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SAFE partners with HVAC providers to curb abuse

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dolescents who inhale refrigerant from air-conditioning units can die or damage their brains – and the refrigerant is easy to access through a unit’s service valve.

To address the growing problem, a new change in the Virginia building code took effect March 1 requiring all new home construction to have refrigerant locking caps on HVAC systems. But what of the thousands of existing homes with air-conditioning units that still pose a threat?

“Most homeowners are unaware that the refrigerant in their air-conditioning units contains highly toxic chemicals that are extremely dangerous when inhaled in concentrated form and that the refrigerant is easily accessed through the service valve,” said Sharyl Adams, a substance abuse prevention specialist with Chesterfield County. “They don’t realize that their unit may be an attractive target to an adolescent looking for a free high.”

To tackle that problem, Substance Abuse Free Environment Inc., a nonprofit coalition better known as SAFE, has partnered with heating and air-conditioning companies to install locking caps on air-conditioning units free of charge through the end of April. Participating companies are listed on the SAFE website.

Dominion Service Company and James River Air Conditioning were the first companies to endorse this initiative. This is the only communitywide effort of its kind in the country.

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Road hazard:

Pothole repairs begin with annual spring blitz

BY ALICE KEMP Capital News Service

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riving over potholes isn’t just tiresome – it’s a pain in the asphalt. So Gov. Bob McDonnell wants your help in fixing the thousands of potholes caused by harsh winter weather.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has launched its second annual “pothole blitz” to smooth over the 58,000 miles of state-maintained roadways, McDonnell announced this week.

The governor asked citizens to report potholes to VDOT’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-367-7623 or at www.

VirginiaDOT.org. The agency then will dispatch road crews to make repairs.

“Potholes aren’t just bumps in the road, they are serious roadway hazards,” McDonnell said in a press release. “The goal is to improve everyone’s safety and comfort as they travel the highways of Virginia.”

Repairs will be prioritized based on the location and severity of the potholes. A dangerous pothole on a highly traveled road could be repaired within 24 hours. Most potholes POTHOLE page 3

Being a blood donor is part of life for Wolfe

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tewart Wolfe is a bit of a reverse vampire. Instead of coming to take blood, he goes out to give it.

Since 1992, Wolfe, an analyst in the Business Process Support Directorate at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in Richmond, has donated enough blood to drain and refill his body three times. In addition to the 4.5 gallons of whole blood, he’s given platelets 120 times and red blood cells 22 times.

He said he does it simply because he sees the need for it.

“I just figured it was something good to do for the community,” Wolfe said. “I wanted to also be on the national blood marrow donation registry. It’s a way that I can give something to people. I can give something to possibly improve someone’s quality of life,” he said.

Sharon Lee with Virginia Blood Services said that almost as soon as they receive donated blood, they have requests from area hospitals requesting it. She said it has to go through proper testing prior to actual hospital donation to screen for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases.

According to the American Red Cross, a blood transfusion is needed for a patient every two seconds in the United States.

Blood donations from people like Wolfe – who is considered a “universal donor” due to his Type O-Negative blood, which can be received by anyone – are in especially high demand.

“I’m lucky that the government sup-

ports me; DLA gives me time to go and do it,” Wolfe said. Some might argue, though, that the lucky ones are the recipients of his blood donations – especially since less than 38 percent of people in the United States are actually eligible to donate.

Here are some other facts from the American Red Cross about blood donation: • More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day • One out of every 10 people admitted in a hospital needs blood • Total blood I just figtransfusions in a given year: 14 million ured it was (2001) something • The average red good to blood cell transfusion is approximately do for the 3 pints community • The blood type Stewart Wolfe most often requested by hospitals is Type O • The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs PHOTO BY BOOKER CHAMBERS • Sickle cell disease affects more than DLA Aviation analyst Stewart Wolfe is a “universal donor” 80,000 people in the U.S., 98 percent of who are African American – patients can thanks to his Type O-Negative blood, which he has donated

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156 times to Virginia Blood Services in Richmond over the past 19 years.

Ruritan Club volunteers time for fund raiser Members of the Midlothian Ruritan Club recently volunteered to take phone call pledges during WCVE Pubic Television’s recent fund raiser.

Midlothian Ruritan Club, a community service organization, will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Church, 1100 Mt. Pisgah Drive, Midlothian.

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From left to right, Ron Stewart, Barbara Stewart, Larry Ford, Teresa Albertson, David Nelms Steve Harris, Joanne Thompson, Bruce Thompson and Phil Burks.

Technology at center takes patients one step closer towards recovery Sure, the center is filled with the latest technology, much of it only alking. available at the Sheltering Arms site.

It’s something most They include: of us take for granted • Zero G, the world’s most advanced until the time comes body weight support system for over when we are robbed of our mobility. ground walking and balance retaining.

Spinal injury, stroke or other illnesses • Lokomat Pro is an advanced can often immobilize patients, and robotic walking trainer, the only one the road back is often a long and hard of its kind in Virginia available for journey. public use.

Sheltering Arms Hospital’s new • M Square platform that is deiWalk Recovery Center at Memorial signed to accurately measure and train Regional Medical Center in Hanover functional tasks.

County represents a new and in• Exoskeletons and Bionics features novative to approach the process of the Tibion Bionic leg, a wearable exorelearning to walk. skeleton for the leg.

Featuring state-of-the-art equipAlthough the patient care is onement, the center coordinates all on-one, the center will have the ability aspects of rehabilitation, often making to treat numerous patients with the the path to mobility less time-connew equipment. suming.

