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‘Tiger Tom’ hits 100

Local radio, news icon was voice of community for more than 50 years

For more than 30 years, “Tiger Tom” was When John “Tiger the popular, on-air voice Tom” Mitchell was at WANT-990 AM radio, born in 1916, African spinning records, providAmerican-owned banks, ing the latest news and insurance companies, sports and advertising newspapers, barber and the biggest entertainers beauty shops and retail coming to town. businesses had set a For decades, he also foundation of wealth for was the voice of Friday Jackson Ward. night football games, anThe vibrancy of the nouncing the teams and community, and growtheir plays at City Staing up around his great dium, including the anuncle, crusading Rich- “Tiger Tom” is on nual Armstrong-Walker mond newspaper editor the air in this 1958 Classic on Thanksgiving photo. John Mitchell Jr., fed weekend. Mr. Mitchell’s desire to work in the While the revered radio personality newspaper and radio businesses. and broadcasting icon retired in 1982, By Holly Rodriguez

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Richmond radio personality and sports announcer John “Tiger Tom” Mitchell and his wife of 56 years, Bette Mitchell, at their South Side home.

his clear voice and upbeat style are still remembered. “Tiger Tom” turns 100 on Thursday, Oct. 27. He’s celebrating with family and friends this weekend at his South Side home. “Sometimes he says he can’t believe he’s still here at 100,” his son, John,

told the Free Press in an interview this week. “People stop me on the street and ask me how he’s doing. He was an institution in this city.” Even though he is less mobile now, Mr. Mitchell reads the Free Press and daily newspapers every day. A magnifying glass sits on his bed, along with

the latest edition he’s reading. At times, his voice is as strong as it was when he was on the radio. His family encourages him to talk about the past. His recollections are packed with history. Please turn to A4

27,952 registered in 2 days

Voters flood state online registration system during deadline extension By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Pumpkin run Kamyra Hall, 8, is on the lookout for her next pumpkin pick at the Pumpkin Patch at Gallmeyer Farms in Eastern Henrico. Children of all ages excitedly picked pumpkins last Sunday, ran through a maze of hay bales, took a spooky house tour and went on hay rides at the farm that is open through Halloween.

Petersburg’s interim city manager back on her transit job By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Robert C. Bobb took control of the Petersburg city government Tuesday after being handed an opportunity to turn around the municipality that is drowning in unpaid bills. With his first step, Mr. Bobb installed a member of his team, Tom L. Tyrell to run the city, ousting interim City Manager Dironna Moore Belton, who returned to her former job as manager of the Petersburg Area Transit Co. She left that position in March when she was brought in to replace Petersburg’s fired city manager. Mr. Tyrell is a former chief operating officer for the Chicago public school system. The arrival of Mr. Bobb, a former Richmond city manager,

Tens of thousands of Virginians registered to vote last week after a federal judge ordered the state to reopen the voter rolls for two extra days. The flood of registrations came after U.S. District Court Senior Judge Claude M. Hilton in Alexandria issued the Oct. 20 order as a remedy for those who were shut out when Virginia’s online voter registration system crashed after a deluge of applications overloaded and shut down the state computer system on Monday, Oct. 17, the original deadline. Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring joined the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in seeking the extension — although the judge declined their joint request to keep the rolls open for five additional days. Instead, the judge ordered the Mr. Cortés rolls open through Friday, Oct. 21. As of 11:59 p.m. Oct. 21, 27,952 voter registration applications were received during the extension via the online system, according to Edgardo Cortés, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections. He said that number is likely to be substantially higher once a tally is completed of applications filed in person, submitted through government agencies such as the state Department of

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Tuesday, Nov. 1, is the deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail to vote in the November presidential and general election. The deadline to request an absentee ballot in person is Saturday, Nov. 5. Local voter registrar offices across the state will be open Saturday, Oct. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 5, for people to cast absentee ballots. Details: Virginia Department of Elections at www.elections.virginia. gov or (800) 552-9745 and select Option 1.

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Ballots to be used by Richmond voters arrive Monday at a city warehouse in Scott’s Addition. The ballots are for the election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Total delivered: 147,550, officials said. In the days ahead, staff from the Richmond Voter Registrar’s Office will unpack them, count them, bundle them for distribution to the city’s 65 precincts and finally lock them in steel cages until they are to be delivered.

Motor Vehicles or mailed through the U.S. Postal Service. The Richmond Voter Registrar’s Office reported receiving 2,000 online registration applications during the two-day extension, including an estimated 1,400 that were received Friday. It is not clear whether the new filings will dramatically increase the number of eligible voters. Registrars across the state are finding a substantial percentage are duplicates filed by people who wanted to ensure they are registered or who needed Please turn to A4

New firm, CoStar, to bring 732 jobs to Downtown of the top 10 private employers in Richmond. Most people in Richmond probThe company already is recruiting ably never heard of CoStar Group online at its website, CoStar.com/ Inc. before this week. Richmond, where prospective emSoon the 30-year-old company that ployees can learn about the company is the No. 1 provider of information and complete applications. on commercial real estate will be a Andrew C. Florance, who founded local household name. the publicly traded company in 1987 In a coup for the state capital, and propelled it become No. 1 in its the Washington-based firm plans to field as its chief executive, made it Mr. Florance make the city its research hub and a official Monday. center for software innovation to support the Ending a nearly yearlong hunt for space, Mr. collection of information the company needs Florance announced Richmond had won the to serve its clients. competition for the company’s research center To make that happen, CoStar plans to bring that will be moved from Washington. 732 high-paying jobs to Downtown during the He joined a beaming Gov. Terry McAuliffe next two to three years. The planned workPlease turn to A4 force would catapult the company into the list By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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It’s almost done. This is a view of the new T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge that pedestrians and cyclists can use to cross the James River. No motorized vehicles are allowed. The bridge links Brown’s Island near 5th Street in Downtown to the Manchester Climbing Wall, part of the floodwall, in South Side. It is named for the late city planner who once led the effort to create the bridge. The project took two years of planning and a year of construction. It includes improvements to the land area

Groundbreaking Oct. 31 on East End community transformation The former Armstrong High School is about to be cleared away to make room on the 22-acre site for a new mixed-income community to include up to 250 apartments and 50 single-family homes, according to approved plans. Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones will lead the official groundbreaking for the projected $45 million housing development at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the school site at Nine Mile Road and North 31st Street. Members of City Council will join the mayor and area residents in celebrating the beginning of what City Hall views as a community transformation that could aid in reducing poverty in the East End. Representatives of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, which is overseeing the project for the city, and the developer, the nonprofit Boston-based The Community Builders, also are expected to attend. Tearing down the old school building that has been unused since 2004 and constructing new homes represents the first step toward an overhaul of the nearby 504-unit Creighton Court public housing community. When the apartments are complete in about a year, some Creighton Court residents will move in, enabling The Community Builders to begin the far larger redevelopment of the public housing community’s 30-acre site. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

State NAACP convention starts Friday in Alexandria

Gov. Terry McAuliffe and national NAACP Chairwoman Rosalyn Brock will be the featured speakers at the 81st state convention of the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP in Northern Virginia this weekend, it has been announced. The conference, expected to draw several hundred civil rights activists, is Friday, Oct. 28, through Sunday, Oct. 30 in Alexandria. A major focus will be on increasing voter participation, community advocacy and accountability of elected officials. Gov. McAuliffe is expected to address the organization’s Leadership Luncheon on Saturday, while Ms. Brock is scheduled to address the Freedom Fund Gala on Saturday evening. Two Virginia congressmen, Robert C “Bobby” Scott, D-3rd, and R.J. “Rob” Wittman, R-1st, also are expected to participate, as are representatives of the Alexandria police and the Virginia State Police, according to the program. Additional information: (804) 321-5678. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Halloween candy exchange to benefits troops, teeth

Richmond area Kool Smiles dental offices are holding their 5th Annual “Operation Troop Treats” program to give youngsters’ teeth a post-Halloween break and give U.S. troops overseas a sweet reminder of home. Between Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, Nov. 5, children and families can go to three area Kool Smiles dental offices and swap some of their Halloween candy for toys. The donated candy will be sent in 200 care packages, along with dental kits and other goodies, to members of the Armed Services serving abroad. “ ‘Operation Troop Treats’ is our way of encouraging children and parents to maintain healthy dental habits this Halloween, while also bringing a little bit of holiday joy to U.S. service members deployed overseas who are not able to celebrate with family here at home,” said Dr. Ashley Nichols, Kool Smiles managing dental director. Children can receive one toy for every 25 pieces of unopened candy in its original packaging, with a limit of three toys per child. Toys are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Families and children do not have to be Kool Smiles patients to participate. Locations for the candy swap: • Kool Smiles Southside Plaza, 4722 N. Southside Plaza St., in South Richmond. • Kool Smiles Mechanicsville, 3824 Mechanicsville Turnpike. • Kool Smiles Colonial Heights, 400-C Southpark Blvd., Colonial Heights. — LAUREN NORTHINGTON

Correction

An article about the Lumpkin’s Jail development ceremony in Shockoe Bottom published in the Oct. 13-15 edition of the Free Press incorrectly identified Free Egunfemi, founder of UntoldRVA, as the leader of the group of protesters at the event. The Free Press regrets the error.

Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

on the south bank to make the bridge more accessible. More than $11.5 million has been spent on the development, according to the city, including more than $9 million in city taxpayer funds and $2.5 million from a state grant. Part of the structure, now reinforced and improved, dates to 1901 and sat atop a dam that was built at the time to provide water to generate electricity at a long-defunct power plant on 12th Street. A few years ago, the old power plant was transformed into apartments.

City continues to catch up on paying old bills By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond City Hall is doing a far better job of paying its bills by its self-imposed 30-day deadline, according to a new report to Richmond City Council. As of Sept. 30, the city Department of Finance notified the City Council’s Finance Committee that only $380,719 in bills were unpaid — half of which were less than 30 days old. That’s a big change from one year ago, the report noted, when bills totaling nearly 10 times as much — $3.23 million — had piled up. Almost half of them were unpaid for 60 days or more. The problem of bills going unpaid peaked in December 2015, according to city data, when more than $4.2 million in bills were unpaid. About $2.8 million were outstanding for more than 60 days. Of those late pays, $1.5 million in bills had been awaiting payment for more than four months. Since then, the data show the city stepped up its effort to cut checks and get them into vendors’ hands. Mr. Wack By April, the city was reporting only $1.3 million in bills waiting to be paid, the data show. The number of unpaid bills briefly spiked in July to $2.2 million, when the new fiscal year began, but the situation was quickly remedied. By August, the amount of unpaid bills had shrunk to about $530,000, with the improvement continuing in September. New city Finance Director John B. Wack stated in the report the change can be “attributed to renewed efforts in ensuring vendor payments are made in a timely manner.” But the problem is not completely cured. According to the data, the city had not yet paid $53,000 in

bills submitted in May, while another $45,000 in bills submitted in June had yet to be paid. Still, those numbers are the lowest in the past 12 months for bills awaiting payment for three months or more. Additional City Council scrutiny appears to have helped the effort. Complaints poured into the council, which then began requiring monthly and quarterly reports to its Finance Committee on a range of items, including the amount of unpaid bills. So has the department’s overhaul. Previously deputy administrator in Goochland County, Mr. Wack is part of the new financial management team that has been assembled in the past year to end disarray in the department that has been attributed mostly to significant turnover in management. Richmond’s chief administrative officer, Selena Cuffee-Glenn, who arrived in mid-May 2015, began repairing the department when she lured Lenora Reid from Suffolk to serve as the city’s chief financial officer. Ms. Reid has been credited by the council Finance Committee with putting in place the management and staff to ensure tax collections and payments to vendors are handled in a timely fashion. As part of that effort, the council provided extra money in the current budget to enable the Finance Department to hire more tax collectors. The last frontier for Ms. Reid is to have outside auditors complete the city’s comprehensive annual financial report, or CAFR, on time. It is supposed to be done by Nov. 30, five months after the June 30 end of a fiscal year. That has not happened since 2014. The CAFR for fiscal year 2014 was about a year late. The CAFR for fiscal year 2015 is still outstanding. And the fiscal year 2016 CAFR, on which work has begun, appears likely to be issued well after Nov. 30.

