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Schools add longer school days, early release dates On nine days in the coming school year, Chesterfield County students will be dismissed three hours early. Also for the 2011-12 year, school days will start a few minutes earlier and end a few minutes later than previous years. These strategic changes to the school calendar will give teachers time for planning and professional development without taking instructional hours away from students. The end result is expected to be higher academic achievement for students. “Expectations for student achievement continue to rise each year even though budget cuts have resulted in fewer support personnel, higher pupil-teacher ratios and reduced planning time for teachers,” said Donna Dalton, chief academic officer. Over two years, Chesterfield County Public Schools has lost nearly $80 million and 500 positions. “Strategically incorporating early release days will enable teachers to plan with colleagues and participate in professional development sessions tied to school improvement and division goals,” Dalton said. On the days students are dismissed early, teachers will have time to collaboratively plan and train by grade level, by content area, by interdisciplinary teams, by school feeder patterns or in professional learning communities. The 2011-2012 calendar was first presented Jan. 25; after an extensive public comment period, the calendar was approved March 8. To make schedules predictable, the early release days generally fall on the last Wednesday of each month. Chesterfield students will be dismissed three hours early on Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 30, Jan. 25, Feb. 29, March 28, April 25, June 14 and June 15. Parents are encouraged to plan ahead for the early dismissals, by shifting work schedules so that they can be with their children, contacting after-school programs or coordinating with friends and neighbors. Planning ahead for slightly earlier starting times is also important. The 2011-12 school calendar is available online at chesterfield.k12.va.us.

Craft creates functional art

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eah Marshal, 9, had to gain a little more patience before her grandfather, Joel Burman, would show her how to weave a basket. “I had asked him when I was seven if I could do this,” the Greenfield Elementary student said. “So, I waited two years, and then, I finally got to start making baskets.” The Chesterfield resident has enjoyed passing along the hand-made craft to his granddaughter, Leah. “She has been helping me for a couple of years prepare my material and is now starting to weave baskets,” Burman said. “She’s picked it up and would like to start selling some baskets, but I’m making her keep the first ones that she makes,” he said. Burman, owner of The Basket Case and a vendor at Chesterfield Farmers’ Market that is held each Friday from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. until December, learned the artisan way of creating functional baskets from a friend in 1984. The art form created a new career path for Burman, who used to operate heavy equipment at construction sites. Now, the expert craftsman focuses full-time on creating traditional Appalachian-style baskets and a variety of other functional pieces of art. “This is a lot more fun,” the Chesterfield resident said. Appalachian-style baskets are functional gathering baskets, Burman explained. From egg and berry gathering to holding garlic cloves and keys, the baskets are made to be used for more than just decoration. It’s not just producing basket patterns with natural materials that kick the creative juices in full gear. Burman adds color. “When I started doing this [weaving] 27 years ago, we made our own natural dyes with Pokeberry, onion skins and things like that, but the color fades very easily, so I switched to a non-toxic clothing dye,” he said. Burman notes that there are more varieties of color available with the modern dyeing process. He also noticed that the color stays vibrant for a longer period of time and is not nearly as time consuming BASKETS page 3

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Joel Burman, owner of The Basket Case, begins a modest birdhouse for hummingbirds.

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Show off your growing and sewing skills at county fair Virginia Cooperative Extension Invites Residents to Compete at the Chesterfield County Fair The Chesterfield County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension Service invites residents to be exhibitors in the Arts and Crafts Building at the Chesterfield County Fair, Friday, Aug. 26 through Saturday, Sept. 3. Items may be entered into competitions in various categories including: • general farm crops • flowers • foods (including breads, cakes, pies, cookies, candies and canned goods such as vegetables, fruits, relishes, pickles, jellies, jams and preserves) • home arts and crafts (including quilts, threadworks and sewing. and arts and photography) • 4-H Entries must be the product or work of the exhibitor. No professionals will be allowed to compete in categories that are associated with their professions. There are no entry fees. Exhibits must delivered on Thursday, Aug. 25, 3 p.m.-8 p.m., to the Arts and Crafts Building. Items will remain on display for the duration of the fair and may be picked up between 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4. The Chesterfield County Fairgrounds is located at the corner of Courthouse and Krause Roads. Pick up a Chesterfield County Fair book to learn about the rules and regulations for exhibitors. They are available in August from the Extension office or at county libraries. For more information about becoming an exhibitor, contact Chesterfield Cooperative Extension at (804)751-4401. For other information, contact the Chesterfield Fair Association at (804)768-1555.

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Sgt. 1st Class Michael Speers, chief instructor for the advanced class, presents a plaque to Chesterﬁeld resident Daniel Phelps, center, and brother Sean Phelps as mother Shirley Phelps looks on during Daniel's 'soldier-for-a-day' experience at Fort Lee.

