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Stafford County marked the anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with a ceremony at the George L. Gordon Jr. Government Center. ABOVE: The Joint Sheriff ’s Office/Fire and Rescue Honor Guard presented the colors during the ceremony. RIGHT: Honor Guard Commander Denny Kelly rings a bell five times in memory of the fallen during 9/11 remembrance ceremonies Tuesday morning. Stafford County marked the anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with a ceremony at the George L. Gordon Jr. Government ALEKS DOLZENKO/INSIDENOVA SEPTEMBER Center. ABOVE: The Joint Sheriff ’s Office/Fire and Rescue Honor Guard presented the colors during the ceremony. RIGHT: Honor Guard 14, 2018 Commander Denny Kelly rings a bell five times in memory of the fallen during 9/11 remembrance ceremonies Tuesday morning. ALEKS DOLZENKO/INSIDENOVA

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan agreed the region has shared economic interests that depend on transportation and housing to keep pace. The elected officials spoke at the fourth annual Capital Region Business Forum on Sept. 6 at Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in McLean. Bowser and Hogan currently are seeking re-election Nov. 6. About 450 people attended the forum hosted by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce and the Greater

Washington Board of Trade. Hogan said he proposed the shared commitment of $500 million a year in permanent funding for Metro., leading to a three-way split of $167 million a year. “This is not about the economy of greater Washington or Northern Virginia, but it affects all of Virginia, just as our ports and airports do,” Northam said. The leaders noted that three places in the region — Northern Virginia, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland — are among the top 20 sites Amazon is considering for the company’s $5 billion second headquarters, which is estimated to bring 50,000 jobs when developed.

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Northam said the area needs to diversify beyond military and government sectors, including in tech and healthcare industries. The governor recently announced a $3 billion expansion at Manassas-based tech firm Micron. Bowser and Hogan agreed diversifying the region’s economy is important. “I think it’s remarkable for a region that’s known for government, White House, Congress and this, that and the other; now we’re known for tech,” Bowser said. “Not only is that good for right now, it’s good for the next 10 years, the next 20 years, about how we diversify and grow our economy.” TEACHER

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on Stafford County School Board advisory committees. The board waived a policy on a maximum 22 participants and established there to be no requirement for district representatives to serve in the roles. • heard details about the anti-bullying production, “It’s Easy,” set for Mountain View High School through Mariah’s Music & Arts. The cast will hold three performances, which benefit the MVHS fine arts program. Productions will be held Sept. 2022 at 7 p.m. • heard about local efforts through a nonprofit to prevent suicide and address mentalhealth, drug-abuse issues through the performing arts.

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“It is a genuine honor to have been chosen as representative of the dedicated, creative and innovative teaching and learning that is taking place daily in Stafford County Public Schools,” said Reichard. “Mr. Reichard represents the best of the teaching profession and all of us in Stafford County Public Schools are very proud of his accomplishments and passion,” division Superintendent Scott Kizner said.

Next week, the selection panel will interview each of the eight regional teachers to select the 2019 Virginia Teacher of the Year. The 2019 Virginia Teacher of the Year will be announced Sept. 14. Reichard earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from George Mason University.

Stafford home prices go up, days they’re on market drop Area median house prices increased and days on market decreased, according to an analysis of the Fredericksburg area housing market prepared by the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors after an analysis of brightMLS multiple listing data. “The summer housing market finished strong with a healthy housing market for the Fredericksburg area,” said FAAR Director Pam Kuper. “Area median sales prices increased anywhere from 2 percent to 5 percent while days on market continued to decrease compared to the same time last year. Although we’re seeing a slight slowing in sales, mainly due to the return to school, the market is still strong.” Total sold volume increased over 7.5 percent, increasing to $191.2 million in August 2018 from $177.7 million in August 2017. Median price remained flat from last August at $300,000, posting a 1.5 percent increase over the $295,000 median price point last year. Units sold increased from 567 in August 2017 to 595 in August 2018, representing a nearly 5 percent jump in

