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Students at Mariah’s Music & Arts of Stafford will present “It’s Easy!” at Mountain View High School from Sept. 20-22.

Anti-bullying musical presented at Mountain View High School ariah’s Music & Arts of Stafford will be bringing a musical with an anti-bullying message to Mountain View High School for three performances Sept. 20-22 at 7 p.m. "It's Easy!" takes place at Goodwin Middle School, according to a news release, where bullies make life miserable for other students. Jed Travis just wants to find the

courage to speak up. Stacey Emerson wants to know why her best friend dumped her for the girls she hates. And Ricky Palmer just wants to disappear. Just as the day couldn't get any worse, a kind custodian with a time travel app helps Jed. Together, with one unwitting cyber-bully, they see that their futures and the lives of others depend on what

he Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office is asking residents and businesses to join a voluntary program that gives law enforcement access to privately owned surveillance camera footage during crime incidents, according to spokesperson Amanda Vicinanzo. The Stafford County Operation Public Eye (SCOPE) program allows residents to register their home or business surveillance cameras with the department. When a crime occurs, the sheriff ’s office will be able to quickly identify nearby cameras that may have captured criminal activity and ask assistance of residents to help collect video evidence. “We are asking for the community’s help,” said Sheriff David P. Decatur. “Video surveillance is an exceedingly effective tool for deterring crime and apprehending criminals. Through the SCOPE program, residents can play a proactive role in keeping their neighborhoods safe.” Registration does not enable law enforcement to view camera footage without permission. Law enforcement must request permission each time they want to view camera footage to assist with an investigation, and residents are free to accept or deny these requests. Interested residents can register their cameras at www.

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they say or do at every moment. Mariah’s Music & Arts is the first studio to produce, direct and perform the licensed version of the award-winning musical after it debuted last fall in New York, according to the release. This is a not-for-profit project by Mariah’s Music & Arts, owner and lead teacher Mariah Snow said. “I want to make a positive impact on our community and encourage youth to be strong and stay positive in the face of BULLYING

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Sheriff ’s office wins first place in law enforcement challenge The Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office received a first place award in the 2018 Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge for the best traffic safety program in departments with 151 or more deputies. The award was presented by the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, according to Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office spokesperson Amanda Vicinanzo. “We are honored to be selected for the first place award in our category,” said Sheriff David P. Decatur. “This award is a testament to the strength of our traffic safety programs and to the diligent and unwavering efforts of our deputies to keep the community safe.”

According to the VACP, judges award points to the agencies in the six areas that comprise a comprehensive traffic safety program: problem identification, policies, planning, training of officers, public information and education, enforcement, and an evaluation of the outcomes of the agency’s efforts. The Law Enforcement Challenge program, which is in its 29th year, offers awards to law enforcement agencies that demonstrate exceptional traffic safety education and enforcement activities in occupant protection, impaired driving, and speed awareness, among others.

TRANSPORTATION BRIEFS TRAFFIC LIGHT ADDED ON U.S. 1 Virginia Department of Transportation has added a traffic signal on U.S. 1 at the southern intersection with Telegraph Road. Message boards have been posted to alert drivers to a signal ahead. The intersection frequently involves a dangerous merge for drivers on Triangle Road trying to reach the southbound lanes of U.S. 1 during the afternoon commute. OFFICIALS KICK OFF RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER CROSSING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT On Aug. 22, Gov. Ralph Northam and Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine kicked off the $132 million project to add three new southbound lanes on Interstate 95 from U.S. 17 in Stafford to Va. 3 in Fredericksburg. The busiest section of I-95 in Fredericksburg, the construction path crosses the Rappahannock River. Construction begins this month and the new lanes will open to traffic in May 2022. The I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing will be the next project to start construction as part of the Atlantic Gateway suite of projects. Virginia was awarded a FASTLANE grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation in

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Woman arrested after driving vehicle into pool A Stafford County woman faces several charges after she drove her vehicle into a pool after leaving Embrey Mill Café about 11 p.m. Aug. 17, according to sheriff ’s office s p o ke s p e r s on Amanda ViciLISA MARIE LEONE nanzo. Lisa Marie Leone, 38, told deputies that an animal jumped in front

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of her car and she swerved to avoid hitting it. She then drove through a fence and into the pool in the backyard of a residence in the Embrey Mill neighborhood. Leone was charged with driving under the influence (second offense in 10 years), refusal to provide a breath sample, destruction of property and a traffic lane violation. She was granted an unsecured bond and held until sober at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.

