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Lehberger named to college position Joette Lehberger has been named Associate Campus Director of Bryant & Stratton College’s Richmond Campus, effective immediately. Lehberger, who has been with Joette Lehberger the College since May 2006, will also remain in her current position as director of nursing for Bryant & Stratton Colleges in Virginia. A Registered Nurse, Lehberger has served in both clinical and administrative nursing and educational roles for the past 30 years. She earned her nursing degree at Butler College in Pennsylvania and graduate degrees in Christian education from Carolina University of Theology and a master’s degree in counseling from American Christian College. She will complete her master’s degree in nursing from Aspen University next month. “Joette has excelled not only in the practice of nursing but also in its teaching,” said Bryant & Stratton College Director of Virginia Colleges Beth Murphy, “and she has spent much of her career in leadership and administrative roles. We are proud and fortunate to have her leadership in Richmond and as part of our VirLEHBERGER page 2
Oct. 19 legislative forum to discuss aging issues The public is invited to the Chesterfield Council on Aging Legislative Forum and Training on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 9 a.m.-noon, Central Library, 9501 Lori Road, Chesterfield. The moderated forum will address aging issues and the upcoming General Assembly session. The panel will consist of Sen. John Watkins, R-10th District; and Delegates Riley E. Ingram, R-62nd District; and Delores L. Mc Quinn, D-70th District. The forum is sponsored by the Chesterfield Council on Aging and the Chesterfield County Senior Advocate and Disability Services. Light refreshments will be provided. Chesterfield County
CERT course to begin Nov. 1 Chesterfield County residents are invited to attend training that will help them prepare for and respond to disasters. Chesterfield County’s popular Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, training will begin on Nov. 1. There is no charge for the course, which is open to the first 30 persons aged 18 and older who apply. The deadline to enroll is Oct. 28. The eight-night initial training course is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays over four consecutive weeks. The training provides participants with basic emergency-response skills that are essential in the critical time after a disaster and before first responders arrive. Topics include: light duty search and rescue, fire safety and suppression, basic and advanced emergency care, terrorism awareness, emergency communications and disaster psychology. Graduates earn certificates and receive CERT emergency gear including backpacks and helmets. More than 500 people have completed Chesterfield County’s CERT training, and more are needed. Registration forms are available online at www.chesterfield.gov/ CERT/, by emailing CERT@chesterfield.gov, or by calling 804-751-CERT (2378).
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The secret Art of Dr. Seuss on display at Midlothian art gallery BY ELIZABETH FARINA efarina@midltohianexchange.com
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ith over 600 million books sold, most children (and adults) know the iconic illustrations and children stories of Dr. Seuss. Yet, the author was more than a wordsmith who encouraged millions of children to read. Theodore Seuss Geisel was also an artist who created masterful works of art beyond the pages of his beloved books. Bella Arte Gallery, located at 3734 Winterfield Rd. in Midlothian, has been an authorized dealer for the Art of Dr. Seuss since opening its doors over two years ago. On Friday, Oct. 6, the gallery held its exhibit opening of Dr. Seuss’s “Secrets of the Deep: The Lost, Forgotten, and Hidden Works of Theodor Seuss Geisel.” Each piece of art appears to convey a knowing wink while one absorbs the storyteller’s artwork. “Ninety-eight percent of the people I talk to do not know about his artwork. People think that’s all he did (write children’s books). Twelve o’clock at night, he would get up and start painting,” said gallery owner Rena Klump. “Look at his imagination.” Along the gallery walls, various paintings and creations, including sculptures
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Jeff Schuffmann, official artist representative for the Art of Dr. Seuss, discusses the artwork at Bella Arte Gallery on opening night of the month-long exhibit "Secrets of the Deep: The Lost, Forgotten, and Hidden Works of Theodor Seuss Geisel."
from his Unorthodox Taxidermy and bronze works, will be set on display for the month of October. “The Secrets of the Deep features rare and never-before-seen hidden works of art of Dr. Seuss, which the world is now discovering,” said Jeff Schuffmann, official artist representative for the Art of Dr. Seuss.
Schuffmann explained that public’s attention is first drawn to the exhibit to see the iconic images such as “The Cat in the Hat”, “Green Eggs and Ham”, and “Hop on Pop”, but then the public discovers artwork that they never knew existed. “They’re introduced to someone that they thought
they knew, in a whole new light, which is dubbed “The Secret of Dr. Seuss” because all throughout his lifetime, the artwork stayed in his home, which is the Seuss House,” Schuffmann said. “The works never traveled. He didn’t paint SEUSS page 4
Historic days at Eppington Plantation On Saturday, Oct. 1, Eppington Plantation opened the grounds for an afternoon of historical enjoyment. Eppington Plantation, a 43-acre rural Chesterfield County historic structure, boasts the history of Thomas Jefferson’s family, as well as African-American Heritage Trails of Virginia. The afternoon’s activities, organized by the Chesterfield Historical Society and The Eppington Foundation, included period dance and music, performances by Chesterfield Community band, artillery firing demonstrations, carriage rides, colonial period living history by costumed interpreters, period children’s activities and games, colonial militia demonstraPHOTO BY BRIDGET HAZEL tions, and African Children learn about the detailed steps taken, titles and roles assumed by soldiers, during colonial canon firing American living hispreparation. Irv Owings, (from left), Zoe Hammond, Isabella Hazel, Jon Schmidt and Lauren Hazel. tory presentations.
