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INSIDE BIG HEART TOWN page 2 PINTS FOR PUPS page 4 AMPHITHEATER page 5
SEPTEMBER 2014 VOL. 9, NO. 4
FLAG BURNING page 6
Old Trail Plans Focus on Housing First
POSTCARD HEAVEN page 7
CCAC ON WEDNESDAY page 12 SIGN DOWN page 13 SOIREES RETURN page 15 TEAM KELLY page 18 NATURE CURE page 20
Crozet Elementary School principal Gwedette Crummie speaking at the school’s QuickStart Tennis courts ribbon cutting on August 29. See story page 26.
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Wind Turbine Parts Company Eyes Crozet for New Manufacturing Plant
NIT PICKING page 24 QUICKSTART COURTS page 26 FRESH MARINARA page 27 DOGS ON THE RUN page 23 WAHS FOOTBALL page 30 STARTING ON TOP page 31 MEAT-EATING PLANTS page 32 KNOW YOUR INSECTS page 33 HOW CAMILLE GOT NAMED page 34 THINK FLOURISHING page 36
Crozet is the frontrunner location for a new manufacturing plant that will produce a critical part for wind turbines with a new technology. Richard L.C. Pleasants, Crozet resident and CEO of Pleasants Industries, said he is negotiating to purchase the triangular two-acre parcel owned by CSX in downtown Crozet that once was a rail spur into the Barnes Lumber Company. The spur was used into the 1980s but not since then, and the tracks have been
removed. The parcel had road access by a grade-level track crossing, removed about 10 years ago, that connected to Rt. 240 roughly opposite the Crozet Great Valu. The parcel is appropriately zoned for the manufacturing use. Pleasants owns a patented process that allows manufacture of parts on the site where they will be used. The plant will make a part needed in wind turbine manufacture. continued on page 9
New houses are being steadily added to Old Trail, but the success of the development will ultimately depend on how the project develops its commercial center, according to Old Trail Development Manager Dave Brockman. “Housing is the market now,” he said. “It’s driving things. We’re trying to strike the right balance.” Old Trail added 56 new houses in 2013 and expects to end 2014 with somewhere between 40 and 50 new homes finished, he said. Brockman said two large blocks near The Lodge at Old Trail containing 40 single-family lots are all sold and many houses have been built. Based on experience with previous sales, the lot sizes in those blocks were enlarged to about 4,500 square feet to make them more marketable, he said, and the houses on them typically range in size from 2,500 to 2,800 sq/ ft. “One thing we’ve been trying to do, and it’s been tricky, is to get more diversity in what we offer in residential,” he said. Another section under development adjoining the golf course’s driving range, on a new road named Golf View Drive, has 32 lots continued on page 10
Crozet’s Co-construct Hits INC’s Hot Company List Donny Wyatt had some dissatisfaction with how his house in Crozet was built back in 2004. It was highly fortunate. He’s a guy who understands spreadsheets and he had run one on the project. Inspired by his experience, Wyatt founded Co-construct LLC, a software company that manages communications in new home construction. Now his spreadsheet is growing so fast he’s having to run to keep up with it.
Co-construct LLC was named the 515th fastest growing company in America by INC Magazine this year, missing the coveted top 500 hot companies by just a sliver. As far as he knows, and as far back as the memory of the Gazette goes, his company is the first based in Crozet to make the prestigious list of promising new companies. A U.Va. graduate in commerce, Wyatt also earned an M.S. in infor-
mation technology at Virginia. At the time, he had a job in sales and information technology with a Northern Virginia company. “We were escaping NoVa,” Wyatt said about the origins of the company. “We didn’t want to raise our family there. We wanted to come back to Charlottesville. My company went ‘virtual’ so I could live anywhere.” So the decision to move to Crozet came continued on page 16
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From the Editor 100 and Counting As the Gazette flashes past month marker 100, careening on its mission to be Crozet’s hometown newspaper, we acknowledge with gratitude our faithful advertisers who have appeared in the Gazette since its first issue was published in June 2006: The Green Olive Tree Crozet Great Valu Charlottesville Self-Storage at Crozet Anderson Funeral Home McAllister Painting Drs. Rice & Rice, Crozet and Nellysford Dentists Parkway Pharmacy Crozet United Methodist Church The Gazette is personally thankful to these friends, and we invite you, too, reader to
think what they have helped gain for us all. They have been loyal to the community. Over these years, many local businesses have supported the Gazette. That’s why we’re still rolling. Goes around, comes around, they say. That applies to a dollar bill, too. Remember to shop as locally as you can. Many of you approach me and say you are grateful for the Gazette. But I say to you, the Gazette ain’t nothing if you’re not reading it. In the final analysis, dear reader, it’s your loyalty to the Gazette that underpins it all. So, thank you for getting us to #100. Let’s amble on together and see what’s ahead. Mike Marshall Publisher and Editor
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Thank you, Crozet To all the members of the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad, and the Fire and Rescue Companies of the local area and beyond, as well as the Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the University of Virginia Police Departments and the Albemarle County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Martha Jefferson Hospital, and the members of our local community: It is with sincere gratitude that we thank God for you. We thank Him for your service and support throughout this time of
grief. We know that God works through people and we could feel his presence and peace because of your actions. Our family has had the opportunity to be a part of your family and it is truly a blessing to feel a part of something that we can be so proud of. When you come forward as you did for Bubba, it is a powerful force. We thank each and every one of you for your thoughts, your prayers, and your brotherhood. Roger Baber and Family Crozet Goodbye, Crozet Two years ago, after we received PCS (Permanent Change of Station) orders to the University of Virginia, we had looked at almost 40 homes when we found the perfect one nestled at the foot of the Blue Ridge, in a quiet little town
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CROZETgazette called Crozet. A town where at times it seems time has stood still. A town that prides itself on a sense of community: the type of community that a person of my generation grew up with but is rare in modern day America. From the sound of the train echoing through the air each morning and night, to the simple four-way stop in the center of town. Under the railroad bridge a mural of the past is painted to show a glimpse of the town’s rich heritage. Schoolaged children can be seen walking to and from school. Weekly field trips from the school include: walking visits to the fire house, library, hardware store, small town grocery store and Dairy Queen. Businesses are owned by locals; fruits and vegetables along with breads, meat and cheeses can all be found farm fresh within a few miles. The beauty of the rolling mountains and history of the land provide spectacular views for a growing number of vineyards and breweries. The local pizza places are packed when there is a concert or function at
SEPTEMBER 2014 the local schools and everyone knows each other. In the fall, Friday night high school football is the main attraction and in summer the community pool and park becomes a gathering place, and baseball the sport of the season. I am not talking about a time long ago that a place like this existed; I am talking about present day. Our family was fortunate enough to call this town home and it has left a lasting impression on our lives. I was very lucky that the children of this small town became part of my everyday life, I spent countless hours at school volunteering in their classrooms, aiding with their after-school program and serving as their PTO President. They welcomed me with open arms and made it easy for me to want to spend time with them and watch them excel. I may not know all 333 of them by name, but I can assure you I know most and I will miss them deeply. When the students see me out in town I am greeted with a “Hi, Mrs. Ross” and sometimes a hug. Their parents
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sometimes ask if I am a teacher and the kids simply say, no, she is Lindie, Gavin, Kailie or Taryn’s mom. I became close with many of the teachers working along side them to aid in anyway I could to make things easier or provide an extra hand when needed. There are a few other military families in the area. Most know that our time here is short. From the moment we arrived in our home, there was knock after knock, as the neighbors came to welcome us to the neighborhood. It wasn’t long before our children were off adventuring in the woods or riding bikes with their new friends. As we prepared to leave, those knocks at the door came again. This time many tears and hugs were shed as we said our goodbyes. It’s never easy to say good-bye As a military family we do it often; this time is different. One of our movers said it best yesterday when he asked how long we had lived here. When I replied two years, he could not believe that we were so close with all our neighbors.
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His exact words were, “You don’t find neighborhoods like that much any more.” He is exactly right. I could not be more thankful that for a few years my children came to know and love a small town like the one I was raised in. I have this personal motto: “try to leave each community I live in better than I found it.” I don’t have all the answers, but I have vast knowledge and experiences as a military spouse that guide me to see things differently. This time I can say I made my mark on this small town, but this small town and the people of it made a lasting impression on me and for that I will always be thankful. We will miss you all greatly. Thankful for our time together in this small town with a big heart. Tricia Ross and the Ross Family Okinawa, Japan Rent from Maupin’s I want to take a moment to recognize Maupin’s Music and
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Perry, a “Pints for Pups” attendee. Photo courtesy of Perry’s mom.
“Pints for Pups” Raises Funds for Crozet Dog Park A buzz went around on social media and people and pups jammed the outside patio at Starr Hill Brewery in Crozet Saturday, August 9, for “Pints for Pups” for a fundraiser for a dog park at Claudius Crozet Park. The dog park will be a one-acre, fenced-in area where dogs can run off leash. Many of the attendees had never been to Starr Hill before and came specifically to support the dog park. For each pint sold, Starr Hill donated a dollar to the park. Between pints sold and donations made on the patio, almost $1,000 was raised. Kristin Dolan, co-founder of Starr Hill Brewery, helped to organize the event. “Pints for Pups was a great way for Starr Hill to connect to our community and our furry friends. We were able to help support a cause that is important to us, our customers, and the town of Crozet. Everyone had a great afternoon enjoying beer for the
cause, meeting each other’s pups, and learning about the project.” Dolan said the brewery is looking for another date this fall to repeat the event. Look for an announcement. Building the dog park will cost about $34,000, according to Ellen Braun of the fundraising team. “That covers brush clearing, gates, fencing, a water supply, and some landscaping,” she said. “Based on this event and generous private donations, we have a little under $30,000 left to raise. Crozet is a petfriendly town and we love seeing community members take actions that match the enthusiastic support we heard in the recent 2014 Crozet Park survey.” For more information, visit the Crozet Dog Park Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/ crozetdogpark or website: www. crozetdogpark.org.
