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LOCAL Call for gallery entries COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Side Street Gallery, located at 127-129 Pickwick Ave., is accepting entries for the gallery's September 19 show. The theme is "Planes Trains and Automobiles!" All art entries can be brought to the gallery, Sept. 8-16, at a cost of $5 per entry. This show will include an antique auto display in the the CVS parking lot between Reds tax service and CVS on Pickwick Ave. For more information about the show or the gallery, call 536-0011.
County fair continues through this weekend
Networking luncheons COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce will reconvene its Chamber networking luncheons on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 11:30 a.m. at Big Mike's Burger Shop, which is located inside Keystone Tractor Museum, 800 W. Roslyn Road. Those attending are asked to bring business cards for networking and door prizes.
Travel with the chambers COLONIAL HEIGHTS/ PETERSBURG — The Colonial Heights and Petersburg chambers of commerce are planning trips to Italy and Ireland. These travel opportunities are open to the public. Trips are planned for March 15, 2016, to Ireland and March 28, 2016, for Tuscany. For more information, visit www.colonialheightschamber.com or contact Danielle at the Petersburg Chamber, (804) 733 8131 or by e-mail at Danielle@petersburgvachamber.com.
City Council meeting COLONIAL HEIGHTS — City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 201 James Ave. Council will be accepting comments from the public on three ordinances. For more information, visit www.colonialheightsva.gov .
Historical Society announces lecture series for fall 2015.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Historical Society will present the following lecture series at the Colonial Heights Public Library: ■ Wednesday, Sept. 9: Paul Morando, director of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum at Fort Lee, will speak about the new exhibits and programs at the museum. The museum’s exhibits trace the historical evolution of the Quartermaster Corps and its current and former mission. ■ Wednesday, Oct. 14: Danny Schmidt, senior staff archaeologist at Historic Jamestowne, will present a program on recent finds uncovered at the site of the first permanent English settlement in America. Schmidt’s program will include several slides showing recent discoveries, and how these may change our view of early life at the Jamestown Settlement . Both programs start at 7 p.m. in the large meeting room at the Colonial Heights Public Library, located at 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. The programs are free and open to the public. INDEX Opinion ..............V2 Things to do.......V3 Classifieds .........V6
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Kilee Brockwell of Chesterfield, left, and her daughter Danilynn, ride on swings during the opening day of the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday, August 28, 2015. SCOTT P. YATES/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO
The 102nd Chesterfield County Fair open daily until Sept. 5 By Scott P. Yates Staff Writer
CHESTERFIELD — Tommy "Uncle Sam" Sammons is dressed in a patriotic red, white and blue suit for the special occasion that is the opening day of the 102nd Chesterfield County Fair yesterday. He comes every year "just for the excitement of it." But fairgoers were due to see Sammons walking in the grand parade on Tuesday, September 1 - just one of over 40 attractions at the fair this year. "I can't just go to an event and walk around. I want to be a part of it." Sammons dressed in his unique outfit to honor the nation's military. When he was 13 years old, "I saw my buddies get drafted in WWII," he said. "There was one
Tommy “Uncle Sam” Sammons dresses in patriotic style during the opening night of the Chesterfield County Fair on Friday. “I can’t just go to an event and walk around,” says Sammons, who will be in one of two parades at the fair. “I want to be a part of it,” he says.
People fill the pathways between attractions at the Chesterfield County Fair during opening night on Friday, August 28, 2015.
