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Native Richmonders maintain Shirley’s Aunt Pratt friendships from kindergarten
Her traveling portrait has gone bump in the night – and day BY MARTHA STEGER
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hen it comes to ghosts, I’ve always been the bridesmaid, never the bride. I’ve known people who talk about personal encounters with spirits of the departed, but I haven’t had any such encounters myself. I feel like the six-year-old son of a Baptist preacher who lived near my family’s farm on Virginia’s Eastern Shore decades ago. When asked about Jesus, he said, “Germs and Jesus – that’s all I hear, and I ain’t never seen either one of ‘em.” I would have added ghosts to his short list. My longest-running, second-hand ghost connection has been with the 17th-century “Aunt Pratt” of Charles City County’s Shirley Plantation, open daily to the public on historic Route 5, 10 miles east of I-295 in Richmond and 35 miles west of Williamsburg. Founded in 1613 as a crown grant along the shores of the James River – six years after the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Shirley was on Virginia’s frontier at that time. Today it is the home of the 11th generation of the family of Hills and Carters, descended from Edward Hill I, who established the farm in 1638. Given the tumultuous times the plantation has survived – Indian uprisings, Bacon’s Rebellion, the Revolutionary War, Civil War and the Great Depression – I wasn’t surprised to hear about an unhappy spirit at Shirley when I was a college student and summer guide for Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1960s. I didn’t hear anything more about Aunt Pratt for 20 years – until I went to work for what is now the Virginia Tourism Corporation and traveled to the state’s visitor center in New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza. Before toll-free telephone numbers and the Internet existed, New Yorkers frequented the inner-city center to gather their Virginia vacation information in person. Hill and Helle Carter, the 10th generation of Shirley’s family, had lent their portrait of Aunt Pratt to the walk-in center, which was furnished in the Colonial Virginia style. Loretta Derringer, the center’s manager, had problems with the portrait not “want-
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ometimes the friendships that are forged in school last a lifetime. For Margaret “Margie” Hewlett Moore, Rev. Edward “Buddy” Morgan III, Dr. David Richardson, Dr. Wade Foy, Jr., and Carroll Thoms, kindergarten at Ginter Park Elementary School was the place where their friendships began, and then continued past their graduation from Richmond’s Thomas Jefferson High School in 1942. The crew of five “Tee-Jay” alumni began enjoying their quarterly luncheons together after the class marked its 60th reunion. Although they now live in various locales of Virginia, the latest luncheon was hosted at Chesterfield Heights, by Moore, a Midlothian resiREUNION page 4
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Right to Left: Margaret “Margie” Hewlett Moore, Carroll Thoms, Dr. David Richardson, Rev. Edward “Buddy” Morgan III, and Dr. Wade Foy, Jr. are graduates from the Class of 1942 Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond. The five lifelong friends stay in touch on a regular basis.
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King of Diamonds play benefit game for Miracle League of Richmond PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBS
Ely Tiller's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" inspires players on both teams at the start of the Oct. 23 benefit game held in Chesterfield. Full photo gallery online at www.midlothianexchange.com.
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Manchester Choral Director spreads passion for music BY KAYLA WAMSLEY Special Correspondent
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ith a class full of ninth graders, a group of boys singing a cappella, a new women’s choir, two show choirs of more than 45 students each, and a chamber ensemble to instruct, music is a way of life for Robyn Kim, choral director at Manchester High School. From a young age, Kim has always had a love for the arts and music education. “I knew I loved music, and I knew I had a passion for kids so the combination of the two to me, seemed like the best fit,” she said. A 1995 graduate of Manchester High School, Kim actively participated in the choral program where she was in Touch of Swing, the all girl’s show choir her sophomore year and Capital Swing, the mixed show choir her junior and senior years. She graduated from Virginia Tech in 1999 with a B.A. in Music Education. While studying music at Virginia Tech, she was active in two vocal ensembles, The New Virginians and the Meistersingers.
Before returning to her alma mater to teach chorus to 9th and 12th grade students, Kim taught in middle school in Charlotte for one year and in Henrico County at Tuckahoe Middle School for two years. Her husband, Ho was relocated to Richmond and there was a job opening at MHS. Christi Stanfield, former choral instructor at MHS, moved to Thomas Dale High School to teach and Kim’s mom, who is also a teacher at Manchester, gave her daughter a call to tell Kim about the opportunity. Since 2002, Kim has taught the ninth-grade mixed choir, Touch of Swing, Madrigals, an intermediate women’s choir and Lance Singers, a women’s choir. Since last year, after former choral director Susan Kish retired, Kim has taken the task of instructing the mixed show choir “Capital Swing”, the Chamber Ensemble and a boys a cappella group “A Cappella Men”. In addition to Touch of Swing, which she has been teaching for nine years, she also teaches the ninth-grade choir and a new mixed women’s choir
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Robyn Kim, choral director at Manchester High School, keeps her students practicing their parts during rehearsal.
