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Volume 57, Number 45 • November 11, 2010

BOS votes to reserve funding County administrator says that fund balance in previous years was overstated By Amy Condra acondra@goochlandgazette.com

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Big Buddy Zachary Kewer, above right, talks with camper Tyler Alberico at last weekend’s Comfort Zone Camp at Westview on the James. Below left, Campers walk in a line with their hands on the shoulders of the camper in front in a team-building exercise.

Camp offers support for grieving kids By Ken Odor Staff Writer

When Elizabeth Sullivan was 12, her dad went out jogging. He collapsed and died, a victim of a fatal heart arrhythmia. Now Sullivan is the Volunteer Coordinator for Virginia for Comfort Zone Camps, a non-profit bereave-

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ment organization that helps children deal with the loss of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. The group held a camp for 67 youngsters this past weekend at Westview on the James in Goochland, free of charge to the kids, thanks to a partnership with State Farm Insurance. Sullivan recalled when her mother signed her and her

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two younger sisters up for the program in 1999 at Camp Hanover. “We said no, but she said yes,” said Sullivan. “I had done some individual therapy and hated it,” said Sullivan. She said she spent the first six months after her father’s death, “isolated, with no safe place to talk about it. I

Goochland County administrators asked supervisors last week to consider a number of reservations, or allocated monies, from the county’s general fund Deputy County Administrator John Wack said at the Nov. 3 Board of Supervisors meeting that preliminary, unaudited results from FY 2010 general fund operations indicate that expenditures exceeded revenues by about $5.3 million. “We did anticipate significant use of fund balance, of more than $8 million,” said Wack. “So this is more favorable than anticipated.” The general fund balance is expected to decrease from about $25.7 million as of June 30, 2009, to about $20.3 million as of June 30, 2010. Reservations recommended by county administration included nearly 30 items, including $480,000 for park development, $248,264 for courthouse security funds, $470,000 for a utilities master plan, $541,825 for a Tuckahoe Creek Service District loan repayment, $33,000 for fire hydrant maintenance see BOS > page 4

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Goochland County turnout highest in Seventh District Goochland voters give Eric Cantor 63 percent By Ken Odor Staff Writer

Incumbent Seventh District Congressman Eric Cantor (R) had no trouble in Goochland last week, carrying the county by four more percentage points than his district-wide total. Goochlanders opted for Cantor, who is widely thought to be a shoo-in for House Majority Leader when Congress convenes in January, by a 63.67 percent margin over Democratic challenger Rick Waugh (34.11 percent) and Independent Floyd Bane (6.49 percent). Cantor won every Goochland precinct except Precinct 201 – Three Square, where Waugh totaled 174 votes to Cantor’s 137. Bane collected only 16 votes in the precinct. District-wide Cantor bested Waugh by 59.21 percent to 34.11 percent. Independent Bane tallied 6.49 percent. In 2008, Cantor defeated Anita Hartke, taking 62.72 percent of the votes in the district to Hartke’s 37.09 percent. Some criticized Cantor for declining to debate his two opponents but Goochland Republican Committee Chairman Ben Slone said he did not think that hurt Cantor. “He actually won with a higher percentage in Goochland than he did in 2008,” said Slone, who said Cantor had been accessible to

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Election Official Bob Gilliam assists a voter at Manakin precinct last week.

Goochland voters. “He takes the time to be accessible,” said Slone. But Goochland Democratic Committee Chairman Alan Tucker noted it was the first time Cantor had failed to garner at least 60 percent of the ballots district-wide. “I think Rick [Waugh] ran a strong campaign,” said Tucker, who also noted that Bane exposed Cantor’s potential weakness among conservatives. Goochland County recorded the best turnout in the Seventh district, with 56.49 percent of registered voters casting ballots compared to a 49.91 percent turnout district-wide. In the 2008 election, more than 84 percent of Goochland’s registered voters cast ballots. Voting was steady at Precinct 501 in Manakin, which gave Cantor more than 73 percent of ballots cast.

“This precinct is always a good precinct for turnout,” said Precinct Chief Wanda Taylor. “No matter what, they will vote,” she said. By 4:45 p.m. election day more than 46 percent of Manakin’s registered voters had already cast ballots and there was a line of voters waiting to cast ballots at the five touch screen voting machines. There were no problems with the voting machines, said Taylor. At times the line of voters lengthened a circumstance that Election Officer Bob Gilliam attributed the back ups to voter unfamiliarity with the three constitutional amendments on the ballot, all three of which passed state-wide. Goochlanders approved the first two questions, the first of which would permit localities to determine their own income or financial worth limitations for tax

exemptions for persons 65 years of age or older or for persons permanently and totally disabled. The second would require the General Assembly to pass a law that would exempt veterans with 100 percent service connected disabilities from property taxes on their principal residences. But county voters narrowly rejected the amendment question to allow an increase in the “rainy day fund” from 10 to 15 percent. Outside Dover Baptist Church, retiring District 5 Supervisor Jim Eads campaigned with candidate Courtney Hyers, who is running to replace him. Her opponent for the Republican nomination, Ken Peterson, was also on hand to greet voters. The county will vote for its next slate of supervisors in November 2011.

