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•P2 County repeats in America’s Promise--the Alliance for Youth
•P4 Kohl's on Midlothian Turnpike opens after seven-month rebuild
•P6 Lessons from the local band
•P7 Blackburn and Graves are top runners at Rockwood Park meet
•P9 Team to compete this Saturday in the Capitol Run.
Q Barbeque makes 'better barbeque for everybody' in Midlo of awards; but Stone was still not convinced he had satisspecial correspondent fied his calling as a chef. By Q Barbeque’s philosophy 2004, Stone had been spendis simple: “We make better ing quality time experimentbarbeque for everybody.” ing and researching different When George “Tuffy” cooking methods with a Stone began his culinary wood burning fire. From career 23 years ago, he took this, the Cool Smoke Team this motto to heart. was born. Stone began cooking in “The Cool Smoke Team 1987 in Richmond, where he was created out of employees apprenticed under French and friends,” Dave Butler, chef Alain Vincey at La who runs the Q Barbeque Maisonette Restaurant. He in Midlothian, explained. remained there for four years, “It is competition barbeque where his talent and work that was born out of Tuffy’s ethic led him to promotions desire to cook with wood and to Sous Chef and Partner. naturally.” However, after working Since its creation, the at a variety of restaurants on Cool Smoke Team has won the east coast, Stone decided over 100 awards, competit was time to open his own ing in major invitationals catering company. Partnered throughout the country, inPHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINA with his wife, Leslie, Stone SPC Fall Fest co-chair David Russell talks with Salisbury Presbyterian Church Director of Christian Education Tammy cluding the Great American Tipton-Nay about the upcoming festival on Saturday at the church. opened A Sharper Palate Barbeque Invitational and Catering Company in 1993. American Royal Invitational. The catering company was “Tuffy is a local, classically a major hit, winning a variety BY AMANDA GALLOWAY
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rganizations are looking at new ways to raise funds for their outreach programs. “Due to the tight economy, we had to adjust the budget for outreach ministries,” said Salisbury Presbyterian Church member and festival co-chair David Russell. However, the church members decided to take on an historical approach in February. Salisbury church member Walt Coleman, who moved from Cincinnati to Midlothian in 2007, had attended the Sycamore Presbyterian Church in Ohio. “Their annual lawn festival began in 1907,” Russell said.
“It had a life of its own since they had been doing it for over 100 years. When the outreach committee was discussing ways to fill in budget shortfalls, Walt suggested we discuss the option of a festival.” This Saturday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. until dusk, the church lawn will be transformed into a family-friendly, community-wide festival with live music, carnival games, and food. Admission is free to the festival and carpooling is encouraged and there will be parking on site. Entertainment includes Jonathan Austin the Juggler, Featherston and Tiller, The Taters and local Midlothian band Men of Leisure. ActiviSPC FEST P4
Teen drivers and their parents invited to 'Come Home Alive' safe driving program Teens and their parents are invited to a safe driving program called Come Home Alive. With the goal of reducing car crashes and saving lives through education and parent awareness, the program brings together parents, students, school officials, law enforcement representatives and community members. Stressing the influence that parents have on teen drivers, Come Home Alive complements the driver education course taught in high schools. Come Home Alive includes information about distracted driving, coaching tips for parents, an overview of the driver
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education curriculum, review of traffic laws governing teen drivers, information about insurance and safety reminders. Parents of 10th-grade students are the main focus of each two-hour meeting, but parents with students in other grades are also welcome. Come Home Alive runs 7-9 p.m. and is offered several times (see calendar on right). Sponsored for the fifth year by the Chesterfield County school system and police department, Come Home Alive is made possible by a grant from the Allstate Foundation. courtesy of Chesterfield County Public Schools
COME HOME ALIVE all events begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at James River High Oct. 11 at Clover Hill High Oct. 20 at Bird High (includes Chesterfield Community High) Oct. 25 at Manchester High Oct. 27 at Cosby High Nov. 4 at Thomas Dale High Nov. 8 at Meadowbrook High Nov. 10 at Monacan High Nov. 15 at Midlothian High Nov. 17 at Matoaca High
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Checking out the trucks Saxman recognized as ‘Most Outstanding Drum Major’ Greyson Reddington, 2, with mom Julie checks out the fire truck at Chesterfield Towne Center's Local Heroes Fair held on Saturday, Sept. 25. The event highlighted law enforcement and public safety.