Enrollment begins Nov. 1 for health insurance under Affordable Care Act By Lauren Northington

Open enrollment begins Tuesday, Nov. 1, for 2017 health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act. Although next year’s premiums are slated to rise, officials said Monday that a majority of Virginians shopping for insurance on the ACA marketplace could get health care coverage for less than $75 per month, based on a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Seventy-three percent of Virginia’s Marketplace shoppers will be able to find plans with premiums below $100, according to the report. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell said consumers in the state will have an average of 34 health plans to choose from, with financial assistance reducing the plans’ overall costs. Officials said 11 insurance companies will be offering plans in Virginia for 2017, with some consumers having the option to purchase coverage from Cigna for the first time. Despite the cost of premiums increasing, 82 percent of current Virginia Marketplace shoppers are eligible for tax credits that drastically reduce consumers’ out-of-pocket premium costs, Secretary Burwell said. “Many uninsured Virginians could also qualify for financial assistance, as could 56,000 Virginians currently paying full price for off-marketplace coverage,” she stated. While Republican presidential candidate

Donald Trump and others are calling for a repeal of the federal Affordable Care Act, known also as Obamacare, more than 11.3 million Americans now have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to federal statistics. Health insurance marketplaces, also called health exchanges, were set up in each state in 2013 under the Affordable Care Act. The law allows children to be covered under their parents’ health insur-

ance policy through age 26. It also requires health insurance companies to provide insurance despite a person’s pre-existing conditions. Virginia’s Marketplace provides an outof-pocket cost calculator and a physician and drug search tool to help consumers. Information, including registration for health insurance through Virginia Marketplace options, is available at www. Healthcare.gov.

Health organizations offering free flu shots The Richmond City Health District and HCA Virginia are offering free flu shots. The Richmond City Health District will offer free flu vaccinations to adults and children age 3 and older from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at the Walmart at 2210 Sheila Lane, and Big Apple Supermarket, 2916 Jefferson Davis Highway, on South Side. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No insurance or identification is required. For more information: www.facebook.com/RichmondCityHealtDistrict or (804) 205-5734. HCA Virginia will offer free flu shots to adults 18 and older at Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, 2621 Grove Ave., in the West End, and West Creek Emergency Center, 12720 Tuckahoe Creek Court, in Henrico County. No appointments are necessary. The free shots will be available as long as supplies of the vaccine last. Details: (804) 307-2224. This year’s flu vaccine protects against four strains of the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC recommends annual vaccines, ideally by the end of October, for everyone age 6 months and older. — LAUREN NORTHINGTON

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Republican Colin Powell endorses Hillary Clinton Reuters

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Colin Powell, who served as U.S. secretary of state in Republican President George W. Bush’s administration, said on Tuesday he would vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 presidential election, according to Newsday newspaper. Gen. Powell, who made the announcement at an event hosted by a Long Island business group in Woodbury, N.Y., said Republican Donald Trump was “not qualified” and had sold Americans a “bill of goods” that he could not deliver, Newsday said. “He has insulted America in one way almost every

day,” Gen. Powell said of Mr. Trump, according to the newspaper. “He has insulted Latino Americans. He has insulted African-Americans. He has insulted women. He has insulted his own party. He has insulted our allies around the world one by one. He has insulted veterans,” Gen. Powell said. He praised Mrs. Clinton and said he considered the Democratic nominee a “friend” whom he had known for 20 years. “She is smart. She is capable. She was a good secretary of state,” Gen. Powell said, according to Newsday.

White supremacist candidate qualifies for debate at HBCU Special to Trice Edney News Wire from North Start News Today

White supremacist David Duke has qualified for Louisiana’s U.S. Senate debate scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Dillard University, a historically black university based in New Orleans. Mr. Duke, a former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a white terrorist organization, has based his campaign on calling Black Lives Matter a terrorist organization. He also is campaigning to

stop what he claims is racism of the Congregational Church, against white people. now the United Church of Mr. Duke qualified for parChrist, and the Freemen’s ticipation in the debate by Aid Society of the Methodist reaching a 5 percent threshold Episcopal Church, now the of voter support among five United Methodist Church, other declared candidates for founded what later became the office. Dillard in 1869 as Straight The vote for U.S. Senate University and Union Normal will be held on Tuesday, Nov. School. Mr. Duke 8, the same day as the nation’s After several other name presidential election. changes and associations, the school was The American Missionary Association named Dillard University in 1935.

Ciara, Russell expecting first child Free Press wire report

Richmond native and Seattle Seahawks superstar quarterback Russell Wilson and singer Ciara are expecting their first child. Mr. Wilson and Ciara tied the knot four months ago, in a fairytale wedding on July 6, at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England. The stars announced the pregnancy by sharing the same photo on Instagram on Tuesday night. Ciara, who turned 31 Tuesday, posted that she is “excited to Finally share one of the Greatest Gifts of All that God could give.” In his social media post, Mr. Wilson called the baby “The Greatest Blessing of All.” This is the first child for 27-year-old Wilson. Ciara has a 2-year-old son from a previous relationship with rapper Future.

Ciara and husband Russell Wilson in their Instagram announcement photo.

“She is balanced, she has temperament and, no matter what anyone says, she has stamina ... I think she is fully qualified to serve as the president of the United States and will serve it with distinction,” Gen. Powell was quoted as saying by Newsday. In hacked emails leaked in September by a group U.S. intelligence officials suspect is linked to Russia, Gen. Powell referred to Mr. Trump as “a national disgrace” and said Mrs. Clinton was “greedy” and had “unbridled ambition.” Gen. Powell, a former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, also endorsed Democratic President Obama in his two successful presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012.

Paisley Park opens as museum Oct. 28 Free Press wire report

Chanhassen, Minn. Paisley Park, the estate and studio of the late musician Prince, will operate permanently as a museum after a rezoning request was approved by the Chanhassen City Council on Monday night. The 65,000 square-foot estate where Prince died on April 21 of an accidental, self-administered overdose at the age of 57 is located in the Minneapolis suburb and will be open to the public on Friday, Oct. 28. Paisley Park Facilities LLC, which operates the property, was previously granted a temporary permit by the City of Chanhassen to open it as a museum. The company gave limited tours earlier this month. Over the course of three days of tours, the property received between 2,000 and 2,400 visitors, according to city council documents, Prince or about 200 visitors per hour. An early-purchase general admission ticket to Paisley Park will cost $38.50, and a VIP tour ticket will be $100. Visitors to Paisley Park will be able to see Prince’s flamboyant concert wardrobe, as well as his instruments and motorcycle collection, the Paisley Park website stated. The city initially tried to delay plans for a museum, citing concerns about traffic flow and public safety. As part of Monday’s vote, the city council is requiring a study to address traffic issues stemming from fans flocking to the estate and studio. The website said tours would begin this Friday. Already, tickets were on sale for tours running through December. Tickets for tours in 2017 were expected to go on sale by mid-November, the website said. The musician blended elements of jazz, funk, R&B, disco and rock in a prolific output of more than 30 albums that have sold more than 36 million copies in the United States alone since 1978. His hits included “Purple Rain,” “1999,” “When Doves Cry” and “Little Red Corvette.” “Prince 4Ever,” the first of two albums featuring previously unreleased and unheard tracks from the artist’s vault of recordings will be released on Nov. 22.

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Future radio personality John Mitchell, center, was 7 when he posed with his brothers in this photo circa 1922. His older brothers, Archer Mitchell, left, and Michael Mitchell stand behind him, while the youngest, William Mitchell. is in front.

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He talks about his great uncle, the noted editor of The Richmond Planet, who organized a boycott of the city’s segregated trolley system in 1904 and ran for governor on the Lily Black ticket in 1921. He also was a founder of Mechanics Savings Bank. Working as young man with the newspaperman, “Tiger Tom” met many of the city’s influential leaders, including businesswoman and bank founder Maggie L. Walker, who gave him his first job as a linotype printer at her newspaper, the St. Luke Herald. In the interview, Mr. Mitchell emphasized that his great uncle and Mrs. Walker helped one another. “They were not competitors,” he said. “They supported one another. That’s what we all did back then.” At 14, he suffered an injury on the newspaper job — the tip of his index finger was cut off. Still, he went on to write articles for The Richmond Planet and, later, for The Richmond Afro, JET magazine and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He also worked for The Virginia Journal, the magazine for the Virginia Teachers’ Association, the African-American teachers’ organization during segregation. He graduated from Armstrong High School as the valedictorian of his class in 1935. He enrolled at Virginia Union University and played freshman football, but left after a year to join the military. He was turned down because of a ruptured hernia for which he had undergone surgery. He ended up working in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Mecklenburg County. He later returned to Richmond and the newspaper business. He wrote about what his son calls “the other side of Richmond” — crime, police investigations and court trials. “My father reported on the politicians and the gangsters,” John said. One trial he covered still haunts him, John said. “It was about the Martinsville 7.” In 1949, seven young African-American men were convicted of raping a white woman in the small Southern Virginia city near the North Carolina border. All seven were sentenced to death in the electric chair by all-white juries that deliberated no longer than two hours. The men’s appeals to the Virginia Supreme Court, and then the U.S. Supreme Court, were unsuccessful. All were put to death in 1951. The highly controversial case drew international attention, including letters from influential people in Russia seeking a stay of their execution. Protests were held in Richmond and near the Spring Street penitentiary where the seven men and the electric chair were held. “My father was in contact with the relatives of the men,” John said. “He has always been very passionate about the injustice in that case. The blatant racism was upsetting. “He reads the things that are going on today and says justice is still unequal.” In the early 1950s, Tiger Tom started working with WANT radio, the call letters of which he says stood for “With All Negro Talent.” He worked with the station until its sale in 1982, his son said. And he was the announcer at football games from the 1960s until the early 1980s. He always enjoyed the major showdown between Maggie L. Walker and Armstrong high schools that would draw crowds up to 30,000 or more. “As an announcer, I was neutral. But in my heart, I was favoring Armstrong,” Mr. Mitchell laughed. Mr. Mitchell has been recognized for his days of glory. In 1996, he was inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame. In November 2009, he was inducted into the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio. He also has received the Frank Soden Lifetime Achievement Award from the Richmond Broadcasters Hall of Fame. His days are quiet now, filled with the simple pleasures of family — his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth “Bette” Mitchell, sons, John and Cary, daughter, Ida, and nieces and nephews. His other daughter, Sheryl, is deceased. He still recites poetry, and up until three or four years ago, would read books from his vast collection, making notes in the margins and on the back and cover pages. He talks periodically by phone with friends and has visitors. Reading newspapers, he keeps up with current events, including the upcoming election. Of President Obama’s historic election as the nation’s first African-American leader, he said, “It’s about time.” With Hillary Clinton poised to become the first woman president, he said, “It’s hard to believe a woman is running. I’m a Democrat and I support her.”

to change an address. Some of those registering included felons whose voting rights Gov. Terry McAuliffe had restored ahead of the registration deadline. According to the administration, Gov. McAuliffe has restored the voting rights of 85,000 people since taking office in 2014, including 67,000 felons whose rights he restored between mid-August and the Oct. 21 deadline, setting a state record and opening the door for them to participate in the Nov. 8 election. It is uncertain how many of the former prisoners registered by the deadline, although state officials believe more than 13,000 signed up to vote. When the online registration system crashed last week, Mr. Cortés was accused of ignoring warnings from registrars ahead of the Oct. 17 deadline that the state system could not handle a sudden flood of applications. He said this week that

the department took extra steps to ensure the system could handle the surge of applications following the judge’s deadline extension order. He said the department beefed up the capacity of VERIS, the statewide voter registration system, including expanding the memory on the system’s primary server to prevent another crash. He said that a secondary server was installed to handle other requests for information, such as locations of polling places, to ease the demand on VERIS. He said performance improvements also were made to the VERIS software, such as a “custom error page that provided voters information on other ways to register or update their records.” He acknowledged that his department was initially less prepared. “This is the first presidential election in which voters have been able to register or update their records online,” he said. “And at times, our technology has had a difficult time keeping up with this unprecedented

demand.” Final voter registration figures are not expected to be available until Nov. 1. But the most recent data indicate the state once again will set a record. As of Sept. 30, the Virginia Department of Elections reported that 5.49 million residents are registered to vote, up about 200,000 people, or about 3.6 percent, from November 2015. Richmond’s registrations also have soared along with the city’s population, which currently tops 220,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. About 143,000 people were listed as eligible to vote in Richmond on Oct. 1, city Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter stated, up 10,000 people, or 7.5 percent, from the 133,000 people who were registered on Election Day in 2015. Mr. Cortés said Virginians can check their registration status, find their polling location, learn what is on their ballot and apply for an absentee ballot on the department’s Citizen Portal at vote.virginia.gov.

