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A steal for the Squirrels? Baseball team gets sweet deal with city’s five-year lease at The Diamond By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Virtually free rent. That’s what the minor league baseball team, the Richmond Flying Squirrels, got in their new five-year lease deal on The Diamond. On the surface, the deal approved by City Council calls for the team to pay $157,500 a year in rent to the city, which takes over ownership of the stadium Jan. 1 from the regional Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority. However, the contract gives the Squirrels two new revenue streams that will offset a big hunk of that payment. For example, the Squirrels now will be able to keep the sublease

payments Virginia Commonwealth University makes so its baseball team can use the stadium. The RMTA collected $18,000 from VCU this year. Next year, VCU is to pay $15,000 to the team. Then there is the $140,000 to $180,000 generated yearly in revenue after expenses from the parking lots the team operates beside the stadium. Previously, the Squirrels had to give 50 percent of the net revenue after expenses for parking cars to the RMTA. The new lease with the city allows the Squirrels to keep all parking revenue for those attending its games and other programs the team might host at the stadium.

The city also has agreed to reduce the rent by the amount the team might need to pay in real estate taxes as the lessee of the stadium located on North Boulevard. That would be roughly $24,000 a year, based on the RMTA’s current value of the stadium at $4 million. The city assessor will set the value of the property next year after the city becomes the owner. Lessees usually pay 50 percent or less of the $1.20 tax per $100 of assessed value. The Squirrels also get to keep all money the team earns from Please turn to A4

$275K for VSU interim president By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Dr. Pamela V. (for Valleria) Hammond is ready to jump into her new role as interim president of struggling Virginia State University. “My commitment, my dedication, my life will be Virginia State University,” Dr. Hammond pledged. The 62-year-old provost of Hampton University made the promise last week after being tapped as the first woman to lead the 132-yearold historically black public institution that has been hit hard by shrinking enrollment and a $19 million revenue shortfall. As the Free Press first reported, the board of visitors hired Dr. Hammond on Nov. 13 to be the temporary replacement for embattled president, Dr. Keith T. Miller, who agreed to resign amid financial turmoil that has generated

student protests and alumni concern. Students who had pushed for Dr. Miller’s ouster expressed delight with the choice of Dr. Hammond. “I am excited. The ball is definitely rolling, and it’s rolling in the right direction,” VSU junior Lamarcus Wise said. Dr. Hammond is expected to leave her post as Hampton’s chief academic officer on Nov. 30, and, under an arrangement with the VSU board, to start work in early December as a consultant in an effort to create a smooth transition. She officially will take over the president’s office Jan. 1, a day after Dr. Miller, 59, leaves. She will be in charge of a university with a $163 million annual budget. The big challenge will be to increase VSU’s Please turn to A4

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VSU wins CIAA Championship Virginia State University football coach Latrell Scott and his players celebrate after beating Winston-Salem State University 21-17 last Saturday in the CIAA Championship game in Durham, N.C. The Trojans earned a home game in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. They will play Long Island University-Post of Brookville, N.Y, noon Saturday at Rogers Stadium. Virginia State University radio station WVST 91.3 FM will carry the game, with coverage beginning 11:30 a.m.

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Star power wedding Solange Knowles, Beyoncé’s younger sister, and Richmond native Alan G. Ferguson gaze from a balcony prior to their wedding ceremony Sunday in New Orleans. The couple and their wedding party enjoyed a star-studded weekend of festivities that included superstars Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z. Please see the story, additional photos on page B2.

School Board tensions rise By Joey Matthews

A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone died early Monday of the disease at a Nebraska hospital. Dr. Martin Salia is the second person to die from the virus out of 10 confirmed cases treated in the United States, though there have been dozens of other false alarms. Dr. Salia, 44, a native of Sierra Leone and a permanent U.S. resident, was in critical condition when he arrived at the Nebraska Medical Center on Saturday afternoon, said Dr. Phil Smith, director of the hospital’s biocontainment unit. Dr. Daniel Johnson, who treated Dr. Salia, said, “He had no kidney function, he was working extremely hard to breathe and he was unresponsive.” Dr. Salia was put on dialysis within hours of his arrival and required a breathing

and teacher and staff training. Dr. Bedden pressed the two women to explain why they sought to kill the agreement with the Virginia Board of Education that spells out the general process that will be followed in the latest effort to turn around educational performance at Thompson. Under state law, state educational officials are empowered to oversee the work local officials are doing to improve student achievement after a school is denied accreditation. Ms. Harris-Muhammed became agitated when Dr. Bedden questioned her vote on the agreement, called a memorandum of understanding or MOU. She said she was disturbed that he would confront her publicly. She repeatedly said the only way she would explain is if she could do so in private. Ms. Pinkney Eppes told a Free Press reporter after the vote that she opposed the MOU because it did not include an option for parents to send their children to another middle school. She said parents shouldn’t be forced to send their “children to an unaccredited school. A large percentage of the children that attend Thompson live in the 9th District.” The school is on Forest Hill Avenue.

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Richmond Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden wore an incredulous look when two members of the School Board tried to scuttle an agreement aimed at putting the city’s worst middle school, Fred D. Thompson, on the road to regaining accreditation. “This is something we have to do,” he told the two members, Shonda Harris-Muhammed, 6th District, and Tichi Pinkney Eppes, 9th District, after they voted against an agreement accepting

state oversight of the South Side school and promising development of a specific improvement plan. The agreement ultimately passed, 3-2, with four board members absent, but the split vote came as a surprise at the board meeting Monday night in the City Council chambers. Thompson Middle has been denied accreditation as the result of too few students passing state Standards of Learning tests in each of the past four years — despite millions of dollars in federal grants being spent on state-recommended consultants

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Tradition continues Native American children dance at the 24th Annual Great American Indian Exposition and Pow Wow last Saturday at the Richmond International Raceway. The event also featured craft demonstrations, storytelling and food.

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Five vying for Democratic nod for 63rd District seat

The annual battle of the leaves is on in Richmond. Here, Wadell Blackston rakes a pile for a city vacuum machine to suck up. Location: The 600 block of Stafford Avenue in the

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By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The race is on. At least five people are planning to compete for the 63rd House of Delegates seat that Rosalyn R. Dance gave up when she won election to the state Senate on Nov. 4. Those who have announced so far include: • The Rev. Larry D. Brown Sr., 58, pastor of Gravel Run Baptist Church in Dinwiddie and a bail bondsman. • William H. Jones, 59, a Petersburg community activist, concert promoter and club owner. • Brian A. Moore, 52, Petersburg mayor and 4th Ward councilman and founder and president of Commonwealth Communications, a telecommunications engineering firm. • Atiba H. Muse, 33, Petersburg Ward 2’s School Board representative and a community organizer who formerly served as a special assistant to U.S. Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott and as a field organizer for first-term Sen. Tim Kaine’s 2012 campaign. • Joseph L. Preston, 57, an attorney specializing in criminal defense and personal injury and a former Petersburg assistant commonwealth’s attorney. All five have indicated plans to seek the Democratic nomination for the seat that includes Petersburg, and parts of the City of Hopewell and of Dinwiddie, Prince George and Chesterfield counties. Winning the Democratic Party nod — likely in a firehouse primary — is regarded as tantamount to election in this district. Others could join the contest before a special election is called. Sen. Dance has taken the oath of office, but will not be officially elected until Monday, Nov. 24, when the state Board of Elections meets to certify the results. The unofficial results show Sen. Dance handily beating Rev. Brown’s brother, Preston T. Brown of Richmond, in the special election to replace Henry L. Marsh III, now a member of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Once Sen. Dance’s election results are certified, a date for a special election must be set. That will be the duty of Speaker of the House William J. Howell. Based on past actions, he is likely to set the election soon enough to allow the newly elected delegate to participate in the upcoming General Assembly session that will open in midJanuary. The winner would join the Democratic minority. Republican office holders now dominate the 100-member House, with at least 68 members in their fold.

Two new health centers in Richmond By Joey Matthews and Jeremy M. Lazarus

More low-cost medical help is available in Richmond. The Southside Community Health Center just opened — one of two new Richmond clinics that seek to increase access to health services. The other is the Northside Medical Center that the Capital Area Health Network plans to open next month at 2809 North Ave. in Barton Heights. The Daily Planet, which operates the South Richmond center, celebrated the grand opening of its new, three-story medical center Oct. 30, said Maureen Neal, COO for advancement at the nonprofit group. “This is a great facility,” Ms. Neal told Ms. Neal the Free Press last week. “We’re looking forward to serving the public here.” The center is at 180 Belt Blvd., across the street from the Richmond Police Department’s Second Precinct and down the street from Southside Plaza, where VCU Medical Center has long operated the Hayes E. Willis Health Center. “This is wonderful for our 8th District,” City Council member Reva M. Trammell told the Free Press. “I am so grateful that my district has finally added another medical center. It is really needed.” Another clinic, separate from the Daily Planet, previously occupied the building. The cost to purchase and renovate the Daily Planet operation was $1.6 million, Ms. Neal said. Funding came from a $750,000 federal grant through the Affordable Care Act and private donations, Ms. Neal said. Ms. Neal said a Daily Planet survey indicated more than onefourth of the patients served at its current health care facility at 517 W. Grace St. come from South Side. She said she hopes many of those people now will seek services at the new center. She said the center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, Virginia Coordinated Care and private-pay insurance, as well as uninsured people. People pay on a sliding scale based upon their income, Ms. Neal said. A bilingual receptionist, registration assistant, medical assistant and behavioral health clinician are able to help Spanishspeaking clients. Medical care will be offered on the first floor, with seven exam rooms. A staff doctor will supervise the center, and a nurse practitioner, medical assistant, clinician and case manager also will be on hand. Ms. Neal estimates 300 to 500 patients will utilize medical services in the center’s first year. She also expects another 150 people to gain respite or short-term care that will be offered in the 20 beds on the second and third floors. The Daily Planet previously leased space for its respite care from Rubicon Inc. on North Side. The center can be reached at (804) 292-3011. Meanwhile, the Northside Medical Center is nearing completion, with a grand opening expected during the first week of December, CAHN has announced. CAHN earlier had leased space for its clinic in part of the building, but then gained a $2.9 million federal grant under the Affordable Care Act. That and other funds allowed CAHN to buy and renovate the building for space to offer adult and pediatric services. The center was closed for more than 18 months while the work was undertaken. Information: (804) 780-0840 or (804) 253-1997 or www. cahealthnet.org.

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West End. The city began collecting curbside piles last week. The work will continue through January. The collection schedule is posted online on the Department of Public Works page at www. richmondgov.com.