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athan Saxman, a second-year drum major for the James River High School Regiment, earned the Most Outstanding Drum Major award at the University of Virginia Band Camp, held at Graves Mountain Lodge near Charlottesville, Va. Saxman was selected from approximately 25 drum majors from across Virginia who were judged on demonstrated leadership, BY ZACHARY REID The list of restrictions will conducting and teaching abilities. The camp was sponsored by the UniMedia General News Service offer tough limits on everyversity of Virginia Marching Cavaliers and You won’t be allowed to thing from serving compliwas held mid-July. It provided teaching and water your grass again in mentary water in restaurants leadership strategies for students who are the near future if you live in to filling swimming pools. drum majors in their home school marching Chesterfield County or four Measures in Chesterbands. other area localities. field, which went into effect “I feel honored to have received such a But if you’re not careful, Tuesday, include bans on prestigious award,” Saxman said. “There you might find yourself call- all landscape watering, even were many excellent drum majors that ating on the Fire Department for new plantings; washing tended this camp. I hope what I’ve learned to tap into its water supply. paved areas; and washing bodes well with the Regiment this year.” The combination of a vehicles, except at commer“This is a well-deserved honor for rapidly declining water cial car washes. In addition, Nathan,” said Keith Cottrill, director of the source and no relief in sight businesses must limit water James River Regiment. “As a band director, led to the imposition of use to essential activities. you certainly believe your drum majors are emergency water restrictions Restaurants can use water good leaders, teachers and motivators, and by the authority that is a only for cooking, hygiene recognition such as this affirms that. We are chief supplier of water to the and beverages. cities of Colonial Heights and Meanwhile, area fire chiefs very proud of Nathan.” The James River Regiment has been a Petersburg and the counties were reminding people to be Virginia Honor Band, the highest honor of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie mindful of flicking cigarette bestowed by the Virginia Band and Orchestra and Prince George. butts and dumping ashes Directors Association, for the past 16 years.
Water restrictions in effect for Chesterfield County
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James River High School student Nathan Saxman earned 'Most Outstanding Drum Major' in a competitive pool of 25 students from across the Commonwealth.
It is one of only three high schools in Virginia that has held the Honor Band status for every year of its
existence. courtesy of Sharon J. Dunkum, James River High School Band Boosters
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Midlothian Middle civics teacher earns award for economics education in class
County marks fourth consecutive year in receiving national youth award PHOTO COURTESY BY CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
From left to right: The Honorable Marshall Trammell, vice-chair, Chesterfield County School Board; Stella Edwards, president, Chesterfield County Council of PTAs/PTSAs; The Honorable David S. Wyman, chair, Chesterfield County School Board; Daniel Timberlake, Cosby High School Student; The Honorable Jim Holland, vice-chair, Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors; Abby Badura, Clover Hill High School student; and Sarah Snead, deputy county administrator for Human Services.
Chesterfield County announced and celebrated Chesterfield County’s selection for the fourth consecutive time as “One of the 100 Best Places in America for Young People” by America’s Promise--the Alliance for Youth on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The alliance selects localities based on the manner in which they provide five promises to young people: Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start, Effective Education, Opportunities to Help Others courtesy of Chesterfield County
The Center for Economic Education in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business has named Rebecca Necessary, a civics teacher at Midlothian Middle School, the Outstanding Economic Educator of the Year for the VCU region. Necessary has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to helping her students gain a clear understanding of how the economy works and their role in it. She also has invested in her own human capital by participating in professional development programs on several economic topics, including globalization. For several years, Necessary has given her students the opportunity to participate in programs such as the Economics Challenge, a brain bowl program based on the economics concepts in the Civics Standards of Learning (SOL) sponsored by the Virginia Council on Economic Education (VCEE). Necessary’s students placed first among middle school students in 2010. Her students also have participated in the “Color the Economic Concepts” contest sponsored by the VCEE and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. This contest challenges students to draw a picture to illustrate the economic concepts they are learning. Each year 12 entries are selected, printed as posters and distributed to classrooms around the state. For the past two years her students have submitted winning entries. The original drawings
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Rebecca Necessary, a civics teacher at Midlothian Middle School, was named the Outstanding Economic Educator of the Year for the VCU region by the university's School of Business.