Korean Food Festival shares culinary, culture A delightful and delicious time was had by all of 500 people who attended the 4th Korean Food Festival hosted by the Lord Jesus Korean Church, PCUSA (Sr. Pastor, Rev. Dr. Hyun Chan Bae) in Richmond on Oct. 8. Kimchi, Korean BBQ, Bibimbap(steam rice mixed with vegetables), Ho-Tuck(cinnamon pancake), and many more were served at the festival for free of charge. All of the people at the festival really enjoyed the Korean food, and were very impressed by their professional service. A group of children also performed the Korean Traditional Musical Instruments which is called "Samul Nori." This Food Festival is designed to show the church congregation's appreciation to those who choose to serve their community; to bring together Richmond’s multicultural communities; and to promote peaceful society while living together. From its beginning, Lord Jesus Korean Church has been a missionsminded church. They have been committed to serving our commuFOOD page 2
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Christina Kim, right, and Song Ye Jeong greet festival attendees at the Fourth Annual Korean Food Festival held at the Lord Jesus Korean Church, PCUSA, on Robious Road in Richmond. The Saturday event offered food and entertainment highlighting the Korean culture.
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Aquatics Center continues to become a reality In yet another step to making the new Aquatics Center a reality, the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership (GRAP) announced it has hired Adam Kennedy to be the Executive Director for the Center. Mr. Kennedy hails from Stockton, Calif. where he was the head coach for the University of the Pacific Swim Team. When asked why this position interested him, Kennedy responded, “The clarity of passion and purpose the Partnership and its board of directors possesses for swimming and improving the lives of residents has become a model for other communities to emulate. The GRAP Aquatics Center is an opportunity to affect positive long term change in the lifestyles of Greater Richmond community members through aquatics.” Kennedy continued, “It’s an opportunity for Richmond to be seen as an aquatic
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The Aquatics Center will be located in Ukrop Park, near the intersection of Chippenham Parkway and Route 10 in Chesterfield County, and will cost an estimated $14 million to build.
sports destination by local, regional and national swimming organizations around the country. In short, GRAP's mission is rooted in very big, impactful ideas that are incredibly energizing and exciting.” While at the University of the Pacific, Kennedy suc-
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cessfully led both the men and women’s swim teams. Prior to joining the university, he served as Assistant Men’s Swimming Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at the Naval Academy. Bill Roberts, US Naval Academy head coach said, “Adam is great with parents, very personable and motivated with all that he does. He is a very aggressive recruiter being more proactive rather than reactive. Adam really has no weaknesses. He is a ten out of ten and does a great job with regards to all aspects of his position.” As the public face of the center, Kennedy’s first priority is to build the Chesterfield County Schools’ Learn-to-Swim pilot program slated to start in spring of 2012. Kennedy plans to spend time learning about the area to understand how the center can help residents achieve healthy lifestyles. Connecting with community leaders and organizations in order to collaborate on Richmond initiatives, spe-
cifically bringing local and regional swimming contests to Richmond is another key priority. “The search committee was impressed by Adam’s understanding and belief in the opportunity to leverage a new regional aquatic center to benefit the community. He understood the value of learn to swim programs, competitive swim teams, sports tourism and the role of aquatic fitness,” Jon Lugbill, Executive Director, Sports Backers “We believe Adam will not only be a great leader for the new facility but will help to strengthen the regional aquatic programs for the entire area.” Kennedy has an undergraduate degree from Davidson College and a Master’s from Ohio University. Adam and his wife Amanda look forward to their new life in Richmond. “Richmond has so much to offer: history, recreation, great weather, and incredible people—we don’t think we could ask for a better place to live,” Kennedy con-
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A glimpse into the world of martial arts Harvey Sydnor, co-owner of Premier Martial Arts Chesterfield, located at 11001 Midlothian Turnpike, talks about martial arts, self-defense and motivating his students before, during and after class. Q: How did you get involved in martial arts? Sydnor: My wife Amy and I started taking martial arts about 18 years ago. When we first got married, we wanted something to do together and we saw the school one day and said 'Hey, let's check this out' and walked in and they got us involved. We took classes for awhile before we became new parents. Then we both dropped out, but martial arts and the discipline was still in us and we wanted to go back. Two daughters later, we still wanted to go back. We finally got one of our daughters interested in it so the family rejoined the martial arts and it has been more of a family venture from that point. Q: Why pursue a business venture in the martial arts? Sydnor: I still had a strong desire with the martial arts. I saw the changes that it