Teen diagnosed with Leukemia fulﬁlls dream of being a 'soldier' BY ELIZABETH FARINA efarina@midltohianexchange.com

gt. Rodney Siddons was one of several soldiers at Fort Lee who accompanied Daniel Phelps and his younger brother Sean and their cousin Jenna Sola around the Ordnance School Campus this past Friday. The three young guests climbed on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle like it was a jungle gym at a school playground. “Besides the extreme heat, they seem to be enjoying themselves,” Sgt. Siddons said with a smile. “He’s taking it well. I’m proud of him,” the sergeant said. It was a special day for Daniel, 14, who was diagnosed with leukemia last year. The Chesterﬁeld student has always wanted to be a soldier. And for a day, the Ordnance School Campus at Fort Lee, the United Service Organizations (USO), and several other community partners, with a sponsorship of Cox Radio, made that dream possible. “It’s a great day. It means a lot to me to be a soldier. I’m going to be a soldier when I grow up,” Daniel Phelps said. “I’m part of the Ordnance Corps now.” The tour of the Ordnance School Campus

introduced Daniel and his family – including mother Shirley Phelps and grandmother Mary Lee – to the many avenues available in military service. Daniel, Sean, and Jenna were immersed in the Ordnance School’s programs from welding to weapons, and even learned a little U.S. Army lingo along the way. Shirley Phelps could not help but smile watching

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Daniel spend the day with the military. “Awesome. Amazing. I’m so happy for my son,” she said. “He’s having the time of his life, and all these people have taken the time off to be with him today; he’s never going to forget this,” she said. Shirley Phelps knows that Daniel has traveled a weary road since the diagnosis in February 2010. “It was really hard the first week, the first month, the first year, but we’re in the second year now, and he’s gaining weight. He’s got his hair back and he’s got his color. Before, he was so pale. The medicine is doing really good and he’s doing great,” Shirley Phelps said. The mom remembers when her sons were just a few years younger playing with fire trucks, tanks, Army men, and helicopters. “Even before he [Daniel] got sick, he always told me, ‘I’m going to be a soldier; I’m going to be in the Army’,” she said. “He’s always been a fighter. He’s shown me that he’s a fighter and he’s way stronger than I could ever be. He’s a natural fighter that wants to be a soldier. This is a great experi-

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Daniel Phelps, 14, gets an impromptu lesson from the Army during his 'soldier-for-a-day' experience at Fort Lee.

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ence for him.” The “soldier-for-a-day” experience began in a serendipitous way. Daniel’s grandmother had a small electrical ﬁre at her home and had hired electricians Michael and Sons Service. Through small-talk conversation during the repairs, the employee found out about Daniel’s wish. Afterwards, the employee called a friend, who called another friend, and a chain of events eventually led to the family outing. “It was just a little bitty ﬁre, but it brought us all these nice

people,” Lee said. U.S.O. Regional Operations Director Mary Moyer was proud that Fort Lee was able to accommodate Daniel’s wish. “This is a great collaboration among the community, the military and the U.S.O.,” Moyer said. “We’re pleased and appreciative of the community we’ve just moved in to. This community has been phenomenal and we’ve been able to do a lot for our military, but we’re also able to bring the community to the military.”

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iane Dallmeyer was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but she got to Chesterfield County as fast as she could, arriving here when she was 12 years old. This timing meant she had missed the portion of local children’s public education which included learning how culture developed here. That, along with her association with the Chesterfield Historical Society, may constitute a portion of the explanation for the passion that she has developed for the history of the County. Her book, Chesterfield County Chronicles, brings to the printed page certain vignettes of the County that in time may have been lost, overlooked or banished to some deep dark chasm in a forgotten part of a library. While one can discern a general overview of Chesterfield, her work is focused more on specific elements in the development of our society. As with any work of this nature, the labor of research accounted for a major portion of her time. When speaking of the hours devoted to this, she noted that she had spent “more than I can remember – but I enjoyed every one.” She considers this labor intensive portion essential “because you strive for accuracy,” and such diligence is obvious to any discerning reader.. One twist of, shall we say, fate makes this publication quite unusual. Most everyone has seen or heard stories of authors sending innumerable copies of

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their efforts to publishers and the all to frequent rejection letters they receive in return. That was not the case with this publisher, The History Press of Charleston, S. C. Someone there had obviously perused some of her earlier compositions and the publisher contacted her about writing a book to be a “part of their American Chronicles Series.” By itself, such an act speaks volumes in regard to the quality of her writing. There is something for just about everyone in Chesterﬁeld County Chronicles. For those who desire to know how the County got its name, the information is there; and as noted in the book, it was not “named

after a cigarette.” There are stories Meet Diane Dallmeyer at the Barnes & Noble store at 11500 of prominent Midlothian Turnpike on Saturday, people such as Aug. 13 from 1-3 pm or at the John Randolph Magnolia Grange Museum House, and the not some 10020 Ironbridge Road (Route 10) prominent ones in Chesterﬁeld, on such as the women Friday, Aug. 19 from 4-7 pm. of Matoaca Mills. Copies of the book are available To cite only a few for purchase at both locations. other vignettes, there are those that contain hauntings, murder mysteries, sales. There are obviously early mining in the County, many who have an interest various businesses and of in the history of the County course the derivation of as presented in this work. place and school names. As Dallmeyer noted, A demonstration of the “History is magic ... put it in interest that this book has a context with which people created can be found in the can more readily identify fact Amazon.com has aland everybody is a history ready placed a reorder with lover.” the publisher due to current

