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Goochland reaches settlement with ex-employee By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com

Goochland County has settled a lawsuit out of court with a fired county worker for the sum of $150,000. David F. Ligon III filed suit for $1.6 million for retaliation and defamation on August 1, 2008 against Goochland County and his supervisor, Building and Grounds Superintendent Cecil H. Youngblood, alleging he was fired in retaliation for raising questions about possible misuse of county property and personnel by Youngblood. The suit claimed Ligon was covered by the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (VFATA). Ligon had sought $850,000 in compensatory damages and $750,000 in punitive damages. He worked as a Laborer III/ IV for Buildings and Grounds beginning in August, 2007. Goochland County Attorney Norman Sales would only confirm that the two lawsuits, one in federal and one in state court, had been settled, but was quick to add that no county money was paid out. Settlement funds were provided by Goochland County’s see Ligon > page 5

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David Ligon says the two and a half year legal battle with Goochland County was wearing. The county settled with Ligon last month for $150,000 in a suit he brought after being fired from his job with Buildings and Grounds.

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She never planned on being a school superintendent, said the head of the Goochland School Division last week. But when Superintendent Frank Morgan announced he was resigning in 2007, Dr. Linda Underwood had a choice to make. “When Dr. Morgan left, I had to make a decision. If I wanted to stay in Goochland, I had to apply for the position,” she said, adding that her calling in education “is the teaching and learning part of it.” But hard economic times have forced Underwood to tackle successive declining school budgets while attempting to retain progress made before the recession struck. “We were doing such great things in Goochland,” said Underwood in an inter-

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view in her office last week, where her desk was covered with work papers as she prepared the budget that was to be presented to the School Board at this week’s January 4 meeting. It’s been a tough row to hoe since she took over, with each budget lower than the one preceding, and this year’s promising to be lower still. The 2008-09 school budget as first submitted was $27, 245,783. By last year, it had shrunk to $24,945,419, which was reduced to slightly under $23 million when finally adopted in June. During this period the county contribution to the school budget has dropped each year, from $20.1 million in 2008-09 to an expected $16.7 million for 2011-12, said Underwood. Underwood said her staff is still analyzing Gov. McDonnell’s proposals for support for K-12 education, but expects state funding for Goochland to decline about 4.5 percent. At the December School Board meeting Underwood said that she expects to have only about $22 million in revenues to work with this year. see Underwood > page 2

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Goochland Superintendent of Schools Linda Underwood and the Goochland School Board will be crunching the numbers all month to come up with this year’s school budget.

Underwood continued from > page 1 While saying that “everything is on the table” Underwood pledged to work to preserve the core curriculum and said she hoped to prevent any decline in workers’ take home pay. “We are treading water,” said Underwood, now in her fourth year as head of Goochland’s school system. “We’re just keeping our heads above water.” Declines in both state and local funding during the long recession make the process a difficult one. Despite the limitations on expected revenue, Underwood said she will present a plan that “provides for what the schools need,” as asked for by the School Board.

That’s when the cutting starts, unless revenues magically raise, an unlikely prospect. “The School Board will be faced with some hard decisions,” said Underwood, who endured a contentious budget process last year, faced with opposition to the plan to close down the centerbased gifted program and shift those students back to their home schools. That process, along with the elimination of teaching and administrative positions, prompted vigorous criticism from the Goochland Education Parents Association (GEPA), which lobbied long and hard for retaining teachers and reducing administrative staff. This year Underwood said

she hopes to be able to avoid any further staff reductions, counting on attrition to allow her to avoid reductions in force. But while protecting the core curriculum, some items on the list for possible reductions could raise opposition, such as athletic programs and other extracurricular programs. Underwood said an option under consideration by superintendents across the state is a “pay to play” plan, where students would have to pay a fee to play sports. “To continue to carve away at our fundamental academic programs and leave some of those other things untouched is perhaps less equitable than it could be,” she explained. see Underwood > page 7

