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When Colonial Forge coach John Brown reflected on the regular season schedule the Eagles had put together this year, he thought games road games against Grassfield and Freedom and a home game against four-time defending state Class 5 champion Highland Springs would provide a strong litmus test for the kinds of things his team would have to do to achieve its ultimate goal—winning a state title. So rather than taking an easier approach that might have enabled Forge to continue a regular-season winning streak that at one point reached 20 straight games before the Eagles’ narrow loss to Freedom, Brown was patient and content that even though the team might have been able to guarantee home field advantage throughout the playoffs by taking a seemingly easier route, the aforementioned games instead gave the Eagles a battle-tested will that would prove invaluable as this time of year—the postseason—rolled around. Such reflection is the ingredient that makes good teams great and great teams exceptional, so for Brown taking the harder road made much more sense. Colonial Forge hosts Gar-Field Friday at 7 p.m. in a Class 6 Region B first-round game. “I knew when I scheduled those games they would show us where we needed to improve,” Brown said. “We knew to be an

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upper echelon team we had to play upper echelon teams, and this provided us the [template] we need to be successful going forward.” Following the Freedom loss, the team took a longer look at playing with the kind of discipline state-contending teams show, not taking the bait when a team tries to draw the Eagles offsides, taking the right kinds of angles when tackling, making sure hand placement is pristine, and the like. That attention to detail has continued to be a point of emphasis since that game and will continue to be as Forge continues what it hopes will be a long postseason run. So what kind of lesson did the team take from the narrow loss (27-20) to Highland Springs two weeks ago? According to Brown, the offensive coaches used the difficulties the Eagles experienced in that game to formulate a better game-plan going forward.

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“Against Highland Springs, they forced us to make more decisions and slow the game way down,” Brown said. “I think the offensive coaches took the next week and really tried to streamline the offense and allows us to play fast. We are a much better team when we can play fast and we did that [Friday night].” The Eagles steamrolled Stafford 57-14, led by its continued strong defensive play and a 10 for 10 passing night by quarterback Madden Lowe, whom Brown called “smart and a great leader.” While Forge needs to continue to hone in on avoiding

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key penalties on ensuring that the special teams aspect of their game is shored up, Brown praised the team’s ability to play well all season, and particularly cited the work of the Eagles’ defense. “The defense has played well all year. In that Highland Springs game, we were able to get five turnovers, but weren’t able to do much with them, so we have focused on shoring that up,” Brown said. “But our defense has certainly had a knack for finding the ball when it’s in the air [or on the ground] and if they continue to do so, we should be able to continue our trajectory,” Brown said. Brown said it is very cliché to say, but the Eagles’ future success may rest as much with the offensive coaches’ ability to put the players in the best position to succeed, as it does to the players’ ability to execute. Streamlining the offense seems to be the key. “[Madden] Lowe said playing football every Friday night is all about having fun,” Brown said. “It doesn’t have to be rocket science out there. Going out there, playing fast and not thinking about everything so much has been one of the keys to our success for most of the season.” Accordingly, having fun and playing fast seems to be the template for a deep run by the Eagles year after year, and Brown hopes that template works like a charm again beginning this week.

