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Vol. 11 No. 52 FEBRUARY 28, 2009 THURSDAY,

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

IN THE COMMUNITY

They’re back!

Dunlop House to host educational event; RSVP is required

City students head back into the classroom

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Dunlop House Assisted Living and Dementia Care will host another Survival Skills for Healthy Aging “Dash and Dine” educational event from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the facility, located at 235 Dunlop Farms Blvd. The session is titled “How to Live with Arthritis and Osteoporosis.” A physician from AMDC Arthritis and Osteoporosis Clinic will present the program and help you understand the symptoms. A box dinner will be provided. RSVP is required by calling 804-5200050.

Kiwanis Club to host Shrimp Feast COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The city’s Kiwanis Club will host its annual Shrimp Feast from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Appomattox Small Boat Harbor, located at 1605 Fine St., Prince George County. Music will be provided by Bustin Loose from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 each and are available from any Colonial Heights Kiwanis member or go to http://www.kiwaniscolonialheights.org/ All proceeds will go to support the club’s many civic contributions, including college scholarships for Colonial Heights High School students. The meal includes steamed shrimp, golden beverages, hush puppies and other fixings.

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Students hop off their bus at Tussing Elementary School in Colonial Heights Tuesday morning. Most students in the Tri-Cities returned to school on the traditional day after Labor Day, although some Petersburg students started in August.

Rewards for recycling COLONIAL HEIGHTS — In partnership with the city, Recycling Perks rewards residents for curbside recycling with points that can be traded in for discounts and freebies from local businesses. Recycling Perks launched its new website on July 1, providing new features that include an easier sign up process, automatic cart verification and address validation and additional features to better serve its members. Register at www.recyclingperks. com .

Above: Jennifer Resnick helps her kindergartners color frogs at Tussing Elementary School Tuesday morning. Colonial Heights Public Schools welcomed students back to the classroom on the traditional day after Labor Day. Left top: Tussing Elementary Principal David Staples greets students in teacher Sarah Miller’s classroom Tuesday. Left: Students color frogs in Jennifer Resnick’s kindergarten class at Tussing Elementary School Tuesday morning.

- Diane Yates, vice mayor, Colonial Heights Diane Yates is the vice mayor of Colonial Heights. She is a retired educator.

Q A

How long have you lived in Colonial Heights? 35 years.

What do you like most about the city?

I like the sense of family that is here. I think we have a

wonderful school system and I love the sense of community. Because it’s small, you have an opportunity to know a lot of people, but yet everything you need is right here.

Q A

What’s rewarding about being vice mayor?

Being able to help people that have problems that they’re having difficulty solving and just giving

of the time, that’s probably the biggest one.

Q city?

back to my community ... I was an educator for 31 years in Colonial Heights and when I retired I didn’t want to just quit, I wanted to keep giving back to our community and I felt this was a good way to do that.

What’s the biggest challenges that come with the job?

There’s no way that you can make everybody happy all

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

 OUR OPINION

A tragedy at Fort Lee could have been worse

he alert that came out of Fort Lee Monday morning, Aug. 25, was ominous. The message from U.S. Army Fort Lee said: “An active shooter incident has been reported on Fort Lee at CASCOM HQ Bldg. 5020. All personnel should enact active shooter protocols immediately. The installation is being locked down until further notice.” The words active shooter will send chills to law enforcement officials and others. The Department of Homeland Security uses the term to describe someone actively trying to kill people, usually in populated areas, with no pattern of choosing victims. On a crisp, sunny Monday morning there were a few moments when the specter of mass casualties from Fort Lee seemed horrifically possible. Thoughts of Fort Hood and other mass shootings in America sprang to mind. Thankfully, the Fort Lee team responded quickly to the emergency. A lone soldier with a gun went on a non-shooting rampage inside the — Maj. Gen. Stephen Lyons, headquarters of commanding general for CASCOM the Army’s Comand Fort Lee bined Arms Support Command. Sgt. 1st Class Paula M. Walker, 33, of Yonkers, N.Y., started throwing items, screaming and eventually barricaded herself in an office area on the third floor within the 230,000-square-foot CASCOM building. More than 500 soldiers, civilians and contractors were inside the building during the incident. Fort Lee Police responded within two minutes of the incident being reported and quickly established contact with the individual. The base went on lockdown while law enforcement officials negotiated with the soldier. Unfortunately, the soldier turned the gun on herself and she died later that day at VCU Medical Center. There were no other injuries, according to Fort Lee officials. While the death of Sgt. 1st Class Paula M. Walker is a tragedy, a much greater tragedy at Fort Lee was avoided. “This situation could have been worse,” said Maj. Gen. Stephen Lyons, commanding general for CASCOM and Fort Lee. The weapon used was a concealed handgun that was not provided by the Army, Lyons said. After shooting herself, the soldier was taken to VCU Medical Center for injuries she sustained to the head. She was pronounced dead later in the afternoon. Lyons said that employees and soldiers responded appropriately by either sheltering themselves in place or they evacuated as directed and they immediately notified law enforcement. Col. Paul K. Brooks, garrison commander at Fort Lee, said soldiers, civilians and contractors were prepared for the situation because they had participated in emergency drills. “We do have regular venues where every six months each building is supposed to exercise this type of event so they know how to react in their specific building to the event,” Brooks said. Lyons said he was thankful for the quick response to the incident. “I want to commend all the first responders here at Fort Lee, to include the FBI, that responded immediately. We’re taking quick and appropriate action to bring this resolution to a close,” Lyons said. Thanks to the quick action of Fort Lee personnel and law enforcement a much greater tragedy was avoided.

“This situation could have been worse.”

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Police officers control traffic outside of Fort Lee after a female soldier shot herself inside of the Combined Arms Support Command Headquarters on Monday, Aug. 25.