of my buddies that didn't come show featuring high-jumping Only Online back. It gives me a good feeling rescue animals. to honor this flag." For more photos from the On the other side of the Among the new attractions at Midway, Kurtis Anderson, a opening day at the Chesterfield the fair this year is K9s in Flight, County Fair, go to www.progressa Frisbee and dock diving dog index.com. SEE COUNTY FAIR, V3
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Local mayor mourns death of family friend, WDBJ cameraman after fatal on-air shooting By Shelby Mertens Staff Writer
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — When Colonial Heights Mayor T. Gregory Kochuba heard the news of the tragic on-air killing of WDBJ 7 TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, he felt shocked and numb — as many across the country felt — but for Kochuba, Ward was a family friend. Kochuba said his son-in-law Allen Bowman grew up with Ward in Roanoke and were roommates at Virginia Tech. Ward was Bowman’s best man when he married Kochuba’s
daughter. “The incident is very tragic and at the same time it has a big impact on my family because of my son-in-law’s connection to Adam Ward … He was a close friend to the family as well as to my son in law … they were roommates in college and grew up together,” Kochuba said. “It’s been a really difficult situation … I really hurt for the Adam Ward and Alison Parker family.” Early in the morning of August 26, Parker and Ward were interviewing Vicki Gardner, a local chamber of SEE WARD, V3
Colonial Heights Mayor Greg Kochuba speaks at a public event in Petersburg earlier in March. PROGRESS-INDEX FILE PHOTO
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Telling the story while honoring fallen journalists
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t was a horrific and heartbreaking ordeal for the journalistic community in Virginia. We watched in horror on Wednesday, August 26, as two of our brethren in the tight-nit world of journalism were gunned down in cold blood while doing their job - and live on TV. The shots rang out on-air as WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were doing a live television story on local tourism. Viewers saw her scream and run, and she could be heard saying "Oh my God," as she fell. Even worse, the gunman was a former journalist who had recorded the shooting himself and posted it on social media. Within hours, deeply disturbing photos were being circulated by the Associated Press that showed the handgun being pointed at Parker just seconds before the shooting.. The killer was Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, of Roanoke. Flanagan appeared on WDBJ as Bryce Williams. Flanagan, who had been fired from the TV station earlier, later shot and killed himself. At The Progress-Index, we had difficult decisions to make. How do we cover the tragedy involving the killing of two Roanoke journalists. It was obviously newsworthy and we featured the story prominently on our front page and our website. But what photos did we want to show our readers? Did we want to show the photos and video taken by the killer? Did we want to include video of the WDBJ-TV report that shows the shooting? Or what about photos after the shooting that clearly showed the body of the cameraman? All tough decisions made even tougher because the tragedy touched us all. Just about any journalist can tell you of an incident or two that has put them in harm’s way. It could be braving a hurricane or a tornado or being at a crime scene while shots are still being fired or getting a little too close to a raging fire. Or more ominous, it could be threats from someone who didn’t like a story. Many journalists have had their life threatened by angry and disgruntled people. It simply is part of the job that we live with as part of our passion to report the news and inform the community. We decided not to publish photos of seconds before the slayings because they were too graphic — the same thought led us to not post the videos on our website. And we were not going to use photos or video taken by the killer. He wanted his moment of fame by committing a horrific crime and we were not going to give it to him. We also don’t want to encourage copycats. Rather we ran photos of Alison Parker and Adam Ward doing the work they loved to do. That was our way of telling the story while at the same time honoring two fellow journalists who gave their life while trying to inform and enlighten their community. — The Progress-Index
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“The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.” Luke 5:33-35 SOURCE: WWW.DAILYSCRIPTURE.NET
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The Hedgehog Concept Many business leaders are familiar with a famous parable where the fox, in all of his cunning and craftiness, tries repeatedly to outsmart the hedgehog. The fox changes strategy daily, coming up with new tactics and schemes. He is unsuccessful, of course, because the hedgehog knows what he will do each time: roll up into a ball. No matter how complex the challenge, the hedgehog reduces it down to one simple idea. This is in contrast to the fox, who becomes scattered and diffused relying on changing strategies. Great companies, or so the fable goes, are led by people who are able to identify a hedgehog concept – a basic principle that guides and unifies all decisions. Our nation has a hedgehog concept, something our founders identified a long time ago. It is a principle that guides all facets of our nation, from our sovereignty, to our economic power, to our peaceful transitions of power, to our system of checks and balances. From it, our government has a guiding force for all decisions. Our hedgehog concept is the rule of law. At its core, the rule of law is about protecting a set of immutable rights that are anchored in our Constitution and birthed by concepts in the Declaration of Independence. It’s one of the most important issues facing our nation. But you probably won’t see the rule of law as a central debate topic in the presidential campaign cycle. Nor will it get headlines or a trending hashtag on Twitter. That’s in part because we expect the rule of law to be there, working steadily in the background. The rights we take for granted each day exist because of the rule of law. We are able to debate economic policy because the rule of law provides certainty in our economic relationships and it creates economic freedom. We are able to run businesses and own homes because the rule of law protects those rights and adds structure. We are able to petition our government because the rule of law ensures the government itself is held accountable to the law. I once heard a president of a major national corporation share about a time when he flipped open a National Geographic magazine and noticed the extreme poverty captured in a photo spread. He wanted badly to help, and he spent years trying to decide what he could do. He ultimately realized that he should fight for the principles that drive liberty and freedom, like the rule of law. For it is principles like the rule of law that keeps our sea lanes open, allowing military and humanitarian aid ships to get supplies where they were needed most. The rule of law is bigger than our nation. The world relies on it. That's why it's so important that the rule of law isn't dependent upon the personality and politics of someone in a judge's robe. When the rule of law has been ignored on a political whim, we feel it reverberate in ways that seem to shake us to the core. Misappropriated power thrives where rule of law ends. So what can we do to sustain the rule of law? How can we protect this “hedgehog concept?” We start by enforcing our current laws. It seems simple enough, but when
