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CREATORS page 8 OLD BOONESVILLE page 9 LONELY HUNTER page 14 EAGLE FAMILY page 15 OLD TRAIL DOWNSIZE pages 18 TAKE A SEAT page 19 The east entrance of the Blue Ridge Tunnel has been cleared to allow the tunnel to drain.

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The Blue Ridge Tunnel Foundation, which has taken on the project of opening the hand-hewn 1858 rail tunnel for foot traffic, will begin offering escorted tours of the eastern third of the tunnel in April. Nelson County supervisor Alan Hale, who heads the non-profit organization, led about a dozen members of the Crozet Trails Crew into the repaired section of the tunnel February 13, a frigid day when icicles draped the portal walls. The CTC has

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a long-term goal of connecting Crozet to the tunnel and one idea is to use Jarmans Gap Road to reach the Appalachian Trail at Jarmans Gap, and at Rockfish Gap connect the AT to the tunnel, which lies 700 feet below the ridge line. Funded by a federal grant administered by the Virginia Department of Transportation, Phase I of the project was completed in June. It created a parking area at the former Afton train continued on page 5

The Albemarle County Planning Commission reviewed current plans for Adelaide, a housing development project on Rt. 250 west of the Blue Ridge Shopping Center, at its February 22 meeting in what is called a workshop, meaning that no vote is taken but a developer can find out what the commission’s likely reaction will be. Developer Kyle Redinger learned that the 93-unit project he proposes needs to be “primarily” detached single-family houses. Currently his plan contains only attached units. County planner Meghan Yanglos asked the commission to comment on three questions: what should the project’s density be; does the Crozet Master Plan call for lower density in this location; and what percentage of the project should be detached single-family houses. The plan calls for “neighborhood density residential,” which is ‘primarily detached single-family units’ for the site, she said. She said that county planning staffers do not agree that the density should be low, but do think that at least 50 percent of the units should be continued on page 20

Rescue Squad Honors Its Volunteers The Western Albemarle Rescue Squad honored its volunteers and, to their surprise, showed off its newly arrived “heavy rescue” truck at its annual awards dinner at King Family Vineyard in Crozet February 6. David Booth was named the Volunteer of the Year, Raven Curtis received the Frances Henry Award, which goes to the volunteer who ran the most calls (Curtis ran 126), and Haydon Pitchford was named Rookie

of the Year. Curtis also received the Chief ’s Award and Melanie Welcher received the President’s Award. The evening began with a tribute to Richard Martin, a cofounder of the squad, who died in October and was also honored at the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department’s annual awards night. Martin’s widow Jenny recalled Martin’s signal contribution to continued on page 12

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To the Editor of the Crozet Gazette and the Crozet Community: I wish it were possible to personally thank each and every one of the many people who have gifted me their kindness over the course of my tenure as manager of the Crozet Library– it would take a lifetime! My remembrances of this warm, creative, vital community will always be tucked in my heart’s treasure box of most cherished memories; the beautiful library and its kind patrons, and of course, the amazingly talented, dedicated, compassionate and fun staff of the Crozet Library, who have become not only friends, but family. I am a reader, not a writer. It’s difficult for me to find the words to express all that’s in my heart. As often happens with books, however, the right one happened to come into my hands at the right moment, Alexander McCall Smith’s Espresso Tales, a book in the series 44 Scotland Street. In this story, a gentleman is called upon to deliver a toast to a close set of friends at a dinner party. I

now submit in this letter the text of that very toast as a toast to The Crozet Gazette, the Crozet community and, once again, the wonderful staff of the Crozet Library. I have taken the liberty of substituting the name “Crozet” for “Scotland,” with all due respect to the author:

Thank you for being my home, my world, for 12 lovely years.

“Our tiny planet, viewed from afar, is a place of swirling clouds And dimmish blue; [Crozet], though lodged large in all our hearts Is invisible at that distance, not much perhaps, But to us it is our all, our place, the opposite of nowhere; Nowhere can be seen by looking up And realizing, with shock, that we really are very small; You would say, yes, we are, but never overcompensate, Be content with small places, the local, the short story Rather than the saga; take pleasure in private jokes, In expressions that cannot be translated, In references that can be understood by only two or three, But which speak with such eloquence for small places And the fellowship of those whom you know so well And whose sayings and moods are as familiar As the weather; these mean everything, They mean the world, they mean the world.”

Local governments show their priorities in the most visible way by their choices about budgets. In the previous eight years I have brought information about the budget elements to the citizens and asked for feedback. Listening to citizen viewpoints helps me represent you better in the budget process. A priority-based discussion is needed to more dramatically orient local government efforts to the desires and priorities of the citizens. While this is a difficult process, it is essential in order to make best choices every year. It is easier to say no or yes, but more difficult to identify programs you support or can do without. This year when you attend a town hall, please be ready with your priorities. Where should we be focusing the taxpayers’ dollars? There are expense categories that are required by state or federal mandate, but part of our budget is discretionary. If you cannot attend, please share your ideas with me via phone, post, or email.

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For decades the custom of the Albemarle Board has been to be cautious in predicting the economy; yet, this year even this approach predicted higher assessments than are achieved. Expense prioritization must occur to balance the current Fiscal Year 2016 budget, which ends July 1. For Fiscal Year 2017, the budget process underway now, heavier prioritizations will be needed. Adding to the dilemma, the downturn beginning in 2009 and reduced investment have left the county’s capital program behind in upkeep and many years behind in additions to schools to house our growing school population. Sidewalk projects take years to accomplish. Citizen frustration is high. Costs have increased in the last three years. I am proud that the board continued to invest tax revenue to add positions in the County police department, to gradually add staff to implement geographic or geo-policing. Community policing is what we all remember as the officer on the beat, who knew his or her residents well and was a trusted friend. It was also essential that extra social services staff were hired to carry the increased caseloads that are now a county reality. Opening two new libraries, each needed for a decade or more and widely

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Guitar Jamming at the Depot It’s a very Spirit of Crozet thing to do, organize a cause or an event you think needs to exist and don’t wait for somebody else to make it happen. So now we have a guitar jam, led by Jim Pyle, at the depot in downtown Crozet on the third Thursday evening of the month at 7 p.m. In January the music was songs by The Kingston Trio. Then, after Glenn Frye of The Eagles died in January, February was dedicated to Eagles’ songs. In March the theme will be Beatles’ hits. Six guitar players showed up for the informal session in February. They were joined by nine singers, including some from the Crozet Community Chorus. Word of mouth has spread news of the sessions so far. The idea started with Front Porch, a Charlottesville organization that promotes old-time music and offers lessons. “They gave it a try for a couple months and then they pulled out,” said

guitar-player Marvin Rankin, who besides having a day job with U.Va. is a maker of cigarbox guitars and dulcimers that are available for sale at the Crozet Artisans shop in the depot. “Jim picked it up the mantle and we switched to folk and classic rock. We invited the Chorus, too. We play and have fun. I came out to jam and I like the Doc Watson stuff too. Jim is the ramrod. He’s taken charge and done a good job. “Any instrument is welcome. I’ve been a beginner guitarist for 40 years. We’re trying to provide an outlet for people to get together and play. It’s good for the community. It’s about camaraderie and making new friends.” Pyle, who was playing a 12-string guitar, is a former health law attorney who retired to Crozet a few months ago after leaving his practice in D.C. “We looked all over the country for a place to retire—seriously in Colorado and North

Carolina. We couldn’t find any place that had the people that are in Crozet,” he said. “Everybody in Crozet is so encouraging. They say, ‘Try it.’ In D.C. it’s always ‘it can’t be done,’ or ‘it’s been done.’” After they ran through the Eagles repertoire, culminating in Hotel California, the group went on to Roger Miller’s King of the Road, then Arlo Guthrie’s The City of New Orleans and then Crosby, Stills and Nash’s

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depot, and opened a 3,400-footlong, 10-foot-wide gravel trail along the old rail bed to the east portal. An eight-foot-high chain link fence separates the trail from the CSX tracks. Inside the nearly mile-long tunnel, drainage improvements have allowed most of the water that filters through the rock wall to escape. A final coating of finely crushed stone that will make the trail usable by wheelchairs will wait until construction equipment no longer uses the access. Until the project is complete, the tunnel and trail remain off limits to the public. But soon tours of up to 20 will be able sign up at the foundation’s website, blueridgetunnel.org. The location has security cameras, and violators are subject to prosecution for trespassing. Nelson County has asked that Phase II and III be com-

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bined into one funding grant. Phase II was intended to remove two substantial bulwarks that were built in the tunnel in the 1950s when it was conceived of as place to store natural gas. Phase III will finish the trail to the Waynesboro portal. Inside the tunnel, dark and damp with harsh acoustics, but

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bearing the marks of the Irishmen who chipped away the defiant rock, CTC members came to the 10-foot thick east bulwark. The middle section of the tunnel is accessible by crawling through pipes in the bases of the bulwarks. Once through a pipe, one falls into a pool of water, Hale explained. He did it once, he said, but he’s not going to do it again. “We’re told the money is there to get Phases II and III done, so we have submitted an application,” said Hale, a polished advocate for the tunnel who has been involved in the project for 10 years. The final phase will require $1.2 million. Hale said he hopes to solicit construction bids for the final phase in late summer. The tunnel could be open in 2017. Once complete, visitors will be able to see one end of the tunnel from the other. Inside the tunnel, water normally drains east and air typically rises toward the west.

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Tompkins Named New Crozet Librarian Hayley Tompkins, a librarian with the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library since 2009, is the new Branch Manager at Crozet Library. She has been serving as a reference librarian at the Central Branch in downtown Charlottesville. She has also held posts at Northside Library and Gordon Avenue Library. Tompkins was the unanimous top choice of JMRL’s 3-member interview committee, according to JMRL director John Halliday. She is a graduate of the College of William & Mary in classics and holds a master’s degree in library & information science from the University of North Texas. Tompkins said she applied for the job because “Crozet is the best library in the system. It has the best staff. I’m going to build on what Wendy [Saz] has

done. She’s got great programming. I don’t want to make changes. I want to learn first.” In her current position Tompkins has an active role in the library’s writing programs, film series, computer tutorials, and other programs for adults. Recently, she managed the grant-funded “Created Equal” film and discussion series and she has worked on JMRL’s Social Media Committee, the Programming Committee, and Web Committee. She is also a member of the Virginia Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee. Saz will be working with Tompkins in early March to get her off to a good start. Tompkins was raised in Fluvanna and she and her husband are in the market for a home in Crozet.

Amid Safety Concerns, Henley Implements Improved Student Pick-up and Drop-Off Procedures By Rebecca Schmitz becca@crozetgazette.com Henley Middle School has changed its student pick-up and drop-off procedures to address increasing parent and teacher concerns over student safety. The new routine is designed to eliminate problems such as students darting between cars to find their parents, cars driving too fast through the pick-up line, double parking, and parked cars blocking lanes. Now, parents are no longer allowed to park on two of the most heavily traveled areas around the school (see map above); instead, they are offered alternative places to park, such as the loop in front of Brownsville Elementary. Henley’s new principal, Dr. Beth Costa, who arrived at the beginning of the school year, initiated the changes after hearing from concerned parent Amanda Alger. Alger, the

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mother of a sixth grader, was surprised to witness a chaotic and potentially dangerous scene the first time she picked her daughter up at school. “Kids would pour out of the building in every possible direction to find their parents,” she said. She said children were darting out in front of cars and many lanes were blocked by parked cars. She saw frustrated parents snapping and gesturing at each other. “It became really aggressive. Our kids are watching how we behave, and it wasn’t setting an example of how to be a good community member.” Costa said that at the time Alger contacted her, she hadn’t yet observed the pick-up process because at dismissal she usually spent her time with the buses. After Alger’s email, she observed the process and realized changes needed to be made: “There was not enough room in our current traffic pattern to continued on page 17

