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The clean up and wait after Irene

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Top left: Dominion Virginia Power employees were out in Hurricane Irene’s rain and wind on Saturday afternoon removing a tree that had fallen on a powerline in front of Midlothian Middle School on MIdlothian Turnpike. Bottom Left: Sunday, Chad Lacy, a delivery driver for the Reddy Ice company, re-stocks the ice bins at Lucks Convenience Store at Courthouse and Lucks Lane. Top left: Chris Biringer of Midlothian stands in the pick-up truck bed to remove debris at Chesterﬁeld County Convenience Center Warbro Road location. Biringer, with help of John Hunt unloaded a truck full from the yard of an elderly neighbor who they helped clear up debris from the storm. Bottom left: A familiar scene in Brandermill is repeats across the county.

hood. “A huge tree fell on the house across the field from us. Behind us, eight trees are down in the backyard that arah Gregory lost power at her Chesterfield house just missed their two-story house, but took out the deck,” mid-day Saturday as Hurricane Irene made its she said. path along the East Coast. She wasn’t alone. The family called Dominion Virginia Power when the At the height of the storm, over 656,000 Dolandline phone began to work again. “We’re on the list. minion Virginia Power customers were finding themselves They say over 75% percent of people on Virginia Power in the dark as trees popped power lines and transformers were out [of power], so I’m just waiting. I’m not going to throughout the Commonwealth. get myself excited too much. Years ago, people didn’t have “Miss Irene has really been busy,” Gregory said. “We’ve any of these fine conveniences. I can take a bath in cold had two incidents in one week, so that’s a lot of excitewater,” she said. ment going on.” Charles Dane, Deputy Director of General Services Gregory said the damage is extensive in her neighbor- with Chesterfield County, explained that the county has

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done a full assessment of the damage with ﬁeld crews to measure the magnitude of the debris. “It’s in the 10 or 15 percent range of what we had with [Hurricane] Isabel,” Dane said. “With Isabel we had eight or nine homes per 10 homes, where we have one or two homes per ten with damage. Of course, there are pockets where 10 out of 10 homes are damaged.” Dane explained that there are pockets of severe damage across Chesterﬁeld, but the most severe is in the eastern and northern portion of the county. He added that Isabel was countywide. “There are not as many whole trees up IRENE page 5

Local 4-H president crowned Miss Chesterﬁeld County Fair BY ELIZABETH FARINA

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Manchester High School Principal Pete Koste

Tuesday, Sept. 6 marks the start of a new school year for thousands of students who attend Chesterﬁeld County Public Schools. Midlothian Exchange spoke with six high school principals around the Midlothian area to hear what they’re looking foward to this year. Here is what Manchester, Monacan, and James River high schools leadership had to say:

anchester High School Principal Pete Koste welcomed over 1,900 students to the school located on Bailey Bridge Raod in Midlothian. He is well-known for his leadership style among colleagues, teachers, parents and students. Q: What are you looking forward to for the new school year?

Koste: After a long summer, I am always looking forward to the teachers and students returning. Our goal at Manchester daily is to make a difference in the lives of our students. Educating our students is more than academics. Our purpose in education is BACK TO SCHOOL page 2

ven among all the massive power outages across the county, the Chesterfield County Fair was a shining beacon for residents to play. Hurricane Irene’s headaches were briefly forgotten among fairgoers eating funnel cake and the squealing with delight on the Midway rides. The fair, located at 10300 Courthouse Road, continues its 98th run until Saturday, Sept. 3. This past Monday, the 2011 Miss Chesterfield County Fair queen was crowned among the eight contestants vying for the title. Jessica Fee, who is a Thomas Dale graduate and nursing student at Richard Bland College, was awarded the 2011 title and a $500 prize. She will be representing Chesterfield County in the Virginia Association of Fairs Scholarship Pageant in January at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. First runner-up was Matoaca graduated Kristin Skrowran, who was awarded $300. Second-runner up was LC Bird senior Payton Miltier, who received a $200 prize. Other contestants included: Taylor Vines, Miata Brown, Christa Rutherford, Staci Londy, and Rachel Hindman. Fee, who is the daughter of Michael and Suzanne Fee of Chester, emphasized the importance of community involvement as her platform. She was thrilled to win the title in her first pageant and excited to discuss her cause. “I’ve been doing [community service] since I was 9 years old. I started out where I would go to 4-H camp every year,” Fee said. “Ever since then, I’ve gotten involved and it’s been a great thing for me.” Fee is President of the 4-H Chesterfield County Teen Club and has received the highest honor for 4-H in Virginia being named a 4-H All Star. PAGEANT page 6

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Jessica Fee was crowned 2011 Chesterﬁeld County Fair at the pageant held Monday evening. The fair continues until this Saturday, Sept. 3.