we brush our laws aside (like our immigration laws), we turn our backs on the rule of law. This sets a dangerous precedent for situational constitutionalism. We have to draw a line in the sand. We enforce the constitutional limits on government by stopping the overreach of government into the lives of Americans. We get rid of wasteful, duplicative programs and rein in the spending that is driving the government deeper into the lives of Americans and our nation even deeper into debt. We restore the courts to their constitutional role – protecting individual liberty, property rights, and free enterprise. In order to accomplish these things, as a nation, we must choose leaders who commit to putting the Constitution first. It starts by putting a leader in the Oval Office who will refuse to participate in the unilateral rewriting of democratically passed laws. Selective enforcement of the law is unacceptable, and it is the responsibility of Congress to hold the executive branch accountable for its actions -- so it is also critical to have Members of Congress who are unswervingly committed to the rule of law . This system of checks and balances is worth fighting for because it assumes no one branch has the upper-hand except the Constitution itself. There probably wasn’t a thoughtful discussion of foxes and hedgehogs as our founders established the core guiding principles that would drive our nation. Nonetheless, their commitment to the idea of building a quiet and powerful machinery to sustain our nation was brilliant. Let us channel that fervency today as we carry the torch of the American experiment. Congressman Randy Forbes R-4th District Chesapeake, Va.
The problem with Trump’s talk Why can't anyone see that all Trump's talk of rounding up and kicking "illegal aliens" and their "anchor babies" out of the country, and then letting only the "good" ones back in, is not that far removed from the Aryan race rhetoric that propelled the Nazis into power and sent Jews to their death in the concentration camps? Like Hitler, the Donald is playing on the economic anger of the populace and its fear of being overtaken by "others." The scapegoat, for now, is coming across the Mexican border. It could easily be a different group excluded tomorrow. Selective mass deportation...wholesale extermination. Before we start sliding down the slippery slope of that continuum, ask: Is this who we are - or want to be? America for Americans, just what exactly does that mean? Karen Ann DeLuca Alexandria, Va.
A faint analogy of an unimaginable heaven A pastor friend of mine, not trying to be irreverent or sacrilegious, once shared with me his own faint analogy of eternal hell — waking up every day and discovering yet again that it was moving day. I know that some will quickly suggest the reality far outstrips this weak
analogy. Nevertheless, I do understand the picture — I remember very well each and every one of our moving days. Sometimes I think I need a new analogy of heaven. The “streets of gold” sound gorgeous, but my mother always taught me that gems and precious metals never satisfy for long. “Pearly gates” sound welcoming, but where do those gates lead? I’m really not trying to be irreverent or sacrilegious, but readily admit that I am a wired, high-metabolism sort of guy, and my pictures of heaven often seem lame. Conceptually, I understand that being in the presence of God will cause everything else to pale by comparison. Placing mankind in the infinite context of our Savior and Lord will put everything into perspective. God himself is the answer to all these sorts of questions. Yet, in my human frailty, I sometimes wish for some new analogy of heaven. An Old Testament prophet said that God’s promises are new every morning, but what would it be like after 1,000 years? Or 1,000,000? His faithfulness is great, but in my selfishness I sometimes crave a new analogy for heaven. Then one day I visited Yellowstone. My first vision was of the geyser Old Faithful. It erupts every 90 minutes or so, but who knew that we would have a cabin with a view, and that Old Faithful would erupt just as we entered our cabin door? Old Faithful is a beautiful sight, yet it basically reminds me of a manmade fountain and hence does not overwhelm me or fill me with awe. It’s not all that new and different from what I have seen many times. But the next morning, and for the next few days, I saw wonders I had never imagined, natural formations that were surreal, one after another. I saw mudpots at Midway and Lower Geyser Basins, where mud was bubbling from the inner earth, and I thought, “I have never seen anything like this before.” I saw hot springs at the Upper Geyser Basin with bold and brazen colors that I had never seen in nature, and I thought, “Is this for real?” I saw the Fountain Paint Pots and stole a look into the heat of inner earth, and I thought, “Seriously?” I saw cooled lava rock formations in pencil-like shapes on the edge of cliffs, and I thought, “Who built this?” I saw wolves and elk chasing each other, the elk seeking to protect their babies, and the wolves seeking their dinner, and I thought, “What a privilege to have a front row seat.” One stop after another, one day after another, there were beautiful and engaging images. Indeed, at Yellowstone, the sights were new every morning. Every stop elicited from me the thought, “I have never seen anything like this before.” Yellowstone is a natural and finite location, but it opened my eyes by providing a faint analogy of heaven. Being in the presence of God, being outside the scope of time, looking beyond the political-cultural turmoil of today, and yet every day thinking, “Here is something completely new and different.” “Your mercies are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.” Dr. Gary L. Welton Professor of Psychology Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Contributor, The Center for Vision & Values
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WEEKEND FRIDAY ■ The Antiques will offer
a Seniors Dance each month on the second Friday at the Community Center from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The cost is $6 and refreshments are sold for an additional cost.
