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Richmond Jaycees build Midlothian-based facility offers 24-hour emergency department community links BY ELIZABETH FARINA efarina@midlothianexchange.com

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ome say success in business depends on two things: customer satisfaction and personal relationships. For promotional product pitchman Fred Clark, the old adage “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” still holds true in today’s business climate. But, the question arises – how do you know whom to know? “I was looking at different networking opportunities… looked at the Chamber of Commerce and a group called Synergy,” Clark said. He even served as president of the latter organization. “But, Fred Clark they tended to have the same types of people attending,” Clark said. “I was looking for something where I might fit in a little bit better.” Clark, a Chesterfield County native and 1993 Radford University graduate, found the answer he was looking for through a young professionals’ organization called the Richmond Jaycees, a local chapter of the Virginia Jaycees and Junior Chamber International. Open to individuals ages 18 to 40, the mission of the organization is to develop leadership skills through community involvement. It provides opportunities in areas such as business, community, individual and international relations. Currently, there are 13 chapters located in the Central Virginia area, including Chesterfield County. “I really knew of the Jaycees as an abbreviation for the “Junior Chamber of Commerce,” said Clark, who is Chairman of the Board for the Richmond Jaycees and third-generation business owner of Rennie’s Advertising Specialties, “I thought it would be young people with individuals like me who would be a better fit for how I could network with people and develop long-

on Secours St. Francis Watkins Centre officially opened its emergency doors this week as the first free-standing, 24-hour, 7-day-a-week emergency department for the Greater Richmond area. The facility, located on the southwestern corner of Routes 288 and 60 interchange in Chesterfield County, is the newest expansion to the Bon Secours Virginia Health System, which is the fourth largest healthcare system in the Commonwealth. The Bon Secours community and their guests gathered Saturday, Oct. 29, for the blessing and dedication of the new building. The Most Rev. Francis X DiLorenzo, Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond, presided over the brief service and celebration. “I take the

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Kevin Sheppard, vice-president of Ambulatory Services, assists Bishop Francis X DiLorenzo of the Diocese of Richmond, left, who presided over the blessing and the dedication of the new St. Francis Watkins Centre in Midltohian on Saturday. The emergency care center is now open to serve the public.

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Fall State Games underway at Virginia Beach PHOTO COURTESY OF CHAVONNE BROWN

Tony Shores,left, Paul Maretti, and Tyrone Noakes pause for the camera during a Saturday, Oct. 15 soccer tournament at Providence Middle Soccer Field. Over 108 Special Olympics athletes from the counties of Chesterﬁeld, Goochland, and Powhatan and 35 coaches are attending the Special Olympics Fall State Games that are currently underway at Virginia Beach.

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Memorial game held in honor of Gage Edwards BY JIM MCCONNELL jmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com

age Edwards was a member of the first inline hockey team at Bailey Bridge Middle School, a squad that was short on skill but made up for it with hustle and physical play. That team pulled off a remarkable turnaround after going winless during the regular season, winning five straight playoff games to claim the league championship. Along the way, the Bailey Bridge players forged a bond that survived even after some of them had given up the sport and moved on to other activities. So when Joshua Grim found out that his former teammate had been killed in a car accident Oct. 13 on Qualla Road, Grim knew he had to do something to celebrate Edwards’ remarkable life. A thought immediately popped into his head: Why not get the former Bailey Bridge players back together for a pickup hockey game in Edwards’ memory? “It just seemed like the right thing to do,” Grim said. Grim approached Edwards’ mother, Laurie, the following Monday and asked if the family would have a problem with him organizing a tribute game. Laurie Edwards said she’d be honored by such an effort. So Grim and another former Bailey Bridge player, Paul Burnham, sprang into action. They launched a Facebook page for the event and on its first day of existence, more than 100 people confirmed their plans to attend. By lunchtime on the second day, 18 players had committed to participate in the game. “Four or five of the guys had hung up their pads,” Grim recalled, “but when I called them, they all said they were playing and they’d find some way to get pads.” Grim located a referee, Mike Spence, who donated his time and agreed to officiate the game for free. He also found supportive partners in Cynthia and Richard Kent, owners of Shooters Indoor Sportsplex in Midlothian. The Kents remembered Edwards from his time as a hockey player and knew his family. They were glad to

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Gage Edward's mother Laurie places her son's hockey stick in the penalty box in memory of his aggressive play while on the Bailey Bridge Middle School team during a memorial game held in the teen's honor.

donate their facility as host of the game in his honor. “I thought it was a great learning experience for the kids,” Cynthia Kent said. “We want our young people to do something for somebody other than themselves. I figured if [Grim] wanted to take on this project, I’d be right there with him.” Many others obviously felt the same way. By Saturday at 10:45 a.m., when the players were on the floor at Shooters warming up for the game, Grim stole a quick glance at the crowd and was stunned to find every seat filled

– many by people wearing Edwards’ preferred camouflage. “He said, ‘Can you believe this?’” Burnham recalled with a smile. “I said, ‘What?’ He said, ‘All these people.’” Added Grim: “The whole thing just blew up so much. We had both sides of stands filled and then some. It was about a million times more than anything we expected.” Such was the outpouring of love and support in the aftermath of Edwards’ death on his 17th birthday, a tragedy that has touched so many people in the local Chesterfield

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both retail and institutional,” he said. After the ceremony, Paul Rogers, president of the Western Chesterﬁeld Business Alliance, agreed that St. Francis Watkins Centre will serves as an asset for the community-at-large. “It’s a tremendous asset obviously for growth in the area, not only as a community service facility, but as a driver of economic growth because of the jobs that it will provide and the services to our community so we’re really happy to have them here,” he said. Virginia Senator John Watkins agreed that the medical facility offers a needed service in the region. “One of the things that we see is that there are a lot of people that don’t go to a family-practice physician any more and they wind up in the emergency room. That overcrowds emergency rooms at major facilities,” he said.

