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Vol. 11 No. 20 FEBRUARY 28, 2009 FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 THURSDAY,

IN THE COMMUNITY College baseball COLONIAL HEIGHTS/DINWIDDIE — Colonial Heights and Dinwiddie County are proud to host two weekends of college baseball in the Tri-City area in February. “The City of Colonial Heights is excited to partner with our friends in Dinwiddie County, bringing a quality baseball event to both communities,” said Craig Skalak, Colonial Heights director of Recreation & Parks. “The teams will play at two outstanding facilities, the Dinwiddie Sports Complex and Shepherd Stadium, and area baseball enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see six out-of-state Division II teams play prior to the start of the local high school season.” The Dinwiddie County Sports Complex is located at 6000 R.B. Pamplin Drive, Sutherland, and Shepherd Stadium is located at 901 Meridian Ave., Colonial Heights. For more information, including a games schedule, go to www.colonialheightsva.gov.

WOW! A program that teaches self-worth

Lecture series COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Historical Society will sponsor its ‘2014 Lecture Series,” beginning Feb. 12. All lectures take place on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. inside the meeting room at the Colonial Heights Public Library, located at 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. The Feb. 12 lecture topic will be “Violet Bank - A History”, presented by David Malgee, a local historian. All lectures are free and open to the public.

Youth soccer spring registration COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Registration for the spring youth soccer season will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, inside the meeting room at the Colonial Heights Public Library, located at 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. Boys and girls ages U5-teen may register. First time registrants are required to show proof of age. Players from all localities are welcome, but, there is an additional $5 nonresident fee for all players that do not reside within the city limits of Colonial Heights. All games and practices take place at the soccer complex behind the Colonial Heights Public Library and Tech Center. The cost is $30 for ages U5-U8; $50 ages U9-U11; $60 ages U12-teen. There may be an additional $25 fee for a uniform if you are a first time registrant. You may register online at www. colonialheightssoccer.com. There is a $2 convenience charge for online registration. For more information, call 5269675.

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International Music and Entertainment Association (IMEA) Music Awards winner Katelyn McCarter performs during the first day of the Women of Worth (WOW) program on Jan. 17 at Colonial Heights Middle School. The program is hosted every other year for middle school-age girls. McCarter is a Matoaca High School graduate.

Biennial Women of Worth program kicks off Jan. 17 at Colonial Heights Middle School BY BRITTANY MYRICK STAFF WRITER

hen you see middle school girls, they most likely have a cell phone strapped to their hand, constantly checking social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. But social media is quickly becoming an outlet for bullying and self-esteem PATRICK KANE/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO issues. Amy Meadows, coordinator of A dance team performs during the first day of the Women of Worth (WOW) the 2014 Middle School WOW program, says that girls are using social media in a program on Jan. 17 at Colonial Heights Middle School. The program is hosted locally every other year for middle school-age girls. way that can often be hurtful. “We really want to encourage them Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, coin- and runs through Friday, Feb. 28. The how to correctly use social media,” program works to teach middle school cides with today’s prominent topics. Meadows said. “Social media that is not girls the importance of self-worth while “They felt the need to deal with issues ‘to be honest’ (TBH) or ‘to be rude’ having fun through lectures that include middle school girls are dealing with, (TBR).” dance, music, and guest speakers. The including self-esteem, relationships, and TBH or TBR are just two examples of program is every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. bullying,” Meadows said. acronyms that young girls are using on at Colonial Heights Middle School, locatThe use of social media is just one of social media sites as an opportunity to ed at 500 Conduit Road. tell the ugly truth to other girls. Meadows the topics that will be tackled during the says the WOW program, which was start- biennial Women of Worth (WOW) proed by a group of ladies at Mount Pleasant gram, which kicked off on Friday, Jan. 17 Please see WOW, Page 3

- Jeffrey Faries, Colonial Heights Police Chief Q

Why did you decide to become a police officer?

I became a police officer because, like so many, I enjoyed helping others. I did a ride-along while I was in college and I was hooked. I enjoyed that it was something different every day and you never knew what exactly was going to happen on any given day. I have always considered myself a people person and in this job one should enjoy dealing with all people.

How have you seen

Colonial Heights change since you started with the department 24 years ago?

I grew up traveling all over the world as my father was in the United States Air Force. I was born in Italy, lived in Washington D.C., San Antonio, Texas and the Philippine Islands, settling at Fort Lee, then Prince George County, where my parents retired. I am a graduate of Prince George High School, John Tyler Community College and Saint Leo University, where I was told about CHPD and their expansion due to the mall.

I have been with the department since 1989 and what I have seen change is the significant increase in the amount of traffic that travels in and around our city that also goes along with the number of businesses/restaurants that call the City of Colonial Heights home.

What have been some of the most significant challenges you have faced during your law enforcement career?

How did you come to live in Colonial Heights?

Some of the most significant challenges that I have faced since becoming the police chief — one in particular comes to mind — the untimely death of my friend, co-worker, police academy mate — Lt. James H. Sears. We started working here on the exact same

date in 1989. Jamie’s death was just days after my appointment as chief and this was something you are never prepared for, the uncertainty, the emotions, the work that needed to be done. We wanted to do everything possible to honor Jamie and his entire family.

Colonial Heights Police Chief Jeffrey Faries has been with the Colonial Heights Police Department since 1989.

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 OUR OPINIONS

US has key role in fighting Alzheimer’s

epresentatives of the world’s wealthiest countries, the “G8,” agreed in London last month to launch a fight against Alzheimer’s disease on a very ambitious schedule. The goal is to eradicate it by 2025. According to the American advocacy group USAgainst Alzheimer’s, 44 million people worldwide have the disease, and without progress that number would climb to 135 million by 2050. About 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. Anyone who has a loved one with Alzheimer’s knows the incalculable personal cost. But in broader terms, the costs of caring for people with the disease place an enormous burden on the society. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, direct care costs in 2013 will be about $203 billion, with more than $142 billion coming from Medicare and Medicaid. That figure does not include an estimated $217 billion worth of additional care provided by volunteers and friends and families of Alzheimer’s patients. Meeting the G8 dementia summit’s goal would be expensive, but far less expensive than the explosion in costs that would occur otherwise. By 2050, according to USAgainst Alzheimer’s, care costs in the United States alone would be $1.2 trillion. British Prime Minister David Cameron, who convened the summit, has vowed to double his government’s contribution to research to about 1 percent of the annual cost of Alzheimer’s care. The United States spends about $500 million a year on Alzheimer’s research, a fraction of the annual cost of care. Congress should increase the research commitment and adopt other recommendations from the summit, especially helping to ensure that more Americans have the opportunity to enroll in clinical trials for treatment. As the leading global center of biomedical research, the United States has a special role to play in eradicating this dreaded disease.

