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•P2 Midlocanics host annual aluminum can drive today and Friday

•P5 Midlothian graduate, now a teacher, leads in new theater.

•P7 Midlothian Cross Country teams dominate in Central Region.

•P10 'Annie Get Your Gun' to premiere at Clover Hill.

•P11 39th annual martial arts event brings fun for all ages.

Controversial documentary opens dialogue for ‘Courageous Community Conversations’ BY LATIKA LEE special correspondent

ducators across the board agree – ‘highly-qualified’ teachers make the difference in the education of successful students. At least that’s what educators who recently participated in a focus group said during the private viewing of the newly released documentary

movie entitled “Waiting for Superman.” Invited by the “Can you Hear Me Now?” Leadership Metro Richmond (LMR) Leadership Quest class of 2010 Project Team, several teachers, administrators and school board members from across the Richmond region participated in the forum dubbed “Courageous Community Conversations. The discussions focused on the film

“Waiting for Superman” as well as addressing the education achievement gap in the region. “Waiting for Superman” examines the public education crisis in the United States through multiple interlocking stories from a handful of students, their families, and educators as well as those DIALOGUE P4

Technical rescue team trains for disaster BY ELIZABETH FARINA efarina@midlothianexchange.com

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Breaking through Keith Reese pummels through 10 boards during a 'breaking' technique demonstration at the 39th anniversary Dong’s Martial Arts Tournament held on Saturday, Nov. 6 at L.C. Bird. The annual event is a benefit for Children’s Hospital Foundation, which demonstrates a celebration of the true spirit of martial arts— willingness to help others as well as yourself. The competition, in its 14th year, has provided over $245,000 in donations for the foundation. More photos on page 11.

he Central Virginia Technical Rescue Team will be ready when disaster strikes. The collaborative regional team, comprised of Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico and Richmond firefighters, trained this past week in several catastrophe scenarios over a three-day period that also included a day of training with Virginia National Guard. Generators whirred as search and rescue crews used sawzalls to cut through debris in order to reach ten “victims” in the simulated building collapse at the Enon Public Safety Training Center in Chester. Some “victims” were mannequins. Other “victims” were firefighters who volunteered to play the role. Lt. Jason Elmore of Chesterfield County Fire and EMS explained that the scenarios have been beneficial in preparing team members. “When we call out this regional team, it’s normally very complex situations like a building collapse with numerous victims.” “We’ve been called out two or three times in the past year or so as a regional team. We had the building collapse in Chester last year and we also had a trench rescue of a utility worker that was doing some work in the city of Richmond, so the team was called out on that, and were able to mitigate those incidents,” Lt. Elmore said. The team is also a financial benefit for each locality because of its shared resources in purchasing generators and other tools. It also assists in helping each organization maintain the manpower to answer normal call volumes when the team is dispatched to a disaster. “We have a team here today of anywhere between 30-40 firefighters, so if we had to pool together 40 firefighters from Chesterfield County to handle one scenario from anywhere in the county, we would kind of have our resources depleted,” he said. PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINA Although a building collapse event is one scenario, A ‘victim’ in a package called an LSP, a product that incorporates the team actually responds to all types of disaster. “It’s legs, head and torso, is lowered with assistance from Chesterfield County firefighter Paul Marsee.

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Tom and Darlene Schmitt laugh at the appropriate gift for the neighborhood handyman at the 'thank you' party.

Neighbors recognize local man for selfless service Schmitt was greeted with a round of “For He’s a he table at the Jolly Good Fellow” from the opening of the neighbors at a surprise ‘thank driveway was lityou’ party held late October. tered with many “We just wanted you to know cards of appreciation for how much we appreciate you, one man who has made a buddy,” said neighbor Ted significant difference in his Balsamo. neighbors’ lives. One would Tom Schmitt, in his think that it was a retirement unique way, added, “I didn’t party for a beloved menknow. I feel bad that I wasn’t tor. However, Tom Schmitt, on time.” referred to by some as “Papa Of course, Schmitt has Tom” or “Captain Tom”, isn’t been “on time” helping going anywhere soon. The with one project or another 78-year old and his wife of for many of his neighbors. 55 years Darlene have lived “When the hurricane [Isabel] in the Scotmarr subdivision came through, he cleaned since January 1973 and enjoy up my yard,” said neighbor watching their neighborhood SCHMITT P10 thrive. BY ELIZABETH FARINA efarina@midlothianexchange.com

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James River Rapids Peter Sowers (#4) tries to get one past the defense of Cosby Titans Graham Gresham (#33) and Michael Peter (#45) during the Dominion District Tournament held this past week.

“In my opinion, Darren’s the best player in Virginia, by far … and he has olleyball is a game of highs been since he was about 13,” said James and lows. River coach Terry Ford. That’s “highs” as in soarKeohane was to the defense what ing above the net for killKilby was offensively. shots and blocks, and “lows” as in down “We’ve had games this year where ‘n’ dirty, point-saving digs. our libero only had 4-5 digs,” said Ford. James River High’s Rapids enjoyed “We’ve worked hard on our defense plenty of both in upsetting Cosby in the and this was evidence the hard work in finals of the Dominion District tourna- practice paid off.” ment held at Monacan High School. The 25-22, 23-25, 26-24, 23-26, Senior All-Dominion outside hitter 15-12 marathon victory improved the Darren Kilby had 19 kills, five blocks Rapids’ record to 16-5 heading into and three digs, while libero Troy KeoRegionals, and avenged two regular-seahane bloodied his knees for 15 digs. BY FRED JETER

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DOMINION DISTRICT Since the Virginia High School League began sponsoring a statewide boys volleyball tournament in 1997, Dominion District teams have been familiar figures in the Group AAA winner’s circle: CHAMPS Clover Hill (2009, 2005, 2001); Monacan (2002, 1998) RUNNERS-UP Clover Hill (2003, 2004); Monacan (1997); Cosby (2009)

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Veterans Day ceremony to be held on Nov. 13 Chesterfield County’s Department of Parks and Recreation and the Bensley Veterans Association will host the annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 13, 10:3011:30 a.m. The event will take place at Bensley Park, 2900 Drewrys Bluff Road. Live music will be performed by the Fort Lee Army Band with vocals by members of the Thomas Dale High School Chorus. The colors will be presented by JROTC cadets from Thomas Dale High School. The speaker will be Dr. E. Bruce Heilman, chancellor, University of Richmond. Heilman was a United States Marine during WWII in the war in the Pacific. For more information, call (804)275-5321 - courtesy of Chesterfield County