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Camp continued from >1 was by myself all the time.” She didn’t want to go to camp, but once there, good things began to happen. Her very first visit to Comfort Zone Camp brought a breakthrough. “I was ready to talk,” she said when she took part in a “Healing Circle,” where kids, under the supervision of trained facilitators, are encouraged to share their stories and feelings with others who have also experienced loss. “It was very liberating,” recalled Sullivan, “It was a weight off my shoulders.” That started a long relationship for Sullivan with Comfort Zone Camp, first as a Junior Volunteer, then a “Big Buddy,” and now in her current capacity as Volunteer Coordinator, a full-time job for her since January 2009. “It’s been a huge part of my life,” she said. Saturday morning campers were divided into several groups, engaging in confidence and team building exer-

cises in the chilly morning air. One exercise put two campers balancing on ropes that started close together and then spread farther apart. There job was to help each other stay on the ropes for as long as they could. In another exercise, campers learned trust by leading their Big Buddies, who had their eyes closed, down the forested paths. “In the past grief was something people didn’t talk about,” said Andrew Dooley, Camps and Services Manager for Virginia. Dooley, who lost his mother to a brain aneurism when he was 23, said the idea is to look at dealing with grief as a journey. Many campers will come back again to continue their journey. “We encourage kids to come back each year,” he said. The “Big Buddy” idea is to match each camper with an adult volunteer of the same gender based on the camper’s type of loss, interests and special needs. That person will spend time with the camper eating meals together, playing

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games and participating in Healing Circles. Big Buddy volunteers go through a sixhour training program to prepare them for their role. Dooley said the weekend camp is designed to “mimic the emotional roller coaster of their lives,” with ups and downs, funs moments and sad moments. Although progress is difficult to quantify, said Dooley, at each camp it’s clear that the campers are benefiting. “You can see the transformation,” he said. Campers attend free and most of the staff are volunteers, said Dooley. Still, it costs about $500 per camper. Funds for the organization come from donations and partnerships with businesses and other organizations. Prospective campers can apply online. It’s first come, first serve, said Dooley. “We have to turn people away sometimes,” he said. For information on how to donate, volunteer, or refer a family to Comfort Zone Camp visit www.comfortzonecamp. org

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and $300,000 for correction and detention costs. “If all of these were approved as presented, the total unreserved balance would be $12,402,916,” said Wack. County Administrator Rebecca T. Dickson pointed out that most reserved items on the list were already reserved out of fund balance. “Only about four items on here are new requests from county administration,” said Dickson, adding that the county’s schools have also made several requests. Supervisors also expressed concern that the county’s fund balance was reaching a lowerthan-anticipated level. “My concern is that this is the lowest fund balance, if we take all this out, that we’ve had in years,” said Supervisor Malvern “Rudy” Butler. Dickson said that Butler’s observation might be based on inaccurate information: “I would suggest to you that fund balance in past years was overstated—your undesignated general fund balance was not as high as perhaps was indicated.” Supervisor James W. Eads

said that he did not support a $40,000 request by the schools for organization and strategic studies. After a motion by Butler, the four supervisors present (Supervisor Ned S. Creasey was not at the meeting) voted to unanimously approve funds to purchase two school buses and a special education bus, and a $9,500 operational study. After much discussion the board then voted 3 – 0 (Butler abstained) to approve all reservation requests, with the following exceptions: $40,000 for the schools for organization and strategic studies, $150,000 for a traffic light and $75,000 for Fire/Rescue operations were omitted from the approved requests, to be addressed at a later date.

Employee handbook County administration asked supervisors to consider a number of significant changes to Goochland’s employee handbook. Updates to the handbook were last adopted in 2004. Wack presented three purposes for the employee handbook: To establish an objective system of personnel administration, for the protection of the county and to give county administration the authority to

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administer the system. The county will provide a full text for the handbook for adoption by the board at their December meeting.

School bus garage project closed Dickson asked supervisors to approve the closing of the school bus garage project by redirecting $125,000 in local funds from the School Construction Fund to the county’s general fund balance. Superintendent Linda Underwood told the board that after the school board approved a $600,000 appropriation to fix the bus facility, Timmons Group had drawn up several sets of plans. These plans, she said, were not approved by the county’s design review committee. “Knowing the options at that point I came to this body and requested that we could do it anyway or retool,” said Underwood. “In March we were told that we should stop work on it.” Of the $600,000 that was originally appropriated to the school bus garage project, $410,000 was redirected on Oct. 5 to the Middle School roof repairs project. Of the remain-

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Quick Hits Embezzlement reported Sheriff James L. Agnew said that several weeks ago Goochland County Social Services had contacted both his office and that of the Commonwealth’s Attorney regarding an allegation of embezzlement. Agnew said that the person in question had been arrested on November 2.

Emergencies and accidents on the rise Fire Chief William MacKay reported that his department’s call volume continues to trend upward: “We are handling more emergencies that ever,” said MacKay. Figures for 2010, up to October 19, show 2041 EMS and 763 fire incidents. For the same time frame in 2009 the department responded to 1907 EMS and 725 fire incidents.

