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Even with the advent of driverless cars, bicyclists still find satisfaction in balancing on two-wheeled vehicles and putting muscle to the pedal.

While many cyclists in Prince William County are advocating for a bike path along Interstate 66 from Tysons Corner to Gainesville, Haymarket residents Joyce and Tom Tobias also advocate for competitive cycling at the Senior Olympics. Their story is on page 16.

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he massive expansion of high occupancy toll lanes on Interstate 66 is set to run from Tysons Corner to Gainesville, but the bike trail attached to the project will only reach Centreville — and that has people in Prince William a bit peeved.

The $2.3-billion construction effort is designed to widen the highway to include two toll lanes and three general purpose lanes in each direction through University Boulevard in Gainesville.

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push to extend plans for the associated 16.5-mile bike and pedestrian trail into Prince William.

The county is still set to fund some limited trails beside the highway in coordination with the project, but lawmakers see no reason the state should not handle it instead.

“We just don’t have many safe cycling, running or walking facilities in Prince William,” said Sen. Scott Surovell, D36th District. “Anything we can do to reduce traffic between Gainesville and the Beltway, we should do....And I can assure you, thousands of people would use this on a weekly basis. You could go easily from Gainesville to the Vienna Metro station, or Tyson’s.”

Surovell teamed up with 18 other lawmakers from across the state — including Prince William-area representatives Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-29 District, and Del. Tim Hugo, R-40th District — to send an Aug. 11 letter to state Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne laying out these concerns. Specifically, they argue that building a trail only to Centreville would be “shortsighted” and runs afoul of the project’s “intent to address congestion caused by cars.”

Layne responded Aug. 29, stressing that “no trail is planned within the I-66 right of way” and noted that Prince William has “a planned trail network on BIKE PATH

ust a few weeks ago, the Potomac Nationals seemed destined to flee Prince William County — but the Minor League Baseball team might yet be able to craft a new stadium deal in the area and avoid the pitfalls of the old arrangement that fell apart in July.

Team owner Art Silber and county supervisors’ Chairman Corey Stewart said they are working together to find a new site in Prince William as a replacement for the aging Pfitzner Stadium, after they failed to close a deal to build a $35-million facility near a Woodbridge shopping center.

Crucially, Silber said this new deal would not involve the county issuing any bonds to finance the stadium construction, a feature of the old arrangement that attracted opposition from half of the county supervisors.

Instead, he said, the stadium would be entirely “privately financed.”

“We’re cautiously optimistic that we’re going to be able to move ahead successfully on this,” Silber said. “Right now, the opportunities we’re looking at potentially involve commitments on the part of businesses in the area and some other major entities to fund marketing agreements with us to show a substantial amount of cash flow coming in. That could make the deal

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parallel roads such as Balls Ford Road, Pageland Lane and U.S. 29.” While he pledged to keep soliciting feedback as the project is finalized, he didn’t make any commitment to include any trail in the I-66 construction.

Nevertheless, county officials are pressing ahead with efforts to make it perfectly clear that they want to see a bike trail alongside the highway in Gainesville.

Yet a heated dispute over a five-mile section of the trail in Fairfax could hamper those efforts, as Layne issues stern warnings that any changes to its design could scuttle the entire project.

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For his part, Surovell wonders why Prince William was not included on the bike trail in the first place.

“I can understand that the state wouldn’t design it into the project if Prince William had not requested it, but it’s not clear if Prince William was even consulted,” Surovell said.

Virginia Department of Transportation project managers and spokespeople did not respond to InsideNoVa’s repeated requests for comment on the project. But Supervisor Pete Candland, R-Gainesville, said the county has been “talking with VDOT for years” about such a possibility, so he saw no reason state officials would be unaware of Prince William’s stance on the issue.

“I honestly don’t know why it was never added to the project,” Candland said.

“But there are a lot of complications to work through, so we’d much rather have

TRAIL INSIDE NOISE BARRIER it as part of the I-66 project, when we have state officials also backing it instead of trying to do it on our own.”

But Candland does concede that the trail was not previously included on the county’s comprehensive plan, which is the only possible reason he can think of that the state would not have included it in the I-66 project off the bat. He directed county staff to study the project for inclusion on the planning document on Sept.

5, and he fully expects to see it added in the coming weeks.

“To me, it’s something that would make a lot of sense and provide some great connectivity,” Candland said. “Having worked in the Reston area for years, I’ve seen the benefit of the W&OD Trail. It allows people from Loudoun to ride their

bike to work, and we could even promote people hopping on their bike and riding out to Prince William County to visit our battlefields. It’s the type of connectivity people are looking for.”

The biggest stumbling block Candland foresees in the process is securing the necessary permission to build the trail near the Manassas National Battlefield Park, since he has found that “it’s not easy to work out those agreements to use federally protected lands.” He suggested that the county may still be able to find funding for a trail adjacent to I-66 without the state’s help, but VDOT could be most helpful in interfacing with the various federal agencies governing that park land.

Cycling advocates like Allen Muchnick, a board member with Active Prince

William, certainly hope the county is successful in somehow making the I-66 trail happen. While he would be glad to see more trails along Balls Ford Road in particular, his group supported Surovell’s letter because he worried the trail as currently designed could be too winding to effectively lure many cyclists.

“The reality is that they are eventually going to build a continuous bike trail all the way to Haymarket, but how pleasant it will be, that’s another question,” Muchnick said.

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late to sort through these various issues, but questions over the Fairfax section of the trail could complicate matters a bit in Prince William.

Surovell and his fellow state lawmakers expressed concern over a five-mile section of the trail from Fair Lakes to Centreville, where the path would run inside the sound wall separating the highway from nearby homes.

On that stretch, bikers would only have a concrete barrier and mesh fence separating them from traffic, “exposing them to concentrated quantities of car exhaust, noise pollution and road debris,” the lawmakers wrote. They also worry that the trail narrows to eight feet in some patches, and represents an “insufficient design” overall.

In his response, Layne took a measured tone, merely reiterating his commitment to local landowners to reduce the right of way necessary for the project and his desire to use “elevation and other means” to better separate the trail from the highway.

But in a Sept. 3 interview with a Washington Post reporter, Layne struck a much more forceful tone. He suggested it’s “not fair” and “not necessary” to take more land to build the trail behind the highway sound barrier, and he is staunchly opposed to any effort to reexamine the design to do so.

“This will jeopardize the entire deal if we go back to the homeowners now and tell them we are going to take more of their property,” Layne told the Post.

The difficulty is the state made these commitments to landowners outside of the presence of the cycling community or the broader stakeholders.

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Surovell was taken aback by that assertion, suggesting it was “inconsistent with every piece of information” he has received on the subject. While it is unclear how much of an impact the Fairfax spat could have on efforts to build out the trail in Prince William, Surovell hopes that he can work together with VDOT to find some sort of middle ground on all his concerns.

“The difficulty is the state made these commitments to landowners outside of the presence of the cycling community or the broader stakeholders,” Surovell said. “And it’s hard to negotiate with ‘Chicken Little.’”

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Schools’ superintendent counter-files over emails » BY ALEX KOMA

if he simply turned over to [Sawyers] the records demanded,” wrote R. Craig Woods, an Prince William County Schools Super- attorney with Richmond law firm McGuireintendent Steven Walts is asking a judge Woods, LLP, which is representing Walts.

Sawyers argues that he has a right to see to throw out a suit brought against him by school board Chairman Ryan Sawyers, emails connected to his office as he conducts school board business. He who claims Walts is unjustly deis particularly interested in emails nying him access to email correcontaining legal advice on sensispondence from his predecessor tive matters, which might otheron the board. wise be redacted if he tries to use Attorneys for Walts filed a a public records request to see motion for a demurrer in Prince them.

William County Circuit Court "The superintendent, and his on Aug. 30, arguing that the high-powered Republican law superintendent “has no power” firm, are making a desperate atto turn over the emails Sawyers tempt to block the first elected desires.

STEVEN WALTS Democratic chairman from unThe chairman, who is also running for Congress as a Democrat, took derstanding how this school system has been run in the past," Sawyers wrote in the dispute to court in May. He claims he has every right to exam- a statement. "Simply put, the superintenine any emails sent and received by his dent is working hard to block transparpredecessor, Milton Johns, for historical ency within the board that governs him."

In his Aug. 30 motion, Walts contends background as he seeks to make decisions that Sawyers’ arguments are “expressly reaffecting the school division.

Walts contends that only the school jected by Virginia law.” His attorney wrote board itself controls these emails, and he that school board chairmen aren’t asthinks Sawyers is being too broad in his bid signed any “special or extraordinary powers” by state law, and have no “power or to have unfettered access to Johns’ emails.

Walts said he believes the chairman authority except those expressly assigned needs to either secure a vote from the to them by the board as a whole.”

In his initial legal action, Sawyers assertboard allowing him to see specific messages or file a records request under Vir- ed that the majority of the board shouldn’t ginia’s Freedom of Information Act to get be able to control the actions of one member — he feels that, just as the board should what we wants.

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Walts would be in violation of state and federal law if he simply turned over to [Sawyers] the records demanded.”

R. CRAIG WOODS, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING STEVEN WALTS the right to lay out how each member conducts research on important issues.

Walts called that line of thinking “flatly wrong” and urged Sawyers to ask for access to a specific set of emails instead so “the school board can consider the request on its merits.”

But Sawyers also contends that he already has "access to many documents that precede my time in office, including many documents that are confidential with a high level of sensitivity."

"No vote was taken to provide me with these documents," Sawyers wrote. "If a duly elected member of the school board cannot review the emails and documents of his or her office, then how does the taxpayer have any control of the school system that they fund?"

Sawyers’ opponents on the board believe he is demanding wide-ranging access to the emails because of a legal dispute unrelated to his chairmanship — Johns works for a law firm that represents Patriot High School Principal Michael Bishop, who is suing Sawyers. He believes the chairman led a concerted effort to defame his character and force him out of his job over a dispute stemming from the pair’s competing youth baseball leagues.

However, Sawyers has previously noted that he filed a state bar association complaint against Johns, arguing a conflict of interest could be at play if Johns were involved in the Bishop case. But Johns responded with a letter claiming he has nothing to do with the matter, so Sawyers thinks it is unlikely that he will find any emails related to the suit in Johns’ account.

However, Johns is still representing Bishop in a separate lawsuit pitting Sawyers’ youth league against Bishop’s.

This sort of complexity is exactly why Walts argues that Sawyers should get more specific in his quest to view emails. He argues that any request to the board directly, or through a public records request, could be filtered for “sensitive communications” covered by privacy laws, rather than simply releasing every email Johns ever sent or received.

Accordingly, he wants to see Sawyers’ legal action “dismissed with prejudice.” A half-day hearing on the matter is set for Nov. 21 in circuit court.

