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ension filled the air at a Stafford County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday as board members stood strong in naming a new aquatics facility for just one of two hometown Olympians. Despite a powerful outcry and persistent protests from county residents, the board remained firm in naming the new $13 million building solely for Olympic swimmer Jeff Rouse. Residents have largely agreed with putting Rouse’s name on the building, but are passionate about including Olympic diver Mark Lenzi’s name on the facility, too. Instead, the board decided that Lenzi’s name and photos would be used at the new aquatics facility’s diving well, and at Curtis Park pool’s diving well. The board voted 6-1 for this plan, with
Supervisor Meg Bohmke, R-Falmouth, casting the dissenting vote. The arrangement also includes a separate ceremony for Lenzi at the new facility, and the memorials and photos will first be approved by Lenzi’s family, supervisors said. The board also rescinded a previous vote to name Woodlands Pool in Stafford for Lenzi. Supervisors’ Chairman Gary Snellings, R-Hartwood, said: “In my 10 years on the board, this is the most emotional issue I’ve dealt with.” He said that lately he’s received threats, been cursed and received hostile emails. Other board members noted the same treatment. “This is the most divisive issue I can remember. ...It’s been really ugly,” said Supervisor Paul Milde, R-Aquia. Snellings said that at least one family member, Lisa Iden — Lenzi’s sister — is worn down by the issue and requested that
the controversy surrounding the building’s naming come to an end. However, Bohmke said that the wishes of other Lenzi family members, including his mother, Ellie Lenzi, and his brothers, weren’t represented in Iden’s request. Snellings said he takes responsibility for communication between him and Iden falling off track. A meeting set up with the Lenzi family was cancelled when Bohmke expressed interest in attending. Snellings, who was set to meet the family with Supervisor Jack Cavalier, I-Griffis-Widewater, said that the board’s bylaws state that if three or more board members plan to meet, the public and media must be notified. Snellings said he did not want to put the Lenzi family through that. Supervisor Cord Sterling, R-Rock Hill, directed tense comments LENZI toward Bohmke, accusing her PAGE 10 of having a political agenda
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to authorize a contract to redesign the county’s aging animal shelter. The board voted unanimously for a contract with architect John J. Burger in an amount not to exceed $212,111. The county’s current animal shelter, built more than 20 years ago, is too small and repeatedly out of compliance with state requirements, according to county background documents. Stafford County Supervisor Paul Milde, R-Aquia, said he is excited that this is going forward and called the issue the “redheaded stepson of items” on the Capital Improvements Plan. The issue has been “kicked down the road for a long time,” he added. The CIP calls for a new animal shelter, with the plan to correct all current deficiencies. The board previously requested proposals from design firms and determined that it would choose John J. Burger out of nine responding firms. “The conditions at the animal shelter are disgusting,” Milde said. “They do a great job over there, but animals are euthanized that don’t need to be. I’m excited that we’re making this a priority in Stafford.” Each year since 2010, the county has been issued notices of violation and a penalty assessment, with a consent resolution from the state veterinarian and director of the Division of Animal and Food Industry Services. The notices are based on continued violation of a Virginia Administrative Code Regulation on maintenance of a public animal shelter. In background data back SHELTER to 2010, problems listed PAGE 10 have included no veterinary
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and distracting from actions and decisions made when she was on the Stafford County School Board — namely, an $8.3 million surplus discovered after budget decisions were made. Bohmke has championed the effort to put Lenzi’s name on the aquatics center along with Rouse’s. She rejected Sterling’s accusation and argued that people still want to know why Lenzi’s name can’t be included. During the night portion of the meeting, when Sterling was absent for a medical reason, Stafford residents again showed their support for putting Lenzi’s name on the new facility. Snellings informed them of the earlier vote. However, they scolded supervisors for not listening to them, toning down intended comments after an adamant warning from Snellings before public comment began, to be respectful. Alluding to a board member’s relative
