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After organizing the Park Ridge Elementary School Veterans Day celebration for the past 18 years, guidance counselor Sharon Stiefel produced her last one — before she retires — on the 100th anniversary of the holiday. Past and present service members with children at the school paraded into the auditorium Nov. 13, greeted by cheering students who waved flags. Each grade level sang a patriotic song directed by music teacher Sydney Kimbrough. The last soldier to enter the auditorium

was the special guest, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Casey Doolin, who is deployed to Korea. Doolin has four children who attend Park Ridge — Cyrus, Cierra, Cade and Caitlyn — and two at other county schools (Clara at Rodney Thompson Middle School, and Carissa of North Stafford High School). All six children were at the ceremony and sat in the front row of the honored guests along with seven other children who have a deployed parent. Doolin will return to Korea for six more months right after Thanksgiving.

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Business leaders are confident Amazon’s plans to bring half of its second headquarters to Crystal City in Arlington County is a win for the region. But transportation, housing and continued support for a pipeline of workers will be key to making the most of the company’s move. Amazon announced Nov. 13 that it will bring more than 25,000 jobs and invest $2.5 billion in the new National Landing that includes sites in Crystal City and Potomac Yard. Some of the region’s top CEOs working with the Greater Washington Partnership hosted a conference call Thursday to discuss Amazon’s plans. The partnership is composed of CEOs from across the region who are committed to working together to support the region’s growth. The region’s key to success will be how well business, community, university and community college leaders work together, said Russ Ramsey, the partnership’s chair and CEO of Ramsey Asset Management. “We need to seize this moment,” Ramsey said. Virginia Tech, George Mason University and other higher education institutions will be important to educating students who could work at technology companies like Amazon, Russ said. In addition, the partnership wants to start a youth initiative to expose K-12 students to STEM job skills. Virginia, Virginia Tech and Alexan-

dria officials revealed on Tuesday plans for a $1 billion Virginia Tech innovation campus at a portion of Potomac Yard, less than two miles from where Amazon’s new headquarters will be located. The 1 million-square-foot graduate campus will “drive technology education and research [and] serve high-tech disciplines of the future,” according to the release. “As Virginia’s land-grant institution, we stepped up to claim our role of driving economic development by leveraging our strengths in technology and engineering, and building on our strong partnerships in Washington, D.C.,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said in a statement. Sheila Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, said the area’s effort in 2014 to try to bring Olympics 2024 to D.C. was the foundation that helped prepare the region to pitch itself to Amazon. Salamander Hotels & Resorts has multiple locations in Virginia, South Carolina and Florida, including Salamander Resort in Middleburg. “...When one wins, we all win,” she said. “...We know change is not easy; we’re cleareyed about the challenges in the capital region. We have the benefit of time to get it right. They won’t move here overnight.” Ted Leonsis, vice chair of the partnership and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, said Amazon’s second headquarters is a “fantastic moment for our community.” Monumental Sports & Entertainment owns sports teams such as the Washington Capitals, which won the

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Stanley Cup earlier this year. “Our theme and banner of ‘when one wins, we all win,’ will come to play on this,” Leonsis said. “We have a belief in regionalism…It’s not Washington, Virginia or Maryland; it’s a super region. We’ll all be good stewards to make sure there is a good balance, that this is a win-win-win for Amazon, for business and all the citizens who work and live in this community and the ancillary businesses that will benefit.” The Greater Washington Partners plans to release a regional mobility plan in the coming weeks, said Jason Miller, CEO of the partnership. The plan will outline proposed transportation investments. The lack of affordable housing is a

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Suspect behind bars after Olde Forge shooting A suspect in a shooting over the weekend in the Olde Forge neighborhood in south Stafford was arrested Tuesday by Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office deputies, according to Sheriff ’s Office spokesperson Amanda Vicinanzo. Michael Allen Johnson Jr., 20, of Fredericksburg, was taken into custody Nov. 13 and is in the Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond. 1st Sgt. Pinzon responded to Mary Washington Hospital to investigate a woman in the emergency room with a