are framed and displayed at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Necessary will be recognized at the VCEE Annual Economic Educator Awards Luncheon hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on Dec. 3. She also will be considered for the statewide Outstanding Economic Educator of the Year honor, which carries a
cash award of $1,000. For more information about any of these programs, contact Suzanne Gallagher, director of the Center for Economic Education at the VCU School of Business: sgallagh@vcu.edu, (804) 828-1628. Courtesy of Virginia Commonwealth University
Annual car show will take place Oct. 9 The Chesterfield Technical Center’s 13th annual car show will take place Oct. 9 at Tractor Supply Co., 6801 Lake Harbour Drive off Hull Street Road. Car clubs and individuals from across Virginia will display all types of vehicles, including classic cars, street rods, muscle cars, 4x4s and motorcycles. The car show will be open to the
public 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and admission is free. To exhibit at the car show, call 768-6160, Ext. 1033. Registration for exhibitors costs $15 before Oct. 1, then $20 afterward including onsite registration. Awards will be announced at 4 p.m. for best interior, best paint, best engine, sponsor’s choice, people’s choice and best in
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Free Women’s Health Seminars in October The VCU Medical Center will be offering the following free seminars focused on health care issues that are important to women. All of the seminars will take place at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Education and Library Complex, located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue. Free parking available. Registration is required.
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Ovarian Cancer Join Dr. Weldon Chafe, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, who will talk about the latest treatment options for ovarian cancer.
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show. Vendors may rent space for $20. Students in the culinary arts and the baking and pastry arts programs at the Chesterfield Technical Center will sell baked goods and lunches. All proceeds from the event go to the Chesterfield Technical Center’s SkillsUSA chapter, which provides opportunities for student leadership, community service and skills competition on district, state and national levels. In case of bad weather, call the Chesterfield Technical Center at 768-6160. Rain date is Oct. 10. Courtesy of Chesterfield County Public Schools
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To Screen Or Not To Screen Join Dr. Gilda Cardenosa, medical director of VCU Breast Imaging, who will discuss the latest recommendations for mammography and answer your questions about breast MRI screenings.
October 28 | 5:30 p.m.
Breast Cancer Care Join Dr. Harry Bear, from the VCU Massey Cancer Center, who will discuss the value of a team approach from the very beginning of breast cancer diagnosis and care to provide the best individualized combination of treatments.
Call (804) 828-0123 to reserve your spot today.
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When routines make us complacent to our surroundings BY ELIZABETH FARINA editor@midltohianexchange.com
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GUEST COLUMN DRIVING WITH TEENS BY SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Media General News Service
In less than two years, if the state does not wisely enact a new set of highly restrictive motor vehicle laws to prevent it, my daughter will be a licensed driver. To trot out a cliché, it seems like only yesterday I unbolted the training wheels from her bike, gave her a gentle push and watched her fall on her face in the yard, screaming. In fact, that was at least three or four months ago. No, no, it was a decade ago, but the trauma of that experience and the melancholy I felt at the independence those two wheels gave her - she could ride farther from daddy than ever before - make it seem not so long ago. Knowing we are now much closer to the highway than that worn path in the yard, I decided it was time to give her a driving lesson. My wife feared my patience, worn to a nub by the lean years of the newspaper business, may no longer be suited for such a task. “Maybe I should do it,” she said. I recalled the first car we bought together, a red Toyota that she ran under a tractor-trailer on the way to work one morning while eating cornbread and milk for breakfast. The Toyota was repaired, but rancid bits of cornbread blew out of the vents for months. I remembered the time our daughter, then in a child safety seat, ratted her out on a near miss. “Me and mommy spun all the way around in the road! She said not to tell you.” I looked out the kitchen window, first at her latest vehicle with the replacement passenger door, then at my truck with the dented bumper from a concrete barrier she claimed “came out of nowhere.” “You know what,” I told her. “I think I’ll handle this.” I took the eager teen to the best place I knew for a driving lesson, the quarter-mile gravel road that leads to my father’s house, the exact place where I honed my driving skills 30 years prior. It cuts through the kudzu and pine trees, crosses