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WATKINS page 1 opportunity, as the bishop of the diocese, of thanking all who has been so diligent and working so hard to bring this new reality into our midst,” the bishop said. Tom Winfree, Director President and CEO of Village Bank and Chairman of Bon Secours Joint Hospitals Board, said to the audience that he has been amazed at the swiftness and coordination in completing Phase I of the facility. “Bon Secours is committed to how health care is delivered to our community and Bon Secours St. Francis Watkins Centre is a tangible, physical piece to this commitment,” Winfree said. “This is very signiﬁcant economic development during a time of depression in our economy. This expansion will increase employment and will no doubt provide a substantial shot in the arm, pardon my medical reference, for all of our businesses in the area

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The mural view from above relaxes patients undergoing imaging services at the new St. Francis Watkins Centre.

“This will take a load off of those facilities and allow people who need emergent care, but may not need to be in a hospital to come here. They are triaged here and the determination is then made and that’s a good thing,” Watkins said. The facility’s location provides access to emergency care for residents in the surrounding areas including Powhatan and Goochland counties. In the event that advanced care is required, St. Francis Watkins Centre can transport patients to the larger St. Francis Medical Center located within ﬁve miles from the new facility. The 16-acre property has seen steady construction since its groundbreaking in March of this year. The centre’s two buildings, one 40,000 and the other 60,000 square-feet respectively, houses an emergency center department with 16 patient bays, diagnostic imaging, women’s imaging center and medical ofﬁce facilities. Over 200 people will be employed in the two

buildings with half of those being new jobs in Chesterfield County, according to Kevin Sheppard, vicepresident of Ambulatory Services. Sheppard, with Shelly Buck-Turner and Valerie Szalay, provided a guided tour of the new building’s first floor last week. Sheppard explained the efficiency of using electronic-weight bins in the emergency department’s medical supply room. The technology allows nurses to focus on retrieving medical supplies needed without having to individually record each item on a patient’s chart. Instead, a nurse can now open a patient’s file on the computer, pull the supplies needed and the items are automatically listed under the patient’s name. “From a nursing perspective it will be a much smoother process and will not nearly take as much time, so they will be able to be with their patient much quicker,” Sheppard said. Buck-Turner, vice president of patient care

and chief nurse executive St. Francis Medical Center, highlighted that the emergency department also has a negative pressure room, and two of the 16 patient bays will serve as an orthopedic room and trauma room. She explained that the negative pressure room reverses the air pressure so that the air flows into the room and never flows out, which reduces the risk of infection. “This type of room would be used for patients that would come in with any type of air-borne infections such as TB [tuberculosis] or meningitis and we would place patients immediately into this area and quarantine them,” she said. The orthopedic and trauma bays offer sizeable space for staff and equipment to maneuver around the patient. ““For patients that may come in with long-bone fractures that may need some type of procedure – stabilization or fixation – they would come to this room because you can imagine the size of

the carts and the number of practitioners that would need to come in and assist with that patient,” BuckTurner said. Valerie Szalay, administrative director for imaging, Bon Secours HealthSource, Memorial Regional Medical Center and Richmond Community Hospital, noted that the women’s imaging center, located on the second ﬂoor, is a comprehensive care center. “The technology that we have now is under one roof… another unique characteristic to this service is the specialized approach of the team that will provide comprehensive results while you’re waiting,” she said. “We feel that service is one of a kind for Chesterﬁeld County and all the patients in the surrounding area that we serve.” The women’s imaging services will open on Dec. 5 and the projected opening of the larger second building is scheduled for February 2012.

CLARK from page 1 term relationships.” This year, the Richmond Jaycees is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. It is the oldest chapter in the capital region and the second oldest in the state, having served the metro Richmond area since May of 1936. Its history includes many accomplishments including being instrumental in Polio vaccinations, helping to bring the Special Olympics to Virginia, starting the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Richmond afﬁli-

ate, founding the Richmond Christmas Parade and building community parks and playgrounds. Although Clark originally joined the Richmond Jaycees to network, it was because of the personal support and a sense of purpose that he remained a member. He started out by attending a few monthly chapter meetings and was later asked to volunteer for a special community project called ‘Project W.A.R.M.’. Project W.A.R.M., founded in October of 1976

by Richmond resident Lou Wilson, is a joint community service effort led by the City of Richmond, The Salvation Army, Tuckahoe and Richmond Jaycees. Throughout the winter season, the program supplies wood for less fortunate families who use it as a primary source to heat their homes. The volunteers cut, split and deliver the ﬁrewood on a weekly basis. “I remember saying, ‘I don’t have time for that. I just don’t have time on the weekends’,” he remembered. “But, it turns out that now,

ten years later, I am out there just about every weekend.” The project appealed to Clark because it didn’t have a fundraising aspect to it. Members don’t knock on doors to solicit money and the recipients don’t pay. Volunteers use their personal vehicles to deliver the wood. It is also a ‘green’ project since the wood is reclaimed. “Our fundraising is primarily done through Christmas Tree sales. It forms our yearly operations support. Many people know us best through this effort. We start sales the day after Thanksgiving,” stated Clark. “This year, we’re initiating a new effort to beneﬁt Big Brothers Big Sisters where we’ll send “Letters from Santa” to well-behaved boys and girls who are on his “Nice” list.” For more information about Richmond Jaycees and their programs such as Letters from Santa, link online at midlothianexchange.com