“There’s a lot of capacity and we’re The equipment is important and adding staff on the outpatient side,” necessary to the process, but it’s a Wilks added. philosophy that sets the iWalk Center The collection of technology is deapart from its counterparts. signed to enhance and quicken the re“We’re taking a very practical look habilitation process. For example, the at walking,” Matt Wilks, director of Zero G assists patients with walking, inpatient therapy services at the iWalk allowing the body to repeat motions Recovery Center, said. “It’s a blending and even make mistakes. of high technology and expert cliniWilks said the technology is coucians who really care about what they pled with the latest knowledge on how are doing. It’s ultimately about people the body walks. The repetitive motions PHOTO BY JIM RIDOLPHI helping people and achieving the best The Lokomat Pro helps patients with repetitive walking motions, WALKING page 4 allowing room for error without the risk of falls. outcome for the patient.”

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Inagural youth event a success Mentoring program seeking volunteers

The Chesterfield County 4-H mentoring program is seeking caring adult volunteers to help youths in grades six-12 and their families.

Volunteers will help children develop interpersonal and academic skills by participating with them in eight hours of face-to-face contact each month, such as structured recreation and community service activities, and weekly contact via phone, text message or e-mail.

Interested volunteers must

be at least 21 years old and have a vehicle. A background check and attendance at a training session is mandatory. Mentors should be dependable and willing to commit to a yearlong relationship with a young person in need.

For more information, including how to apply, contact Iris Wade at wadei@ chesterfield.gov or (804)7514401. courtesy of Chesterfield County

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Jersey Shore teammates celebrate their victory in the high school division of the dodge ball tournament held at the Dare 2B U Event dodge ball competition at Manchester High School on Feb. 26.

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ore than 500 people turned out at Manchester High School on Feb. 26 for the Dare 2B U Event that showcased Chesterfield County teens’ unique talents – from dodge ball and boxing tournaments to live music performed by Randomiz3d and other activities. The event also highlighted the county’s focus on youths.

During opening ceremonies, Hilary Strahota, senior director of publications and new media for Gen. Colin Powell’s America’s Promise Alliance, presented Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors Chairman Art Warren with the coveted 100 Best Communities for Young People award for the fourth consecutive time.

“The event was an opportunity to celebrate our successes, and to promote and highlight the fact that most of our young people are engaged in positive, healthy behaviors.

Everyone had a great time. We received a lot of positive feedback,” Jana Carter, director of Juvenile Services for Chesterfield County, said.

The Ackley family not only enjoyed the festivities, but Morgan Ackley, a fifth-grader at Greenfield Elementary School, is already making plans to participate in next year’s dodge ball competition. Her mother, Melissa Ackley, liked the diversity of the events offered.

“By allowing students to perform music or participate in athletic competitions, it showcases the idea that regardless of their interests, youths can still have fun in a substance-free environment,” she said.

Melissa’s son, a third-grader at Greenfield Elementary School, was less philosophical.

“I thought the whole thing was really cool, especially the boxing and the dodge ball,” Michael Ackley said.

Of the 13 dodge ball teams The event was that competed, Jersey Shore won the high school division an opportunity and SEES Dodgers won the to celebrate our middle school division. successes, and Eighteen boxers, aged 10to promote and 29, representing the Amerihighlight the fact can Boxing Association and that most of our Alpha Boxing and Fitness Club young people competed. The following won are engaged in their matches: Freddie Bell, positive, healthy Jeffery Brown, Kevin Ford, behaviors.

Ketron Green, Michael Patrick, Raymond Robinson, Phillip Jana Carter Thompson, Jessie Valdez, and Kemar White.

The event was sponsored by the county’s Department of Youth Planning and Development, Youth Services Citizen Board, Chesterfield SAFE, COACH, Alpha Boxing Fitness, Bon Secours Sports Medicine and Teen Outpost.

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DONOR from page 1 80,000 people in the U.S., 98 percent of who are African American – patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives • More than one million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year; many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment • A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood For more information about blood donation, visit www.vablood.org. courtesy of Trinace Johnson, DLA Aviation Public Affairs

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Meet up with the Coffee Networking group in the Community Room of Village Bank’s Watkins Centre headquarters. Please stop by between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. for some good coffee and great conversation. Sponsored by Vending Services of Richmond and Village Bank.

Colin Goddard, a survivor of the Virginia Tech shootings that killed 32 students and faculty members, will screen his award-winning documentary “Living for 32,” March 17, 4 p.m., at the University of Richmond School of Law. Free and open to the public, the event will be held in the Moot Courtroom. A reception will follow. For more information, call (804)289-8895.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18 The Huguenot Republican Woman’s Club will hold its annual Irish Coffee at 7 pm at 12741 Knightcross Roads in Midlothian. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door. Area Republican state senators, delegates, and local elected officials will be in attendance. The Huguenot Club, established in 1961, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary Year. At the present time, the Huguenot Club has members living in Chesterfield, Midlothian, Richmond, Jetersville, Amelia, Henrico, Glen Allen, and Powhatan.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19 Join in for an exciting exploration of America’s first iron furnace, the 1619-22 ironworks on Falling Creek at 3708 Jefferson Davis Highway, for the annual Falling Creek Ironworks Archaeology Day held from noon- 4 p.m.

Tour guides will lead you through the archaeological ruins of both the 1619 ironworks and Archibald Cary’s colonial grist mill. Activities include guided tours, exhibits, costumed interpretation, living history, period demonstrations, Native American dancing and children’s activities. Admission is free. Food and beverages provided

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Get ready to enjoy “A Night in Tuscany” from 6:30 - 11 p.m. at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church activity center, located at 2700 Dolfield Drive off Huguenot Road, with delicious food, a wine tasting of Italian wines, and fabulous items to bid on in the silent and live auctions, such as the wonderfully creative “Class Gifts” and weeklong stay at a real Tuscan villa in Italy. Make arrangements now for an evening of fun and fundraising to benefit St. Edward-Epiphany School.

