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Exuberant Crozet Gators crowd the wading pool at Crozet Pool as they try to take a team picture with the 2013 Jefferson Swim League Trophy at the team victory party.
Gators Win JSL Championship! By David Wagner The Crozet Gators Swim Team won the 2013 Jefferson Swim League championship meet at the UVA Aquatics Center July 26 and 27, knocking the Fairview Swim Club off the throne it had occupied for 22 years. Crozet won by 28 points, scoring 1908.75 points to Fairview’s 1880.75 points. Fairview had
won every JSL Champs meet since 1991. Seventeen teams from four Central Virginia counties competed at the meet. Boar’s Head Swim Team placed third with 1789.25 points. Over the past decade the Gators have threatened to win nearly every year, but in the end continued to come up short. Through lots of hard work, determinacontinued on page 35
Peachtree 9U Ballplayers Represent Virginia at Southeast Tournament By Doug Barrese The Peachtree 9U All-Stars made an historic run to the final four of the Cal Ripkin 9U Southeast Regional Tournament in Franklin, Tennessee, July 24 and 25, the best a Crozet team has ever performed in Babe Ruth League play. On a sunny Sunday afternoon in late May, 12 nine-year-old boys from Peachtree’s minors bracket, selected after a nomination by their coach and a tryout, had their first team practice at Crozet Park. Players were Andrew
Barrese, Matthew Heilman, Michael Holzwarth, James Meenan, Hayden Miller, Jacob Petty, Brendan Quigley, Devin Rachwal, Andrew Shifflett, Isaac Sumpter, and Austin Zimmerman. Their tournament coaches were Matt Winkler, Drew Holzwarth and Austin Zimmerman. The boys share a love for baseball, a winning attitude and a determination to play hard. They showed grit and pride in how they represented Peachtree baseball, Crozet, and ultimately the state of Virginia, as they advanced to face big continued on page 6
Western Albemarle High School’s new principal, John Werner, comes to Crozet with experience mainly in northern Virginia high schools. He was raised in Wisconsin but moved to Virginia in his senior year of high school, a tough transition, and graduated from Chantilly High School in Fairfax County. He earned his undergraduate degree at George Mason University and went back there for two master’s degrees, one in curriculum and instruction and the other in educational leadership. He later earned a doctorate in education from Nova Southeastern University, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, through a program the university was offering in northern Virginia. Meanwhile he spent seven years as a social studies teacher at Herndon High School, which had a student population of 2,300, teaching mainly European history, psychology and government. He also coached football, as an assistant, and was the head coach of the boys’ track team. Then he moved into Herndon’s administration for three years
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AUGUST 2013 eowners (those with lawns) for the state of the Chesapeake Bay. Computer modeling information describing the demise of the earth and all wildlife must be based upon recent data, since records are relatively recent. Environmentalists cannot tell us the damage done by the volcanic cloud over Europe a couple of years ago versus damage by burning fossil fuels. However, geologists can tell you that the Blue Ridge Mountains are not part of the Appalachian Mountains simply because they host the Appalachian Trail and this is based upon science. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
informed me that the impact of chemicals spread on highways and roads for snow/ice removal has never been studied. Imagine how many chemicals from the streets of Baltimore and Washington are pouring into the Chesapeake Bay. We have a serious over-population of most wildlife in Virginia and coyotes and stick bugs have had zero impact on population control. Bottom-line: “We want EPA regulations based upon scientific sampling and not results from computer modeling.” (Albemarle County Farm Bureau, 2013 Federal & State Resolutions). Louis Eaton Ivy Herbicide Spraying Planned for County Roadways Presents Potential Hazard
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along roadways in Albemarle County from August 26 through September 27. Concern exists about chemical control of brush. Mechanical trimming was used for years and causes less risk to humans and the environment. In the past year, our community experienced aerosol spraying of chemicals by operators who did not know what chemicals they were spraying, much less to avoid spraying them on bicyclists and waterways. It may be easier and less costly to VDOT for them to spray chemicals, however, there are costs to the health of our families, our farms, and our food and environment. Krenite is not approved for use on country roadways, near cropland, or public water supplies. Label warnings required by EPA directly contradict spraying near homes, farms, or vineyards, where people drive, ride bicycles, walk, or raise vegetables or animals. Land on which Krenite has been sprayed is not safe for growing crops for food or feed for at least a year.
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Human Chain to Move Last Books from Old to New Crozet Library As a celebratory milestone, a human chain will transfer the last 200 or so books from the old to the new Crozet Library on Tuesday, August 27. The chain will go from the depot, under the trestle, into The Square and down the alley to the front door of the new library building, said Bill Schrader, chair of the Build Crozet Library fundraising committee. Volunteers are sought to join the chain. Schrader estimated that at least 150 people will be needed. Adults and children should start lining up at the old library at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome. The book transfer is expected to start at 10:30.
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A group picture of those who form the chain will be taken in the new library parking lot once the transfer is complete. The rain date is August 28. The new library will be officially closed on the book brigade day, and patrons will not be allowed in. The new library will open with the roughly 32,000 books in the current collection and an additional 6,000 new books that have been purchased through the BCL campaign. The new library will accommodate 75,000 books, Schrader said, and fundraising for more books will continue. “We’re seeing a lot of $1,000 donations from people who want to be on the giving tree,” said Schrader. The deadline for donations to have a leaf on the tree when the new library holds its grand opening September 28, is August 16. So far 95 brass leaves have been bought. Each will have the donor’s name engraved on it. The giving tree, which will be on the entryway wall, will keep going after the opening,
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city competition in the Southeast Regional. The journey began with first place finishes in unsanctioned [any team can enter] regional tournaments held in Bridgewater and Spotswood. Entering sanctioned league play, the team had an impressive 8 and 1 record and had outscored their opponents 90 to 15. The team’s first challenge was to qualify for the state tournament by winning their district, which is composed of eight Central Virginia counties. (The state has 13 districts.) After a surprising loss to the Rockville All Stars (Goochland County), Peachtree won five straight against Northside, Greene, Rockville and Madison (twice), scoring 87 runs and allowing only 26. The winner of the district, Peachtree went on to the state tournament in Sandston, just east of Richmond. After victories against Manassas and Williamsburg, Peachtree was
matched up against the Glen Allen All Stars for a chance to reach the state championship game. Glen Allen proved to be too much, beating Crozet 3 to 1. But after knocking off Arlington 11-0, Peachtree was back to face Glen Allen for a second time, now for the state title. Peachtree fell again, 6 to 1, and finished second in the state with an impressive 19 runs scored to 11 runs allowed. As the state runner-up, the Crozet boys earned a trip to Tennessee and joined Glen Allen in representing Virginia in the Southeast Regional. Peachtree got off to a rough start against Atlantic Beach from North Florida, facing a 13 - 4 deficit in the bottom the sixth inning. With tough batting and smart base running, the Peachtree Pride scored an unbelievable 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth to shock Atlantic Beach. Three more victories followed, a 12 - 0 win against Matthews, North
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Voracious Readers Crozet’s librarians played up the suspense for the crowd packed into Crozet School’s cafeteria July 30 for the annual Cookie Countdown, the culmination of the library’s summer reading program for kids and teens. When the new figure was revealed, the crowd was astonished to learn the final tally. Last summer, western Albemarle kids read 12,455 books. This summer they read 18,215, a whopping increase of 5,760. Crozet librarian Wendy Saz reported that in 2003 the number of kids of all ages participating was 361; this year it stood at 865.
as an assistant principal. There was one assistant for each grade level. “I did lots of discipline and teacher evaluations,” he said. He’s a little skeptical of the Charlottesville school system’s recent decision that teaching experience is not a prerequisite for being a principal. “That would be a little tough,” he said, “The teacher in the classroom is the most important part of the educational process.” Werner said he was attracted to administration because he admired people who could lead people to come together. “The more years I taught, the more I got involved in other things, like graduation and coaching and community groups. So, to have a greater scope of impact was very invigorating. So I went into administration. “There’s good and bad in teaching and in administration, like everything. I loved teaching, but I continued on page 13
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Crozet Pizza Plants Its Flag on UVa’s Corner Crozet Pizza opened a second location on Elliewood Avenue in Charlottesville in July, establishing itself on The Corner, the prime commercial spot for serving students at the University of Virginia. This will make easier for U.Va. students to get through the unofficial Wahoo bucket list, which traditionally includes eating at Crozet Pizza. Owners Mike and Colleen Alexander—she’s the daughter of Crozet Pizza founder Bob Crum— said they looked at various locations in Charlottesville to expand the business, hoping to find a place that
had the intimate nooks and homey feeling of the flagship store. They settled on the former Buddhist Biker Bar, a 1920s-era house converted into a restaurant. “We looked around the Downtown Mall and Barracks Road, and other places too, and then we parked it,” said Mike Alexander. “Once we found this space, it felt like Crozet Pizza, like what Bob started.” They started renovating the building a year ago. Every part was refreshed and a new kitchen and work area were installed. An outdoor patio was added.