The United States spends about $500 million a year on Alzheimer’s research, a fraction of the annual cost of care.

Smarter Sentencing makes sense

bvious injustices inherent in many mandatory federal sentences long have fueled calls for reform from both sides of the aisle. But now the soaring cost of the federal prison system, resulting partially from those mandatory sentences, could produce a broadly bipartisan move toward smarter sentencing. Historically the FBI was the Department of Justice bureau with the highest budget. Now, it’s the Bureau of Prisons. At $6.4 billion a year, it consumes about a quarter of the DOJ budget. About half of the nation’s 218,000 federal prisoners have been convicted of drug crimes, a high percentage of which carry mandatory sentences. In 2010 Congress took a major step toward reform with the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced but did not eliminate vast disparities in mandatory cocainerelated sentences depending on whether the crime involved powder or crack cocaine. Now some of the legislators involved in that reform, led by liberal Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and conservative Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, have proposed the Smarter Sentencing Act. It would restore to judges broader discretion in sentencing on an array of nonviolent drug offenses. Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, a liberal Vermont Democrat, and Sen. Rand Paul, the Republican libertarian from Kentucky, have introduced a bill to expand that restored discretion beyond drug crimes. The bills should pass for the sake of justice and economy.

YOUR OPINIONS

Correct decision but wrong philosophy

We invite your commentary

To the Editor: I comment on your Jan. 9, 2014 OUR OPINION re: Dinwiddie and the 10 point grading scale. While what Dinwiddie is doing makes sense, what doesn’t make sense is the usage of a 10 point grading scale by colleges and other school systems. I don’t fault Dinwiddie for a decision that will eliminate negative bias toward Dinwiddie graduates because of the widespread usage of this type scale. What bothers, angers and disappoints me is the continued slide of American leaders of education toward more mediocrity at the expense of excellence. When I attended Sussex County Virginia public schools from 1959 to 1970: A = 95-100, B = 88-94, C = 81-87, D = 7580, E = 60-74 and F = below 60. While both an E and an F were failing, an E grade allowed you to retake the course in summer school while an F did not provide that incentive. In looking at the preceding grade scale and the 10 point where A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, there is no E and F = below 60 etc ..., which scale allows both a teacher and an employer to better understand the learning capability and intelligence of a student? A 10 point scale? I don’t think so. Which scale motivates the student to work harder and learn more? The 10 point scale? Neither I (nor should any rational thinking person) think so. Unfortunately the “train is down the track” on widespread national usage of the 10 point scale, so let this be a lesson for future generations on how easy it is to slip from excellence requirements to mediocrity by educational bureaucrats. Jesse L. Harrup Jr. Colonial Heights

7 warnings on the national debt for 2014 To the Editor: National debt has been a subject of discussion since our nation’s founding. Even in the midst of debate over the details of a national debt, our Founding Fathers found unity in this

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truth: that our government is obligated to repay debts. They understood that our nation is only as strong as our finances. Fast forward to 2014: the national debt continues to increase every day. We are feeling the pain of decisions made in recent history that have led us to our current, and almost unfathomable, debt of over $17 trillion. The national debt has become a cancer on our economy, choking job growth, threatening our national security, and hampering our global competitiveness. The following seven phrases of warning and wisdom on the national debt were offered centuries ago. Today, however, they offer us timeless guidance in our approach towards the national debt: 1. “ ... place economy among the first and most important of virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.” (Thomas Jefferson, 1816) 2. “No [financial] consideration is more urgent, than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt: on none can delay be more injurious, or an economy of time more valuable.” (George Washington, 1793) 3. “To say that the United States should be answerable for twenty-five millions of dollars without knowing whether the ways and means can be provided, and without knowing whether those who are to succeed us will think with us on the subject, would be rash and unjustifiable.” (James Madison, 1790)

4. “... growth and entailment of a public debt, are indications soliciting the employment of a pruning knife.” (Thomas Jefferson, 1821). 5. “As parents, we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not sufficiently lasting to ensure anything which we may bequeath to posterity: And by a plain method of argument, as we are running the next generation into debt, we ought to do the work of it, otherwise we use them meanly and pitifully. In order to discover the line of our duty rightly, we should take our children in our hand, and fix our station a few years farther into life; that eminence will present a prospect, which a few present fears and prejudices conceal from our sight.” (Thomas Paine, 1776). 6. “We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.” (Thomas Jefferson, 1816) 7. “As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible: avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, but remembering also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel it; avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of Peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars may have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen which we ourselves ought to bear.” (George Washington, 1796) Their warnings are simple: We cannot lean on debt as a crutch. We need to balance our budget. We must address our existing debt with urgency. We need to consider the result of our actions on future generations. We need to be creditworthy. Leaders in Washington must have the resolve to stand up and heed these warnings. Only then will we return the United States to the path of economic prosperity and freedom for which our Founding Fathers knew we were destined. You can read more about my work to address government spending and limit our national debt at http:// forbes.house.gov/issues/issue/ ?IssueID=3338. Congressman Randy Forbes R-Fourth District Chesapeake, Va.

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“We should treat each other with respect and dignity.”

“I think he was a g r e a t i n d iv i d u a l . Today we can have prayer or whatever we need to do.”

“ We c o u l d d o a march on the Boulevard, one for equality for blacks and whites.”

“Everything should be closed [MLK Day]. This should be a time where families can join and realize what Dr. King did for everyone.”