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She grew up on the east side of town but now she’s working in the west end of the metro Richmond area. Shannon L a c y, Goochland County Public Schools’ new testing coordinator, hails from the east end of the metro area. She graduated from Highland Springs High School and then attended Virginia State University, where she majored in English. She then got her Masters degree in Adult Learning and Human Resource Development from Virginia Commonwealth University. She started work for the county September 10. “The Te s t i n g Coordinator is responsible for all the testing in the county,” explained Lacy, “SOL testing and all the alternative testing and GED. I will serve as the chief examiner for GED,” she said in an interview at her office at the school administration building last week. Lacy also trains teachers and guidance counsel-

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Missing the mark Our elected and appointed leaders were in strange form at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting. When one supervisor was asked to weigh in on a topic, here was his contribution: “It doesn’t matter.” Certain issues may not matter to every member in the audience at a BOS meeting, but I would hope that all of these issues would matter to those we have elected to vote on them. Another supervisor repeatedly challenged an invited presenter, correcting her word choices and telling her, “I’m having a terrible time associating what you’re saying to Goochland.” If this is how we treat the people we ask to speak with us, I think our presenter list is going to start shrinking considerably. During his monthly report, Sheriff Agnew said that, the day before the meeting, an employee of Goochland County Social Services had been arrested on embezzlement charges. Who was this employee? How did this happen, how was it addressed, how much money was involved, has the money been recovered… these questions were not asked or answered by those on the dais. Finally, during a discussion of the county’s general fund balance, several supervisors seemed surprised that certain items were being financed by that fund… even though those items had already been presented and approved at previous meetings. And as County Administrator Rebecca Dickson repeatedly explained, Goochland is already facing a shortfall. When Dickson was asked if the county could wait until the end of the year to see what the balance sheet would indicate, she said, “The expenses that you have before you have already pretty much materialized, that’s what I’m trying to convey.” And that seemed to be the theme of the evening: Messages that were somehow missing their intended targets. Did a supervisor say an issue (how much annual leave a county employee can carry over to the next year) does not matter because he finds it trivial? Did another supervisor chastise a presenter because he disdains the issue (the benefits of sustainable communities)? Did the board ignore the charge of an embezzling employee because it is embarrassing to a county that is trying to clean up its act? And finally, did so many of our supervisors act confused about allocations from the general fund balance because they do not agree with those allocations, or do they really not remember, or understand, the approval process involved? I hope these questions will be answered at the December 7 meeting, and in the months to come, or else Goochland is going to be back to doing business the way it once found usual… and as most of us in this county now realize, that was a pretty flawed strategy. - Amy Condra

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Gratitude for a well-run election day The preamble to our Federal Constitution proclaims that it is established to “insure domestic Tranquility, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” In the election November 2, citizens in Goochland were able to express their preferences at the ballot box and those

preferences are now known. Some are pleased and others disappointed. But we will all abide by the results. We can all be pleased that the election ran so smoothly and that is in large part due to the good will of the voters and the diligence and very hard work of General Registrar Frances Ragland and Assistant Registrar Phyllis Platt. There are also in the community a host of local election officers who worked a 15-hour

day to insure our domestic tranquility and they deserve our special gratitude. In the coming weeks and months, as you see your neighbors who helped put our constitutional rights into practice please express your appreciation. In Hadensville say thanks to Karen Stapleton, Darryl Payne, Betty Lewis, William Stapleton and Nora Smith. In Fife say thanks to Venna see Letters > page 7

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Letters continued from > page 6 Brown, Robin Bryce, Al Martin, Patricia Martin, and Katrina Hoeft. In Sandy Hook say thanks to George Duda, Shirley Burton, Minnie Alvis, Haywood Pace, Karen Gentry, and Jean Harris. In Three Square say thanks to Linda Bowles, Debbie Hall, Vickie Howell, Shirley Lewis. In Goochland Court House say thanks to Kay Higgins, Margaret Reynolds, Linda Thurston, Valerie Pace, and Leah Slone. In Crozier say thanks to Deanna Allen, Ledra Allen, Barbara Shelton and James Riendeau. In Centerville say thanks to Cora Brown, Beth Beazley, Pat Fleming, Mary Frances Gravitt, Gerald Anderson and Godfrey Pinn. In Manakin say thanks to Wanda Taylor, Jonathan Lyle, Erica Gilliam, Patricia Snead, Susan Parsons, Andy Williams and Bob Gilliam. And our thanks also to those who counted the ballots at the Central Absentee Precinct: Robert Swinson, Irv Spevak and Sam Bailey. They have truly worked to secure the Blessings of Liberty for us all. Robin Lind, Secretary, Goochland County Electoral Board

Note of appreciation On Saturday November 6 the men and women of Crozier Company 2 Auxiliary held their fifth annual Brunswick Stew sale. Now this “Thank You” isn’t for all those Auxiliary members who worked so diligently (as they do every year) to make this a suc-

cess....although it could be! It isn’t even a special “Thank You” for all the support that we received from the members of Company 2 Fire and Rescue .......(Although it could be! They helped us sell tickets and debone tickets. They moved the vehicles and set up the tables and cleaned the pots and did anything and everything they could to help). This isn’t a “Thank You” for Deputy Bock and his dog Black and Deputy Scaggs for their wonderful demonstration of their very talented canine....although it could be! This is a great big “thank you” for all the neighbors and friends of Crozier Company 2 who helped us make this year’s event a phenomenal event. You see we thought we would try something new and we had a “Bake Sale”. So our neighbors not only bought all of our stew tickets but they kept coming that morning with so many wonderful pies and cakes and pies and brownies and cookies and breads! We had yummy donations from businesses too. And then other neighbors (or strangers traveling along Route 6) bought all those goodies. But in the meantime, what everyone really is still talking about is what a wonderful day it was. People visited with one another. Everyone was smiling and happy. People were bumping into ‘old friends.’ What a wonderful sense of “community” there was. Everyone just wanted to support our Volunteer Fire Company in the neighborhood. It makes you understand why we are so happy we chose to live in Goochland County!

