motivated, hardworking and dedicated when it came to helping them. Society treated them poorly, and when it came to employee…someone used to operating on their own, used to working under psychological and psychiatric problems pressure, technically savvy and not given many were simply ignored. to complaining. Other problems were latent. My We have to work harder to defeat this brother-in-law, an artillery officer in

image. More tax incentives for hiring vets and more transition programs would be a good start. We simply aren’t doing enough. One program, entirely private-sector based that I learned about through Stafford County Supervisor Wendy Maurer, who raises money for this group, is the Wounded Warrior Cyber Combat Academy, W2CCA. They work with severely wounded vets in a closely supervised program to get them qualified for various levels of online cyber security work. It’s a program that is nothing short of genius. Another program sponsored by several localities in Virginia are veteran’s courts. It’s not special treatment, but rather special attention. Younger vets in particular have difficulties with law enforcement. Most of them are suffering from adjustment issues. These courts do not coddle them, but rather they work with the VA and other authorities to get the veterans back on track. It’s a promising program, but there are still more potential applicants than there are veteran’s courts. In spite of efforts to improve matters, our veterans are still having a tough time. They desperately need assistance at all levels. The staggering number of suicides among vets can bring anyone to tears. Some 22 veterans each day commit suicide. This should not be happening. Too often our elected officials refer to veterans’ issues as a problem. It’s not. Rather, caring for our veterans is a duty. Whether it’s finding a place for an older vet who needs nursing home care, working with a severely disabled veteran or reaching out to mentally disturbed veterans, it’s our duty as a nation to help them. We can and must do better. David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford County School Board, is an instructor in political science at VCU and can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

TO THE EDITOR Representative should get it done

Some recent events highlight why Rep. Rob Wittman is not an eﬀective legislator. He recently advised Boeing to “just get it done.” Maybe he should take his own advice. On immigration, he refuses to take any position on the ongoing family separation crisis at the border, saying that “Congress must act,” as if he’s not part of Congress and can’t do anything. On expanding rural broadband access, I receive weekly emails from him about how this is one of his top priorities. He’s hosting all manner of meetings to talk about this, but what I haven’t seen is action. He has put forth no ideas or bills. On infrastructure, I have heard nothing. Not even the hint of interest in addressing one of (if not the) most important concerns to area residents— what to do about the nightmare traﬃc we all face. On national defense he touted his vote for the DoD appropriations bill but doesn’t mention an amendment he sponsored regarding funding for two additional submarines that was rejected. He says: “It is imperative that we provide

funding for future Virginia-class submarine additions despite living in a resource constrained environment.” He’s been in Congress for 10 years. He’s the chair of the Seapower Subcommittee. If he can’t get this done, how can we expect him to get anything done? Rep. Wittman, do your job. Take a stand. Come up with solutions. Get your priorities enacted. If you cannot, we need to elect someone who will do more than talk. John Dileo Staﬀord County

Immigrants are seeking a better life I’m very concerned about the lives of immigrant children. There are thousands, maybe even more, of kids that are separated from their parents every year. Maybe it was for the right cause. But maybe it wasn’t. But that isn’t important. What’s important is that our government is ruining the lives of these children. I know their parents are immigrants, but we are seeing immigrants the wrong way. We are supposed to be helping them. They see the United States

as an opportunity to let go of the miserable life they lived back in their home country. I should know because my dad is an immigrant, and he told me how they treated him back at home. They had no child labor laws, multiple gangs and killings, and they could barely aﬀord food. The United States is heaven compared to that living hell. Most immigrants have established a family here. They live with people they love and can’t imagine letting go. So I don’t see how ripping their families apart is going to help our nation. But no, destroying their families doesn’t even matter for the government. They want to build a wall to keep Central America in, like they’re wild animals who need to be kept in a cage. This nation is going to go corrupt with Donald Trump in charge. I don’t know if Representative Rob Wittman will ever see this the way I do. But I wanted to give the perspective of a normal citizen for once. Dania Flores Staﬀord County

