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Virginia voters will decide future of eminent domain New statutes could restrict controversial practice

He addressed the Greater Richmond Association for t’s not difficult to find Commercial Real Estate legitimate pros and (GRACRE) last week at the cons for Virginia’s latest Country Club of Virginia. proposal to alter its Cherry began his remarks eminent domain statutes. with what was, in his own One voice in that volatile words, a “shocking” assessmix is Francis Cherry, a local ment. “Eminent Domain eminent domain and real is an essential tool for the estate attorney, lobbyist and enhancement and protection former assistant Virginia at- of property rights,” he said. torney general.

He noted a changing

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environment surrounding eminent domain and property rights and cites several reasons. “Politically it has changed, and it has changed as a result of the notorious Kelo case,” cherry said.

When Cherry began his career 40 years ago, eminent domain was an essential element in the development of Virginia’s then vaunted highway system. Most of that

development that followed, including the interstate system, was the result of eminent domain statutes.

“Building infrastructure was what we did,” Cherry said. “Eminent domain was one of the tools that was necessary in order to build the PHOTO BY JIM RIDOLPHI infrastructure,” he added.

Francis A. Cherry is a prominent Virginia real estate and The Supreme Court eminent domain attorney with the firm Randolph, Boyd, DOMAIN page 6

Cherry and Vaughan. He spoke to a breakfast meeting of GRACRE members at Country Club of Virginia last week.

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Gina Forehand of Newport News-based Compro Business Services talks with Michael Bacile, director of Chesterfield County’s Department of Purchasing, during the May 17 Breakfast with the Buyer meeting at the county government complex.

‘Breakfast with Buyer’ beneficial tool for business in Chesterfield

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he Breakfast with the Buyer program has proven to be beneficial to local companies who are considering doing business with Chesterfield County.

The quarterly meetings that bring together businesses and representatives from the county’s Department of Purchasing have been held for about 2½ years, according to Karen A. Aylward, assistant director of Chesterfield County’s Department of Economic Development.

“That’s an effort we started when the county rolled out its diversity initiative,” Aylward said at the May 17 Breakfast with the Buyer meeting held in the Community Development Building at the county government complex.

“We wanted a way to make sure that the businesses knew how to find out about opportunity,” Aylward added.

The Purchasing Department sends its director, assistant director and contract officers to each meeting, with contract officers featured, Aylward said.

“They can give you kind of the heads-up of things that are coming [up], but we definitely have lots of folks

that come just to hear about how to do business with the county or how to do business more effectively with the county,” Aylward said.

Attendance at the Breakfast with the Buyer meetings averages between 25 to 35 people, Aylward said.

However, about 60 people representing area businesses showed up for the May 17 meeting, which Aylward said is the all-time high for turnout.

“But again,” she added, “it’s all about making our Purchasing Department not seem distant and have the opportunity to interact with them and ask questions and be prepared and know what’s coming down the line.”

During her May 17 presentation, Aylward said that 73 percent of Chesterfield businesses have 10 or less employees.

Cathy Bowles, who owns Virginia Concrete Pumping in Chesterfield, attended the Breakfast with the Buyer meeting for the first time on May 17.

“It was very informational,” Bowles said. “Lots of good information.”

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he VCU Horn Choir, under the direction of Dr. Patrick Smith, performed for the Monacan High School Symphonic Band on April 26. Right: Members of the Monacan Marching Chiefs clarinet section perform at the ASK Walk at Short Pump Towne Center on April 28. ASK, the Association for the Support of Children with Cancer, is part of the VCU Health Systems and this is the organization’s seventh year holding the ASK Walk. The Marching Chiefs have participated as a support band all seven years.

Committee of the Future solicits public input from county residents use planning and other matters relating to the future provision of services to ow will Chesterfield County Chesterfield County citizens. continue to evolve durThe department typically meets ing the next few decades? twice a month, but the meeting that had Although many local govoriginally been planned for Monday, ernment agencies are chiefly concerned May 28, has now been rescheduled for with the here and now, the Committee Monday, June 11. of the Future is a municipal arm that is Edward DeGennaro is the current dedicated to discovering answers about chairman of the Committee of the how the county will function in 20 or Future, and he represents the Mataoca 30 years.

District.

The Committee of the Future advises DeGennaro was appointed to the on possible changes in governmental board in 2000, and he has been the structure, revisions to fiscal and land chairman since 2004.

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“The purpose is, frankly, to look for issues that we think will have great significance and an impact on the county,” DeGennaro said. “For instance, we did a report on the aging population because we thought it would be an important issue and have a significant impact.”

“But, our charge is to not look shortterm or medium-term but long-term.

You have to look for trends and issues that we think will be of great importance to the county, and we have a process for selecting topics.”

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Millwood School announces 2012 ‘Ticket to Kick It’ Campaign

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ylan White, a third grade student at Millwood School in Midlothian, has been chosen to serve as the American Diabetes Association 2012 Central Virginia’s Youth Advocate.

She was diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes at the beginning of her first grade year.

During a morning assembly at Millwood on April 23, she announced a

fundraising initiative – Ticket to Kick It – to benefit the Americans Diabetes Association.

Ticket to Kick It also will educate, inspire, involve and celebrate a healthy lifestyle to kick diabetes.

During the week of May 29, members of the community will visit Millwood School.

They will include yoga instructors, taekwon-do instructors, a nutritionist, and the upper school will be visited by a personal chef. Every student will have the oppor-

tunity to sample a green smoothie. In addition to these events, Millwood School will utilize Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest to share healthy recipes and ideas to keep families active during the campaign.

Millwood School’s participation in Ticket to Kick It gives the students the opportunity to learn more about the growing prevalence of diabetes, to learn more about the importance of a healthy lifestyle, and the importance of giving back to your community.

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Dylan White, a third grade student at Millwood School in Midlothian, was diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes in first grade.

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Berkshire Hathaway buys MG newspapers

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Midlothian Exchange among properties acquired

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he Richmond Times-Dispatch and a host of other Southeastern newspapers, including the Midlothian Exchange, will soon be in the hands of a former newspaper delivery boy turned billionaire investor.

In a deal announced Thursday, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will acquire 63 newspapers from Richmond-based Media General Inc. for $142 million.

The deal, expected to close June 25, includes all of Media General’s newspapers, with the exception of The Tampa Tribune and about 25 other daily, weekly and niche publications in Florida. The company said it is in discussions with potential buyers for those properties.