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OPINION: Letters to the Editor And we in the Auxiliary 15 percent. I don’t recall can’t thank everyone ever having the opportunity, as a Goochland County, enough! resident, property owner, Ann O. Casey taxpayer and voter, ever President Crozier Company 2 being asked to increase our Auxiliary Goochland County Public Crozier Schools’ (GCPS) “Rainy Day Fund.” At GCPS October 26 workshop meeting, now A rainy day fund moved to the GCPS forfor Goochland tress bunker, allegedly so schools? the board, administrators and staff would have ready Saving for a rainy day access to any informais simply a metaphor for tion they might need dursaving for a time when the ing the meeting’s course outlook is not so bright (the only thing I noticed and sunny and unex- them retrieving was water pected expenses, such as and coffee!), those few the boiler leaking up or a members of the public in spouse revealing they have attendance were treated to incurred huge, and hidden, the disclosure of an unexcredit card bills. pected funds balance of In last week’s elec- $1,497,169.28! tion, as registered voters, This is the same adminwe had the opportunity istration crying poverty to vote on ballot ques- as they adopted a Fiscal tion 3, regarding increas- Year (FY) 10-11 budget of ing our Commonwealth $22,953,545.00. FY 10-11 of Virginia’s “Rainy Day Fund” from 10 percent to see Letters > page 8

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Letters continued from > page 7 was $4,156,519 less than FY 09-10’s budget, with the cuts coming almost totally from instruction - $4,321,316 (FY 09-10 $19,977,724 minus FY 10-11 $15,656,708). The unexpected funds represent 7 percent of this fiscal year’s budget, and I am personally appalled at how those allegedly serving us propose spending this windfall. How about $30,000.00 for an organizational study? $30,000 to generate our long awaited GCPS organizational chart which will show all lines of authority going to a single position… Even better, how about $15,000.00 for strategic planning? GCPS increased the FY 10-11 administration budget $144,124 to $1,064,394 and none of our esteemed administrators possess

these skills? Who hired these unskilled and overpaid bureaucrats and now propose we spend the taxpayers’ windfall on a consultant who publicly billed himself as inexpensive while describing Strategic Planning and I quote his exact words, “not rocket science.” Great, a cheap moron. Next up at the workshop, we were treated to our athletic director, Brian Gordon, being chastised for his lack of meteorological skills. Mr. Gordon has dedicated most of his adult life helping to mold generations of Goochlanders through athletic participation. Football has, is and always will be, the largest revenue source for our, and most all school districts’, athletic budgets. There is a simple correlation between inclement weather and attendance which doesn’t require a $15,000 consultant to

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OPINION: Letters to the Editor determine. Mr. Gordon was brutally honest (you go Coach!) trying to explain the inability to truthfully project revenue with weather being such a variable. So we have an administration that squirreled away $1.5 million attempting to paint one of GCPS true assets as a budgetary scapegoat. I guess not playing ball when Underwood sent her infamous March 5, 2010 “the battle is on” e-mail is coming back to haunt Coach Gordon. Don’t worry Coach; it is less than a year until we elect a new school board. Hang in there! Michael McDermott Maidens

Questioning the First Amendment If Amy Condra had confined her (Nov. 4) Bullies editorial to bullying I would not be writing this letter, but Amy goes a step further and states that people “warning against gay pride parades” “lack a fundamental respect for their fellow human beings

or an ability to discuss issues rather than reacting to them”. Our editor’s opinion aside, her comment illustrates how the left usually “reacts” toward Christian values. If God’s word says homosexuality is a perversion the left calls it hate speech. If Christians teach there children creation the left calls it child abuse. If Christians speak out against pornography the left defends it as free speech. If conservatives want strong safe borders the left calls it racism and xenophobia. Name calling to silence and intimidate, this is how the left demonstrates there tolerance for diversity. They distort the first amendment and call it freedom from Christianity. They ban prayer, Christian symbols and teaching wherever a left-leaning court or teachers union can find such. They actively pursue legislation that bans speech contrary to their agenda and call it political correctness. There are other groups that suppress Christianity and free speech, they’re called Communist,

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Marxist, Socialist, progressives and Humanist. The freest, wealthiest nation on earth was formed with the belief that man could govern himself according to the commandments of God, let us work toward that end and we will reduce symptoms like bullying.

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The Richmond Symphony Saturday night at the High School was a great expression for me, that Goochland County has a strong community element to help those in the county that have needs that would not be otherwise met. The Goochland Rotary Club has done this now for the past four years in order to help the Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services raise monies for there many county serving efforts. I believe that the latter does not receive any government funds and depends on corporate and individual giving. Two points, not taking government funds frees them from the onerous paperwork and

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November 11, 2010 Lipscomb Teresa Lipscomb, “Tree”, 45, of Powhatan, passed away Oct. 31. She is survived by her husband, Chris Lipscomb; son, Brian Buckley of Powhatan; parents, Milton “Bubba” Barden and Martha “Margie” Barden of Mechanicsville; two sisters, Tammy Stull of Goochland and Tina Barden of North Carolina; one grandson, Brian Buckley, Jr. and many beloved friends. “Tree” was an active member of the Women of the Moose, Powhatan chapter 2258. The family received friends Tuesday, Nov. 2 at the Bennett and Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy. (Rt. 60), Powhatan. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 3 in the Graceland Baptist Church, 975 Dorset Road, Powhatan. Graveside services were held in the church cemetery. Miller George W. Miller, 75, of Richmond, departed this life on Thursday, Oct. 21. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah A. Miller. He is survived by two sons, Vance Taylor of Atlanta, Ga. and George Taylor of Richmond; two daughters, Carolyn Parker and Kathryn Law of Richmond; two sisters, Martha Miller and Marie McClain of Richmond; and a host of other relatives and friends. Family received

friends at the Robert Mealy Funeral Home, Goochland, Va. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church. Rev. Bailey officiated. Graveside services were held in the church cemetery.