called “Women’s Chorale”. “In my ninth and tenth year, I’ve gotten a whole new shake up of things,” she said. A year before Kish’s retirement, Kim also taught the ninth grade treble choir at Cosby High School. She said after Kish
retired, she wanted to keep the tradition of excellence in Manchester’s choral program alive. “If I weren’t a perfectionist it would be easier,” she said. “This has been a program that has represented Manchester well, and so I feel that pressure for it to
still happen, so cross our fingers it all works out,” she laughed. Seeing the bright lights of New York City for the first time is on the list of moments that stand out in Kim’s mind when it comes to trips that the choirs have
taken throughout the years. She said since 2004, when she took her first trip there with the students, she has gone back once or twice times a year to visit. “We took a bus tour while we were there, we performed in a really great
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FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Night orienteering: Start any time 7-9 pm. Come out to see how well you can navigate after dark with a map and compass. It's lots of fun (and just a bit scary). Bring your own compass or borrow one of ours. Dress for the weather and for travel both on and off trail. Be sure to bring a headlamp or good flashlight; it gets dark out there in the woods! Instruction will be available to assist new navigators, but some previous experience is recommended for this event. Cost is $5 per map. Robious Landing Park 3800 James River Road, Midlothian. For more information about the Central Virginia Orienteering Club, visit www. meetup.com/Central-Virginia-Orienteering-Club
registrants before October 18. Registration is $25 for runners, fun run is free for kids under 13. Packet pick-up will be at Monacan HS October 29 from 4:30 - 6 p.m. Race-day registration will begin at 8 a.m. Race registration flyer can be found at Monacansports.com or contact gmann@hcps.us for further information.
MONDAY, OCT. 31 HALLOWEEN The Chesterfield congregation will host Harvest Festival 2011 on its 82-acre site at 10500 Newbys Bridge Road in Chesterfield on from 6 ‘til 8:30 pm. There’s games and candy for the kids, air houses and inflatable rides, a hay ride, live music, great food, funnel cakes, a pie contest and more. The event is free and open to the public. There’s over 28 acres of free parking at the event.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29 The Halloween Trick or Trot will be on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. at Robious Landing Park (near James River High School). It will be a fun event for all ages, halloween costumes are encouraged. $20 registration includes a shirt and a chance to win many prizes. All proceeds will go to the James River Athletic Department. Questions can be emailed to Ann Martin, AnnM_24@msn. com.
As part of its 2011 national concert tour, “The Presidents Own” United States Marine Band will perform at Clover Hill High School on Monday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. in their gymnasium. Tickets are available by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to CHHS Keynotes, P.O. Box 5505, Midlothian, VA 23112. The concert seating is general admission; there are no reserved seats. The doors open at 6:45 p.m. and ticket holders must be seated by 7:15 p.m. Non-ticket holders will be admitted at 7:15 p.m. on a first come, first served basis. For security purposes, items larger than a purse will not be permitted. The concert information line is (804) 639-4940 ext. 6023.
SUNDAY, OCT. 30 "Energy for Everyone" will take place at Sunday Park in Brandermill on Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. Energy for Everyone is a 1mile walk to raise awareness and funds for mitochondrial diseases. For more information, please visit www.umdf. org/energyforeveryone.
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The 2nd Annual Race for the Chiefs will be run on Oct. 30. It is sponsored by the Monacan HS baseball program. The 5K course will begin and end at the baseball field, winding through the Smoketree subdivision. The kids 1 mile costume fun run will be run at 10 am. There will be water points along the route, post-race refreshments and awards for top finishers in 5K and fun run, and there will be a costume contest. Guaranteed t-shirts to all
Western Chesterfield Social will be held 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Capital Ale House in the Village of Midlothian. Don't miss this great networking opportunity, sponsored by Frank De Stefano of De Stefano Architectural Group for this event. A sponsorship opportunity is available for our Jan. 5 social. Email info@wcba. biz for more details or questions about our socials, WCBA membership or sponsorships and to RSVP to the Nov. 3 event. More events online at www.midlothianexchange.com
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County offers historical programs in November for Girl Scouts and public Midlothian Mines Park Tour Take a guided stroll through the park on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10-11 a.m. Cost is $8 Learn more about the pioneer coal industry in Midlothian, one of the first commercial coal mine operations in North America. Learn about the first railroad, the first surfaced road in Virginia and the impact that coal mining had on the region during the Revolution and Civil War. View the last standing stone structure of the Grove Shaft. For details, contact Bryan Truzzie, at (804) 751-4946. To register call (804) 748-1623 and request Course# 22387 Midlothian Mines Park is located at 13301 North Woolridge Road, Midlothian (23114)
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Bryan Truzzie explains the importance of the coal mining industry for the county while on tour at Midlothian Mines Park.
