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Study results show improved water quality BY TED STRONG Media General News Service
Virginia's trout streams are rebounding from acidification, though not as fast, or as thoroughly, as waters in some other parts of the country, according to a long-term study conducted by University of Virginia scientists. The results were derived from a series of extensive surveys of water quality, conducted in 1987, 2000 and 2010. More than a hundred volunteers - many from Trout Unlimited, which is cooperating with UVa on the study - fanned out across the state's mountains to collect this year's samples. Most trout streams are in forested mountain watersheds, where the cool, oxygenrich water that trout love is most common. Volunteers hit streams from Shenandoah County in the north to Scott County in the south. Water was also drawn from sites in the western parts of Madison, Greene, Albemarle and Nelson counties. "I think brook trout sort of represent what's best of what remains of the natural world," said Rick Webb, a UVa scientist and the project's coordinator. Brook are the native trout of the East Coast, revered by anglers as symbols of pristine nature more than for size or fight. Top predators in their environment, the trout range from deep green along their backs to yellow-pale bellies, their sides speckled with reds and blues. They aren't particularly sensitive creatures in the streams, unlike other creatures such as mayflies. "The aquatic community is degraded long before the trout disappear," Webb said. Brook trout are sensitive to a variety of other factors related to water quality, he WATER P2
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on Spector laughed when asked for his thoughts about why dogs seemed to like poking their head out an open window while riding in the car. “Maybe that’s their way of getting air when they sweat or maybe that’s just the way they like to show their face off to the public. I have no idea,” the sales manager said during the Subaru “Share the Love” event held at Pence Subaru on Midlothian Turnpike on Sunday, Jan. 2. Spector, who is also an owner of a rescued Boxer named “Biggie”, Photo Gallery ONLINE welcomed Ring Dog Rescue volmidlothianexchange.com unteers and its adoptees to the car dealership’s showroom for the daylong event. He explained that there is a strong national affiliation between Subaru and the ASPCA, which is one of the car company’s selected charities. “Subarus were meant for dogs,” he said. Stacy and Jim Farina of Midlothian researched the Internet when deciding on their next family pet. That's how the couple found Ring Dog Rescue, a local non-profit organization that focuses on the Bully breeds such as American Bulldog, Pit Bull, Rottweiler and Boxers. The Farina family finalized the adoption of Alex, their second rescued Pit Bull this week. Punky was the first Bully breed they adopted through the organization. Stacy Farina emphasized that other families considering adopting any dog or pet needs to do research before opening the home to any breed. “After researching, we found they're very family-oriented dogs, very lovable and active,” she said. “We like to jog and run and go to the park, so it was a perfect breed.” Jim Farina explained that the adoption process allows both family members and the dog to acclimate to the household’s lifestyle. “All dogs are so different. We’ve had Goldens [Retrievers], we’ve had Labs, and you know they have to adjust to how you live, what you do, and all that stuff because they are a part of your family and you want them to be happy and well-adjusted,” he said. Punky was one of 16 dogs that were seized by law enforcement from an owner in Sussex County. The Farina family agreed that the year-old Pit Bull is a happy meet-and-greeter with people and Alex is more of the “laid-back big lug.” The couple is building a kennel on their 7-acre property to give the animals more space to play outdoors. “I would adopt another one or foster to help save one and find an adopted family for it,” Stacy Farina said. Erik and Mary Bowes, who are also volunteers for Ring Dog Rescue, are big Rottweiler fans as well as owners of American PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBS Bulldogs. “We were looking for a rescue that dealt with Bully Punky, above, recently found a new home with Stacy and Jim Farina. breeds, and since they do, it fit with both of our desires,” Mary The Midlothian couple also adopted a second rescued Bully breed Bowes said. named "Alex" from the Richmond-based Ring Dog Rescue. Both Ring Dog Rescue co-founder A.K. “Opie” Taylor, 37, is grate- were volunteering during the organization's Pence Subaru "Share the ful for the volunteer help. Currently, the organization fluctuates Love" event that was held on Sunday, Jan. 2. among 20 core volunteers and close to 40 foster homes located throughout Chesterfield, Powhatan and Goochland counties, opens, they’ll move into it,” Taylor said. Richmond City and in the Williamsburg area. The Henrico resident began the organization with co-founder “We have roughly 100 [dogs] in the program right now. Tonya Irizarry in 2004. Ring Dog Rescue became a 501(c)3 official They’re split up among the 40-plus foster homes, and then non-profit in 2007. Taylor, a former Animal Control Officer, noticed some are on adoption trial waiting to be finalized, and a few [are] in a boarding facility that, as soon as a foster [home] BULLY P3