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OBITUARIES: Death Notices Marina, of Chester; her sisters, Shirley Netherland and husband, Robert Glenn Netherland Jr., and Helen Barker of Paris, Tenn.; her brother, Ches Lyon and wife, Elsee, of Lake City, S.C., and Lewis Lyon and wife, Bettie, of Dallas, Texas; her grand-

children, Michael, Taylor and Meagan; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The family received friends Friday, Nov. 5, at Ragland Memorial Baptist Church, 2838 Sandy Hook Rd., Sandy Hook, Va. 23153. A

www.goochlandgazette.com funeral service was held Saturday, Nov. 6, at the church. Graveside services followed in church cemetery. The Rev. Ed Rodriquez officiated. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her name may be made to the American

Legion Auxiliary Post 215, P.O. Box 1062, Goochland, Va. 23063. Arrangements by Lacy Funeral Home, Mineral, Va. Online guestbook available at www. lacyfh.com. see Obituaries > page 10

Netherland Betty L. Netherland, 71, of Gum Spring, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Betty was born March 11, 1939 to the late Rev. Robert T. Lyon Sr. and Martha Richards Lyon. After graduating from Bristol, Tenn. High School in 1958, she married the love of her life, John D. Netherland. Betty served numerous years as a bookkeeper before retiring and pursuing her lifelong passion of traveling the world. Betty served as chaplain of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 215 in Goochland, volunteering her time and efforts to assist our Nation’s veterans. She was a devoted Christian and was a member of Ragland Memorial Baptist Church. Betty was a wonderful mother and grandmother. Her memories will be cherished by all who knew her. She is survived by her sons, Mike Netherland and wife, Laurie, of Copenhagen, Denmark, Allen Netherland and wife, Bonnie, of Midlothian, and Jerry Netherland and wife,

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Enjoy the holidays in style this year, including: • One night stay at Westin Richmond • Four dinner and movie passes to CinéBistro at Stony Point Fashion Park • Tour for two from Segway of Richmond • $500 teeth whitening session with Dr. Perkinson • $100 gift certificate to MacLaren Jewelers • $100 gift certificate to Williams & Sherrill Interiors • $100 gift certificate to Jack Kreuter Jewelers • $75 gift certificate to Bailey’s Pub & Grille • $50 VISA gift certificate from Village Bank • $50 gift certificate to Blackfinn Restaurant & Saloon • $50 gift certificate to The Boathouse at Sunday Park • $50 gift certificate to Saxon Shoes

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Market is pleased to offer two special Holiday Markets, to be held indoors, at the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Western Campus, 1851 Dickinson Road, Goochland, VA 23063. The event will be held from 10– 2 p.m. Alpacas, Food, Wine Tastings, Gifts, Fun for the Whole Family! Many of the regular market vendors will be participating in either one or both of the special markets. Pastured poultry, beef, pork, seasonal vegetables, herbs, indoor plants, baked goods, eggs, cheese, prepared foods, and many fine arts and crafts will be available, including plenty of holiday goodies - perfect for gift giving! Hear some great tunes by local musi-

cians and visit with Santa in December! The Center for Rural Culture (CRC), the nonprofit organization that runs the market, is pleased to once again be partnering with J. Sargeant Reynolds in offering one of its many popular programs to the community at large. There are a limited number of spaces available for artisans and crafters who are not currently vendors at the Goochland Farmers Market. If you are interested in participating in either or both of the special holiday markets, please go to goochlandmarket. org for more information. Or, contact the Market Manager, Jane Conner, by phone at 3323144 or email: market@centerforruralculture.org.

Fall Craft Sale and Hunter’s luncheon,from 9-2 p.m.at the Fife Fire House, 2397 Hadensville-Fife Rd., Goochland. Lots of vendors, goods, crafts, clothes and jewelry, Christmas gifts and much more.

Obituaries

Va., Nancy McCoy, Gainesville, Va. and Porscha Alexis Suttle, Columbia, Va.; two sons, Derek and Michael McCoy, both of Columbia, Va.; four stepchildren, Stephanie and Ashley Suttle and Louie and Anthony Lowzowski; three sisters, Rita Stetson, Columbia, Va., Crystal Dodson, Fredericksburg, Va. and Evelyn Brooks, Gum Springs, Va.; five brothers, Richard and Willard McCoy and Charles Rowe III, all of Louisa, Theodore McCoy, Texas and John McCoy, Florida; three stepsisters, Phyllis, Betty and Tina Rowe; and three stepbroth-

ers, Charles Rowe Jr., Clyde and Ricky Rowe. Mrs. Suttle was an employee of the Goochland School system as a bus driver and was also a newspaper carrier for many years with Richmond Times Dispatch. The family received friends Sunday, Nov. 7 at the Colbert Funeral Home, 467 Bremo Rd, Bremo Bluff, Va. 23022. A funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 8 at the Arvonia Christian Fellowship Church, Arvonia, Va. The Rev. Elsie Butler officiated. Graveside services were held at Hillcrest Cemetery, Louisa, Va.

continued from > page 9 Suttle Mary Ann Suttle, 46, of Columbia, died Thursday, Nov. 4. Born in West Virginia, she was a daughter of Ruth Lauderback Rowe of Louisa, Va. and the late Richard McCoy. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry and Jeffrey Rowe. She is survived by her husband, Clifford J. Suttle; four daughters, Deanna McCoy, Sandy Hook, Va., Jessica McCoy, Columbia,

The annual fashion show fund raising event for the Goochland Woman’s Club is set for the Richmond Country Club. There will also be a Fashion Jewelry FrenzyŠ all pieces of donated jewelry will be sold for $3 per item. Doors open at 11:15, the fashion show begins at 11:45, and lunch is scheduled for 12:30. Proceeds support local student scholarships, special camps for special needs youth and commusee Calendar > page 16

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SHERIFF’S REPORTS: Incidents

November 11, 2010 Monday, November 1 X

Alarm burglary, 00 block of W. Square Dr.

