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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY || ONLINE EVERY DAY BON AIR || BRANDERMILL || GENITO || MIDLOTHIAN || ROBIOUS || SALISBURY || WOODLAKE SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 03.24.11 BY MEREDITH RIGSBY Capital News Service A ll public schools in Virginia must follow the state’s Stan- dards of Learning for core courses like math, science and history. Beginning next year, they’ll also have to ensure that students learn about abusive relationships, too. A bill passed by the General Assem- bly requires that the SOL objectives on dating violence and abusive relation- ships be taught at least once during middle school and twice during high school. Senate Bill 906, sponsored Sen. R. Creigh Deeds of Charlottesville, received unanimous approval from the House and Senate. It now needs Gov. Bob McDonnell’s signature to become law. The measure builds on a law passed by the assembly in 2007. That year, legislators required the Virginia Board of Education to include “dating vio- lence and the characteristics of abusive relationships” in the state’s family life education curriculum. SB 906 will ensure that secondary school students are exposed to the ma- terial. A 2009 study found that schools already are meeting the intent of the bill. The legislation grew out of a final project students presented in June for the College Leaders Program at the So- rensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. Deeds was one of the judges of the projects. In their project, Hassan Abdelhalim, Emily Bowles, Christopher Diming, Katherine Hunter, Lena Morrill and Sarah Ulmer presented an outline for what later became SB 906, Deeds said. Then the students asked Deeds to spon- sor the measure in the 2011 legislative session. “They not only pestered me and Schools to teach about abusive relationships Ballroom dancing competition keeps the feet moving Simply Ballroom student Roo Hiremath and professional dancer Lee Nugent perform the Waltz during their solo exhibition at the River City Ballroom Dance Com- petition held on Saturday, March 19 at the Greater Richmond Con- vention Center. Hiremath is student at Clover Hill High School and has been study- ing ballroom for over a year at the Midlothian-based dance studio. Simply Ballroom, located at the corner of Hull Street and Court- house roads, was one of eight participating studios during the competition. Dancers were professionally judged throughout the day while performing the Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Swing, Cha Cha, Rumba, and many more ballroom style dances. Photo Gallery ONLINE midlothianexchange.com Housing market at a ‘Dangerous Point’ BY TRACY KENNEDY Capital News Service W hile fewer home loans are going into default, a combination of a backlog of foreclosures and a slump in home purchases could threaten the recovery in Virginia’s housing market. “We are at a dangerous point at the begin- ning of another negative cycle that pulls the market somewhat down from where it is,” Bar- ry Merchant, a senior analyst for the Virginia Housing Development Authority, told the Virginia Foreclosure Task Force on Tuesday. Since the end of the 2010 tax credits for new homeowners, Merchant said, fewer houses on the market are being sold. This combined with other factors means that that task force “could look at a much longer recov- ery for the state.” “I think at the moment I’m a little pessi- mistic only because we’re seeing a weakening again of the whole purchase market,” Mer- chant said. Despite this pessimism, Merchant said he expects the housing market to return to nor- mal by the end of 2012. A recent task force report found a spike in the number of Virginia homes entering foreclosure during the third quarter of 2010. During that quarter, there were active foreclo- sures in Virginia – about 4,100 more than in the corresponding period of 2008. About the Task Force The Virginia Foreclosure Task Force was created by Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2010 by an executive order. Its goal is to propose a hous- ing policy for Virginia. The advisory group’s recommendations are due in November. The task force has 22 members. It is chaired by Terrie Suit, the assistant to the governor for commonwealth preparedness. The task force has scheduled monthly meetings until June. It then will take a break to collect data and consult experts. The group’s timetable calls for meetings to resume in September for more focused discus- sions on key issues, perhaps with help of an economist. The task force is expected to wrap up its work in November. The task force is not the only organization helping Virginians avoid foreclosure. Another organization is the Capital Area Foreclosure Network [www.cafn.org]. This past week, the network and the Hous- ing Initiative Partnership announced they are launching a Spanish and English foreclosure prevention hotline for Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The toll-free number is 888- 794-8830. “Too many of our region’s residents are paying thousands of dollars to scam artists who can do nothing to help them. By calling the hotline, residents can get connected to nonprofit housing counselors near their home or work,” said Paul DesJardin, co-chairman of the foreclosure network. BY ALICE KEMP Capital News Service D espite facing a recession and drought in 2010, Virginia’s farmers exported $2.24 billion in crops, meat and other products last year, making the state No. 9 in the nation for agricul- ture export value. Though the numbers are promising, Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to push for more. He hopes the commonwealth this year will eclipse its 2009 record of $2.3 billion in exports. “We have an aggressive marketing agenda in 2011 and beyond to promote Virginia products globally,” McDonnell said in a press release issued during the third annual International Virginia Agricultural Trade Conference held last week in Norfolk. The governor’s plan includes keep- ing strong markets in countries such as Canada, China and Japan as well as aggressively pursuing opportunities in India, Turkey and Mexico. Virginia also will continue developing