Admission is $35 per ticket and $10/Wine Tasting. For more details, go to http:// www.seeschool.com.

Author Jim Scorzelli, a resident of Chesterfield, will be signing copies of his Christian fiction novel “Double-Edge Blade” from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Barnes and Noble, 11640 W. Broad Street in Richmond.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 22 FACES presents a Community Forum on Teen Depression and Suicide,co-sponsored by the Virginia Department of Health, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Saint Mark’s United Methodist Church, located at 11551 Lucks Lane in Midlothian. Seating is limited, so please register to attend

by March 20 at facesorg1@ comcast.net or call 378-0035 and leave a message with name and number of people who will attend. Professional panel includes: Dr. David W. Gould III,M.D., Tucker Psychiatric Clinic; Christina Benton, MPH, Suicide Prevention Manager for the Division of Prevention and Health Promotion at the Virginia Department of Health; Kim Giancaspro, LCSW, James River Psychotherapy; John Tyler, LCSW, Chesterfield Crisis Intervention Team; Sheri Arnold, LCSW, Clinical Care Manager at Tucker Pavilion, Child Adolescent Unit; Bonnie Reid, Nationally Certified Chesterfield County School Psychologist, retired.

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts returns headdress to native tribe A Kingfisher Fort Headdress is reunited with members of Alaska’s Tlingit tribe The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts returned a Kingfisher Fort Headdress (late 19th – early 20th century) to the Lúkaaxh.ådi clan of the Tlingit tribe of Alaska in March. This was the first repatriation of a Native American object

by VMFA in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990.

The repatriation ceremony took place at the National Museum of the American Indian’s Cultural Resource Center in Suitland, Md. During the ceremony, members of the clan shared stories about the headdress and its importance to the Tlingit tribe. “As a museum, we are merely caretakers of art,� VMFA Director Alex Nyerges said, “and now we are honored to be able to return this headdress to the Tlingit tribe.�

Lee Anne Chesterfield, PhD., VMFA’s assistant curator of ancient American art, said she thought the repatriation process was a positive experience. “We will continue to work with the Tlingit tribe to investigate the other objects in the museum’s collection.�

NAGPRA, now 20 years old, provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return certain Native American cultural items to lineal descendants, as well as culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. Those items include human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony. It applies to all public and private museums that receive federal funding.

Harold Jacobs, a cultural resource specialist for the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA), reclaimed the Kingfisher Fort headdress because it is viewed as an object of “cultural patrimony,� which means it belongs to the entire tribe, rather than one person, and therefore it cannot be sold or transferred from one person to another.When the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes

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Chesterfield County substance abuse prevention specialist Sharyl Adams, left, and SAFE Executive Director Wayne Frith have emerged as national leaders among anti-drug coalitions.

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The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts repatriated the Tlaxhaneis Noow Shakee.at (Kingfisher Fort Headdress) to the Lukaaxh.adi clan of Haines, Alaska. Ray Dennis, Lunaat’, who has been the head of the Raven House since being installed as the housemaster the clan leader in September 1996, traveled with his mother Florence Sheakley (Khaakal.aat), his nephew Charles Dennis Jr. (Keeghaan), and his aunt Nora Dauenhauer (Keixwnei); Nora is also the clan mother of the Lukaaxh. adi clan.

As head of the clan and Raven House, Ray Dennis accepted the headdress on behalf of the clan as Wolf Moiety (also called “Eagle� moiety) witnessed the transfer at the Cultural Resource Center of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Suitland, Md.

of Alaska (CCTHITA) issued the claim, VMFA staff reviewed it and Dr. Chesterfield recommended to the Board of Trustees that it be deaccessioned for eventual repatriation to the Tlingit tribe. In May 2010, the VMFA Board of Trustees voted to deaccession the headdress. VMFA acquired the headdress with 24 other Tlingit and Haida objects in 1955 from the Portland Art Museum in Oregon.

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During last year’s “pothole blitz,� VDOT fixed more than 161,000 potholes.

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Two present substance-abuse prevention workshop for national anti-drug coalitions Sharyl Adams, substance abuse prevention specialist for the Chesterfield County Department of Youth Planning and Development, and Wayne Frith, executive director of Substance Abuse Free Environment Inc., better known as SAFE, a coalition working toward the prevention and reduction of substance abuse, presented workshops at the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Annual National Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., in February.

Since Adams helped establish SAFE in 1999, the nonprofit organization has earned numerous national awards for its effectiveness and innovation, and Adams and Frith have emerged as leaders in the arena of substance-abuse prevention.

SAFE’s initiatives have reduced off-premise alcohol sales to underage buyers from 28 percent in 2007 to 7 percent in 2010, a 75 percent reduction. Inhalant abuse among eighth-graders (which had been twice the national average) has dropped 63 percent since 2005.

Adams and Frith have spoken to students studying substance abuse issues in an international fellowship program at VCU and

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Workshops focus on getting financially and physically fit The Chesterfield County Virginia Cooperative Extension office is offering two workshops this spring to assist county residents.

The first is "Small Steps to Health and Wealth".

On March 24, from 9:30 a.m.-noon or 6-8:30 p.m., participants will learn the similarities between health and personal finance issues and behavior-change strategies to help motivate them to take charge of their financial future. A certificate will be issued to those completing both morning or evening sessions.

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Both workshops are free and open to the public. Preregistration is encouraged.

For more information and to register for workshops, contact Linda Jackson Cole,

family and consumer sciences extension agent, at 804-7514401. Workshops are held at the Chesterfield County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension, 6807 Mimms Loop at the government complex.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices or other accommodations to participate in any of these activities, call (804) 751-4401 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event. *TDD (800) 828-1120. courtesy of Chesterfield County

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To recognize exemplary contributions to community engagement for the prevention of substance abuse, the SAFE board of directors established the annual Sharyl W. Adams award in 2009 and named Adams its first recipient.