SATURDAY ■ Petersburg National
Battlefield Curator, Emmanuel Dabney will lead a tour of Old Towne, Petersburg. The focus of the tour will be the City’s hospitals and prisons during the Civil War. Reservations are necessary. To make reservations contact Park Ranger Emmanuel Dabney at (804) 7323531 x222 or by e-mail at Emmanuel_Dabney@ nps.gov. ■ The Chesterfield Historical Society continues to host the Genealogy Roundtable sessions each Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. at the
Historic Trinity Church at the corner of Krause and Ironbridge Roads. Magnolia Grange Historic House Museum and the Chesterfield Museum will be open as well.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ■ September 5-6, Richmond National Battlefield Park will present a special event focusing on Malvern Hill during the American Revolution, War of 1812 and Civil War. The program will feature authors and historians speaking on the military events that occurred in the area during those three conflicts, living history volunteers portraying soldiers of each war and firing demonstrations showing the weapons and equipment of each period. The event will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00p.m. on Sunday. All programs are free.
The “Retired Nurses and Friends” held their monthly luncheon meeting at Olive Garden in Colonial Heights, on July 28. From left to right sitting are: Janis Reith, Lois White, Gloria Griffin, Patti Loy, June Simmons, Edythe Gill, Peg Peterson, Maggie Hargrave; standing: Betty Hargrave, Gus King, Margaret Driskill, Linda Waguespack, Eleanor Mitchell, Camilla Bunch, Barbara Mangum, Barbara Bennett, Dottie Mizelle, Ida Davis, Sandra Burcham, Barbour Seward. This group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The next luncheon-meeting was scheduled to be held on Aug. 25, at The Colonial Italian Restaurant in Colonial Heights. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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commerce official, at a shopping mall near Smith Mountain Lake, about 25 miles from Roanoke where the TV station is based, when former “disgruntled” employee Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, who went by Bryce Williams on WDBJ, fired 15 shots at Parker and Ward on live television. Flanagan later shot himself. Kochuba described his son-in-law’s relationship with Ward as more than best friends. “They talked to each other every morning. They had that kind of bond,” the mayor said. “They were like brothers.” Kochuba, who has known Ward for four years, said he last spoke to him on Saturday. “He was a person that was full of life and joy,” Kochuba said. “He always had a smile on his face. He was a true loyal friend to my son-in-law so we’re struggling with the loss.” Ward recently became engaged to Melissa Ott, who also works at the TV station. Ott had accepted
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freshman wrestler from L.C. Bird High School, sits above a cold pool of water inside the dunking booth. He dares customers to throw a ball at the target that will send him splashing into the water below. One dollar gets customers three throws and is a donation to the sports team. Friday was Danilynn Brockwell’s first time at a fair. Her mother, Kilee Brockwell of Chesterfield, brought her to the swings. Although the two were secured in swings beside one another throughout their ride, little Brockwell teased her mom, "Momma, try to get me." Brenda White, general manager of the fair, gave her predictions on how the week’s festivities would unfold.
a new job in Charlotte, N.C. where the couple had planned to move. Parker was a graduate of James Madison University and served as the editor of The Breeze, the school’s student newspaper, the Associated Press reported, and interned at WDBJ before landing a full-time position. Parker grew up in Martinsville. Chris Hurst, an anchor at WDBJ, posted on social media that he and Parker “were very much in love.” Their relationship had not been made public, but he said they had just moved in together and planned to get married. Kochuba said his sonin-law only knew of Parker through Adam. Although Bowman did not know her personally, Kochuba said it was known that they were a close team. Kochuba said he and his family are still in stock of Ward’s death. He added that Ward was “just doing his job” and said that “It’s a scary time we live in.” Kochuba and his family plan to attend Ward’s funeral. The Associated Press contributed to this report White is pleased that the estimated 50,000 people expected through September 5 will experience good weather in the upcoming days despite Tropical Storm Erika blowing through the Caribbean. Besides partly cloudy skies this weekend, forecasters do not expect the storm to threaten the Southeastern states. " ( Tr o p i c a l S t o r m ) Erika doesn’ t have a ticket now," says White. "And we’re not going to sell her one." The fair is open daily until September 5. The gates are open today from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. White has worked far more hours than that preparing for this week’s festivities. "I see a lot of smiling faces and it makes me smile even though I’m really tired."