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Crozet Park Launches Campaign to Build Amphitheater & Pavilion Based on results of a recent community-wide survey that gathered input regarding needed park amenities, the Claudius Crozet Park board has voted to launch a year-long $170,000 capital campaign tagged “Play Crozet” to build two new pavilions. The campaign aims to build a new pond-side amphitheater and picnic area ($120,000) and replace the 40- by 60-foot pavilion ($50,000) that was destroyed in the 2012 derecho. The small amphitheater will be a focal point at the park, attracting a variety of musical guests, events, plays, and other performances. “The amphitheater will provide profound benefits to the community because it has the potential to serve such a broad range of ages and interests,” said park board President Kim Guenther. Taking into account survey results that pointed up the popularity, uniqueness, cost, and revenue potential of an amphitheater, it emerged as a top-priority improvement, she said. Survey responses also identified pavilion space as important. Replacing the destroyed pavilion, which was used informally by families, teams, classes, camps and community groups, restores a hub for community activities and additional space for events. It was especially useful for the twice-yearly Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival, giving exhibitors high-quality space. The festivals are vital fundraisers for the park. “Launching the ‘Play Crozet’
campaign is the start of the park’s five-year development plan,” said Guenther. “The next few years should be very exciting for park users. Imagine sitting under the stars with your family, listening to local high schoolers playing in a jazz quartet or, watching a play put on by a local acting troupe. I’m confident the Crozet community will embrace this funding effort with the same enthusiasm as they’ve shown in using our park over this past year.” The board’s long-term vision includes much-needed improvements such as parking, signage, and lighting, Guenther said, and depending on funding, adding high-demand amenities such as a multi-use trail around the park perimeter and a dog park. The official kick-off of the capital campaign will take place Sept. 18 at the third annual Crozet Culinary Competition for Charity hosted by The Lodge at Old Trail. All proceeds from this event will go towards the amphitheater. Tickets are $20 prior to event and $25 at the door. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the Lodge or by sending a check made out to “The Lodge at Old Trail” to: The Lodge at Old Trail, 330 Claremont Lane, Crozet, VA 22932. Please address envelopes to the attention of Judy Bowes. Tickets purchased by mail will be held for pick-up the day of the event. For more information about the park’s capital campaign and the Culinary Competition, visit www.crozetpark.org.
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United States law has specific rules for disposing of American flags that have been worn out in service. They are intended to ensure that the flag is treated with dignity and shown the respect that those who have died in its service are entitled to. Crozet’s Boy Scout Troop 79 conducted a solemn flag retirement ceremony at Crozet United Methodist Church (where the troop holds its meetings) August 19 that conformed to the letter and spirit of the law. The ceremony was organized by Chris Carmagnola, who is working on a communications badge, and supported by the rest of the troop. Forty-eight faded and torn flags from around Crozet were collected and sorted into two groups, cotton ones that could be burned and nylon ones that were shipped later to a flag manufacturing company that offers retirement procedures for unburnable fabrics. One flag had flown at the Crozet Post Office. Scouts carefully folded each flag into a tucked, tricorner bundle once its condition was inspected.
Retired Navy Captain J.R. Sanders, in brief remarks to the troop, described the flag’s meaning as our national symbol—a banner that unites Americans of all colors, creeds and ethnic backgrounds as one people — and described various ways it is suitably flown, worn and saluted. It is also used to cover the caskets of veterans and first responders, such as at Bubba Baber’s recent funeral. “It is recognized around the world as the symbol of the American way of life,” said Sanders. “May we never forget the sacrifices these flags represent,” he said, “and never fail to serve the nation they stand for.” Flags were solemnly brought forward individually to a fire pit where they were unfolded with dignity and carefully laid in the flames. Troop 79, under the leadership of Scoutmaster Gary Conley, has 38 scouts, 10 of whom are working toward Eagle rank. “I strongly encourage scouts to perform this ceremony every couple of years,” said Carmagnola afterward. “It’s very solemn and the Boy Scouts are about the only ones doing it.”
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By Phil James
Greetings The brief handwritten note in now-faded ink to Rockingham County in July 1911 said, “Hello Meg, Received your letter last week. I am at Crozet having a grand time. You must come up to see me real soon. Margaret B.” On the reverse of the penny postcard was a colorized picture titled “Looking West from C.&O.R.R., Crozet, VA.” A careful examination of that early image revealed a sizeable fruit orchard, 11 two-story houses, three with white picket fences, nine barns/sheds, a schoolhouse, and a church. Nearly every property was encircled with a wire fence to contain livestock or to keep the same out of the family garden. Today, a century hence, the schoolhouse, church building, orchard, and wire and picket fences are gone. Only a few of the outbuildings remain, and much of the former open spaces sport a more recent crop of dwellings. Picture an era without television, radio or automobiles; a time when personal travel for many living in rural areas was limited to a dozen or so miles over very poor roads. There was little need for most to travel more than a few miles from
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Looking north from the downtown railroad overpass, Crozet’s turn-of-the-20thcentury prosperity was evident on Saint George Avenue: large homes, two churches and the village’s high school. This postcard, printed in Germany and addressed to Luray, VA, showed orchards in full flower and well illustrated the farm-to-village transition that was taking place at that time. [Postcard courtesy of the Phil James Historical Images Collection]
home. Small communities usually centered around a general store that carried or could order most of what its customers needed. The post office, if there was one, was usually in a corner of the store. If a particular village was not adjacent to a rail line, news arrived from the “outside” by way of the post
This red brick edifice has anchored the corner of The Square since 1909. Originally known as the Goodall Building, it once housed Crozet’s Drug Store, Hardware, and Hotel. The postcard, sent in August 1911 to Keystone, WV, was “published by Crozet Pharmacy.” Its sender wrote, “...We are having a lovely time. Hope you all are getting on alright. If they don’t give you enough to eat—just whistle up.” [Postcard courtesy of the Phil James Historical Images Collection]
office or traveling salesmen. Interestingly, this also was the era when a public craze that had begun in Europe rapidly overtook nearly every community and household in America. Souvenir picture postcards issued during the Columbian Exposition of 1893 sparked a national passion for their collecting and exchanging. With
an easing of postal restrictions in the early 1900s, publishers released a flood of attractive, desirable art cards of every description and for every occasion. Highly prized and equally collectible were “local view cards,” images unique to every city, town and village that had
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This Crozet postcard postmarked January 1915 to Elkton, VA, shared a view to the west from atop a structure on Main Street. Two houses on Blue Ridge Avenue were surrounded by rolling farmland. The snowy scene was accompanied by a penned sentiment, “May the New Year bring to you many choice blessings.” [Postcard courtesy of the Phil James Historical Images Collection]
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access to a keen-eyed photographer and a retailer who wanted to increase traffic to his business. Merchants in the village of Crozet were not to be left out of this lucrative collecting frenzy. Crozet at the turn of the 20th century was at last coming into its own. Orchards of apples, peaches, plums and other fruits and berries were maturing, and the resulting prosperity brought an influx of tradesmen and entrepreneurs to the rail town. Postcard photographers captured images of a village in transition from rural farmland to a bustling business center. Fields and orchards extended to the rear of houses and businesses that fronted on an increasingly busy highway and rail line. Period postcard images reveal those early days. On Crozet’s Square, a frame-constructed pharmacy with a wooden plank walkway was supplanted by an imposing two-story brick building flanked by a poured concrete sidewalk. The town’s new drug store/doctor’s office was joined downstairs by a hardware store; the second floor was taken over by a hotel, all within easy steps of the train depot. Within a few years, just up the sidewalk, an even larger cement block building sported a comprehensive mercantile business, complemented upstairs by an expansive community auditorium. The town’s little bank, only a few years old, could not ade-
quately contain the village’s prosperity, so yet another new imposing cement block structure appeared in the center of town. The post office, originally housed in the train depot, was transferred over to the new bank building. Business spaces were created upstairs in addition to a fraternal order establishing their lodge home there. Jim Ellison, one of Crozet’s earliest business men, in the 1890s converted his comfortable home near the train depot into a hotel. For years his mercantile/feed store was the first thing seen by those disembarking the C&O train. Postcard images captured now-rare glimpses of those early days in
Crozet High School opened in 1907 on a lot between the Baptist and Episcopal Churches on Saint George Avenue. Its second floor auditorium eventually was divided into additional classrooms. The card was postmarked August 1910 to South Norfolk, VA, and included travel plans: “We will go home by way of Newport News... I shall look for you when I get on the boat.” [Postcard courtesy of the Phil James Historical Images Collection]
The Bank of Crozet opened on Main Street in 1908. It housed the post office, a lodge hall, and offices for several local businesses. C.W. Sandridge began his successful grocery business in the front room of the yellow house seen on the left side of the postcard. Published by Crozet Pharmacy and postmarked April 1913 to Washington, D.C., its message asked, “How are you all this rainy Sunday morning? Tell Maud I say she is a humbug or she would write to me sometimes.” [Postcard courtesy of the Phil James Historical Images Collection]
the life of his adopted town. Other views showed the
Postmarked 1915 to Staunton, generic postcards such as this one were imprinted with the town name of the purchaser. Cute, comedic and pastoral scenes allowed sellers to carry a larger assortment of “local” cards. [Postcard courtesy of Lisa McCauley Miller’s Modern Barber Shop Collection]
town’s quaint wooden depot and the new brick two-story high school; Albemarle Pippin orchards and views along the railroad tracks also made their way into the postcard racks. Roy Cox, an expert historian in the field of postcard collecting, surmised that “the picture postcard hobby became the greatest collectible hobby that the world has ever known.” Figures that back up that statement have been gleaned from U.S. Post Office records, revealing, for example, that for the fiscal year ending in June 1908, almost 678 million postcards passed through the postal service. That figure, of course, does not include the masses of cards that went directly into private
collections without ever being mailed. Noting that the total U.S. population at the time was less than 89 million persons, it could certainly be called the “golden age” of postcard production and collecting. During this era, the highest quality cards were produced in Germany, where huge factories and skilled printers had been supplying the trade for years. But the onset of the World War changed all of that, finally bringing a decline to an industry that had known few limits. European factory workers were lost to the armies, and the war reduced to rubble many of the printing factories. The great fad of postcard collecting during that “golden age” preserved some of the sole surviving images of early, small town America. Because of their enduring appeal, many early postcards were stored away rather than discarded. Who knows what two-cent (penny for the card; penny for the stamp) treasures of our past have yet to be brought back into the light of a new day. Equally precious are many of the messages that accompanied the pictures, like this one mailed to Richmond in August 1909 on the reverse of a postcard featuring Jim Ellison’s Liberty Hotel: “This is Ellison’s old homestead. Leave here Thurs. and I do so hate it. Had a swell time on our hayride last night. May W.” Sweet.