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The Goochland Design Review Committee breathed new life in to the old Edible Garden site with the approval of an application paving the way for a new restaurant at the property on River Road. Current owner Tee Richardson plans to open his new restaurant called Garden Graces in the spring. The submitted site plan closely resembled the original plans submitted when the site first gained a Conditional Use Permit in 1999, and Richardson intends to completely renovate the vacant property. “Actually,we’re kind of starting from scratch,” Richardson said. “We’ve demolished the

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“Our no joining fee incentive started this weekend and it is a great deal. If you’re looking to begin the New Year right then definitely stop by and visit,”said Nita Starr, membership director at the Goochland YMCA. The no joining fee incentive applies to any new Y membership and is available until January 17. “Our family memberships are one of our best deals. If mom is the only one who wants to get healthy, it’s a struggle for her. But, if the whole family is involved at the Y, it’s easier for everyone to get healthy and have fun at the same time,” Starr explained. “To avoid the rush on the wellness floor, I encourage members to come at offpeak hours, at least for the first few weeks of January,” said Starr. The Y is taking steps to help new members and current members stay on their fitness plan for the long

Garden continued from > page 3 Terry Tosh, a landscaper working on the project, displayed one of the planters and made a case for using them to plant crepe myrtle trees. “We felt like this would create a more elegant buffer and keep that residential feeling,” she said. Tosh also said the fiberglass planters would provide a clear defining line from traffic moving along River Road. Lewis said he raised the issue because of neighbor concerns, but said he could live with the planters after seeing them and hearing the explanation.

haul. Many families take advantage of child watch at the Y, which is the equivalent of having a trusted baby sitter look after your children while you workout. Child watch will get a boost this month, offering more varied activities to keep kids – and therefore mom and dad – wanting to come back. Tracy Cronin’s children regularly attend child watch the Y while she works out. “I had a baby in 2009, and then I came back to the Y and I dropped 25 pounds. That was definitely a result of coming here five days a week. It was a big accomplishment for me,” Cronin said. Her fitness routine won’t suffer because of the January crowds. “I’ll keep coming, but I may have to do something out of water; I may not get the treadmill, I may have to do the elliptical,” she said. Cronin won’t be the only one trying something new. The Y beefed up their wellness offerings this month in preparation for

the crowds. On the morning of the 8th they are offering Team Teach, an hour and a half survey of group exercise classes. “Members will get a thimbleful of each type of fitness class we offer,” explained Goochland YMCA Wellness Director Alyson Leynes. Team Teach will rotate through teachers and exercises every 15 minutes. The Y also added more beginner yoga classes, a hybrid yoga/spinning class, and an intensified strength class for women. Experience has shown Leynes that members who exercise with groups, teams or partners typically stay motivated and make fitness a regular part of their lifestyle. GoochlandYMCAWellness Director Alyson Leynes has helped many members keep their New Year resolutions and offers these three tips to keep your fitness goals in 2011: 1. When you set goals, don’t expect for things to

“We want to create a casual, elegant very friendly type atmosphere for lunch and dinner,” Richardson said. The new restaurant will feature an expanded outdoor dining area complete with fireplace. In other matters, the Committee did not accept Greenwood Memorial Gardens’ preferred option to place a new sign on their property. The cemetery sought approval for a pylon type sign that is clearly prohibited in the overlay district. “Since I’ve been on this committee for eight years, I can’t remember us approving a pylon type sign,” Lewis said.

A new sign with a brick base at the site was recently installed incorrectly and did not allow enough setbacks to satisfy county zoning regulations. Three options were submitted for consideration. Two of the plans included pylons and one featured an expanded brick base. The Committee decided on the brick base with vegetation. The applicants made it clear they preferred the single pylon type sign. Some members questioned if the current sign could just be relocated further back from Route 6. “They don’t have room to move the sign back,” said principal planner Tom Coleman.