was making in the kids' lives, and even in my own daughters' lives with the leaders they were becoming.. The system that we were in didn't appeal to me anymore because I didn't see enough real-world scenarios in it. It was a lot of fancy jumps and kicks and I really second-guessed it if that was what I really wanted PHOTO BY BRIDGET HAZEL for my daughters and my family. I really wanted them Harvey Sydnor, right, teaches self defense to the Little Champions class at Premier Martial Arts on Midlothian Turnpike. to be able to protect themselves. I was, at that time, a used by both. care? second-degree black belt, and all of them had just become black belts, as well. We were a complete black belt family. Q: How does one know which class to sign up for? Sydnor: In order for us to reach the kids in our community, we might as well pick them up and bring them Q: When did you open your business? Sydnor: We split all of our classes by age; that's one here. It's a convenience for the parents too because by the way that we're different from other martial art systems. time the parents have picked them up, they've already had Sydnor: We opened [Premier Martial Arts] in June A lot of martial arts systems will split it by belt levels, but their martial arts lesson for the day, and they've had it 2010. Before then, I was an I.T. [Information Technolby us, we split it by age because adults don't want to work every day, not just twice a week or something like that. ogy] director for a local company. I looked around at with kids if they're sparring or grabbing with real lifedifferent systems and found Premier Martial Arts, which scenarios. Also, our philosophy is that the lower belts in a Q: What would you like to do next with Premier Martial had the Krav Maga, which is an Israeli-based self-defense class can learn from the higher belts as well. It's not always Arts? system and also incorporated kick-boxing for the physijust the instructor that has to teach, and that's where cal fitness side. I knew another black belt who just turned we've developed leadership roles in our classes, too. Sydnor: My desire here is to reach out to the kids, and second-degree black belt. We both wanted our own school With us, we don't want to be a belt factory. There are a get more into the community as well as the schools and so Walt [Cardwell] and I decided to partner up and open lot of systems out there that if you do your time and pay teach workshops. We have multiple workshops that we Premier Martial Arts. your price, you get a belt. We want to make sure you're teach: Bully proof, ABC's of Success, and Kids' Safe. All safe, first and foremost, and the belt is the second part. If these workshops we can teach at the schools and recreQ: What is the purpose of teaching real-world scenariyou don't perform well during a testing, we will fail you ation centers. os? because we want to make sure you're safe when you leave here as opposed to just taking your money and giving you Q: What have your students taught you? Sydnor: We cover the different scenarios like choke a belt. For our younger students from 5- 8, we step them Sydnor: They teach me a lot every day, especially the holds; people trying to grab their hair or grabbing them through the belt system slower that way it helps them youngest ones because they say what they feel. If they by the wrists or grabbing them from behind. Any of those develop mentally before they actually achieve their next don't like something going on in the class, they will tell scenarios could be, for a kid, a bully at school or a kidnap- belt level. you. We do have a set curriculum we go through, a 20per. For adults, it could be somebody trying to mug them class rotation schedule, but we make it exciting. We're in a parking lot or a rapist. We teach from the kids all the Q: Premier Martial Arts offers before- and after-school- not just going by the book, but make it exciting for them. way to the adults, the same defensive scenarios that can be
CRIME REPORT All data are based on the publicly available Chesterfield County Police Department daily arrest and crime releases and are reported according to Federal Incident Based Reporting rules.
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12300 block of Bailey Bridge Road Complainant reported property was stolen from a locked container, located on the construction site.
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13900 block of Whitechapel Road Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the victim’s residence and stole the property from inside. No signs of forced entry were noted. Sept. 30 1600 block of Danhurst Drive 4600 block of Victim reported property was Commonwealth Centre stolen from the bed of his 1993 Parkway Victims were approached by an Ford pickup. unknown group of suspects, who took property from one victim and attempted to take Oct. 3 property from another victim. 400 block of Charter Colony One suspect later shattered a Complainant reported fuel was window near the location. 12700 block of Oak Lake Court siphoned from a county vehicle while parked at the location. License plates were reported stolen from a 1995 GMC truck. Oct. 1 600 block of Watkins Centre Parkway Complainant reported an Oct. 1 unlocked building at the 3600 block of James River construction site was entered Road and the property was reported
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2100 block of Moseley Road Suspect(s) gained entry through an unlocked rear door and stole property.
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10000 block of Midlothian Turnpike Victim reported wallet was stolen from victim’s unlocked vehicle.