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BACK TO SCHOOL from page 1 to prepare our students for the future, so they need to learn to respect themselves, respect and care for others, ﬁnd something they have a passion for doing and always giving a complete effort. Q: What are your expectations of the senior class and student body? Koste: We expect our seniors to be leaders in the building. Everyone needs role models. In addition to our staff, there are no better role models in a school than the seniors. They need to be focused on their future, setting goals and working to reach those goals. As a leader in your school’s community, who inspires your style of leadership? Koste: My leadership style was a combination of what I learned and experienced from my three role models: Mr. Frank Poates - who was the principal at Midlothian High School when I worked there, my father and Dr. Billy Cannaday. Mr. Poates taught me to hire good people, give them parameters, and allow them the freedom to develop under my supervision. My father taught me to have a strong work ethic, be respectful of others and to realize that we are teaching children. Our students watch everything we do and so it is always important to do the right thing. Dr. Cannaday always made the person he was talking to feel as though he or she was the most important person at that moment in time. He also stressed that no matter how hard you worked, you couldn’t accomplish everything you wanted to accomplish, so pick the most important tasks and complete them to the best of your ability.

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James River High School Principal Jeff Ellick leads the Rapids into the next academic year.

Almost any high school has structures or programs to help with everything from coursework to relationships, but it starts with faculty and staff, counselors, parents, coaches, administrators, youth group leaders, tutors, and many others who are willing and able to help. To any student who thinks they are alone in their struggles, I would submit that they are in a rather large boat with many, many others who could share the same story! So please ask, and give someone the chance to help you!

rincipal Bill Broyles welcomed over 1,400 students last year to the classrooms of Monacan High School, located at 11501 Smoketree Dr. The chief of the Chiefs offered some advice for any student that might be struggling with school as well as a good homework assignment for parents:

ames River High School welcomes Principal Jeff Ellick to the campus near Robious Landing park, although Tuesday, Sept. 6 won’t be his ﬁrst day as a Rapid or a principal of a large school. Ellick has been involved with teachers, students and parents since the retirement announcement of John Titus, who served as principal at Monacan and James River high schools. The Rapids swelled to a student body of 1,987 in the last academic year.

Q: What are you looking forward to in the new school year? Broyles: Each school year gives ourMonacan school community the opportunity for a great start, and I look forward to our taking advantage of that opportunity. Our Chief Belief states that we build respect through building relationships, and that’s where our ﬁrst opportunity should be...to begin building those relationships with fellow students, faculty and staff, parents, coaches, custodians, clubs sponsors, everyone! The more we can build on those relationships, the better we will understand and in turn respect each other as individuals with something to contribute.

Q: What are you looking forward to for the new school year? Ellick: I look forward to having conversations and working with students, teachers, staff and getting to know the larger James River school community. It is important to create opportunities for students to ﬁnd success in school while turning challenges into opportunities. I often ﬁnd myself saying,”what an opportunity” when faced with a challenge.

Q: Name a book you recommend parents to read. Broyles: It is always good to gain perspective with what is going on in our student’s lives and what the future might hold. Monacan is the host for Chesterﬁeld County Public School’s 16th Annual Visiting Author series, and the book chosen is “2030: Technology That Will Change the World” by Van Santen, Khoe, and Vermeer. The book does not have to be read chapter by chapter, and in fact, you can read a section at a time in almost any order you want. The authors do an excellent job talking about current and future trends/innovations as they relate to numerous areas of our lives. It provides a good look at

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Ellick: My mother and coaches provided inspiration to me. We had a large family. There were nine of us, six brothers and two sisters. My mother worked very hard, how our children, technology, and societies are changing and she found a way to make life good for all of us growand where we could be headed next! The book is thought ing up in Norfolk. My coaches pushed me to be a better provoking and not overly technical to read, so give it a try! student-athlete and person while helping me to build conﬁdence in myself and my abilities. Q: What is your advice to a student that may be struggling with school? Q: What is your advice to parents of incoming seniors? Monacan High School Principal Bill Broyles

Broyles: The age-old question of what does a struggling student do is common and we have many tools “in the toolbox” to help! I’ll ﬁrst refer back to my comment with question #1 and remind students that we need to build those relationships. We gain respect, comfort, and conﬁdence so that we are willing to ask for help. I fully believe that any student has the right to get some help; however, we also have the responsibility to ask for it. Developing young men and women who can and will advocate for themselves is at least part of preparing for the world beyond the four walls of high school, so to any student I say “just ask!”