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A total of 380 girls came to the first Friday session representing 21 schools and 55 churches. Meadows says she anticipates the total number of girls who attend will continue to rise as the program continues. “It means so much to parents that their daughter has somewhere to go on Friday nights to learn selfworth,” Meadows said. Meadows says the Middle School WOW is locally funded by donations. Contributions can be sent to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, located at 3110 Greenwood Ave. MiddleSchoolWOW.com is the program’s website that gives basic information about the program. New this year was the opportunity for girls to register for the program online. “We were really able to get out there and get the word out,” Meadows said. Online registration has closed, however, any middle school girl still interested in attending can register on Friday night at the event.

BRIEFLY

Dunlop House to host open house event COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The public is invited to join the residents of Dunlop House from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 for a community open house, showcasing the facility’s recent community renovations. Visitors will be allowed to tour the building and enjoy a special gift – a free quart of chili to take home and enjoy over Super Bowl weekend. Dunlop House is located at 235 Dunlop Farms Blvd. This event is free and open to the public. Please call 520-0050 for more information or to schedule a personal tour.

Colonial Heights Has Talent fundraiser for Food Pantry COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Food Pantry and the Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce will present Colonial Heights Has Talent on March 8. The second annual event will be hosted by Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Colonial Heights Has Talent will feature local and regional talent of all kinds; including singers, dancers, and other entertaining acts. Tickets for Colonial Heights Has Talent are a $10 donation. All proceeds will be used to support the Colonial Heights Food Pantry. Tickets will be available at the Food Pantry, 530 Southpark Blvd., the Colonial Heights Chamber office, 201 Temple Ave. or on the Chamber of Commerce Website: www.colonialheightschamber.com. Organizers are currently securing final acts for the show, so anyone who would like to audition or be considered for the show should contact Roger Green at the Chamber office 804-526-5872, (Roger.Green@colonialheightschamber.com) or Lori Mollnow at the Colonial Heights Food Pantry, 804-520-7117 (lorimollnow.chfp@gmail.com). Potential participants are also encouraged to audition by posting their talent on a YouTube video. After you have posted your audition video on YouTube, contact Roger Green via email at Roger.Green@colonialheightschamber.com and include your video link. The Colonial Heights Food Pantry serves well over 200 families in the local community each week.

Keystone Tractor Works Museum hosts auction Bidders search for deals and unique collectibles BY PATRICK KANE STAFF WRITER

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — From vintage toys to tractors, the trades came as quickly as the breathless auctioneers could move them Jan. 18 at the Keystone Tractor Works Museum. The museum hosted Rich & Rich Bonded Auctioneers as more than 200 bidders searched for deals and unique items for their collections. PATRICK KANE/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO “Yes, we like to go to the auction. It’s always fun if Hallas Boyd, at right, and other auctioneers hold up items for the crowd during the tractor and you’re looking for old stuff,” antiques auction hosted at the Keystone Tractor Works Museum Saturday, Jan. 18. More than said Teresa Parker of Mur200 people gathered to bid on tractors, vintage signs, machinery and toys. freesboro, N.C., who came with her husband, Keith. “We bid on a lot of things.” one prize — picking up one of Within the first hour of the a handful of hit and miss auction, they had won a Jack engines. in the box toy, a Chevy truck The engines, built from the model and an animal trap. late 19th century until the Auctioneers hoisted the 1940s, would be moved around smaller items like belt buck- farms to drive a variety of les, toy tractors, even a flock machinery. Tolley said someof duck decoys as bidders one might use it drive a water popped their cards in the air. pump, then thresh grain and Driving a quick pace, auction- finally cut wood. eer Becky Tarlton called out “It was like a hired hand,” for a higher price on each he said. The auction included before the market had spoken models from the 1910s and with a final sum. 1920s. Not all were there primariHugh Crittenden, museum ly to buy. Friends had told board member, watched the Mike Zervakis it would be a bids fly by. He helped organize PATRICK KANE/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO good chance to unload some the event — the first of its John Tolley, left, and John Wesley strategize during the of his collection. kind at Keystone. tractor and antiques auction hosted at the Keystone “Forty years of collecting. I Entry to the event and can’t keep it all,” he said, keep- museum was free during the Tractor Works Museum on Saturday, Jan. 18. ing an eye on his setup of auction. items including rare tractor “People can go and enjoy seats, tools and a bear trap. the museum, as well. It’s nice Perhaps the most interesting to see this many people here,” was a spittoon from the Crittenden added. Richmond-Petersburg streetNothing from the musecar line. um’s collection was up for “We’ve had a lot of folks in sale. and a lot of interest, said The Parkers were among Charlie Carlson, one of 10 those who planned to check folks working the bids. Carl- out the 90,000-square-foot son estimated they had more museum’s expansive collecthan 200 people who attended tion of more than 200 tractors, the event by 10 a.m., even trucks and other items. before they switched gears at “We’re going to do that noon to auctioning the trac- because we love all of the tors and other big ticket agriculture stuff,” said Teresa items. Parker, who lived on a farm as PATRICK KANE/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO With such variety of items a kid. for sale, John Tolley and Crittenden said they hope John Acai yells out for a bidder during the tractor and young John Wesley of Provi- to host the auction again in antiques auction hosted at the Keystone Tractor Works Museum on Saturday, Jan. 18. dence Forge had their eyes on 2015.

WEEKLY CALENDAR TODAY JANUARY

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Road, holds bingo every Friday. Doors open at 5 p.m., and games start at 7. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, or information about membership requirements or activities of the American Legion, visit the Post 284 website, http://mysite. verizon. net/legion284 or call 526-5656. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The National Alliance on Mental Illness Connection Recovery Support program meets each Friday from 1-2:30 p.m. in the conference room at the Colonial Heights Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. Groups meet for 90 minutes and offer a structured group process designed to encourage, support and empower. All diagnosis welcome. For more information, contact Gina at 804-605-5010 or towritegina@yahoo.com. DINWIDDIE — Al-Anon Family Groups meets for family and friends of alcoholics at 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Friday at Kenwood United Methodist Church, 25200 Ritchie Ave., Petersburg. For information, call 733-7395.