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Millwood students learn ﬁnancial literacy BY ELIZABETH FARINA efarina@midltohianexchange.com

inancial expert Aaron W. Smith, RFC, spoke with Midlothian’s Millwood School upper and middle school students about the three principles in building a foundation in the language of money on Monday, Oct. 31. The president and founder of AW Smith Financial Group highlighted three main points of sharing, spending, and investing during his 30-minute presentation. “They all have great meaning,” Smith said. “Sometimes as we mature economically, we begin to learn a lot more about each of those.” Smith explained that most people do not grow up learning about money. “Because we don’t grow up learning about money, we are a little afraid of it like it’s a foreign language,” he said. Smith added that without a solid foundation in understanding money, one does not always make the best financial decisions. “It doesn’t matter if you have a Ph.D. or if you’re a high school graduate, it’s a challenge if you don’t have the foundation for financial planning,” he said. Betsy Latham, head of Millwood School, believed the session was a good opportunity for the students to start thinking and talking about the financial world. She added that Dr. Eileen Atkinson, who is the assistant head of middle and upper school, saw Smith during a five-minute broadcast segment on CBS affiliate WTVR 6 and suggested Smith as a speaker for one of the school’s monthly forums. Dr. Atkinson added that Smith’s message was on target with the school’s core mission. “At Millwood School, we believe that teaching students about money and finance is essential. Mr. Smith did an outstanding job of explaining how important it is to balance investing, spending and

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Millwood assistant head of middle and upper school Dr. Eileen Atkinson invited ﬁnancial expert Aaron Smith to discuss the language of the ﬁnancial world with students.

sharing,” Atkinson said. Smith, who is a University of Richmond alumnus and former Spiders running back, has over 20 years experience in ﬁnance including ﬁnancial education and training for numerous groups. The Richmond native has penned “In the Black: Life Faithfully, Prosper Financially – the Ultimate 9-Step Plan for Financial Fitness”, which was published by Harper Collins in 2009.

Clover Hill High School celebrates World Fair The World Language students at Clover Hill High School celebrated cultural diversity by holding a World Fair in the school’s parking lot on Thursday, Oct. 6. The students demonstrated their knowledge of culture and history of all ﬁve languages that are offered at Clover Hill. Students created over 90 displays and organized 15 performances to showcase diverse cultural topics. The various booths offered food samples, carnival-style games, artistic demonstrations and live musical performances. The World Language Department hosted this event to develop other students’ interest in studying a foreign language. The purpose of the World Fair was for the language students to teach their peers what they have learned in their French, German, Japanese, Latin and Spanish classes. The language students invited the entire student body to attend. Over 35 classes took advantage of the opportunity to learn from their fellow Cavaliers.

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Senior Connections partners with locality for 22nd Holiday Gift Basket Project The Annual Holiday Gift Basket Project is an important partnership of Senior Connections and the City of Richmond Office on Aging and Disabilities. This initiative promotes healthy aging and helps seniors remain independent in their homes and communities. The Project brings holiday cheer to isolated seniors and those in the greatest need of support. Over the years, the project has grown from a gift of food during the holiday season to granting wishes. Through the Holiday Gift Basket Project, we have assisted seniors with obtaining mattresses and box springs, winter coats and other clothing, televisions, radios, and emergency preparedness items. These special gifts have greatly enhanced their quality of life. These gifts have helped seniors who often have to choose between paying utility bills, purchasing medications and food or taking care of the rent or mortgage. Special gifts have helped more than ever during the recent years of economic recession. This year we are helping seniors impacted by the economy. Many seniors have been impacted by the economy to a great extent. We are responding to calls from additional seniors seeking assistance. Therefore, we are pleased to announce our continued partnership with the City of Richmond Office on Aging and Disabilities. This important partnership will allow us to reach and assist more seniors in the greatest need throughout the metropolitan Richmond area. We are asking the community for support and appreciate the response we know we will receive. The Holiday Gift Basket Project is accepting donations through Friday, December 9, 2011. Individuals and local organizations including civic, nonprofit, faith and corporate wishing to donate items may drop them off at the Richmond East District Center, 701 N. 25th Street or Senior Connections, 24 E. Cary St., Second Floor, Richmond, VA 23219. Donations needed are non-perishable food items, canned goods, toiletries, paper products, emergency preparedness items and gift cards for grocery stores and pharmacies. In addition to items for the gift baskets, other emergency needs may be met through monetary contributions from individuals and area businesses interested in supporting the Project. Please make checks or money orders payable to Senior Connections, write “Holiday Project “on the memo line of your check and mail to SC/CAAA, 24 E. Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219. Donations are tax deductible. For additional information please contact Ms. Toni Beechaum at (804) 646-6885 or e-mail Toni. Beechaum@richmondgov.com.