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Saving for College It’s a given that every parent wants their children to start with a college education. But, golly, college is expensive. According to the College Board, all-in costs for the 2016– 2017 academic year is approaching $25,000 at a four-year in-state public college, and $50,000 at a four-year private institution.1 Clearly, there’s no time to waste in saving for your kids’ high-cost higher education. If I get one thing across, that’s it. But I don’t blame you if you’re wondering where to even begin. Don’t despair! Let’s roll up our sleeves and get practical.

Make some plans. Especially if you start saving as early as you should, nothing’s for sure. But you’ve got to start somewhere, right? Set specific (if imperfect) “best guess” goals. Public or private schooling? Associate degree or PhD? Dorm life, commuting from home or online courses?

Calculate the costs. Next, visit a resource like money.cnn.com/tools/ collegecost/collegecost.html and start crunching some realistic numbers based on those plans you’ve made.

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Start (or keep) saving. There are four different tax-advantaged ways to save for college: 529 plans, Coverdell education savings accounts, Series EE and I US savings bonds, and UTMA/ UGMA accounts. You can use any one of these or a combination – but in my next piece, I’ll expand on the 529 plan as often the best tool for the job.

Rinse and repeat. When your child moves toward adulthood, your early plans will probably shift. Revisit things annually, and adjust as needed. As your offspring matures, involve them in the deliberations – and saving efforts – to help you both chart a more realistic course.

As I mentioned above, there are a number of directions you can take for your college savings. My investment vehicle of choice is often the 529 plan.

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Easing Va. 28 traffic problems down to four options » BY ALEX KOMA

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As transportation planners move closer to pinpointing a solution to ease traffic on “Northern Virginia’s forgotten transportation corridor” along Va. 28 in Prince William County, everyone from elected leaders to community members remains skeptical of the proposed options for the area.

Over 100 people packed the Manassas Park Community Center on Sept. 7 to learn more about the preliminary results of a study of the highway by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, a regional group of elected officials commonly known as the NVTA, which focuses on traffic issues.

Staff from both Prince William County and Manassas managed the study, and they were on hand to detail the four options they have been examining in more detail to ease congestion on Va. 28 from downtown Manassas to the Fairfax County line. The NVTA will ultimately work with the county, Manassas and Manassas Park to settle on one of the following: widening Va. 28 to three lanes in each direction to Manassas, building out Euclid Avenue to provide a bypass to the east or extending Godwin Drive to drop drivers off either near the Bull Run bridge or Compton Road in Fairfax.

The study leaders believe the Comptoncentric extension of Godwin Drive presents the most cost-effective way to get the

Consultants and community members chat before a recent meeting in Manassas Park on options to improve traffic flow on Va. 28 in Prince William County.

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most drivers off Va. 28, but they freely admit that every option comes with drawbacks.

“A solution that doesn’t have some negative downstream impact doesn’t exist,” said county Supervisor Marty Nohe, R-Coles and the NVTA chairman. “But a terrible choice is to continue talking about it forever. We reached a point where we needed to do something 10 years ago, but there was no money. Now, there is.”

Indeed, Nohe believes whatever solution seems most promising is well-suited to get state funding through the NVTA. As private companies take responsibility for building a new interchange between

Va. 28 and Interstate 66 as part of the new toll lane project on the latter highway, the NVTA now has a spare $300 million that could be allocated to traffic relief projects in the area.

But first, the localities and the NVTA need to find some consensus on what project they actually want funded.

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“You see it when you drive down 28 at night, all those businesses are all lit up,” Nohe said. “A lot of those would be put out of business.”

At $190 million, the Godwin-to-Compton extension is about $50 million cheaper than the other Godwin option, and the NVTA’s consultants believe it may even be more effective at reducing traffic during peak commuting hours. Accordingly, that option is picking up a bit of steam, with Prince William supervisors voting on Sept. 5 to study the road for inclusion on the county’s comprehensive plan.

Yet that option would likely imperil about 70 homes on Alleghany Road and Boundary Avenue, and some attendees from those neighborhoods worried that, even if they can stay put, any construction might worsen the area’s already problematic flooding.

“If we do it, we will find a way so no one gets flooded,” said Rick Canizales, Prince William’s transportation director.

But several others at the meeting, including Del. Bob Marshall, R-13th District, questioned whether any new bypass to the west of the highway might simply pull people off I-66 or Va. 234 instead of helping drivers on Va. 28 itself.

“Traffic flows like water,” said Randy Boice, a traffic engineer working with the NVTA on the study. “We think this will only affect traffic currently on 28, not pull in any new traffic.”

At $265 million, the Euclid option is the costliest of the four on the table, largely

due to its impact on homes in the Yorkshire area and businesses near where it meets with Va. 28 in Manassas.

Sebesky hopes that the NVTA could “fine tune” the final path of the Euclid option to minimize some of that impact, but she conceded that the county supervisors will likely have the loudest voice in the final discussions.

Nohe made a similar point, noting that the county controls much of the right of way where any new road would be built, but he also stressed that all three localities will have a say in the process — for her part, Manassas Park Mayor Jeanette Rishell said she has not made up her mind yet on which option she prefers.

Yet the various lawmakers involved don’t have much time to settle on a final preference. Nohe noted that the NVTA will put out a call for projects to fund on Oct. 12, then localities will have until midDecember to make submissions.

While any locality will be able to ask for funding, Nohe did caution that any request will need to align with the NVTA’s traffic reduction goals, which have largely guided the study’s findings so far. That all certainly means the Godwin Drive extension has a leg up over some of the other alternatives, but Nohe hasn’t ruled out anything yet.

“Absolutely, some alternatives appear to be stronger than others,” Nohe said. “But we’re going to collect feedback on this, we want to hear from people.”

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Silber certainly would have preferred to use the framework of the old deal, where the county would issue Industrial Development Authority bonds to pay for the stadium, as the interest rates would be “so much lower” than the team will pay to any bank. But with Silber eyeing either a move elsewhere in Northern Virginia or a sale of the team entirely, he said he is willing to make some sacrifices to keep the P-Nats in the county they have called home for more than three decades.

“At the end of the day, it all comes down to money,” said Stewart, a Republican and one of the lead backers of a P-Nats stadium deal in the county. “And if we have a development partner willing to contribute more toward the construction of the stadium, then that would reduce the cost to the county, and that’s an option we’re looking at.”

Silber declined to discuss where in the county the team is examining for a potential new stadium, calling those conversations “confidential.”

The P-Nats have long hoped to build the facility on a property near Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, as the stadium would be adjacent to a bustling cluster of shops and would even be visible from Interstate 95. The county managed to secure millions in state funds to build a commuter parking garage in the area, which would double as parking for the new stadium.

But Stewart said the two projects are “not necessarily” connected moving forward.

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county is using to fund the garage come with strict requirements on where it can be built in order to help commuters most effectively, and its construction is also attached to improvements along Neabsco Mills Road. Accordingly, it will need to stay somewhere in the general area of that road, regardless of where any new stadium is built.

“We may be able to construct a garage unattached to any stadium use, but there aren’t a lot of options on the eastern side of the county,” Stewart said. “There’s not a lot of land left, so it’s difficult to find another piece of property for the garage, but we are looking at other options.”

But for all this new optimism about a stadium deal, opponents of the original arrangement are still preparing for life without the P-Nats in Prince William.

Supervisor Pete Candland, R-Gainesville, said he has already heard from an independent league team (not affiliated with Major League Baseball) that might be interested in moving into Pfitzner if the P-Nats leave town. Though Minor League Baseball officials have pressured the P-Nats for years to find a new home due to Pfitzner’s deteriorating conditions, Candland hopes that other, smaller teams might not have such demands about playing there.

“We wouldn’t get some of the same features, like suites and things like that. It would continue to be more of a hometown team,” Candland said. “But we have this asset in Pfitzner, and we need to be looking at what life is going to look like after the Potomac Nationals.”

Candland directed county staff at the board’s Sept. 5 meeting to study the issue in more detail, and he suggested that the If using logos less than 75% size, please switchcould to logo size accept 2. county even proposals from any independent league teams interested in the newly vacant stadium (so long as Unthey offer deals more “cost neutral” to the expectedly county, of course). different ® “If we make it public that we’re acceptAt Your Service Since 1852 ing interest, I foresee a flood of independent teams that would love to come here and do it in a way that’s not such a burden on the citizens,” Candland said.

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RIPPON LODGE TO HOST CANTEEN Rippon Lodge will hold a canteen dance Sept. 16 from 7 to 10 p.m., featuring dancing, Big Band music, food and entertainment.

Across the nation during World War II, canteens were popular places for soldiers to relax.

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It was the first year for Music on the Mill’s concert series. This concert is the last of the year and will feature James Drake and CT3 performing acoustic rock.

The park is located at 458 Mill St., in Occoquan.

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MANASSAS MUSEUM TO HOST CAR SHOW The 42nd Bull Run Region AACA Edgar Rohr Memorial Car Show will be held Sept. 16 at Manassas Museum from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

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PRINCE WILLIAM BRIEFS HOCKEY GAME TO BENEFIT TAPS Northern Virginia Community College hockey, George Mason University hockey and Prince William Ice Center will host a fundraiser exhibition game on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the ice center, 5180 Dale Blvd., Woodbridge. All game proceeds go to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors.

OCCOQUAN TO HOST ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW Occoquan will host its annual arts and crafts show Sept. 23-24.

On Sept. 23, the event will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sept. 24, it will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

A shuttle bus will be available for $5 cash per rider, round trip.

The town’s historic district will be closed traffic during from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.

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A Lynchburg man has accepted a plea deal for his role in the infamous disappearance of two young sisters from Maryland, and now faces nearly five decades behind bars after simultaneously admitting guilt in two unrelated sexual assault cases in Prince William County.

Lloyd Lee Welch, 60, entered the guilty plea in Bedford County Circuit Court on Sept. 12, and immediately received a 48-year sentence as part of his deal with county prosecutors.

He was facing a pair of first-degree murder charges in connection with the disappearance of 12-year-old Sheila Lyon and 10-year-old Kayla Lyon, who were last seen at a Maryland shopping mall in 1975. The girls have never been found, but investigators believe the remains of at least one of the sisters are buried in Bedford, a county in southwestern Virginia.

Welch, who is currently serving time in a Delaware prison for sexually abusing a

child, once lived in Woodbridge, according to FBI investigators.

A Prince William County grand jury indicted him on a slew of charges last December, after prosecutors claimed he sexually assaulted a 7-year-old Woodbridge girl in 1996. Welch was indicted on several other charges in April related to the same case, and was set for a Oct. 16 trial on all those charges in Prince William County Circuit Court.

His plea deal in the Lyon sisters’ case included a 12-year sentence on those counts, which was folded into his broader sentence. He will begin serving time in Virginia once his prison term in Delaware is over.

