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City’s 2014 audit shows millions sent to rainy day fund despite critical needs

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

By Fred Jeter

College and NFL football share some common ground on Richmond’s North Side.

Virginia Union University has been given the g r e e n light to practice once a week at the Bon Secours Training Center.

Mr. Taylor T h e Leigh Street facility opened three years ago as the preseason training camp for the NFL Washington franchise. It’s the latest effort to open the partially city-funded facility to the community for other uses.

VUU is located on Lombardy Street, less than two miles from the Bon Secours facility.

Coach Mark James’ Panthers are practicing free of charge at Bon Secours from 6 to 8:30 on Wednesday mornings.

Other practices are held on campus at or around Hovey Field.

“It was a long process,” VUU Athletic Director Joe Taylor said of finalizing a deal. “We went back and forth with many phone calls and we filled out a lot of paperwork. There were a lot of documents to sign.”

Mr. Taylor said the whole process started in August when Coach James struck up a friendship with the Washington team’s chaplain, the Rev. Brett Fuller, senior pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly. He has served as the team’s senior chaplain for 13 years.

Conversations with Rev. Fuller helped open the door to discussions.

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the essence of that building and staying true to the mission,” she added.

Ms. Chambers says she has a special place in her heart for the museum. “I have been a volunteer there for at least six years,” she said. “I have attended the museum since I was 15 years old.

“To me, it’s appropriate because I was elected class black historian in the sixth grade. To me, it’s like I’m combining my career with my passion.”

Marilyn West, chair of the museum’s 14-member board, announced Ms. Chambers’ appointment last Friday.

“The board is very excited to have Tasha

Is Mayor Dwight C. Jones saving too much money while starving City Hall of the monetary resources needed to provide services to Richmond residents?

That question is starting to emerge as City Council members review the long delayed and finally completed audit of city fiMs. Cuffee-Glenn nances for fiscal year 2014. That’s the period that began July 1, 2013, and ended June 30, 2014.

Richmond’s No. 2 person in charge, Chief Administrative Officer Selena Cuffee-Glenn, presented to City Council on Monday the audit report — known as the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) — that was due Nov. 30, 2014, for completion.

While the city’s 2015 CAFR is awaiting completion, Ms. Cuffee-Glenn credits her new chief financial officer, Lenora Reid, and her financial team for overcoming previous hurdles and getting the 2014 report finished.

One item sure to attract City Council’s attention is the amount shifted to a rainy day fund, particularly after council received a tongue-lashing from the administration for shifting $9 million from city departments to support academic improvement in Richmond Public Schools for the current 2016 fiscal year.

According to a separate report that Ms. Cuffee-Glenn sent to council several weeks

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Bye, bye birdies Aidan Landers, 3, looks over his shoulder at the Canada geese flocking Wednesday in Fountain Lake as he leads his 2-year-old sister, Aaliyah, on a walk in Byrd Park. The siblings were on a sunny, autumn outing with their mother, Jayvonne Landers.

Black history museum taps new director

By Joey Matthews

Jazz nights and poetry readings as well as interactive and traditional exhibits are among the plans that Tasha Chambers has for the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia when it moves into its new home early next year.

“This new museum has so much history to celebrate,” said Ms. Chambers, who was introduced as the museum’s new director last week.

“At one time, Jackson Ward was a booming area for black Americans,” said Ms. Chambers, a 34-year-old Richmond native and 2003 graduate of Howard University with a degree in public relations. “And we

are celebrating that history by reopening the armory that was a significant part of that history as one of the first armories built for black militia in Virginia.”

The museum, which operated in Ms. Chambers the former Rosa D. Bowser School building at 00 W. Clay St. from 1991 until its closure in 2013 to ready for the move, will relocate in early 2016 to the reconstructed Leigh Street Armory, also located in Jackson Ward.

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Field of dreams

Armstrong High’s coach wants decent baseball field for team

By Fred Jeter

and overgrown.

“It’s not playable,” says Armstrong’s Athletic Director Ksaan Brown. “It holds water, needs a new outfield, infield, fencing — the whole nine yards.”

Coach Day says the weeding process has begun. If you squint, you can almost see the original dirt infield starting to show through.

By spring, he hopes to paint and repair the backstop and fencing along the foul lines and bleachers, bring in new dirt, erect a pitcher’s mound and dugouts, upgrade outfield grass and install portable “mesh” outfield fencing at home run distance.

In other words, a total overhaul.

And the cost?

“We need about $10,000 to make it happen,” said Coach Day. He said the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, which owns the field, has agreed to help.

Coach Day’s right-hand man is Robert R. Raymond, aka “Coach Bob,” a CPA by profession and a Richmond baseball “lifer.”

Coach Raymond’s coaching and organizing can be traced to the Blue Sox of the old All-America Semi-Pro League.

Coach Day is hoping alumni, friends, community members and others will help with money and manpower for the effort.

The school does not lack baseball enthusiasm, he insists.

In fact, Coach Day also serves as coach and organizer of the Mosby Community Center Spartans, which also uses Lucks as its central field.

Mosby Community Center, located in the Armstrong enrollment district, won all six age groups last spring in the Metropolitan Junior Baseball League.

“In fact, baseball is more popular than basketball at Mosby,” Coach Day said.

In 2012, Coach Day’s AAU Richmond Blue Sox, based out of Mosby, won the 11-12 age division of the MJBL’s Inner-City Classic national youth tournament held in Richmond.

Among city schools, Armstrong High School has the dubious distinction of having the most run-down diamond.

The new Huguenot High School is in the best shape, with brand new baseball and softball fields in the works for next spring.

Thomas Jefferson High School has a playable facility, but no lights, grass infield or foul line/outfield fencing.

John Marshall High School Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press has two fields behind the school,

Armstrong High School’s baseball program has a passionate coach, a covey of eager athletes and an East End pipeline suggesting more talent is on the way.

What it doesn’t have is a decent field to play on.

The Wildcats’ fourth-year Coach Lawrence Day is determined to turn the negative into a positive.

“We want our field to be a jewel in the middle of Church Hill,” said the 56-yearold coach.

Forgive Coach Day for dreaming big dreams. The more you speak to him, the more the word “playa b l e ” emerges as Coach Day the goal.

“We haven’t played a home game since I’ve been here,” said Coach Day. “All we really need is a field nice enough to play on-campus games here.

We’re the only school in the city without that.”

The Wildcats were a commendable 8-8 last spring while practicing at Lucks Field, the adult softball diamond at Rogers and T streets, and playing some “home” games at Hotchkiss Field on East Brookland Park Boulevard.

Located on Cool Lane in the East End, Armstrong High School can be seen by vehicles speeding by on Interstate 64. The Armstrong building, as we know it now, was formerly John F. Kennedy High School before Armstrong and Kennedy merged in 2004.

There is a campus field, although “eyesore” might be Plans are being made to transform this worn-out baseball field at Armstrong High School. The field is considered a more apt tag. It is unkempt “unplayable,” but Coach Lawrence Day is leading an effort to transform it into “a jewel.”

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Public supports police statue move to The Carillon The votes are in: The public wants a 28-year-old tribute statue to fallen Richmond police officers moved to The Carillon area of Byrd Park.

Retired Police Officer Glenwood W. Burley, who has led the campaign to relocate the statue from its current home near the Richmond Coliseum, announced the results Tuesday.

Mr. Burley said The Carillon location led the list of 19 sites suggested as a new home for the statue that was erected in 1987 on the 7th Street side of Nina F. Abady Festival Park next to the Coliseum.

“The site meets all the standards established for a new location — visibility, accessibility and compatibility, especially for children and the elderly,” Mr. Burley said.

The 8½-foot bronze statue of an officer carrying a child was installed to pay tribute to officers killed in the line of duty. A private foundation paid for the statue and donated it to the city.

Mr. Burley began his campaign this summer after finding weeds and untended bushes surrounding the statue, which largely had been forgotten.

He said a committee he formed to promote relocation reviewed all the sites before voting last week to approve The Carillon location.

The 73-year-old Richmonder said the proposed location would be on the north end of the tree-lined walkway and grassy basin that leads to The Carillon, a World War I tribute tower best known for its bells.

Once in place, the statue would face Blanton Avenue and be near a small parking area, he said. The proposed move also would include installation of a statue base, landscaping and benches.

Mr. Burley said that he believes that Mayor Dwight C. Jones and City Council are supportive.

The proposed site still would need a positive recommendation from the city’s Urban Design Committee and the approval of the Richmond Planning Commission, which is responsible for overseeing the design and placement of statues on city property.

Mr. Burley said that cost of the work would be borne by the committee, but he expects the total expense to be modest, possibly less than $10,000.

He said a private company, W.O. Grubb, which rents cranes, has volunteered to move the statue at no charge, reducing the amount that would be needed.

He said other costs, including the installation of the base for the statue, the benches and landscaping, could be covered by the foundation that was created to develop the statue or from private donations.

If all goes well, he said the approvals could be in place and the relocation accomplished by next spring.

“We’re going to get this done as fast as we can,” he said. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

A worker from TrueTimber Tree Service prunes a tree at Hathaway and Sequoyah roads in South Side. Tree trimming is a common sight this time

Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

of year to remove limbs that threaten power lines, houses or other property or to prevent the trees from falling during a severe storm.

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Lecture on “Obama Effect” at VUU’s Wilder Library What kind of impact has President Obama had on politics since his historic election in 2008?

One surprise: He may have affected Republicans most, paving the way for more African-Americans like Dr. Ben Carson and other minority candidates to run for office under the GOP banner, according to political scientist Dr. Columba Ahamefule Nnorom.

Dr. Nnorom also believes that President Obama initially embodied hopes that he could be America’s first “postracial candidate” and bridge the traditional racial divides in the United States. But those hopes, he says, were undermined by the Great Recession, the Republican backlash and the rise of new groups like “Black Lives Matter.”

Dr. Nnorom will offer his views on the “Obama Effect” at a public lecture from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at Virginia Union University’s L. Douglas Wilder Library & Learning Resource Center, 1500 N. Lombardy St .

Part of the library’s fall lecture series, the program will be open to the community without charge.

“My talk examines the social and political impact of the Obama presidency on African-Americans and Africa — the good, the bad and the ugly, its connection with the Civil Rights Movement and its generally positive influence on race relations and African-American identity,” Dr. Nnorom said.

“Overall, my view is that President Obama should be seen as a reformer not a revolutionary, though a leader whose symbolic importance will stand the test of time,” he said.

Dr. Nnorom, an adjunct professor at VUU, has had a long career as an educator and writer on political topics. He is coauthor of “Long March Ahead: African-American Churches and Public Policy in Post-Civil Rights America.”

Further details: (804) 257-5822 or Dr. Nnorom at (804) 822-7484 or email can20010a@comcast.net. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

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Fifth District City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto has a new day job.

He is now the executive director of the Capital Region Land Conservancy, a 10-year-old nonprofit that seeks to protect natural and historic resources in Metropolitan Richmond.

Since its formation, CRLC has been involved in protecting 6,800 acres from development and has worked with local governments to protect more than 1,200 acres of public land, including the 280-acre James River Park in the city.

Mr. Agelasto, 39, who was named to the part-time post Sept. 20, called it “an honor to have the opportunity to lead CRLC.” He will be involved in creating a regional plan to Mr. Agelasto promote stewardship of area land and water resources, according to the president of CRLC, Bill Greenleaf.

Mr. Agelasto also expects to focus on educating landowners and the public on the importance of conservation and expanding the acreage CRLC conserves.

His new post will give him a regional perspective as CRLC works in the city and the counties of Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, Powhatan, New Kent and Charles City.

A native of Virginia Beach, Mr. Agelasto most recently has been a museum consultant and freelance curator on museum exhibitions.

A graduate of Bates College in Maine, he also holds master’s degrees from the University of Virginia in business and art history. He previously worked for the Smithsonian in Washington and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.

He was elected to his first term on City Council in 2012. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

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Groundbreaking Oct. 14 on initial Fay Towers replacement

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The pace is finally picking up on efforts to replace the 200-unit Fay Towers in Gilpin Court and move current residents to new apartments.

On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Washington-based nonprofit Community Preservation and Development Corp. (CPDC) will start work on the first new units for Fay Tower residents.

The $11 million project involves the restoration of 77 apartments in a former school building two miles away in the Highland Park neighborhood on North Side.

RRHA, which is hosting the groundbreaking event in marking its 75th anniversary of providing public housing, has been promising speedy action to replace Fay Towers since being awarded federal authorization to make it happen in early 2013.