Tour Historic Buildings in Chesterfield County On Saturday, Nov. 20, 2-4 p.m., take a Historic Architecture Tour and discover the unique architecture of the historic buildings on the Courthouse Green. Learn how Greek Palladian and Italianate Classical design influenced the construction of various historic structures on the lawn. Explore the story behind these remarkable structures, and learn how a building receives a Historic Landmark designation. The cost of the tour is $8 for adults, seniors and children aged 8 and above. Pre-registration is required. To register, visit www.chesterfieldhistory.com The tour will begin at the Chesterfield County Museum, PHOTO COURTESY OF JERIANN CRAWFORD 6813 Mimms Loop, in the Chesterfield County government Midlothian High School FIRST Robotics Team #1541, the Midlocanics, prepare for a busy year of building. complex. For more information, contact Bryan Truzzie at (804)751-4946.

Midlothian Robotics team to collect empty cans in recycling fundraising drive today and tomorrow

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luminum is the precious metal in high demand at Midlothian High School during the school's annual FIRST Robotics Team Midlocanics CAN drive, which will take place today and tomorrow from 2 - 5 p.m. The students, wearing old shoes and clothes, will be stomping empty aluminum cans collected from fellow classmates, who

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can earn extra credit for the donation, as well as from the greater Midlothian community. Last year, the group raised approximately $3,000 - one crushed recycled can at a time. The money was used for team travel and technology needs as well as donated to the school's science department. If businesses or households would

like to donate other large aluminum items, contact coordinator Nancy Lee at Nancy_Lee@ccpsnet.net. ONLINE: Midlocanics is more than an engineering brainiac group, according to group president Brady Crawford. The traveling team captains talk about what's next on midlothianexchange. com - By Elizabeth Farina

Puritan Cleaners, Flying Squirrels collect 1,007 coats at 2nd annual Coats For Kids/Ballpark Warming Party Puritan Cleaners and the Richmond Flying Squirrels announced Monday that they collected 1,007 coats on Saturday, Nov. 6 at their 2nd Annual Coats For Kids Ballpark Warming Party. The event, which was free to the public, took place at The Diamond this past Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Squirrels fans were invited to come by the stadium to enjoy live music, ballpark food, games and prizes for the kids, and catches on the Diamond playing field. Fans were asked to donate a coat when they came in and, in return, they received a raffle ticket and a chance to win Squirrels baseball memorabilia and other baseball related prizes. “We were hoping for a big day and boy did we get one,” said Gary Glover, President of Puritan Cleaners. “Parney and Christina and the whole Flying Squirrels staff really put together a

fun event, and the fans started coming early and just kept coming. Getting over 1,000 coats is a great jump start for the Coats For Kids program this year. I can’t thank the Squirrels enough for helping us with Ballpark Warming Party - they truly are great partners to work with. Thanks also goes to TV8’s Juan Conde, who did a great job of helping to get the word out, and who was with us all day Saturday greeting fans.” “It is always gratifying to see just how passionate and involved our fans are when it comes to helping the community,” said Flying Squirrels’ Vice President & COO Todd “Parney” Parnell. “It is amazing to us as an organization to see just how much we have grown in the past year, and collecting more than double the coats we did last year is indicative of that. We feel very fortunate to have had the opportuni-

ties to partner with Gary Glover and the great folks at Puritan Cleaners, and look forward to continuing to grow this event in the years to come.” Puritan Cleaners has collected well over 300,000 coats since the Coats For Kids’ inception 23 years ago. For more information on how to help the Coats for Kids program, please visit us online at www.puritancleaners.com. Included at the online home of Puritan’s Coats for Kids are store locations, flyers, coloring pages and videos. For those who were unable to attend the Ballpark Warming Party, coats can be donated throughout the month of November at any Puritan Cleaners location. Home delivery route managers are also collecting coats on their runs throughout the month. courtesy of Puritan Cleaners

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Canned food drives help in increased demand at food bank, food pantries ues to increase at the Central Virginia Food Bank and If Scouting for Food is as elsewhere in the region. successful as it was last year, In June, food distribution when almost 300,000 pounds through the Central Virginia of food was delivered to the Food Bank and Meals on Central Virginia Food Bank, Wheels was 21 percent higher the shelves should remain than the year before. Kids stocked for a little while -- all Café meals and snacks inof four days. creased 41 percent. Children “Right now we’re pushate 10 percent more suming out about 70,000 pounds mer meals. Meals on Wheels of food a day,” said Kristin clients increased 7 percent. VanStory, director of comRequests for food increased 9 munications for the Central percent. Virginia Food Bank and The ROC -- Richmond Meals on Wheels Serving Outreach Center -- has seen Central Virginia. a 166 percent increase in the “When I tell people that number of people served it goes out as quickly as it weekly through its food comes in, that’s an accurate ministry on Midlothian statement,” she said. “You Turnpike, said Sarah January, can walk in, in the morning, director of development. Last to see the shelves have been year, an average of 303 people stocked and look pretty full. were benefiting weekly from If you walk in a few hours the food pantry, and this year later after the agencies have the average is 807 people a been shopping, they look week, she said. empty.” “We are seeing people who Scouting for Food is the never thought they would single largest community be in a predicament to need food drive for the food bank, free food,” she said. People VanStory said. It marks the who were making $70,000 a beginning of the holiday sea- year when they lost their job son when donations tend to can end up having to choose increase. Food bank supplies between paying the utility tend to dip in late summer bill and buying food, because and early fall as potential new jobs have been hard to donors go on vacations and find in a down economy. then focus on the beginning The ROC conducts its of the school year. own food drives as well as In the annual Scout food working through the Central drive, empty grocery bags Virginia Food Bank to colare delivered to homes one lect perishables donated by weekend and picked up the grocery stores in an assigned next. This year’s Scouting for region. Food ended Saturday. The Fay Lohr, president of final tally won’t be known FeedMore, the umbrella for about a week, VanStory organization for the Central said, because donations will Virginia Food Bank, Meals continue to come in from on Wheels, and Community Martin’s store locations. Kitchen, said adequate food Demand for food contin- supplies are critical for the