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YOUR OPINIONS

The ‘Virginia Way’ in politics no longer exists To the Editor:

I am sadly amused that at the beginning of the trial of former Gov. Bob McDonnell that so many in state and out of state “pundits” bemoaned about and questioned what had happened to the “Virginia Way” of politics. Well, wonder no more; according to the U.S. Census Bureau and AARP analysis, 51.6 percent of Virginia citizens counted, in 2012, are non-native to Virginia. The election of persons who have no understanding or caring for traditional Virginia values is a function of who the voters are and I now incredulously understand who these voters are; people with no appreciation or care about our state’s heritage and traditions and social culture of over 400 years. The “Virginia Way” was begun and carried on by politicians with a strongly native Virginian social background, from birth to death. Our state no longer reflects that social cultural learning, hence there is no longer any “Virginia Way” in our politics, and likely never will be again. Jesse L. Harrup Jr. Colonial Heights

In Ferguson, the fruits of a failed drug war To the Editor: In the 1960s, civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Alabama, and elsewhere faced local police officers armed with hand-held batons, fire hoses, attack dogs and horse-mounted riot control officers. Recently, in Ferguson, Missouri, civic rights protestors went up against aggressive local police officers equipped with body armor, automatic weapons, armored personnel carriers and at least one police sniper aiming a telescope-equipped assault rifle at the protestors. Street protests today look a lot like those of the 1960s but, with drug wardriven militarization of local law enforcement agencies since then, the police response in Ferguson now looks a lot like urban warfare. As is the case in many other nations, drug use might have been designated a public health and education issue. Instead, drug use was declared to be a criminal and law enforcement matter followed by a long, costly and failed “war” on drugs – especially against marijuana. Tough on crime advocates flourished. Legislatures passed tough drug use laws that filled American prisons with a few drug kingpins and tens of thousands of recreational drug users and small time dealers. Decades ago, as big time drug dealers in key cities became better armed and more violent, police departments reacted by creating special weapons and tactics teams (SWAT) to combat drug gangs. As SWAT teams became fashionable in law enforcement circles, smaller police departments climbed aboard. Once upon a time, police departments first assessed their town’s unique law enforcement, training and equipment requirements and only then went shopping. That process is now reversed. Today police departments first load up on “free,” hand-me-down military

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equipment available from the Department of Defense thrift store. Once formed and equipped, police chiefs needing to keep their militarily-armed and trained, violence-ready troopers busy, turn to less violent tasks, such as serving court warrants. Actual situations, for which SWAT teams are genuinely needed, such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, are rare. A June 2014 American Civil Liberties Union study, War Comes Home: The Excessive Militarization of American Policing, found that seventy-nine percent of the SWAT deployments examined were search warrant executions in support of drug investigations. In the majority of the cases the police did not face genuine threats to their safety and security. The study adds that, “SWAT teams were often deployed – unnecessarily and aggressively – to execute search warrants in low-level drug investigations; deployments for hostage or barricade scenarios occurred in only a small number of incidents.... Thus, the use of a SWAT team to execute a search warrant essentially amounts to the use of paramilitary tactics to conduct domestic drug investigations in people’s homes.” Tens of thousands of police SWAT raids take place each year – resulting in excessive damage to private property and injury and death for innocent bystanders. These raids, concludes a recent New York Times analysis, drives up the demand for combat weapons and equipment. Since 2006, according to the Times, a sampling of the combat gear received by state and local law enforcement agencies includes, in addition to assault rifles, body armor and grenade launchers: 432 mineresistant, ambush protected armored vehicles; 435 other armored vehicles; 93,763 machine guns, 44,900 night vision sights, binoculars and goggles. Do 432 American cities really need mine-resistant armored vehicles? Do American police departments really need 93,763 machine guns? The ACLU study once again confirmed that blacks are more likely to be impacted by a SWAT raid than whites. For example, in Allentown, Pa., police SWAT raids were 23 times more likely to impact blacks. The comparable figures for other police departments are: Burlington, N.C., 47 times; Fort Worth, Texas, 12 times; Huntington, W.Va., 37 times; Ogden, Utah, 39 times; and Spokane, Wash., 10 times. The events in Ferguson make the ACLU’s advice for change even more

urgent: “The use of paramilitary weapons and tactics to conduct ordinary law enforcement—especially to wage the failed War on Drugs and most aggressively in communities of color—has no place in contemporary society. It is not too late to change course— through greater transparency, more oversight, policies that encourage restraint, and limitations on federal incentives, we can foster a policing culture that honors its mission to protect and serve, not to wage war.” Ronald Fraser DKT Liberty Project Washington, D.C.

Thanks to those who help with flags on MLK Memorial Bridge To the Editor: Thank you to all who contributed to my fundraising for the last two years to place our American flags on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge. This is the fourth year that we have honored our current military, and all those who have served to preserve our freedom and to honor our great nation. I would especially like to thank the city of Petersburg Public Works Department for the use of Art Adrian to skillfully operate the bucket truck in placing the flags on the light poles. The flags were up in time for Memorial Day, and have been there for the special flag days since then, including the 70th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944, Flag Day, June 14, July 4, and will remain up until the Christmas season if the weather cooperates and they wear well. I would like to thank the following contributors for their patriotism and their generous gifts to make the flags possible this year. This list includes also those that contributed in 2013 as well: Bob Zemp; Joanne Williams/Williams Media; Capt. James Crump; Sully Sullivan; G.M. Clements Company Inc; Bill Simmons; Larry Tucker; Mike Larew; Sandy Graham; Wayne Tucker; Blackwell Smith; Virginia Cherry; Gregory & Associates, PLCC; Tommy Lee; Sweet Dixie; and Dr. James B. McNeer. Thank you again. Gratefully yours until next year, Ken Pritchett Councilman Ward 3 Petersburg

Keep children in school, not at activities To the Editor: In reading an article in the newspaper on Standard of Learning scores and schools being accredited, I was wondering how the mayor could support 600 children in a Petersburg Parks and Leisure affair and can’t get the children to go to school long enough to get the schools accredited? And the school has to stay under a warning. I don’t understand this one and it is time for change in the city. You need to wake up and smell the coffee. Lauretta Howard Petersburg

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COLLISION CENTER OPENS

Shred Day at Dunlop House COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Dunlop House Assisted Living and Dementia Care invites the community to participate in another Shred Day event from 2-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Dunlop House, located at 235 Dunlop Farms Blvd. All documents will be shredded on-site. Anyone taking advantage of this opportunity is asked to bring two food items per box or bag to donate to the Colonial Heights Food Pantry. Please no plastic bags. Anyone with more than four boxes or bags are asked to call ahead for specific instructions. For more information about this event, call 804-5200050.