Frith is also the chairman of the Community Coalitions of Virginia, a statewide coalition of substance abuse prevention organizations that Frith helped form in 2007.

Adams and Frith deflect credit to Chesterfield County and SAFE’s community partners for their commitment to youths and their proactive approach to abuse problems among youths. “SAFE’s mission is to engage our community in working together to prevent substance abuse. Our partners across many sectors of the community have been key to the positive results we have seen,� Frith said.

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Two hours a week of activity is no match for Cheetos® I am extremely concerned with the passage of SB 966 that requires 150 minutes of physical education for public school students in kindergarten through grade eight, with a similar goal for high school students. I strongly urge Governor McDonnell to veto this bill.

Consider the effects of hyper-focusing on obesity. Contrary to what we hear these days from the media, not every child is obese. Must we drop everything, including the arts, and focus on childhood obesity? Can we not have a healthy balance in multiple areas of education?

As a parent of two girls, I am in support of educating our children about healthy choices and the benefits of physical activity. However, I am very concerned that the focus on physical education has gone too far.

My two girls, ages 10 and 7, are physically active, healthy eaters. My husband and I have always worked to make healthy choices in our home. Yet both girls have come home from school on several occasions, concerned about calories. They are honestly confused and frightened about the information they have been told by their P.E. teachers and fear obesity.

My skinny little 7-year-old child was worried about eating Life cereal and trying to read the back of the box to find out the calories. She also would not eat a piece of pizza at a party because she was concerned about the calories.

My skinny, petite, 10 year old is the same.

Whatever happened to being concerned about the self-image of our young girls? Are we not concerned about creating

food anxiety and building unreasonable expectations? Is Anorexia and Bulimia no longer a problem in society?

Please know that even if the school spends two hours each week on physical education – removing other programs such as the arts from the academic day to afford time and budget – it will be no match for the junk food children are allowed to eat at home at night and in the weekends.

I’m very concerned that this constant hyper focus on obesity is driving my children to be overly obsessed with food intake. They are children, for goodness sake. At 7, you do not have the ability to count calorie intake. Simply not eating much at all seems to be the only way to follow the rules as laid out by the P.E. teacher.

To make a real difference in childhood obesity, it is the parents that need educational information, not frightening their children into this obsession. When a teacher tells a student that a mother should not have sent “X” item in for snack, the only thing that it does is drive a wedge between the home and school. It may be more helpful to offer nutritional classes for parents at the schools in the evenings, or send home more informational pamphlets to parents about healthy eating. Help inform parents to make better choices.

Yes, we do have a weighty problem in this country. Yes, we need to address obesity with education, but it must be encouraging healthy activities and choices.

Bridget Hazel Midlothian

driving makes no mention of a misdemeanor.

One teenager is sitting on the front During the General Assembly’s porch about to drink a can of beer. An- recently concluded session, lawmakother is driving down I-95 with a blood ers passed legislation that will make alcohol content above the legal limit. If underage drinking and driving a Class 1 caught, which teenager would receive a misdemeanor. harsher punishment?

The assembly passed two identical The one on the porch, according bills on the subject: Senate Bill 770, to current state law. Members of the proposed by Sen. David Marsden, DGeneral Assembly voted to correct that Burke; and House Bill 1407, sponsored disparity this past session and increase

by Delegate Bill Janis, R-Glen Allen. the penalties for underage drinking and Both bills won unanimous approval driving. in the House and Senate and have been In Virginia, possession of alcohol by sent to Gov. Bob McDonnell to be someone under 21 is a Class 1 misdesigned into law. meanor – a crime punishable by up to The measures offer “zero tolerance” 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine. for underage drinking and driving: The section of the Virginia Code They would punish any driver under 21 dealing with underage drinking and who has a blood alcohol content of 0.02

WALKING from page 1 and ability for trial and error are all important factors in the healing process, and iWalk’s new technology and philosophy allows that to happen.

“It’s still moving them but it allows them to experience some error and assist with the motion,” Wilks said. “That’s very important in robotics.”

No aspect of recovery has been overlooked at the new facility, which opened on Tuesday, March 15.

The Lokomat features a virtual reality screen that allows patients to walk in real time parameters and assists with balance.

“As they are walking, their virtual environment is coming toward them at a speed that is synced to the speed of the treadmill,” Wilks said.

The real life benefits of the state-of-the-art technology and latest learning techniques are enhanced and more efficient patient care. It’s making a difference to Hanover County residents.

Stroke victim Shirel Neale said she’s seen immediate results from working with the new equipment.

“I love it. It’s actually brought me along faster in my recovery,” Neale said. “The rehab time here is fast forwarded.

Most people thought I would be in here longer than I was.”

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Under the legislation, young people convicted of underage drinking and driving must forfeit their driver's license for a year and either pay a mandatory minimum fine of $500 or perform 50 hours of community service.

Marsden said opponents of underage drinking have been trying to pass such a measure for years. But he said there were concerns that it might violate the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. (Under that law, states could lose certain federal funding if they arbitrarily criminalize “status offenses” – offenses based on a person being underage. The goal of the act is

"Being a McCarthy in the family lineage, the shamrock pin made by my great, great grandmother makes a brief reappearance for an Irish blessing."

Elizabeth Farina EDITOR editor@midlothianexchange.com

"Being Irish, I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I don’t have one. I do try to remember to wear the green, though."

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Neale is now an outpatient and has emerged from a wheelchair-bound situation to walking on her own in three short months.

“I’m hoping to be walking on my own soon,” she said.

Neale started her recovery on the Zero G and has progressed to other stations as her condition improved.