a creek and has enough hills and curves to make it feel like a challenge for rookies. We switched places in the cab of the pickup. “You ready?” I asked her. She locked both hands on the wheel, looked over at me with eyes wide and bright and made a racecar noise. “Vroom!” “Quit kidding around, young lady. This thing isn’t a toy ...,” and on I went through a lengthy, brow-furrowed lecture that to her sounded like “blah, blah, blah.” “Now, are you ready?” I asked again. “Can we turn on the radio?” I felt the blood start to pound in my temples. “No, we can’t turn on the - you’re doing this on purpose. I swear, we’ll go back and I’ll let your mom teach you how to run into things. Now apply the brake and shift the truck into drive.” “Which one is the brake?” “You’ve been riding in a car for 14 years. Haven’t you ever been curious as to how it stops?” The exchange continued in this vein until we eventually moved forward, the gravel crunching beneath the tires at 3 to 5 mph. My stomach was in a knot and I had a white-knuckle grip on the arm rest. And, to be honest, I could feel that familiar melancholy slip back into my soul. She, on the other hand, wore a grin as wide as a four-lane highway. “I’ll be doing this for real soon,” she said happily. Well, yes, unless the state wisely enacts a new set of highly restrictive motor vehicle laws to prevent it. Folks, I urge you to write your legislators today. Scott Hollifield is editor/GM of The McDowell News in Marion, N.C. and a columnist for the Media General News Service.
James River Regiment places 2nd at Hermitage Classic The James River High School Regiment once again brought home honors, placing second overall in the Class AAA division at the 24th Annual Hermitage Classic Band Festival on Sept. 25. The judges evaluate the competing bands on music execution, marching execution and overall effectiveness. Music rating is based on musicianship, difficulty and performance. Marching is based on difficulty, execution and poise. Effectiveness is judged on the effectiveness of the musical program, performance, showmanship and coordination of the various elements of the band. This year the Regiment’s program is “Latin Fever” and includes the selections Children of Sanchez, Children of Sanchez Ballad, Mambo and Land of Make Believe. The James River Regiment is under the direction of Keith Cottrill. The Regiment’s next performance and competition is Saturday, October 2nd, at Warhill High School in Williamsburg, Va. The Regiment also will perform with all Chesterfield County high school marching bands, Monday, Oct. 4, at Monacan High School at 6:30 p.m. The James River Regiment has M
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I never thought it would happen. I consider myself more of a cautious person who locks the doors at night and even in the day. I’m not afraid, but I do not want to give bad luck, karma or fate the opportunity to test my fears – except I did on that day. I had just dropped my first grader off at school. We had a normal morning – the mad dash out the door with the backpack and lunch in tow. We made it before the bell and even had a chance for a quick hug, kiss, and ‘have a great day’ moment. Then, rolling my windows down to feel the cool morning air, I pulled onto a main road. A few turns later I was in morning rush-hour commute. Sitting in the ebb and flow of traffic on the road to the Interstate, I was paying more attention to the brake lights in front of me. We weren’t at a stop light, but there was some type of delay happening ahead and I wondered if there were any accidents when I saw the man open my passenger door. I cannot emphasize enough how fast my car door opened. Even with the cars surrounding me in the early morning, I was on my own. It was so outrageous that a total stranger opened my door and got in and closed the door, that I froze in fear. Looking back, I know I should have rear-ended the back of the car in front of me. Instead, I kept driving. The young man, maybe 30, repeatedly said, “I just need a ride downtown.” I knew that I just needed to get this person out of my car as quickly as I possibly could and not panic. So, that’s what I did. When I heard him say, “I feel anxious.” I turned on a jazz song that had helped me keep calm and in my best ‘it’s-going-to-beokay-mommy’ voice that I use with my daughter, I told him to slowly breathe and think about the many blessings in our lives. When I finally was able to get back off the Interstate, I pulled over in front of a construction crew on Broad Street and told him, “You're downtown.” He got out of the car and walked toward the bus. I quickly locked the door and rolled up the window. I cannot say that it wouldn’t have happened if I had automatic locks or even manually locked the doors. It happened too fast – and that is my whole point. We are lulled to "sleep" in our habits each day. The consistent cycle provides a sense of security and safety. We forget to see our surroundings – both good and bad. I know that on that day, for me, it could have ended badly. I now lock my doors when I drive and am a little more alert than I have been in the past. Thankfully, the experience ended without harm and I was able to hug my daughter for another day.