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“We basically gutted it and rebuilt it. We stripped the floors. The layout is small. It has pockets of space, quaint areas like Crozet Pizza has,” Alexander said. They have also taken on partners, Ryan Rooney and Kevin Badke, owners of Trinity Irish Pub, also on The Corner, who will manage the bar part of the restaurant. So offering cocktails is a new twist. One built on bourbon has been named “Crozet lemonade.” The beer list stresses our favorite Crozet-area brews. “We want it to have the feel of the original. The food is the same,” Alexander said. While most of the menu offerings are identical to the original restaurant, another new
item is a pizza designed for Sunday brunch, which he described as “like eating western omelet. It’s fantastic. “The vision for Crozet Pizza, going forward, is we want to expand,” said Alexander, who owns a painting company that has a contract to paint for the University of Virginia. “This is my career now. I’m out of construction. For me and Colleen, it’s the next chapter.” He said they are now scouting for a location in Carytown, in Richmond, and may someday expand to other college towns such as Harrisonburg and Blacksburg. “But we’re not a franchise,” he added. “We’re reaching out to the locals here. We want to be diverse continued on page 34
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The Albemarle County Police Department, joined by Real Property, will host National Night Out at Old Trail Village August 6. The occasion is designed to give the community a chance to interact with our local police force. A kids’ fishing event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. and the evening’s main events will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Police demonstrations will include a bike rodeo, the dive team, K9s, motor units and child ID kits. Youth sports organizations will also be on hand and information on other community programs will also be available. Food will be available for purchase and bottled water will be provided by Old Trail Golf and Pepsi Co.
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Hamner Theater Takes As You Like It on the Road
The Hamner Theater will perform Shakespeare’s As You Like It for its Shakespeare Winery Tour at seven venues in August and September. The tour will open at Del Fosse Winery Aug. 16 and 18; at Cardinal Point Winery Aug. 24 and 25; at Grace Estate Winery on Labor Day weekend; at Pollak Vineyards Sept. 6 and 7; at Mountain Cove Vineyards in Lovingston Sept. 14 and 15; on the levee in Scottsville with
James River Brewing Co. and Thistle Gate Winery Sept. 20 and 21; and finally at Albemarle Ciderworks Sept. 28 and 29. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m. Sunday shows are at 5 p.m. Tickets are $12 (children under 10 are $5, under 5 are free) and are available at the gate. Most venues will have some seating available, but patrons are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, picnics and bug spray. No outside alcohol is allowed at the wineries. The production features returning company members Jon Cobb, Alex Davis, Emma Givens, John Holdren, Jim Horstkotte, Kerry Moran, Rick Steeves and Alexey Zielinski and new company members Christian Anderson, Allison Bowers, Rose Harper, Bit Pressley and Kurt Vogelsgang. Carol Pedersen and Boomie Pedersen are codirectors once again. For more information visit the Hamner Theater website, www.thehamnertheater.com.
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The Albemarle County Fair will take place August 1 through 3 at Ash Lawn/Highland, the home of James Monroe, near Monticello. Hours of operation on Thursday, August 1, will be from 4 to 10 pm; on Friday, August 2, from10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and on Saturday, August 3, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The fair will feature exhibits, crafts, entertainment, 4-H events, and oldtime country fun. There will be a husband calling contest, a baked goods contest, the Tiny, Little, and Pre-Teen Miss Albemarle County Fair pageants, livestock competitions, a coloring contest for children 12 and under, a “home arts” contest (pottery, ceramics, handcrafts), a bubble gum blowing contest, a mason jar decorating competition, a clothesline art contest, a canning competition, and much more.
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Redbirds Tryouts
The Albemarle Redbirds girls softball travel team will hold tryouts for the 14U, 12U, and 10U teams August 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Western Albemarle High School. For more information and to confirm your attendance, email Barrie Scheivert at vinbarhar@aol.com.
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The Waters Some believe that you can get a feel for a neighborhood just by hearing the names associated with it. That flawed notion might have been a possibility ages ago when names were fewer and reputations carried considerably more weight than do today’s online profiles. Place naming followed a similar suit. Pioneering landowners applied names to features that, centuries hence, still bring to mind families and geography that once defined a vicinity. Or, as in the matter of Beaver Creek that rises from the foot of Buck’s Elbow Mountain in western Albemarle, it was the critters that were memorialized. Early Albemarle historian Rev. Edgar Woods noted that Beaver Creek had a tributary named Wolf Pit, perhaps denoted as a caution to wayfarers. Agriculture defined life in Albemarle, especially during the first two centuries of the county’s existence. Fertile, well-watered lands were highly prized. Landowners on Beaver Creek in the 18th and 19th centuries had surnames that included Burnley, Duke, Jones, Mills, Rea, Wallace, and Woods. The Irishman Michael
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Albemarle County’s picturesque Beaver Creek Park, on Rt. 680/Brown’s Gap Turnpike, is a water supply source for the town of Crozet and a popular recreation destination. [Photo by Phil James]
Woods of Woods’ Gap fame had several descendants named William. Of particular note was one commonly known as Beaver Creek Billy, “a remarkable man, in his sphere somewhat of a born ruler, of fine sense, and great decision.” The rich bottom lands watered by Beaver Creek between Buck’s Elbow and Mechum’s River were quite productive, but, like similar streams whose waters originated on mountainsides, they were prone to freshets, flash floods brought on by thunderstorms or fast melting snow. Just as the fruit and vegetable farmer
U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. signed autographs for school children following his 1964 dedication speech at Beaver Creek Park. [G. Bourne Wayland papers, courtesy of David Wayland]
The 59-foot tall C. Mercer Garnett Dam at the Beaver Creek reservoir was designed to carry a new portion of Rt. 680/Brown’s Gap Turnpike. The rerouting eliminated several dangerous curves and a one-lane bridge. [G. Bourne Wayland papers, courtesy of David Wayland]
feared ill-timed frosts and freezes, the lowland farmer prayed that his field crops would not suffer water damage. By the mid-20th century, changing times had laid hold on central Virginia. Manufacturing jobs were replacing those lost in the waning fruit industry. The small town of Crozet had, seemingly overnight, become home to industrial giants. Acme Visible Records was the largest producer of visible filing systems in the world, while next door,
Morton Frozen Foods had established itself as the largest frozen food processing plant in the world. These two production facilities employed 2,100 capable workers whose attributes mirrored those of Beaver Creek Billy. In its early decades, Crozet’s water needs had been met adequately by wells. Tom Herbert’s Cold Storage filled its towering water tank with water piped from off-site wells. The surplus water not continued on page 12
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needed in their ice-making department was sold to subscribing customers in the downtown area. As the town grew, lakes and a pumping station were established below Little Yellow Mountain at Mint Springs. A period of drought-plagued years coupled with ever-increasing demands for water by local industries led to the 1957 formation of the South Rivanna Watershed Committee, chaired by C. Mercer Garnett Sr. Partnering with soil conservationists led by G. Bourne Wayland, chairman of the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District, surveys were made and plans explored to develop the county’s water resources. From these meetings, the Beaver Creek Watershed Project was born. The long-sighted project sought to harness the continuously flowing Beaver Creek to provide a dependable source of water for Crozet’s long-term industrial and residential needs. Soil conservation practices implemented on farmlands upstream of the required dam would complement the protection provided to flood-prone lands downstream from the reservoir. Additionally, the dam was designed to carry a modern roadway across its top, thus rerouting a dangerous
portion of Rt. 680 and eliminating an antique, one-lane steel truss bridge. The project’s designers envisioned the county’s future recreational needs by providing for fishing, boating, picnicking and nature areas adjacent to the public lake. Construction commenced in October 1963 and by August of ’64 the 614,000,000-gallon reservoir was filling with the sustaining waters of Beaver Creek. The 59-foot earthen dam was named by the County Board of Supervisors in honor of county leader and visionary C. Mercer Garnett Sr. Grandiose plans were drawn up to dedicate the
Described in a 1960s news caption as “only a country stream in a pastured hollow...”, Beaver Creek and its tributaries had been relied on by area farmers since the 1730s. [Photo by Ray P. “Pete” McCauley]
Site preparation and construction of the reservoir for the Beaver Creek Watershed Project lasted ten months. An antique steel truss bridge, visible just behind the crane, was bypassed and replaced by a new portion of roadway across the top of the dam. [G. Bourne Wayland papers, courtesy of David Wayland]
G. Bourne Wayland, then chairman of the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District, standing on left, shared the speaker’s platform while a sound engineer monitored the recording. The Albemarle High School band sat along the roadway in the background. Buses on the hill brought students and townspeople to the dedicatory event. [G. Bourne Wayland papers, courtesy of David Wayland]
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structure “To A Growing Community.” Underscoring the great and urgent need for the new water source, on two separate occasions prior to the completion of the new filtration plant, a temporary filter plant had to be set up to process water from the reservoir when local water reserves reached critically low levels. In November 1964, a pompfilled dedication ceremony took place. Uniformed Albemarle High School band members provided musical backdrop for the anticipated 1,000 attendees. The simple, draped stage platform was presided over by Dr. B.F.D. Runk of the University of Virginia. A bevy of national, state and local leaders were introduced, and by ones and twos they approached the speaker’s podium that had been outfitted with microphones from several local radio stations. The dedication plaque for the C.