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Election brings revolution in Richmond kind of legislative package on gun The ground shook a little on reform, focused primarily on Election Day. In spite of my dealing with the rash of mass own doubts that the “blue shootings we’ve experienced wave” would materialize, it across the country and here in did. It was all about turnout. Virginia. The Democrats have The Republicans turned out expressed interest in restricttheir voters in surprisingly ing the size of magazines for large numbers, but the DemoDAVID KERR semi-automatic rifles. They also crats turned out even more. Inwant to implement universal background deed, statewide voter turnout, for what checks and what are called “red flag” I like to call an off-off year election hit laws. The latter gives a court the oppora record level. The calculus was simple. tunity, when presented with compelling The Democrats had to hold onto to all evidence, to take a person’s guns away if of their gains from 2017, when they the individual is deemed a danger to othnetted 15 seats, and pick up at least two additional seats. They ended up switch- ers or themselves. Another likely piece of legislation, about ing six. The state Senate, a much more difficult ground when it came to finding a decade or so overdue, is an increase in pickups, added two. That gave them a 21 the state minimum wage. Its wildly out of step with what it takes to survive in to 19 majority. With that, the Democrats for the first time since 1994 control our economy. An increase, probably with relatively substantial increase initially and both houses of the General Assembly then an incremental increase every year while also holding the governor’s manafter that, is the model they’ll probably sion. They are also as my grandmother follow. A lot of people just getting by are would have put it, “in a mood,” and going to appreciate that. in January it looks like a Democratic The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) legislative revolution will get underway has been in the wings so long in Richin earnest. mond that its almost “retro.” A bill to One notable first, and this really is a approve the ERA has been submitted big deal, is that when the new House almost every year since 1973. NationDemocratic Caucus met the week after ally, only one more state is needed to the election and chose Del. Eileen Fillerreach the magic number of approvals by Corn, D-41st, to be their new speaker. She is the first woman in the General As- 38 state legislatures. It’s sure to pass this time. Mind you, there are some serious sembly’s 400-year history ever elected to legal hurdles to get the amendment into the job. She is also going to be presiding the Constitution, but the symbolism of a over one of the busiest and most aggresvictory in Richmond will be considerable. sive sessions of the house in decades. For all those men and women who have Maybe, ever. been trying to get this amendment passed The list of “to do’s” on the Democrat’s for the past five decades — many of whom legislative list is a long one. Most of the have died in the intervening years — their legislation has probably already been efforts it appears were not in vain. I count drafted and is ready for committee. At my parents in that number. the top of the list is going to be some

Teacher salaries have been something the Republican legislatures, while talking a good game, haven’t addressed all that well. Remember, the state, for many counties and cities, is the largest contributor to funding teacher salaries. Right now, almost every county in our region is experiencing a double-digit turnover when it comes to teacher employment. Too many good teachers are leaving. Just how much extra help the state is willing to give, particularly if it impacts taxes, is an open question. There is also climate change and one proposal is a ban on fracking. That’s the technology that uses high pressure water and chemicals, pumped deep into subterranean shale formations, to recover oil and natural gas. Opponents feel it would potentially damage and pollute local water tables and encourage even more consumption of fossil fuels. This is a contentious issue and may be a tough sell even for a Democratic legislature. Finally, there is redistricting. Democrats ran hard against the Republican gerrymandering which put them into the political wilderness for 25 years. They’ve supported a bipartisan commission. The question, now that they could do what the Republicans did to them, since redistricting is coming up in 2021, is whether they stick to their principles or not. Here’s hoping they do. The General Assembly isn’t known for doing much in a hurry. Usually, the pace is dauntingly slow. But, this session, to borrow a line from a movie, “Throw it into four-wheel drive and hold on to your hats.” David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford School Board, is an instructor in political science at VCU. He can be reached at staffordnews@insidenova.com.

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Man facing multiple charges after Nov. 9 burglary arrest A suspect behind a string of residential burglaries in the Staffordboro Commuter Lot area was arrested Nov. 9 after a homeowner caught the suspect breaking into his home, according to the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office. At approximately 9:29 p.m., members of the Special Problems Unit responded to reports of a suspect breaking into a home in the 120 block of Doc Stone Road, SCSO spokesperson Amanda Vicinanzo

said. The homeowner told deputies when they arrived that her husband had apprehended the suspect in the front yard. Danis Antonio Calix-Garcia, 28, of Stafford, faces multiple charges including breaking and entering, attempted grand larceny, tampering with a vehicle, petit larceny and vandalism. Air fresheners were found in the man’s pockets and deputies determined they were stolen from the homeowner’s vehi-

Man arrested after shots fired in Exxon parking lot A suspect arrested Nov. 4 is accused of shooting at a man outside of a gas station and convenience store in south Stafford, according to the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office. At approximately 9:42 p.m., witnesses reported shots fired and a group of people in the parking lot dispersing in the area of the Exxon station at 375 Warrenton Road, SCSO spokesperson Amanda Vicinanzo said. Deputies found the victim who said he was shot at by a man following a verbal altercation. The suspect fled in the direction of the nearby Motel 6. No one reported any injuries as a result of the shooting. Rakim Clay, 31, of Fredericksburg, was

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missing items near the garage. He then observed the suspect and told him to stop. When the suspect attempted to flee, the homeowner grabbed him and a struggle ensued. The homeowner held the suspect on the ground until deputies arrived. Detectives determined the suspect was behind nine other recent burglaries in the area, Vicinanzo said. Calix-Garcia is being held without bond at Rappahannock Regional Jail.