Ellick: I met with senior class ofﬁcers yesterday (Aug. 24) and I have been talking to senior students a lot. I would advise senior parents to take time to talk constantly to their senior student about being proactive in preparation for life after high school. Encourage them to take an active and early role in applying to colleges, writing letters while considering different career choices, and other options. Most importantly, remain actively engaged and involved in their lives during this very special and memorable year!

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Library patrons ‘Read to Feed’ for meals needed at county animal shelter BY LATIKA LEE

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or eight weight weeks this summer, Chesterfield County Public Libraries offered its 2011 Summer Reading Program, with a Summer Reading Carnival theme, bringing entertaining music, art and culture for library patrons to experience. This year’s program called “Read to Feed” culminated in an appreciation ceremony on Aug. 26 to recognize the winners of a reading challenge which was sponsored by Southern States Corporation headquartered in Richmond. “We had 1,650 completed reading logs which represented 1,650 donated meals to the Chesterfield County Animal Shelter,” said Carolyn Sears, Chesterfield County Library Manager for Community Services, “but the logs that were submitted are less than the actual number of people who participated in the reading program and activities. Historically, thousands of patrons, including children, teens and adults participate in the program.” Library patrons were encouraged to complete a summer reading log documenting ten books read or 10 hours they spent listening to books. On subsequent visits to the library, they were eligible to earn prizes including books, Chick-fil-a coupons and discount admission to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA. Adult readers could also pledge to read books and earn a meal for homeless dog or cat at the Chesterfield County Animal Shelter. A series of trading cards describing the animals available for adoption with their likes and dislikes were available at all branches.

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Sears said that all of the animals have been adopted. “If they haven’t turned in their logs, patrons can still bring in their completed logs to any branch and get certiﬁcate of completion, signed by a librarian.” The second annual summer reading program also included activities such as how to grow your complete diet in a sustainable garden to an exciting balloon pigeon release and roller pigeon demonstrations to traditional story and music times. “Many of our programs were ﬁlled to capacity with standing room only,” Sears stated, “we have greatly expanded our teens and adults programming”. This summer, the Clover Hill and Midlothian branches were the heavily utilized branches where the children’s and youth reading were popular. Library users were also invited to register for a new, introductory program to yoga as well as other interactive and

hands-on series. A recent system-wide survey asked for feedback from library patrons on the closing of all branches, except the Central branch, on Thursdays. The reduced hours was implemented during the last fiscal year due to a budget shortfall. “The new hours give us one less day to offer programs, but it doesn’t affect the quality or quantity of programming,” Sears affirmed. “Some of the programs that we present are also supported by the [Chesterfield County] Friends of the Library and the Library of Virginia.” Upcoming fall programs will include “couponing”, a program on how to save money through extreme coupon use. Also, several programs will engage active adults, “Ageless Grace”, a chair exercise workshop and “Morning Coffee Break”, which will be held at three branches.

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Earthquake, hurricane - what’s up with that? BY ELIZABETH FARINA

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e were eating turkey sandwiches by battery-powered lantern light this past Saturday night when my little one made a great statement. “First, there’s an earthquake; then a hurricane. What’s up with that?” I’m not necessarily on speaking terms with Mother Nature. I, like so many others, really didn’t have an answer. I just shrugged my shoulders as I chomped on my cold dinner. And then I realized that no answer was a great way to make my child anxious about the unknown. So, I did what my father would have done. I told her that earthquakes are just big, loud burps from the earth and challenged her to burping contest. We tried our best to out-belch

each other while laughing at our pretend sounds. It was entertaining for at least 10 minutes during our in-the-dark meal. She asked about the hurricane, and I again turned to my father’s tactics. I completely and utterly told the most imaginative tale I could weave while listening to the storm’s protesting winds howl in the darkness. Maybe it was the camp-like feeling that inﬂuenced my urge to exaggerate the reasons behind the tempest or maybe I too was on edge and needed to be completely silly to calm my own nerves (remember the belching?). I told with her that Virginia just happened to win second place for this year’s hurricane season at the global meteorologists’ convention in Geneva. Even in the dim light, I could see the skeptical look on her face attempting to picture

such a gathering – “for real?” With as much seriousness as I could muster, I told her that Virginia only lost to North Carolina in the rock-paperscissors match-up. The whopping tale continued, adding ﬂying monkeys, unicorns, fuzzy bunnies and wind-blown elves. She caught on to my imaginative explanation when I mentioned that I had forgotten to purchase the sparkling party hats for the ﬂying monkeys at a big-box store for the hurricane welcoming party. We started to giggle. Maybe it was the surreal absurdity of it all – sitting in the walk-in closet on an air mattress with the only light coming from four D batteries powering a camping lantern while listening to Hurricane Irene slowly rain and push its winds through the region. I was attempting to distract my child and waive my

own fears that the trees in the backyard would be greeting me the next morning in my living room. Morning light revealed that the house and neighborhood fared through the storm. Irene had left Virginia bruised and battered and was continuing its troublesome trek northward. Just like many of our neighbors, we began to pick up the limbs and branches in our yards, remove fallen trees, and scoured Richmond for ice and electricity. We are grateful, just like after the earthquake, we found ourselves in one piece. It is hopeful that everyone will be back to their normal routine in the near future. As for my family’s new routine, we’re adding storytelling time. Laughter truly is medicinal during extraordinary times.