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BASKETS from page 1 as the natural dye. “There are only so many colors you can get from berries. You’d be surprised how long you have to boil 50 pounds of walnuts to bet a brown dye or how long your arms will be purple after you ﬁnished picking pokeberries and have boiled them for two hours,” he said. The change in the dye process has provided more time for Burman to focus on creating alternative functions and styles that also are different from the traditional basket styles he has available for clients. He’s created Christmas ornaments, napkin rings, and baby rattles as well as vase baskets with a hand-made Rattan ﬂowers dyed in various colors. He has also added a bird house for a summer favorite visitor. “A friend of mine, who makes conventional bird houses, came to me and asked me to make a hummingbird house. I told him I didn’t know how, but he told me to make them just like I make my baby rattles only a little bit bigger. He described the natural hummingbird nest that they make themselves, so I mimicked the natural shape of it,” he said. After several tries, Burman mastered a style that is suitable for the tiny feathered creature. “I have customers reporting back that they do

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The Chesterfield County Police Department's Teen Citizens Academy held its sixth graduation ceremony on Friday, July 29. Including this class' 20 graduates, more than 100 Chesterfield teens have completed the Teen Citizens Academy. The academy offers Chesterfield County high school students the opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of police practices and procedures. Along with presentations and demonstrations by officers, the class includes tours of the county's jail and Emergency Communication Center and an open forum with members of the Office of the Chief of Police. At Friday's graduation, Lt. Col. John C. Austin, deputy chief of support, congratulated the students for completing the week-long academy. "I'm really happy that you gave us this week," he said. Crime Prevention Officer Tim Lamb said he hoped all the participants would take with them information that they could pass on to their peers. Chesterfield County

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Leah Marshal, 9, is learning how to weave baskets and other functional items from her grandfather Joel Burman.

have hummingbirds nesting in the houses,” he said. It is the customers’ challenges that keep Burman creating other styles of baskets such as the birdhouse as well as a lighthouse. He had created the free-standing lighthouse after a long-time customer asked if an outlined pattern of the seaside landmark could be incorporated into basket. “I said, ‘no’ and it bothered me all night. So, the next day I started making prototypes of how I could

make a lighthouse,” he said. The attempt took seven or eight times before Burman was pleased with the result. The popular item includes an LED light that doesn’t get hot or burn the material. “And it lights up quite nicely in the corner of a dark room,” he said. Besides color and design, Burman also focuses on using natural materials to make his baskets with Kudzu, Rattan, and Sisal Rope as well as ﬂex electrical conduit and

metal in some of his unique designs. He is working on designing a wine holder for table service. The grandfather is deﬁnitely enjoying his new career as a master craftsman and being a vendor at the local farmers market as well as festivals throughout the Commonwealth. His next festival, The 42nd Blackstone Arts and Crafts Festival, is quickly approaching midSeptember.

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Retired Hanover superintendent named chairman,and CEO for Moseley Architects Stewart D. Roberson, the former superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools, has been named the next chairman of the board and president/chief executive ofﬁcer of Moseley Architects. He succeeds Robert L. “Bob” Mills III, who will continue to actively serve the ﬁrm and its clients as a member of the board of directors. Roberson has more than 30 years of experience as a public sector executive. When he retired in June, Roberson was one of Virginia’s longest serving school superintendents. Before coming to Hanover County in 1995, he spent four years as superintendent of schools in Falls Church. A native of Patrick County, he began his career

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Maybe projects will be rolling in clover

Hull Street Road. Also, this fall, the demolition of CloverIt’s not easy to figure out what to do leaf Mall will take place and literally a new with an empty building. A community phase for the property will begin as private does not want it to become an abandoned developer Crosland, LLC begins to build eyesore. No one wants to see broken winPhase I in the long-awaited plan for revidows, weeds growing through the cracks in talizing the eastern Midlothian corridor. the asphalt, or graffiti splattered across the For the Cloverleaf Mall project, a edifice near their neighborhood. It’s bad Community Development Authority was for business and that means it becomes a established with a cap of approximately bad situation for the community. $11.3 million in improvements for the site Chesterfield County has seen several in early 2008. It’s a risk in any environment landmark buildings that were a central and slowly it has moved forward. destination in its heyday drawing thouSet aside the fact that the economic sands of people to its doorstep. Now, for climate over the last three years has been some of these buildings, the doors have unprecedented; the county administration been shuttered and the only drawing that has remained focused on its goals of servoccurs for such buildings are the plans of ing its community – equating prosperous possibilities. residents and businesses translating into It appears that if the word “clover” is positive growth in tax revenues. found in the name of such a building, it Now there is another opportunity for will appear before the Board of Supervithe county and its school system to emsors for appropriations of funds. This past brace new uses for an empty educational week, the Board of Supervisors, in a 3-2 facility. The School Board and school vote, approved that the allocation of $9 administration have been adamant about million to be released to the school system its focused goals – equating classroom sucfor the capital expense in renovating the cesses that translate into prosperity for its “old” Clover Hill High School facility on residents and businesses. It’s a positive risk