SATURDAY JANUARY

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Stress and Anger

Management by Yoga and Meditation is being held 5-6 p.m. each Saturday at 914-A Hardy Ave. For more information, call Dr. J. Upadhyay at 5240589 or 943-8688. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2239, 14705 Jefferson Davis Highway, holds bingo every Saturday. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games begin at 7. There are six to eight chances to win $500 or more. Food is available. For directions or questions about this event, call 748-4896 and ask for Tom Gore. For information about VFW membership or other activities, call Tom Ferguson, 748-4896. ETTRICK — The Greater Petersburg Area Alumni Association of Virginia State University

will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday on campus in Jones Dining Hall. For more information, contact Starrie D. Jordan at 804-520-8622.

SUNDAY JANUARY

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Sunday. Doors open at 4 p.m. each day. Bingo starts at 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Thursday. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose. com or call 526-1537. PETERSBURG — The Tri-Cities Community Band will present its inaugural concert on Sunday, 3 p.m. in Lackey Hall at Christ & Grace Episcopal Church, 1545 S. Sycamore St. The concert is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served during intermission. The concert will feature marches, light band classics, Broadway hits, patriotic music and music from the Big Band era.

MONDAY JANUARY

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Road, holds bingo every Monday. Doors open at 5 p.m., and games start at 7. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, or information about membership requirements or activities of the American Legion, visit the Post 284 Web site, http://mysite. verizon.net/legion284 or call 526-5656.

TUESDAY JANUARY

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Quilter’s group

program meets every Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. at the Senior Center, 157 Roanoke Avenue. We have tables for your workspace. Bring with you your fabric and sewing notions, sewing machine, extension cord and work in progress. For more information call 804-520-9220. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Public Library is offering its winter/spring story time sessions on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. through May 14. Each session includes stories, music, lots of movement and a craft. This is a family story hour, and all ages are welcome. No registration is necessary. A parent or caregiver must attend with the child. For more information, call Chantal Emerson at 804-520-9384.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — DivorceCare divorce recovery seminar and support meets at Colonial Heights Baptist Church in Colonial Heights at 6:45 p.m. each Wednesday. The group is designed to be “open” so that a person can begin coming any week. Childcare is provided. The church is located at 17201 Jeff Davis Hwy. DivorceCare features nationally recognized experts on divorce and recovery topics. For information, call 526-0424. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 485 meets each Wednesday morning at Colonial Heights Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. Weigh-ins begin at 8:15 a.m. and the meetings start at 9. For information, call Evelyn at 748-2607. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Optimist Club of Colonial Heights, 916 Meridan Ave., holds bingo every Wednesday evening. Doors open at 5 p.m. and early bird games start at 6:45 and regular games start at 7. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, or details call 5260689. Monies raised support youth projects in the community. CHESTERFIELD — Chesterﬁeld County Domestic and Sexual Violence Resource Center hosts a free, ongoing support group for survivors of domestic and sexual violence from 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays. New members are welcome to join at any time. For information or to enroll, call 706-1281. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Public Library is offering its winter/spring story time sessions on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. through May 14. Each session includes stories, music, lots of movement and a craft. This is a family story hour, and all ages are welcome. No registration is necessary. A parent or caregiver must attend with the child. For more information,

call Chantal Emerson at 804-520-9384.

THURSDAY JANUARY

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Thursday. Doors open at 4 p.m. each day. Bingo starts at 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Thursday. Food is available for a nominal fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose. com or call 526-1537. CHESTER — The Chester Village Sunshine Club meets at 9:30 a.m. every Thursday at Chester Village Clubhouse, 11701 Chester Village Drive. This is for seniors 62 and older. Coffee and refreshments are provided. CHESTER — Commonwealth Power Sports presents every type of Bike Night 6-8 p.m. each Thursday at Steel Horse Bar & Grill, 1920 W. Hundred Road. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Rotary Club of Colonial Heights meets at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpark Boulevard, each Thursday at 7 a.m. HOPEWELL — St. Joseph Catholic School holds bingo every Thursday at AHEPA Hall, 810 W. Poythress St. Doors open at 5 p.m. Games start at 7 p.m. Food is available for nominal fee. For more information, call St. Joseph School at 732-3931. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club will meet at 1:15 Thursday for a regular meeting and bingo. Any resident of Colonial Heights, age 50 and older, are invited to join this club, which meets on Thursdays. For more information, call Mildred Morrison at 526-3497.

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THOMAS R. DIETZ

Thomas Raymond Dietz, 53, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. He was the son of the late Robert Lee and Elizabeth Schaaf Dietz and was also preceded in death by two brothers, John Dietz and Gary Dietz. Mr. Dietz was a talented painter and restorer of old homes and buildings. He was the owner of T.R. Dietz & Daughters Painting. In addition to his work, he attended Cameron Avenue Church of Christ and loved to ride his motorcycle. A loving husband and father, he is survived by his wife of 30 years, Julie Barbour Dietz; daughters, Jessica Nicole Dietz, Elizabeth Ann Dietz and Micaela Lynn Dietz; brothers, Bill Mueller, George Mueller, Robert Dietz, and Daniel Dietz; mother and father-in-law, Ed and Linda Barbour; sisterin-law, Debora Dennis; brother-in-law, Richard Barbour. A funeral service was conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Chester chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Interment followed at Bermuda Memorial Park. The family received friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss. com.

ELMA L. ELLIS

Elma Louise Ellis, 95, of Colonial Heights, widow of Arnold A. Ellis, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Kate Marshpond Peterson. She was also preceded in death by three grandchildren, Jimmy, Timmy and Julie Robinson; two brothers; and a sister. Mrs. Ellis was a longtime member of Immanuel Baptist Church. In addition to spending time at Nags Head, N.C., her passions were art, floral arranging, and sewing. She is survived by her daughters, Betty Costley and husband, Cameron, and Susan Chappell and husband, Jerry, all of Colonial Heights; grandchildren, Ricky Ramsey and wife, Pam, and Cameron Costley III; great-grandchildren, Taylor Ramsey, Katelyn Costley and Brianna Costley; sister, Mary Ann Hayden; numerous nieces and nephews. T he f amily received friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Petersburg chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. A graveside funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at Blandford Cemetery with the Rev. Fred Adkins officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss. com.

