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he Richmond Division of Super Radiator Coils (SRC) announced that Matt Holland has been appointed Vice President of Operations. He will be responsible for overseeing the Division's sales, engineering and manufacturing operations, according to Rob Holt, President and Chief Operations Officer of SRC, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Holland replaces Ray Birk, who has headed the division since 1982 and has become SRC's first Vice President of Industrial Sales. In his new position, Birk will lead the company's continued expansion in key growth markets, including power generation, wind energy, heavy duty heat exchanger applications, and waste and solvent recovery. These leadership changes mark continued investment in growth for SRC, which custom designs and manufactures heat exchanger coils for a wide range of commercial and industrial customers worldwide. In addition, the company recently completed an advanced Wind Tunnel Test Lab at its Richmond plant to extend SRC's brand for developing high quality heat transfer products. The test lab is the only facility that can test heat exchanger coils using steam and a variety of fluids circulating through coils. "Matt Holland brings demonstrated success in leading and growing manufacturing businesses," Holt said. He comes to SRC following his successful tenure as Chief Operating Officer
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Matt Holland, vice president of operations at Radiator Coils
of Enviva, LP, a renewable energy company that he cofounded and helped build into an enterprise of five manufacturing facilities on two continents. Holland returns to SRC where he began his career as Production Manager for the Richmond Division and later as General Manager of the company's first plant in Phoenix, Ariz. He holds a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. "Ray Birk has been instrumental in the success and growth of our Richmond Division, and is excited about moving into an area that he's wanted to pursue for quite some time, filling a need for SRC," Holt continued. Under Birk's leadership, the plant doubled in size in 1993, then BUSINESS P2
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Ann Hald of Chesterfield continues working on her project during a From the Heart board meeting at the organization's Westbriar Avenue shop in Henrico.
One slip knot at a time, group creates 90,000 gifts majority of the items have been for chemotherapy and radiation patients inter stirs visions of to use during their infusion treatfluffy, white snowflakes ments. The hats and scarves keep them that transform the warm when they’ve lost their hair. landscape into a frosty We also donate bears and blankets to playground for children home from children in burn units who are in peschool. Freshly-fallen snow signals diatric emergency rooms in hospitals the busiest time of the year for From and make baby blankets for the NICU the Heart knitters, crocheters, and and burial outfits for those who don’t seamstresses. survive.” For the past ten years, the dedicated Moore said there is a constant need non-profit organization has created for cold weather items. Last month, handcrafted hats, scarves and blankets, she received a call every week from a to help keep others warm throughout new organization asking if items could the winter season and beyond. be sent to them. The week before “We've donated nearly 90,000 items Christmas there had been an organito various organizations,” said Lois zation looking for hats and mittens Moore, From the Heart founder. “The for children and another looking for
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blankets for patients. From the Heart also crafts outfits for teddy bears given to hospices and dialysis centers, sweaters for veterans at Hunter Holmes McGuire Medical Center, blankets for area nursing homes, and supporting the homeless with mittens and sleeping bags on cold, winter nights. They even have provided padding for animal shelters. Ordered to stay off of her feet for eight weeks in 2001, Moore thought knitting was something that she could do while recuperating after having double-knee surgery. An active grandmother of two, she was inspired to knit while sitting in front of the T.V. KNIT P3
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William Balz (left) is a division chief for DLA Finance in Richmond, where he helps support DLA Aviation, which serves in the DOD as the military's primary source for aviation repair parts and supply items. As a pianist and organist in his off time, he recently released a CD with two other musicians – Tracey Welborn and Cheryl Van Ornam – the proceeds of which will help support music programs at two local churches.
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s a division chief for Defense Logistics Agency Finance in Richmond, William Balz can often be found in his office working on financial reports, fingers flying across the keys of his computer keyboard. But off hours, his fingers are more likely to be found gliding across the keys of an organ or piano. A native of Midlothian, Balz serves as the music director and organist for Laurel Hill United Methodist Church in Varina. When he's not at work helping to support DLA Aviation – which under the Department of Defense is the primary source of aviation parts for the military – he's generally doing something related to music.