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for an immeasurable return on investment of the community’s students during such unprecedented times. Expanding the career and technical educational training is on par with the school system’s values and mission. Not every student can be the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer of a Fortune 500 company, and that’s a harsh reality check for all of us living in the era of reality TV. However, every student needs competent skills to be self-sufﬁcient employees for today’s global market – even if his or her career path eventually leads to being the locally trusted auto mechanic. However, the plans for the site included more than the HVAC renovation, which is where the county board’s approved allocation of $9 million for the FY2010 Capital Improvement Plan will be spent. It’s not just converting the school into a 21st Century Academy. According to the superintendent’s presentation in April, the school system’s plans recommended savings on relocating staff, including a data center and online learning center and a business incubator. The evolving plan was a sticking point for Supervisors Daniel Gecker (Midlothian

District) and Dorothy Jaeckle (Bermuda District), who both voted “no” to releasing the funds until the school system’s plans were formally approved. Both urged a “wait-and-see” what the school board’s ﬁnalized plans would be during its scheduled meeting earlier this week (that meeting takes place after this page meets the printing press). It makes sense to question shifting expectations for the building, especially in these times of declining resources, and to request a concise outline of what exactly is in the works for the entire county’s investment – an investment that has the potential to require more funds. We are, after all, in a “devil is in the details” atmosphere. I look forward to seeing what the outcomes will be for both “clover” sites in the county. What would you like to see happen at the “old” Clover Hill High School site? What about the Cloverleaf Mall site? E-mail your suggestions to editor@ midlothianexchange.com or mail to PO Box 420, Midlothian, VA 23113.

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Butler's Offensive at Point of Rock Tour on Aug. 6 Commemorate the Civil War’s 150th anniversary by taking a walking tour this Saturday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-noon, at Point of Rocks Park and learning about the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. Discover the history surrounding the military strategy of Gen. Benjamin Butler’s offensive in May 1864. Learn about Butler’s headquarters, the Union hospital where Clara Barton served and the imposing signal tower that became the eyes for the Army of the James. View Union fortiﬁcations and learn why this location played a major role in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. The cost is $8 per person and preregistration is required. To register, visit chesterﬁeldhistory.com. Tour participants will meet Point of Rocks Park, 201 Enon Church Road, at the trail head below the main parking lot, next to the playground. For more information, call Bryan Truzzie at (804)751-4946.

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For Bruce Powell, dioramas are a way of honoring Greatest Generation’s sacriﬁces BY ROSLYN RYAN Media General News Service

hile it doesn’t seem fair to say that Bruce Powell’s contributions to preserving WWII history have been small, it is, technically, correct. His efforts, in the form of intricately crafted dioramas of famous battle scenes are small, after all. But they are also incredibly detailed and painstakingly researched. Take, for example, the scene he created after viewing a photo taken at Rooswalden, Germany in 1945. Not only does Powell bring the battle scene to life with real smoke and other special effects, but he has also attended to every detail right down to the minute elements of the tank armor. Powell’s interest in WWII was sparked at an early age, when he first heard tales of his father’s courageous service during the war. One of Powell’s most impressive works, in fact, is not a diorama but a print he created using carefully positioned airplane models and computer graphics to simulate a dogfight over Gotha, Germany that his father had described to him. Titled “Through My Father’s Eyes” it required plenty of trial and error before Powell finally deemed it complete. Powell explains his work not as creating something new but rather as recapturing, and perhaps building on, what the historical record provides. “Someone took a great picture,” he said of the Rooswalden scene. “And I feel like I am able to bring life to it.” Powell has not had many opportunities to show off his work as of yet, but he hopes to eventually turn his dioramas into a travelling exhibit to help school children gain a better understanding of the tremendous sacrifices made by the Greatest Generation. Powell says his father was just one of so many who conM

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Bruce Powell based this WWII diorama on a photo of the German town of Rooswalden.

tributed to the Americans’ success in WWII, a victory that did so much to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. It’s those sacriﬁces that stay with him through the hours and hours he spends perfecting the details of his scenes.

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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.

23112 July 31

7600 block of Kentucky Derby Drive Victim reported victim’s unlocked black 2007 Nissan Xterra was entered and property was stolen.

July 30

3100 block of Cove Ridge Road Victim stated that he was stabbed by unknown suspect while at the location. 5300 block of Houndmaster Road Suspect(s) forced entry through the locked attached garage door. Property reported stolen.

July 29

6200 block of Mockingbird Lane Victim died of injuries at the location.

23114 July 26

1600 block of Crawford Wood Drive Victim reported that the victim’s 2007 Nissan Murano was entered and property stolen. 1800 block of Bantry Drive Complainant pulled into the driveway and observed an unknown suspect run from the rear of the residence. Several of the residence’s doors were unlocked and property was stolen.