Bart Burgwyn named assistant vice president of local bank Contributed Report
TAPPAHANNOCK — Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., (EVB) announced Bart Burgwyn has been named assistant vice president of EVB. Bart has over six years of experience in the banking industry, specializing in commercial relationships. He currently serves as commercial relationship manager out of the Colonial Heights branch of EVB. Bart and his wife Meghan make their home in Chester. He is a graduate of Ferrum College and has since continued his education at the
VBA Bank Management School, graduating earlier this year. He is an active part of his community and sits on the Petersburg YMCA board. Bart enjoys golf, watching football and spending time with family and friends. Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc., is a bank holding company headquartered in Tappahannock, Virginia. Through its whollyowned bank subsidiary, EVB, founded in 1910, the company operates 24 full-service branches in eastern Virginia located in the counties of Essex, Gloucester, Hampton, Hanover, Henrico, King
William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Newport News, New Kent, Northumberland, Southampton, Surry and Sussex, Williamsburg and the City of Colonial Heights. EVB traces its history to the formation of its predecessors Southside Bank and Bank of Northumberland, Inc. in 1910 and Hanover Bank in 2000. EVB is a community bank targeting small to medium-sized businesses and consumers. The company also offers other financial services to include investment, mortgage services, and insurance. The company’s stock trades on the
resident of the City of Colonial Heights, attend at least 7 out of 8 sessions and participate in the graduation ceremony. Class size is limited. If you are interested in being a member of our next Citizens Government Academy, applications are available by contacting the Human Resources Director at carpenterj@ colonialheightsva.gov or (804) 524-8749.
accept comments on the following: AN ORDINANCE NO. 15-20. To vacate and discontinue as a public right-of-way an approximate 0.652 acre portion of a parcel containing 0.752 acre located at the southwest corner of Route 1 and Archer Avenue. The City does not need the 0.652 acre portion for right-of-way, and it intends to sell it for commercial development. AN ORDINANCE NO. 15-21. To amend Sections 91-4 and 91-9 of Chapter 91 of the Colonial Heights City Code, which relates to alarms. The ordinance: (i) authorizes the filing of alarm permit applications online as well as by paper forms; (ii) imposes a $25 service fee against a responsible party who does not notify the Police Chief of changes on the permit; (iii) makes it a misdemeanor to fail to make needed changes
Bart Burgwyn. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.
NASDAQ Global Market System under the symbol EVBS. The bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and it is an equal housing lender.
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Program teaches residents about city’s operations and services Earlier this year, the City of Colonial Heights introduced its first Citizens Government Academy, a free 8-week program providing residents with an opportunity to learn more about the operations and services of their City government. Each week, program participants visit different departments to meet the director and staff; and to learn about municipal operations through hands-on activities, demonstrations, group discussions and site tours. Academy programs are held during the spring and fall on Thursday evenings, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at various city facilities. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, a
Public Hearing on September 8th Council Meeting Notice is hereby given to all persons affected or interested that at the Colonial Heights City Council meeting to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, in Council Chambers of City Hall, 201 James Avenue, Colonial Heights, Virginia, the City Council shall hold a public hearing to
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on the permit within 30 days after the Police Chief notifies the party of the need of updating; and (iv) makes unlawful the using of an automated dialing service which is programmed to make direct contact with the City’s Emergency Communications Center, enhanced 911 system, or non-emergency telephone numbers. AN ORDINANCE NO. 15-22. To amend Section 226-7 of Chapter 226 of the Colonial Heights City Code, which relates to records kept by dealers of precious gems and metals. The ordinance mandates that the information on bills of sale of precious gems and metals dealers shall be filed electronically with the Chief of Police within 24 hours of a sale, except that such information may be filed by hard copy if a technological problem prevents electronic filing.