"Music is a part of my heritage, has always been a part of my life and runs in my family," Balz said. "My grandfather, grandmother, great uncle, aunts and father all played a musical instrument. Some of them taught music, played in public and in bands. There was always someone playing an instrument at family get-togethers." Balz started playing piano when he was six years old. "I started playing the organ at the age of 14 when my aunt got a home organ…. The church I attended needed a substitute organist so my aunt taught me the basics, I took
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BUSINESS from P1 doubled again in 2001, while the number of employees grew from 18 to more than 130. In 2009, the Richmond Division was honored by the Chesterfield Economic Development Office with its Business of the Year Award and Innovation Impact Award. Birk received his BS degree in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin at Stout. He spent a number of years with McQuay International and was transferred to Richmond to head its plant there, which was started in 1980 as a division of McQuay's Special Products Group. The plant was purchased by Super Radiator Coils in 1985. He has also played a leadership role in the community, leading a turnpike cleanup/ improvement project, and heading up the construction of a new church. In addition, he has been an active member of the Greater Southport Business Association since the early 1980s. The Richmond Division is located at 451 Southlake Blvd. in the Midlothian area of Chesterfield County. At 110,000 square feet, it is the largest of the company's four manufacturing operations. Founded in 1927, Super Radiator (www. superradiatorcoils.com) is a $70-million company that employs 340 people at its offices and plants in Richmond, Minneapolis, and its two plants in Phoenix. The company
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The Chesterfield County Planning Department is holding these meetings to provide interactive opportunities for the public to learn more about the new draft Comprehensive Plan. The draft plan is now available for review at www.chesterfield.gov/cp. All meetings begin at 7 p.m. 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
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Ray Birk, SRC's first Vice President of Industrial Sales
produces condenser, evaporator, steam and other coils for more than 50 industries, including HVAC equipment manufacturers; chemical producers; petroleum operations; pharmaceuticals; pulp and paper companies; food processing, storage and display equipment; and power generation equipment.
to this position, including 18 years as director of the Chesterfield County Internal Audit Department. In that position, he led the internal audit functions of both county government and school board operations. Lassiter conducted special studies, investigations and audits as directed by the county administrator and school superintendent. Lassiter has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting and management information systems from James Madison University. Also, he is a certified public accountant, or CPA, and holds several auditing certifications in fraud investigations, information systems and financial management. “While we will miss the auditing expertise and lead-
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College promotes Ray Grady to associate director of admissions
Ray Grady has been promoted to associate director of admissions for the Richmond Campus of Bryant & Stratton College. He has been senior admissions representative for the Chesterfield-based career college’s bachelor’s degree programs, and assumes his new duties fully this month. Before joining Bryant & Stratton College, Grady was a vice president of the Shelton Corporation in Richmond and served in several progressively responsible administraership Lou has consistently given our school board for so tive roles with Robert Morris University in many years, we are excited to Chicago. “Ray has been a very effective part of continue our working relaour growth,” said David Mayle, the college’s tionship with him in his new admissions director, “and his promotion will role as assistant county administrator,” said Dr. Marcus assure our continued success as we proceed Newsome, superintendent of with our campus expansion that is now underway and which will double our size over Chesterfield County Public the next several months.” Schools. Bryant & Stratton College is regionally Lassiter will lead the staff and manage the daily opera- accredited by the Middle States Commission tions of the county administrator’s office and provide support and assistance to the Board of Supervisors. Additionally, he will provide guidance and oversight to the county’s Intergovernmental Relations office, Center for The law firm of Huff, Poole Organizational Excellence, & Mahoney, P.C. is pleased to office of the Clerk to the announce Sharon B. Ten, Esq. Board of Supervisors and the has been selected by her peers as Committee on the Future. 2010 Legal Elite by Virginia Busi-
Lassiter named assistant county administrator On Wednesday, Jan. 5, Chesterfield County Administrator Jay Stegmaier announced the appointment of Louis G. Lassiter as assistant county administrator. The county conducted an executive recruitment, attracting 35 highly qualified candidates. This follows Marilyn Cole’s announcement of her retirement from that position, which she held for the past 18 years. “After a rigorous interview and selection process, a longtime county employee was selected to fill this important role and join our leadership team,” Stegmaier said. “Lou best demonstrated throughout the search process his interest and ability to serve the residents of Chesterfield County.” Lassiter brings 25 years of public-service experience
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.
on Higher Education and has locations in New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as an Online Education division, and a Professional Skill Center. For over 155 years, Bryant & Stratton Ray Grady College has been providing education leading to bachelor’s and associate’s degrees and professional certificates in the fields of healthcare, technology, legal, business and graphic design. Its Virginia campuses together enroll more than 4,000 students per year. -courtesy of Bryant & Stratton College
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ness magazine in the category of Family/Domestic Relations. She has more than 16 years of experience in domestic relations, wills and estates, collections and general civil litigation. Ms. Ten earned her juris doctorate from University of Richmond, the T. C. Williams School of Law. - courtesy of Huff, Poole & Mahoney, P.C.
