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Tennis president fined for slurs about sisters Serena, Venus

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

about 5,000 students for 2015. However, these part-time students would not live on campus and would be participating in lower cost programs, which would add far less to the university’s bottom line than 1,000 full-time students. Dr. Miller’s forecast for VSU was issued ahead of an Oct. 31 special meeting of the board of visitors called by Rector Harry Black to consider Dr. Miller’s future at the university. Rumors are rife that he could be asked to resign.

Are the housing rights of disabled people being protected in Richmond? No, say two fair housing watchdog groups, when it comes to new construction. They made the claim in filing a federal lawsuit against an apartment complex going up on the edge of Church Hill. They allege the units are being designed and built with barriers to people in wheelchairs in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. But the complex owner, as well as Richmond building inspectors and others charged with riding herd on the construction of the $15 million Shockoe Valley View Apartments at Cedar and Mosby streets, say the 151-unit complex is being built in compliance with the federal housing law, statewide building code and other applicable rules and regulations. The decision on who is right will be up to a federal judge. The case is expected to test Richmond’s enforcement of the federal housing law, which for more than 25 years has dictated that new, multifamily apartments be accessible to the disabled. The issue came to the forefront this week when Richmondbased Housing Opportunities Made Equal teamed with the National Fair Housing Alliance to file the case in Richmond federal district court against the apartment complex owner and developer, Genesis Properties, and the architect and builder. The suit emerged after HOME followed its practice of sending in anonymous testers to check on compliance with the federal law’s protections for the disabled. “I just wish they had talked with me first,” said Ronald H. Hunt, head of Genesis, which owns and operates more than 1,300 Richmond apartments. He termed the allegations in the suit “absurd.” “They don’t know what they are talking about,” he said. Protecting the disabled is a new front for HOME, best known for battling housing discrimination against African-Americans, Latinos and other people of color. HOME and its national partner are asking the court to order changes to eliminate the barriers that disabled people with mobility issues would face if they tried to rent in the complex. Mr. Hunt reports that the complex to date has not received any rental applications from disabled people in wheelchairs or with other mobility issues. According to the complaint, potential residents who use wheelchairs would face front-door steps or narrow, steep thresholds on some first-floor units that would bar entry; kitchen designs that would make it difficult to use stoves and refrigerators; and bathroom layouts that would make it impossible to close the door or use the sink. “The physical barriers found at Shockoe Valley View Apartments are just like posting a sign that says, ‘Disabled people are not welcome,’ ” said Heather M. Crislip, president and CEO of HOME. Under the housing act, she said, all newly built units have to be fully accessible to people with mobility challenges, an interpretation of the Fair Housing Act apparently embraced by the federal agency charged with enforcement — the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to Douglas Murrow, the Richmond building commissioner charged with ensuring compliance, the state building code that includes regulations to ensure accessibility for the disabled has a different interpretation. In an email, he stated that only 2 percent of the apartments in a new complex like Shockoe Valley View must be fully ac-

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SINGAPORE Tennis champion Serena Williams slammed the Russian Tennis Federation president this week for using “extremely sexist, racist and bullying” comments after he described Serena and sister, Venus, as the “Williams brothers.” The WTA took swift action and fined Shamil Tarpishchev $25,000 and disqualified him from working in an organizational Xinhua/Then Chih Wey/Newscom capacity for a year after he made the comments on Russian State Serena Williams expresses dismay at “bullying remarks” of the president of the Russian Television Oct. 17. Tennis Federation during a Singapore press conference for the Women’s Tennis Mr. Tarpishchev, who also Association. The world No. 1 spoke out before preparing to play in the WTA Finals, the is an Inter- season wrap-up. She advanced after winning her first match Monday. national Olympic Committee member, made an official apology By Christian Finkbeiner tives to Ebola. During the weekend, Oct. 18 several members and volunteers Mr. Tarpishchev after the First it was a problem “over packed boxes of medical and food WTA demanded it. there.” supplies that will be shipped to three Serena was unhappy with Now it’s over here. high-risk counties in Liberia. his remarks. “I thought they And people are scared. The supplies, which include 250 were very insensitive and ex“It’s the stigmatization,” said Dr. boxes of rice and beans, will take tremely sexist, as well as racist. Calvin A. Birch, pastor of African four to six weeks by cargo ship to I thought they were in a way Christian Community Church in reach Liberia, Dr. Birch said. bullying,” she told reporters in Henrico County. “That’s the big In the United States, while one Singapore. obstacle.” is more likely to get struck by Dr. Birch “I’ve done the best that I can Dr. Birch is chairman of Virginlightning than contract the Ebola do, and that’s all I can say. So I ians in Action for Liberia Against Ebola. virus, people are still afraid. just wasn’t very happy with his The campaign began in August, formed As was the case with the AIDS scare in comments. I think a lot of people by Virginia residents with personal connec- the 1980s, many Americans ignore facts and weren’t happy as well. tions to Liberia. indulge that fear. “But the WTA and the The West African nation is one of three hit And fear begets panic, prejudice and myriad USTA (United States Tennis hardest by the Ebola epidemic. Nearly 5,000 other problems. Association) did a wonderful people have died from the Ebola outbreak “The fear is reasonable,” Dr. Birch told job of making sure that — in in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone since the Free Press. “Nobody wants to die, and this day and age, 2014 — for December 2013. Please turn to A4 Many VALAE participants have lost rela-

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No boost for VSU enrollment until 2018 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Dr. Keith T. Miller has publicly waxed optimistic about recruiting more students and reversing the enrollment slide at Virginia State University. But in an 11-page memo the Free Press obtained, the embattled VSU president offers a less rosy view. Based on current trends, he projects it could take up to four years to stem the decline in undergraduate enrollment, a situation that signals continuing financial challenges for the university that already

is coping with a $19.5 million deficit this year. Dr. Miller’s memo also projects that the only substantial increase in student numbers during the next four years would come from adults enrolling in continuing education and online courses, or from high school students taking VSU courses for college credit through a dual-enrollment program. He projects that VSU will have 1,000 such part-time students next year. These part-time students would comprise 20 percent of VSU’s projected total enrollment of

Mayor’s plan keeps Squirrels at The Diamond By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Mayor Dwight C. Jones has kept his promise. He has returned to City Council with his latest proposal regarding a minor league baseball stadium in Richmond. But surprisingly, the proposal he has presented has nothing to do with building a replacement stadium in Shockoe Bottom for the Richmond Flying Squirrels — a proposal now drawing fire from Hollywood star Lupita Nyong’o, who won an Academy Award for her impassioned acting in the movie “12 Years a Slave. ” Instead, Mayor Jones’ new proposal is a lease that could keep the Double A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants playing through 2019 at the team’s current home — The Diamond on the Boulevard. The proposed lease would replace one that the Flying Squirrels signed two years ago with the Richmond Metropolitan Authority, a regional group that has owned The Diamond. The RMA plans to turn over ownership of the stadium to the city at the end of this year.

According to Chris A. Beschler, acting chief administrative officer for Richmond, the city and the team need a lease in place in order to have a smooth transition when the city becomes the stadium’s landlord. The proposed lease, which is currently on City Council’s meeting agenda for Monday, Oct. 27, provides for the Flying Squirrels to play the 2015 and 2016 seasons at The Diamond. After that, the team and the city could mutually extend the lease a year at a time for up to three years before a new lease would be required. If nothing else, the proposed agreement signals that Mayor Jones has given up any realistic hope of having a new stadium in place before his second and final term in office ends Dec. 31, 2016. As the Free Press reported last week, the mayor appears to be putting more priority in gaining a proposed children’s hospital for Please turn to A4

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Little helper Camden Talley, 4, lends his great uncle Jeremy Rountree a hand. The pair spread gravel to slow weeds in a garden near their home. Location: Chimborazo Boulevard and N Street in Church Hill.

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Free flu shots Friday

Free flu shots for anyone age 3 or older are being offered at two South Side locations Friday, Oct. 24, the Richmond City Health District has announced. The locations: Walmart, 2410 Sheila Lane, and Big Apple Supermarket, 2916 Jefferson Davis Highway. The shots will be offered from 3 to 7 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis, health officials stated in a release. Everyone in line by 7 p.m. will get a shot, they added. No insurance or ID are needed. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Virginia Department of Health officials say it’s best to get vaccinated early in the season. Protection from the vaccine occurs within two weeks and is effective throughout the flu season, which can last into early spring. Details: www.vdh.virginia.gov/lhd/richmondcity or (804) 205-3500.

Workers are busy readying the Stuart C. Siegel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University for the start of basketball season, with a free preview of the men’s team 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at the annual Black &

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Gold Game. The arena will be enhanced with four new luxury suites, a new scoreboard over center court, installation of a new sound system and new branding marks for VCU and the Atlantic 10 conference. The center’s seating capacity will remain about 7,700.

State NAACP to honor new Free Press publisher Jean Patterson Boone has championed causes for the disadvantaged throughout her adult life. She helped found the First Amendment–driven Richmond Free Press in 1991 with her husband, Raymond H. Boone. When Mr. Boone died in June, Mrs. Boone was named publisher of the newspaper and president of its parent company, Paradigm Communications Inc. Previously, she has served as associate director for the Richmond Urban League, was a founding member of Richmond-based Housing Opportunities Made Equal, directed Baltimore (Md.) Blueprint to aid impoverished communities and worked with the Washington-based Children’s Defense Fund. Mrs. Boone is being honored this weekend for her lifelong service to others by the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP at its 79th annual convention. The convention starts Friday, Oct. 24, and Mrs. Boone concludes Sunday, Oct. 26, state President Carmen Taylor has announced. Location: Marriott Conference Center, 725 Wood Lake Drive, Chesapeake. Mrs. Boone will be honored at the leadership luncheon 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Others to be honored are longtime civil rights attorney and former state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III of Richmond and Ruth Smith, the retiring Orange County Branch NAACP president. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner will be the luncheon speaker. The convention theme: “If not us, who? If not now, when?” “We want to continue to move forward, strengthen our bonds and remain relevant on behalf of our community,” Ms. Taylor told the Free Press. She said the conference would address voter empowerment, economic justice, Medicaid expansion and other health issues, our criminal justice system and educational disparities. Dr. John W. Kinney, dean of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, will deliver the keynote address at the Freedom Fund banquet 7 p.m. Saturday. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine also will speak at the banquet. The conference takes on added significance, with voters scheduled to cast ballots in the midterm elections Tuesday, Nov. 4. Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman will provide a legislative update at a breakfast 7:30 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Roscoe Cooper III, pastor of Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church in Henrico County, will address the membership luncheon 12:30 p.m. Friday. Other convention speakers will include state Sen. A. Donald McEachin of Henrico, Chesapeake Chief of Police Kevin Wright and Major Lemuel Terry, the highest-ranking African-American with the Virginia State Police. Gaye Adegbalola and the Wild Rutz will perform at a blues show 7 p.m. Friday, which will include the coronation of the state NAACP King and Queen, an award presented to the top fundraisers from NAACP’s units throughout the commonwealth. Chesapeake was selected as the host site after Helena Dodson, president of the Chesapeake Branch NAACP, submitted a bid for the convention, Linda Thomas, the NAACP’s director of administration, told the Free Press. Cost to register onsite is $150. Details on the convention: (804) 321-5678. — JOEY MATTHEWS

Special events for seniors, veterans, disabled Richmond is hosting special fairs this month for three groups: Veterans, seniors and disabled residents. First up: The 2nd Annual Veterans and Families Resource Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. Location: Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St. Admission: No charge. More than 50 government and private organizations will offer information, with at least 20 companies seeking employees. Veterans should bring proof of service and résumés to the event, which is sponsored by the City of Richmond and McGuire VA Medical Center. Details: (804) 646-2772. Up next: The 2014 Richmond-Metro Senior Fest from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. Location: Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. 3rd St. Admission: No charge. The City Council-sponsored event will offer information on subjects of interest to people 55 and older, caregivers and persons with disabilities. The event also will feature entertainment and free breakfast and lunch. Details: Sam Patterson, (804) 646-3012.

Animal shelter renovation celebration this weekend The City of Richmond has completed a $2.6 million renovation of Richmond Animal Care & Control, officials have announced. The shelter at 1600 Chamberlayne Ave. cares for stray, injured, lost, abused and relinquished pets. New spacious dog runs and cat cages are among the amenities. A two-day community celebration will mark the occasion noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26. Food, door prizes and waived adoption fees will be part of the festivities. Details: (804) 646-5573.