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bullying,” she said. “When I decided to do this show, it was because I spend a lot of time counseling so many of my students who are bullied, including my own children and their friends.” The high school is partnering with Snow to host the show and help with the sets and teaching. Any show profits will be donated to the school’s fine arts program. “It’s Easy!” creators Jennifer Young and January Akselrad also developed the national Be-A-Friend Project that

delivers letters of peer support to kids recovering from severe bullying to help them stay strong. Snow and students in the production sent letters of support to bully victim “Bailey in D.C.,” along with an invitation to the show. A videographer and photographer will record the production for promotional purposes. For more, visit www.MariahsMusicandArts.Rocks or www.facebook. com/VoiceLessonswithMariah/events.

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Wittman, Comstock’s bill would diminish gang violence amid ICE controversy tman fear-mongering and race The suggested abolishment baiting. of the U.S. Immigration and Fearmongering and race Customs Enforcement agency, baiting? Does Virginia in commonly referred to as ICE, its entirety need to turn may have ramifications on into a national disgrace such local safety and the re-election as Chicago, which faces epic efforts of 1st District Rep. Rob Wittman and 10th District Rep. DANIEL CORTEZ proportions of black-on-black or brown-on-brown crime daily? Barbara Comstock. Deciding whether the issue is responBoth were key sponsors in legislation sible legislation or another attempt to making communities safer from the undermine President Trump’s focus on growing menace of illegal alien gangs jobs and safety, one simply need look at such as MS-13, who enter our southern the facts. border preying and recruiting within Published reports indicate the maHispanic communities. President Donald Trump spoke direct- jority of Fairfax County’s 2,000 gang members are affiliated with the MS-13 ly to the issue Monday during a White scourge. In Prince William County, a House event honoring ICE officials and member of the anti-gang unit said late their efforts. last year that nearly 1,000 actual gang Nevertheless, efforts to politically members were present, with several subjugate the issue occurred when 35 hundred as part of MS-13. congressional representatives refused to And it’s hard to not correlate the gang back a recent resolution supporting ICE. Undaunted by political grandstanding, increase with the rise of unaccompanied migrant children. Wittman co-sponsored Comstock’s H.B. An act of compassion or not, the 3249, recently signed by the president. Obama-era unaccompanied alien It provides $50 million yearly in grant children continue to be documented funding for fiscal 2019-2021 aiding with large numbers of these individuals neighborhoods to fight gang violence. from Central American countries who The region’s Northern Virginia Regional are gang recruited, committing horrific Gang Task Force will receive 30 percent crimes that include murder and rape. of the grant due to the region’s elevated Recently due to the professional transnational gang activity. Wittman’s Democratic opponent, Van- efforts of Stafford Commonwealth’s Attorney Eric Olsen, Juan Pablo Rubio and gie Williams, in a response to InsideNoRonald Sylvestre-Torres — both undocuVa, stated the actions of H.R. 3249 didn’t mented with MS-13 ties — were congo far enough and need greater investvicted of second-degree murder during ments in youth intervention organizaa botched drug transaction against their tions, job training and Spanish language victim, Jorge Leonardo Melo of North services. Stafford. Fortunately, due to Olsen’s Comstock’s opponent, Sen. Jennifer tough-on-crime reputation, such gang Wexton, D-33rd District, incredibly has related occurrences in Stafford remain been reticent to acknowledge the growrare. ing problem in her region, where MS-13 In cooperation, InsideNoVa has gang violence has resulted in 40 deaths. been a forum for many voicing concern She calls actions by Comstock and Wit-

