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<p><span class="userContent" data-ft="{";tn";:";K";}">The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a boating safety class in an effort to promote safe boating practices. The Boating Safety Class is being presented by the <a href="http://www.cgauxdiv3.org/" target="_blank"><strong>United States Coast Guard Auxiliary</strong> </a>on Saturday, August 9, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Center, 1125 Courthouse Road, Stafford 22554. </span></p>
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<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{";tn";:";K";}">Topics to be discussed include Boating Law, Boat Safety Equipment, Sa<span class="text_exposed_show">fe Boating, Navigation, Trailering, Storing and Protecting Your Boat to mention just a few. </span></span></div>
<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{";tn";:";K";}"><span class="text_exposed_show">Many boat insurance agencies will offer discounts to boaters who successfully complete this class.</span></span></div>
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<figure id="attachment_5253" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5253" style="width: 182px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Stafford-County-Sheriff-Charles-Jett.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-5253" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Stafford-County-Sheriff-Charles-Jett.jpg" alt="Stafford County Sheriff Charles Jett" width="182" height="174" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5253" class="wp-caption-text">Stafford County Sheriff Charles Jett</figcaption></figure>
<p><span class="userContent" data-ft="{";tn";:";K";}"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{";tn";:";K";}"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{";tn";:";K";}"><span class="text_exposed_show"> For information about registration and the cost of this informative class contact Charles Hurley at cgaux.hurley@gmail.com or call 540-907-6607.</span></span></span></span></p>
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Stafford County Sheriff Charles Jett and Coast Guard Auxillary will host boating safety class Aug. 9th
U. S. Coast Guard utility boat; fast to the rescue for those in distress on The Chesapeake and its tributaries.