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Chesterfield County Libraries accepting food donations In order to assist those Chesterfield County residents who may be in need, the Chesterfield County Public Library is accepting donations of canned, prepackaged and other food items that do not need to be prepared with a heat source. Residents may drop off food items at any library branch. For more information about the Chesterfield County Public Library food donations call (804)748-1761.

Use the 4-way stop sign rule Due to the widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Irene, the Chesterfield County Police Department reminds drivers that an intersection with inoperable traffic lights should be treated as a four-way stop. When arriving at an intersection with inoperable traffic lights, stop, look for oncoming traffic and proceed when it is safe to do so. If you arrive at an intersection at the same time as another driver, the driver to the right has the right of way.

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ike many others, I have a great interest in natural phenomenon, whether it is following a hurricane, checking ﬂood levels along the James, or watching a good old fashioned thunderstorm as it rolls through the area. Considerable faith and trust has been placed in the various sensors scattered throughout the world, the Doppler radar, the television meteorologists, and of course, the Internet to provide the information about these various happenings. Reﬂecting on the 24 hours surrounding the recent earthquake, there may be some far better sensors than NASA or the USGS ever developed wandering around right under our noses, if only the brain knew how to interpret the information. Being a bird lover, every morning I go onto my deck and “call” my feathered friends. My call consists of whistling a particular tune, always the same one, which brings the blue jays and woodpeckers to my back yard. (The tune also irritates my wife considerably

since it is repeated over and over and over and …) Also, there will be some titmice, wrens and others that come along just for the chance to get a morsel of a peanut. Of course, they all have to fend against the vast horde of squirrels that are aware that the tune means a free peanut meal is at hand. The ruby throated hummingbird does not have to compete with the squirrels for food, as the nectar is hanging far from their reach. Likewise, the goldfinches, pulling seeds from the now dying purple coneflowers are unconcerned about the four legged creatures running about. However, on the morning of Aug. 23, something was different. First of all, the hummingbirds did not make their normal early morning appearance at the feeder. Strange, but maybe they had located another that was closer or had fresher nectar. Next, rather than a dozen or so blue jays, only two appeared and they had no interest in breakfast. Now, that is quite unusual for a jay. There were no titmice or woodpeckers whatever, nor any goldfinches. Maybe the telling

factor that my mind did not properly process was the lack of those rascal squirrels. Oh well, there were better things to do than wait for these little creatures to show up, so I went on with my day, wondering a bit but unconcerned. Were Mother Nature’s creatures trying to let me know that something was amiss or that a signiﬁcant natural phenomenon was going to occur in the Richmond area? Many believe that God’s creatures are more sensitive to natural events than mankind and as a result act differently or strangely before such an occurrence. Possibly, they were letting me in on a secret, in the only way they knew how – an earthquake was coming. This is just my own personal observation; but the next morning, the morning of the 24th, with the earthquake having passed, I went through my normal procedure and the whole bunch appeared. Coincidence – maybe; however, rest assured that the next time God’s creatures act differently, I will take note of it and not wait for the ground to rumble and the ceiling fans to sway.

Community Emergency Response Team training courses offered in the fall tor Sherri Laffoon, who’s been serving in the emergency mann the frantic moments of an agement division for two years, emergency, you could save said she enjoys working with the life of your family and the county’s citizens. “It’s fun to neighbors – with proper meet the citizens. They get excited training. Essential skills training about the program and see where will be offered to volunteers this they are needed. Our volunteers fall for the Chesterfield County are very essential to the County.” Community Emergency Response Chesterfield’s CERT began in Team (CERT). Participants will 2003 and has had over 500 people walk away with the knowledge graduate from the program. First needed to help in the event of an responders provide hands-on emergency and support the eftraining in such critical areas as forts of local response agencies. disaster preparedness, fire safety Held over four weeks, the free and suppression, basic emergency eight-night initial training course, medical skills, search and rescue provides citizens with basic techniques, and disaster psycholemergency response skills that ogy. Graduates earn a certificate are essential in the critical time and a supply of CERT emergency after a disaster, such as last week’s gear including a backpack and historic earthquake, and before helmet to use in the event of an emergency responders can arrive emergency. on the scene in a neighborhood “Our main focus of the trainor workplace. ing is to prepare our citizens to CERT Program Coordinahelp themselves, their families,