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Maryland and maintains many contacts there. He said he is being courted by government officials there who are suggesting locations in Calvert or St. Mary’s Counties for the prospective plant. He has also met with Albemarle County and state economic development officials about the project. Pleasants said he also has a future expansion interest in the former ACME Visible Records property east of downtown that is currently under an environmental remediation plan and recently had all its structures removed. Pleasants said he prefers the possible Crozet locations because he does not want to have to manage the plant from a distance. “We’re going to create good-paying, long-lasting jobs,” said Pleasants. “I want to create a benefit for the community.” He said those will include jobs for engineers as well as lessskilled workers. The project also envisions the creation of the Renewable Energy Academy of Virginia, which will offer training education for high school-aged students as well as community college credits. The academy will prepare students for jobs with the company or other renewable energy companies. “These are skills for 21st century jobs. They are the skills that we will be passing on by our children to our grandchildren,” said Pleasants.” Pleasants said that if the plant is located in Crozet he expects it to attract four or five other companies with similar business plans that want the synergy of proximity to each other. Pleasants said he has dis-
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ranging 10,000 to 15,000 sq/ft each and houses on those contain roughly 3,500 to 4,000 sq/ft. That section now has Old Trail’s most expensive offerings. Brockman said the final design for Golf View Drive is unsettled. It may connect directly to Old Trail Drive or it might dogleg and join Old Trail Drive at the second traffic circle, the one nearer the pool, which presently has no other roads joining it. Brockman said more similar-sized lots in this section west of the village center will be developed for sale in 2015-16. “We haven’t really established ourselves in the mixed-use market,” he said, referring to commercial buildings in which upper floors are residential, as in the project’s existing commercial structures. As part of remedying that, Old Trail is in “the final throes of contract negotiations” to build what Brockman described as four “row houses” along Claremont Drive near The Lodge. They will be part of a 19-unit section that will finish the partially built-out block north of the commercial center. A street will open connecting the second traffic circle with Claremont Drive. A row house differs from a townhouse, Brockman said, in that the row houses will be four stories tall, rather than three. “A row house is all about being on the street,” he said. He said he thinks the four units will be under construction within about a month. “We need to create a great urban space that people will get excited about. It’s critical,” he said. “I’ve had tremendous interest from commercial tenants.” Three new buildings are planned to occupy the commercial area in between the existing business and the planned row houses. Those buildings, which will not connect, will contain a total of 12,000 sq/ft of commercial space on their lower floors. That could mean as many as four businesses in each building, but Brockman said some of the interest is from businesses that would want the entire ground continued on page 31
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Scholarship. She will be attending University of Virginia to study nursing. Due to generous donations from the community and the excellent qualifications of applicants, two new scholarships were added this year. Meade Cogan and Katherine Norton were awarded White Hall Ruritan Educational Scholarships. Meade will attend Hampden-Sydney College to study chemistry. Kadie will attend James
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Welcome Sign Vandalized The “Welcome to Crozet” sign that stood on Rt. 240 near Crozet’s water treatment plant was ripped away from its posts August 9 and disappeared. The vandal(s) also bent over street signs along Rt. 240 as far as downtown Crozet. The three-year-old signs were a project of the Crozet Community Association, which raised money for them. Local sign maker Peter Welch, owner of Legacy Signs in Yancey Mills, made and installed four of them at the main approaches to town. The signs cost $410 each. CCA president Tim Tolson said the association will try to replace the sign and it will be a topic of the CCA’s evening meeting Sept. 11 at the Field School. Crozetians generally said they felt insulted by the vandalism. The Crozet Lions Club volunteered to maintain landscaping at the signs and Karl Pomeroy and Becca White planted bulbs at them in their first year. New Crozet residents Pat and Deirdre Predington took on the task this year, planting more annuals and watering and weeding as needed. The Predingtons added Asian Lily bulbs at the sign on Rt. 810 at what is sometimes called Critzer’s Corner, the home of Austin and Ruby Critzer on the north side of town. Petunias were
planted at the Rt. 240 sign, the one now missing, but they did not survive well. Purple fountain grass and Senorita Rosalita, a pink flowering annual, were planted at the east-facing sign on Rt. 250 near Clover Lawn, and Black-Eyed Susans were planted on the west-facing sign on Rt. 250 near the Interstate 64 interchange. Local nurseries and vendors at the Crozet Farmers Market donated some of the plants. “It’s been fun,” said Deirdre Predington, who also tends a small plot in the Old Trail community garden. “We check them every week. This year we’re experimenting at the different sites. We’ll adjust the plan next year. We’re trying to combine perennials and annuals. We’ll propose an ongoing plan to the Lions that’s sustainable and affordable. Ivy Corner nursery has been nice about giving us discounts.” Warning to knuckleheads: we care about these signs.
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SEPTEMBER 13
Chiles’ Pancake 5k
The Chiles Pancake 5K to benefit the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad will be held Saturday September 13 at 8 a.m. The family-friendly race will start and finish at Chiles Peach Orchard on a flat course down Jarmans Gap Road and Lanetown Road. Stick around after the finish for pancakes, coffee, and juice. All proceeds go directly to the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad. Adults: $20, Children 12 and under: $10, Family cap at $60. The price includes breakfast. Register online www.chilespeachorchard.com, at Crozet Running, or on race day from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 13
WAHS Rowing Club Flea Market
The Western Albemarle High School Rowing Club will host a flea market Saturday, September 13, from 7 to 11 a.m. in the school cafeteria. The club hopes to raise $2,000 to help cover expenses this year. Items for sale include furniture, miscellaneous household items, electronics, toys, and books. Coffee and baked goods will also be available. The club will accept donations in good condition—no
clothing, please—from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, September 12, in the cafeteria. For more information, contact Tricia Spradlin at 434-8822153 or email her at tspradlin@ k12albemarle.org.
SEPTEMBER 14
Boys & Girls Club Cycling Challenge
Hundreds of cyclists will be on roads around Crozet on Sunday, September 14, for the annual Cycling Challenge, a fundraising event for the Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia. There are 25, 50, 75 and 100-mile routes, and an 8-mile family fun ride. Routes begin from Old Trail Village in Crozet. Riders are treated to a finish line party including lunch, local wine and beer, and live music. Register at www. bgcchallenge.org
SEPTEMBER 21
Mt. Salem Church Anniversary
Mt. Salem Gospel Church of Mechums River will celebrate its 121st anniversary Sunday, September 21, with a service at 3:30 p.m. The public is invited. Mt Salem is at the intersection of Three Notch’d Road (Rt. 240) and Old Three Notch Road in eastern Crozet.
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streaming video, we tend to forget about what I think is most important—the personal face of local business owners and the knowledge that your contributions support our small business neighbors. Gary M. Dillon Crozet A Simple Way to Help Your Child’s School Whether you shop at Kroger, Giant, Harris Teeter, or Food Lion, and whether you currently have children attending school or not, please remember to link your grocery card to the public school of your choice
this month. The funds generated help to pay for much needed classroom supplies and technology, so this is an easy and painless way to support public education. Thanks! Clover Carroll Crozet Put It Back, Please Unfortunately the Welcome to Crozet sign was stolen from the 240 entrance to Crozet. If ANYONE knows something about this, please return the sign to the community. It costs $410 to replace, and we would rather have the old one back. Thank you. Meg West Crozet
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Library Soirees Kick off With Photographer Nathan Williamson Crozet Library’s Soiree Series will begin its fall and winter programs Wednesday, September 10, when National Geographic photographer Nathan Williamson will present images from Africa to the Amazon. The free soirees are intended to be evenings of informal conversation with guest speakers representing the arts, culture, business and community interests. The public is invited to sip coffee or tea and enjoy the exchange of ideas. Speakers begin at 7 p.m. at the library at 2020 Crozet Avenue. No advance registration is required. Free Union-based Williamson will present recent work filming National Geographic Explorer-inResidence Mike Fay’s project to protect wild lands of Gabon. Videos will feature the lions of the Serengeti using remote imaging and low angles to get unobtrusively close to the lions. On Thursday, Ocober 9, Joel Kavarsky, Crozet author of The True Geography of our Country,
Jefferson’s Cartographic Vision, will describe the importance of maps to Thomas Jefferson, who had a primary goal of deepening geographical knowledge. On Thursday, November 13, Col. Edwin Dooley, co-author of Claudius Crozet: French Engineer in America, 17901864, will focus on tunnel-builder Claudius Crozet’s contributions to engineering education at West Point and his role in founding the Virginia Military Institute. On Wednesday, January 14, the Crozet duo Terra Voce, cellist Andrew Gabbert and flutist Elizabeth Brightbill, will explore musical expressions. They delight audiences with virtuosity in a conversational style. On Thursday February 5, Shenandoah National Park Superintendent Jim Northrup will visit. Northrup’s 34-year career as a park ranger has included time at Grand Canyon, Grand Teton and Great Smokey Mountains National Parks, among others.