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Boy Scouts Patrick Welling, Alex Haung, Oliver Glynn, Ethan Monnett, and Christopher Tahara crewed the truck packing pallets with bagged food collected during Boy Scout Troop 1893’s food drive.

future of individuals and the region. “People don’t understand why kids can’t learn. If they don’t eat, the brain can’t develop,” she said. “If they are hungry, they are falling asleep in class, not able to pay attention, falling behind, getting frustrated, eventually dropping out. We want to break that cycle. “We want to provide the crucial foundation and building blocks of regular, reliable nutrition that

every citizen needs to pursue strong education, economic vibrancy and quality of life, so they’re not dependent on social services, they can make a living and donate to their community.” The Central Virginia Food Bank’s service area has the highest concentration of poverty and hunger in the state, VanStory said. Almost half of the 36 jurisdictions are in the red zone -- depicting 15.7 percent to 24.7 percent of the population affected by food

insecurity -- on a map produced by Feeding America using data from 2008. Nine counties from Nottoway and Prince Edward south to the North Carolina line are red. Keeping up with demand can be daunting, but it’s not a solo effort, VanStory said. “This community is awesome,” she said. “We see the community respond when we ask for help, whether that’s food or time. We have more than 7,000 volunteers in the organization.

Investigation of counterfeit products leads to 11 arrests at county-based flea market flourish at small stores and flea markets. Counterfeit Latino music The seized music seems to have found a niche would have a retail value in the Richmond area. of $400,000, had it been Chesterfield County authentic recordings and police, in cooperation with sold in legitimate stores, said investigators for the Record- John Cassillo, director of ing Industry Association of investigations for the RecordAmerica, recently arrested 11 ing Industry Association of people at the Bellwood Flea America’s Northeast Region. Market in Chesterfield on “We survey markets charges of selling thousands throughout the United of counterfeit CDs -- the States, and [the Bellwood] great majority of which market came to our attencontained Latino music from tion,” Cassillo said. established labels. Moser said the group conPolice recovered at least tacted county authorities in 30,000 pieces of evidence August, and police organized during a raid last weekend an undercover operation that that targeted nine vendors culminated Oct. 30 with the at the flea market at 9201 execution of search warJefferson Davis Highway, said rants. “We had somebody Chesterfield police Capt. Hal go undercover and identify Moser. the tables that were selling “It’s a nationwide probmusic,” he said. lem,” said Moser, who added The large majority of that the activity seems to items seized were pirated

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Latino recordings, although police confiscated other counterfeit music, Moser said. “Those things are really easy to make,” Moser said of the CDs. “You just go out and buy [a genuine CD], and they get the recording equipment and make them. And I think it’s killing the recording industry financially.” Police arrested six men, three women and two teenagers on charges of trademark infringement. All 11 suspects are Hispanic, and three were turned over to immigration authorities for residing here illegally. Moser said the operators of the Bellwood Flea Market

were not complicit in the illegal activity. “This wasn’t an investigation of the Bellwood Flea Market,” he stressed. Moser said police are willing to assist in the investigation of counterfeit recordings because of larger issues that sometimes arise. “Oftentimes, these types of counterfeit crimes lead to other crimes, mainly drugs and weapons and those kinds of things,” he said. “So a lot of times we’ll get involved in that because of what it leads to.” Mark Bowes is a staff writer for The Richmond Times-Dispatch

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We couldn’t come close to meeting the need without the community support.” Scouting for Food is simply another example of how everyone in the community can help, she said. “People can feel a part of things with something as simple as putting a bag of food outside their door.” Katherine Calos is a staff writer for The Richmond Times-Dispatch

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RESCUE from P1 not limited. It’s any type of complex rescue scenario that we come into,” he said. “It’s not just building collapse or things like that. They do confined space, they do special search and rescue operations, they do swift water rescue. They do many, many things.” Hanover Fire and EMS Lt. Matt Price, who began as a volunteer firefighter at age 16 and now serves as a career firefighter, added that the training is not only beneficial for the firefighters, but essential. “Basically, what we have here is a drill of structural collapse,” he said. “We all train together, trying to keep our skills sharp.” Lt. Price added that training helps mold the team and prepares members to work together outside of a crisis situation. “You’ll get to an incident and see familiar faces,” he said. That familiarity allows minimal delay in responding at a scene. “In the fire service, you got to do it right now, so you don’t really have time for an icebreaker. By doing this, we get to meet, shake hands and eat lunch with each other … you get that emotional intelligence with the other members on the team. Now, when we meet on the scene, all that’s done and we just go to work. We know each other’s skill sets, we know where we’re at in our training, who can do what, who is placed where, and you know where the equipment is on an apparatus,” Lt. Price said. A painful shout is heard from the building. Lt. Price, who also served as a training facilitator, noted that the protesting shout is something that possibly could happen during a building col-

The Central Virginia Technical Rescue Team is comprised of Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, and Richmond firefighters.

lapse. “It’s just not natural. It’s not every day that everybody’s in a building collapse where it’s dark, they have injuries and other people are screaming. You’re not used to that, that’s out of our comfort zone,” he said. “We put some realistic patients in there to create that scenario so we can treat them. We use mannequins too, but they can’t tell us where they hurt or what we did wrong. So, it’s all in an effort to make our transport of patients and treatment of patients better,” Lt. Price added. The firefighters continue with each task within the building and remove all the “victims” after intense work for two-plus hours. However, in some real-life disasters, not every victim will walk away. Lt. Elmore noted that firefighters deal with such outcomes in various ways such as physical activity or hobbies or internal resources. “We’re there to help, and do a great job, and sometimes, unfortunately, the outcome isn’t a good one. We just have to deal with that, and we have a lot of outlets in the department that we can use,” he said. “We’re very fortunate that it’s kind of like a brotherhood, a family between all the guys and girls that work in the fire department. We can come back to the station and a lot of times we talk about it. We have critical incident stress debriefings, and we have teams of people that are trained to handle and talk about it,” he said. “We have a great group of guys and girls that work in these organizations … We really enjoy it and it’s a benefit for the citizens of the Metro Richmond area,” Lt. Elmore said.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK Thank and honor a veteran today.