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HBCU presidents discuss survival strategies By Joey Matthews

“I would suggest that the essence, productivity and survival of historically black colleges and universities has been nothing short of a miracle for our country and world,” said Virginia Union University President Claude G. Perkins. “The work that HBCUs perform is more important today than it has been in the past 50 years.” Dr. Perkins’ remarks came during a panel discussion last Friday about the many challenges and opportunities facing the more than 110 HBCUs across the nation. Many are being forced to tighten their budgets amid declining student enrollments. Presidents of four other HBCUs joined him in the discussion — Dr. David Swinton of Benedict College in Columbia, S.C.; Dr. Mickey Burnim of Bowie State University in Bowie, Md.; Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan of Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss.; and Dr. Dorothy Yancy, president emerita of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., and Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C. The VUU panel was part of a yearlong series of events highlighting the 150th anniversary of the private institution on Richmond’s North Side. Dr. Perkins noted that while only 3 percent of America’s college students are enrolled at HBCUs, historically black colleges and universities produce more than 20 percent of all AfricanAmerican college graduates. Notably, the discussion before a capacity audience was held in VUU’s library, which is named for one of the university’s most renowned graduates — L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected African-American governor and a former mayor of Richmond. Mr. Wilder graduated from VUU in 1951 with a degree in chemistry. Dr. Perkins told the audience that HBCUs have made a significant societal contribution with its graduates. Roughly 40 percent of all science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees earned by African-Americans were awarded by HBCUs, he said. And half of all African-American teachers and attor-

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leasing 14 of The Diamond’s skyboxes, as well as all of the revenue from stadium advertising and from concession sales for all events. The team has to split net revenue from one skybox with the city. And the Squirrels will have an increased ability to host non-baseball events at the stadium that could generate additional revenue. But while some might call it a “sweetheart” deal, Chuck Domino, chief executive manager of the Flying Squirrels, bridles at the term. “I wouldn’t call it a sweetheart deal, not for a team that has invested $2.5 million to fix up a stadium that it doesn’t own,” he said Wednesday. He said the lease also is short term, lasting just two years. It could be renewed Mr. Domino for an additional three years in one-year increments, “but it requires the agreement of both sides. The city doesn’t have to renew. If they had another use for the stadium site, they could just ask us to leave.” Still, Mr. Domino said he expects the new lease to provide at least $95,000 in new revenue to the team, which “justifies our investing in improvements to the stadium.” That includes spending about $100,000 to install 1,500 to 1,600 new seats in the first 10 rows of the upper deck. The team also is installing a new family entertainment zone and adding a third party deck on the upper level. Mr. Domino noted the lease requires the team to care for the field, the seating, the skyboxes and other elements of the stadium that opened in 1985. He said it costs the team about $200,000 a year for upkeep. That amount is in addition to what the city will need to spend on upkeep of major elements like the roof, elevator, exterior walkways, plumbing and aluminum benches. Still, this kind of deal does raise questions about whether the Squirrels are in any rush to force the city to build a new stadium, which could require the team to pay a far bigger annual rent — potentially 11 times the current lease. In any case, the city no longer seems to be in a rush to replace The Diamond, which generates about $300,000 a year in tax revenue from ticket and meals sales. Mayor Dwight C. Jones has yet to introduce new legislation to City Council to further his stalled proposal to create a new ballpark in Shockoe Bottom. That has left many to assume that the Shockoe Bottom ballpark proposal has died, even if every administration official who is asked claims that is not the case and that a revamped proposal could be advanced sometime next year. Another sign, though, that the city is not rushing is the fact that city-owned structures near The Diamond have yet to be cleared away and that some of the city operations on the site have yet to be relocated. The mayor’s proposal to move the stadium to the 17th Street area was predicated on clearing the Boulevard property to make way for tax-generating redevelopment.

neys, 70 percent of African-American physicians and dentists, 80 percent of African-American judges, 50 percent of AfricanAmerican engineers and 12.5 percent of African-American CEOs graduated from HBCUs. HBCUs have the skills, knowledge and mindset to educate students, he said, but find the lack of financial support for students to be the greatest challenge. “When the division of wealth between the haves and the have-nots grows wider, there seems to be less interest in supporting education for the common good, especially for those with limited resources,” Dr. Perkins said. Dr. Yancy urged HBCUs to share resources and to consider collaborations with non-HBCUs to deal with shrinking revenues. “Small colleges have an obligation to form partnerships with other organizations because of limited finances,” she said. Dr. Hogan said governing boards “are expected to do more” to meet the challenges they face. She said polarized boards of visitors and boards of trustees, votes of no confidence for school presidents and accreditation issues are becoming too common. Dr. Hogan said there must be more open lines of communication between boards and presidents to “ensure transparency.” Dr. Burnim said diminished financial support from federal and state governments have forced HBCUs to scamper to address budget shortfalls and reduced enrollments.

It’s simple, he said: “The more students you have, the more tuition and fees you have coming.” Dr. Burnim said it’s critical HBCUs find ways to increase philanthropic giving among its alumni. He said studies show from 5 percent to 7 percent of alumni at publicly supported institutions such as Bowie State give back to their school, while 9 percent to 11 percent of alumni at private institutions donate. Both of these figures “mean there’s a lot of opportunities for things to get better” in alumni giving, he said. He also called for all segments of the HBCU community — administrators, students, alumni and friends — to lobby for better funding for HBCUs. Dr. Swinton talked about the uniqueness of HBCUs. “They are the principal intellectual resource in the AfricanAmerican community,” he stressed. “They are most responsible for African-Americans being able to fully participate in our democratic society. “Nothing in the annals of world history parallel these institutions,” he added. He said HBCUs step up to the plate to educate AfricanAmerican students and others from economically disadvantaged communities. “Now, we have to figure out how we can advance our mission,” he said.

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enrollment, which dropped this year to under 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. It is down more than 1,200 students from the peak of 6,200 students in 2012. The board is hoping Dr. Hammond can provide a cure for what ails the school during the board’s national search for Dr. Miller’s permanent replacement. She will be a prospect to become the 14th president, said board Rector Harry Black, who is the city manager in Cincinnati. Her selection as interim president was an easy one, Mr. Black said, noting the depth and breadth of her “knowledge in academic leadership, administration, development and strategic planning processes.” A nurse by training who once taught nursing students and headed Hampton’s School of Nursing, “Dr. Hammond brings to VSU a nurse’s compassion along with the pragmatism of a seasoned academician and administrator,” Mr. Black said. Dr. Hammond exuded confidence in accepting the post and indicated her top priority will be to restore confidence in VSU. She promised to communicate with students, alumni and potential donors with “clarity and consistency. We will communicate with our constituencies at each step. We cannot expect buy-in of

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our plan from our community if we do not offer input into that plan.” She also promised to meet with students who had led protests against the cutbacks the Miller administration installed to deal with the plunge in revenues. “We must be assertive in recruiting outstanding students and equally as assertive in providing the academic, social and financial support necessary to ensure their success,” she said. Dr. Hammond has accepted an initial annual salary of $275,000, according to VSU. That’s about $25,000 more than her compensation as provost at Hampton University. The VSU board also agreed to

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“I also voted no,” she said, “as a result of the piecemeal fashion in which the information about the academic standing of all of the schools is being trickled down to all board members. It is my belief that is because this is a school in the 4th District and that this bad news could negatively impact the political standing of that community and the representative and it was hidden like a dirty little secret with no discussion until the last minute.” Board Vice Chairman Kristen N. Larson, whose 4th District includes Thompson, responded to Ms. Pinkney Eppes’ comments. “I received the information about Thompson the same time as everybody else — on the School Board website and in the information we received” at Monday night’s meeting, Ms. Larson told the Free Press. “I voted for the MOU because I want to support the school and do everything I can in my capacity as a board member and as a representative of the district,” Ms. Larson added. “By entering into this agreement with the state, we’re increasing accountability. I guess when you don’t support the mechanisms that are in place to move the school in a positive direction, it just adds confusion.” Glen Sturtevant, 1st District, and Dr. Derik Jones, 8th District, joined Ms. Larson in supporting the MOU — clearing the way for it to be sent to the state board

for approval. School Board Chairman Donald Coleman, 7th District, was not at the meeting. Three other members attended but were not present for the vote: Kim B. Gray, 2nd District; Mamie Dr. Bedden L. Taylor, 5th District; and Jeff M. Bourne, 3rd District, who had to leave the meeting early. Dr. Bedden said the Virginia Board of Education would cast a wary eye on the Richmond board’s lukewarm endorsement of the MOU. “We are getting dangerously close to a district-level review,” a visibly frustrated Dr. Bedden warned. According to the state board’s accreditation regulations, if it determines a school division has failed or refused to comply with its Standards of Quality, the state board could undertake a division-level academic review and also could petition the Circuit Court to enforce compliance. The state board has never gone to court to force compliance. In contrast, the Henrico School Board unanimously voted 5-0 last Thursday to approve its MOU with the state board for its first school to be denied accreditation, L. Douglas Wilder Middle School. The MOU regarding Thompson Middle School is up for final review and approval at the meeting of the state board sched-

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tube and mechanical ventilation within 12 hours. He was given plasma from an Ebola survivor and the drug ZMapp provided by Mapp Biopharmaceutical. Dr. Salia, who was chief medical officer at United Methodist Kissy Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, tested positive last week for Ebola, according to the United Methodist Church’s news service. The news service said it was unclear how or where Dr. Salia contracted Ebola. Dr. Salia, who trained as a doctor at Sierra Leone’s College of Medicine, also worked at several other medical facilities. Dr. Salia was flown to the United States at the request of his wife, an American who lives in Maryland.

provide a $3,000 monthly housing allowance and a $1,000 a month car allowance to Dr. Hammond, who currently makes her home in Hampton with her husband, Gary John Hammond. Her compensation will be far less than that of Dr. Miller, who is leaving with two and a half years left on his contract. Dr. Miller was being paid $356,524 a year, plus other benefits. He is to receive a year’s salary and could return as a tenured faculty member if he chooses. Dr. Hammond has served as provost at Hampton University since 2009. She has been responsible for the academic programs offered to the 5,500 students. As part of her work, she has oversight of Hampton’s 350 faculty members in eight schools as well as other academic operations. In addition to administering a $35 million academic budget at Hampton, Dr. Hammond is credited with leading efforts to boost faculty applications for research grants and for coordinating the school’s long-range planning activities. Dr. Hammond earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Tuskegee University, a master’s of science in maternal-child nursing from the University of MarylandBaltimore and a doctorate in urban services, with a concentration in educational leadership and health care administration, from Old Dominion University.