The acquisition comes as newspapers across the country have struggled with declining advertising revenue brought on by the digital revolution, the recession and ensuing slow economy, leading to mass job cuts, bankruptcies and consolidations in the industry.

Buffett, who often has talked about working as a newspaper delivery boy during his childhood, had expressed some skepticism about the future of newspapers in recent years.

But on Thursday, the man often referred to as the “Oracle of Omaha” indicated he sees a future for news

local focus.

“In towns and cities where there is a strong sense of community, there is no more important institution than the local paper,” Buffett said in a statement.

He also delivered a message to the company’s Richmond-area employees through Terry Kroeger, the chief executive officer of BH Media Group, the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary that will oversee the newspapers.

In a meeting with employees, Kroeger said that Buffett had a prior commitment but asked that he tell the staff here, “He is so pleased about this.”

Kroeger added, to applause from those in the room, “Tell those people I wish I was there and I did this because I love newspapers.”

Media General newspapers will be part of BH Media Group, along with the Omaha World-Herald Co. newspapers. Douglas Hiemstra, the chief operating officer of the Omaha WorldHerald Co., has been named president of World Media Enterprises, which will manage the Media General newspapers that BH Media will acquire.

Hiemstra told employees Thursday that it has not been the practice of the organization to make any major staff cuts after a purchase. Kroeger also said that a financially strong newspaper can perform better.

“We will always have to

juggle remarkable journalism versus profits, as every newspaper does,” Kroeger said in an interview. “We have got to be responsible to the community, responsible to the readers and responsible to the shareholders at the same time. Sometimes, that is pretty hard.”

Among the daily newspapers being sold are the Winston-Salem Journal in North Carolina and newspapers in Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Danville, Bristol, Waynesboro, Culpeper and Prince William County in Virginia.

Times-Dispatch staff members greeted the news of Buffett’s involvement with a sense of optimism.

“I am really thankful and grateful, because it is almost like coming up for a breath of air,” said Baxton Baylor, who has been a graphic designer in The TimesDispatch’s design services operations for seven years.

He said he hoped the deal would lead to more opportunities for innovation at the newspaper. “I am truly excited,” he said.

Berkshire Hathaway also owns The Buffalo News in New York and has an ownership stake in The Washington Post Co. Buffett moved more aggressively into the newspaper business with the acquisition in December of his Nebraska hometown paper, the Omaha World-Herald, reportedly for $200 million.

That deal included six other dailies and 17 weeklies in Nebraska and Iowa. At

Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting May 5, Buffett told shareholders the company may invest in more newspapers.

Buffett, a savvy investor who looks for undervalued companies, is getting a good deal for the 63 Media General newspapers, said John Morton, president of Morton Research Inc. in Maryland and a longtime newspaper industry analyst.

Morton said his calculations indicate that Buffett is getting the newspapers for about a third of the price per subscriber that most newspapers would have sold for about 10 years ago.

“He certainly did not overpay,” Morton said. “And he bought the kinds of newspapers that are faring reasonably well, compared with some of the big-city papers.”

The size of the deal is significant compared with Berkshire Hathaway’s other newspaper acquisitions, said Meyer Shields, a director and research analyst at Stifel Financial.

“But we’re still talking a deal worth less than $150 million,” he said. “That is a lot of money to most people, but pretty small for a company of Berkshire’s size, especially compared to past deals.”

Shields said he was a bit surprised to see Buffett investing in a business that many considering to be declining. “Buffett likes businesses that have a moat, and with the rise of (the)

Internet, newspapers lack that moat,” he said. !!!

Berkshire Hathaway also is stepping in to help lift a debt burden off Media General.

Under an agreement with its lenders, the company had been looking to raise at least $225 million in new debt by May 25 to pay off outstanding loans due in March 2013.

The deal announced Thursday solves that problem. Berkshire Hathaway will provide Media General with a $400 million term loan and a $45 million revolving credit line. The new loan, which will be used to fully repay the company’s bank debt due next year, will mature in May 2020.

“That is hugely important for us,” said Marshall N. Morton, Media General’s president and chief executive officer. “So many media companies, like us, have a huge amount of debt that is maturing near-end, and right now the investment community is not looking really favorably on media stocks and debt.”

Shares in Media General rose 33.1 percent, or $1.04, to $4.18.

As part of the financing deal, Berkshire Hathaway will get warrants to acquire a nearly 20 percent stake in Media General and the option to nominate someone to the company’s board of directors. !!!

Media General will retain its 18 television stations, with no plans at this time to sell

those operations.

Marshall Morton said the deal gives the company an opportunity to focus on building its broadcast and digital businesses.

It remains to be determined how many of the 194 people employed in Media General’s corporate headquarters will remain with the company or transfer with the newspaper business.

Media General’s Tampa print operations, which have struggled through the severe housing market downturn in Florida, were not part of the acquisition offer that Berkshire Hathaway made, Morton said.

“Tampa has done a good job getting back on its feet,” he said. “If it takes a while to sell (the Tampa properties), that does not concern me too much. I would like to see a buyer of the Buffett caliber — somebody who is interested in newspapers and interested in communities.”

Media General’s board considered all its options, including selling the broadcast stations, said J. Stewart Bryan III, Media General’s chairman.

“This was a decision that was not reached lightly,” Bryan said.

“It is a decision that was absolutely necessary for the well-being of Media General and for the well-being of our employees in the newspaper division,” said Bryan, also a former publisher of The Times-Dispatch.

“I think this is a solution that cannot be beat.”

Application for organist scholarship deadlines soon The Richmond Chapter of the American Guild of he pipe organ Organists, or AGO, wants might appear to be to help local hopefuls to an antiquated incontinue the tradition by ofstrument in today’s fering instructional scholarworld, but there is a dire need ships to help them learn the for people who can play them instrument. because of its continued use The American Guild of in religious services.

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ers said. “Richmond has one of the chapters, and one does not have to be an organist to join, but the majority (of them) are.”

“First of all, it helps to encourage people to learn the pipe organ. We also want to address the shortage of organists in this country, (and) various chapters offer scholarships to people to take up the instrument.”

Students who secure the scholarships will receive 50 percent of the funds necessary for them to get instruction from a teacher who is certified by the American Guild of Organists. They also will receive a free membership to the group and a subscription to the monthly American Organist magazine.

If winners accept the awards, however, they will still be responsible for paying $300 for the lessons, which is half of the annual cost. They also must pledge

to attend those lessons and practice regularly, purchase the necessary shoes and sheet music and agree to perform at the May 2013 American Guild of Organists meeting.