"In the words of my little one, ‘You rock!’ Thank you to you and your family for the many sacrifices that have been made while serving our country."

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"Having grown up in a military family, I truly appreciate the sacrifices our veterans have made for us to be free. God bless you all."

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"Thank you to all who have served. You have made this world a better place."

Sara Carter DIALOGUE from P1 who are trying to reform the educational system with lasting solutions. The “Can You Hear Me Now?” project team is a microcosm of the Richmond area. The group is a very diverse set of community leaders from varying backgrounds. Group members include: Ram Bhagat, Bennett Fidlow, Steve Malone, Kate Lim, Daniel Herr, Vilma Seymour and Mark Gordon. Courtney Malveaux serves as the project team coach. The group represents African American, Asian, Caucasian, male, female, LGBT, and live north and south of the James River – a reflection of the region. Their goal is to create a new paradigm for dialogue that crosses racial, social, and political divisions within the metropolitan area Led by Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center CEO, Mark Gordon, interactive discussions were facilitated by project team members where each posed poignant questions to stimulate conversation. “We’re in different places on almost everything, but what seemed to be a theme throughout all of our [internal] conversations is ‘how do you build regional capacity?’ and ‘What keeps us

from really maximizing our potential for regional cooperation?” said Gordon. “The potential of our area is not being realized because there are lots of unheard voices … people that don’t get to the table for whatever reason … It could be because of class, gender, or racial issues or historical divisions between areas of our region that we don’t have good conversations with one another.” Kate Lim, who serves as Senior Leader of Quality Management at HCA Hospital, explained,“Our team wants to bring all people to the table.” “We decided to have forums to start a discussion … to have people thinking and talking with different people in the community to help improve relations,” she said. Lim is a member of the Asian American Society of Central Virginia. The Midlothian resident had worked at Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation Hospital, until recently, when she accepted a position with HCA at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center. Gordon added, “We have no agenda. We don’t want any certain outcome. We’re just saying, you know, there are things that we need to talk about.” “We seek cooperation no matter

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what our issue may be. Let’s have conversations where we become comfortable talking about any issue and have very transparent discussions in saying, ‘even though you don’t like what someone has to say, you still have an obligation to bring them to the table’.” The Leadership Metro Richmond experience exposed participants to regional areas of concern such as education, transportation, crime and safety, and housing. “Can You Hear Me Now?” chose to address the issue of education through the viewing and discussion of “Waiting for Superman.” Team members Ram Bhagat, a Richmond Public Schools educator and Bennett Fidlow, an entertainment attorney, collaborated to bring the idea to fruition. In the future, “Can You Hear Me Now?” intends to actively work with a diverse team of community partners to present a series of “Courageous Community Conversations.” The conversations will focus on developing a mutual respect for one another – in a safe environment- regardless of race, ethnicity and cultural differences that do not readily occur across the region.

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'Home' opens season for African American Repertory Theatre of Virginia BY LATIKA LEE special correspondent

s the African American Repertory Theatre of Virginia (AART) enters its ninth season under the direction of artistic director Derome Scott Smith, the company continues to produce meaningful, professional theater from an African American perspective. Smith, a 1987 graduate of Midlothian High School, has come full circle. His family moved to Chesterfield County in the early 1980s when his father, Skip, was re-assigned to the area. His mother, Ann Smith, still lives in Midlothian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad was an accountant and mother was the creative one. She cultivated our talents and instilled those skills in us,â&#x20AC;? Smith fondly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She performed in community theater and we would tag along with her; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I kind of got â&#x20AC;&#x153;the acting bugâ&#x20AC;? from being around and watching her.â&#x20AC;? Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theater teacher at Midlothian, Katherine Baugher, encouraged him to pursue the art of theater. He became president of the drama club and later entered James Madison University where he was theatre major. He graduated in 1992. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where it all began for me. I cherish those years,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. AART will open today in its second year as a produc-

ing resident company at Richmond CenterStage. The Company will stage its 20102011 inaugural production, a Tony Award-nominated play called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homeâ&#x20AC;? by Samm-Art Williams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thrilled to be producing our newest work at Richmond CenterStage,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This show is a staple of the black theatre cannon, first produced by the legendary Negro Ensemble, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of show that displays the breath and depth of what theatre is.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homeâ&#x20AC;? is a theatrical tale of one manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s struggle to stay true to himself amidst a rapidly changing and turbulent America. Leaving behind his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm in North Carolina, Cephus Miles seeks refuge and prosperity in the North. Over the course of Cephusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; epic journey, from adolescence to adulthood, the drama spans the 1950s through the Civil Rights era and the 1960s to the Vietnam War. A long-time industry colleague of Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, L.Roi Boyd, who is an adjunct professor at Virginia Union University and Virginia Commonwealth University, will direct the multi-talented cast of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homeâ&#x20AC;?. Veteran stage actor Toney Cobb portrays the title role of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cephusâ&#x20AC;?. The drama features AART senior ensemble member Kesha Oliver, as well as talented actress Shantell Hamilton, who will

play more than twenty-five characters. In October, Smith was recognized as a 2010 winner of Richmond Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prestigious Theresa Pollak Prize for Excellence in Arts. He was honored for his nearly 20 years in theater. From 1992-1996, Smith was an apprentice under his mentor, Ernie McClintock. McClintock, who was a significant figure in the black theatre movement of the 1960s and 1970s, taught Smith about acting techniques, directing and behindthe-house responsibilities from an African American point of view. Later, Smith started a teaching career in theater education at George Wythe High School in Richmond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At George Wythe, basically everything I learned from Ernie, I started to apply what I taught my students,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took those kids from a program which was non-existent to a worldrenowned theatre program with real performances and competitions. It was a tribute to everything I had learned from him.â&#x20AC;? Shortly after attending the performances Smith founded the Living Word Stage Company, which is now known as AART. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I looked around, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see a lot of African American involvement in the theatre,â&#x20AC;? Smith reflected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our philosophy was to

give a home to a voice that I thought was lost or really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a home. So, we started to create shows and do theater from the African American perspective, which included grooming actors, finding directors, plays and writers who could give voice to that.â&#x20AC;? Today, AART is striving for the highest caliber of art that it can produce. And Derome Scott Smith is leading the charge. Tickets for â&#x20AC;&#x153;HOMEâ&#x20AC;? can be purchased online at www. aartva.org. For more information, call (804) 355-2187. Right: Derome Scott Smith, a 1987 graduate of Midlothian High School, founded AART and serves as the artistic director. Below: Smith instructs the student-actors at George Wythe for a school play.