JERRY W. HOWELL

Jerry Wayne “JW” Howell, 69, of Colonial Heights, died at his home, Jan. 12, 2014, after a heroic battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his mother,

In Memory Margaret V. McNeil. Jerry is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Judy; daughters, Shannon HowellHenderson & husband Daniel, Meredith Fisher & husband Jerry, Nicole Clendenn i n g & f r i e n d Way n e Newsome; and three grandchildren, Eddie Jr., McKenna & Julia. Retired after more than 30 years of service with VDOT, JW continued working with NXL Construction until the time of his death. JW enjoyed spending time with his grandkids and going on rendezvous with his fellow “Clampetts”. He was an avid gun collector and skilled knife maker. A celebration of his life was held 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at 1203 Oakwood Drive, Colonial Heights. Memorial donations can be made to The Johns Cancer Foundation, 1401 Johnston-Willis Drive, Richmond, VA 23235.

ALAN G. JONES SR.

Alan Gray Jones Sr., 85, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center. Alan was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, and was known as “Mr. TV” for over 50 years. He was preceded in death by his son, Alan G. Jones Jr. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth D. Jones of Colonial Heights; daughter, Elizabeth N. Conant, and granddaughter, Kristen Conant, both of Jacksonville, N.C. A private funeral and inter ment was held at Southlawn Memorial Park. Online condolences may be expressed at www.nelsenrichmond.com.

GERALDINE W. OLIVER

Geraldine Wells Oliver, 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Geraldine was preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph Roscoe Adwell, and her second husband, Thomas H. Oliver. Geraldine was a former USO volunteer during World War II, a retired civil service Transp o r t at i o n D e p a r t m e n t employee at Fort Lee, and a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. She is survived by her son, Mark S. Adwell of Colonial Heights; stepdaughter, Patty Elder of Long Island, N.Y.; stepsons, Thomas Oliver of California and Dennis Oliver of Key West, Fla.; numerous stepgreat-grandchildren; brother, Walter James Wells Jr. of Prince George; niece, Rhonda Wells Ross; nephews, Gregory J. Wells and Robert P. Wells; as well as several great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, in the Colonial Heights chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard, with the Rev. Dr. Andy Brockelman officiating.

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Inurnment was private. The family received friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 3110 Greenwood Ave., Colonial Heights, VA 23834, or Colonial Heights Fire & EMS, P.O. Box 3401, Colonial Heights, VA 23834. Condolences may be re gistered at www. ealvinsmall.com.

GEORGE E. SADLER

Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at the funeral home with an American Legion service held at 7 p.m. Interment, with full military honors, followed the funeral in Sunset Memorial Park, Chester. The family would like to give a special “thank you” to the nurses at Hospice of Virginia, and the Colonial Heights Fire & EMS for their support and assistance. Memorial donations may be made to the Colonial Heights Baptist Church Building Fund, 17201 Jefferson Davis Highway, Colonial Heights, VA 23834. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall. com.

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FRANCES WOODY

George Elmer Sadler, 86, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. He was the son of the late Adolphus and Sadie Sadler of Petersburg and was predeceased by his siblings, Adolphus Jr., Shirley, Barbara, June, and Douglas. Mr. Sadler retired from the United States Navy after 21 years of service, serving on the Solamonie Naval Ordinance Testing Station, Norfolk Naval Base, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, USS Wasp, USS Coral Sea, USS Roosevelt, USS Lake Champlain, USS Valley Forge, Underwater Sound Lab, USS Willis A. Lee, USS Waldron, and the USS Wright. He was a lifetime member of the Colonial Heights American Legion Post No. 284, and also an avid writer to the Peoples Forum in The Progress-Index, as he loved to express his personal opinions. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Ruth Marsee Sadler; four children, Jamie (Tonya) Sadler of California, Mark (Betsy) Sadler of Illinois, Laura Sadler of Virginia Beach, and Sheri (Gary) Brockwell of Colonial Heights; brothers, Jack (Mary) Sadler of California and Wayne (Mary) Sadler of Ford; sisters, Ann Calder of Chesterfield and Brenda N o r wo o d o f C o l o n i a l Heights; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, in the Colonial Heights chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard, with the Rev. Mike Osborne officiating. The family received friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Frances “Helen” Woody, 84, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Jan. 14, 2014. Born in Richlands, she was the daughter of the late Robert Samuel and Agnes Mitchell Puckett; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Virgil L. Woody; two brothers, Stanley and Hoyt Puckett; and three sisters, Catherine Addison, Dorothy Coe and Louise Fain. Helen was a longtime member of Swift Creek Baptist Church and the Bright Hope Sunday School Class, in Colonial Heights. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by: her son, Mike Woody and wife, Angie of Colonial Heights; daughter, Teresa Henry and husband, Don of Powhatan; grandchildren, Cara, Brandon and Maggie Woody; and numerous nieces; nephews; cousins; and dear friends. T he f amily received friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Swift Creek Baptist Church. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Dr. Steven Felker and the Rev. Aaron Bobo officiating. Interment followed in Southlawn Memorial Park, Prince George. The family is being served by the Petersburg chapel of J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Swift Creek Baptist Church, 18510 Branders Bridge Road, Colonial Heights, VA 23834. The family would like to express sincere gratitude to the nurses and staff of the Dunlop House for their exceptional care. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss. com.

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Mr. and Mrs. Austin Holzner Miss Camille Heather Kump and Mr. Austin Lee Holzner were united in marriage on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at five o’clock in the evening on a beach in Avon, N.C. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Shirley Anne. Music for the ceremony was provided by Jessie Donnelly. T he guests enjoyed a seated dinner and reception with live music performed by Nature’s Child of Virginia Beach at The Beach Klub pavilion of Koru Village. On the eve of the wedding, the groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at a rental beach cottage in Avon, N.C. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kump of Chesterfield, Va. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perkins of Colonial Heights, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kump of Chesterfield, Va. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holzner of Colonial Heights, Va. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Peden of Colonial Heights, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holzner of Colonial Heights, Va., and the late Mrs. Connie Holzner. Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a strapless gown of off-white chiffon. The gown featured a sweetheart neckline with ruching throughout and a chapel train, and was complemented by a fingertip veil. The bride carried a hand crafted bouquet of purple orchids and white lilies.

