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Science on the brain Engineering and Math) Fair and was selected as one of four grand winners to represent amantha Marquez certainly earned the region at an International Science Fair in her spring break. Arizona. During a dizzying few days in Then Samantha learned she had won the March, Marquez, a junior at the Mag- 2013 Virginia BioGENEius Challenge, a biogie L. Walker Governor’s School in Richtechnology competition, and has advanced to mond, had four back-to-back successes with national competition this month. her scientific research. The daughter of a chemist and a chemFirst, she won the First Grand Prize and ical engineer, Samantha said she has was selected Best of Fair at the 2013 Virginia always had an interest in science. It runs Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, in the family. Her 13-year-old sister held on March 14 and 15 at James Madison won first place in the Junior Division University. That qualifies her for a national of the Metro Richmond STEM Fair. competition in Ohio this May. “It makes for some fun dinner On March 20, Samantha hit the road for conversation – definitely,” Samantha the National American Academy of Neurolo- said with a laugh. The family doesn’t gy Conference in San Diego, Calif., where she discuss sports scores or television received the organization’s 2013 Neuroscience shows over meals – they discuss Research Prize. She was one of only four high nanoparticles and the dimensions school students in the country selected for the of intangible things, like dreams and honor. music. SUBMITTED PHOTO A day after her return from the conference, Samantha’s areaa of interest are Student Samantha Marquez met actor and stroke survivor BY KOREY HUGHES she took first place in Engineering at the MetSpecial Correspondent Kevin Sorbo at a recent neurology conference, at which ro Richmond STEM (Science, Technology, HONORS page 3 she received national honors for her research. t’s hard for average citizens to tell whether an older item is a valuable antique. If you’re wondering whether that doll in your attic or book on your shelf is worth more than sentimental value, the answer awaits at the fifth annual Antiques Evaluation CONTRIBUTED REPORT Workshop, set for 9 a.m. to 1 he latest exchange in p.m. on Saturday, April 13. The a six-year partnership event, offered by the Chesterfield between Midlothian High Historical Society of Virginia, will School and Notre-Dame be held at Providence Elementary Saint Victor school in EperSchool, which is located at 11001 nay, France recently brought 30 West Providence Road in South French high school students to the Chesterfield. Midlothian area for a two-week Doris Hancock, the event’s visit. organizer, explained that the Through the exchange partnerevent, during which local experts ship program, Midlothian High will assess antiques, is an annual School and the French school fundraiser for the Chesterfield coordinate visits every two years. Historical Society of Virginia. The most recent round of visitors “We have appraisers who doarrived in late February and spent nate their time, and people bring their time in the U.S. staying with in treasures from their attics,” local host families, attending school Hancock said. She added that with their American counterparts the event is like popular televised and learning as much as possible appraisal shows – the experts will about life stateside. give locals a little background The weekend the French stuon their item along with an apdents arrived, they were welcomed praised value. by Scott and Michelle Gore’s family The Chesterfield History Sociwith a meal featuring plenty of ety of Virginia originally teamed American holiday foods. More BY JODI DEAL
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French exchange students who recently visited the Midlothian area enjoyed a trip to the University of Virginia with their chaperones and Marsha Taylor, a Midlothian High School French teacher.
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t’s not often you can learn about jazz dance, juggling and the works of William Shakespeare in one place on one day. John Tyler Community College’s eighth annual Fool For Art festival, set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, will offer seminars on those and plenty of other topics in an attempt to make learning fun. The festival, which is a partnership of John Tyler Community College and Chesterfield County, will be held on the school’s campus, located at 800 Charter Colony Parkway in Midlothian. The name “Fool for Art” was originally inspired by the holiday on which it was first held in 2005 – April Fool’s Day. ART page 3
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Senior members of the Monacan High School Symphonic Band are shown here celebrating their Superior rating at a recent state concert band assessment. That rating means Monacan’s band program has earned recognition as a Virginia Honor Band for four years in a row. Honor band status is awarded when a school earns Superior ratings at both the fall marching band assessment and the spring concert band assessment.
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Students from Woolridge Elementary School won several contests sponsored by the Daughters of the Revolution. Shown above, left to right, are winning students Sacide Peace, first place, banner contest; Morgan Poff, first place, poetry; Baisey Peace, first place, banner; Tushar Gayali, first place, poster; and Principal June Edwards.
Students from Bettie Weaver Elementary School recently won state-level contests sponsored by the Daughters of the Revolution. Winning students, shown left to right, are Annie Nash, first place, photo; Reed Letterman, first place, poetry; Trevor Killorn, first place, short story; and Ainsley Bryant, first place, poster. The students are shown with fourth grade teacher Christine Payne, at left, and Colleen Anders, Assistant Principal.