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preparedness.” CERT graduates will be able to test their training skills during an upcoming Regional CERT Exercise being held collaboratively with other localities on September 17th in Colonial Heights. The drills and exercises will benefit area citizens by having prepared local volunteers, who are able to take action in non-life threatening situations after a disaster, allowing public safety personnel to take care of life-threatening issues. “The CERT volunteers are a huge resource for us,” acknowledged Laffoon, “we actually utilized them during this storm to staff fire stations, allowing the stations to be open for citizens who might stop by while fire crews were on call.” Laffoon also worked in the county’s Emergency Operations Center. On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy, citizens

are reminded about being ready for any natural or man-made disaster in their community. The CERT training has been instituted across the United States with trainers being taught using the same manual, so no matter your locality information is standardized. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the county’s Fire and Emergency Management System, provides grant funding for the course. The next CERT course scheduled for September has reached its capacity, but a second class will be offered during the day in October to accommodate alternative schedules, and an evening class rotation is scheduled for November. Classes consist of 8 sessions, held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and is limited to 30 persons, on a ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served basis.

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and their neighbors in the event of an emergency,” Laffoon added, “CERT volunteers are not deployed to other neighborhoods. We only ask that they check on their own neighborhood, assess damage, and then report any damages.” In additional to the basic training, continuing education classes are offered periodically in First Aid/CPR/AED, ﬁre extinguisher training, and pet ﬁrst aid training, to refresh their awareness so citizens can be prepared in the event of a natural emergency such as Hurricane Irene (which was later downgraded to a tropical storm level). “We also conduct emergency drills, allowing our CERT members to demonstrate their training in a mock disaster,” Laffoon explained, “our members also assist at special events by distributing materials about emergency

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A tree fell across Colony Crossing Parkway just west of The Grove subdivision and hit a passing car during Saturday’s storm. The woman was taken to St. Francis Medical Center for minor injuries

IRENE from page 1 and out of the ground ball and all,” he said in comparing the two storms. The county has extended the hours of its convenience centers in the northern and southern portion of Chesterfield for residents to drop of storm-related debris or waste without charge until Sept. 11. “We’ll keep grinding it to make more room,” Dane said. The centers, located at 6700 Landfill Drive (southern Chesterfield) and 3200 Warbro Road (northern Chesterfield), will collect debris between 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Dane added that residence should have the contractor dispose of the debris rather than stack it at the curb. There currently are no plans for curbside pick-up of yard waste. Chris Biringer arrived at the center with a pick-up truck piled high with tree limbs and leaves. “I guess so many people decided to trim their trees today, it’s amazing,” the Midlothian resident said as he backed the truck up to the debris line. It was a good surprise for the construction company owner to find the fees had been waived. “It was considerate and I appreciate that of our local government,” Chris Biringer said. “It’s just an added bonus because we were scrambling on the way here to find my checkbook because I don’t carry cash on me.” The Midlothian resident and his son William unloaded the truck with the help of friends. They had already emptied a trailer of debris from the same large tree. The

Biringer family was in Midlothian during Hurricane Isabel and noted the storm was different this time because people were prepared. “I think because we had an earthquake earlier this week, people were thinking more along the lines of natural disaster and bought batteries, water and everything else,” Chris Biringer said. William was six when Hurricane Isabel swept through the region. His dad remembers the week and half without power meant more time to play. “Now, it’s more business. We’re not going out to gouge people, but going out to take care of my customers who need help. There’s a lot more of them,” he said. William is getting ready to begin sixth grade. He believes the hurricane will be the conversation of the classroom because it did a lot more damage than the earthquake. “I think my friend had a tree fall on his house and ripped his house up some,” William said. The family is without power, even though Biringer’s company owns several generators. “I have customers in Williamsburg. I knew they’re going to be out for a week or so. I took the generators to their houses and wired them … I’m pretty sure we’re going to get it [power] back before they do,” Chris Biringer said. For now, the Biringers are sharing power from their neighbors across the street whose power was not disrupted in the storm. “We have extension cords going across the street,” the dad said. “We’re also taking one-gallon empty milk jugs and ﬁlling them with water and giving them to