The scholarship is open to any keyboard players who will be rising eighth graders in the fall of 2012 up to adult age, but they must not have had any organ playing experience.

They must, however, demonstrate their proficiency on the piano.

“We are looking for people who had a background in piano already but have not gone beyond the beginning level,” Hellmer said.

“And, certainly, that would include piano students (who are) taking lessons privately.”

The application deadline for the 2012-2013 scholarship is Saturday, May 26.

Selected applicants will audition at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 11, at St. Edward the

Confessor Catholic Church on 2700 Dolfield Drive in North Chesterfield.

They will play their audition pieces on the piano, and the selections will demonstrate that the chosen applicants have proficiencies that they will be able to use when playing the pipe organ.

To be more specific, they must be able to play two classical pieces that satisfy specific criteria, sight read a hymn and an additional classical composition, play scales and successfully complete aural and notation tests.

“Part of that is that they have to do the audition on the piano and they have to play two pieces in different styles, do technique work like the scales and do a bit of aural testing,” Hellmers said.

All in all, the scholarship should be a great opportunity to address the current shortage of professional

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Still, as Hellmers puts it, applicants must be dedicated to learning how to play the pipe organ to make the most of the lessons.

“It’s a lot of hard work, and they need to be able to practice regularly,” Hellmers said. “They need to make a commitment to practicing regularly and make good progress.”

Applications for the 20122013 Richmond Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Scholarship must be received on Saturday, May 26.

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Members of the National Junior Honor Society at Providence Middle School held a walka-thon to raise money for the SPCA. They walked the track at their school to raise more than $600 for their furry friends.

Chesterfield residents graduate from Bluefield College

Three Chesterfield County residents were among 126 Bluefield College seniors who accepted diplomas during the school’s 90th Annual Spring Commencement on May 5

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They are Jonathan Russell McDearmon of Chesterfield, Gregory Moon of Midlothian and Luke H. Zylstra Jr. of Chester.

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In Virginia, 19.7 percent of high school students smoke, and 8,700 kids become daily smokers every year.

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Judy Hou, 18, of Midlothian has been named the Southern Region Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. She received the honor May 17 at a gala in Washington, D.C.

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The winners received educational scholarships and grants to continue their prevention efforts and serve as ambassadors for the campaign.

“Judy Hou and other young leaders from across the nation are making great strides in the fight against tobacco and their voices are being heard,” Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said. “Every day, 1,000 kids in the United States become regular smokers and one-third of them will die

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Judy is a leader of Y Street, Virginia’s award-winning youth anti-tobacco group.

With Y Street, she has surveyed Virginians to demonstrate they want smoke-free restaurants, and helped lead the Meltdown campaign, which focused attention on dissolvable and other smokeless tobacco products.

Based on her work, Judy was asked to present Meltdown’s findings to the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee, to Virginia’s two U.S. senators and to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

Judy attended the FDA Youth Stakeholder meeting in Boston, as well as the FDA’s Washington news conference to unveil new graphic warning labels for cigarettes.

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Courage sent clergy to sacrificial higher ground land torpedoed the ship.

The blast knocked out the ship’s electricity, and s a child, I used to enjoy going to the four chaplains were instrumental in formWashington, D.C., and taking in the ing and directing an orderly evacuation from the many sights and attractions. One of my darkened lower decks. They handed out life vests, favorite places was the old Wax Museum and when the supply ran out, took the ones off near the Armory. It’s long gone now, and the histheir backs and handed them to men preparing to torical displays are probably serving a second life abandon ship. as candles in some unknowing soul’s parlor.

A survivor of the sinking, one of only about The museum featured the regular wax fare of 200, said the last thing he saw before the ship sank figures including Jack the Ripper, President Roos- beneath the waves was the four chaplains. evelt, Queen Elizabeth and Marilyn Monroe.

“The last thing I saw, the four chaplains were But it was the final stop on the tour that up there praying for the safety of the men,” Grady intrigued me the most. You could hear it before it Clark recounted. That’s exactly the way I rememactually appeared, as a portion of a ship tossed in ber the scene at the old museum. artificially rough waters, obviously on its last leg Most of the men perished in the icy waters of the before a trip to Davy Jones’ locker.

Atlantic, and the four chaplains became national Four men remain on deck, one of them praying heroes. They have a day designated in their honor, while the other holds a Rosary. Another one leans have been the focus of numerous television shows over the rail to give his life preserver to a sailor in and written inquiries, and prompted the founding the water. It was quite a dramatic scene and made of the Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation. a lasting impression on me.

Its official mission “is to further the cause of When I grew older, I only remembered portions unity without uniformity by encouraging goodwill of the brief story that accompanied the scene at and cooperation among all people.” the museum, but I never forgot the image of those The words are a fitting tribute to George men calmly offering their life vests to save the lives Fox, Alexander Goode, Clark Poling and John P. of others.

Washington, the four chaplains immortalized in I have since learned the entirety of their saga, the story. and the enormity of their sacrifice.

The four chaplains are only a small portion of The four chaplains served together with 900 the veterans we celebrate and salute on Memoother men on the Dorchester on an undisrial Day. We stand in tribute to all those who have closed mission in the North Atlantic in the served and sacrificed for their country, hearts winter of 1943. More than a week had passed filled with eternal gratitude for the price they paid. when a German submarine near NewfoundThere is no higher calling.

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CRIME REPORT All data are based on the publicly available Chesterfield County Police Department daily arrest and crime releases and are reported according to Federal Incident Based Reporting rules.

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1600 block of East Oak Lake Boulevard License plates reported stolen from a work van.

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5000 block of King Cotton Lane Suspect gained entry by breaking out window in the back of the house.

Property was stolen.

3700 block of Ellerton Drive Unknown suspect/s rummaged through the victim’s unlocked vehicle in his driveway, however nothing was reported stolen.

13200 block of South Heritage Woods Terrace Unknown suspect/s broke the door frame on the front door to gain entry to the residence. It appears the suspect/s may have been trying to steal the television set due to the damage of the outlet on the back of the entertainment cover.

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14400 block of Clipper Cove Court GPS united reported stolen from victim’s unlocked vehicle.

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11400 block of Wiltstaff Drive Property removed from the victim’s 2006 Toyota, parked in the driveway.

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3800 block of North Bailey Bridge Road Suspect stole numerous amounts of green dot Visa cards from location.

May 8 Topics are taken into consideration until the group chooses a concept Incidentally, it was a consideration of future events that led to the to research before presenting its findings to the Board of Supervicommittee’s creation. sors.