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Rotary District Governor conducts annual visit Contributed Report
PETERSBURG — On the evening of Thursday, Aug. 20, three local Rotary clubs welcomed the Rotary District Governor of District 7600, Gary W. Chenault, to the Petersburg Country Club for his annual visit. The governor began his visit meeting with the presidents of three local Rotary clubs in his area 7 — Petersburg, Petersburg Breakfast: and Colonial Heights. At the conclusion of his meeting with the three club presidents, a social hour began. According to Willis M. Madden, PIO, Petersburg
Breakfast Rotary Club, "the room was full of happy and laughing Rotarians — members of the clubs and guests — renewing old friendships and making new acquaintances. Members happily congratulated club members on successfully completed club projects and excitedly discussed new club projects coming up." Following the social hour, Betty Hobbs, mistress of ceremony, called the meeting to order and those gathered recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Dinner was served following the invocation by Rev. Rebecca Branch-Griffin.
Fo l l o w i n g d i n n e r, Samuel Parham, assistant governor for Area 7, introduced District Governor Chenault. Madden said the district governor's address centered on core values in Rotary. He told the assembled Rotarians the core values in Rotary are integrity, diversity, service, leadership and the Rotary foundation. He expounded on these in his talk, and he concluded "that, because of these values, people should want to join Rotary, which has ... helped eliminate polio from the face of the earth," Madden said.
From left to right are: Tracey Uzzell, president, Colonial Heights Rotary Club; Betty Hobbs, president, PetersSamuel D. Parham, assistant District burg Rotary Club; Gary W. Chenault, Governor Area 7, poses for a photo Rotary Governor-District 7600 for with local Rotarians. Three local 2015-2016; Samuel D. Parham,assistant Rotary clubs - Petersburg, Petersburg district governor Area 7; and Dennis Breakfast and Colonial Heights - gath- Myers, president, Petersburg Breakered at the Petersburg Country Club fast Rotary Club. The district governor on Aug. 20, to welcome District 7600 addressed the three local Rotary clubs Governor Gary W. Chenault for his during his annual visit to the area. annual visit. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
THEATER
Swift Creek Mill wraps up 2015 Summer Theatre Camps Staff Report
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Swift Creek Mill Theatre recently completed its run of 2015 Summer Theatre Camps. The Exploratory Theatre Camp ran June 15-19 and from July 20-24, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. This camp, recommended for ages 8-15, included music, acting, movement and theatre enrichment classes. The Theatre classes were designed to give students a better knowledge and appreciation of all aspects of theatre, such as make-up, dialects, special effects, lighting, auditioning, costuming and more. On the last day of camp, students took part in a variety show, showing parents what they worked on during the week. Faculty consisted of area directors, music directors, singers, dancers, actors and technicians. The 2015 Performance Camp, a two-week master's class in acting, singing and dancing, was held Aug. 3-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Students of this camp experienced an intensive rehearsal process with top directors and choreographers. The end result was a production of Seussical Jr., which students performed on the Mill stage Aug. 14 and 15. "Seussical Jr.," based on the works by Dr. Seuss, was a production where the powers of friendship, loyalty, family, and community are challenged and emerge triumphant. Students portrayed The Cat in the Hat, as well as Horton, Mayzie La Bird, Gertrude McFuzz and the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child who gets in trouble for thinking too many "thinks.". "Seussical Jr." book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty and music by Stephen Flaherty, was directed and choreographed for the Mill production by Jenny Fralin. Applications are now available for the 2016 Swift Creek Mill Summer Theatre Camps. For more information or to request a registration form, call 804-748-5203 or visit www.swiftcreekmill.com.
Participants of Swift Creek Mill Theatre’s 2015 Performance Camp are pictured. Swift Creek Mill sponsors Summer Theatre Camps for local youth who are interested in theatre. An Exploratory Theatre Camp provides students with a better knowledge and appreciation of all aspects of theatre. Students of the Performance Theatre Camp take part in an intensive rehearsal process with top directors and choreographers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Swift Creek Mill Theatre’s 2015 Performance Camp students perform a scene from “Seussical Jr.” on the Mill stage in August. The camp ran from Aug. 3-14 and offered youth, ages 8-15, an intensive rehearsal process with top area directors and choreographers.
The Whos perform a scene from “Seussical Jr.”, a production based on the works of Dr. Seuss. Students of the Swift Creek Mill Theatre Summer Theatre 2015 Production Camp staged the production at the conclusion of their camp experience.
A theatre camp student portraying the Cat in the Hat perfoms a scene from “Seussical Jr.” at the Swift Creek Mill Theatre. Local youth, ages 8-15, who participated in Swift Creek Mill’s Summer Theatre 2015 Performance Camp, performed the production on the Mill stage at the conclusion of their camp experience.