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Concerts for a Cause presents a Veterans Day Concert featuring Raymond Elmore at 7:30 p.m. at Salisbury Presbyterian Church, located at 13621 W. Salisbury Road in Midlothian. A free-will offering will be taken to benefit the therapeutic riding program for veterans at Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center in Powhatan County. Raymond Elmore is a Richmond-area treasure. He received training in the vocal music department at VCU and in the opera studies program at The University of Texas, El Paso. Elmore has sung numerous opera roles, including his annual performance in “Amahl” and the Night Visitors at Richmond’s Landmark Theatre. He is a soloist at Chamberlayne Baptist Church and also sings with the One Voice chorus. Elmore has directed several different military choirs and served as basic training instructor in the U.S. Army. His concert program will include a tribute to our armed forces veterans.

The American Association of University Women is having its Annual Wine Tasting to support AAUW’s Educational Foundation. This foundation awards more than $4 million annually in Fellowships and Grants for women. This event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Matthias Episcopal Church at 11300 West Huguenot Road (near Bellgrade shopping center). Along with the wine, we will be serving scrumptious hors d’oeuvres provided by members. The cost is $20 a person, $35 a couple ($15 is tax deductible) and tickets must be purchased in advance. Contact: Carol Mazur at 272-8460 or Marcia Phillips at 320-5180 SCORE Small Business Startup Workshop will be held from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m at 15000 Capital One Drive. Business experts explain business planning, raising capital, marketing, insurance, and more. Continental breakfast, workbook, free parking. Cost for early registration: $79. Register: (804) 771-2400, ext. 131 or www.RichmondSCORE.org

The National Alliance on Mental Illness-Central Virginia Chapter (NAMI-CVA) will meet at 7 pm at the Weinstein JCC, 5403 Monument Ave. This is one block east of St. Mary’s Hospital. The discussion will be done by a Consumer Panel on Peer to Peer, In Our Own Voice and Connection Consumer Support Group, programs offered by NAMI. It is free and open to the public. For further information call (804)285-1749.

SATURDAY, NOV. 13 The Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother Committee will host a fundraiser at the Cultural Center of India, 6641 Ironbridge Parkway, Chester, VA 23831 beginning at 6:30 p.m. It will be an evening of food, music,

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Some athletes offer you a little of this and a little of that. With Ben Morrison, it’s more like a lot of this and a lot of that. The Cosby High senior is the Titans’ version of a Swiss Army knife – you name it, he does it. “We’ve asked Ben to change positions each season, and he’s been exceptional everywhere,” says Cosby coach Frank Jenkins. Settling in as setter this autumn, the 6-1, 175-pounder led the team in assists and aces, unofficially in floor burns, was third in blocks and even managed his share of throw-downs. “I think of myself as a versatile player,”

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said Morrison. “I’ll help out wherever I’m asked to play.” Morrison swapped the greater notoriety of outside hitting (spiking) for setting, for the sake of a restructuring squad that lost all but one starter – him - from 2009. “The setter is a lot like a quarterback,” he said. “Only you don’t get quarterback’s glory; people only notice the setter when he messes up.” Team wise, he spurred the Titans to the Dominion District regular-season title and an overall 19-2 record entering this week’s Central Region playoffs. Individually, he was named Dominion Player of the Year by a vote of the district's MORRISON P9

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When Maggie Walker junior Katy May scored on a corner late in overtime, everyone on the field froze. The referees conferred in the middle of the field as the Green Dragons and Cosby Titans held their collective breath. Finally, the signal was made -- the goal was good. The Maggie Walker Governor’s School players who stood on the sideline threw off the Snuggies and blankets in which they were wrapped and ran to the middle of the field to celebrate their 1-0 overtime victory over Cosby in the Central Region championship on a cold Friday night at SportsQuest. “It’s really exciting,” May said. “It just feels really good that we can take home a trophy.” With less than two minutes remaining in the first overtime, Maggie Walker junior Siobhan Rigby got the ball off a corner. She tossed the ball to May, who popped it into the goal. May said the delay was caused because the referees were ruling whether or not the shot had gone too high to count. Green Dragons coach Paige Hawkins said she wasn’t sure if time had expired -- she later found out they had two seconds to spare. The goal was May’s 17th of the season, which makes her the team leader. The Green Dragons (20-1) also kept their flair for the dramatic alive. Their 4-3 win over Monacan Wednesday in the semifinals went into double overtime. “Just the whole emotional exhaustion and the physical exhaustion, it was just a lot,” Hawkins said. “We knew it wasn’t going to be an easy game. We knew there was going to be tough competition.” Cosby gave Maggie Walker a run for its money. Near the end of the first half, senior Taylor Johnson got the ball in the goal, but it was called back because of a high swing. Earlier in the game, Cosby had another shot called back because it was off a corner, and the shot went too high. “We had our opportunities, but Maggie Walker played a good game, too,” Cosby coach Rachel Mead said. Both teams advanced to the Group AAA state quarterfinals. Cosby traveled to Stafford Tuesday, while Maggie Walker played host to Mountain View.

The girls’ cross country team from Midlothian High School entered last Saturday’s Central Region championship meet knowing full well that the spotlight was pointed squarely in its direction. Its predecessors, which included several of the 2010 Trojans, had won the past five regional titles. Milestat.com, the authoritative source for track and cross country in Virginia, had them ranked first among all schools in Group AAA. Was there pressure? Were they overconfident? Were they ripe for an upset? Not a chance. With Claire Benjamin, Kara Dickerson and Kari Johnston finishing within seven seconds of each other in sixth, seventh, and eighth place, respectively, and Meghan Mulroy (13th) and Krista Willard (18th) claiming the all-important fourth and fifth team spots, the Trojans (50 points) added a sixth trophy to their collection. Maggie Walker Governor’s School (65) placed second, Mills Godwin (89) third, and Cosby (127) fourth. “It’s not really a pressure situation,” said Benjamin, a senior who covered the 5K course at Pole Green Park in 18:37. “We enjoy trying to do our best. It’s not about ‘We have to keep this up.’ We GIRLS P8

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Midlothian's Sarah Long elevates for one of her 11 kills during the Dominion District tournament final vs. James River.