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After nearly seven months, shoppers of the Kohl’s store on Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County can once again shop there. The Wisconsin-based chain has opened its completely rebuilt store. “This is pretty exciting for us,� store manager Karen Loewen said. The 93,000-square-foot store, which shut down Jan. 30, reopened quietly Sunday to test out its systems and prepare for its official, and celebratory, grand opening yesterday. “This is much bigger than a remodel,� said Loewen, who, like 92 other employees, worked at another area store during the rebuilding process. The store, in the Chesterfield Crossing Shopping Center off Midlothian Turnpike between Target and Martin’s Food Market, was torn down and rebuilt from the ground up. The new store has an updated exterior, redesigned departments -- including juniors’, footwear, home and children’s -- and larger fitting rooms with sitting areas in the men’s, juniors’ and women’s departments. Kohl’s also has shifted the customer-service department
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to the front and streamlined the checkout lanes. The store has the same number of registers, but they’ve been reconfigured and bunched together for quicker checkouts for shoppers and more space for merchandise. The store is brighter and more open. The individual departments have bigger graphics and more space. Loewen said stockrooms have been moved from within the departments to the back giving each one a little more space. Shoppers also should notice that the store is easier to navigate. Aisles within the store have been widened to 10 feet from 8 feet and to 12 feet from 10 feet across the front of the store. In addition to the 92 returning employees, the company has hired about 60 more. The remodel is part of the chain’s effort to update its stores. The Midlothian store is one of the retailer’s prototypes, and is the only one in the market with the new dÊcor package. Two other Kohl’s -- Short Pump and Brandermill -were remodeled last year. The chain says it tore down the original store and rebuilt it as part of its expansion plans.
But there could be another reason: a certain type of fly This is much ash was bigger than a used in remodel Chesterfield Crossing - store Shopping manager Center as Karen Loewen fill material when it was built. Fly ash expands when exposed to moisture, causing cracks. Neither Loewen nor Kohl’s would say whether fly ash problems were a concern. But in early 2005, Ukrop’s Super Markets began a year-plus renovation process to much of its store next to Kohl’s because of more-thantypical amounts of cracking and settling at that store because of the use of fly ash. And in 1998, Home Depot rebuilt its store in the nearby Chesterfield Marketplace shopping center after it had been open only a few months. Fly ash was used there. The home-improvement retailer rebuilt the store because of cracking, buckling and other condition under floors.
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from barbecue grills because seemingly every surface in sight has become quite combustible of late. Eighty-nine percent of Virginia is either abnormally dry or suffering from drought, experts say. Most of the eastern third of Virginia, including the Richmond and Petersburg areas, is in a severe drought. The executive director of the Appomattox River Water Authority said the drastic restrictions on water use were necessary after mandatory restrictions earlier this month failed to slow demand. “We need to get demand down and hopefully stabilize this,� said Chris Dawson, the head of the authority. Its reservoir, Lake Chesdin, is at its lowest level since being created in 1967 and continues to drop. Dawson said that to stabilize the lake, output would need to be about 26 million
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residents would support the measures. “Once they know, they get behind it,� he said. “And we have a phone line set up for people to call in, and they’ll let us know of violators.� He said enforcement measures would be stepped up, including the possibility of neighborhood patrols. The 125-day supply is a sharp decline from the 200day supply that triggered the mandatory restrictions Sept. 7. At peak capacity, the lake holds about a 330-day supply. The emergency restrictions curtail all but the most essential use of the public water supply. Dawson said it was hard to tell how long the order would be in effect but that temporary relief was not in sight.