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The Pilgrims’ gift to our republic weren’t even sure they could This little snippet of history, make it if they tried. And there at best, gets only a footnote were even those among them in most Thanksgiving Day who weren’t all that anxious to remembrances. be associated with the Virginia It often is lost between what Colony anyway. we learned about the Pilgrims The prospect of a true wilderin elementary school — those ness, with all its risks and opporstuffy puritans with their DAVID KERR tunities, was compelling. funny hats — and our passion They had also heard about problems for Thanksgiving dinner and football. and discord in the fledgling Virginia But these long-ago settlers to the New Colony and the Pilgrims wanted to avoid World did something unprecedented this. as they neared the end of their voyage. But what kind of framework would They crafted an elegant, and yet short, make that possible? The Mayflower’s declaration of principles for their own passengers were a disparate group. There self-government. No group of ordinary men and women would surely be disagreements, and the question was, what kind of mechanism had ever done that before. could they devise to govern themselves The Mayflower Compact wasn’t writThe question occupied the ship’s pasten with grandiose ideas of individual sengers for several days. Finally, they deliberty or self-governance in mind. cided on a simple compact, later known The men aboard the Mayflower, the to history as the “Mayflower Compact.” Puritans, as well as those who weren’t They didn’t consider it a government, members of their religious community, but rather, simply viewed it as an agreedrafted their agreement out of necessity. ment between 41 of the leading men The Pilgrims had left England hoping aboard ship. This included Captain Miles to make landfall in the Virginia Colony. Standish (not a Puritan) and the Pilgrim However, a late-season hurricane took leader, William Bradford. them hundreds of miles off course. In it they agreed to “…in the presence Instead of Virginia, they were in modern day New England. It was a dangerous of God and one of another, to Covenant and foreboding landscape, and they were and Combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering on their own. and preservation and furtherance of the There wasn’t time to head south. They

ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony.” It seems simple enough in modern-day terms, but the basic principles outlined in the Mayflower Compact represent the first independent act of self-governance in the New World. They did this on their own. But going a step further than that, in an era of empires and Kings, where self-government as we know it was relatively unheard of, this practical document was radical. It was an outline of how a democratic government should function. Every male had a vote and the majority would rule. Signed on Nov. 22, 1620, it was written 156 years before the American Revolution. The era of the Founding Fathers was a long way off. But John Adams, one of the most insightful leaders in the founding of our early republic, considered the Mayflower Compact to be a foundation stone in the development of our constitutional form of government. 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.

Thanksgiving in a prosperous, generous nation prevention of it for any nation Thanksgiving Day should is a considerable expense. In indeed take on special signifiour nation’s involvements cance. in Middle Eastern military This nation’s first Thanksoperations, $3.7 billion goes giving took place in 1621 with to Afghanistan for security, the colonists of Plymouth, as well as $3.1 billion to Israel. Massachusetts, thanks to the DANIEL CORTEZ Then we have Iraq, Jordan and generosity of the Wampanoag Egypt, which also get billions. Indians. America was a considerably giving They probably didn’t feast on the nation during WWI and WWII. In fact, domestic turkey of today. Their menu, the over $22 billion spent during WWI historians suggest, included seal, swan, and estimated $288 billion for WWII deer and lobster. Our actual domestic turkey came from equates to over $5 trillion in today’s dollars. We also gave a lot during Korea and the Aztec empire in central Mexico, while I was in Vietnam. imported into Europe by the Spanish Let’s examine local education for one. and made its way to England and even to Focus on the $289.6 million budget of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1608. the Stafford County educational proWe should thank President Abragram, and the diversity of the 29,295 stuham Lincoln for his 1863 proclamation dents representing 144 different counties allowing us to celebrate the national of origin speaking 36 native languages. day of Thanksgiving in November. But This year’s budget includes expendilately there seems to be more giving than tures for dietary restrictions of some of thanks. America gives significantly and these students’ religious considerations has done so for generations. The taxpaying communities of Stafford which, according to schools’ spokesperson Sherrie Johnson, focus on pork and Prince William probably are not products. The cost is not significant but aware of the true generosity of America. nevertheless an increase. In keeping with the Foreign Assistance Clearly our Stafford County educaAct of 1961, America provides resources tors supervised by our school board are by our government including goods, a giving bunch at our expense. And we funding, technical assistance, educational programming and health care to name justly should be compassionate and focus on fiscal reality. And we didn’t even talk a few, to the tune of about $49 billion in about added security expenses to our 2016 to more than 200 countries. schools. Why so much aid? But should thanks and praise be An indisputable fact is that war or the