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supervision or protocol for animal euthanasia; and no separate isolation area for animals with signs of contagious illness — instead a room in the shelter was used for multiple purposes. The aging facility is too small, resulting in more euthanasia based not on severe illness, but simply, space. “As we all know [the shelter’s] been deficient for a number of years,” said Supervisor Meg Bohmke, R-Falmouth. Keith Dayton, deputy county administrator, told the board that the animal shelter has been cited in each of the last six years for its deficiency and capacity problems. Following inspections, county staff promised in letters to fix the violations or cite reasons that they continued; however, violations were repeated year after year, the data shows. Monetary penalties were also assessed. Inspections noted similar findings at the animal shelter on inspection dates from 2010 to this year. In April 2015, the animal shelter was inspected, resulting in violations and the case was referred for enforcement action and possible assessment of civil penalties, according
of seniors who took the ACT in 2014. The ACT exam is taken by students who choose to take the test. Colonial Forge High School had the most test takers for the school year at 114 students, while North Stafford High School had the least of the county schools with 51. — Staff report also involved in swimming, one speaker began to suggest why the board may not have put Lenzi’s name on the facility; however, Snellings cut her off. Speakers told the board that their tax dollars are paying for the new facility and that they feel their wishes are being ignored. Some reminded the board that they are the voters that put them in office, while others became emotional or reiterated what’s very special about having two county athletes, friends and Stafford High School students become Olympic gold medalists. Stafford resident Jack Schweitzer said: “I doubt seriously there is any other county in the U.S. that has had two gold medal winners. ...This gives people a goal, and a lot of children need goals. ...It’s so important that we build up our community with things that are great. The best in the world — that is something to behold. I think it would be wrong not to include the two of them.” Tracy Bell can be reached at tbell@staffordcountysun.com. to county background documents. In that instance, the shelter was issued a $250 civil penalty following six consecutive yearly violations — a penalty typically assessed for second violations. In board documents, under “time sensitivity” at the latest board meeting held Tuesday, a document states: “Staff recommends that the board act soon to demonstrate progress to the state toward replacing the existing animal shelter.” The animal shelter was constructed on a vacant parcel at the county’s regional landfill. It was created on a minimal budget. As the county grew, animal-care requirements became more stringent, but the shelter did not keep up. The CIP identifies funding of the new shelter in fiscal 2016, with construction funding in fiscal 2017. The new shelter is proposed to be located on about five acres of a 38-acre county-owned parcel adjacent to the Rappahannock Regional Jail. Earlier this year, staff instituted a space programming study to determine the best size for the new shelter. The study concluded that a shelter of about 15,300 square feet would be adequate to meet the shelter’s needs for the next 20 years. Tracy Bell can be reached at tbell@staffordcountysun.com.
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Local ACT results better than state Stafford County Public Schools announced late last week the ACT results for the Class of 2015. The ACT, a national college entrance exam administered by ACT Inc., is made up of four sections: English, mathematics, reading, and science. There is also an optional writing exam. S cores on e ach ACT exam component range from 1 to 36. The SCPS Class of 2015 posted scores of 23.1 in English, 23.1 mathematics, 24.3 in reading and 23.3 in science. In comparison with the state, SCPS students’ ACT scores in all four subjects were higher than the state. Composite scores for the division and state were 23.6 and 23.1 respectively. SCPS test takers also exceeded the national mean score on every component of the ACT exam as well as the composite score. Bruce Benson, superintendent for Stafford County Public Schools, said, “The capacity to measure the readiness of our graduates for post-secondary coursework through multiple data sources is an asset. Over the past five years, we have witnessed a positive trend in SCPS students’ participation and performance on the ACT. We know that our improvement is due to the dedication and expertise of our teachers in the classrooms. These scores are an indicaACTS tion of the success that our PAGE 10 students will experience