In his plea, Welch admitted abducting, but not killing the young sisters, whose disappearance rocked the Washington, D.C., region. Investigators long suspected that Welch’s father and uncle were somehow involved in the killings, but could never definitively connect them to the crimes.

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CONGREGATION NER SHALOM TO HOST FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY Congregation Ner Shalom of Woodbridge invites first responders, the military and law enforcement to a Patriot’s Day Service at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 15.

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Supervisors set to decide on animal shelter plan » BY ALEX KOMA

still a bit leery of the $14-million price tag, advocates are increasingly pressing the Prince William County supervisors are board to embrace “Option C” and give the poised to approve a $14-million plan for county’s animals a new home for decades.

“It meets the needs of the community a new animal shelter next week, though some lawmakers are hoping to ratchet for right now and into the future,” said Melissa Korzuch, president of the county’s down the cost.

Shelter staff and animal advocates have Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to pressed the county for years to build a Animals. “Anything else would be a Bandreplacement for the 42-year-old facility Aid on a gaping wound. We’d just be kickin Bristow, particularly as the shelter has ing it down the road.”

Korzuch’s group has argued since 2014 become increasingly crowded. A 2015 that the current shelter outbreak of a deadly virus is too small for both its among the county’s cats The county animal shelter exacerbated the situation, received some guests displaced animals — the shelter by weather. For more, visit lacks a separate treatas volunteers claimed the InsideNoVa.com. ment area for animals, shelter’s cramped quarters or even a dedicated contributed to the euthanization of 73 cats, and supervisors voted space to quarantine sick pets — and even last year to spend $1 million on plans for its staffers — Korzuch said they work without a lunch room. the new facility.

Korzuch believes “Option C” would adAfter getting a closer look at four possible design options last month, the board dress all those issues, adding new rooms is set to choose one and kick off the con- for adoptions and even pet training sesstruction process at its Sept. 19 meeting. sions, all which she hopes will make the Alternatives with price tags ranging from space more welcoming.

“It’s a high price tag, and we certainly $11.3 million to $16 million are on the table, but supervisors seem to be honing acknowledge that, but I think what you’re getting for that price is good for the counin on a plan dubbed “Option C.” That would involve the construction of ty,” Korzuch said.

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tion would not only meet state and county standards for an animal shelter, but also set the county up for the long haul.

“What we have is a proposal that allows us to build what we need for the next 30 years,” said Supervisor Marty Nohe, RColes. “If we do anything less, we’re setting up the next board to have the exact same conversations five or 10 years from now, and I don’t think the community wants to go through this again.”

At-Large Chairman Corey Stewart, a Republican, suggested that it would be “penny wise and pound foolish” to pursue options other than building a new shelter. Two of the alternatives would adhere a bit more closely to the county’s initial $12-million cost estimate for the shelter, but both would involve rehabbing the current facility or attaching new buildings to it.

“We know we’d have to rebuild the shelter in a relatively short period of time, so it’s better to just get it done and build a new one,” Stewart said. “In the long term, the differences between upgrading the current shelter and building a new one are minimal.”

Stewart said he put out an online survey on the issue, and the “overwhelming

It’s only going to get worse. The longer we push this back, the longer it’s going to be until we solve the problem, and we think ‘Option C solves the problem.

MELISSA KORZUCH, PRINCE WILLIAM SPCA PRESIDENT choice” from several hundred respondents was “Option C.” He shared those results at the board’s Sept. 5 meeting, and his fellow supervisors took notice.

Yet some say the cost of every option on the table gives them pause.

“As much as I am an animal lover, I’m also a fiscal conservative,” said Supervisor

Jeanine Lawson, R-Brentsville. “I’m not convinced we’re getting the most bang for our buck.”

Supervisor Pete Candland, R-Gainesville, said he is similarly frustrated with the project’s “cost creep,” even though he agrees “Option C” would be the county’s best path forward if the price were not a factor. Like Lawson, he is hoping to convince county staff and architects on the project to “pare things back” a bit.

“You can make this sort of argument with a high school, a fire department, any county investment; ‘Let’s spend a billion dollars now and we’ll never have to again,’” Candland said. “And it’s frustrating when we give direction to staff and we get proposals much higher than we’re expecting... so we have to take a look at some of these costs to see if they can come down even a little bit for me to feel comfortable.”

While Supervisor Frank Principi, DWoodbridge, is a bit exasperated with Candland’s cost concerns, he admits that he is “a little befuddled” that “Option C” requires the demolition of the existing shelter. He would rather see an “Option C Plus” that makes use of other buildings attached to the current facility, even as he acknowledges that “Option C” is the like-

liest path forward for the county.

Nohe doesn’t expect that any design tinkering would make the project cheaper, at least based on what he has seen in studying other efforts to build shelters across the country.

“There are no inexpensive ways to do this,” Nohe said. “If you’re looking for the cheapest option, then keep the old one, Maybe some people think that’s the right thing to do, but that doesn’t make sense based on our needs.”

Korzuch also pointed out that, unlike a library or a police station, this single shelter will serve the entire county, which she hopes will make its price tag a bit easier to stomach.

Principi and Lawson cautioned that the board could always defer a vote on a design to give architects and staff another chance to tweak things. But with a new shelter not set to open until 2020 (even if supervisors take action next week), Korzuch doesn’t think the county can afford to wait much longer.

“It’s only going to get worse,” Korzuch said. “The longer we push this back, the longer it’s going to be until we solve the problem, and we think ‘Option C solves the problem.’”

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Age not catching up to power-cycling couple ROB PAINE » BY For InsideNoVa

Don’t talk to Joyce and Tom Tobias about the “horrors of aging.” They won’t have it.

They are not discouraged by doctors’ diagnoses, nor will they let a fall off a bike keep them from competing in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics.

Joyce, 79, puts it this way: “I am in chronic fibrillation and wear a pacemaker, but at the cardiologist's office they wait to see my medals each year. They approve and encourage me to do what I do.”

Tom, 84, her husband of 56 years, had a fell off his bike during a training run in August, a month before the opening day of the 2017 Senior Olympics, breaking a rib and getting a bad case of road rash that earned him a trip to the hospital.

“He definitely won't be riding in the senior Olympics on Sept 10…Never a dull moment even when you are 84,” Joyce told friends in an email sent shortly after the accident.

However Tom rode his bike at the Vint Hill Village Green near Warrenton in the NVSO cycling races and won silver medals in the 10k and 20k men’s 80-84 cycling races.

Joyce Tobias won the gold medal in the women’s 80-84 age group in the 10k race (she is now 79 but turns 80 before then end of the year and qualified for the older age class).

The Haymarket couple enjoys the competitive, social and fitness aspects of the NVSO, they said.

“It [being involved in the Olympics] improves your quality of life,” Joyce said. “I keep doing it because I don’t have all the aches and pains that all my peers have. I don’t have the arthritis that everybody around seems to have.”

The Tobiases epitomize the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics’ motto of “Living Healthy Longer.”

Most mornings, Joyce has already biked 12 miles before 9 a.m. On days when she is not cycling, she can usually be found at the community pool going for a mile-long swim. Her husband follows an equally rigorous schedule of cycling about 200 miles a month.

Joyce became involved in the NVSO in 2009 after hearing about the swimming event from a neighbor. She has been competed in the annual event for seniors 50 and older ever since. She

has signed up for five events at the NVSO swimming championships that take place Friday, Sept.

15, at the Claude Moore Recreation Center in Sterling.

The year after Joyce entered her first NVSO swim meet, cycling was added to the Olympics and she added it to her repertoire.

Tom took up competitive cycling with the NVSO at the young age of 79. Tom also competed in cycling at the 2015 national Senior Games in Minneapolis, earning a bronze medal. Tom and Joyce have also cycled across the United States together.

Tom and Joyce have won numerous NVSO medals, so many that during a recent family reunion Joyce handed out some of her medals to nephews, nieces and grandchildren.

For Joyce, being part of the Senior Olympics has taken on even a greater meaning.

“I want to be a role model for my grandchildren, to show them that old people can have fun and be fun,” she said. The Tobiases have seven children and 19 grandchildren. Joyce said it is very important to set a healthy example for young people and being in the Senior Olympics is a great way to do that.

Joyce and Tom Tobias took medals in the recent Northern Virginia Senior Olympics cycling races.

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Dogs’ days in summer Dogs were in nature’s spotlight at the Annual Braemar Doggie Swim in Iona Sound Pool on Sept. 9 in Bristow.

Hosted by the Braemar Home Owners Association, the pool party brought out 90 dogs and around 150 people, according to organizers.

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The four-legged companions were the last occupants of the pool before it was drained for the winter.

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were not allowed to frolic in the water, they did get the bill for the canines’ cool-down.

The pool entry fees went to support the work of the

Local congregants help children after hurricane » BY KIM BEATY For InsideNoVa

The Manassas Church of the Brethren currently has three members volunteering with Children’s Disaster Services after the effects of Hurricane Harvey.

Mary Geisler, a long-time member and a deacon at the church, left Aug. 27 to help children in San Antonio. She has served on many Children’s Disaster Services trips, from wildfires in California to flooding in West Virginia.

Judy Frankart, who has a longstanding record of serving with disaster response teams to help rebuild areas that have suffered from natural disasters, left on Aug. 30 for Dallas.

Kim Kirkwood, who served for Children’s Disaster Services during Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, left on Sept. 2 to join Geisler in San Antonio.

The Manassas Church of the Brethren has been an institution in the city of Manassas since 1895.

While not a widely known denomination, the Church of the Brethren focuses on serving others through the teachings of Jesus.

Manassas Church of the Brethren members have always served the community and the world through their generosity both in spirit and in action. Most recently, helping those in Texas after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.

While parents try to get their lives back in order, clean-up their homes and neighborhoods, work with emergency aid workers and insurance companies, the children can be shuffled around from place to place.

Volunteers bring a “Kit of Comfort” with them which include imaginative toys, games and art supplies to keep the children entertained, but also to help them begin to heal. Children’s Disaster Services also provides information to parents on how to help their children move past their fears regarding the damage of Hurricane Harvey.

Prince William SPCA, which also provided the tennis balls to keep the dogs scrambling.

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Prince William Forest Park to host Heritage Festival The National Park Service will host the Heritage Festival at the Prince William Forest Park on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The fair includes the Early Grove String Band playing Appalachian fiddle tunes and bluegrass songs, Blacksmith by Black Forest Artworks, Cross-Cut Saw Demonstrations by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, archery provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Occoquan), WWII-era jeeps, weapons and memorabilia, children’s crafts and games, quilters, soap makers, special ranger-led hikes, beekeeping demonstrations and discussions and more. Food vendors are also on-site.

The event will be at the historic cabin camp 4 location on Pleasant Road and Va. 234. Parking will be in the ball field at cabin camp 1 and there is a shuttle bus to the site. Handicapped visitors may drive directly to the site.