for combating gang violence, which I share after the brutal murder of my own godson by an MS-13 animal never prosecuted. It was humbling to receive a red line copy of H.B. 3249 signed by the president at a ceremony held in Wittman’s Stafford office recently. But the actual credit for Comstock and Wittman’s needed legislation must go to Stafford Sheriff David Decatur and Olsen’s diligence. Olsen’s expertise has even been sought at the congressional level when he was called to testify last year before the Senate Judiciary Committee about events relating to the Larry Nassar child molestation cases. And seven of Decatur’s officers were recognized with the ICE Interagency Award for their leadership and collaboration in the case involving Rubio and Silvestre-Torres. In discussing regional gang violence with Olsen and his assistant Philip Chichester, both recognized the value of Comstock and Wittman’s legislation with the fact that 95 percent of U.S. crime is prosecuted by state and local prosecutors. Wittman and Comstock indeed must be lauded for their anti-crime legislation, and with the president’s booming 4.1 percent economy and record unemployment level in the black and Hispanic communities at the lowest in history, crime can be deterred. But not if ICE fails to be supported by maintaining funding for such programs with additional actions that secure our southern border. Daniel Cortez, a Northern Virginia political writer and broadcaster, is active in veteran and minority affairs. Reach him at dpcortez1969@yahoo.com.

Let’s give our governors the chance to seek a second term this in 1973 when he sought and There is an old joke, kind of a won a second non-consecutive tired old joke at that, but every term. But he is the only govtime I tell it to my American ernor who has ever done this. politics class at Virginia ComFor the most part politicians monwealth University it gets view being governor of the a chuckle. Commonwealth as a one-term How many members of the DAVID KERR deal. It’s no wonder we have so General Assembly does it take many living former governors. to screw in a light bulb? The anNo one serves more than four years. swer is five; one to replace the lightbulb That’s not to say that other states don’t and four to talk about how good the old have restrictions. They just give the govone was. That, in a nutshell, sums up the Gener- ernor more time in the job. Many states follow the national example and have a al Assembly’s approach to change. They don’t like it. That’s especially true when it two-term limit, but even this has some comes to any move to let a governor have variations. Some have a lifetime two-term limit, two terms in a row. No other state has like the president, while others offer the that restriction, but Virginia does. chance for a former two-term governor Mind you, if you want to wait out a to have another shot at the state house term and run again later, though a bit later. Jerry Brown, currently the outgoing awkward, that’s OK. Mills Godwin did

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governor of California, is finishing a twoterm stint. However, he also served two terms in the 1970s, making his total time in office 16 years. He has also been both one of the nation’s youngest governors and one of its oldest. Some states, like Idaho and New York, don’t have a limit. New York’s Nelson Rockefeller served four terms in a row. Connecticut and Idaho allow the same. But let’s get back to the Old Dominion. The notion of letting a sitting governor seek re-election has come up several times, but each time, after a rush of public support, the General Assembly has quietly disposed of it. This has gone on for years. Though, maybe, in the upcoming session with a more proKERR gressive House and a SenPAGE 5 ate that has a few wannabe

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governors of its own, the dynamic has shifted enough to give the bill a chance. A good question is why does Virginia hold on to this anachronism? It’s not particularly efficient. A governor gets elected and then has only four years to get his or her program through the legislature. Gov. Ralph Northam was one of the lucky ones. The expansion of Medicaid, his signature issue, passed the first year. Other governors have seen their ideas and initiatives hit the rocks in the first or second year. After which, the legislature, knowing the governor is a lame duck, gently stops paying attention. What’s more, it’s almost impossible to get an initiative approved and see it implemented before the four years are up. It may seem that the General Assembly is simply being irrational in its opposition to giving the governor two consecutive terms, but they have their reasons; Virginia’s governor has a lot of power. The General Assembly only sits for a few months. The rest of the year the governor can do pretty much what he or she wants without much in the way of legislative oversight. Also, Virginia’s governor has a lot of appointment privileges that other