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Seemed like a good idea at the time How many times has each of us capacity of I-95 without having to dip uttered that age-old phrase: “It seemed too deeply into public money. The availlike a good idea at the time.” able resources for new roads, thanks to a It could be buying a car, like the strong anti-tax majority in the General dilapidated 1967 VW I bought for $400 Assembly, were making that difficult. back in 1977, or maybe something more So, a privately managed toll road seemed significant, like buying a house, getting like a practical solution. married or joining the service. But these But like so many contracts, the hard to are personal decisions and only affect a swallow parts are buried in the endless few people. However, when of sections and subjections. you look back on some For one thing there is the governmental decisions cost. This has two sides to the impacts are much more it. If you’re in a carpool with substantial. One of these, three people in it, the new like the new HOT lanes on toll lanes — since they’re free I-95, raises the question: to car pools — represent a “When we decided to sign vast improvement in your DAVID KERR the contract, just what were commute. There are no two we thinking?” ways about it. But there are those who, First of all, some people like HOT for various reasons -- some for convelanes and some people don’t. The nience, others by necessity, schedule and HOT lanes are 29 miles of road, built workplace location for example -- can’t or improved through a private/public participate in a carpool. And they pay. sector agreement that allowed a private Boy do they pay. company to front most of the money for The charging system is logical but not the construction in return for the toll always easy to follow. Tolls can go up receipts. The total price tag was $935 once you get on. But, it’s not like they million, of which the state only paid hide that fact. There are boards all along $71 million. The project was completed the way that tell the driver what the price according to specifications and ahead of is between one exit and the next. So, if schedule. So far, so good. But, hang on. you can’t stomach the increase, you just In the view of the governor and the get off the toll road. But it does require a legislators, it was a chance to increase the level of awareness most of us aren’t used
to. At least not yet. But really, the objection is in the cost to noncarpool users. Though there are more expensive tolls outside the Federal Highway System, our little chunk of I-95, stretching between Edsall Road and Aquia is at times the most expensive toll road in the country. Since the charge is variable and based on average speed, the highest tolls are at rush hour. The toll charges on our new toll road, which covers 29 miles, are roughly the equivalent of the average charge of $25.10 a driver has to pay to travel the 218 miles from Washington, D.C., to Newark, N.J., one of America’s busiest urban corridors. However, that’s not the only problem. There are also tremendous problems with congestion at the end of the toll road. It’s created a choke-point nightmare. To reduce the problem on the toll road itself, since the contract requires the toll road to maintain a relatively high average speed, the charge between the Quantico and Aquia exits was allowed to float based on volume and speed. So, it’s not unusual to see a charge, for this tiny stretch of road, as high as $20. At times it’s been higher than that. That, by the way, is on top of what you’ve already paid to get to Quantico. It’s all a little nutty. For the rest of the story, visit insideNoVa.com/news/stafford.
Hard truths about Trump on the stump As the Donald Trump for presi- concluded. “Looking at all aspects of dent phenomenon continues, even the the immigration challenge, we do need most jaded of political prognosticators to stop the hemorrhaging of illegal notices. It’s hard not to. immigrants.” In Wednesday’s Republican presidenProfound words from a worthy canditial debate, Trump continued to domi- date who would bring needed compasnate the airwaves before, during and sion and intellectual capacity to the Stafafter the event. ford board. Yes, there were some flaws in his Barbara Cledes, a Stafford resident off execution. After all he was Ole Forge Road, suggested being attacked from all sides. that Trump continues to set Being the front-runner, it the tone for all conservative was expected. candidates and gave a solid So Trump demonstrated performance. “His boldness his lack of knowledge of is what continues to impress vaccines relating to autism we who are tired of establishas pointed out by Dr. Ben ment politicians,” she stated. Carson and his extremely Trump’s poll numbers DANIEL P. CORTEZ limited foreign policy ability. continue to suggest the But will it be enough to derail his nation appreciates a man whose Make commanding lead? I say no. America Great Again mantra hits home. If we are brutally honest, allow me to What isn’t appreciated are the actions suggest there’s a