Dr. Salia was the third Ebola patient treated at the Omaha, Neb., hospital. The two other Ebola patients, who were infected in Liberia, recovered. Dr. Smith said staff who worked directly with Dr. Salia would take their temperatures twice a day, check daily for Dr. Salia symptoms and log results into a database — but would not be limited from working. “As long as they are asymptomatic, they are considered safe,” Dr. Smith said. “Even if they were infected, they would not spread it to anyone else.” The current outbreak of Ebola is the worst on record. It has killed at least 5,177 people, mostly in

Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization. Fortunately, the threat is beginning to wane, at least in Liberia, where 2,800 people have died. The number of new cases has slowed dramatically, according to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. On Wednesday, she announced she would lift the state of emergency and expects the Ebola outbreak to be over by Christmas. Guinea and Sierra Leone are having less success in stopping the spread, according to the World Health Organization. The disease has had a huge impact on the economies of these and other countries in Africa. In Liberia, half of all workers have stopped working as companies shut down during the outbreak. Tourism also plunged across the continent, even in countries like Kenya, where there were no reported cases.

uled for Thursday, Nov. 20, according to Charles Pyle, a spokesman with the Virginia Department of Education. The district’s specific plan to turn around Thompson is to be finalized by Jan. 15, according to Cletisha Lovelace, a Richmond Public Schools spokesperson. Another hot-button issue at the board meeting was the future of Binford Middle School, the sparsely populated school in The Fan. The school can accommodate up to 700 students, but recently reported just 214. Abe Jeffers, the executive director of Richmond secondary schools, offered four options to make better use of the Binford building. They are: • Moving tiny Open High School, currently located in Oregon Hill, into the Thompson building and adding three middle school grades to transform the school into the first combination secondary school with grades six through 12; • Making Binford an arts school offering music, theater, dance and other performing arts programs along with regular academic courses; • Turning Binford into a specialty school offering only the International Baccalaureate program for college-bound students. • Implementing a program to encourage city students to go to college, called College SpringBoard. Binford would cease to exist as a regular middle school with the implementation of any of the four options, Mr. Jeffers said. He said another option is to rezone Binford to add more students to its district. One way or the other, Binford is going to face major changes, Dr. Bedden said. “It’s our most under-enrolled school,” he said. “We have to do something to maximize effective use of the school. Something has to happen.” Dr. Bedden also took exception when Ms. Taylor claimed he and his mostly new leadership team were not well versed enough on the Binford situation to remedy the problem and that the school’s enrollment intentionally was made low. “I was brought here to improve academic performance,” he said. “I’m giving you options. “Give me some respect to be the educational leader and do my job. That’s all I ask.” Board members agreed to share the alternative Binford plans with their constituents and to hold further discussions before reaching a final decision.

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Sign-ups underway for health care through the ACA By Joey Matthews

Sign-ups are underway in Richmond, the state and across the nation as people enroll in health insurance coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act. Gov. Terry McAuliffe said state government is “all in” this year. “We must reach Virginians who already qualify for low-cost health care,” he said at an open enrollment kickoff event at the Vernon J. Harris Medical and Dental Center in Church Hill. This is the second open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act, which was enacted in 2010 with the goal of making health insurance accessible and affordable to all Americans. More than 200,000 Virginians enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace health plans during the initial open enrollment last year. Gov. McAuliffe said an additional 160,000 Virginians are expected to sign up this year. In Richmond, Mayor Dwight C. Jones will celebrate the ACA sign-up effort Saturday, Nov. 22, during an event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bellemeade Community Center, 1800 Lynhaven

Ave. on South Side. The mayor’s Healthy Richmond Campaign is partnering with Hampton-based Celebrate Healthcare LLC, a company whose mission is to educate and enroll uninsured people in the ACA. Specialists will be on hand to help people sign up for the first time or to re-enroll in a health plan. Bon Secours will provide free health screenings and other resources will be available to help residents. At 11:45 a.m., Dr. Jennifer Lee, Virginia’s Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources, will lead a forum on the ACA and Ebola prevention. A free zumba class will follow at 1 p.m. Details on the event: www.celebratehealthcare.net or (757) 287-0277. Consumers have until Feb. 15, 2015, to select a health plan through the marketplaces. Coverage will go into effect by Jan. 1, 2015, for consumers who enroll before Dec. 15. People who signed up through the ACA marketplace last year can enroll for another plan in the marketplace this year. If they choose

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe and newly elected state Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance of Petersburg talk at an open enrollment kickoff event last week at the Vernon J. Harris Medical and Dental Center in Church Hill to encourage people to sign up for health insurance coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act.

to skip the process altogether, they automatically will be re-enrolled in the same plan they selected for 2014. People interested in signing up can go to www.healthcare.gov or call (800) 318-2596. The U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services projects that 9 million people will be covered by health insurance plans through the ADA after this enrollment period. HHS officials also said that 7.1 million of the 8 million who bought health plans last spring remain covered.

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Community service, but no jail time for protesting low wages. That’s the outcome for 10 fast food workers who were arrested for staging a sit-in on busy Mechanicsville Turnpike to call attention to their demand for a hike in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The six women and four men blocked traffic for more than two hours in front of a McDonald’s restaurant Sept. 4 before Henrico Police arrested them for participating in an unlawful assembly and using public property without consent — both misdemeanors that could have resulted in a 12-month jail term and a fine of up to $10,000. Wednesday in Henrico County General District Court, Judge Mary B. Malveaux accepted a plea deal worked out between the defendants and the county prosecutor’s office, which appeared

to show sympathy for the workers’ efforts to gain a raise from the current minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Under the deal, each of the workers pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of obstructing the free passage of other people. In exchange, each of the workers is required to perform 50 hours of community service and to pay court costs of $91. Judge Malveaux gave the workers until May 19 to complete the terms. That’s when she set a formal sentencing hearing to review their status. The judge noted that the workers’ attorney, David Eberline, has set up a trust fund to accept contributions to help his clients pay the court costs. Anyone can donate. After the hearing, one of the defendants, Katrina Lewis, 32, said she is glad she took part despite the consequences. T:11.125” Like many, “I can’t live on what I make now,” she said.

In her view, she and her fellow fast food workers brought attention to the need for an increase in wages with their dramatic sit-in. “We’re fighting for everyone,” said Ms. Lewis, who works at the Burger King in the 2300 block of Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond. Retail and food service workers have been at the forefront of the movement to raise the minimum wage that has spawned protests in Richmond and around the country. The wave of protests has had little impact on Congress, which has stalled President Obama’s proposal to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. The protest movement has had greater impact at the state level. In the Nov. 4 election, voters in four more states approved hikes in the minimum wage within their borders. In all, 26 states now require workers to be paid more than the federal minimum age of $7.25 an hour.

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Mr. Boone and the FBI Activist Dick Gregory used to say it all the time: “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.” He also used to say any black man who isn’t paranoid must be crazy. An article in the Nov. 11 issue of Style Weekly proves explicitly why both those expressions are true. Writer Tom Nash requested and received from the FBI papers showing that the spy agency was investigating Richmond Free Press founder and editor Raymond H. Boone Sr. from November 1980 to mid-1982. His article, “Declassified Files Show FBI Flagged Free Press Editor During Cold War,” and the accompanying 38 pages of FBI documents posted on the publication’s website, demonstrate the ridiculousness of the agency’s actions against this country’s citizens. A series of communiqués between the FBI’s Baltimore, Richmond, New York and Washington offices discuss Mr. Boone and his travel to the Soviet Union in 1981 and his name being mentioned on a list by a Cuban organization. The FBI actually tails him in the Soviet Union as they follow another unidentified person who enters the “Soviet Information Office.” While the FBI stumbles around to figure out that Mr. Boone is an editor at the time of the Afro-American newspaper in Baltimore, they fail to mention in the declassified papers that Mr. Boone’s travel to the Soviet Union and to Cuba was as a correspondent for the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Included in the FBI file are materials found by agents trying to determine who exactly Mr. Boone is: The “Who’s Who Among Black Americans” list; an article in which Mr. Boone and other newspaper editors are quoted about the employment of white journalists at black newspapers; and Mr. Boone’s application for a motor vehicle license in Maryland. The materials fail to mention that the Cuban organization, started in 1969, had a mission was to promote solidarity between Americans and the Cuban Revolution. How ironic is it that the agency looking under every rock for un-American activities was investigating an awardwinning journalist who was trying to build understanding between countries and cultures? What a waste of taxpayers’ money to investigate Mr. Boone, when many of the real villains were perhaps functioning within the FBI itself, beginning with questionable long-time director J. Edgar Hoover. Mr. Boone grew up knowing first-hand the impact a government gone awry can have on people’s personal lives. His parents were not allowed to marry because of Virginia’s racist laws banning interracial marriage. His father, who was Japanese, was put in an internment camp during World War II by a government that rounded up people without cause. As a teen, Mr. Boone started the NAACP youth chapter in Suffolk because he saw how unequal public education negatively impacted people of color. All of this was in a commonwealth that preferred to shut down public secondary schools and send African-American undergraduates and graduate students out of state rather than to desegregate white schools. Mr. Boone dedicated his life to making America live up to its promises — of equal rights, equal education, equal employment opportunities and voting rights for all people. He also was a staunch defender of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. He would not be surprised that he was a target of government spies. No doubt if he were still here, he would be railing in this space against the recent explosive growth of government intrusion. Now government peeping extends to all of us, as technology allows a review of all phone calls and examination of social media messages. We must do more than shake our heads at a government that spies on its citizens in the name of freedom. Mr. Boone was a true American. This is not the kind of constitutional democracy he stood for.

The cure A good nurse can make the difference in whether a patient improves. Enter Virginia State University, where a nurse educatorturned-university provost has just been named interim president. While not yet so critical as to be in intensive care, the 132-year-old institution in Ettrick definitely has suffered a financial health crisis that needs urgent care. A skidding student enrollment and deteriorating financial situation have forced cutbacks in class offerings and student services, and may require faculty and staff layoffs. Dr. Pamela V. Hammond is a wise choice of the VSU board of visitors to take the reins Jan. 1. She rose from teaching nursing students to becoming dean of Hampton University’s School of Nursing to Hampton’s provost in 2009. She has a broad background in academics, administration, management and development. Her first real examination of the university and its ills begins in early December, when she starts on the VSU payroll as a consultant. We hope this nurse can restore VSU to health. And, like any holistic care, we call on the entire university community — from students and faculty to administrators and the board of visitors — to support her efforts toward success.

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Lynch may suffer GOP’s scorn of president Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch by any account has the highest legal and educational pedigree imaginable to succeed Eric Holder as U.S. attorney general. From the first moment her name was dropped weeks ago as a possible replacement for Mr. Holder, the accolades were non-stop about her accomplishments prosecuting an assortment of crooked politicians, drug cartel heads, terror suspects and, most importantly, winning a conviction against the New York cops that beat and sodomized Haitian emigrant Abner Louima in 1997.  An added plus is that she can’t be tagged as one of President Obama’s inner circle cronies, as the GOP repeatedly slandered Mr. Holder. In the mold of Mr. Holder, she was been outspoken that a lock em’ up and throw the key away approach to crime fighting won’t work, especially when those who are most likely to have the key thrown away are young black males. Ms. Lynch went even further in February 2013 and told a symposium on “Smart Justice: Changing How We Think About Crime and Punishment” at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City that simply dumping more young black males in jail cells is a vicious cycle that ensures they have nowhere to go

and no support to break the crime and arrest cycle. But that forward thinking, and her impeccable legal credentials and unsullied political ties, are likely to count far less if the GOP is tempted to use her as yet another of their foils to hammer

Earl O. Hutchinson President Obama. The first light hint that the GOP may well be poised to follow this well-worn script came from GOP Senators Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, both of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee. They were peeved that President Obama would tap Ms. Lynch when many Democrats are lame ducks, and thus curtail the say of the incoming wave of GOP Senate members on Ms. Lynch’s nomination. Another even more ominous hint that Ms. Lynch could be the GOP’s latest whipping person came with the harp that she is supposedly close to Al Sharpton, and met with him during the protests around the death of Eric Garner by New York police. This quickly morphed into the wild, irresponsible, and politically loaded question, “Did Sharpton pick the next attorney general?” But that was less the issue than the fact President Obama made the pick — any pick. The GOP could latch on to this in its relentless drive to tar President Obama as an imperial president who thumbs his nose at Congress at every turn and chooses partisan handmaidens

to do his bidding. A brief look at how that ploy played out against Mr. Holder is in order. It began during Mr. Holder’s Senate confirmation hearing in 2009. He was grilled over his role as Deputy Attorney General in President Clinton’s administration in a handful of controversial decisions. Mr. Holder was overwhelmingly confirmed as attorney general. Yet, the flack he took was only the start. The GOP viewed him as a pawn in their relentless attack plan on President Obama. If they could discredit, taint, and tarnish Mr. Holder for even the most picayune act, it would be another slap at the president. In quick succession the GOP dithered and delayed confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense and Thomas Perez, as secretary of labor. It did the same with a slew of judicial and administration picks which have been frozen in limbo, withdrawn their names or President Obama has withdrawn them. The GOP has another compelling reason to try and figure out a way to brush aside Ms. Lynch’s sterling credentials and make her a target. She almost certainly would carry on the fight Mr. Holder waged against voter registration discrimination through aggressive enforcement of the voting rights laws. This poses a major threat to the GOP’s push to undermine the Voting Rights Act with a rash of voter ID laws and restrictions, topped by the lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court to scrub the Act.