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2500 block of Loch Braemar Drive Unknown suspect(s) entered victim’s unlocked blue 2006 Ford F250 and stole property. from inside. full report online at midlothianexchange.com
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Cold feet happens at the altar heart-breaking for the women – wife #2, #3, #4, and #5. The Jerry SpringerSimply stunning: the rarity of esque headlining act turns realistically bigamy charges catches one’s eye in tragic since one of the women committhe headline of a newspaper. A case of ted suicide. cold feet usually happens at the altar, Custalow is to be sentenced in not in divorce court. There are a few the local Circuit Court at the end of who cannot wait until the ink on their November before heading to trial in filed divorce papers dries before leapDecember for pending charges in Viring into the next relationship, but one ginia Beach and Henrico County. One Chesterfield man decided to forego the can only speculate until the cows come divorce process altogether when he wed home on how this man was able to pull four women over a span of 11 years. off the multiple marriages for such a Now Isaac C. Custalow, Jr. of Chesterlengthy period of time. field County is facing felony charges In other news, the final day to in three jurisdictions for the multiple register to vote for the Nov. 8, 2011 marriages, according to The Richmond election is Monday, Oct. 17. Some may Times-Dispatch article published Mon- be disinterested in politics, but this is a day, Oct. 10. The article stunningly local decision. Instead of tuning out the explained that “he just left them when upcoming local election, which directly the marriage soured and didn’t bother impacts your daily life, go out and vote. divorcing before marrying again.” Even if your supervisor or school board Strange enough, the article stated that member seat is not being contested he did legally divorce his first wife in (or even if it is hotly contested), there the late 1990s. are other seats on the ballot that need Strange indeed, in an era of GPS your civic-duty, ballot-casting vote to tracking through social media and decide who will serve. For a full list of smartphone applications, how Custcandidates running for local supervialow could have duped the next sors, school board members, Constituwife-to-be into a wedding. And it’s tional officers, Soil and Water District especially suspect that a groom would directors, and Virginia State Senators even consider saying ‘I do’ again when and Delegates, link online at www. he was already indicted for the bigamy midlothianexchange.com. charge in Chesterfield, but he did. It’s BY ELIZABETH FARINA efarina@midltohianexchange.com
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for galleries or publishers or other businesses. He did these for his own fun and enjoyment and for his family.” The signed and numbered artwork, which is the first to be released, is carefully reproduced in limited quantities through hand-pulled lithography where the material is destroyed upon completion of an edition, according to the official Art of Dr. Seuss website. The Dr. Seuss Estate, publisher and printer also collaborate on Collaborator’s Proof, which is also limited to 155. CP’s are only made available after an edition has sold out. “The [Dr. Seuss] Foundation and Mrs. Geisel got together to make sure when this piece was reprinted it was as close as possible to the original to stay true to the original art form,” Klump explained. All the original paintings remain in the Seuss House in La Jolla, Calif., which Geisel [Dr. Seuss] purchased in 1948, Schuffmann said. “Audrey, his widow, will lives in that house and the paintings are still there and that’s where they’ll remain,” he said. And one can almost picture the artwork titled “Green Cat With Lights”, which is signed “Stroogo Von M”, hanging in the entry way of the Geisel’s home. The artwork is one of the newest releases from the collection. “When he painted this particular piece … the practical joke from that would be when people would come to visit and notice it’s not signed Dr. Seuss, they would say, ‘Ted, who is Stroogo Von M?’ He would say, ‘This is my Stroogo Von M’ to play a joke, as in to see who would say, ‘Oh, I love Stroogo Von M’ or ‘I’ve got five of them myself.’ He was a practical joker in a number of ways and he always liked to poke good-natured fun at people who thought a little bit more of themselves than maybe they out to,” Schuffman shared.
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Keri, right, and brother Dylan say hello to the Cat In the Hat during the opening art exhibition of Dr. Seuss's Secrets of the Deep at Bella Arte Gallery in Midlothian.
Geisel was a successful illustrator before ever publishing his first book, Schuffmann said. “He [Geisel] started his career as an ad man who received $25 for his very first editorial cartoon that was published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1928. He had definitely come a long way from there. He was a successful ad man for about 30 years from that point forward,” he said. Schuffmann noted that it’s nearly 20 years past his death that Geisel is being recognized as a modern master in art. This weekend, a major Seuss exhibit will be opening at the Museum of Science
and Industry in Chicago that will focus on the art of Theodore Seuss Geisel. “You can see a string of Seuss-ian style, yet, these were original paintings that were not necessarily derived from his books. The Secret Art of Dr. seuss is that primordial soup of ideas and his concepts on canvas and from there, a lot of iconic imagery really came from,” he said. To learn more about Dr. Seuss’s Secrets of the Deep exhibit at Midlothian’s Bella Arte Gallery, visit www.bella-arte.com or call (804)794.1511
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ENJOY THE ANNUAL PARADE The 2011 Midlothian Day Parade in Downtown Midlothian , the 19th annual, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m., in Downtown Midlothian. The Parade takes place "rain or shine". It will begin at Village Mill Drive and Midlothian Turnpike, and proceed east to its conclusion at the First Citizens Bank 13101 Midlothian Turnpike. Visit the Parade Route page for additional route details. Regularly noted as one of the top events in Chesterfield County, the Parade will be comprised of over 90 units, including marching bands, floats, 500+ marchers, and lots of clowns. Over 2500 spectators, the largest of any event in Downtown Midlothian, are expected to attend, packing Midlothian Turnpike with smiling eyes and festive attire. This year's parade Grand Marshal is retired Deputy County Administrator Millard D. "Pete" Stith. Stith held numerous management positions with the county since joining Chesterfield 26 years ago. In February 1984, he began his service as executive assistant to the county administrator for intergovernmental affairs. After three years, he was named director of parks and recreation. In 1992, after a national search, he was promoted to deputy county administrator for community development. He is credited with launching the county’s “fast-track” review process for commercial development, instituting a website for developers’ projects and recruiting new businesses totaling millions of dollars in new investment in the county. Stith has brought a “tremendous amount” of experience and “a great deal of continuity to the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors.” Stith’s legacy includes the creation of the county’s Black History Month Program 20 years ago and fostering new partnerships between the county government and Virginia State University. Understanding the value of unity, family bonding, and social togetherness that are designed for all ages, races and ethnicities, the Midlothian Foundation organizes 12-months
a year, The Midlothian Day Parade, the largest of its kind in Midlothian. Rich in history, character and entertainment, the Midlothian Day Parade has delighted children of all ages for over ten years. Scheduled every year on the "Third Saturday in October", the event celebrates the Midlothian Community, its residents, leaders, businesses, and organizations. Those depictions can be relayed through, but not limited to, stunning floats, giant balloons, colorful clowns, marching bands, marching and/or heritage dancing of different ethnic groups, and special units. This parade has something for all families. Estimated attendance is over 2,500 people, and is increasing each year. This parade attracts the drive market tourists, as well as visitors from around the world. The Midlothian Day Parade works hard to ensure that our gift and educational signature event for the community will continue to thrill spectators with the old-fashioned spirit of magic and fun that is America, while take away knowledge of something new.