little Trump in all of us. of former Secretary Hillary Clinton What’s appealing is that “The Donald” during the Benghazi debacle and her has the guts to say what we won’t, but email cover-up. The mega question is what so many think regarding immigra- will she still be the Democratic nominee? tion, international business and politics. Trumpmania should but isn’t totally Wendy Maurer, the Republican Rock embraced by establishment conservaHill candidate for Stafford County tives, whose lack of leadership cost supervisor knows. She sponsored a Republicans Virginia’s top three offices Ukrainian student in 2011, helping her in Richmond and both U.S. Senate seats. get an H-IB visa. She can relate to the Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who I expensive, emotional and legally chal- must admit was my first choice on the lenging aspects of immigration. Republican side of the house, has been “Trump’s answers on immigration a disappointment and continues to be were the most comprehensive,” Mauer defined by Trump as low energy.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Ted Cr uz and Carson were less than impressive during the debate. And former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. Rand Paul gave equally dismal performances. Trump’s been called a narcissist, an egotist and a RINO, but still his numbers climb. I’m beginning to think the only person who can derail the Trump train is former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Ask former Senate candidate Oliver North. He found out the hard way. Why I appreciate and could even vote for Trump if he is the nominee, is the tough love he firmly delivers to the nation regarding immigration and support of our military. Yes….build the fence. Ignore idiots like UNIVISON’s Jorge Ramos who does not represent millions of hard working proud Americans of Hispanic descent who have fought for our nation, like my uncles in WWII and my Vietnam brothers or my son serving today. We, who have legally established businesses while having compassion for the undocumented, we, like Trump, resent the illegal immigrant who feloniously violates our laws, rapes or murders our children and, in my case, my godson who was murdered by an illegal immigrant drug runner decades ago. Yes Donald Trump…you are speaking for me. Keep on talking. Daniel P. Cortez is a Northern Virginia political writer and broadcaster active in veterans and minority affairs. Reach him at dpcortez1969@yahoo.com
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Stafford Parks & Rec Activities Classes: majorettes, Isshinryu karate, self defense, kendo, Japanese karate, science snoops Special events: Pirate event, “See you in September” dance, songfest Sundays, senior citizens’ art show, fall family festival. Senior programs: ceramics and crafts, Thursday luncheon, line dancing, monthly bingo and bunco, Thursday night dance club. Some events require advanced registration www.StaffordParks.com for a schedule
Stafford Songfest Sundays Every third Sunday through September, 3 to 5 p.m. John Lee Pratt Memorial Park Sept. 20, Leather and Lace A Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac tribute band. Concert held rain or shine. Concessions available; alcohol prohibited.
$10/car. www.staffordparks.com
Monthly Bingo The 4th Thursday of each month; 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Rowser Building, Room B, Stafford Ages 55 and up Pre-registration required; $5/person www.staffordparks.com
SCS Sept. 22 and weekly; 1 to 3 p.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. disAbility Resource Center, 409 Progress St., Fredericksburg Classes last six weeks; cost is $70 including a book. Arva Priola to register: apriola@cildrc.org or 540-373-5890.
Sept. 25-26 Hope over Heroin The Aquia Evening Lions Club will host the annual Taste of Stafford from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Clubhouse in Aquia Harbour. Some 15 restaurants will serve menu selections and there will be a cash bar. Tickets are $20 a person, $25 at the door. For more, call 540-659-2885. Above in a file photo Maria Cannata, center, of Aquia Harbour, gets a taste of pulled chicken and cole slaw from Aissaton Walker, right, as prepared by Robert Baker, left, owner of Pate’s Cafe and Deli in North Stafford. ALEKS DOLZENKO/ STAFFORD COUNTY SUN
Donors must be 17 or older www.librarypoint.org
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Brewing Co. movie, game, trivia nights
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Game nights: Wednesdays Trivia: Thursdays at 8 p.m. 33 Perchwood Dr., Stafford. www.adventurebrewing.com; (540) 242-8876
Red Cross Blood Drive
Dynamic All-Stars Majorettes
Every third Thursday of the month (Aug.-Dec.); 1 to 7 p.m. Porter Library, Stafford
Ongoing program; register anytime Monday nights at Stafford Gym & Recreation Center
Ages 4 and up. Beginner twirlers: 6-6:45 p.m.; junior twirlers: 6:45-7:45 p.m.