In 1987, the adoption of the “We start honing them down Chesterfield County charter led to the committee’s creation. The first over a period of months until we get a manageable few,” DeGennaro Committee of the Future memsaid.

“Then, we hone them down bers were appointed in 1988, and until we choose the topic that is although DeGennaro wasn’t one most significant.” of the original members, he said “That process sometimes takes that his forebears considered that a year, and we research for two or changes would occur in the county three years by calling experts, readover time. ing books and speaking to people.

“In other words, I don’t know Then, we write a report with sugthe impetus, but what I do know gestions for action for implementais that the county created a charter tion with the Board of Supervisors.” committee tasked with looking at According to DeGennaro, the the needs of the county,” DeGennexecution rate of his committee’s aro said. “Once they had that vision, they crafted it, the supervisors ideas is very high. That is, although he said that it varies from year to saw value in having a very longyear, he estimated that 80 percent range thinking group, and they to 90 percent of its topics eventually wrote it into the charter.” become implemented.

The Committee of the Future Still, the Committee of the consists of two members from each Future welcomes comments and of the five magisterial districts.

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Fransocn said Fastenal sells indusof Virginia Consulting also was at- trial construction supplies.

“I think the information was tending his first Breakfast with the great,” Fransocn said. “Our goal Buyer meeting on May 17. was to try to learn more about the “I think we need to have more of this so that small business can, in county – how they operate, how we fact, understand how to work with can fit in and some opportunities government and [avail] themselves that we can maybe go after.”

Gina Forehand of Newport of the opportunities,” Norman said.

News-based Compro Services said “I help the private sector sell their she came from Virginia Beach to goods and services to the Comattend the May 17 meeting. monwealth of Virginia.”

“It was good,” Forehand said. “It Bill Fransocn of the Fastenal was very resourceful and it was nice Company, which has several locato put some names with faces, faces tions throughout the Richmond area, attended the May 17 meeting with names.”

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questions from the public. Chesterfield County residents are invited to attend its public monthly meetings.

“They’re all public,” DeGennaro said. “Anyone can visit or observe, but they have to apply if they would like to speak.”

“And the simplest way to contact the committee is to email questions or comments to Kim Conley or get onto the Committee of the Future web page. We just want to hear from people.”

The next Committee of the Future meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 11, at the Lane Ramsey Administration Building in Room 502 at 9901 Lori Road in Chesterfield.

The organization also is actively accepting solicitations from local citizens.

To transmit comments or questions to the Committee of the Future, e-mail Kim Conley at conleyk@chesterfield.gov or visit www. chesterfield.gov.

said she also enjoyed the May 17 meeting.

“I thought it was awesome, very informative,” Elliott said.

Timothy Moore, assistant director of the Chesterfield County Department of Purchasing, said the Breakfast with the Buyer series has been successful.

“The attendance is very good,” Moore said. “We have opened ourselves up to the small businesses.

More small businesses are now aware of us. Hopefully we’ve helped them make contacts in the departments for their small purchases.

So, I think, overall, it’s been a good program.”

3400 block of Clintwood Road Entry to detached garaged gained via an unlocked sliding glass door. No items determined missing at time of the report.

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2200 block of Edgeview Lane Unknown suspect broke a window out of the residence to gain access.

Once inside, suspect assaulted the victim. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.

23235 May 1

3200 block of Summerbrooke Drive Unknown suspect/s gained entry to the victim’s residence through front door and stole property.

2600 block of South Cropper Court Victim stated she observed unknown suspect attempting to gain entry into her residence through a rear kitchen window. Entry was not gained and at this time nothing has been reported stolen.

May 7

1400 block of Mall Drive Described suspect was observed attempting to remove a ladder from victim’s truck while parked at location.

7200 block of Hull Street Road Suspect approached the clerk and asked him to make change. As the register opened, the suspect grabbed the cash and attempted to flee. The suspect was detained and taken into custody.

May 8

7800 block of Lancashire Place Entry to the residence gained by forcing open a rear bathroom window.

Property removed.

23236 May 6

10700 block of Academy Drive Listed suspect admitted to breaking the front window at location, and along with several other suspects vandalized the interior. Property was taken and consumed by several of the suspects.

1300 block of Buckingham Station Drive Suspects forced entry into two locked May 7 8800 block of Jacobs Road vehicles and removed property.

Property taken from victim’s 1994 GMC Blazer while parked at location.

May 2 11500 block of Robious Road Tools were stolen from the victim’s pickup truck.

10800 block of Sunset Hills Drive Property taken from victim’s unlocked 2004 Jeep Wrangler.

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May 3

3700 block of Ellerton Drive Unknown suspect/s entered the victim’s unsecure garage and rummaged through the victim’s unlocked vehicle. Nothing has been reported stolen at this time.

6200 block of Verdict Court Property was taken from the victim’s unlocked vehicle.

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14100 block of Ashton Cove Drive Property removed from unlocked Ford Explorer.

May 5

13500 block of Brandy Oaks Road Bottle bomb exploded at location.

Multiple mailboxes were also reported damaged in the neighborhood.

1100 block of Alverser Drive Item was stolen from the victim’s vehicle. Victim claims the vehicle was

4000 block of Windy Creek Drive Victim was standing on his porch when the described suspect exited the suspect vehicle and displayed a handgun. Victim and suspect argued for a short time and then the suspect left.

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Parish Baby Shower helps adoptive families the couple who has organized this year’s festivities. Previarents who adopt ously, the Gaspers organized infants open their a similar event when they homes and their lived in Houston, Texas, and hearts to the posthey suggested the idea when sibility of what those new they became members of the additions can bring to their church. families, but they aren’t always Mike Gasper, who also is prepared with all the supplies a member of the Knights of that they need.

Columbus 6546, a group that The 6th annual Parish supports the event along with Baby Shower at St. Edward the the St. Edward Justice and Confessor Catholic Church Peace Ministry, said that the in North Chesterfield will church holds the baby shower help new moms and dads by for its parishioners every year. providing some of the items Gasper said that expectthat they need to care for ant mothers won’t be present those babies. at the Parish Baby Shower.

The event will take place Instead, it is just a festive way throughout the day on Satur- for people to get together and day, May 26, and Sunday, May drop off the collected items.

27, after each Mass.

“People like to go to baby Mike and Gerri Gasper are showers and give presents,”

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Gasper said. “We give free cake and punch and make it a party where the parishioners can bring in clothing or donations, and they can enjoy it and it works out well.”