sales. Days on market, the time from when a listing enters the market until it receives a ratified contract, fell at a slower pace again in August than in previous months. The market has been experiencing yearover-year reductions in days on market exceeding 20 percent, but August came in at a modest 6 percent decrease. In August 2017, homes spent an average of 49 days on the market compared to 46 days in August 2018. Overall active listings were up over 3 percent in August 2018 compared to last August, but new listings coming onto the market remained static, adding just more house to the mix than last year. In August 2017, prospective buyers had 1,719 homes to choose from, with 878 of those homes coming onto the market sometime during that month. In August 2018, 879 homes came onto the market and provided 1,774 homes to choose from. New transactions going under contract in August fell almost 7 percent compared to August 2017.

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Yankees visit Falmouth, and Confederates, too Rain put a damper on the annual “Yankees in Falmouth and some Confederates, Too” festivities over the weekend, cancelling the Sunday demonstrations by re-enactors and musicians. Visitors to the Moncure House grounds and the nearby area got a glimpse of life in Stafford County during the Civil War. Exhibitors displayed tools used in the practice of 1860s medicine and predigital photography. Visitors had a chance to stroll through facsimile campsites and talk to re-enactors of historical figures, from senators to Abe Lincoln.

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Democrats could score big wins in Virginia’s congressional delegation Both are about as popular as getThis year’s congressional electing the flu. tions seem to have it all: some Oh sure, some people love hotly contested races, some these guys, but they’re more nervous incumbents and, yes, of hindrance than a help to even a little scandal to liven congressional Republican things up. candidates. Also, there are more women One of the top Democratic candidates running for Congress DAVID KERR targets is the 10th District, than ever before. which runs from Winchester Traditionally Virginia’s congressional delegation, no matter what the to Fairfax. In that race Republican Congresswoman Barbara Comstock is political weather, doesn’t change much. running against Democratic state SenaDistrict lines are carefully crafted to help tor Jennifer Wexton. The district has incumbents and the GOP. However, evgotten more liberal than when it was ery so often, the national wave is strong first created, and Hillary carried it nicely enough to counter this pre-programed in 2016. So did Comstock, mostly by political stability. This might well be one keeping her distance from Trump. But of those years. that was then. Normally in a midterm election, the Now her opponent is successfully asparty that controls the White House sociating her with Trump, and, oh yes, takes a hit when it comes to its represenCorey Stewart too. This may simply be tation in the House of Representatives too much for Comstock. and the Senate. The average loss, as Seventh District Rep. Dave Brat is calculated over the past 60 years, for the another incumbent who seems to be House is 23. That’s just one shy of what having troubles. Unlike Comstock, he is the Democrats need to take over the an avowed Trump loyalist and isn’t shy lower chamber. about it. But, wait, not quite so fast. The House Unfortunately for Brat, even in that has been in GOP hands since 2010 and, traditionally solid conservative district, before that, controlled it from 1994 until that’s not selling as well as it used to. 2006. They know how to keep their His opponent is former CIA agent Abimajority. However, this year is different, particu- gail Spanberger, and she is catching on. Brat is running hard, but it’s possible that larly in Virginia. the negative pull of Trump and Stewart, Overall, they start out with two big and his having a solid opponent, may be drags on their popularity: The president too much for him. and Senate candidate Corey Stewart.

