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Military working dog Sita is saluted by Marines from Marine Corps Base Quantico and Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office deputies as she makes her way into the Aquia Garrisonville Veterinary Hospital on Aug. 24. JULIA LEDOUX/FOR INSIDENOVA

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tudents attending Stafford County Public Schools will make their way to classrooms Tuesday for their first day of school. For some entering kindergarten, the day will be a series of memorable firsts, as many tearful parents

— and other excited ones — prepare for a whole new experience. They’ll be introduced to new teachers, new friends and a whole new learning environment, while returning students might not be looking forward to the end of summer but be curious about a fresh start. Stafford’s Superintendent Scott Kizner will be starting anew, too.

Kizner, who succeeds Bruce Benson as the head of SCPS, will start at his post Sept. 1 and plans to visit schools on the first day students are back to class. The veteran administrator and former teacher hails from Harrisonburg City Public Schools, where he spent the last eight years. He also has experience as a specialeducation educator and school psychologist.

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The sharp cry of “attention” echoed as local Marines and Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office deputies came together to honor one of their own as she made her final walk into the Aquia Garrisonville Veterinary Hospital. Sita, a 10-year-old German shepherd and retired Marine Corps working dog, had been battling an aggressive form of cancer for several months before her owners, PR Mathias and his wife, Marine Capt. Kristin Mathias, made the difficult decision to put her down Aug. 24. “She was my partner, my road dog, my garage buddy, my solace, my angel, my sword and my protector,” PR Mathias said. “She was not just a dog.” Sita underwent three surgeries since March in an attempt to curtail the cancer. Medical bills amounting to $8,000 were covered by Project K9 Hero, a nonprofit that supports working dogs by covering their medical costs and other expenses.

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Jason Johnson, who founded Project K9 Hero, is a 25-year law enforcement veteran and canine instructor. He and several other members of his team were on hand for Sita’s final walk. “When our heroes, particularly our military working dogs, are retired, they receive no assistance from the agencies they served,” he said. “Once a dog is adopted out after service, those expenses are solely on their handlers or those who adopted them — in this case, Mr. and Mrs. Mathias.” Corporate sponsors and donors make Project K9 Hero’s mission possible, Johnson said. “We are always looking for dogs with a financial burden or special needs,” he said. “Sita came down with a form of cancer in her elbow that she needed surgery for.” As the trio slowly made their way into the facility, the Marines and deputies saluted their comrade for the final time. “That was her final act of pride, dignity and brass balls,” said PR Mathias. “She hadn’t walked 5 yards on her own in the past week. She did that 45 or 50 yards like a champ.” Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Terrell Lambert said he and the contingent of Marines with him were on hand simply to honor a fellow Marine’s life. “Military Working Dog Sita, her last duty station was Third Law Enforcement Battalion in Okinawa, Japan,” he said.

“She is part of the family, big time.” Sita was born Jan. 21, 2008, in western Germany and arrived at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas about 18 months later, “She received her initial obedience training in West Germany,” said Mathias. “When she got to Lackland, a PR Marine Corps handler was assigned to her and they went through patrol school together.” Sita’s original handler left the Corps and she remained at Lackland and became an assistant instructor dog for the newer canines going through patrol school, he said. Sita was eventually assigned another Marine Corps handler and the pair went through specialized search dog school. “She had shown an aptitude for detection,” said PR Mathias. “She became an explosive detection dog, in addition to being a certified patrol dog. She was a dual-purpose dog.” The pair was transferred to Okinawa and remained together for two years. In 2012, they graduated from a homemade explosive detection course offered by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms in Yuma, Arizona, that was taught by Johnson. Sita was then assigned another handler and graduated with him from the Israeli Specialized Search Dog Course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. “She graduated at the top of the class in that course,” PR Mathias said.

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Sita and her handler returned to Japan following the course, where the handler was doubled up on dogs. PR Mathias said unfortunately that meant the handler worked with his new dog more than with Sita and some of her certifications lapsed. “Ultimately, that’s what led us to adopt her down the road,” he said. By this time, Mathias and his wife were

also on Okinawa, where she was a company commander in the unit that Sita was assigned. “She had told the kennel master about a year and a half before this that we wanted to adopt a dog from the unit,” he said. Sita came up for adoption and, after a background check, the couple took her home in December 2014 and returned to the United States with her. “She lived out the rest of her days here in Stafford,” he said. Sita was also certified to jump out of a helicopter over the ocean and swim to shore; to rappel from cliffs and buildings; and for Australian or inverted rappelling. “She was a certified combat swimmer level 2 — level 3 being the highest you can get,” PR Mathias said. “Most Marines, including myself, only ever got level 1.” Sita was able to be deployed from a helicopter or a hovercraft over the horizon with her handler, he continued. “They could swim all the way to the beach,” he said. Even in retirement, the couple would work with Sita every day to keep her active and happy. And like any dog, Sita had her favorite rewards for a job well-done, including Kong toys and tennis balls. “She would destroy a tennis ball,” Mathias said with a laugh. For more about Project K9 Hero, visit projectk9hero.org.