One question left unanswered at this point

is the role that African-American contractors and workers will play in the overhaul of the Highland Park school building at 1221 E. Brookland Park Blvd.

The start comes about six months after CPDC announced the project. It took more time than anticipated, RRHA said, to complete the financing details. CPDC had expected to start work in August.

The building began life as the Highland Park School in Henrico County when it opened in 1909. The building remains a landmark 106 years later with its distinctive, Mediterraneanstyle tiled roof at the community’s Six Points intersections.

Closed as a school in 1978 following a damaging fire, the building moldered until it was remodeled and converted into 77 apartments for seniors in 1995. Fifteen years later, after the Great Recession, Brookland Park Plaza had fallen into serious disrepair, ending in a bank foreclosure in 2011. By then, the units had become a squat for the homeless after thieves stripped out the

copper pipes, according to CPDC officials.

In November 2013, after being selected as RRHA’s partner for replacing Fay Towers, CPDC picked up the building for $600,000 from Wells Fargo Bank — less than half the city’s assessed value of $1.35 million.

CPDC expects to renovate the building in a year and have it fully leased by Christmas 2016, if all goes well. That’s not a moment too soon for Fay Tower residents, who are seeing their current high-rise decay. RRHA has yet to fix the roof that has been leaking for months, though the authority is still making plans to do so.

CPDC and RRHA are still trying to figure how to replace the other 123 units in Fay Towers.

RRHA previously indicated that 55 units could be relocated into the now vacant Baker School building in Gilpin Court, but little progress has been made.

Meanwhile, with the Highland Park school redo set to go, CPDC is planning to do more in Highland Park. Earlier this year, CPDC purchased three nearby parcels, including a decaying

church that served for years as the home of the Bethlehem Community Center and Day Care.

CPDC acquired the properties at 1224, 1226 and 1228 E. Brookland Park Blvd. for $200,000 from the Fresh Anointing Cathedral.

J. Michael Pitchford, CPDC’s president and CEO, and Christopher LoPiano, the CPDC senior vice president for real estate development, said the plan is to demolish the existing buildings and eventually replace them with a mix of apartments and retail stores.

“We see CPDC’s new Highland Park Senior Apartments as assisting the broader revitalization of Six Points,” said the area’s City Council representative, Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District.

She called it important for CPDC “to go beyond senior housing” and build on the investments already made by the nonprofit Boaz & Ruth, private businesses and housing groups to revitalize the area.

“We want these new apartments to be a connecting link to neighborhood improvement rather than an isolated island,” Ms. Robertson said.

City Council expected to approve purchase of Conrad Center Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

City Hall is moving forward with a two-year-old plan to purchase the shuttered Conrad Center, once the area’s largest soup kitchen for the homeless and working poor.

In proposals sent to City Council with anticipation of quick approval, Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ administration is seeking authorization to spend $300,000 to buy the foreclosed building in Shockoe Valley from BB&T Bank.

Council also is being asked to authorize a lease agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University, owner of the 2.3 acres of land in Shockoe Valley on which the building and parking lot sit.

Plans call for the center, which neighbors the Richmond Justice Center and the juvenile detention center, to become a social services and employment facility to serve people in nearby neighborhoods, most notably the Eastview community that sits just east of the jail.

A defunct nonprofit called Freedom House opened the $1.1 million Conrad Center in 2007 after losing its previous home in Downtown. But Freedom House was forced to close the center and the rest of its operations when BB&T sought immediate full payment of the loan and Freedom House was unable to find another lender.

The $300,000 price tag appears to be a bargain. The price is well below the city’s assessed value of $793,000 of the brickfaced building at 1400 Oliver Hill Way. If approved, the purchase also would use only a portion of the $1.2 million that the council set aside two years ago to purchase the building. The remaining money could be used for improvements and upgrades.

Mayor Jones promised in 2011 with approval of the new jail that the city would offer more services to nearby communities.

Initially, city officials had considered converting the city’s vacant nursing home on Cool Lane into the services center, but dropped that idea in 2012 after it proved too expensive. Since then, officials have been trying to obtain the Conrad Center.

Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, has championed the purchase and secured support from other council members to gain the $1.2 million, securing part in 2012 and the remainder in 2013.

How much the center is needed remains uncertain. Richmond already operates a mini-City Hall for the Church Hill area in the 700 block of North 25th Street.

Meanwhile, the nonprofit Kinfolks Community has teamed with other groups to create an employment center in Mosby Court. Officials at Kinfolks are concerned that the new center would duplicate their efforts.

Troubles escalate for NAACP official

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The president of the Chesterfield County Branch NAACP is facing more legal trouble.

LaSalle J. McCoy Jr. was sent to jail Tuesday based on a finding he was in violation of the terms of his release on a previous charge of driving while intoxicated.

Mr. McCoy was scheduled to be back in court Thursday, Oct. 8, to determine whether he must stay in jail until Wednesday, Oct. 14, when his DWI case and a separate assault charge are to be heard in Chesterfield General District Court.

Mr. McCoy’s legal problems have escalated since Sept. 15, when he sought to bar NAACP member Kandise Lucas from a branch meeting. Ms. Lucas claims he sought to block her attendance because she had called for his removal as branch president following his mid-August DWI arrest.

After the NAACP meeting, Mr. McCoy was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault. Ms. Lucas alleged he injured her hand trying to keep her out of the branch meeting, which traditionally is open to members and nonmembers of the civil rights group.

In addition to serving as branch president, Mr. McCoy also is secretary of the state

NAACP. Retired Chesterfield District Court Judge Robert D. Laney sent Mr. McCoy to jail after rejecting Mr. McCoy’s argument that he had a right to bar Ms. Lucas from the branch meeting that Mr. McCoy’s attorney told the judge was “invitation-only.”

Judge Laney found that Mr. McCoy violated the terms of his release on the DWI charge “to keep the peace and be of good behavior.”

This is a view of the pro football training center on Leigh Street that has opened its grounds to the Virginia Union University football team. The Panthers are using the facility for practices on Wednesday mornings.

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In gaining permission to use the facility, Mr. Taylor dealt directly with Lesa Williams, Bon Secours’ director of marketing and sales.

Surprisingly, holding the practices at dawn was VUU’s request.

The sunrise sessions are not new to VUU football. Last year, the team began 6 a.m. workouts on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

“We wanted to get the practices over with early so the athletes would have the rest of the day to be students,” said Mr. Taylor.

The team members’ overall GPA rose last year from 2.3 to 2.8. Taylor attributes

some of that to the early-to-bed, early-torise mindset.

“We’ve found most poor decisions are made later in the day and at night,” said Mr. Taylor. “When you have to get up around 4 a.m. to go to practice, you’re likely to be going to bed by 7 p.m.”

Mr. Taylor feels the opportunity to practice at Bon Secours will translate to a more positive-minded team.

“Just stepping on a pro field has got to provide a psychological edge,” he said.

Since the Washington team’s official practices in Richmond ended in mid-August, the Bon Secours facility has been fairly busy with community use this fall.

In addition to the VUU football team,

Virginia Commonwealth University’s men’s and women’s soccer teams are conducting practices at the facility, Ms. Williams said. Two Richmond Strikers youth soccer tournaments are scheduled there in November.

The Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will use the Bon Secours field for its citywide semifinal youth football games next month. The facility also was used in late September for the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer.

An adult kickball tournament was scheduled there last week, Ms. Williams said, but was postponed due to inclement weather.

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ago, the city is reducing the number of potholes it can fill and eliminating alley maintenance because of lack of money.

The CAO also advised that Richmond Police could have less money to hire new recruits to fill vacancies and the Department of Public Works might have to cut back on leaf collection in areas of the city because of a funding shortfall due to council’s action.

However, in that report on the impact of council’s budget on services, Ms. CuffeeGlenn did not mention that the city might have millions of dollars more — possibly up to $14 million — in the rainy day fund than the city requires.

Council apparently was unaware of the fact when it was wrestling with the 2016 budget in late April and early May because the 2014 CAFR report had not been completed.

The report provides evidence that money might not be as tight as the administration has stated.

According to the report, the administration ended the 2014 fiscal year with $80.4 million in the unassigned fund balance, also known as the rainy day and emergency fund.

The $80.4 million represents “12.1 percent of budgeted expenditures and transfers,” the CAFR reported, or $14 million more than required by city policy.

The city only requires a minimum of 10 percent of expenditures and transfers to be placed in the rainy day fund, which in fiscal year 2014 would have been $66.4 million.

The push to keep the rainy day fund

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but both are less than adequate. In fact, the adjacent Henderson Middle School adult softball complex has become the Justices’ home field.

George Wythe High School has a fenced field beside the school that it shares with an adult group.

Want to help?

There are no girls’ softball fields Contact Coach at Wythe, Thomas Jefferson or Lawrence Day at Armstrong high schools.

(804) 398-2504 Coach Day grew up in Richmond when baseball was a more popular sport. He played at Maggie Walker High School with an oncampus field and for Norfolk State University.

Cynics may dismiss Coach Day’s notions, saying the primary reason baseball is losing steam in the city isn’t about facilities, but because of a lack of interest.

Coach Day counters, saying, “You wouldn’t ask kids to play basketball with no court and rims. How can you expect them to play baseball with no diamond in sight?”

balance high shows up in other areas of the CAFR. The report shows that despite the fattened account, then-CAO Byron C. Marshall kept putting the squeeze on departments during 2014 to reduce spending.

With revenues falling short of projections, he quietly imposed limits on departmental hiring and spending in seeking to prevent a deficit in the operating budget, the money used to pay for parks, recreation, tree-trimming, the courts, the jail and a host of other services and operations.

Evidence of Mr. Marshall putting the squeeze on expenditures emerges from the columns of figures in the 2014 report comparing the amount budgeted to actual spending.

The bottom line: 24 departments finished the year spending less than their appropriation. That includes the police department, which spent $83 million or $2 million less than its $85 million appropriation.

The result: Mr. Marshall, whom the mayor dismissed in September 2014, reduced city spending by $9.3 million.

That allowed the city essentially to keep its operating budget balanced, according to the CAFR. The report shows the city took in $644.5 million in revenue and spent $645.2 million, with the small difference made up through dipping into other reserves.

Ms. Cuffee-Glenn defended Mr. Marshall’s approach. In an interview Tuesday, she said that the CAFR shows that Mr. Marshall was making sure departments were “operating efficiently,” which she also is doing. Just because money is appropriated, she said, doesn’t mean it has to be spent.

She also defended packing extra money into the rainy day fund, citing the unex-

pected damage that Hurricane Joaquin and related storms recently inflicted on South Carolina and the big costs facing cities and counties there.

“Our financial advisers encourage us to try to save up to 20 percent,” she said.

That’s the kind of savings level that wellmanaged communities strive for, Chief Financial Officer Reid said, pointing to Henrico and Chesterfield counties.

Having a large rainy day fund would come in handy should Richmond face an emergency, both Ms. Cuffee-Glenn and Ms. Reid said.

The CAFR also is raising other questions. For example, the CAFR’s notes section identifies a series of corrections that needed to be made to previous CAFRs that impacted the 2014 report.

For example, revenue for the Department of Public Utilities was found to be understated by $136 million in fiscal year 2013 because funds set aside to reduce utility rate increases was not properly recognized. That correction also affected the 2014 CAFR, dramatically increasing revenues.

Maybe “that means the council should be thinking about returning some of this money to water and gas customers,” said City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto, who spotted the correction in reviewing the CAFR. Another unanswered question found in the CAFR: How did the city lose $17.2 million in refinancing some bonds, a loss never previously disclosed?

Also unexplained is how the city Department Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities overspent its budget in fiscal 2014 by nearly $826,000. That fact was not disclosed to the council.

Museum taps new director Continued from A1

to join the BHM as we move to the next level with our bold vision and bright future,” she stated in a press release.

“She has hit the ground prepared to run, and we have already felt her presence,” Ms. West added.

Ms. Chambers, a wife and mother of a son, takes over from longtime director and CEO Stacy Burrs, who stepped down in December to take a position with Venture Richmond, a Downtown booster organization.

Ms. Chambers, a Highland Springs High School graduate, began her new job in August.

Since then, she has overseen one other full-time employee

and volunteers at the museum’s office at 3 W. Clay St. Prior to her museum appointment, Ms. Chambers was public relations manager for three years at ChildFund International, a nonprofit whose mission is to help needy children around the world. She says she also gained valuable experience as marketing director at Richmond-based Johnson Inc. marketing firm from 2005 through 2007.