Miss Kathryn Vogel of Charlotte, N.C., served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Miss Claire Kump of Ashburn, Va., sister of the bride, and Miss Crystal Kump of Chesterfield, Va., sister of the bride. The maid of honor and bridesmaids wore cocktail-length gowns in a purple, teal, and blue paintbrush pattern printed on chiffon. Each carried a hand-tied bouquet of white calla lilies. Mr. Robert Holzner of Colonial Heights, Va., father of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen included Mr. Travis Holzner of Colonial Heights, Va., brother of the groom, Mr. Blake Teano of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Mr. Eric Barnes of Colonial Heights, Va. The bride is a graduate of Matoaca High School in Chesterfield, Va. She graduated from North Carolina State University with two Bachelor of Science degrees in both Chemical Engineering and Paper Science and Engineering, and now works as a Quality Systems Engineer at MeadWestvaco’s paper mill in Covington, Va. The groom is a g raduate of Colonial Heights High School in Colonial Heights, Va. He graduated from John Tyler Community College with an Associate degree in Police Science and now works for the State of Virginia in Craigsville, Va. Following a honeymoon spent on a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean, Camille and Austin have resided in Covington, Va.

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CRIME The following information was provided by the Colonial Heights Police Department. • Atkins, Richard Lee, 27, of the 1100 block of Jett Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with assault: simple and vandalism on Jan. 10. • Boone, Charlotte Renee, 48, of the 100 block of Okinawa Road, Fort Lee, was charged with fail to appear on Jan. 10. • Dillard, Roosevelt III, 25, of the 17400 block of Thornwood Lane, Petersburg, was charged with fail to appear on Jan. 10. • Green, Tammy Marie, 39, of the 5300 block of Brunswick Road, Emporia, was charged with larceny w/ intent to sell and fraud: false pretense on Jan. 10. • Hunt, Rhonda Veronica, 44, of the 4400 block of Jefferson Point Lane, Prince George, was charged with probation violation on Jan. 10. • James, Michael Ryder, 18, of the 600 block of Colonial Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with vandalism on Jan. 10. • Johnson, Kraus C., 39, of the 3700 block of Impala Drive, Prince George, was charged with fraud: credit card, larceny: credit card theft and forgery: credit card on Jan. 10. • Odum, Ernie Wilbert, 46, of the 300 block of Kill Deer St., Prince George, was charged with driving under the influence on Jan. 10 at Boulevard and Temple. • Reed, Brandon Corey, 19, of the 600 block of Colonial Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with vandalism on Jan. 10. • Rothmann, John Thomas, 35, of the 800 block of Broad Axe Road, Charlottesville, was charged with driving under the influence on Jan. 10 at Boulevard and Lyons. • Dillon, Jessie W., 31, was charged with vandalism on Jan. 11. • Giles, Rickey Charles II, 22, of the 1300 block of Liberty Ave., Hopewell, was charged with violate conditions of release on Jan. 11. • Voigt, Sean Wesley, 22, of the 200 block of Washington Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with prevent from calling law enforcement on Jan. 11. • Anderson, Candace Yvette, 22, of Persimmon Court, Petersburg, was charged with larceny: shoplifting more $200 on Jan. 12 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Cox, Lamech Kishon, 27, of the 300 block of Lafayette Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with assault: simple on Jan. 12. • Crowder, Stephanie Nicole, 21, of the 21200 block of Winfree Ave., Petersburg, was charged with probation violation on Jan. 12. • Greene, Kwamaine D., 22, of S. Old Church, Petersburg, was charged with probation violation on Jan. 12. • Jones, Brandy Lynn, 34, of the 6600 block of Trinity Church Road, Church Road, was charged with larceny: petit and fraud: false pretense on Jan. 12. • Martin, Deborah S., 41, of the 500 block of Pinehurst Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with larceny: petit on Jan. 12 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Stephens, John Harley, 24,

of the 19300 block of Turkey Egg Road, Dinwiddie, was charged with assault: simple on Jan. 12. • Stephens, Sherwood, 33, of the 2600 block of Kenwood Ave., Henrico, was charged with assault: simple on Jan. 12. • Tyler, Melissa Beverley, 42, of the 4000 block of Gill St., Chester, was charged with violate protective order on Jan. 12. • White, Daizha, 18, of Persimmon Court, Petersburg, was charged with larceny: petit on Jan. 12 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Baker, Jennifer Beth, 44, of the 600 block of Leefield Drive, Petersburg, was charged with violation of court order on Jan. 13. • Campbell, Latonya A., 40, of the 12600 block of Ben Fry Drive, Chester, was charged with fail to appear on Jan. 13. • Jones, Da’Qunn D., 21, of the 600 block of Rebel Ridge Road, Colonial Heights, was charged with fail to appear on Jan. 13. • Kragle, James Joseph, 20, of the 12200 block of Wilson Road, Blackstone, was charged with fail to appear on Jan. 13. • Phillip, Malcolm Adolphus III, 19, of the 600 block of Kates Trace Circle, Newport News, was charged with probation violation on Jan. 13. • Whitmore, Vincent Scott, 50, of the 3800 block of Perthshire Lane, Colonial Heights, was charged with driving under the influence, refuse breath test and possess firearm under influence of alcohol on Jan. 13. • Burke, Michael W., 18, of the 100 block of Piedmont Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with assault: aggravated on Jan. 14. • Collins, Jasmine A., 27, of the 2200 block of Fort Segwick, Petersburg, was charged with driving under the influence on Jan. 14 at Temple and I-95. • Compton, Cameron Nicole, 28, of the 1100 block of W. 8th St., Victoria, was charged with assault: simple on Jan. 14. • Stephens, Bobby Gene, 27, of the 2100 block of Willis Road, Richmond, was charged with assault & battery: family member on Jan. 14. • Downing Thaddeus nelson, 21, of the 3100 block of Pinetree Drive, Petersburg, was charged with larceny: petit on Jan. 15. • Grang er, Deang elo Emmanuel, 24, of the 3500 block of Chesapeake Blvd., Norfolk, was charged with violation of court order on Jan. 15. • Gray, Chasity Hope, 34, of the 100 block of Richmond Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with drunk in public, trespass: general and child neglect/cause serious injury on Jan. 15 in the 200 block of Richmond Ave. • Hamilton, Howard Douglas II, 42, of Algonquin Road, Hampton, was charged with probation violation on Jan. 15. • Information is provided by police and sheriff’s departments. This information may or may not be all inclusive. Arrests include summons. Arrests do not imply guilt.