That said, the 7th District is strong GOP territory. For Spanberger to win will probably not just require a “blue wave,” but a “blue tidal wave,” which she may very well get. Ok, does this sound like your normal prognostications from a political columnist? Maybe. So let’s liven it with some scandal and dirty politics. To find that you need to go to the 2nd District, which covers Norfolk and Newport News. In that race Scott Taylor is running against Elaine Luria. They’re both veterans and both impressive candidates. Oh, but wait, there was Taylor’s idea to help a prospective independent, and the Democrat candidate in 2016, Shaun Brown, get on the ballot. Taylor was hoping that in what would be a close race Brown might draw a few votes away from the Democrat. So, he had his supporters collect signatures for the independent. That’s legal. That is, unless you forge some signatures. Which is what happened and the judge who threw Brown off the ballot, used terms such as “out and out fraud” when describing the actions of the GOP candidate’s campaign. This is a Republican leaning marginal district. This year it may go to the Democrats. In the 1st District the prognosticators always label us as solid Republican, dark red KERR if you will. But, landPAGE 5 slides, if big enough, can

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Are phone pouches coming our way? dent Dan Lyons, the use of these We need to question the plan rentable pouches is spreading the Roanoke school district across our nation’s schools. has come up with to prevent It appears that the Yondr students from having access Company is also marketing to their cell phones during these pouches to concert and class. other venues, where focus on the Their plan involves the rental of “pouches” that lock magnetiHARVEY GOLD performance is a problem. The solution is to “lock up the phone” cally and can only be opened by because its owner hasn’t the self-control the teacher, who has a separate opening to shut it off while in class. device. This is to prevent the students The solution is not to take away the from having access to their cell phones phone during class but lock it up in a during class. pouch that costs the city $19 per student. This pilot program is being tested in The total number of students at both the math classes at William Fleming and schools is around 3,500 and — as a Patrick Henry high schools. Each pouch focused math student will tell you — will cost about $19 per year to rent from a cost the city more than $65,000 a year to company called Yondr that is based in rent the pouches. San Francisco, Calif., where some other But with this kind of thinking there strange ideas have been spawned. could be separate pouches for English, The Roanoke School Board was imhistory, science, etc. classes. And one pressed with the idea and voted 6 to 0 to wonders what kind of pouch is used start this pilot program. during gym classes? Now I’m not the best The need to sharpen focus has been mathematician but wouldn’t it save the mentioned, because students are focuscity a lot of money if they did one of two ing more on “stuff ” on their cell phones things? One is to collect all the phones at than information in the classroom. This the beginning of the class and put them has become a national problem and, according to the city’s deputy superinten- in a cardboard box.

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No difference between the box and the pouch, since in both cases the students don’t have access to their phones. I’m not the best financial consultant, but I can get a free cardboard box from the grocery and not have to rent it annually. Perhaps, for a more professional lockup unit the woodworking class could make a permanent wooden box, which still will save a lot of the potential $65,000. Another way they could avoid the use of lockable pouches is to have parents play a bigger role in teaching discipline to their children regarding the use of cell phones. But this may be too difficult because if you look at the statistics for auto accidents, bullying, drug related deaths and suicides among teenagers, parents are having some trouble coping with these. And as for students having selfimposed discipline, I wouldn’t give this much chance of success. I’ll stick with the cardboard box plan, especially since it satisfies other issues of concern identiGOLD fied by Superintendent PAGE 5 Lyons.

UMW Galleries highlights faculty artists KRISTIN DAVIS » BY UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON

The works of 11 faculty members in the Department of Studio Art will be featured in one of two exhibitions hosted by the University of Mary Washington Galleries. The exhibits, “UMW Studio Art Faculty Exhibition” in the duPont Gallery, and “Museums as Viewing Machines: Work by Jeffrey Abt” in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery, will run through Oct. 14. GOLD

Faculty artists include Debra Balestreri, Carole Garmon, Larry Hinkle, Rosemary Jesionowski, Ashe Laughlin, Jon McMillan, Chris Musina, Jason Robinson, Joliza Terry, Jake Urbanski and Sarah Spencer White. They are potters, sculptors, designers, furniture makers, photographers, print-makers, film-makers and painters. “Museums as Viewing Machines” will display two bodies of work: Abt’s “Museum” series and his “Wandering Gallery”