curs throughout the day. The festival has had bands, jump rope groups, gymnastics teams, martial arts demonstrations, and more. Area crafters and retail consultants have booths in front of the school building. Please browse through their wares and get some of your holiday shopping out of the way early! Crafter booths have hand-made items and retail goods. There is also a raffle and silent auction sponsored by the Midlothian Junior Women's Club. Information about both can be found at the MJWC Ticket Booth and Information Tent. The Festival is sponsored each year by the Midlothian Junior Women's Club. The proceeds from the Festival support the Cinderella Dreams Project and are donated to community organizations such as Richmond Friends of the Homeless, ASK, Freedom House, FeedMore and many more. Your support, as a patron, food vendor, crafter, entertainer or Festival attendee, enables us to give back to our community.
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GET TO KNOW YOUR HISTORY Spend the day at Midlothian Mines and Rail TAKE IN THE FESTIVAL Road Park from 11 a.m.-3 AND CRAFT FAIR p.m. and discover the vast The Midlothian Village coal mining history that Day Festival is held every abounded in Midlothian. year on the 3rd Saturday From the early 1700’s to in October from 10 a.m. the mid 20th century, to 3 p.m. at Midlothian Chesterfield County’s coal Middle School, located at mines produced the first 13501 Midlothian Turncommercially mined coal in pike (23113). There is no North America. Activities cost for admission to the to include guided walking Festival. tours, living history, artifact Games and inflatables displays, children’s period are available for the games and period music children. Tickets must be performances by the Press purchased from the MJWC Gang, Virginia Folk Music Ticket Booth. Food is also Association and a Great available for purchase from Highland Bagpipes perforconcession stands located mance. Catch the shuttle in the gymnasium parking bus from Midlothian lot. There is an assortment Library to event site. No of food to choose from: parking available at Park usually there are hot dogs, during the event. Event is hamburgers, cotton candy, free and open to the public. sodas, etc. Cost ranges from The park is located at $1 to $5. 13301 N. Woolridge Rd. Live entertainment occontributed reports
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FRIDAY, OCT. 14 Supper in the Sukkah/Worship under the Stars at Congregation Or Ami, located at 9400 Huguenot Road (23235). Bring something to share (no pork or shellfish) to the pot-luck dinner at 6:15 p.m. For more information, call (804) 272-0017
OCT. 14 & 15 GRIVA will be observing its 30th anniversary at the Westwood Racquet Club. Parking is also free at the Westwood Club. GRIVA (the Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia) is a recognized non-profit entity under 501c3 of the IRS code. Sign up for either or both events online at http://grivagenealogy.wordpress.com/. This year's GRIVA conference will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Virginia Historical Society with speaker Tom Jones, PhD,CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS.The $45 registration fee includes lunch and beverage. Parking is free at the Historical Society. Walk ins are also welcome but lunch may not be guaranteed. Questions about the conference can be directed to Brent Morgan, (804)5503039 or brentster1@comcast. net
OCT. 15 & 16 Art Affair , presented by the Bon Air Artists Association (BAAA), is located on the grounds of Mary Munford Elementary School at Cary Street Road and Westmoreland Street in Richmond on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. The show offers an opportunity for the public to see and purchase original fine
grand marshal is retired deputy administrator Millard D. “Pete” Stith. For more information about the parade or to volunteer, visit www. midlothianparade.org.
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Giant Yard Sale (previously scheduled Sept. 24), sponsored by Exponents, Math Science High School at Clover Hill, will be held from 7 a.m.—noon at the school located at 13301 Kelly Green Ln. (23112). Rain date Oct. 15. Be a seller! Clean out your attic & make some money! Great for Church groups and clubs! Call (804)744-8572 or email CHHSyardsale@aol.com for information.
SATURDAY, OCT. 15 5th Annual St. EdwardEpiphany School 5K Eagle Challenge & Little Eagle Fun Run 5K Start Time: 8 a.m.; Fun Run: 9:30 a.m. Woodmont subdivision course. 5K Race fee before Oct. 1: $20/ runner & $75/family. Register online at RaceIt.com or www. seeschool.com. Events open to runners & walkers of all ages and experience.
Director Stacey Frame is seeking dancers with at least 5+ years experience for solo spots in the Nutcracker as well as actors of all ages for ensemble roles & some lead roles yet to be casted. Also casting for A Christmas Carol. Performance in December at St. Joseph's and libraries. Auditions are Oct. 15 at 10:30 a.m. at Central Library. Girls auditioning for Clara need to prepare a song. Dancers may e-mail resume to ChesterfieldChildrensTheatre@ hotmail.com Everyone will be cast! no Fees.