SRMC Medical Arts Pavilion offers cancer treatment services Women’s Imaging & Virginia Cancer centers move in Jan. 6 BY LEAH SMALL STAFF WRITER

PETERSBURG — Now cancer patients can easily receive care locally thanks to the Southside Regional Medical Center Medical Arts Pavilion. The two-story 32,500-square-foot center provides a one stop location for radiation, oncology and imaging. On Friday, Jan. 17, officials from the city of Petersburg and Southside Regional Medical Center attended a ribbon cutting for the SRMC Cancer Center and Women’s Imaging Center, located in the Medical Arts Pavilion. The pavilion, built adja-

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Makini Diggs, oncology nurse, left, and Jeanne Raven, oncology nurse, right, work in the Virginia Cancer Institute’s oncology center located in the SRMC Medical Arts Pavilion. cent to SRMC, combines the services of the SRMC Cancer Center and Women’s Imaging Center, Tri-Cities OB/GYN Associates and The Virginia Cancer Institute. Tri-Cities OB/GYN Asso-

ciates began taking patients in the new space on Nov. 6, 2013, and both the Women’s Imaging Center and the Virginia Cancer Center moved in Jan. 6. Rendina Companies, which specializes in health

care real estate development, broke ground on the $10 million building in October 2012 and leased the building to SRMC and the other physicians. David Penberthy, medical Please see SRMC, Page 6

City Council retreats to Smithfield Day 1: Officials discuss public safety issues at Council Retreat BY F.M. WIGGINS STAFF WRITER

fiscally responsible,” Wilson said. Part of the need is based on increased uses of the courtrooms by judges. Another part of the need is dictated by a shortfall in the state’s formula for the number of deputies needed to operate a courthouse. “They don’t recognize the need for a deputy at the front door,” Wilson said. The need will only increase once all three courtrooms at the new facility are being fully utilized, he added. Hiring a new full-time deputy though would cost the city money, with no reimbursement from the state at all this fiscal year. The city could have to wait until 2015 to receive reimbursement from the Commonwealth Compensation Board, which reimburses localities for constitutional-

SMITHFIELD — Colonial Heights Sheriff Todd Wilson made a presentation to Colonial Heights City Council during their annual retreat at Smithfield Station on F r i d a y, Jan. 17. As part of his presentation, WilWILSON son said that he needs a full-time deputy this year to fulfill the operational needs of the courthouse. Currently to fill the needs, Wilson said that he makes use of part-time e m p l oye e s, a u x i l i a r y police officers and that he has even hired off-duty city police. “But that’s not Please see COUNCIL, Page 6

Day 2: Council discusses stormwater mitigation measures BY F.M. WIGGINS STAFF WRITER

SMITHFIELD — Colonial Heights City Council continued their two-day retreat Saturday in Smithfield by talking about stormwater runoff and a possible solution that could bring beautification to the city. Councilman Kenneth Frenier introduced the topic of “stormwater alternatives through green enhancement” to the other members of the council. “I wanted to see if this is something we would be interested in pursuing,” Frenier said. He added that he was first made aware of the program at the Virginia Municipal League Conference. According to the program’s website, go-sage.com, SAGE is a donation-funded, municipality-managed program. The program “repre-

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CHURCH DIRECTORY CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH

Address: Meets at Lakeview Elementary School, 401 Taswell Ave. For more information or directions, call 520-6200, or www.christcommunitychurchva. org.

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LIFE CHURCH

Address: 16801 Harrowgate Road. For info on Sunday Services and other Life Changing Ministries and Activities go to www.visitlifechurch.org, or e-mail wanda@visitlifechurch.org or call 526-7000.

LIFELINE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

Services are held at Salem Address: 601 Cameron Church Elementary School , Avenue. For more informa- 9600 Salem Church Road, in Chesterfield. For more infortion, call 526-5286. mation, call 804-839-3136.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE CHURCH

LYONS AVENUE BIBLE CHURCH

Celebration of Life Address: 516 Lyons AveChurch of God meets at 123 Pickwick Ave. in Colonial nue. For more information, Heights. For more informa- call 520-7813. tion please call 221-2915.

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Address: 1769 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg. For more information, call 7328567 between 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday-Friday.

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Address: 19600 Halloway Address: 295 Dunlop Avenue, Matoaca. For more Far ms Blvd. For more information, call 590-2094. information, call 520-4988 or visit www.colonialchrisMOUNT tianchurch.com.

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director of radiation oncology, said that he expected the number of oncology patients to grow at SRMC due to the convenience of the center. “In this region, a lot of people are traveling to get care. They are going to Richmond or North Carolina,” Penberthy said. Penberthy added that this could be a drain on the patient, and place them away from their support network. “So much of treatment involves the family members. When you’re getting radiation, you don’t want to drive back and forth twice a week,” he said. Before the pavilion opened, cancer services were located in the hospital’s old location on South Adams Street when SRMC relocated to South Crater Road and Wagner Road in 2008. The new cancer facility doubles the size of the SRMC Cancer Center from 10,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet.

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Samantha Westfall, Southside Regional Medical Center radiation therapist, demonstrates how to use a linear accelarator. The machine is used in radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer. The center is expected to pull patients from well beyond the Tri-Cities area since it is unrivaled from here south past the North Carolina border. Penberthy also stressed the quality of the new facility. “T he equipment we have here is spectacular. When people see the abilities we have here, people

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ly-mandated positions such as those in the Sheriff ’s office. The base salary for a full-time deputy sheriff is $36,000, Wilson said. But that amount doesn’t include equipping or training the new deputy or other expenses related to a personnel position including FICA and health insurance. City Manager Thomas Mattis said city administration, including the finance office, has not done a full analysis of how much it would cost the city to hire a full-time deputy. Additionally, he said that there could be issues if the Sheriff ’s office were to hire part-time deputies. They would need to be kept at 28 hours a week to prevent the city from being obligated to provide healthcare. “That’s the same for any department in the city,” he said. Mattis added that while the city may direct the sheriff to operate in a certain way, Wilson still

will come,” he said. One of the cancer center’s most the state-of-theart piece of equipment includes a linear accelerator for the center’s radiation department. A linear accelerator is used to effectively identify moving tumors and target them with radiation, minimizing damage to other areas of the body.