cost per Scout for the program does not include badge. Also, Jr. Girl Scout “Local Lore” Badge the Jr. Girl Scout "ArchitecWorkshop ture" Badge workshop will be This program, on Saturday, held on Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. - noon is to noon at the museum. This designed for girls ages 8-11 who activity will address various are pursuing their badge requiretypes of architecture on the ments. Courthouse Green, allow girls This program will allow girls to learn about famous female to learn about the cultural heriarchitects and design their own tage and history of Chesterfield landscape plan. Scouts will visat Chesterfield County Museum, it historic sites and learn about located at 6813 Mimms Loop, the history of Chesterfield. Chesterfield (23832). Scouts will look at aerial photos and maps Chesterfield County Howlett of the community and discuss Line Civil War Van Tour changes over time. They will Learn about the Bermuda visit historic sites and learn the Hundred Campaign of 1864 history of landmarks and monuby visiting Civil War sites that ments. were part of a larger ring of To register visit www.chesterfortifications that made up a fieldhistory.com and use PayPal. Confederate line of defenses For details, contact Bryan Truknown as the Howlett Line. zzie, at (804) 751-4946. The $10
The tour will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 2 - 5 p.m. at Henricus Historical Park, 251 Henricus Park Road in Chester. Constructed in late May 1864, this defensive position would prevent Federal troops from launching any further operations and keep the Army of the James entrenched on the peninsula. This tour will include stops at Battery Dantzler, Parker’s Battery, Howlett Line Park and Fort Wead. Transportation is provided from Henricus. Space is limited. Wear comfortable shoes. To register visit www.chesterfieldhistory.com and use PayPal. Registration and a $15 payment per person is required in advance. Chesterfield County
Exhibit features original works The Chesterfield County Department of Mental Health Support Services recently hosted Recovery: A Work of Art, an exhibit featuring more than 50 original works of art by more than 25 artists who are participants in the Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities program. The display consisted of photographs, paintings, drawings, poetry and crafts. Artist Patricia Walker welcomed guests. Sue Medeiros, assistant director of Clinical Services, offered opening remarks. Kevin Balfour, Amy Prewitt and Dorothy Wyatt recited poetry and Jack Evans, guitarist, performed. “Art is a powerful healing tool,” said Medeiros. “It allows the individual to express themselves in ways that they cannot do in words.” Gary Yaw holds two masters of fine arts, one in education. Once a reputable art director at a Baltimore graphic design firm for 27 years, Yaw lost everything due to his disease — his job, girlfriend
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Anastasia Kelley, a photography student at John Tyler Community College, displays her work at Recovery: A Work of Art, an exhibit hosted last week by the Chesterfield County Department of Mental Health Support Services.
and most of his possessions. His sister, a local resident brought him to Chesterfield County and MHSS helped him to recover. “Artwork has been an important recovery tool that not only brings me joy and relieves my symptoms of depression, but also allows me to define myself as an artist instead of as someone with a psychiatric
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said Kelley, who now studies photography at John Tyler Community College and uses her camera to catch each precious moment in her life, because “it is worth living and that moment can never be relived.” She encourages others to seek help and never give up on living. This celebration of recovery and creativity let artists showcase their talents and make the public aware of what they have to offer in the marketplace.
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Experts to explore Uranium Mining, Milling Panel members whose views illustrate pros and cons of lifting the moratorium on uranium mining and milling in Virginia will speak at the Garden Club of Virginia’s 2011 Annual Conservation Forum. The Forum will be held at the Jepson Alumni Center at the University of Richmond on Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. This will be a moderated discussion to include both sides of the debate. In keeping with this format, the forum exhibitors are Virginia Uranium Inc., the company wanting to lift the moratorium, and Keep the Ban Coalition, a partnership of 15 conservation organizations united to work on this issue. Several seminars have been held in locations all over Virginia presenting one side or the other of the uranium mining issue; there are others planned for the future. However, this Forum is the only venue thus far that will offer the audience and media the opportunity to hear the arguments for and against, not only in the same room but at the same table. It should be
clear that the Forum on Nov. 3 will focus on mining and milling, not on energy issues. The morning panelists will address general issues with discussion moderated by Bob Gibson, Executive Director of the Sorenson Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. Gibson is a veteran moderator of many political debates. These panelists include Patrick Wales, geologist and project manager at Virginia Uranium, Inc., and Robert J. Bodnar, the C.C. Garvin Professor of Geochemistry at Virginia Tech and a Distinguished Professor in Virginia Tech’s Geoscience Department, Christopher Miller, the President of the Piedmont Environmental Council and an Environmental and Transportation policy attorney, and William “Paul” Robinson, Research Director of Southwest Research and Information Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Questions from the audience, submitted at the on-line registration, will be answered by both sides. Afternoon panelists will
address specific issues and will be moderated by Paul A. Locke, Environmental Health Scientist, Attorney, and Associate Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Locke chairs the National Academy of Sciences’ National Research Council Committee on Uranium Mining in Virginia. A panel on the economic impact of uranium mining and milling will include Ellen D. Harpel, President of Business Development Advisors, LLC, Michael D. Lawless, Principal, Vice President and Environmental Division Manager with Draper Aden Associates, Olga Kolotushkina, Attorney-Advisor at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C. and Legislative and Regulatory Advisor to the Dan River Basin Association’s Uranium Mining Task Force, and Joseph F. Bouchard, a retired naval nuclear weapons officer, a retired Commander of Norfolk Naval Air Station, a former member of the National Security Council, and a former Virginia State
Delegate from the 83rd District, in Virginia Beach. Panel members discussing effects of mining and milling on water quality and supply are Rick Weeks, Deputy Director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Patrick Wales, Cale Jaffe, Senior Attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center, and Robert G. Burnley, President of Robert G. Burnley, LLC and former Director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Speaking on issues of public health and safety are Conrad T. Spangler, Director of the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy, and Robert J. Bodnar, and Geoffrey H. Fettus, Senior Project Attorney on the National Resource Defense Council, and Paul Robinson. The Forum is part of the Garden Club of Virginia’s efforts to engage and educate the public on conservation issues. Tickets, panel and moderator’s biographies and details are online at www. gcvirginia.org, and registration ends Oct. 30.