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given while we provide costly services to students of illegals who can’t event be identified by the state? It’s true. According to state law the legal status of students is deemed basically irrelevant for political reasons. Stafford County simply doesn’t know how many of their 20.5 percent Hispanic students who may be illegal are added school expenditures subsidized by taxpayers. With migrants continually flocking to our southern border seeking asylum or crossing illegally, it stands to reason why Trump signed a recent proclamation to bar those who violate our laws. So the argument of compassion and failure to enforce immigration mandates continues as Democrats take control of Congress. Ultimately, someone must pay. I know who that someone is. They include Stafford and Prince William lawabiding taxpayers. When was the last time our new school superintendent, Scott Kizner, or long serving school board chairwoman Patricia Healy, publicly stated the need to enforce our immigration laws to the letter, acknowledging the unjust fiscal burden on our residents? Now this Thanksgiving, that would be giving honest educational information we would truly give thanks for. Daniel P. Cortez of Stafford is a Northern Virginia political writer and broadcaster. He is active in veteran and minority affairs and may be reached at dpcortez1969@yahoo.com.

Good Samaritans, fire and rescue personnel save driver’s life When Jim Kendrick left his Hartwood home Sept. 10, he didn’t know that he was about to become part of an elite group of people – the less than 8 percent who annually survive a cardiac arrest outside a hospital. As he was driving south on Interstate 95 instead of taking the usual back road to his mother’s house, Kendrick’s heart stopped beating, according to a Stafford County news release. When his car started weaving and eventually bumped into a Jersey wall and stopped, U.S. Navy Lt. David Doucet and his wife, Heather, were returning from Washington, D.C., to their home in Virginia Beach when they spotted him and immediately pulled over to help. Doucet used a special tool he keeps in his car to break windows in the event of an emergency. Chief Warrant Officer Shipley, of Hartwood, saw what was happening and stopped to help, along with an unidentified driver. Both military men had been trained in emergency aid and started cardiopulmo-

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nary resuscitation and called 911. Thanks to their training, the men continued CPR, recognizing that gasping by Kendrick was not real breathing and that CPR was still needed until Stafford County Fire and Rescue personnel arrived to take over. Kendrick survived and was reunited recently with the men who helped save his life.

There were smiles all around at the informal gathering at the Ford T. Humphrey Public Safety Building. “Thank you for staying up [with] all the emergency medical skills. Super job! Your training has all paid off,” said Kendrick. “I don’t know how to express my thanks. It’s an honor to be here.”

“There were hundreds of people who passed by that day, but these bystanders stopped. Those minutes counted and made all the difference,” said Fire and Rescue Lt. Brian Thompson. According to the American Heart Association, brain death starts to occur four to six minutes after someone experiences cardiac arrest if no CPR and defibrillation occurs. CPR helps maintain vital blood flow to the heart and brain, and increases the amount of time that an electric shock from a defibrillator — like the ones that are in every ambulance and most public buildings — can be effective. CPR can buy extra time for a victim if started immediately. Stafford County’s PulsePoint app from the iTunes Store is a free application for smartphones so residents trained in CPR can be notified immediately if someone nearby goes into cardiac arrest. As well as alerting users to those in cardiac arrest, the app also pinpoints the closest location of public automated external defibrillators.