Mercer Garnett Dam was unveiled by G. Bourne Wayland and Edgar N. Garnett. Conrad L. Wirth, a giant among conservationists and former director of the National Park Service, then introduced United States Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. who gave the keynote address. At the end of the dedication ceremonies, a beaming Senator Byrd, then near the close of his storied political career, was surrounded by autograph-seeking youth who had been bussed to the special event on a school day. Today, Beaver Creek Park comprises 219 public acres, 104 of which are covered by Beaver Creek Lake. The waters of the reservoir are managed by Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority as a water supply for the town of Crozet. The lake is 1.75 miles long with 5.25 miles of shoreline. The Beaver Creek watershed drains a whopping 7,010 acres. In addition to electric-powered fishing boats, canoes, kayaks and sail craft (no gasoline motors or swimming allowed), the surface of Beaver Creek Lake is populated by competition craft of the Western Albemarle High School Rowing Team. The privately funded program was established in 2006, and by 2007, it adopted Beaver Creek’s calm waters for regular practices. Two years later, team boosters erected a storage boathouse and dock at the lake for use by the team. Nearly 300 years have passed (Hasn’t time flown by!) since western Albemarle’s earliest settlers first came to appreciate the waters of Beaver Creek. Pause to remember them (and the critters) when you take that next drink of water or enjoy the amenities at our beautiful park.
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like coming to work every day as a principal. I had great mentors who encouraged me. I worked for a lot of great principals. “First off, you have to care about kids and you have to build relationships with kids and teachers. You have to facilitate dialogue between
AUGUST 2013 teachers and students. It’s a lot about building relationship.” After Herndon, Werner spent two years as an assistant principal at Fairfax High School and another two years in the same role at Westfield High School near Centerville. “I thought it was important to see other areas,” he explained. He got his start as a principal at Clarke County High School in
Western Albemarle Alum Named STX president Jason Myles Goger, Western Albemarle High School class of 1991, has been recently promoted to president of STX, the leading manufacturer of equipment and clothing for lacrosse, field hockey and golf players. Goger joined the company in 2005 as the product manager. He played lacrosse for Duke University, graduating in 2005, and
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Two Arrested In Car Break-ins Albemarle County police have arrested two men in connection with larcenies from vehicles, many in Old Trail, during July. Anthony Allen Timberlake, 23, of Crozet was arrested July 24 and Dequintan Rasheem Cutchin, 22, of Charlottesville was arrested the next day. The pair are believed to have broken into cars in several neighborhoods across the county. Both are being held in the Albemarle– Charlottesville Regional jail.
Berryville, where he stayed for three years. His dissertation was on a remediation program, a twice-a-week block of time that allowed students who needed help to meet with their classroom teachers, that he was overseeing as the principal of CCHS. “It had some impact,” he said. “I would have liked to do it longer. Statistically there was some growth.
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Timberlake is charged with two counts of felony larceny and one felony count of breaking and entering. Cutchin is charged with two misdemeanor counts of larceny and one felony count of breaking and entering. The two are also charged in connection with a burglary in Crozet in June in which cash, electronics and personal items were stolen from a home. Police say additional charges are pending.
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To say that any region “is where East meets West” is a potential cliche, especially now that air travel and electronic communications are blurring boundaries. But thirteen hundred years ago, Eastern culture stormed into the Iberian Peninsula and held sway in some areas for over seven hundred years. The effects are still visible today in the gardens of southern Spain. The north is quite a different story. When the Moors invaded Spain in 711, they brought with them a gardening tradition that had evolved in the Middle East, one based partly on religious beliefs, but at the same time well suited to deal with a hot, arid climate. Their vision of paradise, a word of Persian origin that also means “garden,” consisted of an enclosed space, often containing water. In some cases, the water would be divided into four symmetrical branches, representing the four rivers
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that flowed through paradise. This enclosed garden space allowed for a retreat from the harsh landscape that surrounded settlements in the Middle East. The landscape of Andalusia in southern Spain would have seemed familiar to the Arab conquerors, having a hot, dry summer and a mild winter with some rain. High mountains such as the Sierra Nevada south of Granada would typically receive abundant snowfall, allowing rivers to flow year-round. The Moors were master engineers and were able to bring water from considerable distances, as well as up hills, to water their gardens. While the walls that enclosed the courtyard would have buffered the worst drying winds, the windows still permitted cross-ventilation and some relief from the searing heat. Water in the courtyard would evaporate, also providing some cooling effect. (This doesn’t work very well in humid climates, so don’t try this at home.) Moorish gardens were not particularly about a stunning diversity of plants. In some cases, a courtyard might be planted in only one species. For example, a tightly clipped hedge of common myrtle (Myrtus communis, not related at all to Crape Myrtle) frames a rectangular pool in continued on page 24
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One of Us: Randy Bird, UVA’s Director of Sports Nutrition Bird’s Nutritional Tips for Athletes
By Alexander Lehmbeck Crozet resident Randy Bird is the director of sports nutrition at the University of Virginia, one of the few schools that have a full-time sports nutritionist. He has been at UVa three years. Bird has always had a passion for sports and it led him to be a sports nutritionist. “I played basketball and baseball growing up. I always wanted to be involved in sports. Initially I thought I would go into medicine,” he said. “But when I was at school I found the nutrition program and decided I would like that more than medical school.” So Bird earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nutrition from Virginia Tech. After beginning his career as a dietitian, he moved into college athletics and spent five years at the University of Kansas before coming to Virginia. ‘’I grew up in Lynchburg, so it was a way to come back home,” Bird said. Bird said U.Va.’s athletics dining facility, which is available to all its athletes, is one of the top three in the country. One reason is because of its location inside John Paul Jones Arena. That means players are usually very close to the facility when they finish practice. “Many universities really restrict access to it to just their football team,” Bird said. “It’s an example of how the athletic department here takes pride in every one of our sports and wants to be successful in every sport.” The second reason is the food. “We have a very good chef. He does not use the processed frozen foods that a lot of dining halls use. We
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have deliveries of fresh food coming in on a regular basis.” The dining hall is set up so that the athletes first encounter the salad bar with lots of fresh vegetables and next the cooked vegetables, fresh fruits, starches, and proteins. The menu always includes a chicken option, a fish option, and they rotate beef and pork. The players really appreciate Bird’s help. “He’s very flexible with how he’s able to accommodate so many athletes,” said red-shirt senior wrestler Jon Fausey. “He’s got hundreds of athletes he has to accommodate. He lays out tips in a very encouraging way.” Malcolm Brogdon, a red-shirt sophomore on the basketball team, thinks Bird has really made a difference. “He gave me a regimen of what to eat and what not to eat. I think he’s really good at what he does.” Brogdon said the best tip Mr. continued on page 18
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Have protein before and after you lift weights. The easiest solution is one or two chocolate milks before you lift and a shake afterward. Come to workouts hydrated. Muscles are 75 percent water. Drink at least 20 ounces of water or Gatorade after a run. Eat four or five times a day and don’t wait long between meals. This strategy leads to better blood sugar control, lower stress hormone production, lower body fat and more lean muscle. (This isn’t a license to eat whatever you want.) Include lean protein every time you eat. Good choices are nonfat milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, reduced-fat cheese, eggs, chicken, turkey, fish, beans and whey protein. For beef and pork, look for “loin,” “flank” and “round.” Include fruits or vegetables at every meal and snack. The ideal amount of produce is about nine servings. It’s very difficult to achieve this amount without some produce with each meal or snack. Sleep! This is when muscles recover and hormones are regulated. If you get seven to nine hours, you are doing well.
Mistakes That Can Sabotage Hard Work: Failing to eat properly after training and competing. Protein and carbohydrate recovery is essential to get the benefit of a workout. Replenish carbohydrates that were used up. Protein repairs muscles that were damaged. Inadequate sleep. Lack of sleep is associated with decreased growth hormone levels and increased cortisol, a recipe for muscle loss and fat storage. Skipping breakfast. It will make you more likely to be hungry later and overeat at lunch and dinner. Eating more at the end of the day is associated with less muscle mass and more body fat. Not enough fruits and vegetables. The vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in these foods help you recover from workouts and ward off illness. They provide fiber and water for hydration. Inadequate fluid intake. Divide your weight in half; this is the minimum amount of fluid you should drink daily. Alcoholic beverages do not count.