Her top priorities, she noted, include hiring a full-time curator and development officer.

Ms. Chambers also is ramping up fundraising efforts “to make sure we secure the funding to provide the quality museum that Richmond is expecting and deserves.” She also wants

to boost the museum’s membership and volunteer rolls, particularly as the new building opens.

The good news, she said, is “we are very close to securing what we need, not only for construction” of the $13 million project, “but for sustainability, to make sure the museum is here for another 10 years.”

Ms. Chambers said the museum will retain the property at 00 W. Clay St. She said ideas being considered for the former museum building are to turn it into a research center, along with a bed and breakfast with a Jackson Ward theme.

For more information, or to volunteer: Call (804) 7809093 or email mclauderdale@ blackhistorymuseum.org.

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Community forum generates ideas for Lumpkin’s Jail site

By Joey Matthews

Build a full-scale replica of Lumpkin’s Jail at its former site in Shockoe Bottom.

Construct a wax museum at the site.

Develop an interactive space for children there.

Provide a place for reflec-

tion where people can gather for discussions and private meditations.

Those were among the suggestions from about 30 people who attended a “Richmond Speaks” meeting Sept. 29 at Franklin Military Academy to generate ideas on how the city should transform the former

Lumpkin’s Jail into a heritage and learning center.

People attending the meeting in Richmond’s East End first heard from officials involved in the project. Participants then split into small groups to talk about their ideas for the site, known as “The Devil’s Half Acre,” before

reporting their ideas to the entire audience.

Tasha Chambers, director of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, said her group wanted “an authentic site,” perhaps “a space without walls.”

They also suggested creating an endowment to ensure

New park named for city police lieutenant

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A new city park is being named for the late Richmond Police Lt. Ozell Johnson, a pioneer in community policing in the city.

City Council voted unanimously Sept. 28 to designate city-owned property at 241 E. Ladies Mile Road in the Providence Park neighborhood in North Side as a park and name it for Lt. Johnson.

“As a lifelong city resident, I’m very excited about this honor being bestowed on my late father,” said Richmond Police Maj. Odetta Johnson.

Maj. Johnson was the first African-American woman to reach that rank in the city Police Department and currently serves as chief of staff to Chief Alfred Durham.

Also excited are his widow, Bertha L. Johnson, 76, a retired juvenile corrections officer, and his other daughter, Tyroshia J. Fisher, a city employee.

This is the first community park in Richmond to be named for a police officer, according to City Councilman Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District, who spearheaded the ordinance.

Mr. Hilbert said the community came to him to honor Lt. Johnson, whose impact is still being felt 33 years after he died in his sleep in 1982 at age 45.

Lt. Johnson left his mark with his work in crime prevention, according to the depart-

ment.

1957 after serving in Among other the Army. things, he organized He joined the the first NeighborRichmond departhood Watch proment in 1965 at a time grams in North Side when black officers and the East End, the faced high hurdles to department noted. advancement. While Popular with on the force, he went citizens, the pipeback to school to earn smoking officer crea bachelor’s degree Lt. Johnson ated TV spots on in sociology from crime prevention and wrote a Virginia Union University. weekly column on the topic He was promoted to sergeant in the former Afro-American after 11 years on the force and newspaper. to lieutenant in 1978.

He also often lectured on Mr. Hilbert said that the date crime prevention at commu- for the park to be dedicated is nity colleges and universities still being set. to students studying criminal This is the second small park justice. He died just a day be- Mr. Hilbert has helped create this fore he was due in Washington year. In late June, he won approval to help organize a youth crime for a new park honoring the late prevention program.

Walter Gaines Jr., the unofficial “So many people have told “mayor” of Providence Park. me how my father touched their That park is located at Woodrow lives,” said Maj. Johnson, who and Lamb avenues. plans to retire Dec. 1 after 25 In other business Sept. 28, years of service. council authorized the city to Given a virtually free hand accept $280,000 in state funds by then Police Chief Frank S. to be used to develop the BelDuling Jr., “my father helped lemeade Park Pedestrian Trail change the perception of polic- and Bridge near the new Oak ing and won the heart of his Grove Elementary School on community, receiving local, South Side. state and national recognition The new funding will be for his work,” she said. used to support the work that “He truly believed policing volunteers have begun to needed to go beyond arrests. beautify the area and install a In his view, law enforcement walking trail. needed to include an intentional Also, council approved interest in the well-being of the relocating the voting place for community.”

Precinct 606 in Highland Park Born in North Carolina, Lt. from Ann Hardy Park to the Johnson came to Richmond in Hotchkiss Community Center

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on Brookland Park Boulevard The move comes as the city prepares to begin its planned improvements to the park at Carolina Avenue and Milton Street. Those improvements are to include new landscaping renovation of the community center and installation of a splash fountain.

The council also removed the tax scofflaw label from the popular Hardywood Park Craft Brewery on Ownby Lane in North Side. The governing body approved a settlement allowing Hardywood to pay $61,118 to cover several years of uncollected meals taxes.

the project’s sustainability and backed organizing a consortium of all the city’s museums to tell the city’s full history in order to provide an opportunity for “reconciliation” by all.

John Whitworth, who grew up in Liverpool, England, one of the busiest slave-trading ports on the Atlantic Ocean, said his group wants to see the jail reconstructed in a way so that “people could touch and feel” the horrors that enslaved people suffered at the site.

Re-enactors also should be on site to provide a more realistic portrayal of life inside the slave pen, said Mr. Whitworth, who has lived in Church Hill for 12 years.

Simone Gordon, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School and the lone teenager at the forum, said she “never learned anything” about slavery in her classes and “I wanted something better than that” going forward.

“It’s important to get more youths involved in this,” she stressed.

She suggested teachers

give students extra credit for attending community meetings and forums.

Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced on Aug. 13 plans to build a history pavilion at the Shockoe Bottom site as a means of “helping tell the story that has been overlooked for too long.”

The project is to be paid for with city and state funds allocated to tell about Richmond’s major role in the slave trade, he said at the time. The city has allocated $8 million and the state an additional $11 million.

Four community forums were held in September to gain input on how to go forward with the project.

The next one is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Linwood Holton Elementary School, 1600 W. Laburnum Ave., on North Side.

The mayor said he hopes to break ground on the project

by July 2016.

For more information on the Lumpkin’s Jail community forums, go to www.RichmondSpeaksAboutLumpkins.org.

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE (Ref: VA Code § 58.1-3321) The City of Richmond proposes to increase property tax levies: Assessment Increase: Total 2016 assessed value of real property, excluding additional assessments due to new construction or improvements to property, exceeds last year’s total assessed value of real property by 3.31%.

Lowered Rate Necessary to Offset Increased Assessment: The tax rate which would levy the same amount of real estate tax as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate with the exclusions mentioned above, would be $1.17 per $100 of assessed value. This rate is known as the “lowered tax rate.”

Effective Rate Increase: The City of Richmond proposes to adopt one of the following tax rates: Tax Rate Difference from “Lowered tax rate” $1.20/$100 $0.038 per $100, or 3.17% $1.19/$100 $0.028 per $100, or 2.33% $1.18/$100 $0.018 per $100, or 1.5% $1.17/$100 $0.008 per $100, or 0.67% This difference from the “Lowered tax rate” is known as the “effective tax rate increase.”

Individual property taxes may, however, increase at a percentage greater than or less than the above percentage.

Proposed Total Budget Increase: Based on the proposed real property tax rate and changes in other revenues, the total budget of the city of Richmond will exceed last year’s by -0.4%.

A public hearing on the increase will be held on Monday, November 9, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located at 900 E. Broad Street.

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Gun insanity Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

Or as “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said, “Insanity is changing nothing and then pretending that something will change.”

Either way, the latest mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., confirms that the United States is suffering with a mental condition when it comes to gun violence. As a nation, we are shocked and horrified each time a gunman walks into a classroom, a movie theater, a church, a recruitment center, an office building, a strip mall or a restaurant and opens fire. And, yet, we are paralyzed by inaction.

Ask the families impacted by mass shootings at Virginia Tech, Newtown, Conn., and Columbine, Colo.; in Aurora, Colo.; in Charleston, S.C., and Oak Creek, Wis.; in Chattanooga, Tenn.; at the Washington Navy Yard; at Tucson, Ariz.; and Santa Monica, Calif.

Despite the fact that lives are wiped out, families and communities suffer and the American psyche is damaged by these senseless acts, we remain in a state of denial — or perhaps a National Rifle Associationinduced stranglehold — that keeps us from taking action to try and prevent another mass tragedy involving gun violence.

For the 11th time since taking office in 2009, President Obama has offered condolences in the wake of a mass shooting in the nation. But as the president said after last week’s massacre in Oregon, thoughts and prayers aren’t enough.

It’s time for action.

We call for members of Congress to act now to approve meaningful laws to curb gun violence.

We have little hope that the Virginia General Assembly would do the right thing and pass tougher laws to prevent gun deaths.

But it matters little if certain cities pass tough gun laws — mentally ill people, criminals, terrorists and others bent on ruining lives can simply go to the next town, county or state and purchase a gun.

We need tough, uniform measures that would apply to every state, city, town and hamlet in the nation — from Smith Mountain Lake, where a disturbed former Roanoke television reporter killed two of his former colleagues on live television in August and wounded the woman being interviewed, to the Oregon timber capital of Roseburg.

As a first step, we demand that Congress remove its ban on government-funded research, including data collection, on gun violence.

Through the Dickey Amendment passed in 1996, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lost millions of dollars researching the effects of firearms ownership on public health. The amendment, backed by the NRA and a conservative Congress, explicitly stated that “no funds for injury prevention and control” may be used “to advocate or promote gun control.”

Not only did the CDC’s research grind to a halt, but Republicans also in 2011 applied the ban to research at the National Institutes of Health.

In June, after the massacre of nine African-Americans at a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., House Speaker John Boehner defended the lack of government research by saying “a gun is not a disease.”

Another amendment, initially enacted in 2003, also limits federal firearms officials’ ability to share gun trace data with law enforcement, policymakers and researchers interested in combating urban violence.

The insanity must stop.

Nonpartisan data collection and research will help even the most unbending of lawmakers — as well as the public — to have unvarnished statistics and information about the trends and causes of gun violence in order to make more rational national policy decisions to stop it.

Recent research by the Harvard School of Public Health charting mass shootings since 1982 shows that the incidence of such violent episodes is increasing.

From 1982 to 2011, mass shootings with multiple victims happened every 200 days on average, according to the study. But since 2011, the rate of mass shootings has tripled, taking place every 64 days on average.

We call on Virginia’s congressional delegation, as well as those across the nation, to support a ban on assault weapons, to require background checks before all firearms sales and to enhance mental health programs, all efforts called for by President Obama.

We also call for federal lawmakers to fast track and approve the Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act introduced by U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. Sen. Kaine’s bill holds people responsible if they sell or transfer a firearm to someone who is barred by federal law from possessing firearms.

Critics have assailed his bill as a backdoor attempt to have universal background checks for gun purchasers and an attempt to stop private sales of guns.

We ask: What is so wrong with having universal background checks for firearms purchases?

Let’s stop pretending that change will come even when we do nothing.

In this nation of out-of-control violence and blindness to the insanity, the death that a law like Sen. Kaine’s could stop could be yours or that of your loved ones.

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Putting power behind the demand: 20th anniversary of Million Man March This October will mark the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, which was the largest public gathering in the history of America and the largest gathering of black men in world history.

We set an example before the world on Oct. 16, 1995, as black men stood in ranks and a spirit of love, peace and unity was pervasive.

We stood at that time for the necessity of atonement, reconciliation and responsibility and in particular the need for black men to appeal for God’s pardon for our failures to be the men that we hoped to be and ought to be. That was a magnificent and important day and appeal to the divine Supreme Being, who brought us through a time of great trouble.

Twenty years later, however, conditions we face and rising levels of tyranny and oppression have brought us to another point in our sojourn in America. Today, we suffer from an unbearable level of violence as law enforcement and white people are able to abuse and murder us but the federal Department of Justice does little and state governments do virtually nothing.

Death stalks the black man, woman and child in America and few seem to care.

Our Native American brothers and sisters often live in abject poverty and are fighting to keep the little land they have from the hands of a duplicitous U.S. government and corporate liars and thieves.

The Latino community is subjected to scrutiny, mistreatment and disrespect. Women struggle for full recognition of their value and their worth.