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Prevention lessons begin in the home BY ELIZABETH FARINA editor@midlothianexchange.com
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A winter day The surprise snow over the weekend was a brief memory captured in this photo taken at a local farm on Saturday morning. It was not as disruptive as the weather on Tuesday, Jan. 11 when a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet fell in the region. Chesterfield County Public Schools wer bringing a snow day for closed Chesterfield County Public Schools. KNIT from P1 She had seen a group of fifth graders who were knitting squares into blankets for homeless kids through a national project called “Warm Up America." “I couldn’t walk. I was going out of my mind,” Moore said. “So I went on the Internet and a lady at a yarn shop in California taught me how to knit online. I started making hats and thought ‘What can I do with these?’" Moore turned on the television to catch the end of a broadcast interview of a young lady at Hawthorne House, a cancer resource center at Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital on at the Johnston-Willis campus of CJW Medical Center. "They were doing an interview with a young girl who was wearing a terrible hat and I thought I could make better looking hats.” In the spring of that year, Moore began volunteering with the Massey Cancer Center and started teaching caregivers and patients how to knit. “Unknowingly to me, a nurse had placed an ad asking for volunteer knitters and had given out my telephone number. At first, I wasn’t keeping track, then I began noting who was calling and why,” Moore said. “Soon, people would drop off things they had made, and bring by donated yarn. It started coming in faster
than what I could handle as one person. It just grew. It’s amazing what has happened. Later, in 2005, we incorporated and became a non-profit.” Today, From the Heart has nearly 1,000 members who are picking up their knitting needles and crochet hooks for good causes. The women, and a few men, work with hospitals to stitch together caps for pre-mature babies and make blankets for pediatric cancer patients. The organization buys undressed teddy bears and crochets or knits outfits for them. The yarn or fabric is donated and, occasionally, they receive monetary donations which allow them to buy materials including needles. “A lot of the ladies who are doing this are retired," Moore said. “What we do benefits the folks who receive the item as much as it does the knitter who makes the items.” From the Heart has members throughout Central Virginia with chapters in Midlothian, Powhatan, Mechanicsville, Louisa, Atlee, Chester/Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Dinwiddie, Lynchburg, as well as Waynesboro, and Roanoke. Their ‘meetings’ are like gatherings where people come out to be social, usually at a local library or a coffee shop or even in the food court at Chesterfield Towne Center. Based in Henrico County,
the organization's committees inventory, sort, stitch, and assemble projects in a facility that houses the donated yarn, supplies and ongoing projects. The organization’s 1,200-square foot shop, donated by Wilson Properties, resembles a home environment with chairs and rockers set up in an relaxing atmosphere. The Powhatan branch of From the Heart called “Kay’s Krafters”, recently held a Christmas event celebrating their accomplishments for the year. The group of 20 members, who meet twice a month to knit, socialize, learn, crochet, loom and sew, donated more than 3,500
items to local individuals in need. “We don’t tell people what to make. It’s whatever anybody is interested in creating. The fingers are going as fast as they can to keep up with the need out there. We can find a home for anything anybody makes. There’s such a big need that we can use anything that we can get. We’ll probably hit 100,000 [mark] in the summer.” Call (804) 305-4971 for newsletter, calendar, or meeting times and locations of area chapters. Information may also be found online at www.fromtheheartstichers. org
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efore my child started elementary school, I thought about the multiple ways to tell her how to handle bullying. I also envisioned what I would do if I were to know that she was bullying another student. So far, two years in and ten years to go through the educational wilderness, we’re still able to have those important conversations. I know that every parent has a different opinion about bullying. Some may think the lengths school systems and its policies go to are beyond absurd. Others may think the system has not gone far enough and lobby at the state level for more legislation. And then there are parents who just don’t even know that there are school policies on bullies until their child is suspended. For me, I’m into parenting. I am okay with school policies that are sound and balanced. I am okay with educational programs trying to teach critical thinking. I am a big believer in defending oneself when being physically attacked. I am also trying to understand what has dramatically changed with bullying since my own school days. I wonder why such life lessons are no longer taught in the home and how policies have passed the principal’s office and have fallen into the state legislature’s domain. It is hopeful that House Bill No. 1576 will be tabled in the Committee for Courts of Justice for the 2011 General Assembly session. We already have three laws that address “bullying, harassment, and intimidation.” Our litigious society has gone overboard if it adds bullying to the list for potential law suits. Our jails and juvenile detention centers are already overcrowded. There is already a charge when someone causes bodily injury to another. It’s called “Assault and Battery.” Schools should reinforce our families’ values. It is disheartening to know that there are some students who are receiving first-time lessons about responsibility, honesty, and compassion through bullying prevention programs in the schools rather than learning about such values from mom, dad, or even grandparents. Will a classroom or school-wide program be enough to guide these and any student past his or her graduation into the real world? It is important that parents and guardians get involved past their student’s first grade year. The middle school years are a tumultuous time when students need to know they have a supportive rock through their earthquake-like emotional and physical changes. High school is also an important time to be involved as young teens go through his or her transition into the adult world. It doesn’t require hovering. It does require investing time as a parent. Of course, children are very astute in knowing the sincerity of any message. Speaking of values are only hollow words for our children if we do not lead by example.