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and Mayor Dwight C. Jones, who help lure the company with a total of $8 million in incentives, including a state grant and two years of relief from the city’s business professional and occupational (BPOL) license tax. Richmond City Council approved the relief in 2013 to help attract businesses. “We’re thrilled to welcome CoStar to Virginia and to our capital,” Gov. McAuliffe said. “This will be a transformational project for the city and the metropolitan area.” Mayor Jones also welcomed the company and called CoStar’s decision more evidence of the “quality of our workforce and our real estate.” He said the influx of hundreds of people into Downtown will “bring additional life to an increasingly thriving” area. Mr. Florance said the company plans to invest $8.17 million to prepare the company’s space on the top four floors of the nine-story headquarters building of WestRock — formerly MeadWestvaco — at 501 S. 5th St. on the riverfront. He said the company expects be in the space by the end of November and to have 200 to 300 employees working there by the end of the year, including some transfers from Washington and other offices and others to be hired locally. His plan is to expand the workforce to the full complement as quickly as possible during the next 12 to 24 months. CoStar already had dipped its toe into the Richmond area. The company opened a smaller office in the Richmond area in August to monitor commercial real estate trends in Central Virginia.

According to Mr. Florance, the research center in Downtown will play a far larger role for the company. “We expect the new office will place Richmond at the absolute center of the transaction flow for the nation’s $17 trillion commercial real estate industry,” Mr. Florance said. He said the hundreds of employees will collect and analyze market data from across the country “that connects millions of properties and the thousands of companies that need those properties to grow their businesses.” That information is in demand. The company reports that its website receives 25 million views a month from people interested in using the tools to lease, buy or analyze potential deals on apartment complexes, vacant land, industrial space, warehouses, office buildings and retail stores. “We employ a highly educated and motivated workforce,” Mr. Florance said, “and chose Richmond because it offers access to an incredibly strong higher education system and a great quality of life.” CoStar tried to keep the hub in Washington, but began looking elsewhere when its attempt to buy and renovate a former school building was rebuffed. Richmond, which has sought to make itself more attractive to technology firms, beat out Charlotte, Kansas City, Atlanta and 18 other cities to claim one of the biggest relocation prizes of 2016 in that business sector. Mr. Florance said that his company was impressed with the array of universities in Richmond and across the state from which the company can recruit employees.

He also cited Richmond’s growing reputation for top-notch restaurants and its bustling art scene as more reasons for choosing the city. Richmond also had a leg up in cost. The company was able to lease prime Downtown space for half the price of Charlotte and spend less to equip the space. He did not say so but Richmond also apparently benefited from the dispute in North Carolina over a controversial state law, HB2, that has drawn widespread fire from companies and pro athletic leagues for clamping down on gay and transgender individuals. That provided another excuse for CoStar to cross Charlotte off its list, according to a Charlotte business magazine. Ranked among the nation’s fastest-growing companies, CoStar, which trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange, is reported to have a $6.8 billion value, currently employ 2,700 people and generate more than $700 a million a year in revenue. It maintains a network of offices across the country and in Europe and Canada to monitor commercial real estate, including newly opened offices in the Richmond and Norfolk areas. Fortune recently listed CoStar as one the 100 fastest growing companies in the world, while earlier this year, Forbes named CoStar as one of the top 10 software companies on its list of the most innovative growth companies. The company also has been named a top workplace based on its compensation, benefits and work environment by the Washington Post and as a top company for philanthropy by the Washington Business Journal.

Honoring the past When the headstone of a prominent Richmond physician born into slavery around 1852 was taken last year from historic East End Cemetery, his descendants and other volunteers raised money to purchase a new headstone. The new marker for Dr. Richard F. Tancil was dedicated Oct. 22 during a short ceremony at the cemetery to honor the remarkable man who graduated from Howard University’s medical school and set up a practice in Church Hill. He also started the Nickel Savings Bank in 1896, and operated it out of his East End home. Instrumental in replacing the grave marker are, standing from left, Dr. Tancil’s great-granddaughter-in-law, Susan Mitchell; John Shuck, coordinator of cleanup and restoration efforts at East End Cemetery; Jess Kilgore, Melissa Pocock and Bruce Tarr. Also, kneeling from left, Brian Palmer, Justin Curtis and Erin Palmer. East End Cemetery, established

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around 1897, is the final resting place for more than 13,000 people, including pioneering educator and civic leader Rosa D. Bowser; Hezekiah F. Jonathan, vice

president of Mechanics Savings Bank; and William Custalo, longtime proprietor of the Custalo House bar and restaurant on Broad Street.

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and his team came just a few days after the Petersburg City Council held a special meeting and voted 4-1, with two members absent, to award his company a five-month contract to fix the city’s problems at a cost of about $350,000. The vote was taken Oct. 20, just two days after the council balked at the deal. On Oct. 18, the contract failed to win a majority when council deadlocked 3-3 with one abstention. As the Free Press reported last week, Councilman John A. Hart Sr., who voted against the contract Oct. 18, provided the crucial fourth vote to bring Mr. Bobb’s consulting firm to Petersburg to provide a rescue plan. Arriving more than an hour late to the special meeting,

Mr. Hart made the motion and voted with Mayor W. Howard Myers, Vice Mayor Samuel Parham and Councilman Brian Moran to direct Ms. Belton to sign the $350,000 contract. Councilman Darrin Hill, who is in a reelection fight, cast the lone opposing vote. Council members David Ray Coleman and Treska Wilson-Smith, who previously did Mr. Tyrell not support the contract, were absent from the meeting. But their votes could not have halted the deal. While the council’s rules bar it from voting on the same issue within a 30-day period, new Petersburg City Attorney Joseph E. Preston cleared the way with an opinion that the Oct. 18

vote didn’t count so that City Council was entitled to take its first vote on the contract at last Thursday’s meeting. “It’s my legal position that no action was taken due to Mr. Hart indicating at the last meeting that he wanted time to review this matter,” Mr. Preston said before the vote. Meanwhile, Ms. Belton had not issued a city financial statement to the public Ms. Belton before returning to her former position. According to a list released by the city, Petersburg had about $11 million in unpaid bills as of Sept. 30 and lacked the funds to pay the long list of public agencies and private companies owed money.

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Paying tribute to the fallen Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham (standing left), Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe and members of the Richmond Police Department Honor Guard remove the flag covering a plaque during a rededication ceremony of the Richmond Police Memorial last Saturday in Byrd Park. The plaque was updated with the names of Richmond police officers killed in the line of duty. The plaque features the names of 39 officers, including 11 newly added names of officers who died in during a partial collapse of the State Capitol around 1870. The flag draping the plaque has the thin blue line emblem, which is used by police departments in the United States and the United Kingdom to commemorate fallen officers. The Richmond Police Memorial, which also includes a statue of an officer carrying a child, is located at Blanton Avenue and Tafford Road. It was moved in June from its original 1987 location in Festival Park near the Coliseum. Photo by Clement Britt

NAACP aids education advocate in Henrico trespass case By Jeremy M. Lazarus

With help from the Henrico Branch NAACP, education advocate Kandise Lucas no longer is facing a charge of trespassing at Glen Allen High School. She also can go to other Henrico County schools without fear of arrest after a ban on entering school property was lifted. A Henrico judge dismissed the charge Wednesday after the Henrico County school system declined to prosecute Ms. Lucas, an advocate for parents and their children with disabilities and special needs.

Ms. Lucas was charged in late behalf of disabled students. August after she went to Glen Allen Ms. Lucas credited Frank J. High at the invitation of a parent Thornton, the son of the veteran to attend a meeting concerning the county supervisor and chairman development of an individualized of the NAACP branch’s Education educational plan (IEP) for the parent’s Committee, with working with Dr. child. Under federal law, parents are Kinlaw to change her situation. allowed to choose an advocate to An educator with the Petersparticipate at such meetings. burg Education Foundation, Mr. Along with dropping the case, Thornton said he had “multiple meetings over the past month” Henrico Schools Superintendent Ms. Lucas with Dr. Kinlaw in regards to Ms. Patrick C. Kinlaw wrote a letter to Ms. Lucas lifting a systemwide ban placed Lucas and getting the ban lifted. Mr. Thornton, who is expected to be elected against her in 2011 because of her work on

branch president next week, said he would continue to monitor Ms. Lucas’ situation. The Henrico case is the fourth in the past year in which Ms. Lucas has been arrested for trespassing at an area school for serving as an advocate for students and their families. The three other cases occurred in Chesterfield County, which also has imposed a ban against her. She was acquitted in two of the Chesterfield cases. In the third case, she was convicted in General District Court and has appealed. The case is scheduled for Dec. 5 in Chesterfield Circuit Court.

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Virginia’s Board of Health voted on Monday to remove contested regulations on abortion clinics that included meeting hospital-like building standards. The 11-4 vote lifted restrictions imposed under a 2011 law that the board found were an undue burden on abortion providers, a board spokeswoman said. Among other guidelines, the scrapped regulations called for PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT

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“This afternoon’s vote signals a victory and the end of a protracted regulatory fight over the future of women’s health in Virginia,” he said in a statement. The law ordering such board regulations was approved in 2011 by a Republican-controlled legislature and former GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell. Gov. McAuliffe asked the state Board of Health in 2014 to review and remove the rules. There are 14 abortion clinics in Virginia, including three in metro Richmond.

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Labor, business and individuals across our region support the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. There’s a reason that businesses, organizations and individuals across our region have come together to form the EnergySure Coalition: to stand up for reliable energy. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is designed to make our region energy sure by connecting us to an abundant supply of affordable, domestic, cleaner-burning natural gas. With the ACP, we will all benefit from cleaner air, lower energy costs and job creation.

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McEachin for Congress When Richmond voters go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8, they will have a choice of who will represent them in Washington in the newly redrawn 4th Congressional District. We believe Democrat A. Donald McEachin will best represent our interests in the U.S. House of Representatives. A successful attorney and ordained minister, Sen. McEachin has a proven track record in the legislative arena, having represented the Richmond-Henrico area for 16 years in the Virginia General Assembly. He has been a member of the Virginia Senate for the last eight years, and was chosen by his colleagues to chair the Senate Democratic Caucus. That leadership position has helped him develop the political skills necessary to be an effective legislator in Washington. He understands what it takes to move a legislative agenda forward. He has mastered the art of compromise and yet holds a keen understanding of when it’s better to stand tough on an issue without bending. That expertise will be critical serving in the House, particularly as a Democrat in a chamber currently dominated by a Republican majority. Sen. McEachin remains committed to preserving Sen. McEachin Social Security and blocking any efforts to privatize it. He also is committed to the Medicare and Medicaid health systems, and has expressed his support for the Affordable Care Act because it has expanded health coverage and access to thousands of people in Virginia who previously were uninsured, as well as to millions of people across the nation. While tweaks may be necessary, he will push back against GOP efforts to dismantle that crucial health insurance program. Many of the key issues Sen. McEachin will confront in Washington are concerns he has grappled with in the Virginia legislature — gun safety, environmental protection, job creation and infrastructure improvement. His research, knowledge and experience from the Commonwealth will allow him to hit the ground running in Congress. The newly re-drawn 4th Congressional District includes all or parts of 16 cities and counties. It includes urban and suburban centers stretching from Richmond and Petersburg to parts of Chesapeake and Suffolk. It also includes many rural towns and counties, such as Waverly and Charles City and Surry counties. While concerns in the district can range from town water towers, farming issues and the expansion of broadband to rural communities, there are many overarching concerns that are common throughout the district — job creation, quality schools and health care that’s affordable and accessible. Even before the June Democratic primary election, Sen. McEachin was busy listening to the concerns of rural voters and others from areas he had not previously represented. With Petersburg, Prince George County and Hampton Roads now a part of the 4th District, military issues also will become a critical part of his agenda in the Congress. Sen. McEachin is a quick study with an inquisitive mind, intent on learning what he doesn’t know. He has pledged to protect the military installations and jobs located within the district. He also will work for more resources for veterans and the Veterans’ Administration. He has outlined a jobs initiative tied to improving critical infrastructure, such as aging roads and bridges. He is opposed to drilling for oil and natural gas off the Virginia coast, saying investment should be put into more environmentally friendly energy sources. He has a sensitivity to the issues heavily impacting the African-American community, and will be an advocate for positive change in areas of justice reform and education. Every police officer needs a body cam, he has said, and bias training is a necessity for all law enforcement officers carrying a gun. He also supports the use of historic tax credits to enable Richmond and other localities to fix or replace crumbling school buildings. In reviewing the records of Sen. McEachin and his Republican opponent, Henrico Sheriff Mike Wade, we believe Sen. McEachin will be by far the better, more effective advocate in Washington for Richmond and the entire 4th Congressional District. While Sheriff Wade has implemented in his job several innovative strategies to combat drug dependency and to reduce health care costs at the Henrico Jail, we believe he would be better suited to working around the state to spread those good ideas. We are disappointed by Sheriff Wade’s comments at a recent debate that many victims of police shootings were “on their way to jail.” His comments show a shallow understanding of a troubling and urgent problem in this nation that must be addressed immediately. We also are disappointed that Sheriff Wade has not taken a clear, hard line in repudiating Donald Trump, the abominable GOP presidential candidate. If Sheriff Wade cannot stand against someone like Mr. Trump, how can we expect him to stand firm for our interests in Washington? We stand now with Sen. McEachin.