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Batesville’s Plank Road Exchange Closes for the Last Time by Kathy Johnson Once more the door at 6624 Plank Road in Batesville has closed and locked for good. Owner, Norm Jenkins explained the closing by saying he is “just too old for the late nights.” Jenkins and his partner Michael Clarke purchased the popular location and site of the old Page’s Store in 2003 with the intention of operating it themselves. “We just weren’t ready,” he told the Gazette in February of this year when the store opened as The Plank Road Exchange. Since that opening the store has done well and been very popular, but late nights on Friday and Saturday have proved to be “just too much,” Jenkins said. The last day of operation for the store was Saturday, July 27. “We’ll open for special parties,” he said, but there will no longer be a regular schedule of events. For the past six months the store has hosted entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights and some Sundays.
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For a period of time before Jenkins and Clarke opened the store themselves, it was operated as the Batesville Store by Cid and Liza Scallet, and garnered huge popularity with guests coming from Charlottesville, Staunton and other surrounding communities for the food and musicians who appeared regularly at the store. After difficulties over the crowds, hours, and licensing structure, the Scallets were forced to close. The store was operated briefly by another couple, but they did not experience the crowds the Scallets were able to bring in. Jenkins said the store is presently up for sale. For information or to book an event call 434-823-2001.
Coles Rolling Road Schuyler Road Gooch’s Mill Deer Bonn Road Ann Mallek White Hall District Supervisor Earlysville Popeye’s Complaint A new store opened in Charlottesville and we stopped there to get something to eat. What we got was chicken we could not eat when we got home. The bread was hard. The rice was bad. When I called Popeye’s Chicken, they said, “Welcome to customer care or customer service.” I told them what happened and they said they would call me back in 24 to 76 hours. I called them five times. 1-800-Popeyes. Two months later they have yet to return my call. We got two dinners, two Cokes, one rice for $18.95. I say this: if you have money to throw away, go to Popeye’s in Charlottesville. Richard “Boogie Man” Raemsch Crozet
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Mortgage Rate Trend Clouds Improving Crozet Housing Market By David Ferrall ferrall@crozetgazette.com Whoa. Was it just last month that Fannie Mae was predicting 4.5 percent interest rates by the end of 2014? The interest rate market must have missed the memo, as 30-year mortgage rates have jumped nationally from 3.37 percent to 4.53 percent in the past three months (Barchart.com). Most market watchers believe that rapid rise won’t be sustained and was mainly a reaction to talk of the Federal Reserve tightening the money supply. But most economists also suspect that the mortgage market has seen its low. In fact, the chief economist for Fannie Mae, Doug Duncan, is on record as stating, “I don’t think the Fed ultimately would be troubled with a 6.5 percent mortgage rate.” Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft went further, stating, “as the economy continues to improve, we expect to see continued upward movement in long-term interest rates.” Boy, a world class Fannie flip-flop from last quarter’s comments! It shows that even “experts” have no idea where interest rates are going, nor the probable timing of rate moves. The housing market tends to lag a bit when rates move up. Will this sudden surge and seemingly new rate uptrend hamper our local market? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, recent sales in Crozet are pretty hearty. The second quarter of 2013 saw almost a doubling of sales from the
first quarter, which was mostly in line with the performance of last year. Eighty-seven sales were recorded in Crozet between April and June this year, a 6 percent increase over the same time period last year. This is pretty consistent across Albemarle County as a whole, which saw a 7.3 percent increase in sales quarter-to-quarter (see chart provided courtesy of Nest Realty). Of these 87 sales in Crozet, 62 were for detached houses, 25 for attached housing. Sixteen of the detached sales were for properties of an acre or more, which generally indicates properties in the rural areas. The ratio of rural to development/subdivision sales remains pretty consistent at around 25 percent. Fifteen of the detached sales were for new construction, the majority being split between Wickham Pond and Old Trail. There was one sale of more than $1 million, the 137-acre Pea Ridge Farm on Dick Woods Road, which sold for a tad under $2.3m. Of the attached sales, 17 were in Old Trail, and 5 were in Wickham Pond. Thirteen were new construction. For the past few quarters, builders have been experiencing quite significant cost increases in building materials. This translates to higher prices for new construction, which in turn starts to escalate prices on pre-existing housing. This trend is continuing in Crozet. Prices across the board are higher year-to-year over 2012. Total price per finished square foot is up 8 percent to $159. Average price of a property is up 13.5 percent to $412,000, the
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median price being up 12.3 percent to $356,000. The average price for a detached home (leaving out the Pea Ridge Farm sale) rose to $411,000, up from $363,000 this time last year. Attached houses averaged $335,000, up from $278,000 last year. Total short and lender-owned sales were down to four in the quarter, a figure indicating that the worst of the housing recession could be behind us. Going into the third quarter, there are 86 contingent and pending deals ready to close, which is only slightly higher from the same time last year. Inventory is down 13 percent to 9.09 months, edging ever closer to the 5 to 7 month level that defines an ideal balanced market. Inventory for vacant land is down quite significantly year-to-year. Vacant lots seem to be selling at a faster clip than at anytime in the past 4 or 5 years. So where are we heading in the second half of the year in Crozet? Probably higher. Higher sales numbers and higher prices, driven by steady demand, decreasing inventory, and decreasing short and lender-owned sales are among other reasons. All the indicators point to
continued robustness. If there is a killjoy in the market, rising interest rates could be it. The latest jump in rates will cost the average buyer in Crozet—assuming a 30-year mortgage on 80 percent of the average $412,000 sales price—an additional $220 per month in interest payments. That is up 15 percent in the last three months alone! Increases like this are not sustainable. And the impact of every rate tick higher will be felt. Decreasing buying power could stall demand across all segments of the market. Real estate market followers continue to predict strength, but they caution sellers not to get greedy. Experts like Ken Johnson of the Journal of Housing Research advise sellers that a house that comes onto the market appropriately priced will sell faster and for more than if it is originally overpriced. Buyers should note cautionary words out of Fannie Mae that suggest that if buyers wait, their purchasing power may be diminished by rising rates. For now, the real estate seesaw is becoming pretty balanced. So if you are buying or selling, the current market is pretty good.
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Bird has given him is to hydrate. “The main thing is to hydrate no matter what you do. Drink a lot of water, whether that be just to keep your body replenished or to keep your metabolism going at a high speed.” Senior basketball guard Joe Harris said Bird has helped Harris with his weight after his injury. “My weight has gone up a little bit since I got injured at the beginning of the summer and I wasn’t able to do [as many exercises], I have to cut out some of the starchier foods, like taking out the bread, pasta and stuff like that. That was probably the best tip I’ve gotten from him.” “I’d say the most frequent advice I give is about the timing of when they eat,” said Bird. “Many athletes are so extremely busy with their class schedule, practice schedule and workouts, that it’s really easy to skip times when they should be eating, so my most frequent advice is about trying to get our athletes to
fuel every few hours so that they have steady energy all day long. If they do not do this, they may not have energy when they need it during practice and workouts.” There is no typical day for Bird. “Things change from season to season, month to month. I work with 14 of our athletic teams. I have an assistant who helps me out with the other teams. What I do ranges from giving team presentations, giving the basics to each team on what they should be doing day to day to recover from workouts, have energy for their practices and to perform their best. Then I do individual consultations that help our athletes reach their goals. That can mean making sure they have the energy they need for workouts. Or it could be about muscle gain or fat loss. It could be health-related issues. We have a few athletes with diabetes and other chronic diseases that need help from a nutrition standpoint. I do body composition testing and supplement evaluation, making sure our athletes are not taking somecontinued on page 34
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Stockholm Syndrome By Guest Columnist
Amita Sudhir, md July is drawing to a close and with it the new interns’ first full month as practicing physicians. They’ve been taught a lot of new things by attending physicians, senior residents and nurses alike, and hopefully they are feeling more confident and comfortable. Their new long coats are looking a little less blindingly white. They’ve dried so much behind the ears that even Dr. Reiser has allowed himself to work a few shifts with these no-longer newbies. They know where the bathrooms are, where the cafeteria is, and how to dose painkillers. It’s summertime in Virginia so they’ve seen snakebites and heat exhaustion, and maybe even a heart attack or two. They’ve probably had lectures on sleep deprivation, and they’ve been admonished to document their work hours correctly and comply with restrictions. But there’s one thing I’m not sure anyone has warned them about, and that’s Medical Stockholm Syndrome. The scourge of the hospital, it claimed its victims long before they arrived here at the threshold of doctor-dom. Some fell victim on their first clinical rotation as medical students. Others began to succumb when they found the specialty that they love. Still others waited for the onset of residency for it to prey on them. This is no communicable disease of the wards, or at least not one that follows Koch’s postulates. It’s the simple phenomenon of captives forming an emotional bond with their captors, redefined for the medical training environment. Stockhom syndrome was first described in hostages taken in a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden ,in 1973. They felt affection towards the robbers and did not want to be