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The annual “Run for the Fallen” that was scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27, at Fort Lee’s Williams Stadium has been rescheduled for Oct. 1 due to inclement weather. Fort Lee Army Community Service’s Survivor Outreach Services is hosting the non-competitive event, which is open to anyone who wishes to run/walk/roll in memory of a deceased service member, retiree or veteran who has made the

ultimate sacriﬁce. The service member’s name and number of miles accumulated in their honor will be reported to the national “Run for the Fallen” initiative. Participants may pre-register by completing a form that is available online at www.leemwr.com/Comm/ACS/com_acs_ acs.htm or by calling the Survivor Outreach Services team at (804) 734-6446 or (804) 765-7636.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 The National Alliance on Mental Illness-Central Virginia Chapter (NAMI-CVA) will meet at 7pm at the Weinstein JCC on 5403 Monument Ave., Richmond. Dr Ananda Pandurangi, newly appointed Vice Chairman, VCU Dept. of Psychiatry, and a national NAMI winner of the 2011 Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, will speak. Dr. Pandurangi was awarded for his exceptional contributions that improve the lives of people living with serious mental illness to include treatment, research and receiving almost a million dollars in new funding for research. The meeting is free and open to the public. For further information contact (804)285-1749.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 The Bon Air Cartist Association’s monthly meeting will be held at 9:30am at Congregation Or Ami located at 9400 Huguenot Rd., Richmond, (23235). This month’s pre-

senters are David Camden (ceramics) and Jeremy Witt (photography), who will give a lecture and slide show that shares the story of the Cross Mill Gallery. For questions please contact Nell Chesley at (804) 217-8950.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, located at 2341 Winterﬁeld Rd. in Midlothian will be open from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. -for the community for solemn prayer and reﬂection with hourly music and a multimedia look back at that fateful day. A 7 p.m. Candlelight Service of Remembrance will be held with music by a local bagpipe performer and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2006), Lt. Col. Dave Kolmer.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 11 The Chesterﬁeld County Department of Parks and Recreation will present a free concert by the Richmond Symphony on Sunday, Sept.

11, 5 p.m., at Henricus Historical Park to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Conducted by Steven Smith, the program will include works by Dvorak, Copland, Gershwin, Beethoven and Bernstein. Parking is free, and light refreshments will be available for purchase. The rain date is Monday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. Spectators are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets, as seating will not be provided. For more information, call (804) 748-1623, or visit http://www. richmondsymphony.com. Henricus Historical Park is located at 251 Henricus Park Road, Chester. The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, located at 2341 Winterﬁeld Rd. in Midlothian will have a 10 a.m. service that will consist of patriotic hymns with special offering to beneﬁt The Families of the Wounded Fund, Inc. with an All-American picnic and oldfashion sing-a-long and other activities for all ages.

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Due to the inclement weather, the Chesterﬁeld County Fair and the Virginia Egg Council contest on chocolate items, made with a minimum of 6 large eggs, was moved to Saturday, Sept. 3 at 2 p.m. Examples that can be entered are: pies, cakes, cookies, puddings, etc. The contest will be held in the “Community Tent” near the front main gate. Register contest item at 1:30 p.m. on the day of the contest. Needed is a copy of the recipe in the order of use, written on one side of paper and on the reverse side with your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and name of the item entering. Other forms will be available the day of the contest. Cold items should be brought in a cooler; hot dishes should be wrapped to keep warm, or in a carrier. There will be three winners. First place will receive a ribbon and a large gift basket of kitchen tools, Second and Third place winners will receive a ribbon and a small container of kitchen items. Gifts are donated by the Virginia Egg Council. These three winners will be eligible to compete in the state ﬁnals at the State Fair of Virginia for monetary amounts ($375, $250 & $l25)., The State Fair of Virginia will notify the local Fair winners when to bring their Chocolate items to compete there. For additional information and rules see www.statefairva.org or local fair at (804) 768-1555.

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n “triathlon math,” four plus three plus two can add up to a big No. 1. Midlothian High senior Ryan Peterson lost all the battles, but won the war at USA Triathlon Sprint Nationals at Burlington, Vermont’s Waterfront Park. While failing to take ﬁrst in any of three separate events (swimming, cycling, running), his overall score was best by far. The 6-1, 145-pound Peterson was fourth in swimming, third in cycling, second in running. His accumulative time (1:05.19) in the U-19 division was about two minutes quicker than his nearest pursuer. Peterson, 17, is a triathlete with no noticeable ﬂaw. “A lot of people might swim fast, or bike fast, or run fast … but

hardly anyone is fast in all three,” he explained. “That’s my advantage.” Peterson stroked a 750-meter swim in Lake Champlain in 10:41; cycled 20 K on his Cervelo S2 in 35:04; and hoofed a listed 5K (actually 3.6 miles) in 18:20. The total clocking also includes “transition” times between races. Peterson sized up the competition before him and his father, Kent, ﬂew to New England. “Based on what I knew, I expected to be a top contender … but I was still nervous,” he said. Actually, Peterson’s national triathlon title included a fourth “event” – ﬂying. “That was about the hardest part, taking the bike apart to pack it in a box … then having to put it back together when I got there,” he triAtHLon p8

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midlothian's Ryan Peterson won the U-19 division at the USA triathlon Sprint nationals in Burlington, Vermont.