Soldiers who have served their country in ill-conceived wars and conflicts based on lies, return home to be ignored and their broken bodies and minds left unattended. Even the poor white people of this nation have no voice as a cruel oligarchy rules on behalf of a small group of individuals.

How much more of this can we stand and how much more oppression must we suffer?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the great preacher and fighter for the poor, noted that the moral arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice. What is justice? The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught several important truths about

justice: Justice is the greatest principle of fair dealing. Justice is the law that distinguishes between right and wrong. If there were justice, there would be no need for a judgment. Justice is the weapon that God will use in the Day of Judgment.

Minister Louis Farrakhan We are living in that Day of Judgment at this present moment. And if we are denied what rightfully belongs to us, then there has to be unified action that we take that will force the justice that we seek.

It is time that we say enough is enough. Scripture teaches us that inequity and injustice would call God himself out of his hiding place to address the cries of those who yearn to breathe free. We are at that time. The time requires that we step forward and demand that the U.S. government address the failures of American society and the systemic deprivation of freedom, justice and equality from the masses of the American people.

The time requires that a demand be made on the U.S. government and we must deliver a fearless cry of “Justice or else!” We have tried praying in, singing in, lying in and young activists have even employed dying in to dramatize and appeal for a proper government response to our suffering.

I am convening “Justice Or Else!” as the 20th anniversary gathering of the Million Man March on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Washington. By Allah’s (God’s) grace, I plan to deliver an uncompromising message and call for the government of the United States to respond to our legitimate grievances.

I am inviting you to join me and those from diverse faith traditions, races, political beliefs, spiritual schools of thought, different geographic regions, income levels and a fearless cadre of young leaders, backed by their fearless elders, in this demand for “Justice Or Else!” in Washington.

The other side of this “war on two fronts” is effective organizing of our community to end fratricidal violence fostered by social conditions that breed lesser crimes, while the creator of the social conditions engages in killing, theft, kidnapping and extortion on a global scale. We, however, are clear that it is our responsibility to halt the killings among ourselves and our

disrespect of black life.

“Justice Or Else!” is not a march, but a gathering of those who are sober-minded and serious about placing a demand on the United States government and putting power behind that demand to force the government to give us what we deserve.

This is not a march, but a gathering of those who understand that freedom has never been obtained without the loss of life and who step forward willing to give whatever sacrifice that the time and the God of this time demands.

We are certain that God would not bring us out to slaughter but he does require that we take the ultimate stand in order that he may show his power. We recognize that there comes a time in the life of all suffering people where there must be a willingness to lay down their lives for the cause of freedom and a future.

The most powerful weapon in our arsenal is our unity backed by the might of God, as this is the time foretold of in scripture as a Day of Judgment, a harvest time for all who have sown evil and who have sown good. We recognize that the Supreme Being is on the scene today and executing his power to punish and destroy the wicked. Our hope is not in carnal weapons of this world but in the power of the master of this Day of Judgment in which we now live.

We recognize that the work of Dr. King and all who came before him remains unfinished.

In his last public message, the civil rights stalwart talked of spreading the pain by engaging in economic withdrawal with strategic pooling and use of more that $1 trillion in black spending to put power behind our demands. We will engage in economic withdrawal in 2016 with a boycott of Christmas holiday spending, with its manipulation and exploitation of the emotions of children, parents, families and those we love, with its root in crass commercialism and its perpetuation of pagan practices and base desires, when the focus is supposed to be on a righteous man and divine servant.

When our lives are taken unjustly, it is the responsibility of government to act to prosecute and punish the killers.

The federal government, in particular, has the responsibility to end assaults and killings under the color of law and mob attacks. We cannot continue to suffer like this and not organize

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and demand that government respond to our needs — or admit that we are still not true citizens.

Justice and equity cannot wait any longer, and, in October, we will remember those killed in Charleston, S.C., those killed before Charleston and those killed in fratricidal violence in the black community. We will speak directly to government and to the challenges this country faces if it wishes to have any perpetuity and as the divine hand is ever moving toward justice.

The writer is leader of the Nation of Islam, and the chief organizer and visionary of the Million Man March and its 20th anniversary gathering.

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No denying meaning of Confederate flag I am baffled over the continued debate on whether the Confederate flag represents hatred or heritage.

The rebel flag was flapping in the breeze when Confederate fighting men ran wagons over wounded black soldiers during the Battle of Poison Spring in Quachita County, Ark. in April 1864. And it has motivated others, such as the coward who gunned down nine black church members in Charleston, S.C., in June.

It’s not coincidental that hate groups use the “Stars and Bars” as a backdrop to remind us that this offensive symbol is the new whip and has been proudly displayed during acts of domestic terrorism. Had it not been a rebellion against ending slavery, the Confederate States of America. would not have existed. The Southern states seceded, but many northerners cast their lot with the Confederacy, so this ideology expanded beyond the Mason-Dixon line.

Now these faithfuls are trying to white-wash its racist concept and play the victim role, while simultaneously recruiting sympathizers.

Today’s confederates are the same as their ancestors — a band of ragamuffins bitter over the failure to win the Civil War. So, let’s stop pretending this is controversial and call these ambassadors what they are — bigots.

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On August 28, 2015, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 5 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), the Rules Governing Utility Rate Applications and Annual Informational Filings (“Rate Case Rules”) of the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”), the Commission’s Rules Governing Utility Promotional Allowances, the Commission’s Rules Governing Cost/Benefit Measures Required for Demand-Side Management (“DSM”) Programs, and the directive contained in Ordering Paragraph (6) of the Commission’s April 24, 2015 Final Order in Case No. PUE-2014-00071, filed with the Commission its petition for approval to implement new demand-side management programs, for approval to continue a demand-side management program, and for approval of two updated rate adjustment clauses (“Petition”).

In its Petition, Dominion Virginia Power seeks approval to implement two new DSM programs as the Company’s “Phase V” programs. Specifically, the Company requests that the Commission permit the Company to implement the following proposed DSM programs for the five-year period of May 1, 2016, through April 30, 2021, subject to future extensions as requested by the Company and granted by the Commission: Residential Programmable Thermostat Program; and Small Business Improvement Program.

According to the Company, both of its proposed Phase V programs are energy efficiency programs as defined by § 56-576 of the Code. The Company proposes a five-year spending cap for the Phase V programs in the amount of $51,369,393, which is inclusive of operating costs, estimated revenue reductions related to energy efficiency programs (“lost revenues”), common costs, return on capital expenditures, margins on operation and maintenance expenses, and evaluation, measurement and verification costs. The Company further proposes that spending within the cap be flexible among the Phase V programs and requests the ability to exceed the spending cap by no more than 5%.

Additionally, in its Petition, the Company requests approval to continue its Residential Air Conditioner Cycling Program (“AC Cycling Program”). The AC Cycling Program was originally approved by the Commission in Case No. PUE-2009-00081, and was extended by the Commission in Case No. PUE 201200100. In its Petition in the current proceeding, the Company seeks approval to extend the AC Cycling Program, a peak-shaving program as defined by § 56-576 of the Code, through April 30, 2021, subject to future extensions as requested by the Company and approved by the Commission. According to the Company, it plans to maintain the current level of participation in the AC Cycling Program and does not plan to actively solicit additional enrollment to expand the program significantly beyond its current level.

Further, the Company requests approval of an annual update to continue two rate adjustment clauses, Riders C1A and C2A, for the May 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017 rate year (“Rate Year”) for recovery of: (i) Rate Year costs associated with programs previously approved by the Commission in Case No. PUE2011-00093 (“Phase II programs”), Case No. PUE-2013-00072 (“Phase III programs”), and Case No. PUE-2014-00071 (“Phase IV programs”); (ii) calendar year 2014 true-up of costs associated with the Company’s approved Phase II and Phase III programs; (iii) Rate Year costs and calendar year 2014 true-up costs associated with the Company’s Electric Vehicle Pilot Program, which was approved by the Commission in Case No. PUE-2011-00014; and (iv) Rate Year costs associated with the Company’s proposed Phase V programs.

The cost components for Riders C1A and C2A are comprised of a Rate Year projected revenue requirement, which includes operating expenses that are projected to be incurred during the Rate Year, and a monthly true-up adjustment, which compares actual costs for the 2014 calendar year to the actual revenues collected during the same period. For Rider C1A, Dominion Virginia Power requests a total revenue surcredit of $856,816, due to a Rate Year projected revenue requirement in the amount of $900,958, and a monthly true-up adjustment credit of $1,757,774. For Rider C2A, Dominion Virginia Power requests a total revenue requirement of $50,423,354, which consists of a Rate Year projected revenue requirement of $43,329,364, and a monthly true-up adjustment of $7,093,990.

The proposed total revenue requirement for Riders C1A and C2A is $49,566,538. According to the Company, compared to the rates currently in effect, the proposed revenue requirement represents an increase of approximately $696,484 for Rider C1A and an increase of approximately $12,359,906 for Rider C2A. Dominion Virginia Power states that it is not seeking recovery of lost revenues related to energy efficiency programs at this time; however, the Company further states that it is not waiving any right to seek such lost revenues in future proceedings for the Rate Year.

For purposes of calculating the Rate Year projected revenue requirement and the 2014 calendar year monthly true-up adjustment, the Company has utilized a general rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) of 10.0%. A 10.0% ROE was approved by the Commission in Case No. PUE-2013-00020.

Dominion Virginia Power proposes that the revised Riders C1A and C2A be applicable for billing purposes, either: (a) for usage on and after fifteen calendar days following the issuance of an order by the Commission approving Riders C1A and C2A; or (b) for usage on and after May 1, 2016, whichever is later.

According to the Company, implementation of the proposed Riders C1A and C2A would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $0.30. The Company has calculated the rates for revised Riders C1A and C2A in accordance with the same methodology used to calculate rates in the Company’s prior DSM proceedings.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on March 8, 2016, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Petition from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff.

The public version of the Company’s Petition and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, RS 2, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means.

Copies of the public version of the Petition and documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing, on or before December 4, 2015, a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent simultaneously to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00089. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing.

On or before January 22, 2016, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5 20 240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00089.

On or before March 1, 2016, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Petition shall file with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118, written comments on the Petition. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before March 1, 2016, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUE-201500089.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118.

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Virginia State University defenders swarm in to tackle St. Augustine’s University running back Corey Downey in Saturday’s rainy 24-0 win for the Trojans at Rogers Stadium.

VSU clobbers St. Augustine’s; Elizabeth City State next

Virginia State University finds itself in an uncomfortable spot in the CIAA standings — looking up.

In 2013 and 2014, the Trojans were undefeated in the CIAA Northern Division en route to consecutive titles.

This fall under first-year Coach Byron Thweatt, every game the rest of the way figures to be a must-win game, starting with the Saturday, Oct. 10, trip to Elizabeth City State University.

VSU, which is 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the CIAA, kept pace with a 24-0 win over hapless and winless St. Augustine’s University last Saturday in the rain at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick. The Falcons, 0-5, have been outscored 210-14.

Coach Thweatt’s athletes will encounter more resistance at Elizabeth City State.

The Vikings are 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the CIAA under 13th-year Coach Waverly

Tillar, whose overall record is 58-40. Coach Tillar is a 1975 graduate of Virginia Union University.

The CIAA Northern Division appears stronger than in recent years based on the results of the first half of the season. Most impressive is Chowan University’s stunning upset of Winston-Salem State University.

Heading into the second half of the season, every team in the Northern Division feels it has a shot at the crown.

VSU was missing at least six starters due to injury in the loss Sept. 26 to Fayetteville State University. Returning against St. Augustine’s University were quarterback Tarian Ayres and running back Kavon Bellamy.

In sloppy conditions, Ayres hit 11 of 22 passes for 55 yards and also ran 23 yards for a touchdown.

Bellamy ran seven times for 54 yards,

but was upstaged by Trenton Cannon, who raced for 151 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries.

He’s no one-game wonder.

The 6-foot, 195-pound criminal justice major previously had 152 yards against Tusculum College and 147 yards against Fayetteville State University.

From Hampton’s Kecoughtan High School, Cannon transferred to VSU from Shepherd University in West Virginia.

He has been a welcome addition. Cannon is second in CIAA rushing with 111 yards per game, behind only Lincoln University’s Steven Scott, with 163 yards.

Spearheading VSU’s defense against St. Augustine’s was sophomore linebacker Brandon Lynch with 13 tackles.

The Trojans return to Rogers Stadium on Oct. 17 for homecoming against Bowie State University.