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More Better Kitchens Two modest houses in downtown Crozet now have businesses in them. Cakes by Rachel and L’Etiole Catering have set up base operations on Jarmans Gap Road opposite Crozet United Methodist Church. Rachel Willis moved her specialty cake bakery from her home on top of Beaver Creek Mountain and Mark Gresge, whose residence is also in Crozet, has moved his kitchen operation here, too, a year after closing his restaurant by that name on West Main Street in Charlottesville that had opened in 2003. And both are offering honor boxes—one for soups and the other for cupcakes-from their porches. Look for their roadside sandwich signs on the days when the honor boxes are out. “I’m so excited about this,” said Willis, referring to her honor box on the first day she put it out. It’s a large plastic cooler with a cash box next to it. Inside are ready packages of scrumptious cupcakes, in pairs or fours. That day it was vanilla with strawberry icing. The box sold out by the afternoon. “I do them for weddings. They’re beautifully simple. It’s a nice sweet and it’s special. The whole idea about the [honor] box is that you don’t have to come in and talk to me. People are busy. But I’m not ready for retail yet—if I ever will be.” Willis has been operating out of her house since 2007, when her son Isaac was born. Now he gets off the school bus at the shop. “I always had my eye out,” she said about the move. “I outgrew my house. I miss it—but

we don’t need to be surrounded by buttercream all the time. And it was hard getting cakes down the mountain. “It was very fortuitous. Vicky Gresge put a bug in my ear. I put a Christmas card in the resident’s mailbox and the owner, a wonderful woman, asked me what I wanted to do there. I brought her a cake and. . . .” She paused to let fate fill in the rest. “I’m very grateful to her. We bought it in the end. It needed to be re-plumbed and re-wired.” “I can’t believe how lucky I am I ended up in Crozet. I really dig being part of the community. “My focus is on all-natural ingredients and I used locally raised eggs. I buy my ingredients at the Great Valu. They’re very competitive. From me, you get real one-on-one design that’s custom for you. You get service.” In the next couple of months, she said, she will start offering signature cakes that can be ordered at any time. There will be six different flavors and each cake will be available in three sizes—small to large—plus there will be a seasonal cake on offer. “I like cakes with fruit in them—fresh, like peaches and strawberries. They cut the sweetness of the cake so it’s not so intense. “It will be super simple. You’ll just have to come pick it up. “I need to make it easier for me. I’m a one-woman show right now. I have to go slow. I don’t want to lose the love that I put into each cake.” Willis has been cooking pro-

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WAHS Students Take Top Honors in Arts and Writing Contest By Rebecca Schmitz becca@crozetgazette.com Three Western Albemarle students have been recognized for their artistic talents, earning regional honors in the national Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards competition. Junior Laura Grice was awarded the Gold Key award for her work in ceramics and a Silver Key award for drawing. She also earned an honorable mention in printmaking. Sophomore Jacob Chang-Rascle won two Gold Key awards and an honorable mention in photography. Mary Hilker, a junior, impressed judges with her writing, earning a Silver Key in Flash Fiction (stories with fewer than 350 words) and an honorable mention for her poetry. Gold Key winners will be judged at the national level next. As one looks over these award-winning pieces, it’s hard to believe they aren’t the work of professionals. All three students say they plan to pursue careers related to the arts.

Laura Grice’s Gold Keywinning piece is a sleek ceramic cup, with indentations to create interest and rich greenish-purple tint. She also produced a stark, haunting drawing of a winter scene, featuring a person dwarfed by soaring, snow-covered mountains. Her printmaking piece, which won an honorable mention, is a highly-detailed aerial scene of buildings in New York City. She created it using a photo lightbox for tracing, and etching tools. Chang-Rascle’s Gold Keywinning piece is a vibrant close-up of a water droplet captured at the moment it forms. His second Gold Key photo, created with infrared photography, is a scene of a majestic tree overlooking a snowy cemetery, with mountains rearing up in the background. He received an honorable mention for Impending Storm, an infrared photo capturing a lone person in a grassy, snow-dotted field clutching a red umbrella. Chang-Rascle was also awarded the Grand Prize in the 2016

(L-R) Western students Jacob Chang-Rascle, Laura Grice, and Mary Hilker were recognized for their accomplishments in the visual and literary arts.

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University. It’s clear Mary Hilker has a knack for putting feelings into words. She adopts a melancholy tone in her Silver Key-winning flash fiction piece as she elegantly describes a dream that she is said is “kind of about accepting things as they happen in life.” The Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, founded in continued on page 19

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H.I. Davis & Son Store: The Heart In the mid-19th century, Minceberry Bingham Walton, a blacksmith by trade, hung his shingle from a large oak tree in northwest Albemarle County. The two roads that intersected at that place moved enough traffic by his shop for him to make an adequate living to support his bride Lucy [Hall] and their growing family. Their first child, John Thomas, was born in 1839. He grew up helping his father at the forge and came to be known in that area as the go-to man if a horse needed taming. ‘Berry and Lucy Walton’s tenth and last child, Lucy Mildred, came along just as the country was beginning to clear its head from four grueling years of Civil War. By 1872, Berry Walton’s trusted reputation in his community helped qualify him as the first postmaster for the tiny village of Boonesville. In 1881, daughter Lucy Millie married local farmer George W. Bruce. Berry’s son Melvin succeeded him at the post office in 1884 as

the aging patriarch’s steps began to falter. John T. assumed the blacksmith duties when his father passed away around 1886. Life in Boonesville moved on, and, in 1902, George and Lucy Millie’s daughter Nellie married Henry Ira Davis, the son of yet another area blacksmith. Two years later, George Bruce agreed to purchase the Walton’s corner property from his brother-in-law John. By that time, the lot included Bruce’s 16’x20’ store and, perhaps, the post office. George Bruce and his son-inlaw Henry Davis became partners in the general store, and, shortly thereafter, purchased a secondhand carousel, or as Lucy Millie referred to it, a set of hobby-horses. Activity on the corner ramped up! Stocking and staffing the store six days a week was juggled with the energy and logistics required seasonally to maintain and transport the carousel to venues within hauling distance of Boonesville.

Henry Ira Davis (1883–1963) had seen it all and heard it all during more than a half-century behind the counter of his Boonesville store by the time this photo was taken in 1959. [Photo courtesy of Larry Lamb]

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The most prominent corner in downtown Boonesville, had been the location of Minceberry Walton’s blacksmith shop from the mid-19th century. Walton’s son-inlaw George W. Bruce purchased the property in 1904 and operated a store on the site. [Photo courtesy of Larry Lamb]

The little store was enlarged, the carousel prospered and more rides and amusements were added. Motorized transportation enabled them to carry more equipment and workers over greater distances. The initial set of hobby-horses grew into a successful but labor-intensive, full-time, spring-to-fall traveling carnival. After a dozen years juggling the rigors of life on the road with off-seasons spent behind the store counter, Henry Davis decided to sell his interest in the carnival and turn his attentions full-time to the selling of “dry goods, notions and groceries.”

A fair portion of his early business was in barter, providing the store with more “locally sourced” goods such as live chickens, fresh eggs, cracked walnuts, and chestnuts (which, before the devastating blight, he purchased by the wagonload for a penny a pound). Davis bought out his fatherin-law’s interest in the business along with the store site in 1920. At the seasoned age of 37, with a dozen years of carnival miles to his credit, a halfdozen years of service as Boonesville postmaster, three school-age children, and with continued on page 10

Russell Davis maintained two buses for carrying residents from the greater Boonesville area to work places around Charlottesville in the 1940s. Alease Walton Bruce rode regularly with Davis Bus Lines from Blackwell’s Hollow to Monticello Dairy. On days when ridership was low, she assisted Davis by driving a station wagon to carry his passengers. [Photo courtesy of Larry Lamb]

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residents of the local hills and hollows beating a slick path to his storefront, he and his wife Nellie set their sights on the long haul ahead. In earlier days, the bi-weekly trip to Charlottesville to restock supplies took two days with a two-horse wagon. Keeping up with the times, he purchased the first Ford Model-T truck in Boonesville and cut the required travel time to less than a day. The delivery truck also allowed him to expand his local

services, carrying groceries farther into the rural areas. Two of “Big Jim” Walton’s daughters, Kathleen and Alease, fondly recalled visits to Davis’s Store when they were young girls and Henry Davis would discretely give each of them a piece of candy. Alease Walton [Bruce] remembered when Davis would

Henry Davis’s T-Model Ford delivery truck, the first of its type in the Boonesville area, stood at the ready in front of his store. In earlier days, Davis made bi-weekly trips to Charlottesville with a two-horse wagon to pick up his goods for resale. Back home, he would peddle groceries into the hollows for his more remote customers. [Photo courtesy of Larry Lamb]

Elvin Ray Davis (1934–2015) enjoyed a breather on the front porch bench at his grandfather H.I. Davis’s store at Boonesville. [Photo courtesy of Larry Lamb]

Russell Davis (1905–1968), son of H.I. Davis, and his wife Carrie (1904–2003) at Boonesville. Carrie’s dedication to the store business allowed Russell the flexibility to farm and pursue his entrepreneurial leadings. [Photo courtesy of Larry Lamb]

deliver groceries to their house in Blackwell’s Hollow. “We would order peanuts from the store,” she recalled. “They came in boxes and he would sneak a nickel in the box for us kids. When we got the peanuts, we would find that nickel. [The next visit to the store] we could buy some Teaberry chewing gum!” Henry’s wife Nell and their son Russell worked seasonally with the Bruce Greater Shows carnival until the end of its east coast run in the mid-1930s. Russell’s wife Carrie already understood the store business when they married in 1926, as she had grown up helping out in her father Edward J.T. Maupin’s store at Free Union. She stepped right up to marshal the store counter alongside her new father-in-law, even gaining appointment as official Boonesville Postmistress in 1927. The proceeding years were stuff of local legend. Neighbors met at the H.I. Davis & Son store to pick up their mail, swap greetings and tales, and catch the local news. They bought grocery staples and animal feed from bulk supplies, a snack and a cold bottle of pop, and ordered newfangled catalog goods across its counter. The gas pump out front provided the gallon or so required for most machinery and travel needs. Life was good enough, and nary a one gave a thought that things would not always be just that way. Henry Davis and his wife Nellie, Nellie’s mother Lucy Millie Bruce, and Russell Davis and his wife Carrie lived

together comfortably in the house adjoining the store. Store traffic remained steady until after WWII, when post-war prosperity and a more plentiful supply of private automobiles eventually sent many folks packing out of the countryside toward greater job prospects in the city. Friday or Saturday evenings once spent around the store’s potbellied stove became less frequent as the allure of bright lights, busy sidewalks and picture shows 20 miles away kept the wheels turning, and the simple lights of the old store faded in the rearview. Gradually, the community marked the passing of first one and then another of the old establishment’s venerable characters: Lucy Millie, everyone’s beloved Queen of the Carousel, in 1962. The following year it was Henry, the store’s namesake. Nellie joined them in 1967. Russell passed away in 1968, erasing the second name from the store’s signage. Even then, H.I. Davis & Son’s store was not down for the count. Far from it! It operated continuously for another 26 years. The dear heart who persevered to the end, after 47 years as acting postmistress and 68 years behind the well-worn counter top, was Carrie Maupin Davis. In 2003, just 30 days before the 100th anniversary of her birth, she was reunited with the others whose lives were spent in service to their neighbors in old Boonesville.

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old firehouse with Early American hand-me-downs. “There are only a few pictures of Richard in public roles,” noted Martin. “He always preferred to work behind the scenes. He was relentless to get WARS going. There was no GPS then or ECC [Emergency Communications Center]. People called directly to the squad house. Ladies would dispatch for us from the firehouse. They had Dick’s phone number. The dispatcher would call and they wouldn’t know where somebody lived. Dick would say something like, ‘Meet me at Wyant’s Store and I’ll take you there.’ “On Dick’s last day I called 911 and I knew help was on the way. They came through the door and I knew he was in good hands. They gave him every opportunity to live they possibly could. God had another plan. Thank you not just for him but for what you do for everyone. He’s riding with you everyday.” The crowd of nearly 100 rose in an ovation, applauding her speech. Squad president Bill Wood then presented Martin with a blanket bearing the squad’s logo as a keepsake. Wood, normally an antic quipster, was visibly moved and he choked up. In announcing the awards, Wood credited Pitchford with “fortitude” and Welcher he said answered the award’s demand for a “significant contribution.” Booth, he said, “gets everything done around the squad house.”