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ary Allen had waited five years for this moment, and as she hugged the trophy to her chest after Midlothian beat James River 3-0 last Thursday to win its first Dominion District girls volleyball tournament championship since 2005, her smile spoke volumes about how much it meant to the Trojans’ veteran coach. “It’s even better because you always want something for your seniors to go out on a high note,” Allen said while accepting congratulations from a bevy of wellwishers in the gymnasium at Cosby High School. Midlothian (15-7), which faced Atlee in the Central Region quarterfinals, has five seniors on its roster. But that figure is a little misleading because only two -- first-team alldistrict picks Sarah Long and Megan Reichert -- start and play key roles. Long had 11 kills against

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James River's Kari Heavenrich gets low to make a pass while teammate Lauren Wright looks on.

James River and Reichert added 15 digs. The Trojans also got a huge game from sophomore Alex Olivero (20 assists, 7 digs and 5 aces), while juniors Kelly Layne and Emma Murphy each contributed several

well-timed kills in a 25-13, 25-15, 25-20 victory. “At the beginning of the season we were a new team, but as we grew closer, the team got stronger,” Layne said. “Now we all know what we’re thinking and we

have each other’s backs.” Midlothian, which finished third in the district, reached the tournament final by beating Manchester and Clover Hill. That wasn’t enough to clinch a regional berth this season, though, because James River upset regular-season champion Cosby in the semifinals. Cosby already was assured a spot in the regional quarterfinals, leaving Midlothian and James River to play for the other. While the Trojans won both regular-season meetings with the Rapids, Allen didn’t feel compelled to remind her players what was at stake this time. “I figured the less I said, the better,” she added. “They knew what they needed to do.” James River’s players put everything they had into extending their Cinderella run into the regional tournament, but the Rapids were shorthanded; with 6-1 standout hitter Carol Pyszkowski unable to swing VOLLEY P8

Midlothian High cross country coach Stan Morgan has a straight-to-the-point mantra that explains the Trojans’ domination of the Central Region boys’ meet Saturday at Pole Green Park. “Like I tell the guys,” he said, “individuals win races, but teams win championships. We really stress teamwork. If there’s one team sport, cross country is a team sport.” He explained: “I mean, there are seven guys out there depending on one another. If your 1 or 2 is having a bad day, hopefully somebody will see that and step up.” On a cool, breezy afternoon in Eastern Hanover County, no one wearing a Midlothian uniform had anything remotely approaching a bad day. While Silas Frantz of Douglas Freeman blew through the 5K in a course record 15:24 to claim the individual title, top-10 performances by Brayden Burleigh (2nd), Darren Barlow (3rd), Sean Willard (5th), Sam Hush (9th) and Ryan Peterson (10th) gave the Trojans 29 points and their fourth regional crown in the past five years. Freeman placed second (89 points), Hanover (116) third and Deep Run (148) fourth. “I have no idea where our other guys are during a race,” said Burleigh. “But I just know, somewhere in my heart, they’re working as hard as they can.” BOYS P8

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The Midlothian High School girls and boys cross country teams celebrate after winning the Central Region Championships on Saturday at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville.

BOYS from P7 Andrew Gorsuch placed 15th overall, giving the Trojans six all-region performers. The top four teams and top 15 individuals earned berths in the Group AAA championship Saturday at Great Meadow. “All of our guys were really relaxed and focused,” said Burleigh, whose team, like its female counterpart, is ranked first in Group AAA by Milestat.com. “Darren, Sean, and I are basically our frontrunners. My main goal at the beginning of the race is to pace off the guys in front of us and use them as a little windshield. “That way, we’re not taking the brunt of the wind at some places and saving a bit of energy.” Frantz, a junior who sailed through the first mile in 4:40 and the second in 9:48, separated from his challengers near the midway mark. Frantz prepared for the

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season with diligent summer training including weekly two-hour runs at tempo pace. As the season unfolded, he maintained his mileage, added intervals, mile repeats, and speed work including 400’s and 200’s with his teammates, and quickly found himself the favorite to win the regional title.

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petitor, and we were really pushing each other,” Moye really admire the teams that said. “She led at one point. have come before us, but we Then I would lead. Finally, I don’t ever feel like we’re in realized I had to pick it up a their shadow. We’re just try- notch, so I pulled away, and it ing to do the best we can.” just got farther and farther. Cosby’s Megan Moye, the “When I have someone pre-race favorite, fended off running right beside, I have a challenge from Deep Run’s to have two gears. One gear Erica Dobbs to claim the is at 800 (from the finish). individual championship. Once I get to 400, I know I Moye, a junior,led a group have to lay it all down on the of nine through the first course.” mile in 5:40, separated from Her assessment of the Dobbs with 1,000 meters Pole Green Park layout: “This to go, and sailed through course is brutal. It’s really not the finish in a course record one of my favorites.” 17:51. Dobbs, a Wildcats seThe top four teams and nior, placed second in 18:12. top 15 individuals advance to “The first mile was really the Group AAA championrelaxed,” said Moye. “There ship meet Saturday at Great was no time plan. Just run Meadow. by feel.” For the moment, though, At about the halfway Moye will savor her regional mark, Moye and Dobbs distitle. tanced themselves from the "I listened to my iPod and pack and matched stride for pictured the whole race in my stride through rolling terrain head beforehand,” she said. and into a tough 300-meter “I pictured myself coming climb that took them into the down the stretch. To actuthird mile. ally have that happen . . . it’s “Erica’s an amazing com- absolutely amazing.”

