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Ten Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office correctional recruits graduated Nov. 13 from the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy. The agency’s recruits took a majority of the class awards including the session’s highest honor.
Recruit Stanley L. Jones received the Ricky L. Timbrook Award, named in honor of a fallen Winchester Police Officer. The award goes to the recruit who personifies the highest standards. Jones also served as the class president. Douglas W. Duhl Jr., received the top academic achievement award. Toby R. Pelt received the award for top skills achievement. Michelle L. Hand received awards for top overall achievement and female physical fitness.
The members of the graduating class for Jail Officer Basic 139 (Middletown) are Duhl Jr., Timbrook, Pelt, Jaclyn K. Hamilton, Michelle L. Hand, Stanley L. Jones, Anna K. McGuiney, Thomas W. Robinson, Sean D. Sumey, Vanessa M. Wick, and Donald L. Williams, Jr.
The new correctional deputies will begin a four-week in-house training program at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.
Members of Cub Scouts Pack 913, Dens 1 and 7 from St Joseph's Parish, which includes Scouts from Sterling and Herndon, attended a driving tour at the Loudoun County landfill to see where their garbage goes, learn about landfill disposal and why it is important to recycle. The landfill is located at 21101 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg, and is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Saturday.
Mamie Parker of Cascades, the first African-American woman to be appointed assistant director and regional director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has been recognized with The Wilderness Society’s national Faces of Conservation award for her lifetime commitment to fish and wildlife conservation.