Is GOP ready to welcome black people? Since the Republicans takeover of Congress on Nov. 4, I have received numerous emails and phone calls from friends who are Democrats indicating that they are ready to join the Republican Party. I am not quite sure the Republican Party is ready to receive them. The common theme sounded by the callers was that they were never so much in love with the Democrats. Rather, Republicans made it clear there was no room for them in the party. This goes to what I have written about in the past: It doesn’t matter how much a person agrees with you if they feel like you don’t care about them, or that you don’t want them to join your group. When you see Republicans or Republican events on TV, you see a crowd of nothing but White faces in the audience. Because of these optics, many Black people feel that the party has absolutely no interest in Black people being involved in their events. Republicans and Black people agree on the need to address the high unemployment within our community. Republicans and Black people agree on the need to promote more opportunities for Black entrepreneurs, noting that under President Obama, SBA loans are almost nonexistent and federal procurement opportunities have all but dried up. Republicans and Black people agree on the need to promote school choice

and vouchers for those who are stuck in nonperforming schools. Republicans and Black people are united in their opposition to President Obama’s pro-homosexual agenda and amnesty for illegal immigrants. But Republicans have not taken advantage of what they

Raynard Jackson have in common with AfricanAmericans. Instead, they have given the spotlight to Black people who run away from their race and serve as nothing but official mouthpieces for the party. These characters have no ties to the Black community. They use incendiary rhetoric that alienate Black people rather than win them over. The party must also stop hiring Democrats as their consultants for their campaigns. Just look at what happened in the Mississippi senate and Illinois governor’s races. Each campaign spent more money with Black Democrats than they did with Black Republicans. I challenge you to name me one instance in which a Democrat ever hired a Black Republican to work on, or to be a consultant for, one of their campaigns. It doesn’t happen. If you don’t take care of known Republicans, why would people in their right minds stick their neck out and publicly associate themselves with the Republican Party? Republicans have no appreciation for the pitfalls of Black people being publicly aligned with them. Businessmen lose contracts, preachers lose members and students are ridiculed.

If the GOP wants Black people to publicly associate with them, what are they prepared to do to protect them from their liberal detractors? My advice to Republicans: Treat Black people like you treat your White Republican friends. When you need consultants, you pick up the phone and call your White friends and direct business opportunities to them. Why is it that this doesn’t happen to Black Republicans? When you are looking for staffers, you call your friends from the country club to get recommendations. When was the last time you called a black person for recommendations for a job opening? When you are looking for someone to create your website, you call one of your lobbyist friends. Have you ever aggressively sought a black vendor to provide any type of professional services to your campaign? I find it fascinating that with all the Republicans organizing their campaigns for their 2016 presidential runs, I am not aware of one black person who is part of the inner circle of any of the campaigns. I am fed up with speeches about diversity that are not reflected in reality. I am not convinced the party is ready to shift its thinking. What a shame if the Republican Party, once again, blows a great opportunity to grow the party into a true governing majority. Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.-based public relations/ government affairs firm.

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This is even more important with the opening gun of the 2016 presidential elections around the corner. The GOP’s shellack of Democrats in the recent mid-term elections ultimately would be wiped out if there is an upsurge in black and Latino voters’ dash back to the polls in 2016. They made a huge difference in President Obama’s election and re-election victories, and in ensuring Democratic gains in many state elections in 2008 and 2012. The full enforcement of the Voting Rights Act is a strong safeguard that those gains could be made again in 2016. This is the last thing the GOP wants. This would virtually ensure the continued Democratic hold on the White House. The GOP may well dig to find any real or manufactured alleged impropriety by Ms. Lynch to toss at her during the confirmation proceedings. The GOP’s dogged vow to hamstring President Obama and further straightjacket his presidency poses the real likelihood that Ms. Lynch could be on the GOP’s hot seat. If so, the issue again will not be Ms. Lynch, but President Obama. Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.

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Pipeline benefits don’t justify the risks Last week, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives voted on a bill to force President Obama to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline would run 1,700 miles from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf Coast of Texas. I voted “No.” Proponents argue that this new pipeline will move us closer to energy independence, but they fail to recognize reality. The United States already is producing more oil domestically and gas prices are near lows not seen in years.

Much of the oil that would run through this new pipeline will be sold internationally, not here in the United States. Additionally, this latest effort exempts any company that produces, ships or refines tar sands oil from paying into the Oil

Spill Liability Trust Fund, even $1 billion. though conventional crude oil Finally, the economic bencompanies are required to pay efits of this pipeline do not add 136388_02 into the trust fund to help the up. While there will be some federal government respond to temporary construction jobs, the oil spills. Cleanup from a 2010 number of permanent jobs is estitar sands oil spill in Michigan mated to be approximately 35. is estimated to cost more than The negligible economic

benefit does not justify the environmental risk. I hope Congress can, instead, work to make our nation greener and more energy efficient. REP. ROBERT C. “BOBBY” SCOTT

Newport News Rep. Scott’s district includes Petersburg, Portsmouth and the counties of Charles City and Surry, and parts of Richmond, Newport News, Hampton and Norfolk and the counties of Henrico and Prince George.

Save our communities It is time for Richmond’s black people to draw a line in the sand to save our communities. For too long, black communities have been targeted for destruction, whether it was to make way for a new highway, urban renewal or historic preservation. Each time, black residents were promised better days and better living conditions. Time after time, the bold promises were proven to be lies, hope became despair and community-based businesses, institutions and churches would relocate or close. Many of us have witnessed the destruction of communities such as Navy Hill, Fulton, Randolph, Jackson Ward and, most recently, Blackwell and portions of Church Hill. Although each community had its share of problems, they also made positive impacts on the lives of their residents. In the 1940s, residents of Navy Hill were told that their close-knit neighborhood would be torn down and replaced with new, decent and affordable housing. Renters and homeowners were shuffled into Gilpin Court, which, over time, spiraled downward to become possibly the most violent neighborhood in Richmond. Those who could afford other housing options fled to the West End, Church Hill and the outlying suburbs of Henrico and Chesterfield counties only to find that redlining and public disinvestment would soon lead to deteriorating conditions within those communities. During the 1950s, Interstate 95 ripped through the core of Jackson Ward. In the 1960s and beyond, it was urban renewal in Randolph and Fulton and historic preservation-related gentrification in the St. John’s area in Church Hill. In the 1970s and 1980s, urban renewal continued and gentrification spread throughout Church Hill north of Broad Street and Jackson Ward, resulting in further displacement of longtime residents. De-concentration of poverty became the buzz term of the 1990s, as longtime residents in areas such as Blackwell were falsely promised opportunities to return to new homes that would be built in the area. Few returned. The greatest impact was the loss of black political power. Councilmanic lines were redrawn, which reduced the ability to elect black politicians in two council districts. As for de-concentration of poverty, a recent Brooking Institute study shows that from 2000 until now, poverty has become more concentrated in high-poverty and disadvantaged inner-city and suburban neighborhoods. Brookings is a conservative Washington think tank. It should be clear that we must make our communities better places to live and that flight and displacement don’t work. The shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., is an example of flight gone bad. Trayvon Martin was killed in a gated community far from the ’hood. We must, as has every immigrant group to this country, build our communities. It has been said that our communities are “our pot of gold” at the end of the rainbow. We need to realize that.

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DIDN’T MAKE IT. In 2006, Bromby Earle had a tumor removed from her neck. After learning it was cancerous, she came to VCU Massey Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated facility. Our experts diagnosed it as cancer of the salivary gland and treated it, along with a spot on her lungs and additional neck tumors that would be discovered over the next eight years. Now she’s cancer-free and counsels other cancer patients here at VCU. So while Bromby is alive and well, we’re happy to say her cancer isn’t. For more success stories, go to vcuhealth.org

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While an ocean and many thousands of miles separate the hometowns of the winners of the 37th Annual Anthem Richmond Marathon, there is a common thread — mountains. The men’s champion, Ben Zywicki, hails from Colorado Springs, Colo. Waynishet Abebe, the women’s champion, is from the highlands of Ethiopia. On average, Colorado Springs is about 6,035 feet above sea level; much of Ethiopia is 9,000 feet above sea level. By contrast, Richmond’s elevation is 166 feet. A background of endurance training in the thinner air of higher elevations can allow an athlete to have an elevated mass of red blood cells, enabling the body to carry oxygen more efficiently. It is no magic elixir, however. Altitude is just one of multiple reasons why Zywicki and Abebe earned top honors Saturday, Nov. 15, on a frosty Virginia morn with temperatures hovering in the low 30s. Wearing sunglasses but no gloves, Zywicki, 26, raced through frosty air to cover the 26.2-mile Downtown trek in 2:18.35. He crossed the finish line ahead of Kenyans Hillary Too, the defending champion; Kennedy Kemei, the 2011 winner and course record holder; and Tilahun Manesho. The 27-year-old Abebe, now residing in Washington, D.C., was the fastest woman in 2:39.26, out-legging fellow Ethiopian Mahlet Melese by less than a second. For his first marathon title, Zywicki earned a total of $3,000 — $2,500 for finishing first and another $500 for breaking 2:20. Zywicki is a former NCAA Division II All-America at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, elevation 5,615 feet. He lists his current residence as Louisville, Colo., elevation 5,335. He becomes the Richmond Marathon’s first U.S.-born winner since Michael Harrison in 2000 and first non-African to break the tape since Andrei Gordeev of Belarus in 2005. Abebe, who has won marathons during the past year in Buf-

win Richmond Women’s Richmond Marathon champs 2014: Waynishet Abebe, Ethiopia, 2:39.26 2013: Desta Girma Tadesse, Ethiopia, 2:37.55 2012: Aziza Aliyu, Ethiopia, 2:40.21 2011: Mekides Bekele, Ethiopia, 2:47.50 2010: Tezeta Dengersa, Ethiopia, 2:49.10 2009: Salome Kosgei, Kenya, 2:40.51 2008: Kristin Price, U.S./N.C., 2:45.02 2007: Casey Smith, U.S./Richmond, 2:44.57 2006: Maureen Ackerly, U.S./Richmond, 2:53.14 2005: Marina Bychkova, Russia, 2:42.40 2004: Tammy Slusser, U.S./Pa., 2:56.40 2003: Dorota Gruca, Poland, 2:44.22 2002: Maggie Chan-Roper, U.S./S.C., 2:37.53 2001: Dorota Gruca, Poland 2:36.16 2000*: Irina Suvorova, Russia, 2:31.25 * Record