export busi- ness in unconventional markets like Cuba and Venezuela. Todd Haymore, the state’s secretary of agriculture and forestry, and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will lead the marketing efforts. “Working with our growers, agri- businesses, exporters and partners in state government, the governor, VDACS staff and I are committed to growing our exports of agricultural and forestry products because they are so vital to Virginia’s economic vitality,” said Haymore, who was the keynote speaker for the trade conference. So far this year, Virginia’s farm exports are running 2 percent above 2010 figures. “In 2011, we forecast that Virginia is on course to exceed 2010 export levels and hopefully better our 2009 numbers if Mother Nature, the global economy and geo-political events cooperate,” Haymore said. State officials say Virginia is able Virginia pushes for more farm exports EXPORTS page 3 SCHOOLS page 5 Green makeover a win for student The James River Association (JRA) is proud to announce Ruhan Farsin of Midlothian Middle School as the winner of its Green Homes essay contest. The contest asked area middle schoolers why their family needed a green home makeover. As a prize, JRA staff, along with the help of Ruhan’s family, installed a rain garden at the Farsin’s home to reduce rain water runoff into the James River watershed. The overall greening of the Far- sin’s home included the rain garden as well as a patio made of permeable pavers. The makeover also included several small gardens located at the base of downspouts and re-seeding the yard with a grass mixture that will require less water and fertilizer. “Rain runoff from homes and local businesses is the fastest grow- ing source of pollution in the James River,” said Bill Street, executive director at the James River Asso- ciation. “Rain gardens are a simple solution for homeowners to reduce pollution in our river.” Runoff was one of the topics that piqued Farsin’s interest in writing the essay. “Runoff is such an insig- nificant topic to people, but it makes such a difference to the world,” he said. “All this runoff keeps going into the watershed, which could eas- ily contaminate the Chesapeake Bay area and, eventually, the ocean.” The essay contest was part of the JRA’s Green Homes program, an ini- tiative created to educate residents on methods to reduce stormwater pollution from their homes to help clean the river. According to the State of the James River report, released in 2009, the James received a score of 59 percent, indicating that the James River is half way to full health. A rain garden is a planted de- pression in the ground that allows rainwater from hard surfaces (roofs, sidewalks, streets and compacted lawns) to be absorbed. The gardens reduce rain runoff by allowing the water to soak into the ground as op- posed to flowing into storm drains, streams and, ultimately, the James River. Rain gardens help reduce flooding and erosion in streams, keep sewers from backing up into basements and reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs), while also providing a habitat for birds, but- terflies and beneficial insects, such as honey bees. To calculate a home’s impact on the James River, JRA has partnered with the Timmons Group to create a pollution and runoff calculator for homeowners. By entering some basic information about the prop- erty and yard maintenance practices, homeowners can quickly generate a report that details how much runoff leaves their property annually and the amount of nitrogen and phos- phorus in the runoff. The calcula- tor, found on JRA’s website, also provides tips for reducing pollution and runoff. Farsin’s mom Parvis Akter, a professor at John Tyler Community College, was impressed with the available information. “Ruhan used the runoff calculator to find out how much concentration of nitrogen, which is blooming the algae growth that affects the oxygen supply that affects the aquatic ecosystem. I was surprised with all these numbers,” she said. “I think it’s a wonderful tool that they’re using to teach how each of these numbers can lead to a big number and make a huge difference to the environment.” For more information and to learn more about rain gar- dens and their benefits, visit the James River Association website at www.jamesriveras- sociation.org or call the JRA at (804) 788-8811. courtesy of James River Association PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINA Ruhan Farsin won JRA contest's grand prize for his essay about the use of rain barrels in reducing rain runoff.
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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 03.24.11
BY MEREDITH RIGSBYCapital News Service
All public schools in Virginia must follow the state’s Stan-dards of Learning for core courses like math, science
and history. Beginning next year, they’ll also have to ensure that students learn about abusive relationships, too.
A bill passed by the General Assem-bly requires that the SOL objectives on dating violence and abusive relation-ships be taught at least once during middle school and twice during high school.
Senate Bill 906, sponsored Sen. R. Creigh Deeds of Charlottesville, received unanimous approval from the House and Senate. It now needs Gov. Bob McDonnell’s signature to become law.
The measure builds on a law passed by the assembly in 2007. That year, legislators required the Virginia Board of Education to include “dating vio-lence and the characteristics of abusive relationships” in the state’s family life education curriculum.
SB 906 will ensure that secondary school students are exposed to the ma-terial. A 2009 study found that schools already are meeting the intent of the bill.
The legislation grew out of a fi nal project students presented in June for the College Leaders Program at the So-rensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. Deeds was one of the judges of the projects.
In their project, Hassan Abdelhalim, Emily Bowles, Christopher Diming, Katherine Hunter, Lena Morrill and Sarah Ulmer presented an outline for what later became SB 906, Deeds said. Then the students asked Deeds to spon-sor the measure in the 2011 legislative session.