SENIOR MOMENTS
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Highlights of Colonial Heights Senior Citizens meetings
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LEFT: Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club members recently celebrated their August birthdays. Pictured left to right are: Mikki Sexton, Frances Garrett, Karen Covington and Sallie Noe. Absent members with August birthdays were: Cindy Michael, Frances Barr and Richard Bogese. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Melanie Moore, left, received her membership papers from Julia Gerheart at a recent Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club meeting.
During a recent meeting of the Colonial Heights Senior Citizens, Elaine Thompson with the Colonial Heights Senior Center, spoke to the audience about the benefits of exercise.
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COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Utility Division of the City of Colonial Heights Department of Public Works are currently testing and flushing fire hydrants throughout the city. The testing started Aug. 17, and will continue through Oct. 30. The city is being divided into four sections. The sections and dates are as follows: ■ Southeast section, east of I-95, from Ellerslie/Yacht Basin, south to E. Roslyn Road, Aug. 17-Sept. 1. ■ Northeast section, east of I-95, from Ellerslie/ Yacht Basin, north to Swift Creek, Sept. 2-17. ■ Northwest section, west of I-95, from north city limits, south, to Old Town Creek, Sept.
18-Oct. 5. ■ Southwest section, west of I-95, from Old Town Creek, south to Archer Ave. Oct. 6-Oct. 30. The dates are subject to change due to emergencies or adverse weather conditions. Citizens may experience some discolored water between these times. If this should happen, first run the cold water in your bathtub for about 15 to 20 minutes. If the problem does not clear up within this time period, contact the Utilities Division at (804) 520-9393 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours or weekends, call the Police Department at (804) 520-9300 and they will dispatch Utility personnel to your home or business.
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Colonials defend their house against defending state champs Colonial Heights defeats Midlothian 3-1 By Nicholas Vandeloecht Staff Writer
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Last year's 4A state champions from Midlothian came into Colonial Heights High School's gymnasium with the goal of defeating them just as they had done so in the 2014 playoffs. The Colonials had other ideas. The hosting 3A team came together to defeat Midlothian 3-1 and open the 2015 season with a win. The Colonials head coach Mark Lee was very happy to get the victory and called the win a team effort against an excellent, well-coached team in the Trojans. Lee noted the opponents may have overlooked them a little, but he added of his Colonials, "I think we were very good tonight." "Hopefully we can play that way again next night," Lee said. "That's the thing. Can we keep this level of play up?" Noah Murdock rolled out 27 kills, giving the nod to Lee's statement that he will be the team's best offensive player, but Stuart Crinkley hung right there with him. C r i n k l e y, who
showcased his excitement throughout the match and stayed pumped up from start to finish, pointed to the matchup as a big game against a good team in Midlothian, who won the 2014 Virginia High School League 3A/4A state championship. Crinkley pointed to taking the game one point at a time; he added of his excitement, "It just comes to me. If something good happens, if I do it or one of my teammates does it, I'm so excited for them. If something bad happens, okay, it happened, get over it, go for the next play. If something great happens ... you've got to get up and be excited to play in order to win." Colonial Heights rolled out to a 4-0 start in the first set, but Midlothian would come back and even the score before taking an 11-10 lead. The Colonials then scored five straight, securing their final lead of the set. The home team would pull away, taking a 24-16 advantage, but Midlothian tried to jump back into the competition with four straight tallies. A ball going out allowed the Colonials to win the first set 25-20. Midlothian jumped out
to a 3-0 second set start, but the two teams settled in and traded off the lead, with Stuart Crinkley pulling off a big block to tie the game at 9-9. The two teams kept even, going up to 24-24, until Noah Murdock attacked for two points — including a monster kill for the final tally — to seal up the 26-24 set for the Colonials. Midlothian came back into play and once again traded off the lead with the home squad, going up to 17-17. But the Trojans kept driving to claim their lone set at 25-20 of the evening. "I think we got a little too relaxed and we didn't really push, plus we were still trying to make a lot of spectacular hits, spectacular plays, and we don't need to do all that," Lee said. "We just need to be smart and hit the ball. It doesn't have to be straight down, it doesn't have to be up against the wall. It just has to be in and hard." Lee emphasized his team playing with control of their emotions while still playing with intensity. The lead trade-off once again commenced throughout the early and middle parts of the fourth set as Midlothian led 14-13 and the two teams tied at 16-16. But Murdock's jumping kill launched a four-point drive; Midlothian
The Colonials come together before the start of the game. They would defeat Midlothian 3-1 on a 25-19 fourth set. NICHOLAS VANDELOECHT/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTOS.