Men’s Richmond Marathon champs 2014: Ben Zywicki, U.S./Colorado, 2:18.35 2013: Sammy Too, Kenya, 2:16.09 2012: Kipkoech Ruto, Kenya, 2:15.14 2011*: Kennedy Kemei, Kenya, 2:13.45 2010: Mark Chepses, Kenya, 2:19.13 2009: Jynocel Basweti, Kenya, 2:18.28 2008: Jynocel Basweti, Kenya, 2:22.22 2007: Mohamed Awol, Ethiopia, 2:22.20 2006: Asnake Fekadu, Ethiopia, 2:20.23 2005: Andrei Gordeev, Belarus, 2:14.32 2004: Elly Rono, Kenya, 2:17.55 2003: Elly Rono, Kenya, 2:15.36 2002: Elly Rono, Kenya, 2:16.02 2001: Reuben Chesang, Kenya, 2:17.49 2000: Michael Harrison, U.S./Va., 2:31.00 * Record

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falo, N.Y., and Atlantic City, N.J., took home $2,500. She also won the 2011 marathon in France in 2:38.4. Abebe is the fifth straight Ethiopian to win the Richmond Marathon women’s title. Ethiopia, located on the Horn of Africa, is just north of Kenya on the continent’s eastern side. Together, Ethiopia and Kenya, which is also mountainous, have become dominant in global distance running. Since 1960, Ethiopia has produced 35 Olympic medalists in

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distances of 3,000 meters and up. The first Ethiopian Olympic marathon champ was Abebe Bikila in Rome in 1960, running barefoot. Bikila, who also prevailed in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo wearing shoes, was the first sub-Saharan African to win Olympic gold. In 1992, Derartu Tulu became the first Ethiopian woman to strike Olympic gold with a victory in the 10,000 meters in Barcelona. Ethiopian women were given little opportunity to travel abroad until 1991, when the nation’s leader, Mengistu Haile Mariam, was overthrown. Nowadays, Ethiopia’s green, gold and red colors have become commonplace at major races around world. Several runners from overseas nations won shorter races in this year’s event in Richmond. Ethiopian Habtamu Wegi nipped Morocco’s Rachid Ezzouniou to win the men’s half marathon. Kenyans Lilian Mariita and Sophy Jepchirchir were first and second in the women’s half marathon. On Oct. 5, Mariita won the Woodrow Wilson Bridge half marathon in Oxon Hill, Md. Alice Kamunya, who came from Kenya to Schenectady, N.Y., in 2013, was the repeat winner in the Richmond 8K in 25:30. Former University of Virginia athlete Sean Keveren was the top male runner in the 8K in 22:41. According to the marathon’s organizing group, Richmond Sports Backers, a record 20,586 runners participated in the full 26.1-mile marathon, the 13.2-mile half marathon and 8K combined. Fewer than 17,000 runners finished. Broken down, the marathon drew 6,549 runners; the half marathon, 10,055 runners; and the 8K, 3,982, runners. Top local marathon runners were Marcus Jones, 2:39.4, and Morgan Denecke, 3:01.3. Also as part of same activity, a record 1,071 children ages 4 to 14 competed Oct. 25 in the Junior Marathon at Byrd Park. The 38th Richmond Marathon is set for Nov. 14, 2015.

Calhoun Cougars win city rec league championship The Calhoun Cougars are the champions of tackle football in Richmond’s Recreation Center League for the first time in at least 20 years. Rated underdogs, the team from Gilpin Court stunned the defending champion G.H. Reid Ravens 19-13 last Saturday, to win the coveted Junior title for youths 13 and 14, the top group in the league that prepares future high school players. The Cougars, led by head coach LaMar Dixon and his staff, showed their mettle in a momentous goal line stand during the final two minutes of play

at City Stadium. Led by defensive standout Lavar Allen Jr., the Cougars stopped the Ravens four times at the 2-yard line. Even Lamar Davis, Reid’s star running back, could not get over the goal line. On the final play, the Cougars surged forward and halted a Ravens rush through the center of the line as the clock expired. In the first half, the Cougars’ Curtis Jackson, who won MVP honors, and the Ravens’ Mark Leisure scored touchdowns. The Cougars surged to what appeared to be an insurmountable lead in the second half. Fullback Barata Clanton bulled past the goal line for one score, and Cougars quarterback Damian Harris threw a spiral to his brother, Jae-shawn Harris, who ran in what proved to be the winning touchdown. But missed extra points opened the door for Reid. With less than six minutes to go, Davis scored to pull the Ravens within six points. Then after halting the Cougars, Reid took over for a final drive to tie or win, aided by big gains from Davis. But with the Calhoun cheerleaders urging them on, the defense rose to the occasion to secure the unexpected Cougars victory. The win was huge for Calhoun, who had lost to Reid 21-0 during the regular season. The Cougars came into the playoffs rated long shots as the seventh seed in the tournament. “I’m so proud of these guys. They showed everyone,” said Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press coach Dixon, whose volunteer Above, the Calhoun Cougars raise their trophy at the Junior Division of Richmond staff included Derrick Thomas, Parks and Recreation Center Youth Football Tournament. Right, Calhoun’s Quashaun William “Bo” Jiggetts and Shawn Quarles shows his winning moves as he deflects G.H. Reid Ravens’ Iman Delarosa Singleton. while racing to the goal line.

State 3A East Region Playoffs Lafayette of Williamsburg 52, Huguenot 6 York 34, Armstrong 8 Hopewell 24, Skyline of Front Royal 21 Petersburg 46, Kettle Run of Nokesville 38 Friday, Nov. 21 Hopewell at Lafayette, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 Petersburg at Poquoson, 2 p.m.

The win also crowned the efforts of sports program manager Roderick Johnson to rebuild a once flagging youth athletic program based out of the Calhoun Center. In the other title games, the T.B. Smith Seahawks proved too much for the Mosby Spartans in the Midgets’ title game for 11and 12-year-olds. The top team in the division, the Seahawks won 34-0 to finish undefeated and become champions for the second straight year. The Reid Ravens won the PeeWee division for 9- and 10-yearolds with a 12-0 victory over the Blackwell Bandits. The Ravens also went 9-0 for the season. In the JV PeeWee or flag football division for 7- and 8-year-olds, the Hotchkiss Eagles prevailed 6-0 over the Battery Park Vikings.

Khloe wins state cross-country title Khloe Pointer put the finishing touches on her superb sophomore season by winning the State 2A cross-country title Friday, Nov. 14, at Great Meadows, near Warrenton. The Maggie Walker Governor’s School

standout covered the 5K course in 18:47, with her Green Dragons’ teammate, Emma Call, second in 19:08. Maggie Walker easily won the girls’ team title for the second year in a row.

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Spotlight on Richmond’s Firefighter of the Year Courtland A. Lambert Jr. faces danger each time he suits up in firefighter gear, climbs aboard a truck at Richmond Fire Station No. 1 in Church Hill and responds to a call. Among the life-threatening hazards he faces: • Fires blazing at temperatures up to 1,400 degrees. • Billowing smoke, causing near zero visibility. • Dangerous gases, such as carbon monoxide, filling the air. • Blazing walls, roofs and other structures crashing down. • And the floor giving out, crashing him into an inferno. “You’re nervous, but you’re relying on all the training you’ve gone through and a respect for what you’re going through,” Mr. Lambert says. Mr. Lambert is one of 338 firefighters protecting the city of Richmond. But he is a standout. He is the 2014 Richmond Department of Fire and Emergency Services “Firefighter of the Year.” He received the honor Oct. 23 in an awards ceremony at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in the East End. “My reaction was disbelief,” Mr. Lambert, a 37-yearold Mechanicsville resident, recalls. “There are a lot of firefighters who work very hard every day with me and are very deserving of this award. To see my daily efforts in the department being appreciated to this level is very humbling. It wasn’t until I got there that I realized what award I was getting. “It is really an honor,” he says. “It always feels good to be appreciated for the work that you do. I try to do the right thing with everything I do. It’s nice to know that someone believes I do a good job.” The honor was bestowed upon Mr. Lambert based on a recommendation from Douglas Clevert, his former lieutenant. Mr. Lambert has been a Richmond firefighter for the past 13 years. He has attained the rank of Master Firefighter. Why did he decide to become a firefighter? “I have two uncles who are firefighters,” he says. “One is a volunteer firefighter and one is with Henrico County. “And I always wanted to do something in public service — just to help people.” He recalls the biggest fire he has helped fight. “It was in some apartments still under construction at 933 W. Broad St. in 2004,” Mr. Lambert says. “As we started getting the fire under control there, foam insulation from the site started getting blown by the wind to nearby houses and they caught on fire. We had to react quickly to put out those fires as well.” Although firefighters are well protected wearing fireretardant gear, a mask, helmet and a self-contained breathing apparatus, they still feel the searing heat of the flames they battle. “You feel that heat on the back of your neck and the tops of your ears,” Mr. Lambert says. “And you get blister marks on the top of

time of need. Requirements to become a good firefighter: It takes discipline, education and training, training and training. You must have a willingness to continue to learn and have a love for the job. Biggest change I’ve seen in fire and emergency services: The number of women who have joined the department. When I was hired, there were fewer than today. How public sees firefighters: I think they see us as positive.

your head. “And nine times out of 10, you’re not going to be able to see anything in front of you.” Meet this week’s Personality, Courtland Lambert: Date and place of birth: Oct. 21 in Richmond. Current home: Mechanicsville. Education: Lee-Davis High School. Family: My wife, Kimberly, two daughters, Sarah and Rachel, and one son, Caleb. How I received the news that I was “Firefighter of the Year”: I was told that I was receiving an award and needed to be present at the ceremony. It wasn’t until I got there that I realized what award it was that I was getting. Number of competitors for “Firefighter of the Year”: I am not sure actually, but I was told it wasn’t just me. What makes me good at firefighting: We train daily on how to perform our jobs better, and to learn new ways of doing things. This helps keep our skills sharp and ready for when we need to respond to calls. It’s kind of the old “practice makes perfect” concept. Foremost reward of firefighting: Being able to help the community we serve in their

How I would like the public to see us: I want them to know we are here to help them when things are not going well. I want them to know they can call us and we will be there. Most unforgettable experience as a firefighter: The fire at apartments under construction at 933 W. Broad St. It really challenged us as a department. We had to use all of our resources and then some. It was truly a fire I won’t forget. Advice to young people interested in a firefighter career: Do it. It’s truly a fulfilling and rewarding career. Opportunities for women: I would encourage women to apply. It’s not like in the past when it was male dominant. There are actually quite a large number of women in our department, and it’s a good thing. It is refreshing to work with such a diverse workforce. How I start my day: A hot shower and a good cup of coffee. Best late-night snack: Popcorn. When I look in the mirror I see: A work in progress.