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Auburn University freshman Katie Armstrong, left, and University of Oregon freshman Erin Block became friends during their high school days in Midlothian. The college football teams will face off for the championship title on Jan. 10. BY ELIZABETH FARINA efarina@midlothianexchange.com
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idlothian graduates ('10) Katie Armstrong and Erin Block have a friendly football rivalry that extends well beyond Virginia's borders. The two freshmen will be exchanging a few texts while watching the University of Oregon Ducks and the Auburn University Tigers compete in the Tostitos® BCS Championship Game at Glendale, Ariz., on Monday, Jan. 10. “It's kind of a small world thing,” said Armstrong, who is majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Marketing at Auburn University. “We went to opposite sides of the country, and we're meeting again because of football.” Block, a biology major who is on the Ducks Acrobatics and Tumbling team, is focused on two national championships in 2011. Her team will be hosting the sport's national competition in April. “Our season starts when we get back from break. I have to go back on January 1st,” Block said. “We're getting ready for our first meet when we go back to school.” The first of several meets will be held Jan. 23 in Waco, Texas against Baylor BOWL P2
organ Latimer did his due diligence by taking recruiting trips to Penn State and University of Tennessee, but he knew it would require an unforeseen combination of circumstances for him to take his considerable swimming talent somewhere other than Virginia Tech. Latimer, a senior at Monacan who swims year-round for Poseidon, has been a Hokie at heart for as long as he can remember. His father, Wayne, still holds the school record for the longest field goal in the history of Virginia Tech’s football program -- a 61yarder that helped the Hokies beat Florida State on Oct. 11, 1975. His older brother, Matthew, is a senior at Virginia Tech and a member of the Corps of Cadets. Still, his decision to swim for the “H2Okies,” as they call themselves, had less to do with family legacy and more to do with the opportunity to pursue a quality education while competing for a team that is rapidly becoming a force in the talent-rich Atlantic Coast Conference. “It’s a great campus and a great school with great facilities. There’s a lot of camaraderie on the team, too, and they compete on the level I was looking for,” Latimer said. “It had everything I wanted.” Virginia Tech’s men’s swimming team was ranked No. 23 in the first poll of the 2010-11 season by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. The Hokies hosted their first meet in the sparkling new Christiansburg Aquatic Center on Oct. 16. The CAC, a partnership between the university and the nearby town of Christiansburg, is a state-of-the-art facility that features an eight-lane, 50-meter pool and a full diving setup. It’s just the latest in a series of athletic facility upgrades that Virginia Tech’s coaches believe will help them lure more athletes
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Front row, left to right: Beth Latimer (mom), Morgan Latimer, Wayne Latimer (dad). Back row: Robin Bennett (Morgan's aunt) and Morgan's grandfather Bob Bennett.
with Latimer’s impressive credentials. Not only is Latimer ranked in the top-10 of his class academically and a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, he’s a repeat state champion and the 15-16 Virginia record holder in the 200 butterfly. “I had some good natural talent,” Latimer said, “and over time I just kept improving.” Virginia Tech swim coach Ned Skinner said in a press release that Latimer, who has qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials, “has been on our radar for a long time now.” “Swimming just up the road with [Poseidon] Coach Ted [Sallade], we have been able to follow Morgan's career to date. He is the type of person any coach would want on their team and exhibits extreme passion for what he does on a daily basis,” Skinner added. Latimer is in his 11th year swimming for Poseidon. Three or four days a week, he wakes early and works out at ACAC before his first class. He also trains every day after
school and on Saturday. His only day off is Sunday. Latimer estimated that in a typical week, he spends between 20 and 25 hours in the pool -- and that doesn‘t include time spent lifting weights. “Anything you spend that much time doing, you definitely have to enjoy it,” he said. Despite his numerous accomplishments, Latimer still enjoys swimming for Surreywood in the Richmond Metro Aquatic League. The laid-back nature of summer swimming presents a lot less pressure, he said, and allows swimmers to focus on having fun with their teammates. Once he gets to Blacksburg next summer, fun will take a back seat to competition. “The volume of training won’t be overwhelming, but I definitely still have room to improve to get to the top,” Latimer said. “That’s the way I want it.”