state governors don’t. This makes the legislature a bit jealous of the executive branch. What’s more, having to run with or against a sitting governor seeking reelection, makes some members nervous. Also, Virginia has long been anxious about executive authority. This started with the English and the Royal Governors. They didn’t get rid of one all-powerful executive authority just to create another. Or so the thinking went. For decades, from independence to almost the Civil War, Virginia’s governors were members of the General Assembly selected by the legislature for short terms. Only grudgingly did Virginia follow the national trend to allow a popularly elected governor, but only for one term. The one term limit, sorry guys, was never a good idea. This is particularly true for a modern, prosperous and politically dynamic state like Virginia. Allowing a governor the opportunity to seek a second term would make the executive more responsive and give them enough time to actually get something done. 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 THERE’S NO WAR ON FREE PRESS Your support of a free press is admirable, and I too support a free press. I do, however, fail to see where there is any news organization being censored or actually having anything done to stop any of them. You state that you are not taking sides, so maybe you should have read a few of the some 300 editorials written to support a free press before making that statement. They seemed to me just more criticism of the current administration. If it’s indeed time to back off the vitriol, then maybe those on CNN or MSNBC should look in the mirror. Major media outlets and newspapers ignore the good things happening in the U.S. just because they have an irrational hatred for our president. There is no news about jobs, employment, consumer confidence or any of the other positive things accomplished in the last 18 months. What we get is sensationalism about porn stars or Omarosa. The power to ignore is the same as lying or just plain “fake” news. Read the New York Times or The Washington Post, and then tell me they just report the news without any slant. If the White House doesn’t fight back, the media will continue to bash. Personally, I’m glad to see someone who actually has the voice to point out media bias, and if you don’t think it’s there, then you are not paying attention. John W. Powell Stafford

Insidenova launches event and ticketing platform InsideNoVa, the region’s leading digital news source, has launched an online ticketing platform for local events and organizations, called InsideNoVaTix. InsideNoVaTix offers all the functionality of the major ticketing websites, but gives event organizers local support and the added value of marketing to the InsideNoVa audience of nearly 500,000 unique visitors a month across the region. InsideNoVaTix.com is designed to be a one-stop shop for events across the region, with weekly email newsletters highlighting major events. “We know that a major reason local residents turn to InsideNoVa is to learn about events and activities in their community,” said Bruce Potter, publisher of InsideNoVa. “InsideNoVaTix builds a deeper connection between our readers and the many organizations with which we work to help promote their events and activities.” InsideNoVaTix is an effective ticketing outlet not only for events such as concerts, plays and festivals, but also for classes, seminars, fund-raisers, summer camps and any other activity where registration is required. InsideNoVa will support the ticketing platform through print and digital advertising, social media posts and weekly newsletters. The InsideNoVa.

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com homepage now includes a link to InsideNoVaTix, along with some of the top events already ticketing through the site. Organizations that use InsideNoVaTix will benefit from local support, real-time reporting, a simple interface to quickly create and update events, and immediate payouts on ticket sales, with lower than average credit card processing fees. InsideNoVa and InsideNoVaTix are part of Rappahannock Media LLC, which also publishes four community weekly newspapers, in Prince William, Stafford, Culpeper and Rappahannock counties; a military base newspaper, the Belvoir Eagle; three monthly Lifestyle magazines, serving Warrenton, Gainesville and Haymarket; the Piedmont Virginian magazine, and The Business Voice. For more information on InsideNoVaTix, contact Kate Sprague at ksprague@ insidenova.com.

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I received a large card from my congressman, Rob Wittman, in the mail recently. I quickly looked it over and easily determined that it’s campaign literature. It has its theme statement and three selling points. Yea, he’s trying to get my vote. So, I go to toss it in the recycle bin when I notice the return address. “Public Document,” it says. “Official Business.” What? That means he’s using taxpayer money to send this out. We should not be paying for this Republican’s re-election efforts. I don’t care if he is calling it a newsletter (which it absolutely is not) and it may be legal under current laws; this is just not right. Taxpayers should demand a complete review of his taxpayer-funded franked mail and demand an investigation by the U.S. House Franking Commission. To cover up his lack of leadership, Wittman sends out campaign mailers at taxpayers expense to make voters — not constituents — think he’s doing his job when, in reality, he’s not. Wittman has been in Congress for 11 years and has only sponsored and passed five pieces of legislation. Three of these bills named or renamed a federal facility. One was related to the defense industry, and the other one clarified Chesapeake Bay Watershed language. Only two substantive bills in 11 years. I do not call that leadership. I do not call that “Working for all Virginians.” If you want someone who will truly work for ALL Virginians, vote for Vangie Williams on Nov. 6. Bill Johnson-Miles Stafford