Washington Metro Investment Club Open House 4 p.m.; McCoart Building 1 County Complex Ct., Woodbridge Covers topics related to investing; meets monthly. Contact Ken Wright at 703-801-1465
Sept. 22
Basic sign language classes
7 p.m.; Pratt Park, Stafford Food, music and prizes Hopeoverheroin.com
Sept. 26 Crafts, holiday and yard sale 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Frank P. Moncure Lodge, No. 279 2001 Courthouse Road, Stafford Proceeds benefit building fund, local charities. 540-907-2720
Sept. 26 Walk to End Alzheimer’s 10 a.m.; The University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg Registration at 8:30 a.m. Ceremony at 9:30 a.m.; walk at 10 a.m. Choose a 1- or 3-mile route. Sandy Grady at 804-967-2517; www.act.alz.org
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Back when we first started domesticated them, our relationship with dogs was very clearly defined. In most cases they were kept outside, had their own dog house, were tied up to a post or enclosed in a pen. And they performed some type of duty, whether it was “guard dog,” “herding dog,” “hunting dog,” etc. As time went on, the relationship shifted and the lines became blurred. Dogs came inside our homes and interacted with the family much more. Their primary “job” became that of companion. Our relationships grew closer and we became more emotionally attached to them. We discovered their willingness to give what is often described as “unconditional love,” and we got hooked. So how do we define our relationships with our dogs today? I’ve witnessed a wide and varied range from person to person. It’s clear, in most instances, dogs have become much more than just “owned property,” however, I still sense a strong resistance by some to referring to themselves as “pet parents,” or their dogs as their “fur kids.” Some find it almost cringeworthy. But why? For many, the connotation of the word or concept of being a “pet parent” is a negative one that conjures images
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benevolently with love and compassion, avoiding physical punishment at all costs. He was routinely rewarded for good behavior and undesirable behavior was of the “Crazy Dog Lady (or Man)” punished, always making sure I clearly who dresses his/her dog up in clothes, pushes them in strollers and treats communicated why he was being them like spoiled children running punished. OK, who am I kidding, I also amok and being a nuisance to others. spoiled him a little bit; he was an only child, after all. Or was he? That’s really a shame According to him, because there is good and probably not, because effective parenting, and he always grew up with there is poor and ineffeccanine siblings. Bryan tive parenting. For some is grown now, father reason, “pet parenting” is of two children of his automatically associated own. I think I did alright with the latter. Is it possible parenting him, so if I LAURIE C. WILLIAMS to be a good and effective parented the dogs in my pet parent? I say, yes. When my son was in kindergarten, life similarly, I’m confident I’ve done like all eager parents we ventured to right by them as well and continue to Garrisonville Elementary on “Back to do so. By law, yes, I am their “owner,” but School Night” to meet his teacher for they are not mere “possessions,” and the first time. Upon meeting her, she my emotional attachment to them does immediately said, “and Bryan has told mirror my emotional attachment to me all about his sister Fiona, and his any human beings in my life for whom I brother Casey.” Imagine her surprise care deeply. No difference. And I make when I informed her that those were no apologies for that. They are very our dogs! We shared a lot of giggles over that, but honestly, it was a wake-up much a part of my “we.” So yes, please call me “Dog Mom.” I’m perfectly OK call for me as well. Clearly, my son saw little difference with that. between how he was treated and raised, and how they were. I was a strict parent with my son. And by strict I mean providing clear rules, boundaries and limits, but at the same time raising him
Stafford business owner Laurie C. Williams CPDT-KA is a television and radio personality, and nationally recognized dog trainer. She can be reached at info@pupniron.com.
Meet and greet with local animal rescue groups Sept. 27 You are invited to a Meet and Greet with local animal rescue groups. It’s a day to network for the animals. Animal lovers can meet each other, talk about what the groups do, what the strengths are and how we can help each other, which, in turn, will help more animals. The event starts at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27, at the American Legion building, 8546 Brock Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22553 (between Gordon Road and Sun Ray Lane). Refreshments will be served. Bring business cards and be prepared to take some notes. After introductions, the rest of the afternoon will be spent mingling, with the goal of helping the animals. RSVP at Re-Tail@RikkisRefuge.org
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Skavdahl now a leader for Towson field hockey DAVID DRIVER
For the Stafford County Sun
Last season Morgan Skavdahl started all 18 games for the field hockey team at Towson University as a sophomore. But her value to the team goes behind playing time. Prior to this season the junior defender from Stafford was named as one of the captains for the Tigers. “We were chosen the day of our first scrimmage,” said Skavdahl, one of three captains and a graduate of Mountain View High. “It is definitely an honor to represent our team. The team chose [the captains]; that means a lot.” Skavdahl considered attending Longwood in Farmville to play field hockey and also looked at Virginia and Virginia Tech for academics only. “I knew I wanted to pursue nursing,” she said. “I feel in love with [Towson] when I came here” to visit. Towson began this season with four losses in a row. The Tigers play Sept. 18 at Rider in New Jersey. “We have put in a lot of work this year,” Skavdahl said. “We have a new assistant and she is offensive-minded. She is putting in offense and moves all over the field. We are somewhat of a young team.” Another Stafford resident with Towson is Morgan Lowry, a sophomore midfielder
Mountain View High School graduate Morgan Skavdahl is a captain this season for the Towson University Tigers. PHOTO BY TOWSON ATHLETICS
from Mountain View. The Tigers are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association and host CAA foe James Madison on Oct. 2. Towson also hosts William & Mary of the CAA on Oct. 4. The Tribe roster includes sophomore midfielder Bailey
McCarthy of Mountain View. The JMU roster includes redshirt junior Bailee Hubert (Mountain View) and senior forward Erin Husar (Stafford High). Skavdahl, who was born in Colorado, attended Rock Hill Elementary and A.G. Wright Middle School.