Cole plans another run in 28th District

Joshua Cole announced he is running again for Virginia’s 28th House District before a crowd of supporters and members of the Stafford Democratic Committee on Sunday. The district is represented by first-term Delegate Bob Thomas, R-28th, and includes part of Stafford County and Fredericksburg. Cole ran on the Democratic ticket against Thomas in 2017 and finished 73 votes short after a recount. The election results were challenged by Cole after 384 voters were directed to vote in the wrong

district due to mislabeled district lines. Courts ruled the state had not dis enf ranchis e d the voters who voted in the wrong district. Cole pointed to Thomas’ voting record as an imJOSHUA COLE portant reason to run: “The delegate has [voted as we hoped on] Medicaid

expansion, but what’s most important [to removing the work requirements on Medicaid] is a majority in the House of Delegates.” Cole added that the current strategy of “bill-killing” and vote-blocking employed by the Republican Party has stopped Virginia from being an “all-inclusive state,” with bills on LGBTQ issues and women’s rights thwarted by lock-step voting from the GOP. Cole also highlighted the need for progressive reform in Virginia’s House to create a more equitable Virginia: “We have to fight for well-paying jobs, working-class

citizens, and [equal rights] so that everyone has a chance to succeed in Virginia.” Cole talked optimistically about the changing demographics in politics in the District which he believes will fuel his win in November: “I think [Stafford County and Fredericksburg] realize things are shifting and things are changing.” Thomas is being challenged by former Stafford County supervisor Paul Milde for the Republican Party nomination. A form of selecting the GOP candidate has not been announced. —Staff reports

North Stafford High cadets complete leadership school A total of 21 JROTC cadets from North Stafford High School’s Wolverine Group graduated from Mountaineer Cadet Summer Leadership School 2018, MCOLS, after completing a leadership training course. Cadets who traveled to Concord University in Athens, West Virginia, were placed into an intensive training environment from June 17-23, according to a news release. The MCOLS mission is to train cadets and equip them with skills and experience to return to home units, and take them from “Good to Great.” Wolverine cadets and their classmates rose at 5 a.m. daily, marched to the track

JROTC cadets at North Stafford High School.

at dawn, performed an hour of exercise and ran a mile every day before marching back, changing to dress uniforms, cleaning their rooms, marching to breakfast, standing uniform inspections, marching

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back to dorms and then engaging in more activities before and after dinner. After a final evening march to dorms, cadets hustled to their rooms and prepared for the next day before lights out a 9 p.m.

This year’s Wolverines MCOLS’g include North Stafford High School Group Commander William Laws, Operations Commander Kristen Sagadraca and Drill Team Commander Nathaniel Lumpkin. Advanced cadets included Christian Dutton and Xavier Echevarria, and basic cadets were Juan Azcona-Aleman, Amber Bonds, Brittany Brookover, Jacob Cagle, Nia Cruz, Ty Deaton, Ethan Harris, Leah Kheir, Victor Lopez-Torres, Jacob Masterton, Ayden McDonald, Abraham Panjshiri, Matthew Rigdon, Meagan Rivard, Valeria Ruiz- Moreira and Peyton Rooney. —Staff reports

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CARDBOARD BOAT REGATTA JULY 21 The annual cardboard boat regatta will be hosted July 21 at Aqua Landing, 2846 Brooke Road, Stafford. Boats must be made of cardboard held together with tape and glue, covered with paint and powered by paddles. Crews of two or more navigate a 50- to 100-yard course and, possibly, reach the finish line. Boat judging will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the races beginning at 12:30 p.m. Registration is $10 in advance and $15 the day of the event. Admission to the events is free.

For more, contact Stafford Parks and Rec at 540-658-4572, Rock Hill Ruritan Club President John Schuma ker at 540-659-1870 or visit staffordparks.com. There is also a Stafford C ounty Cardboard B oat Facebook page.

INTERSECTION SHIFTED IN COURTHOUSE ROAD WIDENING Ramoth Church Road at Courthouse Road Winding Creek Road in Stafford County according to a VDOT news release.