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Natural gas bills should drop in Richmond By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The price of fuel for cars is dropping. Now the price of fuel for furnaces is beginning to fall in Richmond and across the state. That’s good news for consumers as winter looms. Based on the current outlook, Richmonders can expect to spend the same or less than last year to keep warm. One fuel taking a price plunge is natural gas that the City of Richmond distributes to tens of thousands of customers. This week, the city announced that customers would pay less this winter for natural gas than anticipated. In August, customers were hit with a 25 to 30 percent price hike, mostly because of an increase in what the city charges its customers for the gas. That charge, known as the purchase gas cost, or PGC, is a main element of the bill that also charges for the cost of distributing the gas and taxes. But just as the heating season begins, the city has announced a reduction in the PGC charge — with the average residential customer likely to save at least $12 a month. Last year, the PGC charge was 50 cents per 100 cubic feet of natural gas. InAugust, the Department of Public Utilities hiked that rate by 31.5 cents, to 81.5 cents per 100 cubic feet. The increase was largely to recover $12 million in fuel purchases from last winter for which customers were not previously charged. Increased gas sales, and stronger than expected growth in the compressed natural gas sector, reduced the recovery time and allowed the city to reduce the PGC, according to Robert Steidel, director of the Department of Public Utilities. In August, he indicated he might not be able to reduce the PGC until summer 2015. But beginning with the November bill, the PGC will be cut to 65 cents per 100 cubic feet, or ccf. For the average residential gas customer using 70 ccf per month, the reduction should shave the monthly natural gas bill from $103.54 to $91.99. If natural gas were sold in gallons, the new PGC would

Cheaper car fill-ups may end Jan. 1 The cost of a fill-up in the Richmond area has dropped nearly 18 percent since April — helping consumers keep more money in their pockets. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the Richmond area dropped to around $2.82 in the past week, according to GasBuddy. com, a website that tracks local and national prices. That’s the lowest average price in three years and down 63 cents from the average of $3.45 a gallon six months ago. That amounts to a $6.30 savings on the purchase of 10 gallons. Increasing American production of oil and stagnant world demand, plus more fuelefficient cars, have helped boost supply and cut the price. Whether the gas price continues to fall remains to be seen. In Virginia, there will be an automatic increase of 6 cents per gallon of gas on Jan. 1. The reason is an impending increase in the state gas tax. As part of the package of changes the General Assembly approved in 2013 at the behest of then-Gov. Bob McDonnell, the gas tax was cut from 17 cents a gallon to around 11 cents a gallon. However, that cut was conditioned on Congress allowing states to collect sales tax on all products consumers purchase online. That never happened, despite pleas from brick-and-mortar retailers who must collect sales tax on all purchases. They argue that online sellers who can avoid adding sales tax have a price advantage. Under the legislation, the gas tax must increase if Congress failed to act to enable the state to collect needed money to pay for authorized road building, public transit and other transportation needs. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

mean customers would pay a delivered price of less than $1.35 a gallon. Heating oil customers, too, are starting to pay less for their fuel — though it still far more expensive. Quotes from several Richmond companies show the price

of home heating oil is down at least temporarily — ahead of the least 35 cents a gallon from a arrival of frigid weather. year ago. Abundant crude oil in the Instead of paying $3.95 or United States and overseas, and 135774_01v1 more for a gallon of oil, consumers reduced demand, have helped are now paying less than $3.60 cut the price of petroleum a gallon to fill their tank at this products even with the uproar time.And there are indications the and fighting in the Middle East, price could be heading lower — at according to the U.S. Energy

Information Agency. Adding to that are early U.S. Weather Service forecasts for normal to warmer weather this winter in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states and much of the country. If that proves accurate, heating demand should be lower than

last year when prices spiked during an unusually frosty November to March in New England — and that, too, would help lower the retail price. Overall, consumers could have more money in their pockets heading into the Christmas buying season.

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cessible to those in wheelchairs. The rest “are not required to be accessible,” he said, but must be capable of being converted to full accessibility to accommodate a disabled renter. Mr. Murrow said that after the suit was filed, he checked to make sure Mr. Hunt’s complex meets the current code. “My plan review staff and the area inspector have confirmed that the minimum four wheelchair-accessible apartments exist on the first floor of the first phase and all other units are adaptable.” He said when the complex is finished, eight units will be fully accessible for renters in wheelchairs. Mr. Hunt also believes he is following the law. “We’re building a project designed to comply with the building code as well as the Fair Housing Act.” He said he hired a professional architect, Walter Parks, who is fully conversant with the law and HUD regulations. The plans also have gone through layers of inspection from the city and from the lender, the Virginia Housing Development Authority. “They are not going to allow anything to be built that is not compliant,” Mr. Hunt said. He said Mr. Murrow’s staff has paid close attention to ensure that doorways are wide enough to handle wheelchairs and meet

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View of Shockoe Valley View Apartments at Cedar and Mosby streets. The $15 million complex is the subject of a hotly disputed federal lawsuit claiming that it has been designed and built to keep out disabled people.

other requirements. He said three sidewalks had to be replaced after being found to be one degree too steep. He said the building firm, MGT Construction Management Services Inc., also is having to go back in to widen some door-

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nobody wants their country overcome by this disease.” Dr. Birch’s eldest daughter, Olive, is attending the University of Liberia in the nation’s capital, Monrovia. Classes have been canceled at all schools in the area. Dr. Birch said he and his wife, Joan, are struggling with the fact that they didn’t get Olive out of Liberia earlier. “But she is OK now,” he stressed. Fortunately, communication has not been a problem. “The world has become a global village, and cellphone service in Liberia is actually cheaper than it is over here,” Dr. Birch said. In response to calls for a ban on travel from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone into the United States, the government announced Tuesday that all airline passengers from those countries will be funneled to five airports — Dulles International in Northern Virginia, Chicago O’Hare International, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, John F. Kennedy International in New York and Newark Liberty International. Last week, President Obama appointed attorney Ron Klain, 53, the nation’s Ebola czar. Mr. Klain, who has served as chief of staff for two vice presidents — Joe Biden and Al Gore — will be the national response coordinator for Ebola. He will report to the homeland security and national security advisers. The first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was Thomas Eric Duncan on Sept. 30. Mr. Duncan had traveled from Liberia to Dallas earlier in the month. He died Oct. 8.

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From left, Garway Bright, Othello Dixon, Charles Jallah and Joseph Jones pack food and medical supplies for Virginians in Action for Liberia Against Ebola. The supplies are being shipped from a Chesterfield County warehouse to counties in Liberia most affected by the Ebola outbreak.

Two of Mr. Duncan’s nurses at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Nina Pham and Amber Vinson, later tested positive for the Ebola virus. Both are being treated in isolation in East Coast medical centers. Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Dallas hospital workers may not have had the proper protective equipment

Ebola tests clear for local woman Richmonders are breathing a sigh of relief. A woman who was placed in a VCU Medical Center isolation unit after feeling ill upon returning from Liberia is now out of the hospital. She was discharged last week after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed earlier tests showing the patient did not have the Ebola virus. George Jones, a spokesman with the Richmond City Health District, had first reported that blood tests performed by state health officials had determined the women does not have Ebola. However, additional samples were sent to the CDC for further testing. The woman initially went to CrossOver Ministry’s health clinic on South Side on Oct. 13. She told health providers, who found she had a low-grade fever, she recently had returned from a trip to West Africa, where the current Ebola outbreak began in 2013. She was transferred to the VCU Medical Center where she was held in isolation awaiting the test results, before being discharged.

or training in dealing with Ebola. “We need education,” Dr. Birch told the Free Press. “Thank God President Obama sent troops (to West Africa) with supplies and educational materials.” He said VALAE continues to collect supplies to aid in the effort to contain Ebola in Africa. Among the supplies sought: Bleach, hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, disinfectant spray, analgesic/fever reduction medication, latex and vinyl gloves, hospital gowns, disposable boot and shoe covers, face shields, hair nets, disposable aprons with sleeves and splash-protection safety goggles. “Human response has been very slow,” Dr. Birch said. He noted that all financial contributions to VALAE go toward purchasing supplies. The minister said he hopes to make a big splash when contributions pour in. “We need to use those big checks — like when someone wins the lottery,” he said. “We want to put a positive face on this.”

ways that are an inch too narrow and to lower countertops that are set too high. “We make corrections all the time to make sure we’re in compliance,” he said.

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When Dr. Miller became president in 2010, VSU was growing. By 2012, VSU reported enrolling a record 5,570 undergraduates, according to state data. That growth, coupled with projections that enrollment would continue to rise, were among the reasons university decided to build new dorms and apartments. However, the next year, amid changes in federal college loan policies, VSU was in retreat, with undergraduate enrollment dropping to a reported 5,073 students. This fall, undergraduate numbers fell again to 4,459 students, Dr. Miller states in his memo. And he projects that next fall, the number of undergraduates could fall below 4,000 for the first time since 2001. He projects no improvement in undergraduate enrollment until 2018, and then only a modest increase. In his memo, he projects that it could be 2020 before VSU again has 4,400 undergraduate students on campus. The loss of undergraduates has not been counterbalanced by an increase in the number of graduate students. In 2013, VSU reported 690 graduate students; this year the school reports 490 graduate students. In his report, Dr. Miller projects little growth in graduate student numbers. He projects the total number of graduate students would stabilize and remain around 500 to 525 in each of the next six years. His projections represent a major shift in outlook for VSU. In 2012, the State Council of Higher Education adopted VSU’s projections of continuing growth. According to SCHEV’s enrollment projection for VSU, the university expected 6,816 students by 2020. Dr. Miller’s memo, however, revises that downward to a projected 5,800 students, with one in five students enrolled in continuing education and other part-time programs.

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someone with his power, it’s really unacceptable to make such bullying remarks.” Appearing on a chat show, the program host said to Mr. Tarpishchev: “I was at the Olympics, where Maria Sharapova was in the final, playing with one, with one of the....” Mr. Tarpishchev interrupted, “Williams brothers.” WTA chief executive Stacy Allaster said the comments were “insulting, demeaning and have absolutely no place in our sport.” Serena, 33, is the current world No. 1 player. She has won 18 grand slam singles titles. She has also teamed up with her older sister, Venus, to win 13 grand slams and three Olympic gold medals in doubles. Venus, 34, is a former world No. 1 who has won seven grand slam singles titles. Serena is in Singapore to play in the season-ending WTA Finals tournament. She won her first match Monday to advance. Also in the field is world No. 2 Maria Sharapova, with whom Serena has endured a frosty relationship. The French Open champion also was offended by the comments. “I think they were very disrespectful and uncalled for. I’m glad that many people have stood up, including the WTA,” Ms. Sharapova said. “It was very inappropriate, especially in his position and all the responsibilities that he has not just in sport, but being part of the Olympic committee. It was just really irresponsible on his part.”

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the city and less effort in the development plan to move baseball to Shockoe Bottom. Meanwhile, council members are advising the mayor that before they would consider any revived plan for a stadium in Shockoe Bottom, they would need to see a plan for the redevelopment of the 60-acre Boulevard property where The Diamond and other city operations are located. “We have told the mayor we are not going to accept one half of the plan,” said one member, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “ That view is now being turned into a resolution calling on the administration to move ahead with a development plan for the Boulevard property. The resolution, spearheaded by Council President Charles R. Samuels, 2nd District, and 1st District Councilman Jonathan T. Baliles, also is scheduled to be voted on Oct. 27. That resolution requests that Mr. Beschler publicly advertise for proposals for the demolition, development, sale, long-term lease or other disposition of the Boulevard site. According to the resolution, the purpose would be for the city to hire a developer to prepare a plan to create a mixed-used development aimed at increasing the city’s retail tax base. The resolution also would require that the plan include a replacement stadium for The Diamond. According to the resolution, the council has provided for the city to spend at least $12 million to relocate existing operations on the Boulevard property and prepare the site for development. The resolution would press the administration to take the next to step to put a plan for Boulevard redevelopment in place for the council to consider.

Hollywood starlet lends voice to Shockoe stadium argument to future generations. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o is using her “We would be appalled … if a mega mall Hollywood clout to oppose Mayor Dwight C. was constructed over Robben Island in Jones’ stalled plan to build a baseball stadium South Africa (where freedom fighter Nelson in Shockoe Bottom Mandela was imprisoned), or new condos were The Hollywood star of “12 Years a Slave” erected through the gates of Buchenwald (a tweeted against the stadium and now she concentration camp) in Germany,” her letter has written a letter to the mayor expressing concludes. “Let us therefore not have a baseball her viewpoint. stadium sit atop the legacies of slavery at “I learned recently that the ‘Revitalize RVA’ Shockoe Bottom.” program intends to construct a minor league In a statement released Monday in response, baseball stadium, among other commercial the mayor’s office invited the actress to “visit structures in Shockoe Bottom, over the Richmond. We feel if Lupita were to see our archaeological remains of America’s secondplans for the area, she would see we are in largest slave trading center,” Ms. Nyong’o agreement that important history needs to be wrote in the letter she posted last Sunday on Ms. Nyong’o preserved in Shockoe. Facebook and Instagram. “She would also see that what is going on in that area “I write to ask you to withdraw your support of such a venture,” the Kenya native continued in detailing her now is no way to highlight and preserve that history,” the statement continued. It noted the mayor’s plan would invest opposition. She stated that preserving sites like the one in Shockoe $30 million to develop museum-style projects and statues Bottom, which was a center of the slave trade, is important to call attention to the area’s role as a slavery center.

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Plans call for East End schools, Armstrong High, damaged by fire, and Whitcomb Court Elementary to be razed for mixed-income developments.