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For example, if a student has an emergency call, it can continue to go to the school office which immediately contacts and retrieves the student and phone. This system has worked for decades and hasn’t involved lockable pouches. Using this procedure, the office can verify that an emergency exists and aid the student in responding. Lyons also explained that in an evacuation or fire, the teacher — depending on the circumstance — once outdoors or even in the classroom, could unlock the phones. Similarly, in an evacuation, the teacher could grab the cardboard box and return the phones to the students when outside, without having to unlock anything. Can you imagine if something happens

project. The “Museum” series focuses on the visual parallels between galleries and sacred spaces. The “Wandering Gallery” project explores the behind-the-scenes cycle of unpacking and packing, installation and de-installation, documentation and interpretation of changing exhibitions. The exhibitions are free and open to the public. Both galleries are located at College Avenue on the Fredericksburg campus.

to the unlocking device during evacuation and the emotional impact if students can’t use their phone in the pouch? The William Fleming principal, Archie Freeman, has endorsed the pouch program to solve the focusing problem. Perhaps Freeman should consider that students may become emotionally unfocused wondering what they are missing when not having access to pouched phones in their view and to consider that these students have been raised emotionally attached to their phones and in need of instant communication gratification. Stafford County should be on alert because the phone in a pouch program may be coming our way. Harvey Gold is a contributing writer at InsideNova. Reach him at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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affect even the most solid of districts — just ask a number of prominent Democratic House members who lost their seats in 2010. That said, Rep. Rob Wittman has high name recognition and his perch as chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee guarantees him an ample campaign war chest. Still, this isn’t just any year, and the Democrats had their first competitive primary in years. Vangie Williams from King George County (and also a distant cousin of Congressman Wittman’s) is running an unusually vigorous and wellorganized campaign. Democrats don’t usually do this in the First District. A couple of other districts come to mind. The 9th District, which covers the southwest tip of Virginia, is at least com-

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petitive, though with incumbent Morgan Griffith favored to win. The 5th District, where the incumbent Republican had to leave the race because of ethical issues, has a last-minute standin, Denver Riggleman (apparently a big fan of “Big-Foot” as well), to face Democrat Leslie Cockburn. That seat could be more competitive than many think. So 2018 looks like one of those rare instances in Virginia where the majority of congressional seats are competitive. This doesn’t happen often, but if the Democrats take a majority of the congressional delegation, don’t be too surprised. 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.

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Admission is free with donations accepted at the door. The church is located at 905 Princess Anne St., in Fredericksburg. For or more information, call 540-3734133 or visitstgeorgesepiscopal.net.

TRAININGS TO ADDRESS OPIOID USE A Sept. 21 training session will help behavioral healthcare providers learn when and how to recommend treatment for opioid-use disorders. The session, Behavioral Heath Provider’s Role in The Opioid Epidemic: Assessment, Referral and Brief Interventions, is free and will provide four continuing-education units for participants. The course, running from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., will teach attendees how to use assessment tools, when and how to refer and the basics of providing brief interventions for clients using or addicted to opioids. The class, to be held at Germanna Community College’s Fredericksburg campus in Spotsylvania, is geared toward therapists and counselors but open to anyone who wants to know more about assessment, referral and brief interventions. The course will be held in room 105 through Be Well Rappahannock, a collaboration of community agencies banding together to address health and well-being in the region. A second training will be offered Oct. 19, from noon to 4:15 p.m. at the same location.

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FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOST MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Stafford Volunteer Fire Department Company 2 will host its eighth-annual Charlie Robertson Memorial Golf Tournament on Sept. 21. The tournament, which will benefit the department’s annual scholarship fund, will be at the Gauntlet Golf Club in south Stafford. The club boasts a challenging 18-hole, par 72 championship course. The green has three tiers and is surrounded by Curtis Lake on the left and back, and bunkers on the right. Robertson, a longtime member of the fire-rescue community, died in 2010. He joined Stafford Volunteer Fire Department in 1978 where he was a life member, past president and an honorary lieutenant. After retiring, he moved to Colonial Beach where he became a member of the Colonial Beach Fire Department and served as its chaplain. The Gauntlet Golf Club is in west Stafford County at 18 Fairway Drive For more, check-in-times and details, visit Facebook.com/svfdgolf or email svfdgolf@gmail.com. — Staff report