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NEW ORLEANS New Orleans is known for epic celebrations. And Sunday’s wedding of Solange Knowles, Beyoncé’s younger sister, and Richmond native Alan G. Ferguson will go down in “The Big Easy” as one for the ages. About 200 family and friends enjoyed the glitzy, star-studded weekend celebration, including superstar couple Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z, who joined Ms. Knowles, 28, a singer, songwriter and model, and Mr. Ferguson, a videographer and music video director whose family still lives in Richmond. Mr. Ferguson, 51, has worked with the Knowles family as well as other major names in show business, including John Legend and Katy Perry. He directed two of Beyoncé’s videos, “Party” and “Dance for You,” winning a BET Award for Best Video Director for his efforts. He also directed some of JayZ’s older hits, including “Feelin’ It” from his 1996 debut album, “Reasonable Doubt.” Born and raised in Richmond, Mr. Ferguson is the son of the late William Alfred Ferguson Sr., who graduated from Maggie Walker High School, served in the Army during World War II and was a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier for 35 years. His mother, Winifred Hocker Ferguson, lives in Henrico County. She had not returned calls from the Free Press seeking details about the wedding by the newspaper’s deadline. The non-stop wedding weekend festivities included a group movie night, partying aboard three large buses, stopping for impromptu block parties and dancing for 10 blocks through the streets of New Orleans accompanied by a live band. In lieu of a rehearsal dinner Friday night, the couple invited family and friends to a New Orleans art house cinema to watch the 1975 movie classic, “Mahogany,” starring Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams. It was the movie Mr. Ferguson and Ms. Knowles saw on their first date.

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VCU president honored at benefit gala Members of the IndianAmerican community need to get more involved in shaping public policy. That was the message of Dr. Michael Rao, president of Virginia Commonwealth University, after he was honored for his work at VCU at a benefit gala for the American India Foundation Saturday night at the Science Museum. More than 250 people were on hand as Dr. Rao was praised for his work in leadDr. ing the university’s growth as one of the top public research universities in the country. The Boston-born son of an Indian physician, Dr. Rao said members of the community need “to become more involved” in community affairs. He said U.S. residents of Indian heritage have prospered, are highly educated and now represent more than 3 million people in this country. He said people of Indian heritage need to raise their profile and be more openly involved in making a difference in the community. Dr. Rao said he got a life-changing lesson

on that score when he fell ill in India after traveling there as a young man to learn more about the country from which his late father emigrated. “I was still weak and I was trying to climb a hill,” he recalled. He said he couldn’t have made it to the top without the help of an obviously impoverished man. “Like an American, I tried to give him something for helping,” Dr. Rao said, “but all I did was insult him. That made me appreciate” Rao the people-helping values of India and of the importance of striving to make a contribution regardless of reward, he said. The gala raised $118,000 for AIF, co-chairs Sanjay Mittal and Sunita Gupta reported this week. AIF is involved in providing education, improving public health and expanding economic opportunities for the poor in India. The AIF was born after an earthquake in India in 2001. Former President Bill Clinton and India’s then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee teamed to create a philanthropy platform.

Thanksgiving food baskets to be distributed Sunday Hundreds of needy people will gather at Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church this Sunday, Nov. 23. Turkeys, macaroni and cheese, yams and other traditional Thanksgiving food will be distributed to them in the gymnasium at the South Side church, led by Pastor Cecil Williams. The church anticipates as many as 500 people will turn out for the annual holiday giveaway at the church at 3700 Midlothian Turnpike, according to organizers.

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threat to the world. Ambassador Rasool and the National Cathedral’s Rev. Canon Gina Campbell organized the service, with help from the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Society of North America, Muslim Public Affairs Council and The Nation’s Mosque. Rev. Campbell welcomed the religious gathering, saying the Washington National Cathedral was “a place of prayer for all people. “Let us stretch our hearts and let us seek to deepen mercy for we worship the same God,” she said. Since 1907, the Neo-Gothic Episcopal church has been used for state funerals for three presidents, and a number of presidential prayer services. It also has hosted services for noted diplomats and dignitaries. Organizers said they hoped the service on a Friday, when Muslims traditionally gather for prayers, would foster interfaith understanding � and tolerance.

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The Richmond Free Press was learning of the break-ins. The church among two media outlets and a has since increased its feeding efforts hunger relief organization honored from 25 to 200 families each week for community service by a South and now feeds between 600 to 800 Richmond church. people each Wednesday from 4 to Dr. Michael A. Sanders, pastor at 6:30 p.m., Dr. Sanders said. Mount Olive Baptist Church, presented Others recognized at the service: Free Press reporter Joey Matthews with • WWBT 12 reporter Chrystina a plaque during the worship service Head-Grady; Mr. Matthews Sunday, Nov. 16, at the church at • Anthony A.J. Johnson, Feed2611 Bells Road. More’s program coordinator, and James Walton, “You told our story and we were blessed,” the organization’s allocation and quality assurthe plaque reads. ance supervisor. The newspaper was honored for an article Sheilah “The Belle” Belle of Praise 104.7 published in the Aug. 8-10, 2013, issue, “Pastor FM and the Richmond Police Department were to church thieves: Let us help each of you.” honored earlier by the church for community The article written by Mr. Matthews docu- service as well. mented how Dr. Sanders said he had forgiven Separately, Mount Olive is celebrating its thieves that had twice broken into the church’s 139th anniversary this Sunday, Nov. 23, at its food pantry over a two-week period, causing 11 a.m. worship service. an estimated $1,500 in damages. Dr. Timothy Boddie, an assistant professor The break-ins were reported by the Free Press, of religious education at the Shaw University WWBT 12 and Praise 104.7 FM. It prompted Divinity School, will speak. a generous outpouring of community support, A lunch will follow the service. including a gesture by an anonymous good Mount Olive, founded in 1875, branched out Samaritan to cover repair costs. from First Baptist Church of South Richmond. Richmond-based FeedMore donated 8,000 Details on the anniversary celebration: (804) pounds of food to the church’s food pantry after 230-9300 or www.newmobc.org.

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Sharon Baptist Church building no longer for sale By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Sharon Baptist Church in Jackson Ward is still on the market, according to a major Richmond real estate company’s website. “That’s just not so,” the pastor, the Rev. Paul Allen Coles, said of the listing on the website of Cushman & Wakefield/ Thalhimer. Rev. Coles said the nearly 600-member church at 22 E. Leigh St. listed its property with the real estate firm 18 months ago, but he said the church has since ended the relationship with the company. For the time being, he said, the church is staying put on the corner of 1st and Leigh streets, where the sanctuary has been since 1890.

Officials at the real estate company could not explain why the 127-year-old church is still listed as available on its website, even though its office records show it is unavailable. In a news article last week, the Free Press included Sharon Baptist among several churches whose properties are on the market, including the former East Pilkington Street home of Second Baptist Church of South Side and the Cowardin Avenue home of the Richmond Christian Center. The article prompted Rev. Coles to make his first public comment on the status of Sharon Baptist’s property. He made his comments during a call to the Free Press after the Nov. 13-15 edition was published. Earlier, he and his members stayed mum on whether the church was considering selling its current site and moving elsewhere.

Westwood Baptist celebrates 140th anniversary Sunday A former senior pastor at Westwood Baptist Church is returning to lead the West End church’s 140th anniversary celebration. Dr. Robert G. Murray is scheduled to speak at Westwood’s 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, Nov. 23, the church’s interim pastor, Dr. J. Elijah Burke, has announced. A lunch will follow the service at the church, 915 Glenburnie Road. Dr. Murray became the pastor at Westwood shortly after the Rev. Dwight C. Jones resigned in November 1973 to become pastor at First Baptist Church of South Richmond. He is now Richmond’s mayor as well as senior pastor at First Baptist.

Dr. Murray served as pastor at Westwood until 1983, when he left to become pastor at First Baptist Church in Norfolk. Rev. Joseph Dancey briefly served as interim pastor between Rev. Jones’ resignation and Dr. Murray’s hiring. Westwood was established in 1874. Men and women built a log cabin for worship services. A sanctuary was built shortly after 1896 at the current location and a new sanctuary was built at the same site in 1971. Details on the anniversary service: (804) 288-3223 or www. westwoodbaptist-va.org.

Meanwhile, Second Baptist is still seeking a buyer willing to pay at least $400,000 for its former sanctuary, according to Sperry Van Ness/Motley’s, which is handling the property. Separately, the Richmond Christian Center’s property is being offered through an auction ordered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Richmond-based Motley’s Auction is handling the weeklong sale. Bidding is largely going on online and was to culminate Thursday, Nov. 20. The court must approve the winning bid. The

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Legal Notices/Employment Opportunities CUSTODY Order of Publication Commonwealth of Virginia RICHMOND Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Jamar R. Cephas Jr. and Kymon J. Cephas The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Jamar R. Cephas, Sr. (Father) and Tiffany Sharday Hill (Mother) of Jamar R.Cephas Jr., child, DOB 3/22/2002 and Kymon J. Cephas, child, DOB 4/26/2006, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Jamar R. Cephas Sr. and Tiffany Sharday Hill, appear at the above-named Court and protect his/ her interest on or before December 18, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Sarah M. Denham, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th FloorRichmond, Virginia 23219 646-3493

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ANA MARLENE MEZA, Plaintiff v. JESUS MORALES MENDEZ, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002612-00 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 8th day of January, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DARLENE MORRIS-SINGH, Plaintiff v. MANGAL SINGH, JR., Defendant. Case No.: CL14002590-00 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 8th day of January, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building WEI WEI HYLTON Plaintiff, v. JAMES ARTHUR HYLTON, JR. Defendant. Case No.: CL-144405 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 31st day of December, 2014 and protect his interests. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Andrew S. Chen, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiff VSB#79562 113 Granite Spring Road Richmond, Virginia 23225 (804) 277-9381

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here on or before the 19th day of December, 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

FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 15, 2007, in Instrument Number 078910, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that GEORGE DUMIGAN, who may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 15, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-8910, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, whose names are unknown, have not filed a response to this action; that LEE SILVER, TRUSTEE and REBECCA SILVER, TRUSTEE, who may be the holders of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 15, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-8910, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, or their successor/s in title; that DAVID F. KATZ and SHELLY A. KATZ, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and have not filed a response to this action; that SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, TIMOTHY M. KEILTY a/k/a TIMOTHY M. KEILTY, SR., COLBY KEILTY, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE and RICHARD KRIDER, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, WILBERT J. BELLAMY, SR., who may be deceased. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, WILBERT J. BELLAMY, SR., who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of WILBERT J. BELLAMY, SR., have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that BEVERLY PATTERSON a/k/a BEVERLY ROSE BELLAMY-PATTERSON a/k/a BEVERLY ROSE BELLAMY, SHARON SHEPARD a/k/a SHARON DANITA BELLAMY SHEPARD p/k/a SHARON DANITA BELLAMY, and VALERIE HASH a/k/a VALERIE KIM HASH a/k/a VALERIE KIM BELLAMYBROWN p/k/a VALERIE KIM BELLAMY, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that A. PETER BRODELL, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated March 27, 1996, with respect to said property, recorded March 28, 1996, in Instrument No. 96-0067, or his successor/s in title, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that DONALD C. BURRIESCI, 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 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.”