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Ligon continued from > page 1 insurance firm, The Virginia Association of Counties Group Self-Insurance Risk Pool (VACorp), said Sales. Ligon said the more than two years of litigation had been wearing. “If I had to do it all over again I might have kept my mouth shut,” said Ligon in an interview last week. “They tried to run me out of dollars and time,” he said, referring to the county’s defense strategy. Ligon filed suit after being fired on March 11, 2008, claiming his dismissal stemmed from his reports to Commonwealth’s Attorney Claiborne Stokes and the

Sheriff ’s Office of misuse of county property by Youngblood. According to the original complaint, Ligon met with Goochland Commonwealth’s Attorney Claiborne Stokes on Feb. 22, 2008 and again on February 25, who advised him to speak with the Sheriff’s Office. Stokes then took Ligon to meet with Sheriff’s Office Investigator Jimmy Mann, who interviewed Ligon twice, on February 25 and 26. Again according to the original complaint, Investigator Mann interviewedYoungblood on March 10, after which Youngblood called Ligon into his office and “yelled at him in a very aggressive manner.”

Youngblood then gave Ligon a memo dated March 10, 2008, critical of Ligon which the complaint alleged was designed to “intimidate and harass Ligon.” Youngblood fired Ligon the next day, giving him a letter dated March 11, 2008, which said the cause of termination was due to “unsatisfactory job performance which includes disruptive behavior and insubordination within the probationary period.” The original suit cited Ligon’s protection under VFATA and said the statements in the dismissal letter were “false and malicious and are defamatory per se.” The county responded by arguing that it enjoyed sover-

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What did that whistle mean? That would be the one blown by former county employee David Ligon in 2008, after which he was fired from his job with Buildings and Grounds. As reported in our front page story, the county elected to settle Ligon’s first amendment federal lawsuit out of court, a suit which alleged he was fired for reporting what he thought was misuse of county resources. So the plain truth is we’ll likely never know. His attempts to sue the county and his supervisor under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (VFATA) had already been dismissed but Ligon’s attorney, James B. Thorsen, pressed on with the federal suit, and shortly before a jury trial was set to begin last December, the county settled. Is there always fire where there’s smoke? Probably not but one wonders. Although the settlement contains the usual boiler plate statement concerning no admission of guilt, as Ligon’s attorney noted, $150,000 is not a “nuisance” amount of money. And a jury trial would have brought to the fore a case that had essentially disappeared from the public eye and might have involved testimony from many prominent county officials, past and present. With all the embarrassments of the past couple years, perhaps this trial was one more black eye the county was not prepared to endure.

School budget time Back in the days when some of us old timers were students, we didn’t have a clue as to what goes into constructing a budget to make it all happen in the classroom. Or on the athletic fields. Or in the band room. Where this writer went to public school back in the 60s, Richmond City to be exact, we just assumed that our system, if not one of the best, was pretty darn good and would stay that way. Several different programs prepared students either for college or the work force. There was a myriad of extracurricular and athletic programs for the students in addition to solid academic fare, plus a thriving cadet corps (they even drilled with rifles if I remember correctly). Let’s take foreign languages as an example. As I recall George Wythe High School offered French, German, Spanish, Russian and Latin. By the way, this writer took Spanish after someone told him it was the easiest! Near as I can remember, no one ever talked about cutting back on programs because of lack of money, at least not around our dinner table. Yet here we are 40 plus years later, facing another difficult year in Goochland County where, according to the School Superintendent, athletics and extracurricular activities may be on the chopping block in order to protect core academics. It promises to be a lively budget season.

Letters to the Editor Lame Duck Congress Ken Odor wrote that “Many have argued that weighty issues like nuclear disarmament should have been left to the new group [Congress] that will take office in January. . . .” I disagree with this because the disarmament treaty had been on the table for study for months. And the other item that Congress left until the 11th hour, which they had delayed for months, was the health care for 9/11 responders. Why did they delay on these two issues and then pass them? Perhaps because they wanted to stymie the President as along as they could or at least until after the election. Personally, I find it appalling that Congress would sit for two months and not do anything. What are we paying them for? Not to sit around for two months of the year, waiting for their vacation in late December to begin! They do little enough as it is. Eileen Ford Columbia

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The National League of Junior Cotillions, a program of etiquette, character education and social dance training for middle school students, announced plans to establish its national program to Goochland County in 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be selecting a director for a local chapter who will receive complete training and an exclusive territory for expansion,â&#x20AC;? said NLJC National Director Elizabeth Anne Winters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The program is making a positive