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WATER from P1 said, and other species of trout, some of which reproduce in the wild in Virginia, can be more sensitive to acid than are native brook trout. The study's results showed a marked improvement in water quality for brook trout since 2000, in contrast with the infinitesimal uptick in water quality scientists found between 1987 and 2000. Scientists measured sulfate levels in the streams, as well as acid neutralizing capacity. When sulfate from the atmosphere reaches water, it turns to sulfuric acid. It's best known as acid rain, though rain isn't the only way it can end up acidifying waterways. Median sulfate levels dropped by about 6 percent from 1987 to 2000. From 2000 to 2010 they dropped roughly 13 percent. Median acid neutralizing capacity increased about 16 percent between the first and second surveys and 55 percent between the second and third surveys. The results are still preliminary, and researchers are still working to calculate what effect differences between water levels from year to year have on the data, but indications are that their findings won't change significantly, Webb said. While Virginia has seen notable improvement, it's not as pronounced as the improvement seen in states in the Northeast. Webb attributed the variation mostly to differences in soil types. "Things have not fully recovered by any means," Webb said. The ground in some parts of Virginia will have a delaying effect on improvements, while other areas are permanently degraded, Webb said. "Many of the streams that have been most impacted are likely not ever to recover, at least in a human timeframe," Webb said. Webb attributed much of the improvement that has occurred to the most recent amendments of the 1970 Clean Air Act that were passed by Congress in 1990 and have been phased in.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Acid Rain Program, which was a part of the 1990 amendments, has helped reduce sulfur dioxide emissions to 33 percent of 1980 levels. "Nationwide, it's a success story," said Frank Rambo, a senior attorney with the Charlottesville-based Southern Environmental Law Center. The program created a capand-trade system for sulfur dioxide emissions from power generation, a phenomenon most commonly associated with coalpowered electricity generation. Sulfur dioxide is a precursor to acid rain. At the time, there was heated opposition to the move, Rambo said. A cap-and-trade program sets limits on how much pollution a given facility can produce. If companies beat the target, they get a credit that they can sell to companies that don't hit their targets. The program was implemented gradually, expanding to cover more plants and ratcheting down the caps. The last phase took effect this year, according to the EPA. Modern coal-fired power plants can capture between 95 percent and 99 percent of the sulfur dioxide they create, said Steve Gates, spokesman for Americans for Clean Coal Electricity, an industry-lobbying group. Rambo said other EPA regulations, not intended to combat acid rain, also have cut emissions chemicals that contribute to the problem. Webb cautioned that, while there's been improvement, there are still chemicals damaging the environment. "Even though sulfate deposition has been reduced, it certainly hasn't been reduced to background level," Webb said. Gates said that acid deposition is not at the forefront of Washington debate these days. "What you hear is how much [sulfur dioxide] can be reduced," he said.
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23112 Dec. 31 4000 block of Hailey Crescent Drive Entry was made by kicking in the rear balcony door. Property was stolen.
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14900 Highberry Woods Terrace Property was reported stolen from the victim’s locked green 1993 Honda Civic.
600 block of N. Pinetta Drive Officers responded to the location to find the side door to the building pried from its hinges and a window beside the door open. Extensive damage had been done to the interior.
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4800 block of Long Shadow Drive Silver 2002 Mitsubishi Galant entered and property was stolen.
4000 block of Hailey Crescent Drive Property reported stolen from victim’s 1993 Ford Thunderbird. 3700 block of Brandermill Parkway Unknown suspect(s) entered the fenced area to access a shed storing golf carts. The door was forced open and two golf carts removed. One golf cart was driven over the entrance gate and left there. The second cart was abandoned on the golf course.
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Jan. 1 8100 block of Surreywood Drive Suspect(s) forced open a door to the detached garage as well as to the interior of the residence. Nothing appeared to be disturbed in the garage; however multiple areas of the house were rummaged through. Property was reported stolen.
Dec. 31 13800 block of Hull Street Road Suspect placed a note onto the counter, demanding drugs and stating he had a gun. Upon receiving the drugs, the suspect left.
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Unknown suspect(s) cut a hole in two screens to two rear windows and tried to pry the rear kitchen window. No entry was gained.
Dec. 27 15400 block of Hampton Crest Way Victim reported suspects took her blue 2008 Ford Edge.
Dec. 25 6600 block of S. Jessup Place Property reported from the rear of the victim’s truck.