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If you’ve ever felt like an outsider, or that the system is rigged against you, you will feel right at home in the world of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. This year’s Big Read selection, which will be discussed at the Crozet Library Book Club at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 7, is at once a troubled coming-of-age story and a tender account of thwarted love and irreparable heartbreak, set against the backdrop of racial, class, and religious oppression that characterized the 1930s. But the tenderness struggles to survive in the bleak, soulless landscape of this celebrated novel. Hunter interweaves the lives of five disparate characters living in a small southern mill town in Georgia during the Great Depression. Biff Brannon welcomes all into his all-night New York Café, and finds himself only after the death of his unloving wife. Jake Blount is a hard-drinking Marxist who moves from town to town trying to organize an uprising of the poor, laboring class. Benedict Copeland, a self-educated black medical doctor who devotes himself to serving his people, is so bitter about the treatment of the Negro race that he is unable to find peace. Mick Kelly, the most fully realized character, is a 12-year-old tomboy who lives for music and retreats to the “inside room” of her imagination to escape the painful realities of her family’s poverty. Throughout the book, these representative—some have called them allegorical—characters seek communion and love from other characters, but instead find only increased isolation. They are loosely connected by their somewhat hollow friendship with the fifth and central character in the book, deaf-mute John Singer, who rents a room in the Kelly boardinghouse and whom they frequently visit to pour out their hearts. The book takes its fitting title

from the poem “Lonely Hunter” by William Sharp, which not only captures several of the book’s themes, but also sums up Singer’s plight: What are all songs for me, now, who no more care to sing? Deep in the heart of Summer, sweet is life to me still, But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill. Green is that hill and lonely, set far in a shadowy place; White is the hunter’s quarry, a lost-loved human face: O hunting heart, shall you find it, with arrow of failing breath, Led o’er a green hill lonely by the shadowy hound of Death? The first chapter is devoted to the intense love John Singer feels for his deaf-mute roommate, Spiros Antonapoulos, and their enjoyment of each other’s company. But after an illness, Antonapoulos’ behavior becomes erratic and unpredictable, so his cousin has him committed to an asylum 200 miles distant. Singer misses him terribly, but can visit only rarely, each time bearing thoughtful gifts. Singer both embodies and enacts the novel’s overriding theme of loneliness and alienation. As he walks the streets at night longing for his friend, “the emptiness was very deep inside him…. In all the crowd he seemed the only one alone” (209). His name is ironic, since he neither sings nor speaks. Moreover, his condition symbolizes the inability of all the characters, and by implication of humanity in general, to truly communicate with each other. There are numerous examples of endless talking but complete absence of listening—Jake to Singer, Mick to her siblings, Biff to his wife, Copeland to his family, even Singer to Antonopoulos. Singer’s role as the confidant of all the other characters is also bitterly ironic, because, while they each believe he is the only one who truly understands them, he does not really understand most of what they tell him at all. “And Mick—her face was urgent and

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Eagles in the Family Crozet has another Eagle Scout and he’s the son of an Eagle Scout, the first time that’s happened in Boy Scout Troop 79. A Court of Honor was held for Walker Smith February 21 at Crozet United Methodist Church, the home base for the troop, and when Walker recited his Eagle oath, his father Henry was among the other Eagle Scouts on hand who also stood and repeated the oath. Henry stood in the same spot in 1974 when he earned Eagle rank. Henry’s father Charles was also in the same troop and his mother Gwen was on hand as well to witness the father/son milestone. Walker’s brother Landon is also in the troop. Walker Smith’s Eagle Scout project was an addition to Harmony Place, the playground built by Tabor Presbyterian Church near Crozet Library. The project included building a climbing ramp, a tunnel beneath it and construction of a putting green. In his gracious closing remarks Smith thanked

Tabor’s Jesse Haden, Robin McElwee and Bettye Walsh, who, along with Carol Davis, provided funding for the project. Smith started as a Cub Scout at Pack 492, which meets at V.L. Murray Elementary School in Ivy, and joined Troop 79 in 2009. Troop Scoutmaster Gary Conley recalled him as “reserved” when he joined. Since then he has climbed the leadership ranks and served as Senior Patrol Leader. He completed his Eagle requirements last October. “He has always done his best to serve as a positive example to others,” Conley affirmed. “Eagle is the symbol of the highest achievement.” After the color guard opened the ceremony, 28 scouts in the troop stood to recite the Scout Oath. Three candles symbolizing courage, purity and fidelity were lit on a stand bearing the fleur-de-lis emblem of scouting. Smith had to shoulder a little teasing as his early scouting career was recalled. Conley

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and many Piedmont counties as well as parts of West Virginia, has nearly 5,000 Eagles, he said. Smith said, “I thank everybody. First of all my parents, who pushed me when I was willing, and when I was unwilling. Thanks to the ladies of Tabor for helping all through the project. Thanks to my scoutmasters in helping me advance. Thanks to my relatives and friends.” He was so sincere and modest in saying it that he drew emotion from the crowd and they clapped warmly when he was done. Smith earned 26 merit badges and said his favorites were for shotgun and rifle and his least fun was communication, which required public speaking. The family hosted a delicious supper of fried chicken, ham, baked beans, potato salad, and macaroni and cheese, with a side of fresh greens, in the church hall afterward.

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representatives of active community groups a chance to be engaged and be heard in a meaningful way. The CCAC meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., usually at Crozet Library. If you are interested in becoming involved in Crozet in this way, a link to the application can be found at http:// www.albemarle.org/boards/. Applications are due March 22. For more information about serving on the CCAC, contact Dave Stoner, acting CCAC Chairman at davidastoner1@ gmail.com or Emily Kilroy, Community Engagement Specialist, at ekilroy@albemarle. org.

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Old Trail Reduces Its Build-out Target Old Trail will build fewer houses than it first got permission for after the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approved a request by the developers to lower its minimum number of units at the board’s February 10 meeting. According to its 2004 rezoning conditions, Old Trail had been obliged to build at least 1,600 houses south of Lickinghole Creek but will now aim at a minimum of 1,000. “We took our time and worked through the details,” said attorney Valerie Long, an Old Trail resident, who represented the developers. “We call it a housekeeping amendment. Old Trail was one of the first Neighborhood Model developments. The rules were more detailed than needed. This simplifies the code and allows for the addition of cluster cottage homes.” Farm stands and Tier I, II and III wireless uses are also allowed. The code revision folds all the variations that had been approved as new sections came on into one plan. The smaller number of units allows for larger lot sizes and more green space, Old Trail development manager David Brockman said. Long said one question she is often asked around Old Trail is when will it get more commercial uses. “This process makes that easier,” she said. But the Supervisors hesitated at Old Trail’s request to alter its sign rules by allowing it a qua-

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support the safety of all students.” Costa contacted Albemarle County School’s Director of Transportation Jim Foley, who visited Henley to watch the pick-up routine and conducted a traffic study over six months to confirm that bus traffic would be unaffected. “Henley Administrators and I observed pedestrian traffic and determined that the administrators would direct pedestrian traffic. This really was the most effective improvement,” he said.

drupling of its sign area. The current sign ordinance limits the area of the sign to 16 square feet. Old Trail asked for 64 square feet. Brockman said the goal is to build three- or four-sided “pillar” signs at the intersection of Old Trail Drive and Rt. 250. The signs would be as tall as the traffic light poles, 16 feet high, with decorative theme panels above and below a main panel that refers to businesses in Old Trail village. Old Trail’s development code allows a sign up to 12 feet high. The pillar’s sides would be from 3 to 5 feet wide. The current sign would be removed. The county’s Architectural Review Board would still have approval authority over the new sign. “Old Trail businesses need visibility on Rt. 250,” Brockman said. “It’s challenging to let drivers know the businesses are there.” Brockman said they compete with the Blue Ridge Shopping Center where the Harris Teeter supermarket is. “Ultimately Old Trail will have 30 businesses in it,” Brockman said. “Our commercial area is about one-quarter built.” “That [sign size] seems huge,” said Supervisor Ann Mallek. “It’s a dramatic change from what the sign ordinance says. We spent years on the ordinance. It won’t take five minutes before others want bigger signs.” “I regret voting for this when I was on the Planning

Commission,” said Rick Randolph, Supervisor from Scottsville District. “It’s an obelisk. It’s a major-size sign. I feel compelled to change my vote.” “I don’t think it will set a precedent,” responded Rivanna Supervisor Norman Dill. “It’s extremely important for the success of Old Trail. I’ve been in retail all my life and I know how important signs are. I trust them to come up with something that fits.” “It’s as tall as the traffic signal poles,” said Mallek. “I can’t get over that 16-feet high.” “I think it’s too tall and I worry about the political presence,” said Samuel Miller District Supervisor Liz Palmer. “We’re trying to keep 250 scenic and undeveloped as much as possible. Let’s not make a special exception for this sign.” “For years a four-by-eight panel, either upright or horizontal, has been the standard,” added Mallek. “I heartily support the reduction to 1,000,” she said. “The community freaked out when the 2,200-unit figure came out. We’re getting back to where the people were bought in.” She moved to approve the revised regulations but no motion was made on the sign change. Palmer, the current chair, said to Brockman, “We’re happy with the 12 feet.” Long requested a deferral of the sign application, which will allow it to be brought forward again later.

“We also determined that the lane feeding into the road directly in front of the school was too narrow to accommodate two lanes of traffic. I worked with VDOT and the Sheriff’s office to determine that ‘No Parking/Standing’ signs should be installed on one side of the feeder lane and ‘No Parking’ signs should be installed on the main road into the lot for emergency vehicle access during events.” Foley ordered the “No Parking” signs from VDOT. During the weeks it took for the signs to be installed, Costa communicated the changes with

parents, letting them know where they would and wouldn’t be allowed to park and alerting them to alternative parking options. She said, “parents have been overwhelmingly supportive” and their feedback about the changes has been positive. She said that pick-up became safer and more efficient almost immediately after the changes were implemented. Alger also finds that the pick-up routine has “improved dramatically.” “Now cars no longer line up in front of the school two by two,” she said. “Everybody is being really courteous.”

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by John Andersen

Staying Fit After 50 I turned 40 last month. And you know what? Turning 40 can feel pretty fantastic! Unfortunately, many of us have fallen out of shape for so long that when a monumental birthday comes up, such as 40 or 50, turning your fitness around can seem downright hopeless and pointless. That’s when it hit me to share about one of my best running buddies, Jeff Lysiak. Jeff is turning 52 this spring and is training for the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 Mile race, taking place this July. He has completed 20 ultramarathons over the past few years, but just five years ago Jeff was not running at all. He was out of shape, carried 35 extra pounds, and was on medication

for high blood pressure. Then, Jeff made a decision to change course and he stuck to it. Jeff’s story is very inspiring because he’s “one of us” – a busy parent, working professional, etc., who now does extraordinary things because he decided to. I caught up with Jeff for a great interview: Back to Fitness: “So, how would you summarize your general health and fitness before you started running?” Jeff: “Ha. For some reason people like to hear my story. Maybe it’s because I went from running zero miles to running a 100-mile race in a little over a year. Before I started running I was like so many people, a really common story. I was very ath-

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letic growing up, but then life happens. You get married, have children, have a busy career, and you have no time for yourself. I continued to play hockey but then even that stopped after both my boys began to play and we were at the rink five days a week. So then I really did not do much.” BF: “Did you feel out of shape?” Jeff: “Yes, I definitely felt out of shape. I noticed I was getting out of breath on short hikes and specifically one day when I was enticed to play hockey for a team I noticed that when I tried to tie my skates my belly was preventing me from bending over. I even had to start on a high blood pressure medication. Not good.” BF: “What finally got you to start exercising and running?” Jeff: “A few things influenced my decision to start running. In no particular order they are: 1) My neighbor Dan Spearin. He had to have back surgery a few years ago, so we together decided that after his surgery we were going to get back in shape. That is really how it started. There are a lot of funny stories from those first few weeks of us starting running. One is that after our first run (probably just a mile or so) we went back to my garage and had beer. Another is how he made fun of my grass-stained shoes because they were the only pair I had and I had been wearing them to mow the lawn for a number of years. Now I do not even know how many pair of running shoes I own. Ha! But we were on our way! 2) I did not want to be an overweight, sit-around-thehouse parent. I wanted to be an

example for my boys that you need a healthy lifestyle. Also, having a wife who is an endocrinologist who sees mainly obese and diabetic patients was a stimulus not to become one. 3) There is this famous quote by the Dali Lama when asked about what surprised him about humanity. His response was, “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” This really hit home. It is so true and I keep it on our refrigerator at home. I wanted to start living now and doing things now. Not waiting for the future because, as you know, that time may never come for some us. BF: “Did you face some initial challenges that made you want to stop and go back to life as normal?” Jeff: “Not really. I am of the belief that anyone can do anything. You just have to stick with it. Also, as we began to explore all the beautiful trails in the mountains around us, I really enjoyed it. I love getting out in the mountains, being in nature, seeing the wildlife, and being on some mountaintop at sunrise.” BF: “What kept you motivated?” Jeff: “At first it was having a friend to run with. Dan and I really motivated one another. And now, as you know, we have quite a large running community in Crozet and Charlottesville. It’s always nice to run with someone or a group of people. I also like going out by myself sometimes, just to be enjoying the peace and quiet of the mountains. BF: “Can you describe the fitness transformation? How your life is better/healthier now vs. 10 years ago?” Jeff: The other day my wife pulled out this picture from several years ago and said, “Wow, look how fat you were!” I guess we did not even consider that I was overweight because it is the new norm nowadays. But when I compare myself now to that picture, yeah, there is a differ-

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The Pink Ladies in the number “Freddy, My Love” from “Grease”: Carly Haling, Ryann Sheehy, Virginia Garey and Lauren Rider.

