Shawn Aschan, 42, was pronounced dead at Stafford Hospital Center after he was pulled from a swimming pool at a home on Toluca Road, off Garrisonville Road (Va. 610).
Aschan is believed to have drowned sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. Monday, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Mac McQuown, of Stafford, is in training for his next big adventure that will take him from the site of the World Trade Center in New York City to the capitals of all of the lower 48 states. He departs on September 11, 2011, exactly 10 years after the terrorist attacks on the trade center, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania.
For the past few months, he’s been walking up and down Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) carrying a large U.S. Flag.
I wasn’t jealous that she was on a motorcycle, I was more fascinated by the fact that her dog fit so nicely on the seat without falling out.
My beloved dog, Sophi, is a bit large for a Labrador and is still in the puppy stage, so let’s just say that would not work for her.
I don’t claim to be an education expert, however, I feel fairly confident that if your children are spending their summer forgetting everything their teachers managed to cram in into their heads this past school year their brains are going to leech out of their ears in a very SpongeBob-esque fashion.
That doesn’t mean that you need to magically craft an engaging and age-appropriate curriculum out of thin air. There are great programs and incentives in place that you can use to keep childrens’ brains in tip-top shape for fall.
The county in April submitted plans to create three precincts and to shift five polling places within the county’s seven established magisterial districts that are used to elect members of the county’s Board of Supervisors and School Board.
Virginia, under the Voting Rights Act of 1964, must submit their redistricting plans done every 10 years to the Department of Justice for approval.
By Kristina Schnack Kotlus
Schools and Education Reporter
As we approach the 4th of July weekend it seems appropriate to reflect on the vital role this area played in the creation of our nation. Not only was it the home to several key Revolutionary leaders, it also provided the backdrop to one of the greatest logistical feats of the American Revolutionary War.
Two hundred and thirty years have passed since the American Revolutionaries and their French allies embarked on a “long march” that would turn the tide of war and set the stage for our true independence from Great Britain. It was during the latter part of June 1781 that General George Washington and his French counterpart, the Comte de Rochambeau, began an incredible march that would end at Yorktown, the scene of what proved to be the decisive battle of the Revolution.
A tractor trailer slammed into the rear of an SUV just as it crossed the Rappahannock River from Stafford County into Fredericksburg about 5 p.m. The force of the crash caused the SUV to collide with two other vehicles in front of it.
No one was seriously injured, but the crash closed all three southbound lanes of the highway for a brief time. That prompted police to urge drivers to take alternate routes around the crash scene as traffic backed up.
Zibibbo 73 Chophouse in Aquia Park is one of Stafford’s newest and coziest restaurants. It replaced the Firkin and Bulldog pub earlier this year, but the owners made few changes to the interior of the restaurant.
The dark wood that makes up the large bar remains, along with the building’s signature red carpet which helps to bring about the restaurant’s warm feel.