Her sister, Catharine, played field hockey and soccer at North Stafford and then at Mountain View, and is now a nurse who lives in Maryland. Their brother played soccer at Mountain View. Last season Morgan Skavdahl recorded her first career goal, against Saint Francis, and was second on the team in defensive saves with three. She had a defensive save against Columbia and two against Drexel. As a sophomore in 2013 she started all 17 contests and recorded shots against Sacred Heart, Georgetown, VCU and Hofstra. She had a defensive save against Rider and Drexel. Skavdahl was a four-year standout at Mountain View and helped the Wildcats win three district titles. She was an all-region and all-state player and was a captain as junior and senior. She also ran track and played soccer at Mountain View and was honorable mention all-district in soccer. Skavdahl enjoys listening to music by country star Blake Shelton and likes to eat pasta. She said playing for a state title in high school was her most memorable experience. David Driver can be reached at info@ staffordcountysun.com.
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Local roller derby season ends Saturday
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The Five 40 Roller Girls will be closing their 2015 season at home against the Rocktown Rollers All Star team from Harrisonburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Golden Skate World, 12220 Five Mile Road, Fredericksburg, according to a news release. Five 40 will also be raffling off YMCA family memberships, Jack Browns Tattoo Revival, Golden Monkey Tattoo and Salon 730 gift certificates. All proceeds will benefit the Tschirn family, helping Mike Tschirn beat cancer. Mike is an important member of the Five 40 family. Last Month, Five 40 Roller Girls hosted an open house for interested skaters, after a bout against River City Rollergirls (River City) of Richmond, where River City took the win, 168-110. Five 40 kicked off Rookie Training Camp, which will last until November
to help new skaters improve their skills and prepare for team try outs in the 2016 season. This season, Five 40 has taken on teams such as the Rogue Rollers from Fayetteville, North Carolina, SoDel Roller Girls from Milford, Delaware, and Southern Maryland Roller Derby from Waldorf, Maryland. The team has three wins and four losses during the regular season. Tickets to Five 40’s last home bout this season can be purchased in advance for $10 from a derby girl, at Jack Browns, at Blue and Gray Brewery or online at Brown Paper Tickets for $11.34. Cash and credit will be accepted at the door where tickets will be $12. Children age 10 and under get in for free. Staff reports
Brandon Curry, left, of Stafford County joins other winners on the podium in Mexico. SUBMITTED
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B Roller derby skaters Pricess Pottymouth, Deadly LongLeggz and Rosie D Ribhitter plan a strategy during a recent contest against the River City Rollergirls. SUBMITTED
randon Curry of Stafford, Team Power K ix’ newest national team member for USA Taekwondo, won a silver medal in the Junior, 15- to 17-year-old, Black Belt category at the 2015 Pan American competition in Mexico on Sept 10. This was his first international competition as a member of the national team, according to a news release. He fought athletes from Canada
(W 12-6), Ecuador (W 10-4), Brazil (W 2-0) and the Dominican Republic (L 6-12). His effort also helped the junior national team achieve overall first place. The Pan American, a G1 rated event, offered up the highest level of competition and coveted ranking points to the winners chasing qualification points for a position on the US Olympic Team. Staff reports
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Good geek month – lots of new products coming September is a good geek month. Apple usually announces new iPhones and iPads this month — and they didn’t disappoint this year. The most interesting thing among Apple’s announcements is the iPad Pro, a 12.9-inch version. Standard iPads are 9.7 inches. The Pro model is aimed at Microsoft’s Surface market — a powerful tablet with a near laptop-sized screen. It can be mated to a keyboard for a laptoplike experience. While the Surface runs Windows 10, the iPad Pro will run IOS. With Apple’s productivity software or Microsoft Word for the iPad, users can get a lot of work done. IOS was originally built as a phone operating system, but Apple has upgraded it to be closer to a PC OS. The iPad Pro starts at $799 for a 32-gigabyte model. The 128-gigabyte version is $949. A keyboard is $169. And the iPad Pro is the first iPad with a stylus. Steve Jobs said some disparaging things about products with styluses in the past, so wags claim that is the reason Apple is vehemently not calling theirs a stylus, but rather the Apple Pencil. The Pencil is rather clever. The touch system senses when the Pencil is being used. The touch system measures the