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No rush needed for the holidays It had not even reached midnight on Halloween when I saw a commercial from a big box retail store drumming up some excitement for traditional shopping on black Friday. I’ve been tuning out the lure of the holiday trappings while out on my usual errands. I have accepted the small tale-tell signs of red bows and candy canes in a few shopping aisles immediately following Labor Day. I actually don’t mind getting an early fall jump on the gift-giving shopping. It helps keep my holiday budget flexible. I even have indulged my holiday spirit a time or two with the guilty pleasure of breaking into a carol at the most random moments when no one is within earshot. However, this one invaded my living room. It struck me that our family hasn’t even decided yet who will cook the turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Truthfully, we know it will be Grandma, but that’s not the point. I think that turkey dinner is still wearing its feathers and inhaling the crisp cool air that’s enveloped the East Coast. I’m just not willing to have the holidays come crashing in like a beast this early in November. I have a few more items on my schedule. First, before I haul out the lights, trees, ornaments, nativity scene and the mistletoe from the attic crawl space, I must lose an obligated hour of sleep as we fall back this Sunday at 2 a.m. with a change in Daylight Saving Time. It’s tough to lose an hour of sleep for the greater good of mankind, but tradition prevails on changing the clocks back an hour. Although the tradition of changing our clocks is a few weeks past National Fire Safety week, it’s still a good time to check the batteries in the smoke alarms and even go through the emergency drills with the little one before she’s too embarrassed to call me her mother (did I mention I sing carols at random?). Before I even look at garland, wrapping paper, gift boxes and someone’s huge wish list for Santa, I must carry out my civic duty to vote next Tuesday, Nov. 8 in the General Election. Going out to vote is a simple form of freedom of speech without having to say a word. It’s not something this household treats as a popularity contest. It’s more of a reflection about whether or not I believe the candidate is capable of being a representative that adheres to the governing ideology I follow. If I believe they are truly representative of my interests and the interests of the community, then they’ll get my vote. So, take a moment to collect your thoughts, concerns, and issues and really look at which candidate can best serve the seat. It will be interesting to see what the outcomes will be on Nov. 9 (or the unofficial outcomes that are posted after the polls close on Nov. 8). And before I even think about looking for a fresh Frasier Fur or a White Pine, I will be commemorating Veterans’ Day on Friday, Nov. 11. Although its date is selected from historical events, it’s appropriate that the day that honors those who have served in our military falls so close to elections. If you have a retired veteran or someone in the military you’d like to honor in our upcoming publication on Nov. 10, please contact me at efarina@midlothianexchange.com no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7. I guess I might be willing to accept the onslaught of holiday hoopla once I have a turkey on the table drowned in gravy served with sides of homemade mash potatoes and green bean casserole. However, until my brother’s second cousin arrives in this state for the annual feast of plenty, I will slow down to participate in the great events of autumn even if there is frost and snow on the fall foliage.

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Chesterfield Veterans' Day Ceremony Scheduled at Historic Courthouse Green The Chesterfield County Annual Veterans Day Memorial Ceremony, sponsored by the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, will be held on Friday, Nov. 11, at 2 p. m. at the Chesterfield County Historic 1917 Courthouse Green on Iron Bridge Road. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held in the Chesterfield County Public Meeting Room. Representatives of Veterans organizations throughout Chesterfield and surrounding counties have been invited to lay wreaths along the Veterans Memorial Wall in front of the 1917 County Courthouse. To honor our veterans, Mr. Ronald White, District Representative and Military Liaison for Congressman Randy Forbes will present the annual address. This year’s ceremony will include memorials to William Kyle Middleton, U.S. Army, Charles Anthony Ransom, U.S.Air Force, and Michael Jason Gray, U.S. Navy who were lost in the line of service in this past year. In addition, the Thomas Dale High School Band will join the Meadowbrook HS Junior ROTC in an Armed Forces Salute. The Chesterfield County Veterans Day Ceremony is free and members of the public are encouraged to participate in this annual event to honor our men and women in uniform and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. For more information, please call (804)796-7131 Monday through Friday between the hours of 10am and 4 pm.

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OTHER SERVICES: Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Joseph R. Inge will be the keynote speaker at the annual Veterans Day Ceremony to be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 11 at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. Check with your child's school about Veterans' Day programs.

Defense Logistics Agency's history is ﬂying high As the Defense Logistics Agency celebrates 50 years of service to America's military, DLA Aviation is celebrating almost 70 years of support in Richmond, Va., where the installation was ﬁrst activated in 1942 as the Richmond General Depot under the command of the U. S. Army Quartermaster Corps. World War II marked the peak of depot operations with more than 8,400 people employed who were supplemented by 1,200 German prisoners of war housed on a 50-acre camp adjacent to the depot. Employees received, stored and supplied quartermaster, medical and engineering items. The '60s brought Vietnam, reorganization and mission expansion to the depot. Mary Cottrell began work as a clerk-typist supporting local procurement purchases in 1960 when the installation was known as the Richmond Quarter-master Depot and continues her service today as a supply technician clerk for DLA Aviation's Aircraft and Airframes Division III. She has worked at the installation for almost 52 years. "Back then, the procurement division had a total of 14 employees, including the boss, clerical employees, distribution, pre- and post-award, and four buyers," she said. With activation of the Military General Supply Agency in 1960 and its absorption by the Defense Supply Agency in 1962, the depot's mission expanded to managing more than 30,000 general supply items. Escalation of the U.S. role in Southeast Asia drove the workload increase and M

another name change for the installation to Defense General Supply Center. By 1967, DGSC was procuring more than $731 million worth of general supplies. Managed items accounted for $800 million in annual sales. A MOVE TOWARDS AUTOMATION Technological progress was dramatic in the mid-to-late 1960s with the installation of four new computer systems, which were considered high speed at that time, in the center's data systems division. DGSC was receiving more than 4,500 requisitions a day, which were processed around the clock. The center became home to one of the largest data processing facilities on the East Coast. Cottrell said she remembers the transition from typewriters to computers. "I remember one girl sitting at a control desk and we were inputting data into computer terminals called Phase 4," she said. "At noon she would tell us to stop and take the reel tapes to the main computers in data systems. Then, if there were any errors, we would re-input the data." In the 1970s, things got even busier. More employees worked on the installation, and workloads increased to include additional federal supply classes such as ecclesiastical and mortuary supplies. Alma Charles, acting deputy director of DLA Aviation Supplier Operations and chief of Commodities Division II, started in 1972 as an inventory management T