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The new traffic pattern is part of the project to widen Courthouse Road from two lanes to four lanes and rebuild the Interstate 95 Exit 140 interchange to a diverging diamond. The entire project is aimed to improve safety, increase capacity and alleviate traffic congestion during peak travel times in the Courthouse Road corridor. A traffic signal at the realigned intersection is expected to be installed in summer 2019. According to a recent VDOT traffic count, Ramoth Church Road carries approximately 4,100 vehicles a day. Construction on Courthouse Road began in July 2017 to widen the road to four lanes from the Interstate 95 interchange to just west of the existing Ramoth Church Road. The project will also rebuild the I-95 Exit 140 interchange to a diverging diamond interchange. Crews are working to relocate the Exit 140 interchange slightly south of the existing interchange and build new overpasses, which will carry Courthouse Road traffic over I-95. The future Courthouse Road will then intersect with Hospital Center Boulevard at U.S. 1.

TEN STATE HISTORICAL MARKERS APPROVED Ten new historical markers were recently approved for placement along Virginia roads, including one in Stafford. “Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery,” a sign slated for Stafford County, will highlight the 1868 founding of the church by 27 blacks who selected a former slave, York Johnson, as their pastor. Under Johnson’s guidance, the church established a cemetery —“an exercise of newfound autonomy over burial practices and funerals.” The Stafford County branch of the NAACP was founded at the church, where community members planned strategies to desegregate local public schools. The manufacturing cost of each new highway marker is covered by its sponsor. Norman Schools of Stafford is sponsoring the local marker, to be located at 135 Chapel Green Road in Stafford County. For more information, visit dhr.virginia.gov/highway-markers. EMERGENCY CALL FOR BLOOD DONATIONS An emergency blood shortage is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an urgent call for eligible donors of all blood types – especially type O – to give now and help save lives. The American Red Cross escalated its call for blood and platelet donors after a difficult Independence Day week for donations. More than 550 fewer blood drives were organized by businesses and other community groups that week than during a typical week as individuals across the country celebrated the

holiday and enjoyed summer activities. This could equate to as many as 15,000 fewer donations than needed, causing donations to now be distributed to hospitals faster than they come in. Upcoming blood-donation opportunities include: • July 16, 8:45 to 11:30 a.m., Colonial Circuits, 1026 Warrenton Road • July 18, 4 to 7 p.m., Best Buy, 1455 Stafford Market Place • July 27, 2:45 to 5:45 p.m., Sweet Frog, 315 Garrisonville Road, Suite 101 •July 30, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., QCC, 800 Corporate Dr. For more information, visit redcross. org.

CADETS WIN JROTC AWARD North Stafford High School Air Force JROTC Unit VA-20052 earned the distinguished unit award for academic year 2017-2018. The award, given by the Department of the Air Force Air University, recognizes the personal growth and accomplishments of the cadets, the contributions of the instructors as mentors and the support of the school and community. The distinguished unit is limited to the best of the nation’s 900 Air Force JROTC units, and awarded to only six units in Virginia. Twenty-one cadets from the unit also graduated from the 2018 Mountaineer Cadet Summer Leadership School after completing a rigorous seven-day leadership training course in Athens, West Va. More than 240 cadets from 19 high schools in six states participated. The mission of U.S. Air Force JROTC program is to develop citizens of character dedicated to serving their nation and community, while instilling values of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment. MUSIC ON THE STEPS RECEIVES GRANT Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Monday night summer concert series, Music on the Steps, has received the Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority’s JumpStart! event sponsorship grant for the third year in a row. The $4,750 awarded will be used entirely for performer fees. In its 33rd year, CRRL’s Music on the Steps run Monday evenings at 7 p.m. for 12 weeks beginning in June each year. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets and relax on the Fredericksburg branch’s front courtyard while musicians entertain them from the front steps. Concerts are held in the library theater during extreme heat or bad weather. Upcoming performances include Don Brown’s Soul Experience, July 16; Lafayette Station, July 23; The Kingbolts, July 30; Hazel Run, Aug. 6; Elby Brass, Aug. 13; Southern Explosion Band, Aug. 20; and Semilla Cultural, Aug. 27.