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School Board steps aside for East End development By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Richmond School Board is no longer standing in the way of city plans to overhaul public housing communities in the East End. In a 7-1 vote, the once balky board bowed to a city request and agreed Monday to turn over control of two vacant, decaying school buildings in the East End — the former Armstrong High on North 31st Street and the former Whitcomb Court Elementary on Sussex Street. No longer usable for education, the buildings are regarded as key to the city’s plans to replace with mixed-income communities the Creighton and Whitcomb Court public housing complexes that currently serve the poor. The old Armstrong building is fated to be torn down and replaced with 250 new apartments as the first step to replacing Creighton Court, according to Douglas Dunlap, interim director of Economic and Community Development. Control of the building is critical to Richmond’s plans to compete for a $30 million federal grant to jump-start the redevelopment work, he said. The Whitcomb Court school building also is to be razed as part of plans to replace that housing complex. Glen H. Sturtevant Jr., who represents the 1st District on the School Board, was the lone opponent of the transfer. He wanted to link the transfer to a significant increase in city spending

on school operations and maintenance. Board member Tichi Pinkney Eppes, 9th District, was absent. The vote, which the board had postponed several times, came just a week after Mayor Dwight C. Jones proposed to provide an additional $2 million in school maintenance funding. The school system is to receive one tangible benefit for ceding the buildings — free space at the city’s social services center in Southside Plaza. Richmond Public Schools plans to use the space to provide a one-stop, multicultural center to make it easier for new immigrants to enroll their children. In addition, Ellen F. Robertson and Cynthia I. Newbille, the City Council members who represent the area and who urged the transfer, virtually promised to advocate for development of at least one new elementary school in the urban renewal plan for Creighton Court. “If we’re going to transform communities,” Ms. Newbille told the board, “schools have to be central.” School Board member Dr. Derik E. Jones, 8th District, the mayor’s son, was a leader in pressing for the transfer. He argued that the School Board had no plans to ever again use the two buildings and could not hold such an important project “hostage.” He said that the board would have other opportunities to fight for additional funding. Surprisingly, Kimberly B. Gray, 2nd District,

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All hands on deck City Council member Parker Agelasto shovels dirt from a road at Byrd Park in the West End. Margaret Quay and Aretha Gayle joined him last Saturday in the HandsOn Greater Richmond citywide cleanup effort. Volunteers teamed in nearly 60 projects to beautify neighborhoods in the annual event.

who previously pushed the board to use its control of key properties to wring more funding from the city, voted to support the transfer “against my better judgment.” Still, she expressed concern that the school system would not benefit. She said the schools too often have been an after thought when the city spends money. “When it comes to fixing rooftops and things falling apart, nobody has a dime. But when

folks show up to make beer, money is found. Or when folks show up to play sports, money is somehow discovered,” she said. The City of Richmond is financially engaged in Stone Brewing Co.’s plan to open its first East Coast brewery in Richmond. The city also put up taxpayer dollars to develop the Washington pro football team’s summer training camp and is investing taxpayer dollars to host cycling’s UCI Road World Championships in September 2015.

Pinkney Eppes censured over confidentiality breach By Jeremy M. Lazarus

loss of some federal funds. After the incident, Ms. Pinkney No evidence exists that 9th DisEppes resigned from the board’s trict School Board member Tichi Discipline Committee through which Pinkney Eppes gained access to or she obtained the names and links to released any confidential information their electronic school records. The about 20 Richmond students facing committee reviews and decides on discipline for misbehavior. the appropriate actions for students She admits that she wrongly who have engaged in fights and provided their names last month to other violations of the Student Code a Medicaid-authorized mental health Ms. Pinkney Eppes of Conduct. provider, but insists that those names She insisted from the start that are the only information the provider ended up “no confidential information was released. The receiving. students’ records were all password protected. “That appears to be right,” said Dr. Derik E. And my colleagues know that.” Jones, who represents the city’s 8th District on “It was an error of the heart,” she said. “I inadthe School Board. vertently released the full list. I was just trying to Dr. Jones made that comment after being ensure one child received in-school services.” asked if the board had received any information Ms. Pinkney Eppes said she was frustrated that contradicted Ms. Pinkney Eppes’ claim that that the school system had failed to act to provide she and the provider tried but failed to get into appropriate services for the student and sought the records. to do so on her own. Dr. Jones confirmed following a closed-door She said she had seen too many students meeting by the board Thursday evening that the come before the committee who qualified for school system’s security blocked the provider’s Medicaid-reimbursed behavioral services, but unauthorized attempt to access the records. were not getting them. “I was overzealous,” she In open session, five members of the board said. “I should have followed procedure.” voted to publicly censure Ms. Pinkney Eppes The School Board is a policy-making body. for making the attempt, an unprecedented rep- Its members are not authorized to bypass the rimand. Dr. Jones was among three members administration to take action on their own. who left the meeting before the vote. But she told the Free Press that any suggestion Ms. Pinkney Eppes did not attend the Oct. that she, a former Medicaid fraud investigator 16 meeting or Monday night’s regular meeting for the state, benefited “in any way is false. I because of other commitments. She said, how- did it to help a child.” ever, she is not going to resign her seat despite She also said this was her first and only the uproar and reprimand. There is no law that involvement in an unauthorized effort to acwould allow the board to remove her. cess student records. She said an allegation that Nor is she facing any criminal penalty for the surfaced last week that she previously released potential violation of a federal law that protects a student’s records in May “is baseless. If it the privacy of student records. The law, which happened, I had nothing to do with it.” generally requires the permission of a student She said her error of judgment in distributand a parent or guardian for a school to release ing the students’ names is no reason to quit the the records, does not make violation a crime. board. Her current four-year term ends in 2016. The only penalty the law allows in cases of She would need to run and win a second term confidentiality breaches by school systems is the that year to remain on the board.

Former Public Safety Building to host winter shelter for second year By Joey Matthews

Destitute men and women again will be able to spend cold nights inside the city’s former Public Safety Building in coming months. For the second consecutive year, the city will use a portion of the building at 501 N. Ninth St. as its emergency overflow shelter, according to Tammy D. Hawley, a spokesperson for Mayor Dwight C. Jones. The city has expanded the space to include the first floor and ground floor, with a capacity for 168 people, Ms. Hawley said. Last year, individuals slept in cramped quarters on the ground floor.

The shelter is opened when nighttime temperatures are forecast to be 40 degrees or below. Homeless people who used the shelter last year complained they stayed in uncomfortable and unsanitary conditions. The Free Press documented their plight in its Feb. 20-22, 2014, edition. They complained they were given no food and had to bathe using bathroom sinks because there were no showers. They also said they had to sleep on thin mats on the hard floor with only aluminum wrap to use as covering if they didn’t have sleeping bags, blankets and pillows. While the majority of homeless people stay in shelters run by organizations such as the Salva-

tion Army and Caritas, more than 100 people turned up on average each night last year at the city’s emergency overflow shelter. The city contracted with Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Jackson Ward to be the host site for the overflow shelter beginning in 2007, but the church discontinued the arrangement in 2013. The city then opened the Public Safety Building last winter as an emergency overflow shelter site. The Free Press was not allowed inside during the night hours of operation. People were allowed inside the overflow shelter at 7 p.m. Some waited outside the building for hours each afternoon because they had nowhere else to go before opening time.

While inside the shelter, individuals must follow directions from those in charge, including security guards and city-paid staff. They must pack their belongings and leave the shelter at 6 each morning. They have to walk, catch a ride or take a bus to their next destination before the sun comes up. Homeless people trying to get inside the shelter now will wait in the same busy area as hundreds of people waiting for and getting off buses at the city’s new temporary bus transfer station between Marshall and Leigh streets. It opened last spring to make room for the nine-day, Richmond 2015 UCI Road World Championship bike races, scheduled for next September.

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More than a number Three more young black men were murdered in Richmond last weekend. They were gunned down within a span of 19 hours Sunday, two at a South Side apartment complex and one inside his home, also on South Side. Two were 24 and one was 18. They have names. But to the purveyors of news, and to many others, they were simply numbers — homicide victims 35, 36 and 37. What makes the numbers notable, officials pointed out, is that Richmond already has matched, with their deaths, the total number of homicides committed in the city in 2013. To the families of the slain, and to the neighbors of the dead, their lives and deaths go beyond a number on a tally sheet. When will these senseless killings end? The bloodshed once again strikes the community of color. Thirty-two of this year’s homicide victims were AfricanAmerican, according to police department data. The community has become so conditioned to the carnage that the killings elicit a mostly muted public response. Grieving families mourn the deaths, vigils are held, neighbors vow it will never happen again, and life goes on. On Tuesday, at a press conference to promote a new online site to provide safety tips and updates from the Richmond Police Department, Chief Ray Tarasovic and Mayor Dwight C. Jones expressed outrage over the killings and vowed to do more to prevent them. The community must assist their efforts. Life is too precious for this madness to continue.

History and hope What makes hope live? How can hope — this child of expectation and faith — grow, particularly in the most discouraging of circumstances or environments? Two recent — and very disparate events — evoke the thoughts. The first: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service marked its 40th anniversary of protecting and managing the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on Oct. 15. The tract straddles the border of Virginia and North Carolina at Suffolk and contains 49,000 acres of dark and dense woods riddled with canals of brackish water and muck teeming with mosquitoes. In the center is a beautiful 3,100-acre freshwater lake, Lake Drummond, whose waters are the color of sweet tea. The area is important in Virginia, not just because of the preservation of wildlife and other natural resources, but for its history as a haven for runaway slaves. Markers at the site note the Dismal Swamp became the home of hundreds, if not thousands, of people seeking freedom. They were called Maroons. And they found refuge deep inside the swamp, despite disease-carrying mosquitoes, acres of piercing briars and poisonous snakes. Entire families fled to the swamp that was so daunting and impenetrable that slave hunters and their tracking dogs were afraid to go in, according to tour guides. Archaeological work and research continues on the history of Maroon colonies in the Dismal Swamp, including the connections they made despite their isolation. Many of the Maroons didn’t venture outside the encampments for fear they would be re-enslaved. Indications are the Maroons harvested and made barrel staves and shingles from the swamp’s abundant Atlantic white cedar trees. These and other items were traded with Native Americans and still-enslaved people to obtain goods and materials needed for survival. After the Civil War, many Maroons became laborers for timber companies that harvested the swamp’s wood. And they dug the series of canals, called ditches, to get the timber out of the swamp to market. Here, hope thrived in the darkness of a swamp that could only be labeled as hostile. The second: Today, many people paralyzed from auto crashes, sports injuries, gunshot wounds, falls and other severe spinal traumas are living in a situation and environment in which they also may feel trapped by despair. But news reports Tuesday about an innovative treatment carried out by surgeons in Poland, with the collaboration of scientists in London, offer thousands of people new hope. Darek Fidyka of Poland, who was paralyzed from the chest down after a knife attack in 2010, can now walk with the assistance of a walker. Nasal cells responsible for the sense of smell were surgically removed from the 38-year-old man, grown in cultures and then transplanted into his spinal column. The transplant caused a regeneration of his spinal cord cells. Three months after the surgery, doctors noticed Mr. Fidyka’s left thigh muscles began to grow. And six months after the surgery, Mr. Fidyka was able to take his first halting steps — but first steps nonetheless — using the support of leg braces and parallel bars. It was the first time in four years he had been able to walk. A British researcher said Mr. Fidyka’s first steps were bigger than man’s first step on the moon. Researchers are making plans to treat another 10 patients in coming years. Both stories provide encouragement during the routines and toils of the day — that with hope, the spirit and body ultimately may triumph.

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Raising breast cancer awareness The painful reality is that whether it’s our mothers, sisters, aunts, daughters or friends, breast cancer will touch the vast majority of our lives in some way. It is up to each of us to make sure that we, and our loved ones, remain vigilant about scheduling regular breast exams. Early detection can help save lives, which is why President Obama ensured that the Affordable Care Act provides preventive care for women without a copay. It also is why the White House is making a point again this Breast Cancer Awareness Month to elevate this issue. Dr. Jill Biden hosted a conference call last week with women from around the country on how the Affordable Care Act is helping combat breast cancer. And in keeping with an annual

tradition to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the North Portico of the White House, as well as the Vice President’s residence at the Naval Observatory, were lighted pink on Oct. 16 to honor those battling the

Valerie Jarrett disease, those we’ve lost, their families and the survivors who are often the first to remind us that survival is not only possible, but highly probable for most women when the disease is detected early and addressed with proper care. Every woman is different, so it’s important to speak with your health care provider about the breast cancer screening schedule and tools that are most appropriate. It can be difficult to face a frightening diagnosis, but regular discussions with our health care providers and an appropriate screening schedule can improve our chances for

healthy outcomes. And that goes for all women. While a family history of the disease can increase your chances of developing breast cancer, the majority of breast cancers occur in women without a family history. Research also shows that racial minorities and women from low-income communities are less likely to receive regular screenings, and thus less likely to catch the disease early. That’s a problem, which is partly being addressed as millions of uninsured Americans secure health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. But raising awareness of the importance of regular mammograms also is key to addressing these types of disparities. Breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancerrelated death among women. This year, more than 230,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. It is our responsibility as sisters, brothers, moth-

President’s slide mostly about us As President Obama heads into the final half of his final term, many of us Americans wonder whatever happened to the fresh promise of that cheerfully charismatic optimist who dominated the political stage back in 2008. Some of those who voted for him now say they’re sorry they did. A poll by USA Today/Suffolk University finds, among those who say they did vote for him in six states that have key Senate races this fall, as many as one in seven say they regret it. Of course, it also is significant to note that some of those folks are liberals who think President Obama has been too conservative. I am thinking, for example, of Cornel West, the celebrity activist-intellectual who told Time magazine he didn’t vote for anybody in the 2012 presidential election. To me, that was essentially a vote for Mitt Romney, but I don’t expect Mr. West to brag about that. President Obama’s slump isn’t all that special. Every two-term president in recent decades has suffered a dip in approvals halfway through his second term. But President Obama’s slide is startling for a man who, only two years ago, became the first Democrat since Frankin Delano Roosevelt to win a majority of the popular vote in two elections. That’s why you won’t see him campaigning alongside