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If you’re cold, they’re cold — or not Here it was, midwinter, dang cold, snow blowing. It was just not all that nice out — unless you were a dog named Seven. Outside in the cold and snow. Here’s the thing, Seven was NOT cold. In her younger days she lived for the fall, winter and early spring. Seven hated the warmer weather. Why? Well, Seven was a Great Pyrenees. This breed was developed over centuries to guard flocks in the Pyrenean Mountains. All my dogs back then enjoyed the winter: Australian shepherd,

Newfoundland, two Shetland sheepdogs and yes, my Pyr. Unless it was in the 20s and windy, Hunter, Ryker, D’Argo and Seven would drive me crazy during the winter, demanding to be outside — even if I thought it was too cold. Currently, I have two senior shelties who are not as fond of the cold anymore. I have an adult who is not as winter-loving as my past dogs. My daughter’s standard Schnauzer likes the winter but is not as suited for some of the temperatures my

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Some breeds are naturally lean and may benefit from a coat in cold temps. Even within breeds bred for colder weather, if they are not properly conditioned, they will not handle colder weather as well. That northern breed who has been a house pet with limited outside time in the winter will not handle it the same way as other dogs may. However, those working livestock guard dogs or working sled dogs are not your typical house pet. They are conditioned. That toasty fire you build on cold winter nights may be too warm for these dogs, thought just right for yours. Now we have to think age and health. Puppies and younger dogs, older dogs and those with medical issues may not handle the cold as well as a younger dog in good health. Brachycephalic breeds, especially smaller ones, have a harder time maintaining body temperature in cold weather. If it is drizzly, foggy, otherwise damp, overcast and/or windy along with being cold outside, your dog will chill faster. So, how cold it too cold? It varies dog to dog. You have to know your dog, his type, what he can handle and the signs of a dog being cold. Karen Peak is the developer of The Safe Kids/Safe Dogs Project and owner/operator of West Wind Dog Training in Prince William County.

Local real estate market rebounds slightly in October The October real estate market in the Fredericksburg area posted increases in total sold dollar volume and median price, according to analysis by the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors based on analysis of BrightMLS multiple listing data. Units sold came in at the same amount as 2017. Total sold dollar volume increased from $128.8 million in October of 2017 to $138 million in October of 2018, representing a 7 percent year-over-year increase. Median sold price increased 3.5 percent, going from $285,000 in October of last year and increasing to $295,000 in October of this year. The 419 properties

sold in October of 2018 was on par with last year. “Heading into the end of the 2018 real estate market, it’s been a great year overall in the Fredericksburg area. October has seen a typical, seasonal slowdown in sales. Notably, the beginning of the month was slower while there were encouraging signs of strength in activity as November approached,” said FAAR Board Director Chip Taylor. Inventory remained static in October, with nearly the exact number of homes on the market as in October of 2017. Prospective buyers have 1,654 homes to choose from right now, with 733 new listings coming onto the market.

Light Up a Life supports hospice services Luminaries filled the courtyard at The Village at Spotsylvania Towne Centre as Mary Washington Healthcare Hospice Services held its inaugural event, Light Up a Life Illumination, on Nov. 8. Over 400 luminaries were purchased by families and friends to honor and remember loved ones in a touching and beautiful display supporting MWHC Hospice Services. The event’s title sponsor was the Fredericksburg Amateur in memory of Julie Hurst. “We were thrilled with the response to our first Illumination and remembrance event, and appreciate the donations and