$24,500.00 Interest, which may be the holder/s of a $24,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated August 21, 2006, with respect to said property, recorded August 21, 2006, in Instrument Number 06-28893, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MIRIAM G. MULLIAN, Who May Be Deceased, As Former Member and Trustee in Liquidation, or her Successor/s in Interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE W O O LWI N E , S H E RRI E BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this matter; that DAVID F. KATZ and SHELLY A. KATZ, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this matter; 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.”

The object of this suit is to quiet title in and establish title in the plaintiff to 103 West 21st Street, Richmond, Virginia 23224, which was conveyed to Milton Jones and Mary M. Jones by deed from Willie H. Clary and J. W. Clary, her husband, dated May 2, 1904, and recorded March 30, 1907 in the Clerk’s Office of the Corporation Court of the City of Manchester, Virginia, in Deed Book 29, at page 207. An affidavit having been made and signed that Sheena Jones Lopez, Karen Jones and Milton Jones, III, are nonresidents of the State of Virginia and that their last known post office addresses are as indicated above, and that there may be unknown heirs of Milton Jones, a/k/a Milton Jones, Sr., whose names and post office addresses are unknown. It is hereby ORDERED, that each of said parties appear on or before December 10, 2014, and do whatever is necessary to protect their interest in 103 West 21st Street, Richmond, Virginia 23224. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk

hereby offered to be granted shall be submitted in writing to the City Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2014. Bids will be presented to the presiding officer of the Council of the City of Richmond on Monday, December 8, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. in open session and shall then be presented by the presiding officer to the Council and be dealt with and acted upon in the mode prescribed by law.

the City Clerk’s office, and the full text of the ordinance and lease to be executed is available at:

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER LAWANDA BOOKER, Plaintiff v. JUAN BOOKER, Defendant. Case No.: CL14001124-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 19th day of 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 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JUAN LOGAN, Plaintiff v. CONTESSIA LOGAN, Defendant. Case No.: CL14-2300 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 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER HELEN GAINES, Plaintiff v. GREGORY CRUTCHFIELD, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002259-00 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

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER LUDWIN DONADO SALAZAR, Plaintiff v. MIREYA HERNANDEZ OLIVARES, Defendant. Case No.: CL14002440-00 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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. PREMIER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL12-3573-1 AMENDED ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “1208 North 33rd Street”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E000-0802/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Premier Investment Properties, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, PREMIER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that JACK GRAYBEAL and CAROLE GRAYBEAL, who may be the holders of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 15, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-8910, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, whose names are unknown, have not filed a response to this action; that OLD DOMINION

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IT IS ORDERED that PREMIER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, JACK GRAYBEAL and CAROLE GRAYBEAL, who may be the holders of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 15, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-8910, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 15, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-8910, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, GEORGE DUMIGAN, who may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 15, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-8910, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, LEE SILVER, TRUSTEE and REBECCA SILVER, TRUSTEE, who may be the holders of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 15, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-8910, or their successor/s in title, DAVID F. KATZ, SHELLY A. KATZ, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, TIMOTHY M. KEILTY a/k/a TIMOTHY M. KEILTY, SR., COLBY KEILTY, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD KRIDER, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DECEMBER 12, 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

IT IS ORDERED that WILBERT J. BELLAMY, SR., who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of WILBERT J. BELLAMY, SR., BEVERLY PATTERSON a/k/a BEVERLY ROSE BELLAMY-PATTERSON a/k/a BEVERLY ROSE BELLAMY, SHARON SHEPARD a/k/a SHARON DANITA BELLAMY SHEPARD p/k/a SHARON DANITA BELLAMY, VALERIE HASH a/k/a VALERIE KIM HASH a/k/a VALERIE KIM BELLAMY-BROWN p/k/a VALERIE KIM BELLAMY, A. PETER BRODELL, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated March 27, 1996, with respect to said property, recorded March 28, 1996, in Instrument No. 96-0067, or his successor/s in title, DONALD C. BURRIESCI, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DECEMBER 12, 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. WILBERT J. BELLAMY, SR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF WILBERT J. BELLAMY, SR., et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL13-4240-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “3102 2nd Avenue”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# N000-0991/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL13-5087-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “1308 North 21st Street”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E000-0614/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that LEAH DUMIGAN, As to $100,000.00 Interest, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia , who may be the holder of a $100,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated August 23, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded September 24, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-032032, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, As Trustee, Instr. No. 04-032032, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated August 23, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded September 24, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-032032, or its successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, As Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or his successor/s in title, have not filed a response to this action; that GEORGE DUMIGAN, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that THE MULLIAN FAMILY-TWO, LLC, A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, As to

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IT IS ORDERED that CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, LEAH DUMIGAN, As to $100,000.00 Interest, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, who may be the holder of a $100,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated August 23, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded September 24, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-032032, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, As Trustee, Instr. No. 04-032032, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated August 23, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded September 24, 2004, in Instrument Number 04032032, or its successor/s in title, WALTER L. HOOKER, As Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, or his successor/s in title, GEORGE DUMIGAN, THE MULLIAN FAMILY-TWO, LLC, A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, As to $24,500.00 Interest, which may be the holder/s of a $24,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated August 21, 2006, with respect to said property, recorded August 21, 2006, in Instrument Number 06-28893, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, MIRIAM G. MULLIAN, Who May Be Deceased, As Former Member and Trustee in Liquidation, or her Successor/s in Interest, ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, S H E RRI E B E C K E R , PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, DAVID F. KATZ, SHELLY A. KATZ, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DECEMBER 12, 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 Theo Jones, Plaintiff, v. Raymond Jones, et al, Defendants. Case No. 760CL14004337-1 Order of Publication To: Sheena Jones Lopez, 4220 Fairview Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21220 Karen Jones, 4220 Fairview Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21220 Milton Jones, III, 4220 Fairview Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21220 Unknown Heirs of Milton Jones, a/k/a Milton Jones, Sr., Parties Unknown Continued on next column

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Please address any questions or bids to: Jean V. Capel, City Clerk City of Richmond 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7955

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The University of Virginia seeks a firm to provide: Building Materials and Related Supplies To view a copy of RFP # DM111914 go to Procurement Services Site: http://www.procurement. virginia.edu/main/public postings/RFP.html, or email dm5h@virginia.edu

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BIDS COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION IT B # 1 4 - 9 6 7 9 - 11 C E – Broadwater Creek II Sewage Pumping Station Improvements, This project consists of replacing the sewage pumping station pumps, including piping and valves, pumps, controls, electrical equipment, a new roof and a new odor control building. Due 2:00 pm, December 18, 2014. Additional information available at: http://henrico.us/ purchasing/. REQUEST FOR BIDS For Lease, Franchise, Right and Privilege To Use 100 Virginia Street In the City of Richmond The City of Richmond is seeking bids for the lease, franchise, right and privilege to use certain property located at 100 Virginia Street for parking in accordance with a certain Parking Lease, for a term of 40 years, subject to certain responsibilities to be imposed by lease and subject further to all retained rights of the City of Richmond.

The City of Richmond expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The successful bidder shall reimburse the City for all costs incurred in connection with the advertisement of this ordinance in accordance with section 15.2-2101 of the Code of Virginia and shall post the bond required by the ordinance.

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Request foR PRoPosals The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is requesting proposals from firms to provide statewide utility field inspection and coordination consulting services on an as-needed basis for facilities and roads maintained by VDOT. All proposals must be received by 2:00 PM, tuesday, December 16, 2014, at the Virginia Department of Transportation; Central Office Mail Center-Loading Dock Entrance; 1401 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. an optional Pre-proposal Conference will be held at 10:00 aM on December 1, 2014. For a copy of the Request for Proposals (RfP # 152260-Df), go to the website: www.eva.virginia.gov. For questions or additional information email: dell.forehand@ vdot.virginia.gov VDOT assures compliance with Title VI Requirements of non-discrimination in all activities pursuant to this advertisement.

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SERVICE ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT BENJAMIN HARRISON MEMORIAL BRIDGE PRINCE GEORGE COuNTy, VA RFQ 500-TW Documents are located at www.eva.virginia.gov and available from the individual indicated below. Inquiries should be directed to: Tamerra D. Webb: Tamerra.webb@vdot.Virginia.gov. Proposals will be received in accordance with the information posted at www. eva.virginia.gov until 4:00 PM January 5, 2015. VDOT assures compliance with Title VI Requirements of non-discrimination in all activities pursuant to this advertisement.

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for CGF, CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA Funds Revised Application This notice is to inform the public that the City of Richmond has revised its applications for the fiscal year 2016 and 2017 City General Funds (CGF) Non-Departmental budget and fiscal year 2016 Annual Action Plan for the allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds. The Federal funds are entitlement dollars allocated to the City through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for neighborhood development and supportive services. Only applications for projects within the City of Richmond will be considered, except for HOPWA funds for which the City administers funds for the entire Metropolitan Statistical Area. The revised application packages will be available November 13, 2014 on the City’s website at http://www.yesrichmondva.com/neighborhoodrevitalization/Federally-Funded-Programs. Applications packages will also be available at the Main City Library located at 101 E. Franklin Street. All proposals and applications must be received no later than 4:00 PM on December 18, 2014. Federal fund applications must be submitted to the Department of Economic & Community Development, 1500 E. Main Street, Suite 400 Richmond, VA 23219. City General Fund applications must be submitted to Office of Budget and Strategic Planning, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Room 1100, Richmond, VA 23219. Faxes, e-mails and late submissions will not be accepted.