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“He heals both physihesterfield author cal and emotional pain and Aysha Ives’ new when I allowed Him to work memoir, “Unbro- on me, the pain and shame ken: How God eventually went away,” Ives Made Me Whole Again,” said. shares Ives’ true story of find“I’ve also learned to ing healing in the wake of a forgive. I don’t forgive the traumatic sexual assault. person who raped me for “I couldn’t say the word his benefit; I forgive him ‘rape’ for years,” for my own benIves said. “The efit. I decided that I word itself had so wouldn’t allow him much power over to have that much me that just saying power over my life. it created a sense And once I made of shame that I that decision, it just couldn’t shake. was much easier to Aysha Ives But I knew that I move forward,” Ives couldn’t keep caradded. rying that burden around. Ives says her writing I wanted to do more than helped her find her voice, survive the ordeal; I wanted and that writing about her to thrive. And in order to do sexual assault has been therthat, I had to find healing. apeutic. True healing.” Ives is now an author, After a decade of trying mental health provider, to heal from her experience, youth ministry teacher, Ives was able to rejoice as she Christian blogger and mothovercame the painful period er. To learn more about Ives in her life. Ives says it was and her book, visit her webGod who healed her pain site at www.Godcaresaband shame. outyourstuff.com.
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It’s time to head outside for a little learning and a lot of fun. Among the offerings set for April by the Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation are: Webelos Geologist Pin Workshop, a program geared toward Cub Scouts ages 9 to 10 who are looking to complete the requirements for their Geologist Activity Pin, will focus on geology and rock formations. Scouts will learn about rock types, how coal is formed, the history of coal mining in Ches-
terfield County and its impact to the region. Set for 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, the course is number 26245. It will be held at the Mid-Lothian Mines Park, located at 11301 N. Woolridge Road in Midlothian. Participation costs $10. Historic Courthouse Green Geocache Hunt will offer participants of all ages the opportunity to uncover clues of the historic Courthouse Green while learning GPS skills. Participants will search for geocaches while walking the grounds where Colonial
soldiers trained and Baptist preachers were imprisoned. The family-friendly program is set for 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at the Chesterfield County Museum, which is located at 6813 Mimms Loop in Chesterfield. Hand-held GPS receivers will be provided, and participation costs $10. The course number is 26232. To register, call 804-748-1623 and mention the course number. For more information about either program, email Bryan Truzzie, truzzieb@chesterfield.gov.
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to 10 a.m. and a program Chesterfield Triad, in with entertainment from 10 cooperation with Chesterto 11:45 a.m. field County and the Senior Vendors do not need to Advocate’s office, is seeking be from Chesterfield County, vendors for its 14th Annual but must offer their serSenior Day. vices to county residents. This year’s event, Let the Each space will include one Good Times Roll, will be six-foot table and a chair. If held 7:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. electricity is required, note on Wednesday, May 1 at that on the application. The Victory Tabernacle Church, cost is $125 for businesses located at 11700 Genito Road and a $25 door prize for in Midlothian. nonprofit organizations and More than 800 seniors, government agencies. their family members, careThe Office of the Senior givers and friends attended Advocate must receive the last year’s Triad Senior applications with a check or Day and had the opportumoney order for the appronity to visit with businesses, priate amount by 4:30 p.m. nonprofit organizations and on Friday, April 19. Mail it to government agencies to learn Chesterfield Triad, P.O. Box about products, opportuni40, Chesterfield, VA 23832 or ties, resources and services bring it to 7000 Lucy Corr available to older adults. Blvd. in Chesterfield. The tentative schedule For more information for this year’s Senior Day or an application, contact includes vendor booths open the Senior Advocate at from 7:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., leidheiserd@chesterfield.gov a welcome address from 9:15 or call 804-768-7878.
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he Chesterfield Council on Aging and the Office of the Senior Advocate need help to offset the cost of an event aimed at helping unpaid caregivers. Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul, the latest installment in a series of free workshops for unpaid caregivers, will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, which is located at 7500 Hull Street Road in North Chesterfield. Pizza will be provided for lunch. The keynote speaker, Bob Schaefer, Author of “Alzheimer’s Disease: The Identity Thief of the 21st Century,” will present “Coping as a Caregiver: The Journey Ahead,” to inform and encourage family members or volunteers who assist their loved
ones, friends or neighbors without pay. Businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals are invited to sponsor the event. Gold level sponsors, or those who contribute $100, will get their company logo on all printed materials at the event. The company will also get oral recognition during the event, and the company’s information will be placed in participants’ bags. Silver level sponsors, or those who contribute $50, will get their logo on all printed materials. Sponsorship fees should be made payable to Treasurer, Chesterfield County and mailed to Office of the Senior Advocate, P. O. Box 40, Chesterfield, VA 23832. For more information, contact Debbie Leidheiser at 804-768-7878 or Leidheiserd@chesterfield.gov.
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The Chesterfield County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Medifast Weight Control Center on Friday, March 8. Medifast Weight Control Center is located at 11524 Busy Street in Midlothian.
Belfield Physical Therapy, a Northern Neck-based firm, has expanded into the Greater Richmond area, occupying an office in the Gold’s Gym Arboretum that was home for 20 years to May Physical Therapy. Founded in Warsaw in 2003, Belfield treats a variety of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions along with
more common conditions like sprains, strains, tendonitis, arthritis, work or sports related injuries, general debilitation, and post-surgical patients. Lorren Sanders, PT, DPT, CKTP is serving as lead therapist at the Midlothian location and has over 2.5 years of experience within the outpatient setting. Her treatment strategies incorporate a blend of manual therapy,
postural correction, therapeutic exercise, and patient education to ensure an improvement in overall functional performance. Aquatic and massage therapy are also utilized to allow patients to achieve their maximal potential. You can reach Belfield Physical Therapy at 804-272-9192. They can be found online at belfieldpt.com or on Facebook.