Pharmacist honored COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Virginia Pharmacists Association (VPhA) recently presented its Cardinal Health Generation Rx C h a m p i o n s Aw a r d t o Frankie Williams of Colonial Heights. This award recognizes a pharmacist who has demonstrated excellence in community-based prescription drug abuse prevention. The award is intended to recognize outstanding efforts within the pharmacy community to raise awareness of this serious public health problem. The award was presented by VPhA during an awards banquet at the association’s 133rd annual convention held Aug. 5 in Virginia Beach. Williams has been a mem-

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Above: Dewey Cooke and Jennifer Cooke cut the ribbon for the Colonial Heights Collision Center, located at 910 Boulevard. A ceremony marking the auto body shop’s opening was held by the Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Right: A 1938 Chevrolet pickup is pictured inside the Colonial Heights Collision Center on Aug. 26, the day a ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted at the new auto body shop by the city’s Chamber of Commerce. For more information about the Colonial Heights Collision Center, call 804-5261131.

WEEKLY CALENDAR TODAY SEPTEMBER

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.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER

CHESTERFIELD — The Chesterﬁeld/Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry (CCHASM) will host its sixth annual Spirit 76 ride on Saturday. This event offers on road and off road options to cyclists of all abilities. A 13.4-mile off-road route begins at 10 a.m. at Pocahontas State Park and a 4.81-mile off-road ride begins at 10:30 a.m. The on-road ride features amenities such as support and gear wagons, rest stops, indoor restrooms and food stations. Each on-road ride begins at Bethia United Methodist Church, located at 10700 Winterpock Road. The 76-mile on-road ride begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the 40-mile and 25-mile rides at 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. This annual event is a fundraiser that beneﬁts CCHASM programs. There’s also an option to participate as a “virtual rider” for those who are not cyclists but would like to support the ride. Following the rides, there will be a Papa John’s Pizza party and drawings for free door prizes from noon-3 p.m. at Bethia United Methodist Church. To register for the Spirit 76 ride, visit www.CCHASM.org. 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. CHESTER — The Southern Knights Cruisers Inc. car club holds a weekly cruise-in from 5 to 9:30 p.m., weather permitting, at Hardees off Old Stage Road in Chester. Over 150 antique cars, street rods, classics, muscle cars, and custom cars and trucks can be seen. Music from the 1950s and ‘60s from Wolfman John can be heard. Event is free to the public. For more information, call Ricky Williams at 804-526-8865

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER

or visit www.southernknightscruisers.com. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Oldies But Goodies Classic Cruizers Inc., based in Chester, holds a weekly cruise-in in Colonial Heights from 5 to 9 p.m. each Saturday at the parking lot in front of Ashley’s Furniture and Books-A-Million next to Southpark Mall. This is open to all car and truck enthusiasts that enjoy reminiscing about their antiques, muscle and custom cars, classics, and hot rods. For more information visit the website at www.obgcc.com, or call Bill or Jane Bennett at 307-3425.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER

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. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Dunlop House Assisted Living and Dementia Care will honor grandparents from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the Dunlop House facility. This free event is open to grandparents, parents and children. Live music will be provided by “Partners and Friends” and light refreshments will be available. For children, there will be face painting and balloon animals by Uncle Curt the Clown and his wife, Hugs.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER

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. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Square Dancers, a nonproﬁt organization, meets each Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the Colonial Heights High School cafeteria on Conduit Road. Square dancers and visitors are welcome. For more information, call 804-720-2340. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Transatlantic Brides and Parents Association, a British Heritage Society, will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at the Colonial Heights Public Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. For information, call Valerie Jones at 804-526-1731. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Tri-City Coin Club meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Colonial Heights Public Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. For information, call George Minson at 804-5262939. MATOACA — The Retired Teachers Club of Petersburg and Vicinity will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at the Baptist Children’s Home, Ritchie Multi-Purpose Building and Learning Center, 6900 Hickory Road. For information, call Filmore Martin, Membership chairman, at 804-732-3048.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Quilter’s group program meets every Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. at the Senior Center, 157 Roanoke Avenue. There are tables available for your workspace. Participants are asked to bring fabric and sewing notions, sewing machine, extension cord and work in progress. For more information, call 804-5209220. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Dunlop House Assisted Living and Dementia Care will host another in its series of Survival Skills for Healthy Aging “Dash and Dine” educational events on Tuesday. “How to Live With Arthritis and Osteoporosis” will be presented from 3-5 p.m. at the Dunlop House facility, located at 235 Dunlop Farms Blvd. A physician from AMDC Arthritis and Osteoporosis Clinic will present the program. A box dinner will be provided. To register in advance, call 804-5200050. HOPEWELL — The Brain Injury Association of Virginia facilitates a free monthly support group for adults living with brain injury, as well as family, friends and other concerned people in the lives of those living with injury. This group meets from 6:15-7:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Hopewell branch of the Appomattox Regional Library System, 209 E. Cawson St. For more information about this group, contact Mary Wallace at 3555748 or email mary@biav.net. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Tri-Cities Hokie Club and Alumni Association meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Colonial Heights Vocational School on Conduit Road. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Council Chambers, located on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of City Hall, located at 201 James Ave. Meetings are open to the public. For more information, call 804-5209360.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER

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. HOPEWELL — The Multiple Sclerosis SelfHelp Group meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Riverview on the Appomattox Rehab Center. For more information, call Melanie at 526-9129. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights

ber of Virginia Pharmacists Aiding Pharmacist Program (VaPAPP) for many years and serves as secretary for the program. She has spent hours of her personal time investigating and gathering information regarding the possible addiction of colleagues. These investigations required travel across the state to interview potential witnesses and perform interventions. In participating in this initiative, she has helped give hundreds of pharmacists the opportunity to participate in a treatment program that, when successful, saved their life. She has also been a peer monitor for many pharmacists that successfully completed treatment.

