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Rotary awards scholarship to VCU graduate student
A Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship, valued at $25,000, was awarded to Virginia Commonwealth University student Carmen Mónico by the Rotary Club of James River. Mónico, who is a PhD student in the School of Social Work at VCU, will be an Ambassadorial Research Scholar during the academic year 2011-2012 at the Women's Institute at the Universidad of San Carlos de Guatemala. Nearly 700 Ambassadorial Scholarships, totaling approximately $16.2 million, are awarded for study each year. The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships is to further international understanding and build friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas. The program sponsors academic year scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as goodwill ambassadors to the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to a greater understanding of their host country. In Mónico's words, as she starts out on her journey, “Thanks to those who trusted my ability to bring the message of friendship to the people of Guatemala and to other Rotary clubs who, like me, are concerned about the social welfare of children in this nation. I hope to do that while developing my dissertation field research and conducting my academic scholarship with the University of San Carlos." Rotary is a volunteer organization of 1.2 million business and professional leaders united worldwide to provide humanitarian service and help build goodwill and peace.
National artist Jim Byrnes fires up holiday spirit at gallery's open house paired delicious gourmet Belgian chocolates with their award-wintraddling the county line ning 2011 Virginia Governor's Cup wine to create a 'special' between Chesterfield chocolate. and Powhatan counties The splendid and festive sits Bella Arte Gallery. It atmosphere set the tone for a is located at the crossroads of Winterfield and Robious roads, blending together of art, wine and decadent chocolates. Colwhere its owners, Rena and Ed Klump welcome guests to expe- lectors and novices alike enjoyed rience a lifestyle of elegance, the the merriment of their favorite works of art including art eclectic or whimsy. Nestled in corner shops amid jewelry, studio glass, watercolors and woodworking throughout restaurants and boutiques the the weekend. two –year old gallery is like a Byrnes, who has a studio welcome center to the westin Pennsylvania and teaches ern Chesterfield corridor of at The Studio of the Corning Midlothian. It is becoming a Museum of Glass in New York ‘must-see’ destination for the City, works in clear or colored artist community. glass tubing– known by its brand Recently for the first Friname “Pyrex” - which is called day of the month, the gallery borosilicate. Depending on the hosted its first holiday event design, his art is symmetrical. with an open house themed, “Champagne and Sugar Plums”. The shapes range from elaborate sculptures to utilitarian. National blown-glass artist Jim Byrnes’ career began in 1978 Byrnes, who crafts art in glass, as a glass shop apprentice in a was invited to demonstrate recreated 18th century living his beautiful ornamental glass creations onsite. A collaboration history village. Byrnes explained that he does not draw the between de Rochonnet Chocolates owners Jeanne-Louise and originals in advance. He uses his background as a scientific Richard Womble and Barren glass blower using a technique Ridge Vineyards (Fishersville) owners, John and Shelby Higgs, BY LATIKA LEE Special Correspondent
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Museum exhibit Vietnam: A Retrospective BY KOREY HUGHES Special Correspondent
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he Vietnam War was a turbulent period in America’s national history, but the Vietnam: A Retrospective exhibit at the Chesterfield County Museum looks at the event from a local perspective. The exhibit opened on Friday, November 11 for Veteran’s Day, and it will continue through Tuesday, January 31. George Cranford, board member of the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, organized the effort to collect artifacts and accounts from Chesterfield and Midlothian veterans. Since 2003, Cranford has maintained the collections at the Chesterfield County Museum. “Every year, we do an exhibit to coincide with our Veteran’s Day event, and this year is the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War,” Cranford said. According to Cranford, the museum’s Vietnam memorial exhibit is the only one of its kind in Central Virginia. And assembling pieces for such a specialized presentation was an extensive undertaking. The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia began contacting local Vietnam War veterans and their relatives about the exhibit last October. In fact, Cranford drove to their homes to meet them personally before he accepted their loaned items for inclusion in the exhibit. Cranford acquired numerous personal belongings including diaries that told stories about residents who had served in the war. And several period pieces are on display including an AR-15 rifle, U.S. Special Forces gear, a Vietcong Mauser rifle and a montagnard bow and arrow set. “The bow set came out of the central highlands of Vietnam, and it was brought home by a Special Forces veteran,” Cranford said. “Actually, I had more pieces than what I could VIETNAM page 4
The River City Bats, from Midlothian, were the undefeated 14U Division 1 champions in the NOVA Last Blast tournament held at Patriot Park in Fredericksburg, on Nov. 12 and 13. Pictured from left to right are: Kyle Ryan, Coach Ryan Norwood, Dalton Randall, Clayton Baine, Tanner Cummins, Josh Desper, Gavin McCool, Tyriq Branch, Bryce Moore, Jeb Bemiss, Jack O'Neil, Ben Greer, Manager Shane Smith, Forrest Smith, Coach Brian Marshall, and Brian Maloney (kneeling). - submitted by Leslie Maloney
Trinity United Methodist members cook up apple butter for charity
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Church members diligently tend the copper pots of bubbling apple butter as the cinnamon-apple scent wafts through the air.