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“I am looking forward to a wonderful new school year in Stafford County Public Schools,” Kizner said. “I hope students, staff and parents have a great year. As each student enters the classroom I hope staff will get to know each child as an individual and always remember that every student needs to experience happiness and success. I am honored and excited to be your new superintendent. Stafford County Public Schools is one of the finest in the nation and I look forward to continuing a tradition of excellence.” Stafford County schools, all fully accredited, serve some 29,113 students divided among five high schools, eight middle schools and 17 elementary schools. Final student enrollment numbers for the 2018-19 school year, however, won’t be available until late September, according to Sherrie Johnson, director of strategic communication and community engagement for SCPS. As summer winds down, teachers have been busy preparing their classrooms and anticipating the arrival of students. At Stafford High School, where he teaches dual-enrollment English, longtime educator Jim Andrews is counting the 201819 school year as his 53rd as an educator. He prepared his classroom, which includes photos of former students on the wall. Andrews said he enjoys getting to know the “130-plus thoughtful, intelligent young people” who enter his classroom and to help them “develop the skills to write long, perfectly organized papers so that they’ll have an easy time of writing for the rest of their lives.” A self-described challenging teacher, Andrews said papers he assigns students are usually between 12 and 20 pages, but after repeating good practices over and over, they internalize them and can use those skills in everything that they do with little difficulty. “They’re like a garden of uniquely different flowers, who, if nurtured properly, will bloom wonderfully,” Andrews said of his students. The students certainly appreciate him, too. Andrews said he enjoys hearing from students who have graduated from his class, and some have told him they’re grateful for the skills they learned and preparation they received. This school year he’s looking forward to “another batch of unique personalities to teach, with the opportunity to improve the way things are done — to always make it better.” He’s fond of his “wonderful, dedicated colleagues” at SCPS and working with them as friends “to prepare our little angels for the complexities of life.” Stafford County Public Schools has 310 new licensed staff, including teachers and librarians, according to Johnson. There are no new principals this school year, but principal Tammara Hanna and principal Robin Lloyd are swapping schools. Hanna is now the principal at T. Benton Gayle Middle School and Lloyd is the principal at Edward E. Drew Middle School.

Several new assistant principals have also joined SCPS, Johnson said. Stafford’s post-Labor Day start will come to an end after this school year, following the Stafford County School Board’s recent decision to start the 201920 school year Aug. 12 — three weeks before Labor Day — and end the school year May 27. The board also voted on a similar pre-Labor Day start for the 202021 school year. For now though, students remain on a traditional schedule and will finish this school year June 14, resulting in a short summer break before the next school year. The school board, led by Chairwoman Patricia Healy of the Rock Hill District and Vice-Chairman DeWayne McOsker of the George Washington District, said they’re looking forward to the school year ahead. “I’m excited about our 2018-2019 school year with Dr. Scott Kizner at the helm,” McOsker told InsideNoVa. “I look forward to his vision and instructional leadership resulting in learning and achieving on all levels.” Healy agreed, noting: “I wish a warm welcome to all our new and returning students and staff as we begin the school year. We are fortunate to have Dr. Kizner join us as our superintendent, as he brings to SCPS his passion for success of all students and his impressive record as a superintendent in other divisions within the Commonwealth of Virginia.”

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Last week, the Virginia Department of Education released results of its Standards of Learning tests taken by students during the 2017-2018 school year. In Virginia, 79 percent of the students who took reading tests passed, compared with 80 percent during 2016-2017; 78 percent passed in writing, compared with 79 percent previously; 77 percent passed in mathematics, compared with 79 percent in 2016-2017; 81 percent passed the SOLs in science, compared with 82 percent previously; and 84 percent of students tested in history and social studies passed, compared with 86 percent the previous school year. In Stafford, pass rates dropped slightly in most subjects by a percentage point or two and dropped four percentage points in English/writing from the previous school year tested; however, Stafford fared better than the state overall in all subjects (reading, math, science and history/social studies) except for English/writing. Stafford students performed with an 86

percent pass rate in history/social studies; their pass rate for English/writing was the weakest, at 77 percent. The Virginia Department of Education’s James Lane said the lower rates shouldn’t be discouraging. “Virginia has challenging standards and assessments, and students are performing at a much higher level today than when the state raised expectations six years ago,” Lane, the superintendent of public instruction, said in a released statement. “Pass rates are not the only measure of school quality. If we focus solely on annual pass rates, we miss the achievement of students who are making steady progress toward the benchmarks and the efforts of schools to address issues that directly affect learning and achievement. These factors are captured in the new accreditation system, and the ratings we will report next month will provide a more complete picture of where schools are today and where they can be enhanced in the future.”