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residents about ways they can go green. Visitors can see Joanne Horton, director live snakes at the Rockwood of college relations for John Nature Center booth, tour Tyler Community College, said the event is made up of a the Anti-Litter Unit and learn about how fluorescent tubes variety of hands-on learning are recycled. opportunities. Each year, the The Midlothian Area festival grows, she added. Robotics Team will exhibit its “I think that it’s popular with families and young chil- new Frisbee Robot. Special guests will include dren because of the fun, the excitement and the education children’s author Michael Sullivan and Ali Pfauz, the Story opportunities. So, we have Lady, who will read stories to many people who look forward to it, and come back year youngsters in the library. Sullivan, who wrote “An Eyeball after year,� Horton said. Both Chesterfield County in the Garden,� will also sign copies of his book. and John Tyler Community John Tyler Community College will host their own College will also show off the educational tents. John Tyler will host the Art talents of its student body in of Learning Tent that features the courtyard. The Improvables, the school’s improv hands-on activities in art, troop, and Tyler’s Pitches, its health and science. Festival choral ensemble, will be on goers can race rain droplets, hand to perform during the whip up their own bath salts and test their bubble-making event. For many, the indoor skills. educational seminars are the Chesterfield County will offer the Celebrate Our Earth biggest draw, and they can fill up quickly. That should Tent, which will teach local
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HONORS from page 1 neuroscience and bioengineering. Much of her research is based on a concept she came up with as a precocious seventh grader reading a paper on a group of scientists’ attempt to create particles that can change. The scientists who wrote the paper had been experimenting with artificial spherical crystals, but Samantha had the idea to use living cells. That has developed into “celloidosomes,� hollow cell structures Samantha invented that could be used for everything from creating tissue and genetic engineering to environmental cleanup. This year’s projects included a study of how to use brain tissue as a sensor to determine the toxicity of nanoparticles people encounter every day and a study of how to build multicellular structures that act like microorganisms, capturing and isolating radioactive particles left behind by nuclear disasters or dirty bombs. For Samantha, the fun part about science competitions isn’t trying to win. “For me, it’s not all about competing. My favorite part is going out and seeing the work other high school students are doing,� Samantha said. “We represent the kids who have been very fortunate
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We represent the kids who have been very fortunate to have teachers and communities that support us so much along the way. ties. She took her old science teacher, Stephanie Estes of Robious Middle School, to the neuroscience conference for that reason. It was Estes, Samantha said, who pushed
her to get involved in science fairs in the first place. Samantha, 17, is considering her college options. Universities including Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Cambridge are among the candidates. Why neuroscience? Samantha said her work with celloidosomes led her there. “It’s such a wide field,� she said, noting she plans to work with a mentor at the University of Richmond during her senior year of high school to make sure neuroscience is the right fit for her. “It’s just a personal curiosity, exploring the brain. It’s the one organ we know very, very little about,� Samantha added. “Memory. Dreams, which no one really understands.� Samantha and her sister have worked together to study the effect music has on the brain and how long it lasts. When she’s not doing research, Samantha said she enjoys traveling, cooking, trying new food and scuba diving. Luckily, her scientific studies have already landed her at conferences in exotic locales like China and Russia. She said she’s sure she’ll figure out a way to integrate scuba diving into her work – perhaps environmental cleanup applications for her research.
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They don’t play ball like that anymore! BY JIM RIDOLPHI Special Correspondent
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t’s hard to drive too far anywhere in Chesterfield County without seeing a softball field or complex. With spring in the air, county parks and recreation centers are filling with enthusiastic players organizing leagues and teams and prepping for what many of them consider a rite of spring passage. I appreciate the passion and sports tourism, including softball tournaments, is a key cog in the county’s economic wheel. Thousands visit the county each year to do one thing: Play softball. They bring families and dollars to county businesses, stay in county hotels and eat at county restaurants. Seeing those first practices of spring evokes some long-removed memories of a different type of softball league from decades ago. It was the 1970s and the Fan District was alive with an eclectic mix of hippies, evolving yuppies, artists, students and city dwellers who just preferred the streetscape to suburban living. Several neighborhood restaurants and a local radio station called WGOE decided that a friendly Fan-based softball league would promote something, although I’m not quite sure what it was. What resulted was a band of brothers who left it all on the field in various ways, and began a cultural, social and athletic experience better known as the Fan Softball League. The league featured long-forgotten businesses like the Back Door, Uptop Sub Shop, Sea Dream Leather and Spiffo’s. More familiar names included Hababas, The Bamboo Café, The Rainbow Inn and The Biograph . . . and there were dozens of others during the league's 20-year existence. I only know of the early years, when, as a spec-
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tator, I witnessed some of the most entertaining softball I’ve encountered. Other softball associations in the city called it the "hippie league." We just called it a good time. In its early years what the league lacked in organization it more than made up for in entertainment value. Base runners were often rewarded with full glasses of frothy beverages, and there was never a shortage of appreciative fans on hand for the contests. It was a rogue’s gallery of Richmond’s most notorious and legendary partiers, and the Fan League grew in popularity throughout the mid'70s to the mid-'90s, although the later versions were considered more tame and better organized, terms foreign to any description of the early days of the group. Games were played on whatever fields were available and opposing dugouts were often equipped with iced down kegs. The competition was fierce, but the camaraderie was even more intense after the games. It’s hard to imagine now. Leagues are organized, umpires are credentialed and sober and players are forced to fill out actual forms in order to participate. It all seems so complicated. The Fan’s a different place these days. It still offers its blend for the eccentric, but it’s much more organized and orderly . . . and not nearly as loud. But, as the boys of summer around town prepare for one more season, I still have a twinge of melancholy thinking about the good old days of softball not meticulously or well played in the Richmond institution known as the Fan League. Many of the players are dead and gone now, and others have become Richmond legends in their own right. They’ll know with which of those groups they are most closely associated.