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located exiting a room at the Motel 6 and was taken into custody without incident. He is charged with attempted malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission TRACY WIGGINS of a felony, possession of a weapon by a felon, reckless handling of a firearm, carrying concealed and brandishing a weapon, Vicinanzo said. Clay is being held without bond at Rappahannock Regional Jail.

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Authorities have charged a Stafford County woman with the attempted capital murder of her two children, 9 and 4, following a “mental health crisis.” Deputies were called to the 200 block of Campus Drive at 7:58 a.m., after receiving information regarding a distraught woman at a residence. Upon arrival, they found a 9-year-old child and a 4-yearold child alone at the home, the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office said in a news release. Their mother, identified as Tracy Ann Wiggins, 31, was found in her parked vehicle in the area of Centreport Parkway

and the Interstate 95 entrance ramp. Deputies then learned she had attempted to murder her two children before leaving the residence that morning, the news release said. She was taken TRACY WIGGINS into custody and incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of attempted capital murder.

CRIME BRIEF WOMAN ACCUSED OF ABDUCTION, CHILD NEGLECT A Stafford woman is being held without bond on charges of abduction and child neglect following an incident Nov. 9, according to the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office. Deputies responded around 7:04 p.m. to the 1300 block of Providence Street after reports of a male voice screaming to call police and that he was being held hostage, SCSO spokesperson Amanda Vicinanzo said. Deputies arrived at the home and could hear a man and woman arguing inside. The deputies knocked on the door and the female subject, later identified as 47-year-old Marcia Sciscoe, shouted that she needed to get the keys.

A neighbor told deputies there was also a young child inside. The woman failed to comply with the deputies’ repeated commands to open the door, prompting them to breach the door, Vicinanzo said. They found a man in the living room and Sciscoe with an 8-year-old child in the kitchen. The woman was visibly intoxicated and uncooperative, Vicinanzo said. The man told deputies that he came over to visit Sciscoe and when he tried to leave she became agitated and locked the door from the inside. She refused to let him leave the residence and placed the key in an unknown place, Vicinanzo said. Sciscoe was taken into custody.

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At 25, Cosmo Fujiyama was at a crossroads, stalled between an internship and grad school. She’d had a long day at a professional conference, and she was feeling tired and drained. The last place she wanted to go was to a group dinner at P.F. Chang’s. “It turned out to be an incredible opportunity,” Fujiyama told a roomful of women at UMW’s Stafford Campus, thanks to five words from the young man she sat down beside: “What’s bringing you joy lately?” The question was pivotal for Fujiyama, now 34, who runs a Brooklyn-based consulting firm dedicated to bringing joy and emotional intelligence to the places people work and learn. She repeated the words this morning in her keynote address at the 26th annual Women’s Leadership Colloquium @ UMW. Designed to foster the connectivity of professional women and inspire them toward a lifetime of leadership, the colloquium attracts managers, administrators, educators, business owners and representatives from the public and private sectors each year. Today’s event – brimming with breakout workshops; networking opportunities; and a colloquium-first, one-onone career coaching sessions – revolved around the theme “Be Your Own Hero.” “This room is packed with energy,” Fujiyama told today’s crowd. “Do you feel it?”

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The granddaughter of educators, she grew up a first-generation Japanese American in suburban Virginia with parents who immigrated to the United States. She was an undergrad at the College of William & Mary when she co-founded Students Helping Honduras, a nonprofit improving the quality of education in the Central American country, with brother Shin Fujiyama ’07, then a student at UMW. “I am so proud to say that it has impacted thousands of lives both in Honduras and here in America,” said Cosmo Fujiyama, who also has held leadership positions at The Future Project’s Dream Academy, the University of Pennsylvania’s

Center for Social Impact Strategy, and Ashoka, the world’s largest association of social innovators. Seminars throughout the day – led by women who’ve built successful careers all over the Fredericksburg area – aimed to help participants learn how to channel their inner strengths as influencers, form leadership strategies, support each other’s professional journeys, and live bolder, fuller lives. New this year, private career coaching sessions centered on time management, work-life balance, and finding your voice as a woman. UMW College of Business Dean Lynne Richardson, who coordinates the Colloquium and pinch-hit for a seminar pre-