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MidloCANics picked up their robot building kit Saturday, Jan. 8 at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Back Row: L. to R: Erin Lee, Scott Torres, Linda Thach, Courtney Skern, Matt Wild, Brady Crawford; Phillip Anderson. Front Row: Nancy Lee, mentor, Jared O’Hara, Josh Love, James Moore, Nick McCutcheon, Kathy Ward, mentor.
Members of the “MidloCANics” FIRST robotics team from Midlothian High School are gearing up for the 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition. Students from James River H.S. are joining forces with the MidloCANics this season. The national competition gives them just six weeks to design and build a robot to compete in a game called “LOGO MOTION.” In the challenge, robots will try to fetch and hang inflatable rings on a wall rack. Teams can earn bonus points by building a minibot that can climb a pole. The FIRST Robotics Virginia Regional contest will be held at VCU’s Stewart C. Siegel Center April 7-9. - submitted by Jim Babb for VirginiaFIRST Robotics M
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23112 Jan. 9 14800 block of Hull Street Road Attempted entry to the business through the rear door where damage was found.
Jan. 8 4100 block of Mallard Landing Circle Suspect(s) gained entry to the apartment through an unlocked door and removed items from inside.
housed. It was unknown at the time of the report whether anything was missing. Suspect(s) cut an additional hole in the fence surrounding a nearby cell tower.
through the hole to get inside the shed area. Nothing was taken from inside, but items were moved around.
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9400 block of Amberdale Drive During the overnight hours, unknown suspect(s) entered the locked business and removed a bolted-down safe from inside.
Dec. 31 500 block of Bristol Village Drive Sprinkler system stolen from property.
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14900 block of Highberry Woods Place Property was reported stolen from victim’s unlocked Ford 500 sedan.
2200 block of Quarterstaff Road Property reported stolen from victim’s unlocked red 2007 Chevorlet.
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2300 block of Providence Creek Road Unknown suspect(s) broke a rear window lock, entered the residence and stole a safe. The suspects did not disturb other items of value in plain sight.
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1900 block of Bewyn Lane Unknown suspect(s) broke into the house through a large rear window. Items were stolen. 14900 block of Highberry Woods Place Unlocked 2007 GMC entered and property was reported stolen. 3600 block of Speeks Drive Property reported stolen from work van.
9200 block of Hamad Drive Suspect(s) forced entry to the residence through the rear door where damage was found. Nothing appeared to be missing from inside. 1300 block of Pulliam Street Entry to residence gained through side door and items were stolen. 8500 block of Luton Road Victim’s inoperable 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier was stolen and later found engulfed by fire.
Jan. 3 10000 block of Hull Street Road Purse removed from unlocked vehicle while victim was inside store.
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Jan. 3 2600 block of Devenwood Road Entry gained to the residence, possibly through the rear door and items were taken.