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Buying black then and now The advent of initiatives throughout this country to “Buy Black” and “Bank Black” can be traced to the early 1900s during which time campaigns similar to today’s efforts were established. Slogans such as “Double-Duty Dollars,” “Don’t shop where you can’t work” and efforts such as Black Cooperatives cropped up as a result of our forebears understanding and being willing to act upon the fact that their dollars mattered. Double Duty Dollar campaigns were what we call “Recycling Black Dollars” campaigns. As black people spent their money at blackowned businesses, the volume of business increased to a level where other black folks could be hired by black companies. We used our dollars to create our own jobs. “Don’t buy where you can’t work” campaigns helped increase black employment in white-owned businesses, again because “Black Dollars Matter” and the absence of black dollars matters even more to those with whom we do business.

Black religious leaders also encouraged sensible black dollar strategies. In Juliet E.K. Walker’s book, “The History of Black Business in America,” she cites a quote from religious leaders during that time:

James Clingman “To the Negro community, a business is more than a mere enterprise to make profit for the owner. From the standpoints of both the customer and the owner it becomes a symbol of racial progress, for better or for worse. And the preacher is expected to encourage his flock to trade with Negroes.” Black Cooperatives among black-owned grocery stores, drug stores, shoe stores and beauty salons were quite prominent in the early 1900s. In these co-ops, members pooled their money to establish and support their own businesses. Black churches were at the forefront of many of these efforts as well. Co-op shares were purchased by members, and the money was used to open businesses where the members shopped and, in essence, supported themselves by getting a return on their investment. W.E.B. DuBois envisioned what he called a

“Cooperative Commonwealth” among black people. The recently revived Black Bank Deposit campaign also has an interesting history. Prior to integration, as many as 134 black-owned banks had been established, in addition to black credit unions and other financial organizations. By World War II, there were only six black banks still in existence, including the one at the center of the current deposit campaign, Citizens Bank in Atlanta, founded by Herman Perry in 1921. Buying and banking black are more than just hoopla and celebration, more than a moment in time, and more than a temporary gesture to show others how much money we have. Buying and banking black are practices that should become habits, so much so that it becomes an “unconsciously competent” act, as Michael Grant, president and CEO of the National Bankers Association, wrote in his book, “Beyond Blame.” In order for a movement to be sustained, it must be organized and it must have a vehicle through which our strategies can be tested, measured, adjusted and brought to fruition. It also must comprise a critical mass of dedicated, resolute, unapologetic and unrelenting foot soldiers to make the requisite

Resources available to reduce stress, violence

Increased attention has been on African-Americans who experience violence in the household, neighborhood or overall society. Negative life experiences, such as violent households and violent communities, can have a mental and physical cost. People living in violent environments often fear for their physical and mental safety. This fear can lead to loneliness. It also can lead to anger and aggression, which can be expressed outwardly in the form of violence toward others and inwardly in the form of self-harm. We need healthy environments and healthy ways to handle feelings of loneliness, anger and aggression. Unfortunately, AfricanAmericans are overrepresented in violent environments, with violence a common theme for the leading causes of death for African-American men and women. Examples: Homicide is the leading cause of death for African-American men ages 15 to 34. For African-American women ages 15 to 34, unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death, followed by homicide as the second leading cause of death. For African-

American women ages 25 to 34, homicide is the fourth leading cause of death. It is important to reduce violence and to increase healthy

Kimya N. Dennis responses to violence. This also can reduce feelings of loneliness, anger and aggression, and help black mental and physical health. Unfortunately, many AfricanAmericans find it difficult to seek help from community organizations and mental health professionals. While many AfricanAmericans are taught to overlook these mental and physical health issues, unequal access to wellfunded organizations and mental health services also hampers people from getting help. Thankfully, over the years, more organizations have discussed black emotional stress that impacts mental health and physical health. Programs have been created to help AfricanAmerican communities and others in dealing with violence. Examples of organizations and programs: • Baltimore Pastor Andre Humphrey operates the Baltimore Trauma Response Team, a non-profit organization that reaches people traumatized by violence in Baltimore. • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a branch of the

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has several resources, including: • “Coping with Grief after Community Violence: Tips for Survivors,” which can be printed and copies ordered at http://store. samhsa.gov/product/CopingWith-Grief-After-CommunityViolence/SMA14-4888 • A Disaster Distress Helpline, which helps people dealing with mass violence. Call (800) 985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. • A Disaster Technical Assistance Center helps state and local governments reach out to people who have experienced mass violence by calling (800) 308-3515 or emailing dtac@ samhsa.hhs.gov. These resources can help people throughout Virginia, Washington, Maryland and other states. Organizations also need our support — by using their resources, attending their events and calling their hotlines if you need help, and by donating time and money. We are a strong people. Let’s show our strength by being honest about our emotions and seeking help. Let’s continue to take charge of our communities. Let’s continue to find ways to help ourselves and each other. The writer, a Richmond native, is a sociologist and criminologist.

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sacrifices necessary for longterm success. Buying and banking black are about leveraging our dollars to distribute our products cost efficiently and cost effectively, and having the ability to create economies of scale by working and buying cooperatively. We must think differently about opening bank accounts. They should be viewed as actual investments in our banks and credit unions as we open saving accounts and other instruments that have a longer term positive effect on their balance sheets. Our nonprofit organizations should have some of their funds on account at black banks as well, and we should hold them responsible for doing so. Buying and banking black must have a positive impact on our own future. Go to www.iamoneofthe million.com. The writer is founder of the Greater Cincinnati African-American Chamber of Commerce.

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Be persistent in voter-related requests

I have spent the past month working for a group that registers voters, provides restoration of rights forms to ex-inmates and does get-outthe-vote work. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I have met so many people who are anxious to get their rights restored, go to the polls and vote to make their voices heard. My wife and I, along with dozens of other people, have canvassed parts of the city where residents don’t always have easy access to become a part of the electoral process. One man who recently suffered a stroke was so grateful that he could register to vote. We have seen tears roll down the faces of people who never thought they could get their voting rights restored. Unfortunately, some people, especially young people, declined to register because they said

Clinton ‘not squeaky clean’

Re editorial “We endorse Hillary Clinton for president,” Oct. 20-22 edition: You say, “Mrs. Clinton has a long history of caring about children.” I would ask a question: Does that include unborn children? I think not. Mrs. Clinton has been relentless and uncompromising in defending the taking of lives of unborn children, even to the point of nine months in the womb. I ask, is that caring for children? And regarding family, you say, “Mrs. Clinton understands that a strong nation is built on having healthy families.” Have you thought about her family? We are talking about a Mrs. Clinton

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their vote would not make a difference. Sadly, I don’t think most of them are aware of the sacrifices so many people made to give them the right to vote. One tip I would give to people who have not received their voter cards or restoration papers in the mail is to be persistent in seeking them. If you have not received your voter ID card in the mail since registering, contact or visit the voter registrar’s office in your locale and let them know who you are and ask for their assistance to make sure you get your card in time to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 8. I encourage everyone to go to the polls on Nov. 8 and cast your ballot for the candidate of your choice. JOEY MATTHEWS Richmond

whose husband, while president of the United States, had sex with a 22-year-old in the Oval Office of the White House. Is that healthy? And how many times did that happen with other women? When a spouse looks outside of the marriage for physical satisfaction, that does not appear to be a sign of a healthy relationship. I am not a supporter of Donald Trump, and I would ask for a more objective look at Mrs. Clinton. She is not squeaky clean either.

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Virginia State University freshman running back George Cheetham carries the ball, racking up a total of 85 yards for the Trojans during the team’s 69-7 homecoming victory over Lincoln University.

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The first eight games of the Reggie Barlow coaching era at Virginia State University have gone well, earning at least a Bplus on a preliminary report card. The next two games, however, will determine the final grade for his first year coaching the Trojans. Celebrating homecoming, VSU upped its overall record to 6-2 by pounding hapless Lincoln University 69-7 last Saturday before 8,031 smiling faces at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick. Stiffer competition lurks ahead, with Chowan University coming to Rogers Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 29. The regular season finale sends VSU to Virginia Union University on Saturday, Nov. 5. VSU can finish as high as 8-2 overall and 4-1 in the CIAA Northern Division, perhaps tying for Northern Division honors. Or the Trojans can dip as low as 6-4, and 2-3 in the CIAA, and be completely out of it. Much will depend on how well the Trojans continue to dominate opponents with their ground attack. VSU leads the CIAA by a wide margin with 267 rushing yards per game. Against Lincoln University, the Trojans rambled for 449 yards on 56 carries. Trenton Cannon raced for Home again 171 yards and three touchSaturday, Oct. 29: downs, including a 94-yarder. Virginia State University Kavon Bellamy added 104 Trojans take on the yards and two touchdowns. And Chowan University Hawks. Kickoff: 2 p.m. newcomer George Cheetham, a Rogers Stadium in Ettrick. freshman from Fredericksburg, added another 85 yards. With the quarterback position, VSU fans got a glimpse of the future with sophomore Corderal Cook hitting nine of 13 passes for 77 yards. Cook, from Atlanta, Ga., transferred to VSU from Alabama State University, where Coach Barlow previously coached. Senior Tarian Ayres has been VSU’s primary quarterback the past three seasons and figures to get most of the snaps during the final two weeks. On the season, VSU has outscored its opponents 289-144, while producing 3,084 yards total offense to the opposition’s 2,168. On the ground, it’s VSU 2,118 yards — opponents, 795. Defensively, VSU leads the CIAA in fewest yards allowed — 272.6 yards per game — and is a narrow second to Winston-Salem State University in fewest points issued. Winston-Salem State has allowed 17.9 points per game, while VSU has permitted 18. Realistically, it will be difficult for VSU to win the CIAA Northern Division, but it can sure determine who does. The tie-breakers (overall CIAA record and head-to-head with Bowie State University) are stacked in the others’ favor.

They may form the best lifeline combination since hydrogen and oxygen. The combination of William Stanback plus Shawheem Dowdy is the tip-top reason why Virginia Union University is still very much alive for the CIAA football championship. Stanback is power personified on the ground. Quarterback Dowdy is the sky king. Together, they led VUU to an epic comeback last Saturday over Bowie State University, rallying from being down 21-0 to a 42-35 triumph at Hovey Field. A national ESPN3 audience was treated to an action-packed 949 combined yards total offense and 11 touchdowns. The six-school CIAA Northern Division championship now boils down to a two-week season. VUU, Bowie State, Virginia State and Elizabeth City State universities are locked in a four-way tie in the CIAA Northern Division, all with 2-1 records in the CIAA. Coach Mark James’ Panthers travel to Elizabeth City State University on Saturday, Oct. 29, with confidence VUU can control its destiny regarding a division title and a spot in the Nov. 12 CIAA conference championship game in Salem. The VSU-at-VUU regular season finale on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Hovey Field shapes up as an elimination game. Bowie State essentially could have clinched the division with a win in Richmond. Instead, VUU’s “hydrogen and oxygen” combo rained all over the Bulldogs’ parade. Bowie State had no answer for the bruising Stanback, who ran 32 times for 194 yards and two touchdowns. The 230-pound transfer from the University of Central Florida leads the CIAA in rushing (128 yards per game) and touchdowns (14). With Stanback toting the leather, VUU won time of possession, 38 minutes to 22. That enabled the Panthers defense to rest while Bowie State star quarterback Amir Hall was reduced to twiddling his thumbs on the sidelines. A transfer from Grambling State University, Dowdy earned co-star honors with his right arm, hitting 17 of 25 passes for 285 yards with three touchdowns. Also, an overmatched Bowie State secondary was called for at least four pass interference infractions. It is safe to say that Dowdy, who missed one game earlier this season with a knee ailment, is warming up. In the last two games, the Virgin Islands native is 48 for 93 for 665 yards and five touchdowns and looking like arguably the premier quarterback in all of HBCU football. While Stanback and Dowdy are seniors, two freshmen hopped into the spotlight

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Virginia Union University quarterback Shawheem Dowdy drops back to pass during last Saturday’s comeback victory over Bowie State University at Hovey Field in Richmond.

against Bowie State. Dowdy was superior to Panthers play in N.C. Gustavious Dames, sophomore Hall in dealfrom Booker T. Washing with a 15 mph cross Saturday, Oct. 29: ington High School of wind. Virginia Union University plays at Elizabeth City Miami, had six receptions The drama continues. State University. for 67 yards and his first Elizabeth City State is Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. college touchdown. coming off a convincing Roebuck Stadium at ECSU, Defensive back Ster40-21 win over Chowan ECSU homecoming. ling Hammond was in University — the same on 12 tackles. Hammond Chowan that embarrassed made the game’s most significant stop late VUU 54-21 on Oct. 15. in the fourth quarter when he dropped The Vikings have a standout quarterRobert Chesson for a 2-yard loss on fourth back in Daquan Neal (four touchdown and one. passes against Chowan). Also, it will From Essex High School in Tappa- be homecoming in northeast North hannock, Hammond first committed to Carolina. Virginia Tech. He was first team All-State ECSU first-year coach is Earnest WilDivision 1A in 2014, helping Essex High son, who spent the past three seasons as to the state finals. head coach of Savannah State University. Bowie State’s quarterback, Hall, had The MEAC school was just 2-32 under nearly 200 yards passing in the first pe- Coach Wilson. riod, but was limited to 295 total. VUU At ECSU, Wilson succeeds VUU often rushed just three men, leaving eight alumnus Waverly Tillar, who wasn’t in deep cover. retained on the coaching staff following After the first quarter, the experienced the 2015 season.