23235 July 31

2000 block of Timbers Hill Road Property was reported stolen from victim’s red 1994 Honda Civic. No signs of forced entry were noted.

July 29

2300 block of Traymore Road Property reported stolen from victim’s vehicle, while parked at the location.

July 28

2600 block of Cropper Circle Suspects slid the front window screen up and pulled the window out to gain entry to the victim’s locked residence. Property was stolen. 8400 block of Den Bark Drive Suspects forced entry to victim’s residence by kicking in the rear door. The property was reported stolen. 12000 block of Bellaverde Circle Unlocked blue 2010 Toyota Rav4 was entered and property was reported stolen.

July 27

7400 block of Hull Street Road

Suspect(s) forced entry to a locked trailer and vandalized the interior. Several other trailers and windows were also damaged at the location. At this time, nothing has been reported. 10600 block of Sydelle Drive Entry gained to residence by removing plywood used to cover the rear basement window. Suspect(s) removed several pieces of copper from the basement.

July 26

10900 block of Granada Road Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the victim’s residence and took property. No signs of forced entry were noted.

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DLA Aviation employees Scott Snyder (kneeling) and Christopher Beck inspect a machine.

9700 block of Farrar Court Complainant reported a silver 2006 Ford van was stolen from the rear of the business.

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July 27

10100 block of Hull Street Road Victim reported victim’s purse was stolen from unlocked vehicle while parked at the location. 600 block of Mooreﬁeld Park Drive Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the location by removing the doors cylinder key lock. Property reported stolen.

If the Navy has a 120-foot shaft on an air craft carrier that needs to be re-smoothed, and is looking for a machine capable of doing it down to the size of a tenth of a strand of human hair, or a nuclear submarine shaft that needs replacing, they look no further than Defense Logistics Agency Aviation to repair, rebuild or contract a new machine to do that. “We are the only organization within the DoD that has the ability to rebuild and repair the machines that make the parts for aircraft, submarines and naval ships,” said Steve Thien, DLA Aviation Industrial Plant Equipment Services Division chief. “People think that when the machines need to be fixed they have to go back to the original manufacturer. We can rebuild those machines from scratch all the way down to the castings. For instance, if you took your car to the shop and asked if they could rebuild it and they took the car all the way down to the frame and rebuilt it better than new, that’s what we can do,” Thien said. Thien said that his division breaks down into: technicians, quality control and team leads separated by the blue, green, yellow and orange ‘sides of the house.’ • Blue Side – People who work on the Blue Side write specifications. They consist of quality control and team leads. These are the people who go out when the 911 call comes in. These people go out with a team of experts, mechanics and electricians from Mechanicsburg, Pa., to the ships and to the sites, and the DoD spots. • Green Side – Green Side workers rebuild machines and consists of production controllers, electricians and mechanics. • Yellow – Contracting staff on the Yellow Side buys new machines and contract parts that they use. • Orange–Project Managers on the Orange side are responsible for facing our customers on a daily basis providing turn-key customer support for both new procurements and repair/rebuilds. “We build, repair and purchase machines for DoD that might be used, for example, on the lathe work of an aircraft carrier that runs the propeller from the engine. We build the machines that do that for them. We can build a small part for a military aircraft that might go up in the air that they’re doing the tooling on or something like a 120-foot shaft that the Navy wants to re- smooth and make right,” Thien said. “We support the customer from the time they identify a need for machinery to be fixed through the life cycle of the

23832 July 27

6200 block of Verdict Court Suspect(s) stood on a shed and entered the victim’s residence through a secondstory window, which does not lock. Victim reported property was stolen. 7300 block of Drexelbrook Road Suspect(s) broke the locked front window to gain entry to the victim’s residence. Property reported stolen. 4400 block of Oxbridge Road Suspect(s) forced open the attached garage door to gain entry to the victim’s residence. Once inside, the garage door leading to the residence was pried open. Suspect(s) ransacked the residence and, at this time, nothing has been reported stolen.

July 26

9100 block of Cascade Creek Lane Victim observed an unknown suspect near victim’s unlocked gray 2011 Ford Taurus. Suspect ran from the area and victim discovered the property stolen.

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TODAY Western Chesterﬁeld Business Alliance is opening today's meeting to everyone in the community to come hear the featured speaker, Dr. Marshall Smith, who has led John Tyler Community College for over 20 years, more than half of the school's 40-year history. WCBA meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. with coffee and bagels at the Village Bank Headquarters Community Room, located at Route 60 and 288 interchange.

AUG. 5 - AUG. 7 The annual Virginia Sales Tax Holiday for school supplies, clothing and footwear is August 5-7, 2011. During this threeday period, purchases of certain school supplies, clothing and footwear will be exempt from the Virginia sales tax. Details at http://www.tax.virginia.gov.