“I started out on the Zero G. “That took the fear out of trying to walk and falling,” Neale said. “I felt like I was walking for the first time.”

She also used the Tibion exoskeleton. “I felt like the bionic woman and it gave me confidence that I could walk without falling,” Sheltering Arms has been helping injured or ill patients in the Richmond area for more than 100 years and the Recovery Center is another effort to allow patients to overcome their obstacles.

“When we asked patients their number one goal, the answer was the same: They all wanted to walk,” Stephanie Sulmer, Sheltering Arms director of marketing, said. “That was the impetus for the center because we wanted to do the very best with the technology to get people walking faster.”

“Walking is fundamental to being human. If you can’t walk, you want to be able to. That’s what we hear time and time again,” Wilks added.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK What is one tradition you follow on Saint Patrick's Day?

A crackdown on underage drinking and driving

BY KATHERINE COATES Capital News Service

aint Patrick’s Day is an Irish brigade of traditions, including wearing shamrock green.

To mark the March holiday, some folks may enjoy attending the local festivals or heading out of town to watch big city parades. Others might prefer sharing with friends and family a quiet dinner of corned beef, cabbage and green-dyed beverages.

It’s a holiday where the presents, if any, are limited to finding four-leaf clovers or hidden pots of gold. And wearing green, no matter the shade, will keep the imaginary leprechauns from giving one a pinch.

Green is truly a powerful color. Green means go. It can be vibrant and eye-catching. It can also be a soothing color to paint a wall or two in a bedroom. Green is a fun color to create simply using yellow and blue.

Think about the first time seeing fresh green growth poke through the earth after the dull winter days. Besides the bloom, it is the green sturdy stem that brings a knowing smile to the gardener that spring, and even summer, will be here soon. Then, after awhile, the flowering branches of spring will be replaced with luscious green canopy of leaves that provide much needed shade from the summer heat. Yes, having a green thumb is a great asset in the garden.

One also hears about “going green” for the environment. There are the triple arrows, that sometimes are green, that signify reduce, reuse, recycle. There is a conservation effort to save green space in the great outdoors. Also, others may use small indoor greenhouses to help tropical plants to weather the cooler months. And, of course, who doesn’t want to have a lush green yard each year? Is it because the grass appears to be greener on the other side? Maybe we do feel a little green with envy at a neighbor’s landscaping success.

Even though one can associate green with our environment, it’s not really a healthy color. Isn’t it the greenish tint in one’s face that seems to coincide with unpleasant nausea? Every teacher, pediatrician, and parent knows that the greenish color draining from a child’s nose – one of the vilest sights – is a clue that there might be an infection. And then there is the disease of gang green, where body tissue dies from a lack of circulation.

Kermit the Frog was right – it’s not easy being a shade of green.

Yet, today of all days, wearing an item of green will bode well for Saint Patrick's Day.

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Redistricting panel warns against gerrymandering

BY TRACY KENNEDY Capital News Service

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hree people huddled around a painted map of Virginia that hung on a wall in a meeting room in the Capitol. A young man gestured animatedly toward certain counties and legislative districts while his audience nodded in approval.

“And what did you do with Roanoke?” Judy Ford Wason, an adviser to the Independent Bipartisan Advisory Commission on Redistricting, asked the young man.

He suddenly stopped at the question, betraying his uncertainty.

“I … I can’t remember,” confessed Brian Cannon, a third-year law student from the College of William and Mary.

Cannon and first-year law student Brian Rothenburg were at the General Assembly to present to the commission their law school’s redistricting map for

ated by Gov. Bob McDonnell to propose how to redraw Virginia’s legislative and congressional districts in light of population changes over the past decade. The governor asked the panel to do its job without regard to political allegiance or concern for protecting parties or incumbents.

However, the real power over redistricting rests with the General Assembly.

Legislators will meet in a special session on the matter next month.

Members of the Independent Bipartisan Advisory Commission on Redistricting said lawmakers should be cautious when attempting to draw their new districts.

“There is no excuse for less than mathematical precision,” said William Hurd, a legal consultant to the commission. He emphasized the importance of ensuring the “one man, one vote” principle when carving out districts.

Each had at least one team of students prepare a set of maps. The students presented their maps to the commission at Friday’s forum.

As the website for the Virginia Redistricting Competition explains, redistricting usually is done by the political party in power. “This process has led to increased gerrymandering and has allowed political parties to increase their majorities, effectively limiting competition — the foundation of a healthy functioning democracy — and causing partisan gridlock.”

The students’ entries in the competition will be judged by two national experts on redistricting: Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute. The winners will receive up to $2,000.

Besides the students, a handful of state delegates attended Friday’s forum of the redistricting commission. They included Democrats Joe Morrissey of Highland Springs and Bob Brink of Arlington and John O’Bannon of Henrico County.

Morrissey condemned both parties for gerrymandering districts to protect incumbents.

“It’s disgraceful that politicians are selecting who they want to represent,” Morrissey said. “We’ve got this wonderful panel and these students with their wonderful plans, and the politicians aren’t going to pay any attention to it at all.”

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The redistricting competition highlighted several challenges facing the upcoming special session for the General Assembly tackling the same issue next month.

the Virginia Redistricting Competition, a contest among colleges and universities to redraw the state’s political boundaries.

Friday’s presentation was part of a series of public forums that the redistricting commission is hosting to encourage citizen involvement in the redistricting process. The panel will hold three more forums over the next week.

The advisory commission was cre-

Legislators should not divide minority communities with the intent to take away their “ability to elect the candidate of their choice,” Hurd said.

To show how to redraw political districts in nonpartisan ways, the commission invited colleges and universities to participate in the Virginia Redistricting Competition. Thirteen schools – including George Mason, Old Dominion and Virginia Commonwealth universities – took up the challenge.