Jan. 6 15700 block of Midlothian Turnpike Unknown suspect cut a hole in the perimeter fence to gain entry to the area. Suspect(s) then cut the locks from a shed to gain entry to the structure where copper was
Jan. 2 4100 block of N. Bailey Bridge Road Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the area of the country club by creating a hole in the particle board above the door. Suspect(s) crawled
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Two winter hikes scheduled, Jan. 22 and Feb. 12 The Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department is offering two hikes this winter for nature enthusiasts. The first will take place on Saturday, Jan. 22, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and explore the winter environment at Holliday Lake State Park. The moderate 5.8-mile hike wends along shoreline, bottomlands, streambeds and hardwood and pine forests. The $30 fee includes transportation to and from Rockwood Nature Center, 3401 Courthouse Rd. The second hike will explore the Brown and Williamson Conservation Area on Saturday, Feb. 12, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The 4-mile trek will follow nearly the entire boundary of the area. The $14 fee includes transportation to and from the Henricus Historical Park Visitor Center, 251 Henricus Park Rd. The minimum age for both nature hikes is 12 years old. Registration is required at least one week prior to the hike. For more information, or to register, contact Mark Battista, (804)318-8735. -courtesy of Chesterfield County
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n Virginia, the people hold dear the memories of those great individuals who have shaped our state and our country. There are, of course, monuments to Virginia’s great men and women, from the famous Houdon statue of George Washington that resides in the Capitol in Richmond to that of Pocahontas at Jamestown. Because so much of the Civil War was fought on our state’s soil, there are even numerous monuments to those from other states, some more famous than others. However, in an area that is proud of its heritage, one individual seems to have been left out of the collective memory. His name was Jim Bridger. Now most folks east of the Mississippi River probably do not have the faintest idea who Jim Bridger was and the ones that do will most likely be old timers that remember a song that came out in the late 1950’s. Back then, a young musician named Johnny Horton recorded what could best be called a “ballad.” It was more than just a song, or a story, it was about a Virginian, and even more definitive, a native Richmonder. Jim Bridger was definitely a mountain man. It was through his efforts and those like him that the great western migration occurred. As one travels in the area of Montana and Wyoming today, there will be constant reminders of this man at name-sake places, historic markers and even hired guides. In fact, the primary owner of Rick Wemple’s School of Guiding and Outfitting located in Victor, Mont., has an admiration for Jim Bridger’s skills in the wilderness. Wemple, who has owned his business since 1974, said, “That as an explorer that was willing to go out on his own and discover new countries then, and opportunities, Bridger was someone that in today’s age you don’t find very often. I’ve always admired and respected those types of people that found their strength and desire to get out there and put themselves at risk, much like all guides that go out today.” Wemple added that guides leading wilderness expeditions today with clients who have little outdoor experience usually relive the uncertainties of Bridger’s time. “You’re like an explorer, a pioneer, a babysitter as well as helping someone fulfill their dream safely and successfully – that’s my interpretation at least of Jim Bridger and people of his like – people that made their way with trails blazed as well as mindful of what they were going to get into.” Little is known of the early life of Jim Bridger. However, he was born in Richmond in 1804. There are some conflicting reports as to the occupations of his parents, but the best guess is that his father was a surveyor and his mother ran an
accommodation for travelers. But his life in Virginia was short lived, as his family moved west to the St. Louis area when he was about eight years old. From 1812 until 1822, Bridger apparently had numerous jobs, possibly a blacksmith and a ferryman to name just two. But the call of the wilderness was in his blood; in 1822, he joined a group of trappers that headed into the wilds of the Missouri River. He would be a trapper until that trade died out in the late 1830’s. However, his experiences and his keen mind would lead the way for another profession, that of being a guide through the hostile environment for the travelers from the east to reach the west and all points in between. There is another facet of Bridger’s life that makes his history even more interesting. He never wrote an autobiography that would have given the early travelers and later historians an easy guide for the western movement. This lack of written information is directly attributable to the fact that Bridger could neither read nor write. PHOTO COURTESY OF UTAH OFFICE OF TOURISM All the information about him comes Jim Bridger, a native of Richmond, was instrumental in from those with whom he had contact. exploring the west. While he might be considered illiterate by today’s standards, he made up have been totally without merit. He often told of a for that in other ways. He had a memory like none place where there were petrified trees and petrified other. If he went to a place, he remembered it, how birds. He may very well have seen one or both. to get there, and the topography of it as well. This Various locations in the southwest have trees that amazing memory served him well as he would be long ago had the bark and core replaced by minera guide that the United States Army relied upon, als which resulted in them becoming petrified. whether to lead an army of about 2,500 men Could the petrified birds have been fossils? Only under Gen. Albert S. Johnston into Utah or to aid he would know that for certain. in the topographic