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Celebrate Labor Day, but know that workers are losing out workers didn’t have that many Labor Day is one of those rights. The right of labor to orholidays most of us don’t think ganize and to strike wouldn’t much about. be officially sanctioned by the Well, maybe that’s not true. federal government until the If you’re a parent, a kid 1930s. in school or a teacher, it’s a Until then, organizing a union very important day. For most DAVID KERR was a difficult business. Strikes schools in Virginia, the day after were often considered illegal and Labor Day marks the first day of usually forcefully opposed by state and school. All at once the summer, with its local law enforcement. But, at least in lax schedules and worrying about what 1894, labor got its own day. to do with the kids, is over. That was also the year my granddad It’s like coming off extended leave in the military or getting a new assignment. There was born. He was printer and was once a steward with the International Typoare new schedules, new outfits to buy, new graphical Union. gear to stock up on and a return to rigid The things his union wanted, 70 years schedules, attendance checks and P.E. ago, are benefits many of us take for But there is more to Labor Day than granted, such as a lunch break, a five-day that. week and paid vacation. No, it wasn’t just invented to give you That was a long time ago. The labor one last shot at a three-day vacation at the beach or a chance to put more on the movement began its big rise in the 1930s with President Roosevelt’s New Deal and, plastic at a Labor Day sale. It was, what most importantly, the Wagner Act. As the the name implies, all about labor. result, pay and working conditions got betIt began, like a lot of holidays do in ter, and in a rare taste of industrial democthe U.S., sort of piecemeal. Various racy some corporate boards even invited organizations of workers, not necessarunion representatives to join their ranks. ily unions in the modern sense, held But as early as the 1960s, the labor parades and had picnics to celebrate their movement had started to erode. The achievements and the value of American economy was changing and neither side, labor. It was mostly skilled labor at first, such labor nor management, seemed able to adapt fast enough. In the late 1940s, 40 as machinists, carpenters and joiners, percent of American workers belonged and brick masons. By the late 1880s, to a union. Today only 11 percent do, 23 states had a Labor Day holiday. In and most workers have never even been 1894 Congress passed and the president approached about joining one. signed the law that officially created LaA lot of middle class Americans, and bor Day. It had cheerful bipartisan effort. certainly those in even higher income While innocuous enough — establishbrackets, have a knee-jerk reaction ing a holiday isn’t that hard — it was against organized labor. They think of nonetheless one of the first federal acabuses such as featherbedding (demandtions that recognized American labor. ing more workers on a job than needed), In those days, and well up until the New Deal and the Wagner Act, American infiltration by organized crime and the

perception that labor is resistant to technology. There is justification for each of these claims. But there is another side to the story. One person, in dealing with a big company, has no leverage. He or she can rarely negotiate pay or benefits and has to live with the reality that they can be fired without justification. It’s a onesided relationship. A union on the other hand, by representing all of the workers in a company workforce or in a particular part of the company, has leverage and can stand up for individual workers. Today, large corporations and their management have a surprisingly free hand. Workers, on the other hand, have very little power. Our service economy has very little union presence and the results are easy to see. The post “Great Recession” growth in worker wages is still not keeping up with the increase in prices. In other words American workers are losing ground. At the same time, the disparity between the top 1 percent and the bottom 90 percent in terms of income is at a record level. Alas, there is no one left able to argue with management for higher pay levels. Workers just have to get by as best they can. That’s hardly something that the original founders of Labor Day, or those who pioneered the labor movement of the 20th century, would have been pleased with. 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.

IT SEEMS TO ME | HARVEY S. GOLD

It’s time for a new dream in Stafford along U.S. 17 — including Giant, The future development of Lowe’s and Walmart down the Stafford County is a topic road, along with some fast that needs a great deal more food places — provide the discussion. Currently, one shopping for the area. of the development issues While the residents won’t involves the future of Celebrate starve or go without items Virginia North, a development that has grown but not fulfilled its HARVEY GOLD for daily needs, they do need to travel to Central Park or anticipated potential. Spotsylvania Towne Centre for “real” While the overall picture of the 1,200shopping, dining and entertainment. The acre area is attractive, its full potential has ski-lift type crossing over the Rappahannot been met, given its appealing rural apnock never got further than the concept pearance and less than 50 miles proximity stage. So, what has slowed the dream to Washington, D.C. The four-lane, 3-mile of another community from taking off divided highway that is at its entrance at a property that for some has great suggests something more than what was potential. originally planned and expected. I do admit, for many of us, keeping Even the commercial area at its entrance along U.S. 17 has not met expecta- the rural appearance without further development and preserving the “countions. The once competitive but now defunct Cannon Ridge golf course stands try” atmosphere would be preferred to additional growth. But that is not going ghostly and closed. A few major stores

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to happen. Growth of one sort or another will take place, so wringing of hands and chaining to trees is a useless exercise. The question is, what will that growth look like and what will the impact be? Will it be the same old, same old of building more housing developments with more roads and streets leading to and through more house rooftops accompanied by the strip malls that usually follow this development pattern. Or, is there a different scenario that could change this pattern yet provide for the immigration of new residents and businesses. Not far from Celebrate North there are what some might view as seeds — or better yet, acorns — for a different type of development. Close by stands a viable airport, caGOLD pable of serving jet traffic PAGE 5 just waiting for the future.