at Christmas through Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Social Services. Church members must pitch in and earn money for the he scent of cinnamon and cooked apples, with a hint of wood smoke, fills the air. Members of Trinity project to support families in need. Several projects take place United Methodist Church gather together on a nippy over the year, but one of those projects has become a legend in the community - the apple butter project. morning to cook apple butter. This apple butter is Church member Bill Shelton provides the apples. “I have an not just a tasty treat to enhance bread. It is made traditionally orchard in North Garden [Virginia],” he said. and has a purpose. The project began with an idea and one pot for cooking, For 22 years, the church, nestled in a grove of trees in the 6600 block of Greenyard Road has sponsored large families
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Providence Middle School students attend business seminar program
On Friday, Dec. 2, selected 8th grade boys from Young Men on a Mission (YMOM) at Providence Middle school attended a seminar about how image plays an essential role when job hunting. A Men's Wearhouse representative gave valuable pointers to the students regarding how to dress for success, researching the company of interest where they are seeking a job, and showing confidence during and after the interview. Above, Assistant Principal Shirl Leverett introduces the program. YMOM is a business/school partnership for selected eighth grade young men at Providence Middle School. The goals of Young Men on a Mission include personal pride, academic success, awareness of higher education opportunities, awareness of career opportunities, as well as forging new friendships and mentoring relationships with staff members. On December 1, YMOM hosted their annual Men's Forum where various leaders in the community were invited to speak to the young men about how to achieve one's goals. - submitted by Melike Monahan
1 cup sugar t was before Halloween ½ cup light corn syrup when I noticed retailers 1 & ½ cups of roasted salted had begun to put up this peanuts, pecans, or cashews year’s Christmas displays and decorations. But, if you are 1 tsp. butter a quilter, a baker or belong to a 1 tsp. vanilla Christmas cookie exchange club, 1 tsp. baking soda it’s never too early to plan for Mix sugar and corn syrup in holiday events. a 1-quart Pyrex glass pitchSuch was the case when I er. Cook 3 minutes on high. met into Richard Ess at a store Add peanuts and cook 2 ½ located on Hull Street Road. As I waited my turn in line minutes. Add butter & vato pay for my items, an older nilla, cook 90 seconds. Add gentleman stood in line behind baking soda and stir quickly me. What was unusual was the until mixture foams. Spread items he had stacked on the conon cookie sheet ¼” thick. veyer belt. It looked to be about Cool and break into pieces. 15 to 20 rectangular Christmas tin cans used to store hard canEss, along with his wife dies and other traditional sweets. Victoria, live in the Amberleigh My curiosity got the better of me subdivision where they host an and I asked him what would be annual Christmas party and going in the tins. give away the peanut brittle to He politely answered, “I’m parting guests. He also gives the making peanut brittle. I give melt-in-your mouth confection them away as treats during the to family members, including his holidays.” four grandchildren, along with Wow, peanut brittle. Talk their Christmas gifts each year. about old-fashioned. The It was approximately five years thought of peanut brittle made ago when Ess began making the me reminisce about the holiday candy. He was given a recipe and season growing up in Georgia. has been using it ever since. He As a young girl, I had my share typically uses gourmet Virginia of peppermint bark, southern peanuts, light corn syrup and pecan butterball cookies and sugar and shares the recipe with Georgia fruit cake. I remembered everyone who receives a tin. “I that peanut brittle had a deliinclude the recipe in the box. cious, sweet buttery flavor that However no one ever prepares was a mix of salty and sweet. It it. But, it’s very easy to make," he could be hard, but I liked the laughed. crunchy texture of the nuts. Ess said that it takes about one Mr. Ess explained that he hour to make four batches. Each begins preparing the gifts in batch yields about a tin and a November. With the hustle and