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Stafford seeks input on bike, pedestrian trails When it comes to planning new bike and pedestrian trails, Stafford County is looking to the experts for advice: the people who use the trails. Stafford is updating its Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Plan and is asking for residents’ input. The goal is to determine needs to better plan for bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the county, according to a release. “This plan is a part of our Comprehensive Plan, which is our blueprint for the future,” said Brian Geouge, a senior planner in Stafford’s Planning and Zoning Department. “We have drafted a series of maps that show proposed bike and pedestrian facilities across the county, and we want to engage the citizens to give us

feedback on the locations and types of facilities.” Proposed facilities range from shared use for bikes and pedestrians to trails just for walkers or cyclists, to off-road trails that are more scenic. The planned facilities are intended to provide more opportunities for residents to reach local or regional destinations by foot or bicycle. “Citizen input is integral to our decision-making process,” said supervisors’ Chairman Meg Bohmke, Falmouth District. “Stafford has a wonderful parks systems and being deliberate in creating the kinds of trails people want will only make things better.”

Residents may provide input at a public workshop or view documents and participate in an online survey at www.staffordcountyva.gov/staffordbikepedplan; or visit the Department of Planning and Zoning to view plans and provide comments. The workshop is Monday, Aug. 27, from 5-7:30 p.m. at North Stafford High School Library. The workshop is an openhouse format with a formal presentation between 6 and 6:30 p.m. A workshop was held at the William J. Howell Library on Aug. 22. The comment period is through Sept. 9. For more, contact Brian Geouge at 540658-8668 or bgeouge@staffordcountyva.gov.

Stafford has a wonderful parks systems and being deliberate in creating the kinds of trails people want will only make things better. — CHAIRMAN MEG BOHMKE, FALMOUTH DISTRICT

Storms keeping road repair crews busy Road crews are continuing to repair streets in Stafford County damaged after the latest round of heavy rain. Sherwood Drive in the Grafton Village area was closed for an emergency drainage pipe replacement. Weather permitting, the road was expected to reopen by Aug. 24, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Sherwood Drive was closed to through traffic between Adam Court and Sherri Lane during construction, while access to driveways was maintained for residents who live in this section of Sherwood Drive. Crews removed a deteriorated corrugated metal pipe from under the road and installed a new 60-inch plastic pipe. Crews also repaired the shoulder of the roadway, which washed away with the recent rain. VDOT crews were also working on Brooke Road last week after closing it

Damage at Sherwood Drive required closing the road for nearly two weeks.

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road surface, according to a VDOT release. Brooke Road was closed to traffic near the intersection with John Roberts Lane.

Brooke Road was closed after heavy rains Aug. 12 so crews could replace a damaged drainage pipe.

Stafford Sheriff ’s Office arrests alleged sneakers thief A Stafford county man is in jail after he allegedly tried to steal two pairs of Air Jordan sneakers, from two people in one day, according to Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office spokesperson Amanda Vicinanzo. Sydney Marcell Fisher, 18, is in Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of reckless driving and petit larceny after Deputy Aubrecht responded to a call regarding an auto accident and possible robbery in the area of Jefferson Davis Highway and Merryview Drive in North Stafford on Aug. 15. Upon arrival, the deputy saw a male with a severe laceration on his knee standing by a Jeep Wrangler that was off the road. While the deputy was assisting with the injury, the male explained that another male sitting in the passenger’s seat of the vehicle had tried to steal two pairs of Air Jordan sneakers he was trying to sell

through an app. When rescue personnel arrived, the deputy talked to the second male, identified as Fisher, who told the deputy that he did not attempt to steal the shoes. Fisher contended he agreed to buy the shoes for SYDNEY MARCELL $300 and was going FISHER to his vehicle for the money when the other male tried to get into the Jeep and caused Fisher to drive away. Fisher said the male held onto the door, and he crashed the vehicle into a tree. Deputy Aubrecht then spoke with the injured male, who told the deputy that he agreed to meet Fisher near his residence