Area residents named to dean’s list at Virginia Tech BLACKSBURG — The following Colonial Heights residents enrolled at Virginia Tech were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2014 semester: • Alya Z. Aboulhosn, a sophomore majoring in human nutrition, foods, and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. • Christopher M. Anderson, a sophomore majoring in genetics, bioinformatics, and computational biology in the College of Science. • Olivia N. Brescia, a junior majoring in communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. • Jose George, a senior majoring in human nutrition, foods, and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. • Lydia Jamil, a junior Please see BRIEFLY, Page 4

Post 284 Auxiliary meets Wednesday at the Post Home, 505 Springdale Ave. The Executive Committee meets at 6 p.m., followed by a social at 7. The general meeting begins at 7:30. For membership information, contact Betty Medeiros at 896-1482.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER

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 — 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 p.m. Thursday at the Community Building, 157 Roanoke Ave. This business meeting will include the celebration of September birthdays 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 526-3497. FORT LEE — The Tri-City Toastmasters Club meets the second Thursday of each month from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at the Defense Commissary Agency in Multipurpose Room 6. The club is open to the public. For more information, visit the website at 8662.toastmastersclub.org. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Dante’s Pizzeria. For more information, call Ralph Dunn, secretary, at 748-4810. HOPEWELL — A monthly multiple sclerosis support group meets from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday at Riverview on the Appomattox Rehab Center, 201 Eppes St. For more information, call 541-1445. COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Southside Regional Medical Center sponsors a free bereavement support group at 7 p.m. Thursday at Southside Rehabilitation Services, 430 Clairmont Court, Suite 120. For information, call Chaplain Don Phelps at 765-5593.

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BUG LOVERS UNITE

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majoring in political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. • Vincent C. Kong, a senior majoring in construction engineering and management in the College of Engineering. • Benjamin P. Malone, a junior majoring in economics in the College of Science. • Joseph M. Meagher, a freshman majoring in accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must attempt at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester. RACHAEL QUICK/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTO

People watch two Volkswagen Beetles race each other on the dragstrip at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie County during Sunday’s Virginia-based BugOut, an all-Volkswagen car show event. BY KATHERINE JOHNSON STAFF WRITER

DINWIDDIE — Imagine row after row of Volkswagens as far as the eye can see. That was the view Sunday afternoon, Aug. 31, at the Virginia Motorsports Park. Between 2-3,000 were expected to come out for the BugOut, which is held twice a year at the park. The event includes a car show featuring 300 VWs, drag racing, a chance to pick up old and new parts, and much more.

CRIME The following information was provided by the Colonial Heights Police Department. • Brobst, Sarah, 29, of the 200 block of Hillcrest Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with violation of court order on Aug. 15. • Covington, Desmond Jamal, 20, of the 1300 block of Oakdale Ave., Petersburg, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 15 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • James, Linda Leigh, 48, of the 600 block of Colonial Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with assault police officer and drunk in public on Aug. 15. • Tingen, Jennifer Melton, 54, of the 17500 block of Chemin Road, South Chesterfield, was charged with drunk in public on Aug. 15. • Turner, Emanuel Raynel, 27, of the 3400 block of Wamsley Blvd., Richmond, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 15. • Vaughn, India Yachica, 29, of the 2100 block of N. 4th St., Hopewell, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 15 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Westcarr, Cianna Raneze, 20, of the 200 block of Perrywood Court, Aberdeen, Md., was charged with probation: violation on Aug. 15. • Williams, Quincy Tremont, 29, of the St. Marks St., Petersburg, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 15. • Milliner, Robert Edward, 24, of the 6800 block of Boydton Plank Road, North Dinwiddie, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 16. • Mustoe, Carl William, 50, of the 200 block of Plumtree Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with driving under the influence on Aug. 16 at Plumtree and Meridian. • Simmons, Monet, 27, of the 300 block of Kent Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 16. • Talbott, Leroy G. Jr., 61,

Less Steger, owner of the company that puts on the BugOut, said the event happens every Memorial Day and Labor Day Sunday. “It’s the 76th show. I’ve been doing it for 34 years,” Steger said. He remembers how the show, which was once held at a Manassas speedway, has changed over the years. It’s “grown from only a couple cars up to what it is now,” he said. The BugOut is one of the larg-

of the 100 block of Suffolk Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with driving under the influence on Aug. 16. • Winters, James Brandon, 37, of the 8600 block of Prince George Drive, Disputanta, was charged with fail to pay support on Aug. 16. • Alejandro-Rodriguez, Esau, 22, of Palmyra, Va., was charged with driving under the influence on Aug. 17 at Boulevard and Hillcrest. • Gaddis, John Michael, 21, of the 100 block of W. Walnut St., Milton, Ind., was charged with larceny: grand and embezzlement on Aug. 17. • Hickman, Phillip C., 22, of the 200 block of Cabell Drive, Colonial Heights, was charged with defraud innkeeper on Aug. 17. • Lewis, Iesha Clasha, 23, of the 24600 block of Williamson Road, Dinwiddie, was charged with larceny: shoplifting more $200, forgery: public records and falsely identify self to law enforcement on Aug. 17. • Rodriguez, Mervyn L. Jr., 24, of the 3000 block of Wester n St., Hopewell, was charged with driving under the influence on Aug. 17 at Boulevard and Dupuy. • Woodley, Michael Evan Jr., 22, of the 200 block of New St., Petersburg, was charged with assault and battery: family member. • Cooke, Dranzell, 21, of the 900 block of Farmer St., Petersburg, was charged with assault & battery: family member on Aug. 18. • Lewis, Gerald Deandre, 23, of the 2300 block of 18th St. NE, Washington, DC, was charged with violate conditions of release on Aug. 18. • Mann, Duwana Lynn, 49, of the 9200 block of Vaughan Road, Petersburg, was charged with probation violation on Aug. 18. • Manness, Mike, 66, of W. Fillmore St., Petersburg, was charged with trespass: general on Aug. 18 in the 600 Please see CRIME, Page 8

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CVEMA hosting fifth emergency preparedness training Survivor Day set for Sept. 27 The Central Virginia Emergency Management Alliance (CVEMA) will host its fifth Survivor Day, where residents of Central Virginia can learn how to prepare for disasters. On Saturday, Sept. 27, emergency and community response professionals will instruct citizens on the best ways to prepare for emergency situations. Classes will be conducted at 11 sites across the region. In Colonial Heights, the training will be conducted from 9 a.m. to noon at the Colonial Heights Technical Center, located at 3451 Conduit Road. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. For more information about training sites, visit www.SurvivorDay.com. Emergencies and disasters are a part of life in Central Virginia, which is vulnerable to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, winter storms, and other hazards. Survivor Day attendees will learn how to survive in their home without power for at least 72 hours and what to take with them should they need to leave their homes in a hurry. Interested residents should register online at www.SurvivorDay.com. Those without internet access may call the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission at 804323-2033 or dial 211. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Registered attendees who complete the training will receive a free backpack and survivor kit supplies (limit one per household). Survivor Day is presented by CVEMA with funding from the US Department of Homeland Security. CVEMA is a collaboration of local emergency managers and partner organizations from 25 localities in Central Virginia who voluntarily partnered together after federal funding of the Central Virginia Urban Area Security Initiative ended. Planning and basic staffing services for CVEMA are provided by the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission.