half, perfect for holiday gifting. bustle of the season, it does “They don’t last. They’re gone makes sense to start baking sevby Christmas Day,” said Mr. Ess, eral weeks in advance. But, the “but it stays fresh through Januretired garbage truck fleet driver ary.” now has plenty of time on his Before leaving the store, Mr. hands. At one time, the former Ess said he would send me – a small business owner had four total stranger – a sample of the trucks in service, which picked peanut brittle. We exchanged up waste in the Brandermill and addresses and about three weeks Woodlake communities until he later, a 4-pound package arrived sold the business to Waste Manin the mail. Delicious! agement in 1996.
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"This is my first year running the concert band," Kunde said. "I chose the music for many reasons – some of the songs are some of my favorite holiday selections." Several of the band's smaller ensembles will be spotlighted during the performance, Kunde noted. They include the Woodwind Quartet, Brass Quintet and the Dixie Land Band. Kunde said he hopes everyone in the community can join them for this "much anticipated" holiday showcase. For more information about upcom-
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called “flame working” that remelts the glass with a torch. The technique is remarkably different from the type of creative glass blowing he generates today. “I never design in advance. I am by nature more artist than scientist, so as my flame working skills grew I began to make it decorative,” Byrnes said, “I sit and take the tube and just start. Each one is handmade, one at a time. I also include a maker’s mark, so you will know it’s one of a kind.” In addition to his decorative hand-blown Christmas ornaments and tree toppers, Byrnes also creates functional art like goblets with lids, perfume bottles, snuffers and wine glass stems. He likes to work with the ornaments because of the physical scale of each piece. “The medium offers an infinite number of designs,” said Byrnes, “It’s high craft, but not exclusive”. “Jim blows the glass and works the flame for the ornaments while explaining the process and never misses a beat!” said Rena Klump excitedly, “he lets the buyer choose colors and styles so it's custom made.” Just in time for the holidays, the fine art gallery poured out the hospitality for its highly collectible award-winning contemporary artists, which consists of both established and emerging artists. The diverse inventory of artwork showcases a wide range of periods, styles, and subject matter at various pricing levels. Photo realism works produced by high-profile
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artist Eric Christiansen out of Napa Valley, California, was given prominent placement in the gallery. In a traditional scene of wine and grapes, the artist – in a piece entitled “La Dolce Vita” translated into “The Good Life” - elevates the art of food and wine. “You see light reflected in everything. It’s unheard of in watercolor,” Klump said, “Eric uses 35 to 45 layers to create the piece.” Klump was inspired to open the Bella Arte Gallery after visiting her grandson in the Midlothian area on vacation in 2008. She and her husband have been in the art world for over 14 years and have owned a gallery in Pittsburgh, Penn. Their goal is to
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Embracing the holidays BY ELIZABETH FARINA editor@midlothianexchange.com
Navigating the shopping traffic during the holidays is like competing in an Olympic sport. It's highly competitive – you have to remember good sportsmanship and stay focused. The new access at Mall Drive and Robious Road is useful since it adds a northern route to the hub of activity at Chesterfield Towne Center. It provides some relief to the maddening intersections at Alverser Drive and Huguenot Road as well as the latter and Midlothian Turnpike. Still, some drivers push the limits of yellow lights turning red in order to beat the stoplight. Maybe they're thinking the few seconds could be saved in order to stay on a self-inflicted schedule. Maybe they're not thinking at all. Parking becomes a valuable commodity. Most drivers use the mighty turn signal in order to be clear of their intention – a habit that would be welcomed on the road. The signal is used like a claiming ticket for a soon-to-be vacated parking space. Some drivers will idle their car in the parking lot row