Underwood continued from > page 2 Funding for Library and Media centers will also be on the list for possible cuts, she said. The sheer uncertainty of costs is a vexing problem, said the superintendent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some things make you crazy. I heard on the way into the office a prediction that gas will be $5 a gallon next year!â&#x20AC;? she remarked, adding that her budget team is working on an assumed price of a $3.40 per gallon price for fuel for school buses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You need a crystal ball,â&#x20AC;? she laughed. Underwood declined to comment on tax rates, while noting that the Board of Supervisors recently instructed

impact on students across the nation, and we are delighted to know that more young people in the area will have the opportunity or this vital training.â&#x20AC;? The NLJC, which has active chapters in 37 states, provides instruction to students to learn courtesies and manners for daily life. Students actively learn skills through a creative method of role-playing, skits and games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the best parts of the program is when the children have the opportunity to learn how to properly dance,â&#x20AC;? said Winters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Standard ballroom and line-dancing is taught, and

we have nationally-approved top-40 music.â&#x20AC;? In addition to the usual courtesies connected with dancing and etiquette, instruction is also provided regarding: honor, respect ethics, sportsmanship, acknowledgement of gifts, behavior at cultural and civic events, correspondence, interaction in groups, introductions, paying and receiving compliments, receiving lines, table manners, instructional dinners, electronic areas and other areas of social conduct. The program, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., was estab-

lished in 1979 and continues to grow with licensed local cotillions nationwide. The cotillion includes monthly classes, a Holly Ball, a Spring Ball,and instructional three, five and seven course dinners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The program has met with equal success in metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Orlando, Minneapolis, Houston and small communities across the county,â&#x20AC;? said Winters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe it will be an important addition to the training of young people in the area.â&#x20AC;? Applications are now being received for cotillion directors. For more information or to

County Administrator Rebecca Dickson to write a budget based on the current 53 cents per $100 of assessed real estate value. Last year a recommendation from Dickson to raise property taxes by four cents was voted down 3-2 by the Board of Supervisors. This year brings additional challenges, with federal stimulus money expiring in September, said Underwood. But one bright spot is that the school system will be able to carry over $260,000 from the federal Education Jobs Program for use in the 201112 budget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That will help tremendously when the stimulus money is no longer there,â&#x20AC;? said Underwood. The years-long struggle

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Goochland investigators continue to seek information concerning the death of Billy Lee Maxwell III, who died in the early morning hours of

September 18 last year in an incident on Broad Street Road. Maxwell was found severely injured in the middle of Broad Street Road just east of Maidens Road near Victory Christian Fellowship in Goochland County.

Maxwell had apparently been run over by a vehicle causing massive head trauma which resulted in his death at the scene. Maxwell may have already been lying down on the road when the vehicle struck him around 3 a.m., said

Sherriff ’s Office spokesman Chad Hatton. Investigators are still looking for answers in the events surrounding Maxwell’s death. The Sheriff’s Office is asking that persons who were driving in the area on that date and

around that time who think they may have run over something believing it was an animal or debris to please come forward. Investigators would also like to speak with anyone who was in the area and has not

yet contacted them as soon as possible. Anyone with information can contact the Goochland Sheriff’s Office at 804-5565349 or Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers at 804-7801000.

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Goochland CASA is looking for those people who might be interested in volunteering for the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program authorized by the State of Virginia. Appointed by juvenile

YMCA continued from > page 4 happen overnight; start with a six-week plan. Six weeks is long enough to accomplish something, but short enough to say, “I can do anything for

court judges, CASA volunteers advocate for the best interests of children to ensure they do not get lost in an overburdened legal system. The National CASA Association was founded by a judge in Seattle who felt he needed more information to make life-changing decisions for a child in 1982. There will be an