STAFFORD BRIEFS STAFFORD TO CLOSE OFFICES FOR LABOR DAY Stafford offices, departments and facilities will be closed Monday, Sept. 3, for Labor Day. All courts will be closed as well as offices of the Rappahannock Area Health District. The Regional Landfill in Stafford and Belman Road Recycling Center in Fredericksburg will be closed. All parks will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEEKS RESIDENTS FOR COURSE In its continuing efforts to keep the community safe from acts of violence and terrorist threats, the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office is seeking vigilant residents who are interested in playing an active role in homeland security. Selected individuals GOLD

will be invited to attend a new Citizens Homeland Security course Sept. 15. The course will teach them how to spot and report suspicious activity. The training will also educate them about current threats facing the nation. Applications for the course are due by Sept. 7. Registration is free. Once residents complete a class, they will become a part of the sheriff ’s office’s SHIELD program – a two-way information-sharing program that provides information to residents on emerging crime trends, community events and evolving terrorist threats that may impact Stafford. To be considered for the class, contact sheriff ’s office Sgt. Jason Forman at 540-658-4934 or at JForman@staffordcountyva.gov. For more information, visit staffordsheriff.com and click on homeland security.

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A stately neighbor is the University of Mary Washington Stafford Campus South. Neighbors at its entrance are Geico and the less imposing but important Colonial Circuits. While these do not provide a clear nucleus for the future development, I think it has the potential for a campus-like research and development community spread along the corridor. Perhaps a North Carolina-type Research Triangle is not quite the picture, but an environmentally clean innovative research and development location for companies that could take advantage of the proximity to the nation’s capital. Why not make it a center for companies who deal with solar, wind, geothermal or other innovative renewable resources, with all the new homes built there having solar panels on their roofs as an example. Or it could be a research center for developing mass transportation needs for the future. Their laboratory could be Interstate 95. Computer companies could be intermingled. Germanna Community College’s expansion in Stafford County and the possibility of additional educa-

tion at UMW could fit right into the picture, training workers for the support services high-tech will require. This may sound a bit far-fetched but one time there was no Silicone Valley, or Research Triangle, or any other “campus” concept that comingles more than just rooftops. Just building more single-family, rental homes and apartments seems to continue the ever-self-defeating growth of more rooftops, more cars, more roads, more lanes for I-95, and the beat goes on. Why not build for the future by bringing in centers of innovation along with the homes. William Arthur Ward is credited with saying, “If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” Similarly, Walt Disney said, “If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.” Isn’t it time for Stafford County to start having a new dream of the future? Harvey Gold is a contributing writer at InsideNoVa. Reach him at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

TO THE EDITOR Farm bill worth attention

The Farm Bill, or “The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018,” does not garner much attention, but it should. First District Republican Rep. Rob Wittman, who voted for it, may not realize that this bill would take food and nutrition support from many working people and exacerbate food insecurity. It is really just a cost-cutting exercise and labor initiative. Eighty percent of the Farm Bill’s spending is for nutrition programs. The main program is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The bill narrowly passed a House of Representatives vote in June and has passed the Senate. It is now in conference. The bill cut the SNAP program by 20 billion dollars over the next 10 years, but it did not cut subsidies to farmers. Over one million people could be dropped from the

program or experience cuts in their food and nutrition. The bill would allow states to increase work requirements so that a person who did not work at least 20 to 30 hours per week without fail would be cut from the program for a year. According to the U.S. government’s own SNAP website, over 45 million people participate in the SNAP program, and 44 percent of those are under 18. About 10 percent of Virginia families are in SNAP. The conference committee revamp of the Farm Bill will be considered before Sept. 30. Rep. Wittman should carefully consider the consequences of severely cutting the nutrition of needy children and vote against unnecessary cuts to the SNAP program. James Spragins Fredericksburg

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Construction begins on new lanes over the Rappahannock River Gov. Ralph Northam and Virginia transportation officials celebrated the groundbreaking Aug. 22 of a project that will add three new southbound lanes across the Rappahannock River on Interstate 95 in Fredericksburg. When the project opens to traffic in 2022, southbound drivers will have a total of six travel lanes to use between the Route 17 interchange in Stafford County and the Route 3 interchange in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County, according to a news release. Around 150,000 vehicles a day travel I-95 between the Route 17 and Route 3 interchanges. During the afternoon peak travel pe-