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There are many questions that must be answered when you are searching for a college. What do you want to major in? What is the tuition, and how will you pay it? Do you want to live at home or on campus? What are the class sizes? Does the institution offer classes at the times and in the formats you want? Does the college have options for working adults?
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are limited and filled on a firstcome, first-served basis. This service is sponsored by the Office of the Senior Advocate, in partnership with the James River Rotary Club, the Chesterfield Bar Association and Williams Mullen. For more information or to set an appointment, call 804-7687878.
You can get the answers to these questions and more during a college fair hosted by John Tyler Community College’s Chester Counseling Center in cooperation with the Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. The VACRAO College Fair takes place 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Monday, April 15 at John Tyler Community College’s Nicholas Student Center, located at 13101 Jefferson Davis
Highway. Representatives from numerous colleges and universities will be on hand to talk to you about their institutions. The VACRAO College Fair is free and open to high school students, their parents, and anyone interested in learning more about their higher education choices. For additional information about College Night, contact Tom Parrott at tparrott@jtcc.edu.
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tudents from the Midlothian and Chesterfield County area recently earned their degrees or were named to honor societies, dean’s lists, president’s lists and honor rolls at schools around the country for their performance in the fall 2012 semester. GRADUATES Jessica Hamlin of Midlothian was among 934 students who graduated from Miami University at the end of the December 2012 semester. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the school, which is located in Oxford, Ohio. Ian Webb of Midlothian earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He was among 3,300 fall graduates.
Wine, Midlothian; Alexandra Kolleda, Chesterfield; Rachel Franklin, Midlothian; Lindsey Porter, Midlothian; Caitlin Bailey, Chester; Kristen Reilly, Midlothian; Rebecca Quay, Midlothian; Alexis Nardo, Midlothian; Sarah Lukhard, Midlothian; Kirsten Reese, Midlothian; John Kimbriel, Chester; Christopher Deitrick, Midlothian; Thomas Hartka, Chesterfield; Jenna Thompson, Midlothian; Brittany Moyer, Midlothian; Michelle Magee, Midlothian; and Maegan Mayo, Midlothian. SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the quarter receive recognition on the Dean’s List at Savannah College of Art and Design. Locals who achieved this include: JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY Katherine Appel, Midlothian; Jordan Braun, Midlothian; HanStudents who receive president’s nah Lieberman, Midlothian; Caitlyn list honors must carry a semester Vanischak, Richmond; and Matthew course load of at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.9 or Wesdock, Midlothian. above. Local students who made the MARY WASHINGTON cut are: UNIVERSITY Kelsey Savage, Midlothian; Alyssa Franklin, Midlothian; At Mary Washington University, Caitlyn Klotz, Midlothian; Nadia students who have a minimum GPA Masroor, Midlothian; Kimberly of 3.5 make Dean’s List. Locals who Madures, Midlothian; Landynn achieved that during the fall semester Ouellette, Midlothian; Ashley include: Redden, Midlothian; Kathryn Sarah Arnold, Chesterfield; Roberts, Chesterfield; Matthew Matthew Blair, Midlothian; Emily O’Laughlin, Midlothian; Lauren Bolesta, Midlothian; Maria Conte,
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STUFF TO DO E-mail your event to editor@midlothianexchange.com Subject line: EVENT nates, about common types of caches and make a trade item for a cache. Participation costs $10. Reservations are required for these workshops and space is limited. For more information, contact Bryan Truzzie at 751-4946 or truzzieb@chesterfield.gov. Reservations can be made by visiting the Chesterfield Historical Society’s website at www.chesterfieldhistory.com via PayPal.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12 James River High School will host the Little Feet Meet, sponsored by the Special Olympics of Virginia, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at James River High School. The meet is a chance for pre-school and elementary school children with intellectual disabilities to compete in track and field events, receive ribbons and interact with high school volunteers. The event is free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be Tuesday, April 16. For more information, contact Ann Tierney at ann_tierney@ ccpsnet.net.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Chesterfield Women’s League meets 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Villages of Charter Colony Clubhouse, located at 1101 Charter Club Way in Midlothian. Angie Wilderman, a genealogist and past president and of the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, will present. Wilderman is also a member of the Bermuda Hundred Chapter of the National Society of the Daughter’s of the American Revolution and the Genealogy Research Institute of Virginia. Wilderman will offer advice on how to get started discovering your family’s past. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Carole Crist at 804-405-7809 or carolecrist@gmail.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13 A free Irish dance class will be offered noon to 1 p.m. at the Heart of Ireland School of Dance, located at 14257 Midlothian Turnpike. Try Irish dancing and see what all the fun is about. The class is open to all ages, but participants must register in advance. Register online at www.heartofirelandschool. com or call 804-464-8190. Bon Air United Methodist Church, 1645 Buford Road, is holding its annual All You Can Eat Spaghetti Supper from 5 to 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Christian Home Class and the Bon Air Youth, the supper features spaghetti with homemade sauce, salad, bread sticks, beverages and homemade desserts. Drive thru or eat in options are available. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. All proceeds go to support the Bon Air Youth as well as local missions.