senter with a last-minute family emergency, won the Patricia Lacey Metzger Distinguished Achievement Award. The honor is presented each year at the Colloquium to someone who’s demonstrated leadership in her field, personal and professional integrity, and a commitment to community service. Richardson’s accomplishments put her “far above and beyond these basic criteria by mentoring, teaching, supporting, publishing and leading …” said last year’s Metzger-winner, Central Rappahannock Regional Library Director Martha Hutzel, who noted that Richardson – totally unaware of the honor – had received a precedent-setting 19 nominations. In presenting the award to Richardson, Hutzel described Richardson as her friend and as someone who “holds a leadership position in a male-dominated field.” Fujiyama, whose career has revolved around coaching, facilitating and managing, told the crowd about her father’s enduring love of skiing, a passion he passed on to her. She challenged participants to learn to recognize life’s “lift moments,” which she compared to being on a ski lift, where you can take it all in, sit back and reflect. “My parents taught my siblings and me that anything is possible if and when we lead with compassion, view things with a sense of awe, and stay committed to what we love,” according to her personal bio. “I deeply believe that learning is love made visible.”

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Two stores plan to close at Stafford Marketplace As national retailers continue to struggle, two stores at Stafford Marketplace are set to close, as one of the anchors at Spotsylvania Towne Center also announces its plans to shutter that location. After announcing earlier this year that it would be closing all of its stores, Dressbarn started liquidation sales earlier this month. The fashion store is also closing two locations in Fredericksburg, at Central Park and Cosner Corner, as well as the store at Potomac Mills in Woodbridge. This summer, Bed Bath & Beyond announced that it would be closing or relocat-

ing select underperforming locations, and the store at Stafford Marketplace has been advertising that it will be closing for several weeks. Sears announced Nov. 7 that it would be closing more than 50 stores, including the location in Spotsylvania. The stores will be offering sales through the holiday and be closed by February, owners Transformco said in a statement that blamed “a difficult retail environment and other challenges.” Sears will also close the store at the Manassas Mall. Going out of business sales at these stores are expected to begin on Dec. 2.

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Leapin’ lizards! It’s Sally Struthers in ‘Annie’ Yes, we’re polarized and angry, uncertain about the future, defensive about our politics, but hey, the sun’ll come out tomorrow! Maybe that sounds like impossible optimism, or “an unstoppable sunshine steamroller” as Ben Brantley called it, but “Annie” has not just survived, it’s thrived because people would rather feel good than bad. Riverside Center for the Performing Arts has been hosting this durable piece of musical theatre in its 22nd season, and it doesn’t disappoint. The production runs through Nov. 17. The little red-headed orphan who entertained our parents and grandparents through the 1920s, the Great Depression and WWII has had a long run. Based on “Little Orphan Annie”, the comic strip by Harold Gray, “Annie” is the 1977 Broadway musical that snapped up seven Tony Awards and ran for six years before spawning a few less memorable films as well as three Broadway revivals. A large and well-meshed cast featuring the hilarious and endlessly watchable Sally Struthers plays like a gift on this stage, and Patrick A’Hearn directs his talented ensemble with clarity and inventiveness. The basic premise: A plucky orphan girl of eleven believes that someday her parents will come back to claim her and manages to escape the harsh,

Sally Struthers, center, plays Miss Hannigan in Riverside Center’s production of “Annie.”

heavy-drinking Miss Hannigan (who has, with bureaucratic perversity, been made head of the orphanage) to search for them. Tables turn, as they must, and the billionaire “Daddy” Warbucks wants to adopt her, but not before two frauds show up claiming to be her ‘real’ parents – with an eye on a generous reward. But have no fear – every ‘hard-knock’ life has a tomorrow, and this is musical theatre where everyone is happy at the end, except our bad guys, who get what’s comin’ to ‘em – and that makes us happy, too.

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Kylee Hope Geraci as Annie brings an adult-sized poise, confidence and vocal range to her role. Sure of herself with the grown-up characters as well as her orphan peers, she has the right combination of strength and vulnerability to get us on her side. Christopher Sanders as “Daddy” Warbucks, looms over her as both physical presence and a symbol of the glittering life she is about to sample, but there is never a sense of the pair being mismatched. Their performance together with the ensemble in “N.Y.C.” is one of