The former Civilian Conservation Corps Camp and World War II Office of Strategic Services training area will include activities for children and classes in beekeeping presented by the Prince William County Beekeepers Association, along with the tools, demonstration hives and classes in beekeeping.

Republicans donate school supplies to local schools community, eastern and westThe Prince William Republican ern Prince William, do all Committee recently conducted a we can to help support all of back-to-school supply drive to benour children. A student’s ZIP efit students in the county. Under code should not determine the direction of the Prince William the quality of education they County Public Schools Education receive.”

Foundation, or SPARK, the com“I hope this community sermittee collected supplies for Fred vice project helps some of our Lynn Middle and Rosa Parks ElDelivering school supplies recently to Rosa Parks Elementary School fellow Prince William County ementary schools in Woodbridge. were, from left, Tim Singstock, Don Scoggins, PWC GOP Chairman Prince William School Board Rep- Dottie Miller, John Adams, school principal Sue Danielson, School families in need,” said Prince resentatives Willie Deustch and Aly- Board representative Willie Deustch and PWC GOP Vice Chairman William Republican Chairman Dottie Miller. “Education is a son Satterwhite, as well as Supervisor D.J. Jordan.

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The Northern Virginia real estate market, which for the past decade has experienced significant churn among the main players, took another turn Sept. 7, when Long & Foster Cos. announced it would be ac- WES FOSTER JR. quired by HomeServices of America, an affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway.

The ownership change will affect 11,000 Long & Foster agents across 230 offices throughout the local area and broader region, who combined for more than 81,000 home sales in 2016.

The sale to HomeServices also includes Long & Foster’s affiliated Prosperity Mortgage and firms focused on settlement services and insurance.

Wes Foster Jr., who in 1968 cofounded the firm with Henry Long, said in a statement that HomeServices of America was “the right partner to maintain the legacy, culture and integrity” of his firm.

“I couldn’t be more pleased,” said Foster, who will remain with the company as chairman emeritus.

The real-estate brokerage started in a 600-square-foot office in Fairfax, according to the firm’s website. Foster specialized in residential real estate while Long’s focus was on the commercial side.

In 1979, Foster bought out Long after the pair opted against selling out to another firm. The company is now headquartered in Chantilly.

The acquisition came as a surprise to many within the real estate industry, although some agents said there were random inklings that changes might be in the works.

The Northern Virginia real estate market in recent years has seen some familiar firms trip up while new entrants have worked to grab market share, and a number of highprofile agents have hopscotched among firms, angling to find the best fit.

The acquisition brings HomeServices of America to a roster of 41,000 real-estate professionals in 30 states plus the District of Columbia. The firm expects to close 340,000 transactions this year, representing $123 billion in sales volume.

The acquisition comes at a time the regional real estate market has shaken off the effect of the 2006-08 recession as it rides an ongoing wave of historically low interest rates, but faces challenges both with affordability and inventory.

Despite a slight year-over-year decline in average sales prices, the Northern Virginia real estate market in 2016 posted its best year since 2005 in both total sales and overall sales volume.

The average sales price across Northern Virginia of $556,368 was down 0.1 percent from 2015’s record total of $556,995, but still represented the second-highest ever.

Sales totals peaked from 1998 to 2005, with the region’s annual sales topping out at 32,735 in 2004, according to historical tabulations compiled by the Sun Gazette.

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EDGAR L. FERLAZZO

Edgar L. Ferlazzo, Ph.D, passed away on August 29, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 80.

Ed was an accomplished musician and educator, whose hobbies and career reflected his passion for orchestral performance and theater arts. His life was defined by a desire to inspire and uplift others. As a friend recently reflected, “Ed was empowering, loving and a champion for the Kingdom. I will spend the rest of my life living up to what he believed I was capable of.”

He was born on August 30th, 1936 and grew up in the Quantico area of Virginia.

He graduated from Garfield High School, Class of 1954. He studied Political Science at Virginia tech, followed by a B.A. and Masters from Oklahoma Baptist University. Ed went on to receive a Ph.D from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and studied conducting with Sir David Wilcox at the University of Cambridge, as well as other studies at Oxford University in England. Ed has served as a minister of music and worship leader in Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. He is a distinguished fellow at B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, and an active member of the singing men of North Central Texas.

He is preceded in death by his parents Edgar L. and Anne G. Ferlazzo, as well as Alfred Ferlazzo Jr. and Nicholas Colletti.

In Texas, Ed is survived by his wife Laurie, daughter Erin Whitmore, daughter Lesli Berggren and her husband Calvin, son Brian Whitmore and his wife Ashley, as well as 5 grandchildren: Addison and Brody Whitmore, and Isaiah, Judah and Solomon Berggren. In Virginia, Ed is survived by Phillip and Ginny, Jeff and Debbie, Steve and Janis, Nick and Johanne, Kathleen, John, Sharon and Richard Ferlazzo. Mary Ellen Steele, Victoria and Harvey Bland, Diana and Bill Tanner, Marilyn and Ernie York and Alex Colletti.

A memorial celebrating his life will be held on Sunday, September 3rd at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Crowley. In lieu of flowers, friends and family are invited to make memorial contributions in his name to B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, or to the music ministry of First Baptist Church of Crowley.

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JOHN REED WIGGINS

John Reed Wiggins was born at Walter Reed Hospital on September 20, 1953 in Washington D.C., son of Warren and Edna Wiggins.

He spent the next several years with his family overseas in the Philippines and Bolivia. He returned to the Alexandria, VA area where he went to the Hollin Hills Elementary School, Burgundy Farm Country Day School, and then attended Groveton High School for a short stint. John then moved out to Colorado and Casper, Wyoming where he involved himself in the home and resort construction field. Afterwards, he returned to Virginia to help out his parents and engage in local construction projects in the Haymarket, VA area.

He also spent time with his passion for unique construction designs involving animal husbandry. He raised pigs, peacocks, and horses while spending his leisure hours fishing on the Potomac River and hunting in the back countryside of Virginia. After the death of his parents, he moved into the Gainesville area where he spent his retirement until his death on September 2, 2017 due to health complications.

He is survived by his siblings, Bill Wiggins (CO), David Wiggins (VA), Mark Wiggins (CA), Lisa Wiggins (CA), and Karen Wiggins-Dowler (CA). The family requests that any donations in his name be sent to the Wounded Warrior Project.

AARON JOSHUA ROCH

Aaron Joshua Roch, age 23, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017 in Woodbridge, VA. He was born on April 13, 1994 in Fairfax, VA. Aaron loved music and cruising around in his convertible. He was a believer of Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. Aaron enjoyed going to church and spending time with his family.

Survivors include his father: Russell Robert Roch and wife Teresa Ann Pfaff-Roch; his mother: Victoria Ann Hampton; two siblings: Rachel Roch and Jordan Roch; paternal grandparents: Ronald Roch and Edris Billings; maternal grandparents: David and Jerry Hampton (predeceased); three aunts: Debby, Kathy and Renee; two uncles: Randy and Roger; and numerous cousins and extended family.

A Celebration of Aaron’s Life will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 10:00 AM at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA. Condolences may be sent to: www.piercefh.com

AGNES FORISH

Agnes Forish, age 97, passed away in her sleep on September 9, 2017 at Willow Estates Retirement Home in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Agnes was born February 11, 1920 in Clinchco, Virginia to Earl and Virgie Stone Vanover. She married Joe Forish in 1937, who passed away in 1976.

Agnes was the last surviving member of her family. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers. Surviving are two sons, Donald and wife Donna, and Benny and wife Linda, all of Elkton, Virginia; a daughter, Betty Darby and husband Don of Manassas; four grandchildren: Brian Forish, Kimberly Cotton, Angela Poole, and Jodi Darby; four great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.

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SALUTING BRANCHES TO VISIT CEMETERY Saluting Branches, which brings together a variety of tree-care companies for a free day of work at veterans’ cemeteries, will visit Quantico National Cemetery on Sept. 20.

The cemetery is at 18424 Joplin Road in Triangle.

Saluting Branches will be held at 45 locations that day.

For times and more information, visit salutingbranches.org.

Orchestra opens season, celebrates anniversary The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra has launched its 60th-anniversary season, which also celebrates Fairfax County’s 275th anniversary.

A concert, the Fairfax Jubilee World Premiere,” will be held Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts concert hall.

Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased through the Center for the Arts’ box office or by calling 1-888-945-2468. GMU’s Center for the Arts is located at 4400 University Drive in Fairfax.

For more, visit fairfaxsymphony.org.

SCHOOL ALUMNI TO OFFER RAFFLE The Osbourn Alumni Association will hold its inaugural raffle Oct. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Prince William County Fairgrounds.

All profits from the event will be placed in a scholarship fund for seniors from Osbourn and Osbourn Park high schools.

A $100 donation for this event will allow a participant and a guest to attend, enjoy catered food and beverages including an open bar and be entered into the raffle.

One ticket holder will win a $10,000 prize (or it can be split between the last two numbers vying for that prize with both parties approving). Other winners whose names are drawn will each receive $100, making it a free evening for them.

Those who buy a ticket are entered in the raffle and do not have to be present to win.

There will be 300 total tickets to purchase.

For more, email OAA Treasurer Kim Krzywicki at krzywickik@aol.com or call President Becky Verner at 703-368-0883.

DOG DAYS SET FOR MARINES’ MUSEUM Dog Days will be held Sept. 16 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dogs that play a vital role in the Marine Corps will be there, along with featured demonstrations, speakers, organizations and children’s activities.

Dogs are welcome on the grounds of the museum. Service dogs and therapy dogs are welcome inside the museum and there will be a doggie relief area located near the flag pole.

Admission is free.

For more, visit usmcmuseum.com.

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TO THE EDITOR Editor’s note: The following are comments on InsideNoVa.com about our story “Principi targets Confederate names in Prince William County.”

It’s a crying shame for both sides. We should not deny that the Civil War was fought, just as we should not deny the Holocaust happened. This is HISTORY and the best way to not let it happen again is not to forget it happened.

That said, some symbols instill hatred and should be removed from PUBLIC property. The street names, however, are on all the maps, and changes would be nearly impossible—so they should be left “as is.”

And truth be known, Robert Edward Lee was less a racist than George Washington. Lee manumitted the slaves he inherited a number of years before the Civil War. The document hangs in the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond.

A copy should probably be included in all history books. We can’t rewrite history, but we can and should tell the truth. *** The ad hominem attacks on Supervisor Principi and “liberals” in the comments reveal the hate motives of those commenters. It’s long past time to hold thoughtful community discussions about whether our local and state governments should continue to preserve blatant symbols of white supremacy and the subjugation of our African-American citizens.

This is not about changing history; it’s about ending the official promotion of racist symbolism by our governments.

These monuments and road names were largely introduced during the Jim Crow/lynch mob era and as Southern resistance to racial integration and equal rights in the 1950s and ’60s.