Grease Is the Word! By Will Sigmon Western Albemarle High School will be performing the Tony-Award-winning musical “Grease” in its auditorium March 17-20. Directed by drama teacher Caitlin Pitts, the rock ‘n’ roll production is set in 1959, when “good girl” (Sandy Dumbrowski) falls in love with (unbeknownst to her) a rough, tough gang leader (Danny Zuko) of the high school gang called the T-Birds over the summer. Once school begins, though, they and their friends struggle with peer pressure, sex vs. love, gang violence and other adolescent issues. Fans of Western’s productions will be treated to a talented cast, including newcomers and veter-

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1923, are held each year for students nationwide in grades 7 through 12. A panel of judges at the regional level evaluates each student’s work for its originality, technical skill, and emergence of a personal vision or voice. (Western students are part of the southeast region, which stretches to Georgia.) Works that advance to the national level are judged by a panel of renowned talents, many of whom are alumni of the awards. Past jurors include Langston Hughes and Andy Warhol, and more recently Lena Dunham, David Sedaris, and writer Nikki

ans. In his Western acting debut, Cutter Mendenhall shows off his dancing, singing and acting chops as Danny. Chloe Horner, a “Silly Girl” from last year’s “Beauty and the Beast,” takes the female lead as Sandy. Freshman Ben Nordbrock plays Danny’s gang lieutenant Kenickie. Ryann Sheehy, who starred as elegant Belle in last year’s “Beauty,” shows her rougher edges as Rizzo. Adult advance tickets for “Grease” will soon go on sale online and at Western for $12, $14 at the door (student and senior citizen prices are $6 and $8, respectively). Doors for the March 17-19 evening shows open at 6:30 p.m.; curtain is at 7:30 p.m. There is also a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Giovanni. Laura Grice was selected as a Rising Star for the Piedmont Council for the Arts and has had her work featured in Somerset Studios, a magazine featuring outstanding handcrafted works of art. Her handmade journals are displayed at the Crozet Artisan Depot.

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detached. Redinger introduced the project saying, “We need to create affordable options for hard-working families of Albemarle County.” He said the plan has 14 “affordable” units and 40 “villas,” essentially onelevel cottages. Redinger argued that because other developers have chosen to go with by-right zoning in projects such as Foothill Crossing and Westlake Hills, the county has not realized the greater density that the Growth Area concept aims at and therefore Adelaide should be rezoned for higher density. The two parcels involved are currently zoned R1, one residential unit per acre. Redinger is asking for R6. Crozet Community Advisory Committee has had two meetings with Redinger to hear his plans. CCAC member John Savage presented the CCAC’s February 17 resolution on the project, which calls for the rezoning plan to be rejected. The CCAC expressed concern over traffic impacts at the location, found the density to be incompatible with neighboring developments and with the guidance of the master plan, and called for detached single-family units in the project. Savage brought up the two pedestrian deaths very near the location. “Traffic is already a problem,” he said. Recently retired commissioner Tom Loach said the planners’ first question should not be about density but about the integrity of the master plan. He said county police data show that the stretch of road between Harris Teeter supermarket and Western Albemarle High School experiences, on average, one accident per month. Loach said, “The Crozet community has answered these three questions over and over again.” CCAC acting chair David Stoner, speaking personally, said that “just because by-rights are elsewhere does not justify density at the wrong spot. If affordable needs to be dense, then it should be where that [zoning] density is in place.” He said “the term “primarily” should not be interpreted to mean 51 percent,

but rather 70 or 80 percent.” Tim O’Laughlin of nextdoor neighborhood Cory Farm said, “This is a significant departure from the Crozet Master Plan. We took the plan at its word when we bought. The project is not walkable—to nowhere. I say this borders on urban in feel.” Michael Salerno of Cory Farm said a petition circulating in the neighborhood “echos the density issue. Most of us bought because the area is rural. This area is not walkable.” Dan Rosensweig, representing Habitat for Humanity, said the organization would participate in the project if the rezoning is approved. “I appreciate the colorful comments,” retorted Redinger when given a response opportunity. “Our traffic study shows minimal impact. With by-right you don’t get affordability. You don’t get a buffer on Route 250. You don’t get a trail connection. A very vocal minority from Crozet does not want change.” “How do you justify going to the fringe [of the Growth Area] with density?” asked commissioner Mac Lafferty. “I’ve done everything to achieve what the master plan says,” Redinger answered. “I’m not sure why we use a master plan if we don’t want to interpret it that way.” Commissioner Karen Firehock said, “I’d like to challenge you to go back to the drawing board and squeeze out some more single-family. I would like people to be able to stay in that neighborhood. And squeeze in some more pocket green space. I support more density at the site.” She agreed that 51 percent “is not ‘primarily’.” Planner Elaine Echols said, “There is a need to get better compliance with Cory Farm as a type.” Commissioner Jennie More said the lack of detached single-family units is “a misstep.” Commissioner Tim Keller said, “I don’t think a developer needs to meld with what’s next door.” He said that in Portland, Oregon, high-rise buildings are next door to farmland. “I think we should be aware of forms next to each other. We should be sensitive,” Lafferty said.

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By John Andersen, DVM gazettevet@crozetgazette.com

The Circle of a Pet’s Life Just over 14 years ago, I made the giant leap from a veterinary student to a practicing veterinarian. I was a bit terrified about “practicing” the fine art of medicine and surgery after graduating from veterinary school. I was loaded with information, but zero experience. Now, filled with both knowledge and experience, I am still practicing that fine art. Along this journey, I have made countless wonderful relationships with both clients as well as their pets. From the excitement of a new pet, to the frustration of an unexpected illness, to the deep sadness of loss, my appreciation for the human-animal bond has grown tremendously. Recently I have entered into a new phase of my veterinary career. I am now starting to see the end days of pets that I met as new puppies or kittens. Essentially, an entire generation of pets is slowly getting ready to expire, and as I consider how much these animals have changed over their 12- to 14-year lifespan, I also cannot help but consider how the clients’ lives, as well as my own, changed during the course of a pet’s life. Back then, Michelle and I had just gotten married, a year before we found jobs in Charlottesville. I recall when we were looking for housing, and Michelle drove me out to Crozet (she is a U.Va. alum). As we crested Rt. 240 in front of The Highlands neighborhood, I was struck by the beauty of Bucks Elbow Mountain, wrapping its breadth around this place. “Whoa!” I thought. “Can we live out here?!” The rest is history. We were making roots. Back then, many of my longtime clients were young as well. Like us at the time, a very common demographic of a new pet

The Andersens’ former pet Kaya

owner is a younger individual, or younger married couple, without kids. Getting a dog or cat seems a natural “first step” as we start our own journeys in this world. I recall the excitement and the pride of these new pet owners, so excited to open up their lives to these pets and ready to give a part of themselves away in exchange for unfailing love and companionship. They were making roots, too. Of course there were many families and older folks getting new pets as well. Everyone seems to share the same sense of excitement in the start of a new life together. Back then, this generation of pets were just babies. Hyperactive puppies, crazy kittens, shy SPCA adoptees, or knucklehead adolescents, these pets were giving their new parents a run for their money. Potty training, behavioral issues, separation anxiety, eating things they shouldn’t have, there were a lot of visits to the office for these pets and I literally got to see them grow up. They were spoiled. Long walks, weekend hikes and endless play sessions, these pets were truly living the good life. Time marched on. People got married. They had kids. They lost loved ones. They changed jobs. They moved away, and moved back. They lost their health, and regained it. I truly feel privileged to see so many people travel though life. Our yearly (or more!) veterinary visits were also mini catch-up sessions, trading stories on life,

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The Dirty Secrets of Soil We all know what soil is, right, that stuff on top of the earth that plants grow in? But did you know the formal definition of dirt? Well, according to at least one source, dirt is “displaced soil.” So, the soil in your garden is just that, but once it’s on the bottom of your shoes or on the kitchen floor, it becomes dirt. You have been warned: take off those gardening shoes before coming inside! First, a few soil basics. Most soils consist primarily of weathered rock broken down into particles of various sizes, sand being the largest particle type, and clay the smallest. Weathered rock will indeed constitute the bulk of a soil sample by weight; by volume, the space between the rock particles will be of equal importance. These voids are filled by air and/or water in varying proportions, depending on the local weather and climate. This combination of minerals, air and water allows for the existence of a relatively small but critical component of topsoil: life. From lowly bacteria and fungi, on up through worms, ants, etc., to ground

hogs and plant roots, healthy soil is teaming with life. Depending on your energy level and bank account, there are ways to improve your soil. One of the more heroic efforts I can personally attest to was performed by the late Jacques Rappaport, a member of the U. Va. Biology Department faculty. While a grad student back in the seventies, he told our class of his labors to establish a vegetable garden on a steep slope. He knew he would have to terrace the land, possibly with the addition of a great deal of soil. As it turned out, the answer to this need was going past his house in Ivy every day. The foundation of a major building in downtown Charlottesville was being excavated, and truckloads of subsoil were being taken to the landfill. Rappaport hailed down a truck and persuaded the driver—with some cash—to dump the soil in his yard. I have no idea how many loads he obtained, but regardless, what he got was nasty, bricklike clay that would barely qualify as soil. An indefatigable gardener, Rappaport was not deterred. Using landscape timbers, he built the soil into terraces. He

then planted it with cowpeas, a nitrogen-fixing legume that can grow in tough conditions. At the end of the growing season, he tilled in the entire crop. Next year, he repeated the process, and if memory serves me, he did so for a third year. For his efforts, he was ultimately rewarded with rich soil, pointing out the single best thing you can do to improve your soil: add organic matter. You can use compost, aged manure, or well-rotted sawdust. Or even cowpeas, if you have the patience. How do you go about adding these organics to your soil? It depends on whether you are working with an existing bed, or creating a new one. (And I’m assuming that you’re working with an ornamental bed, rather than a vegetable garden where you essentially start from scratch every year.) With an existing bed, you have to work around your plants, not an easy task. If you can get good compost in sufficient quantities—and it will take more than a few bags—try spreading ¼” to ½” over the entire surface. Although working it into the soil would theoretically be the best strategy, it could easily damage roots, so better to leave it in place. Worms and other critters will eventually mix things up. Spreading an inch or two of mulch on top will serve as icing to the cake. One big no-no: don’t amend single planting holes. Change the entire bed, or not at all. If you’re starting a brand new bed, you have a chance to get the compost or other organics mixed in from the get-go. After you have dealt with the turf either by killing or removal, spread two inches of organic material and till it in. Then spread another inch or so of

organics and till again. Depending on your tiller or tractor, you want everything mixed to at least six inches. At this point, a true test of your patience begins. Tilling the soil may have brought a wealth of weed seeds to the surface, so it’s best to wait through an entire growing season so that they can be dealt with before planting. Another method of changing your soil: create berms, meaning that you are essentially starting anew. Berms are low hills or ridges built on top of the existing soil grade. When building berms, you have to ensure that you are not disrupting the natural drainage of water on your property. And berms require a lot of soil: a berm 10’ wide, 20’ long and 2’ high would require roughly ten cubic yards of soil, or about one dump-truck-load. To allow proper drainage and to avoid looking odd, berms should have a slope of about 4:1 to 5:1. You don’t want a berm to be mistaken for an odd ripple in the yard, so height should be no less than two feet at the highest point. And what should your berm be made of? Entirely of topsoil would seem best, but some sources argue that only the top foot really matters for plant growth, assuming we’re talking about perennials. Perhaps you could get away with something lesser in the bottom layer, but my take on it: you don’t want to have to redo the berm, so spring for the good stuff all the way. Try to find a source for topsoil already amended with compost. Lastly, unless you have extremely compacted soil left over from construction, our Piedmont clay is not all that bad. Keep it mulched, and it will get better every year.

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Crozet’s New BurritOh! Tests Franchise Possibilities Realtor and restaurateur Tom Noelke has opened BurritOh!, a fast food style Mexican restaurant in the Blue Ridge Shopping Center on Rt. 250. He hopes it could be an idea worth franchising. Noelke also owns two franchise Zaxby’s Restaurants in Roanoke, which he took on partly to learn how franchising works. “I’d like to franchise Burritoh! over time,” he said. He’s looking at opening another one at Zions Crossroads in June and next opening restaurants in Waynesboro and Lexington. “We’ll stay close to home—that’s Crozet. Our home office will be here.” Noelke lives in Old Trail. “I would not live anywhere else in the world but Crozet. We are so blessed to be here.” “The concept is built around families and price,” said Noelke. We try to stay around $7 and buy locally as much as we can. We have a huge gluten-free menu and we have things for vegetarians. We started with lunch and dinner, but we’ll bring breakfast on in March. We’re bringing in Greenberry’s Coffee.” He’s keeping his real estate career going fulltime with Roy Wheeler Realty and spending a lot of time in Roanoke, too, where he has 70 employees. (The Crozet 1 store hasCrozetGazette.ad_half_07-15_Rev0_print.pdf 18 employees.) “[Restaurants] are systems, essentially,

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WAHS Track Girls Win Conference, Finish Fourth at States

Warriors Conference 29 Championship team featured Leah Ackerman (1st place) and Jasmine Monge (6th) in the shot put. Photo: Cherie Witt.