Orientation Meeting to discuss what a CASA does and what training a CASA needs in order to be sworn in by the judge. This meeting is open to those who has already sent in an application to be part of our next class and also to those individuals who might like more information (before they make a deci-

sion on whether to join us or not) to attend. CASAs complete a 30 hour training class in order to have the skills necessary to be an effective CASA. They also undergo background checks; FBI Fingerprint national record check and interviews to assure safety to the children they serve. This meeting will be held

on Tuesday evening, January 18th, at the Goochland Administration Building, 1800 Sandy Hook Rd. in Goochland from 6 to 8 p.m. Please contact Ann Casey, the Executive Director of Goochland CASA at 5565876 if you would like to attend. Everyone is welcome! CASA volunteers make a

difference in the outcomes for children. They submit an unbiased court report with thoughtful recommendations based on the best interest of the child. Their recommendations are “frequently incorporated into the hearing court order” according to a recent survey of Juvenile Court Judges.

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GHS gets double-team support from Jackson twins BY JIM RIDOLPHI Special Correspondent

The connection between Goochland High School sophomore’s Corbyn and Chakiryn Jackson goes far beyond the normal telepathy usually enjoyed by twins. The two not only share the same birthday, but they also have a unique love for the game of basketball. Chakiryn is a key cog in the GHS girls’ basketball wheel, and is constantly improving her game. Corbyn made his mark on the varsity boys’ squad as a freshman, and comes back this year as the go-to guy in the Bulldogs post game. The biggest difference between the pair comes from their introductions to the sport. Corbyn took up basketball early while Chakiryn fell in love with the game later in life. “We didn’t begin playing together,” Corbyn said. “I actually started playing at age seven with Chamberlayne Youth Basketball League in Richmond. My mom wasn’t too confident then because I was very off balance and clumsy.” But despite his awkwardness, Corbyn noticed a certain brand of intensity in his game even at that young age. “Even then, I was very aggressive,” he said. Chakiryn’s debut on the court did not come until middle school. “I was a late bloomer,” she said. “This is my third year playing basketball. I started in the eighth grade.” But now Chakiryn and Corbyn are both an important part of their respective Goochland varsity teams and they bring their own special brand of competitiveness to the court. Corbyn understands he plays a key role on this year’s Bulldog squad and he tries to keep it all in perspective. “For me, it’s a lot more pressure because people are looking for a lot from me,” he said. “The view me as the “strength” of the team.” As such, the 6-6 center is often his sharpest critic. “Sometimes, I tend to be a lot harder on myself because of this. They depend on me,” he said. For Chakiryn, the challenges of varsity basketball are a natural progression in her basketball learning process. “Playing on varsity requires more speed, accuracy and skills,” she said. “To me, playing JV ball was a learning process. Once you start playing varsity ball you are expected to know the game.” While both display amazing talent on the court, like many twins, they have two distinct personalities with different interests off the court.

“I am a sociable person, but I am more of the laid back and chilling type,” Chakiryn said. Likewise, the difference in size and personality between the pair often fools friends and classmates. “No one ever recognizes us as twins or believes that we are twins,” she said. “We don’t think that we look anything like each other. Probably because Corbyn is so much bigger and taller than I am. There have been numerous times that people actually thought we were a couple rather than siblings.” But, there’s no doubt the two have that special twin connection; a subtle form of telepathy that is unique to doubles. “The twin connection thing is weird, but it does exist,” Corbyn said. Chakiryn agreed. “Yes we have that psychic connection at times. For example, we don’t have to be around each other to know if the other isn’t feeling well.” That connection was evident to mother Millie early in the lives of her twins.