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DLA celebrates its 50th anniversary Defense Logistics Agency turned 50 Oct. 1 and DLA Aviation celebrated the golden anniversary at the Frank Lotts Conference Center. DLA and tenant employees attended the celebratory events which included visual displays highlighting the histories of DLA Aviation, DLA Installation Support and DLA Office of Operations, Research, and Resource Analysis. Festivities kicked-off with opening remarks by DLA Aviation Acquisition
Executive Yvette Burke, followed by DLA Hall of Fame ceremony and the agency’s 50th anniversary celebrations via video-broadcast from Fort Belvoir. DLA Aviation HOF recipient Brenda Longest was inducted into this year’s DLA Hall of Fame as well as Patricia Kuntz from DLA Distribution, New Cumberland, Penn. Past DLA Commander Navy Vice Admiral Edward Straw, retired, will be the guest speaker for the anniversary celebration. Straw commanded
DLA from 1992 to 1996. Deborah Parker, chief of outreach, plans and analysis in DLA Headquarters Strategic Communications and a member of the 50th anniversary commemoration committee said the committee has discovered many interesting facts about the agency while preparing for the celebration. “It's really eye-opening and fun,” she said. “I hope [these facts] build a sense of
pride and accomplishment over how far we've come in 50 years. I think that's important, since our people are the foundation that the agency's success was, and is, built on. Without the men and women of DLA, their drive and dedication to serve our warfighters and other customers, we wouldn't have a golden anniversary." Cathy Hopkins, DLA Aviation Public Affairs
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Cloverleaf's demise a new beginning for eastern corridor
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loverleaf Mall is now dust. The declining retail site, built in 1972 and was a landmark to many, has been an on-again-off-again hot topic for over a decade. The county has invested millions into the 83-acre parcel starting in 2004 when its board voted unanimously to offer $6.1 million for the property, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch timeline article published in August 2008. In January 2007, Midlothian Exchange reported on the plans for a mixed-use project from Crosland. The developer offered a purchase and sale agreement that was unanimously approved by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors. To put things in perspective, that same month, Apple’s iPhone was introduced and would be released to the market by the summer. The mall’s revitalization plans would not have as much expedited and economic luck as the popular smartphone. In fact, the mall would see its last tenant leave and the mall doors shuttered by Leap Day in February 2008. Reports then had touted demolition and construction would happen within six months. Art Warren would become the only remaining board of supervisor member to be re-elected that year. The excitement waned; and suddenly, a long, long, long six months stretched into four more years. Revitalization became a buzzword rather than reality for the corridor of Midlothian Turnpike and Chippenham Parkway until this week. To have a project taken off the shelf, dusted off, and finally acted upon is a relief. It’s not just relief for the local businesses in the area, but for the tax payers who may have wondered what would eventually happen to an area that has been backed and actively invested in through the county. The project is one more item on the goals’ list that County Administrator James “Jay” Stegmaier can cross off as an achievement. It has taken steady patience and serious negotiations for such an immense project to reach a conclusion without deviating from the original plan that was proposed years ago. One has to applaud the consistent actions of staff and other responsible parties to stay the course to completion in such tumultuous economic times. It is hopeful that construction at the renewed site will have the appeal residents and businesses are seeking. It would be a boost for the area if the soon-to-be anchor grocery store draws other retailers to the site. It would also be good to see such a landmark area become a thriving community once again as it was in its heyday. It is also hopeful that any other county projects in the works, such as the old Clover Hill High School site, will not take as long to move forward in creating a revitalized space. It’s not asking the county to be hasty in the decision-making process nor wasteful of tax revenues. One just hopes that the plans that may be in the works right now will see expeditious conclusions rather than such a delay that the babies born in the county today will see the completion of such a project before they begin their first year of middle school.