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about. “By the time we moved in we were exhausted,’ he recalled. “We’re in a custom-built duplex, so we got to pick things. That changes the nature of the project and increases the relationship with the builder.” In what’s called production construction, the builder gives the buyer a limited menu of choices. “We got to see what it’s like when you’re building a million-dollar house. “A couple of months after we moved in, my wife, Louise, commented, ‘I never ever want to build again.’ I had started talking to friends about it and we all had some story. Some were a lot worse.” “I had made a spreadsheet to track decisions while we were building. I had all these tabs. My builder asked for a copy because it had everything he needed to finish on it. That was the early form of the software. “The heart of the software is called the selection sheet, which includes every custom choice. A lot of communication issues are outgrowths of communication issues within the builder’s team. Fixing that clears up 80 percent of the client problems. You catch things ahead of time rather than go for finger-pointing afterward. The software organizes it and gets it out in the open. That solves a lot of stuff. Building a house is emotional and husbands and wives are disagreeing over choices, too. “I took a lot of builders to lunch to see if what I saw as an issue really was an issue for them. You could see their expressions change when I said,
‘What if we had this program?’” Wyatt ran into his builder, a little awkwardly, at a trade show where Wyatt had set up a booth for Co-construct. “He came up and said, ‘Was it really so bad?’” No. It wasn’t really so bad. But it did give him the idea for Co-construct. His contractor subsequently quit the business. “He saw the crash coming and got out,” explained Wyatt. “The summer of ’05 was our first project with a builder using the system. In three hours they found their first miscommunication over countertops. It was fixed before they ordered it. “Co-construct is the single version of the truth. It’s what really is going in the house. It’s clear and it’s simple and the builder and the client both understand. “There was a ton of stuff to fix [after the pilot],” said Wyatt. “I programmed like crazy. Back then, all the lines rang to me.” The company has had 912 percent growth over the last three years. Co-construct is now being used by 1,400 contractors in 13 countries (largely Englishspeaking ones). “We’re still growing the system today,” said Wyatt. “We have a patent pending on how the communications system works and we’ll be hiring two people a month for the next year. We’ll be needing 3,000 to 4,000 square feet of office space. We have 16 employees now and we’ll be around 35 by September of 2015. Our thing is finding the right folks. There’s competition for the best IT folks. We’re offering relocation expenses now because we’re importing people to the area.” Another company with a similar program launched three months after Co-construct did. They are still competitors.
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“Co-construct is the highest-rated software [for builders] but we are second in market share. We’re in the process of fixing that. We’re investing in marketing. That wasn’t my strong point. Our growing pains are in building the team and the organization. I’ve learned a lot along the way. I never want us to become a corporate blob. We want people to enjoy us as a business and no just product. When we look for employees we look for personality, too.” Co-contruct is a Web-based subscription service. A subscription starts at $99 month for one project and $199 per month for up to five projects. “All of their stuff is on our servers,” Wyatt said. “We have three layers of back up. We hope to get to the point where a builder has to have Co-construct. Now only two to 10 percent of builders are using a software system. “There are two main drivers to why builders like it. Some sell more because the clients like it. So a builder might go from landing one out of five prospects to landing four out of five because the software builds confidence in the builder. Second is
efficiency because of the number of projects they are managing simultaneously. It’s like Facebook, not like traditional email—everything that has ever been said about the sink, for example, is right there. Co-construct has six major modules and three in preparation. Modules in development include one for financial management, one for estimating that will help builders figure out their costs, and another on bidding that will help them manage subcontractors. “I’ve read the INC. Magazine list for years,” said Wyatt. “Then I applied to be on it. They vetted us for the 500 list. Certified public accountants have to sign off on all your numbers. The list builds some name recognition for recruiting purposes. Our bottleneck is getting the right people we need to do the things we are doing next.” “My favorite comment is, ‘I don’t know how I ran my business without it.’ That comes up a fair amount.” He can probably expect to hear it more often.
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not negotiating with Milestone over real estate. I have nothing to hide. I live here. I want to do the right thing by the town and be above-board. “My actions will speak louder than my words,” he said. “I will be active in the community for the long haul. We are going to be here for the rest of our lives. I am a man of my word. We’re getting acclimated in Crozet and I’m more and more excited about it.” Pleasants said his plant will not be especially large and will
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cussed the development of the former Barnes Lumber property with Frank Stoner of Milestone Partners, who alluded to Pleasants’ project in remarks to the Crozet Community Advisory Council at its August 14 meeting, but that he has no interest in acquiring or developing the former lumberyard. “I’m in no way affiliated with Milestone Partners and I am
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Pleasants said his contacts with county officials have been encouraging. “I’m impressed by how the County has worked with me. They have been very supportive.” Pleasants said he intends to be aggressive about setting up the academy and is looking for a western Albemarle location that may temporarily serve. He said he would like to begin construction of the manufacturing plant in early 2015, pending acquisition of a site.
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It was easy to pick them out, even in the predictably enormous crowd at the Charlottesville Women’s 4-miler. They are a smiling and energetic bunch, whose pink T-shirts are emblazoned with this inspirational quote from Proverbs: “She is clothed in strength and dignity, and laughs without fear of the future.” It’s an apt motto for a group of women who, for the past three months, have shown their support for cancer patient Kelly Johnston by gathering at the Western Albemarle track each Saturday morning to train for the annual race, which raises funds to support breast cancer research and treatment. Some were seasoned runners who had completed marathons. Some were embarking on their first regular walking routine. Some began three months ago as walkers and found themselves transformed into runners who could churn out four miles by race day. When Johnston, a 44-yearold mother of three girls aged 13, 10, and 8, was diagnosed with treatable breast cancer at the end of January, her friends wanted to help. But, as Johnston’s friend Christy Hodge said, “You can only take the family so much food!” A conversation in a life fellowship class led Hodge to formulate a plan with fellow Crozet Baptist church members John and Michelle Andersen, owners of Crozet Running. Why not form a 4-miler team to raise money
for breast cancer and at the same time, promote and support a healthier lifestyle for everyone who joined? Johnston, an active volunteer for the Special Olympics, her children’s schools, and other local causes, was excited to lend her name to an activity that could lead to cancer prevention. She had run the race herself many times and knew that besides raising money for research and treatment, the team would encourage people to incorporate exercise into their lives—a strategy for preventing some types of cancer. According to Hodge, “Kelly wanted to lend her own circumstances to open the discussion and raise cancer awareness. She wanted the team to represent much more than just Kelly— she wanted a platform to promote overall health.” Word spread through a Facebook page and conversations with friends, and soon “Team Kelly” had attracted over 120 members, ranging in age from elementary school students to women in their 70s. Members from as far away as Tennessee joined them from a distance, using training plans developed by the Andersens and posted online. Because the 4-miler accepts teams of only four to eight people, the women broke into 20 separate teams. The classrooms of Johnston’s three daughters, Talley, Emma, and Leigh, at Meriwether Lewis and the Village School, all formed their own mother-daughter teams. An average of 20 to 30
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The Healing Power of the Trail Running and walking tend to be the staples of most people’s regular fitness routines. These are our natural gaits as humans and our bodies were uniquely designed to do this. Besides a pair of shoes and some comfortable clothes, running or walking requires no special equipment and most of us can do this from our front door, making good use of our precious time. The vast majority of running/ walking training plans focus on slowly increasing your miles and monitoring your pace and effort. Good advice; however, there is an unfortunate lack of discussion of where you get in your miles. I bring this up because one of the most common reasons a “back to fitness” plan gets derailed is that you get injured and then all that motivation you had built up deflates like a balloon. The paradox is that newer runners are at a substantially higher risk for overuse injury than more experienced runners whose bodies have adapted to the stress that running places on your body (it’s good stress!). More experienced runners will tell you they’ve been running for so long not because they’re lucky and have never been injured, but because they were patient and persistent and learned how to get their bodies to the next level. Thus, the holy grail of running and walking advice should be on how to reduce your chance of injury while increasing your mileage. Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce you to the trail. For many, hiking seems like something neat to do every once in a while and for most runners, trail running sounds like something risky, unpredictable, and likely to produce an injury. Allow me to argue all points! Regular (weekly!) hiking and/ or trail running should be considered as part of the running/
walking fitness plans of both newer and older runners. Consider the typical runner (n.b., I mean no offense to anyone; the majority of my training miles are on roads): Let’s say he runs for 45 minutes, 4 days a week, knows his pace and has a goal of increasing his mileage. Most likely, 100 percent of this running is on the roads/sidewalks. The number one cause of running injuries is not falling. It’s repetitive stress injury. So, if we’re running 100 percent of our miles on the same hard surface, all of our foot strikes and the stresses we put on our feet, legs, and back are the same. The average runner will take about 900 steps with each foot per mile, or nearly 3,000 steps on each foot for a 5k jog. Perfect form, strength, and stability can limit repetitive force as a problem, but who has perfect form and stability? We are setting ourselves up for repetitive stress injuries, especially when we’re new at running. Back to the trail, the rocky, rooty trail that we have loads of around here. With trail running, you’ll take about the same number of steps per mile, but the surface changes constantly. Rocks, roots, and uneven terrain, these apparent “hazards,” actually make you change up your stride and footfall. You’ll run, hop, and skip. Constant variation greatly decreases the repetitive stress forces on your feet and legs. Also, the hopping and changing in stride greatly strengthens your legs and hip stabilizing muscles, muscles that can be weak in runners, especially when the direction is forward only with no side-to-side variation such as you get on the trail. Your pace will be slower, but who cares! Also, the trail is much softer than pavement, and running on a softer surface clearly puts less repetitive stress on the feet and legs.