FRIDAY, AUG. 12 The Newcomers Cllub of Richmond will not meet in August, but our Out-To-Lunch group will meet at noon on Friday, Aug. 12. Casual get together to meet members of the club. Call Doris, 364-3183, leave a message, or visit us at newcomersrichmond. org

SATURDAY, AUG. 13 The Huguenot Republican Woman's Club continues to celebrate it 50th Anniversary Year by having a picnic on Saturday, August 13, 2011, at 3 P.M. The picnic will be held at 1390 Quarter Mill Court, Powhatan, VA 23139. Lt. Governor Bill Bolling and other elected local ofﬁcials are expected to attend. For more information call (804)794-4234 or (804)338-3328.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 The 3rd Annual Dance Shoe Exchange and Costume Purchase Extravaganza will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at Spotlight Studio of Dance at 6828 Woodlake Commons Loop in Midlothian. The public is invited to come swap used dance shoes, purchase used dance shoes and new costumes. All proceeds will beneﬁt Soles4Souls, a charity created to facilitate shoe donations worldwide. For more information, visit www.spotlightstudio.net or call 639-1186.

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Metro Richmond Zoo offers unique exhibits for all ages

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ince the Metro Richmond Zoo’s inception in 1995, owner Jim Andelin has had a passion for animals and educating visitors on species from across the world. Metro Richmond Zoo, which has one of the largest primate collections in the world hosts from 25,000 to 35,000 visitors a year. The zoo has several attractions for visitors young and old, including a sky ride, a safari train ride and a jungle carousel for children. Andelin said one of the most popular attractions at the zoo is the interaction visitors can have with the giraffes by feeding and petting them. “We’ve done it in a way that if the giraffes want that interaction they can have it and they do a lot,” he said, “but if they’re tired of it they can go out into their big yard.” Andelin emphasized the importance of allowing visitors to interact with the animals. Another popular exhibit for visitor interaction is the budgie bird area. Visitors can purchase a stick with bird food on the end and feed the birds as they ﬂy over visitors’ heads. Recently, zoo employees have been working to build a new area for reptiles and small mammals. Andelin said he plans to put many species of snakes and small mammals on display for visitors. Another section of the new building will be a nursery so visitors can see the baby animals being cared for as they grow into adults. In addition to the new building, the zoo has also bought 53 acres of land to add on to the animals’ habitats. Andelin said he plans to move the rhinoceros so they will have more space and add a cheetah breeding compound in the area. “We went through zoning this spring and summer and got it approved to expand the zoo,” he said. “It’s a beautiful area with rolling hills and it will look like an African setting out there.” They are also currently working on a meerkat exhibit. He said there have been hundreds of live births at the zoo, many of them primate births. “We have one particular species, the Diana Monkey which is endangered,” he said, “and have the most successful breeding group in the country, more than all the other zoos combined.” The zoo currently has eight Kudu, which is an antelope from Africa that are preparing to give birth. Recent arrivals to the Metro Richmond Zoo family include Toco

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The Metro Richmond Zoo, a private enterprise, offers an opportunity to feed the giraffes - a favorite of young visitors.

and Redbill toucans. Andelin said they have been a popular exhibit since their arrival. He said it is not uncommon for visitors to be unable to identify what they are seeing in an exhibit, even knowing the difference between a rhinoceros and a hippopotamus. Andelin said he likes that the zoo offers an education factor, with detailed descriptions of each species at every exhibit. “It’s usually the little kids that correct their parents of which animals they’re looking at,” he said.

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harper's franchise is first in Virginia Dayton, OH – Sports Image®, a leader in the high school and youth sports marketing industry, has just awarded its 14th Sports Marketing Franchise to Mr. Glenn Harper of Midlothian. This is the first franchise awarded in the state of Virginia. Mr. Harper joins 13 other existing franchises in 10 different states awarded by Sports Image® in just its first two years of franchising. Since 2002, Sports Image® has helped schools and organizations obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs as budgets continue to dry up nationwide. The program has zero cost to the schools and organizations. Through its unique, grassroots sports marketing approach and by leveraging existing relationships, Sports Image® has given over $700,000 in cash and over $8,500,000 in equipment to schools and organizations throughout the United States and in Canada. “Having coached high school girls basketball, served as booster president and having two daughters who played high school sports, I have seen how sports build character and sense of team like nothing else. When I started to see the struggles so many schools and organizations were having getting the resources they needed to provide our young people the opportunity to succeed -- I really wanted to be part of a solution,” Harper said. “Glenn is going to be a great addition to our growing Sports Image® network,” said Mr. Eric Horstman, President of Sports Image®. “His practical experience in business management partnered with his coaching experience and school connections are the perfect fit for helping local schools and organizations throughout central Virginia.”