The 30th Annual Midlothian Village Day Festival & Craft Fair, organized by Midlothian Junior Women’s Club, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Midlothian Middle School, located at 13501 Midlothian Turnpike (23113). The proceeds from the Festival support the Cinderella Dreams Project and are donated to community organizations such as Richmond Friends of the Homeless, ASK, Freedom House, FeedMore and many more. For more information about the festival, visit www. midlothianfestival.net. The 19th annual Midlothian Day Parade will take begin at 10 a.m. in the Village of Midlothian. The parade, taking place rain or shine, will begin at Village Mill Drive travel east on Midlothian Turnpike with over 90 units – including marching bands, floats, 500+ marchers and lots of clowns – to its conclusion at 131010 Midlothian Turnpike (First Citizens Bank). This year’s parade
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wo strokes out of the lead after the first round of the 36-hole Central Region golf tournament, Dawson Hobbs’ title hopes had long vanished by the time he stood over a 3-foot putt for bogey on the 18th hole of Tuesday’s second round at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club. About 25 minutes after the James River senior captain calmly holed out to finish what initially looked like a disappointing 5-over 77, Hobbs learned just how much had been riding on that final putt. Expected to seriously challenge for its first state team title since 2008, James River nearly failed to qualify for the state tournament altogether. Regional tournament officials checked and re-checked the scores, then confirmed that
the Rapids had claimed second place by just one stroke over Mills Godwin. Deep Run defended its regional championship with a two-round total of 610 that was 10 strokes better than James River. Both teams will compete in the Group AAA tournament Monday and Tuesday at Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton. Godwin, which led Deep Run by one stroke and James River by two after the first round, just barely missed out on a Colonial District sweep. “We lost by one stroke to Deep Run [for the regional title] my freshman year, so I know how it feels to be on the losing end of it,” Hobbs said. “I’m just happy I didn’t blow our lead.” Hobbs was less concerned about his sixthplace finish in the indirApiDs p10
or a midseason non-district game, Monday night’s field hockey showdown between Cosby and Thomas Dale had a distinctively “postseason” feel to it. Both teams played with an intensity normally reserved for championship games. Players moved themselves and the ball at a frenetic pace. Defense was so suffocatingly tight, passes struck with anything less than total conviction were picked off with ease. That’s what happens when you match two proud programs and require them to put their undefeated records on the line. So it seemed appropriate that 60 minutes of impassioned, back-and-forth action wasn’t enough to decide a winner. Despite playing in a 7-on7 format designed to produce more scoring chances, the Titans and Knights were still deadlocked at 2 late in the 15-minute overtime period. Only a truly “golden goal” would break the tie -- and Dale’s Kelsey Daugherty delivered. After beating her defender with a nice move, Daugherty shoveled a shot past Cosby goalkeeper Regan Spencer with 2:20 left to give the Knights a 3-2 victory. “It was a beautiful goal. I’m so proud of Kelsey,” said Regan Flores, who scored Dale’s first goal less than five minutes into the game.
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Cosby's Rosa Picone dribbles upfield ahead of Thomas Dale's Maddy Smith.
Sitting on the Knights’ bench with an ice pack on the back of her neck, Flores grimaced as she recalled the painful flare-up of her lingering back injury late in the first half. But Flores managed a proud smile as she pointed out that she played through
the discomfort and never came out of the game. “I’ve been having back problems for a while, but in a game like this, you just have to keep playing,” she added. “It made me want to keep going until we got the winning goal.” Flores’ goal was enough
for Dale (11-0) to take a 1-0 lead into halftime, but it didn’t take Cosby (10-1) long to produce the equalizer in the second half. After a foul deep in the Knights’ end of the field, Cosby senior Catherine RogtitAns p10
hammond earns aCC honor GREENSBORO, N.C. – Virginia Tech redshirt junior Michael Hammond (Midlothian) was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Cross Country Co-Performer of the Week as announced by the conference office last week. It marks the first time in his career that Hammond has earned the weekly honor from the conference in cross country. He also earned the award on
Feb. 22 during the indoor track season. Hammond shares this award with Florida State’s Mike Fout and becomes the first male Hokie to earn the honor in cross country since former Tech runner and Midlothian native Billy Berlin in 2007. Hammond led the Hokies to the team title at the Charlotte Invite on Friday by finishing in fourth place individually out of 258 total runners in a
time of 24:28.0 for the eight kilometer race. Tech scored 35 points and bettered 34 teams in the field, finishing 51 points clear of second place Liberty. Hammond and the rest of the Hokies are back in action this weekend as they will run at the Appalachian State Blue Ridge Open on Friday, Oct. 14, and then at the Indiana State Pre-National Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 16. Content courtesy of Atlantic Coast Conference
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (center, in white T-shirt) and his wife, Maureen, came out to act as honorary starters for the Richmond Road Runners Club races on Oct. 1 in Richmond.
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n their quest to motivate Richmond-area youngsters to enjoy running as part of a healthy lifestyle, Deb Kurdts and Bill Kelly are finding it helpful to have friends in high places. nobody in Virginia these days has more powerful connections than Gov. Bob McDonnell. So when the Richmond Road Runners Club was finalizing
logistics for the Primrose School of Midlothian Village 1-mile kids race and 1-mile Special Olympics race prior to its annual Capital 10-miler Oct. 1 in Richmond, the club smartly planned each event to begin in front of the Governor’s Mansion. Gov. McDonnell and his wife, First Lady Maureen McDonnell, donned race T-shirts and had only to walk out their front door at 7:30 a.m. to serve as honorary starters
for the kids race. Despite damp weather conditions, the McDonnells graciously altered their normal Saturday morning routine and agreed to stay long enough to kick off all three races. Along the way, Kurdts and Kelly were able to pitch the First Couple for assistance in marketing the kids race to public schools throughout the Richmond metropolitan area.