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has another boss to answer to: the judge. “If [the judge] says, we’re open then we are liable for the pay,” Mattis said. Mayor Scott Davis asked whether it would be more efficient for the sheriff to h i re m o re p a r t - t i m e employees that could cumulatively work more hours than a full-time employee or combination of full-time employees, without the cost of paying for retirement and health care costs. Wilson said that would be a set-up for failure. “We need a full-time person right now,” he said. Wilson added that his department is already

“part-time heavy.” Mattis said that once the finance department has been able to quantify the cost difference between both strategies, t h e m at t e r wo u l d b e brought back to council. “We can’t just absorb the cost within the current budget,” Mattis said, adding that cutting $100,000 to pay for the needed services within the sheriff ’s department would mean a corresponding cut in services elsewhere. “We would need to create another revenue stream,” Mattis said. • F.M. Wiggins may be reached at 732-3456, ext. 3254 or fwiggins@progress-index. com.

SRMC prioritized the need for a new oncology center after a needs assessment two years ago identified it as important to the region. “Our hospital effectively advocated for the needs of our community,” Penberthy said. • Leah Small may be reached at 722-5172 or lsmall@progress-index.com.

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especially appealing to businesses with large areas of impermeable surface, such as a rooftop or parking lot, that need to reduce a stormwater management bill. “That’s the way to sell it to businesses,” Wood said. Vice Mayor Dianne Yates said that in Lynchburg, which already uses similar features, the green spaces are very attractive. “I think that Temple Avenue would be an ideal place to start,” Yates said. She added that as a means of beautifying the city, it could not only serve to mitigate stormwater runoff but to make the city look more appealing. Mayor Scott Davis said that if the council does eventually decide to move forward with the program, the areas would need to be maintained regularly. “If we’re going to invest in it, it needs to be maintained more than the current spaces we have on Temple Avenue are,” Davis said. • F.M. Wiggins may be reached at 732-3456, ext. 3254 or fwiggins@progress-index.com.

Finding common ground at the Capitol islation has been filed to reduce the number of tests to 26. The aim is to reduce over testing to COMMENTARY empower teachers with By Del. Kirk Cox more flexibility and R-Colonial Heights improve the tests by reemphasizing critical thinking and problem Editor’s note: Delegate Cox solving skills. This will sends weekly updates during ensure younger students the General Assembly session. have more time to focus on This is his report. reading and math, the foundations for the skills they his week Gov. Terneed to succeed in the 21st ry McAuliffe century economy. addressed the Broadening access to virJoint Assembly to tual education will offer a outline his priorities for the unique opportunity for each Commonwealth. Several of student to create an educahis priorities including job tional curriculum that suits creation, modernizing our his/her life goals. Enhanced K-12 education system, and blended learning opportuniimproving workforce develties that combine classroom opment programs, are long and virtual learning is a standing House Republican great way to provide students priorities where we should wider access to course offerfind common ground. ings and increase flexibility K-12 education reforms for students and parents. leads the list as we build on Legislation filed will also our initiatives over the last support the development of two years. House Republi“Teacher Career Ladders” cans are leading on this that will ensure we retain issue. On Tuesday we outour best teachers in the classlined key elements of the room where they will have House Republican K-12 Edu- the greatest impact on stucation Agenda. Legislation dent success. I believe our Khas already been introduced 12 education reform proposby our members to reduce als provide a solid base for and improve Standards of House Republicans to work Learning (SOL) testing, pro- with the McAuliffe adminisvide more virtual learning tration to improve the Comopportunities for our stumonwealth’s K-12 education dents, and support career system for all our children. ladders for our teachers. There are also areas where the governor and The SOL tests are necesHouse Republicans do not sary to provide basic benchsee eye to eye. The first marking and foster a sense among these is McAuliffe’s of accountability. Students are now taking 34 tests, start- call for a Medicaid expansion decision by the end of ing at grade three through high school completion. Leg- the 2014 Session. This pres-

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ents a major area of disagreement. Medicaid expansion could have serious financial implications for the Commonwealth. Without reforms, Virginians could be paying an additional $1 billion each year. That would require the tough choice of cutting spending in other areas or raising taxes to pay for the expansion. The Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission has been working to identify cost saving reforms to the way Medicaid is currently administered. Among these reforms include ways to recoup money and punish people who falsely claim Medicaid eligibility. Putting 400,000 more Virginians in a broken program fraught with waste, fraud, and abuse will make things worse. The federal government has promised to pay for 100 percent of the cost of expansion for the first three years and 90 percent thereafter. The governor believes it is a money maker for Virginia but we have heard promises before when it concerns the Affordable Care Act. With the federal government $17 trillion in debt, it is not responsible to commit Virginia taxpayers to federal promises that cannot be relied on. While we work on the major issues, the day-to-day business of the House continues. I have introduced 11 n bills and resolutions and eight budget amendments thus far in support of our veterans, mental health services, higher education affordability and workforce

development/job expansion. The pace of visitors also picked up this week. I addressed the statewide leadership of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) led by their President Col. Victoria Revilla (Ret). I also met with national, state and local American Legion leaders including Colonial Heights Post 284 Commander John Ronkartz and his team. It was also great to see some 20 representatives of the VA Auto Dealers Association as well as a large contingent of dentists led by Dr. Sam Galston of Chester. On Jan, 23 I’ll be hosting my first Telephone Town Hall to give a 2014 Session preview, get opinions on issues from 66th House District voters, and answer caller questions. If you want to be sure you get a call to participate in the Town Hall, I invite you to sign up by January 22nd at http://www. kirkcox.com/tth-signup/. In closing, I encourage you to share your views with me on legislation before the General Assembly. I’m still accepting responses to my 2014 Legislative survey, found at www.kirkcox.com. So far we’ve received some 700 responses, but the more constituents I hear from, the better I can represent you in the General Assembly. Please be sure to fill out the survey online to receive an early results report. • Delegate Kirk Cox, R66th, is the House majority leader and represents Colonial Heights and parts of Chesterfield County.

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