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, while generally as racist as most of their white contemporaries, should continue to be revered as founders of American democracy, with the clear understanding of their imperfections. *** I for one don’t believe traitors should be glorified. Confederate flags, symbols and statues belong in a museum or on private property.

That being said, I think this is proper way to proceed. Set up a date and time where the proposal can be discussed and debated. Show up and let your voice be heard. *** A gold/silver statue of one of the top 12 rated POTUS makes more logical sense than multiple statues commemorating

of being unsafe. There was an attempt to “fix” some of it during the last off-season, but all that was done was to paint over the rust on some of the railings.

There are now holes in steps, seats that are no longer attached because the metal underneath is rusting thru. The rest of the facilities are outdated, but safety is absolutely an issue *** Any time officials or private interests seek taxpayer support for a new facility, the existing facility is described as “aging”, regardless of its current and future utility.

EVERYTHING is always “aging”. When any existing facility is described as “aging” and some urgency is attached to its replacement, the public should beware of a scam. those who committed treason against the US..... *** Principi how in the world do you sleep at night knowing you are such an opportunist with few valued strengths. The answer is educate not eradicate.

Yes, slavery was bad, way bad, the North won the war and the South has been mad for generations...OK tough.. move on.

The governor of Va and the mayor of C’ville “made” this terrible incident, and the records once released will prove the trouble was manufactured and not simply organic.

Teach our children about the war, the real war and not the phony glossy valiant war painted by the past...this was a rich man’s war and poor man’s fight, since most men that owed slaves did not have to fight...teach it all.

But when you begin to tear down without education you MUST start inside the Capital Dome and toss those Southern statues away and then tear down each and every statue from the Hill through the Jefferson Memorial...

Editor’s note: The following are comments posted on InsideNoVa.com about our story on the “P-Nats owner looking for new sites, private financing options.”

Perhaps those responsible for maintaining and periodically renovating the existing stadium are neglecting their duties in an attempt to justify a replacement stadium. Since the existing facility has been allowed to deteriorate badly, won’t the team owner similarly neglect a new stadium after one is built? *** Have you been to the stadium lately?

The field is awesome, but the stands are rusted thru in many places, to the point

Editor’s note: The following are comments posted on InsideNoVa.com about our story on the Va. 28 meeting bringing out more than 100 people.

While many of the businesses along Centreville Road in Yorkshire may seem unattractive and dysfunctional, widening Centreville Road and displacing many of those businesses would not be costeffective and would do little to improve mobility in our area. Both the Godwin Drive and Euclid Road extensions would offer more vehicular capacity and additional travel options at lower cost and with fewer impacts to adjacent property owners.

That said, none of the current options provide any managed lanes (e.g., HOV restrictions and/or tolls) for uncongested travel by buses and carpools. Without any managed lanes providing viable alternatives to single-occupant auto travel during peak periods, congestion throughout the Route 28 corridor will return within a couple of decades and possibly sooner. *** They need to take the same approach to Rt. 28 as they did to Rt. 1 in Triangle.

Tear down the slums and start over. *** The traffic heading north out of Manassas in the morning is unbearable. This problem should have been solved years ago but local authorities can’t seem to get it done. I am not sure why we are still studying this. Widen Va. 28 to three lanes each way and change the light timings.

Why would you want to displace homeowners and try to save used tire sale and check cashing companies? That portion of Va. 28 in Manassas needs to be redeveloped badly, it still looks like the 1970s there. I literally moved out of PWC to get away from this problem.

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TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) Just as Jupiter moves into his final month in your work sector, but also as a cocktail of romantic, adventurous and passionate forces take hold. From finding the right work/life balance, the balance between work and play and knowing when to keep your work hat on and when to take it off, it all comes down to being able to trust your gut.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Whether it is the important developments on the fun, playful, romantic and creative front or on the work front over the coming months, all the support planets are now focused on home and family matters. Whether it’s finding the right balance between work and play, the more things are running smoothly on the home front the better.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Already with Mercury, planet of communication on board, Mars pushing through communication barriers and the Sun keeping it real, you have a considerable advantage. An alignment with relationship forces is giving you a chance to give your relationships a voice.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) An alignment of income and work forces is creating some serious momentum. It was yesterday that thanks to the Moon and Mercury, your professional instincts are sharper and you now have the smart head for money needed to get your head in the game.

There is every reason to be confident across the income, work and career fronts.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Mercury was only gone from Virgo for nine days, but he returned yesterday to find that in that time you had gained a lot more energy, passion and enthusiasm. You can thank Mars for that and not due to leave Virgo until later next month, you’re able to throw yourCLASSIFIED

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self into this birthday month and new solar year with a lot more confidence.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Just a month before Jupiter’s return to your income sector, the Moon is getting in a chance to keep the focus on your financial situation and money matters. The Moon will get in one last visit before things start to move on the income front, then after that, every monthly visit will create an opposition between the two.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) You’re in the closing weeks of a major life chapter, one that began when Jupiter returned to Scorpio in 2005. Yet at the same time, you’re just weeks away from the start of a new 12 year Jupiter cycle of expansion.

The closer you get to that point the more the lines between the past, present and future are likely to blur.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) A unique combination of forces have come together to create some auspicious conditions across the income, work and career fronts. The Moon’s intuitive read is allowing you to read between the lines and join the dots across all three fronts.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) By tomorrow the Moon will be in your work sector, bringing today’s playful and romantically charged lunar vibes to a close. At the same time, all the planets assembled on the adventurous front will play a key role in bringing Jupiter’s opportunities home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Not only has Mercury returned in direct motion, but Mars’ return has fired up your financial passions and fighting spirit and has given money matters a push start. When Mercury left money matters were on a slow burn, but he has returned to find them on the fast track.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) To have the Moon and Mercury both jump in at the same time sends a message from the communication gods that they have your back. This gives you the means to give your emotional responses and relationships a voice.

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14. Golfer’s sun protection 19. “When a Stranger _____” 22. p in mph 23. Savory taste 24. Wanderer 25. Like beer head 26. Sacred Hindu writings 27. Relating to

Scandinavia 28. What ball does on New Year’s 29. Pavlova and Karenina 32. Swanky 33. Mary ____, businesswoman extraordinaire 36. *Special permission 38. Singular of asci 40. Equip with sails 41. Memory failures 44. These lips sink ships 46. Enrico, of operatic fame 48. D’Artagnan’s hat decoration 49. Hammerin’ Hank 50. Trampled 51. Bygone era 52. Chowder protein 53. Paella pot 54. Dealing with a problem 55. *Calculating subject 56. *Between Sigma and Epsilon

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IRREPLACEABLE Brentsville High School graduate John Cowne fondly remembers his brief stay as a Washington Redskin during the NFL players’ strike 30 years ago

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he handwritten note tacked to the door of John Cowne’s Leesburg apartment made no sense.

“John, Cindy has called out the air national guard looking for you. Joe Gibbs wants you to play for him You ’scab’ you!” wrote Mike Krepich, Cowne’s friend and colleague at Loudoun Valley High School.

Was it a joke? Maybe, maybe not.

In the pre-cell phone era, Cowne had been unreachable most of that Tuesday after helping a friend with a car problem.

He didn’t know how to interpret Krepich’s note until he walked into his house and listened to the four messages on his answering machine. Then the mystery became clear.

Then-Washington Redskins assistant general manager Charley Casserly had called twice. Cowne’s mother Nancy and Cowne’s first wife Cindy once, all trying to reach the Brentsville High School graduate or someone who knew him with the same request. Contact the Redskins as soon as possible.

Just after midnight on Sept. 22, 1987, the NFL players went on strike two weeks into the season. In need of replacement players to fill the roster, the Washington Redskins wanted the former Virginia Tech center and long snapper to join them.

No tryouts. No negotiations. No signing bonus. Just show up at the Marriott Hotel at Dulles Airport, sign some papers and prepare for practice the next day.

For a moment, Cowne wondered whether the San Diego Chargers might reach out to him as well and he’d have to choose between two teams. He’d gone to training camp with San Diego and survived until the final cut.

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only local member of a team that derisively became known as the “Scabskins,” for the players’ decision to cross the picket line.

He was in shape and available. He had a good relationship with Washington already. He was a long-time Redskins fan.

This was a no-brainer.

For an undersized kid who began as a walk-on at Virginia Tech after receiving no

have no players cross the picket line during the 24-day strike, beat the Cardinals, the Giants and then the Cowboys in Dallas on Monday night in one of the NFL’s biggest upsets.

The Cowboys had seven starters back for the Oct. 19 home game and were eightpoint favorites, but lost 13-7. Afterward, the Redskin players carried head coach Joe Gibbs off the field on their shoulders.

It was a tough thing to do, but a lot of us wanted to play. If they were in our shoes, they would have done the same thing.

— JOHN COWNE ON HIS DECISION TO CROSS THE PICKET LINE AND PLAY FOR THE REDSKINS offers out of Brentsville, Cowne realized this was his best and perhaps only chance to ever play in the NFL. He couldn’t wait to get started no matter how long it lasted.

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Thirty years ago in October, Cowne and his fellow replacement players carved out a special niche in NFL history by helping the Redskins go 3-0 and eventually claim their second Super Bowl title.

Their accomplishment has been featured in magazine and newspaper articles as well as on the big screen in the Keanu Reeves-movie “The Replacements,” released in 2000.

The latest installment came Sept. 12 when ESPN aired its newest 30 for 30 documentary called the “Year of the Scab.”

During a three-week period, the Redskins, who were the only NFL team to

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The day after the Dallas victory and with the strike over, the Redskin replacement players returned home and cleared out their lockers. A few eventually remained with Washington, but most like Cowne were done.

The experience left some players embittered. They received no Super Bowl rings for their contributions. Instead, they felt used and forgotten.

Others like Cowne, however, have nothing but fond memories. Cowne was able to put a down payment on his first house with the $18,000 he received for his share of the playoff money for helping the Redskins reach the postseason.

He met one of his closest friends, Mike Wooten, a fellow lineman, who became godfather to Cowne’s second son, Luke.

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Cowne admits he would have liked to have received a Super Bowl ring and isn’t totally sure why they never did. Cowne had heard the reason was budgetary, but is uncertain if that’s true. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter.

“I don’t lose sleep about it,” Cowne said.

“The experience is still the greatest thing about it.”

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seem like it would turn so positive. It was Oct. 4, the first game with replacement players and the Redskins were facing the Cardinals.

“This wasn’t good,” Cowne thought to himself, as he looked around and realized he and some of his fellow linemen were too far down the field after the Redskins’ initial punt attempt.

Cowne felt worst when he looked back and saw punter Jack Weil scrambling to kick the ball. The final blow came when the officials threw a penalty flag against Washington for having ineligible linemen down the field.

“There goes my one shot,” Cowne said to himself. “I’m done.”