Spring Arbor of Salisbury will offer an evening presentation on Parkinson’s Disease: Treatment and Management from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the facility, which is located at 14001 Turnberry Lane in Midlothian. Speakers will include six experts in the field. For more information or to make reservations, call Jennifer Kelsey at 804-8972727. Refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
Eat Like a Locavore seminar begins 6 p.m. at the Midlothian Library. Learn to grow your own vegetables regardless of space constraints – leave with a garden plan and a plant in hand. The program is being presented for free by the Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension and the Chesterfield County Master Gardeners.
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The Girl Scout Junior Geocaching skill builder workshop will be offered 10 a.m. to noon at Eppington Plantation, 14201 Eppes Falls Rd. by the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia and the county Department of Parks and Recreation. Girls will learn to use GPS receivers and to locate GPS coordi-
The Virginia Home for Boys and Girls Auxiliary is hosting a card party from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the facility’s dining hall, located at 8716 West Broad Street in Richmond. Tickets are $20 per person. Refreshments, lunch, prizes, and boutique items are offered to purchase. Bring your friends to make up a table. by Friday, April 12 by calling David Lefebvre at 804-270-6566, ext. 146. All proceeds go to benefit the teens who receive assistance from VHBG.
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presented by the Huguenot Community Players at 7:30 p.m. at Huguenot United Methodist Church, located at 10661 Duryea Drive in Richmond. For reservations, call 804-272-6820, and leave your name, phone number and number of tickets. Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass presented by the adult choirs of five Midlothian area churches: St. Edward the Confessor Catholic, Salisbury Presbyterian, St. Mathias’ Episcopal Church, Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church and Episcopal Church of the Redeemer begins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Edward’s Church, 2700 Dolfield Dr. at Huguenot Rd. Free admission, an offering will be received. The public is invited. The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia’s annual Heirloom Tomato Plant Sale will open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chesterfield County Museum, located on the historic courthouse green at 6813 Mimms Loop. The sale will continue, as supplies last, 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, April 23 through 25. More than 30 tomato varieties will be offered, along with basil, peppers and other heirloom plants. Tomato plants will be $2 each or $3 for five. For more information, call 804-768-7311, or visit chesterfieldhistory.com. The sale is co-sponsored by the county department of parks and recreation.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Bon Secours Richmond Health System will host Public Safety day 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Francis Watkins Centre, located at 601 Watkins Centre Pkwy in Midlothian. Activities will include a fire and life safety house, a fire extinguisher simulator, a 911 simulator, a sheriff’s office children’s ID kit, public safety and preparedness booths, fire trucks and medic units, mascots McGruff and Bonnie, refreshments and door prizes. Arsenic and Old Lace will be presented by the Huguenot Community Players at 7:30 p.m. at Huguenot United Methodist Church, located at 10661 Duryea Drive in Richmond. For reservations, call 804-272-6820, and leave your name, phone number and number of tickets.