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Virginia Union University Bowie State University Virginia State University Elizabeth City State Univ. Chowan University Lincoln University

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VUU’s Nieves may have a leg up on cross-country competition When his rival runners sputter, slow and even stall, Luis Nieves keeps going and going. The long-striding junior mass communications major is Virginia Union University’s leader of the pack on the cross-country trails. Nieves was the CIAA champion last year and is favored to repeat Thursday, Oct. 27, when he defends his 8K (5 mile) title over hill and dale at Bryan Park on Richmond’s North Side. The CIAA announced earlier this month that it was moving the tournament from North Carolina to Richmond’s Bryan Park, with VUU as the tournament’s host institution. “Luis is the No. 1 runner (in the CIAA), hands down,” said Panthers Coach Wilbert Johnson. At one juncture this fall, Nieves was CIAA Runner of the Week for three straight weeks. He finished third overall and first among NCAA Division II runners out of 109 entries at the HBCU Challenge on Oct. 1 in Cary, N.C. Under Coach Johnson, VUU also is favored for a third straight CIAA team crown. From Boynton Beach, Fla., in the Greater Miami metropolitan area, 6-foot-2 Nieves, is often the tallest, as well as the fastest, runner in a given race. Distance runners tend to be on the small to medium side. Nieves is the only VUU runner

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CIAA Cross-Country Championships Teams from all 12 CIAA colleges and universities will be participating. When: Thursday, Oct. 27 Where: Bryan Park, 4308 Hermitage Road Starting times: Women run at 10 a.m.; men follow about 11 a.m. Race Distance: Women run 5K (3.1 miles); men run 8K (5 miles)

listed as taller than 6 feet. “I think my long stride helps,” he said. “I don’t have to work as hard as some others.” Coach Johnson adds: “Plus, Luis has a built-in kick.” Dramatically, Nieves caught St. Augustine’s University’s Immanuel Hutchinson in his final strides to win a year ago in 26 minutes, 11 seconds in Cary, N.C. Hutchinson stopped the clock at 26:12. Nieves attracts little wind resistance. He spreads that longish, leggy frame over a sinewy 150 pounds. “I eat a lot,” he said with a chuckle, “but I just

don’t gain weight.” It’s not surprising his scant body weight might be compared to that of a hummingbird. He trains twice a day — at 6 a.m. with the rest of the team, then again later in the day on his own. “Sometimes I’ll run Coach Johnson about 8 miles or so in the afternoon,” he said with a shrug. Even all that doesn’t sap his boundless energy. Despite warnings, it’s hard keeping him away from the basketball court in VUU’s BarcoStevens Hall. Pick-up hoops is a “no-no” for scholarship track and cross-country runners. “I’ve caught him (Nieves) a couple times,” Coach Johnson said good naturedly. “We just don’t want our runners to get injured.” Nieves said, “I sneak in there some, just trying to have some fun.” The first five runners for each team will count in the CIAA championship scoring. VUU’s quintet aiming to “three-peat” starts with Nieves and includes Arthur Casey of

Tampa, Fla., Linda Moise of Prince Georges County, Md., Myles Watson of Wilmington, Del., and Jordan Fountain of Varina High School in Henrico County. Coach Johnson has high hopes that Chelsea Lewis, a freshman from Miami, will finish high in the women’s division. Nieves hails from same Boynton Beach High School as University of Louisville Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Lamar Jackson. “We ran track together,” said Nieves. “Lamar was a sprinter and I ran distances.” As a freshman, Nieves went out for Boynton Beach track, aspiring to be a 400-meter sprinter. “But we had tryouts and I didn’t make the top four,” he recalled. So he tried out at longer and longer distances until he found his niche in the endurance events. VUU’s Coach Johnson learned of Nieves via his deep roots in the Sunshine State. Coach Johnson grew up in Pompano Beach and was an NAIA national hurdles champion at Florida Memorial University. Before coming to VUU, he coached at Florida A&M University. “I found out about Luis through his summer club coach,” said Coach Johnson. “All along, we thought he could be special.”

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Virginia State University President Makola M. Abdullah, left, greets university alumni Deshauna Barber, Miss USA 2016, and retired Gen. Dennis L. Via, at a campus event last Friday.

Friends, classmates and families enjoyed a trove of activities last weekend at Virginia State University’s 2016 homecoming celebration. From hip-hop and gospel concerts featuring Grammy Award winner Kirk Franklin, and Jazz on the Hill, to a parade through Downtown Petersburg, the Trojans showed their school spirit with the blue and orange at tailgates and at the football game at Rogers Stadium. In a perfect sunny, fall day, the Trojans were victorious on the gridiron, beating the Lincoln University Lions 69-7 at the homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Trojans also welcomed back Miss USA 2016 Deshauna Barber, a 2011 VSU alumna and lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve, and retired Gen. Dennis L. Via, a VSU alumnus and four-star general who retired Sept. 30 as commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command headquartered in Alabama.

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The VSU Woo Woos perform a cheer on the sidelines during the blowout game against Lincoln University of Pennsylvania.

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From left, Bobette Banks, Alfred Harris and Vicki Grant enjoy the food and fellowship at last Saturday’s homecoming tailgate.

BAAAR exhibit opens Oct. 28 Thirteen Richmond area artists will exhibit their works in a new show, titled “Then and Now,” opening Friday, Oct. 28, at the Browne Art Studio, 1100 Hull St., near the Henry L. Marsh III and Harold M. Marsh Sr. Manchester Courthouse in South Richmond. The show, which is open to the public, will launch at 7 p.m. with a two-hour reception with the artists. The works will be on display through Nov. 30. Linked to South Side’s Fourth Fridays Art Walk and Culture Works’Artober celebration, the show will be the first for a new art collective, the Black American Art Association of Richmond. The studio is owned by one of the artists, S. Ross Browne, who has gained regional and national attention for his unique neo-classical portraits featuring African-American figures. Other BAAAR artists in the show are familiar names in the Richmond art scene, including P. Muzzi Branch, Unicia Buster, Carren ClarkeMcAdoo, Kyle Epps and Yha Yha Hargrove. Also featured Barbara Hobson, William “Blue”

Johnson, Jerome Jones and son Jeromyah Jones, Sir James Thornhill, Dennis Winston and R. Vashti Woods. Each artist will show two works, one from early in his or her career and a current work, Mr. Browne said. The artists started BAAAR as a way to “nurture and identify artists who create AfricanAmerican art,” he said, work that “aesthetically encompasses the values, visually articulates the circumstances and culturally celebrates the beliefs that have directed the shared cultural development of black people.” “It’s not about the artist’s race,” he said. Instead, he and his fellow artists in BAAAR are more focused on supporting and promoting artists whose works reflect a distinct style and character that recognizes black history and culture. The studio is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, Mr. Browne said. Information: srbrowne@usa.net or (804) 592-1798.

Dancer Nora Chipaumire to headline weekend performances Nora Chipaumire, an acclaimed Zimbabwe-born dancer, will headline two shows at the Dogtown Dance Theatre, 109 W. 15th St. in South Side, it has been announced. Now based in New York, the visiting dancer will perform 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, Oct. 29, in a program sponsored by the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Dance and Choreography. Ms. Chipaumire will join two other dancers to perform “portrait of myself as my father,” followed by a discussion. “portrait of myself as my father” is described as a piece that focuses on the impact of

capitalism, Christianity, colonialism and liberation struggles on the African family. According to the program, the piece takes place in a simulated boxing ring. Ms. Chipaumire will perform with Senegalese dancer Pape Ibrahima Ndiaye, also known as Kaolack, and Jamaican-born dancer Shamar Watt of Brooklyn. Tickets are $15 and $10 for students, and are available at Showclix.com or by calling (804) 828-2020. Separately, Ms. Chipaumire will present a lecture-demonstration titled “Conversations on the Black Body and African Aesthetics” from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the

Authors at ‘Festival of the Written Word’ Nov. 5 Eighteen local authors will speak, lead workshops and participate in panel discussions and a “meet and greet” session with the public during the Festival of the Written Word hosted by Chesterfield County Public Library. The free festival will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Midlothian Library, 521 Coalfield Road, and also will include food, music and craft activities. Writers Stacy Hawkins Adams, Bill Blume, Cathy Maxwell and Nancy Wright Beasley will be among the participants, with New York Times best-selling author Kristen Green discussing her book, “Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, A Virginia Town, A Civil Rights Battle.” Her book is based on the county’s refusal to obey the U.S. Supreme Court’s mandate in 1954 to desegregate its public schools. During the event, the library will serve as a “Come Write In” site for National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. Participants are challenged to write 50,000 words between Nov. 1 and 30. Details: http://library.chesterfield.gov/events/written-word or (804) 751-2275.

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North Side church to be razed for community garden By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A community garden soon will replace a once treasured, but now vacant, century-old church building in North Side that is about to be demolished. That’s the plan for the site of the former Bible Way Church of Our Lord at 1630 Rose Ave. in Southern Barton Heights, according to the current owner, project:HOMES. The nonprofit organization recently developed five houses nearby. Built to house Trinity Baptist Church between 1915 and 1919, according to that church’s history, the building became home to Bible Way in 1967 after Trinity moved to its current home at 2811 Fendall Ave. The building’s use ended after Bishop Christal T. Hairston retired in 2011 after 50 years of service. The dwindling congregation disbanded after he stepped down, leaving the building empty. project:HOMES acquired the property in February with a series of lots it purchased on R o s e Av enue from the city through a tax sale. “ W e Mr. Cake w e n t looking for someone to take over the church, but we had no takers,” said Marion C a k e , p r o j e c t : H O M E S ’s director of community revitalization. He said Pryor Hauling has been hired to demolish the structure, and the city’s Enrichmond Foundation has agreed to accept the 8,700-square-foot property for use as a community garden. Mr. Cake said a few of the stained glass windows from the building would become part of a garden shed that will be added to the site to house tools and other items.

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Other pieces of the church also will survive, he said. Ahead of the demolition, he said the church’s papers, as well as interior items such as the pews, have been donated to nearby churches, to a civic group and to The Valentine museum.

Riverview

Baptist Church 2604 Idlewood Avenue Richmond, Va. 23220 (804) 353-6135 www.riverviewbaptistch.org Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Hewlett, Pastor Rev. Dr. Ralph Reavis, Sr. Pastor Emeritus

SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:45 A.M. SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 A.M.

Bible Way Church of Our Lord on Rose Avenue in Barton Heights was built between 1915 and 1919 as the original home of Trinity Baptist Church. It has been vacant since the Bible Way Church congregation disbanded after 2011. The nearby homes were built by nonprofit organizations.

ARE YOU FALL-O-WEEN JESUS? (ARE YOU FOLLOWING JESUS?)

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2016 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Please come out to our Fall-O-Ween Festival

Union Baptist Church’s alternative event for Halloween There will be fun games, a bouncy house, food and lots of candy and prizes Make plans to attend this fun-filled learning experience.

UNION BAPTIST CHURCH 1813 EVERETT STREET RICHMOND, VA 23224 (804) 231-5884 REV. ROBERT C. DAVIS, PASTOR

Antioch Baptist Church “Redeeming God’s People for Gods Purpose”

1384 New Market Road, Richmond, Virginia 23231 | 804-222-8835

SERVICES

New Deliverance Evangelistic Church

1701 Turner Road, North Chesterfield, Virginia 23225 (804) 276-0791 office (804)276-5272 fax www.ndec.net

Remember... At New Deliverance, You Are Home! See you there and bring a friend.