CROZETgazette When I recommend adding trail running and hiking to an exercise regimen, the first remark I usually get is, “What if I fall?” or “I don’t want to twist an ankle.” These are rational fears, but from the runners I have spoken with, repetitive stress injuries exponentially outnumber traumatic fall injuries. I hang out with a lot of trail runners, and most of the broken bones stories have been of people who fell on the road. Fall on the trail and you’ll most likely get dirty and maybe scraped up. Trip on a curb and things can break. Regular hiking and trail running takes you out of the developed world and into nature. That is therapy in itself. Without sounding too much like a hippie, it is good for your soul to connect with nature. Here are some easy nearby places to get you started. Mint Springs Valley Park – Beautiful trails, short and long loops, maps at the kiosk, and you’re never too far away from your car. Sugar Hollow Reservoir – If you live in Crozet, you must visit Sugar Hollow. From the back of the reservoir, you can
SEPTEMBER 2014 get on either the South Moormans River Trail or the North Moormans River Trail, which steadily follow the north or south fork of the Moormons river in Shenandoah National Park, gaining elevation all the way to the Appalachian Trail and Skyline Drive. Endless trail miles here, and simply the prettiest place in Crozet. The AT at Afton – Drive up to the top of Afton Mountain, park your car at the abandoned Howard Johnson and you can hike/run on the AT North or South for as long as you want – beautiful trail, no turns to navigate. Old Trail – Check out the great trail system starting at the soccer fields and wrapping all the way around to Henley, and across Old Trail Drive to the golf course. Eastern Crozet Connector Trail – Starting behind the lower baseball field at Crozet Park, there are several miles of trail that either loop you around to Westhall or let you join the Western Ridge trail system, which is fantastic and well maintained. Happy trails!
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Now that school, church, and the sports season and theater/concert season are upon us, this is the month we often sit down to fill out our calendars so we are sure to reserve time for book groups, practices, holiday events, and spring break trips. Each time I do this, I wonder anew why the names of the ninth through twelfth months of our calendar year are derived from the Latin words for seven through ten! We must have learned this in school somewhere along the line, but in my case the explanation has long been forgotten. So I decided to investigate. Humdrum and every day as our calendar is, its history is actually quite fascinating. The word month itself is derived from moon, because in the original Roman lunar calendar, one month roughly corresponded to the length of time required for the moon to revolve once around the Earth. When this was later changed to a solar calendar, this word was retained for convenience even though our months no longer follow the lunar cycle. The dating system we still use today evolved in Rome prior to the Christian era. According to legend, Romulus, the co-founder of Rome, instituted the calendar in about 738 bc.
Based on the cycles of the moon, the ancient Roman calendar consisted of 10 months, bearing the names Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Juniius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December, with the last six names corresponding to the Latin words for the numbers 5 through 10. The second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, added two months to create the 12-month year in about 700 BC. Rife with inaccuracies and often manipulated for political purposes, the calendar was reformed by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and dubbed the Julian calendar with the fifth month renamed July in his honor. Advised by the Alexandrian astronomer Sosigenes, Caesar decided to scrap the lunar calendar altogether and adopt the Egyptian solar calendar of 365 days, which kept it in step with the seasons. Pope Gregory XIII modified it again in 1582, establishing the Gregorian calendar, which is still in use today in the West. The Eastern Orthodox Church, however, still follows the Julian calendar. What our research does not explain is why some of the months are named after Roman gods or significant Latin words, while others are simply numbered. Historical records do show that the names of two of the numbered months (July and August) were later changed to honor Roman emperors. When
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two additional months were tacked on to the beginning of the year, so that what used to be the first month (March) became the third, no one bothered to change the numbered month names to reflect this shift. This explains why the last four months of our year carry names that are two counts off from their actual place in the order of the year! The names with more significance than just a number are the most interesting. January, the month of new beginnings, is named after the god Janus, the two-faced god of gates, who looks simultaneously back at the past and forward to the future. This is appropriate for the month when one year ends and a new one begins. February is derived from the Latin word februare, to cleanse or purify. On the 15th of this month Romans traditionally held purification festivals to celebrate the forgiveness of sins. March, the first month of the Roman year, was named after Mars, the god of war—perhaps because war was so important to Roman culture—time to start again! This word origin also explains what soldiers frequently do. April is believed to derive from the word aperire, meaning “to open,” perhaps a reference to the earth’s opening as plants sprout, and buds open and bloom. Some also believe this month is named for Aphrodite, goddess of love, in honor of animal mating time. May is usually credited to Maia, Roman goddess of spring and mother of Mercury. Juno, wife of Jupiter, was the patron goddess of the Roman Empire and goddess of marriage, protector of women.
However, another theory holds that May was the month dedicated to old men (maiores) and June to young men (iuniores). Of course, we still use these months to honor certain roles, with Mother’s Day in May and Father’s Day in June. The month in which Julius Caesar was born was changed from Quintilis (fifth month) to July in his honor in 44 BC. Caesar was assassinated that same year in the midst of a civil war by a large group of conspirators, an event immortalized by Shakespeare (“beware the Ides [fifteenth day] of March!”). August was later renamed to honor the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar. This was changed from the original, Sextilis, or sixth month. We’ve come down to our original conundrum. September is from the Latin word septem, meaning seventh month; October from octo, meaning eighth month, November from novem, meaning ninth month, and December from decem, meaning tenth month. But these number references only made sense when March was counted as the first month, as in the ancient Roman calendar. As you can see, history is as unpredictable as the humans who create it. What began as a logical and consistent naming system was at some point taken over by religion and celebrity. But I wish they hadn’t stopped there. To clear up this confusion, maybe we should rename these last four months Autumntide, Soultide, Harvestide, and Startide (since almost all winter festivals celebrate light). But this would require a constitutional amendment! So I guess we’re stuck with the old familiars.
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The beginning of the school year—such a happy time, full of new friends, new school supplies, new clothes, new teachers, new classrooms, new beginnings—and new parasites. As a parent, it is never fun to see the school’s caller ID on the phone. Hearing the voice of the school nurse provokes all kinds of anxieties. That’s why I didn’t know whether to be relieved or horrified when she asked me to pick up my daughter because she had lice, one year ago when she began kindergarten. We were scarcely two weeks into the school year. (More accurately, she called my emergency contact because my phone did not pick up the call. This is frequently a problem at the hospital. I now, unlike most emergency physicians, carry my pager everywhere. That was only one way in which the lice changed my life. My emergency contact, an experienced lice-fighting mom herself, met her at the school and kept her entertained, and at arm’s length from herself, while she waited for me). I knew that lice were a possibility because of a letter the school had sent home. I had even checked for them. But I had somehow missed the tiny, whitish eggs clinging to the roots of her hairs, waiting to erupt into a full-scale infestation. Horror of horrors! My daughter was now the host to a common, and most difficult to subdue, parasite. As parasites go, lice are not really that bad. They don’t carry disease. They don’t make the host sick by stealing nutrients. Why do they generate such revulsion in us? I think it is because they are the only para-
sites we regularly encounter that are visible on our bodies. They are insects after all. The same creatures that we swat away, repel, and crush when they are not on us, and when we are encountered by only one, let alone hundreds. They are sneaky little creatures. When you try to pick them out, they run and hide under a new, unturned clump of hair. The lice I had seen on patients were whitish, unlike ones I had seen in India as a child, which were darker. It turns out they can pigment their eggs, at least, and maybe their whole bodies, to match the hair color of the host. When my daughter’s infestation first began, the eggs were white and stood out against her dark hair. As time went on, they got darker and harder to find. Of course, where there is a parental fear, there is a solution that proves to be profitable for someone! While you are still in the throes of initial shock and revulsion, you may be tempted to call a 1-800 number and a person at the other end promises to come promptly to your home and physically remove all lice and nits from all infested persons in a single sitting without using any medication. (This is no mean feat considering that removing the nits involves pulling impossibly tiny little eggs down the entire length of a hair. When I had lice as a child, I was nine, and my hair was long enough to sit on. Not fun.) I can’t attest to the efficacy of any of these services. Although I booked an appointment, the astronomical cost persuaded me to call and cancel. I decided that I would arm myself with knowledge, and the American Association of Pediatrics is an excellent place to continued on page 34
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QuickStart Tennis Courts Open at Crozet Elementary County dignitaries and QuickStart Tennis director Lynda Harrill gathered at Crozet Elementary School Aug. 29 to cut the ribbon on three QuickStart Tennis courts behind the school. QuickStart courts are smaller than regulation tennis courts and are designed to enable young players to master skills before moving on to the bigger court. The courts were built with a $65,000 gift from QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia, which is led by the indefatigable Harrill, as well as other contributors. The program has been used in the school’s physical education program for five years. “Crozet Elementary has become a true QuickStart school,” said Harrill buoyantly. “It’s like a mini-version of the U.S. Open!” said Principal Gwedette Crummie to the crowd, which included the school’s entire third grade class, who were waiting for their chance to get on the courts. Two large tubs of rackets, donated by QuickStart last year, were positioned near the gate.
The school likes Quickstart because it promotes an active and healthy lifestyle, Crummie said, the students report that the program made this year’s summer school “the best ever,” a chorus of “Yes!” answered back from the student ranks. Crummie is now on QuickStart’s board, too. Supervisor Ann Mallek praised the project as representing a model sort of private and public alliance. “This has been a great partnership and we are ready for even more,” she said. Crozet parent Heidi Sonen, who had suggested QuickStart as an after school program, praised Harrill for her “can-do attitude.” Sonen mentioned that her QuickStart-trained daughter is now playing tennis with her 80-year-old grandmother, proof that tennis really is a game for all ages. The Crozet Lions Club said it will donate picnic tables for the site in the spring. County Parks and Rec staff will handle maintenance of the courts, which were installed A.G. Dillard Company.