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food was offered by the Midlothian High School French 3 Honors class, which coordinated a breakfast for the visitors on their first day at school. During their stay, the French students also enjoyed field trips to Charlottesville, Jamestown, Williamsburg and Washington, D.C. Ten of the exchange students stayed with students and families from James River High School, and attended classes there. French students spent one day of their trip visiting the other high school participating in the program. French teacher Marsha Taylor of Midlothian High School is the coordinator of the program, which offers all of French students the opportunity to make friends locally, to use their language skills, and to learn cultural differences. Taylor is the liaison to all parents and students, to the partner school in France, the company that arranges the trip and also to James River High School. Françoise LePièce is an English teacher at NotreDame Saint Victor and is the advocate and organizer for this program at her school. James River French teachers Laurel Maughan and Carmen Carraway welcomed students into their classes and school as well. Midlothian High School extends thanks to all of the families who participated in the program and made their French students part of the family and to the both high schools’ faculty, staff and students for welcoming the French students into the schools. The Midlothian High School French students left March 27 for a stay in Epernay, which is in the Champagne region of France. There, they are currently doing the same things their French counterparts did in Virginia – staying with local families, attending school and visiting notable places in the Champagne area and Paris. Information provided by Debbie Bartle
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Robert Draucker performs antique clock up with the Chester Lions restorations, and he will Club to present the workappraise clocks and watchshop, but in recent years, es. And, Turner Johnson the historical preservation will handle general items, organization struck out such as decorative and fine on its own to head up the art pieces, furniture and event. baskets. So, what makes an item Vernon Creekmore will an antique? Qccording to also evaluate furniture, Hancock, it’s the age and ceramics and textiles, not the condition that while David Packard, a qualifies a piece in that Midlothian-based apcategory. praiser, will do stamps and “I think they consider rocks. Finally, Liz Poe of 50 years old to be an anPoe’s Realty and Auctions, tique, although it used to will take a look at items be 100 years old,” Hancock such as tea sets, fishing said. gear, military memorabilia and flatware. ABOUT THE APPRAISERS Most of the appraisers NOT JUST ABOUT VALUE at the Antiques Evaluation Although Hancock said Workshop live or operate that she hasn’t seen any in Central Virginia. Paula particularly unusual items Mims, an evaluator with during previous evaluThe Globe in Petersburg, ations, she did say that will assess dolls, while some of the pieces that John Whiting of Whiting’s people have brought in Old Paper in the Antique before have been centuries Village in Mechanicsville, old. And, fortunately for will study paper goods of their owners, many of all types. them had been well-main“She also does doll tained. repairs, and he evaluates “I know we had a clock almanacs, magazines, last time that was from the sheet music and books,” 1700s or the 1800s,” HanHancock said. cock said. “We’ve also had Virginia Levy, who paintings from the 1800s.” Hancock said formerly ran So what is it about ana jewelry business in Chestique appraisals that their terfield and in Hopewell, owners find so fascinating? will appraise diamond Hancock said hearing the jewelry. Bill McDonald, a tales that go along with the Glen Allen-based assessor, items seems to be just as will evaluate vintage toys, intriguing as finding out including models, model how much they’re worth. kits, die-cast toys, comic “I think it’s all about books and sports memofinding the history and the rabilia. stories behind the items that they bring in,” Hancock said. “People want to know about the era it came from and about the history of the item itself.” If you have items that you would like to bring in for appraisals during the Antiques Evaluation Workshop, the cost is $25 for three items or $10 for one item. Admission, however, is free for spectators. For more information about the Antiques Evaluation Workshop, call 804796-7121 or visit www. chesterfieldhistory.com.
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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, just because everyone else is making changes doesn’t mean you have to at this time as well. If things are working out, then let them stay as they are for a while.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, take a trip this week if it will help you reach your goals. The change of scenery could give you an entirely new perspective on a situation that needs tackling.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Don’t set limits on what you do, Leo. Changes at work mean you may need to fill different roles that require new skills. There’s a good chance you can master them.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, think about adding some new skills to your resume. It’s not that your job is in turmoil right now, but it always pays to be a step ahead when it comes to your career.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Networking comes in all shapes and sizes, Virgo. Attend a fun function to put yourself in touch with new people and lead to encounters that can help your future.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, don’t feel guilty if your opinion differs from others’. If you don’t agree with the consensus, then that is your opinion and your right. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, say what is on your mind because sometimes people just need to hear the honest truth. You have a good way of exacting authority and representing others. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, get together with people who share your love of adventure this week. Together you can enjoy time spent living vicariously and enjoying the scenery flying by.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, if you want to get real results this time, change your approach with a person who has been troublesome in the past. You will get the knack of persuasion. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Discuss issues from your past that you have yet to resolve, Aquarius. This is the week to “come clean” with a spouse or romantic partner or someone else close to you. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, do generous things for others, and not only will you feel great, but also you will get an unexpected reward.
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James River High School head coach Peter Schumacher walks off the field following the Rapids' early season win over Dominion District rival L.C. Bird High School.
uring head coach Peter Schumacher’s tenure, the James River High School Rapids’ varsity baseball team has been one of the most successful in the area and the state. This is Schumacher’s seventh season as head coach and entering the year his overall record was 107-37, which includes back-to-back Group AAA state titles in 2007 and 2008, three Central Region championships, two Dominion District crowns and one district playoff title. Last year, the Rapids finished 11-1 to win the district regular season championship and 19-8 overall in advancing to the state semifinals. After recently notching a win over district rival Clover Hill High School, the Rapids improved to 3-0 in league play and 4-0 overall. Schumacher said he is pleased with how this year’s team is coming along. “I'm pleased with how our team has come together so far and pleased with the entire team's play,” he said. “That said, there is still much to work on and we can continue to grow closer as a ball club. They are working hard and have been doing things the right way so far.” The Rapids will have to find ways to STREAK page 7
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ant to get in a good run and help a community school while you’re doing it? The second annual Great Gator 5K and Kids’ Fun Run will kick off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, with a children’s run and obstacle course, followed by the 5K at 9:45 a.m. at Swift Creek Elementary School at 13800 Genito Road in Midlothian. The race course will follow the trails and neighborhood streets of Brandermill. The fun run and obstacle course are only for children aged 4 to 12, while the 5K is open to all. Organizers said the event is aimed at supporting healthy living as a community while also supporting the school’s technology initiative. Last year’s race drew more than 350 participants and raised more than $5,000, which bought the school eight iPods and eight iPod Touches for classroom use. Festivities will continue after the race is finished, and will include a DJ, inflatables, pie-in-the-face contests, raffles, food for purchase, vendors and more. Fees until Wednesday, April 24, are $25 for adult participation in the 5K, $20 for children 12 and under to run the 5K, $10 for kids to participate in the fun run and $75 for a family of four to register. The day of the race, prices will rise to $35 for adults, $30 for children and $15 for the fun run. For more information, or to register, go to www.swiftcreek5k.com.