mapping expeditions of Gen. Not only would his fellow trappers listen to his G. M. Dodge. tall tales, the Native Indians would as well. It seems Among the numerous accomplishments of this that on one particular instance, he used Indian man, one seems to stand out above the rest. The sign language to entertain a group of the natives Great Salt Lake, while known to the Native Indian for several hours. tribes of the west, was first seen by a white man While not all the trappers got along with the in 1824 and that discoverer was Jim Bridger. To tribes, and even he had numerous scrapes with be perfectly honest, Bridger was not certain as to some, it can be readily discerned that these people what body of water he had actually encountered. were special to him. Indeed, he was to wed three Initially, he thought that he had discovered an arm times, each time to Indian girls. His first marriage of the Pacific Ocean due to the saltiness of the lasted about 11 years and his wife died probably as water. Later he would meet with Brigham Young a result of childbirth. His second wife would suffer and eventually lead the Mormons into the valley a similar fate. of the lake. In late 1868, the roving of this mountain man The tales about him also include the fact that would come to an end. He went east to Kansas he was quite fluent in the various Native American City, where he would live until his death in 1881. dialects as well as Spanish. He could definitely talk Oddly enough, his moving was not complete, even and that resulted in some rather famous tall tales. Strangely enough, some of his tall tales may not BRIDGER P6
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was born, there are no places named or celebrations. He is even after his interment. In just one of many who ulti1904, his body would be relomately are unknown in their cated to Mount Washington own hometown. Cemetery, in Independence, Mo., and a monument, which For further reading about detailed some of his deeds, this Virginian: J. Cecil Alter, would be erected over it. Jim Bridger, Norman, UniIf one happens to be in the versity of Oklahoma Press, vicinity of Bridger, Mont., 1962 (1925). around the third weekend in Note: This book was used in the preparation of this article. July, be prepared to have a good time at the “Jim Bridger Johnny Horton’s song Days” event. "We're a lover about Jim Bridger can be of nature, that's the attitude found at: http://vodpod.com/ for guides a lot of the time. watch/789925-jim-bridgerWe have a hard time being in johnny-horton cities," Wemple said. To learn about Rick Yes, Jim Bridger earned Wemple’s Guiding School, quite a reputation out west visit www.guideandoutfitterand is honored there for training.com his achievements. However, here in Virginia, where he
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Cosby staves off Rapids' upset bid Freshman Adomako dominates boards BY JIM MCCONNELL jmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com
The faces in Rachel Mead’s huddle change with the passing of each season, as seniors graduate and young players move up to fill their spots on the varsity roster. The name on the front of their jerseys remains the same. Cosby. It’s a name that’s been synonymous with success in girls basketball over the last few seasons, as four-year starters Becca Wann, Jazmin Pitts and Andrea Bertrand helped Mead build the Titans into a powerhouse in both the Dominion District and Central Region. While those standouts have moved on, the members of Cosby’s 2010-11 squad are dealing with a difficult reality: Every time they take the court, especially against a district opponent, they’ll be wearing targets
on their backs. “Everybody brings their ‘A’ game against us,” Cosby sophomore Adriane Vaughan said last Thursday night after the Titans escaped with a 60-58 victory over James River. “We know everybody in this district wants to beat Cosby. It’s up to us to make sure we don’t get beaten.” Cosby (5-1 overall, 4-1 district), which equaled its number of district losses from the last two seasons when it fell to L.C. Bird and hot-shooting Kelsey Cruz on Dec. 2, faced a James River squad that was determined to duplicate the Skyhawks’ feat. With senior forwards Ann Forrest and Abby Stenger complemented by young guards Kayla Conway and Michaela Parson, the Rapids barely resemble the team that lost to Cosby by 42 points last February. PHOTO BY KENNY MOORE
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Cosby's Dorthy Adomako (left) battles for the ball with James River's Ann Forrest.
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Cosby’s reward for sweeping three matches Friday evening and winning its pool at the James River Duals was three more matches Saturday against some of the top teams in Virginia. So while the Titans wound up 3-3 and fourth in the team standings at the 16-team dual tournament, Cosby coach Mike Stefanko still believed it was a beneficial experience for his wrestlers. “This prepares us for the end of the season,” Stefanko said. “A loss isn’t bad unless you don’t learn from it. You learn from wrestling kids who can put you in bad situations.” Cosby learned little, then, from its three Friday matches. The Titans whipped Thomas Dale 51-25, then beat Henrico 48-16 and topped Deep Run 46-27. Senior Matt Metzger led the way with three pins, all coming in the first period. Heavyweight Ryan Taylor also earned all three of his victories by pin, while senior Austin Coburn continued to round back into shape after a shoulder injury with two pins and a win by forfeit. Stefanko smiled broadly when asked how much it meant to his team to have Coburn, a Group AAA state runner-up at 171
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Cosby's Matt Metzger uses a cross-face to break down his opponent during the Titans' match against New Kent at the James River Duals.
pounds last season and the school record-holder for career wins, back in the lineup. “Anytime you can get a kid like him back, it not only helps you in scoring points but a lot of intangibles, too,” he added. “You can see it in the other kids’ faces. They look up to him and they watch everything he does. Those kids are few and far between.”