waiting for any sign of departure. Others key in on pedestrians returning to their vehicles and try to assume which row will soon free up the prized space. And a few just park at the edge of the lot and find the extra steps to the storefront a way to burn the calories from a piece of fudge snagged at the office party the night before. The battle plans created at a kitchen table or on the couch are put into action once the shopper reaches the store's entrance. The gift list, a treasured map, details the wants and needs of those we love as well as the stranger in need. Brands, sizes, toys, games, and the monetary limits assigned to each name help reduce the distractions. The traditional music, the decorative lights, the lines for Santa Claus, for the bathroom, and for the check-out lanes add to the merriment. Employees, who are on the frontline, assist shoppers by fulfilling demands and answering questions. Consumers and associates using kindness and patience goes a long way in keeping spirits bright. Shopping or working retail during the holidays is not, I repeat, not the place for anyone in a foul mood with anger management issues. Most of the trip goes smoothly as another item is satisfyingly crossed off the buyer's gift list. A glance at the time brings about a minor change in holiday plans. What cannot be found at the store will have to be purchased online. With gifts in tow, the trek to the car is made in due haste as one notices a few turn signals claiming the soon-to-be vacated parking space. The bags are tucked away in the trunk or hatch, and then everyone buckles in for the next shopping stop at the grocery store. The stop at the Christmas tree lot is a success. The stop at a local coffee hub is met with 'hoorays' and then the arrival home brings a knowledgeable sigh that there is still much to do to prepare for the holidays. The day continues into the night with baking goodies, sorting gifts, decorating the tree with lights and ornaments, placing garland around the staircase banister and hanging stockings on the mantle. Tired souls are revived with breaks for pizza, baths, and dancing to favorite carols that blast from the stereo speakers. Then, in the quiet of the evening, after hours of bustling and rushing, the centerpiece of this holiday is gently placed near the tree. The hand-made nativity, which has been handed down for generations, is carefully unwrapped from its storage box. The shepherds cradle their lambs. Their sheep lay at their feet. The donkey and ox are placed into the stable's pen. The camels are set near the three kings who are on bended knee. And in the center of it all, a mother and father welcome the birth of a child, who “she wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger.” And the Christmas season officially begins for one household with the hope of “peace to men of good will.” Merry Christmas.
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Today marks my last edition as editor of Midlothian Exchange. As I move forward in a new opportunity for me and my family and leave the Midlothian community, I wanted to let you know that I deeply appreciate the many lessons from each of you. I treasure the memories and friendships over the years. Thank you for your support, humor, constructive criticism, encouragement, and kindness. And most of all, thank you, dear readers, for entrusting me to tell your stories of perseverance, triumph, charity, creative insights and innovation. It has been an honorable pleasure to be the editor of Midlothian Exchange. I look forward to seeing the Midlothian Exchange newspaper and its website continue to grow as it continues to serve the community with your news, your events, your sports, and your incredible stories and photos online and in print. 1967 to 1968 and remembers the time vividly. “Vietnam was a rough and serious time for a lot of people, and I’m hoping it will bring the people who were there back home in their minds,” Cranford said. “And I hope that those who weren’t there will get a sense of how the soldiers and their families lived through that event once they’ve seen what we’ve done.” The exhibit is open during the Chesterfield County Museum’s hours on Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The suggested donation is $2. For more information on the Vietnam: A Retrospective exhibit, call the Chesterfield County Museum at (804) 768-7311 or check out the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia’s website.