those uplifting moments that forgets all about “hard knocks” and bread lines. Anyone who has seen Struthers in her appearances on this stage can not doubt why she was cast as Miss Hannigan. Her comic genius carries the scenes, and her whiskey-voiced performance of “Little Girls” is worth the price of admission. Miss Hannigan seems to suffer a permanent hangover, but she thinks clearly enough when the subject is how to defraud Oliver Warbucks – a prospect that introduces two of my favorite characters. PJ Freebourn as the rubbery con artist, Rooster Hannigan, and Gabrielle Donadio as Lily, his partner in crime, are a hoot and a half. Their utterly conscienceless scheme plotted with Miss Hannigan is summed up in the jaunty, vaudeville flavored “Easy Street”. This is not a show of “pretty” voices. Singing is strong, together, and ultrabright – which seems to fit the overall tone of gosh-darned enthusiasm supported by Carson Eubanks’ seven-piece orchestra. So there it is – a solid rendering of an old, but not overdone, favorite, wisely kept in 1933 and still overflowing with buoyancy and good feelings. Who couldn’t use a little bit of that? Maggie Lawrence is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association. She is a retired English and drama teacher.

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Let’s imagine proper pet training Would you like to play a game? I would. It is called Let’s Imagine. Let’s Imagine! You are a kindergartener and I give you a High School AP Calculus test to complete. Every mistake results in something negative from me. Let’s Imagine! You are dropped into a village where the inhabitants live what we would call “primitively.” You are given one day to learn how to become a functioning member of the village. Let’s Imagine! I am teaching you a task but speaking a different language. You make mistakes. I respond with pokes and nudges. As more mistakes are made, I increase my response to firmer jabs, pinches, slaps, I raise my voice, etc. Let’s Imagine! You are trying to express fears to me. I think they are silly. As you become more anxious, I punish your behaviors. Let’s Imagine! I am your boss. I stop paychecks because I feel your love for me should be enough to keep you working. Hmmm, do the above Let’s Imagines sound like fun? Do they sound humane? Will they build trust? Will they encourage learning for the right reasons? Let’s change things up and play the game again. Let’s Imagine! You are a kindergartner. I carefully evaluate what skills you have. I gear my teaching towards your needs. I gradually increase the challenge as

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Decorative Pie Crusts - 10 a.m. | Free Porter Branch Library 2001 Parkway Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Cooking program. Local Author Visit: Crystal Coleman 1-3 p.m. | Free Porter Branch Library 2001 Parkway Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Author of “Mastering the Steps to Become Whole” and “For the Highachieving Woman.” Free Home Seller Seminar - 10 a.m. |

Chanticleer brings holiday favorites from across the centuries to their Hylton PAC performance Dec. 1.

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National Take a Hike Day - 9 a.m. | Free Government Island 191 Coal Landing Road, Stafford, VA 22554 Take a hike with park staff. Group will meet in the parking lot.

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Teen Council - 6 p.m. | Free Porter Branch Library 2001 Parkway Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 You get to help plan classes and events, make new friends and have a good time.

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Books Before Bedtime Special - 7 p.m. | Free Porter Branch Library 2001 Parkway Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Get in the Thanksgiving spirit with a fun turkey song or make a special decoration for your table.

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SAT NOV 23

Local Author Visit: Elizabeth Spencer Spragins - 1-3 p.m. | Free Porter Branch Library 2001 Parkway Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Author of “The Language of Bones: American Journeys Through Bardic Verse.” The Crooked Road on Tour - 8 p.m. | $30 Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20109 The New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters play traditional old time Appalachian string band music with fiddle, guitar, banjo, bass and mandolin. CALENDAR

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SUN NOV 24

Aquila Theatre: ‘The Odyssey’ - 7 p.m. | From $26 Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20109 A new dramatic adaptation of Homer’s epic.

WED NOV 27

Riverside Christmas Spectacular Through Dec. 29 | $37-$72 Riverside Center for the Performing Arts 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22406 Updated for 2019, this holiday event includes favorite songs and music of the season.

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The Nutcracker by Virginia National Ballet - 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. | $25-$37 Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20109 Featuring world-class choreography and dancing, gorgeous sets and costumes.

SAT NOV 30

Local Author Visit: Dawn BlairJimenez - 1-3 p.m. | Free Porter Branch Library 2001 Parkway Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Author of “The Great Book About Nothing.”

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Chanticleer - 4 p.m. | $33-$55

Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20109 Unwrap holiday magic as Chanticleer returns to the Hylton Center to usher in the season with a festive program of Gregorian chant, Renaissance motets, gospel melodies and Christmas carols.