Gov. Ralph Northam and Virginia Transportation Secretary Shannon Valentine attended the groundbreaking.

riod, it can take three hours to travel between Washington, D.C., and Fredericksburg. “Moving traffic on I-95 is critical to businesses across the Commonwealth who rely on the I-95 corridor to deliver their goods and services on time,” said Gov. Ralph Northam in a statement. “Investing in I-95 benefits all Virginians, who will experience the economic benefits of a more reliable ride between Washington, D.C., and the Fredericksburg area.” The $132 million I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing is the next project to start construction as part of the Atlantic Gateway suite of projects. Virginia was awarded a $165 million FASTLANE grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2016 for Atlantic Gateway, a $1.4 billion set of highway, transit, and rail projects in the I-95 corridor. “This project, as part of Atlantic Gateway improvements to passenger rail, commuter rail, transit, and freight networks, is critical for Virginia’s economic competitiveness and our city’s quality of life,” said Virginia Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine. More than $1 billion in state, federal, and private investment will be spent on I-95 improvements in the Fredericksburg region through 2023. Seven I-95 projects are expected to open to traffic in the Fredericksburg area by the end of 2023 to de-

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liver congestion relief and improved driving conditions. Beginning this month, drivers along I-95 in the Fredericksburg area can expect to see workers operating construction equipment and installing work zone signs. Temporary concrete barriers will be installed along the left shoulder of I-95 northbound and southbound. Tree clearing will begin in the I-95 median. Travel lanes will remain open during morning and afternoon rush hour. Work requiring lane closures will be performed during off-peak travel times. “Together with our contractor partners at Wagman and JMT, we will deliver this project on time and on budget, but even more critically, we want everyone working and traveling in this work zone to arrive home safely at the end of each day,” said VDOT Commissioner Stephen C. Brich. “Drivers can help us meet this goal by avoiding distractions and obeying the speed limit, and giving their undivided attention to the road ahead.” The southbound River Crossing project will build three new lanes of I-95 southbound in the existing I-95 median, beginning just south of the Truslow Road overpass in Stafford. The lanes will be untolled and open to all southbound traffic.

When the project is complete, travelers with destinations south of the Fredericksburg area can choose to enter the new general purpose lanes in the median, which will continue past the Route 3 interchange. The existing three I-95 southbound lanes will be converted to collector-distribution lanes, which will serve Fredericksburg area traffic using the Route 17 and the Route 3 interchanges, and traffic traveling to the Safety Rest Area and Welcome Center. Signs will help drivers choose between the general purpose lanes and the lanes for Route 17 and Route 3 traffic. A new bridge will be built over the Rappahannock River to carry the new I-95 southbound general purpose lanes. It will be built parallel to the existing I-95 southbound bridge. On Route 17, the project will modify several of the I-95 entrance and exit ramps at Exit 133. The project will also replace the I-95 overpasses of Route 17. The project contractor is Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc. The design firm is JMT, Inc. For additional information on this project, and other I-95 improvements in the Fredericksburg area, please visit the project website at improve95.org.

STAFFORD BRIEF LOCALS GRADUATE FROM BASIC TRAINING United States Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla Britford and U.S. Air Force Airman Mason Casey, both of Stafford, have graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland in San KAYLA BRITFORD Antonio, Texas. The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air

Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate’s degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force. Britford is a 2012 graduate of North St a f f ord Hi g h MASON CASEY School. Casey, the son of Lasey Robert of Stafford and Amy Moore of King George, is a 2017 graduate of Brooke Point High School.

Stafford man faces charges Man charged with firing after fleeing from police shots in road rage incident A Stafford County man faces driving and burglary charges after he drove away from a traffic stop and tried to break into a house to hide from authorities, according to Fairfax County police. Randall Redfearn, 37, was stopped by a Fairfax officer at the intersection of Armistead Road and Richmond Highway for running a red light at 11:44 a.m. Aug. 24. While the officer was speaking to him, Redfearn drove away. Af-

ter a short chase, he came to a stop and ran from the car into the surrounding neighborhood. Redfearn attempted to break into someone’s home and then hid in a creek bed. With the help of a helicopter and a police dog, police took the man into custody. Redfearn was charged with reckless driving, felony eluding, DUI (third in 10 years) and attempted burglary.