Marcus Clarke named to CIAA administration Marcus Clarke, a familiar face to Richmonders, is the latest addition to the CIAA’s administrative family.

The versatile Clarke has been named the CIAA’s senior associate commissioner for championships and events.

He will wear many hats.

Clarke’s first responsibility will be to manage the conference’s 15 championships and associated ancillary events.

He also will assist in managing the basMarcus Clarke ketball tournaments and serve as primary liaison for scheduling, NCAA Division II grants and the Medical Trainer’s Association.

A native of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Clarke was most recently director of athletics at Shaw University.

He served in various capacities at Shaw from 2002 until 2014.

Clarke is well-traveled.

After serving in the Army as a medic from 1983 to 1986, he became head trainer in 1992 at Virginia Union University. He later assumed duties as the Panthers’ head track and field and cross-country coach and compliance director.

In 1996, he was named head trainer for his native Virgin Islands at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

While at Shaw University, Clarke became president of the CIAA Athletic Directors Association and was first vice president of the CIAA Management Council.

CIAA Northern Division

Conference Overall Bowie State University 2-0 4-1 Chowan University 2-0 4-1 Virginia Union University 2-0 4-1 Elizabeth City State University 1-1 3-1 Lincoln University of Pa. 1-1 3-2 Virginia State University 1-1 3-2

Saturday, Oct. 10, Games Virginia Union University at Lincoln University, 1 p.m.

Virginia State University at Elizabeth City State University, 1 p.m.

Chowan University at Bowie State University, 4 p.m. * Division play begins Oct. 10 with all teams starting 0-0; Divisional record is first criteria for determining champion.

VUU beats Shaw; now headed for tough stuff

The lightweight portion of Virginia Union University’s football schedule is in the rearview mirror.

Up ahead, Coach Mark James’ Panthers hope to prove their merit against the CIAA’s more successful outfits.

At the midway point of the season, VUU is 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the CIAA after routing Shaw University 22-13 last Saturday in Durham, N.C. It should be noted, however, that VUU’s first five outings were against squads with a combined 2-22 record.

Brevard College, St. Augustine’s University and Shaw University are all 0-5; Johnson C. Smith University is 1-4 and Gardner-Webb University, which defeated VUU, is 1-3.

VUU has outscored its opponents 141-57 this season and has dominated total offense a collective 1,998 yards to 803 yards.

So much for the light work. Now comes the heavy lifting.

The Panthers next five opponents, aka the “High Five,” have a cumulative record of 17-7 and are all CIAA Northern Division opponents.

“The tail end of our schedule is about as tough as it can get. We just hope to keep getting better and to put good games back to back to back,” said Coach James.

With the same scheduled home stretch a year ago, VUU dropped games to Bowie State and Virginia State universities, finishing 7-3 overall and 3-2 in the CIAA Northern Division.

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania (3-2, 1-1) boasts the conference’s top rusher, workhorse Steven Scott, who is averaging 163 yards per game. Scott carried the ball 41 times for 184 yards in the Lions’ Oct. 3 loss to Fayetteville State University.

Scott must dread seeing VUU’s “Terror-tory Defense” heading to Chester County, Pa. The Panthers defend their turf like good cats should.

Overall, VUU tops the CIAA and the NCAA Division II with a miniscule yield of 161 yards per game.

Passing against VUU can be hazardous to a quarterback’s health, too. Senior Miles Pace had

three sacks against Shaw University and leads the CIAA with nine quarterback pins. “ M i l e s h a s n ’t a p proached his full potential,” said Coach James. “He is quite amazing.”

Pace is a Miami native Miles Pace who transferred to VUU from the University of Central Florida. Before that Pace, starred for Miami Central High, which is among the top programs in Florida.

Offensively, VUU quarterback Shawheem Dowdy, a junior, is an equal opportunity deliverer. Eight different Panthers have caught touchdowns this season.

Chazton McKenzie snared his first two

touchdown tosses against Shaw while Malcolm Morris added his first as a Panther.

Other VUU receivers with at least one touchdown grab are Devin Anderson, Olu Izegwire, Andre Coble, Jamaal Wright, Hakeem Holland and Rashaun Smith.

“Sometimes it’s just how the cookie crumbles,” said Coach James. “We’ve got some very good coaches who coach these athletes up. We go with whoever is hot.”

McKenzie is perhaps the most obscure of VUU receivers. The Pompano Beach, Fla., native came to VUU as a track and field triple jumper and last spring qualified for the NCAA Division II Nationals.

Coach James says he is “borrowing” McKenzie this fall.

Lincoln University has made strides since

re-introducing football in 2009 after 48 years of having no team.

Gridiron aside, it has been said Lincoln is “always No. 1 at the post office.”

Two Lincoln alumni, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, are pictured on commemorative postage stamps.

Among historically black colleges and universities, Lincoln is the nation’s oldest degree-granting institution, founded in 1854.

After visiting Lincoln, VUU has a homecoming date with vastly improved Chowan University on Oct. 17 at Hovey Field.

Raising eyebrows around the conference, Chowan defeated Winston-Salem State University 27-24 on Oct. 3, snapping the Rams’ 29-game regular season winning streak against CIAA rivals.

Coach Butler optimistic about VUU’s hoop dreams Virginia Union University will have plenty of new faces on the floor and on the bench for the upcoming basketball season.

The Panthers will open Saturday, Nov. 14, at Shepherd, W.Va., with a new head coach, Jay Butler, three fresh assistant coaches and at least 10 first-year players.

Coach Butler’s aides will be Frederick Burroughs, Robert Johnson and VUU legend Ben Wallace.

Burroughs is a former assistant at Bowie State University, the University of the District of Columbia and Norfolk State and West Virginia State universities. He also has extensive experience working with women’s teams at Bowie State and Delaware State universities.

Johnson is a former VUU player whose son, Robert Johnson Jr., is a guard at Indiana University.

The 6-foot-9 Wallace is an alumnus of the VUU Class of 1996 and played in the NBA from 1996 to 2012. He was a four-time NBA All-Star and four-time NBA Defensive Player

of the Year.

“Ben gives us instant credibility in recruiting,” said Coach Butler, a teammate of Wallace’s at VUU. “He’ll do our strength and conditioning and help with the post players.”

The Panthers’ returning post players are 7-foot-1 Robel Hurui and 6-foot-6 Karo Adjekughele.

Transfers expected to play right away include: • Dawud Grace Fisher, 6-foot-10, from Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee; • John Mitchell, 6-foot-9, from ASA College in New York City; • Devin Moore, 6-foot-6, from Hagerstown, Md.; • Danny McElroy, 6-foot-6, from Bowling Green, Ohio; • Tavon Meeley, 6-foot-3, from Armstrong High School and Richard Bland College; • Kory Cooley, 6-foot-2, from the University of the District of Columbia.

Coach Butler, who played on three CIAA

championship teams under former VUU Coach Dave Robbins, has brought in a total of 14 new players, some of whom will be red-shirted.

Just six players returned to the squad that went 9-18 last year under Coach Tony Sheals’ lone season.

Heading the list of veterans is 6-foot-3 junior Ray Anderson, a preseason All-CIAA pick out of Wilmington, Del. “It all starts with Ray,” said Coach Butler. Anderson averaged 14.8 points and four rebounds as a sophomore.

Others returning are Colton Lewis, Dashawn Barton and Robert Valentine.

The rest of the CIAA is taking a wait-and-see approach to Coach Butler. In a preseason vote of league coaches, the Panthers were picked to finish fifth in the six-team Northern Division.

“We hope to exceed those expectations,” said Coach Butler. “Our goal is to win the CIAA North and play Saturday night in the CIAA championship (tournament) game.”

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Richmond Folk Festival returns to riverfront There’s something for just about everyone at this weekend’s 11th Annual Richmond Folk Festival.

An array of more than 40 performers representing a crosssection of music and dance is scheduled to entertain tens of thousands of people on six stages along the banks of the James River in Downtown.

Events at the three-day, free festival organized by Venture Richmond will stretch from 2nd to 7th streets south of Byrd Street to the waterfront and on Brown’s Island.

It will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, from noon to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, and from noon to 6 p.m.

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ATLANTA John Legend and Tyrese Gibson were among those honored for their positive impact on the community at the Triumph Awards.

Mr. Legend received the Presidential Award Mr. Gibson Mr. Legend for service and humanitarian efforts on the show that was taped in Atlanta and aired Saturday night on TV One. The Grammy-winning singer was not in attendance, but accepted his award in a pre-taped video sitting alongside the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose National Action Network puts on the show that has been held annually since 2010.

Mr. Gibson received the Entertainer of the Year Award before he performed “Shame.”

Other honorees included the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, comedian Wanda Sykes and Intel chief diversity officer Rosalind Hudnell.

Other highlights included spoken word from rapper T.I. and performances by Tasha Cobbs, Ledisi, Jazmine Sullivan and Estelle.

Tichina Arnold of “Martin” and “Everybody Hates Chris” fame hosted the show.

Sunday, Oct. 11.

Among the acts scheduled to perform: DJ Grandmaster Flash, Deacon John’s Jump Blues, the Sun Ra Arkestra jazz band and the Feedel Band, an Ethiojazz group.

Adding to the variety, the Cambodian American Heritage Dance Troupe will perform Khmer classical dance, Ensemble Shanbehzadeh will provide traditional music and dance from the Persian Gulf and Sleepy LaBeef will play rockabilly.

Also, Grupo Rebolú will perform gospel music by sacred steel guitar, The Alt band will serve up Irish music and Leonardo Sandoval will tap dance Brazilian style.

Billed as one of the largest outdoor festivals on the East Coast, last year’s event drew an estimated 125,000 people despite rainy conditions. Up to 200,000 people have attended past festivals.

The extended weather forecast for the festival calls for a brief afternoon shower Friday, more rain Saturday morning and partly sunny conditions on Sunday, with temperatures ranging from 65 to 80 degrees during the three days.

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‘La Vida’ exhibit opens Oct. 9 at Pine Camp The city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will host an art exhibit, “La Vida,” through Nov. 20 in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

The exhibit will open with a public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 at Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center, 4901 Old Brook Road on North Side.

Co-sponsored by the Hispanic Women in Arts organization, the exhibit celebrates and features the talents of several artists of Hispanic descent. “La Vida,” which means “life,” encompasses the artistic expression and showcases the broad contribution of Hispanic culture to North America.

Spotlight Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

Details: www.RichmondGov.com/parks or call Shaunn Casselle at (804) 646-6722.

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Bessida C. White says she began researching her family genealogy in 1984.

Through her research, she discovered that her husband’s great-grandfather, Richard Bladen, served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. She also found that a home built by her great-great-grandfather, William Andrew White, is still inhabited in King and Queen County.

Fueled by a passion to learn more about her predecessors and others around her, she joined the Richmond Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society a few years later. She began attending the group’s annual national conference in Washington.

She met James Dent Walker, founder of the society, and had him speak at her family reunion in 1988.

Today, Ms. White is the chair of the Virginia planning committee for the 2015 Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society’s 36th National Genealogy Conference.

It will be held Oct. 15 through Oct. 17 at the Richmond Marriott Hotel, 500 E. Broad St., in Downtown.

The conference theme is “Virginia, Where AfricanAmerican Roots Run Deep: Family History and the National Narrative.”

Ms. White says she expects about 400 people to attend the national conference, with her goal being “ to produce a conference that is enjoyable, informational and inspirational.”

Ms. White says it’s the first national gathering of AfricanAmerican genealogists to take place in Virginia.

“The conference will explore Virginia’s unique place in African-American family history, local and national episodes in the American history narrative, and connections between Virginia and the rest of the nation,” Ms. White says.

The Genealogy Society was founded in 1977. Today, there are four chapters in Virginia and 32 across the nation.

“The Genealogical Society strives to preserve Africanancestored family, history, genealogy and cultural diversity by teaching research techniques and disseminating information throughout the community,” Ms. White says.

She adds that its primary goals are to “promote scholarly research, provide resources for historical and genealogical studies, create a network of persons with similar interests and assist members in documenting their histories.”

It’s a family affair for this week’s Personality, Bessida C. White: Date and place of birth: Dec. 28, 1947, in Richmond.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Virginia State College; law degree, The College of William & Mary.

Current home: Jamaica, Va., in Middlesex County.

Family: Husband, Philip N. Bladen; daughter, Lauren Cauthorne Bladen-White.