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to sell him the shoes for $300; however, Fisher only had $80. The male handed the shoes to Fisher, who said he’d get the money from his vehicle. Instead, Fisher began to drive away, prompting the victim to attempt to grab the wheel to stop the vehicle. The vehicle subsequently swerved off the road and crashed into a tree, according to Vicinanzo. The first male was transported to Mary Washington Hospital where he showed the deputy screenshots of his conversation with Fisher. However, the name of the second male on the app was displayed as Mark Jamison. He said that is how the buyer identified himself during the transaction. Fisher later admitted to the deputy that he used Mark Jamison as a pseudonym. On the same day, Deputy Sypolt responded to Town Square Circle for a lar-

ceny complaint. The victim said a man identified as Mark Jamison took two pairs of Nike Jordan sneakers from him without paying. The victim told the deputy that he used the same app to meet the buyer, who identified himself as Mark Jamison. The buyer saw the shoes and asked if he could show them to his friend at a nearby apartment to make sure they were legitimate. The victim agreed, but Jamison never came back. The victim repeatedly tried to text him over the next 45 minutes, and eventually learned Jamison had blocked him on the app. Additional warrants are pending for this incident. Anyone who has been a victim in a sneakers theft associated with Mark Jamison or Sydney Fisher can contact the Sheriff ’s Office at 540-658-4400.

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Virginia ABC celebrates record-breaking sales The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority announced its 20th consecutive record-breaking year, with fiscal 2018 gross sales topping $984.8 million, up $43.6 million over the previous year. During the same timeframe, ABC retail sales grew 4.5 percent and sales to restaurants climbed 4 percent. Virginia ABC transferred earnings to the state totaling $178.6 million, an increase of $7.4 million over the previous year. As required in the Appropriation Act, $65.4 million of the transfers are designated for the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services. The remaining $113.2 million was distributed to the general fund in accordance with the Code of Virginia. “Virginia ABC transitioned to an authority earlier this year, allowing us to pursue retail and organizational efficiencies that will provide for improved

operations and long-term profitability,” said Chief Executive Officer Travis Hill. “Looking forward, Virginia ABC is in the midst of a modernization effort that will streamline operations and enhance customer service over the coming years.” Through authorization by the executive branch and General Assembly, Virginia ABC is pursing the construction of a new central office and warehouse that will support continued store growth to meet consumer needs. “Virginia ABC is also tending to its long-neglected information technology infrastructure, implementing new licensing and financial systems as well as increasing its presence on online platforms through an enhanced website and e-commerce capabilities,” said Hill. During fiscal 2018, Virginia ABC opened five stores across the state, generating $5.4 million in sales. ABC also

oversaw 11 store remodels and two store relocations to improved market areas, enhancing customer service and accessibility. Sunday sales also continue to play a role in the rising revenue, increasing by $14 million or 23.3 percent in fiscal 2018 to $74 million with an additional hour of opening. Virginia ABC is remodelling and expanding its Garrisonville Road store and recently opened its fifth Stafford location at 50 North Stafford Complex Center, near the Walmart Neighborhood Market. “Our strategy to continue to grow our store portfolio puts us on a course to exceed $1 billion in gross sales by the end of the 2019 fiscal year,” said Hill. “Of course, reaching such an incredible milestone would not be possible without the outstanding efforts of our full and part-time employees. It is due to

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School board announces new appointments The Stafford County School Board announced appointments of five assistant principals and two teaching and learning facilitators at the Aug. 14 school board meeting. New assistant principals are: Nicholas Kennedy, Falmouth Elementary School, joined SCPS in 2011 as

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istration and Supervision endorsement from the University of Mary Washington. Brett Helman, T. Benton Gayle Middle School, taught math at both middle and high school levels for nine years in Prince William County Public Schools. He served as assistant director of student activities, geometry PLC leader, remediation coordinator, and Project Graduation on-site administrator at Woodbridge Senior High School. Helman coached football and track and field. Helman earned his Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education and Mathematics from Thiel College, and his master of Arts in Education from the American College of Education. New teaching and learning facilitators are: Heather Atkinson, ESOL, comes from Culpeper County Schools, where she served as the ESOL curriculum specialist. She also was an ESOL teacher and instructional coach for Spotsylvania County Public Schools. Atkinson earned her bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and her master’s degree from the University of Mary Washington. Monica Foreman, Secondary English, was the teaching and learning coach and secondary English liaison for Spotsylvania County Public Schools, and is currently the co-director of the Northern Virginia Writing Project with George Mason University. Foreman earned her bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and her master’s from the University of Phoenix.