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Exploring Guardianship COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Arc South of the James, a local organization, is helping people in the Richmond/TriCities community with children who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organization is planning a program that will provide information and answer questions about guardianship for adult children with disabilities. Exploring Guardianship will take place from 68 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, at the Colonial Heights Technical Center, 3451 Conduit Road. For more information, contact Shareen Young-Chavez at schavez@thearcsoj@gmail. com

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Agreement still in the works between City, Kroger Proposed changes to draft agreement would stall construction of the store by 5 months COLONIAL HEIGHTS — City of ficials and Kroger have gone back to the negotiating table on a draft agreement that calls for a later construction date for a proposed 87,000square-foot store. The new date comes as a couple files an appeal of a judge’s decision to throw out a lawsuit against a city decision to rezone the Temple Avenue site where the store would be located. The changes to the agreement were presented to City Council by City Manager Thomas Mattis during a work session Tuesday, Aug. 26. Proposed changes to the draft purchase agreement between Kroger and the city would stall construction of the store by five months and require the company to pay the city an additional $20,000 in earnest money if construction doesn’t start on time. If construction doesn’t start on time or if Kroger backs out, the city may buy back the property for $2.4 million, as specified in the original draft. The original draft agreement, dated Dec. 5, 2013, required Kroger to begin construction by no later than Dec. 31, 2014, and be complete with the store open by no later than Dec. 31, 2015. If the amendments are approved by council, the company has until May 1, 2015, to begin construction, with the opening date remaining the same. According to the draft agreement, Kroger has until Oct. 31 to conduct tests and studies to determine if the 401 Temple Ave. site — the city’s former courthouse — is usable. Kroger could back out of the agreement if the site was determined to be unsuitable for construction. The draft agreement would also allow Kroger to purchase an additional two parcels, together totaling 1.7 acres, for the use of stormwater retention. These parcels are located along Elko Avenue. If approved, the parcels would increase the purchase price by $118,900 to $2,718,900. Use of the parcels by Kroger requires that they Please see KROGER, Page 8

PSO president hopes news will strike a chord with donors BY LEAH SMALL STAFF WRITER

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In a scene from “Little Women” now playing at the Lee Playhouse, Amy (Emily Dean) interrupts Jo’s (Grace Mincks) creative writing process.

‘Little Women’ opens at Lee Playhouse FORT LEE— “Little Women” opens today at the Lee Playhouse. Based on the cherished novel by Louisa May Alcott, written in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, the musical follows the adventures of the four March sisters and their family. As the show opens, Jo March is trying to sell her overwrought, melodramatic stories, but publishers are not interested. Her friend and mentor Professor Bhaer suggests she write from her heart. Taking his advice, Jo tells the story of herself, her sisters, and their lives in Concord, Massachusetts, during the Civil War. Opening on Broadway in 2005, “Little Women” was written by Allan Knee, with lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and music by Jason Howland. Julie Fulcher-Davis returns to the Lee Playhouse to direct the show. “The musical version of ‘Little Women’ is an innovative and fresh interpretation of this beloved tale culminating in a beautiful theatrical experience for the whole family,” Fulcher– Davis said. “The rich characterization and witty dialogue in the hands of this extremely talented cast dare to breathe new life into this oft-told story. I would not have imagined that this story could have been told better until I heard it sung. The family joys and sorrow which are at the heart of this story are brought to a whole new emotional level when sung by this brilliant company of talent under the incomparable musical direction of Deborah D. Lynch.” The show features Grace Mincks as Jo, the outspoken, adventurous tomboy with a passion for writing. Bethany Finnegan Seay portrays the gentle, kind and romantic oldest sister, Meg, who has a small weakness for luxury, but marries for love, not wealth. Morgan Benson plays the third sister, Beth. Quiet, virtuous and shy, Beth loves music and admires her sister Jo’s

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Jo (Grace Mincks) reads one of her stories to her sisters, (clockwise) Beth (Morgan Benson), Amy (Emily Dean) and Meg (Bethany Finnegan Seay) in “Little Women” at the Lee Playhouse. energy and brave spirit. The youngest sister Amy is played by Emily Dean. Amy is an artist given to pouting and vanity, but is even more lovable for her flaws. The girls’ mother Marmee is played by Ann C. Easterling. Marmee is the moral role model for her daughters and manages to hold the family together while her husband is at war. Jackie Farley plays Aunt March, the formidable, socially well-placed widow who wants only the best for her great nieces. Tyler D. Wilson is Laurie Laurence, the charming and wealthy boy next door who longs for a family as loving as the Marches. He is swept into the lives of the girls and encourages Jo’s zest for life and passion for writing. Laurie’s grandfather is played by Mark Tomczak. Mr. Laurence is gruff and crusty on the outside, but his kind heart holds a special place for sweet Beth. Laurie’s tutor John Brooke is played by Travis

West. Mr. Brooke’s reserved manner is softened at the sight of the lovely Meg. Steve Mason plays Professor Bhaer, who advises and guides Jo though her first attempts at writing, and ultimately finds his intellectual equal. The story moves gracefully from New York City and the March home in Concord, to certain reaches of Jo’s creative mind. Traveling though time and imagination becomes a visual delight, designed by Cindy Warren (set) and Becky Lussier (lighting). Costume designer Kym Mincks has created a colorful palette of elegant period dress for the March family and their friends. “Little Women” performances begin at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20, and at 3 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 7, 14 and 21. Tickets are $13 (adults) and $7 (youth). For reservations or information, call the box office at 804-734-6629.