support from event sponsors and community members. The families and friends attending the illumination were appreciative of the opportunity to honor their loved ones and the event itself was an huge success”, said Ashland Evans, the manager of palliative and grief support services. Proceeds from the event benefit MWHC Hospice, Palliative & Grief Support Services with a portion supporting the community volunteer program within the Mary Washington Hospice Auxiliary. Tribute gifts are accepted throughout the year at hospice.mwhc.com or by phone at 540-741-3580.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) As much as you might be ready to put out the ‘do not disturb’ sign and may be in need of time out, there is a need to remain as plugged in and available as possible. This will begin an important period of reflection that will run for the rest of this year. For now remain as plugged in as possible, giving your time and attention generously, before pulling back. TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) While Venus is just a days away from turning direct in your work sector and Mercury is turning retrograde in your financial sector, for now they are staying put. The only real shift is Mars, in your career sector a chance to bring your professional instincts, imagination, passions and fighting spirit together in a way that makes it clear what you’re fighting for. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Adventurous lunar vibes come with perfect timing, especially as they bring with them a chance to fully embrace a passion for adventure, on a week when there is a lot of romantic nostalgia in the air. What makes the timing so perfect, is that your professional year is set to receive a massive boost, just a week after Jupiter’s departure from your work sector. CANCER (June 22-July 22) For the second time Mars is ready to move on, but unlike back in August, he won’t do a U turn and come back. This time Mars really is moving on and with the Moon on board, you’re able to bring your financial instincts, imagination, passions and fighting spirit together in order to take your financial power back. LEO (July 23-Aug 22) As Mars spends it’s last couple of days in your relationship sector, even without the Moon here fuelling your emotional responses, the focus was always going to be on your relationships. At the same time with Venus, the planet of love in retrograde motion in your communication sector, the focus was always going to be on giving your heart, relationships, the past and unsaid words a voice. VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) There is a need to assume that you’re going to be busy, with Mars making sure of that. While you can’t change that fact, you can choose how you’re going to use this urgent and busy energy, choosing to use it rather than let it use you. If you’re going to be busy then at least you can, as much as possible either decide what you’ll be busy doing or if you can’t, choose to use this to your advantage.

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A New Path

Football and the military helped Colonial Forge assistant coach overcome troubled childhood HUGH RIST » BY FOR INSIDENOVA

The life story of Colonial Forge defensive line coach Will Berris reads almost like a feel-good movie script as he rose above a turbulent childhood to eventually become what he calls a “servant of my country and community,” after a military career of 32 years and a separate tenure as a volunteer coach for several sports, including football, soccer, and lacrosse. Now, with his retirement as a Marine Corps colonel in December, Berris is awaiting his next steps, while experiencing the excitement and fulfillment that comes from being a contributor to Colonial Forge’s gridiron success the past two seasons. Eagles coach John Brown said Berris, who has been on Forge’s coaching staff since September 2017, has been a calming influence on a defensive unit on which his son, Willie, a sophomore cornerback, plays. “He doesn’t ever seem frazzled and likes to always think one step ahead,” Brown said. “You can see the influence of the military background because he has a saying that our defense has to have ‘unparalleled discipline.’ He has come a long way as a coach, just like the players he coaches have done, getting better every week.” Rising from a difficult childhood to a disciplined and determined leader has become Berris’ mantra. He said he is proud to share his story when speaking

with any group of young men, including Forge’s players. “I think my story shows that anyone can rebound from difficulties if you have discipline and enthusiasm,” Berris said. “In life, adversity is certain. It’s your choices, how you choose to navigate and overcome it that make the difference.”

A ROUGH BEGINNING Berris’ last name was originally spelled Berrios, but he made the decision along with his wife in 1999, to drop the ‘o’ after finding out his biological father was not the same man he was led to believe he was. “At that time, my wife and I thought why not drop the “o” and then we can start our own heritage anew,” Berris said. Berris’ decision is one of many he felt he needed to make to help move beyond a turbulent past. Berris grew up a product of the foster system due to never knowing his biological father and the fact his mother was incarcerated in federal prison. Sports became an outlet. Due to the uncertainty of his living situation, Berris had a difficult time navigating high school, a situation that came to a head during his junior year when he was kicked off the football, basketball and track teams. A lot had to do with his adverse living situation. After leaving the foster care system when his mother was released from prison, Berris lived with her for a short time. “But it became a toxic situation and I

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couldn’t live with her anymore,” Berris recalled. So, from that point on, Berris lived a number of places on a short-term basis, first with a friends, then behind the town’s public library, and later in a car he purchased for $100. Because of the uncertainty surrounding his living situation, he was unable to show up on time, or even at all, to many practices, so the coaches dismissed him from the team. At that point, Berris made a pivotal decision to join the Coast Guard following his junior year of high school. It was the beginning of a six-year tenure as a reservist that set the wheels in motion for the rest of his future.