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specialists, we got the demands, the customer forecasts and generated purchase requests to initiate the buy. We documented all we did on a 'Big M,' Form 690, a key tool of inventory managers," Charles said. "The biggest change for me was moving from manual to automation." In 1984, DGSC developed the Paperless Order Placement System, the Defense Department's initial electronic commerce and data interchange application. POPS passed customer requisitions to suppliers for immediate direct shipment from commercial stocks rather than from government warehouse inventories. "POPS was when we still had a lot of general items we managed,

like batteries and film that were readily available from all kinds of suppliers," McCarter said. "It was a way to get a request out the same day to the supplier by electronic data interchange, auto phone, mainframe or fax and avoid time and costs associated with manual paperwork. POPS increased sales dramatically in general items like building lighting, batteries and film." Brenda Longest, who retired from DSCR in 2007, served as the supply chain's chief marketing officer in the 1990s. "POPS is often cited as the original DoD effort to take advantage of standard commercial practices in conducting logistics support for America's military FLYING HIGH page 5

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intern straight out of college. "At that time, all training was on site and on the job," she said. In 1981, DGSC started communicating with its headquarters across the miles, both visually and vocally, using a predecessor to current video-teleconferencing equipment called the Gemini 100 Electronic Black-board. Gemini was a leased system that used telephones and specially designed blackboards for graphic and voice communications between DLA and its field activities. Charles said that early in her career, employees typically specialized in one area and did not often work in more than one area. "When I first came to the center, we were a stovepiped organization," Charles said. "Supply, procurement and technical operations were divided into separate areas. Inventory managers were responsible for … the whole nine yards for an item. Unless you were a self-starter, you didn't learn about other disciplines." Meggan McCarter, who started with DGSC in 1981 in the Office of Data Systems and is now deputy director of DLA Finance Richmond, said there was no standardization across the directorate. "Nothing touched systemically," she said. "We were an inventory control point with general supply items." In the early 1970s, Charles said, the center had none of the automation it takes advantage of today. Work was done on paper forms. "As inventory management

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FLYING HIGH from page 4 services," she said. AVIATION FOCUS In 1985, DGSC assumed management of aviation structural components, laying its foundation as a key contributor to aviation support throughout DoD. In 1990, DGSC fielded additional systems to enhance its processes. The Automated Inventory Management Support System facilitated the recommended buy decision process and established the activity's first local area network, linking employee desktop computers to mid-tier and mainframe computers. The DLA PreAward Contracting System is still in use today. DGSC's organizational structure changed from functional stovepipes to product centers in the late 1980s and early 1990s. By 1992, DGSC had changed from a functionally based organization to a commodity-based one. "The move was a critical step to eliminate communication barriers between major directorates and have individuals from a variety of disciplines sit together," said Cindy Kubat, who was the deputy leader of Product Center 7 and was a former deputy director of DLA Installation Support in Richmond. "Item managers, acquisition, equipment and quality assurance specialists were moved to physically sit together in the same location, even though the directorate reporting structure remained in place." Kubat said training empowered employees to make decisions without going to their direct chain of command, and business plans were built to define product center goals.

"The intent was that each group working the same federal supply classes would be in the same location and solve problems immediately, versus sending forms across bays and buildings," she said. All disciplines came under one umbrella, and employees became multifunctional, Charles said. "Product center leaders were required to know about each discipline. IST leads had control over the whole product," she continued. "It was almost like cradle to grave. It was all about supporting the warfighter." Charles said original equipment manufacturer divisions were also piloted under product centers, allowing for further refinement of business plans and increased communication. "This organizational innovation swept from DGSC to other DLA supply centers and eventually to DLA Headquarters," McCarter said. In 1996, the Defense General Supply Center's name changed to Defense Supply Center Richmond. Shortly after the new name took effect, agency leaders started talking about supply chain management, McCarter said. "It was about the time (the agency) started a Virtual Prime Vendor Program and began discussions to update our automated systems to the current Business Systems Modernization. In an initial step toward a supply chain focus, the agency also made federal supply class transfers between field activities. The agency was looking at how it organized work, and the idea of managing by supply chains came into being," she said. "The cradle-to-grave approach allowed each supply chain to focus on a certain area, which led to better relationships with suppliers."

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BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION In 2000, Business Systems Moderni-zation was formally initiated as a new major acquisition program within DLA. "We transferred to BSM because the [older] systems were becoming technologically dated," Charles said. "Everyone felt like we had made too many Band-Aids to [the previous system] and it was time to cure the problem, so the agency contracted out for a state-of-art system competitive with commercial industry." In 2004, DSCR prepared the center to manage supply chains rather than supply classes and prepared for BSM deployment. Big Bang, the name coined for the deployment and reorganization, affected the entire workforce, physically relocating 2,000 employees on the center and changing job titles for some. Also during this time, BSM replaced legacy computer systems to improve customer support, lower operational costs and streamline operations. "BSM and its resulting reorganization within DLA Aviation made DLA and its ﬁeld activities customer and supplier facing, making it easier for customers and suppliers to do business with one entity within DLA," said Amy Gonzalez, a DLA Aviation change management specialist. DSCR forged another link in the supply chain concept by standing up a DLA Land and Maritime detachment at the center and an aviation detachment in Philadelphia in 2004. The stand-ups marked the establish-ment of supply chain detachmentsat the DLA inventory control points, transforming the agency from a lead center concept to a supply chain focus. "With rollouts of personnel and items completed in 2006, BSM allowed the center to leverage the beneﬁts of commercial