Names of Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society chapters in Virginia: Greater Richmond, Virginia Chapter, Hampton Roads Chapter; Burke, Brown, Steppe Chapter (Charlottesville); and Central Virginia Chapter (Palmyra).

What’s extra special about this year’s conference: It is expected to be one of the largest AAHGS conferences ever because so many persons have family roots in Virginia.

A special conference feature will be a presentation of the genealogy of former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder.

Names of prominent speakers: L. Douglas Wilder, Dr. Edward L. Ayers, president emeritus of the University of Richmond; Kenyatta Berry, host of PBS’ “Genealogy Road Show”; John W. Franklin, senior manager, Office of the Deputy Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture; Christy Coleman, co-CEO, American Civil War Museum; and Greg Crawford, local records service program manager, Library of Virginia.

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How I’ll feel when it’s over: Relieved and happy.

How I feel about it now: Stressed.

Next chapter event planned for Richmond: AAHGS Greater Richmond Chapter’s annual meeting on Nov. 7.

The three words that best describe me: Logical, inquisitive and fiercely loyal.

If I had more time, I would: Spend more time on my family history research and do more sewing.

No. 1 hero in history: There is no single person; my heroes and heroines are those enslaved Africans who endured the Middle Passage.

Reason: They were stolen from their homes and subjected to unspeakable horrors. They found a way to retain their humanity and to pass on their culture.

Importance of the Freedmen’s Bureau Project: In the years following the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau (the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands) provided assistance to tens of thousands persons who were previously enslaved and impoverished in the Southern States and the District of Columbia. The Bureau’s records constitute the richest and most extensive documentary source available for investigating the African-American experience in the post-Civil War and Reconstruction eras.

Virginia Freedmen’s Bureau records were indexed several years ago by representatives of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2015 Gospel Concert 6:00 p.m. - Coburn Hall WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015 President’s Cup Golf Tournament The Crossings Golf Course 8:00 a.m. - Tee Time $100 person/$400 team THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 VUU National Alumni Association “Throwback Thursday” 6:00 p.m. - After Work Social Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel Glen Allen, Virginia Mr. & Miss VUU Coronation 7:00 p.m. - Claude G. Perkins Living & Learning Center FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015 Fall Convocation 11:00 a.m. - Coburn Hall Speaker: Dr. Todd C. Davidson ‘03 STVU, Senior Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church, Cleveland, OH

VUUNAA Business Meeting and Carol S. McCall Awards Ceremony 12:30 p.m. - Panther Grill “Kappativating and ExQuisite” 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Day Party Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel Classes in Reunion Dinner Celebrating 5’s and 0’s & the Golden Class of 1965 6:00 p.m. - Reception/7:00 p.m. - Dinner Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center Greek Step Show 7:00 p.m. - Barco Stevens Gym VUNNAA Panther Nation “Maroon and Steel Celebration” 10:00 p.m. - Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015 VUUNAA Panther Pride 5k Run/1 Mile Walk 8:00 a.m. - VUU Campus *Behind the Living and Learning Center STVU Chapel Service 8:30 a.m. - Coburn Hall Speaker: Rev. Sylvia Ball Pastor, Sweet Union Baptist Church, Roanoke, VA VASTVU Tailgate 11:00 a.m. - Kingsley Hall Homecoming Football Game VUU vs. Chowan University 1:00 p.m. - Hovey Field VUUNAA “Night of the Panther” All Black Party 9:00 p.m. - Hippodrome Theater

For ticket information or to register for an event visit www.vuu.edu/homecoming.aspx or call 804-342-3938.

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How I unwind: I sew and I make many of my own clothes. I also collect black dolls, black books and other black memorabilia.

What really turns me on: Good food and fine fashion.

Perfect day: One in which I accomplish most of what I set out to accomplish.

Perfect evening: One spent at the Broadway theatre.

Prized possession: My oldest collectible is my greatgrandfather Robert Henry Cauthorne’s Commission from the United States Postal Service.

On Sept., 21, 1897, he was appointed by the Postmaster General of the United States as the Postmaster at Dunnsville, Va. What people think when they first meet me: That I am much more stern and straitlaced than I really am.

The one thing I can’t stand: When people waste other people’s time.

Nobody knows that I: Used to be a runway model and used to teach piano lessons.

Book I’m presently reading: “Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment”

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If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is: That things happen how and when they are supposed to, and that everything happens for a reason.

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Happenings U.Va.’s historic Final Four team to attend Ridley forum benefit Oct. 10 in Richmond

The University of Virginia Alumni Association’s Richmond Ridley Chapter is hosting a “Remember the Titans” reception and forum Saturday, Oct. 10, in Richmond to honor members of the University of Virginia’s 1980-81 NCAA Final Four men’s basketball team.

Among the former players who have confirmed they will attend the commemoration: Ralph Sampson, Jeff Lamp,

Louis Collins, Craig Robinson, Othell Wilson, Ricky Stokes, Lee Raker and Terry Gates.

“They are elated to be doing so and we have them coming from as far as California,” said Richmond attorney Alex Taylor, one of the organizers.

The event will start at 7 p.m. with a cocktail reception at the Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard.

The theme: “Strength Through

Diversity.” Tickets are $100.

According to organizers, U.Va.’s 1980-81 men’s basketball team was the first at the university to top the national polls and make the celebrated Final Four 35 years ago.

The event is a benefit for the Ridley Scholarship at U.Va. Founded in 1987, the Walter Ridley Scholarship Family of Funds is named in honor of the first African-American to gradu-

VSU Alumni Theatre Ensemble to put on play to benefit students The Virginia State University Alumni Theatre Ensemble is performing “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” to raise funds for the university’s Tuition Assistance and Scholarship Fund for students.

The performance will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in VSU’s L. Douglas Wilder Building Auditorium, 1 Hayden Drive, in Ettrick.

Tickets are $25 and may be purchased

online at Eventbrite at http://tinyurl.com/ forcoloredgirls-tixs.

The cast members are VSU alumna, including the director, Melody Harris. They are coming from as far away as New York City and Washington to perform.

The alumni ensemble plans to use theatrical performances to continually raise money for VSU students.

For more information: Call (804) 536-6127.

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ate from the state-supported university in Charlottesville in 1953. The fund has provided scholarships to hundreds of students since its inception.

For additional information: Mr. Taylor at (804) 400-9473 or email alextaylor@alextaylorlaw. com.

Parents, give your child the tools he/she needs to prevent the harmful behaviors that tend to occur during those vulnerable middle school years.

Nia, Inc. of Greater Richmond his offering the All Stars curriculum to middle school students. The 13-week program is designed to promote positive behaviors and prevent negative ones such as experimenting with drugs, fighting, bullying and initiating sexual activity.

THE PROGRAM IS FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND OFFERED AT THE THREE SAINT PAUL’S BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATIONS STARTING AT 6:30PM. For more information, visit www.niainc.org or email Sterling.Stokes@MySPBC.org.

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Hundreds of fans showed their appreciation as R&B band Con Funk Shun jammed Saturday evening at the Hippodrome Theater in Jackson Ward. The show was moved inside to the theater after the two-day, outdoor 2nd Street Festival was cancelled by organizing group Venture Richmond because of inclement weather. During the performance, state Delegate Jennifer L. McClellan read a proclamation from the General Assembly recognizing the annual festival. Venture Richmond officials said they plan to set another date for the formal unveiling of a state historical marker commemorating Jackson Ward’s renowned former Miller’s/Eggleston Hotel. The unveiling scheduled for Oct. 2 also was postponed because of the weather.

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Upcoming Free Health Seminars VCU Health will be offering the following free health seminars at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Kelly Education Center, located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue. Registration is recommended. Free parking available.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 | 5:30 p.m.

New Concepts in the Management of Acute Pancreatitis Join Dr. John Baillie to learn more about acute pancreatitis — a disease in the gastrointestinal tract that inflames the pancreas — including the latest role of antibiotics and feeding guidelines.

Thursday, October 15, 2015 | 5:30 p.m.

Humility and the Positive Role it Plays in Your Life Join Dr. Everette Worthington to learn how humbleness can lead to a more satisfied life including better health, stronger relationships as well as an increased desire to help others.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 | 5:30 p.m.

Management of Aortic Disease Join Drs. Gabor Bagameri and Robert Larson as they discuss the benefits of early diagnosis and ways to manage aortic disease.

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Ingram family carries on musical tradition

By Joey Matthews

James Lambert photo

Members of The Ingramettes, from left, Minister Cheryl Maroney-Beaver, the Rev. Almeta Ingram-Miller and Valerie Stewart, sing at the funeral in June for group founder Maggie Ingram at St. Paul’s Baptist Church.

Festival of Praise tour stops in city Oct. 23 It’s billed as “the gospel music tour of the year.”

And it’s coming to Richmond.

The Festival of Praise Tour is scheduled to stop in Richmond Friday, Oct. 23, at the Altria Theater, 6 N. Laurel St. National gospel recording artists Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Kim Burrell, Hezekiah Walker, Isaac Carree, Jessica Reedy and Zacardi Cortez are among the performers scheduled on the 50-city tour.

Comedian Marcus Wiley also is scheduled to perform.

Tickets are $51 and are available at the Altria Theater and Carpenter Theatre box offices or online at www.AltriaTheater.com.

The Rev. Almeta Ingram-Miller said there was never any doubt that the renowned Ingramettes family gospel group would continue to perform after mother and founder Maggie Ingram died last June.

“The decision for us to continue was made long before Mom died,” said Rev. Ingram-Miller, a lead singer in the Richmond-based group. “Because for us, it’s never been about performing, but always about serving God, serving humanity and serving for the good of something greater than yourself.

“The ministry of Evangelist Maggie Ingram & the Ingramettes is so much more than any of one of us,” she added. “Mom will always be with us in spirit as the ministry continues for generations to come through our family.”

She said the Ingramettes will next perform its hand-clapping, soulstirring music again Sunday, Oct. 11, at the 11th Annual Richmond Folk Festival.

The group also has performed in recent weeks at events in Berryville and Greensboro, N.C. Rev. Ingram-Miller said the group dedicates each performance to God and to Mrs. Ingram, who was known as the “Gospel Queen of Richmond.”

“There was only one Maggie Ingram, and she cannot be imitated or duplicated,” her daughter said. “But God has blessed us to be able to continue to sing her music. It is music that makes the heart happy, as we celebrate her life through every song.

“It’s been an emotional experience for all of us,” she added, “but the songs remind us of who she was and who we aspire to be.”

Rev. Ingram-Miller said she was 5 when her mother formed the family singing group in 1957.

At the time of Mrs. Ingram’s death, three generations of the family were performing with the group.

Today, the Rev. Ingram-Miller said, “I am the only remaining original member of The Ingramettes, having sung with the group for 58 years. My niece, Minister Cheryl Maroney-Beaver, has sung with the group for 35 years. My Mom’s goddaughter, Valerie Stewart, has been with us for 11 years.”

She said her brother, Lucious, played for more than 50 years with the group’s band before retiring.

Current band members, she said, are keyboardist Stuart Hamlin, five years with the group; bass guitarist Calvin “Kool-Aid” Curry, six years; percussionist/drummer Randall Cort, five years; and keyboardist Kenneth Heath, 16 years.

Million Man March anniversary gathering in D.C. on Saturday

Richmond area residents will travel by buses, trains and automobiles to the nation’s capital Saturday to participate in the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Million Man March.

The local organizing committee of the march reports that it has three buses going to Washington and Arthur Burton of Kinfolk Communities said he has one.

People from around the nation are expected to converge to call for justice for people of color in the criminal justice system, economic fairness, education equity and full access to voting rights under the theme “Justice Or Else!”

Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan assembled the first Million Man March on Oct. 16, 1995, in Washington, where tens of thousands of men assembled to

“declare their right to justice to atone for their failure as men and to accept responsibility as the family head.”

Minister Farrakhan is leading this weekend’s march as well.

The gathering will start at the steps of the U.S. Capitol and will assemble along the National Mall in Washington. A sunrise prayer service takes place at 7 a.m., while the formal program starts at 10 a.m. Minister Farrakhan will give the keynote address at 1 p.m.

For bus information through the local Million Man March organizing committee: (804) 550-7888 or (804) 901-0099.

For details about taking the bus with Kinfolks Communitie: (804) 234-4917.

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Dr. James’ daughter, Portia James-Stubbs, leads family and close friends into the service, including Dr. James’ goddaughter, former Richmond Circuit Court Judge Margaret P. Spencer and husband U.S. District Court Judge James R. Spencer, center.