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use, but it was fantastic to have so many loaned to us.” Cranford said that the exhibit would not have been possible without help from Pat Robley of the Chesterfield County Museum and members of the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia including Sarah Gurnick, Randy Rodachey, Guy Smith and Peter Watts. “We do our own research and label everything to make sure that the names of the pieces included in the display are correct,” Cranford said. “The Historical Society also sets up the cases and mounts the items on boards.” The exhibit is an especially personal one for Cranford, who is himself a retired Air Force master sergeant. Although he didn’t serve in Vietnam, he was stationed in nearby Thailand from M
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but it was not just any pot. “It has to be a copper pot," said member Karen Poole. "Copper is for fruit. And we cook it over an open fire with oak wood. The day before the apple butter is cooked, we make applesauce. The fresh applesauce is then used to make the apple butter.” The tradition began with a recipe handed down, along with the original cooking pot, through the Poole family. The first year 70-80 pints were made and quickly sold out. Another copper pot was added. Now, over 400 pints are cooked in three kettles and there is a waiting list for the tasty treat. Customers, many who are long-time fans of the apple butter, come from miles around. Some people happen to be passing by on cooking day. Curiosity beckons them to stop and see what is in the large kettles dangling over open fires. Amazing things happen at the apple butter gatherings. “One lady just ordered 60 pints for her wedding next November! She wants to give them as gifts to the guests,” she said. Poole added that the church adopts large families because PHOTO BY BECKY ROBINETTE WRIGHT it is difficult to find The key to cooking the traditional family recipe is using a copper pot sponsors for sizeable over a oak wood fire pit, such as the one pictured above. groups. Other projects members perform to Christmas, Trinity members shop for the earn funds to help others include a stew residents of the Petersburg Women's and sale and a pumpkin patch. Just a few of the Children's Shelter. This is an emergency additional projects listed on the church's shelter for residents to change daily. Trinity website are: spends $125 on each family member stay• Chesterfield Colonial Heights Alliance ing at the shelter and buys gifts for them. for Social Ministries -- This is a volunteer Most residents come to the shelter with organization that takes requests from the just the clothing on their back, so they try community with emergency needs, such as to purchase an outfit for each person and food, shelter and clothing. CCHASM works toys that they have requested. On Christmas with Social Services in screening applicants. day, Santa pays a visit to hand out gifts and TUMC has members donate to CCHASM lunch is provided on site by Chesterfieldon a regular basis and have a food drive to based Brocks Restaurant. fill Thanksgiving baskets to be distributed • CARITAS-The homeless spend a week for the holiday. at the time at local churches and receive • Elder Homes Handicap Ramps: Volun- shelter and food. The church has been teers participate weekly in this project. They participating in this twice a year, which build handicap ramps at a warehouse and helps to bring their members together while then assemble them on site for people that serving others. otherwise would not have access to their For more information on Trinity United homes. The ramps are turned back into El- Methodist Church; http://trinity-umc.com/ der Homes when they are no longer needed
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The holiday shopping season is here and Black Friday is just days away. The Chesterfield County Police Department is encouraging residents to be aware of their surroundings. Here are a few simple shopping safety tips: • Shop during daylight hours, if possible. • Shop with a friend or group of friends. • Avoid wearing excessive or expensive jewelry.
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J. Randy Koch, Ph.D., execuThe Inhalant Abuse Preven• Stay alert in your sur- tion initiative implemented by tive director, Institute for Drug roundings. Be aware of Substance Abuse Free Environ- and Alcohol Studies, Virginia those around you and do ment Inc., Chesterfield County’s Commonwealth University, prenot allow yourself to be community coalition to prevent sented a workshop that examdistracted. Offenders may drug and alcohol abuse, was ined SAFE’s inhalant initiative. try various methods of SAFE’s Inhalant Abuse Prediscussed at the 139th Ameridistracting you with the vention Initiative resulted in past can Public Health Association intention of taking your Conference held in Washington, 30-day use among eighth-gradmoney or belongings. D.C., recently. More than 13,000 ers falling from 8.2 percent in public health professionals from 2005 to 4.5 percent in 2007 and • Keep your purse to 3.0 percent in 2010. This reparound the world gathered to closed, carry it close to confer about the leading public resents a 63 percent reduction your body and keep a over five years, which is markhealth challenges. firm grip on it. Members of Substance Abuse Free Environment • Never leave your Inc., or SAFE, Chesterfield County’s community coalipurse or wallet unattendtion to prevent drug and alcohol abuse were recently ed in a shopping cart. selected to present a workshop at the Community AntiDrug Coalition of America’s 22nd National Leadership • Avoid carrying Forum in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 6-9. multiple credit cards and Wayne Frith, SAFE Executive Director, Sharyl Adlarge amounts of cash. ams, substance abuse prevention specialist, Chester• Do not overburden field County Youth Planning and Development Deyourself with packages. It partment, and Chase Tunnell, president of Dominion is important to have clear Services Company Heating and Air Conditioning, will visibility and freedom of present a workshop discussing the positive impact of motion to avoid mishaps. installing locking caps on air conditioning units to pre• Walk facing traffic so vent refrigerant huffing, a dangerous and sometimes you can see approaching deadly practice. cars.