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Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes - Dec. 5-6 | From $52 The Barns at Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA 22182 Join Spector’s “Best Christmas Party Ever” in this raucous, rocking blend of her classics.

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Fredericksburg Holiday Craft Show Dec. 6-8 | $8 Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Fredericksburg’s largest holiday craft show with unique, handmade products from more than 300 crafters. Discounts for seniors. Free for children 12 and under. Lunch with Santa - Dec. 6-7 | $15 for children, $4 for adults Rowser Building 1739 Jefferson Davis Highway, Stafford, VA 22554 Santa will be stopping by to find out what’s on each child’s wish list. Mesdames de la Halle - Dec. 6-8 | From Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20109 Mason Opera presents this comic oneact that revolves around the competitive

street vendors at a Parisian market from Jacques Offenbach first performed in 1859. Performed in English.

Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity 7:30 p.m. | From $30 Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20109 From the Creative & Performing Arts Center. More than just a musical, this joyous theater experience depicts Christmas through the lens of AfricanAmerican culture.

Create a Luminaria - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Free Porter Branch Library 2001 Parkway Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Celebrate the winter solstice by creating a lantern from decorative paper bags. Local Author Visit: Jeannene Pettett Hall - 1-3 p.m. | Free Porter Branch Library 2001 Parkway Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Author of “Winifred and Maggie.”

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BLACK FRIDAY Window Sale!

Our best sale of the year

ENDS NOV 2 9 When it comes to protection from the elements, your windows are as essential as your roof and walls. Safeguard your home against drafts and replace your windows and patio doors before winter.

November 1st–November 29th only! Buy 1 window or patio door, get 1 window or patio door

40% OFF + 1

Minimum purchase of four.

It’s like getting FREE windows and patio doors for TWO YEARS!1 Replace your windows and patio doors this holiday season, and you’ll pay nothing until November 2021.1 It’s a gift to yourself that won’t put a dent in your wallet this time of year.

0% $ OFF 75

Down Monthly Payments Interest

FOR 2 YEARS1

Minimum purchase of four. Interest accrues from the purchase date but is waived if paid in full within 24 months.

every window and patio door1

No minimum purchase required.

Inferior vinyl windows can cost you more in the long run. Choose a poor-quality vinyl window and you’ll be searching for another Black Friday window sale in a few years! Take advantage of this sale on our Fibrex® windows, and you’ll be set for decades!*

We make the holiday season less stressful. We handle the entire process—from selling to installation to the warranty—on our windows and patio doors, eliminating the middleman.

There are limited appointments available The Better Way to a Better Window™

Call for your FREE Window and Patio Door Diagnosis

540-218-1722

1 DETAILS OF OFFER: Offer expires 12/7/2019. You must set your appointment by 11/29/2019 and purchase by 12/7/2019. Not valid with other offers or prior purchases. Buy one (1) window or patio door, get one (1) window or patio door 40% off, and 24 months $0 down, 0 monthly payments, 0% interest when you purchase four (4) or more windows or patio doors between 10/27/2019 and 12/7/2019. 40% off windows and patio doors are less than or equal to lowest cost window or patio door in the project. Additional $75 off each window or patio door, no minimum purchase required, taken after initial discount(s), when you set your appointment by 11/29/2019 and purchase by 12/7/2019. Military discount applies to all active duty, veterans and retired military personnel. Military discount equals 3% off your entire purchase and applies after all other discounts, no minimum purchase required. Subject to credit approval. Interest is billed during the promotional period, but all interest is waived if the purchase amount is paid before the expiration of the promotional period. Financing for GreenSky® consumer loan programs is provided by federally insured, federal and state chartered financial institutions without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender or familial status. Savings comparison based on purchase of a single unit at list price. Available at participating locations and offer applies throughout the service area. See your local Renewal by Andersen location for details. MHIC #121441. VA License #2705155684. DC License #420215000125. Some Renewal by Andersen locations are independently owned and operated. “Renewal by Andersen” and all other marks where denoted are trademarks of Andersen Corporation. ©2019 Andersen Corporation. All rights reserved. ©2019 Lead Surge LLC. All rights reserved. *See limited warranty for details.