Bishop G. O. Glenn D. Min., Pastor Mother Marcietia S. Glenn First Lady

Sunday

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrew 12:14 (KJV) www.ndec.net

SUNDAY WORSHIP HOUR – 10:00 A.M. CHILDREN’S CHURCH & BUS MINISTRY AVAILABLE SUNDAY SCHOOL (FOR ALL AGES) – 9:00 A.M. TUESDAY MID-DAY BIBLE STUDY – 12 NOON WEDNESDAY MID-WEEK PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY – 7:00 P.M.

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Wednesday Services Noonday Bible Study 12noon-1:00 p.m. Attendance Sanctuary - All Are Welcome! Wednesday Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Attendance -

Saturday 8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

You can now view Sunday Morning Service “AS IT HAPPENS” online! Also, for your convenience.

THE NEW DELIVERANCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (NDCA)

ENROLL NOW!!! Accepting applications for children 2 yrs. old to 3rd Grade Our NDCA curriculum also consists of a Before and After program. Now Enrolling for our Nursery Ages 6 weeks - 2yrs. old. For more information Please call (804) 276-4433 Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Theme: Let Go and Let God Take Control November 3rd – 4th – 7:00 p.m. Sunday November 6th - 10:00 a.m. Speakers: Dr. Barbara Ann Reis and Prophet Rich Vera

500 Oronoco Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222 (804) 321-1333 or (804) 321-8075

Oct. 30, 2016

10:30 A.M.

We look forward to seeing you!

K,cominM Events

Rarvest Sest Saturday, October 29, 2016 @ 4:00 P.M.

Youth Costume Line Up & Contest, Game Truck, Food, Games & Fellowship. Trunk Or Treat starting at 6:00 P.M.

Weekly Worshi,: Sundays @ 10:30 A.M. Church School: Sundays @ 9:00 A.M. =ible Study: Wednesdays @ Noon & 7:00 P.M. 2901 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-2472 ~ www.mmbcrva.org Dr. Price London Davis, Senior Pastor

MosbyBAPTIST Memorial Baptist Church FIRST CHURCH A Caring Community Committed to Listening, Loving, Louisa Learning and Leaning While Launching into our Future

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Rev. Bruce S. Jones, Pastor

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9, 2016 @Education 2:30 P.M. Su Rev. Dr. Price L. Davis, Pastor Sunday, OctoberChristian

8:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service

Tune in on Sunday Morning to WTVR - Channel 6 - 8:30 a.m.

Annual Empowerment Conference

*Costumes are welcomed, however we ask that no clown or scary outfits be worn.

A MISSION BASED CHURCH FAMILY EXCITING MINISTRIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS & SENIOR ADULTS BIBLE REVELATION TEACHING DIVERSE MUSIC MINISTRY LOVING, CARING ENVIRONMENT

Faith Life Tabernacle

November 6, 2016

Guest Minister: Rev. Zita

Join us on Saturday October 29, 2016 4:00 p.m. In the main parking lot: For Games, Storytelling, Goodies, Food and Fun ❖

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2016 CHURCH SCHOOL – 9:30 AM MORNING WORSHIP – 10:30 AM 823 North 31st Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 226-0150 Office www.31sbc.org

10:45 a.m.

Morning Service Reverend June Rice

Associate of Cedar Street Baptist Church, Richmond, VA

3:00 p.m.

Evening Service

Bishop Michael V. Kelsey, Sr. Pastor of New Samaritan Baptist Church, Washington, DC

102 Meadow Ave., P.O. Box 32, Louisa, VA 23093 • 540-967-0703 Web address: www.firstbaptistlouisa.org email: Firstbaptistlouisa@verizon.net

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Dr. Cannon to be installed at Grayland Baptist Church By Lauren Northington

Dr. Dexter Cannon will perform a balancing act while building on a long-standing family tradition. The founder and pastor of Good Samaritan Empowerment Church on South Laburnum Avenue in Henrico County will be installed as pastor of Grayland Baptist Church in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood on Sunday, Oct. 30. The Greenwood, S.C., native plans to maintain his position at Good Samaritan, preaching on Sundays at both churches. He takes over the pulpit at the 300-member church at 2301 3rd Ave., succeeding his fatherin-law, Dr. Clifton Whitaker Jr., who retired as pastor of Grayland Baptist in March 2015

after 33 years. been a pillar in the community and Dr. Cannon has support not only has done great work as it relates to from his father-in-law, but his wife ministry. He has built a strong foundaof four years, the Rev. Gina Whitaker tion for us to build upon.” Cannon. She serves as assistant pasThis is not the first time Dr. Cantor at both Grayland Baptist Church non has followed in big footsteps. and Good Samaritan Empowerment The former physical education teacher Church. earned his master’s in divinity from Dr. Cannon views his new position the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of as an opportunity to bring Christians Theology at Virginia Union University together. in 2003 and his doctorate from United Dr. Cannon “My job is to equip the saints for Theological Seminary in Dayton, the work of ministry and enhance what’s there Ohio, in 2011. He took over as pastor of First … Building relationships, getting to know the Union Baptist Church in Mechanicsville in people, working together, building a sense of 2005, from the Rev. B.S. Giles, who led the unity and reaching people with the message of congregation for 50 years. Christ and God,” he said. Dr. Cannon preached his first guest sermon “I am excited,” he said. “Dr. Whitaker has at Grayland Baptist Church in November 2015,

and was selected pastor-elect in May. He said he feels good about being selected and bringing both churches together. “Over the past few years, there’s been a fellowship between the two churches,” he said. It’s common to see members of either church at the other. The installation celebration begins with a worship service 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, with a pre-installation message preached by Bishop Charles J.J. Jackson III, senior pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Spartanburg, S.C., followed by lunch at 1 p.m. The celebration continues with the installation service at 3 p.m. Pastor Raymond Adams of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Greenwood, S.C., will preach the installation message.

Wilson Funeral Service expands into South Richmond By Lauren Northington

Wilson & Associates’ Funeral Service is expanding from Henrico County into South Richmond. And for Brian Wilson, the company’s 36-year-old founder, owner and operator, the expansion is the realization of an eightyear dream. “I have always wanted to be a funeral director and own my own establishment,” Mr. Wilson told the Free Press this week. “From the time I graduated mortuary school, I tried persistently to get the business off the ground.” Mr. Wilson completed his associate degree in funeral service education at Fayetteville Technical Community College in North Carolina and completed an apprenticeship at Chiles Funeral Home in the East End in 2004. The position brought him to Richmond, a great market based on size and diversity, he said. Mr. Wilson In 2008, Wilson & Associates’ Funeral Service opened its doors on Nine Mile Road in Eastern Henrico. The company specializes in restorative work, he said, which has earned his business a great reputation. “I love helping people make their loved one look like they did in life,” he said. “I love to hear when people say, ‘He looks like he was sleeping.’ ” After business took off, Mr. Wilson purchased the building adjacent to the original Nine Mile location for roughly $450,000 in 2013, he said. But he has always had his eye on the city’s South Side. Many of his clients were from the city’s South Side and he liked the area. “For several years, I would go ride around, maybe four or five times a week, and look at buildings on the South Side, looking for ‘for sale’ signs,” Mr. Wilson said.

Wilson & Associates’ Funeral Service to open second location at 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway.

The Chesterfield resident’s afternoon cruising paid off in the summer of 2015 when he saw the “for sale” sign at 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway. The two-story brick building is now the site of his newest location. Mr. Wilson plans to hire five or six new staff members for the South Side funeral home, which is slated to open in the spring.

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Zion Baptist Church

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2006 Decatur Street Richmond, VA 23224

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 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., Richmond, VA 23224 (804) 232-5124 • info@2bcsouthside.org Pastor Ralph S. Hodge

VUU CHOIR SECOND CONCERT AT 2BC Sunday, November 6, 2016 - 3:30 p.m.

Missionary Ministry presents: Virginia Union University Choir In Concert Music Directed By: Dr. Willis Barnet Providing An Extensive Repertoire of Musical Arrangements This Event Is Free And Open To The Public And Promises To Be An Inspiring Experience

Broad Rock Baptist Church 5106 Walmsley Blvd., Richmond, VA 23224 804-276-2740 • 804-276-6535 (fax) www.BRBCONLINE.org

Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m. Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m. 4th Sunday Uniﬁed Worship Service ~ 9:30 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org

“MAKE IT HAPPEN” Pastor Kevin Cook

Mount Olive Baptist Church Rev. Darryl G. Thompson, Pastor

2016 Theme: The Year of Restoration

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8775 Mount Olive Avenue Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 (804) 262-9614 Phone (804) 262-2397 Fax www.mobcva.org

Sundays

8:00 a.m. Early Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship

Tuesdays

Noon Day Bible Study

Wednesdays

6:30 p.m. Prayer and Praise 7:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study

Church School Worship Service

8:45 a.m. 10 a.m.

Sunday Service 10 a.m.

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Church School 8:45 a.m. 1 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 7p.m.

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Transportation Services 232-2867

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“Reclaiming the Lost by Proclaiming the Gospel”

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Good Shepherd Baptist Church 1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402 Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You” Tuesday Sunday 10:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Church School 6:30 PM Church-wide Bible Study 11:00 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Men's Bible Study (Each 2nd and 4th) (Holy Communion Thursday each 2nd Sunday) Wednesday (Following 2nd Sunday) 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

Theme for 2016: Becoming a Five-Star Church of Excellence We Are Growing In The Kingdom As We Grow The Kingdom with Word, Worship and Witness

WEDNESDAYS 6:00 p.m. ..... Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. ..... Bible Study

10:45 AM Divine Worship Message By: Rev. Joe Young

Sunday School Nursery Class Now Available New Church School Classes From Nursery – College Student Also Women’s & Men’s Classes

THURSDAYS No Bible Study

Ebenezer Baptist Church 1858

“The People’s Church”

216 W. Leigh St. • Richmond, Va. 23220 • Tel: 804-643-3366 Fax: 804-643-3367 • Email: ebcofﬁce1@yahoo.com • web: ebcrichmond.org Sunday Worship Sunday Church School Service of Holy Communion Service of Baptism Life Application Bible Class Mid-Week Senior Adult Fellowship Wednesday Meditation & Bible Study Homework & Tutoring Scouting Program Thursday Bible Study

Sunday, October 30, 2016

I Found It --- Salvation! Refreshing The Old And Emerging The New!

22 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23219 • 643-3825 thesharonbaptistchurch.com Rev. Dr. Paul A. Coles, Pastor

8:30 a.m. ... Sunday School 10:00 a.m... Morning Worship

With Mission, Growth, Prayer, Purpose, Vision

Minister of Christian Education SBC

Sharon Baptist Church MISSION SUNDAY Sunday, October 30, 2016

11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

Sixth Baptist Church

Mission Statement: People of God developing Disciples for Jesus Christ through Preaching and Teaching of God’s Holy Word reaching the people of the Church and the Community.

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Spread theWord

Dr. Robert L. Pettis, Sr., Pastor

In the long term, the young business owner hopes his service and success will inspire others. “I want to let the area’s young people know that you can accomplish your dreams, especially being an entrepreneur,” he said. “You don’t always have to be an athlete or a celebrity. Never give up on your dreams.”

8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Every 3rd Sunday 2nd Sunday, 11 a.m. Mon. 6:30 p.m. Tues. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wed. 7:45 p.m. Wed. 4:30 p.m. Wed. 6:00 p.m. Thurs., 11:45 a.m.

Dr. Levy M. Armwood, Pastor  Dr. Wallace J. Cook, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Dr. Yvonne , Pastor

400 South Addison Street Richmond, Va. 23220

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(804) 359-1691 or 359-3498 Fax (804) 359-3798 www.sixthbaptistchurch.org

(near Byrd Park)

St. Peter Baptist Church Dr. Kirkland R. Walton, Pastor

Worship Opportunities Sundays:

Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

8 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 11 A.M.

Unity Sundays (2nd Sundays): Church School Morning Worship

8:30 A.M. 10 A.M.