Coburn was one of just two Titans to win all three of his matches on Saturday, when Cosby fell to Northern Virginia powers Forest Park (61-15) and South County (46-24) before closing with a 44-25 loss to defending Region I champion New Kent. The other? Junior Jared Netto, a second-year wrestler who finished 4-2 overall (3 pins) and was named
Cosby’s most outstanding wrestler. “He’s not very experienced, but he’s one of those kids who gives you 100 percent effort,” Stefanko said. “He’s always attacking and that gives him an opportunity to win. He won a couple matches he probably shouldn’t have won this weekend.” Forest Park, ranked among the top-10 teams
in Group AAA this season, went 6-0 to claim first place. South County was second and New Kent claimed third by virtue of its victory over Cosby. One of Forest Park’s victims was host James River. Instead of stacking the pools to create an easier route to the championship round, Rapids coach Mark Helberg looked at the tournament as another
opportunity to get his best wrestlers on the mat against tough competition. “It doesn’t do any good to wrestle teams we know we can beat,” said Helberg, who considers it a point of pride to have never had an undefeated wrestler. “My job as a coach is to seek out tough competition. For my kids who have aspirations DUALS P8
Cavs topple misfiring Rapids Clover Hill earns first district victory BY JIM MCCONNELL jmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com
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Clover Hill's Brandon Williams splits two James River defenders to score in the paint.
Television analysts get paid large sums of money for their ability to break down the game of basketball and explain to viewers the many intricacies that make the difference between winning and losing. At some point, though, it really is this simple: To win, you have to put the ball in the basket and stop your opponent from doing the same. Clover Hill’s boys basketball team dominated both categories last night against James River. The Cavaliers got double-figure scoring efforts from Kai Queen, Chris Taylor and Bryan Stith, and limited the visiting Rapids to 22 percent shooting in a 56-46 Dominion District victory. “We just couldn’t make a shot,” James River coach Tracy Hamner said. “When you’re hitting shots, it seems like everything works better. When
you’re not, it makes the rest of the game so hard.” Clover Hill (2-5 overall, 1-3 district) broke the game open with a 10-run that spanned the end of the first and the beginning of the second quarters. James River (5-3, 2-3) missed eight of 10 shots in the second period, turned the ball over four times and didn’t reach double figures until Jason Guarnera hit a three-pointer to slice Clover Hill’s lead to 22-11 with 49 seconds left in the first half. Kept at bay by Clover Hill’s zone defense, the Rapids made only 4 of 27 field-goal attempts (including 3 of 17 from three-point range) and trailed by 13 at intermission. “That’s what we were trying to do -- make them shoot jumpers instead of getting the ball in the paint,” said Stith, who had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. An even more telling statistic:
Clover Hill was whistled for just one foul over the first 16 minutes. Hamner noted that fact as the Rapids left the court at halftime, then made a strategic adjustment in the locker room to help his team get back into the game. James River came out more aggressive on both ends of the floor, employing a halfcourt trapping defense and repeatedly driving the ball to the basket instead of settling for jump shots. “We had to go all-in at that point,” Hamner said. “It gave us a spark and made some things happen, but their guards are so quick, it’s not something we’d normally want to do.” Trailing 30-15, the Rapids ripped off a quick 9-0 run. Two free throws by William Davis cut Clover Hill’s lead to 35-28 early in the fourth quarter and set the stage for the game’s key sequence. Taylor drove into the lane and collided with a James River defender before swishing a short jumper. As CAVALIERS P8
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TITANS from P7 Forrest led James River (4-5, 3-3) with 17 points. Conway scored 13 and Stenger added 12, while Katie Palombo, Kathryn Hannum, Ellen Forrest and Melissa Edwards all made clutch shots to help the Rapids stay within striking distance. “We’ve been working for this for four years,” Forrest said. “Our coach has been trying to tell us that we don’t see our potential. Tonight we were in rhythm and we saw this is the way we can play.” The game featured 12 lead changes and seven ties. Neither team led by more than six points, and Cosby didn’t take the lead for good until Lexi Sollars swished a baseline jumper to break a 47-all deadlock with five seconds left in the third quarter. The Titans appeared to be in control when freshman Dorthy Adomako followed up a three-point play with a rebound and stick-back to make it 57-51 with less than three minutes to play. James River refused to fold, scoring five quick points, but Chyna Lennox hit a short jumper and Adomako
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Cosby's Chyna Lennox (22) blocks a shot by James River's Michaela Parson.