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March 8 900 block of Walmart Way Suspect presented himself as a law enforcement officer to victims.

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Unlocked shed was entered and property was stolen.

March 11 10300 block of Midlothian Turnpike Victim’s purse was reported stolen while inside the store.

10300 block of Redbridge Road Locked gray 2011 Chevrolet entered and property was stolen.

March 10 6600 block of Bellac Drive Victim’s unlocked vehicle was entered and the property removed.

10000 block of Midlothian Turnpike License plate reported stolen from company vehicle parked in the rear of the lot.

March 9 1400 block of Logan Street Unlocked Honda Odyssey was entered. Property was reported stolen.

8000 block of Jahnke Road Property was stolen from victim’s silver 2004 Subaru Forrester. No signs of forced entry were noted.

March 9 100 block of Arkwright Road Door detached shed kicked in.

Unknown at time of report if any items are missing.

1000 block of Sonnet Hill Drive Locked 2001 Toyota Tundra was entered and property stolen.

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However, Marsden said federal officials assured him that this wouldn’t be a problem and that Virginia wouldn’t lose any funding if it cracks down on underage drinking and driving.

After he shared this information with his colleagues, Marsden said, the passage of SB 770 “went very smoothly.”

Alcohol awareness groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving view SB 770 and HB 1407 as a positive step.

Christopher Konschak,

the program manager for the Virginia branch of MADD, said he hopes the new law will change some of the decisions teenagers make.

“We want young folk to look hard at what they are doing,” Konschak said. “We don’t want them in jail.”

According to MADD statistics, 28 percent of fatal traffic crashes involving teen drivers are alcoholrelated.

Kurt Gregory Erickson, president of the Virginiabased nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program, also praised the legislation.

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“Virginia lawmakers’ reaffirmation to crack down on drinking and driving teens is not only welcomed but needed,” Erickson said.

He cited government statistics showing that more than one in 10 drunken drivers killed in Virginia in 2009 were under 21.

“What this law will mean come July 1 is that teens driving in Virginia with virtually any amount of alcohol in their systems will lose their license for a year and be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor,” Erickson said.

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Ireland’s food tastes better than you think, TV chef says Fun facts culinary delights.

Irish culinary delights?

“I really don’t know anyone who eats corned beef and cabbage,” said the Catherine Fulvio, one of Ireland’s best-known chefs, is taken aback at raven-haired Irish TV host, in a phone interview from the County Wicklow the suggestion that Irish food might have a poor reputation in the United inn she inherited from her parents and now operates as a cooking school.

States. She has plenty of advice on what to buy there for a taste of her island’s Fulvio speculates that the association of the iconic dish and potatoes with Ireland stem from their popularity when waves of largely destitute Irish were emigrating to America.

For anyone whose idea of Irish food is stuck in the 1800s, Fulvio suggests whipping up a batch of simple brown soda bread at home.

This week, Fulvio is heading to the states, where we make more of a party 4 cups of whole wheat flour of St. Patrick’s Day than the Irish do. She is scheduled to appear Thursday on 1 cup of bread flour NBC’s “Today” show, touting the taste of the Emerald Isle. Like modern chefs 1/3 cup of rolled oats the world over, she is passionate about local ingredients.

And Ireland, she said, launching into a mouthwatering riff, has some of 1 teaspoon of baking soda the best.

1 teaspoon of salt There is fresh produce she can grow year-round (“We had so much of it I 2 1/2 cups of buttermilk had to come up with ‘20 ways to use rhubarb!’”), along with lamb, salmon, Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and oysters and, yes, beef and potatoes, but usually not corned or boiled. The lightly grease two baking sheets. source of much of this flavor is the green, green grass of Ireland.

Stir together the whole wheat flour, bread flour, “And it’s coming up on shamrock time now,” Fulvio said, a reference to the growing season, not the holiday. rolled oats, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.

Cattle, for example, are raised on pastureland outdoors, not in feed lots, Mix in the buttermilk for a soft dough giving rise to some of the world’s finest butter, artisan cheeses and the roast and knead lightly. she was preparing Tuesday.

Divide dough into four parts “A ribeye roast of Wicklow beef and a gorgeous horseradish sauce,” she and form into rounded flat loaves. gushed.

Fulvio has a special fondness for lamb dishes too.

Mark each loaf with an ‘X’ and Wicklow, it seems, exports lamb to France, a country perhaps better place on prepared baking sheets. known than Ireland for its haute cuisine.

Bake in preheated oven “If the French prefer Wicklow lamb,” Fulvio said, “that tells you quite a until golden brown, 30 to 45 minutes. lot.”

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Traditional cuisine: Corned beef is a Saint Patrick's Day staple Corned beef is a Saint Patrick’s Day staple. However, those who may not have dined on corned beef brisket may be unaware as to exactly what the cut of meat entails. Is it covered with corn? Why is it pink in coloring?

Learning about the food can shed light on the mystery.

Corned beef is reminiscent of the foods once enjoyed before refrigeration was predominant. In order to prevent foods from spoiling, meats were often packed in salt or brine to inhibit the growth of mold and bacteria. The “corned”in corned beef likely refers to the nuggets, or what the English called corns of salt, and other spices used in the brine recipe.

Corned beef became popular among Jewish and Irish immigrants in the United States. The Irish ate corned beef in their native land when there were lean times and widespread famine. To harken back to those days, corned beef is often served as a reminder on St. Patrick’s Day, a day of celebration in Ireland and for people of Irish descent all across the globe.

Corned beef is usually boiled, with or without cabbage and other vegetables, which makes it more tender and palatable. It also dissipates the salty brine. The corned beef is then served with the cabbage and vegetables, oftentimes carrots and potatoes.