“When we were younger, our mom use to say we would be asleep in separate rooms but would turn over in bed at the exact same time and even awake at the same time,” Corbyn said. “We will sometimes come to each other with the same thoughts and blurt it out at the same time; Too funny!” While Chakiryn leaves open the possibility of continuing her basketball career after high school, Corbyn is more defined with his on the court goals. “Most definitely basketball will be a part of my future,” he said. “Right now, I cannot imagine doing anything else.” He hopes to take his skills to a local college or university and focus on math related studies. Chakiryn is still deciding. “Basketball can/may be a part of my future,” she said. “Although, I do have other options and talents that I would like to explore.” When Corbyn isn’t on the court or practicing, he has an interest in cars as a hobby and enjoys a variety of activities at GHS. “Other than basketball, I like watching TV, hanging at the movies/mall,” he said. “I would also like maybe do detail work on cars, etc.(much later in life) I’ve always had an interest in that. My favorite thing about school is being able to express my personality in my Drama class. I can be me.” For Chakiryn, the future holds many options and off the court pursuits ranks high on that list. “My other hobbies are shopping, dancing, singing and I would like to pursue a modeling career in the near future,” she said. She also is enjoying a variety of offerings at GHS. “My favorite thing about school is excelling in my first year of foreign language (Spanish),” she said. “I was nervous about that subject.” Wherever life leads the two talented teenagers, both realize the unique and special relationship twins enjoy, and they don’t take it for granted. “For me, I would like to thank God for my twin sister,” Corbyn said. “There is none other like her. She is truly an inspiration. I cannot imagine life without her.” Chakiryn echoed those sentiments. “There is nothing better than being a twin! I love it! My brother is truly my B.B. E. (Best Bro Ever).” Photos by Jim Ridolphi

Goochland sophomores Corbyn and Chakiryn Jackson bring a twin connection to the Bulldog varsity basketball teams.

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Children’s Home Society of Virginia is offering an orientation for people interested in finding out more about adopting older children (ages 10 and older) from the foster care system. The orientation is free and will begin at 5 p.m. at the agency’s Richmond office, 4200 Fitzhugh Ave. For details, call 353-0191 or visit www.chsva.org.

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The Goochland Tea Party invites you to our January meeting at 7 p.m. at the Goochland High School. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The focus of this meeting will be the 2011 Virginia legisla-

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tive session, which will open on Jan. 12. Our featured speakers are Representative Bill Janis (Virginia House District 56) and Barry Isenhour, Vice-Chairman of the Richmond Tea Party Legislative Committee and member of the Virginia Tea Party Patriot’s (VTPP) Cooperative Legislative Action Committee (Coalition). Friday, January 7 First Friday Films at the Cochrane Rockville Branch Library at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Rockville Library. For more information call 749-3146 or visit the library at 16600 Pouncey Tract Road.

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will count for two training hours Church with social following. and free materials. For more More information on www. information on the association ww2rtcva.com. and/or register for the training, please call 457-4382. Thursday, January 13 Wednesday, January 12 Retired Lt. General George Loving USAF, a P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theatre will be the interview guest at the monthly meeting of the World War 11 Round Table of Central Virginia. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. open to the public at 2480 Batterson Road, Powhatan (behind Flat Rock Shopping Center) in the Father Val Hall of the St. John Neumann Catholic

Monday, January 10 Child Care Connection of Goochland and Vicinities Association would like to extend an invitation for area Family Day Care Providers to attend their January meeting. They will meet at the Goochland Library at 6:30 p.m. Following the meeting there will be a free training entitled “Let’s Get Messy”. The training

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Goochland Relay For Life Kick-off Meeting for 2011 at the Goochland Library will be held from 7-8 p.m. We invite all to join to learn more about Relay For Life. Food and Door Prizes at each monthly meeting! The Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Team Meeting at 7 p.m. We have lots of room for more volunteers. For more information please contact Val Pace at 763-9187 or valpace@ ymail.com. JANUARY 11, 2011 11 PM 11:30 12 AM SportsCenter Å SportsNet Post Live

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Glen Allen author releases book for teens By Ken Odor Media General Staff Writer Roger Bruner’s done a lot of things in his life but it seems he’s finally found his niche. And it’s a comfortable one, if appearances can be believed. With his laptop computer going and his two cats for companionship, Bruner can be found most mornings on his couch in his Glen Allen home, doing what he has always wanted to do – writing Christian fiction. Born in Miami, his father was a Baptist minister and the family moved around a lot. As an adult, he taught English in junior high school and worked as a computer programmer for the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board. Laid off in 2003, he found himself in a pickle. “I was really in a predicament,” he recalled. He picked up some retail work but finally he and his wife Kathleen, a telecom analyst, decided it made sense for him to retire and do what he’d wanted to do all along. “I’ve always been a writer of something,” said Bruner in an interview at his home last week. “Poetry, short stories, play or dramatic monologues. I knew I wanted to write a novel some time,” he explained. His first venture, a self-published novel, sold 125 copies. Bruner was undeterred. He started attending writers’ conferences, particularly the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and the American Christian Writers Conference each year. He now has eight manuscripts to his credit and his second novel, “Found in Translation,” has just been released. Inspired by his daughter Kristi’s mission trip to Mexico when she was 18, it tells the story of an 18-year-old girl who arrives in Mexico to do evan-