PETERSBURG — The Petersburg Symphony Orchestra is working to get its musicians back into their chairs for the 2014-2015 concert season, with the hope of finding more funding to do so. Over the previous two years, the symphony’s budget decreased from about $75,000 to about $20,000, but PSO president Mark Phillips is hopeful that the recent renewal of the group’s federal nonprofit status will boost donations. Since reapplying for its nonprofit status in the spring of 2013, the performers waited over a year for the status’ renewal. The orchestra, which is mainly funded from contributions, lost funds because donors couldn’t make tax deductions for contributions. Phillips said to get by, the 35-year-old orchestra has dipped into a $30,000 emergency fund established by its founder, Nathaniel Gatlin. The orchestra was notified in March or April of 2012 that its 501(c)3 status was revoked, and that it had been revoked since November 2012. It was also notified that if it started the process of reinstating its status with the IRS immediately, it should only take three months. More than a year later, Phillips finally received word in June that its nonprofit status was reinstated and he would like the public to know that the symphony is accepting donations. “It is just wonderful to have the status back in place and to be able to function because I felt like we weren’t able to do anything without the status because people weren’t able to give,” he said. The orchestra’s musicians, which number

about 60, are not paid but are compensated for travel expenses. Music director Ulysses Kirksey receives a salary and the orchestra must cover the

“It is just wonderful to have the status back in place and to be able to function ... I felt like we weren’t able to do anything without the status because people weren’t able to give.” — Mark Phillips, PSO president

cost of its office operations. Since the loss of funding, the orchestra hasn’t been able to pay the rent for its office building at 19 Goodrich Ave., or the full salary of its director. Phillips said that he is working on creating a permanent fundraising campaign to get the orchestra caught up on its expenses and on more solid ground in the future. In the meantime, the orchestra has set the dates for its 2014-2015 concert season. Anyone who wishes to donate to the orchestra may do so at www.psova. net or mail donations to the Petersburg Symphony Orchestra at 19 Goodrich Ave., Petersburg, VA 23805. • Leah Small may be reached at 804-722-5172 or lsmall@progress-index. com

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The Petersburg Symphony Orchestra announces its 2014-2015 concert season dates: • Sunday, Oct. 26, 4 p.m., Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Road, Petersburg; • Saturday Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., Colonial Heights High School, 3600 Conduit Road, Colonial Heights; • Handel’s Messiah Christmas concert, Sunday, Dec. 7, 4 p.m., Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Road, Petersburg; • The Cabaret fundraiser, Saturday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m., Virginia State University Gateway Dining Facility, located on the VSU campus, Ettrick; • The spring youth concert, Sunday, April 26, Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Road, Petersburg.

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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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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.

PROJECT ATHENA Fight for her life sends Colonial Heights woman on a life-changing adventure

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

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Sarah Pless of Colonial Heights kayaks in the Florida Keys during her Project Athena adventure in November 2013.

BY KATHERINE JOHNSON STAFF WRITER

“That morning I got up, got in the shower and coughed up a little bit of blood, and I’m a nurse so I thought, probably burst [a] blood vessel. It was probably nothing,” Sarah Pless, a Colonial Heights resident and nurse at Southside Regional Medical Center, said. Three years ago August, Pless, now 33, went through her normal nine-hour shift at the hospital, took some Excedrin for chest pain and headed to pick up her then 3- and 1-year-old children from day care. When she got them in the car, Pless said she couldn’t breathe. “It was becoming more apparent that whatever was happening was not good,” she said. Pless called her husSarah Pless’ adventure included 60 miles of cycling. band and told him she needed to go to the hospital, but she had her daughters with her. As Pless started to feel worse, she knew she couldn’t make the drive to the hospital, so she stopped at a fire station for help. Within 30 minutes of being at the hospital, she was told that her lungs were full of blood clots. Pless said, “never in a million years” did she think she’d have — Sarah Pless blood clots. She had no warning signs of clots, except for coughing up blood that morning. Pless spent two weeks in the hospital fighting Project Athena used to fees, coaching and equipfor her life. She had no do a marathon in Richment for the grant recipanswers as to what mond every year; last ients. caused the blood clots year, Pless’ friend asked Although the particiuntil six months after her to join her team. pants are sent a training her hospital stay. After the marathon schedule before their “I found out that I “they ask for survivors adventure, Pless admits have a ... gene mutation of breast cancer, you she didn’t train and technically passed down know that sort of thing, showed up unprepared for from one of my parents. to come forward so they the November 2013 trip. It usually manifests can recognize you and it “Leading up to it, I got when you’re pregnant. I was really neat. Everyon the plane ... I didn’t had two kids without body was really support- want to do it anymore any problems and had no ive and so they had my because I was just conidea,” she said. info just from the race ... vinced I was going to get Her condition is called and then a few months off and they were going Factor V Leiden and she later ... they contacted to look at me and be like, will spend the rest of her me and said would you ‘Oh, yeah, she’s not life on blood thinners. be interested in doing going to be able to hang Pless eventually had to one of our adventure with us.’ ” have a hysterectomy due programs?” Pless said the advento complications from Pless was hesitant to ture was challenging. her condition. accept the grant when Once she got there, she Then she learned she learned one of the was able to make connecabout Project Athena, a adventures included hik- tions with the people she foundation that helps ing the Grand Canyon, just met, who were “the women who’ve experibut she agreed to 100 most supportive, lovely enced “life-altering med- miles of cycling, kayakpeople.” ical setbacks to unleash ing and hiking in the “It was incredible,” the athlete and adventur- Florida Keys. she said. er within and complete Project Athena covShe said the group the journey of a lifeered all the costs of the would get up every day time,” according to its three-day trip, including before dawn, prepare mission. travel expenses, entry supplies for the day and

“I found out that I have a ... gene mutation technically passed down from one of my parents. It usually manifests when you’re pregnant. I had two kids without any problems and had no idea.”

jump in a kayak for four or five hours. Then they would switch to biking and go until dark. The Florida Keys adventure that Pless took included 60 miles of cycling, 28 miles of paddling and 12 miles of hiking. One of the trainers on the trip, an Army Ranger, pushed Pless to keep going when she felt like giving up. “I struggled quite a bit on the bike, so he would come up behind me and push me when I was going up hills and struggling,” she said. Pless said the spot that he pushed on her back was the same spot she had all of the blood clots. At the end of the trip, she got a tattoo on that spot that says, “Whatever it takes.” “I remember coming back that afternoon and crying because I was afraid to come back and have it all go back to normal,” she said. She hopes to add to her tattoo this year: She’ll be returning to the Florida Keys as a supporter and fundraising goddess for the 2014 grant recipients. Pless said returning participants must raise $2,500 so that a fellow Athena can experience the adventure for free the first time. She started training a few weeks ago, which is much more stringent this time around since she’ll be going to support other Athenas. “My husband went out and bought me a kayak this year so that I could really properly train,” she said. Pless said the hospital has donated some money, and to help her prepare physically for the trip and raise money, Pless’ friends can sponsor miles during her training. “If I do 20 miles a week at the Y, they pledge to do a dollar a mile,” she said. Pless has described the trip as “completely life changing,” which is why she wants to help give the experience to another woman who survived a life-threatening illness. Her donation page can be found on the Project Athena website at projectathena.org/donate. • Katherine Johnson may be reached at 804722-5154 or kjohnson@progressindex.com.