the support from church members. Russell, who has worked on the committee with Coleman and Will McGuire, added, “Will’s technological skills and Walt’s organizational skills, have made the process go very smoothly, with the assistance of approximately 100 members of the congregation. This truly became a church-wide effort.� Russell also added his appreciation of the support from Associate Pastor Elizabeth McGuire and volunteer coordinator Laura Thompson. He explained, the congregation’s effort focused on three goals: to raise funds for Salisbury’s outreach ministries, bring the congregation closer together working towards that common goal and spreading the word to the community about Salisbury’s mission ‘to learn about Christ, to live as Christ and to serve like Christ.’ Russell said, “When you do something like this,
you get to know people better. My dad [Jack] used to say, ‘Many hands make light work.’ This truly has been a group effort that has brought us closer together as a church community to strive towards a common goal,� he said. Russell is also thankful for the sponsorship of local businesses such as Prem Das State Farm, Craig Via Realty and Relocation, The Primrose School of Midlothian Village and Colonial 1st Mortgage. The annual event will continue annually the first weekend of October. “We picked it because of football schedules,� Russell said. The SPC Fall Fest, located at 13621 W. Salisbury Rd. will take place from 10 a.m. to dusk on Oct. 2. To learn more about the festival, visit online at www. thesalisburychurch.org or on Facebook, search ‘SPC Fall Fest.’
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 30 Chesterfield Summit on Aging will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Bon Air Baptist Church, 2531 Buford Rd. As part of the national movement to promote “Aging in Place”, this dynamic event is designed to engage persons of all ages in Chesterfield to develop specific strategies for improving livability for older adults and younger citizens of our community. Sponsored By: Chesterfield County Human Services Division, Chesterfield County Senior Advocate, Springdale at Lucy Corr Village and Senior Connections – the Capital Area Agency on Aging. RSVP required. An application can be downloaded from the chesterfield.gov website (click on “Departments” tab on homepage, then “Senior Services”, then “Events, Training, and Special Initiatives”). Questions: Call (804) 768-7878.
SATURDAY, OCT. 2 The Midlothian High School Marching Trojans and the Midlothian High School Band Boosters present “Showcase of Bands” on Saturday, October 2, 2010. This is great entertainment for the whole family! Marching bands from local high schools - Cosby HS, Monacan HS, Matoaca HS and Thomas Dale HS - as well as marching bands from Vienna, Hampton and the greater Richmond area will take the field in competition beginning at 5pm. The Midlothian HS Marching Trojans, directed by Gordon Rawls and under the field direction of Anna Fowler and Benjamin Adams, will per-
form in exhibition at 8:15pm, followed by the awards ceremony. Admission is $5 per person; free parking is available in the student parking lot of Midlothian High School, 401 Charter Colony Parkway. Midlothian High School classes of 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967 will be having a reunion on 10/2/10. If you attended Midlothian during those years are invited to attend. Go to: http://midlothianalumni.com/ joomla/ to contact your class representative. Providence United Methodist Church, located at 901 S. Providence Road, Richmond (23236) invites the community to an evening of music and celebration for all ages, at 6:30 p.m. This event will be held at the church’s picnic shelter behind the church (bring a lawn chair or blanket) or indoors if raining. Music by: Mike Johnson and Friends. Message by: Chris Donald Enjoy beautiful glass, learn some local history or add to your bottle collection at the 39th annual Richmond Bottle Show. It will be held in the exhibition building at the Chesterfield Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Rd. A $3 admission , 9 am -3pm, (or early buyers, for $10, may enter at 7:30am) will allow you to shop or browse among thousands of bottles and go-withs. Several displays will be available for viewing, including a club display on Richmond sodas. For more information, call 804-739-2951 or 804-275-1101. Visit the Richmond Bottle Club web site at http://home.comcast. net/~edandlucy1/RABCA.html
SUNDAY, OCT. 3 6th Annual Woodland Vineyard Harvest Party — Celebrate the finish of the harvest with Woodland Vineyard, located at 15501 Genito Rd., Midlothian. Learn about the fermentation process, taste our fermenting wines, enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and our “famous” wine ice-cream. Children welcome. $5/person, $8/family. Noon -5pm. For more information on the winery, visit www. woodlandvineyard.com
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6 The Magnificent Midlothian Food Festival will be held from 4:30-8:30 p.m. at Westchester Commons at the Watkins Centre (located at the interchange of Rt. 288 and Rt. 60). Tickets are $30 each. Children ages 8 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased from members of the five sponsoring Rotary clubs, and are also available at Village Bank branch offices. No ticket sales are made at the gate. For more information, visit www.midlothianrotary. org.