rescued by the police. In Medical Stockholm Syndrome, or MSS (we medical types love acronyms), observed anecdotally but yet to be described in the medical literature, the captives are usually medical trainees—sometimes medical students, more often residents— and, more occasionally, even faculty. The role of captors is played by senior residents, supervising physicians, and the hospital itself. Residents affected by MSS, although “rescued” at the end of their shift by work hour restrictions, night float teams, and the exhortations of attendings to “just go home now,” choose to linger long after they could, in good conscience, leave. Their patients are signed out, loose ends are tied up, every one is tucked in for the night. And yet, they just can’t go home. They decide they need to tell the oncoming resident just one more thing about that patient in bed 32. They stop to chat with the attending about the movie they both saw last weekend. The hard institutional mattresses in their cells, I mean their call rooms, are as welcoming as the lightest feather bed, so they decide to just sleep in the hospital instead of going home. My first experience of MSS occurred before I even knew what it was. I was a naïve second year medical student, and I noticed that an attending who had taught my class on several occasions was to be found daily reading the newspaper in the library at 5 pm. He had mentioned that he had several children, so what was he doing sticking around the hospital engaging in optional, nonpatient-care related activities when he didn’t need to be there? We medical students were befuddled, and concluded that he didn’t really like his family much. That was before I became affected myself. I found my surgery rotation continued on page 31
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commute to Clarke, he took the principal’s job at Osborne High School in Manassas City. “Osborne was just closer,” he said. He saw the opening at Western Albemarle advertised. “Albemarle has such a wonderful reputation. Western Albemarle was too good to pass up. It has a great reputation.” Werner started the job July 1 and so far has been getting to know the school and community. “I’m thoroughly impressed with the kids and their parents. The academic strength of the students is impressive. Everybody is so proud of being here. You can’t buy that. “They’re proud of their school and they’re proud of their teachers. They’re proud to be Warriors. It’s an energy, and it’s very palpable here. People feel like they are getting a great education here.” Werner has been interviewing teachers too. “The same message comes out of the groups again and again. It’s an environment striving for success.” Werner said he has not been given any particular assignment for Western. “I honestly believe in the school division’s mission statement,” he said. “We have to get kids prepared for the world they are going into. They have to take ownership of their learning. Prospective employers want people who can communicate in different forms. They want creative thinkers—somebody who can know facts and look at them and develop new situations from it. They want problem-solvers. That continued on page 27
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Enchanted Islands: Charles Darwin and The Voyage of the Beagle by Clover Carroll | clover@crozetgazette.com
“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” – Henry David Thoreau Imagine yourself on a narrow strip of soft, white sand, while the sun sparkles on clear, turquoise waters lapping gently at the beach and flocks of enormous sea birds wheel and swoop overhead. Sea lions honk and play on the beach, while a rare lava gull hops among the surrounding black lava rocks and a yellowcrowned night heron wades in the shallows. If you decide to don your snorkeling gear and take a paddle, you are dazzled by colorful schools of king angel fish, blue-chin parrot fish, and razor surgeon fish silently nibbling at the underwater rock surfaces that plummet to an ocean floor studded with sea stars so
numerous they seem to reflect the stars in the sky. If you’re lucky, a playful sea lion or diminutive penguin might swim by, or you might even catch a glimpse of a prowling white-tipped reef shark gliding beneath you. A dream? Paradise? Eden? No, it’s just Darwin Bay on Genovesa Island in the Galápagos, which I was blessed to visit earlier this summer. Before I embarked on this trip of a lifetime, I followed a friend’s advice and read The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin’s (18091882) diary of his five-year trip around the world when he was a young naturalist of only 22. While this account—which included the visit to the Galápagos Islands that laid the foundation for his theories of evolution and natural selection— was published in 1845, it took him 25 more years of research and study of the specimens he had collected before he dared, in 1859, to publish
On the Origin of Species, which he rightly guessed would turn society’s world-view on its head. It was thrilling to walk where Darwin had walked and to share his wonder and excitement as we encountered the many endemic species of animals and plants that occur nowhere else in the world. “Considering the small size of the islands, we feel the more astonished at the number of their aboriginal beings, and at their confined range…. Both in space and time, we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact– that mystery of mysteries–the first appearance of new beings on this earth.” The book—encompassing visits to Brazil, Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, and New Zealand among many others—is an engaging combination of scientific rigor and unabashed wonder at the many new worlds young Charles was encountering. “Delight…is a weak term to express the feelings of a naturalist
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who, for the first time, has wandered by himself in a Brazilian forest.” I would not have suspected that this revered scientific genius was also capable of such poetic writing. The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago, that is, an expanse of water with many scattered islands, in this case the tips of extinct volcanoes that arose between 3 and 8 million years ago. It consists of 13 major and several smaller islands 600 miles west of Ecuador, straddling the Equator, which we crossed continued on page 26
familiar element in our formal gardens. Since we generally receive ample precipitation, we’re not as fixated on canals and decorative pools. But a well-placed water feature can provide a pleasant sound, attract birds, and be a home to fish and aquatic life. Our alternative to the courtyard would be the backyard patio or deck, a private space quite different from the front yard with its fixation on “curb appeal.” The ubiquity of air conditioning and Asian Tiger mosquitoes have driven many people from their gardens in summer, but a well-designed courtyard or patio can also be useful on pleasant days in spring and fall, and even during mild weather in winter. Flying north an hour and a half from Seville puts you in a totally different region of Spain, ethnically, climatically and floristically. The Moors never conquered this area, and the eastern end of this Atlantic strip is Basque. This is the wellwatered Green Spain, and were it not for orange tile roofs and occasional date palms, you might think you were in Albemarle County. But the climate here is more akin to Ireland-combined-with-Oregon. Temperatures are generally moderate, not going much below freezing
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MEMORIES & RECIPES FROM AN ITALIAN KITCHEN [ by denise zito • denise@crozetgazette.com \
Garden Chard The kitchen question for August is: What in the world to do with all the garden chard? My fallback is to sauté it with garlic and oil, because of course everything tastes good sautéed in garlic and oil! But I wanted something different so the other day I conjured up a fritter that I believe is good enough for company. I used shallots instead of onion for a milder
flavor, since these fritters aren’t cooked very long and I added a chili that I pulled out of the freezer, from last year’s garden, to add a little zip (maybe your peppers are already ripe?). Cooked this way the chard takes on a beautiful bright green color and the lacy fritters are quite lovely to behold.
Swiss Chard Fritters 2 cups chopped chard 1 shallot, minced 1 chili pepper, minced 2 eggs 2 T soft butter ¾ cup cornmeal ½ to ¾ cup milk Vegetable oil for frying Beat the butter with the eggs till smooth, add the cornmeal and then enough of the milk to form a batter. Stir in the chard,
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or rising above 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is ample and fairly well distributed throughout the year. Despite what is essentially a dream climate for many gardeners, I wasn’t prepared for what I found in Patxi’s garden. Patxi (Paht-schee) is the owner of a country house (or casa rural, essentially a B&B) located in Hondarribia, Guipuzkoa province, part of the Basque Country. We had the great luck to end up at the home and garden of a plant collector. In these cloudy, cool conditions I wasn’t surprised to find very happy hydrangeas. But I was totally flummoxed by some large cacti that loomed by the front door. What’s going on here? Patxi’s English was limited and my Spanish quite rusty, but I was able to ask him if he was the one who had planted the garden. When he real-
shallots and the chili. The mixture is rough and clumpy but just dump a half cupful into the heated oil… you can probably fit three at a time in your frying pan. Turn gently when brown and cook the other side. Like any pancake, the second batch won’t take as long as the first. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately with a dollop of Greek yogurt if you wish. Makes 6 large fritters.
ized that I had more than a casual interest, he showed me around, telling me about the plants’ histories— for example, the tall palm that he acquired in Morocco as a tiny plant twenty years ago. As for the cacti, he attributed their success to their placement against a south-facing wall. One, an epiphytic species climbing up the wall by its areal roots, Patxi had brought from Costa Rica. A master of gestures, he clutched the air, demonstrating how it grabbed on to trees in its native haunts. I was fortunate to have stumbled upon a wonderful garden, not to mention a fascinating gardener. I’m including a picture of Patxi’s place that I took myself. If you would like to see more, search “Casa Rural Iketxe”; Bookings.com has some of the best pictures. If you’re visiting Spain, by all means see the Moorish gardens of the South, but also consider adding the green north to your itinerary.