Thursdays:

Mid-Day Bible Study 12 Noon Prayer & Praise 6:30 P.M. Bible Study 7 P.M. (Children/Youth/Adults)

Missions Emphasis Sunday Sunday, October 30, 2016

Emphasis during 11 A.m. Service with Special Guest: Larry Bland & The Volunteer Choir Youth Summit at 11:00 A.m. 2040 Mountain Road • Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Office 804-262-0230 • Fax 804-262-4651 • www.stpeterbaptist.net

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Legal Notices Divorce City of Richmond, Virginia City Council Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2016-261 To authorize the special use of a portion of the property known as 1407 Cummings Drive for the purpose of a residential use with up to 40 units accessory to a vocational school and other permitted principal uses on the property, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends industrial land use for the property. The Master Plan defines the primary uses for this category as “a wide variety of manufacturing, processing, research and development, warehousing, distribution office warehouse and service uses. Offie, retail and other uses that complement industrial areas are often secondary support uses. No residential density is specified for this land use category. Ordinance No. 2016-262 To authorize the special use of the property known as 203 Rear North Davis for the purpose of permitting garages; offices, including business, professional and administrative offices; studios of writers, designers and artists; and uses accessory to an off-site home occupation within an existing structure, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Singlefamily (Medium Density) land uses for the property. The Master Plan defines the primary uses for this category as single-family and two-family detached and attached dwellings at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre, and includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, and neighborhood parks, among others. Ordinance No. 2016-267 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 84-228-207, adopted Sept. 24, 1984, as previously amended by Ord. No. 84-253-226, adopted Oct. 22, 1984, and Ord. No. 2010-30-38, adopted Feb. 22, 2010, which authorized the special use of the property known as 5611 Grove Avenue for the purposes of personal services and non-medical office uses, to authorize retail stores and shops and art galleries, upon certain terms and conditions. The Master Plan designates the subject property as being in a “Transitional Office” area that includes low to medium intensity professional, business, and administrative offices that are compatible with adjacent residential uses and serve as a separation between residential area and nearby commercial uses. Ordinance No. 2016-268 To rezone the properties known as 5903 Grove Avenue, 6001 Grove Avenue, 6 Maple Avenue, 10 Maple Avenue, 5604 Cary Street Road, 5606 Cary Street Road, and 5902 Three Chopt Road from the R-1 Single-Family Residential District to the IC Institutional District (Conditional). Six of the seven parcels of the subject property are designated by the Master Plan for Institutional land use. Primary uses include institutional uses, such as places of worship, private schools, universities, museums, hospitals and other care facilities. One parcel is designated by the Master Plan for SingleFamily (Low Density) land use. The primary use for this land use designation is single-family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre and includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi-public uses. Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov.com; the Main City Library located at 101 East Franklin Street; and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jean V. Capel City Clerk

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER AMY BARNETT, Plaintiff v. TRAVIS BARNETT, Defendant. Case No.: CL16002888-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 12th day of December, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER REGINALD GORDON, Plaintiff v. TENAYA GORDON, Defendant. Case No.: CL15002143-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 12th day of December, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER PATRICIA NOEL, Plaintiff v. SAMUEL NOEL, Defendant. Case No.: CL16002844-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 7th day of December, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 virgiNia: iN thE CIrcuit Court for the county of chesterfield ERIC C. HAMILTON, Plaintiff v. JUDY M. HAMILTON, Defendant. Case No. CL16-2582 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for one year or more. An Affidavit having been filed that diligence has been used by and on behalf of the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city such Defendant is, without effect, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before the 16th day of December, 2016 at 8:30 a.m., to protect her interests. An Extract Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Earl J. Gee, Esquire, (VSB 20043) Counsel for Plaintiff McEachin & Gee, P.C. 211 East German School Road Richmond, VA 23224 (804) 226-4111 (phone) (804) 864-5292 (fax) virgiNia: iN thE CIrcuit Court of King William County MARGARITA DAVIS, Plaintiff v. BORIS RAY DAVIS, Defendant. Case No. CL16000068-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony on the grounds of living separate and apart from more than one year. It is ORDERED that Boris Ray Davis appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before the 5th day of December, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. A Copy, Teste: PATRICIA M. NORMAN, Clerk Charlene L. Hinton, Esq. P.O. Box 25657 Richmond, Virginia 23260

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TORI DAWSON, Plaintiff v. MICHAEL BARRETT, Defendant. Case No.: CL16002798-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 30th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

before 12/19/2016, at 11:00 AM, Court Room #4. Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493

Plaintiff, v. HATTIE BROOKS a/k/a HATTIE BROOKS GRAHAM, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF HATTIE BROOKS a/k/a HATTIE BROOKS GRAHAM, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-4491-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1202 North 33rd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000802/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, HATTIE BROOKS. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HATTIE BROOKS a/k/a HATTIE BROOKS GRAHAM, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of HATTIE BROOKS a/k/a HATTIE BROOKS GRAHAM, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ERNEST GRAHAM, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ERNEST GRAHAM, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that HATTIE BROOKS a/k/a HATTIE BROOKS GRAHAM, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of HATTIE BROOKS a/k/a HATTIE BROOKS GRAHAM, ERNEST GRAHAM, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ERNEST GRAHAM, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMEBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

a/k/a WALTER EDWARD ROBINSON, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that DELORES C. ROBINSON a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO CHARITY ROBINSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of DELORES C. ROBINSON a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO CHARITY ROBINSON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that D. COSTELLO ROBINSON EVANS a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO ROBINSON EVANS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER E D WA R D RO B I N S O N , Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER EDWARD ROBINSON, DELORES C. ROBINSON a/k/a DELORES CO S T E L L O C H A RI T Y ROBINSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of DELORES C. ROBINSON a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO CHARITY ROBINSON, D. COSTELLO ROBINSON EVANS a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO ROBINSON EVA N S , a n d P a r t i e s Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner

a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2720 FENDALL AVENUE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND SAUL JONES, Plaintiff v. JUDY JONES, Defendant. Case No.: CL16-3335-7 ORDER Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce and Plaintiff made oath by Affidavit that the above named defendant, Judy Jones’ address is unknown. The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the defendant on the ground of more than one year of continuous separation. It appearing from Affidavit that due diligence has been used by the plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel to ascertain in what county or city the defendant Judy Jones is without effect, it is ORDERED the defendant appear before this Court on or before November 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect her interest herein. An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Bernice Stafford Turner, Esq. VSB# 31511 attybstagmail.com P.O. Box 25852 Richmond, VA 23260 (804) 218-4357

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re TYANNA MCLAUGHLIN, Juvenile Case No. JJ090048-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Tony Davis, (Father), of Tyanna McLaughlin, child, DOB 03/06/2013, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Tony Davis (Father), appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before 12/8/2016, at 2:30 PM, Court Room #3. Matthew Morris, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re I’YONNA MCLAUGHLIN, Juvenile Case No. JJ085655-07 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Paul Johnson, (Father), of I’Yonna McLaughlin, child, DOB 1/4/2012, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Paul Johnson (Father), appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before 12/8/2016, at 2:30 PM, Court Room #3. Matthew Morris, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re LEGEND THOMPSON-THREATT, Juvenile Case No. JJ091828-05 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of HORACE TRACEY, (Father), of LEGEND THOMPSONT H RE AT T, c h i l d , D O B 09/27/2013, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Horace Tracey (Father), appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or

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virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re CHASE FIELDS-THREATT, Juvenile Case No. JJ091827-05, JJ091827-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of BRIAN WELLS (Father) and Unknown, (Father), of Chase Fields-Threatt, child, DOB 08/04/2012, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Brian Wells (Father) and Unknown, (Father,) appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interest on or before 12/19/2016, at 11:00 AM, Court Room #4. Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAI’MAREE BILLUPS, Juvenile Case No. JJ091623-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Unknown, (Father), of Jai’maree Billups, child, DOB 09/09/2015, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant the Unknown, (Father,) appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interest on or before 1/25/ 2017, at 9:40 AM, Court Room #5. Diane Abato, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt IN the COunty of Chesterfield Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Alyssia and Aiden Bagarus, Michael Bagarus v. steven Gary & Jacqueline Bagarus Case No. JJ088606-01-00, JJ088607-01-01 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Alyssia Bagarus (DOB: 8/6/01) and Aiden Bagarus (DOB: 3/13/06),whose parents are Jacqueline and Steven Bagarus, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Steven Bagarus’ last known address is 13200 Twinbrook Pkwy #101, Rockville, MD 20851. Jacqueline Bagarus last known address is 18904 Impulse Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. It is ORDERED that the defendant Steven Bagarus & Jacqueline Bagarus appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before November 30, 2016at 9:00 A.M. Laura G. Griffin Clerk of Court Twelfth Judicial District Chesterfield J&DR District Court 7000 Lucy Corr Boulevard Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 804-748-1379

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1813 NORTH 23RD STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-1082/007

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND,

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER EDWARD ROBINSON, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER EDWARD ROBINSON, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-2005-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1823 Rose Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# N000-0330/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, W. E. Robinson, who may be deceased. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER E D WA R D RO B I N S O N , Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of W. E. ROBINSON

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. William H. Massenburg, et al., Case No. CL15-3426-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1813 NORTH 23RD STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is

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virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt IN the COunty of Chesterfield Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Maylli esmeralda Magana, glenis amaya v. Oscar magana Case No. JJ089734-01-00 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Maylli Esmeralda Magana (DOB: 12/5/2001),whose mother is Glenis Amaya, and whose father is Oscar Magana, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Oscar Magana’s last known address is 711 22nd Street, Summit Avenue, Union City, New Jersey 07087. It is ORDERED that the defendant Oscar Magana appear at the above-named Court and protect his interests on or before January 30, 2017at 9:00 A.M. Laura G. Griffin Clerk of Court Twelfth Judicial District Chesterfield J&DR District Court 7000 Lucy Corr Boulevard Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 804-748-1379

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. DEBORAH S. TAYLOR n/k/a DEBORAH J. AGEE, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-2321-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2411 Royall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# S007-1578/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, DEBORAH TAYLOR. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, DEBORAH TAYLOR has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that DEBORAH TAYLOR and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3313 5TH AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N005-1186/007 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on July 25, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Lavern Sauls, et al, Case No. CL154187-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3313 5TH AVENUE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2720 FENDALL AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0697/001 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Gregory M. McKoy, et al., Case No. CL16-1749-4, Continued on next column

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Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Mary N. Nadder, et al., Case No. CL13-2394-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1501 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1425 and 1427 WEST CLAY STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0615/001 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Mandellum, LLC, et al., Case No. CL16-2198-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1425 and 1427 W E S T C L AY S T R E E T, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1501 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0928/026

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Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Bernice G. Martin et al., Case No. CL15-3510-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 4709 CASTLEWOOD ROAD, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on July 25, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. A RT H U R C O L E M A N a / k / a A RT H U R J A M E S COLEMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ARTHUR COLEMAN a/k/a ARTHUR JAMES COLEMAN, et al, Case No. CL16-1871-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 210 Kern STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building

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Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1722 North 29th STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0951/019 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-3448-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1722 North 29th STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Continued on next column

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Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1905 O STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0370/003 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. J M J P R O P E R T I E S , INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, et al, Case No. CL16-2729-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1905 O STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2420 Haden AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S008-0779/001 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, et al, Case No. CL15-3511-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2420 Haden AVENUE, Continued on next column

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Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3101 Q STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0723/001

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on July 25, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. 4SITE INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC, et al, Case No. CL16-21544, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2800 Hopkins ROAD, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed,

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. PREMIER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-955-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3101 Q STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable

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Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1204 North 32nd STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-3125-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1320 North 28th STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting

Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2306 Fairmount AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0617/019 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL14-3066-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2306 Fairmount AVENUE Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1204 North 32nd STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0721/016 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-3509-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Continued on next column

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-3172-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1710 North 29th STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court

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Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2301 Fairfax AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-0459/022 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL14-3610-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2301 Fairfax AVENUE Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1320 North 28th STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0622/002 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, Continued on next column

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Mary D. Loadholt, et al., Case No. CL16-2028-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 101 EAST 32ND STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Mary D. Loadholt, et al., Case No. CL16-2029-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 103 EAST 32ND STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is soliciting proposals for: INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS Proposals for this IFQC will be received at VMFA until: Monday, November 28, 2016 at 2 PM EDT Copies of RFP # 23810232016 may be downloaded from eVA at www.eva.virginia.gov/

REQUEST FOR BIDS For Certain Easements Upon, Over, Under and Across Joseph Bryan Park at 4308 Hermitage Road In the City of Richmond The City of Richmond is seeking bids for certain easements upon, over, under and across certain property located in Joseph Bryan Park at 4308 Hermitage Road for the construction, maintenance, and operation of sewer improvements and associated appurtenances in accordance with a certain Deed of Utilities Easement, for a duration of 40 years, subject to certain responsibilities to be imposed by the Dead of Utilities Easement and subject further to all retained rights of the City of Richmond. All bids for the easements hereby offered to be granted shall be submitted in writing to the City Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2016. Bids will be presented to the presiding officer of the Council of the City of Richmond on Monday, November 14, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in open session and shall then be presented by the presiding officer to the Council and be dealt with and acted upon in the mode prescribed by law. The City of Richmond expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The successful bidder shall reimburse the City for all costs incurred in connection with the advertisement of this ordinance in accordance with section 15.2-2101 of the Code of Virginia and shall post the bond required by the ordinance. A copy of the full text of the ordinance is on file in the City Clerk’s office, and the full text of the ordinance and lease to be executed is available at: https://richmondva.legistar.com/LegislationDetail. aspx?ID=2856190&GUID=C8C47169-2DEB-4D44-8B0251A4F4C2E58C&Options=ID|Text|&Search=2016-263 Please address any questions or bids to: Jean V. Capel, City Clerk City of Richmond 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7955

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GRTC TRANSIT SYSTEM SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION AUTOMATIC FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM GRTC Transit System invites all interested parties to submit proposals for providing automatic fare collection system. Interested firms may download a copy of RFP # 151-16-09 from GRTC’s website www.ridegrtc.com (menu options: About Us, then Procurement) or obtain a copy by calling Tonya Thompson, Director of Procurement at (804) 358-3871 ext 372. No Pre-Proposal meeting will be held for this procurement Responses are due no later than 11:00 am on November 18, 2016. All inquiries pertaining to the request or any questions in reference to the solicitation documents should be directed to: Tonya Thompson Director of Procurement (804) 358-3871, extension 372 Supplier diversity program – “providing equal opportunities for small businesses”

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Sports Plus Stories by Fred Jeter

Cleveland Indians got nickname from first Native American in MLB Before there was Jackie Robinson, there was Louis Sockalexis. In 1947, Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s ban on African-Americans. Fifty years prior in 1897, Sockalexis — known

Louis Sockalexis

as “Deerfoot on the Diamond” — became big league baseball’s first Native American player when he debuted with the Cleveland Spiders. At least indirectly, the Cleveland Indians got their nickname from Sockalexis.