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North Stafford High library featured in magazine The North Stafford High School library is one of 17 libraries showcased in American Libraries magazine’s “2018 Library Design Showcase” issue. The local library is the only school project included in the issue, according to a news release. The projects include a mix of public, academic and special libraries completed between May 1, 2017, and April 30, 2018. The library remodel took place during the summer of 2017 and transformed the space into a state-of-the-art facility inspired by academic libraries. The library includes a makerspace, collaborative rooms, instructional areas and an immersion lab. Floor to ceiling glass doors feature the likenesses of seven historical

Brook Road closing for four months Residents in the Brooke Road area will be detoured when Brooke Road closes to through traffic for four months starting Sept. 17, according to Shannon E. Howell, Stafford County community engagement manager. Stafford County and the Virginia Department of Transportation are working on a $7.3 million project to improve the safety of the twisting road. Officials decided to close the road for four months instead of partially closing it for two years. This decision significantly cut the cost of construction as well as limited the disruption for area drivers. “We appreciate the public’s patience while we complete this project,” said Supervisor Tom Coen, George Washington District. “The initial bids for it were higher than expected and our staff came up with this innovative way to do the work at a price within our budget.” The improvements to Brooke Road are an initiative that came out of the Youth Driver Task Force, a group appointed by supervisors to review vehicular safety in the county for inexperienced drivers. Brooke Road is the final project in a series, including Truslow, Mountain View and Poplar roads, which are already complete. Enhancements to Brooke Road include horizontal and vertical realignment, lane and shoulder widening and sight distance improvements. The road closure is necessary to extend box culverts located beneath the road and install vinyl sheet piling between the culverts. Plans call for the road to reopen in January. All residents living within the construction area will be able to reach their property throughout the project.

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There is a lot of room for improvement for the field hockey team at Towson University near Baltimore. The Tigers were 1-16 overall last year and 0-5 in the Colonial Athletic Association. But Stafford resident Nathalie Tortolero, a sophomore this season at Towson, feels the team is prepared to make an improvement. “I think we have a different kind of strength this year,” said the Mountain View High graduate. “Last year we did lose a lot of seniors. We have a different style of play with different freshmen and sophomores, and we have a mix of seniors. It is a new technique and work ethic.” The Tigers lost their first four outings this season, including a 3-2 overtime setback to Sacred Heart on Sept. 2. But one bright spot is a pair of freshmen goalies, Mackenzie Peaock and Ashleigh Bathras. “It is a huge challenge to step in as a goalie and come in and say, ‘I can do this.’ [They] definitely have the confidence to play in that position and start for us,” Tortolero said of the freshmen. Tortoloero was also a key contributor her first year with the program.

She played in all 17 games as a midfielder/attacker freshman last year and made 13 starts. She made her debut at the college level in the season opener Aug. 26, 2017, against Rutgers. She took one shot during the season and played 796 minutes. “I did play right back last year, and this year I am at right attack. That is a whole other game. It is looking good so far,” she said of a new position. Towson hosts Hofstra on Sept. 28 in its first CAA contest of the season. “I definitely see Delaware as one of the top teams in the CAA. I think JMU is also a strong team,” Tortolero said. Towson will host Delaware on Oct. 19 and plays at JMU on Oct. 26. “I definitely do have confidence in my team,” she said. Tortoloero had very few Division I offers for field hockey coming out of high school. She did attract attention from Davidson in North Carolina, but did not make a visit. “I looked at Christopher Newport for field hockey. This is basically it. I came into field hockey late, when I started travel field hockey. I did not have time to look into Division I or II schools,” she said. The second-year head coach for Towson is E.A. Jackson, a 1999 graduate of Mary Washington University and the former

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