Democratic candidates in close Senate races. They’re delighted to receive the money he helps to raise, but they don’t want to be seen with him. Why has the thrill gone? I can think of three big reasons: • Public impatience. After six years in office, any president has been seen and heard

Clarence Page too many times to satisfy the public’s relentless appetite for something fresh and new. “We claim that a president is tired or looks tired,” wrote presidential scholar James Mann in a recent New York Times op-ed, “when what we really mean is that we are tired of him.” • An anti-incumbent reflex in the news media. The most powerful media bias, I often have argued, is our bias against any political narrative that sounds like old news. Our current president looks less exciting than the menagerie of wannabes on the horizon. • President Obama’s own distaste for the politicking that is an inevitable and, in many ways, an essential part of presidential leadership. Leon Panetta, a former defense secretary and CIA director under President Obama, added fuel to this long-running narrative in recent interviews to promote his new memoir. “I think the difference is that (President) Bill Clinton (for whom Mr. Panetta also worked) likes politics, likes the engagement in politics,” Mr. Panetta told Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly. “Barack Obama does not like that process of engaging in

politics, and I think that hurts his presidency. It hurts him in terms of getting things done.” Yet as a fair historical accounting will show, President Obama did get some things done. He reversed the recession with a stimulus that injected billions into the economy. Recovery has been sluggish and low-wage workers have not benefited as much as upper-income earners. But unemployment is down, so is the deficit, and the stock market, for all of its bounces, has hit record highs. The president’s health care plan still suffers in the polls, but not enough for Republicans to carry through with their plans to make attacks on Obamacare a central theme of their midterm campaigns. As for social issues, the Obama era has reversed the conservative culture wars, particularly in women’s rights, same-sex marriage and reproductive rights, among other issues. Yet there’s little doubt that he could have done more had he engaged his relentless opposition more effectively early on. He still has two years. He still faces such weighty issues as immigration, Ebola, the Islamic State, Iran nuclear talks, new trade agreements, federal budget disputes and who-knows-what crises that we have not even imagined yet. Gary Younge, at Britain’s liberal newspaper The Guardian, observed that President Obama’s campaign slogan, “Yes we can,” seems to have become, “At least he tried.” The next two years offer him a big opportunity to try harder. ©2014 Tribune Media Services Inc.

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ers, fathers, grandparents and friends to make sure our loved ones are getting checked. And it is our shared responsibility to ensure that all Americans, no matter their race, sexual orientation or financial status, have access to the insurance and health care they need. Take a moment during this Breast Cancer Awareness Month to spread the word to those you care about, and urge anyone looking for more information to visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s website:http://www.cdc.gov/ cancer/breast/. If you, or anyone you know, is living without health insurance, visit HealthCare.gov. Open Enrollment starts Nov. 15. Information also is available at WomensHealth.gov. Valerie Jarrett is a senior adviser to President Obama.

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Investigate whether The Diamond can be saved A group of Richmonders is working hard to offer objective and scientific analysis to show that saving and re-purposing The Diamond is a viable option that the city should consider in its plans for a stadium for the Flying Squirrels and/ or redeveloping the Boulevard. Our efforts have been thwarted by pervasive disinterest by the Richmond community, including City Council, of entertaining the idea of saving The Diamond. The Diamond is a regional community asset that has been spawning positive memories for 30 years. It still has 50 to 70 years of useful life and soon will be owned and controlled by the City of Richmond. City Council and Mayor

Dwight C. Jones’ administration have a fiduciary responsibility to calculate the tangible and intangible value of this asset to see if there are reasonable opportunities to save The Diamond and still accomplish the revenue-generating development envisioned for the Boulevard. We have determined that parking structures can be built that will handle the stadium’s needs while allowing for development on top. The City has a responsibility to fund a legitimate investigation into the possibilities of saving The Diamond and, if the investigation is favorable, asking developers to submit proposals for development around a renovated Diamond.

Third party candidates spoil elections This November’s election is crucial to our future as a viable nation. Democratic control of the U.S. Senate for the past four years has enabled President Obama to do pretty much as he pleases, unchecked. He is now a lame duck. Therefore it is critical to flip the Senate to GOP control and maintain GOP control of the House of Representatives to block President Obama’s continuing executive overreach. More importantly, Republican control would block his potential U.S. Supreme Court nominations. I will be the first to admit that today’s Republican Party is a bit far from what I, as a conservative, would like to see. The Republicans running for Congress are not necessarily my first choices.

Those of a more conservative ideological mindset may be tempted to back the Independent, Libertarian or other perceived conservative candidate. While it may make one feel good, third party candidates siphon off critical votes from the GOP, guaranteeing a win for the Democrats. Democrat supporters are not above quietly financing third parties as a strategy to defeat Republicans. Unless you want to see unbridled, continued abuse of executive power — and Attorney General Eric Holder as our next U.S. Supreme Court justice — I implore you to vote Republican on Nov. 4. Ted Williams Gloucester

More women should hold office

Yes, Virginia, there is a war on women. Medicare covers $819 million annually for Viagra and $782 million for Cialis for men in America. Yet, in just the first three months of 2014, Republicans made 40 attacks on restricting state contraception laws for women. Birth control makes sense economically. Has the GOP or organized religion tried to restrict the above male sex pills from being used or questioned the costs? Removing the ability for women to make their

own decisions about their bodies is disrespecting the individual. These restrictions are made by men and for men. That is why we need more women representing us in national, state and local offices. We need female legislators who will support and represent us. Remember this in every election, as it is imperative that we always vote! Kathleen Franck Richmond

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The mayor has spent $500,000 in taxpayers’ dollars to promote a plan that involves demolishing The Diamond. It is reasonable to spend some money to investigate the alternative. Bottom line: It is simply the right thing to do to honor the financial and community investment that

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Black businesses losing advocates

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VUU rolls to victory over Chowan It would require multiple verses to adequately sing the praises of Virginia Union University football this fall. Let’s warm up the vocal cords with a victory serenade: By routing Chowan, 4029, for a fourth straight win, the Panthers improved to 6-1 overall, doubling last year’s paltry collection of three wins. Now let’s hear it for the coach: With six victories, Mark James has matched “Tricky Tom” Harris and Michael Bailey for the Coach most wins by a first-year VUU coach. Harris went 6-3 in 1950; Bailey 6-4 in 2009. For those with a since of history, Willard Bailey was 4-3-2 in 1971 and Joe Taylor was 5-2-2 in 1984, during their first seasons tooting the whistle on Lombardy Street. Willard Bailey and Taylor, who now serves as VUU’s athletic director, went on to rank among the most-winning coaches of all time at historically black colleges and universities. James’ total has room for growth, with at least three games left — Bowie State this Saturday, Oct. 25; Nov. 1 at Elizabeth City; and against Virginia State. Helping VUU kick it into high gear is place-kicker/ punter Troy Krepich. The Leesburg native with the golden foot boomed a VUU record 55-yard field goal at Chowan. The week before, he booted a school-record 10 extra points against Lincoln. Earlier this season, he unloaded a 75-yard punt. All that’s missing from VUU’s offensive line is Paul Bunyan. Interior blockers feature Dylan Murri-

etta (6-foot-5, 345 pounds), Kenneth Graham starred for James Dahon Taylor (6-foot-6, 300 at Boyd Anderson High School in Fort Oct. 25 pounds), Addison Hayes Lauderdale, Fla. Now he’s doing the Bowie State (2-2) (6-foot-2, 314 pounds), same for James at VUU. at Virginia Union (4-0), Josh Stalls (6-foot-4, 340 The junior has hit 60 percent of his 1 p.m. pounds) and Kevin Beard passes for 1,319 yards and 10 touch(6-foot-7, 365 pounds). downs, with only three pick-offs. James’ Panthers aren’t above a little Speaking of “picks,” Charles Davis got his fifth trickery. For the third time this season, interception at Chowan, along with a sack, and leads wide receiver Jussie York tossed for a long the VUU team with 57 tackles. touchdown on a “double pass.” Against Davis is beginning to draw comparisons with some James Chowan, the spiral flew to Jamaal Wright heralded VUU defensive backs of yesteryear, such as for 62 yards. Irvin Mallory, Bob Jones, Anthony Leonard, William It has been better late than never for Cassious Dillon, Frank Dark, Mike Brim and Pete Hunter. McDowell. After playing very little during the first All played in the NFL except three-time Little Allfive games because of injury, McDowell has rumbled America Dillon, who was invited to training camp 313 yards (15.6 per carry) during the past two weeks, by the Seattle Seahawks. including 139 yards on 11 carries at Chowan. If the praising voices aren’t raw by now, here’s a final McDowell’s 86-yard TD burst at Chowan was the verse: Through six games, the “James Gang” is averaging longest VUU scamper since Bobby Phillips raced 96 33.4 points, 443.7 yards and those furrowed brows on yards against Howard in 1993. North Side have been replaced with smiley faces. For VUU, nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina. The Panthers have brought back victories Standings from Fayetteville State, Johnson C. Smith and Chowan. Northern Division Still left is a trip to Elizabeth City State and the pos Division CIAA Overall sibility exists for a Nov. 15 venture to Durham for Virginia Union 2-0 4-0 6-1 the CIAA title game. Virginia State 2-0 4-0 5-2 Opportunity knocked at Chowan, and Wright, a Elizabeth City State 1-1 2-2 3-5 junior from Portsmouth, answered. With star receiver Bowie State 1-1 2-2 3-5 Donte Gross sidelined with a concussion, Wright Chowan 0-2 0-4 1-6 snagged eight passes for 122 yards and a 52-yard Lincoln 0-2 0-4 1-6 touchdown. Gross is expected back against Bowie.

Cyclists in Richmond for camp Team USA is getting a preview this week of Richmond’s road racing cycling courses. The 18-person team is meeting Oct. 22 and 23 to familiarize itself with courses for the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Championships scheduled for September 2015 in the Richmond area. Many of the nation’s top cyclists will participate in the two-day training camp, including Taylor Phinney and Evelyn Stevens. Team USA includes three Virginians — Andrea Dvorak from Crozet, Joe Dombrowski of Marshall and Ben King of Albemarle County. The UCI Road World Championships are expected to draw more than 1,000 competitors from at least 75 nations to Downtown Richmond. Officials also have estimated more than 450,000 spectators will come to the area for the nine-day event, which also is expected to have a worldwide TV audience of 300 million. This will mark the first time since 1986 that the event has been held in the United States.

VSU heads to homecoming with triumph over Bowie State to 25 catches for 294 yards. Dion Futch stands just 5-foot-7, but Avoiding an upset in Maryland, he hasn’t been caught short in terms Bellamy scored two touchdowns and of talent and high character. Ayres hit Willie Stubblefield, out of With homecoming festivities SaturHighland Springs High School, for day at Virginia State, Futch is among the third touchdown. many reasons Trojans of all ages are VSU was outgained 296 total in a celebratory mood. yards to 186, and lost the battle of Futch’s scintillating 74-yard punt first downs, 20-15. return in VSU’s 24-14 victory at Bowie “It was a physical, grind-it-out State helped the Trojans maintain their game,” said Scott. “Bowie played as two-year, CIAA winning streak, now Dion Futch tough as anyone we’ve faced.” sitting pretty at 11. A defensive standout, as usual, was senior Coincidentally, 11 is the jersey number worn by Futch, a senior, second-year captain from linebacker Brandon Robinson, from the same Lee-Davis High in Mechanicsville from which Hampton High. “Dion is tough as nails,” says second-year Scott graduated. Robinson collected nine tackles at Bowie. coach Latrell Scott of his swift senior wideout/ “It’s nice to have an athlete return specialist. who has a 3.0 grade point average “He was recuperating from a Oct. 25 in class, while also leading the knee injury last year. But the other Lincoln (Pa.) (0-4) team in tackles,” said Scott. players thought so much of him, at Virginia State (4-0), The defending CIAA Northern they named him captain — even 2 p.m., homecoming Division champ, VSU will be a though he couldn’t play.” favorite this Saturday against VSU was in serious trouble at Bowie, falling behind 14-0 on what was home- Lincoln and Nov. 1 against Chowan. Both games coming for the Bulldogs. Scratching back, the are at Rogers Stadium. Featherweights Lincoln and Chowan are a Trojans had a tenuous 17-14 lead in the fourth quarter when a wind-aided Bowie punt rolled combined 2-12. Scott’s Trojans have won five straight games to the VSU 14. It looked like the Trojans would be stuck deep after opening the season with losses to California in their own territory until the elusive, fast-footed, (of Pennsylvania) and Lenoir-Rhyne (of North Carolina). 175-pound Futch made things happen. The Nov. 8 Virginia State at Virginia Union “I think at first Dion just wanted to stop it from rolling. But then he picked it up, made regular season finale in Richmond figures to determine the CIAA North opponent for the first tackler miss. “Then he picked up some blockers, weaved perennial South champ Winston-Salem State University. his way down field. It was great.” A VSU-VUU showdown of conference unFutch’s 74-yard return, to the Bowie 12, set up Tarian Ayres’ touchdown pass to Kavon Bel- beatens is an exciting proposition that Scott, for one, hopes doesn’t materialize. lamy that sealed the deal. “I’m hoping Union loses before then,” Scott Ayres’ tiniest receiver also had five receptions for 34 yards at Bowie, pushing his season totals said.

High Schools Conference 26, 3A East Last week’s results Hanover 52, Armstrong 12

Games Oct. 24 Dinwiddie at Hopewell, 7 p.m.

Records Armstrong 5-2

Mills Godwin 47, John Marshall 25

Petersburg at Thomas Dale, 7 p.m.