Nickles goes from Division III World Series to Valley League » BY DAVID DRIVER FOR INSIDENOVA

Colonial Forge graduate Matthew Nickles pitching for Randolph-Macon College.

boro. In 11 innings he had allowed nine hits with 11 strikeouts and nine walks. On July 3 at New Market he threw a scoreless inning as Waynesboro beat the Rebels 18-7. “It has been a great learning experience for me,” Nickles said of playing in the Valley Baseball League. “Even though I have a high caliber of college coaches, it is nice to get a different perspective from coaches all around the country. It is nice to learn from what they do at big universities.” So what are things he has learned? “Mechanically, how to be in the zone more and learning different pitches,” Nickles said. Nickles will be a junior in the fall at Randolph-Macon. “Playing with the Generals has allowed me to pitch competitively this summer, which will only enhance my development and hopefully lead to a successful season and more championships,” according to Nickles, part of the ODAC power at Randolph-Macon. The Valley Baseball League has sent several players to the major leagues, usually from Division I schools. One of them is Washington Nationals infielder Daniel Murphy, who played in college

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at Jacksonville and two summers in the Valley Baseball League with Luray. One Division III product who played in the Valley League was Erick Kratz, from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg who is now a catcher with the Milwaukee Brewers. Other Randolph-Macon products who have appeared in the Valley Baseball League this summer include catcher Reece Yeargin, who had been with the

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This has been a memorable year for Matthew Nickles, a graduate of Colonial Forge High School. Nickles was a starting pitcher this spring for Randolph-Macon College, the Ashland school that advanced to the Division III College World Series in Wisconsin and was nationally ranked most of the season. The Stafford resident was the starting pitcher on May 27 against Misericordia University in the World Series, and went 5.2 innings and allowed three earned runs with three walks and three strikeouts in a 14-6 loss. The Yellow Jackets were eliminated the next day, falling 8-6 to The University of Texas at Tyler in the title game May 28. Randolph-Macon ended the year ranked No. 3 in the country. “It was a great experience,” Nickles said. “We won a lot. We had a bunch of seniors and a bunch of sophomores, and some juniors. We still have a lot of returning players. We hope we get to that level every year. The seniors set a standard for us.” Nickles was 6-0 with an ERA of 3.28 in 12 games, with seven starts this year for Randolph-Macon. That performance, and the connections with associate head coach C.J. Rhodes at Randolph-Macon, helped Nickles land this summer in the Valley Baseball League. Rhodes is an assistant to Ray Hedrick, who grew up in Northern Virginia and was a south regional coach of the year this year with the Yellow Jackets. Nickles is pitching for the Waynesboro Generals. And like every team in the league, the Generals’ roster is filled with Division I players. “I was pitching well during the spring season. Coach Rhodes came up and said they wanted me to come to Waynesboro. After the season was over I came down. I did pretty well my first outing and they wanted me to stay,” said Nickles, who is staying with a host family in Waynesboro. Nickles, a 6-foot right-hander, was 1-0 with an ERA of 6.54 in his first seven games out of the bullpen for Waynes-

Staunton Braves, and pitcher Nick Roth with Charlottesville. Roth is from the Richmond area. “Nick was with Charlottesville. He was over 100 innings [this year with college and summer ball] and he shut it down,” Nickles said. “Reed was catching with the Staunton Braves. He had already caught a lot and he shut it down as well.” “I reached a 100 innings here and once I went over a 110 innings, I figured it was time to shut down,” Roth told NBC 29. “When I see things going I have to help with it. Help set things up, or one of the coaches doesn’t see something I just have to say something to the guys.” Former Yellow Jackets product Colin Selby made his pro debut recently with the Bristol Pirates in the Appalachian League. He retired all nine batters he faced and had two strikeouts against the Elizabethton Twins. He was drafted in June in the 16th round by the Pirates. Nickles’ brothers, who also played this year for the Yellow Jackets, are playing this summer in the Richmond-based Piedmont League. Michael and Shawn Nickles are playing for Bon Air in the Piedmont League. Both Colonial Forge products were sophomores this past spring for Randolph-Macon. Michael hit .295 with nine homers this year as a third baseman. Shawn hit .266 with three homers as an outfielder for the Yellow Jackets.

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Tammy E. Ramsey, Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court of Prince William County I ask for this: Sean Kenji Coates 6/22, 6/29, 7/6 & 7/13/18

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