Corned beef brisket is rarely roasted because it is a tough cut of meat.

It can be smoked, however. Smoked corned beef is known as pastrami, and is a staple for delicatessen sandwiches.

Most of today’s corned beef is processed without nitrates, which used to be used as a preservative against botulism and to maintain the bright red color. Nitrates may be cancer-causing agents, so limiting their consumption is often advised. The brisket may be packaged as a “point cut”or a “flat cut.” The point cut is rounder and has more fat. The flat cut is leaner.

Corned beef can be cooked in a pot of boiling water for 3 to 5 hours to help tenderize the meat. Look for briskets that are cut across the grain so that they will be easier to chew.

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Ireland is home to Ballygally Castle in County Antrim, which is touted as one of the most haunted places in the world.

The “Oscar” statuette handed out to award recipients at the Academy Awards was designed by Cedric Gibbons, who was born in Dublin.

Robert Boyle was a chemist born at Lismore Castle. He is sometimes called the Father of Chemistry.

Paul David Hewson, better known as Bono, is the frontman of the very popular rock group U2.

The band’s humanitarian efforts continue to draw attention to issues facing both Ireland and many other countries around the world.

Irishman Oscar Wilde is known as one of the most successful writers of his time. One of his most famous works is “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”

Aran sweaters are a symbol of Irish heritage and are a hallmark of Ireland. The sweaters originated on the Aran Islands on the west coast of Ireland and were created to be durable, waterproof clothing for the country’s fishermen and farmers.

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National camps give Brown opportunity to showcase talents

BY JIM MCCONNELL jmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com

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Alyson Brown (left), a sophomore at James River, earned one of 14 spots on the Select A squad at the prestigious Super Y-League ODP camp in Bradenton, Fla.

Omohundro dusts off track skills, wins indoor Masters title

Alyson Brown learned long ago that she’d never get the same recognition for preventing goals as her peers received for scoring them.

So she was pleasantly surprised to discover that wasn’t the case when she participated in the Super Y-League Olympic Development Program national camp earlier this month at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Fla. “They definitely look at defenders differently than most coaches, who just put the biggest girls in the back and tell them, ‘Don’t let anyone score,” said Brown, a sophomore at James River High School who also plays club soccer for the Richmond Kickers U16 Girls Elite.

Brown played well enough in Florida to turn plenty of heads. She was chosen from a pool of 200 players in attendance at the camp and honored with one of 14 spots on the Select A squad for the 1994-95 age group.

“It’s an impressive achievement, no doubt,” said Ihor Dotsenko, one of Brown’s coaches with the Kickers.

Dotsenko pointed out that to even be selected for the camp, you have to beat out several hundred girls who play for Super-Y League clubs across the nation.

But Brown wasn’t intimidated when she got to Bradenton, looked around and realized she was surrounded by some serious soccer talent.

“It was actually really exciting,” she said.

“I get more of a challenge when there’s a high level of play and you’re expected to do something. I wanted to show what I could do and represent my club well.”

Brown has represented the Kickers at a pair of elite camps over the last month. She also attended the US Youth Soccer National ODP camp from Feb. 16-20 in Pomona, Calif.

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MEDFORD BASKETBALL LEAGUE FINALS

BY JIM MCCONNELL jmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com

Buddy Omohundro was a highly decorated trackand-field athlete for Clover Hill High in the late 1980s before lettering in football at the University of Virginia, becoming an attorney and settling down in the Richmond area to start a family.

Along the way, he’s managed to keep himself in shape through regular workouts and participating in a local road race every now and again.

He also coaches his son Elby, a promising young track athlete who already has a collection of medals and trophies to rival his proud papa’s.

But note the use of the past tense when discussing the active participation phase of the elder Omohundro’s track-and-field career. It’s not unintentional; he as much as anybody thought that part of his life was over and done.

Turns out, it wasn’t.

“I guess I’m not as old as I thought I was,” he said with a laugh.

While accompanying Elby to an indoor meet in Hampton in mid-January, Omohundro noticed that the second annual Boo Williams Indoor Track and Field Championship Series included a Masters Division for competitors 30 years and older.

He looked over the list of events in which Masters Division athletes were eligible to compete – the high jump, long jump and shot put, 60-, 200- and 400-meter dashes, and 800- and 1500-meter runs – and realized he had been successful in many of those events during his days as a champion decathlete.

Immediately intrigued, the 40-year-old Omohundro occasionally checked the results during that initial meet and thought he might just be able to hold his own with the 30and-over crowd.

It had been more than two decades since he last participated in a track meet, and he trailed everyone in points after missing the first competition. But Omohundro, who has held the Dominion District meet record in the 55-meter hurdles for 23 years, jumped in with both feet – quite literally.

“I really had a good time,” he said. “I had to have a different mentality than I had when I was younger. The field events are all so highimpact, I had to be focused on not getting injured. But I

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Matoaca's Kris Gibson (21) knocks the ball away from Meadowbrook's William Johnson during the Medford League championship last Thursday.

It's not just basketball League touches lives, teaches vital lessons through competition

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he basketball game looked like so many others that have taken place over the years on the shiny hardwood floor in James River High School’s gymnasium.

There were enthusiastic fans packed into both sides of the bleachers. There were cheerleaders with pom-poms.

There were blocked shots and layups and even the occasional fancy behind-the-back dribble.

But this was no ordinary game, and it involved no ordinary basketball players.

It was Finals Day for the Medford Basketball League.

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An enthusiastic Meadowbrook fan cheers her team on to victory over Matoaca.

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individual talents for the more than 50 college coaches in attendance, focused on problem solving within the game and understanding soccer from different perspectives.

"US Youth Soccer ODP realizes the importance of laying the groundwork for tactical and technical development of our young players," said Sam Snow, US Youth Soccer director of coaching, in a press release.