Multiple Draft Comprehensive Plan District Meetings scheduled throughout January Want to learn more about Chesterfield County’s proposed draft comprehensive plan? Attend one of the following district meetings this January. The Chesterfield County Planning Department is holding these meetings to provide interactive opportunities for the public to learn more about the new draft plan. The draft plan is now available for review at www.chesterfield.gov/cp. All meetings begin at 7 p.m. Jan. 6: Dale District meeting will be held at LC Bird High School, located at 10601 Courthouse Road (23832) Jan. 13: Midlothian District meeting will be held at Midlothian High School, located at 401 Charter Colony Parkway (23114) Jan. 20: Bermuda District meeting will be held at C. E. Curtis Elementary School, located at 3600 West Hundred Road (23831) Jan. 24:Clover Hill District meeting will be held at
Monacan High School, located at 11501 Smoketree Drive (23236) Two meetings will be held for the Matoaca District based on its geographical size. Jan. 27: First Matoaca District meeting will be held at Matoaca High School, located at 17700 Longhouse Lane (23803) Jan. 31: Second Matoaca District meeting will be held at Cosby High School, located at 14300 Fox Club Parkway (23112) *Backup meeting dates for inclement weather are scheduled at the Central Library, located at 9501 Lori Road (23832), on Feb. 2, 7 and 10, 2011. For more information about the district meetings and the proposed draft comprehensive plan, contact Barbara Fassett at (804)748-1081 or fassettb@chesterfield.gov. courtesy of Chesterfield County
Ted Strong is a staff writer for The Charlottesville Daily Progress
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ing a busy spring semester. She is involved with the Alpha Omicron Pi Delta Delta Chapter at Auburn University. “The sorority has [gotten] me involved in mostly everything at school,� she said. Armstrong is interested in
University. The hectic three-month schedule will take Block to Connecticut, Maryland and California before the NCATA National Championships in Eugene, Ore. Armstrong is also expect-
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Budget, re-districting focus of Va. General Assembly at facing up to another long-term financial challenge for Virginia – the he New Year for Virginia pension obligations of the Virginia dawns brighter from a finan- Retirement System (VRS). Virginia cial standpoint. Both sales tax has run a financially prudent pension and personal income tax rev- program – a prudence recognized most enues are up, albeit incrementally, over recently in a Pew Center Study of the last year. This means that state revenues States. At the same time, the new realiare on an up-tick for the first time in ties of the economy will require us to over two years, and even better, this look carefully to the future. Gov. Mcmeans that the private Donnell’s proposals ineconomy is showing clude support for modest modest improvements. pay increases for teachers “Brighter,” how(2 percent) and state emever, is a comparative ployees (3 percent), comterm. And it is imporbined with a requirement tant to understand that they pay 5 percent the context of these of their salary toward slightly improved VRS pension. Like other circumstances. The members of the General following factors Assembly, I am reviewThe budget provide context. ing this proposal as we and finanAs the news tells prepare for the Jan. 12 us, the Great Recesopening of the session. cial matters sion and its echoes At the same time, will, quite are a worldwide Virginia has enacted properly, phenomenon. Counpolicies to attract tries and companies new business to the continue to across the globe have Commonwealth. I have be the fobeen affected and Virbeen pleased to work cus during ginia operates within with the Governor’s this wider sphere. legislative review comthe 2011 We are spendmittee crafting proposals Session. ing this year at 2006 to build on this enviable levels. This is possible record. In calendar year because Gov. Bob 2010, Virginia drew busiMcDonnell and the nesses which will employ General Assembly bal60,000 people - rankanced the budget with ing us third among the $4 billion in savings, states. Still, unemployand without a general ment is higher than any tax increase. of us would want, so our efforts must In turn, no small measure of this be unfaltering in this area. savings came because of the hard work The budget and financial matters of state employees -- who made do will, quite properly, continue to be the with both a smaller work force, and focus during the 2011 Session. There with cuts in their agency budgets. I will as well be a host of other topics to have found that many people do not consider. realize that the budget surplus Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell has compiled in the fiscal year that just offered a bill aimed at re-invigoratended came in large part from the ing federalism. His proposal would initiative of state employees. This amend the Constitution by allowing austerity made possible a 3 percent two-thirds of the States (34) to repeal bonus -- a one-time recognition of unpopular federal legislation. Both in their efforts and of the fact that they striking a blow for liberty, and in revivhave gone without a pay increase for ing a balance between the states and three years. the general government, this measure Looking forward, Gov. McDonnell makes a lot of sense. has proposed budget measures aimed Speaking of federal matters, illegal BY DEL. R. LEE WARE 65th District