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11th Annual Winemakers’ Crab Feast Sept. 8; 5 p.m., $49.95 Philip Carter Winery 4366 Stillhouse Rd., Hume, VA 22639 Buy tickets now at InsideNoVaTix.com! Fredericksburg Family Day Sept. 8; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., free all day Children’s Museum of Richmond – Fredericksburg 1275 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Fredericksburg Drool in the Pool – Woodlands Pool Sept. 8; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2 Northampton Blvd., Stafford staffordparks.com

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National Gymnastics Day Sept. 15; 2 to 4 p.m., free Stafford Gymnastics Center class registration, goodies, demos, obstacles Oktoberfest Sept. 15; noon to 7 p.m. Adventure Brewing Co. 95 Dunn Dr., Stafford

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Anti-Bullying Musical Sept. 20, 21, 22; 7 p.m. Mountain View High School 2135 Mountain View Road, Stafford

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Golf Classic Sept. 26; register – 7:30 a.m., shotgun start – 9 a.m. Gauntlet Golf Club, Fredericksburg staffordschools.net

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Fredericksburg Fall Fairy Festival Sept. 29, noon to 5 p.m. 2100 Airport Dr., Fredericksburg Fredfairyfestival.com

firearm in the other person’s Deputies with the Stafford hand, but deputies found no County Sheriff ’s Office arrested evidence there was another firea man Aug. 28 for shooting into arm. No one was injured during a moving vehicle during a road the incident. rage incident in North Stafford, After the shots were fired, according to spokesperson both drivers pulled over to the Amanda Vicinanzo. side of the road and flagged Deputy Daniel Reed redown deputies who were in the sponded to reports of shots area responding to a separate fired at 5:52 p.m., in the area of incident. U.S. 1 and Corporate Drive. Martinez was charged with Oscar Martinez, 24, said he OSCAR MARTINEZ attempted aggravated malisaw a vehicle tailgating him, prompting him to tailgate that cious wounding, shooting from vehicle after it passed him. During the in- a moving vehicle, shooting at a moving cident, the vehicles ended up side by side vehicle, brandishing a firearm, reckless and Martinez grabbed his gun and shot handling of a firearm and use of a firearm three rounds into the other vehicle, Vici- in commission of a felony. Martinez was incarcerated at Rappahnanzo said. Martinez told deputies that he saw a annock Regional Jail.

STAFFORD BRIEFS LIONS SCREEN YOUNGSTERS FOR VISION, HEARING The Greater Falls Run Lions club had a busy summer screening children for hearing and vision throughout the community, according to the club’s Donna Natemeier. Members of the KidSightUSA committee screened children at the Salem

Church Library and the Howell Library for vision during their Kids on the Go lunch program and also at the Ron Rosner YMCA during their 15th annual Family Fun Day. The Sight and Hearing van screened a total of 151 children for vision and 21 for hearing at Stafford Junction during their Back Pack Give-a-Way.

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Stafford County’s Regional Landfill sustainability efforts proving successful A few years ago, the Stafford County Regional Landfill was facing a deficit and an uncertain future. The Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board (R-Board) came up with a strategy to put the landfill back on track financially, and those steps appear to indicate success, according information from the county. “Early FY2018 numbers show that the Regional Landfill will achieve a positive net asset balance for the first time since 2014,” said the Stafford Board of Supervisors Chairman, Meg Bohmke, who is also an R-Board member. “This is a measure of overall financial performance which takes into account revenues, expenditures, assets and liabilities, and will enable the landfill to continue to refine and improve the excellent service it provides to the community.” The R-Board operates and maintains the Regional Landfill and recycling dropoff facilities for the benefit of residents of Stafford and Fredericksburg. In 2015, the landfill was faced with declining revenues and an inability to build another cell for waste. The R-Board and landfill staff turned the situation around by reducing expenses; requesting financing support from Stafford and Fredericksburg, both of which backed the financing of the new cell; charging fees for residential custom-

ers; and implementing flow control, guaranteeing that waste generated in Fredericksburg and Stafford went to the landfill. Statistics presented to the R-Board during the August meeting show that commercial waste deliveries are up 18 percent over last year and nearly double from the start of flow control. Expenses were lower than the amount approved in the budget. During the coming year, the R-Board plans to prioritize the replacement of a critical piece of equipment in use since 1988 and pay off the financing for the last landfill cell construction, according to a county release. However, the landfill does face challenges in the years ahead. The recycling market has become volatile in the last few months, with China cutting off all imports. That has resulted in a loss of revenue on the recycling side of the landfill. The R-Board is discussing possible changes to reduce losses while keeping the recycling opportunity available for residents. The R-Board is looking to replace inefficient equipment and determine how to fund the next landfill cell. The R-Board meets quarterly in the board chambers of the George L. Gordon Jr. Government Center, 1300 Courthouse Road. The next meeting is at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 28.