off-the-shelf software and reengineered business practices to enhance customer support," Gonzalez said. BRAC 2005 DSCR's mission expanded greatly between 2007 and 2009 with the implementation of Base Realignment and Closure 2005 legislation. DSCR privatized its supply storage and distribution management of tires, packaged petroleum, oil and lubricant products, and compressed and liquefied gases. The center also broadened its mission as a supply chain provider beyond its traditional wholesale role when it moved into consumer-level retail supply logistics. During this timeframe, DSCR activated six industrial support activities and five depot-level reparable activities, moving aviation closer to military industrial maintenance production lines and the artisans performing weapon system repairs. In July 2010, DSCR changed its name to DLA Aviation, unifying its more than 3,900 employees across the U.S. and more closely aligning it to the larger DLA enterprise. Today, DLA Aviation manages 1.3 million repair parts and supply items, conducts business with more than 5,400 suppliers, serves 24,500 customers, and processes 6.41 million customer orders annually. "This year, we celebrate five decades of supply chain support to our military aviation customers," said Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Jansson, DLA Aviation commander. "This longevity is a credit to the dedicated service of many thousands of government civilians and military personnel, past and present, who've maintained a laserlike focus on meeting our warfighters' needs."

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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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10100 block of Hull Street Road The property was reported stolen from the victim’s vehicle.

Oct. 30

4900 block of Glen Tara Drive Victim reported the vehicle part was stolen from victim’s Ford vehicle.

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5000 block of King Cotton Lane Suspect(s) gained entry to the victim’s residence by breaking the front window and stealing the property.

Oct. 29

5300 block of Rock Harbour Road Victim stated a known suspect removed the property from victim’s unlocked vehicle. 7200 block of Otterdale Road Victim reported unknown suspect(s) stole the property from victim’s residence. No signs of forced entry were noted.

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3000 block of McManaway Drive Unknown suspect(s) removed the listed property from a vacant residence. 4100 block of Mallard Landing Circle

Unknown suspect(s) forced entry to the maintenance shed at the location and took property from inside.

Oct. 21

10900 block of Paulbrook Drive Victim stated victim’s inoperable 1938 truck was stolen from the location.

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9100 block of Midlothian Turnpike Suspect(s) broke the driver’s window on the victim’s Honda Pilot and stole the property. 2900 block of Turner Road Victim stated he was driven to the location and robbed by known suspects.

600 block of Charter Colony Parkway Rear license plate reported stolen from victim’s vehicle while parked at the location.

Oct. 26

11700 block of Marigold Court Victim reported the property was stolen from victim’s unlocked vehicle.

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1100 block of Alverser Drive Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the vacant business by punching in the doorknob lock on the vacant business. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.

10800 block of Center View Drive Suspect(s) broke the passenger window and gained entry to the victim’s locked GMC Yukon. The property was reported stolen.

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8100 block of Clovertree Court Suspect(s) kicked in the rear door and gained entry to the victim’s townhouse. The property was reported stolen.

Oct. 24

1800 block of Wrens Nest Road Complainant reported un-

known suspect(s) stole scrap metal from the location. 11100 block of Robious Road Inspection sticker was reported stolen from victim’s unlocked Honda Accord.

Oct. 21

1300 block of Winslow Road Unknown suspect(s) removed a window screen on an unlocked window and gained entry to the victim’s garage. Property was reported stolen.

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13500 block of Green Spire Court Unknown suspect(s) attempted to kick in the rear door to the victim’s residence. The alarm sounded when the door opened. Entry was not gained

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In addition to the mummy of Nesperennub, the exhibition includes other human and animal mummies, jewelry, canopic jars, monumental stone sarcophagi, statuary, a gilded mask and bronze and stone sculpture. “Visitors to this exhibition will be taken on an extraordinary adventure back to 800 BC to explore this priest’s world and his tomb,” Director Alex Nyerges said. “Their experience will include a 3-D film that will give them new insights into ancient Egyptian mummies and culture. Ancient Egyptian culture developed more than 5,000 years ago and its pyramids, mummies, and beliefs about the afterlife have fascinated people for centuries.” Exploring the Mummy The 3-D film narrated by Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek movie series) and based on the most advanced scanning technology opens the exhibition. The film takes the audience on a journey that unwraps the mummy of Nesperennub in vivid detail and reveals the secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt. The film presents the scientific knowledge made possible by non-destructive scans of mummies and provides understanding into life expectancy, health, disease and funerary beliefs, as well as the complex process of mummification. Until recently, the only way to extract data from Egyptian mummies was to actually unwrap the body, a destructive and irreversible process. In recent years, noninvasive imaging techniques have made it possible to look inside a mummy without disturbing the wrappings in any way. This technology allows the viewer to literally travel through the body beneath the wrappings and reconstruct aspects of Nesperennub’s biography. Nesperennub was chosen for this project because his mummy is still in its original cartonnage coffin – it has never been opened, neither by looters in antiquity nor modern Egyptologists. The first scans, completed in 2003, showed the state of the body and images of amulets wrapped within the mummy. Newer scans completed in 2010 provide sharper images, offer more details, and reveal additional amulets, as well as new details of Nesperennub’s physiology. For instance, the new scans revealed abscesses in Nesperennub’s teeth, suggesting a longer life span than previously believed. Through the film, visitors also learn what the scientific study of mummies has allowed us to discover about the reasons for and process of mummification, life expectancy, health and disease in ancient Egypt. Above: Seated Statue of Menkheperraseneb, ca. 1450 One of VMFA’s goals was to bring examples of Egyptian BC. 18th Dynasty. Egyptian. Granite. Courtesy of The art that can convey its monumentality to Richmond. Two of Trustees of the British Museum the most striking objects are stone sarcophagi lids, objects that rarely travel – even without the chests, the lids weigh more than one ton). 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The mummy of Nesperennub is enclosed in a case made of cartonnage (layers of linen and/or papyrus resin covered with plaster). The painted surface includes a figure of the sun god Ra as a winged scarab beetle with a falcon’s head, the funerary god Sokar as a mummified falcon, and the emblem of the god Osiris. These deities ensured the resurrection of the deceased. The hieroglyphic inscriptions on the coffin’s lid and sides contain prayers to various gods to provide Nesperennub with “life, prosperity, and health” and a long lifespan.