• Once you are in your vehicle, lock your doors immediately. • Never place packages on top of your vehicle.
edly lower than the national average of 4.1 percent. This unprecedented success has drawn national and international attention. This summer, the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy included an article in its newsletter on SAFE’s initiative. The article, Virginia Coalition Brings ‘Invisible’ Drug Problem to Light, Then Rallies the Community to Combat It, is available at whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/update, June 2011, page 5. SAFE and Virginia Commonwealth University were contacted recently by the Pacific Institute of Research and Evaluation, which will be applying for a research grant on inhalant abuse from the National Institutes of Health based on SAFE’s successful model. “Further study and replication are warranted to determine if this innovative communitybased intervention is an effective strategy for reducing inhalant abuse,” said Koch.
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College’s Theatre students prepare to take to the stage for ‘Fuddy Meers’ The stage is set for dark comedy, as John Tyler Community College theatre students prepare to step into the spotlight for their fall production, Fuddy Meers. Fuddy Meers is a harrowing yet comedic look at a woman trying to understand her life. The play centers on Claire, who suffers from a rare condition that causes her memory to erase whenever she goes to sleep. Thanks to a bizarre cast of characters, in just one day’s time, Claire’s life takes many twists and turns as she tries to discover just who she is. Fuddy Meers is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.; directed by Associate Professor Kerrigan Sullivan; and performed by JTCC’s Theatre Workshop class. Performances will be held in the Nicholas Student Center at the college’s Chester Campus, 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway, on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. and on Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. All shows are free and open to the community. Fuddy Meers contains mature language and is not recommended for children. For more information, contact Kerrigan Sullivan at ksullivan@jtcc.edu or 804-594-1498. Directions to the College may be found online at www.jtcc.edu/locations.
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Marguerite Christian's Antonio Crenshaw (78) acknowledges his team's fans after the Panthers beat the Clover Hill Bulldogs for the CQL Junior championship.
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Wells running back Jahmeel Campbell tries to avoid a tackle by Smith's Nicholas Vafiadis during the Minors title game.
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Clover Hill's Kollin Caldwell holds onto the football while being crunched by two tacklers.
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hunt joins new team YORKTOWN – Precision Performance Motorsports announced last Friday that it has added Sam Hunt to its Driver Development Program roster for the K&N Pro East Series for 2012. Hunt, a senior at James River High, has moved up from the NASCAR Whelen Weekly Racing Series competing predominately at South Boston Speedway. He will compete in the full K&N Pro East schedule and will be a contender for the 2012 Sunoco Rookie of the Year title. “I am really excited about joining Precision Performance Motorsports”, Hunt said. “Their program will give me the opportunity to not only improve my driving skills and physical fitness, but also to learn more about race car setup and maintenance, obtaining sponsorship, and how to better prepare myself for media interaction.” “We look forward to advancing Sam’s racing career,” said Rick Gdovic, owner of Precision Performance Motorsports. “We are very impressed with Sam’s skill as a driver and his ability to represent sponsors and the sport in a professional manner. “Our Driver Development Program, which we feel is one of the most comprehensive in the industry, will better prepare him for a future in the sport.” Content courtesy PPM
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manchester High juniors morgan Harris (left) and Chris Rogers (right) are siblings and two of the top performers for the lancers' track-and-field squad.