Record-breaking finish at Quantico 12K/Triathlon Matt O’Neil, 23, dominated the Quantico 12K at the Officer Candidates School aboard the base on Aug. 25, according to a news release. O’Neil, a Woodbridge resident, broke the course record by nearly three minutes with a finish of 40:17 and finished ahead of second place by 6 minutes. Marine Corps Major Kevin Soeder, 41, of Stafford, earned first place in the Quantico Tri, which was run the same day, with a time of 1:06:28. This is Soeder’s second Quantico Tri first-place win — he also stood on the podium in 2014. “I am feeling good, it was a great experience and all of the support was wonderful,” he said. The Quantico Tri course featured a start at the school with a 750-meter open water swim in the Potomac River, a transition to a 20K cycle tour of Marine Corps Base Quantico and a 5K run. Quantico 12K females were led by Sandra Pahl, 40, Dumfries, with a time of 55:11. The United States Naval Academy alumna also won the Devil Dog Double in May 2018. Second place went to Jenna Scholz, 33, of Alexandria, with a time of 56:19. Third place went to Heather Al-

bright, 35, from Stafford, with a time of 57:15. Marine Corps Maj. Kenneth Parisi, 41, of Montclair, earned second place in the Quantico Tri with a time of 1:07:51. Parisi was followed by FBI agent Scott Foster, 42, of McLean, who won third place with 1:08:14. Former U.S. Naval Academy swimmer and Marine Corps Maj. Jamie Ash, 33, of Woodbridge, led all females in the Quantico Tri with 1:15:32. In second place was Lola Lahi, 47, of Washington, D.C., with 1:15:45. The third female finisher was Beth Stockel, 41, of Springfield, with 1:18:11. The two events included a combined 1,193 finishers. Marine Corps Base Quantico’s commanding officer, Col. William C. Bentley III, competed in the Tri. “I really appreciate all of the work that went into this event,” Bentley said. “This is a terrific venue and I look forward to next year.” Unofficial results are available at www.marinemarathon.com. Runners may continue their commitment to #RunWithTheMarines by participating in the MCM Kids Run on Oct. 27; MCM10K on Oct. 28; and the Turkey Trot on Nov. 17.

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CHURCH TO HOST FREE CONCERT Pianist, vocalist and composer Deanna Witkowski will perform a free concert at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg on Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door. The church is located at 905 Princess Anne St., in Fredericksburg. For more information, visit StGeorgesEpiscopal.net and deannajazz.com or call 540-373-4133. RIDING PROGRAM TO HOLD POLO CLASSIC The Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program will hold its 12th-annual Ride to Thrive Polo Classic on Sept. 15, at Chetwood Park in The Plains. Gates open at 1 p.m. Sponsorships range from $500 to $10,000 and tickets to the event are now available for $85 apiece. Participants will enjoy an afternoon of polo, live and silent auctions, music, drinks and dining on a private estate. This event will benefit NVTRP’s mission to provide equine-assisted activities to children and adults with disabilities, youthat-risk, military service personnel and their families.

NONPROFIT CLUB TO HOLD FASHION GALA The Newcomers and Old Friends Club, a non-profit Fredericksburg-area social, educational, and charitable group, will hold its annual fashion gala Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fredericksburg Conference and Expo Center. Fashions from Talbots, Jos. A. Bank and Saxon Shoes will be featured, along with Salon 730, which will provide hair and makeup services for the event’s models. Tickets are $35 apiece and include the fashion show and a three-course luncheon. Tickets will not be available at the door and must be purchased online by Oct. 8. The event will also feature vendors, a silent auction, door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. Becky Stewart of SlamOne LLC and Dancing with Olivia, a local line dance group, will be there to provide entertainment. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit newcomersandoldfriends. com or call 540-654-5370. TRAINING ADVISORY THROUGH SEPT. 7 Residents in the vicinity of Marine Corps Base Quantico may be inconvenienced by increased sounds, vibrations and/or illuminations due to training, according to a news release. Upcoming training dates and times include: Sept. 4: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 5: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 6: 8 a.m. to midnight Sept. 7: 12:01 a.m. to 6 p.m. T he impact of noise, vibrations and/or illuminations experienced across the area will vary.

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Colonial Forge football wins season opener ERIC HOBECK » BY FOR INSIDENOVA

The Colonial Forge offensive line will be a deciding factor in whether the Eagles can make another deep postseason run. But in Forge’s season-opener Aug. 24 at Patriot High School, it was their defensive front that made the play to give them the momentum they needed to avoid an upset. Forge junior linebacker Josh Johnson blocked a Pioneers punt with six minutes left in the third quarter and fell on it in the end zone to give Colonial Forge (1-0) a 30-21 lead en route to a 51-35 road win in Week 1. Before the rematch of last season’s opener for both teams, which the Eagles won 40-3, CF coach John Brown’s father, former Hylton and Forge coach Bill Brown, told him to expect the Pioneers to be better than what the tape might originally show. “We may have underestimated them as an entire group,” said Brown, who was making his debut as the Eagles’ coach. “I was positive that they were gonna be well-coached … on top of that, they were much, much, much better than I thought they were going to be. They threw the ball so well. I know that they got banged up early, and I know that may have hurt them a little bit … if Plan B was to throw the ball down the field, they were very effective.” After 11 seasons as an assistant with his father, Brown won his first head coaching victory since Oct. 13, 2006, when he was the coach at Freedom High School in Woodbridge. It was indeed the arm of Patriot senior quarterback Chris Sonnenberg that gave Patriot the first touchdown, a 30-yard heave to sophomore Jalen Smalls with 2:53 left in the first quarter for the first of two scoring connections between the two on the night. Forge tied it with 11 seconds left in the first, when quarterback Madden Lowe found wide receiver Zack Kindel for an eight-yard score. Patriot did not lead again, as Eagle senior Ernesto Bowen exploded out of the backfield on a 67-yard touchdown run with 10:04 left in the second. “I trusted my linemen, trusted the blocks, and got it going … those [are]