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Virginia Republican candidate for Senate Corey Stewart was one of the speakers at the Virginia Association of Counties annual summit at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center on Aug. 16. The Prince William County supervisors’ chairman noted some issues facing Virginians. “We need more federal and local partnerships,” he said, adding that he believes in block grants and that Medicaid control should be given back to the states. Stewart said he would focus on issues such as the opioid crisis as well as support for transportation. “I oppose tolls on Interstates 95 and 81,” he proclaimed. He explained to the attendees that President Dwight Eisenhower’s Interstate

Highway System wasn’t just for public transit, but “it was also built for national defense.” Spending on national defense is high on Stewart’s priority list, he said. Stewart said he supports government at the local level and stressed its importance to the state and the nation. The Republican candidate said he supports the President Donald Trump’s agenda. Incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine was the first keynote speaker of the morning and stressed the Democratic Party’s platform of a Virginia that Works for All. He told the crowd about recent legislative successes, such as support for military spouses he promoted in the latest VA bill and efforts in the works for transportation and rural broadband. Prior to winning the Republican Senate primary, Stewart made a 2013 bid for lieutenant governor as well as a 2017 gubernatorial bid, but lost in both primaries.

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Grant to help connect residents with health insurers The Stafford Hospital Community Benefit Fund awarded $10,000 to Stafford County’s Department of Social Services to help underwrite the salary of a worker to administer the county’s Health Insurance Enrollment Program or SHINE for the next six months, according to a news release.

This is the seventh year in a row Stafford has been awarded funds. The county has exceeded state goals for enrollment of qualified individuals every year, the release noted. “It can be difficult to navigate Medicaid eligibility,” SHINE program administrator Heather Trascapoulos said. “This grant al-

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with applications last year and enrolled more than 350. “The SHINE Program is pivotal in meeting the healthcare needs of the most vulnerable members of our community. As health care professionals, it is very difficult to see patients come to our emergency rooms suffering from health issues that regular checkups and access to insurance could have prevented,” said Cathy Yablonski, Stafford Hospital administrator. “Providing these grants to great community partners like Stafford Social Services is one way we can help alleviate this.” Trascapoulos included a story of a family in her grant application this year that recounted their struggle trying to provide services to their suicidal 13-yearold daughter. The daughter had returned home after a stay in a mental hospital and the mother was worried about keeping her safe. The family did not have health insurance and was over the income limit for Medicaid. Trascapoulos was able to counsel them on the concept of “spenddown,” which causes Medicaid to kick in after a certain amount of money, based on income, is spent. This family’s ability to treat their child was directly a result of the SHINE position. For more, visit the Social Services page of www.staffordcountyva.gov or call 540658-8720.

STAFFORD BRIEF LIONS CLUBS COLLECTING USABLE BIKES Virginia Lions Clubs are joining to collect bicycles for Bikes for the World at the Hospitality House in Central Park, Fredericksburg, on Saturday, Sept. 8. Useable bikes (adult and youth) of all types, as well as parts, tires, tubes and

portable sewing machines, should be brought to the location between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The items will be donated to people in many parts of the world where a bicycle can take them from poverty to self-sufficiency. For more, visit bikesfortheworld.org.

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Chase McGowan takes advice to heart » BY HUGH RIST

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Following last football season, North Stafford coach Joe Mangano sat down with perhaps his most prominent defensive player, Chase McGowan, and gave him the straight truth. At 6-foot and 190 pounds, McGowan was unlikely to get the kind of interest from college scouts that a player of his talent (13 sacks, 17 tackles for loss) and position (defensive end) might otherwise receive. The soft-spoken McGowan, who had already increased his body weight from the 165-pound frame he carried as a freshman, took Mangano’s advice like a duck takes to water. “In 23 years of coaching, I haven’t seen many players committing himself [to offseason conditioning] in the weight room the way he did,” Mangano said. Through twice-a-day lifting sessions five times a week, and adopting a 5,000 calorie-per-day diet that included more protein, McGowan bulked up, adding about 25 pounds to his frame, while bench pressing nearly 300 pounds. In the process, he dropped his time in the 40yard dash to 4.7 seconds. Mangano said the difference was immediately noticeable during the team’s early pre-season practices. “You can’t block him,” Mangano said.

North Stafford’s Chase McGowan has committed to Delaware.