CENTRAL REGION CROSS COUNTRY BOYS RESULTS Midlothian (Mid) 29, Douglas Freeman (DF) 89, Hanover (Han) 116, Deep Run (DR) 148, Atlee (At) 156, Maggie Walker GS (MWGS) 184, Lee-Davis (LD) 190, James River (JR) 199, Cosby (Cos) 219, Manchester (Man) 229, Mills Godwin (MG) 267, Matoaca (Mat) 285, Thomas Dale (TD) 325, Henrico (Hen) 433, Prince George (PG) 455, Colonial Heights (CH) 487 1. Silas Frantz (DF) 15:24, 2. Brayden Burleigh (Mid) 15:36, 3. Darren Barlow (Mid) 15:40, 4. Andrew Catanese (At) 15:56, 5. Sean Willard (Mid) 16:01, 6. Evan Niciphor (Cos) 16:10, 7. Nathan Clarke (Man) 16:11, 8. Cody Snyder (LD) 16:14, 9. Sam Hush (Mid) 16:15, 10. Ryan Peterson (Mid) 16:21, 11. Ronnie Calkins (DF) 16:22, 12. Kyle Murray (Mid) 16:25, 13. Michael Goolsby (Han) 16:25, 14. Robbie Longest (LD) 16:26, 15. Andrew Gorsuch (Mid) 16:32.

VOLLEY from P7 because of a shoulder injury, they had only one player taller than 5-8 to challenge Midlothian’s front line. “You can’t just focus on Sarah [Long] because they have hitters all over the floor,” James River coach Whitney Curtis said. 5-11 Julia Solari had 6 kills and 3 blocks for James River (10-9). Caroline Parker finished with 5 kills, 4 digs and an ace. Pyszkowski, the Rapids’ lone representative on the all-district first team, did what she could to provide a defensive presence at the net. “Carol’s a great leader,” Curtis added. “Whether she can hit or not, her experience is invaluable.” Despite the season-ending defeat, Curtis was proud of her players' effort. Of course, there was plenty of pride on Midlothian's side of the court, too. “I knew we had a good team, but this completely surpassed my expectations,” PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBS Long said. “We pulled toMidlothian's Kelly Layne (3) goes up to block a spike gether and worked hard.” by James River's Julia Solari. Added Allen: "I can’t say enough about this group of girls. They get along so well, Advertise in Midlothian Exchange! they’ve made it fun and reCall Sara Snyder at (804) 908-6086 for details. warding to get to this point.”

GIRLS RESULTS Midlothian (Mid) 50, Maggie Walker GS (MWGS) 65, Mills Godwin (MG) 89, Cosby (Cos) 127, Hanover (Han) 137, Lee-Davis (LD) 142, Douglas Freeman (DF) 167, Atlee (A) 201, Deep Run (DR) 221, James River (JR) 309, Prince George (PG) 316, Manchester (Man) 355, Matoaca (Mat) 392, Glen Allen (GA) 419, Thomas Dale (TD) 466. 1. Megan Moye (Cos) 17:51, 2. Erica Dobbs (DR) 18:12, 3. Anna Spiers (MWGS) 18:23, 4. Molly Breidenbaugh (Han) 18:25, 5. Rachel Galton (MWGS) 18:28, 6. Claire Benjamin (Mid) 18:37, 7. Kara Dickerson (Mid) 18:45, 8. Kari Johnston (Mid) 18:50, 9. Bonny Turnage (LD) 18:52, 10. Anna Gordon (Han) 18:54, 11. Kaila Blackburn (Monacan) 19:07, 12. Daisy Banta (MWGS) 19:13, 13. Meghan Mulroy (Mid) 19:21, 14. Lindsey Blum (Cos) 19:30, 15. Anne Menefee (MG) 19:33.

Trinity boys end 29-year Prep League title drought Trinity Episcopal won its first Prep League cross country championship since 1981, and St. Catherine’s won its fourth consecutive League of Independent Schools title in competition held Friday on Collegiate’s 5K Robins Campus course. The Titans, who edged defending champ Woodberry Forest by one point, placed five runners in the top 10. Guy Shelby finished second, Reider Strehler fifth, Mac Strehler sixth, Alden Knipe ninth, and Chris Cantone 10th. “It’s really nice to see kids who have worked so hard being rewarded,” said Trinity coach Marcus Jones. “We had a lot of gutsy performances. It was a complete team effort.” Collegiate’s Scott Newton, who pulled away from Shelby and Woodberry’s Kevin Bennert near the halfway mark, won the individual title in 16:10. St. Christopher’s placed third overall, and Collegiate fourth.

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Titans' Burston breaks school record in loss Brian Novak threw four touchdown passes and Bishop Sullivan (6-4) held off Trinity Episcopal 29-21. Novak's first two touchdowns gave Bishop Sullivan a 14-0 lead. Trinity Episcopal (1-9) rallied thanks to Torey Burston's school-record performance. Burston had seven catches

for 185 yards and a touchdown, breaking the record for yards in a single-game set by Nick Almond and Andrew Sarlo in 2008. Burston caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Zach Swift, Bryant Drayton hit Wells Larson for a 6-yard TD and Bill Patton scored on a 2-yard run for the Titans.

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James River's Stacy Jennings stretches out to catch a pass during last Friday's nondistrict game against Lee-Davis.

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Manchester's Willie Pugh battles for the ball with four L.C. Bird defenders.

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RAPIDS from P1 son losses to the Titans. Sophomore setter Mitchell Ford (son of coach) had 53 assists to go with four kills and three blocks. Ford assisted junior Sam Albus on 11 kills. “Sam’s only been playing volleyball three months,” said Ford. “He’s 6-2 (height) and touches 11-5 (with jump) … one of the best jumpers I’ve seen.” Sophomore outside hitter Pete Sowers, senior middle Simon Wilson and senior

OVERHEARD We had all our seniors back ... they're the core of the team. Terry Ford

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opposite Michael Harrier fill out the Rapids’ lineup. A year ago, James River finished in a three-way tie for the Dominion regular-season title with Clover Hill and Cosby, and was left at home. In the end, Clover Hill defeated Cosby in the state finals. “We didn’t get out our sistrict, but we were the third best team in Virginia last year,” said Ford. “That shows how tough the Dominion is.” James River played at times this season minus its full cast of characters, for various reasons. In the District final, all hands were accounted for. Asked the difference between the two losses to Cosby and the victory over the Titans, Ford quickly said “we had all our seniors back … they’re the core of the team.”