Pole vaulters swept the top three slots: from left, Melina Punsalan (9th), Madison Masloff (1st), Coach Matheny, Katrina Barredo (2nd), Sarah Tolman (3rd) Photo: Cherie Witt.

by Jerry Reid & Cherie Witt Thoroughly enjoying the high-pressure climate surrounding competition with the state’s best, the Western Albemarle girls pole vaulters racked up 24 points, taking the top three spots. Madison Masloff earned her first state championship by winning in a personal best 11’3”. She was followed by teammates Katrina Barredo, 11’-0”, and Sarah Tolman, 10’-6”. Melina Punsalan finished just out of the scoring in her first year as a vaulter. The only other state champion from Western was sophomore Zoe Clay in the 3200.

Her time of 11:08.34 is the second fastest indoor time in school history. Western racked up some points in the other distance events with Averi Witt placing second in the 1600 and 1000. She also anchored the second-place 3200 relay team with Clay on lead-off, Faith Reid, and Emma Ratcliffe. Their time of 9:47.17 was a season best by 29 seconds. Ratcliffe came back later to finish 8th in the 1600 before rushing off to a soccer game. Lydia Gardner placed third in high jump, tying her season best jump, 5’-2”. Nichole Heon placed sixth in the long jump

with a jump of 16’-00”. The 4x400 team ran a season best time by four seconds to place fifth in 4:14.18. All team members ran their season best with Caroline Outlaw on lead off, Madison Masloff, Val Hajek, and Savannah Wilson on anchor. The team finished fourth in a tight battle that I.C. Norcom won with 84 points, Tabb and Blacksburg tied for second with 76 points. Western had 72 points. Coming into the state tourney, the Western team had many outstanding performances at the Region 3A West meet held February 19 at Liberty University. Many girls stepped up to huge personal records. Clay was ran a 7-second PR in the 1600 to finish second and then came back to obliterate the field in the 3200, winning that race by 18 seconds. Witt won

the 1600 with a 2-second indoor PR and came back in the 3200 to finish sixth. Jasmine Monge bested her triple jump by three feet to place second, jumping just over 34 feet. Heon had her best indoor long jump and finished second. She also ran right on her best time in the 55m to finish sixth. Katrine Berg and Caroline Koester ran personal bests by about a second each in the 300. Berg placed sixth and earned a trip to the State meet. The 4 x 400 team placed second with team members Masloff, Berg, Val Hajek, and Outlaw. In the 4 x 800, both Grace Rainey and Berg ran personal bests and the team finished fifth. The pole vault trio of Katrina Barredo, Masloff and Sarah Tolman took the top three spots, all vaulting right on their season best vault of 11’-0”.

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Set to meet Greyhounds at ODU By Jerry Reid jerry@crozetgazette.com

Lydia Gardner soared to third place at States in the high jump (5’ 2”). Photo: Cherie Witt.

Losing close games must be annoying for Western this post-season, and hopefully an annoyed Warrior is just what the basketball squad needs. With a 26-1 record and topseed for the state tournament, Portsmouth’s I.C. Norcom High School Greyhounds will face Western Albemarle Saturday at Old Dominion University.

Everyone in Crozet should be exceedingly proud of Darren Maynard’s exciting, energetic team. Relying on intensity, the Warriors, 21-6 on the year, have learned much from their conference and regional games. The faithful will no doubt see more of this as Maynard doubles-down on running players in and out of the game to maintain the team’s signature style. This isn’t the time for change; it’s come down to high-level continued on page 37

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she said a good deal that he did not understand in the least” (320). But the biggest irony is that while all the characters view Singer as their dearest friend, none of them actually knows the first thing about Singer himself or of his painful yearning for his absent friend— of whose existence they aren’t even aware. The book’s brooding, elegiac tone is appropriate to the several tragedies it relates. Mick’s six-year-old brother accidentally shoots a neighbor child in the head. Mick’s carefully planned “promenade” party turns into a melee, and her introduction to adolescent sex leads only to pain for both parties. Copeland’s son Willie suffers extreme abuse in jail that results in the loss of both feet, and when Copeland tries to see the judge about it, he is beaten. This naturalistic novel portrays an indifferent universe with little or no hope for the future; in the background, Hitler has just invaded Poland. The only actively felt love story, that of Singer and Antonapoulos, ends in tragedy. McCuller’s style is objective, like that of Ernest Hemingway. She seldom tells us the characters’ feelings, but lets us infer these from their actions and her spare descriptions of setting. Brannon reflects, as he looks back on the past year in the final pages of the novel, “there was something not natural about it all—something like an ugly joke” (358). His following epiphany about humanity’s need for love is too little, too late—too weak to erase the overwhelming despair of the book as a whole. McCullers, who published Hunter in 1940 at the age of 23 to great critical acclaim, was passionately devoted to music but had to give up piano after a bout with rheumatic fever at age 15. In spite of suffering from a series of illnesses throughout her life—including pleurisy, pneumonia, rheumatic fever, and strokes that left her paralyzed on the left side for the

MARCH 2016 last 20 years of her life—she wrote five other novels, including A Member of the Wedding (1946), two plays, as well as short stories including Ballad of the Sad Café (1943) before her death in 1967. Her works are often characterized as southern gothic fiction, along with those of Eudora Welty, Flannery O’Connor, Katherine Anne Porter, and William Faulkner. One could also liken this book to To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), but without the warmth or hopeful ending. While the author’s depth of human understanding is unusual in one so young, and her use of irony inspired, her youth is reflected in the novel’s lack of cohesion. Just as the characters fail to ever truly love or communicate with each other, the various plot lines fail to coalesce into one coherent whole. In my opinion, numerous opportunities for communion are rejected for no apparent reason. Why can’t Singer accept the frequently offered friendship of the other characters? Why is the adolescent attraction between Mick and Harry Minowitz portrayed as empty and meaningless rather than sweet and romantic? Why does Copeland unfailingly reject the love of his family, especially his daughter Portia? And why does Jake and Copeland’s final “meeting of the minds” turn into an argument so intense it almost kills the doctor? The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture. The Big Read encourages citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment, providing citizens the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their community. JMRL’s goal is to encourage all residents of Central Virginia to read and discuss the same notable book. There will be many programs and events throughout the month of March discussing the book along with its themes of isolation and deaf culture (jmrl.org/bigread). I hope to see you at one of them!

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Bill Henry presenting at the CCAC meeting February 17.

Project Aims at Memorials for Those Displaced by the Shenandoah National Park The Blue Ridge Heritage Project is an effort to have replica chimneys built in eight counties to memorialize the people who were removed from their homes to allow for the creation of the Shenandoah National Park, project founder Bill Henry told the Crozet Community Advisory Committee at its February 17 meeting. The project is looking for a location in Albemarle to build a stone chimney that will have a plaque mounted on it bearing the names of the Albemarle families who had to give to up their homes. A chimney was chosen as the memorial symbol because when families left their houses, the dwellings were burned down so that they could not be returned to. Only chimneys would survive and some can still be found in the park. “The process of acquiring the land was not done very delicately,” Henry said. “Some people were bodily removed from

their homes. Some moved willingly. The national park has a two-pronged mandate, to preserve both natural and cultural history. “The park is supportive of connecting with the relatives [of the displaced]. This wound is not far below the surface and these people have not been recognized. I stood up about it for the first time in 2012,” said Henry, who lives in Dyke. He formed the BRHP as a nonprofit and the first monument was finished in November in Criglersville in Madison County. That site cost about $10,000 to complete. “We want it to be a grassroots project. No bureaucracy,” said Henry. The project will host a public meeting at Crozet Library March 16 at 1 p.m. “It can happen quickly and it will be somewhere here in Crozet.” Henry said that a site in Byrom Park in Browns Cove might be a possibility.

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Crozet Arts Snags Bama Works Fund Grant Crozet Arts has received a $5000 grant from the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation to develop its summer workshops and classes. Crozet Arts will expand The Twinkle Project, a weeklong interdisciplinary performance workshop for children in rising grades 1-9, to include two weeklong options, as well as a “Pre-Twinkle” week for students with significant training in ballet/music/theater. The Twinkle Project will be directed by Crozet Arts instructors Sharon D. Tolczyk, Boomie Pedersen, Dr. Beth Cantrell, and Elizabeth Brightbill. The grant will also allow the development of new summer workshops to add to a roster that includes arts samplers; sewing for your doll; sewing: room re-do; drawing for teens with John A. Hancock; and art work-

shop for Grades 4 - 8. Summer classes for teens and adults in ballet, yoga, intro to drawing with color, and other options for various ages are planned. Crozet Arts was cofounded in 2009 by Sharon Tolczyk and Mollie Washburne in a grassroots effort to respond to the community’s expressed desire, during the Old Crozet School re-use study, to use the building to nurture and develop the arts in western Albemarle. Three classrooms in the rear of the old school were remodeled into studios for dance (with a sprung floor), music & theater, and art. Crozet Arts achieved 501(c) (3) status (under the original name of Old Crozet School Arts) in 2012. It currently welcomes over 350 students, from pre-schoolers through seniors, throughout the year. More information can be found at CrozetArts.org.

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Mud Season It’s wet. Very wet. But that’s not uncommon for this time of year. Even though our heaviest rainfall comes in the late summer, early spring is generally the muddiest time of the year. In Virginia, and most places, the growing season and heat of summer require a lot of water. It seems like we never have enough rain. But in the fall, the growing season ends and the recharge season begins. Plants and streams need very little water and we get more than we need. But the recharge season is essential to making it through the summer with enough ground water and reservoir supply. Drought operates on a variety of time scales. Short term drought happens every year, generally in the summer. A couple of dry weeks will quickly cause everything to turn brown. This is tough on the lawn or garden, but often happens when the groundwater is in excellent shape. The opposite occurs when a couple of rains turn

things green and lush but the long term water supply remains tenuous. Groundwater takes a long time to become dry and then a long time to recharge. Because of that, problems can often be anticipated months in advance. Right now, our Ground Water Index sits at 85 out of a possible 100, which essentially guarantees us that there will be plenty of water for the coming growing season. February Recap February was a touch above normal and wet with nearly 5” of precipitation. The only significant winter storm came February 14-16 with four inches of snow which ended with ice and closed schools. Snow remains a significant threat in early March but late March is typically warm, windy, and time for the glorious start of spring.

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ence. I lost about 35 pounds since running. I am off all medication, and I feel great. I know it sounds like some commercial, but its true.” BF: “Did you start just paying attention to your diet more?” Jeff: Yes, my eating habits changed. I no longer drink any soft drinks and I now will have a beer only occasionally. When I began training for my first 100mile race I started documenting every meal and that really helped me become aware of what I was eating and how to improve upon it.” BF: “Parting advice/motivation for current couch potatoes, busy parents/professionals who want to start getting fit but seem stuck in a rut?” Jeff: “When I first started running it took me a long time to realize that everything at home was going to be OK and still there when I got back, and that I would still get my work done. It is not that I did not

think my wife Jen could handle things. Of course she can. It’s just my personality, I like being around. I would always think that I had to hurry and get a run done to get back home. I was not enjoying it. Even though I was out running it still did not feel like it was ‘my time’. But as I went out running more and more I realized that every time I got back home everything was just fine and life in my household could go on with out me. Thus, I finally really started to enjoy my runs. Now when I go for long runs, which could be a few hours or more, I think of them as adventures and I am relaxed and having fun. “If I could offer one piece of advice, it would be to make running fun. Do not make it un-enjoyable. Many people think that they have to go out and run at a certain pace and hurry up and get done. Slow down, have fun, breathe in and out, and enjoy your time. After all, it is your time to live.” So all you 40, 50, and 60 year-olds, it’s never too late to get back to fitness!