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twice in the course of our journey. They sit on the Nazca tectonic plate atop a “hotspot,” a place where the Earth’s crust is being melted from below by a mantle plume, creating volcanoes; the last eruption, on Fernandina Island, occurred in 2009. Their total land area of 3,093 square miles is scattered over 23,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean. The government of Ecuador designated the entire archipelago as the Galápagos National Park in 1959, and maintains strict controls to preserve this geologic and wildlife sanctuary in pristine condition, limiting human habitation to only five islands and going to considerable lengths to keep out invasive species. Our one-week National Geographic “cruise” was not the kind where you sit on deck with a book and drink pina coladas. Rather, it was an athletic, highly educational experience involving three or four daily opportunities to hike, swim, snorkel, or view the
teeming underwater world through a glass-bottomed boat. Each outing was accompanied by one of twelve expert, on-board naturalists who were as enthusiastic and eager to share knowledge of their beloved nature preserve as was Darwin. Our small ship, with its 96 passengers and 70 crew, anchored in deep water and conveyed small groups to “wet landings” on the beaches of five islands via motorized rafts, called zodiacs or “pangas.” As we hiked over an arid landscape of lava rocks sparsely covered with cactus, mangroves, and white palo santo trees (valued for use as incense), we were able to get up close and personal with the amazing and abundant wildlife. This included giant tortoises after which the islands are named, orange land iguanas, red and black marine iguanas, bright red Sally Lightfoot crabs (named after a Caribbean dancer), large numbers of appealing Galápagos sea lions and (rarer) fur seals, and small, adorable Galápagos penguins. Darwin remarked on these creatures’ lack of fear of humans, concluding that their tameness was the
result of genetic adaptation over thousands of years of isolation. But by far the most amazing variety of wildlife we encountered were the birds, whose advantage in reaching the islands and lack of predators make them the predominant species (the only mammals on most of the islands are rats and bats). We were privileged to closely observe the nesting grounds, chicks, mating dances, and other fascinating behavior of the blue-footed booby, redfooted booby, nazca booby, waved albatross, and great frigate bird. In this bird-watcher’s dream come true, I added no less than 25 new species to my life list. The sight of a blue-footed booby, with its 7-foot wingspan, drifting over the beach, then suddenly folding its wings close to its body, streaking down-
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“Invasive Plants”: A Book Review and Commentary Even though I disagree with the premise that there are “invasive” plants, I must give high praise to the revised and updated second edition of Invasive Plants by Sylvan Ramsey Kaufman and Wallace Kaufman. Published by Stackpole Books, this heavy tome is a wonderful guide to the identification of common nonnative plants that tend to grow in disturbed areas, such as along roadways, hiking trails, fields, sidewalks, lawns, and gardens. Filled with photographs that often show the growth habit of a plant as well as its flowers and leaves, this book makes identification particularly easy. For example, I had admired for many years a vine I’d see growing here and there along a nearby road, but I had never been able to identify it. I hadn’t ever seen flowers, which is the typical starting point for using books to make an identification of a flowering plant. But looking through the photos in this guide, I immediately recognized the distinctive heart-shaped leaves with the very long pointed tips of a plant called Cinnamon Vine or Chinese Yam (Discorea oppositifolia), the tiny flowers of which are easily overlooked from a distance. That explained why I’d never noticed them! Invasive Plants contains a treasure trove of information about each plant. In addition to providing the identifying characteristics of each species, the authors have included the habitat and range where each plant grows, information on how these nonnative species reached North America, and references you can look up for yet more information. The only issue I have with this book (which is the same issue I have with the movement against socalled invasive plants in general) is its description for each plant regarding its impact upon the ecosystem and how the plant should be man-
aged. The write-ups suggest that particular plants, such as the Cinnamon Vine, are always a problem, no matter where they grow: “Vines quickly overgrow shrubs and small trees, blocking light to the ground. Plant species diversity declines under heavy cinnamon vine cover. Vines can grow so thickly that branches break under their weight.” But this horror story does not necessarily play out. For example, I’ve been admiring the Cinnamon Vine along the roadway where I’ve exercised for almost three decades now. These plants have remained few and far between. Although I’m sure the authors’ statements do apply in particular situations where conditions are just right for the growth of Cinnamon Vine, it’s misleading to give the reader the idea that the Cinnamon Vine (or any nonnative plant) is simply going to take over wherever it starts growing. Unfortunately, this kind of misleading information about numerous nonnative but naturalized plants, which preys upon people’s emotions by inducing fear, has itself caused disastrous consequences for our world. The insidious effect of numerous authors, extension agents, government agencies, and environmental groups recommending the use of pesticides over the past decade or so is a huge increase in the application of poisons that are far more harmful to our environment than alien plants will ever be. The reality is that these so-called invasive plants start growing, thriving, and providing habitat where there would otherwise be mostly bare ground with an extremely limited variety of widely separated native plants. When early European colonists arrived in North America, they beheld an ancient landscape of huge trees that were growing on nutrientdense dark soil composed of humus. Much decomposition had occurred throughout the eons to produce the
rich soil required by the plants growing beneath the leaf canopy. When settlers cleared the land, they opened the canopy and planted crops that immediately began to deplete the aged soils of their nutrients. Many of the flower seeds brought, intentionally or unintentionally, by human immigrants produced naturalized plant citizens. Over time, these new plants spread, moving into the clearings where native plants were no longer able to grow because conditions had been altered. And throughout the next 500 years, people continued to change the landscape as well as bring in new plants that could take advantage of disturbed areas created by man (and sometimes by nature). Now such plants are considered invasive and are much maligned. But do they truly invade and destroy habitat for wildlife? This perception is unequivocally wrong except perhaps in very particular situations. Physics tells us that no two objects can simultaneously occupy the same space. Therefore alien plants move into areas only where open space is available for them to start growing. If a plant is woody and large, such as Autumn Olive (Eleagnus umbellata), then of course it will eventually fill an area, just as the Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) has always done in fallow Virginia fields. Autumn Olive is a nonnative counterpart to our native juniper. In fields where they coexist, it turns what would otherwise be a monoculture into a more diverse habitat that can support many more species of wildlife. Diversification of plant and animal life does not hold true, however, in wetlands where soil profiles have been disturbed by man or weather. Here particular alien plant species can create immense monocultures because the environmental conditions are so ideal for their growth. This, of course, limits the diversity of wildlife within that ecosystem. Thus this is the one place where human intervention usually needs to take place. However, people need to acknowledge that the “invasive” species only became a problem once the substrate was corrupted. Away from wetlands, so-called invasive plants should be viewed as survivors that can withstand poor-
The miniscule flowers of a nonnative Cinnamon Vine feeds a tiny hover fly. Photo: Marlene A. Condon.
quality habitat (such as highway medians and most yards), polluted areas (dredge spoil, sewage sludge, and mining tailings) and the welltrodden and compacted soil of hiking trails (in national parks and forests) and farmers’ fields (where halfton cattle wander). In these situations, the plants are not invaders that take over important habitat for wildlife. Rather, these plants have moved into damaged or degraded areas created by human activities where native plants can no longer grow well, if at all. The best way to deal with such situations is to leave the nonnative plants. Over time they add organic matter to the soil and thus rehabilitate it. To try to replace aliens too soon with native plants in such areas is misguided, serving only to impede the necessary rehabilitative process. Once rehabilitation is accomplished, our native plants have the opportunity to move back into these areas. This statement is not hypothetical; it’s empirical. I have watched this process play out along roadways and river banks, in farmers’ fields, and in my own yard for over three decades. All of this is not to say that people should deliberately plant nonnative species. It is extremely important to maintain our native diversity of insects, many of which are dependent upon a very limited selection of plants to survive. Folks should certainly incorporate native plants into their landscapes as much as possible. But it’s foolish to root out alien plants in degraded areas where they can and do provide habitat for numerous mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile, insect, arachnid, and uncountable other invertebrate species. That’s something bare ground will never be able to do.