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ing on the job, struggles to find a way to help her team and share the truth of God’s Word with the villagers. “It’s about a spoiled 18-year-old girl who finds out that she can’t touch the villagers’ lives until she learns to do things God’s way,” explained Bruner. “Found in Translation” started as a short story that Bruner wrote after Kristi came back from her mission trip but soon turned into a full-length novel. A second novel by Bruner in his Altered Hearts series, “Lost in Dreams,” is due out in July. So what’s a Christian writer, one might ask? Bruner’s answer is straightforward. “I may be the one putting it into words but God is the author. I don’t pray for the success of the book but for the people who read it,” he explained. “And I’m not really concerned about

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what I earn,” he said. But he is looking forward to getting emails from readers his story has helped, he said. To kick off the release, a book release party will be held January 16,

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The Henrico County Economic Development Authority (EDA) has announced that the Zeller+Gmelin Corp., a worldwide leader in printing inks, has purchased a building at 4801 Audubon Drive in Henrico to house a manufacturing and warehouse distribution center and corporate offices. The company is expected to occupy the 83,427 square-foot facility during the first quarter of 2011. Headquartered in Eislingen, Germany, Zeller+Gmelin makes UV printing ink products for lithography, flexography, dry offset and screen printing. It operates more than 30 manufacturing and service support facilities worldwide; the company’s products are used in more

than 75 countries. The Henrico facility will allow Zeller+Gmelin to expand its business operations and enhance efficiencies and productivity. The property can accommodate future expansions as well. “We are pleased to welcome Zeller+Gmelin to Henrico County,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Patricia S. O’Bannon. “They will fit right in with the other quality industrial operations in the area. We look forward to a long relationship with this company.” In addition to Henrico EDA, several county agencies assisted in Zeller+Gmelin’s acquisition of the property, including Planning, Building Inspections, Community Revitalization and Finance.

Hunt for Henrico History Contributed Report Join the County of Henrico as we commemorate Henrico County’s 400th anniversary at The Hunt for Henrico History. This unique history fair will be held on Saturday, January 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Deep Run Recreation Center, 9910 Ridgefield Parkway in Henrico. The fair will highlight Henrico’s long and diverse history with displays from local museums, community groups, churches, libraries, local authors, and schools. Explore and share in the County’s rich history at this free family event. Along with the local history displays, there will be numerous ways to explore our collective local history: f Take part as we capture the personal side of Henrico’s history with a unique “show and tell” project when you bring in a family photograph, document, or memento. Your family treasure can be scanned or photographed for inclusion in

a public archive preserving our collective histories. These items will be returned to you after they are documented. f Speak to an expert who can offer advice on the care and storage of your family heirlooms. f Explore the “living” timeline highlighting significant events and people in the County’s history. Families can participate in a Discovery Hunt that guides them through the living timeline and provides a prize at the end. f Add your own family history to our County timeline and learn how to create your very own family time capsule. In addition to exploring local history, kids can enjoy crafts and face painting. Food will also be available for purchase throughout the day. For additional information on the many official, county-hosted 400th Anniversary events in 2011, please call 501-1611 or visit us on the web at www. henrico400th.com.

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Henrico Doctors’ Hospital is putting Richmond families first with a new ER and Heart Center. Join us for a grand opening celebration featuring free health screenings, health information, tours of the new facility, kid’s activities, refreshments and

much more. The celebration will be in the new ER and Heart Center accessed by the Forest Entrance at Discovery Drive on Saturday, January 15 at 9 a.m. For more information about this free event call 804-320-DOCS (3627) or visit www.henricodoctors.com.