Among those attending the funeral were, from left front, Dr. Claude G. Perkins, the current president of Virginia Union University, and his wife, Cheryl Perkins; Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones, a VUU alumnus; Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott; and former state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, also a VUU alumnus.

‘A great oak has fallen’

Hundreds of mourners gathered last Saturday to celebrate the life of Dr. Allix B. James, president emeritus of Virginia Union University, who died Sept.

26 at age 92.

The funeral was held in VUU’s Coburn Hall chapel that is named in Dr. James’ honor.

Dr. James touched the lives of countless numbers of people through his work at VUU and within the community. Through the years, he served on more

than 50 boards and organizations and held leadership positions on the Virginia State Board of Education, the Richmond Planning Commission and Paradigm Communications Inc., which publishes the Richmond Free Press.

“A great oak has fallen,” said Dr. Levy M. Armwood Jr., pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Jackson Ward, who spoke about Dr. James’ impact on the church.

Also giving tributes were Dr. John W. Kinney, dean

of VUU’s School of Theology, who spoke about Dr. James’ impact on education; Dr. Jeffrey B. Spence, former Virginia president and CEO of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, who spoke about Dr. James’ impact on the community; and Dr. Robert L. Jemerson, pastor of Second Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas, who spoke about the James family legacy. Each of the men had a close relationship with Dr. James and all earned degrees from VUU.

Mountain of Blessings starts Chesterfield satellite service Nov. 1

Henrico-based Mountain of Blessings Christian Center is making a fresh go at expanding south of the James River nine months after its bid to buy the Richmond Christian Center on the city’s South Side was rebuffed.

MOBCC’s pastor, Dimitri Bradley, has announced the church will open a satellite location next month at a middle school in Chesterfield County.

The first service is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Sunday,

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4th Sunday Unified Worship Service ~ 9:30 a.m.

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Wednesday Youth & Adult Bible Study 7:00PM Prayer & Praise 8:15PM

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Nov. 1, at Swift Creek Middle School, 3700 Old Hundred Road in Midlothian, Pastor Bradley stated.

The main sanctuary will remain at 4700 Oakley’s Lane near Richmond International Airport. The church will continue to hold worship services at 8 and 11:30 a.m. after the satellite space opens, but transfer the third service at 9:45 a.m. to the satellite site.

The goal of the expansion is to better serve MOBCC members who now travel from Chesterfield and also to

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Message by: Robert C. Davis, Pastor Music by: The Mass Choir The combined Ushers will serve dinner immediately following morning worship in the Pearl S. Glover fellowship Hall.

Afternoon Service – 3:00p.m.

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Thank you to the following bereaved families for allowing us to serve you during the month of September, 2015. You are still in our prayers and thoughts. View full obituaries online at www.wilsonafs.com Armando M. Orcilla Eugene F. Mitchell Linda C. Roberts Dorothy R. “Lil Sister” Taylor Johnnie R. Gillison Larry Haywood Sallie B. Ayers Frances T. Belle James I. Dean Carolyn V. Murray Cozie L. Smith

Michael DeWitt Bessie M. Pulliam William R. “Wicky” Smith William Sanderson, III Kaia E. David Gloria L. Rivers Bernice R. Cosby Ernest U. Logan, Jr. Valerie R. Smith Mamie L. Simms Mertha Dyvonne Christian

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attract new members, Pastor Bradley said. The long-range goal would be to gain sufficient growth to enable the church to develop its own space.

MOBCC is starting the new site as it marks its 17th birthday. Pastor Bradley started a Bible study group in his home in 1998, and grew it into a church in November that year after he was ordained at Faith Landmarks Ministries. He has since seen the ministry grow to more than 2,000 members.

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5008 Nine Mile Road, Richmond, VA 23223 • 804-222-1720, Fax 804-222-1745

Throwback Sunday

Remembering those we love ... Remembering those we serve.

October 18, 2015 – 10:30 a.m.

Dress in your vintage attire.

Share past year’s church Bulletins and pictures Exhibit of vintage memorabilia 12:30 – 2:30p.m.

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Men Acknowledging Christ Retreat

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015 Service: 10:00 a.m.

“The Spirit vs. Flesh 2: Unfinished Business” Romans 7:18-19 & 8:5-6

“Improving Our Personal Spiritual Development and Collective Work as a Church”

October 22-24,2015 http://ustream.tv/channel/pjbc-tv

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Jesus went throughout Galilee teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

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Sunday 8 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service

Wednesday Services Senior Citizens Noonday Bible Study Every Wed. 12noon -1 p.m.

Bible Study Count: noonday Wednesday night 7 p.m. Prayer 7:15 p.m. Bible Teaching Sanctuary - All Are Welcome!

Saturday

8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

You can now view Sunday Morning Service “AS IT HAPPENS” online!

Also, for your convenience, we now offer “full online giving.”

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

Sundays

Church School 8:30 A.M. Morning Worship 10:00 A.M.

Noon Day Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Prayer and Praise 7:00 p.m.

Adult Bible Study

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Wednesdays

New Mercies Ministry 6:00 A.M. Youth Bible Study 6:00 P.M. Adult Bible Study 6:30 P.M.

Riverview Baptist Church Homecoming

Revival Services

"Pastor and People: Seeking God's Guidance Through God's Word" Sunday Homecoming Service October 18, 2015 - 11:00 AM Sermon by Pastor Hewlett

October 19-21, 2015 - 7:00 PM Guest Evangelist Rev. Marcus Martin, Pastor New Bridge Baptist Church Henrico, VA

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Sunday,

Our Journey: Remembering the Past, Celebrating the Present, Preparing for the Future

Sunday, October 18, 2015

The worship service and fellowship will be uplifting as we hear from Mr. Willie E. Lanier Trailblazer, Professional Football Hall of Famer and Entrepreneur “Pastor and People United in Greater Ministry” Garland Avenue Baptist Church 2700-2704 Garland Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23222 804 321 1372

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First Baptist Church of South Richmond Dr. Dwight C. Jones Senior Pastor

1501 Decatur Street, Richmond, Va. 23224 Phone (804) 233-7679 • Fax (804) 233-7683 www.fbctoday.org

Hull Street Location Sundays 8:00 AM Early Hour of Praise 11:00 AM Morning Worship

Rev. Derik E. Jones Pastor

Conference is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Iron Bridge Road Location Sundays 9:15 AM Hour of Empowerment Meadowbrook High School, 4901 Cogbill Road

Register at www.holistichurt-wholistichealing.org

Sundays 9:30AM on CW13

Fall Music Concert

MEN’S CONFERENCE

Minister Leo Davis,

October 23-25, 2015

Saturday, October 10th, 4:00PM

Friday, October 16, 2015 @7PM

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National Workshop Clinician Nashville, Tennessee

Saturday, October 17, 2015 @8AM

October 23, 2015, 6:00PM

Conference Workshops

Workshops, Panel Discussion, and Dance of Redemption

Saturday, October 24, 2015, 9:00AM

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Guest Speaker: Rev. Eddie Spencer

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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

11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

GRAYLAND BAPTIST CHURCH

The Church Where “Everybody is Somebody and Jesus is Lord.”

2301 Third Avenue • Richmond, Virginia 23222 Phone: (804) 329-7313 • Fax: (804) 329-6420

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Come Worship with Us and Receive a Spiritual Blessing!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2015 8:30 a.m. Church School and New Members Class 9:45 a.m. Praise & Worship • 10:00 a.m. Divine Worship Sermon by Pastor Emeritus Rev. Dr. Clifton Whitaker, Jr. Music by the Mass Choir

14 W. Duval Street, Richmond, VA 23220 | 804.648.7511 | Pastor Tyrone Nelson 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.

“The Church With A Welcome”

Sharon Baptist Church

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

SUNDAY

October 11, 2015 8:00 a.m. ..... Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. ..... Sunday School 11:00 a.m. ... Morning Worship

Dr. Kirkland R. Walton, Pastor

Worship Opportunities Sundays:

Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

Church School Morning Worship

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

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

Rev. Gina Whitaker Cannon Transitional Pastor

Union Baptist Church - Hopewell 212 Rev. CW Harris Street, Hopewell, Virginia 23860 (804) 458 9180 • www.ubchopewell.org Rev. Dr. Anthony L. Nutt, Sr., Pastor The public is cordially invited to attend the

New 8 a.m. Sunday morning worship service.

Starting October 4, 2015 *There will not be a 5th Sunday 8a.m. Service.

Come join us for an hour of contemporary praise and worship.

Casual attire is appropriate.

Church nursery will be available.

Sixth Baptist Church Theme for 2015: Becoming a Five-Star Church of Excellence I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil. 4:13

We Are Growing In The Kingdom As We Grow The Kingdom with Word, Worship and Witness

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

Unity Sundays (2nd Sundays)

Thursdays:

Presents the stage play “FORSAKEN” at the Henrico Theatre Sunday, October 11, 2015 - 4:00pm Call the church for tickets

WEDNESDAYS 6:00 p.m. ...... Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. ......... Bible Study THURSDAYS 1:30 p.m. ...... Bible Study

St. Peter Baptist Church

GRAYLAND ACTS DRAMA MINISTRY

7:00 p.m. Prayer Service and Bible Study

Other Guests Include: Dr. Faye Belgrave (VCU) Dr. Arline Bohannon (VCU) Pastor Vernon Gordon (The Life Church) Deputy Police Chief Clarence Hunter (Henrico County) Mrs. Willnette Lightfoot (Communities in Schools) Dr. A. Katrise Perera (Henrico County Public Schools)

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Good Shepherd Baptist Church

WEDNESDAYS

Featuring: Dr. Stacey Patton (That Mean Old Yesterday) Dr. Allen Lewis (We Are All Racists) Chief Alfred Durham Richmond Police Department

Youth & Young Adult Sunday

SUNDAY, October 11, 2015 10:40 AM Worship and Praise 11:00 AM Divine Worship

S. H. Thompson

Message by Rev. Jonathan (J.T.) Logan Student Intern, Sixth Baptist Church

61st Anniversary

Thirty New Bible Studies That Make A Difference

Memorial Choir

Email us at: info@sixthbaptistchurch.org to receive more information.

Sunday, October 18, 2015 During the 11 a.m. service Only Theme: “He’s A Mighty Good God.” Come on out and celebrate with us because He’s been mighty good!

2040 Mountain Road • Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Office 804-262-0230 • Fax 804-262-4651 • www.stpeterbaptist.net

Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor

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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)

B8 October 8-10, 2015 Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER Lameisha Crooks, Plaintiff v.

Chad Jones, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15002073-00 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 19th day of November, 2015 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 Marlene Henley, Plaintiff v.

Darryl Henley, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15002182-00 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 19th day of November, 2015 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 of Henrico County Daniel Anthony Holt Sr., Plaintiff v.

Amber D. Holt, Defendant Case # CL15-280 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

This matter is before the Court on granting a final decree of Divorce by the Plaintiff. An affidavit having been made and filed by the Plaintiff showing that the defendant in the above-entitled cause has move dafter being served by posted service at an address where she had been living and then moved and cannot be found, and that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the party to be served.

Upon consideration, this Order of Publication is GRANTED, and it is ORDERED that the abovenamed Defendant shall appear her on or before the 16th day of November, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. to protect her interests in this matter.

A Copy Teste: YVONNE G. SMITH, Clerk I ask for this: Linda J. Woods, Esq. VSB #34298 Counsel for Plaintiff Linda J. Woods, PC 6 E. Williamsburg Road Sandston, Va. 23150 Phone: 804-737-2102 Fax: 804-737-6810 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO LORETTA MAXFIELDPUGH, Plaintiff v.

JOHN PUGH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15-561 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from John Pugh on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart for a period exceeding one year.

It appearing by affidavit that the Defendant’s last known address is not known, the last address the Defendant is aware of was the marital address located at 115 Luray Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23227, the Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown, and diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the Defendant is without effect, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before 26th day of October, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interest herein.

A Copy, Teste: YVONNE G. SMITH, Clerk Linda Lambert, Esq. 321 North 23rd St. Richmond, VA 23223 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CATHERINE EDWARDS, Plaintiff v.

JAMES LOVING, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15002107-00 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.

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day of November, 2015 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

2012; and to have the name of said child changed to Arielle Marie Gresham.

It is ORDERED that the birth mother and unknown father appear at the above-named Court and protect their interests on or before November 11, 2015 at 12:00 p.m.

A Copy, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ASK FOR THIS: Lynn L. Robinson, Esquire (VSB #43143) 8 West Leigh Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 TEL: (804) 225-9027 FAX: (804) 225-9076

IN THE MATTER OF: V.M.L., Juvenile.

