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Volume 57, Number 20 • May 26, 2011
Man-to-Man molds young men at GES By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com
About 30 young boys from Goochland Elementary School trooped down to White Hawk Music Café Monday morning for the last meeting this year of the Man-to-Man Club, the innovative program started by departing GES Principal Stacey Austin. Austin said the Man-to-Man Club uses no instructional time, as the boys go straight from the bus to the cafeteria, where they spend their homeroom time talking about the “Word of the Week.” Words like courage, tenacity and
courtesy. Austin or another teacher gives a short talk, and then the boys break up in groups with adult male volunteers to talk. Austin said the program was designed to “meet the needs of boys who needed an extra layer of accountability and love.” It’s open to any young man who needs mentorship, said Austin. “It’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever done,” said Austin. At this week’s program, Goochland Rotary Club volunteer Frank Wentzel and Austin see Man-to-Man > page 4
Photo by Ken Odor
Toni Gregory of Grayhaven Winery serves Michael and Dianne Barr at The Rassawek Spring Jubilee Sunday in Columbia. The first time festival drew strong crowds both days to the scenic grounds where six wineries offered their wares.
A wine festival like no other: Spring Jubilee at Rassawek By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com
“There’s nothing else like it,” said Ronnie Grizzard as he and his wife Penny headed back to the parking lot Sunday from the Rassawek Spring Jubilee. The Grizzards, from Emporia, are reg-
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ulars at wine festivals and said they were greatly impressed with Rassawek. “You could see that it was a community effort,” said Ronnie. “We’ve been to 75 or more of these, and we’ve never seen one like this one.” What impressed the Grizzards and many other visitors to the two-day festival
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was the variety of exhibits and entertainment, as well as the six vineyards that were represented. Sponsored by the Goochland Chamber of Commerce, the event was billed as the Spring Jubilee Heritage and Wine Festival. see Festival > page 2
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GES Principal Stacey Austin holds the first place award won by Mason Sims for his essay on Independence Day.
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