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aniel Bridgeman’s stuff has been so routinely dominant this summer, the Virginia Cardinals hurler didn’t seem particularly disappointed after he lost his bid for a no-hitter in the sixth inning of last Tuesday’s 5-0 victory over White Marsh (Md.) Select in the 17U ﬁnal of the Triple Crown national championship. Of course, disappointment is a relative emotion, and Bridgeman was even closer to his ﬁrst career nohitter just last month before watching the milestone vic-

Players in the high school classes of 2013 (rising juniors) and 2014 (rising sophomores) are invited to an open tryout to become part of the Virginia Cardinals team for this fall and next year. Tryouts will be held Wednesday, August 10 on the stadium ﬁeld at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. The exact starting time is yet to be determined. While anyone in the classes of 2013-14 can try out, players must RSVP in order to be included in the tryout planning. To RSVP or for more information, e-mail bradmarrs@verizon.net tory slip through his ﬁngers with two outs in the seventh. “It wasn’t that big a deal,” Bridgeman, a rising senior at Dinwiddie High who has committed to play college

baseball at Radford, said of his latest gem. “I was just trying not to think about it too much.” Staked to a three-run lead in the ﬁrst inning, Bridge-

man made it look easy against a White Marsh Select team that reached the final with three consecutive upsets as the 13th seed out of 16 teams in the championship bracket. The 6-3 righthander didn’t allow a hit until Joe Carlinio led off the sixth inning with a clean single to left field. Another single put runners on first and second with nobody out, prompting Cardinals coach Rich Graham to lift Bridgeman in favor of hard-throwing lefthander Mack Krupp. Krupp retired the next two batters on a fielder’s CHAMpions p9

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CBC's Brandon Pond was called out on a close play at ﬁrst base, but that didn't stop his team from rallying to beat Torrance (Calif.) in its opener.

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CBC coach proud of team's effort after three intense games By JIm mCConnELL jmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com

ike tightrope walkers, the CBC AllStars spent most of last week’s PONY Bronco-11 World Series straddling the ﬁne line that separates winning and

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Scooter Ray and his CBC teammates donned rally caps during their come-from-behind 6-5 victory over Torrance (Calif.)

losing. The host team trailed 4-1 with two outs and nobody on base in the sixth inning of its opening game against Torrance (Calif.), only to explode for five runs in a thrilling 6-5 victory. Less than 24 hours later, CBC led North Tampa (Fla.) 1-0 into the fifth inning. This time, the locals wound up on the wrong end of a late comeback, as the Floridians put up five runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth en route to a 10-1 win. That result left CBC and Torrance tied for second place in the White Division. When Tampa beat Torrance to secure one of the division’s two semifinal berths, that meant CBC could claim the other with a victory over winless St. Joe’s of Joliet, Ill. But while it had already been all but math-

ematically eliminated from the tournament, St. Joe’s wasn’t willing to give up its final opportunity to win a World Series game without a fight. St. Joe’s put CBC in a four-run hole after one inning. CBC chipped away and tied the game with single runs in the third, fourth and fifth, sending it into extra innings. St. Joe’s finally scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk and knocked CBC out of the tournament with a 6-5 defeat. Afterward, CBC manager Jack Horner said it was “the most emotionally draining game I’ve ever been part of.” “I’m sure the parents and players felt the same way,” Horner added. “Every pitch was intense because we knew we had to win to get to the final four.” Making it into the semifinal round was the first goal for CBC, which had nine players on its roster who reached the final four of the 10-year-old Mustang World Series last year in Dallas. series p8

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huguenot, Mechanicsville battle heat in tourney ﬁnal By DAVE LAWREnCE special correspondent

It seemed the weather did not want Atlee Little League’s 9-Year-Old Invitational Tournament to end. Dangerously high temperatures last week forced tournament organizers to delay the start of play, reducing the number of games that could be played. Storms over the weekend further scrambled the tournament schedule. Finally, last Monday night, the two ﬁnal contenders, Mechanicsville National and Huguenot American, braved the threat of more rain at the Atlee Youth Sports Complex to decide whether the title would go north or south of the James River. Mechanicsville pitcher Bryce Jones and

his teammates gave coach Steve Parent a birthday present with an 8-1 victory. Jones scattered four hits and held Huguenot to just one run through four innings. Closer Hayden Harris shut Huguenot down in the ﬁfth inning and helped Mechanicsville’s cause offensively as well, going 3-for-3 with one double and one run scored. “To ﬁght through the heat and everything we’ve gone through … to see it all come together and beat a very good ball team that soundly, that’s hitting the pinnacle of what you can do with a 9-year-old kid,” Parent said. “We’re really proud of them.” The Mechanicsville offense was helped by nine walks addition to its eight hits. Tyler inVitAtionAL p8

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Huguenot ﬁrst baseman Jack Anderson waits for a throw from teammate Antonio Gomez.