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months. A typical case usually involves the adoption of a seemingly healthy kitten from a shelter or friend. The kitten is playful and active and the future is bright. Several weeks or even months later, we get a call that the kitten seems sick. These kittens usually have fevers and seem depressed—most kittens are very wild and rambunctious. We may not always suspect FIP in these initial appointments because there are a ton of other more common viruses that cause fever and lethargy. So perhaps we prescribe some supportive treatment. But the FIP cat does not get better. The fever remains, and the kitten starts to lose weight. Clinically, this is one of the dead giveaways for me—a sick kitten with a fever who has lost weight. They are in a time of their lives when they should be gaining weight. Only something very serious causes a kitten to lose weight. FIP makes cats sick through a very complex interaction with the host’s immune system. The FIP virus causes inflammation throughout the body that leads to a fever, leaky blood vessels (vasculitis) and a sick cat. The vasculitis can lead to swelling in the brain and fluid buildup in the lungs or abdomen. Unfortunately, there is no definitive test for FIP. It’s difficult to acknowledge this to own-
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particularly grueling. The only saving grace was a wonderful resident who was fun to be around and always teaching. The day I woke up with the half-eaten remains of a bean burger on my chest on one of my rare forays into my own home, I decided that the life of a surgeon was not for me. But then, on my first real break from the hospital in six weeks, I paid a visit to my hairdresser, immediately followed by a trip back to the hospital to show the resultant hairstyle to my resident. To my great surprise, she was not happy to see me. “What are you doing here?!” she cried out, and when I explained, she exclaimed in dismay: “You have Medical Stockholm Syndrome!” After she explained what that meant, I became forever on the lookout for warning signs of the illness in myself and others. Lingering too long after a sign-out or feeling affection towards a senior resident, who I knew in my heart of hearts was an unfeeling son of a gun meant it was time for me to give myself a stern talking to. I try to squash those tendencies everywhere I see them. In what twisted world is call-room sleep sweeter than slumber in your own home, or a greasy pancake hot off the cafeteria griddle tastier than a
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ers when we are telling them their kitten “most likely” has a fatal virus. However no blood test or sample can positively identify the virus. We can only rule out other diseases and build a body of evidence for FIP. Elevated immune proteins and changes in the kitten’s white blood cell counts are very suggestive. Fluid in the abdomen is also highly suggestive. You can test for the Feline Coronavirus, although this test is essentially meaningless because a large percentage of cats have had coronavirus without any serious consequence. There are also false negatives. In most cases, though, it is pretty clear that the kitten has FIP. These are often five- and six-month-old kittens who are the joy of a little girl, or the pride of a young couple. These kittens look like they’re 18 years old: they’re skinny, not eating, and very lethargic. Sadly there is no treatment for FIP; these kittens all die. We can give medicines to help them feel better and give them a little more time, but the virus always wins. Eventually it’s time to put the kitten out of its terminal suffering. These euthanasias are the tear-jerkers for me. This is life telling us it is not fair or easy. At least these kittens had youth and a home where they were probably spoiled and cherished. Their time on earth may have been short, but maybe they were sent to remind us that life is very precious indeed and a gift that must not be squandered.
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Old Ladies & Dew Point Dilemmas Back in my TV weatherman days, I answered a phone call from an elderly female viewer who not so politely said “Look mister, I don’t give a [expletive] about dew point.” When I stopped laughing, I called Heidi to tell her about my nasty viewer call. Heidi worked at the competing TV station and she had heard the same thing before, probably from the same lady. But the rude old lady has a point. Meteorologists have done a terrible job at communicating humidity information. The dew point temperature is actually quite simple and useful but very few people understand it. Relative humidity, on the other hand, is very confusing and often misused, but people think it’s simple. I’ll try to explain it, but unfortunately you’ll probably just get more confused and not give a [expletive] about dew point either. The problem with using relative humidity is that it is “relative” to the temperature. On a typical summer day in the morning, the tem-
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perature might be 70 with a dew point of 70. The air is fully saturated with a relative humidity of 100%. Dew forms on the grass and perhaps fog. Later in the afternoon, the temperature rises to 95 while the dew point remains at 70. The fog and dew disappear (or “burn off”) and the relative humidity drops to 45%. In this scenario, there is just as much humidity in the afternoon as there was in the morning. But since the temperature rose, the ‘relative’ humidity dropped from 100% to 45%. Dew point is a measure of absolute humidity and it stayed the same at 70. Are you confused yet? Good. You should be. If you want to know about summer humidity, I suspect you just become friends with dew point and ignore “relative humidity.” Once you get used to using dew point, it’s very simple. The higher it is, the more muggy it feels and the harder it is to cool off. If the temperatures
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> 75 extremely humid > 70 very humid summer muggies 65-70 typical sticky summer weather 60-65 pleasant summer humidity 50-60 dry, refreshing, Canadian air < 50 unusually dry summer air
July Recap July was our sixth straight month of cooler than normal weather. The hottest here so far this year is just 91 degrees, which is remarkable. The rain keeps falling and the grass keeps growing which is also remarkable for this late in summer.
In summertime, the low temperature usually drops pretty close to the dew point. So a forecast low of 73 generally means very humid while a low of 60 is much more comfortable. Oh, by the way, hot and humid
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Students from Crozet and Charlottesville participated in The Twinkle Project at Crozet Arts in June. Generously supported by a grant from the Bama Works fund of Dave Matthews Band in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, the weeklong workshop got children involved in the creative process of an artistic performance production. Students prepared dance/instrumental/drama scenes based on con-
stellations, the Story of Dhruva (the Hindu story of the North Star), Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and created props and costume pieces for the production. The Twinkle Project, performed to music by Mozart, was jointly directed by Sharon Tolczyk, Boomie Pedersen, Emma Givens, Dr. Beth Cantrell and Madhavi Reddi. Crozet Arts hopes to expand the workshop into a production that could tour locally, Tolczyk said.
thing that is harmful or banned that could cause them to fail a drug test.” Bird also manages the Bod Pod, a piece of equipment detects body mass, volume, and density. One of the most important aspects of eating healthy is to eat a healthy breakfast, Bird said. “We want to make sure we start with a great breakfast because that revs up your metabolism and gives you energy for the day.” Not eating much at breakfast and lunch causes back loading, where you overeat at dinner, he said. Bird recommends eating a variety of colors of fruits and vegetables. He generally splits fruits and vegetables into five color categories: green, red, yellow/orange, white, and blue/purple. “The green category is the one I want people to eat every single day, but throughout the week we need to make sure we are getting options from every other color as well.” Bird said that he likes living in Crozet. “I really enjoy living here. When we first moved back to Virginia I noticed how beautiful Crozet is. It was an area we kept our eye on when we were deciding to buy a house. Crozet is a very good community.”
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T-shirt in exotic locations around to the world hoping to have them pinned on the world map in the side dining room—though that space shot never really happened. And for all the continuity, there is one change: the new store is accepting credit cards, which Bob never wanted to bother with.
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Elizabeth Kester and Zofia Leverette rehearsing the Story of Dhruva. The 2013 Twinkle Project participants also included Elisabeth Shin, Allison Aronson, Isabella Sonen, Claire Mitchell, Sophia Christensen, Lily Mitchell, and Ella Barber.
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tion and perseverance, the Gators climbed the mountain this year and claimed the coveted championship. This title not only goes to the swimmers, but all of the dedicated parents, volunteers, coaches and anyone else who has been close to the program in the last 15 years or more. So many people in the Crozet community have given their time, resources and talent over the years and this is the culmination of all that hard work and commitment. From former head coach Doc Remaly, to all of the parents that have been involved, to the dedicated group that made the pool dome a reality, this one’s for you. It’s a shining example of people coming together as a community, working towards a goal and achieving that goal. Here’s to a job well done. The meet is divided into four sessions over two days. In session one, which is not scored, the five- and six-year-olds swim. There were some notable performances from these
young Gators. In the 6 and under 100 yard mixed freestyle relay, the team of Colby Grimes, Eli Radio, Thomas Heilman and Sophia Garono took first place. Thomas Heilman also took top honors with first place finishes in the 25 freestyle and 25 backstroke. Colby Grimes took fifth place in the 25 free and seventh place in the 25 backstroke, Eli Radio was ninth in 25 back and 15th in 25 free and Sophia Garono finished third in the girls 6 and under 25 freestyle. Going into session two on Friday night, Gators Head Coach Greg Remaly was hoping to stay close to Fairview, knowing it wasn’t Crozet’s strongest group over the two-day event. Featuring senior boys and girls (15-18 year olds), 13-14 boys and girls and the 9-10 boys, the Gators managed to keep it close enough, though Coach Remaly wasn’t confident of that outcome. The Gators trailed by a little more than 160 points when all was said and done Friday. The 9-10 boys did their part, scoring more than 200 points. They took first place in the 200 medley
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Cameron Burr and Greg Remaly as Crozet’s victory was announced.