SATURDAY, OCT. 9 The Bon Air Elementary School PTA will host the 18th annual “Bon Air Village Fair and Silent Auction” on Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm on the school grounds. The family-friendly event will feature D.J. Chris Knight, hay rides, carnival-style games, fairstyle food, giant inflatables, and performances by the Minds in Motion XXL student dance group and the Legacy School of Dance (formerly
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Roslyn Ryan, editor of Powhatan Today, sat down with local band members of Face Down to learn about the people behind the music. Here is their story:
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Who is Face Down? Well most of us are childhood friends who went our separate ways for awhile. Jesse and Scotty were in a band together off of Red Lane, David and Daniel were in a band for about seven years and Crystal has been singing for most of her life in Powhatan County. We all share
The best part is not only of course the music you play and create, but also having people you’ve known for years and people you just meet loving what you do! Playing live is the best feeling and a hugh rush for us all!
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A rare blend of endurance ‘n’ power, Zimmerman won the Dominion outdoors 800 meters last spring and was third at Regions (1:57.9). Also a gifted acoustic guitarist, “Z Man” doesn’t play football. However, should Bird ever to face desperation fourth down and half mile to go there would be no one better for toting the pig. Short distance, long distance – makes no difference to Zimmerman; he was eighth in last year’s Dominion District cross-country race with the late-blooming Graves settling for 22nd. “A great kid, Terrence has made steady progress,” said CH coach Jim Wahrman. “He’s come a long way and has big goals … like running in the low 17’s before the season is over.” Graves later corrected that to “under 17.” Terrence Sr. and Jackie Graves’ only child was all about kicking a soccer ball until middle school. “I was a midfielder, running all over,” Graves recalled. “I figured ‘why not take the ball out of the equation?’” An ambitious student, Graves will be skipping a team racing trip to Titusville, Fla., Oct. 2, to concentrate on his SATs. His college wish-list includes Virginia, Davidson, William & Mary and Carnegie Mellon, an exclusive school in Pittsburgh renowned for ground-breaking research. Come to think of it, that might be just the place to concoct a cross-country GPS.
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aila Blackburn is hard to beat, whether she is right side up, or upside down. The pony-tailed Monacan High junior is a double-featured attraction as distancerunner extraordinaire and diving champion. This past summer, showing off her inward flip, reverse and back dives, Blackburn won the Richmond Metro Aquatic League diving title, competing for Smoketree. Currently, she’s making a splash in spikes over hill and dale as the Chiefs 3.1-mile racing leader. Running virtually uncontested, she was an easy winner in 19:32 in a Sept. 22 tri-meet with Clover Hill and L.C. Bird at Rockwood Park. The second-place runner clocked 22:11. The blue-eyed blonde attributes her successes to fortunate genetics, a gymnastics background, and a strong faith. “At the starting line, I’ve always got my eyes closed – praying,” she said. Later this fall, she hopes to challenge Midlothian’s storied stable of harriers and her close pal, Cosby’s Megan Moye, for Dominion District honors. Blackburn, while recuperating from an over-use stress fracture to her left foot, is making up for a reduced
running regimen with crosstraining. She’s cut back from a grinding 55-60 mile per week running log to about 25-30. In the mean time, she pedals the stationary bike and elliptical at the new American Family Fitness-Midlothian, and swims at AFF- Swift Creek. Blackburn shares dinner-table bragging rights with sister Alisa, a promising Monacan freshman softball player. K. Blackburn is a former fast-pitch hurler herself, for Gordon. While already receiving recruiting attention from the likes of Navy, Virginia and Clemson, Blackburn took off – like bounding off a springboard - during last spring’s outdoor track. In break-out performances, she was second in the Central Region at 3,200 meters (11:23.4) and 12th at States (first among sophomores) in 11:25. Her only regret is that 3,200 is the longest race offered in high-school track. “The longer the run, the better for me,” she said. “That’s why I like cross country more than track.” That makes her a natural, down the trail, for college’s 8K cross-country distance. And then there’s the possibility of the steeplechase – a sapping torture test over hurdles and water jumps. One thing for sure, Blackburn won’t mind getting a little wet.