Dotsenko said that’s already one of the areas in which Brown has distanced herself from many of her peers.

“She reads the game very well, anticipates where the ball is going and puts herself in good positions,” he added.

“She’s played the position for a long time and she’s a very good student of the game.”

Brown is an excellent student in the classroom, as well. She carries a 3.96 grade-point average at James River despite spending most of the year zipping to or from practices or tournaments.

Mondays are especially busy during the high school season; after practicing with her fellow Rapids, she went straight to an evening workout with her Kickers squad and didn’t get home until well after what a normal high school student considers dinner time.

But while she won’t turn 16 until August, Brown already has a remarkably mature, big-picture approach to her sport and life in general.

“I love playing soccer and I know in the end that the sacrifices I’ve made will be worth it,” she said. “I don’t get overwhelmed as long as I keep reminding myself what I’m doing it for.”

That’s obviously not so she can waste time bragging about her accomplishments or patting herself on the back.

“It doesn’t make me cocky or anything because I know there are a lot of girls who have more honors and accolades than me,” she added. “It doesn’t make you any better than anybody else. I just try not to let it get to my head.”

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The Evergreen Eagles girls Intermediate Division A basketball team completed a second consecutive undefeated season by winning both the regular season and tournament championships in the Chesterfield Girls Basketball League. Team members are (Front row): Kaylee Jones, Zhara Tannor and Brittany Beckwith. (Back row): Madison Carney, Kirstyn Hall, Brooke Smith, Madison Steele and Taylor Kotait. Not pictured: Head Coach Mike Steele and Assistant Coach Jim Barrett.

OMOHUNDRO from P7 surprised myself with what I could still do.”

Omohundro competed in 11 events over the final three meets of the championship series. He won eight gold medals, one silver and two bronze.

But even after winning all three events in the second meet and two more in meet No. 3, his late start meant he needed to do something special in the championship finale (in which all points were doubled) to secure the overall Masters Division title.

That quest was complicated by a nagging Achilles injury Omohundro had been dealing with for some time.

He felt it flare up as he was warming up for the long jump and it bothered him to PHOTOS COURTESY OF BUDDY OMOHUNDRO the point that he scratched Former Clover Hill High standout Buddy Omohundro displays on each of his first two atthe hardware he claimed for winning the Masters division at the Boo Williams Indoor Track and Field Championship Series. tempts.

Down to his final jump and knowing he needed to win the event to have a shot at the championship, Omohundro ripped off an 18-foot, 5-inch effort that was good enough for first place.

Despite further aggravating his throbbing Achilles, he also won the high jump and shot put and finished third in the 60-meter dash.

By the time all the points were tallied, Omohundro was a champion once again.

“The competitive juices came out,” he said. “It was a great feeling to know I overcame some adversity to win the title.”

Omohundro’s return to competition also provided a unique role reversal for father and son. Elby served as his father’s coach and didn’t mince words when assessing his performance.

“He was definitely tough on me,” Omohundro added.

“Kids never get to see their parents in their glory days.

I wasn’t anywhere close to that, obviously, but there’s an awareness that your son is watching and I wanted to impress him as a competitor.”

While acknowledging that Elby’s blossoming track-andfield career is “obviously my priority,” Omohundro can’t wait to get back on the track and compete again.

The 1986 Junior Olympic national decathlon champion has his sights set on the Masters pentathlon.

It won’t be easy, though.

Between putting in long hours at work (he’s a senior vice president and general counsel for Apex Systems in Glen Allen) and his responsibilities around the house, Omohundro doesn’t exactly have a ton of free time to train.

And then there’s the physical toll that track-and-field events take on a 40-year-old’s joints, tendons and ligaments.

“It’s a totally different way of getting prepared at 40 than it was when I was 20,” he said.

“It definitely takes a few days for the body to recuperate so I can go back and work out again.”

Still, Omohundro said he “has the bug now.” He’s rekindled a competitive fire inside himself that he didn’t know still existed, and he’s not about to put it out.

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Meadowbrook's T.J. Hardy made big plays on both ends of the court, blocking a shot by Matoaca's Travis Hunter (left) before driving past the Warriors' Kris Gibson (right) for a layup.

MEDFORD from P7 dents with mild-to-moderate intellectual disabilities, the league’s “South of the River” division includes eight teams from seven Chesterfield County schools (James River, Manchester, Clover Hill, Monacan, L.C. Bird, Matoaca and Meadowbrook) as well as Prince Edward of Farmville.

Matoaca and Meadowbrook earned berths in the championship game through stellar play during the eightweek regular season, but every team had the opportunity to put their talent on display during a series of exhibition mini-games that preceded the grand finale.

The format, which is still a relatively novel concept for the local Medford teams, was the brainchild of James River special education teacher Randy Early.

The league previously held its playoffs in a typical singleelimination format, but Early suggested making a change so each participant – not just the two teams in the title game – would get to experience the thrill of playing before a loud, packed house.

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Meadowbrook's William Johnson celebrates with the championship trophy after the Monarchs' victory.

about participation,” Early said. “I’m not going to say it’s less competitive because competition is what it’s all about, but it’s certainly less cut-throat.”

There was a spirit of goodwill in the gym as many James River students used their lunch break to pack

Matoaca teacher/coach Penny Edwards accepts the runner-up trophy from Randy Early.

the bleachers and encourage the players. Members of the school’s Student Council Association served as cheerleaders and the Rapids’ boys varsity basketball coach (Tracy Hamner) was one of the referees.

"What this really does is tie us into the fabric of the

school and helps build relationships, instead of us being just some separate class in the back of the building," Early said.

But once the final game began, it became quickly apparent that both teams really wanted that championship.

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