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block of Boulevard. • Dyson, Jerry Leroy III, 25, of the 15100 block of Woods Edge Road, South Chesterfield, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 19. • Franklin, Rebecca Ann, 25, of the 100 block of Fairfax Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with violation of Court Order on Aug. 19. • Gay, Brandon, 25, of the 200 block of Cabell Drive, Colonial Heights, was charged with drunk in public on Aug. 19. • Horner, Scott, Allen, 39, of the 800 block of Johnson St., Reedsville, NC, was charged with larceny: shoplifting more $200 and tamper w/auto on Aug. 19. • Peoples, Christopher Garfield, 28, of the 600 block of Floral Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 19. • Ridley, Lorenzo L., 30, of the 2000 block of N. Whitehill Drive, Petersburg, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 19. • Sample, Jermaine W., 37, of the 100 block of Culpeper Ave., Petersburg, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 19. • Simmons, Warren, 52, of the 1800 block of Bracken Road, North Chesterfield, was charged with assault & battery: family member on Aug. 19. • Simon, Amanda Fowler, 64, of the 2700 block of Turner Road, Goochland, was charged with obstruct justice/resist arrest on Aug. 19 at Meridian and Piedmont. • White, Khalilah Alicia, 35, of the 1000 block of S. Crater Road, Petersburg, was charged with probation: violation on Aug. 19. • Williams, Ryan Blake, 30, of the 7800 block of Halyard Terrace, Chesterfield, was charged with violate conditions of release on Aug. 19. • Woney, Shane Emile Jr., 22, of Ivy Lane, Petersburg, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 19. • Acree, Steven Wayne, 40, of the 2300 block of Golden Garden Circle, Chester, was charged with embezzlement on Aug. 20. • Childress, Nathan Brian, 28, of the 100 block of Hamilton Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 20. • Fitzsimons, John Royall, 22, of the 100 block of Piedmont Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with driving under the influence on Aug. 20. • Hamilton, David Eugene Jr., 33, of the 300 block of Lasalle Ave., Hampton, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 20. • Tilghman, Alexander Raywood, 21, of the 8500 block of Lincoln Road, Mechanicsville, was charged with probation violation on Aug. 20. • C o l e m a n , Wi l l i a m Anthony, 21, of the 400 block of S. Jefferson St., Petersburg, was charged with burglary: felony intent, child neglect/cause serious injury, strangulation, vandalism and assault & battery: family member on Aug. 21. • Graves, Jonney Lavon Jr., 25, of Crutchfield Drive, Newport News, was charged with probation violation. • Simmons, Warren, 52, of the 1800 block of Bracken Road, North Chesterfield, was charged with vandalism on Aug. 21. • Stewart, Christopher Alonzo, 23, of the 100 block of Gibbons Ave., Petersburg, was charged with embezzlement on Aug. 21. • Walker, Cassandra Diane, 31, of the 3500 block of Main St., South Chesterfield, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 21. • Boswell, Kristy, 25, of the 400 block of Rocky Hill Road, Blackstone, was charged with larceny: grand on Aug. 22 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Dalton, Mark Allen, 29, of the 500 block of Rocky hill Road, Blackstone, was charged with larceny: grand on Aug. 22 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Deeds, Robert Patrick, 47, of the 200 block of Dupuy Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with drunk in pub-

lic on Aug. 22 in the 200 block of Dupuy Ave. • Herbert, Gregory Taylor, 27, of the 100 block of Cabell Drive, Colonial Heights, was charged with driving under the influence on Aug. 22 at Woodlawn and W. Ellerslie. • Hobson, Chavon K., 30, of the 2100 block of Oak Lane, Petersburg, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 22 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Lester, Stacey Lynn, 25, of the 25200 block of Cox Road, Petersburg, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 22 in the 3100 block of Boulevard. • Smith, Dwayne, 34, of the 300 block of Liberty Furnace Road, Edinburgh, Va., was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 22. • Williams, Gary E., 21, of the 3100 block of Lifsey Lane, Chesterfield, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 22 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Dereski, Cameron Alexander, 22, of the 1500 block of Log Cabin Road, Beaverddam, Va., was charged with probation violation on Aug. 24. • Hancock, Sydney Rowe, 46, of the 2500 block of Severn Wharf Road, Hayes, Va., was charged with vandalism on Aug. 24. • Lyttle, Kianna Deshawn, 22, of the 6700 block of Arbor Lake Drive, Chester, was charged with driving under the influence on Aug. 24 at Conduit and Temple. • Jarvis, Embery, 18, of the 7900 block of Coleman Lake Road, Church Road, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 25 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Tench, Kayla Ashland, 18, of the 8700 block of 2nd Court, Disputanta, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 25 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Tucker, Marcellus Qiwelin, 30, of the 2500 block of Merryoaks Ave., Petersburg, was charged with probation violation on Aug. 25. • Aliceburg, Tayla Diane, 24, of the 10000 block of Duncan Road, Petersburg, was charged with probation violation on Aug. 26. • Dail, Terry Lee, 66, of the 3400 block of Norfolk St., Hopewell, was charged with probation violation on Aug. 26. • Gilliam, Quanita Denise, 24, of the 20200 block of Rowanty Court, South Chesterfield, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 26 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Jones, Caleb Thomas, 23, of the 4500 block of Berkshire Lane, Colonial Heights, was charged with probation violation on Aug. 26. • Marshall, Julius, 49, of Clifton Place, Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged with driving under the influence and child neglect/cause serious injury on Aug. 26 at Boulevard and Highland. • Payne, Travis Alexander, 26, of the 400 block of Old Oak Lane, Colonial Heights, was charged with drunk in public on Aug. 26. • Stutz, Vincent Joseph III, 38, of the 2300 block of Bishop St., Petersburg, was charged with violation of court order on Aug. 26. • Williams, Marcus Caleb, 19, of the 20200 block of Rowanty Court, South Chesterfield, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 26 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Blevins, Coy Edward, 27, of the 3700 block of Yard Arm Drive, Chester, was charged with fail to appear on Aug. 27. • Garrison, Richard Matthias, 22, of the 600 block of Hamilton Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with larceny: petit on Aug. 27 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • Green, Kelsey Tyler, 21, of the 2200 block of Lee St., Hopewell, was charged with larceny: grand on Aug. 27. • Griffith, Dylan Joseph, 19, of the 700 block of Colonial Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with larceny: petit and illegally possess alcohol on Aug. 27 in the 600 block of Southpark Blvd. • 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.