relay with the team of Tom House, Matthew Heilman, Gibbs Gresge and Zach Farmer. They also took third place in the 200 free relay with the team of Zach Farmer, Liam Harris, Josh Inouye and Lucas Farmer. Tom House was the leader of the pack, also nabbing first place in 50 back, second in 100 free and third in 50 butterfly. Matthew Heilman finished third in the 50 breaststroke, fourth in 50 free and
fifth in the 100 IM (individual medley). Gibbs Gresge grabbed sixth place in both the 50 breast and 50 fly and a ninth place in the 100 IM. Lucas Farmer added a fifth place in the 50 back and a ninth in the 50 fly. Josh Inouye placed eighth in the 50 free as well. The 13-14 boys were anchored by the sixth place 200 medley relay team of A. J. Donovan, Chris continued on page 36
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Carmagnola, Trevor Phelps and Jackson Berigan. As a group they scored over 160 points. A. J. Donovan was second in 50 free and 50 fly and third in 50 back. Chris Carmagnola took 11th in the 50 back, 13th in the 50 free and 19th in the 50 butterfly. Trevor Phelps was right on Carmagnola’s heels finishing 12th in the 100 IM, 14th in the 100 free and 19th in 50 breast. Jackson Berigan scored points in all three of his individual events with a 16th in the 50 breast, and 21st place in the 100 IM and 100 free. The 13-14 girls made a solid showing as well, scoring more than 175 points as a group. Having a little more depth than the 13-14 boys, this group was led by Elizabeth House. House was a member of the fifth place 200 medley relay team, along with Emily Farabaugh, Averi Witt and Catherine Adams. In individual events House had second place finishes in both the 100 IM and 50 free to go along with a
fourth place in the 50 fly. Emily Farabaugh was seventh in 50 breast, ninth in 100 free and 11th in the 100 IM. Averi Witt was not only a member of the fifth place 200 medley relay but also the fifth place 200 free relay, adding a 17th place finish in the 50 Free and placing 18th in the 100 free. Catherine Adams was 12th in the 50 breaststroke. Aubrey Campbell and Anjali Nitzsche were also members of the fifth place 200 free relay with Witt. Campbell took 19th in the 50 back and Nitzsche was 13th in the 50 backstroke. The 15-18 boys made a strong showing for a small group, scoring 135.5 points in the night session. Led by senior swimmer and assistant coach Ryan Mitchell, the 200 medley relay team of Mitchell, Quinn Cross, Andy Cohen and Ryan Boyce finished in seventh place, scoring 22.5 points. Mitchell also scored well in all three of his individual events. He was fifth in 50 breast, sixth in the 100 IM and seventh in 100 free. Quinn Cross was 11th in the 50 fly, 19th in the 50 back and 25th in the 50 free. Andy Cohen was 17th in the 50 fly, 22nd
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in the 50 back and 24th in the 100 free. Spencer Elliott also made a valuable contribution, placing 14th in the 50 breast, 19th in the 50 free and 21st in the 100 IM. The 15-18 girls rounded out this group in strong fashion. Led by senior swimmers Anna Corley, Elsa Strickland and Maggie Rossberg, the 15-18 girls tallied 180 points, giving the Gators momentum going into the second day. Corley and Rossberg teamed up with Savannah Scarbrough and Lexi Campbell to get a huge second place finish in the 200 medley relay, scoring 25 crucial points. Scarbrough and Strickland then teamed up with Kelly Emmrich and Jesse Dugan to finish fourth in the 200 free relay, scoring 24 more points in the final event of the session. Individually, Corley, Strickland and Campbell were sensational. Corley took second place in the 50 back, third in the 100 IM and sixth in the 50 fly. Strickland added two fourth place finishes in the 100 IM and 50 free and a fifth place in the 100 free. Campbell was fifth in the 50 back, sixth in the 50 breast and
eighth in the 50 free. Swimming as a 15-year-old, Scarbrough finished 11th in the 100 free and tenth in the 50 breast to go along with her second and fourth place finishes on the relay teams. Senior Maggie Rossberg rounded out the scoring with a 17th place finish in the 50 fly. Going into Saturday morning’s session trailing by roughly 160 points, the Gators had their work cut out for them. But the schedule seemed to work in their favor. Little did Coach Greg Remaly know it, but the next session would prove to be the most impressive of the meet for the Gators. The 8 and under boys and girls took to the pool and things made a turn for the better. The 8 and under boys dominated the session like no other group in recent memory, winning all seven events en route to scoring more than 200 points. Anthony Garono led the way, winning the high point award. The high point award is given in every age group to the swimmer that scores more points than any other competitor in his or her age group. Garono won first
CROZET gazette with a third place in the 100 medley relay following the boys big first place win in the same event. The team of Julie Addison, Kayliegh Long, Megan Life and Lillie Scheivert fed off of the boys’ momentum and carried it on. Kayliegh Long took second in the 25 fly, third in 25 free and ninth in 25 breast. Megan Life placed fourth in both the 25 back and 25 fly, along with sixth place in the 50 free. Julie Addison logged a third, fifth and seventh in the 25 back, 25 free and 50 free, while Lillie Scheivert was also a part of the seventh place 100 free relay and finished 14th in the 25 breast. The final session included the 9-10 girls, 11-12 boys and 11-12 girls. Again, the schedule seemed to benefit the Gators, as these were three really solid, consistent groups of swimmers. And that’s just what the Gators would need to hold on for victory. Not only did each group give a strong performance, but the 11-12 year old boys set a new JSL Championship record with a time of 2:08.21 in the 200 medley relay.
Coach Remaly was visibly excited as he made the announcement at the team banquet and awards ceremony July 28. “That’s the fastest 11-12 year old boys 200 medley relay that any group of kids has EVER swam at the championship meet,” he said. The 9-10 girls were quite possibly the best group for the whole meet. Led by Maya Chatterson’s high point award performance, the 9-10 girls scored over 200 points, giving the Gators the boost they needed. Chatterson took first place in the 100 IM and the 100 free, plus a second place finish in the 50 fly and 200 free relay. Sophie O’Donnell, Sterling Hull and Katie Klein were her relay teammates. O’Donnell finished in the top five of all three of her individual events with third in 50 back, fifth in 50 free and fifth in 50 breast. Sterling Hull was eighth in 50 breast and also a member of the first place 200 medley relay team along with Sydney Dutton, Kathryn Burr and Emily Sposato. Dutton won the 50 backstroke and finished fourth in the 100 IM. Kathryn Burr had a great
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place in all three of his individual events (25 free, 25 fly and 50 free) along with a first place in the 100 Medley Relay. Jack Burr, Gavin Harris and Ian Ratcliffe were the other members of the relay team. Jack Burr was also impressive, finishing first in 25 breast and fifth in 25 free. Gavin Harris won the 25 backstroke. Graham DeVito finished second in the 25 back and 50 free and was a member of the first place 100 Free Relay team. Silas Adams and Henry Addison were also members of the 100 free relay with DeVito (and Josh Nemergut). Adams added a sixth place finish in the 25 breast and Addison took fifth place in the 25 fly. Coach Remaly was extremely proud of the group, saying, “They set the tone for the rest of the day and got us on a roll.” The 8 and under girls proved to be a strong unit as well, scoring nearly 180 points to catapult the Gators into first place at the close of the session, giving Crozet a 64-point lead going into the final session of the meet. The girls started off the session
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with being a member of the first place 200 Medley Relay team. Evan Sposato, Ricky Weikle and Max Tracey joined Heilman on the winning relay team. Evan Sposato backed Heilman up with two third place finishes (50 breast, 50 back) and a fourth place in the 100 IM. Max Tracey added a ninth in the 50 back and a 13th in 50 free. Andrew Holzwarth was also a major contributor. Holzwarth, Angelo Garono, Zach Bowen and Benton Turner took fifth place in the 200 free relay and Holzwarth scored in all three of his individual events. He finished sixth in the 50 breast and eighth in the 50 fly and the 100 IM. The 11-12 girls scored nearly 200 points and helped the Gators seal the deal. Led by Colleen Farabaugh, the 11-12 girls finished second in the 200 medley relay. Katie Herndon, Teryn Ratcliffe and Meredith Martin swam the other three legs of the relay to earn the Gators 25 huge points. Farabaugh,
Herndon and Ratcliffe all scored in each of their three individual events. Farabaugh took second in the 50 breast and 100 free, as well as fourth in 50 free. Herndon was third in the 100 free, fourth in the 50 fly and sixth in the 50 free. Teryn Ratcliffe was solid, finishing fourth in the 100 IM, fifth in 50 fly and seventh in 50 backstroke. When the final tally came in, the Gators had edged Fairview by 28 points. This was truly an historic moment. After watching Fairview win year in and year out for more than two decades, it was time for a new champion. There is a lot to be proud of for everyone who has been involved over the years. Coach Greg Remaly read a message from his father, former head coach Doc Remaly (now living in Colorado), at the team banquet. The emotion was palpable as Greg read the heartfelt message. Doc was proud of his son, the kids and also of the fact that what he started had come to fruition. Doc was instrumental in laying the foundation of what has become a highly successful program.
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Those involved with the Gators who have only been around for a few years might not quite grasp the emotion and magnitude of this accomplishment. The Crozet Gator community has been chasing this dream for a decade or more and to see it actually happen is AWESOME!!! Now those who have invested so much can reap the benefits. It also couldn’t be any sweeter for the senior swimmers. Congratulations to Anna Corley, Elsa Strickland, Maggie Rossberg, Colleen Flanagan, Quinn Cross and Ryan Mitchell.
This story wouldn’t be complete without mentioning two of the most dedicated and committed people known to anyone close to the Gator swim team, Nana Corley and Cynthia Simpson. Corley has been a part of Crozet swimming for more than three decades and has served in just about every capacity and tirelessly all along the way. Cynthia has poured about as much energy into this organization as a person could over the last decade and a half. Thank you ladies, and thank you Gators. This is the stuff dreams are made of!
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