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A Black Vulture a Day Keeps Disease Away Many farmers have decided that the Black Vulture is a predator that takes newborn calves and lambs. And when a problem arises nowadays that involves wildlife, the attitude of most people is to simply kill the offending animals. However, that knee-jerk reaction can bring about much more serious problems in the long run because all organisms provide services that are vital to our own well being. For example, the value of vultures to our waterways is largely overlooked. They help to limit health hazards throughout the 64,000 square miles that comprise the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Some 150 major rivers and streams, plus innumerable smaller tributaries, deliver water to the bay, and I have observed vultures performing their important purification services along my own local river. One day as I was exercising, I noticed vultures perched in the trees up ahead of me. They were overlooking the river that the road parallels, and I knew their presence was a sure sign that there must be a dead animal somewhere in their vicinity. When I got closer, I could see several of these big birds standing on a dead deer that was lying in the river. It’s likely the deer was hit by a car but not immediately killed, and then managed to reach the river just a short distance away where it then died. It’s also possible the deer was ill before it perished in the waterway. Although most wildlife is healthy, sometimes animals get sick, just as we do, and a severely ill animal often makes its way to water. It knows it will continue to require this vital substance to remain alive, but unfortunately, it may then succumb to its illness in or near the water it had sought. When carcasses end up in or along waterways, they can contaminate them if not removed in short order. Indeed, when vulture populations plummeted in South Asia, it led to a proliferation of rats and a rise in infectious diseases as a result of carcasses left to rot on the ground. (http://www.birdlife. org/datazone/sowb/casestudy/156[birdlife. org]) When an animal dies, it begins to decompose almost immediately. Particular species of bacteria work to recycle the dead creature and in the process produce bio-toxins. These natural poisons can sicken or kill people and most animals other than vultures. Therefore a vulture is the ultimate sanita-

tion worker to provide carcass removal services because it’s able to metabolize the noxious substances found in decaying flesh. It’s protected by highly acidic stomach liquids. Wildlife conflicts between vultures and people must be resolved by the Wildlife Services division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture because these birds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. But farmers haven’t been satisfied with the federal handling of their complaints, so they talked a state senator into introducing a bill this legislative session to make it easier for them to kill Black Vultures. Because vultures reproduce very slowly and would be unable to quickly rebound in numbers, killing too many of them could impact the health of waterways and subject the bay to yet another stressor. Additionally, disease would be allowed to linger in our environment. A female Black Vulture nests only one time each year, laying one to three eggs that take over a month to hatch. The young remain in the nest for two to three months, which comprises most of the breeding season. Senate Bill 37 (SB37) to allow farmers to kill Black Vultures is quite likely to become law, but it shouldn’t. The crime the Black Vulture is accused of—killing lambs and calves—doesn’t make sense. This bird is not designed for hunting. American architect Louis Sullivan wrote, “Form ever follows function, and this is the law [of nature].” With flat, weak feet and blunt talons that are not capable of grasping (form), the Black Vulture is clearly designed for scavenging (function). So how and why is this species killing newborn animals instead of feeding only upon dead ones? When animals start behaving unnaturally, there’s a logical reason for it. The answer to the vultures’ strange behavior in Virginia is obvious if you’ve been paying attention to our environment over the course of the past 20-30 years. Many farmers have done away with hedgerows, the mix of shrubby and herbaceous growth that had served as protective windbreaks as well as habitat for wildlife, such as Northern Bobwhite Quail that have disappeared in Virginia along with the hedgerows. Today’s farm is typically wall-to-wall fescue (grass) with a few large trees. This unnaturally barren land has not only destroyed wildlife habitat, but has also done away with a “birthing room” for cows and

The Black Vulture’s preference for feeding upon putrefying (bacteria-ridden) carcasses makes it extremely important to our own health. (Photo: Otis Sowell, Jr.)

ewes where they can safely give birth. Pregnant females actively seek a spot away from the rest of the herd or flock where they can hide from predators while bringing new life into the world. But a field devoid of cover forces them to give birth out in the open, where they can be easily seen by predators and vultures that, like any hungry animal, will take advantage of a situation that presents the opportunity for an easy meal. In this case, the vultures have learned that the afterbirth (the placenta, which is the membrane that transfers nutrients from the adult female to her young in the womb) will be expelled shortly after the birth takes place and they wait for it. As for the claim that Black Vultures deliberately kill newborn lambs and calves, I believe people are misinterpreting what’s actually happening. Newborn lambs and calves are covered in mucus, a mixture of water, sugars, proteins, and other substances that are just as appealing to vultures as the afterbirth. These scavengers could be simply trying to feed upon this mucus, rather than intentionally trying to kill the newborn animal. Additionally, Black Vultures are often getting blamed for killing newborns when, in reality, the young were born sickly and abandoned by the mother or succumbed to the cold. The natural time of year for most mammals to give birth is spring, but farmers often manipulate births to occur in late fall or winter, which is unnatural and thus inappropriate. The difficulty that farmers are experiencing with the Black Vulture is a relatively recent development that mirrors the growing disconnect between humans, their environment, and their livestock. When people refuse to live within the context of the natural world, it invariably creates problems. Virginians should insist that Governor McAuliffe resist passing SB37, a law that enables poor farming practices that are the root cause of the problem. Farmers have a duty to take reasonable steps to ensure the welfare of their animals, and they should use their intelligence to accept, and work within, the constraints set by the natural world, rather than trying to ignore real-life limitations on their actions.

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Believing the Best

Carrots It’s March and the garden isn’t producing much yet—if you’re lucky and have planned well, you still have some greens under row covers. Maybe you’ve worked through the food you preserved last summer. (Let’s see, I still have two jars of tomatoes and a jar of pear chutney— can’t make a meal out of that!) What to cook? The grocery stores have lots

of carrots year round, and what follows is a delicious option for roasting, using very simple ingredients. The recipe comes with a warning: Line the cooking pan with foil before you start. Some of the roasting juice will burn at the high cooking temperature and you will be cursing my name as you try to get that off your pan.

Roasted Ginger Carrots 2 pounds carrots 2 T butter ¼ cup orange juice 2 T lemon juice ½ tsp salt

1 tsp ginger (I’ve used powdered, fresh in the jar and freshly grated…they all work but of course fresh tastes best) 1 tsp cumin

Preheat the over to 5000F. Peel the carrots and cut into ½ inch slices. Melt the butter and toss with the carrots, spread these on your foil-lined roasting pan. Roast for 15 minutes. Mix the other ingredients in a small bowl. After the initial roast, remove the carrots and pour the glaze over the carrots. Then turn the carrots over so they are completely glazed. Roast ten minutes. Note: I’ve tried putting the glaze on initially and just roasting for the full 25 minutes. This guarantees burned glaze, so don’t make the same mistake!

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Green Olive Tree Snippets By Sheila Freeman Greetings from your community thrift shop on Three Notch’d Road. We have the best bargains in town and the friendliest volunteers. This last year we have been blessed to be able to give more to a growing list of Christian and community causes. When you’re in the store please notice near the cash register the framed list of places and people we help. This is a Crozet-area cooperative endeavor with donors, volunteers, shoppers and friends working together. When the board of directors meets every month we brainstorm about how to make things better. We appreciate opinions and input from our many friends. We also discuss problems with the hope the community will help us. We need help with the timing of donations. We can only accept items during business hours, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It appears to our Monday crew that mountains of bags are dropped off late Saturday and Sunday, piled high and deep.

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supported by citizens, has increased operating expenses as well. For White Hall-area residents, there are extra questions to ponder. For several years the idea of small area plans for the country crossroads such as White Hall, Free Union, Batesville and Earlysville have been on the to-do list for the county. Citizens have repeatedly asked to start the process, and the focus is most keenly felt in White Hall. Question One: What/where do we consider the White Hall crossroads community to be? Residents will discuss the history and informal boundaries of the community. In the Comprehensive Plan discussion, before we could talk about changes to the Zoning Ordinance for additional uses in crossroads communities, we

Too often they show evidence of having been poked through; clothes are scattered and various items are strewn about. Some of our neighbors have witnessed theft of donations. We have trouble believing that in such a great and good community there are a few who take advantage and are dishonest. So we ask our friends to consider the time when donations are dropped-off. The Tree has no room for furniture, broken or dirty items and out-of-fashion clothing. Many excess donated goods are shared and shipped to other organizations. Vietnam Vets in Richmond and Equipping the Saints in Weyers Cave come regularly and truck away bags and boxes for their causes. Clothing is often given to area nursing homes. Have you noticed our windows and boutique area? They’re the work of our decorating committee: Kathy Fontenot, Joice Wright and Carol Turner. Dina Cohen organizes and beautifies our jewelry displays. We are blessed. Please come visit.

needed to identify where those boundaries were. Question Two: What do residents want for this crossroad community? What do they not want? One thing that will be very important is making sure that the folks who are part of the discussion understand the expectations for the Rural Area zoning and that public water and sewer are not part of it. Town hall meetings will be held Saturday, March 5, at 10 a.m. at the White Hall Community Building; Monday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at the Broadus Wood Elementary School cafeteria; and Thursday, March 10, at 8 p.m. at the Field School, Crozet, following the Crozet Community Association meeting that begins at 7 p.m. (note their earlier time). Ann Mallek White Hall District Supervisor

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fessionally for 28 years (some of it at the Clifton Inn in Charlottesville) and concentrating on cakes for the last nine years. “It happened by accident,” she said. “My son was born. We bought the farm [where they raise sheep]. A friend of mine needed a wedding cake. With word-ofmouth—it’s been a dead run ever since. I know I can give people exactly what they want. It’s really cool.” “We kept the name [of the restaurant],” said Gresge. “We catered out of there until the day we shifted to Crozet.” The house had been the residence of the same family for 40 years. “All the stars aligned. We were looking for a catering kitchen and it was word-of-mouth. We called and they said, ‘Yeah, we’re interested.’ It meets all our needs. It’s right in town. It’s such a win-win. And then being here. I love Crozet anyway but having a business here is a cherry on top.” The house went through a complete renovation, including the installation of a walk-in box. “It works great, logically. The kitchen flows well for getting product in and out. “Most our customers are word-of-mouth. We do a lot with the University and we do weddings and cocktail parties in private homes, for groups large and small. We do tastings. The modern bride and groom want to see it and taste it first. We get to meet people and hopefully it’s a match. For a bride it’s probably the biggest party they’ll throw. But I take a dropoff lunch for 10 just as seriously. “Plus, I just love it. Food is the circle of life. We bring food to families with new babies and funerals. I’m involved in all these life experiences and celebrations. What brought it home was a couple of years ago a guy came by the restaurant. He had come to U.Va. for cancer treatment and had come to the restaurant often. He was cancer-free that day and he wanted to celebrate. I told our crew, ‘It’s bigger than us and our food. What they chose us for is bigger than us.’ There’s meaning to this that’s more than people are hungry. I try to honor that and

Gresge and Willis display sandwich boards with the varieties of soup and cupcakes that are available each Wednesday and make announcements on their Facebook pages as well. Gresge will note on Facebook if a soup is vegetarian. Willis offers a glutenfree cupcake some weeks. Coolers are refilled in the afternoon so there is still a chance to get some after work.

exceed expectations. “There’s lots of [catering] competition and people can go somewhere else, but we enjoy it. With us being in Crozet now we just focus on catering. I like French country cooking. We say it’s ‘fine Virginia’. I once researched what Virginians eat so we went with Virginia products. We found Polyface [Farm] way back when. I’m on the shoulders of others. I’m interested in flavor.” The soup that day was black bean. The week before had been clam chowder and next up was champagne with brie. A quart goes for $10. “The restaurant was known for soup,” Gresge said. “We had a soup and half-sandwich special at lunch. I missed making soup so I had the idea to do an honor box. It started on social media. Even without the sign [out front] people were asking for it. So now we have the sign and that means the honor box is out. It’s grab and go. “I’ve always liked the sense of community and neighborhood here. I can’t define it, but it’s great to be part of that and I love it that Rachel is doing it too. I had to make another pot today so I wouldn’t run out. I don’t want to disappoint anybody. I love it when I see people pull up. The money part of it is low on the totem pole. I love to hear the stories of why they came for soup.”

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BY DR. ROBERT C. REISER

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Gut Nerves Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. -Hippocrates Like most of America, I watched the Super Bowl last month, and like most of America for me the commercials were half of the appeal. I was struck in particular by one commercial that told a sad and touching tale of a man who envied other people’s bowel movements. It seems even dogs had it better than him as he watched wistfully as a dog relieved itself on the sidewalk. This man had a newly marketed condition called opioid-induced constipation as a result of being on chronic narcotics for chronic pain. He looked very sad as he window shopped for prune smoothies while melancholy violins played in the background. The ad correctly notes that opioids (narcotics) block pain signals but can also block activity in the bowel. Of course the ad was sponsored by a company that markets an expensive drug to counteract this side effect of the prescription narcotic abuse epidemic sweeping this country. No mention was made of the obvious solution of decreasing this poor man’s dependence on opioids. Initially I was annoyed to see this approach to such a serious public health problem, but it got me thinking about the remarkable connection between the brain and the bowels. Why do opioids affect both the brain’s pain receptors and the intestine’s motility receptors? Because, as it turns out, we have a “second brain” in our intestines with the same receptors. Really.