“Our goal is to get kids moving, get them up off the couch and show them there is life beyond the computer and video games,” said Kurdts, owner of Primrose School of Midlothian Village and a longtime member of the Richmond Road Runners Club. They’ve got a lot of work to do in that regard. Kurdts said she hoped 300 to 400 children would participate in the 1-mile kids race, but only about 100 signed up.
That’s despite the fact that in his role as race director, Kelly reached out to local schools, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts without much response from those community groups. “We need to find a better way to promote the race and get buy-in from elementary schools,” Kurdts said. “We’re a small business and we have to do it within a budget. rUn p10
lancers outlast Cavs in wild one Manchester’s Myles Brathwaite opened the game with a 95-yard kickoff return and Steven White closed it with a 62 yard interception return as the Lancers defeated No. 4 Clover Hill 53-44 Friday night. Jamal Winston had 25 rushes for 179 yards and four touchdowns and Brandon Allen added 81 yards rushing and a score for the Lancers, who compiled 368 total yards of offense. Manchester also had 297 return yards, including another 95-yard return, this one by Deshaun Amos. Jake Marten had 12 tackles, two for losses, Andre Booker had 11 tackles and Javon Booker added nine tackles for the Lancers (3-2, 3-0 Dominion). Joel Caleb led the Cavaliers with 377 total yards, 293 yards passing, and five touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions. Wes Austin had four catches for 150 yards and three touchdowns. Tim Thaniel added another touchdown as Clover Hill had 547 yards of total offense. Holland Fisher had 11 tackles and Trevon Rodgers had six tackles and two sacks to for the Cavaliers (4-1, 2-1). Down two with 46 seconds left in the game, Clover Hill had to drive 95 yards after a Manchester fumble. However, Caleb was picked off by White, who returned the interception 62 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory. L.C. BIRD 13, COSBY 6
Yahkee Johnson finished with 179 yards on 31 carries and two touchdowns as the Skyhawks claimed a physical 13-6 victory over the Titans. Johnson now has 16 touchdowns in just five games, the most in the Metro area. Trailing 13-0, the Titans made things exciting when they put together an 80-yard scoring drive in the game’s final minutes. QB Aaron Birnbaum completed two passes — one for 15 yards, the other for 21 — to wide receiver Luke Lowery and a 25-yard pass to Lambert. A few plays later, he hammered the ball in himself from 7 yards out. The extra-point attempt was blocked. Birnbaum finished 7 of 14 for 91 yards. Running back Brandyn Laury led the rushing attack with 54 yards on 12 carries, all in the second half.
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Cosby's Brandon Laury has a heavy collision with Bird's Dane Wisnosky.
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Trinity Episcopal rallied from a 20-point deficit to tie the game in the fourth quarter, but a 1-yard scoring run by Brian Novak in the fourth period proved to be the winner as Bishop Sullivan held off the Titans 35-28 Saturday. Bryant Drayton went 5 for 10 for 111 yards, one touchdown and one interception as Trinity Episcopal fell to 15 for the season. Bryan Black had 12 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown and a 20yard touchdown reception. Jeffery Swoope led the Crusaders (5-2) with 15 carries for 164 yards and scored on a 16-yard scoring run, a 4-yard reception and a 68yard kickoff return.
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Many members of the Estes family were on hand Saturday afternoon to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Estes Athletic Center at Trinity Episcopal School.
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gorgeous, sun-splashed Saturday afternoon was a perfect backdrop for the festive atmosphere at Trinity Episcopal School, as members of the Estes family participated in a ceremony dedicating the school's sparkling new athletic facility prior to the Titans' annual Homecoming football game. The Estes Athletic Center is named for W.W. and Gladys Estes and their children. Members of the Estes family, which has long-standing ties to Trinity, joined together to make a significant financial gift to the school for the new athletic complex. The ribbon cutting included Mary Estes Speight, Edwin Estes, Ruth Estes Tanner, Carol Estes-Williams, Steve Hupp and Bobby Speight. Trinity headmaster Dr. Thomas Aycock and his wife, Kae, were also honored during a ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicating the school's renovated football stadium as Aycock Stadium. Trinity chaplain Brian Griffin delivered the invocation to open the ceremony, which was held before a packed house of fans and alumni who also came out to watch the Titans take on Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School in a football game to follow. Completed in March 2011, the Estes Athletic Center has dramatically altered Trinity’s campus and enhanced the educational and athletic experience of its students. The
45,000-square-foot building features a main gym and auxiliary gym, state-of-the-art strength and fitness center, multiple locker rooms and meeting rooms, alumni room and bookstore. More than 300 individuals have made gifts to support the center’s construction, joining the Estes family to make this long awaited dream a reality for the students, faculty, families, alumni and friends of Trinity Episcopal School. Aycock Stadium, completed in September 2011, complements the Estes Athletic Center and overlooks Trinity’s athletic complex. The stadium features a synthetic track, bleachers, press box and scoreboard funded in part by Trinity parents, trustees, alumni and friends. The facility is named for Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Aycock and honors Dr. Aycock’s 22 years as Trinity’s headmaster, and the impact the Ay-cocks have made on the Trinity community. Just a stone’s throw from the James River, Trinity has an enrollment of 445 students. A co-educational school with grades eight through twelve, Trinity is the first school in the Richmond area to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. “Trinity is a place where students can follow their dreams and discover their paths,” said Dr. Aycock. “We are thrilled with where we are in our school’s journey. The opening of the Estes Athletic Center represents a momentous step in Trinity’s history.” Information from a Trinity press release was used in this story
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Trinity headmaster Dr. Thomas Aycock and his wife, Kae, also cut a ribbon to dedicate Trinity's new football stadium, which has been named Aycock Stadium.