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The deceased, Ankhwahibre, faces Osiris, while his conduct during his life is assessed by the symbolic weighing of his heart in a balance, to determine whether or not he has lived by the principles of Ma’at (truth or justice). A successful outcome was rewarded with admission to eternal life. A badly spent life brought punishment: the heart was swallowed by the monstrous Ammut “the Devourer,” who crouches on a plinth.

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ourth-seeded James River was 40 seconds away from completing one of the more remarkable championship runs in the history of the Dominion District field hockey tournament. Second-seeded Midlothian was 40 seconds away from watching an excellent season end far sooner than the Trojans’ players and coaches had hoped it would. But as Thursday’s Dominion tournament final proved, plenty can happen in 40 seconds. Trailing 2-1, Midlothian applied heavy pressure and finally tied the game when Abbey Ripley scored with just 40 ticks left on the clock, sparking a wild celebration on the Trojans’

sideline. Instead of backing off and being content with overtime, the Trojans kept pushing forward, moved the ball into the circle and got the game-winning goal from Allison Piotrowski with just seven seconds left in a taut, emotionally charged 3-2 victory at SportsQuest. “This is a very special group,” Midlothian coach Geri Douglas said. “We’ve been together a long time. I’m just so happy to see them get the payoff -- the reward they’ve worked so hard for.” James River’s talented squad finally began to fulfill its potential as the postseason approached. After winning their first-round match in the district tournament, the Rapids stunned topseeded Cosby 3-1 in the semifinals. Suddenly, a team that lost as many

district games as it won during the regular season needed just one more victory to earn a berth in the Central Region quarterfinals. “I kept telling them, ‘Don’t look at our record. You’re still in this. Be that team that sneaks up and catches everyone off-guard,’” James River coach Slade Gormus said. “When we beat Cosby, and the fact that it was 3-1 and we didn’t just squeak by them, I think that gave the girls a lot of confidence that we really were a good team.” Cosby’s defeat made the district final a winner-take-all scenario. Since the Titans already were assured of a berth in the regional tournament by virtue of their district regular-season title, both Midlothian and James River troJAns p8

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egan Moye has been so consistent and so good for so long, it’s easy to wonder how she could possibly continue to ﬁnd new ways to challenge herself. Having already compiled a resume that includes multiple district and regional titles and even a state outdoor track championship, the Cosby High senior is waging a different type of battle these days, one that distance runners have been ﬁghting since the ancient Greeks

organized the ﬁrst Olympics. Her opponent is pain. And not just any run of the mill pain, either. It’s the kind of all-encompassing agony that results from exerting yourself to your physical limits and beyond, from running so hard for so long that you essentially force your brain to ignore the desperate pleas for mercy from your lungs and legs. It’s not always the most pleasant pursuit, especially when it’s played out over a rolling 5-K cross country course inside the mind and body of an ultra-competitive superstar who remains

steadfast in her belief that it’s still possible to be better and push harder and go faster. But when it’s over, as it was at last Thursday’s Dominion District championships when Moye flew across the finish line six seconds ahead of her personal goal and nearly 30 seconds faster than the meet record, the satisfying sense of accomplishment can be difficult to put into words. “I was going to make sure pain lost the battle today,” Moye said with a smile after finishing GirLs p9

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ross country isn’t a relay race. There’s no passing the baton to a teammate after a certain distance; you have to cover the entire course by yourself. But for Midlothian’s perennial powerhouse boys cross country program, seniors pass on the leadership torch when they graduate and the underclassmen have to step up and run with it. That can be a daunting proposition when you’re trying to replace standout performers like Darren Barlow and Brayden Burleigh, each of whom ﬁnished in the top seven at last year’s Group AAA meet and led Midlothian to the state team title. “Darren told us when he graduated that he wanted to see us win states again and get back to Portland [for the Nike Cross Nationals competition],” said Midlothian junior Sean Willard, who ran 16:11 to claim his ﬁrst Dominion District individual championship Thursday at Pocahontas Park. boys p9

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f high-bounding Jack Wilson represents the air force of Cosby volleyball, Jeremy Feister is the foot soldier. Flamboyant, airborne outside hitters, like Wilson, typically attract the camera’s lens, college scouts and oohs and ahhs from the crowd. Liberos, like Feister, settle for skinned knees and, in good times, a nod of approval from the coach. “Some may not recognize the libero, but I sure do,” said Titans’ coach Frank Jenkins. “Jeremy does the little things, the dirty work … he keeps our engine running.” Wilson’s to-do list for the regular-season champ Titans is all about ascending over the 8-foot net and swinging his long right arm. You can’t miss him. Feister, at lower altitudes, does more digging than an excavation crew. A libero’s none-tooglamorous job description requires getting down and dirty and “digging” (pass to setter) opponent’s spike attempts, often inches before they strike the floor. The libero (meaning “free” in Italian) is also the key to service return – no easy assignment when nose-diving missiles are speeding your way. Feister, the 5-foot-9 senior first-year starter, had 14 digs in Cosby’s Dominion clinching 3-2 victory over defending state champ James River last week. “The (digs) happen so quick, sometimes you don’t even see who got it,” said Jenkins. On the season, the “Feister Meister” leads the Titans with 146 digs and could challenge the school mark of 179, set by Kelly Fraser in 2007, if Cosby keeps advancing. Feister is also tied for second in service aces. Cosby will compete in districts this week (finals at Monacan) and regions next week (at fan-friendly Cosby, where some 600 turned out for the JR shootout.) The Central Region finalists advance to the Group AAA state tournament. Wilson, the 6-foot-6 human pogo stick, is back in the lineup after recovering from a preseason ankle injury. The enthusiastic high riser will continue spiking next year at George Mason University, the state’s only Division I volleyball-playing school for males. Wilson has plenty of high help at the net. Other towering teenagers in Columbia blue and silver are Graham Gresham and Derek Sullivan, both 6-5, and Libero p8