Hopewell 4-3

Midlothian 43, George Wythe 0

Thomas Jefferson at Deep Run, 7 p.m.

L.C. Bird 73, Huguenot 0

John Marshall at Patrick Henry, 7 p.m.

Hopewell 42, Petersburg 28 Patrick Henry 26, Thomas Jefferson 6

Petersburg 3-4 Thomas Jefferson 1-6 Huguenot 1-6 George Wythe 1-6

Armstrong at Atlee, 7 p.m.

John Marshall 1-6

Huguenot vs. Midlothian, City Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

Note: Conference 26 schools do not play a round-robin schedule. Region playoff bids are to be determined by overall records.

George Wythe at Manchester, 7:30 p.m.

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Norfolk State University quarterback Terrance Ervin leads the Spartans to a 21-13 win over Hampton University.

NSU wins bragging rights after Battle of the Bay Terrance Ervin is among the most successful quarterbacks in state high school football history. Now it seems he has carried that winning spirit to the college campus. As a Norfolk State University freshman, Ervin passed for 335 yards and three touchdowns, spurring the Spartans to a 21-13 victory over Hampton University in the annual Battle of the Bay. The victory gives NSU a 26-25-1 edge in the decades-long rivalry between schools separated by just 14.8 miles on opposite sides of the Chesapeake Bay. Hampton had won four of the previous six matches before Oct. 18. Before a crowd of 16,223 at Hampton’s Armstrong Stadium, Ervin connected on 22 of 31 passes. He connected with Keith Johnson for a 29-yard touchdown in the first period. Wearing jersey No. 1, Ervin found his favorite target, Isaac White, for a 12-yard score in the third period and White again for a put-away, 30-yarder in the fourth period. White finished with 10 catches for 150 yards. The win lifts NSU to 3-5 overall and 3-1 in the MEAC. The Spartans have until Nov. 1

to celebrate, when they travel to Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. With its next game at Delaware State on Oct. 25, Hampton falls to 1-6, 0-3 under first-year coach Connell Maynor. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Ervin arrived at NSU with impeccable credentials. At L.C. Bird High School in Chester, he led the Skyhawks to back-to-back state crowns. Ervin’s two-year record at Bird, after transferring from Henrico High School, was 29-0. In two seasons, he threw for 3,666 yards and 50 touchdowns. Heavily recruited, he first committed to Liberty University before changing his mind and joining 10th-year coach Pete Adrian at NSU. White, a 6-foot-3 junior from Portsmouth’s I.C. Norcom High School, also has some Richmondarea “connections” of sorts. He’s another with lots of winning experience in his background. As a Norcom sophomore and junior, White helped the Greyhounds to state basketball titles in 2010 and 2011 in events held at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center in Richmond.

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Personality: Olivette Baugh Robinson Spotlight on ageless yoga instructor, author their patients. Why practice yoga: To attain the benefits and it makes us feel good. We are always trying new postures and working to improve our postures.

given only one body and one mind. I appreciate what I have been given and try to make the best of it. I know that I have been blessed.

The Central Virginia Chapter A. Philip Randolph Institute will be providing rides to the general registrars’ offices for citizens who need to obtain a “free” voter photo ID or who need to place an application for in person absentee voting. Vans will be available Monday, October 20th through Saturday, October 25th, from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Call (804) 228-1744 for your ride.

Why I became an instructor: I love to teach. I wondered if it was reasonable to consider teaching yoga at age 69. I decided that I had to try it. Number of people I have taught: I can’t imagine.

Date and place of birth: Jan. 12 in Petersburg. Alma maters: Virginia State College (now University), bachelor’s of science degree in physical education; New York University, master’s degree in early childhood education. Family: Husband, Bob. We married in 1945. He died in 1988. Benefits of yoga: By practicing yoga, you become more aware and appreciative of your body. The exercises help you become more flexible, stronger and more coordinated. Breathing exercises help to strengthen your lungs. Relaxing exercises help you relieve tension. In a yoga class, you learn to have a positive attitude about your ability, without comparison to others. Doctors have begun recommending yoga for some of

Favorite yoga pose: Headstand. In my style of yoga, the headstand is considered the king of postures. I have developed an effective way of helping students learn to do a headstand. It is fun to watch students master a headstand and then work on variations of the posture. What kind of equipment is needed: For my style of yoga, only a yoga mat. For chair yoga, only a chair. Best late-night snack: I enjoy apple juice and graham crackers. Three words that best describe me: Teacher, old and honest. I place top value on: Honesty. Person who influenced me the most: My mother. She was a sweet, mild-mannered lady. But if you messed with her children, you would see a bear.

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What is the most fun about yoga: Learning new postures and trying to improve on postures.

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Olivette Baugh Robinson delights in showing others age is no barrier to staying fit. The 89-year-old Chesterfield County resident has been teaching yoga for the past 20 years. She currently teaches at two YMCA locations in Chesterfield and one in Powhatan County, in addition to instructing seniors at a Chesterfield retirement community and a senior center. She also co-authored a 2011 book, “Chair Yoga for You,” a practical and easy-tofollow guide to more than 80 yoga poses and exercises that can be done while seated. A boon to those who have trouble getting down on a yoga mat on the floor, the chair yoga resource book was the first of its kind on Amazon.com, Mrs. Robinson says, which made her extremely proud. “I enjoy teaching yoga because it gives me pleasure to see what I can help others do,” she enthusiastically says. “I like seeing their expressions and hearing the comments when students appreciate their accomplishments.” Mrs. Robinson says she began taking yoga at age 65 while living in New York City. A friend referred her to a good yoga teacher at a senior center. “She thought I would enjoy the class, and she was right,” she recalls. “Although I was still working (she retired in 1992 as a day care center director), I took the class as often as possible.” She soon fell in love with yoga, a practice that teaches a person to experience inner peace by controlling the body and mind through physical, mental and spiritual disciplines. She passionately describes yoga as “way of life, an integrated system of education for the body, mind and inner spirit.” She earned her teaching certificate in yoga in 1994 at a yoga ranch in the Catskill Mountains in New York. She then began teaching yoga and chair yoga classes at senior

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VSU homecoming kicks off this weekend A 1970s “Funk & Groove” tribute to the late Mitchell Malone, a local radio station personality and Virginia State University alumnus, is among the highlights of VSU homecoming activities this weekend. Mr. Malone got his start as the music and sports director for the Virginia State radio station and later hosted the highly rated “Quiet Storm” radio show at Richmond’s Kiss 99.3-105.7 FM. He died in November 2013. The tribute will begin 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, on the front lawn at Virginia Hall on the campus. It will feature the reunion of the funk band Trussel, which first formed at Virginia State College (now University) in 1972. Tickets: $25

in advance, $35 at the door. Thousands of tailgaters, partygoers and football fans are expected for the fun-filled events designed to attract alumni, students and community members. The homecoming theme: “Heart of a Trojan.” Among the other activities: VSU King Dante Wright and Queen Machele Sanders will be coronated in a ball 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at Daniel Gymnasium. A golf tournament, bazaar, football pep rally, fraternity reunion, Jazz on the Hill, hip-hop concert and formal affair for alumni will follow Friday, Oct. 24.

On Saturday, Oct. 25, a 9 a.m. parade through historic Downtown Petersburg will precede the 2 p.m. homecoming football game between VSU and Lincoln (Pa.) University. The popular Woo Woo cheerleading squad will entertain the crowd. Later in the evening, a “Legends of Troy” party, at 7 p.m., and “Glow” party, at 10 p.m., are on tap. A “Ladies in Red” breakfast will conclude homecoming activities Sunday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. at the Gateway Dining & Events Center. Events and times: Friday, Oct. 24 7 p.m.: Jazz on the Hill, Virginia Hall, front

lawn. Tickets: $60. 8 p.m.: Hip-hop concert, Daniel Gymnasium. Tickets: $25 students, $30 general admission. 9 p.m.: All Black Affair, VSU G.O.L.D. (Graduates of the Last Decade), Hippodrome Theater in Richmond. Tickets: $15 in advance. Saturday, Oct. 25 9 a.m.: Homecoming parade in Downtown Historic Petersburg. 2 p.m.: Football game, Rodgers Stadium. Free for VSU students and visiting students with ID. Further information: www.vsu.edu/homecoming.

RVA Fall Fashion events Downtown Jewelry and art will join fashion for the first annual RVA Fall Fashion Weekend. Organized by RVA Fashion Week, the events will be held at the Troutman Sanders building, 1001 Haxall Point, in Downtown. The weekend kicks off 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 with the Art & Jewelry Showcase. Guests can view and purchase the work of local artists and designers at the showcase. Admission is free. On Saturday, Oct. 25, local fashion designers will present looks from their fall collections. Lines on display will include Angelia’s Couture, PLV, Child Rebel, Tough Cookie and Part 2. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. RVA Fashion Week was started in 2008 by a small group of Virginia Commonwealth University students, and is completely volunteer-based, according to its website. This weekend’s activities are the organization’s first fall event.

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Viewing Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley’s historical marker after its unveiling, from left: The Rev. Evelyn Franklin; historian Elvatrice Belsches; Daphne Maxwell Reid and Tim Reid, owners of New Millennium Studios; and Dr. Lauranett Lee of the Virginia Historical Society.

Historical marker for remarkable dressmaker

A sampling of 150 pairs of sneakers Chris Northington currently owns in his collection.

‘Sneakerheads’ converge on the city Sunday By Joey Matthews

They’re known as “Sneakerheads.” And hundreds of them are expected to gather this Sunday, Oct. 26. Location: The Broadberry, 2729 W. Broad St. They will be looking to buy, sell and trade sneakers and clothing accessories from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Peep My Feet Sneaker & Streetwear Convention. “Sneakerheads are people who just genuinely love sneakers,” said Richmonder Chris Northington. He is organizing the convention with friends Noah Oddo of Richmond and Kharee Hamilton of Washington. Sneaker enthusiasts are expected to pay anywhere from $50 to “thousands of dollars” for wares from about 20 vendors planned for the event. Most of the sneakers represent the lifestyles of fashion, the hip-hop culture, entertainment and music, Mr. Northington said. Some of the trendiest shoes sought include hip-hop star Kanye West’s Air Yeezy shoes and the Air Mag shoes worn by actor Michael J. Fox in the movie classic “Back to the Future II.” Enthusiasts also will seek Nike classics, starting with the trailblazing Air Jordans of the Michael Jordan era to shoes endorsed by other NBA stars such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron “King” James. The sneaker craze has caught on nationwide, with some conventions attracting as many as 30,000 people, Mr. Northington said. Mr. Northington, 37, recalls getting hooked on the sneaker craze after buying his first pair of shoes, the Jordan I, in 1985. Since then, he said he has owned more than 300 pairs of shoes at one time. Today he has about 150. Mr. Northington is marketing director at the Richmond-based Source House of Shoes, the primary sponsoring company, along with Charged Up Entertainment. He and his two friends organized their first sneaker convention in February 2013 at The Camel, a Richmond club. They held two more at that venue before seeking the larger space at the Broadberry to accommodate more sneaker seekers. Sneaker conventions are “family friendly,” Mr. Northington noted, attracting people who want to discuss the latest sneaker trends, exchange phone numbers and engage via social media. “It’s an all-inclusive culture where it doesn’t matter your background or your age,” he said. “It’s something that anybody who’s interested can get into.” Tickets to the convention are $5. Other details: peepmyfeetva@gmail.com or access the RVA Sneakerhead Community Facebook page.

She bought her freedom from enslavement and later became a dressmaker, personal maid and confidant to Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln’s wife. A state historical marker unveiled last Sunday at the Dinwiddie courthouse in her native County recalls Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley’s remarkable life. Her memoirs, “Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House,” were published in 1868. Filmmaker Tim Reid, whose Petersburg studio, New Millennium, is completing a documentary on Ms. Keckley, said she lived her life with great character.

Historian Elvatrice Belsches of Henrico County, who is working with Mr. Reid on the documentary, noted that director Steven Spielberg’sAcademyAward-winning movie, “12 Years a Slave,” contained a portrayal of Ms. Keckley, bringing her into the public consciousness. Ms. Keckley was born just south of Petersburg in 1818. She was enslaved in Virginia and North Carolina. She was subjected to rapes and beatings, but taught herself to read, write and make clothes. She purchased her freedom in 1855 and that of her son, George, for $1,200 or about

$30,000 today, Ms. Belsches said. She relocated to Baltimore in 1860, opened a dressmaking business and became known for making dresses for the rich and powerful. Ms. Keckley died in 1907. Other speakers at the ceremony included Betty Bowen, director of the Dinwiddie County Historical Society; and Lauranett Lee, a historian with the Virginia Historical Society. Ms. Keckley’s marker was issued by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. The Dinwiddie County Historical Society sponsored the dedication ceremony.