College bound seniors need to get busy now By Lisa O’Donnell Media General News Service For high school seniors who want to go to college next year, ’tis the season to begin preparing, if not completing, college applications. While the deadline for early decision has long past, the next round of deadlines is quickly approaching, making winter break not much of a break for procrastinating students. Applications to Wake Forest University and Duke University are due the first week of January. The deadlines for other schools in the state vary from Jan. 15 for UNC Chapel Hill to early- to mid-March for Winston-Salem State University, UNC Greensboro and Appalachian State University. Students can apply to Salem College at any time. Kacy McAdoo, the senior associate director of undergraduate admissions at UNC Greensboro, said her office staff, which reviews more than 12,000 applications each year, generally sees a jump in applications over the holiday break. “We are in peak reading season right now,” McAdoo said. Individual students are applying to more colleges than in the past, which underscores the importance of writing and reviewing each application carefully. Stories abound of students accidentally sending an essay to one university that was intended for another. College applications, if they are to shine, shouldn’t be a rush job, experts say. “Students should really look at applications as a way to present themselves and not just check off boxes,” said Katherine Watts Knapp, the dean of admissions and financial aid at Salem College. “They should take time to use it as a way to fill in the blanks about the type of person and student they are, in addition to what is said on their transcripts and test scores.” Before even starting an application, students should thoroughly research prospective schools, McAdoo said. Each year, she comes across scores of applications from students who don’t have the test scores to get into UNC Greensboro. Others will apply to the school only to discover it doesn’t offer the major they are interested in. The heart of each application remains academic achievement in high school. According to the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the top factors that admissions officers use to evaluate applicants are grades in college prep courses; strength of curriculum; standardized test scores; and overall high

school grade point average. Admissions officers at Wake Forest look closely at whether students have taken advantage of academic opportunities available at their particular school, which evens the playing field for students who don’t attend elite prep schools. “We want to make sure they have bloomed where they were planted,” said Martha Allman, the director of admissions at Wake. While admissions officers will see plenty of applicants from students with stellar GPAs and test scores, students with lower GPAs and scores can still distinguish themselves in their essays. Essay questions can cover such topics as the changing role of women (one of the prompts at Salem College) to dreams (one of the prompts at UNC Chapel Hill). Admissions experts offered a range of tips for the essay, including: Avoid reading sample essays. “All they do is stifle creativity,” said David Petersam, the president of Admissions Consultants. “Whether students realize it or not, things they have read creep into their writing.” Allow plenty of time to develop the essay and be prepared to write several drafts. Avoid an overly informal writing style. Ditch “IMHO” and “IDK” and other textmessage abbreviations. While that sounds like common sense, admissions officers say it’s not unusual to see text language and slang show up in essays. Stick to the maximum word length. Don’t be too verbose or too brief. Don’t try to be flashy in an effort to grab the attention of an admissions officer. Clear, beautiful writing impresses Allman most. Use your computer’s spell-check function, but also proofread a hard copy of the essay. An occasional misspelling or grammatical error won’t harm a student’s chances, but a pattern of mistakes may doom you. Allman advises against letting others read the essay because their suggestions might “sanitize” it. Beyond the essay and academic achievements, admissions officers are also interested in a student’s extracurricular activities, but not necessarily all of them. Rather than present a laundry list of activities, Lu Ann Wood, a college consultant based in Winston-Salem, suggested that students prioritize their interests and write about them specifically. Admissions officers can easily discern whether something is a true interest or padding, Allman said.

Once the application is ready, Wood suggests letting someone proofread it to make sure all the sections have been filled out correctly. Preview the application online as well. In some cases, answers may disappear if a student has exceeded the maximum length, Wood said. Don’t wait until minutes before the

deadline to send the application either, as computer glitches can occur. Once the application is sent, check with the college to make sure it has arrived and to see whether more information is needed. Forgetting to answer one or two questions is generally not going to hurt your

chances of acceptance. “Sometimes people have the perception that we’re gatekeepers,” Knapp said. “But really, we are here to get students admitted.” Lisa O’Donnell is a staff writer for the Winston Salem Journal.

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