New leader takes helm at 80th Training Command FORT LEE — Maj. Gen. A.C. Roper took over the reins of the 80th Training Command from Maj. Gen. Bill Gerety, at the Fort Lee Field House late last month. The change of command ceremony on Aug. 23 was officiated by Maj. Gen. Marcia Anderson, deputy chief Army Reserve. A n d e r s o n p ro m o t e d Roper in a ceremony earlier that day at the Fort Lee Quartermaster Museum. “The 80th is already a great command. My goal is to enhance the work and the leadership of Maj. Gen. Gerety and to improve the accomplishments of the command thus far,” said Roper who in civilian capacity is the Bir mingham, Alabama, police chief. “I plan to do everything I can to contribute to greater successes in the future.” “We recognize that we are in the midst of tremendous transformation,” he added. “It’s important that we ensure effective communication and collaboration

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Maj. Gen. A.C. Roper, left, recites the officer’s oath during his promotion ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Marcia Anderson, deputy chief of the Army Reserve, at the Quartermaster Museum at Fort Lee, on Aug. 23. Roper assumed command of the 80th Training Command (TASS) later in the day in a change of command ceremony also officiated by Anderson. across the command.” Roper’s previous assignment is commander of the 415th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Brigade headquartered in Greenville, S.C., the Army

Reserve’s only CBRN brigade. The 80th Training Command headquartered in Richmond, is the third largest command organization in the U.S. Army Reserve.

The command is made up of approximately 6,632 Ar my Reserve soldiers assigned to 13 brigades aligned under three major subordinate divisions with units located nationwide.

State Police continues probe into officer-involved shooting BY KATHERINE JOHNSON STAFF WRITER

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — A city police officer shot a South Carolina woman “several times” Sunday, Aug. 24, after she had aimed a semiautomatic handgun at him, according to court documents. A search warrant request from the Virginia State Police provided details of a shooting that left Melissa Alexander, 43, in critical but stable condition at VCU Medical Center. The search warrant was filed by Special Agent A.S. Witt with Virginia State Police in Colonial Heights Circuit Court to search the woman’s 2014 Dodge Avenger. According to the affidavit, the search was requested for an offense described as attempted

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be rezoned by the city. Before the agreement goes to council for a vote, the Planning Commission must vote on the site plan and the rezoning of the additional parcels. The Planning Commission will vote on the site plan and the rezoning Sept. 3. Council will have a public hearing on the agreement, which is required because the document calls for rezoning. Council went into closed session to the discuss the lawsuit filed against Kroger and the city in March by Dennis J. Livingston and

capital murder. Police seized a cell phone, two .380 caliber cartridges and prescription medication from the car with South Carolina tags and is registered to a man in South Carolina. Colonial Heights police o f f i c e r G re g T h i n n e s attempted to stop the Dodge Avenger, which was going 60 mph in a 35 mph zone on Sunday, according to the affidavit. The car failed to stop for the police cruiser and ran a red light before stopping at a house on Yacht Basin Drive and Wildwood Avenue. When the driver stopped, Thinnes parked his car about 20 feet behind the vehicle and ordered the woman to show her hands, which she didn’t do, the affidavit said.

Lou Jean Livingston. The lawsuit claims the city didn’t provide appropriate public notice for input on its working agreement with Kroger. The lawsuit also states that the city amended its comprehensive plan and changed the zoning to allow the 90,000square-foot-plus grocery store to be built close to residential areas. Colonial Heights Circuit Court Judge Westbrook Parker threw out the lawsuit on the basis that there weren’t adequate legal grounds. The couple filed an appeal Aug. 14. • Leah Small may be reached at 722-5172 or lsmall@progress-index. com.

“Approximately one minute later, the female suspect suddenly opened the driver’s door of her vehicle, stepped out facing the officer and raised a black semiautomatic handgun directly towards the officer,” according to the affidavit. Thinnes then shot at the woman repeatedly, “striking the female suspect several times.” The white female suspect fell to the ground and dropped the handgun. She was taken to VCU Medical Center. As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, Alexander was in critical, but stable condition at VCU Medical Center. Thinnes wasn’t injured in the incident. He is a 10-year veteran of the Colonial Heights Police Department. The investigation is still ongoing by the Virginia

State Police Bureau of Investigation’s Police Shooting Investigative Team. The state police probe of the shooting was requested by the Colonial Heights Police Chief Jeffrey Faries. When the investigation is complete, the findings will be turned over to the Colonial Heights commonwealth’s attorney who will determine what happens next. Sgt. Steve Vick, public information officer with Virginia State Police, said cases like this take time to process and pursue. “We treat an officerinvolved shooting just like any other shooting investigation conducted by the state police,” he said. • Katherine Johnson can be reached at 804-722-5154 or kjohnson@progress-index. com

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Open Skate (2-5pm) Adult/Old Skool Skate (7:30-10 pm, $6) $7 GENERAL ADMISSION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED I $3 SKATE RENTAL GROUP RESERVATIONS AND RATES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE

We do Birthday Parties

Lace up for a great time. Our indoor skating rink is open year round for your enjoyment!

The Skate Factory

2530 S. Crater Road, Petersburg • 930-7100 www.facebook.com/skatefactorypetersburg www.theskatefactoryva.net t Ea firs o $50 rn up t 2 for do yo nat ur ion s.

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