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Homemade Marinara Sauce Nothing is easier than homemade spaghetti sauce when the tomatoes are ripening and the nights are still warm so that the tomato skins haven’t thickened. The central Virginia gardens and markets are full of onions, garlic, basil and tomatoes and truth be told: all those lovely vegetables and herbs and some oil are all you need to make a really fabulous, fresh pasta sauce. And best yet, this is a case where less is more. A very quick sauté yields a fresh tasting, light sauce that is much more authentic than what passes for sauce in those jars I’ve seen on the grocery store shelves.
Somewhere between a pet peeve and utter astonishment is this: I’ve seen people make spaghetti and serve it by having the pasta in one bowl and the sauce in another….NO NO PLEASE NO. Drain your pasta and add it directly to the sauce. Toss and serve. Make your guests wait for the pasta….never make your pasta wait for the guests! As people have the opportunity to travel more, they will learn that a light sauce that doesn’t smother the pasta is actually very tasty. We’ll talk about thick, rich Bolognese sauce another time, but while summer lingers, please try this.
Fresh Marinara Sauce with Pasta 1 lb angel hair pasta 2 lb fresh red, ripe tomatoes 6 cloves garlic Large bunch of fresh basil 1 medium onion ½ cup olive oil Romano cheese for grating at the table Additional basil to add at the table Fill your tea kettle with water and put it on high heat. Put all the tomatoes into a heat-proof bowl Fill a large pot with water for the pasta, salt it and turn it on high heat. Put the oil in a large frying pan (stainless steel or porcelain only, never cast iron or aluminum) and turn to medium heat. Chop the onion and add to the oil Mince the garlic but don’t add it yet! By now your tea kettle should be boiling. Slowly pour the boiling water over the tomatoes and let it sit for 3-4 minutes or until you see the tomato skins split. Remove the tomatoes one at a time from the water. (careful—hot!) Cut the core from the tomato and remove the skin. Coarsely chop into one-inch squares and add to the onions. After all the tomatoes have been added, add the garlic. Turn the heat up high. Coarsely chop the basil and add it to the sauce. By now your large pot of water should be boiling; add the pasta and start stirring. Bring the sauce to a boil and let it boil while the pasta cooks. Angel hair pasta cooks quickly; taste it to make sure and then drain it when it is just done. Add the pasta to the sauce and toss to coat the pasta. Serve with a chunk of Romano cheese, sitting on the table with the grater. Let everyone grate her or his own. Also serve with a bowl of fresh basil leaves to be sprinkled on the pasta.
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This month, I’m going to combine two of my favorite topics: dogs and running! I am often asked about exercising dogs: How much? How far? How fast? What age? These are good questions and like anything, it depends on the individual. One thing is for sure; dogs were made to run. We are fortunate to still have the ancestor of all domestic dogs alive and well in the world today, the gray wolf. Wolves will often run for 10-30 miles per day in search of food, much of this at a nice easy lope. Their anatomy and physiology is perfectly suited for this activity, from their strong rear legs to their incredible ability to burn fat as a fuel source. Or consider their very close domestic dog relatives, the arctic breeds like Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes. When trained and fed right, these are the dogs of the Iditarod, racing over 100 miles a day for days on end. So with that basic information, your dog is surely able to go for a 3-mile jog, right? Of course…it depends. Heat: The number one problem for running with our domestic dogs is the heat. Remember that dogs cool down by panting, which is not very efficient when it’s hot outside. Also, most dogs are wearing a pretty warm winter jacket year round. So, take that Iditarodtrained dog in Alaska and plop him down on an 80-degree day with 90 percent humidity here in Virginia in early September. Big trouble. What about your Pug or English Bulldog? That extremely cute smooshed face has significantly compromised his ability to breathe and pant making him also very susceptible to heat stress. My rule on this: If it’s over 75 degrees out, you probably shouldn’t be taking your dog for a run.
Running vs. sprinting vs. play: I will not take my dogs running on a leash. First, the dogs are terrible, constantly lunging and pulling me along, then suddenly stopping for sniff breaks. Two or three miles of that is enough to drive me crazy. Second, they are just bored on the leash. After about a mile, they do settle down a bit, but then I notice they start to drag behind me as if they’re tired, even when it’s cold outside. I have found out that they are not tired, but just bored. Dogs love to run like kids like to run at play – run, sprint, stop and sniff, catch back up, sprint past, stop and sniff, run slow, sprint, etc. This is their natural play behavior, which is generally accomplished only when running on trails off leash. This becomes tricky because not all dogs are good off leash (some may run away, some may jump on people, or get into fights with other dogs) and generally most public open places require that dogs be on a leash. I am not here to debate leashed vs. non-leashed activity, but just to share the observation that dogs love running off leash. That being said, many dogs LOVE running on the roads leashed to their owners. Our dog-friend “Fletcher” is an amazing runner. He just runs perfectly in pace next to his owner for the entire run. My dogs, on the other hand, are terrible with their constant pulling and overflowing excitement for the world. Fitness: Anyone guilty of weekend warrior syndrome in his or her own exercise? Too busy for regular exercise during the week, we go out on the weekend and just overdo it! What often happens? Injury, illness, implosion. Likewise, if you aren’t regularly running your dog during the week, you probably shouldn’t bring him along for your 12-mile Saturday morning continued on page 35
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Warriors Beat Spotswood 23-15 Behind the direction of third year Head Coach Ed Redmond and his staff, the Warriors were ready to play and they delivered. The Western Albemarle varsity football team opened the 2014 season at home August 29 against the Spotswood Trailblazers with a 23-15 win. After graduating 22 seniors from last year’s squad there was plenty of anticipation to see what the 2014 team would look like. Western received the opening kickoff and, following penalties on the first two plays, found a rhythm in the running game. After rushing for three first downs Western faced a second and five at the Spotswood 43-yard line. Junior quarterback Sam Hearn handed off to junior wide receiver/running back Henry Kreinenbaum, who slashed through the Trailblazer defense for a 43-yard touchdown run. Holland Corbett’s extra point was good and the Warriors led 7-0. Western’s defense didn’t waste time making an impact either. On Spotswood’s first possession the Warrior defense gave up only five yards and that was an offsides penalty. On fourth and five at their own 27 yard line the Trailblazers lined up to punt. Junior defensive lineman
Osi Crutchfield broke through the line and blocked the kick, giving Warriors the ball at the Trailblazer’s 14 yard line. The Warriors came away with a 29-yard Corbett field goal. Spotswood then fumbled on the kickoff, giving the Warriors the ball again at the Trailblazers’ 39 yard line. The Warriors were unable to take advantage of the miscue and had to punt four plays later. The remainder of the first half was a stalemate and Western took a 10-0 lead into halftime. Spotswood opened the second half with an impressive 11-play, 65-yard drive that ended with a 27-yard field goal to cut the Warrior lead to 10-3. Nine of the 11 plays were runs, with one incomplete pass and the field goal attempt. But the Warrior offense responded quickly and scored just three plays later. On second and three Hearn faked a handoff and found Kreinenbaum on a quick slant for a 67-yard pass that put the Warriors up 17-3. A couple of possessions later Spotswood answered the Warriors, putting together another solid drive, covering 58 yards on nine plays. After a key pass interference call on the Warrior defense, the Trailblazers punched into the end zone three plays later to cut the lead to 17-9. It was the passing game continued on page 35
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floor for themselves. The upper floors of each building will have apartments. Anna’s Restaurant will close in October, Brockman said, and he is trying to attract another restaurant to the space. He said he has a prospective tenant. Trailside Coffee will get new owners, but is expected to stay much as it is, though its new managers are weighing some changes. “Entertainment-based commercial tenants will be our focus” for filling the new buildings, he said. He said he has not met with county officials about their approval for the commercial buildings. “We haven’t finalized deals with prospectives, so the timetable for the new commercial buildings will likely be next year. We believe the interest is there, so it’s imminent. “Banks are raising the requirements on financing development,” he said, and that has inhibited mixed-use projects. “Private dollars will have to come to the table,” he summed up. At a community meeting he held recently, Brockman said the use of the section bordering Rt. 250, which is now zoned residential, was raised with the implication that it should be converted to commercial. This is the area that was bruited about as a brewery location last spring, before the California company that was rumored to be interested in it took a $6 million offer from the city of Richmond to locate there. “We’re not trying to rush into anything,” Brockman cautioned. “But is single family the right use for that acreage?”