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Check chimneys and smoke alarms Is your chimney safe? How do you know? If your chimney was damaged in the August earthquake, you need to know whether it is safe or not before using your stove or fireplace this fall and winter. Broken or cracked chimneys can let heat, smoke and toxic gasses such as carbon monoxide into your home, and your home could even catch fire. Some damage is obvious, and some is hidden: • Check to see if bricks have fallen or the chimney is leaning. • Look for shiny areas on your metal chimney pipe. This means the chimney moved during the earthquake. • Look for cracks at joints where the chimney connects to the firebox, at the roofline and in the attic. • Check for debris that may have fallen into the fireplace. • Use a screwdriver to check the mortar between the bricks or stones. If it crumbles when you pick at it, the chimney may be a hazard. • When in doubt, consult a licensed
REUNION from page 1 dent. The camaraderie is apparent as they talk about the years that have past, but it is a mistake to assume the octogenarians are settled into quiet retirement lives. “They’ve all had really interesting lives and continue to,” said Moore of her classmates. Moore, with Richardson, Morgan, and Foy, were good friends in their youth and they have gotten to know Thoms, who was the elementary school principal’s son. “We stayed together in the same class throughout high school,” Thoms said. “Everybody thought I got favorable treatment, but it was the opposite. If I was running down the hall, he’d grab me and take me to his office,” he said.
ordinary seaman,” said the physician. Dr. Richardson attended Davidson College and then received his medical degree at Harvard and served as the Chairman of the Division of Cardiology as well as Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Training Program, Chairman of the Division of Cardiology, Interim Chairman of the Department of Medicine and the Virginia AHA Professor of Cardiology Research at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. He also had a deep love for his high school sweetheart Frances. “We were married for 57 years before she died, something like that,” he said. Currently, he remains busy taking care of patients and continues to work one day a week. Rev. Morgan, who has been married to his wife Margaret for 62 years, graduated from the University of Virginia and was a mechanical engineer at DuPont before attendA LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT ing seminary. In his youth, he ended up with the nickAll four men served in the military during World War name “Buddy” that has remained his moniker to this day. II and returned to pursue their educations at various universities and colleges across the United States. Thoms “That was my nickname in high school, grade school and everywhere,” he said. served as a top turret gunner in Europe. When he reMoore continued her education after high school turned to the United States he attended Washington & in Farmville at what is now Longwood University. She Lee University and was married for 44 years to his late attained a job in Suffolk and married Billy Moore. The wife Claire. “I’m now retired from the Virginia Division of couple was married for 40 years before Moore’s death in Youth Services,” Thoms said. the 1980s. “I taught public school music for 28 years in For Dr. Foy, elementary school had one terrifying moall,” she said. “I loved teaching school because children ment during a musical revue when he was requested to loved the music class – maybe to get out of the other stand before the class and sing. It changed his life. “I was classes,” she said. so scared and ashamed of the whole thing that all I did was shake, and make stupid noises. I was so embarrassed A CHANGING WORLD down to my toe nails,” he said. One of the changes the seniors have seen in their After a little teasing from his classmates during the lifetime, and vividly remember, is the end of segregapresent-day lunch, Dr. Foy said he finally was able to get tion. “The blacks really were sitting in the back of the bus over his fear of public speaking in his profession while when we were growing up,” Dr. Richardson said. “Blacks teaching applied mathematics at Santa Clara University in California. He also had some public-speaking practice couldn’t eat at Miller & Rhoads Tea Room.” Rev. Morgan remembers that neither Thomas Jefferson while in college. He received his undergraduate degree at nor John Marshall high schools had a student who was North Carolina State College, his master’s at Massachublack nor did the football teams scrimmage with black setts Institute of Technology and his doctorate at Johns athletes at Maggie Walker. Hopkins University. “It’s amazing how far racial integration has come,” Dr. Last year, Dr. Foy wrote a book, which celebrates 55 Foy said. years of marriage to his late wife. “A Rose for Raymonde” Moore, a teacher at the time, remembers when the displays the deep love the couple shared. “I wanted to schools became integrated. “I taught in the eye of that. I remember her and thought the most fitting would be to wished I had kept a diary,” she said. write a book. She had quite a story,” Foy said. They also saw the advent of the television era as radio Raymonde and her family lived in France during the entertainment waned. “We didn’t have a television until I German occupation. She met Foy in New York City on was out of college, the Navy, and seminary and in charge Broadway after they had moved to the United States, he of a parish in Westmoreland County,” Rev. Morgan said. explained. “We fell in love. I was in the Navy at the time,” Moore remembers coming home from college and seehe said. ing her brother had a television set. For Dr. Richardson, Dr. Richardson also served in the Navy as a “common M
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Rev. Morgan was hesitant to part with advice for today’s generation. Moore added that maybe it is “because we’re old fogies,” she said. Yet, kidding aside, the reverend added that the past of a carefree childhood cannot be recreated. “I consider it to be a more generous, more kind, and more cooperative age in the community-at-large, including the schools,” he said. “I can’t say, ‘Respect your elders.’ We heard that and we did respect our elders. I don’t think kids these days would pay attention to that.” Dr. Foy had a different perspective in giving advice. “A kid should make a habit of reading and find out the difference between good books and the ones that are not so good,” he said. The Bible and books by author Robert Heinlein were two of his suggestions. “The second thing they should do is get into the information technology as quickly and as thoroughly as they can because that is where the future is,” Dr. Foy added. Moore added that the future generation needs to stick with faith and moral values. Thoms included that today’s upcoming generation need to be considerate of other people. As for Dr. Richardson’s advice, “Go be an Episcopal priest.”