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found themselves playing to keep their seasons alive. “We knew it was going to be a dangerous game. They had a lot of momentum and were peaking at the right time,” Douglas said. “You can never discount Slade as a coach. She’s always going to have something up her sleeve to make her team better.” Not surprisingly, the intensity was off the charts. “I didn’t even mention it,” Douglas said of her team’s “win or else” mandate. “I knew they knew it, so it didn’t need to be said. This group puts so much pressure on themselves, they don’t need any extra pressure.” Midlothian got on the scoreboard ﬁrst when Ashley Foster converted a feed from Piotrowski with 10:17 left in the ﬁrst half. At that point, though, things had just started to get interesting. James River answered less than 90 seconds later, getting

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a goal from Ann Martin to knot the match at 1 with 8:55 remaining. Martin’s second goal came 50 seconds before the halftime break and left the Rapids just 30 minutes from writing the ﬁnal chapter of their Cinderella title story. As it turned out, that was just enough time for Midlothian to pen a differ-

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LiBero from p7 6-4 Will Newlon. The libero position is all about defense; in fact, a libero is not allowed to challenge the net for points. “The libero doesn’t get the credit he deserves,” said Wilson, “and we’ve got the best around.” Further setting the position apart, a libero wears a different colored jersey

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eDWArDs from p1 community and beyond. Edwards’ parents and sister, Tessa, were at Shooters on Saturday morning to see that affection manifest itself in a good-natured hockey game that was ultimately won 12-10 by the Black squad over the White. “We always said when Gage was growing up that he was an amazing kid, and how did we get so lucky to be his parents?” Phil Edwards said. “We had no idea that he was even more amazing than we thought.” The younger Edwards wasn’t an exceptionally skilled hockey player, but he was a perfect fit for a Bailey Bridge squad that Burnham described as “the most physical team in the league.” “We had like eight people in the penalty box at one time,” he said. Laurie Edwards, who came out onto the floor and addressed the crowd during the first intermission, acknowledged her son’s penchant for physical play as she opted for a slightly unusual version of the “missing man” tribute. When she suggested that she’d like to put a stick where Gage most likely would’ve been on the ice, then provided the punch line -- “in the penalty box” -- laughter reverberated

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Nobody would’ve noticed if she had chosen to ease off ing her final district cross on the throttle and cruised to country meet in 17 minutes, the finish. She still could’ve 34 seconds and accepting a posted a respectable winning congratulatory hug from her time without having to cause mother. herself so much discomfort. “I wanted to run it at a But then, if her goal was fast pace and break 17:40. avoiding pain, Moye never When I felt pain, I wasn’t would’ve competed in cross going to back off. With about country in the first place. 400 meters left, I was dying. “I was thinking about that My knees were buckling. But one time at practice: Every I just told myself to keep day I go out and purposely pushing.” cause myself pain,” she said. She didn’t have to, of “It is kind of crazy. But if you course. Monacan’s Kaila can conquer the pain and Blackburn ran a terrific negativity that builds up durrace to finish second – her ing a race, you’re set for your time of 18.10 was only six next race because you know seconds off the previous you can do it. meet standard established by “It’s definitely challenging. Midlothian’s Kathleen Laut- You just have to picture the zenheiser – but Moye spent end of the race and imagine the second half of the race how it’s going to feel when off by herself in the woods. you reach your goal.”

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Edwards' parents, Laurie and Phil, and sister Tessa were the guests of honor at the game.

throughout the building. After the ﬁnal horn, as friends stopped to offer hugs on their way out into a rainy Saturday afternoon, Edwards’ parents noted they took tremendous comfort from the knowledge that a group of fellow teenagers felt strongly enough about their son to put on a game in his honor. “There are really no words for it,” Phil Edwards said. “These kids give me the energy every day to get up and keep going.” “We know what purpose God had for Gage’s life,” Laurie Edwards added. “The seeds he planted in his short time will live on forever.”

“He knows every race is new and it doesn’t matter what It’s a challenge Willard you did yesterday. If you’re satisfied, someone is going to understands well. He’s been around the Midlothian pro- catch you when your guard gram since he was in elemen- is down.” Even with a couple of tary school, watching his sisters compete while waiting Midlothian’s top competitors sidelined with injuries, for his opportunity to step nobody was catching the to the front of the pack and Trojans on Thursday. Midlo assume a leadership role. had the top two finishers in So he wasn’t surprised in the least when district coach Willard and runner-up Ryan Peterson, three of the top five of the year Stan Morgan gathered his troops after the and five in the top 10. “Coach is all about the Trojans rolled to the team team,” Peterson said. “He title by 44 points over runner-up Cosby and pointedly tells us at the beginning of informed some of them that the season that he’s looking for seven guys who are tough they needed to get with the as heck and willing to go program. “We have an unbelievable on a journey with him. He’s proud of us and always wants coach who keeps us on our the best for us.” toes 24-7,” Willard added.

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