The use of the northwest corner of the Rt. 250 /Old Trail Drive intersection was intensely debated during the development of the Crozet Master Plan in 2004 and during its revision in 2010. Both times Crozet citizens insisted that it stay residential. Old Trail’s commercial area was purposely moved away from Rt. 250 to conform to the principles of a planning concept called “New Urbanism,” which stresses walkability. In the master plan, Old Trail Village and downtown Crozet are envisioned as commercial centers ringed around by neighborhoods. “Our customers say they want to be able to walk to things, so they are getting the concept of New Urbanism,” Brockman said. He added that he supports a walking trail connection between Old Trail’s commercial village and downtown Crozet. He’s met with Crozet Trails Crew leaders and Albemarle County Parks and Recreation department officials to scout the right location for it. Brockman said the development expects to be able to offer 100 lots to builders this fall. So far about a total of about 500 houses have been built in the project. Up to 1,600 units are authorized in the parts of the development south of Lickinghole Creek, but Brockman said it is unlikely that many will happen because market pressures are toward larger lots than were first contemplated. Old Trail has recently assigned names to the blocks around the village center and will refer to them as West Village, East Village and Village Highlands (the area toward Rt. 250). continued on page 35
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Pass the Spiders, Please Vegetarians may object to eating meat, but the 630odd species of carnivorous plants have no such scruples. To be fair, carnivorous plants have merely adapted to a harsh environment by eating meat, whereas humans can obtain their nutrition in a variety of ways. But lifestyles aside, carnivorous plants can provide an interesting twist to your garden. Botanists think that the somewhat odd habit of plants eating meat may have evolved independently six times, generally as a response to very poor soils. Carnivorous plants are typically found in bogs or wet savannas with abundant water and sunlight, allowing them to thrive if they can solve the missing nutrient problem. Bugs are able to supply what the substrate lacks, so the plants just had to figure out how to catch them. Meanwhile, occasional fires—bogs can periodically get quite dry—keep down competition from other plants. To catch their prey, the plants employ one of five techniques, or perhaps some combination
of these. Pitfalls employ a modified leaf that encourages the insect to fall into a vase-like structure. Flypaper, as the name suggests, is just a sticky leaf. Snap traps are the movable leaves found on Venus Flytraps. Bladder traps are underwater structures that can suck in their victims, and lobster traps are easy-to-enter, hard-to-get-out mazes. Sundews (Drosera spp.) are a genus of almost two hundred species ranging over much of the earth; a handful of these are found in the southeast United States. For us they are small to tiny plants that are hard to spot, even though they may be quite abundant. You may be fortunate enough to encounter them at the edges of bogs, ponds or ditches in the Coastal Plain. At first, you won’t notice anything unusual, but then you’ll become aware of tiny red dewy dots hiding among the general greenery. You might then realize that you may have already stepped on a few hundred sundews. They will likely recover and continue to use their sticky leaves to trap tiny insects. If the sundews are the retiring violets of the carnivorous plant world, the pitcher plants
are almost in your face. The Sarracenias, generally native only to the southeast U.S with one species ranging up into Canada, send their trumpet leaves up to thirty inches above the ground. The pitcher-shaped leaves employ a variety of strategies to tempt insects in; they then fall to the bottom and are digested. Leaf color ranges from yellow-green on some species to burgundy on others. Since pitcher plants readily hybridize, there are many cultivars with differing coloring and leaf size. Just one example: Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Tarnok’ has redveined, cream-colored pitchers topped by red and chartreuse double flowers. The foliage on pitcher plants is so showy that most people don’t even think about the flowers, rather bizarre things specially shaped to prevent self-pollination. The flowers are held well above the leaves; after all, it’s not nice to trap your pollinators and eat them. Unlike the pitcher plants that employ no moving parts in their trapping, the Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) employs its infamous “mouth” to grab its prey. Despite the fearsome appearance in close-up photographs— not to mention fictitious representations—flytraps can be hard to spot in the wild. Only 2”-3” tall, they can easily hide among taller vegetation; for years I walked by a patch before finally noticing it. And although the innards of the trap may be a showy red, they can just as often be a harder-to-spot yellow-green. Speaking of those traps: if you have a “pet” flytrap or encounter them in the wild, don’t make them do tricks by tickling their leaves to watch them close. This just wastes the
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Beetles of Eastern North America Twenty years ago, on a balmy late-August night, I noticed a mysterious bluish-green glow in the driveway. In amongst the gravel, roundish spots and lines of light could be seen, somewhat similar in color to that of a firefly, but glowing steadily instead of blinking. I ran inside for a flashlight to get a better view of whatever was producing the light, and I discovered a creature I’d never seen before. It was about ¾ inches long and looked to me very much like a cream-colored caterpillar, with red spots enclosed by black squares along its top and darkish spots along its sides. When illuminated by the flashlight, you couldn’t tell this little creature was making light, but in the darkness it was quite visible—even from several feet away! I was never really sure exactly what kind of animal this was. I had surmised that it was a glowworm—a type of beetle closely related to fireflies, but classified in a different family. The problem was that I hadn’t been able to find a picture in a book that matched my animal so that I could be certain of my identification. Thanks to Arthur Evan’s new book, Beetles of Eastern North America, which contains more than one photo of the exact animal that I took a picture of two decades ago, I finally know that I did, indeed, see a glowworm in the Phengodidae family. I learned that the larva (the immature form) and the adult female look almost identical and that both feed upon millipedes. The book includes a photo of a glowworm with its main prey “in hand,” and the author explains how the insect subdues the millipede:
“A glowworm larva overpowers its prey by coiling itself around the front of a millipede’s body. It bites the millipede just behind and underneath the head with sharp and channeled sickle-shaped mandibles that deliver gut fluids laced with paralyzing toxins and digestive enzymes. Immobilized almost instantly, the millipede is unable to release its noxious defensive chemicals and quickly dies as its internal organs and tissues are liquefied. The larva consumes all but the millipede’s exoskeleton and defensive glands.” Art Evans, whom I know because of our shared interest in insects, is considered a noted beetle expert. Yet as knowledgeable as this scientist is, his writing is clear and accessible to everyone with an interest in learning about the largest grouping of animals—not just insects—in the world: beetles. Containing color photographs of 1,409 species representing all 115 families of beetles in eastern North America, this is the ultimate “field guide” to these insects in our area. Weighing over four pounds, this isn’t a book you can carry into the field, but it is one you can enjoy looking through while seated in the comfort of your home. What’s especially wonderful about it is that it doesn’t just help you to identify the beetles you are most likely to come across, it also provides the most interesting (to my mind) detail of an insect’s life—what it eats. With that bit of knowledge, you will know whether or not you are likely to ever see one of these invertebrates in your yard if you know what plants are on your property. Or you might want to grow a particular kind of plant so you
The author discovered this ¾-inch glowworm (a type of beetle) late one night in her gravel driveway. (Photo credit: Marlene A. Condon)
can try to attract some of these insects to your wildlife habitat. A great number of species are truly lovely to see. One example is the Dogbane Beetle. Every year I make a point to look for it on my Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum), a native wildflower that found its way into my garden many years ago. The Dogbane Beetle is absolutely gorgeous, with wing covers that shine in red, green, and gold, especially when seen in sunlight. If you don’t know much about beetles, you can learn a great deal by reading Art’s introduction. He writes only briefly about topics that the casual observer may not have a particular interest in, such as the details of scientific classification. But he devotes about two dozen pages to such fascinating information as mating behavior, parental care of young, metamorphosis and development of the various life stages, adult feeding, defense tactics, when and where to find beetles, and how to photograph them. Although it is typical of books about insects to also discuss collecting them—killing individuals in order to mount them on pins in a box—I find the continuation of this activity unfortunate as well as unnecessary. The justification for taking the lives of these animals is explained away by claiming that it is necessary to gain knowledge about them. Yet the only information you can obtain from a dead insect are the details of its anatomy, which perhaps is interesting to some folks, but which is hardly
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very useful in the scheme of things. If you really want to understand (and to help) insects, you should watch them to learn actual details about their lives: what they eat, when they eat, what eats them, how they mate and where, etc. In other words, what roles they play in keeping the environment functioning properly. Physicist Richard Feynman understood that the details of an animal’s life comprise true knowledge. Substitute “insect” where it says “bird” in the following quote from him and you can see why killing and pinning insects is not particularly enlightening: “You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing—that’s what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.” Sadly, the value of such nature observations seems to have been lost in today’s world. Just about every type of biologist insists that knowledge can be obtained only by intruding upon the personal lives of animals; that is to say, by handling and marking (and thus terrifying) them, or—worse yet— physically harming or killing them. In physics, we have the “observer effect,” which states that measurements of particular systems cannot be made without affecting those systems. Biologists have come to realize that there is a somewhat similar observer effect when plants are touched, animals are probed, and cell cultures disturbed. I would say that the observer effect is especially applicable to wildlife monitoring. “Marlene’s Axiom” is stated as “Factual information about an organism’s behavior cannot be accurately determined if humans intrude upon the animal’s sphere of existence.” This premise is so self-evident that anyone who studies wildlife should be able to accept it without controversy. Thus it’s hard for me to understand why hands-off observation seems to be frowned upon by today’s wildlife researchers.
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It is generally not considered proper to ask a woman her age. However, that’s not necessary when you meet Camille Phillips, creator of delicious things and proprietor of Green House Coffee shop very near the center of the known universe in downtown Crozet. When we first met her, as meteorologists, Heidi and I had to know. “Were you named after Hurricane Camille?” After all, we named our daughter after hurricane Isabel, which point-blank smashed Crozet back in 2003. “Yes, I was,” Camille proudly proclaimed. Hurricane Camille hit in late August of 1969 and was one of only three category five hurricanes to hit the United States in the last century. After smashing Mississippi upon landfall, Camille saved the worst for Nelson County, where she dumped 27 inches of rain in just eight hours. Usually, it takes seven months to rain that much. Through the miracle of the Internet, we discovered that in 1968, just 200 out of every million baby girls born were named Camille. By 1970, the number had doubled to 400 girls per million. Camille, the Hurricane, was a truly mean and nasty monster of historic proportions. Coffee shop Camille, by contrast, is as sweet as they come. Hurricane Camille was an
epic event in local history. For more on this storm, we recommend that you read Roar of the Heavens by Charlottesville resident Stefan Bechtel. August Recap August was another very cool month and capped off a delightful summer. We were three degrees below normal with an average high of 82 and low of 62 instead of the normal 85 and 65. The hottest all month was just 88 and we haven’t hit 90 since mid July. Just when things were getting really dry, three inches of rain fell between the 20th and 23rd. With the cool air, the rains greened things up in a way more typical of mid-September. And don’t even bother asking about this winter. We don’t have a clue. Neither do the Wooly Worms or the Farmer’s Almanac or the Weather Service. Anybody who says they know what winter will bring is just making that stuff up! Rain Totals Crozet Mint Springs 4.03” Old Trail 3.63” Ivy 4.44” U.Va. 3.81” Waynesboro 4.19” White Hall 3.41” CHO Airport 4.33” Nellysford 2.55”
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do just that. An article in their journal told me everything I needed to know. Pyrethrins and permethrin are over the counter insecticides, available at your local drug store, that kill the lice…but not all the nits. So you have to re-treat the head after 7 to 10 days to kill any nits that hatched in the meantime. Resistance is rumored, but no one knows how common that really is, so I decided to take my chances instead of asking for a (incredibly expensive, brandname) prescription treatment that promised to kill more of the eggs. In fact, the AAP suggests that even if resistance is suspected, it is reasonable to consider treating with the previously mentioned agents rather than something more toxic. I suspect many cases of resistance are in fact due to not following the instructions. I also armed myself with a headlamp. I remembered from my childhood that the quickest way to get rid of an infestation is to manually remove all the nits, although the AAP says this is not necessary. Every night for 3 weeks, I went through my daughter’s hair, literally, with a fine toothed comb and a bright light. I also pulled any nits I saw off each hair with my fingers. She was allowed to watch an iPad during this process, which she took to calling her “lice TV.” I can only imagine the torture for her; it was excruciating for me. Many of them were already dead (hatched or killed by the medication). The live ones emit a juicy sounding pop when crushed with a fingernail. After three weeks, they were all gone. I imagine this won’t be the last time we see our fine sixlegged friends. Next time, I won’t hide away all her stuffed animals in the basement. Lice can survive only for 48 hours off a human head, so anything she hasn’t played with recently is unlikely to be infested. The other way in which the lice changed my life is that I fought a tiny, formidable adversary who could outbreed me in a miniscule fraction of my lifespan, and won! I wish you all a happy, and, against all odds, parasite-free school year!