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PRATT from page 1 ing” to hang straight: she and other travel counselors in the office told me they would straighten it, turn around 30 seconds later and see that it had “cocked itself crocked again.” As if to prove that “going straight” were just too much for it, Aunt Pratt’s portrait would demonstrate greater displeasure by frequently falling off the wall – or “jumping down,” as Derringer put it. No one in the New York center shed any tears when the portrait went home to Shirley Plantation, where Randy Carter – Helle and Hill’s son who now manages the plantation – says Aunt Pratt has been fine. This might be a perfect example of the humorous adage that you can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl. “Family lore has it that she’s happy as long as she’s in the house facing toward the graveyard,” Randy told me. But he remembers hearing family talk about strange things going bump in the night when the portrait was in the attic. “My father [who died in 2009] said he was so scared when he was growing up here as a teenager that he slept with a 22 rifle and a baseball bat next to his bed.” As the daughter of Edward Hill II, Martha Hill Pratt was part of the third generation to live at Shirley – eight generations ago now. Guides during the year might or
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Celebrate the Bewitching Spirit of Aunt Pratt: From the Great House to the Graveyard, Sat., Oct. 29 On Sat., Oct. 29, at 5 p.m., “Aunt Pratt” will escort visitors from the Great House to the Shirley Graveyard for a twilight tour. You must purchase your ticket for the graveyard walk by 3:45 p.m. in order to experience the guided house tour where you come face to face with Aunt Pratt. Visitors will hear about mourning customs and ghosts during the walk along the river to the cemetery. Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes. This is the only time of year the family graveyard is available for viewing – and the only “scheduled appearance of ‘Aunt Pratt’ from the spellbound regions,” according to Shirley’s announcement. The cemetery tour is included with regular plantation ticket prices of $11 for adults, $7.50 for youth (6-18) and discounts for AAA members, seniors and military. For more information: www.shirleyplantation.com, 800-232-1613.
Haunted Lantern Tours in Chesterfield The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia will present Haunted Lantern Tours on Friday, Oct. 28, at historic Magnolia Grange Plantation House, 10020 Iron Bridge Rd. Discover the haunting history of Chesterfield. Take a guided tour of the house and grounds and hear ghost stories from long ago. Talk with LeeAnne Ball and Angela Ghataorah of Spirited History, a team of paranormal investigators, as they share their most recent discoveries and conduct a live radio broadcast from Magnolia Grange. This program will be fun for the entire family and is appropriate for children age 8 and above. Refreshments will be served and children’s activities will be presented along with guided tours presented by costumed interpreters. Tours will be held on the
hour at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. and will last approximately one hour. Admission: Adults $5 / Children 8-14 $2. Space is limited, pre registration required. You may register through our website at www.chesterfieldhistory. com. Scheduled tours are 7, 8 and 9 p.m. Please specify which tour you are interested in when registering. The non-profit Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia serves as the center for Chesterfield County history. Its mission is to collect, preserve, interpret and promote the County’s unique past for the education of present and future generations. Additional information is available at www.chesterfieldhistory. com
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might not mention Pratt, depending on the kind of tour visitors take; she’s not likely to be mentioned, for example, on the architecture tour. But in late October – through Halloween – guided house tours include the tales of Aunt Pratt as featured in “Haunted Plantations of Virginia” by Beth Brown and “Ghosts of Virginia” by L. B. Taylor. Investigative medium Laine Crosby, who lives in a haunted house on an old Maryland plantation, hasn’t been inside Shirley’s Great House; but
as one who has had a lot of experience with spirits and does original content for The Ghost Channel, she has been by the grounds. She says, “Native Americans had a notable presence at Shirley, but I was most fascinated by the number of spirits of Union soldiers who had died here. Such compelling stories on these grounds make it likely that spirits would find the place too alluring to leave. Where there is more history, there are simply more ghosts. “Ghosts tell me they remain on sites such as Shjrley Plantation because