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hey call themselves the “Bomb Squad” and the five Midlothian High School varsity girls’ softball players who make up the group hope the Trojans will explode on the field this year. Members of the Bomb Squad are seniors Alex Sandborn, KellyAnne Thompson, Casey Kenney and Laura Yuhase, as well as junior Katie Smith. “The five of us are called the Bomb Squad because we’ve been together since day one,” Smith said, noting that Sandborn and Thompson came up with the nickname. “Yeah, it’s a real honor to be a member of the Bomb Squad,” Smith added. “We’re kind of always together and it’s just us . . . you know.” Sandborn plays first base and was a first-team Dominion District pick last year and earned honorable mention honors for the Central Region. The Trojans have a number of good returning players this year, which should make for a good nucleus, she said. “Oh, I think so, yeah,” she said.
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Midlothian High School varsity girls' softball players Katie Smith, clockwise from left, Casey Kenney, KellyAnne Thompson, Alex Sandborn and Laura Yuhase, who are known as the "Bomb Squad," re-enact a pregame ritual.
“I’m pretty confident. Well, we have a good solid infield. It’s full of seniors. Our outfield’s solid and our batting – I think we can definitely improve on, but it has potential.” Thompson is the Trojans’ second baseman, which she said suits her just fine. “I just like it because I’m close
to Alex,” Thompson said. “I know her and I’ve been playing there since I was young. I don’t know how to explain this. It’s this little hole that is mine and I can dominate it.” The Bomb Squad is a fun-loving group and prone to laughter. When asked what some of the keys are for Midlothian to be suc-
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Above: The #1 McDonald's car of NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray is shown last week at Richmond International Raceway. Right: NASCAR driver Aric Almirola is seen at the track. Below: NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
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cessful this year, Thompson said, “Stay positive,” pausing to laugh with her cohorts. “Yeah. We just gotta stay happy.” A veteran catcher, Kenney said the keys to the Trojans’ success are simple. “Listening and cooperation,” she said. “We need to get better at hitting and pitching.” Overcome with laughter, Kenney said she thinks this can be a breakthrough season for Midlothian. “Yes, definitely,” she said while giggling, “because we all get along so well.” Smith patrols centerfield for the Trojans and earned second-team All-District honors last year. “I want to cover more ground in centerfield,” she said of her goal for this season, “like don’t let any balls drop and I want the outfield to communicate really well out there.” Smith said she enjoys advancing on the base paths. “I like base running the most because I like getting on base and being able to move around and score,” she said. “That’s really fun.” It’s essential for the Trojans
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oungsters with intellectual disabilities will show off their athletic skills when Special Olympics Virginia presents the 3rd annual Chesterfield Little Feet Meet at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 12, at James River High School at 3700 James River Road in Midlothian. Val Reinford is the vice president of local program services for Special Olympics Virginia. Reinford said the Little Feet Meets are part of a national outreach program called Project Unify, a national Special Olympics initiative funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. “The goal of Project Unity is to build inclusive school communities,” Reinford said. “We’re trying to bring students together, with or without intellectual disabilities.” Little Feet Meets will take place at nine locations throughout the state before the end of 2013. The other local events are scheduled for Friday, April 19, at Douglas Freeman High School in MEET page 7
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replace a bevy of players from last year’s team who have moved on to the college ranks, Schumacher said. Most notable is Nathan Kirby, who was second-team All-State last year, Do-District Player of the Year and the Times-Dispatch AllMetro Player of the Year and is now playing baseball for the University of Virginia. Also gone is Michael Trentham, who is playing at Randolph-Macon College this year and was an honorable-mention All-state pick last year, as well as first-team All-District and All-Region. Collin Lawless, who was honorable mention All-State in 2010, is now playing for Longwood University. Tyler Carrico is a member of the University of Virginia’s team and Kit Scheetz, who was first-team All-State in 2011, has moved on to Virginia Tech, Schumacher said. However, the cupboard is not exactly bare this year, the coach added. “We have some good veteran leadership returning and they have done a great job of keeping the team-first atmosphere that we want,” Schumacher said. “For us to succeed, we need to have the new starters and role players step into their roles effectively. They have done that so far.” As for the “team-first atmosphere,” Schumacher encourages players in the dugout to exhort their teammates on to victory and reserve junior infielder Coleman Paz is perhaps the Rapids’ most vocal cheerleader. The diminutive Paz, who
SQUAD from 6 to maintain their focus to achieve success this year, Smith said. “I think it’s really important that, like KellyAnne said, we stay positive and just work as a team,” Smith said. Rich Johann is in his first year as head coach at Midlothian, previously having been the head coach at James River for two years. While the Trojans have work to do this year to have a winning record, they are solid in a number of areas, he said. “We’ve got a very mature group of kids here, except pitching, where we’re young,” he said. “So pitching’s terribly important in softball, even
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James River High School varsity baseball players Will Gregory, left, Jose Castro and Kelvin Marte are looking to help the Rapids have another successful season this year.