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Cosby's Emily Mead defends against Thomas Dale's Maddie Kendrick during Monday's nondistrict field hockey game at Cosby. The Knights won 3-2 in overtime.
titAns from p7 erson alertly took advantage of a quick restart and caught the Dale defense on its heels. Rogerson dribbled into the circle and beat one defender before ripping a low shot past Ainsley Parrish to make it 1-1 with 21:24 left in the second half. Less than a minute later, Cosby coach Rachel Mead called a timeout to calm and refocus her young team, which returned only three starters from last year’s Dominion District championship squad. “By playing games like this, the younger players will know what’s coming and won’t be so nervous before the game,” Rogerson said. “It will help them in the long run.” The Titans responded by dominating the remainder of regulation play. They finally took their first lead with less than six minutes left when
Rogerson’s shot off a penalty corner was deflected high into the air and landed at the feet of teammate Myranda Waits, who scored to give Cosby a 2-1 advantage. The visiting Knights didn’t quit and needed only about two minutes to tie the game again. Maddie Kendrick’s crossing pass from the right wing deflected off Spencer’s leg pad and rolled across the goal line with 3:44 left. That set up an overtime Rogerson described as “survival of the fittest.” Dale had a terrific opportunity to win early in the extra period, but Spencer aggressively came out of her goal to made a sliding save and stuff the Knights’ breakaway. But just as Cosby had dominated regulation play with an enormous advantage in penalty corners and shots on goal, Dale thoroughly controlled the flow of play in
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overtime. The Knights’ ability to move the ball quickly via the dribble or the pass led to Daugherty’s game-winning goal, which brought Dale’s backups off the sideline for the type of boisterous celebration rarely seen at a regular-season match. “It was really intense,” Flores said. “It’s probably the best game we’ve ever played. We came to win and we did, but Cosby played very well, too.” Rogerson, one of the few Cosby players who’s been on the varsity long enough to remember losing to Dale in the regional playoffs, acknowledged the frustration involved in adding to the Titans’ losing streak against the Knights. “We’ve never beaten them before and we thought this was our year,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll play them again and the result will be different.”
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With injured running back Nathaniel Settle pacing the sideline like a caged tiger, the Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Knights slid Jerome Robinson into his slot and turned the senior transfer loose for 219 yards and three scores in a 35-14 win over Brunswick Academy Friday. The undermanned visitors-the Vikings suited up only 17 players-played the Knights tough for the first quarter; trailing by 7-0 on Tommy Savarie’s (56 yards on nine carries) nine-yard score, before the pounding of the Knights’ large and experienced offensive line began to take its toll. With one-third of the second quarter gone, BSH took over on their 24 yardline and moved deep into Vikings’ territory on a Brian Clarke to Robbie Baxter strike. The smallish wide-out (5-9, 152 pounds) broke a tackle to add on 20 yards to the 34-yard pass completion. Clarke wisely threw his first down pass away and then handed off to Robinson. The Vikings got a good grip on the running back’s ankle behind the line of scrimmage, but Robinson, quickly becoming known for his strength as well as his speed, jerked the captured foot free, cut right, slashed through the perusing defenders, found the sideline and streaked in from 27 yards out. Justin Cary banged through his second of five successful extra points and BSH led 14-0. Blessed Sacrament’s defense continued to stifle the Brunswick offense and actually backed-up the Vikings after a muffed center-snap on a Knight’s punt put the ball at mid-field. Forced to punt with 2:16 left in the half, the Vikings hoped to pin BSH deep and get to the locker room down by only two scores. An effective punt put the Knights back on their 19 yard-line. A first-down tosssweep to Robinson saw the compact back claim the right edge behind Stephen Barham and Greg Woody, cut hard to the sideline and then just flip his speed-switch. 81 yards later he crossed the goal-line. Blessed Sacrament took the second half kick-off and quickly put the game away. Baxter advance the kickoff to the 38, Savarie bulled up the gut for eight and then five more, but a holding call set the Knights back. No problem. Robinson hurdled over defenders to get 13 yards back and then Clarke floated a 46-yard pass to tight end, Ethan Sill, waiting at the 16. Robinson used TJ Dobrucky and Will Moore to get through the line of scrimmage and then zigged and zagged down to the one-yard line. His efforts were rewarded with a 1-yard plunge for the Knights' fourth TD.
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