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Volleyball Club National squad (U-17 last summer). coaches, while also garnering Morrison’s jump serve is a All-Academic accolades. nose-diving missile oppo“In my opinion, there was nents treat like its carrying no doubt about it,” Jenkins chicken pox. said of the rare honor for a “Pretty lethal,” says Jenkins setter. of his ace server. “Most Players of Year are With a laugh, Morrison the big hitters … they draw describes his serve as “hard the most attention. You don’t and low … I have broken a see a setter win it often.” few noses.” James River coach Terry The surprise to some famFord, who has coached Mor- ily members is that Morrison rison on the club level, says is spreading his wings on the this of the Titan: volleyball floor, rather than “Ben’s a spectacular player basketball court. and a spectacular kid … in He grew up in Lexington, fact he’s my son’s (JR setter Ky., a huge Kentucky WildMitchell Ford) role model.” cats hoops fan. The Titans advanced to “Both my parents went to this week’s Central Region Kentucky,” he explained. “I tournament (finals tonight had my life mapped out … I at Hanover High) despite a was going to play in the NBA loss to Ford’s Rapids in the someday.” Dominion finals. His focus began shiftIn the rare setback, Moring when he discovered rison was a beacon with a sand-court volleyball at the whopping 42 assists, 17 alone Woodlake pool, and tried out to “Jumpin’ Jack” Wilson. for the RVC National squad There’s not a spot on the at 14. volleyball court Morrison From then on, the only net doesn’t have his footprint. he’s been concerned with is He was libero (defensive the 8-foot high volleyball net. specialist) as a sophomore “I just love it; I never and outside hitter in ‘09 bedread a day of practice,” said fore transferring to setter. Morrison, who hopes to conOn the travel circuit, he’s tinue playing in college. played most positions in five “Volleyball isn’t a sport to seasons with the Richmond me … it’s a passion.”

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Clover Hill actors prepare for opening night. Front row: Jenny Carlson, left, Kaylee Hansen, Dane Barber, and Carli Cheatham Back row: Will Johns, left, Andrew Hughes, Andrew Chappacher, and Kyle Horowitz.

Roll out the red carpet, Irving Berlin’s Broadway smash, "Annie Get Your Gun," will be moseying into town on Nov.18, 19 and 20 at 7 p.m., premiering at the new Clover Hill High School. The original 1946 Broadway production starred Ethel Merman as the brash, gunslinging “Annie Oakley,” and has been one of Broadway’s favorite musicals of all time. Directed by Ginger Gobble, “Annie Get Your Gun” is Clover Hill’s first production in their brand new, 1,000-seat theatre. Seniors Kaylee Hansen, stars as Annie Oakley and Dane Barber as Frank Butler. Also starring are seniors Jenny Carlson as Dolly Tate and Wil Johns as Buffalo Bill Cody. Choreography is from Clover Hill alum Logan Jamison

TITLE from page 1 Dorothy Durkin. From cards and gifts to in-person hugs and lively conversations over the outdoor grill, the neighbors celebrated Schmitt’s genuine help throughout the years. “He does everything in the neighborhood that needs to be done. And things he perceives to be done, he gets everybody’s opinion on it and he gets it to happen,” Jim Daley said. MaryJane Daley echoed the sentiments, “He just does it out of the kindness of his heart.” Jim Daley added, “Most importantly, I don’t know where he finds the energy.” Schmitt has served numerous volunteer efforts, not just for the neighborhood, but for the community. Schmitt continues to serve as a volunteer for the Chesterfield County Police Department. He has been instrumental in helping organize the neighborhood’s August “National Night Out” picnic as well as organizing the Neighborhood Watch, which was created 13 years ago. “He’s constantly helping out. He keeps an eye on the neighbors, young and old. Our children, who have grown up through the years, he’s mentored,” Balsamo said. Darlene Schmitt says her husband is just that kind of

and musical direction from Sandi Thomas. Erin Peebles serves as technical director. “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” the production’s showstopper, will feature the entire cast of 32 students. Other well-known musical numbers are “Anything You Can Do,” and “I Got the Sun in the Morning.” “Annie Get Your Gun,” won numerous Tony Awards and has been revived several times on Broadway, on tour, and made into a 1950 movie starring Betty Hutton and Howard Keel. Tickets will be available at the door for $5. Clover Hill High School is located at 13301 Kelly Green Lane. For more information, please contact (804) 564-6983.

Alice in Wonderland provides plenty of smiles for children and actors "Alice in Wonderland" was presented by the Theatre on the James on Oct. 29, 30, and 31 at James River High School. Jessica Rawls, a junior, played Alice and Taylor Goodbody, a Senior, played the Queen of Hearts. Also, children were invited to come in costume to the matinee on Halloween Day. The Cheshire Cat, played by senior, Shannon Clunie handed out candy to trick-or-treaters. Watch for the next exciting production: "The Wedding Singer" -coming February 3-5 at James River High School. -submitted by Donna Wilson

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guy who likes to be involved and help others. “Just his whole willing to help everybody, and so willing to help me, and so willing to help all of our kids and grandkids – all 14,” she said. A few of the neighborhood projects Schmitt’s coordinated are: streetlight installation, repaving the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare, and coordinating with the fire department for anyone who needed help with proper installation of smoke detectors. John Carico remembers the first time he met Tom Schmitt. “When we first moved into the neighborhood about five years ago, he showed up at our door and handed us information about the neighborhood with a list of everybody’s phone number and how to get in touch with each other. He also introduced us to different people in the neighborhood,” he said. The genuine welcome was memorable for Carico as for other neighbors who shared similar stories. Tom Schmitt noted that it’s easy to welcome neighbors and recalled the importance of a connected neighborhood when he and Darlene were young parents raising their own children. “We had tons of children in

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Neighbors surprise Tom Schmitt at a surprise 'thank you' party

the neighborhood when we came here in 1973. When the bus stopped at the corner, fifty children got off. Over the years, they’ve all grown up,” Schmitt said. “Now, the new families are coming and it’s such a delight. We get together for parties and make

sure the families are there and feel welcome.” Where Schmitt finds the energy to be a help to his neighbors is easy. “Oh my gosh! It’s just something that’s so enjoyable to do. The people out here are the most wonderful I’ve ever seen, ever

worked with. It’s just fun being neighbor-for-neighbor with these people. It’s just what I believe in,” he said. And it is Schmitt’s belief in extending a helpful hand to others that has become contagious among his neighbors. “Bottom line, it doesn’t take a

big production to show some people some compassion and some appreciation,” Balsamo said. “When you do it in large numbers, it resonates even more.” Balsamo added, “He’s just a selfless guy.”

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