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ack-o-lanterns are a staple of Halloween decorations. Making one last throughout the season is a trick of the trade even some veteran carvers struggle with. People young and old head to pumpkin patches to pick out the ideal pumpkins. Some prefer perfectly round ones, while others like tall, oblong ones. Whatever the decision, the majority of these pumpkins will be brought home and turned into jack-o-lanterns, or pumpkins carved with a design. The key to having a jack-o-lantern ready and prime for Halloween haunting is carving it at the right time. Carved pumpkins will not last forever, so timing it right is key. In general, carved pumpkins will last for about a week if kept in a cool place and out of direct sunlight. A pumpkin left in midday sun and heat will likely rot or mold much more quickly. For those planning on carving pumpkins for Halloween, it's best to do so a day or two before the big day. This way the design will be crisp and fresh. There also
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Unbeaten Cavs prove there's no 'i' in team Balanced attack has Clover Hill on brink of perfection By JIM MCCoNNELL jmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com
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or Cosby High's football team, defense is synonomous with DeHoff. Both “D” words deserve an exclamation mark. Coleman DeHoff is the Titans’ demolition-style strong safety (“saber” in CHS lingo) on a rowdy bunch that has yielded – grudgingly – just 81 points en route to a 7-1 record. “It’s an over-achieving group that has bought into the team … team goals above personal goals,” said Coach Pete Mutascio. DeHoff is a fearless, quick-reacting, quick striking 6-foot, 180-pound senior wrecking ball that spends ample time invading enemy backfields. Ranking second to linebacker Michael Adams in total tackles, DeHoff is first in stops for losses and in quarterback hurries. “Coleman is a quiet kid … he’s not a big rah-rah guy,” Mutascio said. “But the other players and coaches recognize his performance for his leadership skills.” The Titans (idle this Friday) recently embarked on a three-game gauntlet - 13-6 loss to L.C. Bird, wins over Manchester (2721) and Clover Hill (17-7) – and lived to tell about it. In each case, Cosby limited their Dominion District foe to a pittance of their previous average. Now the Titans are pos-
tured to reach the Central Region Division 6 playoffs should Bird fall to either Thomas Dale or Clover Hill. Someone suggested that, now, Cosby has “become Clover Hill’s biggest fan.” “Yes, but don’t tell anyone that,” Mutascio said with a chuckle. DeHoff leads by shining example on a senior-laden unit featuring 12th graders Julius Moore, C.J. Stancil, David Lee, Alex Hable, Jared Netto, Luke Lowery, Cory Creed and Adams. The underclassmen are junior safety Troy Barden and ultra-promising 6-3, 210-pound sophomore nose guard Tyler Powell. DeHoff lines up sometimes at fullback, but let there be no mistake - his heartbeat is heard loudest in the defense huddle. “I’ve always been more a defensive player,” he said. “I’m into delivering the pain, I guess you might say.” It should be noted a sneer crossed his face as he made that statement. DeHoff wears a quarterback’s number (11); instead he’s a quarterback’s nightmare in attacking blue, silver and black. “That’s just the number they gave me,” he said, almost apologetically, about any perceived QB association. “I’m not into that stuff (glory) … scoring touchdowns, that kind of thing.” DeHoff p9
casual observer might assume 13 of the 14 members of Clover Hill’s girls volleyball team are little more than supporting actors in “The Harper Smith Show.” The 6-foot-2 Smith literally towers over her teammates as they line up shoulder-toshoulder during pre-match introductions. She’s so powerful that when she elevates for a kill or for one of her topspin jump serves, the intersection between hand and ball creates an explosion of sound that reverberates through the entire gym. But Clover Hill isn’t a one-girl team. Far from it, in fact. While Smith draws plenty of attention for her pyrotechnics, opposing coaches know they ignore the other lethal Cavaliers at their peril. “They just keep coming at you and firing from so many angles,” Midlothian coach Mary Allen said last Thursday, after Clover Hill moved to the brink of a perfect regular season with a 25-13, 25-17, 25-21 victory on Senior Night. “Harper is a big plus, but they don’t just rely on her. They have so many weapons and you have to defend all of them. That’s what makes them so tough.” Allen should know. This Clover Hill squad closely resembles many of Allen’s top Midlo teams, which made life miserable for opposing blockers because they had so much size at the net, it was impossible to predict where the setter would go with the ball. The 2011 Cavaliers aren’t as tall as those Trojans teams, but between seniors Tori Kellinger and Lauren Biagioli and juniors Smith and Lindsey Tucker, Clover Hill has four players who can finish effectively at the net. Smith led the way with
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Clover Hill's Tori Kellinger goes up for a kill against Midlothian's Kelly Layne during last Thursday's Dominion District match. The Cavaliers won in three games.