Arrest, 2000 block of River Rd. W.

Assist motorist, 12000 block of Patterson Ave.

Civil problem, 1500 block of Cartersville Rd.

Fight in progress, area of Columbia Store.

Fraud, 1800 block of Sandy Hook Rd.

X X

Larceny, 15000 block of Capital One Dr.

Road hazard, area of Rt. 288

Alarm burglary, 100 block of Kinloch Lane.

Fraud, 00 block of Partridge Hill Rd.

Arrest, 2000 block of River Rd. W.

Larceny, 3000 block of Hadensville Fife Rd.

Assault, 800 block of Three Chopt Rd.

Missing person report, 4000 block of Waddy Dr.

Assist motorist, 12000 block of Patterson Ave.

Psychiatric situation, 3000 block of Pryor Rd.

Assist other law enforcement, 3000 block of Hadensville Fife Rd.

Reckless driving, 11000 block of Hanover Rd.

Suspicious situation, 1900 block of River Rd. W.

Traffic stop, 3000 block of Hadensville Fife Rd.

Trespassing, 3000 block of Marsh Dr.

Arrest, 2000 block of River Rd. W.

Assist motorist, 12000 block of Patterson Ave.

X Citizen assist, area of I-64. Suspicious situation, 3000 block X Domestic dispute, 6000 block of River Rd. W. of Pouncey Tract Rd. X Traffic stop, 1600 block of X Missing person report, 1900 Fairground Rd. block of Elk Hill Rd. X

Road hazard, 2000 block of Sandy Hook Rd.

Friday, November 5

Tuesday, November 2 X

Alarm burglary, 13000 block of Piney Grove Ct.

Arrest, 2000 block of Jackson Shop Rd.

Larceny, 3000 block of Pryor Rd.

Alarm burglary, 500 block of Huntfield Rd.

Psychiatric situation, 3000 block of Pryor Rd.

Argument, 200 block of Deer Keep

Reckless driving, area of I-64.

Arrest, 2000 block of River Rd. W.

Road hazard, 1000 block of Broad St. Rd.

Assist motorist, area of Rt. 288

Shots fired, 1500 block of Cartersville Rd.

Suspicious situation, 12000 block of River Rd.

Larceny, 2000 block of Pagebrook Dr.

Citizen assist, 3000 block of Bell Rd.

Traffic stop, area of I-64.

Missing person report, area of Rt. 288

Damaged property, 3000 block of Tabscott Rd.

Larceny, 00 block of Broad St. Rd.

Trespassing, 3000 block of Whitehall Rd.

Assault, 3000 block of River Rd. W.

Assist motorist, 12000 block of Patterson Ave.

Assist other law enforcement, 1500 block of Devon Way.

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Suspicious situation, 1000 block X Burglary, 200 block of W. Brook of Sandy Hook Rd. Run Dr. X Traffic stop, area of Rt. 288 X Fraud, 3000 block of X 911 hang up, 1800 block of Countryside West Dr. Dickinson Rd. X Harassment, 5000 block of Saint Paul’s Church Rd.

Thursday, November 4

Citizen assist, 1400 block of Oaken Croft Lane. Harassment, 2000 block of Jackson Shop Rd.

Reckless driving, 2000 block of Fairgrounds Rd.

Saturday, November 6

Civil problem, 1500 block of Cartersville Rd.

Alarm burglary, 2000 block of Parkers Hill Dr.

Psychiatric situation, 2000 block of Dogtown Rd.

911 hang up, 1800 block of Sandy Hook Rd.

Road hazard, 2000 block of

Hadensville Fife Rd. Suspicious situation, 3000 block of Lowry Rd. X Suspicious situation, 2000 block X Alarm burglary, 3000 block of of River Rd. W. X Traffic stop, 200 block of River Tabscott Rd. Rd. W. X Traffic stop, 1400 block of River Assault, 200 block of Octagon X Rd. W. X 911 hang up, 1600 block of Church Rd. Rt. 617 X Vandalism, 14000 block of Assist motorist, 1800 block of X Stokes Station Rd. Pony Farm Rd. Wednesday, November 3 X 911 hang up, 1200 block of X Citizen assist, 2000 block of Hockett Rd. River Rd. W. X

Reckless driving, area of Rt. 288

911 hang up, 5000 block of Three Chopt Rd.

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Arrest, 2900 block of River Rd. W.

Assist motorist, area of Rt. 288

Assist other law enforcement, 1500 block of Devon Way.

Citizen assist, 4000 block of Payne Rd.

Disorderly conduct, 1700 block of Cartersville Rd.

DUI, 1300 block of Broad St.

Noise disturbance, 5000 block of Shannon Hill Rd.