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that the most amount of dogs in the shelters were Pit Bull type dogs. “I started as a Weimaraner girl who turned into a Pit Bull type of girl because they were the dogs that needed the help the most,” Taylor said. She added that the organization was conducting approximately 50 to 70 adoptions a year when it first began, but had over 185 adoptions in 2010. Taylor noted that the adoption process is vital to placing the appropriate dog into a home. Besides the one-week trial period to see if the animal is the right fit for the family, the family must go through references, phone interviews, and a home inspection. At the end of the trial period, the adoption contract is finalized if it works for all parties. “For the most part, most of our dogs are living in foster homes. We need more foster homes, and we need more adoptions because, unfortunately, without everybody spaying and neutering [dogs], [there] are just too many,” Taylor said. Ring Dog Rescue focuses on the Bully breeds that need medical attention too. “A lot of people are not going to walk into a shelter and take a sick dog that needs a surgery or a sick dog that needs something, so we often times focus on those,” she said. The group also helps out when local shelters are overwhelmed if there is a largescale seizure of dogs from an owner due to cruelty, neglect, or animal fighting. “We like to go in and help evaluate, assess them, and help get the Bullies into homes or place them in a rescue that may not be our own, but others,” Taylor said. The Subaru “Share the Love” event at the local dealership was one helpful way to get the word out about Bully breeds as well as to raise donations for local shelters. “We wanted to create an event where we were going to take in as many donations as we possibly can to ‘share the love’ with local shelters that do not have the budget to get, you know, kitten food or toys or blankets,
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things like that. We’ve already filled up six Subarus and we’re still getting donations,” she said. The event also provided information about VPI Pet Insurance through Nationwide Insurance. Taylor explained that although pet insurance is available for owners of a Pit Bull if they’re Canine Good Citizenship (CGC) Certified. “We want all Pit Bulls to become Canine Good Citi-
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The Midlothian Miners 14U baseball team went 11-0 and captured the USSSA Richmond Travel Fall Ball League championship for the second consecutive season. Team members are: (Front row, left to right) Tanner Fuller, Mike McCullough and Brian Fitch. (Second row, left to right) Jake Brod, Jayce Young, Jelani Ferrell and Tyler Smith. (Back row, left to right) Coach Jeff Smith, Chandler Pearman, Reid Maurer, Maurice Gothe, Coach Ron Maurer, Mitchell Shredl, Austin Rash and Coach Mike McCullough. Not pictured is Coach Vance Fuller.
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Thomas Jefferson built a 12-point lead through three quarters and withstood a furious rally by the host school to edge Clover Hill 46-42 in the championship game of the Cavaliers' Winter Break girls basketball tournament. Kismiya Brown led Clover Hill, which outscored TJ 11-3 in the fourth quarter, with 10 points. Bria Carlisle and Lindsey Tucker added seven apiece. Clover Hill coach Jim Wahrman wasn't surprised his squad was able to make it to the final.
"If our team comes to play with the right mindset, I think we can be one of the top three or four teams in our district," he said. "It just depends on which team shows up." That was certainly the case in the championship game. The Cavaliers stumbled out of the gate and trailed 15-6 after the first quarter. "We came out flat," Wahrman added. "I don't know if we were overconfident because of how we had played in the first two games, but the first quarter killed us." Tucker, who was named to the alltournament team, scored 19 points as
Derricott, Sledge return to Revolution The Richmond Revolution announced recently that they have signed additional players to the Revolution roster for the 2011 season, including two more members of the 2010 Division Champion Revolution. Rejoining the Revolution for the 2011 season are DB Daninelle Derricott and RB Rodney Sledge. Last season Derricott started all 14 games for the Revolution, finishing the season as the second leading tackler on the team with 70 total tackles. He also owns the Revolution record for tackles in a game, with 12, set on April 10, 2010 against West Michigan in a 45-39 Revolution victory. Derricott also led the team in total passes broken up, with 12, and had an
interception as well. Prior to joining the Revolution, Derricott played for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL Sledge re-signs with the Revolution after spending most of last season on the roster as a running back and long snapper. Also signing with the Revolution is former Richmond Raiders WR Herb Jones who participated in the most recent player tryout. Jones put together a very solid rookie year last season in the with 46 receptions for 550 yards and 10 touchdowns. The Revolution also added two new players to the roster from outside the state of Virginia: OL Anthony Savaii (Arkansas) and WR Reginald Ferguson (Belhave University).
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the Cavaliers routed Hopewell 66-42 in the first round. Tucker also paced Clover Hill with 24 points in a 46-36 semifinal victory over Collegiate. The Cavaliers returned to Dominion District play Tuesday when they visited James River. Next week, they face two tough home games Monday and Tuesday against Monacan and Huguenot, then visit Manchester on Friday. "We play good teams every game," Wahrman said. "The Dominion District is so tough, when we go out of district, it almost seems easy sometimes."
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