made one of two free throws for a 60-56 Cosby lead. Despite a pair of costly offensive fouls in the final two minutes, the Rapids still had a chance when Cosby missed two free throws with 22 seconds left. But after Parson grabbed a rebound and made a spectacular shot while falling onto her back to bring James River within two points, Cosby quickly inbounded the ball
to senior point guard Kelsey Conyers and she dribbled out the final seconds before the Rapids could foul her. “We’ve never come that close to them before so that’s encouraging, but it’s disappointing because we really wanted to win,” Forrest said. James River did everything to get that done except keep Cosby off the offensive glass. Led by Adomako, a lanky 6foot freshman who made 10
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withstand that stuff,” Hamner said. “If we wouldn’t the Rapids brought the ball have put ourselves in that up court, their bench was position, that call wouldn’t hit with a technical foul for have mattered.” protesting the non-call. Clover Hill put itself in Taylor hit both technical position to win by passing free throws, then Clover Hill up outside shots and domigot possession and Brandon nating in the paint. Fonder buried a deep twoStith and Taylor compointer to push the Cavaliers’ bined for 24 points and 22 lead to 41-28. rebounds, while Queen led James River, which was all scorers with 13 points paced by 10 points apiece and added seven boards. from Davis and John Luter, “Our guards didn’t have never got within single digits to do as much penetrating again. The Rapids trailed by because we were able to as many as 19 points before dump it down to [Stith],” its reserves closed the game Queen said. on a 10-1 surge. “He made some nice “We have to be able to plays for us.”
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Cosby's Andy Dinh tries to finish a takedown Saturday.
of doing something at the end of the season, it’s better to wrestle good teams.” After placing third at the state meet last season, James River senior Jordan O’Donnell definitely belongs in that group. He went 5-1 over the weekend, suffering a rare loss at the hands of Forest Park’s Jacob Kingett. “It doesn’t matter what your record is during the season. You have to prove it in the big matches and big tournaments at the end of the season,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell and the Rapids bounced back after going 1-2 in the Green pool, winning two of three matches on Saturday to finish 3-3. Among the other local teams who competed
of 14 free throws and scored a team-high 16 points, the Titans used a decisive edge in rebounding to offset James River’s superior shooting. Lennox also contributed 12 points, Vaughan added 11 and Kaylor Nichols finished with nine. “We have to learn to come and play every game, every minute,” Mead said. “The expectation is that we’ll win and the girls know that. "
at James River, Midlothian went 2-4 and came within a whisker of finishing with a winning record; the Trojans lost twice by a single point, 40-39 to James River and 2726 to Varina. Midlothian junior Omar Howard was one of the top competitors in the entire tournament, continuing a terrific season at 171 pounds by going 6-0 with five pins and a win by forfeit.
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Kids Run has new sponsor 1HZ <RX IRU WKH 1HZ <HDU Virginia College Savings Plan, a resource for Virginia's tax-advantaged college savings programs, is the new title sponsor of the Virginia 529 Kids Run set for April 2. The event was formerly known as the First Market Mile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Virginia 529 assists families across the Commonwealth with their financial goals for funding higher education,â&#x20AC;? said Mary G. Morris, CEO of the Virginia College Savings Plan, which provides the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four taxadvantaged college savings programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are proud to sponsor this premier event â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Virginia 529 Kids Run â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and encourage kids and their families to be both physically and financially fit for life.â&#x20AC;? As the companion race to the Ukropâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monument Avenue 10k presented by MARTINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S, the Virginia 529 Kids Run is perfect for kids that want to be part of a great event. More than 2,000 kids ages 5-12 participated in the 1-mile run in 2010. Participants each receive a t-shirt and race number and
WAA holding registrations The Woolridge Athletic Association will hold registration for the spring baseball and softball season on Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Foxcroft clubhouse. Boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 18 as of April 30, and who live in the Woolridge Elementary School zone, are eligible to register for baseball. Registration fees are $130 for the first child and $110 for subsequent children.
will line up for the starters gun in waves based on age. The course starts on Cathedral Place and then up Park Ave. to Lombardy St., around Stuart Circle and down Franklin Street to Monroe Park. The kids cross the same finish line as the 10k, where they will be greeted by cheers
from the crowd and awarded with commemorative finishersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; medals. The registration fee for the Virginia 529 Kids Run is $10 through January 31 and increases to $15 beginning February 1. Registration is available at www.sportsbackers.org.
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