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Fourth Baptist Church is seeking a Choir Director for the Senior Choir and qualified musicians for three choirs. Applicants must be Christian able to read music with good communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Musicians must possess strong piano and organ keyboard skills. Deadline to submit your resume is December 14, 2014. Please send to: Fourth Baptist Church, Personnel Committee, 2800 “P” Street, Richmond, VA 23223

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The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) is actively recruiting for a Business Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Division working directly with staff to create operational efficiencies in our CRM Platform, Salesforce. The successful candidate will analyze user needs for 100+ users and design and implement solutions using the Salesforce CRM Platform and Salesforce App Exchange applications. All candidates must apply through our website http://www.yesvirginia.org/About_ Us/Employment. Application deadline: Open until filled. VEDP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or against otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities. It is VEDP’s intent that its employment and personnel policies and practices conform to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Applicants requiring more information or requiring assistance may contact VEDP Human Resources at 1-804-545-5630 or vedphr@yesvirginia.org. TDD 1-800-828-1120 EOE/M/F/V/D

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J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is seeking applicants who share in its commitment to students and teamwork. The College supports a culture of lifelong learning, celebrating its diversity, and recruiting and retaining star quality employees. Duties: The Department of Police is a 24-hour operation, which provides safety and security services to students, faculty and staff in a professional, courteous manner. The Police Officer will maintain order and uphold the image and respect of the department and the college through enforcement of state laws and college policies and procedures. This position is college wide and may be assigned to any of the college campuses; and is considered “essential personnel” for inclement weather/emergency conditions. The incumbent of this position must have the ability to work a flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays; and the ability to work in shifts. For additional information regarding qualifications, or to apply, please visit the college’s website: www.reynolds.edu Approximate Starting Salary: $32,000-$36,026. Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted through December 5, 2014. AA/EOE/ADA/Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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CIAA champion VSU heads to NCAA playoffs Big, bad Winston-Salem State University huffed and puffed but couldn’t blow Niko Johnson away. As a result, Virginia State University is the CIAA Football Champion for the first time since 1996 and eagerly awaiting its first-ever NCAA playoff game. With nine straight victories including felling Winston-Salem State 21-17 in the CIAA conference title game Saturday, Nov. 15, in Durham, the third-seed Trojans will entertain sixth-seed Long Island University-Post of Brookville, N.Y. The NCAA Division II first-round Niko Johnson match-up is set for noon Saturday, Nov. 22, Virginia State at Rogers Stadium. The winner advances University to play at Bloomsburg, Pa., Nov. 29. quarterback The finals of the 24-team tournament will be Dec. 20 in Kansas City, Mo. Niko answers SOS: In his first college start, quarterback Niko Johnson, the red-shirt freshman from Hermitage High School in Henrico County, didn’t buckle under pressure. Facing a juggernaut that had won 31 straight games against CIAA foes, Johnson shined with his arm (12-19, 125 yards), legs (13 carries, 76 yards) and even with his postgame comments. On his game-winning, 25-yard touchdown with 2:59 left, he said: “When I saw the opening, it was like the Red Sea parting,” he said, referencing Winston-Salem State’s red jerseys. Johnson out-dueled the Rams’ alternating quarterbacks, Rudy Johnson, an All-CIAA in 2013, and Phillip Sims, a former starter at Alabama and Virginia. In his emergency role, Johnson was subbing for VSU quarterback Tarian Ayres, who was suspended from the title game following his arrest Nov. 9 in Waverly on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, underage possession of alcohol and speeding. VSU coach Latrell Scott (now 18-3 overall and 15-0 against CIAA foes) now must decide who will quarterback against LIU — Johnson or Ayres? “Right now, Niko is our quarterback,” said Scott. Providing himself some wiggle room, Scott added: “Things happen.” Ayres, who is second in CIAA passing yardage during the regular season, is expected to practice this week and will be available.

Laurino Steven Long Island University quarterback

Johnson was Scotts’ second signee — following Varina High School’s Daryl Simmons — after becoming VSU’s coach in winter 2012. Ayres transferred to VSU after one year at Virginia Military Institute. As a high school senior in 2012, Johnson led the Hermitage High Panthers to a 10-0 regular-season record, averaging 45 points. Hermitage fell in the region playoffs, 24-20, to the L.C. Bird High School squad that went on to win the State 6A crown. Holmes sweet Holmes: VSU’s firstyear defensive coordinator Jerry Holmes played 10 years in the NFL, mostly with the New York Jets, recording 25

interceptions. Holmes was Hampton University head coach in 2008, succeeding Joe Taylor. The Trojans’ defensive scheme against Winston-Salem State was spot on. The Rams averaged 38 points and 458 yards per game through 10 games. Against VSU, they settled for 17 points, 297 yards. Time of possession favored VSU, 35:06 to 24.54, a tribute to defensive efficiency and Johnson’s game management. “Coach Holmes has been everything we could ask for,” said Scott. In Durham, Dontrell Jones started things in VSU’s favor with a 62-yard fumble return for a touchdown. And Tyrell Smith finished it, breaking up Sims’ final pass in the closing seconds. Bruising linebackers Andre Rawls, Brandon Robinson and Andrew Faison have been season-long aces. Air raid: LIU-Post (formerly C.W. Post) features one of the nation’s premier passers in Steven Laurino, a bona fide candidate for the Harlon Hill Award (the Heisman Trophy for Division II). On season, Laurino has completed 288 passes for 3,305 yards and 28 TDs. Also, he has run for 602 yards and another 18 TDs. Laurino tossed five touchdowns in LIU-Post’s 58-25 victory last week over American International (Mass.) to win the Northeast-10 title. Party’s over: Not getting the NCAA call was Winston-Salem State, despite a No. 4 regional ranking heading into the VSU

Saturday, Nov. 22 NCAA Division II Region 1 match-up Virginia State University (9-2) versus Long Island University-Post (8-3) at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick Kickoff: Noon

game and a powerful postseason reputation. The Rams made the NCAA playoffs for three straight years, and in 2012 reached the finals — the best finish ever by a CIAA team or HBCU. Ladies first: In a rarity, both CIAA finalists, VSU and Winston-Salem State, have female athletic directors – Peggy Davis at VSU and Tonia Walker at Winston-Salem State. Playoffs: While VSU has never been to the NCAAs, Scott has participated as a player and a coach. Scott was a Hampton University tight end in 1997 and 1998 when the Pirates made the 1-AA playoffs under Taylor. Scott also was part of the University of Richmond coaching staff that reached the 1-AA playoffs in 2005 and 2007. Tickets: General admission $15; students with IDs, $10; tickets on sale at the VSU Athletic Department.

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Winston-Salem State 31, Virginia Union 28 Durham Virginia Union 31, Winston-Salem State 24 Winston-Salem Fayetteville State 17, Bowie State 14 Winston-Salem Fayetteville State 23, Virginia Union 19 Durham Shaw 10, Fayetteville State 7 Durham N.C. Central 26, Bowie State 23 Durham N.C. Central 17, Elizabeth City State 14 Durham Shaw 31, Virginia Union 24 (OT) Charlotte Shaw 36, Elizabeth City State 7 Durham Fayetteville State 21, Bowie State 10 Durham Shaw 14, Virginia State 7 Durham Winston-Salem State 38, Elizabeth City State 18 Durham Winston-Salem State 34, Elizabeth City State 19 Durham Winston-Salem State vs. Virginia State canceled Virginia State 21, Winston-Salem State 17 Durham

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VUU, VSU start hoops season with 1-1 records Virginia Union University landed a star freshman last basketball season in Ray Anderson, the CIAA Rookie of Year. This season, the Panthers have the makings of another freshman head turner in Robert Valentine from nearby Armstrong High School in

Richmond’s East End. In his second college game, the 6-foot-1 guard had 19 points and four assists in just 22 minutes in the Panthers’ 112-99 loss to Notre Dame of Ohio in Institute, W.Va. Valentine wears jersey No. 0, but he’s far

from being a zero on the floor. In fact, he could be VUU’s top recruit from Church Hill since Jerry Hargrove came out of Armstrong-Kennedy in the early 1980s. Overall, VUU opened 1-1 under first-year coach Tony Sheals in West Virginia State’s Earl Lloyd Classic Nov. 15 and 16. The Panthers defeated host West Virginia State, 76-71, in the semifinals as D’Andre Bullard had 18 points and Anderson, 16. The Panthers will host CIAA rival Shaw University Saturday, Nov. 22, in a 5 p.m. tipoff at Barco-Stevens Hall. Virginia State University, under second-year coach Lonnie Blow, also started 1-1, losing to Concord, 76-69, and defeating the University of Virginia at Wise, 92-56, in its own Trojans’ Invitational Tournament Nov. 14 and 15. Senior guard Lamar Kearse hit all six of his 3-point attempts and scored 24 points against Wise. After sitting out last season, 6-foot-10

Alphonso Leary had a combined 15 points and 15 rebounds in two games. VSU travels to North Carolina to play in the Pickle Classic 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, against host Mount Olive, and 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, against Barton. Hopefully, Virginia Union’s players are adept at riding buses. They will conclude play in the two-day HBCU Classic in Charlotte, N.C., with a 1 p.m. game Saturday, Dec. 6, against Tuskegee. They then will travel 646 miles from Charlotte to Brooklyn, N.Y., where they will play against Virginia State University at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, in the Big Apple Classic at the Barclays Center. In a similar scenario a year ago, VUU traveled overnight from a tourney in Louisville, Ky., and played one of its best games of the season, defeating VSU in the Big Apple Classic.

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Leaps into action Briante Weber leaps for a layup Tuesday night in the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams’ 87-78 victory over the University of Toledo Rockets at the Siegel Center. The senior guard returned to play after missing the team’s victory in its opener against the University of Tennessee in Annapolis. A defensive star, he was suspended for one game for violating team rules. He allegedly stole a cell phone during the summer. The case was dismissed, authorities said, after he returned the phone and performed 50 hours of community service, a typical disposition for a first offense.

A skeptic might need a high-powered microscope to detect any flaws these days with Virginia Commonwealth University basketball. “Havoc’s” cup runneth over. The Rams are ranked 15th nationally (as of Nov. 17), already have routed a big-name foe in Tennessee and are eyeing more ESPN national exposure in Brooklyn, N.Y. As part of the Legends Classic, VCU will play Villanova Monday, Nov. 24, at the Barclays Center in New York and will take on either Michigan or Oregon on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Rams have never met Villanova or Oregon. VCU lost to Michigan in the 2013 NCAAs. VCU’s long-range future also is glowing. During the early signing period, coach Shaka Smart got signatures from blue-chippers Kenny Williams at Henrico County’s L.C. Bird High, Tevin Mack of Dreher High in Columbia, S.C., and Jordan Murphy of Brennan High in San Antonio, Texas. Williams rejected an offer from the University of North Carolina to become a VCU Ram. Mack’s offers were from the likes of Connecticut, South Carolina, Clemson and Georgia. The Rams opened the season with a convincing 85-69 win over Tennessee on Friday, Nov. 14, in the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Md. VCU led 48-30 at halftime.

Junior guard Melvin Johnson drained five 3-pointers and had 23 points to go with three steals and two assists. Senior Treveon Graham added 15 points and a career-best 14 rebounds. Graham is one of 50 players named to the Wooden Watch List. The Wooden award goes to the NCAA’s top player. In Annapolis, the Rams’ touted freshman Terry Larrier scored 11 in his college debut. As a Legends Classic tune-up, the Rams face Maryland-Eastern Shore 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, before what will be the 51st consecutive Siegel Center sell-out. The first-year UMES coach is Bobby Collins, succeeding Frankie Allen (42-139 in six seasons). Collins formerly coached at Hampton and Winston-Salem State universities. While UMES (formerly Maryland State) has struggled of late, it does have a claim to fame as the first HBCU to be nationally ranked in Division I, and the first earning an invitation to the National Invitational Tournament. In 1974 under coach John Bates, the Hawks were invited to the NIT at Madison Square Garden, where they defeated Manhattan and lost to Jacksonville. Finishing the 1974 season 27-2 and as MEAC champs, UMES was ranked as high as 19th by the Associated Press.