Pencil’s location, pressure and tilt. can shoot 4K video. And of course, they have faster procesPressing harder can make the line you are drawing heavier, while tilting the sors than their predecessors, fingerprint pen changes characteristics of the line security and new colors. The primary feature though is what as well. they are calling 3D Touch. The Pencil will charge The touch system senses not for 30 minutes of use in just only touch, but pressure. A 15 seconds and will charge harder press can invoke an itself when plugged into the action, perhaps a pop-up iPad Pro. menu or to a drill-down to The Pencil costs $99. more information. The screen Both the iPad Pro and even offers a tactile feedback to Surface — once the accessoyour fingertip. ries are added — costs more MARK STOUT And, for a monthly fee than most laptops, but they do make for a lighter product to carry between about $33-$45, you can receive around. One user of a Surface says she a new iPhone annually for no additional loves the ability to make handwritten cost through a new Apple program. This notes on the tablet portion. She feels it is is in addition to your provider’s price less intrusive than typing as someone is for service. Apple has also updated its Apple TV speaking. And those handwritten notes product. Not an actual TV, but a box that can be stored electronically. Apple also had a couple new phones, links into a TV and displays programthe iPhone 6s and iPhone Plus 6s. They ming from the internet not unlike a have screen sizes of 4.7- and 5.5-inches Roku box or Chromecast device. What is unique is a search capadisplays respectively. They begin at $649 and $749 respectively, although your bility that will search across apps phone provider may have financing or such as Netflix, Hulu and iTunes for a subsidized- programs available to make desired program. And, it supports apps so developers costs more manageable. They have a 12-megapixel camera and can create their own programs to run on
your television set. It can even play games on your TV. The updated remote acts as a game controller. The remote also supports Suri so you can control your streaming with voice commands such as, “Show me some funny programs.” There are a couple models available, beginning at $149. Finishing up its announcements, Apple discussed some new Apple Watch options. The biggest improvement is the Watch OS2 will allow apps to run on the phone exclusively without requiring a phone nearby. IOS 9, the newest operating system for homes and iPads will be rolling out for free soon. Both it and the Watch OS2 became available Sept. 16. The newest Mac OS, El Capitan will roll out Sept. 30. The Apple ecosystem is getting stronger — tablet, phone, watch and TV — all using the same OS and sharing information among them and with Apple Macintosh PCs. Apple’s isn’t the only digital ecosystem out there, but is certainly is a well-designed and attractive one. For links mentioned in the column or to share this column online, go to http:// www.familytechonline.com. Mark’s contact information is markstout.info.
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STAFFORD COUNTY SUN • www.insidenova.com/news/stafford/ • Friday, September 18, 2015
ACROSS 1. Covered with water 6. Fox competitor? 9. R&R spots 13. Port in Portugal 14. *Turtle dove’s sound 15. Gorillalike 16. “Animal House” party wear 17. ____ of corn 18. Bank in Mexico 19. *He went to Gloucester 21. *He kissed the girls and made them cry 23. Witch’s curse 24. Like Piper of Hamelin 25. School organization 28. Clare Booth ____ 30. Bloodsucker 34. “____ is more” 36. Nevada city 38. Respectable and quiet 40. Military group 41. *Dog’s name-o 43. Like nay-sayers 44. Jason the Argonaut’s wife 46. “In ____ of” 47. 1/60 of mins 48. Dancer’s beat 50. As opposed to gross 52. “Be quiet!” 53. Arrogant snob
55. Simon & Garfunkel, e.g. 57. *One of King Cole’s three 61. *”If wishes were ____” 64. Empower 65. *What Little Miss Muffet did to her curds 67. Kind of wave 69. Hardly worth mentioning 70. Haul with a hitch 71. Pigeon’s perch 72. Simon does what? 73. Emergency helpers 74. Clear, as in blackboard
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