But then Gibbs pulled Cowne aside and reassured him the flag wasn’t all on him.

Cowne’s snap was spot on, but Weil struggled to handle it.

“It was a good snap and do it again,” Gibbs said.

Self-taught, the 6-2 Cowne had always been known as a good long snapper, starting with his days at Brentsville, where he moved to center after playing quarterback in middle school.

“I looked at it as passing the ball between your legs,” Cowne said.

The day before he graduated from the small, rural Nokesville school in 1980, Virginia Tech assistant coach Steve Bernstein came by and worked Cowne out as a long-snapper. Bernstein liked what he saw and offered Cowne a spot on the team as a walk-on.

Cowne, who had no offers at that point, accepted and earned a scholarship by January of his freshman year after playing in all 11 games and the Peach Bowl. He remains the first and only major Division I college football player in the 52-year history of Brentsville’s varsity program.

As Weil discovered against the Cardinals, unsuspecting punters struggled to handle the zip on Cowne’s laser-like snaps. This was nothing new. It happened at Brentsville and at Virginia Tech.

When observers asked Cowne’s father how fast his son snapped the ball, Kendall Cowne predicted they’d “probably miss the first one.”

After his college career was over, Cowne figured he had no shot at the pros. But Lou Tepper, Virginia Tech’s special teams coach, thought differently. Cowne’s longsnapping ability provided his best chance to catch on with an NFL team.

To help him connect with NFL teams, Tepper suggested Cowne contact two people, Wayne Sevier and Rusty Tillman, the special teams coaches for the Redskins and the Seattle Seahawks, who both placed a high premium on that area.

Cowne ended up writing a number of NFL and USFL teams asking for a tryout.

The New England Patriots brought him in first, but never signed Cowne.

Sevier then reached out to Cowne and asked him to work one of his kicking camps in the spring of 1985. Cowne impressed Sevier, but at such a late date there was no room for him on the roster. Sevier wished Cowne well and told him Washington would keep him in mind.

In the meantime, Cowne, who graduated from Virginia Tech in 1985, entered the workforce and took his first job at Manassas Park High School. He taught business and marketing and was named the head wrestling coach. He also joined the CLASSIFIED

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CURRENTLY: Works for the Loudoun County Public Schools System as a resource teacher at the C.S. Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg.

DID YOU KNOW? Cowne’s father Kendall, who stands 6-foot-5, once tried out for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons.

DID YOU KNOW 2? Contrary to what’s posted on his Wikipedia page, Cowne is not a retired stuntman who has worked in movies starring the actor Josh Brolin, who resembles Cowne. Cowne has never worked as a stuntman in any movies.

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The NFL players walked out just after midnight on Sept, 22, 1987.

The Redskins scrambled to bring in 40 plus free agents to field a team. Washington had two weeks to prepare for its next game after the upcoming schedule of games was cancelled.

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Washington played three games with replacement players and won them all. The most memorable victory was Oct. 19 when the Redskins won at Dallas 13-7 on Monday night.

The Cowboys had 20 veterans back, including Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Redskins were the only NFL team to have no players cross the picket line during the strike.

COWNE’S COACHING BACKGROUND:

1985-86

Manassas Park High School

Assistant football and head wrestling coach

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Loudoun Valley High School

Assistant gymnastics coach

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South Lakes High School

Head wrestling coach

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Edison High School

Assistant football and wrestling coach

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Assistant football coach

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Loudoun Valley

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Assistant lacrosse coach

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Cowne figured his NFL aspirations were over until he returned home at midnight from a Friday night football game at Strasburg and his parents told him the Redskins called and wanted him to report Saturday for a tryout. With Gibbs watching, Cowne thought he did well, but Washington signed someone else.

Cowne continued his coaching and teaching duties, guiding Manassas Park to the 1986 Group A state wrestling title.

The next school year, Cowne took a job at Loudoun Valley High School.

Then the NFL entered the picture again.

Sevier, who was now with the Chargers, asked Cowne if he wanted to attend training camp in 1987. Cowne said yes.

It was a gamble. Paul Fulcer, the director of vocational education for Loudoun County Public Schools at the time, agreed to hold Cowne’s job open as long as he could, but they eventually had to fill it with someone else after Cowne remained at camp until the last round of cuts.

Cowne returned home and plotted his next move. He’d accepted the South Lakes High School head wrestling coaching position, but the season didn’t start until November.

He knew the NFL players’ strike was a possibility but never believed it would actually happen. When it did, Cowne acted quickly.

Playing for the Redskins made sense.

Gibbs knew Cowne from the previous tryout. And Cowne had a good relationship with Redskins’ defensive coordinator Larry Peccatiello. Cowne met Peccatiello while dating his daughter at Virginia Tech.

“It rolled real fast,” Cowne said.

His first night as a Redskin was Sept. 22, and Cowne stayed with his teammates at the Marriott at Dulles Airport. After that night, because he lived so close, he drove from home to meet the team at the hotel OPINION

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for the bus ride over to Redskins Park in Herndon.

On the first morning around 7 the 40plus replacement players arrived at the park to begin practice. Several Redskin players on strike pounded on the bus and called the replacement players strikebreakers. Defensive lineman Darryl Grant broke a window.

While Cowne understood why some of the Redskin players protested the nonunion players’ decision to cross the picket line, he reconciled his choice this way.

“It was a tough thing to do, but a lot of us wanted to play,” Cowne said. “If they were in our shoes, they would have done the same thing.”

Though Cowne’s stay with the Redskins was brief, he was amazed at how well Gibbs and his coaching staff prepared the team with so many moving parts. With week three cancelled, the team had two weeks to prepare for its next game.

“They took us seriously,” Cowne said.

“They were so confident in this group.”

When the strike was over and Washington let him go, Cowne considered finding another team for the following season. He stayed in shape by working at a training facility run by Tony McGee, a Redskins defensive lineman whom Cowne met during his time with Washington. The Patriots offered a tryout, but he never made it after twisting his ankle while running.

At that point, Cowne decided enough was enough. Cindy was pregnant with their first child and it was time to return to teaching and coaching.

“I knew I wasn’t going to play football the rest of my life,” Cowne said. “I learned a lot and I wanted to bring it back into coaching.”

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Every now and then, Cowne receives interview requests from national publications asking about the 1987 season. He talked to USA Today about his reaction to “The Replacements” and Sports Illustrated in 2015 leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl.

Cowne, though, never brings up the subject unless someone asks.

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Assistant football coach Assistant lacrosse coach through other sources. He remembered one instance when he was at Broad Run High School and the players discovered his brief NFL career through his Wikipedia page, something the 55-year-old Cowne didn’t know existed.

He still pays no attention to that page, even though it includes false information listing him as a retired stuntman for movies starring the actor Josh Brolin, who resembles Cowne. Cowne, a resource teacher at the C.S. Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg, chuckled at the revelation, believing one or some of his fellow football coaches at Woodgrove High School posted it in jest.

“That’s why you can’t believe everything on Wikipedia,” Cowne laughed.

The most visible reminder of Cowne’s NFL days hangs inside the Coach’s Corner Grill in Purcellville.

Owner Rob Burton kept bugging Cowne to let him display Cowne’s No. 54 jersey, but Cowne humbly declined.

One day, Cowne’s son Luke was eating at the restaurant when Burton told Luke he wanted to showcase the jersey if Luke could get it.

Without his dad’s knowledge, Luke grabbed the jersey and gave it to Burton, where it remains a topic of conversation among all the other sports memorabilia that appear in Burton’s establishment, including Peyton Manning, Roger Staubach and Sean Taylor jerseys. “[Cowne’s] jersey means so much to everyone who comes in here,” Burton said.

“We’ll never see anything like that season again.”

Last month, Casserly was in the restaurant and sat down directly across from the jersey. Burton called Cowne to tell him Casserly recognized it immediately. Those memories make Cowne smile.

Another time, Cowne attended a Nike Clinic in Pittsburgh where Joe Bugel, who coached Cowne on the Redskins’ offensive line, was speaking. Afterward, Cowne introduced himself.

“He looked at me and said, ‘Strike team?’” Cowne said. “‘I said yeah.’ And then he said, ‘We had a lot of fun.’”

Cowne could not agree more.

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LOCAL BRIEFS NICK MAYHUGH COMPETES AT IFCPF CP FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Patriot High School graduate Nick Mayhugh is one of 14 players representing the United States Paralympic Nat iona l S o ccer Team at the 2017 IFNICK MAYHUGH CPF CP Football World Championships Sept. 5-24 in San Luis, Argentina.

The U.S. enters the tournament ranked sixth in the world. Other countries in the U.S. bracket are reigning Paralympic champion and world No. 1 Ukraine, No. 13 Northern Ireland and No. 16 Australia.

The Americans opened pool play Sept. 11

against Australia with a 6-0 victory.

The Paralympic National Team is made up of players that have a neurological condition such as a traumatic brain injury, stroke, or cerebral palsy (CP). Athletes are categorized into four classes based on their impairment level from FT5 to FT8.

Mayhugh is classified as FT8 after suffering a stroke as a child due to a premature birth.

Mayhugh is a member of Radford University’s men’s soccer team.

and allowed one earned run over six innings to pick up the win in a 12-1 victory.

Brown, a 32nd round pick by Minnesota out of William & Mary in the 2017 NICK BROWN draft, finished the season on a roll, winning four of his final five starts after moving full-time into the rotation in late July.

The Twins came back Sept. 8 to clinch the title with an 8-7 win over Pulaski. This was Elizabethton’s first Appy League title since 2012.