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Mechanicsvlle coach Chris Cray agreed. “It’s naturally a concern Warren walked twice and with young kids,” Cray said. scored twice, and Coleton “It’s going to be tough to Payne doubled in a run. get their best effort with the But the weather was the heat. The concentration is real story of the tournament. On the opening day of the first thing that goes when it gets hot. We saw that not championship bracket play, the high temperature in Rich- only with our team, but with mond hit 99 degrees. On Fri- other teams. They physical day, it rose to 102 degrees. On part comes out afterwards. Our guys are well hydrated, Saturday the high was only it’s only six innings, so we 101 degrees; by the time the temperatures cooled enough just toughed it out.” Cray praised Jones’ work for the boys to safely play, on the mound. severe thunderstorms swept “He was awesome today. through Mechanicsville. He was, you know, sevenOn Sunday the high out-of-10 pitches for strikes, temperature fell to 99, with that’s all you can ask for in more thunderstorms passa 9-year-old pitcher. He got ing through town. But the ahead in the count, he got weather settled enough to al- leadoff hitters off every time, low the tournament to finish that’s what it’s all about.” the next day. Even though the weather “That’s a huge concern. made each game seem longer The catchers, the umpires, as the boys, coaches, and they get real hot,” said umpires wilted on the field Huguenot coach Tim Rader. – the longer duration had “With all the gear – and some benefits. they’re moving all the time “The kids got to play for while everyone else is out in a longer period of time,” the open – it’s tough.” Rader said. “It’s kind of nice But Rader said all the that we got to play for such a players were affected by the long period of time. It’s just heat. like a seven-game series in “After about four innings, the pros. … That was a lot they’re whipped,” Rader said. of fun.”

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CBC ﬁrst baseman Kollin Caldwell tries to pick off Torrance's Noah O'Donnell during last Wednesday's game.

series from p7 Coaches and players believed winning the tournament was an equally realistic objective. They wore practice jerseys emblazoned on the back with “Commit, Believe and Compete,” and despite the ﬁnal result Horner believed his team lived up to that motto with the way they played. “I couldn’t be prouder of all 15 of our guys,” he said. “They competed every inning. We had three intense games in a 72-hour period and I’m proud of the way they handled themselves.” Scooter Ray got CBC off on a successful note by going 4 for 4 with a solo homer, three RBIs and a game-winning two-run single against Torrance. Chandler Riley and Everette Williams started CBC’s decisive rally with back-toback singles and advanced when Kollin Caldwell was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jackson Horner greeted Torrance reliever Danny Vaughan by beating out an inﬁeld single, driving in Riley to trim Torrance’s lead to two runs. With Ray in the on-deck circle, Williams got caught off third base but some-

how managed to survive a rundown and scrambled back safely to the bag. Brady Peck followed with the most critical at-bat of the game, fouling off three tough twostrike pitches before ripping a single up the middle that tied the game at 4. Peck stole second, giving Torrance the opportunity to walk Ray and load the bases. Instead, the California team opted to pitch to CBC’s hottest hitter and paid the price. Ray, who had seen a steady diet of off-speed pitches after his ﬁrst-inning solo home run, admitted he was feeling the pressure to come through again for his teammates. “I just had to take a deep breath and focus,” he said. Vaughan got two strikes on him, then tried a curveball low and away. Ray got just enough of his bat on the ball to send it softly into centerﬁeld for a two-run single, sparking a boister-

ous celebration in the home team’s rooting section. Somehow, CBC’s players managed to come back to earth after their heart-stopping win and regained their focus in time to take on the eventual champions from Tampa. Horner acknowledged his players were “a little dejected” after surrendering 10 late runs because “they played so well and didn’t feel like the score reflected how the game was played.” They were also disappointed by the loss to St. Joe’s late Friday night, but they were back to being typical 11-year-old boys the next day. While Tampa and Torrance won semifinal games Saturday afternoon, CBC’s players engaged in a spirited game of Wiffle ball on the adjacent Mustang field at Harry G. Daniel Park. They later exchanged

jerseys with members of the Mexican team that lost to Tampa in the semiﬁnals, and generally had a great time. “I think sometimes,” Horner said with a laugh, “losing is harder on us 47year-olds than it is for the kids.”

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Hundreds of young swimmers from across Chesterfield County participated in championship meets for their local summer leagues last week. Richmond Metropolitan Aquatic League (RMAL) held its final meet of the season Monday and Tuesday at the Bon Air Pool, while Chesterfield Aquatic League (CAL) closed out its 2011 season Friday and Saturday at the Beulah Swim and Tennis Club.

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Virginia Cardinals general manager Brad Marrs (right) holds the team's trophy while coach Rich Graham passes out individual awards after the Triple Crown 17U national ﬁnal.

“We have a lot of pitchers and everybody goes out and battles,” Bridgeman said. “Our coaches do a good job of keeping us at a level where we can be effective and our defense is going to back us up 90 percent of the time.” In just their second year of existence, the Midlothianbased Cardinals showcased the strength and depth of their pitching staff by winning seven consecutive games at the Triple Crown nationals. They shut out two of their

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Alpha Boxing International Festival was held at Chesterﬁeld County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 30. The event was a sanctioned U.S. Amateur Boxing match. TOP LEFT: Shane Andrews listens to words of wisdom from the coach in between rounds against Dominique Battle of Elizabeth City. Andrews was named winner of the his round. TOP RIGHT: Sheriff deputy Jeff S. Gilman awards Devonte Harris with the winner's medal in the last match of the event.

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