Slavery exhibit opens Monday at Library of Va. The year was 1853. Richmond was the epicenter of the slave trade. A traveling British artist looked through the city’s newspapers and scanned notices of auctions of enslaved people alongside the advertisements for dry goods, medicines and runaway slaves. Determined to document the barbaric sale of human beings through his paintings, Eyre Crowe went to an auction. The resulting works by Mr. Crowe created an enduring image and record of Richmond’s role in the enslavement of as many as 2 million Africans. An exhibit of Mr. Crowe’s works will open at the Library of Virginia on Monday, Oct. 27, and run through May 30, 2015, according to a library release announcing the exhibit. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays. Location: 800 E. Broad St. in Downtown. The free exhibit is titled: “To Be Sold: Virginia and the American Slave Trade.” Two paintings, “Slaves Waiting to be

Sold,” and “After the Sale,” will provide compelling visual evidence of the unimaginably horrific domestic trade of enslaved people in America. Curator and University of Virginia professor Maurie McInnis based the exhibition on her award-winning book “Slaves Waiting for Sale.” Richmond’s slave-trading district also will be explored through more than 70 maps, paintings, insurance policies, bills of sale, broadsides and other items drawn largely from the library’s extensive collections. The exhibition will trace what

‘Remember My Name’ memorial next week She wears a broad, engaging smile and casts a warm, strong persona. Tiffany Jana, CEO of the Richmond diversity and inclusion firm TMI Consulting, underscores the fact that victims of domestic violence not only can survive, but also thrive. Ms. Jana, a domestic violence survivor, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the YWCA of Richmond’s annual “Remember My Name” memorial event, Leigh Busby, a YWCA spokesperson told the Free Press. This year’s event is Thursday, Oct. 30, at Unity of Richmond, 800 Blanton Ave. When: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Since 1995, the YWCA of Richmond has hosted the event to commemorate the lives of individuals who have died as a result of domestic violence. Ms. Jana helped launch the popular First Fridays Art Walk and has been involved in other creative endeavors in the city. Her appearance will cap a monthlong series of YWCA events designed to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The YWCA of Richmond reported assisting 3,425 victims of domestic and sexual violence in 2014, providing shelter to 286 women and children and taking 3,271 hotline calls, according to Carol Anne B. Lajoie, chief development officer for the organization. Details on the Remember My Name event: Ryan Morris, (804) 643-6761, ext. 119, or www.ywcarichmond.org.

these images and manuscripts reveal about the slave trade from the time a slaveholder decided to sell a slave through the Richmond market to the moment when the enslaved person was sent South. Among the loaned items on display will be an iron collar, paddle and whip from the Massachusetts Historical Society; leg irons from the Mariners Museum; an auction flag from the South Carolina Historical Society; Lumpkin’s jail slave ledger from the Valentine and Mr. Crowe’s paintings from the Heinz Family Foundation and the Chicago History Museum. The library also will offer workshops on researching African-American genealogy; a March 2015 symposium using video conferencing between Richmond (the front end of the interstate slave trade) and New Orleans (the major terminus); talks on the African American Narrative Project, an effort to collect the names of enslaved Virginians from the Library’s vast collections; and a variety of other book talks and lectures. Details on the exhibit: (804) 692-3592 or www.lva.virginia.gov.

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North Side church to hold program on noted preacher A North Side church is honoring Dr. Howard Thurman, the late civil rights leader, preacher, educator and author. Garland Avenue Baptist Church is hosting a colloquium on the life of Dr. Thurman, Saturday, Nov. 8, Dr. Jeffery O. Smith, the church’s pastor, has announced. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, 2700 Garland Ave. The guest lecturer is the Rev. Richard W. Wills Sr., senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Hampton and former pastor at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala. Dr. Thurman was born in 1899 and raised in Daytona, Fla. He was raised by his grandmother, who had been enslaved. He was valedictorian of his graduating class from Morehouse

College in 1923. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1925 at the Colgate Rochester Theological Seminary in New York. He later was selected in 1932 as the first dean of Rankin Chapel at Howard University in Washington. He also wrote 21 books, and, in 1944, founded the Church for the Fellowship Dr. Thurman of All Peoples in San Francisco, touted as the first racially integrated church in the United States at the time. In 1958, he became the first black dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University. He died in 1981.

Along with Mordecai Johnson and Vernon Johns, Dr. Thurman was considered one of the top African-American preachers in the early 20th century. The most famous of his books, “Jesus and the Disinherited,” written in 1949, deeply influenced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Among the honors he earned: Dr. Thurman was named honorary canon of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. Boston University also named its cultural center the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. Those planning to attend the conference at the church are asked to notify Garland Avenue Baptist by Saturday, Nov. 1. Other details: (804) 321-1372.

Varina church celebrates 140 years in service First Bethel Baptist Church has been a faith mainstay in the Varina community since it was founded in 1874. The Henrico County church is celebrating its 140th anniversary this weekend, it has announced. The theme is “Celebrating our Past – Anticipating our Future,” the church’s pastor, the Rev. Johnnye Massenburg-Johnson stated in a release announcing the commemoration. The two-day celebration will start Saturday, Oct. 25, and conclude Sunday, Oct 26. A gala banquet will kick off the commemoration 4 p.m. Saturday. Location: Cedar Street Memorial Baptist Church of God, 2301 Cedar St. in Church Hill. Dr. Fernando Temple of Parker’s Grove Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, N.C., will speak at the banquet. Cost of tickets: $30 for adults, $25 for children 12 and under. Two worship services will conclude the celebration Sunday, Oct. 26, at First Bethel, 1851 Kingsland Road. Dr. A. Michael Black, executive minister of Heritage Fellowship Church in Reston, will lead the 11 a.m. service. The Rev. Tyrone E. Nelson of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church will speak at the 3:30 p.m. service. The two services are free and open to the public. Details on the celebration: (804) 795-1972 or www. firstbethelbaptistvarina.org.

Sixth Baptist Church Theme for 2014: Becoming a Five-Star Church of Excellence We Are Growing In The Kingdom As We Grow The Kingdom with Word, Worship and Witness

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil. 4:13

Sunday, October 26, 2014 New Order Of Service For Sixth Weeks:

Teach | Praise | Preach

10:30 A.M. - Congregational Teaching: Book : I Am A Church Member By Thom S. Rainer Teacher: Trustee-Elect Felicia Bracey

Praise: Choirs And Congregation Sermon #3 Message by Pastor

I Will Not Let My Church Be About My Preferences And Desires

12:30 - Depart To Serve

Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor

400 South Addison Street, Richmond, Va. 23220

(near Byrd Park)

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Clergy for regional transit An estimated 150 clergy members boarded chartered GRTC buses and traveled down metro Richmond’s four major transportation corridors, where they prayed at stops and listened to the concerns of public transit riders last Thursday about the need for a comprehensive regional rapid transit system. Above, from left, Ishaq Shabazz, the Rev. Micah McCreary and Bishop Daniel Robertson Jr. pray at the end of the Hull Street Road bus line in South Side. The event was held in conjunction with the 5th Annual Metro Richmond Clergy Convocation. Riders boarded outside Richmond Hill ecumenical center in Church Hill, which organized the event with the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.

Riverview Baptist Church 2604 Idlewood Avenue • Richmond, Va. 23220 (804) 353-6135 www.riverviewbaptistch.org

Third Street Bethel AME Church 614 N. 3rd Street (Jackson Ward), Richmond VA 23219 • (804) 643-8157

Rev. Reuben J. Boyd Jr., Pastor

Men’s Day - Sunday, October 26, 2014 - 11am Guest Speaker: Dr. Marcus Newsome

Superintendent, Chesterfield County Public Schools

Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Hewlett, Pastor Rev. Dr. Ralph Reavis, Sr., Pastor Emeritus

FirstM iBaptist Church dlothian

Combined Ushers AnniversAry serviCe

13800 Westfield Dr., Midlothian, VA 23113 804-794-5583 • www.firstbaptistchurch1846.com

Sunday, OctOber 26, 2014 3:30 pm

Rev. Pernell J. Johnson, Pastor

Service Times

Guest Speaker:

Rev. A. Lincoln James Trinity Baptist Church

Sunday

Church School 9:45AM Worship 11:00AM

Tuesday

Bible Study 12:00PM

Wednesday

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

Van Transportation Available, Call 804-794-5583

2300 Cool Lane, Richmond, Virginia 23223 804-795-5784 (Armstrong High School Auditorium)

Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Come Join Us! Reverend Dr. Lester D. Frye Pastor and Founder

To empower people of God spiritually, mentally and emotionally for successful living.

… and Listen to our Radio Broadcast Sundays at 10:15 a.m. on WCLM 1450 AM

Jesus went throughout Galilee teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people. - Matthew 4:23

Ebenezer Baptist Church 1858

“The People’s Church”

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

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

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Thirty-first Street Baptist Church

everence e with elevanc R g in Dr. Morris Henderson, Senior Pastor bin om ❖ C SUNDAYS

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

Second Baptist Church – West End th As We Celebrate Our

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Anniversary

Homecoming

Saturday, October 25, 2014 9:00 am - 10:00 am

2nd Annual Pastor’s Walk (Track adjacent to church)

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Community Love Festival

WEDNESDAYS Bible Study 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

The festival will include: Games, free children books, children bouncer, face painting, health screening, music, prizes, free toiletries and vendors.

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823 North 31st Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 226-0150 Office www.31sbc.org

2014 Empowerment Conference

Manifested Miracles

November 5 - 7 • 7 p.m. November 9 • 10 a.m. Host: Dr. Barbara Ann Reis Guest Speaker: Dr. Joyce Scott 500 Oronoco Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222 (804) 321-8075 or (804) 321-1333

Triumphant

Baptist Church

2003 Lamb Avenue Dr. Arthur M. Jones, Sr., Pastor (804) 321-7622

Sunday, October 26, 2014 Annual Men’s Day

11:15 a.m. Service Speaker: Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Simmons Music by: Triumphant Male Chorus

honoring Alfred Holmes

Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

MONDAY-FRIDAY Nutrition Center and Clothes Closet 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Faith Life Tabernacle

Please join us for fellowship, food and fun.

Pastor James Henry Harris & First Lady Dee Harris

Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 • 10:00 am

Homecoming Anniversary Service Sermon by Pastor James Henry Harris

Dinner served immediately after morning service Monday, Oct. 27- Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 7 pm Nightly

Homecoming Revival

Guest Preachers: Bishop S. Janine Hyman & Dr. Charlotte McSwine-Harris 1400 Idlewood Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220 Phone (804) 353-7682 • Website: sbcwestend.com

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

Worship Opportunities Sundays:

Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

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

Unity Sundays (2nd Sundays) Church School Morning Worship

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

Thursdays:

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

Breast Cancer Awareness & Youth Emphasis Sunday

Sunday, October 26, 2014 “Go Pink” & Youth Emphasis during 11 a.m. service only. Please plan to wear your favorite shade of pink in recognition of breast cancer awareness.

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

Richmond Free Press

B4 October 23-25, 2014

Obituaries/Faith Directory

Sylvia Dyer, 65, former Richmond educator For more than 10 years, Sylvia Smith Dyer co-chaired the Valentine’s dinner-dance for the Virginia Area Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta, the international honor society and professional association for educators. Helping to stage the annual scholarship benefit is just one of the ways Ms. Dyer contributed to community betterment. A former student counselor for Richmond Public Schools, Ms. Dyer also served as an officer of and chaired the annual African-American Cultural Project for the Richmond Chapter of the Delicados. She also sang with the Delta Pearls of the Richmond

Free Press wire report

NEW YORK Geoffrey Holder, the Tony Award-winning director, actor, painter, dancer and choreographer whose eclectic show busiMr. Holder ness career included leading the groundbreaking show “The Wiz” to Broadway, pitching 7-Up on TV and playing a scary villain in a James Bond film, has died. He was 84. Mr. Holder died Sunday, Oct. 5 of complications of pneumonia at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital in New York, according to Anna Glass, a producer and family friend. Lights on Broadway theater marquees were dimmed for one minute at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 10 in his memory. The 6-foot-6, Trinidad-born Mr. Holder won Tonys in 1975 for directing and designing the costumes for his all-black retelling of “The Wizard of Oz.” In 1978, he directed and choreographed the lavish Broadway musical “Timbuktu!” starring Eartha Kitt and earned another Tony nomination for best costumes. On TV, Mr. Holder played roles on TV’s “Tarzan,” voiced the leader on the PBS Kids animated show “Cyberchase” and pitched 7-Up as “the un-cola” in a commercial in which he wore a white suit and hat, proclaiming “maaarvelous” as he drank the soda. During 1955 and 1956, Mr. Holder was a principal dancer with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet in New York. He also appeared with his troupe, Geoffrey Holder and Company, and worked with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Pennsylvania Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem. His film roles include playing Punjab in the 1982 film version of “Annie,” a role in 1967’s “Doctor Dolittle” with Rex Harrison, opposite Eddie Murphy in “Boomerang,” narrating Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” and playing the top-hatted voodoo villain Baron Samedi in “Live and Let Die” — the first of the 007 movies to star Roger Moore. Mr. Holder co-authored and illustrated a collection of Caribbean folklore, “Black Gods, Green Islands” in 1959, and had a book of recipes, “Geoffrey Holder’s Caribbean Cookbook,” in 1973. He painted throughout his life and received a Guggenheim fellowship in fine arts in 1956. He is survived by his wife, dancer Carmen De Lavallade, and their son, Leo.

Pastor

2014 Theme:

The Year of Increase

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Sundays

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

Tuesdays

Noon Day Bible Study

Wednesdays

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

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

Ebenezer Baptist Church. A Richmond native, Ms. Dyer graduated from John Marshall High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from American University in Washington. She added a master’s in urban counseling psychology from Michigan State University. After working in Maryland and Michigan, she returned to Richmond and worked with children in various school counseling positions. She retired in 2013 from the Richmond school system as a parent-instruction coordinator. The widow of Wilbur T. Dyer Jr., she is survived by a brother, Paul T. Alexander.