18 kills against Midlothian. Biagioli added seven kills, while the skywalking Tucker chipped in with seven kills and four blocks – three of which helped Clover Hill race out to a big lead in the third game. “Blocks are even better than kills because you’re stopping somebody else’s
attack,” said Tucker, who’s also a standout basketball player. “When you feel the ball hit your hands and see it go straight down, it just feels absolutely great.” At the offensive controls for Clover Hill, which needs a victory over L.C. Bird tonight to carry a 20-0 record into next week’s Dominion
District tournament, is senior setter Lauren Reichert. Like an orchestra conductor, Reichert uses her soft hands to direct the ball exactly where she wants it to go. Whether she’s setting to the outside or the middle, she consistently gets the ball CAVALiers p8
Carter honored by OdaC ASHLAND – For the fourth time this season, Randolph-Macon outside hitter Mallory Carter has been named the ODAC Player of the Week in volleyball. Carter, a junior from Cosby High, helped R-MC to a 2-1 week with wins over ODAC rival Lynchburg and York. In the 3-0 over the Hornets, Carter had eight kills and nine digs defensively. She also had four of R-MC’s 13 services
aces on the night. In R-MC’s lone loss to No. 5 Eastern, Carter had 11 kills and eight digs. Carter closed out the week by leading the Yellow Jackets to a 3-0 over York. Carter posted 13 kills, 14 digs to go along with two aces and two blocks. Carter currently has 360 kills which is tops in the ODAC and ranks third in the R-MC Single Season record book. She is tops in the ODAC in kills
per game (4.04), attacks (979), points (407) and points per game (4.6). Her 36 aces is sixth best in the league, while her 281 digs ranks ninth. Randolph-Macon is currently ranked fourth in the South Region and concluded the regular season 20-5 overall and 9-1 in the ODAC. R-MC will host a quarterfinal match of the ODAC Tournament on November 2. Courtesy Randolph-Macon College
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into ideal positions for her hitters to take a big swing. Reichert is also experienced and savvy enough to capitalize on opponents who focus too much defensive attention on Smith. “As a setter, my favorite thing is moving the ball around,” she said. “It wears out the other team and they don’t know where the ball is coming from.” Reichert has been on the varsity at Clover Hill for four years. As such, she’s one of the few players who remembers when things weren’t quite so rosy. During her freshman season, the Cavaliers finished second-to-last in the Dominion. Winning the district regular season title would mark quite a turnaround, but Reichert said she and her teammates haven’t been obsessing over their unblemished record. “We talk about it some, but we’re not running around saying, ‘Oh, we’re so good,’” she added. “It’s been more like, ‘We’re doing well and we have to keep it up.’” Clover Hill coach B.J. Smith suggested the biggest difference between this year’s squad and losing teams of
the past is improved team chemistry. Smith, who played for Clover Hill’s ultra-successful boys volleyball program, recalled how he and his teammates were always looking out for each other on and off the court and set out to create a similarly nurturing environment for his girls. “It didn’t come naturally at all. We’ve had to work at it,” Smith said. Interestingly, Smith borrowed a motivational theme from a college football coaching legend who’s old enough to be his grandfather. In his book “Called to Coach,” former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said the common thread in his program’s 1993 and ’99 national championships was that his players were willing to “hold the rope.” For explanation, consider the following passage from Bowden’s book: “What does holding the rope mean? You are hanging from the edge of a cliff five hundred yards in the air. The only thing between you and falling to the ground is a piece of rope with the person of your choice on the other end. “Who do you know that you can trust enough?
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Who do you know who has enough guts to withstand rope burn, watch blood drip from his hands, and still not let go? “Look around and ask, ‘Who can I trust to hold the rope?’ Who will let his hands bleed for me? If you can look at every member of your team and say they will hold the rope, then your team will win!” During pregame warmups, Clover Hill’s volleyball players wear T-shirts emblazoned with “Hold the Rope” on the back. They’ve become words to live by. “We knew we were going to be good,” Smith said. “The girls have played with each other for a long time and they all know how to play the game. We just had to put the pieces together.”
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DeHoff from p7 Coincidentally, DeHoff plays the same position his brother, Allen (now in U.S. Marines), manned a few seasons back. DeHoff spent his “vacation” hoisting iron at Gold’s Gym-Westchester, racing sprints in the summer sun,
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attending team camp at Penn State and bussing tables at Yamato Japanese Steak House. He has since relinquished his part-time job to apply more hours on football and classwork (3.6 gpa and leader in Fellowship of Christian Athletes). James Madison, Ran-
dolph-Macon, HampdenSydney and Shenandoah are among the college programs he hopes to suit up for next fall. DeHoff ’s destructive brand of defense is where the muscle and mental aspects intersect. Cosby subscribes to a computer program (Hud-
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dle), enabling players to view selected game film at home, on their own time schedule. “For an upcoming opponent, I’ll pick out their running plays and passing plays and e-mail them to Coleman,” said Mustascio. The video “homework” is vital in analyzing the ten-
dencies of the next foe and plotting a plan to mount a road block. “I probably spend 30 minutes a day studying film,” said DeHoff. He’s not alone. “We’re very confident,” he said. “We all know what the responsibilities are for our position, and what to do
to win.” Since opening in 2006, Cosby’s best record was 7-3 in 2009. This year’s outfit, with George Wythe and James River left, is flirting with 9-1. “We want to leave a legacy,” said DeHoff, who aims to put an exclamation point at the end of his career.
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