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James River became the ﬁrst two-time team champion at the VSGA Foundation High School Invitational with a two-day total of 590 at Independence.

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ince its inception five years ago, the Virginia State Golf Association Foundation High School Invitational has been a remarkably accurate indicator for near-term success. Each of the tournament’s first three champions – including local favorite James River in 2008 – went on to win the Group AAA state title later that season. The streak ended last season when Deep Run won the High School Invitational, then finished second to Kellam at the state tournament. But after the Rapids became the first team to win the invitational twice, shooting a two-day total of 590 to outdistance runner-up Langley by eight strokes last Wednesday at Indepen-

dence Golf Club, they acknowledged their performance made them the early favorite to claim their program’s second state championship. “This is as good a competition as we’re going to see in the state,” James River coach Scott Hartman said of the 18-team event, which included the defending state champion (Kellam) and a team (Chantilly) widely expected to be one of the top contenders at the 2011 Group AAA tournament. None were any match for a James River team that showcased its lineup’s impressive depth over the course of 36 holes at Independence. Senior Dawson Hobbs made a strong bid for medalist honors with a school-record 5-under 67 in the opening round, only to see longtime friend Adam Ball (St. Christopher’s) put together two consecutive sub-70 rounds to claim

the top individual prize by four strokes. Hobbs and Ball played together on Wednesday and spent so much time cracking each other up, it looked more like a weekend practice round than the closing stretch of a prestigious local tournament. “We’ve known each other since we were in fourth grade and we both play better like that,” Hobbs said. “We’re not super-uptight guys who have to be serious all the time. We like to have fun and make it enjoyable.” Hobbs also found consolation in the performance of his teammates: junior Jason Park (148) and sophomore Matt Reynolds (150) each shot in the mid-70s twice, while senior Taylor Stagg contributed a 75 on day 1 and classmate rApiDs p9

HARRISONBURG – With his first professional season winding down, Jake Lowery (Midlothian, Va./Cosby) added one more honor for his 2011 collegiate performance as the Eastern College Athletic Conference selected him as its Player of the Year. The award honors Lowery as the top player among all ECAC schools, which includes the majority of Division I institutions along the East Coast from Maine to North Carolina. For the 2011 season, Lowery already had been honored as the National Hitter of the Year by CollegeBaseballInsider.com and as the nation’s best catcher as the recipient of the Johnny Bench Award. He was named an AllAmerican by seven different organizations, including First Team All-America by CBI, Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America. He was also voted Player of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association and in the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Virginia Sports Information Directors. He was named to the CAA AllTournament Team and the NCAA Chapel Hill All-Regional Team. Lowery is nearing the completion of his first season in the Minor Leagues with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers after being drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fourth round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft in June. With 12 games remaining, he leads the New York-Penn League in both doubles (20) and extra-base hits (26). He also ranks seventh in the 14-team league with 37 RBIs. Lowery finished one of the most dominant offensive seasons in CAA history in 2011 after batting .359 with 22 doubles, eight triples, 24 home runs, 91 RBIs, 80 runs scored, 200 total bases and a .797 slugging percentage. He set or matched JMU and CAA records for RBIs, home runs, extra-base hits (54) and total bases in a season. He also finished fourth in CAA history for runs and seventh for slugging percentage. Lowery led the nation in runs (80), RBIs (91) and total bases (200). In fact, his 91 RBIs were the most by a college player since Florida State’s Buster Posey (San Francisco Giants catcher) had 93 in 2008. Lowery ranked second in slugging percentage (.797), fourth in on-base plus slugging (1.239), second in home runs (24) and fourth in triples (8). Not to be overlooked defensively, Lowery threw out 43 percent of runners for the season while posting a .994 fielding percentage. Content courtesy of JMU

Batthany works oT for title Local amateur claims VSGA Public Links in playoff By JIm mCConnEll jmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com

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midlothian's tom Batthany won the VSGA Public links title with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole last Friday.