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Legals Order of Publication of Virginia VA Code 8.01-316

Case No. JJ053923-01-00 STAFFORD JUVENILE & DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT Commonwealth of Virginia In RE: Castro Elvir Children Katherine K. Elvir Ulloa v. Robert Antonio Castro Garcia The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE THE CUSTODY OF: BRISSIA CASTRO ELVIR, ROBERTO CASTRO ELVIR, MARJORIE CASTRO ELVIR. It is ORDERED that Robert Anonio CASTRO GARCIA appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interest on or before 1/23/2020 at 10:00 AM. 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 & 12/6/19

Order of Publication of Virginia VA Code 8.01-316

Case No. JJ053923-01-00 STAFFORD JUVENILE & DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT Commonwealth of Virginia In RE: Castro Elvir Children Katherine K. Elvir Ulloa v. Elmer Alexis Lopez Lopez The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE THE CUSTODY OF: ELMER CASTRO ELVIR. It is ORDERED that Elmer Alexis LOPEZ LOPEZ appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interest on or before 1/23/2020 at 10:00 AM. 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 & 12/6/19

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AUCTIONS ATTN. AUCTIONEERS: Advertise your upcoming auctions statewide or in other states. Affordable Print and Digital Solutions reaching your target audiences. Call this paper or Landon Clark at Virginia Press Services 804-521-7576, landonc@vpa.net

ALPACAS FOR SALE

ESTATE SALE 40 Water St., Sperryville, VA Nov. 16 & 17 • 9-5 Antiques, cabinets, fridge, hshld, wardrobes, beds, hutch, china cabinet, coffee & end tables, more.

Do you have old stamps, coins, or documents? EV Stamps in Richmond is actively seeking consignments for our weekly auctions. Call Emerald Ventures 804-266-3071 or visit www.evstamps.com. REAL ESTATE AUCTION: THURS. DEC 5 AT 4PM. 311 Acres offered in 6 large tracts and 10 one-acre building lots. The zoning offers great potential for commercial, industrial, residential, agricultural, and recreational uses. Long public road frontage. Land joins George Washington National Forest. Located on Magnolia Ave. (Rte. 501) across from Dickinson Ln. in Buena Vista, VA. Minimum bid $572,000 (plus 5% buyer’s premium). Contact Woltz & Associates, Inc. Brokers & Auctioneers - VA#321. 800-551-3588 - woltz.com

Retiring, Offers considered Clover Meadows Farm Gainesville, VA

571.261.1823

Tonya Fields • tfields@insidenova.com

Phone: 703-771-8831

MISCELLANEOUS

GUN AUCTION! Online only guns, ammo, and swords auction. Ending soon! Over 100 items. Rhoadesville VA. Bid now: wilsonauctionco.com. VAAF# 2908000769.

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RV/CAMPER STORAGE

Motorhome & Camper Storage. 540.454.2272 for more details.

RVA TAX SALE. Online and onsite auction for 60+/- City of Richmond tax delinquent properties. Bidding begins Wed., Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Preview properties online. Motleys, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Rd., Richmond, VA | www.motleys.com/rvataxsale | 877-MOTLEYS. VAL16 ONLINE AUCTION Construction Equipment & Trucks. Wayjo Co. Total Liquidation Auction includes Excavators, Directional Drills, Trucks, Trailers, Tools and Much More. Bid Tues., Nov. 19 - Thurs, Nov. 21 at 11 am. BID ONLINE @ MOTLEYS.COM. Motleys Industrial | 877-MOTLEYS. VAL16 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ATTN. REALTORS: Advertise your listings regionally or statewide. Affordable Print and Digital Solutions that get results! Call Landon Clark at Virginia Press Services 804-521-7576, landonc@vpa.net SERVICES DIVORCE-Uncontested, $395+$86 court cost. WILLS $150.00. No court appearance. Estimated completion time twenty-one days. Hilton Oliver, Attorney (Facebook). 757-490-0126. Se Habla Espanol. BBB Member. https://hiltonoliverattorneyva.com.

NoVa Jobs EDUCATION / CAREER TRAINING AIRLINES ARE HIRING – Get FAA approved hands on Aviation training. Financial aid for qualified students - Career placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance SCHEV certified 877-204- 4130 HELP WANTED / DRIVERS Need CDL Drivers? Advertise your JOB OPENINGS statewide or in other states. Affordable Print and Digital Solutions to reach truck drivers. Call Landon Clark at Virginia Press Services 804-521-7576, landonc@vpa.net

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see store for complete details. offer expires 11/17/19

Mon- Sat: 10am-9pm Sun: 11am-7pm