is roughly 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds, could be heard vociferously encouraging senior relief pitcher Seth Lanciani during an earlyseason win over L.C. Bird. “Give ’em the Hebrew Hammer,” Paz shouted again and again to Lanciani. Lanciani, who is Jewish, said the Hebrew Hammer is his curve ball and the moniker was given to the pitch years ago and has stuck. He likes it, he said, smiling. Key players the Rapids will be depending on this year, Schumacher said, include senior Mac Caples at third base, a first team AllState pick last year; senior pitcher/first baseman Jack
more so than in baseball and I’ve got a freshman and a sophomore that are spending most of the time there right now.” Being a first-year coach, Johann said the team “has to be able to adjust to your system as you try to lay a foundation for the program.” “Well, part of it is just sort of blocking and tackling that you got to take care of – the basics,” he said. “Then you’re trying to make sure that everybody is really buying in and believing in what you’ve done. I’ve coached hundreds and hundreds of softball games and it’s just a matter of getting everybody sort of in sync together – communi-
Roberts, who was first team All-District last year; junior outfielder Harry Lee Watson, who was honorable mention All-State last year; and junior shortstop Cullen Large. A number of teams in the district and the region will be vying for playoff spots, Schumacher said. “There are many, many good teams in our district and in the region,” he said. Junior Will Gregory is starting at catcher this year and he said he is excited about the team’s prospects. “We’ve got a good team this year again hoping to go far,” he said. Gregory has been playing baseball since he was a youngster and he said the
cating on and off the field, supporting your teammates when you’re on the bench and it’s just the little things. When we’re on the bench, if we have runners on, who’s watching [the] runner, who’s watching [the] batter so that everybody’s involved and everybody here I know will contribute this year.” As long as the Trojans stay focused on the task at hand, Johann said he has no problem with members of the Bomb Squad or other team members having a good time. “Well, you want them to look forward to coming out and playing, and, if you practice hard, then you can get the benefits of that during a game,” he said.
three-run homer he hit against Bird – his first as a varsity player – was the highlight of his career. “It felt good when I rounded second and everybody was cheering,” he said. A utility infielder, junior Jose Castro said the 2007 and 2008 state championship banner that hangs in right field at Dave Cottrell Field is an inspiration to the team. “It’s something we’re proud of it,” he said. “It’s really amazing just coming out here and playing and knowing that we won like twice this championship and we just want to get there again and then win it for James River.”
“We’re hitting the ball real well. We’re communicating well. We’ve made very few errors in [our first] two games and our scrimmage. We just have to be supportive of the pitching staff, and – as they get reps in – they’ll get better.”
Henrico and on Thursday, April 25, at Hanover High School in Hanover. The first Chesterfield County Little Feet Meet was held in 2011 and the event has continued to be successful year after year. Local schools recommend the athletes for participation, and one contributing factor has been the continued help of James River High School students who volunteer to operate the various athletic stations. Participation from the school’s pupils has always been a part of past events, but this year’s Chesterfield meet experienced an outpouring of interest from those teenagers. Initially, Reinford said about 800 students voluntarily attended assemblies to gauge interest, but James River High teachers had to pare that population down to about 350. “The students are released from class, and they help for the day,” Reinford said. “They are so enthusiastic, and they do a super job.” The athletes will be separated into three groups during the event – early childhood, which includes 2to 5-year-olds, kindergarten through second grade and third through fifth grade. For instance, the kindergarteners will perform acts such a standing long jump while
older children will play softball. But, only members of the oldest group will test their skills against each other. That’s because, as Reinford explained, Special Olympics rules state that only children age 8 or older can compete in sanctioned sports events. Each of the contestants will receive ribbons for their participation, although the children in the third through fifth grade group will receive placement ribbons. Reinford has personally witnessed the Little Feet Meet events in the past, and she said they sometimes become emotional for everyone involved. She also said that the events can only happen with the cooperation of many different people, including the athletes. “How do you put it into words?” Reinford said. “It’s wonderful to see everyone interacting, in tears, and having fun together – the participants, the buddies, the teachers and the parents.” Registration for this year’s event is closed, but Reinford said the public can come out and watch. For more information about the Little Feet Meet programs, or to get involved with Special Olympics Virginia, call 804-726-3034 or visit www.specialolympicsva. org.
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