Anyone can attend the event, however, and the public also can donate baby items to the effort. Specifically, it needs diapers, discharge outfits for preemies and newborns, formula, receiving blankets, socks and wipes, although financial donations are also welcome.

Earlier this year, the Knights of Columbus 6546 organized a fish fry during Lent, and some of the proceeds from that effort will help the organization to purchase balloons, cake and punch for the shower.

And, since the collection efforts have begun, the organizations have amassed more than $10,000 in financial donations and more than $15,000 in baby items.

So, how did the collaboration with Bethany Christian Services begin? The Gaspers began contacting local family organizations to find out if they would be interested in receiving additional donations for infants, and Bethany had both a dire need and the space necessary to house those supplies.

“When we were first looking to do this, my wife called different groups in the Richmond area to see who would be interested in the cash and the baby clothes, items and diapers,” Gasper said. “Most

Writing group hosts Wordpress seminar

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ordpress is an Internetbased software program that helps bloggers to create their own websites.

Fortunately, for budding writers, it’s free, which makes it easily accessible and affordable for anyone who wants to post their thoughts or to market projects to an online audience.

On Saturday, May 26, Agile Writers will host a seminar at Martin’s Grocery in Midlothian to teach potential bloggers to use the software to create their own Wordpress sites.

The Agile Writers is a group that is dedicated to helping beginning authors complete the first draft of a novel in six months.

Writing coach Greg Smith started Agile Writers in January 2011, and he will teach the class.

During the class, participants will learn a variety of useful techniques to make the most of the software.

And, by the time the seminar ends, they will gain enough knowledge to create their own Wordpress portals.

“Attendees will learn how to create a Wordpress site, how to create a page, how to create posts, how to choose a theme, how to

install a plug-in and how to set up widgets,” Smith said.

“It’s an informal real-time presentation with questions answered as we go.”

As Smith said, Wordpress is a handy tool to have since it doesn’t require users to buy a web domain or hosting. That is, they can go to the Wordpress website, create an account and start blogging right away.

Smith will speak about his own experiences with the software since he uses Wordpress regularly.

More specifically, he hosts his own self-named website along with the Agile Writers’ website, and he also administers a site for another well-known area writing organization, the James River Writers.

“I started using Wordpress four or five years ago,” Smith said. “It’s great for creating a website quickly.”

Not only is the software free of charge, but it gives users access to a host of themes, which Smith said makes it easy for users to customize their sites’ experiences for visitors.

“The great thing about Wordpress is that it is customizable,” Smith said. “It starts out with a very plain look, but a writer will want to customize that look to reflect their style and possibly the content of their book,

(and) this is where themes come in.”

“The location and style of menus, the header and footer, and other navigation can be changed simply by installing a new theme. Unlike other CMS systems, Wordpress makes this as simple as searching for a new theme and clicking a button.”

At first glance, blogging might not appear to be a necessary proficiency for burgeoning writers. But, according to Smith, it’s an invaluable skill that can help scribes to market their published products.

“Blogging is one of many skills that anyone who wants to advertise on the internet should have, (but) blogging is a natural extension for writers because, well, it’s writing,” Smith said.

“In the Internet age, it is important to keep a fresh face on your product, and blogging allows you to do this.”

“For example, if you’re a writer and you just put your book on Amazon, you will want to trumpet your accomplishment to your fans, (and) updating your blog does that. Likewise, if you’re doing a book signing you want to let everyone know where you’re going to be.”

And attendees don’t have to bring their personal computers with them, although

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they might want to use them to take notes. At the end of the day, though, a pad and a writing utensil will be all they need to successfully complete the class.

“Really, the only thing anyone should bring is notetaking equipment,” Smith said.

The Agile Writers Wordpress Class will get underway at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, at the Martin’s Grocery at 2250 John Rolfe Parkway in Midlothian.

The seminar is free, but a $5 donation is encouraged to help to cover the cost of the meeting space.

Pre-registration isn’t necessary, but Smith said it would be appreciated.

To sign up, or for more information about Agile Writers, visit http://WritersClub.us and click on the More Info tab.

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The Chesterfield Council on Aging will present “Dynamics of Elder Abuse” from 9 to 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 24, at Lucy Corr Village, 700 Lucy Corr Blvd., Chesterfield.

Participants will look at the overall topic of elder abuse and elder financial abuse.

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Bethany that a military family was being transferred and they came to Richmond and we gave them a portable crib, diapers and formula because they would have had to wait two weeks otherwise,” Gasper said. “It worked out very well, and they had things that they could use immediately.”

The donations collected during the event will continue to help those new parents to care for their new infants.

The Parish Baby Shower will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27, at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church at 2700 Dolfield Drive in North Chesterfield after each Mass.

Admission is free.

For more information, call 303-3355.

of the service agencies didn’t have the space to hold the items we collected.”

“Bethany is a worldwide adoption organization. In addition to their pregnancy counseling, they do adoption and foster care, and they have a ready supply of people and babies who need these things.”

Over the years, the items have helped a multitude of families, including a military couple that Gasper remembers. At the time, they didn’t have all the supplies that they needed for a newborn, but, thanks to the parish’s collection drive, they were able to take the child right away after Bethany Christian Services called them.

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Four Millwood School middle school students recently participated in the NASA Stennis Space Center’s “Spaced Out Sports” design challenge.

The “Spaced Out Sports” challenge is an annual, national, contest designed by NASA for students in grades 5-8.

The goal of the program is to encourage students to design a new sport that can be played on earth and in the International Space Center (ISS).

Sophia Fehrmann, Lauren McCarey, Devin Scofield and Meha Srivastava created a game known as “Asteroid Control.”

To successfully complete the challenge, these students learned about and successfully applied Newton’s Laws of Motion to their newly created sport.

Sophia, Lauren, Devin and Meha learned to identify the effects of gravity on game pieces and to predict the effects of a microgravity

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demonstration in written and video form.

If you are interested in watching several sixth

graders demonstrate “Asteroid Control,” go to http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=jqLh3r7m_R0 .

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Midlothian woman wins prize in communications contest A Midlothian resident has been recognized by the Virginia Press Women with a third place award in the 2012 Virginia Press Women Communications Contest.

Frances “Francine” Crutchfield received a third place in the Special Series category for articles written about a woman’s efforts to get her landlord to take action against the infestation of roaches in her apartment building. A judge wrote, “Good job following her story. It made a difference. Sometimes

that’s why we do this.”