om Batthany battled his way through 36 holes of regulation play, then survived three sudden-death holes when the other two participants in the three-man playoff missed putts that would’ve won the Virginia State Golf Association’s eighth annual Public Links championship. As the Midlothian resident studied a curling 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th green Friday at Independence Golf Club, he surveyed the fading daylight and knew he’d never get a better chance to secure his ﬁrst VSGA title. “I was thinking, ‘Let’s just end this thing now,’” Batthany recalled. “Dig deep, trust what you’ve got and make the putt.” That’s exactly what he did. After sticking his approach pin-high with a

pitching wedge, Batthany converted the birdie that ﬁnally resolved a seemingly unbreakable deadlock with Arlington’s Jimmy Delp and Altavista’s Lee Fisher. Batthany thought he had already squandered his best chance to win the tournament, which was shortened from its usual 54 holes to 36 by the impending arrival of Hurricane Irene. The East Carolina University alumnus shot 2-under during the morning round and got to 4-under for the tournament after making birdies on Nos. 11 and 13. When he walked to the tee of the par-5 17th hole, Batthany had a twostroke lead and needed only to make a routine birdie to build an all-but-insurmountable margin. But after driving the ball in the fairway, he made a strategic blunder by going for the green instead of laying up. He pulled a three-wood left and

wound up with a disastrous double bogey 7. All three competitors finished the two rounds at 2-under-par 142. Batthany and Fisher both had rounds of 70-72, while Delp shot 74-68. The late sequence appeared likely to haunt Batthany when Delp lined up a 6-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole. Somehow he missed, as did Fisher, whose bid for a winning birdie on the third playoff hole hung on the lip of the cup and refused to fall in. “I guess somebody was smiling down on me,” Batthany said. Dealing with the pressure of a playoff is nothing new for Batthany. He qualified for the 2011 SunTrust State Open of Virginia by winning a four-man playoff at The Foundry in Powhatan. BAttHAnY p9

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Keselowski fans get special treat during cookout at RiR RICHMOND—The inﬁeld of Richmond International Raceway was quaking with excitement last Wednesday, as NASCAR driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, Brad Keselowski, joined race fans for Keselowski’s Cookout – an event attended by hundreds of Wonderful Pistachios 400 ticket holders. Featuring ice cold Miller Lite, BUBBA burgers, tailgate games and an appearance by Keselowski, the opportunity to enjoy the cookout was offered to fans who purchased tickets to the Saturday, September 10 “One Last Race to Make The Chase” at Richmond International Raceway. Through a random drawing, a select number of fans were invited to come out with a guest. Keselowski, who picked up his third victory of the season Saturday night at

Bristol, entertained the crowd by joining in several games of cornhole, driving hot laps and signing autographs for nearly everyone in attendance. When he returns September 10 for the Wonderful Pistachios 400, fans can expect one of the most exciting events of the season, as the race will determine the ﬁeld for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. “I think you’re looking at the last wild card race here at Richmond as the ultimate Race to The Chase race because a lot of teams have one win,” said Keselowski, who currently holds the ﬁrst wild card spot. “And if any of them can break through and get that second one, it nearly clinches their spot. So there’s a lot of guys that can race their way in at Richmond.”

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explained. “That’s where dad came in.” His mother, Melanie, was there in spirit. Mrs. Peterson died earlier this year following a lengthy illness. “I try and do it for her,” Peterson said of his competition. “I like to think she’s with me in the race.” Peterson has been accustomed to competitive multi-tasking. He is a two-time, agegroup winner of the USA Duathlon (running, cycling) held in Richmond. Earlier this summer he took ﬁfth in another highproﬁle triathlon in San Diego. Peterson is an elite yearround runner under coach Stan Morgan for Midlo’s juggernaut Trojans. Last fall in cross country, he was ninth in the Dominion District, 10th in the Central Region and 30th at the Group AAA meet, helping Midlo secure a trifecta of team titles. He will continue to run cross country and track as a Trojan senior – yet his heart thumps fondest for triathlons. “I’m hoping to win a triathlon scholarship … that’s my dream thing,” he said. Atop his college wish list is the University of Colorado

at Colorado Springs, which offers triathlon grants. “I’ve been talking to them,” Peterson said. Peterson is a natural for triathlon competition. He has an extensive swim background (distance freestyle) with Poseidon. He “inherited” his cycling “gene,” from his dad, a bike enthusiast. This summer, he did triathlon training with Endorphin Fitness. “I trained every day – never resting a single day,” he said. “The good thing about triathlons is that you can still train in an event one day, while you’re recovering from the one you did the day before.” For dedicated triathletes, like Peterson, there is no day on the calendar titled “off.”

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autograph. It's not fame, however, but fun that Batthany seeks on the golf course. While the Public Links championship didn’t come without its share of stress, having the opportunity to celebrate with his family was a big part of why he enjoys playing the game. “I’m ﬁne as long as I’m having a good time,” he added. “I’m competitive every day at my job. This is the easy part.”

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