Carolyn Croxton, 63, associate minister

Tony winner dies at 84

Mount Olive Baptist Church Rev. Darryl G. Thompson,

Ms. Dyer

Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., was a mentor with Virginia Heroes Inc. and was affiliated with the Coalition of 100 Black Women and the Top Ladies of Distinction. She also served for a time with the City of Richmond’s former Commission on Women. She also found time to participate in the Handbell Choir and Music Council at her church, Ebenezer Baptist in Jackson Ward. Ms. Dyer’s multiple roles are being remembered following her death from illness on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. She was 65. She was paid final tributes on Thursday, Oct. 16, at

The Rev. Carolyn Randall Croxton enjoyed variety in her working life. The New Kent County native started out as an operating room nurse in Richmond and then went on to serve 15 years as a Richmond police officer. She later worked with abused women as a domestic violence coordinator at The James House in Hopewell. After that, she joined the staff of the Social Security Administration in the Richmond area, while also serving as an associate minister at Antioch Baptist Church in Varina. The common thread running through all she did “was her kind, caring approach,” said Horace T. Croxton, her husband of 25 years. “She always was trying to help people and offer them inspiration.” Rev. Croxton is being remembered for

her contributions to others folShe retired in 2002 as a lowing her death Wednesday, sergeant. Oct. 15, 2014. She was 63. At Antioch Baptist, Rev. Her life was celebrated in a Croxton was active in the funeral service Saturday, Oct. Women’s Ministry, the Mis18, at Antioch Baptist. sionary Ministry, the Safety Rev. Croxton earned an asand Security Ministry, the sociate degree from J. Sargeant Bereavement Ministry, the Reynolds Community College New Members Ministry and a bachelor’s degree from and the Elder of Grace Bluefield College in West Ministry. Virginia. She later earned a She also was a member of bachelor’s degree in religious Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Rev. Croxton studies and master’s of minisHer survivors also include try from Virginia Triumphant College and a son, Leroy L. Jones of Henrico County; Seminary in Richmond. three daughters, Anita Croxton of RichShe worked as a nurse at the Medi- mond, Angela Washington of New Kent cal College of Virginia Hospital, now County and April Croxton of New Haven, VCU Medical Center, before joining the Conn.; two sisters; three brothers; and six Richmond� Police Department in 1987. grandchildren.

Moore Street

Union Baptist Church

Baptist Church

1813 Everett Street Richmond, Virginia 23224 804-231-5884 Reverend Robert C. Davis, Pastor

Missionary

1408 W. Leigh Street • 358-6403

Dr. Alonza Lawrence

Pastoral Care Sunday

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Sunday October 26, 2014

October 26, 2014

Church School 8:45 A.M. Morning Worship 10:00 A.M.

Theme: Spiritual Well-Being

Bible Study 12 noon

Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Rev. Ronald A. Cooper

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

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

Associate Minister, Union Baptist Church Reception to follow

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”

New Deliverance Evangelistic Church

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

Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:30 p.m. .... Bible Study 7:00 p.m. .... Revival Rev. Peter Evans,

Colossian Baptist Church, Newport News, VA

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

Sunday, October 26, 2014

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

8:00 a.m. ...... Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. ...... Church School 11:15 a.m. .... Morning Worship

Good Shepherd Baptist Church

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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

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P ILGRIM J OURNEY B APTIST C HURCH R EV. ANGELO V. C HATMON, P ASTOR

7204 Bethlehem Road • Henrico, VA 23228 • (804) 672-9319 MEN’S & WOMEN’S CANCER SEMINAR - FREE & OPEN TO ALL Sponsored by the PJBC Health Care Ministry

Saturday, October 25, 2014: 8:15 am - 1:30 pm

There will be three informational sessions with the following leading specialists: Dr. Andrew Vorenberg - Colorectal Dr. Robert Nelson - Urology Dr. Karen Jefferson - Gynecological

call 804-644-0496

Richmond Free Press

We care about you and Richmond.

11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

See the “DAVINCI ROBOT” up close and personal Vendors, Door Prizes, Refreshments

For registration information contact: Laverne McWilliams (804) 741-7064 or Bonita Sendra (804) 559-9760 http://ustream.tv/channel/pjbc-tv

Funerals & Cremations

Over time, some things change. But, our tradition of providing service of the highest caliber has remained the same for over 100 years while serving Richmond and surrounding areas with dignity and excellence. 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd., Richmond, Virginia 23222 Toll-Free: 1-888-603-3862 | Phone: 804-321-9095 Fax: 804-321-1033 | www.scottsfuneralhome.com

Richard A. Lambert, Sr., President/CEO

www.pjbcrichmond.org

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

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

Wednesday Services Senior Citizens Noonday Bible Study Every Wed. 12noon-1pm Bible Study Count: noonday Wednesday night 7 p.m. Prayer 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.” Visit www.ndec.net.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrew 12:14 (KJV) Tune in on Sunday Morning to WTVR - Channel 6 - 8:30 a.m. Sunday TV Broadcast WTVZ 9 a.m. Norfolk/Tidewater Thursday & Friday Radio Broadcast WREJ 1540 AM Radio - 8:15 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.

THE NEW DELIVERANCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (NDCA)

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

Richmond Free Press

October 23-25, 2014

Legal Notices/Employment Opportunities ignation. The proposed special use permit would allow a residential density of approximately 40 units per acre.

Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances:

Ordinance No. 2014-221 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1600 Monument Avenue for the purpose of authorizing outdoor dining for an existing restaurant, upon certain terms and conditions. The existing restaurant is considered a nonconforming use and any expansion of that use, including the proposed outdoor dining, requires a special use permit. The Richmond Master Plan designates this property as Single-Family (Medium Density). Primary uses for the Single-Family designation are, “single-family and two-family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi-public uses. Ordinance No. 2014-222 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2319 Grove Avenue for the purpose of authorizing an expansion to an existing day nursery, upon certain terms and conditions. The existing day nursery is considered a nonconforming use and any expansion of that use, including the proposed building addition, requires a special use permit. The Richmond Master Plan designates this property as Single-Family (medium density) in the Near West Planning District. Primary uses are single-family and two-family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi-public uses. Ordinance No. 2014-223 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2319 M Street for the purpose of a twofamily detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Mixed Use (Residential) land use for the property. The Master Plan defines the primary uses for this category as single-, two-, and multifamily dwellings, live/work units and neighborhoodserving commercial uses developed in a traditional urban form. No residential density ranges are specified for this land use desContinued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER NATALIE CLARK-MAWYER, Plaintiff v. MICHAEL MAWYER, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002385-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 12th day of December, 2014 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

Ordinance No. 2014-224 To authorize the special use of the property known as 3200 Utah Place for the purpose of authorizing a day nursery for up to 12 children, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Single-Family Low Density land use for the subject property. Primary uses in this category includes single-family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre and residential support uses such as churches, parks, and recreational facilities.

Ordinance No. 2014-121 As Amended To authorize the special use of the property known as 1650 Overbrook Road for the purpose of [uses permitted in the B-7 Mixed-Use Business District and] authorizing multifamily dwellings with up to [one hundred seventy-three (173)] two hundred five (205) dwelling units and other site amenities, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is currently zoned M-1 Light Industrial, which does not permit the proposed multifamily use of the property. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property for industrial development. In keeping with the industrial zoning and Master Plan land use designation, the property has most recently been used for furniture sales. Ordinance No. 2014-192 As Amended To authorize the special use of the [property] properties known as 116 East Brookland Park Boulevard, 3004 Lamb Avenue, 3008 Lamb Avenue and 3014 Lamb Avenue for the purpose of permitting the construction and occupancy of a funeral home chapel with accessory parking, upon certain terms and conditions. The Richmond Master Plan designates this property as Community Commercial and Single-Family (Medium Density). Primary uses for the Community Commercial designation include, office, personal service and retail uses, intended to provide the daily convenience shopping and service needs of adjacent neighborhood residents. Such uses are typically small scale and low intensity, have limited hours of operation, involve a high percentage of walk-in trade and minimal vehicular traffic, and are especially compatible with adjacent low to medium density residential uses.

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City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL Public Notice

Ordinance No. 2014-225 To authorize the special use of the property known as 5204 Clarence Street for the purpose of authorizing a day nursery for up to 12 children, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Single-Family Low Density land use for the subject property. Primary uses in this category includes single-family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre and residential support uses such as churches, parks, and recreational facilities.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ELLEN TAYLOR, Plaintiff v. LLOYD CURRIE, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002260-00 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 5th day of December, 2014 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

Ordinance No. 2014-226 To authorize the special use of the property known as 707 East Main Street for the purpose of the installation of two roof signs, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Downtown Plan designates the subject property as being in the “Urban Core Area”. Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jean V. Capel City Clerk

CUSTODY Order of Publication Henrico Couty Circuit Court Comomwealth of Virginia, in re Jessica Santana (name change minor) Leah MoRRIS v. Thiago Santana Case No. CL14-1295 The object of this is to notify Thiago Andrade Lopes Santana of name change hearing. It is ORDERED that Thiago Andrade Lopes Santana appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before November 7, 2014 at 9am. ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Cordelle damone coleman The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of John Lee Jones (Putative Father), Unknown Father and Belinda Coleman (Mother) of Cordelle Damone Coleman, child, DOB 02/27/14 “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 John Lee Jones, Unknown Father, and Belinda Coleman appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before November 24, 2014 at 11:20 a.m. Ramona L. Taylor, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-3493 ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re NEHEMIAH D. MAYES The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Dontae M. Sanders (Putative Father) and Unknown Father of Nehemiah D. Mayes, child, DOB 11/11/10 “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 Dontae M. Sanders, Unknown Father, appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before November 18, 2014 at 2:15 p.m. Kate D. O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-3493 (

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD BARBARA FAY BENT, Plaintiff, v. CHENCLAIR ROY BENT, Defendant Civil Law No.: CL14-2920 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without interruption and without cohabitation for a period of more than one year, since October 9, 2012. And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Chenclair Roy Bent, the above-named defendant, is not a resident of this state and that due diligence has been used by or in behalf of plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is, without effect. It is therefore ORDERED that the said Chenclair Roy Bent do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of the County of Chesterfield, 9500 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, Virginia 23832, on or before 11/20/2014 at 8:30A.M. and do whatever necessary to protect his interest in this suit. A Copy Teste: Mary E. Craze Clerk of Circuit Court I ask for this; Rudolph C. McCollum, Jr. P.O. Box 4595 Richmond, VA 23220 804-523-3900 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER GERALD BROWN, Plaintiff v. LAKETICHA BROWN, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002190-00 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 20th day of November, 2014 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 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BRENDA BANTON, Plaintiff v. JOSEPH BANTON, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002195-00 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 20th day of November, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: Continued on next column

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FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005

Page 1500, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her successor/s in title; that FLEET FINANCE INC, or its successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

signees or successor/s in interest of ORZO DUNLAP a/k/a ORZO THURSTON DUNLAP, CLARENCE DUNLAP, JR., a/k/a CLARENCE REGINALD DUNLAP, JR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of CLARENCE DUNLAP, JR., a/k/a CLARENCE REGINALD DUNLAP, JR., HARVEY DUNLAP a/k/a HARVEY EUGENE DUNLAP, SR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of HARVEY DUNLAP a/k/a HARVEY EUGENE DUNLAP, SR., HARVEY E. DUNLAP, JR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of HARVEY E. DUNLAP, JR., SAMUEL DUNLAP a/k/a SAMUEL LEROY DUNLAP, TIMOTHY DUNLAP a/k/a TIMOTHY R. DUNLAP, B. HARVETTA DUNLAP a/k/a B A R B A R A H A RV E T TA DUNLAP-MOORE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 21, 2014, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

shall appear on or before the 10th day of November, 2014, in the Clerk’s Office of this Court and do what is necessary to protect their interest. A Copy, Teste: YVONNE G. SMITH, Clerk I ask for this: Diane Christensen VSB# 47568 Christensen Law, Inc. P.O. Box 775 Sandston, Virginia 23150 (804) 326-2154 (804) 326-2158 fax

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER STARLENE PITTMAN, Plaintiff v. JOE PITTMAN, III, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002189-00 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 20th day of November, 2014 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 ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHESTERFIELD CIRCUIT COURT LINDA MARIE (COUCH) NAPIER, Plaintiff v. JOHN EDWARD NAPIER, Defendant. Case No.: CL14-2432 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce. It is ORDERED that John Edward Napier appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before December 8, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. A Extract Teste: MARY E. CRAZE, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JOY STEVENSON, Plaintiff v. DAMION WRIGHT, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002135-00 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 14th day of November, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER COURTNEY WILLIAMS, Plaintiff v. SHAYLA STUBBS, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002086-00 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 6th day of November, 2014 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

PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. EDITH MEALEY, et al., Defendants. Case No. : CL13-3906-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “1114 North 26th Street”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000519/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, EDITH MEALEY. An Affidavit having been filed that JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION p/k/a CHEMICAL BANK, A Foreign Corporation not Authorized to Transact Business in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated April 20, 1989, with respect to said property, recorded April 25, 1989 in Deed Book 199, Page 1500, or its heirs, devisees, assignees, and successors in title, have not filed a response to this action; that DEBRA S. GARDNER, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated April 20, 1989, with respect to said property, recorded in Deed Book 199, Continued on next column