Crutchfield also received a first place award for a speech to the Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at its George Mason Award Celebration June 22, 2011. The Chapter had changed the name of its Distinguished Service Award, presented in 2010 to Crutchfield and her late husband, to the George and Francine Crutchfield Distinguished Service Award.

Crutchfield expressed gratitude and shared memories of her husband in the speech. One judge said, “A very sweet

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details of the new statutes if the voters approve them in November. First and foremost, the new statutes repeal the General Assembly’s right to define public use.

“Arguably, it transfers this power to the courts,” Cherry said.

It also declares the right of private property to be fundamental.

“That seems innoxious enough until you read the other 16 amendments that comprise the Virginia Bill of Rights of the Virginia Constitution and that word fundamental doesn’t appear in one of them,” Cherry said.

In Cherry’s estimation, property rights could rule supreme over other rights not declared fundamental, basically the ones remaining.

Another factor in the new statures is the public necessity clause. Cherry said those decisions also could end up in the court system.

But, he said, the real elephant in the room is the just compensation clause that requires condemned property owners to be paid for lost assets and lost profits, something that would add additional dollars to public projects and cost taxpayers millions in some estimations.

Finally, the new statutes limit the definition of public use. “It says if the primary use is private gain or benefit, private enterprise, increasing jobs, increasing tax revenue or for economic development, that’s not a public use,” Cherry said.

Added up, Cherry said the new statutes will impact the future of the power of eminent domain.

“It will be less ability to predict whether you can condemn at all and, more importantly, what is the cost?”

decided the Kelo case in 2005 in favor of New London, Conn., giving the green light to demolish an existing neighborhood in favor of new higher tax base construction.

The city cited increased revenue as higher use construction as reasons for its position.

Legislatures, including Virginia, have reacted to that decision, and, in many cases, have limited or restricted eminent domain statutes.

Reforms in Virginia even began before the Kelo decision with the creation of a commission to study the power of eminent domain.

Cherry described the Kelo decision as a “judicial yawn because, to those of us who have practiced in the area, it was simple a decision completely in line with prior United States Supreme Court decisions.”

He acknowledged the reaction to the decision was “a political firestorm.”

Virginia’s new guidelines include provisions to pay landowners both real property value and lost access and lost profits.

Cherry said he opposes those changes that will be on the ballot in the November election.

“In 2007, the General Assembly adopted a statute that redefined and limited public use,” Cherry said.

Attempts to amend the state constitution to include the newly legislated changes in definition to public use failed in 2008 and 2009.

“In 2011, we had the first passage of the constitutional amendment,” Cherry said. All amendments require passage by two consecutive Assembly sessions, and the bill cleared that hurdle with this year’s passage.

Cherry outlined the

Team Depot (Home Depot 4627 on Hull Street) recently hosted Girl Scout Troop 38 to help the scouts earn their flower badge. They built bird feeders and received flowers on their visit. A representative from Bell Nursery spoke with them about types of flowers and how our environment is impacted by plants and flowers. Team Depot is the all volunteer branch of the Home Depot.

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of oral health may have a positive impact on general health and may delay mortality.

Maintaining good oral health is a critical factor in maintaining overall health and well being in older adults.

Seminar participants include: a periodontist to focus on the basics of the oral-systemic; a dentist who also is a pharmacist to address the basics of the oral health-pharmacological link; a dietitian to address oral health and dietary link; an oral pathologist on the basics of unusual oral lesions/lumps; and a dental hygienist, who will present and give instruction on the provision of proper oral hygiene care and how those with motor/dexterity barriers can be aided.

This seminar is applicable to all levels of nursing, physicians, all levels of dental care professionals, dieticians and occupational therapists.

Lucy Corr Foundation is offering a free seminar providing free continuing education credits to all health care professionals, including physicians, nurses of all levels, dental professionals, pharmacists, dieticians, occupational therapists and nursing home administrators in the region.

Funded by the Virginia Center on Aging, the seminar will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Friday, June 1, at Lucy Corr Village at 6800 Lucy Corr Blvd. in Chesterfield.

Registration is required and more information is found at www.lucycorrvillage.com and click onto special events.

Impaired oral health may adversely affect diet, nutrition, sleep patterns, psychological status, social interactions and other activities of life in some older adults.

Research findings suggest that the improvement

These four Millwood School middle school students took part in the NASA Stennis Space Center’s “Spaced Out Sports” design challenge. They are Sophia Fehrmann, Lauren McCarey, Devin Scofield and Meha Srivastava.

environment on these same pieces. A final copy of the game’s design was submitted to NASA educators as a

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memorial and celebration of a marriage, a partnership and an award.”

Forty-one Virginia Press Women members submitted a total of 230 entries in writing, editing, photography, advertising and public relations categories in the contest.

Award Winners were announced at the April 28 conference at Rockingham Memorial Hospital and Health Campus Conference Center in Harrisonburg.

First place entries advance to the National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 The Newcomers Club will hold its monthly luncheon at 11 a.m. at The Place at Innsbrook. The $23 fee includes social hour, lunch and a program on healthy living. For more information, call Brenda at 754-0460 by May 20 or visit newcomersrichmond. org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 17 The 7th Intercultural Musical Festival will begin at 4 p.m. at Lord Jesus Korean Church at 10201 Robious Road in

Richmond. Even though its history dates back more than 15 years, this year marks the festival’s seventh year at Lord Jesus Korean Church. The purpose of the Intercultural Musical Festival is to build bridges and areas of understanding between various ethnic Christian communities and to facilitate communication among racial/ethnic people and others in the Greater Richmond area.

WEEKLY TUESDAYS Overeaters Anonymous Group #51606 meets at 2

p.m. each Tuesday at the Central Baptist Church at 1510 Courthouse Rd. in Richmond. For more information, call Peg at 379-9558.

The Bethia United Methodist Church Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) program is accepting registrations and new members. Members chart their path through motherhood and see how motherhood redirects their various relationships. Bethia MOPS meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the first, third and fifth Tuesdays from Sept. 20

through May 15. For more information, contact Kara Harris at 763-6067 or karaharris@verizon.net. Bethia United Methodist Church is located at 10700 Winterpock Road in Chesterfield.

WEEKLY WEDNESDAYS Bridge is played from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at St. Mark’s Church at 11551 Luck’s Lane. Players of all levels are welcome. No advance sign-up is required.

For more information, call Carol at 594-0995.