NICK BROWN MEMBER OF APPALACHIAN LEAGUE CHAMPION Patriot High School graduate Nick Brown put the Elizabethton Twins in position to sweep the best of three Appalachian League Series against the Pulaski Yankees Sept. 7 when he started game 1

TYLER SOLOMON PART OF TOPRANKED RECRUITING CLASS Battlefield High School graduate Tyler

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

STANDINGS CARDINAL DISTRICT Team

NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT

District

Overall

Points for

Points against

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District

Overall

Points for

Points against

Forest Park (6)

1-0

2-1

68

44

Sherando (4)

1-0

3-0

183

27

Freedom (6)

0-0

3-0

188

28

Kettle Run (4)

2-0

3-0

123

37

Hylton (6)

0-0

2-0

76

14

Liberty (4)

1-0

3-0

102

25

Woodbridge (6)

0-0

2-0

78

12

Millbrook (4)

0-0

3-0

173

43

Gar-Field (6)

0-0

0-2

12

61

Fauquier (4)

1-0

1-2

36

75

Potomac (5)

0-0

0-3

18

108

Colgan (6)

0-1

0-3

51

142

Skyline (3)

0-1

1-2

70

88

James Wood (3)

2-0

2-1

102

110

Overall

Points for

Points against

Handley (4)

0-1

1-1

44

85

Warren County (3)

0-2

0-2

31

44

William Monroe (3)

0-0

0-3

53

140

Brentsville (3)

0-3

0-3

19

79

Manassas Park (3)

0-1

0-3

0

167

Culpeper (3)

0-1

0-3

33

125

CEDAR RUN DISTRICT Team

District

Battlefield (6)

0-0

3-0

118

39

Patriot (6)

0-0

2-1

102

84

Stonewall (6)

0-0

1-2

20

94

Osbourn (6)

0-0

0-3

27

133

Osbourn Park (6)

0-0

0-3

28

159

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District

Overall

Points for

Points against

Team

District

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS

Overall

Points for

Points against

n/a

1-1

35

57

n/a

3-0

132

16

North Stafford (5)

0-0

3-0

149

33

John Paul

Colonial Forge(6)

0-0

3-0

131

3

Quantico

Stafford (5)

0-0

3-0

74

21

Class assignment in parentheses

Brooke Point (5)

0-0

3-0

128

27

Riverbend (6)

0-0

2-1

109

65

Massaponax (5)

0-0

2-1

82

56

Mt. View (5)

0-0

1-2

57

45

TOP PERFORMANCES FROM SEPT. 8-9 RUSHING » A.J. Felton (Freedom) 6-245, 4 TDs vs. Lake Taylor » Michael Stuckey (Quantico) 21-181, 3 TDs vs. St. Michael » Ricky Slade (Hylton) 7-153, 1 TD vs. Osbourn » Christyan Jenkins (Brentsville) 11-147 yards, 1 TD vs. Kettle Run » Ike Onwuka (Patriot) 8-141, 3 TDs vs. Colgan » Antwi Asante (Gar-Field) 5-125, 1 TD vs. Stonewall Jackson » Trevon Robinson (Potomac) 14-120 vs. North Stafford » Trevor Walker (Battlefield) 14-119, 1 TD vs. Forest Park » Tyquan Brown (Freedom) 17-113, 2 TDs vs. Lake Taylor » Eddie Tyson (Potomac) 14-108, 1 TD vs. North Stafford

PASSING » Keyshawn Copeland (Hylton) 14-18-0, 261, 2 TDs vs. Osbourn

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» Friday, Sept. 15 » Colonial Forge (3-0) at Hylton (2-0), 7 p.m. » Woodbridge (2-0) at Battlefield (3-0), 7 p.m. » Osbourn Park (0-3) at Colgan (0-3), 7 p.m. » Mountain View (1-2) at Potomac (0-3), 7 p.m. » Eastern View (3-0) at Brentsville (0-3), 7 p.m. » Forest Park (2-1) at Centreville (2-1), 7 p.m. » Gar-Field (0-2) at Osbourn (0-3), 7 p.m. » John Paul (1-2) at Riverside (2-1), 7 p.m. » Westfield (2-0) at Stonewall Jackson (1-2), 7 p.m. » William Fleming (0-3) at North Stafford (3-0), 7 p.m. » Thomas Jefferson (Alexandria) (0-2) at Manassas Park (0-3), 7 p.m. » Saturday, Sept. 16 » Quantico (3-0) at Fredericksburg Christian (3-0), 2 p.m.

INDEPENDENT

COMMONWEALTH DISTRICT

Solomon is a member of Vanderbilt’s topranked recruiting class for 2017, according to Baseball America.

Solomon is one of 17 freshmen joining the Commodores TYLER SOLOMON this school year. This is a record fifth time Baseball America has rated Vanderbilt’s incoming freshman class No. 1.

Five players from the class were drafted and 10 of them were listed in the publication’s top 500 for available 2017 draft prospects.

Solomon, a catcher who committed to Vanderbilt his sophomore year, hit .328 last spring for the Bobcats with six homers.

KEY NUMBER The program-record number of points Patriot totaled against Colgan

» Antevious Jackson (Woodbridge) 12-20-0, 223, 2 TDs vs. Osbourn Park » Justin Kapp (Colgan) 12-28-0, 181, 1 TD vs. Patriot » Graham Walker (Battlefield) 9-12-1, 180, 3 TDs vs. Forest Park » Chris Sonnenberg (Patriot) 8-10-0, 173, 2 TDs vs. Colgan » Justin McPherson (Forest Park) 11-18-0, 151, 1 TD vs. Battlefield » Owen Kidd (Potomac) 10-19-0, 115 vs. North Stafford

» Friday, Sept. 8 » John Paul 28, Potomac School 26 » Colonial Forge 42, Grassfield 0 » Central-Woodstock 48, Manassas Park 0 » Mountain View 30, James Monroe 0 » Kettle Run 23, Brentsville 19 » Battlefield 30, Forest Park 6 » North Stafford 48, Potomac 12 » Woodbridge 42, Osbourn Park 0 » Patriot 66, Colgan 24 » Stonewall Jackson 20, Gar-Field 12 » Hylton 41, Osbourn 0 » Quantico 34, St. Michael Archangel 8 » Saturday, Sept. 9 » Freedom 58, Lake Taylor 7

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RECEIVING » Malik An-Nur (Osbourn) 6-31 vs. Hylton » Blake Edwards (Colgan) 5-92 vs. Patriot » Keithon Bates (Potomac) 5-48 vs. North Stafford » Gionni Terrell (Forest Park) 5-70, 1 TD vs. Battlefield » Treshawn Parham (Woodbridge) 4-116, 1 TD vs. Osbourn Park » De’Shun Mickens (Hylton) 4-108, 1 TD vs. Osbourn » Isaiah Keller (Battlefield) 4-88, 1 TD vs. Forest Park

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he last decade has seen a surge in population growth in the wider Gainesville area. New communities continue to crop up, shopping centers are being built and infrastructure developed as families from around the country look for a peaceful neighborhood to call home. There is one structure still missing on the Gainesville landscape: a local Jewish community center.

Rabbi Shmuly Perlstein and his wife, Goldie, are set to change that narrative.

“We’ve been visiting the greater Gainesville area over the last year, and we’ve met with a number of Jewish families in the area,” said Shmuly Perlstein, a Chicago native who has studied in Jewish academies around the world. “The community asked if we could move down to establish a Chabad center.

We decided to accept the challenge.”

Chabad is a Chassidic movement based in Brooklyn, N.Y., known for its unique approach to Jewish outreach. To date, more than 3,000 Chabad centers span the remotest of cities worldwide.

In the U.S., more than 1,100 cities are home to Chabad Jewish centers.

The rabbi and his wife will join an already existing team of six Northern Virginia Chabad rabbis to establish the newest center in the state.

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“Gainesville is a young and growing area,” Perlstein said.

“We look forward to having a part in building a special community here.”

The couple comes from a range of Jewish leadership roles. After receiving his Rabbinic ordination in Morristown, N.J., the rabbi interned as assistant rabbi in Knoxville, Tennessee, and had a stint as outreach director in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. Goldie has taught in Jewish schools across the globe, including Berlin, Bangkok, Ukraine and Guatemala.

After running a number of successful programs over the past year—including a public Menorah lighting at the Virginia Gateway and a Purim celebration and the Virginia Oaks Golf Club—the Perlsteins will make Gainesville their permanent home in time for Rosh Hashanah, the upcoming Jewish New Year. Chabad is set to host a community Shofar blowing service on the first day of Rosh Hashanah.

“This is an exciting time for our family, and an exciting opportunity for the Gainesville Jewish community,” Perlstein said. “We look forward to meeting local Jewish families and to building a special community together.”

“One thing’s for sure,” the rabbi joked, “coming from Knoxville, it’ll take us some time getting used BUSINESS

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To stay updated with Chabad Gainesville’s activities and to contact Perlstein, visit chabadgainesville.com or email rabbi@chabadgainesville.com.

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There is a difference between a blocky build and a dog being too heavy People are so used to seeing heavier dogs that they do not always recognize when a dog is overweight. Sadly, many people think a healthy weight is too thin.

It is important that dog owners learn what a healthy weight looks like. There are many excellent graphics online that show what a good weight looks like. Be aware that different breed types will have different looks.

Sight hounds are very lean. What many feel is a healthy weight for them is in reality too fat. There is a difference between a blocky build, as seen in some breeds, and a dog being too heavy. Size matters! Two or three extra pounds on a Chihuahua is a lot more extra weight than two or three extra pounds on a Labrador retriever. Let’s look at the management part of a weight loss program.

Many owners associate food with love.

Instead of showing your love with food, get out and take a walk, play fetch or get involved with an activity several times a week. Just because your dog is begging does not mean he is hungry. Many dogs have learned to beg because it gets them something. Dogs become beggars when we reinforce the behaviors.

Evaluate how you are feeding your dog.

When you read feeding suggestions on bags of dog food understand the amounts are the total food amount per day. That being said, the amount of food recommended per day is not accurate. I will use a couple of my dogs as an example. Foster and Ravyn are six months apart, same breed and close to the same size. Foster gets less than 1/4 cup per meal (less than 1/2 cup total per day). Ravyn gets about 1/3 cup per meal (2/3 cup total per day). The food bag feeding suggestions for these two dogs are 1½

– 1¾ cups per day. Dogs often will not selfregulate their eating and will over eat. Do not leave food down all day. Do not keep refilling bowls when they are empty. If you have more than one dog, feed them separately so one does not steal the other’s food.

If you use food-releasing toys for enrichment (and you should), make sure you subtract the food used in these toys from the dog’s daily ration. For example, I know how much food my dogs’ Kongs hold. I subtract the food I use in these toys from the daily rations. The dogs get a portion of their food in bowls and the rest they work at various activities to get.

It is amazing how fast someone can derail a weight-loss program through intentionally sneaking things to your dog. We all have one person in our lives who will ignore when we tell them “No, stop feeding Sparky.”

Change your tactics. Instead of saying “No you cannot” try “Here is what Sparky can have.” I have found setting parameters but allowing the person to choose among them can help.

Do not forget to address other areas where your pet may be getting extra food, including stealing from counters, raiding trash, spouses allowing the dogs to clean dishes, sneaking cat food and children leaving food lying around. It is important to look at any place your dog could be snagging extra snacks and prevent this behavior.

Management is a major part of a successful weight-loss program. Management is an important part of keeping your dog a healthy weight, even if he is not heavy.

Karen Peak is the developer of The Safe Kids/Safe Dogs Project, owner/operator of West Wind Dog Training in Prince William County.

open Nov. 25 and run through Dec. 10 is the fourth in the Nunsense series of musicals with book, music and lyrics written by Dan Goggin. Ted Ballard is directing. Nuncrackers is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

History In Your Hands is a program for visitors of all ages who are blind or have low vision. It is an opportunity to interact with the collections through tactile exploration of selected objects and through verbal description, tactile graphics and other materials for artifacts that cannot be touched. Trained volunteers and staff lead these events.

There is no fee for this program, but preregistration is required. Registration for the monthly program closes one week prior to the event. To register for the monthly program, contact Jack Oblein by phone or email.