Colonial Forge’s Ernesto Bowen runs for yards against Patriot Aug. 24.

some strong kids. They’re definitely playing at the next level,” Bowen said. After the teams swapped touchdowns again, Phillip Lovelace kicked a 29-yard field goal with four seconds until the break to make it 23-14. The Pioneers found new life three minutes into the second half when Sonnenberg connected with Smalls on a 31-yard touchdown. But it was what happened at the midway point of the third quarter that gave Colonial Forge the momentum for good. As Patriot punted from deep in their territory, Johnson took advantage of an opening he saw in the Pioneers’ protection. “I had a clean lane, so I just blitzed right through. Dude didn’t even touch me,” Johnson said, and he fell on the ball deep into the end zone to give the Eagles a nine-point lead again. Patriot would pull within two points twice more, but two Forge touchdowns — a 28-yard scamper from Lowe and fouryard run from Johnson, who doubles as a fullback — in the final five minutes ended the Pioneers’ final attempt at a rally. Patriot coach Brud Bicknell acknowl-

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SCORING SUMMARY First quarter P: Smalls 14 pass from Sonnenberg (Birge kick), 2:53 CF: Kindel 8 pass from Lowe (Lovelace kick), 0:11 Second quarter CF: Bowen 67 run (Lovelace kick), 10:04 P: Carter 4 run (Birge kick), 2:58 CF: Kindel 9 pass from Lowe (kick blocked), 1:14 CF: Lovelace 29 kick, 0:04 Third quarter

P: Allen 31 pass from Sonnenberg (Birge kick), 9:00 CF: Johnson 15 blocked punt return (Lovelace kick), 6:00 P: Smalls 9 pass from Sonnenberg (Birge kick), 2:43 CF: Bowen 11 run (Lovelace kick), 0:04 Fourth quarter P: Smalls 5 pass from Sonnenberg (Birge kick), 7:25 CF: Lowe 28 run (Lovelace kick), 4:46 CF: Johnson 4 run (Lovelace kick), 1:18

INDIVIDUAL STATS RUSHING – Colonial Forge: 29-240, Bowen 16-173, Lowe 7-53, Berris 1-(-3), Savoy 2-4, Thomas 1-4, Johnson 2-9. Patriot: 24-24, Marcelle 2-(-3), Stroman 2-6, Sonnenberg 1-7, Carter 11-17, Allen 1-1, McKay 3-(-4) PASSING – Colonial Forge: Lowe 1117-1-77. Patriot: Sonnenberg 26-39-1314. RECEIVING – Colonial Forge: Rodier 3-24, Johnson-Edmunds 1-2, Kindel 3-28, Kauthen 1-5, Bowen 1-0, Elijah Sarratt 2-18. Patriot: Allen 5-101, Smalls 7-69, Settle 6-66, Marcelle 1-4, Fisher 3-12, Harris-Ayala 4-62.

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PREP FOOTBALL STANDINGS

COMMONWEALTH DISTRICT Team District Colonial Forge (6) 0-0 Brooke Point (5) 0-0 North Stafford (5)0-0 Stafford (5) 0-0 Mt. View (5) 0-0 Massaponax (5) 0-0 Riverbend (6) 0-0

edged afterward the lessons learned from another early-season test. “I was encouraged by the way our kids fought hard, they gave it their all. We overcame a lot of injuries … it’s hard to say without looking at the tape, obviously we threw the ball effectively,” he said. “I think there was [a] level of physicality that we hadn’t seen to this point that they brought out of us. We showed some grit and hung in there and made it a game the whole way when it would have been easy at many junctures of that game to have stopped playing hard.”

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North Stafford at Briar Woods, 7 p.m. Colonial Forge at Albemarle, 7 p.m.

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NONPROFITS UNITE TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY Three local nonprofits are uniting to educate people in need about nutritious eating habits. The produce-packs project will provide Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clients free fresh produce, along with information about healthy eating. Through the joint collaboration, the Dr. Yum Project, Virginia Community Food

Connections and local WIC offices have secured a grant for the project through the Virginia Department of Health. Each week, produce is delivered to St. George’s Church kitchen with cold-storage capabilities. Recipients can take their produce packs to the farmer’s market to have it refilled up to three times free. For more information, visit doctoryum.org.

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