WEEKLY THURSDAYS Moms of Tots to Teens (MOTTS) meets from 9:45 a.m. to noon every first and third Thursday of the month – Sept. 15 through May 17 - at Bon Air Baptist Church at 2531 Buford Road. Preschool child care is available. For more information, contact Loretta Sherwood at tiandlo@ aol.com or go to www.bonairbaptist.org/motts.

The Al-Anon meeting Awaken to Hope meets at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church

located at 2480 Batterson Rd. in Powhatan.

Pastor James C. Vinson of Resources for Life holds services from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays at St. Matthias Episcopal Church at 11300 West Huguenot Rd. in Midlothian. For more information, call 305-5100 or e-mail jamesvnsn@yahoo.com.

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midlothian’s John Gerard prepares to pass the baton to teammate Daniel Jackson for the anchor leg of the Dominion District boys 4x100 relay.

Speed, stamina fuel success Midlo boys, Cosby girls claim Dominion District track crowns

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ong known for its dominance in distance events, Midlothian High’s boys track-and-field team now has athletes capable of winning shorter races, too.

Led by a record-breaking performance from their 4x100-meter relay team, the host Trojans rallied past Manchester and Cosby to win the Dominion District outdoor meet last Wednesday.

Unlike girls champion Cosby, which defended its district crown with a dominant performance, it was the first outdoor team title in as long as anyone could remember for Midlothian’s boys.

The exclamation point was the Trojans’ second consecutive impressive effort in the shortest of three relays.

Just five days earlier, the quartet of Jalen Brown, Taylor Stout, John Gerard and Daniel Jackson had broken the school record en route to a fifth-place finish at the Southern Track Classic.

When the results of

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midlothian freshman Collin Hahn (left) battles teammate Tyler Timblin to the finish line in the 1,600.

Cosby’s DeNisha Smith won four events and broke the meet record in the 300 hurdles.

that race were announced through the loudspeakers at SportsBackers Stadium, the Trojans took note of the fact that they were

They proved it again on Wednesday.

Brown and Stout kept Midlothian in contention through the first two legs

introduced as “distance powerhouse Midlothian.”

“We were all like, ‘We can sprint, too,’” Jackson said with a smile.

of the 4x100, then Gerard gave the Trojans the lead with a terrific third leg trACK p8

Cinderella Knights finish as champions

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lessed Sacrament Huguenot’s baseball team didn’t feel much like Cinderella after an impossibly awful start to the 2012 season.

The Knights, who returned most of the team that fell to Brunswick Academy in last year’s state final, dropped their first five games by a combined 36-15.

Their lowest point occurred on April 18. Already saddled with a 2-8 record, the Knights promptly fell behind New Community High School 7-0 and appeared to be headed for another disappointing loss.

Then something remarkable happened – and it didn’t involve a fairy godmother.

BSH exploded for 16 unanswered runs to beat New Community, sparking a surge that saw the Knights win seven of nine games and claim the Virginia Commonwealth Con-

ference tournament title.

Still, they were seeded seventh out of eight teams for the Virginia Independent Schools Division 3 tournament, and faced an uphill battle to make a third consecutive state final appearance.

“We never should’ve been the 7 seed,” BSH first baseman T.J. Dobrucky said. “We should’ve been right up there with the top teams. We just didn’t play like it.”

The Knights entered the state tournament with a losing record (9-10), but stayed hot with a 3-1 upset of No. 2 North Cross and knocked off sixth-seeded Miller School by the same 3-1 score in Friday’s semifinals.

When he woke up early Saturday to get prepared for the 11 a.m. state final matchup against top-seeded Southampton Academy, BSH coach James Poore couldn’t shake the BAseBALL p9

Eddie Johnson’s up and down season is on the upswing again.

The Midlothian resident won the 150-lap season opener, but bad luck in other races had him stuck in fifth place in the Southside Speedway points battle heading into last Friday’s race.

Johnson once again had everything clicking on all cylinders, as he won the pole and picked up the win in the 100-lap Late Model feature.

Johnson drew a “7” on the redraw and took his time picking his way through the field. He moved past Chris Dodson on lap 73 and cruised to an easy victory. Dodson held off Chris Johnson for second with Jeff Oakley and Adam Resnick rounding out the Top 5.

Mike Rudy was the fastest Modified qualifier, but the “5” drawn on the restart put #4 of Thomas Stinson on the pole. That’s not what the rest of the Modified field wanted to see.

Chris Hopkins was able to hang with Stinson early, but mechanical problems ended Hopkins’ hopes early. Stinson was never really challenged after that and picked up his second win of the season.

Kyle Wood finished second with Rudy third, Michael Johnson fourth and Ryan Wilbourne wound up fifth.

The U-Cars had four 14-year-old rookies on the track for the time together in Friday’s Twin 20 lap features.

Car #1 of Conner Brown, #9 of Alex Brock, #79 Lane Janosik, and #98 Taylor Sarkees all made their debuts in the first 20-lap feature.

Sarkees’ seventh-place finish was the highest-finishing 14-year-old in Race #1, but Rusty Bennett was the one who took home the hardware. Bennett had his hands full, but held off David Kerns, Tyler Davis, Rip Solomone and Daniel Thomas to pick up the win.

In U-Car Race #2, Thomas got the help of the redraw to start on the pole and led all 20 laps for his second win of the season.

The Champ Kart race saw Jason Higgenbotham cross the line second, but after post race inspection he was the one on top. Matt Ashworth failed the inspection giving Higgenbotham the victory.

Justin Emory finish second followed by Brett Clark, Clint Gunn and Hunter Ashworth.

Southside Speedway will return to action on June 1.

The Late Models will run Twin 50-lap features, the Grand Stocks will battle for 30 laps, the Legends will run 25 laps, the Champ Karts will have a 25 lap contest and the U-Cars will run Twin 20 lap features.

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Sam Drewicz slides in safely with BSH’s third run.

Each week, the Midlothian Exchange will track the progress of Chesterfield native Denny Hamlin as he pursues his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship Last week: Hamlin will look back on last weekend and feel glad no points were at stake in the NASCAR All-Star Race. After qualifying third for the 90-lap event and leading 16 laps, Hamlin finished a disappointing 20th out of 23 drivers.

Where he stands: Hamlin is still in fourth place in the Sprint Cup points standings. He’s just 17 points behind leader Greg Biffle.

Up next: As usual, Memorial Day weekend brings one of NASCAR’s most physically demanding challenges, the CocaCola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Qualifying is today at 7 p.m. and the race will start Sunday at 5:30.