IT IS ORDERED that JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION p/k/a CHEMICAL BANK, A Foreign Corporation not Authorized to Transact Business in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated April 20, 1989, with respect to said property, recorded April 25, 1989 in Deed Book 199, Page 1500, or its heirs, devisees, assignees, and successors in title, DEBRA S. GARDNER, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated April 20, 1989, with respect to said property, recorded in Deed Book 199, Page 1500, or her successor/s in title, FLEET FINANCE INC, or its successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 21, 2014, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CLARENCE DUNLAP, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF CLARENCE DUNLAP, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL14-3565-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “1100 North 23rd Street”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000516/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Samuel Dunlap, Ozro Dunlap, Timothy Dunlap, and Harvey Dunlap. An Affidavit having been filed that said prior owners, CLARENCE DUNLAP, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of CLARENCE DUNLAP and ELNORA DUNLAP, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of ELNORA DUNLAP, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CARL LAUNDRA DUNLAP a/k/a LAUNDRA CARL DUNLOP, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of CARL LAUNDRA DUNLAP a/k/a LAUNDRA CARL DUNLOP, ORZO DUNLAP a/k/a ORZO THURSTON DUNLAP, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ORZO DUNLAP a/k/a ORZO THURSTON DUNLAP, CLARENCE DUNLAP, JR., a/k/a CLARENCE REGINALD DUNLAP, JR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of CLARENCE DUNLAP, JR., a/k/a CLARENCE REGINALD DUNLAP, JR., HARVEY DUNLAP a/k/a HARVEY EUGENE DUNLAP, SR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of HARVEY DUNLAP a/k/a HARVEY EUGENE DUNLAP, SR., and HARVEY E. DUNLAP, JR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of HARVEY E. DUNLAP, JR., who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that SAMUEL DUNLAP a/k/a SAMUEL LEROY DUNLAP, TIMOTHY DUNLAP a/k/a TIMOTHY R. DUNLAP, and B. HARVETTA DUNLAP a/k/a BARBARA HARVETTA DUNLAP-MOORE, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that CLARENCE DUNLAP, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of CLARENCE DUNLAP, ELNORA DUNLAP, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of ELNORA DUNLAP, CARL LAUNDRA DUNLAP a/k/a LAUNDRA CARL DUNLOP, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of CARL LAUNDRA DUNLAP a/k/a LAUNDRA CARL DUNLOP, ORZO DUNLAP a/k/a ORZO THURSTON DUNLAP, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, asContinued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. FLOYD B. TYLER, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL14-3812-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “13 East 13th Street”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# S000-0118/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, FLOYD B. TYLER. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FLOYD B. TYLER, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that FLOYD B. TYLER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 21, 2014, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MARGARET FIELDS a/k/a MARGARET C. FIELDS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARGARET FIELDS a/k/a MARGARET C. FIELDS, et al., Defendants. Case No. : CL14-2183-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “1207 North 27th Street”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E000-0563/021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Margaret Fields. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARGARET FIELDS a/k/a MARGARET C. FIELDS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARGARET FIELDS a/k/a MARGARET C. FIELDS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that GEORGE GREEN, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that PATRICIA ELIZABETH RUSSELL p/k/a PATRICIA GOODE, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that IDA CRUMP, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF IDA CRUMP, prior owner of record of the subject property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that SHARON RENEE WILLIAMS p/k/a SHARON RENEE GREEN p/k/a SHARON GREEN WILLIAMS p/k/a SHA RON WILLIAMS CANNON and MICHAEL-ANTHONY LEMARC FISHER a/k/a MICHAEL ANTHONY FISHER, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that LEROY C. MCLAUGHLIN, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with Continued on next column

IT IS ORDERED that MARGARET FIELDS a/k/a MARGARET C. FIELDS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARGARET FIELDS a/k/a MARGARET C. FIELDS, GEORGE GREEN, PATRICIA ELIZABETH RUSSELL p/k/a PATRICIA GOODE, IDA CRUMP, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF IDA CRUMP, SHARON RENEE WILLIAMS p/k/a SHARON RENEE GREEN p/k/a SHARON GREEN WILLIAMS p/k/a SHARON WILLIAMS CANNON, MICHAEL-ANTHONY LEMARC FISHER a/k/a MICHAEL ANTHONY FISHER, LEROY C. MCLAUGHLIN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 21, 2014, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO KATHLEEN J. SHIFFLETT (Complainant) v. Estate of Thelma L. Beadles, Estate of Lola M. Beadles, Estate of Richard T. Martin, Estate of Carrie B. Martin, Mary Banks, Heir in the Estate of Carrie B. Martin, and, Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors in Interest and/or Assigns of THELMA L. BEADLES, LOLA M. BEADLES, RICHARD T. MARTIN and CARRIE B. MARTIN, if any there be, PARTIES UNKNOWN, (Respondents) CASE NO.: CL14-2191 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is for the Plaintfiff to obtain interest in the ingress/ egress bordering parcels free of encumbrances by adverse possession as they purchased these parcels, which are on either side of said ingress/ egress. Lines and conduits for the Plaintiff’s septic system run underneath the ingress/ egress from the improved portion of property to drainage fields on the opposite of the ingress/egress. Plaintiffs have continuously maintained the portion of ingress/egress and have contnuously utilized the same as their own for a period of over 25 years. And, it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Plaintiffs have exercised due diligence in attempting to search for and contact living heirs of Thelma L. Beadles, Lola M. Beadles, Richard T. Martin, and Carrie B. Martin, deceased, to no avail. The said Respondants Continued on next column

Information COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA: Invitation for prospective Bidders to attend an “Industry Day” to receive information about the Cobbs Creek Regional Water Supply Reservoir project. This informational meeting will be held on November 13, 2014 at 9 a.m. in the Henrico County Training Center, room 2030, located at 7701 E. Parham Road (corner of Parham Road and Shrader Road) in Henrico County. Parking is available adjacent to the Training Center. The Cobbs Creek Reservoir will be located near the James River in northern Cumberland County, Va. and will be owned and operated by Henrico County. Cobbs Creek will be a multi-purpose reservoir designed to provide a reliable future water supply, reduce environmental stress in the James River during critical drought conditions, and enhance recreation on the James River as well as on the reservoir. The reservoir will be a pumped storage facility providing 14.8 billion gallons of raw water storage within an 1117 acre normal pool area. Major project components will include a primary earth dam and reservoir, secondary earth dam, 150 mgd pump station, 72” transmission pipeline, river intake structure, Operations building, boat launch, communication tower and 4.5 miles of access roads. Two sealed bidding processes will be utilized for this project. An Invitation for Bids is anticipated in 2015 to complete construction phase #1, which will generally include sitework for a 2.3 mile long utility corridor and one mile of roads, a 500 LF section of the transmission piping and a 199 ft. communication tower. An Invitation for Bids is anticipated in 2017 to complete construction phase #2, which will generally include the primary earth dam and reservoir, secondary earth dam, 150 mgd pump station, 72” transmission pipeline, river intake structure, Operations building, boat launch and 4.5 miles of access roads. Bidders must be licensed contractors in the Commonwealth of Virginia in accordance with Chapter 11, Title 54.1, Code of Virginia, as amended.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The University of Virginia seeks a firm to provide: Horizontal Directional Drilling/Boring Services To view a copy of RFP # FM102314 go to Procurement Services Site: http://www.procurement. virginia.edu/main/public postings/RFP.html, or email fjm9g@virginia.edu

Policy and Planning Specialist II Pay Band 5, #00007 Hiring Range--up to $65,000 depending on experience Dynamic, highly motivated individual wanted to work with a small unique state agency. This position offers an outstanding opportunity to work in an organization that positively impacts the lives of people with developmental and other disabilities and their families through policy and advocacy leadership on a statewide basis. Use your experience in analysis, research and support in disability policy, legislation, and regulations, as well as systems advocacy, to positively impact the lives of people with developmental and other disabilities and their families through policy and advocacy leadership on a statewide level. Focus areas include housing, transportation, and community living. Oversee housing and transportation related grant projects and help develop the Board’s Assessment of the Disability Services System in Virginia and 5 Year State Plan. Provide staff support to Board’s Community Living and Transportation committee and contribute to agency public awareness and communication activities. For details, including qualifications, visit https://jobs.agencies. virginia.gov/applicants/Central?quickFind=197530. Online application, cover letter and resume required by 5 p.m. October 31, 2014. AAEEO/TDY/REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION UPON REQUEST

VEHICLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN Richmond Ambulance Authority is currently seeking a Vehicle ServiceTechnician. This position is located in the Logistics department and supports the mission with various duties. The candidate will serve as a vehicle service technician within the resource area and will support all operations in the Logistics Department while ensuring that all ambulances are “response ready” for the field crews coming in for their shift assignment, with the goal of reducing down time and increasing the quality and delivery of services to crews and patients. The delivered product is a clean vehicle inside and outside with well-stocked shelves and functioning equipment. Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record. Please visit our website at www.raaems.org to apply no later than October 24, 2014. EEO/AAP

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Kansas City Monarchs World Series matchup takes us on trip down memory lane

1945 Kansas City Monarchs

By Fred Jeter

For most of the first half of the 20th century, professional baseball was divided into two distinctly separate divisions. There was the all-Caucasian version centered in New York City, with the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants. Meanwhile, the hub of all-black baseball generally was considered Kansas City, Mo., where the Monarchs were a decadeslong force in the Negro Leagues. As this year’s 110th World Series continues, Kansas City again will be a focus as the Kansas City Royals take on the San Francisco Giants. The Kansas City Royals have 10 players of color on their 25-man roster. The San Francisco Giants have nine players of color. Black and brown athletes have graced baseball’s brightest stage since 1947, when Jackie Robinson crossed the racial divide with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Until Robinson’s breakthrough, however, players of color, including African-Americans, were confined to teams such as the Monarchs, who thrilled their own loyal fan base. With Kansas City baseball in bold headlines today, let’s take a stroll down memory lane and examine a time the Monarchs put K.C. baseball on the map. Test of time: The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest enduring Negro League franchise. Starting in 1920, the team continued operations until 1965. After 1950, though, black teams were reduced to barnstorming, more for amusement — Harlem Globetrotters-style — than pure competition. Trophy case: The Monarchs won 13 titles in the Negro National and American leagues, from 1923 to 1955. They won the first Negro World Series, which was played in 1924 in Kansas City, and won again in 1942. The Negro World Series was held from 1924 through 1927 and from 1942 through 1948. Let there be light: In 1930, the Monarchs introduced their own portable lighting system that they carried with them on the

Satchel Paige

Jackie Robinson

road. This was five years before white baseball teams began playing after dark. This is reflected in the biopic, “42,” about Robinson. An early scene in the movie features Robinson playing for the Monarchs in extremely dim lighting. Farm club: The Monarchs were among the few Negro League franchises with their own farm club — the Monroe, La.,

110th World Series (best of seven)

San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals

Game 1: Giants won 7-1 over Royals, Oct. 21 in Kansas City Game 2: in Kansas City Game 3: Friday in San Francisco Game 4: Saturday in San Francisco Game 5 (if necessary): Sunday in San Francisco Game 6 (if necessary): Tuesday in Kansas City Game 7 (if necessary): Wednesday in Kansas City All games start at 8:07 p.m., FOX television, ESPN radio “I’m going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come.” “Kansas City,” No. 1 single in 1959 by Wilbert Harrison

Monarchs. Alumni include Hilton Smith, now in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Star power: Many of the all-time greatest Negro League players suited up for the Monarchs. The list includes Hall of Famers James “Cool Papa” Bell, Satchel Paige, Bullet Rogan, Robinson and Ernie Banks. After 1947, the Monarchs sold 25 players — the most by any Negro League outfit — to the big leagues, mostly for $5,000 each. Banks drew the largest check, $20,000, when he was sent to the Cubs in 1953. Monarch Elston Howard became the first black New York Yankee in 1955. Buck O’Neil played for the Monarchs from 1938 to 1955 (interrupted by World War II) and was manager of the team from 1948 to 1955, winning three pennants. The Cubs hired O’Neil as a scout in 1955, and made him the first black coach in the majors in 1962. The Monarchs played at Blues Stadium (17,476 seats), which it shared with the white minor league Kansas City Blues. Come take a look: Founded in 1990, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM.com) is in Kansas City at 1616 E. 18th St., in Kansas City’s historically black Vines District. Strike up the band: Back in the day, Kansas City was known as much for its music with black cultural roots as its baseball. The Kansas City Jazz Museum is in the same complex as the baseball museum, which is within home-run distance of “12th Street and Vine,” mentioned in the song “Kansas City.” “Kansas City” has been recorded by more than 300 artists, originally by Little Willie Littlefield. Wilbert Harrison later made it into a hit. Little Richard, James Brown and even The Beatles also recorded the tune. The song’s lyrics below point to how the Midwest city was a prized destination for so many looking for a good time: “Well I might take a plane, I might take a train, but if I have to walk I’m going just the same. I’m going to Kansas City. Kansas City here I come.”

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The Virginia Economic Development Partnership is seeking a Human Resources Generalist for its Human Resources Division. This position is responsible for a variety of functions including coordination of the recruitment and hiring process to include job advertisement creation and posting, applicant screening, and interview scheduling; coordinating employee recognition events; assisting in the design, development and implementation of a needs-based training program; and responding to benefits questions and unemployment claims. All candidates must apply through our website http://www.yesvirginia.org/ AboutUs/Employment. Application deadline: October 31, 2014. 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. Applicants requiring more information about VEDP’s employment and personnel policies or requiring assistance may contact VEDP Human Resources at 1-804-545-5630 or vedphr@ yesvirginia.org.TDD 1-800-828-1120.

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