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Saints girls, Trinity boys take cross country titles Collegiate comes in 3rd and 4th in Prep League/ LIS XC championships BY JP BEAUCHAMP Special Correspondent

With the aftermath of last Thursday’s wet weather, contestants from ten schools lined up at the soggy starting line of Collegiate’s Robins Campus on Friday afternoon in the Prep League/LIS cross country championships. At the close of the girls’ 5k race, St. Catherine’s Taylor Clevinger (20:30), Ali Doswell (20:34) and Keeilah Moseley (20:56) claimed first, second and fourth place to lead the Saints to a team victory. “Halfway through the race it seemed questionable, but at the end we got one, two, and our third girl wasn’t far behind, and our fourth and fifth girls weren’t far behind,” said St. Catherine’s head coach, David Bloor. “So, I think we did well.” Collegiate senior Jasmine Turner, the defending VISAA State 3200 champion and LIS 3200 champion from last spring, set her personal best time of 20:55 on the course to take third. Alicia Fox of Covenant School just three seconds behind her to claim fifth. Though only Turner and teammate Julia Sroba made the top 10, as a team the Cougar girls managed third behind St. Catherine’s and St. Anne’s. Also competing were: Trinity, St. Gertrude’s and St. Margaret’s. The day was both good and bad for Turner. “It felt good,” she said. “It’s kind of bittersweet, ‘cause it’s my last race as a senior on our home course. I wanted to give it my all coming out here.” “That was probably her best race ever,” said Cougar girls’ head coach Karen Albright. “She ran really well.”

Turner had the opportunity to demonstrate more than one of her talents by also initiating the events by singing the Star Spangled Banner. “I’ve heard a lot of National Anthems covering sports and I don’t know that I’ve heard it done better than that,” said Cougars’ boys head coach Weldon Bradshaw. Other Cougar girls were nursing injuries but still put themselves in the race and fought to earn the third spot. “They tried to hang on the best they could,” Albright said. “I would have liked to see different results, but effort wise… I really think they put in a great effort. STAB surprised me.” The Collegiate boys fared no better than the girls, taking fourth behind Trinity, Woodberry and St. Christopher’s. Fork Union and St. Anne’s rounded out the field. The Cougars’ Scott Newton beat his best time by almost a minute crossing the line first in a smoking 16:10. “I thought it was a good race,” Newton said. “I didn’t know what to expect going in; but I gave it an honest effort, and it turned out the way I wanted. I was really happy with it. It’s my home course… it was kind of wet out there though, so it made it interesting; but overall it was pretty fast out there.” Bradshaw was glad to see his top runner perform well in his final home race. “Scott’s just a really talented runner; and he’s come up through our program…trains hard, does all the right things about stretching, nutrition,” (Newton is the one holdover from the top five last year that we didn’t graduate.) And he‘s stepped into that leadership role quite well.” “We knew it could come down to Scott and Guy Shelby (TE) and Kevin Bennert from

Woodberry [for first place],” Bradshaw said. As for the team performance, Bradshaw felt his Cougars faced a difficult task. “Overall, we knew it was going to be a dogfight with Trinity and Woodberry,” he said. “Trinity has been ranked #1 in the state by Milestat.com all year, and Woodberry has been a little bit of an enigma. Their number one guy, Kevin Bennert has been hurt [foot in a boot] until just within the last couple of days. We knew with the facilities they have up their that they’d be cross-training. They have a pool. I knew he’d be in the pool, and I knew he’d shine today, which he did. He finished third. “St. Christopher’s being third was not a surprise,” Bradshaw added. “We were fourth. And to be honest, the last time we ran against St. Christopher’s and Fork Union they pretty much handed us our heads. They beat us decisively. We’re always going to try the best that we can; but knowing that in this sport you

really can’t control anything but your own performance. As far as how our guys did, I’m pleased with the effort they put into it; the training they’ve done during the year. Knowing that the odds were long, they went at this to run the best they could. We have a lot of new guys…guys that are scorers. We graduated four out of our top five last year, so I’m very pleased with what these guys have done. Other noteworthy performance by the Cougars’ boys included sophomore Connor Partlow, Ian Roalnd and Trip Templeman. “Connor does all the right things to be a talented runner…to get the most out of his talent,” Bradshaw said. “Ian Roland was our number 3 finisher. He ran a great race. Trip Templeman was our number four runner, and senior and captain, and has come through our program. He has really been a good leader and has pulled some of the guys with him as you would expect your leadership to do. Luke Page was our fifth runner today, and

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Top: The runners take off in the Prep League boys cross country championship at Collegiate’s Robin’s Campus. Above: Collegiate senior Jasmine Turner set a personal best time, coming in third at 20:55.

I think he did a really good job.” Bradshaw summed up the season simply. “This is how we finish in the Prep League. It gets down to one Friday afternoon in November and this is it. It doesn’t always show in results; but when you look at what the individual guys do and know that they have trained to get here; they’ve run their hearts out. You’ve got to be pleased with that.”

On the other hand, the St. Catherine girls still hold high expectations. “We have the State meet coming up at Woodbury (this) week, and the favorite in that meet is Bishop O’Connell; and they’re really good,” Bloor said. “We’re rated second or third, so it’ll be interesting. It’s a little hillier than this, and we do well on hills. But I’m afraid they’d have to have cliffs to slow down Bishop O’Connell.”