Manchester High School’s football staff will host a camp for kids 8 through 14 on Saturday, June 16 at the MHS football complex.

Manchester alum Kavell Conner, a linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts, is one of several current and former Lancers players who will be help provide instruction at the camp.

The cost of the camp is $25, which includes a T-shirt for all participants. Campers are asked to bring both cleats and sneakers.

Check-in will be from 8-8:45 a.m. and the camp will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To pre-register or for more information, contact Coach Tom Hall by phone at (804) 307-4727 or e-mail him at thomas_hall@ccpsnet.net.

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Cosby’s Lauren Denuel smacks a forehand during her 6-2, 6-1 victory over Mills Godwin’s Sophie Linnell in last Thursday’s Central Region final.

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Cosby’s Jamie Cochrane won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 singles.

osby High’s girls tennis team concocted a successful recipe to edge Deep Run 5-4 in the Central Region semifinals and clinch a berth in the Group AAA state tournament.

But the Titans wound up one ingredient short of a regional championship.

Just as it did against Deep Run, Cosby swept the first three singles matches in Thursday’s final against powerhouse Mills Godwin. Lauren Denuel, Jamie Cochrane and Anjelica Esteves combined to drop just one set.

But the Eagles rallied to win the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles matches, then claimed two doubles victories to seal their 13th consecutive regional title by a 5-3 score.

Denuel and Esteves led their No. 1 doubles match 60, 5-1 when Godwin’s Jackie Dillon and Brittany Hsieh finally put away the clinching 6-3, 7-6 triumph over Cochrane and Bailey Kirchner.

For the Titans, it was an unfortunate reversal from the Deep Run match – when Cochrane and Kirchner pulled out a 6-3, 7-6 win for the fifth and clinching team point.

Cosby (15-2) will travel photo by jim mcconnell to face the Northern Region Anjelica Esteves rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 3. champion next Tuesday.

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before completing a flawless baton pass to Jackson.

The speedy junior, who also nipped Bird’s Paul Robertson for first place in the 100, blazed across the stripe to complete a 42.30 finish – a half-second faster than the district record set 20 years ago by Huguenot.

“It was a little scary because I saw the third leg and knew we were going to be in the lead when I got the baton, but you can’t think about that,” Jackson said. “You just have to get to the finish and run ‘til you drop.”

It was an especially satisfying victory since Midlothian has never been considered a stable for top-shelf sprinters.

While Gerard noted the Trojans’ hard work on baton exchanges paid off, Midlothian coach Dan Ward said one record-breaking performance likely won’t be enough to silence the skeptics.

“All of them know now that they have to work even harder,” Ward added. “You have to perform on the track and beat people to break the stereotype. You can’t just run fast once – you have to do it over and over again.”

Ward issued an equally direct challenge to Midlothian’s entrants in the 3,200. Even after breaking the district record in the 4x100, the Trojans found themselves third behind Cosby and Manchester in the team standings with just two events remaining.

After doing some quick calculations, Ward found the quartet of seniors Tyler Timblin and Ryan Peterson, sophomore Tommy Mulroy and freshman Collin Hahn, and told them they needed to sweep the top four places for Midlothian to win the boys team title.

It wouldn’t be easy. James River freshman Freddie Shashaty and Clover Hill junior Eric Bianchi both hung with the lead pack throughout the eight-lap event, but the Midlothian runners surged on the last lap to accomplish their goal.

“We’re all excited we performed so well,” said Hahn, the precocious ninth-grader who pulled off an impressive 1,600 and 3,200 sweep. “It was a little more pressure, especially when you see somebody break away; you know if you let them go, you’re not just letting yourself but the whole team down.”

GIRLS MEET Cosby’s girls overwhelmed the competition by winning 11 of 16 events, outdistancing runner-up Manchester by 128 points.

N.C. State-bound senior Megan Moye etched her name in the record book again during her final Dominion District meet, shattering her own records in the 800 and 1,600 set just a year ago.

But Moye was hardly the only standout for the deep, talented Titans.

Junior DeNisha Smith won the long jump, 100 hurdles and 200, and also broke the district record in the 300 hurdles that was previously held by former James River standout Kellie Wells – now one of the world’s top-ranked hurdlers and a favorite to represent the U.S. this summer at the Olympics.

Sophomore Alexandria Moseley missed breaking the record in the 400 by a hundredth of a second. She also won the 100 dash, placed second in both the 200 and triple jump and took third in the long jump.

Senior Logan Edwards claimed her final two district titles by dominating both the shot put and discus.

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inning, then Sam Drewicz scored on a wild pitch and feeling his team was going T.J. Dobrucky added an RBI to win. single as BSH extended its His confidence only grew lead to 4-0 after just two when junior Stephen Bendele at-bats. gathered his teammates prior That was enough for to the game and reminded senior Nathaniel Settle, who them that “nobody expected threw his second complete us to be here.” game in four days and “The kids were really limited Southampton’s loose. Nothing fazed them,” powerful offense to six hits Poore said. as the Knights claimed a 5-3 The Knights’ relaxed apvictory. proach paid dividends at the “It sounds so weird being plate early in the state final.

12-10 and state champions,” Tyler Dobrucky smacked a said Drewicz, who scored two-run double in the first two runs for BSH.

Freshman second baseman Ryan Davoud also scored two runs and followed Drewicz’s long triple with a sacrifice fly that plated a huge insurance run in the seventh inning.

Poore brought up Davoud from the JV and inserted him into the starting lineup midway through the season as part of his attempt to get the Knights out of their prolonged funk.

Nearly out of options, Poore also made a point to step back and let his veteran players assume more

responsibility for leading the team and holding their teammates accountable.

“Early in the season we were trying to force things,” he said. “I stopped yelling and started patting them on the back more. I decided to stop forcing and let them do what they were going to do because all I was doing was making things worse.”

Having done things the hard way all season, nobody was surprised when the Knights nearly squandered all of their early four-run lead against Southampton.

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“It was really intense, but you can’t let it get to you,” T.J. Dobrucky said. “You can’t get lost in the moment or you’ll fall apart.”

There was some symmetry in Saturday’s victory; the Knights began their eightgame win streak by beating Southampton, then ended their season by knocking off the Raiders again.

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While Southampton starter Tonee Hill settled down and allowed only two baserunners from the third through sixth innings, the Raiders got back in the game by scoring one run in each of the third, fourth and sixth.

BSH, which had played sparkling defense in its first two state tournament games, hurt its own cause with four errors.

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