BEGINNING OF THE REBOUND Following his Coast Guard orientation during the summer after his junior year, things began to turn around for Berris. He was invited back to play for the football team and also reinstated to the track team, whose coach invited him to live with him once he heard his story. Berris said the basketball coach did not give him another chance, however. Fortunately for Berris, he was able to become a member of a team that advanced to the state 4A championship game. The title game was particularly significant for Berris, both because of who was in the stands, and who his team played — Warren Central High School from Indianapolis, Indiana, whose quarterback was future NFL player Jeff George. “I had a great game, three interceptions, one fumble recovery and several key tackles. I caught the eye of a certain coach in the stands, Jack Harbaugh of Western Michigan, and the rest is history,” Berris said. Berris played every game at defensive back/safety at Western Michigan from 1985-1988, eventually becoming team captain during his senior year. Jack Harbaugh’s son John, who now coaches the Baltimore Ravens, was one of Berris’ first position coaches. Berris eventually earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education. “From the beginning, Jack was a mentor, and he is still a friend,” Berris said. “He’s a great man. We still get together at a Ravens game or when I am in the

Michigan area and still keep in touch by phone or text.” The success he had in college led to a tryout with the New York Giants, who were then coached by Bill Parcells, and whose defensive coordinator was current New England Patriots coach, Bill Belichick. “It was thrilling being on the same field with Lawrence Taylor,” Berris recalled. However, Belichick cut Berris, who went on to serve as a graduate assistant with Western Kentucky when Jack Harbaugh was hired to coach there. Following his one-season stint as a graduate assistant, when he earned his master’s in secondary education, Berris felt the calling to serve in the military full-time and felt the Marine Corps was the best fit. So, after talking to the elder Harbaugh, who gave his blessing but also assured Berris he had a home on Harbaugh’s staff if the military didn’t work out, Berris asked for and was granted an inter-service transfer to the Marine Corps, where he would serve for 26 years.

COMING TO THE FORGE During the summer of 2017, Berris, just before finishing an overseas deployment. reached out to then-coach Bill Brown about coaching for the Eagles. It wasn’t a strange request because his son Willie was coming to Forge and because Berris had continued to coach various sports on a volunteer basis during his entire career in the military. At first, the elder Brown told Berris there were no openings. “I thanked him for talking to me and told him if he needed any help to let me know,” Berris said. “Just about a week before [the 2017] season, Brown emailed me and asked if I wanted to coach. I told him, ‘Of course I would like to.’ And he said, ‘We start in a week.’” Berris said he enjoys the opportunity to work with a group he calls “a great bunch of young men” and said he is privileged to be able to give back to a community that has given so much to him. He also said his military background has shaped his performance as a coach. “I’ve always felt like the football field and the battlefield led to a natural transfer. Both involve standards that have to be maintained. It’s important to be ready and to lead people to be at their best mentally, physically, and spiritually,” Berris said. “Coaches are guiding lights to preparing people to be at their best and that’s why I am privileged to serve as a coach at Colonial Forge.” For now, Berris, 51, is awaiting his next occupational step. He said he is open to pursuing any opportunities in secondary education that may present themselves and is enjoying working with an outstanding coaching staff at Forge. “As a parent of a kid in the program, I want to know who’s going to have influence over my son, and the Colonial Forge parents are very fortunate. The experience of the coaches is of such high caliber and they are good men, so they can help the kids not only on the football field, but build them as men,” Berris said.

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