Siblings 'triple' their pleasure for Manchester's track team Juniors Rogers, Harris push each other toward excellence By FREd JEtER special correspondent
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iblings Chris Rogers and Morgan Harris are looking forward to a merry Christmas and a “hoppy” New Year. The bouncy Manchester High juniors are the king and queen of spring in the Dominion District. Both wear the crowns of reigning District triple jump champs. As step brother and sister, they take turns prodding each other to hop, skip and jump further into the sandy pits. “I push Morgan; Morgan pushes me … we’re competitive in everything,” said Rogers. “Even video games,” quipped Harris, completing her brother’s thought for him, as if on cue. Veteran Manchester coach Gene Bowen, having groomed some of the area’s premier leapers, suggests Rogers, 17, and Harris, 16, are where natural ability and dedication come
to meet. “They’re great athletes,” says Bowen. “They’re also good listeners with positive attitudes – competitors who give you 100 percent. “Put all that together, and you’ve got the chance to be very successful.” Last spring, the sinewy, longlimbed, 6-foot-2 Rogers won the district (45-6) and region (46-9) triple jump and was eighth (45-8) at states. The more compact Harris – calling herself “5-2 at most” - was first in both the District long (16-6) and triple jumps (35-11) and, like her brother, took eighth at States in the triple. Even for the most gifted, there’s no short cut to the winner’s circle. Along with doing indoor and outdoor track for MHS, Rogers and Harris compete for the Central Virginia Jaguars summer program, under Gene Scott, and do weightagility training with fitness guru
Bob Blanton. It’s a year-round commitment as both gave up other sports – primarily basketball - to maximize track & field. When others are resting, Rogers and Harris are likely fine-tuning their muscles on their own. “The big thing with jumpers is the core,” said Rogers. To accentuate his abdomen and lower back, he relishes doing “300 crunches a night.” And then there are the “six-inch” drills in which he lays on his back and holds his feet off the ground – sometimes “fluttering” – for 3-to-5 minutes at a time. Sister Morgan, answering to “MoMo,” points to her “mirror drills” for sharpening her physical attributes. In front of a mirror, assuring proper form, she stands on one foot with a knee raised to waist level. Then she stretches that leg out
while maintaining balance. “I try and hold it five minutes,” she said. Then she repeats the exercise with the other leg. “You’ve got to have power to be a jumper … your body takes a lot of pounding,” she explained. Rogers and Harris reside with parents Allyson Schaeffer and Craig Harris, and younger brother, Tre Harris, a Lancers’ freshman distance runner. Manchester boasts a history of jumpers, with much of the credit going to Bowen and Bailey Bridge Middle School coach Dana Walker. Ex-Lancer Antonio Miller was the State Group AAA, triple champion in 2006 and ’07, and Nikki Nunn – now on scholarship at Purdue – was the Region long-jump champ in ’09. It was following a middle-school JUMpers p9
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Ryan Powis (52) will make his eighth start of the season Saturday when Army faces Navy.
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hen Ryan Powis signed to play football for Army, he figured he’d have the luxury of serving a Division I football apprenticeship while adjusting to the rigorous academic and physical demands placed upon West Point plebes. It lasted less than four games. Inserted into the lineup at center midway through Army’s Sept. 24 contest at Ball State, Powis soon found his head spinning. He
not only had to read the defensive front and make the proper pre-snap calls for the Black Knights’ offensive line, he had to get the ball to the quarterback quickly and cleanly before turning his attention to his own blocking assignment. Powis felt as if the game was moving at a million miles an hour. But by holding his own in that “very chaotic” environment, he earned an opportunity afforded to few freshmen in the history of Army’s storied football poWis p9