Woodbridge Contact: 703-792-4800 Technology can be tricky so seniors are invited to bring your phone, smart device, table, laptop or eReader and plenty of questions. Let teens update you on the latest tech tips and tricks.

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ESL (English as a Second Language) Class–10 a.m. | Free Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Ave., Manassas Contact: 703-670-5702 Free program for adults who want to learn how to speak, read and write English, Literacy Volunteers.

English Conversation–12:30 p.m. | Free Potomac Community Library, 2201 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge Contact: 703-792-8330 Improve your speaking skills in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere where speakers of all languages are welcome. First come, first served until capacity is reached unless otherwise stated.

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Fundraiser Yard Sale for End to Walk Alzheimers!–8 a.m. | Free Brookdale Manassas Assisted Living, 8341 Barrett Drive, Manassas Contact: 703-392-0102 or Rebekah.

Banks-plummer@brookdale.com All proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Association. If you, your family and friends would like to also donate items to be sold at the yard sale we will be receiving donations up until Sept. 14. For any more information and to RSVP please contact Rebekah Banks-Plummer by phone or email.

Nuncrackers Auditions–Rooftop Productions–10 a.m. | Free Center for the Arts, 9419 Battle St., Manassas Contact: center-for-the-arts.org or 703-330-2787 The Center for the Arts Rooftop Productions will hold auditions for the holiday musical ‘Nuncrackers’ on Sept.

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YESYoung Entrepreneurs Showcase–11 a.m. | Free Chinn Park Regional Library, 13065 Chinn Park Drive, Woodbridge Contact: 703-792-4800 Today’s young entrepreneurs aren’t just selling lemonade on the corner.

They’re creating jewelry, building robots, developing clothing lines, and are only limited by their imaginations.

Come meet this savvy group of under-18 entrepreneurs at the Young Entrepreneurs Showcase presented in partnership with the Prince William Library Foundation. You’ll be able to see their businesses in action, purchase their wares if you like, and perhaps be inspired to start up your own endeavor.

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What the Tech?–3 p.m. | Free Chinn Park Regional Library, 13065 Chinn Park Drive,

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Reception: Visual Magic, The Art of Four Picture Book Illustrators–5:30 p.m. | Free Center for the Arts, 9419 Battle St., Manassas Contact: center-for-the-arts.org Visual Magic features four talented children’s book illustrators: Janet Stoeke, Carol Schwartz, Susan Roth and Jennifer O’Connell. The artists have contributed to multiple children’s publications, and their crisp dynamic images bring life to the stories. They work with various mediums, including gouache, Photoshop and collage. Meet the illustrators at the reception at 5:30 p.m.

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History In Your Hands–1 p.m. | Free National Museum of the Marine Corps, 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway, Triangle Contact: 703-432-2622 email jack. oblein@usmc.mil

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Mortimer is a male domestic short hair kitten.

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Starrytime Storytime–6:30 p.m. | Free Haymarket Gainesville Community Library, 14870 Lightner Road, Haymarket Contact: 703-792-8700 Can’t make it to storytime during the day? Come along to our evening family story time. We’ll be reading stories, singing songs and rhyming until bedtime. First come, first served until capacity is reached.

Life!–11 a.m. | Free Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Ave., Manassas Contact: 703-792-4500 or relic2@ pwcgov.org Do you have old family photographs that suffer from neglect, fading, dust or worse?

Photographer and family genealogist Carl Schellenberg will explain, and demonstrate, how you can enhance those family treasures and in the process help bring your ancestors back to life. Please register for RELIC events at by phone or email.

Genealogy 101: Getting Started–7 p.m. | Free Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Ave., Manassas Contact: 703-792-4500 Discovering your family’s history is both fun and rewarding. Genealogy librarian Tish Como will demonstrate the essential first steps to take and resources to use, most of which are available free through the library to ensure that your research is accurate, complete and well documented. Registration is required.

NARFE Chapter 1270 Picnic–Noon | $10 VFW Post 1503, 14631 Minnieville Road, Dale City Contact: 703 499-8902 This is the annual picnic where we have a very casual meeting with local politicians within Prince William County. If you are an active or retired federal worker, come on out and enjoy some good barbeque with other federal employees and meet some of your representatives. Please call to make a reservation.

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Bilingual Storytime–10:30 a.m. | Free Montclair Community Library, 5049 Waterway Drive, Montclair Contact: 703-792-8740 Open for ages 2-6 years with an adult.

Join us for a story time in English and Spanish. We’ll be introducing Spanish vocabulary through stories and participatory activities!

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American Legion Golf Tournament– Lou Alleman Classic–Noon | $125 Heritage Hunt Country Club, 6901 Arthur Hills Drive, Gainesville Contact: alpost247.org/golf/ All funds raised goes to benefit Post 247 youth mentoring programs or veterans.

Special guest will be Brian Pavlet. Entry fee per person includes round of golf,

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Fall Arts and Crafts Show–10 a.m. | Free Historic Occoquan, Mill St., Occoquan Contact: www.occoquanva.gov/artsand-crafts-show.html On the last weekend in September, Occoquan hosts over 300 contemporary and country crafters and artisans from the region and all around the US. More than 10,000 people visit Occoquan for fun, food and great shopping.

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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Manassas Park will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 7:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, for the purpose of receiving public comment on, reviewing and considering the following:

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Manassas Park will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, for the purpose of receiving public comment on, reviewing and considering the following:

•Variance, VA#17-01, to allow a carport to be constructed 1.7 feet from the side lot line instead of the required 5 feet at 364 Manassas Drive, Manassas Park, VA 20111 (Tax Map #6-1-1065). Emily Phelan, Owner.

• Waiver Request, WAI#17-01, to decrease the required parking space width from nine (9) feet to eight and one-half (8 ½) feet for the proposed Virginia Railway Express parking garage to be located on the Bays Tract (Tax Map No. 25-1-4) on Park Center Court in the City Center Redevelopment District.

Public hearings are held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, One Park Center Court, Manassas Park, Virginia. The public is encouraged to attend this hearing and provide comments on the agenda items.

Information and materials concerning this hearing are available for review on the City website at www.cityofmanassaspark.us and at the Department of Community Development at City Hall between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Public hearings are held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, One Park Center Court, Manassas Park, Virginia. The public is encouraged to attend this hearing and provide comments on the agenda items.

Information and materials concerning this hearing are available for review on the City website at www.cityofmanassaspark.us and in the City Clerk’s office at City Hall between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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So we will never forget Paul Zerkow had taken the morning off on Sept. 11, 2001.

He was on his way to work at the Pentagon when he heard the news about the terrorist attacks.

“It was just by the luck of God that I was not in the Pentagon that day. I was driving into the Pentagon when I heard the announcement, so I rushed over, set up outside and tried to help the people there,” said Zerkow, a retired U.S. Army major, according to a Prince William County news release Zerkow worked with U.S. Army Sgt. Major Larry L. Strickland and retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert J. Hymel, two Prince William County residents who died that day and who were remembered as part of the 9/11 memorial ceremony at the county’s Liberty Memorial.

Zerkow said he was glad to attend a ceremony honoring the fallen. “Having the ceremony is an appropriate remembrance of all those people who gave their lives in honor, not only in support of their country, but in support of the folks that worked in the Pentagon.

It was a tragic day for everybody all around.”

Janet Pendergraph also worked at the Pentagon on 9/11 and said she often thinks of that blue-skied, September day, especially on the anniversaries. “I think it’s important to remember those who perished. It was just a rather ordinary day. I thought about that last night. I’m lucky that I had 16 years that some of the people didn’t.”

The county supervisors’ Chairman Corey A. Stewart spoke at the ceremony and talked of the country’s pain that day. “As a nation, we lost nearly 3,000 people – people who were neighbors, friends and family members. The entire country mourned their loss, and the loss of our sense of safety and security.”

Stewart also talked of the pain the community felt and the desire to honor all those who were lost that day.

“As a county, we were especially hard hit that day. We lost 22 people, the most of any region in the metro area,” he said. “To remember our local heroes, we worked with the community to build this Liberty Memorial.

“The shape of the reflecting pool and walkway recall those lost at The Pentagon. The two columns of water represent the thousands of lives lost at the World Trade Center in New York City. The stone that encircles the fountain

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is Pennsylvania flagstone, a tribute to those who died in Pennsylvania.

“The single stone to the left of the plaque is an original limestone block from the collapsed portion of the Pentagon. Across the street is a sculpture made out of steel beams from the World Trade Center, which shows the resilience of the American people, even when faced with such tragic circumstances on our own soil.”

The ceremony also included the tolling of a fire bell by the county’s Department of Fire and Rescue to honor the passing of all those who died on 9/11. When a firefighter died in the line of duty, the Fire Alarm Office, the forerunner of today’s 9-1-1 call centers, would “tap out” a special signal–“Five-FiveFive” – five even dashes and then a pause, five even dashes and then a pause, and then five more dashes.

The practice became known as the Tolling of the Bell.

Stewart then read the names of the 22 community members who died that day, and the ceremony ended as the crowd surrounding the memorial stood and listened as a bugler played “Taps.”

Jerry Schwehm, who was visiting from New Orleans, said he was moved by the ceremony. “It was so good. Everyone can relate to this.”

The names of the fallen community members, whose names are inscribed on the Liberty Memorial fountain, include: • Retired Army Sgt. 1st. Class John J. Chada, • Navy Petty Officer Third Class Jamie L. Fallon, • Amelia V. Fields • Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Robert J. Hymel, • Sgt. Major Lacey B. Ivory, U.S. Army • Judith L. Jones • David W. Laychak • James T. Lynch, Jr. • Gene E. Maloy • Robert J. Maxwell • Molly L. McKenzie • Craig J. Miller • Diana B. Padro • Rhonda S. Rasmussen • Edward V. Rowenhorst • Judy Rowlett • Donald D. Simmons • Jeff L. Simpson • Cheryle D. Sincock • Navy Chief Information Systems Technician Gregg H. Smallwood, • Army Sgt.Major Larry L. Strickland, • Sandra L. White

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A sculpture of steel beams from the World Trade Center is part of Prince William County’s memorial to those lost on Sep. 11, 2001.

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Ray Thomann, left, Jerry Sproles, Tom Heug, and Dave Mather, all from the Freedom Museum in Manassas, attend a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Monday at the Freedom Museum at the McCoart Government complex.

Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue Lt. Jeffrey Howdyshell rings the bell to remember those who fell on 9/11. Howdyshell was part of a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Freedom Park at the McCoart Government Center.

Shawn Bliss and his son Tyler Bliss, a student at Victory Elementary School, read the inscriptions on the 9/11 Memorial at Freedom Park at the McCoart Government Center after a 9/11 remembrance ceremony.

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Donna Flory plays Taps to conclude the Prince William County 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony.

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