Stuart Crinkley (center) pulls off the block to tie his Colonials 9-9 with Midlothian in the second set.
responded with four points over the next five, but then the hosting team, leading by two, rolled out four more to win 25-19. Tyler Gingrich put up 34 assists as well as one ace, one kill, two digs and one block. Murdock rolled out 27
Dante Jennings returns the ball to Midlothian’s side. Jennings had one assist and 14 digs in Colonial Heights’ 3-1 victory.
kills along with 15 blocks, eight digs and two aces. Crinkley served up eight kills, seven digs, seven blocks and four aces. Dante Jennings had 14 digs and one assist. Noah Bryant had two blocks and an ace.
Tonight the Colonials will head to the Richmond Volleyball Club's annual Virginia Volleyball Showcase where they will face teams including J.R. Tucker and regional powerhouse Atlee over the weekend, Sept. 4 and Sept. 5.
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Popcorn! Get your popcorn (from a Boy Scout)! Contributed Report
Each year, Scouts of the Crater Area District, Heart of Virginia, Boy Scouts of America (BSA) hold their "Trails End Popcorn Sale", which raises funds for the Scouting program. More than $140,000 was raised last year, said Virginia Cherry, Crater Area Distric t chair, BSA in an emailed statement. "Most importantly," Cherry said, "the sale provides an opportunity to teach Scouts important life lessons, like the value of earning their own way, developing a positive work ethic and to communicate effectively with others." Cherr y said this is the Boy Scouts' only
fundraiser and the goal is to raise all money the Scouts need to fund the entire Scouting program for the year, which includes: going to a ball game, museum, summer camp and two camp-outs, the Rain Gutter Regatta, Pinewood Derby, Blue & Gold Banquet, Monster Truck rally and other activities. Popcorn products for sale include: Chocolate Lover's Collection, Sweet & Savor y Collection, Cheese Lover's Collection and nine different bags, including Bacon Ranch, Buffalo Cheddar Cheese, White Cheddar Cheese and Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese popcorn. Cherry said the Trail's End Co. commits over
70 percent of its' sales to the Boy Scouts and also funds a Trails End Scholarship to a Scout who sells $2,500, of which 6 percent of his total sales each year is invested in his own college scholarship account. In addition, the sales include donating "Popcorn For Our Troops" with over 1.8 million donated by Scouts across the country since 2007, Cherry said. "Many Scouts", she said, "will ask citizens to purchase popcorn to send to troops in addition to asking their neighbors and friends to support the fall popcorn sale." The sale begins Sept. 1 and ends November 9. The Crater Area Scouts
will also be "Scouting for Food" from Oct 3 through Oct 10, collecting food for food banks. Cherry said, "the Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent valuesbased youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. For over a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes — and, through over a century of experience, knows — that helping
James and Crystal Mullin and their son, Steven, a member of Troop 178, are pictured. Steven, along with all the Scouts of Crater Area District, Heart of Virginia, Boy Scouts of America, are preparing for their only fundraiser - the annual fall popcorn sale, which runs from Sept. 1 through Nov. 9. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Scouting program and US troops. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
youth is a key to build- responsible, and producing a more conscientious, tive society."
MUSIC
Petersburg Festival Chorus recruits new members/singers Contributed Report
PETERSBURG — Do you love to sing? Would you commit to a once a week rehearsal at the Petersburg Area Art League? The Petersburg Festival Chorus is a four-part community chorus and is searching for additional
singers. The chorus is a diverse group that ranges from high school age to seniors. The chorus performs annually at a Christmas Concert and again at a Grand Concert as part of the Petersburg Music Festival each spring. Plans are underway to add at least one more
concert to the schedule for the season. The music is varied, enjoyable and entertaining ... some oldies, gospel, traditional, big band, classical, show tunes and more. There is something for everyone. Rehearsals start Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Petersburg Area Art
League, located at 7 E. Old St., in the Old Towne area of the city. All are invited to participate out of a pure love of singing. The Petersburg Festival Chorus was organized in the fall of 1989 and has continued since that time presenting quality musical events in and around the
Tri-Cities area. If you would enjoy singing with a community group, this is a great opportunity to sing and meet new people, said Ginia Sullivan. Chorus director is Haywood D. McCallum Jr. of Richmond. Music accompaniment is provided
by Nancy Allen from Petersburg. All are encouraged to join the Tuesday rehearsals as a new member or come and see if you might be interested, Sullivan said. For more information about the Festival Chorus, call Ginia Sullivan at 862-3706.
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