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but didn’t figure to see much Black Knight deemed to began to seriously conplaying time until starting have played a “perfect game” sider pursuing a career as an program. center Michael Kime went – four times. Army officer. When the Black Knights down with an injury in With him at center, “I just had to think about run out of the tunnel at Fed the season-opener against Army’s offense leads the what was best for the long Ex Field Saturday afternoon Northern Illinois. Football Bowl Subdivision run, not what’s happening for the 112th installment of “That’s a tough position in rushing at more than 350 right now,” he said. the annual Army-Navy game, to play as a freshman,” Army yards per game. Now Powis finds himself Powis will find himself in the offensive line coach Gene “After I played well in the with one major short-term starting lineup for the eighth McKeehan told the Times Ball State game, I thought, goal: beating Navy for the consecutive game. Herald-Record. “When he ‘Hey, I can do this,’” Powis first time since 2001. “I had high hopes based came in to play, I told him, said. “I think I just needed The Midshipmen have on what the coaches were ‘Hey, I apologize. I underthat confidence boost.” won nine straight games saying after my prep year, stand you are excited about Powis’ father, retired in the series. It would but I didn’t think I would’ve playing but I’m sorry you Army Special Forces officer make Army’s season to win progressed this quickly,” he have to play. I’m going to Paul Powis, never doubted Saturday’s game just down acknowledged. treat you like a senior now. that his son would succeed the road from the Naval A 2010 James River High You have to do it. You have in Division I football. Academy’s campus in Angraduate, Powis was a twono choice. You either do it or “Being around football napolis. sport standout who excelled we are done.’” my whole life and having “The academy games are in the classroom as much as Junior Will Wilson coached football, I thought just different,” Powis said. he did on the playing field. started the next three games Ryan was a phenomenal “It’s a mutual respect and Despite earning all-Dominat center, but the offense’s player,” he said. “Not to a mutual hate, I guess you ion District honors three struggles and Powis’ sound cocky, but he’s so could say. times in football, though, rapid progress in practice athletic I figured he’d be “We don’t play many more colleges were interprompted another change starting at some point.” teams who do the things we ested in him as a wrestler at halftime of the Ball State Powis, whose mother do day-in and day-out … (he finished fifth in the state game. Cynthia is also a retired You want to prove you can at heavyweight as a senior) He led Army in knockArmy officer, initially wasn’t do it better.” until Army’s coaches took down blocks against Ball so sure he wanted to spend a look at his recruiting tape State and his coaches haven’t his college years at a miliand saw a perfect fit for their been able to get him out tary academy. Many of his triple-option offense. of the starting lineup ever friends were interested in He committed to Army since. Virginia schools like James shortly after his official visit In his first seven starts as Madison and at one point and spent a year at the U.S. a collegian, Powis already he envisioned himself folCall Stephanie Childrey Military Academy prep has won the team’s Ranger lowing a similar path. at (804) 814-7780 school, where he adjusted to Award -- presented weekly It wasn’t until his junior the strict discipline of acadby the coaching staff to a year at James River that he for details. emy life and was introduced to a new position on the football field. Exclusively a guard and tackle at James River, Powis had the ideal size (6-2, 260 pounds) and agility (he runs the 40-yard dash in 4.9 secNow Hiring for Powhatan & onds) for a center in Army’s offensive system, which Cumberland Markets! Richmond requires its linemen to move Suburban Newspapers and make blocks out of their seeks a customer-focused immediate area. professional who enjoys “Looking back, I wish I helping businesses grow in our had played center in high local markets. Duties include school because it fits me selling multi-media advertising well,” he said. to local customers, creating Powis said the prep year marketing plans, designing and helped him tremendously, scheduling advertisements for publication, providing excellent customer both physically and because service. Candidate must be detail oriented with good verbal and written “in the past, I hadn’t really needed to pay attention to communication skills and knowledge of Microsoft applications is required. defensive schemes. It was a good opportunity to really Apply online at www.mediageneral.com/careers learn the game and not just play it.” Reference Job ID# RSN-00052 He had an excellent season with the prep team and was seen as a future impact performer by Army’s coaches,
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**VEHICLES MUST BE IN STOCK. ALL PRICES EXCLUDE TAX, TITLE, TAGS & $389 PROCESSING FEE. ALL PAYMENTS BASED ON +75 MO @ 3.54%. $3000 DOWN CASH OR TRADE EQUITY. *EPA ESTIMATE RANGE FOR MOST DRIVERS IS 33-47 HWY MPG FOR THE 2012 ACCENT AND ELANTRA, AND 27-41 HWY MPG FOR THE 2012 SONATA. WITH APPROVED CREDIT. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. PICTURES FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY. ALL MAKES ARE EPA ESTIMATES. SALE ENDS 12/30/11.