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Midlo's River City Bats - Division 2 Champions
The River City Bats, from Midlothian were the 13U Division 2 Champions in the Swing What You Bring baseball tournament held in Yorktown, VA, on Sept. 18 and 19. Team members pictured (left to right) are: Steven Atkinson, Forrest Smith, Brian Maloney, Josh Desper, Matt Dingus, Dalton Randall, Bryce Moore, Ben Greer, and Jeb Bemiss. Coaches pictured (left to right): Shane Smith, Brian Marshall, and Jeff Desper. Also playing in the tournament but not pictured: Garrett Allen. - courtesy of Leslie Maloney
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This coming weekend, Oct 2, The Richmond Road Runners are holding the Capitol 10-Miler race. New this year is the addition of the Kid’s Mile and they’ve added a Special Olympics Mile. This is a first for this area - that our athletes are incorporated into a larger community event as participants. We have over 50 athletes registered. The group of athletes pictured above have been practicing on Monday’s at 6 p.m. at St. Edward’s Church on Huguenot Road. Good luck to the athlete's as they compete on Saturday, Oct. 2. - courtesy of Tina Andes, Special Olympics Virginia. SPORTSQUEST from P7 turf? First and foremost, it has allweather playability which is critical for hosting major lacrosse, field hockey, football, and soccer tournaments. It increases playing time and lowers maintenance costs. It is also good for the environment as it will save millions of gallons of water each year normally used to maintain real grass, not to mention it is partially fabricated out of recycled tires. Due to its shock absorbency capabilities, it is also beneficial to the athletes,
cutting down on injuries. Six of the fields feature high performance shock absorbing technology, the most at any facility in the world. The fields will also have NCAA approved lighting for the most effective illumination for night time play. Shaw Sportexe, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is responsible for installing a total of 1.7 million square feet of the artificial turf. It has come a very long way since Astroturf was first introduced in 1966 at the Houston
Astrodome. Also, on site for the Festival will be the SportsQuest coaching staff. They will be there to answer any questions regarding their team programming and interested parties can sign up on the spot (a full list of staff is online at midlothianexchange.com). SportsQuest is a sports and family entertainment campus on a 250-acre campus located in Chesterfield County at the intersection of Route 288 and Powhite Parkway.
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SunTrust Richmond Marathon on pace to break event entry record Price increase for all three races on Oct. 1 The SunTrust Richmond Marathon scheduled for November 13, 2010, is on pace to set a new entry record for the most entries in the event’s 33-year history by race day. As of Monday, September 27, 4,218 runners had registered for the marathon, which is well on the way to the 5,188-person record set in 2009. The McDonald’s Half Marathon, in just its third year, is also on pace to break last year’s entry record of 5,572. More than 4,000 participants are currently registered for the race, and nearly 2,000 participants have registered for the HCA Virginia 8k. Combined, the SunTrust Richmond Marathon, McDonald’s Half Marathon, and HCA Virginia 8k are expected to have a total field of almost 17,000 participants. Online registration is available for the SunTrust Richmond Marathon, McDonald’s Half Marathon and HCA Virginia 8k at www.richmondmarathon. org. There is a $10 price increase for both the marathon and half marathon and a $5 price increase for the 8k on October 1. For more information, visit www. richmondmarathon.org or call (804) 285-9495. - courtesy of Sportsbackers
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