“We sometimes have to tell Chase to sit out a play because he’s so hard to block we can’t run the [offensive] play.” One look at McGowan’s recruiting film offers a glimpse into a player who received seven Division 1 college offers before committing to the University of Delaware in July.

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“Once I visited Delaware and met the coaches, I felt an immediate connection, similar to the one I have with the coaches here [at North Stafford],” McGowan said. “My family instantly felt at home there, too.” McGowan, who has a 3.6 GPA, also said academics were a priority, adding that Delaware has one of the top physical

therapy programs in the country, which is his prospective major. McGowan’s ability to rush the edge and pressure the quarterback on pass plays is very evident on film. But Mangano said McGowan has improved in his ability to stop the run as well. In addition to his increased bulk, Mangano said McGowan’s leverage is an important reason why he has been successful and is likely to be even better this season. “He’s always focused on technique,” Mangano said. “He’s never been the biggest kid, but has always had great leverage and strength. He’s also a great character kid. He doesn’t say a word, but his teammates see him as a leader because of the way he plays.” Mangano added that because McGowan “never takes plays off,” he is a great role model for his younger teammates, which is why he is the team’s defensive captain, despite saying very little. Mangano also cited McGowan’s tireless work ethic as a reason for his sustained and steady progression as a defensive back. “You can’t outwork Chase,” Mangano said. “His motor is like few players I have seen during my years of coaching. And good luck blocking him. I will take him over anyone in the state of Virginia, and you can put that on record.” Hugh Rist can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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Katie Rauch said that in the past she has been a leader by example for the University of Mary Washington women’s soccer team. But that could change this coming season for Rauch, who will be a senior this fall for the Division III Eagles. The Stafford High School graduate took part in a leadership event for student athletes on campus in Fredericksburg for three days in mid-August. Each of the teams had two or three athletes at the leadership event. “Last year I was more of a leader by example,” she said last week. “I just finished a leadership event; I got some more confidence to be a vocal leader. That is what I am helping with. I will work with coaches and all of the players.” Rauch is slated to be a center midfielder for UMW, which opens the season Aug. 31 at Houghton in upstate New York in a nonconference game. The Eagles expect to have about 28 players in the program, according to Rauch. “We do lose a few of our seniors. That is a little unfortunate,” she said. “We have a large group coming in, even a larger group than last year. I am trying to get everyone on the same page, especially with a large group like this.” Last year Rauch played in 16 games with 16 starts and scored one goal. The Eagles were 8-10-1 overall and 4-4-1 in the Capital Athletic Conference, losing 3-0 to St. Mary’s in the first round of the CAC tournament. “I think on the field I got a lot stronger this last season,” Rauch said. “I hope to bring that strength to the team. I think I did a good job of bringing girls up. I hope to be more vocal on and off the field.” Rauch played in 19 games, with nine starts, as a sophomore in 2016 for the Eagles and scored the game-winning goal against Penn State-Harrisburg. She also scored against York College of Pennsylvania.

That was her first season at UMW after she played as a freshman at Division II Shippensburg University, also in Pennsylvania. “Katie transferred into our soccer program for the 2016 season from Shippensburg. At first Katie struggled a bit to make the adjustment to our level of play and find the field as much as she would have liked,” according to Corey Hewson, the Eagles’ head coach. “I believe that this truly motivated her to put in the time during the off-season and to improve her fitness and skill set. “Katie did make progress during the 2017 season, however it was this past winter and spring where she really turned the corner. Through her dedication and hard work, we saw a monumental shift this spring in her play and most importantly her confidence. I am really looking forward to seeing her play this fall and ultimately see her succeed after she graduates from UMW.” Rauch played four years at Stafford High and was a two-year varsity captain under Indians’ head coach Melissa Boney. She scored 32 goals, which set a school record. Rauch also had 17 assists in high school and was an all-conference player. Rauch played club soccer with Prince William Soccer Inc. under head coach Adam Soos, and was an honor-roll student with a 3.5 GPA. Rauch is the daughter of Kelly and Ken Rauch of Stafford. Her older brother, Kyle, played sports at Stafford High and her younger brother, Kaden, played soccer as a freshman at Stafford High last year. She is a psychology major at UMW and is on track to graduate next spring. The UMW men’s soccer team opens this season at home Aug. 31 against North Carolina Wesleyan.

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