When I was in medical school we were taught that the human nervous system was divided into two major components, the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system (CNS) is made up of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) encompasses the motor and sensory nerves and the autonomic nervous system, which is responsible for automatic functions like breathing and digestion. But there is a third separate nervous system, newly recognized, called the enteric nervous system that lives in the 27-foot-long human alimentary canal. The enteric nervous system is comprised of more than 100 million nerve cells that operate mostly independently of the CNS and PNS. That’s more nerve cells than the spinal cord or the PNS have. More than 30 neurotransmitter chemicals are produced, with 95 percent of the body’s serotonin and 50 percent of the body’s dopamine produced in the enteric nervous system. Serotonin levels in the brain are closely associated with mood and are the major target of most antidepressant medications. Dopamine levels regulate pleasure centers in the brain. Serotonin levels in the gut seem to closely correlate with poorly understood disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome. Why do we have an elaborate third nervous system in our guts? Because, like babies who put everything in their mouths, we interact much more with our environment internally than externally. The surface area of the GI tract is 100 times greater than the surface area of the skin. 100 trillion bacteria unseen by you live and produce molecules there. There is 100 times more continued on page 33

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For the Birds ACROSS 1 Beauty queen, often 6 R&R site 9 Three-fourths response request 12 Affirms 13 Bills partners 14 “Scent-imental” skunk LePew 15 Carpet bomb threatening legislator, e.g. Ted Cruz 17 Leave out 18 Capote for short? 19 Huge CERN particle accelerator 20 He played Hawkeye 21 Crafter site 23 Pedestrian violation 27 Peaking? 29 Valuable vein 30 Society page word 31 Thesaurus entry: Abbr. 32 Beginning of oneness 33 Rage 34 Deadly transgression 39 A rose _____ rose 41 Internet acronym 42 Erstwhile Chinese flavor enhancer 43 Blitzer airer 44 “Leaving” and “jet plane” connection? 45 Petite pout 47 Dining on humble pie 50 On-line auction 54 Safety and straight 55 Unclose to Keats 56 Nice warm weather 57 Does an impression

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DOWN 1 Refuse 2 Ward off 3 Aphrodite when in Rome 4 Pitching stat 5 Post Q trio 6 Lathered up 7 Sock sound 8 Inquire 9 Left behind 10 Dervish 11 George HW but not Trump 13 Low cost 14 One term 11th president 16 There is no _____; Cville traditional clothing store was named for founders Ell and Joe Hyman 20 Pub pint 22 Cinema sisterhood 24 “You’ve just _____ trip to…” 25 Seedcoat, especially edible as in pomegranates 26 Tame exclamation 28 Acronym for feral cat spayers 31 Least modest 32 German gerund ending

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work, families, etc., in addition, of course, to catching up on their pets. Although I wasn’t necessarily “friends” with all of these people in the close sense of the word, we definitely had a relationship and it has been very rewarding to have so many relationships over the years. Time marched on for the pets as well. Most pets seem to age without a trace, looking as healthy and active at 10 as they were at 1. But for many, there were problems, trauma, broken bones, infections or allergies. For others it was simply one string of bad luck after another. Pets’ roles in their homes certainly changed over the years. The once “only child” dog now has two young children who take up all the attention in the home. For some pets, their owner’s job or health changes started to affect them. And then there are the pets who continued to live one adventure after another, always in the spotlight. Whatever their life changes, I have been privileged to see all these pets grow up. Most humbling to me is that I actually have a relationship with them. Whether it’s one of my “knucklehead dog buddies” who I get to play around with, or a scared cat who can feel confident that

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bacterial DNA in a human than human DNA and 90 percent more bacterial cells than human cells. On average you are carrying around three pounds of bacteria in your gut although this fluctuates daily as 60 percent of the mass of each bowel movement is bacterial. No wonder that constipated guy is so unhappy. Too many pounds of bacteria. The balance of the 500 to 1,000 species of bacteria that inhabit your colon primarily can vary quite a bit depending on the foods you eat and, of course, antibiotic use. Those bacteria are there for a reason, or reasons, and it seems unwise to unbalance them too much. They produce all sorts of chemi-

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I’m not going to harm it, the moments when pets and I exchange respect for each other are truly a favorite part of my job. Recently, some of these pets are starting to die. For some, 12 is really old. Age is not a disease, but with age comes some sort of eventual breakdown, cancer, heart disease, organ failure. It’s so difficult handing out a terminal diagnosis to an owner I’ve known for years, but at the same time, I think it’s comforting coming from me, “their vet.” “You know him,” they may say. Yes, I do. Finally, we share a space again as we prepare to let the old pet go. You’d think these moments would be filled with tears. And weeping is always a part, but there is also often laughing, joy, and a sense of relief as we all recall the wonderful life these pets lived, how they touched our lives, how lucky they were to have the homes that they did, and how we owe it to them to let them go peacefully. Time marches on. New pets come, new jobs come, and our lives will constantly be changing. It’s these relationships we make that stay with us. Focusing on relationships, giving them the respect and energy they deserve, makes our lives more full, and gives us a lot to remember when another page is forced to turn.

cals that are used for blood clotting, protein building, immune function and neurotransmitters. This may be another reason constipated guy is unhappy, his serotonin and dopamine levels are unbalanced. Like the previously mentioned babies, our understanding of this new field of neurogastroenterology is truly in its infancy, but it promises to revolutionize our approach to many medical and psychiatric disorders. We do know that the enteric brain does communicate with the brain directly through the vagus nerve and 90 percent of the communication is from the gut to the brain and not the other way around. Disorders such as depression may well be related to the function of our GI tract as much as our brains. Hippocrates was right all those years ago. You are what you eat.

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Crozet Events in the Festival of the Book This year’s Festival of the Book will present 253 programs in 78 venues across Charlottesville and Albemarle County, and 248 of those programs are free for all to attend. These four programs are in Crozet: • Does This Author Know My Family? Sibling Rivalry and Family Dynamics Crozet Library Wed. March 16, 7 p.m. • WWII and the Strength of Individuals The Lodge at Old Trail Thurs. March 17, 5:30 p.m. • Literary Landscapes: Nature Stories from Real and Imagined Ramblers Crozet Library Thurs. March 17, 7 p.m. • Poetry and Lullabies: A Folk Music Performance Crozet Artisan Depot Sat. March 19, 12 p.m.

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A Wrinkle in Space-Time Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Alva Edison— American inventor, businessman, and the “Wizard of Menlo Park” (1847 - 1931). As a sixth grader in 1963, I remember being scared, intrigued, enthralled and inspired by the science fantasy book, A Wrinkle in Time. Written by Madeleine L’Engle, her book was unusual for children’s literature in that the main protagonists of the story, the Murray children, grew up in a family in which both mom and dad were scientists. It was also exceptional for children’s literature in its way of handling the subjects of love, death, truth, mind control, social conformity, evil, free will, quantum physics and general relativity. Alex, the father of the Murray family, inexplicably has gone missing while working on a secret government program investigating tesseract: a fifth dimensional phenomenon involving the wrinkling of time that permits “travel through space without having to go the long way around.” Can his gifted, precocious children, thirteen-year-old Meg and fiveyear-old Charles Wallace, with the aid of a neighbor boy, Calvin O’Keefe, and three otherworldly female creatures, find Alex and bring him (and themselves) back to earth alive? Desiring to help support her family financially, Madeleine L’Engle had resigned herself to abandoning her largely unfruitful writing career on her 40th birthday in November 1958. Inspired during a trip out West, her irrepressible muse returned and she began writing again in 1959. By 1960, she put the fin-

ishing touches on A Wrinkle in Time. As before, publishers roundly rejected her work. Discouragingly, she received more than two dozen refusals. Perseverance and pluck eventually were rewarded when she brought her book to the personal attention of John C. Farrar of the publishing house Farrar, Straus & Giroux. A Wrinkle in Time was an unexpectedly resounding success, winning the Newbery Medal in 1963 for “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.” The National Education Association has named A Wrinkle in Time one of its “Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children” and a poll by School Library Journal categorized it as one of the “Top 100 Chapter Books” of all time. A Wrinkle in Time has been in print continuously since its first publication; and it has been adapted for television, as a play, and as an opera. Madeleine L’Engle went on to write four more books about the adventures of the Murray family that now comprise the Time Quintet. This winter, on Thursday February 11 (which happens to be Thomas Edison’s birthday), a team of scientists reported they had detected a faint ripple in the fabric of space-time generated when two black holes, one 36 times as massive as the sun, the other 29 times as massive, spiraled into each and merged into one. During the final throes of this cataclysmic process, they created a local, massive warping of space-time, releasing a tsunami of energy 50 times greater than the output of all the stars in the universe combined! These gravitational waves traveled through space for a billion years before washing up (greatly attenuated) upon the shore of earth. As they did so, they were perceived by ultrasensitive, 4-kilometer-long, L-shaped antennas; first at the

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research station located in Livingston, Louisiana, and seven milliseconds later, at a similar station in Hanford, Washington. The gravitational wave antennas housed at these facilities are so exquisitely sensitive that they can recognize changes in their length as small as one ten-thousandth the width of a proton! The New York Times wrote this finding was “a great triumph for three physicists — Kip Thorne of the California Institute of Technology, Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ronald Drever, formerly of Caltech and now retired in Scotland — who bet their careers on the dream of measuring the most ineffable of Einstein’s notions” arising from his Theory of General Relativity 100 years ago. The discovery was “also sweet vindication for the National Science Foundation, which spent about $1.1 billion over more than 40 years to build a new hotline to nature, facing down criticism that sources of gravitational waves were not plentiful or loud enough to justify the cost.” As a scientist and a writer, I am fascinated by juxtaposing these two stories. A characteristic of a robust scientific theory is its ability to provide new, groundbreaking insights into the nature of reality. Insights that are testable and verifiable. This is true of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. Einstein was so far ahead of his time that a century had to elapse before his theory of gravitational waves could be directly measured by scientists. Imagine waiting 100 years before what you had suggested could be properly tested and possibly verified. Imagine working on a problem for 40 years before a single, positive result was achieved, as today’s scientists

did. Viable experimental designs had to be devised. Technology had to be developed. Equipment needed to be built. Painstaking observations had to be made. Thorough analysis of the data had to be performed, double-checked, and checked again. This achievement, this new way of exploring the origins and workings of the universe, took decades to accomplish. In addition to competency and perseverance, this remarkable scientific journey from theory to experimental verification required hope grounded in faith. As Thomas Edison observed “Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction–faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.” An effective writer is able to weave a story that is engaging, believable (even when fanciful), thought-provoking and emotionally inspiring. This Madeleine L’Engle achieved in A Wrinkle in Time. What I admire equally is her dogged resolve. When faced with rejection time and again, she held firm to what she knew in her heart and mind. She believed that well-crafted science fantasy can guide us into truths deeper and more fundamental to our lives that those revealed by scientific facts. Children’s literature is better for it. A question comes to my mind—a query inspired by the title of L’Engle’s book. Scientists reported that when the gravitational wave swept through their devices, altering briefly the dimensions of space, the length of one arm of the antenna changed relative to the length of its other arm. This they ascertained when laser beams traveling back and forth across the span of the antennas fleetingly became out of phase with each other. Instead of measuring an infinitesimal perturbation in distance, what if the antennas actually measured a miniscule wrinkle in time? What if the laser beams became out of phase because the flow of time was altered differently in one arm of the antenna versus the other perpendicular arm as the wave went by? How would you design an experiment to distinguish between a wrinkle in space and a wrinkle in time?

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Soybeans: Part 2 By Elena Day elena@crozetgazette.com Regarding Soy: One cannot dispute the soybean’s role in increased worldwide use of herbicides and pesticides as well as in the proliferation of factory farms. Associated problems of the latter include increased antibiotic use, excrement-filled lagoons which routinely spill into adjoining streams/wetlands (Google Virginia’s own Smithfield Foods Inc. violations) and concentrated methane emissions from supersized feedlots. After January’s column I began reading labels and found soy protein, lecithin, or oil contained in a plethora of products, including personal favorites, Breton (Dare Foods) crackers and Newman’s Own salad dressings. Soy is as ubiquitous in our American diets as is high fructose corn syrup. Note that texturized vegetable protein or hydrolyzed vegetable protein is code for soy. Eighty-five percent of the planet’s soybeans are crushed into meal for animal feed or oil. Soy is the most widely used oil or fat. It is often blended with other vegetable oils. The “agro-industrial complex” has found uses for even wastes of soy meal and oil processing. Soy has been promoted as nutritionally optimal for humans as well as the cows, pigs, and chickens for which an increasingly meat protein-hungry world clamors. There is ongoing controversy as to whether soy is a “superfood” or a “hormone-disrupting poison.” One hundred grams or 3.5 ounces of whole unprocessed soybeans contain large amounts of manganese, selenium, cop-

per, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iodine, calcium, vitamins B6, B2, B1 and vitamin K. The same amount of soybeans contains 17 grams of protein, 10 grams of carbohydrates and 9 grams of fat. Beyond this, praise for the “golden bean” becomes problematic. Navigating incredibly numerous claims and counterclaims as to its benefits or perils is labyrinthine for one like myself without a Ph.D. in biochemistry. Whole soybeans must be boiled or fermented to counteract the side effects of saponins, lectins and protease inhibitors. All of these in one way or another are destructive to the intestinal tract of monogastric humans. (Pigs and poultry are monogastric, while cows and other ruminants have a four-chambered, complex stomach.) Soybeans are high in phytates or phytic acid (stored phosphorus), which may bind to zinc, iron and calcium, reducing their absorption in the human gut. Long, slow cooking reduces the phytic effect only minimally. Fermentation is more effective. But then phytates are also antioxidants and we’ve all been schooled to know that antioxidants offset cancers. Protein quality is decreased when soybeans are processed at high temperatures. Hexane, a component of gasoline, is commonly used for all food-based soybean oil extraction. Hexane is a contaminant in all soy food products remaining after oil extraction. Controversy persists as this process continues to be unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Soybean oil is high in Omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and low in Omega 3. Some Omega 6 fatty acids contribute to inflammation within the body. Omega 3 fatty acids decrease inflammation. Both 6 and 3 are essential fatty acids that humans must ingest in their diet as the body cannot manufacture them. These fatty acids are crucial to brain function and normal growth and development. Nutritionists

warn that the ratio between Omega 6 and Omega 3 is optimally 1:1. Typical Western diets heavy on the processed foodstuffs (which more often than not contain soy additives) have ratios ranging from 25:1 to 14:1. Soybean products are high in isoflavones, which are categorized as phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are plant-derived substances that can stimulate estrogen-like effects. Isoflavones can both activate estrogen receptors or at other times inhibit them. Isoflavones have been used as a natural alternative to estrogen drugs in menopausal women. Concurrently, there are studies that soy isoflavones stimulate proliferation of epithelial cells in the breast, which may result in cancer. Soy protein is the primary ingredient in infant formula. Twenty-five percent of the infant formula market is soy. Soy formula was originally introduced as an alternative to cow milk formula for babies with milk allergy. It is largely used nowadays to maintain a vegetarian diet and/or to avoid milk from cows injected with yet another Monsanto product, Bovine Somatotrophin (BST) or Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH), used to increase milk production. (Monsanto began marketing BST in 1994.) Isoflavone content varies by formula batch. It is agreed that infants fed soy formula generally are ingesting seven times more isoflavones by weight than adult Asians eating a traditional soy-based diet. As of yet there has not been conclusive determination that the high amounts of phytoestrogens in soy formula have negative long-term effects. From 1938 to 1971, doctors prescribed DES, Diethystilbestrol, a synthetic estrogen, to over 10 million women to reduce the risk of miscarriage. It was even recommended as a routine prophylactic to all pregnant women. DES was included in products as widespread as lotions and shampoos as well as growth enhancers for chickens and cattle. Adverse effects were first detected in 1971 when both male and female children of women who had been prescribed DES develcontinued on page 36

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oped reproductive health problems. These included malformations of the uterus, cervix and vagina, increased risk of testicular cancer, lower sperm count, undescended testicles, infertility and late spontaneous abortion. Some of these were predicted from animal studies. Phytoestrogens are endocrine disrupters and thereby soy infant formula is suspect. Before I throw up my hands in confusion and a bit of alarm, note that in 1999 the FDA approved the health claim that

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the daily consumption of soy is effective in reducing the risk of coronary artery disease. Reevaluation of this has been ongoing since 2007. Hesiod, Greek didactic poet and contemporary of Homer (c.700 B.C.) wrote “observe due measure; moderation is best in all things.” Aristotle advised moderation as well. Perhaps regarding soy in one’s diet it’s best to eat moderate amounts of more traditional soy products such as tofu and miso. If one believes we are what we eat and we suffer the consequences thereof, it’s best to read labels. The 21st century is one of immoderation.

Robert Mark Lucan was 76, born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1939 and died in his home in Crozet on February 17, 2016. He provided accounting and tax services in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Alice Neff Lucan, sisters Patricia Lucan Decker and Suzanne Lucan Decker, plus nieces and nephews. His parents, Harry and Ruth Lucan, and his eldest sister, Linda Lucan Mielbeck, preceded him in death. Bob Lucan attended De La Salle High School in Warren, Michigan, and graduated from John Carroll University, near Cleveland Ohio. He was retired from the U.S. Steel Wire Spring Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Lucan has been a resident of Crozet since 2012,

along with his wife and German Shepherd dogs. He was a devoted admirer of the breed, a very popular cook, and a fairly good softball player. He would ask you to send any memorial donations to Virginia German Shepherd Rescue in Sterling, Virginia, or to the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA.

Raymond Carroll Conley, 1944-2016 Raymond Carroll Conley, 71, died at his residence on February 27 in Batesville. He was born on May 18, 1944 in Charlottesville to the late Junie Conley and Ethel McAllister Conley. He is preceded in death by his brother, Roy L. Conley. He is survived by his wife, Donna Dyer Conley and one daughter, Candace C. Maupin and husband Mike Maupin of Lynchburg and one son, Raymond C. Conley, Jr and wife Sandy T. Conley of Nellysford, and special sistersin-law, Doris Grimm and Savannah Conley; special brother and sister-in-law Eric L. Dyer and Vi. ; three granddaughters, Nicole Taylor and husband Drew Taylor, Abby Conley, and Samantha Maupin, one grandson, Brooks Conley. Carroll was employed by S. W. Barnes Lumber Company as a truck driver, kiln manager and sales manager, before becoming the owner of J. Bruce Barnes, Inc. for twenty six years. He was past President of Crozet Loyal Order of the Moose, co-director and coach of the Crozet Boxing Club, past President of the Crozet Lions Club, Member of Applachian Hardwood Manufacturers and Wood Products Manufacturing

Association, past President of the Lumber Trade Association, member of the Appalachian Hardwood Association, member of the Crozet Business Association, coach of the Red Sox team in both Little League and Junior League, honorary member of the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, and a member of Crozet Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, family suggest that memorial contributions may be made to Crozet Baptist Church, St. George Ave., Crozet, VA 22932, Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, Peachtree Baseball League of Albemarle, Hospice of the Piedmont or charity of your choice. A memorial service was held on March 1 at the Crozet Baptist Church with Rev. David Collyer officiating.

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execution. Western has depth, and players like junior guard Ryan Ingram, an all-everything ball of fire on the court, who seems unable to sit down and watch. This magic scoring machine will be needed game-long if WAHS is to have a shot at Norcom. That’s not to say this is a oneman show. The height of Carrington Murphy and Austin Cress, and solid steadiness of Mike Vale around the rim are also key. Add outside three-ball from Chris McGahren to complement Ingram and success is possible. In their regional loss to Cave Spring, 64-56, the Warriors had nine treys, and the bench showed long-range prowess with Josh Coffman canning three threes and 13 points overall. Ingram also had a trio of threes as part of his 21 points. He is averaging 22 over the last two games. McGahren added a pair of treys and 10 points. However, Cave Springs countered with even more variety, and their ace Brody Hicks dropped seven threes on the Warriors’ defense, including four in the first quarter. Looking at the U.Va. team over the season, there is a similarity with Western. More often than not, if the ’Hoos score 60 points, they win. The Warriors will need at least 60 points against Norcom. The Greyhounds ran all over the Richmond area recently like General Grant at full speed. Saddling Hopewell with an 83-56 thrashing behind three 20-plus scorers, they tucked away the 3A East Regional Championship. Formerly a 4A team, Norcom dropped enrollment and fell on the 3A world like a ton of bricks.

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MOMMA BEAR SALE: Children’s Consignment Event, March 19, (10-5) and March 20, (11-2) at the White Hall Community Building, 2904 Browns Gap Tpk., (Routes 614 and 810). High quality, gently used, name brand clothing, toys, gear and more! Consignors earn up to 85%. Shop and save up to 80% off retail prices! www.MommaBearSale.com OLD TRAIL COMMUNITY GARDEN: Ten-foot by ten-foot garden plots are available for rent in the organic garden in Western Park in Old Trail, sponsored by the County’s Parks & Recreation Department. One plot rents for $20. Tenhour work requirement to help maintain common areas. First come, first served. Register in person in mid-March at Old Trail or at the County Office. Reply by April 1. For details, call 434-205-4087, 434-823-4288 or email or torvellino@ comcast.net.

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THE LODGE AT OLD TRAIL, a senior living community located on the Old Trail Village square, is searching for several special individuals with caring hearts, a team mentality, and a willingness to go above and beyond for our residents and your peers. • Dining room servers – full and part-time • Cook – part-time • Nurse – part-time and PRN • RMA – part-time and PRN (weekend shift diff) • Life Enrichment Coordinator for Independent Living Residents: Part-time cruise director with a social worker’s heart. Flexible schedule including occasional nights and weekends based on the events and outings you design. Degree preferred. Send resume to TessMarshall@ lodgeatoldtrail.com or complete online application. EOE. The Lodge at Old Trail; 330 Claremont Lane; Crozet, VA 22932. 434-823-9100. www.LodgeatOldTrail. com

KING FAMILY VINEYARDS in Crozet is looking for professional, enthusiastic people to join our Tasting Room staff. Positions are part-time with weekends and holidays required. You must be able to work in a team environment, provide exemplary customer service, and multitask. We provide a fun atmosphere, educational opportunities, and a competitive hourly rate. Please send a resume to info@ kingfamillyvineyards.com or fax 434-8237801. Requirements:  Must be 21 years of age   Strong customer service skills  Experience and knowledge of wine preferred, but not required  Scheduling flexibility (weekends and holidays needed) Ability to lift 40 pounds and to stand for long periods

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Ann Mallek Town Hall Meetings

White Hall District Supervisor Ann Mallek will host three town hall meetings in March to gather citizens’ views on the proposed county budget. Meetings will be held Saturday, March 5, at 10 a.m. at the White Hall Community Building; Monday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at the Broadus Wood Elementary School cafeteria; and Thursday, March 10, at 8 p.m. at the Field School, Crozet, following the Crozet Community Association meeting that begins at 7 p.m. (note their earlier time).

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MARCH 13

Crozet Community Orchestra Concert

The Crozet Community Orchestra, directed by Philip Clark, will perform a free concert featuring works by Beethoven and Vivaldi Sunday, March 13, at 4 p.m. at Crozet Baptist Church, 5804 Saint George Ave., in Crozet. The program includes works by Beethoven, Vivaldi, Sibelius and Mahler with U.Va. faculty Soprano soloist Pamela Beasley. The CCO is a participant partner for the JMRL Big Read in March, performing movements from Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer and Beethoven’s Symphony No 3, Eroica that were described in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. For details about the concert program, playing with the CCO, or volunteering, please visit: www.crozetcommunityorchestra.org. or email: crozetorchestra@gmail. com. The Crozet Community Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Donations gratefully accepted and are tax deductible. Mailing address: P.O. Box 762, Crozet VA 22932.

Learn more about what western Albemarle has to offer at a series of free Saturday morning programs offered at the Albemarle Tourism and Adventure Center located in the depot in downtown Crozet. Saturday, March 5, at 10 a.m., David Kocka of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will talk about black bears, which are exiting dens at springtime and may make appearances near local homes. Learn how to bear-proof your yard and how to remain safe should you cross paths with one of these animals. Saturday, March 19, at noon, Emily Gary, vocalist and bass player, and Tom MARCH 19 Proutt (A Celebration of the Seasons: Cellist Tanya Anisimova Goodnight Songs) will present an interactive musical program for children with to Perform at RVCC selections from both books in their Cellist and composer Tanya Anisimova, Goodnight Songs Series. who lived in our area for several years, will perform a concert at the Rockfish Valley MARCH 12 Community Center March 19 at 7 p.m. Anisimova’s recent career highlights Sugar Hollow Three include sold-out recitals at Carnegie Hall Bridges 5K and 10K in New York, International Port Fairy The Sugar Hollow Three Bridges 5K Festival in Australia, a video performance and 10K Race, sponsored by the White of Bach’s Chaconne, as well as perforHall Ruritans, will be held March 12 at 8 mances of Shostakovich Concerto #1 in a.m. New Orleans and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Proceeds will aid in the restoration of Variations in Virginia Beach. the White Hall Community Center, a hisThe show starts at 7 p.m. in the RVCC toric building in western Albemarle Auditorium. Advance tickets are $20, $25 County, and for the many community at the door. Rockfish Valley Community services provided by the organization. Center is at 190 Rockfish School Lane in Both a 5K and a 10K course will be Afton. For more information, call 434available on beautiful Sugar Hollow Road 361-0100. alongside the Moorman’s River. The starting line is approximately 1.5 miles west of APRIL 3 Piedmont Store at 5275 Sugar Hollow Crozet Chorus Concert Road. Ample parking will be available. A pancake breakfast will be held after The Crozet Community Chorus will the race from 9 to 11 a.m. at the present “American Traditions,” a free Community Center, 2094 Brown Gap spring concert to the public, Sunday, April Turnpike. Runners eat free! Donations 3, at 4 p.m. at Crozet Baptist Church on will be accepted (suggested minimum St. George Avenue in Crozet. Works by donation of $5). American composers will be featured, Pre-race registration is $30 at white- from Stephen Foster to Aaron Copland, hallva.org. Onsite registration is $40, cash early American, gospel and jazz.

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