TO: “Felipe” and any Unknown Father

TAKE NOTICE that petitions have been filed for termination of your parental rights to V.M.L., female, born to Rebecca Lane on September 30, 2000 in Richmond, Virginia. You are entitled to attend a hearing affecting your rights. Parents are entitled to have counsel appointed to them if they cannot afford same, provided counsel is requested at or before the hearing of this matter. This is a new case and any previous attorney appointed to you will not represent you in this matter.

You are hereby summoned and notified to answer the petition. You must prepare and file with the Clerk of Superior Court of Brunswick County, 310 Government Center Drive, Unit 1, Bolivia, NC 28422 a written response and make defense to this proceeding within 30 days after the first date of publication.

You must also serve a copy of your response upon the Petitioner. If you fail to file a response, your parental rights may be terminated. Your failure to respond will result in the Petitioner applying to the Court for the relief sought.

Provisional counsel has been appointed to represent each of you. Rachel P. Stanley, 632 Village Road, Suite 2, Shallotte, NC 28470, phone number (910) 755-7252, has been appointed to represent Felipe. Gina Essey, 200 Country Club Drive, Suite A, Oak Island, NC, phone number (910) 457-4577, has been appointed to represent any unknown father. You are entitled to attend a hearing affecting your rights. If you desire counsel, you may contact the Deputy Clerk of

Superior Court, Jill Fullwood, at (910) 253-3309 to apply for counsel.

This matter will come on for hearing at the Brunswick County Courthouse, 30 Government Center Drive, Unit 1, Bolivia, NC on December 9, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. for an adjudication and disposition of termination of parental rights.

This the 8th day of October, 2015.

Elva L. Jess, Attorney for Brunswick County Department of Social Services P.O. Box 249 Bolivia, NC 28422 Telephone: (910) 253-2083

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CLEON SLATER, Plaintiff v.

GLORIA EASTERLING, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15002130-00 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 November, 2015 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 OF HENRICO COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION MAURO CUTZAL, Plaintiff v.

KIMBERLY MARIE OGREN CUTZAL, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15-2257 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony, from the defendant, on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart for a period of one year;

An Affidavit having been filed that due diligence has been used by the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city such Defendant resides, without effect, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on the 21st day of October, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect the interests of the defendant herein.

A Copy, Teste: YVONNE G. SMITH, Clerk I ask for this: Rodney L. Jefferson, Esq. Attorney & Counselor at Law PO Box 1259 Richmond, VA 23218 Tel: (804) 672-2003 Fax: (804) 672-2009 VSB#: 40652 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DEDDERA CRUZ, Plaintiff v.

MANUEL CRUZ FIGUEROA, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15002104-00 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 4th day of November, 2015 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 PAMALYN SHERROD, Plaintiff v.

LOUISTINE SHERROD, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL15001862-00 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 22nd day of October, 2015 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

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE Circuit cOurt Of the City of Richmond In the matter of the adoption of a child to be known as Arielle Marie Adams (Virginia Birth Registration number 145-12-038730)

by Mary Lavaughn Gresham CA-15-16 Amended OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the parental rights of the birth mother, Jacqueline Chantell Adams, whose whereabouts are unknown; to grant leave to Mary L. Gresham to adopt Arielle Marie Adams, d/o/b/ May 15, Continued on next column

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ed’tonia baskerville, Juvenile Case No. JJ072941-14 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Unknown (Father), of Ed’Tonia Baskerville, child, DOB 9/5/2003, “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 Unknown, Father, appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before December 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

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 Tadiyah DiaVian boisseau, Juvenile Case No. J78220-12, 13, 14 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Unknown, (Father), and Shantae Yolanda Boisseau, (Mother) of Tadiyah Diavian Boisseau, child, DOB 1/31/2006, “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 Unknown (Father), and Shantae Yolanda Boisseau (Mother) appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before March 9, 2016 at 9:40 a.m., Court Room #5.

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 shantae michelle boisseau, Juvenile Case No. J78220-12, 13, 14 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Sean Wilson, (Father), Unknown, (Father), and Shantae Yolanda Boisseau, (Mother) of Shantae Michelle Boisseau, child, DOB 12/18/2007, “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 Sean Wilson, (Father), Unknown, (Father) and Shantae Yolanda Boisseau (Mother) appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before March 9, 2016 at 9:40 a.m., Court Room #5.

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 Clarence mcCutchen, Jr., Juvenile Case No. J-83630-11-00, J-83630-12-00 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Clarence McCutchen, Sr., (Father) and Shantae Yolanda Boisseau, (Mother) of Clarence McCutchen, Jr., child, DOB 6/30/2010, “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 Clarence McCutchen, Sr., (Father), and Shantae Yolanda Boisseau (Mother) appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before March 9, 2016 at 9:40 a.m., Court Room #5.

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virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ALTHEIUS JOSHUA SIMON, Juvenile Case No. JJ087480-02-00 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Unknown, (Father), of Altheius Joshua Simon, child, DOB 12/29/2012, “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 Unknown (Father), appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before December 7, 2015 at 9:50 a.m., Court Room #1.

Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493

The Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Broadcast EnginEEr WWBT seeks full time experienced and motivated Television Broadcast Maintenance Engineer. Qualified applicant must be experienced in installation, operation and maintenance of a wide variety of broadcast equipment including transmitters, video servers, studio and master control equipment and on-air automation systems. Proficiency in maintaining and troubleshooting digital TV transmitters and ATSC encoding is required. Strong computer, networking, and software skills and a solid understanding of television broadcast facilities a must.

Component level troubleshooting skills, formal or military electronics training a plus. Successful candidate must work well with others, be a selfstarter and a team player. Apply on line at https:// careers-raycommedia.icims.com. Drug Screen and MVR check required. EOE M/F/D/V.

Manager of Benefits & Risk Management Posting #00003847 Benefits Specialist - Posting #00003849 Desktop Technician - Posting # 00003836 Desktop Support Processor Posting # 00003835 School Nurse - RN/BSN Posting # 00003535 For application and full job description, access www.richmond.k12.va.us.

Richmond Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, tuberculosis screening and drug/alcohol testing as a condition of employment. EOE.

seeks a Chief Operating Officer (COO) with primary responsibility for girl and adult recruitment and retention activities; program activities; camp operations; volunteer services; information technology systems; properties and facilities management. Successful candidate will have 7-10 years of experience in a senior strategic leadership role. For full description and to apply, please see the “careers” section of our website at http://www.comgirlscouts.org.

Please e-mail your cover letter and resume to hr@comgirlscouts.org by close of business on October 26, 2015.

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The Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia seeks a Vice President of Development and Brand who will be responsible for all fundraising, donor stewardship and brand management functions across the jurisdiction including communications, marketing and public relations to build and maintain the Girl Scout brand and to promote a positive image of Girl Scouts. Successful candidate will have 5-7 years of demonstrated success in fund development. For full description and to apply, please see the “careers” section of our website at http://www.comgirlscouts.org.

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Request for Proposals are invited for: Design-Build Services for Huntley Hall Residence Hall Renovation Virginia Union University Scope: Soliciting proposals for selecting a Design-Build Contractor for the Services of renovating the existing traditional-style 110 bed residence hall into a suite-style residence hall Proposal Deadline: 3:00 pm, November 10, 2015 Pre-proposal conference – 11:00a.m., October 13, 2015 Virginia Union University Huntley Hall, Basement Lounge 1500 North Lombardy Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 Attendance is mandatory For full RFP submission document, email Michael Adkins at mtadkins@vuu.edu

D/M/WBE SUBCONTRACTORS/SUPPLIERS WANTED T. A. Loving Company is seeking certified DBE, MBE, and WBE subcontractors and suppliers for the City of Suffolk Pump Station 25 Replacement project which bids October 22, 2015 at 3:00 PM. Plans and specifications are available at the following locations: T.A. Loving Company, Goldsboro, NC, and at Hazen and Sawyer, 2809 S. Lynnhaven Road, Suite 350, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, (757) 4970490. Potential subcontracting opportunities include but are not limited to demolition, hauling, asphalt paving, earthwork, erosion control, seeding/sodding, concrete (flatwork & CIP), painting, electrical, HVAC, SCADA, clearing & grubbing, bypass pumping, masonry, roofing, insulation, survey, concrete rebar, landscaping, damppoofing, and liquid applied water repellants. Please contact Michael Cox (mcox@ taloving.com) if you are interested in submitting a proposal on any portion(s) of this project. Contact via phone 919-734-8400; fax 919-736-2148; or email. All quotations will be accepted up to bid closing time on bid date. TA Loving Company is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, City of Richmond Three positions available: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/ TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT The successful candidate will possess Information Technology skills, competence with Microsoft Office 2010, and experience in using and maintaining websites and social media accounts. Administrative experience in budgeting and purchasing needed. Salary commensurate with experience.

POSITION 14-1 DEPUTY CLERK/CRIMINAL SECTION Position 15-1 DEPUTY CLERK/CIVIL SECTION Position 15-2

Immediate opportunities for energetic, dependable and professional candidates to work in downtown courts building, criminal and civil divisions. Must be detail-oriented and possess excellent customer service and telephone skills. Prior experience working in a court environment a plus.

The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following position:

Please e-mail your cover letter and resume to hr@comgirlscouts.org by close of business on October 26, 2015. EOE

Commercial Meter Technician 35M00000514 Public Utilities Apply by 10/18/15 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst 08M00000006 Assessor’s Office Apply by 11/08/2015 Library Associate I 03M00000402 Richmond Public Library Apply by 10/18/2015 Maintenance Technician III, Water Division 35M00000276 Public Utilities Apply by 10/18/15 ****************** For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V

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Richmond Free Press call

644-0496

Application Developer The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) is actively recruiting for an Application Developer in the Information Technology department. The Application Developer role will be responsible for developing and maintaining custom applications using Visual Studio and Microsoft SQL Server.

All candidates must apply through our website http://www.yesvirginia.org/AboutUs/Employment.

Application deadline: October 9, 2015.

VEDP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or against otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities. It is VEDP’s intent that its employment and personnel policies and practices conform to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Applicants requiring more information or requiring assistance may contact VEDP Human Resources at 1-804-545-5630 or vedphr@yesvirginia. org. TDD 1-800-828-1120 EOE/M/F/V/D

International Investment Manager - ASIA Richmond, VA

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) seeks an experienced international marketing professional to aggressively promote Virginia to Asian companies in order to attract their business facilities. Join a team located in 6 countries that recruits international companies into Virginia.

All candidates must apply through our website http://www.yesvirginia.org/AboutUs/Employment.

Application deadline: Open until filled.

VEDP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or against otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities. It is VEDP’s intent that its employment and personnel policies and practices conform to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Applicants requiring more information or requiring assistance may contact VEDP Human Resources at 1-804-545-5630 or vedphr@yesvirginia. org. TDD 1-800-828-1120 EOE/M/F/V/D

FOR EACH POSITION, PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME, COVER LETTER (PLEASE INCLUDE POSTION NO.) AND A SALARY HISTORY TO:

INTERNATIONAL TRADE MANAGER

NO WALK-INS OR PHONE CALLS, PLEASE EOE

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) is seeking an export marketing professional for the International Trade office serving the Richmond Region of Virginia. Responsibilities include increasing sales for Virginia companies by providing international marketing assistance, recruiting companies into the Division’s various export promotion programs and leading trade missions. This position will also be responsible for the State Trade Export Promotion (STEP) Grant administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

CircuitCourtClerkEmployment@Richmondgov.com OR RICHMOND CIRCUIT COURT CLERK’S OFFICE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT 400 NORTH 9TH ST RICHMOND, VA 23219

Richmond Region

All candidates must apply through our website http://www.yesvirginia.org/AboutUs/Employment.

Application deadline: October 9, 2015.

News Producer NBC12, Richmond’s No. 1 news organization has immediate opening for creative, dynamic news producer. Successful candidate must be strong writer, energetic, self motivated and strong leader.

No show stackers…just experienced leader with vision and skills to develop content. Apply on line at https://careers-raycommedia.icims.com.

EOE M/F/H/V Drug Screen required.

VEDP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or against otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities. It is VEDP’s intent that its employment and personnel policies and practices conform to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Applicants requiring more information or requiring assistance may contact VEDP Human Resources at 1-804-545-5630 or vedphr@yesvirginia. org. TDD 1-800-828-1120 EOE/M/F/V/D