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run. Like you, he needs to be adapted to perform without injury. Yes, he’s lighter and more athletic than you, but still, make it a point to get him into the regular exercise schedule if he’s joining you for longer weekend activity. Also, overweight dogs, and those with respiratory (pugs) or orthopedic problems, need to be exercised with caution, just like people. Just as in humans, exercising alone is not going to cause any weight loss. It’s better to look at it like this: I need to get my dog to lose weight before I start running with her. Instead of this: I need to take her running to get her to lose weight. Age: This is a big question I get when people have a new puppy. When can I take him running? My basic answer is usually around five months of age. This is when wolf pups start heading out with the pack for shorter hunts and travels. The play that occurs before this stage gives the puppy plenty of fitness and agility. People are often concerned that running will be hard on their joints—nonsense! Dogs weigh a fraction of what we weigh and have four legs to distribute the load. Running is a very low-impact activity for dogs and I always encourage walking, running, and hiking as the best exercise modalities for dogs. Dogs’ bones grow at an incredible rate. Consider an 80-pound adult dog. He will grow from a one-pound puppy to an 80-pound dog in about 10-12 months. Now consider a human. My son is eight years old and weighs only 50 pounds.
SEPTEMBER 2014 So, yes, it’s good to be concerned about those rapidly growing bones, growth plates, and joints. But running is great for their development. Ball, Frisbee, and dog park play are what I worry about during the first year of a dog’s life. Typically, when someone plays fetch with their dog, their dog sprints to the ball and either catches it awkwardly or stops on a dime to get it, often causing a wipeout or forward roll. Jumping up for a Frisbee toss is hard to watch. And anything goes in a dog park with a puppy. These are all high-impact exercises and are much more likely to cause a significant injury in a rapidly growing dog. I’m not saying you should never do these things, but do them very sparingly during their first year of life. Exercising your dog should not involve your standing still throwing the tennis ball with a chuckit again and again. It should involve the two of you traveling on foot somewhere together at an easy pace. As for older dogs, there is no age limit; just listen to them. If you’re forcing them to run, you probably shouldn’t take them. “Ringo” is the dog of my friend and running teammate, Nick. Ringo is an amazing trail runner, often running over 50 miles per week with thousands of feet of elevation gain. He does not get injured, he literally wins races with Nick, and running is just a part of who he is. He is a great example of the possibilities of running with your dog if you train with them appropriately, avoid the heat, and keep it fun. One of the best benefits of having a dog is it’s a great excuse for you both to get out and exercise. Take advantage!
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that produced big plays for Spotswood on this drive. Western started their next drive on their own 10 yard line with 8:39 to play in the game. Again, the Warriors answered the Trailblazers’ touchdown with a quick score. On third and one at the 19 yard line, senior Oliver Herndon took a handoff from Hearn and raced 81 yards for a touchdown, stretching the lead back to 14 points, 23-9. Corbett’s extra point kick was no good. But Spotswood wouldn’t go away. Facing first and 15 at their own 31 following a false start penalty, Kahlil Davis made another big play for the Trailblazers. Speedy and elusive, Davis took a hand off and then threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open receiver to make the score 23-15 with 7:07 to play. The Spotswood defense then forced the Warriors to punt. Then Herndon made another big play for Western, this time on defense. He intercepted the Spotswood quarterback on a long pass, giving the ball back to the Warriors with 4:26 left in the game. But the offense had to punt again from deep in their
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Brockman said he supports the idea of a hotel in Old Trail, or elsewhere in Crozet. “It’s very believable that it could be there,” he said referring to the location proposed for the Rutherfoord Hotel adjoining The Lodge, which crashed in
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own territory, giving the Trailblazers great field position. Spotswood started the drive at their own 47 with 2:37 to play. They benefited from a holding penalty on first down and followed it with a 33-yard pass play for a first down at the Warrior 31 yard line. After three straight incomplete passes Spotswood called timeout, facing fourth and 10 with 1:49 to play. The Warrior defense got good pressure on the quarterback, forced another incomplete pass and sealed the victory. Henry Kreinenbaum finished the game with two TDs (one rushing, one receiving), four carries for 56 yards and two receptions for 76 yards. Herndon carried the ball 16 times for 161 yards and a touchdown and Hearn was 3 for 10 passing, for 80 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Hearn’s numbers weren’t great, but he didn’t turn the ball over and the Warrior defense managed to get two takeaways and the blocked punt. As long as they can run the ball effectively, Hearn won’t have to make as many plays in the passing game, but he is quite capable. It was a solid performance for his first start. The Warriors host Waynesboro September 5 at 7:30.
July when the bank backing the project required stricter loan terms. He said he hopes someone will take up the project, which is essentially ready to go. “We’re trying to be as careful as we can be and make sure that decisions make sense for the Master Plan and the community,” said Brockman, whose family lives in Old Trail too.
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A Flourishing Vision
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onsult the genius of the place in all.” –Alexander Pope, Epistle IV to Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington. The vacant, deconstructed Barnes Lumber property appears today largely devoid of life and character. Yet when we look deeper, closing our eyes and awakening our imaginations, we find it possesses a genius of place. This land retains its cultural context and it has a spirit that we would be well advised to consult if we are to achieve, in the words of Mike Marshall: “the economic and civic goals that are essential to Crozet’s future prosperity.” Examples of its genius— those aspects of its cultural heritage and natural history that make it special and grant it its unique character—include proximity to the main crossroads of town, adjacency to the railroad, and a history of local employment based on products made of wood. Additionally, the property possesses an elevated, level terrain with a lovely view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Any plan for development should respect these characteristics and embellish them. In doing so, we will nourish our local communities and promote the coherence and cohesiveness of Crozet. Here are some ideas that come readily to mind. I offer them in the hope that they stimulate our imaginations during the planning process. In
doing so, I assume we already have reached a consensus for developing an economically and socially vibrant downtown, physically and aesthetically integrated with the new Crozet Library, the Crozet Avenue streetscape project, and the existing businesses and neighborhoods. Create a town square. Not merely a pedestrian mall, but a plaza that serves as a focal point for people to gather. Native shade trees, benches, a water feature and a commemorative statute could grace the square. The square would be an oasis, a refuge from vehicular traffic for young and old alike. This small, central park would afford an uplifting view of the mountains, available to all, reminding us of where we are blessed to work and to live. The Farmers Market, art and craft shows, and outdoor musical events could be held in the square. Establish a well-illuminated, walking promenade roughly parallel to the train tracks that connects all the features of the development, and which in turn connects these features to the main plaza. This will encourage people to move about town without getting in their cars. Envision Crozet as a rail stop between Staunton and Waynesboro, Charlottesville and Richmond. Imbed within the plan a ready-to-go accommodation for an aesthetically attractive, easily accessible rail terminal for tourists and work-
ers alike. Imbue the property with passive solar design and active energy generation. Capture rainwater for landscape use. Set ambitious goals for lowering dependence on outside, centralized sources of energy and water. In doing so, the development will better emulate the water and energy economies of nature, which we know are sustainable. Wood should appear as a distinctive feature within the architecture of the development, particularly at street level, to pay tribute to the role lumber has played in Crozet’s economic roots. To help bring the plan to fruition, seek and attract businesses that are involved in light manufacturing; businesses that would benefit from easy access to the railway; value-adding industries that support the local farm, orchard and forest economy. The Barnes Lumber property is, of course, privately held. I appreciate that the owners are working diligently with oversight bodies such as the Crozet Community Advisory Council and the Albemarle County Planning Commission to achieve an acceptable design for
its development that is economically viable. Nevertheless, I hope for and expect a deeper, more thoughtfully elaborated vision than that offered in the plans currently on the table. I wish for a vision that better promotes the genius of the place and more fully meets the needs of people; a plan that better accentuates and leverages those special combination of features that make Crozet rise above the ordinary and mundane. We have a rare opportunity to shape the character of our town for decades to come; to create a downtown that is economically resilient, aesthetically attractive, socially vibrant; a place that nourishes the soul. There is only one way for any of us to genuinely prosper: we must advance the conditions for us to flourish together. We all share a stake in this venture. By promoting the weal our town, our communities, our local economy and the ecology of the natural world, we can realize this aspiration. Let us insist on a better plan than the one we have before us. We must, not only for ourselves, but for our children and our grandchildren, who will thank us when we do.
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