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Benedictine drops finale to playoff bound LCA Liberty finishes season with 37-14 win over Cadets BY JIM RIDOLPHI Special Correspondent

Liberty Christian continued its run to the playoffs with a 37-14 win over Benedictine last week in Bobby Ross Stadium at the Abbey in Eastern Goochland. For the Bulldogs, the victory puts them in the driver’s seat entering this week’s VISAA playoffs as the number one seed. The Cadets concluded a brutal season ending stretch that featured three playoff bound schools. Cadet coach Greg Lilly makes no excuses for his young team’s 4-6 record, and readily admits the competition this year was tough but not unusual. “We knew this last four game stretch would be tough, but we schedule tough teams and we think that’s the right way to do it.” Liberty opened the scoring when the Bulldogs blocked a Will Hopkins punt and set up shop on the Cadets 19-

yard line. Running back Josh Barrick covered the final six yards and the visitors were up 6-0. On the ensuing Cadet drive, quarterback David Geary was intercepted by Jamual Allen and the Bulldogs again scored on a short field when Jeff Hurtak rushed for a five-yard touchdown. “The mistakes early on really hurt us,” Lilly said. “These guys are too good to give them chances and let them operate on a short field. The blocked punt and interceptions in the first half resulted in 20 points.” LCA quarterback Seth Good found Tyler Meeks for a 17-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a 20-0 lead at halftime. Benedictine finally got on the board after Charlie Meyer gathered in a 50-yard TD strike from Geary on the opening drive in the second half. Kendall Squire later scored on a five-yard run in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to slow the 9-1 Bulldogs, who head back to Lynchburg to

host the first round of playoffs this week. “I was proud of the way the kids fought in the second half,” Lilly said. “We got great effort from the kids.” Bulldog coach Frank Bruno said his team appears ready to vie for a VISAA title, and is cautiously optimistic about his team’s chances in post season. “We have some things we still need to work out, but we’re excited about the playoffs,” Bruno said. “We’ve had some injuries and some inconsistencies but it seemed like we took care of business today.” For Benedictine seniors, it was their last opportunity to don a Cadet jersey. Although the majority of this year’s roster featured sophomores and juniors, the few seniors left an indelible mark on the program according to their head coach. “Some of these seniors have been in the program for five years and they’ve made a real contribution and have been a pleasure to coach. They set a positive example for the younger players on our team and I’m proud of them.” Liberty Christian ---- 13 21 3 0 -- 37

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Benedictine senior Kendall Squire, center, finds a seam in the Liberty defense in first half action. Benedictine ------------ 0 0 7 7 -- 14 L -- Barrick 6 run (kick failed) L -- Hurtak 5 run (Gregory kick) L -- Meeks 17 pass from Good

(Gregory kick) L -- Barrick 25 pass from Good (Gregory kick) L -- Stringfield 2 run (Gregory kick)

B -- Meyer 50 pass from Geary (Geary kick) L -- FG Gregory 43 B -- Squire 5 run (Geary kick)

Bulldogs get chance at redemption vs Monticello Forfeits by Amelia drop Goochland to a five seed BY JIM RIDOLPHI Special Correspondent

Goochland left nothing to chance as they concluded their regular season schedule with a hard-fought 18-17 victory at Western Albemarle last Friday night. The win secures a slot for the Bulldogs in this week’s opening round playoffs, but not in the one that they were expecting. The Bulldogs 6-4 record appeared to guarantee a home game in the first round, but

circumstances beyond their control dashed those chances. “Amelia forfeited two games due to an ineligible player and that cost us dearly,” Goochland coach Joe Fowler said. “The bonus points we would have gotten bumped us from a third seed all the way down to a fifth seed.” As a result, Goochland travels to Monticello for the first round while Western travels to Handy. At Western Albemarle, Goochland took the opening kickoff and drove down the field for its first score. David McKenna raced the final 43 yards, accounting for a big

chunk of his game leading 146 yards. “We played pretty well overall,” Fowler said. “It was a weird atmosphere and we were very flat in warm-ups, but we came out and took the ball straight down the field and scored within a few plays.” Western didn’t shrink from the challenge and quarterback Abbot Wallenborn’s free styling presented challenges for the Bulldog defense. “They were a tough team to defend because they allow their quarterback to freelance so many plays,” Fowler said. “He was quick as lightning and he hurt us scrambling on a few

occasions when we thought we had him bottled up.” The Warriors led 14-7 at halftime largely due to Bulldog mistakes. “We fumbled twice in the first half when we were inside their 30-yard line and that really hurt us,” Fowler said. “We could have easily been up by two touchdowns at halftime, but instead we were down 14-7.” Colby Cooke added a Bulldog field goal in the third quarter and Warrior kicker Britt Fabor returned the favor in the fourth. But with the game on the line, McKenna scored on a one-yard run and Dustin

Plummer added the two-point conversion. “I am really proud of how we battled back in the second half and maintained our composure during the fourth quarter when the game was on the line,” Fowler said. The Bulldogs face Monticello for the second time this season, the first ending in a last-second heartbreaking onepoint loss for Goochland. Fowler feels it’s a good matchup for the Bulldogs and a second chance at the Mustangs. “The fact that we are very familiar with Monticello will help us,” he said. “Of course they are very familiar with us.

We were hoping that we would get a chance to play them again after the heartbreaking defeat a few weeks ago in the closing seconds. You don’t often get a chance at redemption, but have that opportunity and we hope to take advantage of it.” Goochland -------------- 7 0 3 8 -- 18 Western Albemarle ---- 7 7 0 3 -- 17 G -- McKenna 43 run (Cooke kick) W -- Wallenborn 26 run (Fabor kick) W -- Knight 14 pass from Wallenborn (Fabor kick) G -- FG Cooke 39 W -- FG Fabor 38 G -- McKenna 1 run (Plummer run)

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