Manuel leading Huguenot’s football comeback Huguenot High School junior Merlys Manuel looks forward to getting his Virginia driver’s license later this school year. Already as quarterback, he has been handed the keys to the Falcons’ offense. For now, Manuel is steering the Forest Hill Avenue program back to football respectability. “We’ve got real big expectations,” said the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Manuel. “We’d like to open some eyes.” Slowly, the once-dominant Falcons — state runner-up in 1988 and often regional champs — are regaining lost ground under Coach Bryan Jennings. A former Virginia Tech tight end, Coach Jennings has installed a pass-friendly spread offense tailored to Manuel’s abilities. Manuel boasts a lively throwing arm, quick feet and, just as importantly, the talent to maintain composure under pressure. “I think of myself as mostly a pocket passer, but I can run if I have to,” he said confidently. The oft-airborne Falcons are frequent fliers but have a quality ball carrier in Milton Johnson (565 yards). Meanwhile, Manuel’s right arm has worked overtime. Through eight games, Manuel has completed 111 of 253 passes for 1,305 yards and 14 touchdowns, including four in Huguenot’s thrilling 42-35 win over Chesterfield’s Clover Hill High School on Oct. 14. Favored targets include Kenneth Cannon (25 receptions, 410 yards) and Blake Page (31 catches for 375 yards). Johnson caught two touchdown passes, and Cannon and Page one each against Clover Hill. “Merlys is a true quarterback,” said Coach Jen-

nings. “By that, I mean he’s Many players on the team not an athlete converted were part of the 8-2 JV squad from another position. He a year ago. led our Junior Varsity to a Manuel and his fraternal strong season (8-2) a year twin brother, Myles, grew ago. Now he’s getting into up in Highland Springs and varsity rhythm.” Charles City County. Their Manuel, along with his mother died when they were teammates, was never in 8. Following her death, they better rhythm than in the moved to Richmond with their second half of the game father, Marcellus Manuel, a against Clover Hill. former basketball captain at The Falcons overcame Highland Springs High School a 21-point deficit to record in Henrico County. its first win over a nonQuarterbacking runs in the Richmond opponent since family. The Manuels are related 2009. Huguenot scored 30 to E.J. Manuel, the Buffalo points in the third period. Bills quarterback originally “Now we need to come from Virginia Beach. James Haskins/Richmond Free Press out and play every first Merlys got his football Merlys Manuel quarter like we played grooming in the Broad Rock that third quarter,” said Association. Falcons’ flight schedule Manuel. The all-round athlete played (Remaining games) It was Huguenot’s secfootball, basketball and base Friday, Oct. 28 ond win of the season, ball last year at Huguenot, and Chesterfield’s L.C. Bird High School which may not sound like is thinking about adding track at Huguenot, 7:30 p.m. much until you review the this year. Saturday, Nov. 5 history. Twin Myles doesn’t comAt George Wythe High School, 6 p.m. In a long tailspin, the pete athletically but is the Falcons won just one game in each of the junior class valedictorian and a standout with 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons. Last year, they the Robotics Club. won two games. Merlys, also an Honor Roll student, says this “The Clover Hill game was a huge boost to about the sibling differences: our program,” said Coach Jennings. “It should “Myles is about a half inch taller than me, show the players that hard work and determina- but a lot lighter.” tion pay off. It gave them a reason to believe With a laugh, he adds, “And he tucks in his in themselves.” shirt and I don’t.”

Employment Opportunities DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING

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Chesterfield County is currently recruiting for the above position. To view the recruitment profile, obtain application instructions and deadline date, please visit http://www.chesterfield.gov/careers/.

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NextUp RVA is a growing organization which delivers an integrated Out of School Time (OST) system that supports quality after-school programs for middle school youth in Richmond. NextUp has an opening for a full-time Director of Development to create and implement a strategic approach to fundraising. Position will conduct research, prospecting, and solicit multiple investor sources (including face-to-face asks with individual donors and some grant writing) and work with the Executive Director to identify funds needed. Candidate will align organizational and program development efforts; track, report and communicate fundraising goals and manage data. Position will develop long-term relationships with prospects and investors and organize the volunteers in cultivating prospects. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree and a dedication to professional development, CFRE preferred; Seven to ten years’ successful experience in fundraising, with at least five years soliciting major gifts. Fundraising experience in Education/Youth development a plus. Strong computer literacy in Microsoft Office required (specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and development software. Experience in planning and managing development projects and tracking and reporting on progress. The successful candidate will take initiative, and have the ability to manage multiple activities; skilled in creating powerful written and oral communications for fundraising. This position is eligible for benefits and participation in the 403(b) plan. For consideration, resume and cover letter with salary requirements must be received by Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Email documents to gward@tcfrichmond.org or mail to The Community Foundation, Attention: Human Resources, 7501 Boulders View Drive, Suite 110, Richmond, VA 23225. No phone calls or agencies, please.

Finance Investor reportIng AnAlyst – sIngle FAmIly VHDA has an opening for an Investor Reporting Analyst to provide a wide variety of reporting and analytic services principally related to the financing of its single family mortgage loan program. Responsibilities include: researching external and internal data bases and gathering data; preparing financial and statistical reports for internal and external customers; maintaining finance department data bases for future reports and analysis by other staff; coordinating data flow in the mortgage funding pipeline; and performing various financial analyses. Ideal candidate will possess a college degree in business or a related field, equivalent professional/technical certification, several years of applicable work experience, or any combination thereof. Experience in financing, underwriting or servicing of single family mortgage loans and knowledge of affordable housing programs is preferred. Must have excellent written and oral communication and organizational skills, the ability to handle multiple priorities, and be able to work effectively in a team environment. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products is desired. We offer a competitive salary with generous benefits package. Interested persons must submit a resume with a cover letter stating salary requirements, online only, at: http://www.vhda.com/about/careers

Informally, the team was called the “Indians” in the late 1890s when exciting outfielder/leadoff hitter Sockalexis was in manager Patsy Tebeau’s lineup. Although his career was marred by injury and alcoholism, Sockalexis hit .313 while playing 94 games for Cleveland during the 1897, 1898 and 1899 seasons. The team became known as the “Naps” in the early 1900s because of the presence of Hall of Fame slugger Napolean “Nap” Lajoie. Following Lajoie’s departure in 1914, the team officially was renamed Indians after owner Charles Somers consulted with area sports writers and fans. The son of Chief Francis Sockalexis, Louis Sockalexis was born in 1871 on the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation in Maine. Demonstrating remarkable athleticism as a child, he won footraces and throwing contests on the reservation and, by his late teens, was playing semipro baseball in New England. Raised Roman Catholic, he played two seasons at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. Two of the Holy Cross coaches at the time played for Cleveland and alerted ownership to Sockalexis’ talent. His first game with Cleveland was April 22, 1897, at age 25, although he told management he was 23. Like Robinson, Sockalexis was exposed to bigotry. In an 1897 report in The Sporting Life, The Fall Classic Cleveland and Chicago are, at long last, “World Serious.” The best-of-seven baseball World Series pits a pair of longtime also-rans — the American League champion Cleveland Indians and National League champ Chicago Cubs. Cleveland’s last World Series title was in 1948, when Larry Doby, the second AfricanAmerican player to reach the big leagues, was in the outfield and Satchel Paige was on the pitching staff as a 42-year-old “rookie.” Long-deprived Cubs fans haven’t sipped World Series champagne since 1908. The first two games were played earlier this week in Cleveland. The series shifts to Chicago’s Wrigley Field on Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, Oct. 29, for Games 3 and 4, and Game 5 if necessary. All games will be televised at 8:08 p.m. on FOX TV.

author Elmer Bates wrote: “He is hooted and bawled at by the thimblebrained brigade on the bleachers. Despite this handicap, the red man has played good, steady ball and has been a factor in all the victories.” It wasn’t uncommon for opposing fans to mock the Native American with mean-spirited war whoops and war dances. Often on the road, newspapers depicted Sockalexis with stereotypical cartoon caricatures. His promising career was never maximized. He suffered a severe ankle injury during the 1897 season. Upon retiring from baseball, he returned to Maine and worked as a logger. He died in 1913 of tuberculosis and heart ailments. He was 42. Soon after, one of Sockalexis’ teammates, shortstop Ed McKean, was quoted in the Cleveland Leader: “Louis was a wild bird. He couldn’t lose his taste for the firewater. His periodic departures became such a habit he finally slipped out of the majors. “He had more natural ability than any player I have ever seen, past or present.”

An EOE This position closes at midnight on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Background and credit checks will be performed as a condition of employment. Hiring range - $53,237 – 69,208

Senior Procurement manager Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA), one of the nation’s top Housing Finance Agencies, is looking for a Senior Procurement Manager to join its Finance Division. This role will manage the procurement staff by directing the planning, implementation, and execution of activities relating to procurement sourcing, contract negotiations, contract management, and compliance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act, by ensuring plans, policies, procedures and business relationships both externally and internally are developed and applied to align with the Authority’s strategic vision and direction consistently across all business areas. As a highly skilled leader, manager, business consultant, and internal consultant, this manager along with associated staff will work closely with the business areas, project teams and in-house legal counsel in determining alternative solutions to business needs and challenges. The candidate should be able to conduct thorough and objective analyses, shape discussions and effectively communicate options and recommendations that will satisfy procurement needs within the confines of applicable procurement and other laws. Qualifications: • B.S. degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration; or J.D. with experience in contract management; or equivalent experience. • Several years of diverse business experience in procurement related activities. • Procurement related certifications, such as Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB), Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO), and/or Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO) preferable, but not required. • Knowledge of contract law preferable.

Procurement SPecialiSt VHDA is currently accepting applications for the position of Procurement Specialist in the VHDA Procurement Department. Duties include handling complex procurements for goods and services and negotiating complex, high dollar contracts. The successful candidate will provide guidance and training to end users on purchasing processes and procedures. Additional duties include assisting the procurement manager in planning and scheduling procurement and contracting activities, departmental strategic planning and other duties as assigned to assist the procurement manager. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in public administration, business, accounting, contract management or a closely related field or equivalent experience required. Several years of experience in the contracts and procurement field and public procurement experience required. Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB), Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) or Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO) desired. Prefer working knowledge of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA) with current experience in purchasing, procurement/staff training, researching/analyzing and negotiating contracts. Working knowledge of state procurement laws, contract law, and contract administration and management are required. Effective writing skills are required to develop complex solicitations. Experience using office automation tools (to include MS office), automated procurement systems and e-commerce is highly desired.

If you enjoy working with people, continuously growing your skills, learning about new business trends in the housing finance field and turning challenges into opportunities, please submit your cover letter and resume online only at:

VHDA offers an excellent working environment, generous benefit plans and market competitive compensation. If you are interested in joining the State’s premier housing finance agency and meet the above stated criteria, please submit your cover letter and resume, online only, at:

http://www.vhda.com/about/careers

An EOE

This position will remain open until filled.

This position closes at midnight on Wednesday, November 9, 2016.

Credit and background checks will be performed as a condition of employment.

Hiring Range: $80,967 – 105,256

Hiring Range: $46,294 – 60,181

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