“They not only pestered me and
Schools to teach about abusive relationships
Ballroom dancing competition keeps the feet movingSimply Ballroom student Roo
Hiremath and professional dancer Lee Nugent perform the Waltz
during their solo exhibition at the River City Ballroom Dance Com-petition held on Saturday, March 19 at the Greater Richmond Con-
vention Center.
Hiremath is student at Clover Hill High School and has been study-ing ballroom for over a year at the Midlothian-based dance studio.
Simply Ballroom, located at the corner of Hull Street and Court-house roads, was one of eight
participating studios during the competition.
Dancers were professionally judged throughout the day while performing the Tango, Foxtrot,
Viennese Waltz, Swing, Cha Cha, Rumba, and many more ballroom
style dances.
Photo Gallery ONLINEmidlothianexchange.com
Housing market at a ‘Dangerous Point’BY TRACY KENNEDYCapital News Service
While fewer home loans are going into default, a combination of a backlog of foreclosures and a slump in home purchases could
threaten the recovery in Virginia’s housing market.
“We are at a dangerous point at the begin-ning of another negative cycle that pulls the market somewhat down from where it is,” Bar-ry Merchant, a senior analyst for the Virginia Housing Development Authority, told the Virginia Foreclosure Task Force on Tuesday.
Since the end of the 2010 tax credits for new homeowners, Merchant said, fewer houses on the market are being sold. This combined with other factors means that that task force “could look at a much longer recov-ery for the state.”
“I think at the moment I’m a little pessi-mistic only because we’re seeing a weakening
again of the whole purchase market,” Mer-chant said.
Despite this pessimism, Merchant said he expects the housing market to return to nor-mal by the end of 2012.
A recent task force report found a spike in the number of Virginia homes entering foreclosure during the third quarter of 2010. During that quarter, there were active foreclo-sures in Virginia – about 4,100 more than in the corresponding period of 2008.
About the Task ForceThe Virginia Foreclosure Task Force was
created by Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2010 by an executive order. Its goal is to propose a hous-ing policy for Virginia. The advisory group’s recommendations are due in November.
The task force has 22 members. It is chaired by Terrie Suit, the assistant to the governor for commonwealth preparedness.
The task force has scheduled monthly meetings until June. It then will take a break to
collect data and consult experts.The group’s timetable calls for meetings to
resume in September for more focused discus-sions on key issues, perhaps with help of an economist. The task force is expected to wrap up its work in November.
The task force is not the only organization helping Virginians avoid foreclosure. Another organization is the Capital Area Foreclosure Network [www.cafn.org].
This past week, the network and the Hous-ing Initiative Partnership announced they are launching a Spanish and English foreclosure prevention hotline for Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The toll-free number is 888-794-8830.
“Too many of our region’s residents are paying thousands of dollars to scam artists who can do nothing to help them. By calling the hotline, residents can get connected to nonprofi t housing counselors near their home or work,” said Paul DesJardin, co-chairman of the foreclosure network.
BY ALICE KEMPCapital News Service
Despite facing a recession and drought in 2010, Virginia’s farmers exported $2.24 billion in crops, meat
and other products last year, making the state No. 9 in the nation for agricul-ture export value.
Though the numbers are promising, Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to push for more. He hopes the commonwealth this year will eclipse its 2009 record of $2.3 billion in exports.
“We have an aggressive marketing agenda in 2011 and beyond to promote Virginia products globally,” McDonnell said in a press release issued during the third annual International Virginia Agricultural Trade Conference held last week in Norfolk.
The governor’s plan includes keep-ing strong markets in countries such as Canada, China and Japan as well as aggressively pursuing opportunities in India, Turkey and Mexico. Virginia also will continue developing export busi-ness in unconventional markets like Cuba and Venezuela.
Todd Haymore, the state’s secretary of agriculture and forestry, and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will lead the marketing efforts.
“Working with our growers, agri-businesses, exporters and partners in state government, the governor, VDACS staff and I are committed to growing our exports of agricultural and forestry products because they are so vital to Virginia’s economic vitality,” said Haymore, who was the keynote speaker for the trade conference.
So far this year, Virginia’s farm exports are running 2 percent above 2010 fi gures.
“In 2011, we forecast that Virginia is on course to exceed 2010 export levels and hopefully better our 2009 numbers if Mother Nature, the global economy and geo-political events cooperate,” Haymore said.
State offi cials say Virginia is able
Virginia pushes for more farm exports
EXPORTS page 3
SCHOOLS page 5
Green makeover a win for student
The James River Association (JRA) is proud to announce Ruhan Farsin of Midlothian Middle School as the winner of its Green Homes essay contest. The contest asked area middle schoolers why their family needed a green home makeover. As a prize, JRA staff, along with the help of Ruhan’s family, installed a rain garden at the Farsin’s home to reduce rain water runoff into the James River watershed.
The overall greening of the Far-sin’s home included the rain garden as well as a patio made of permeable pavers. The makeover also included several small gardens located at the base of downspouts and re-seeding the yard with a grass mixture that will require less water and fertilizer.
“Rain runoff from homes and local businesses is the fastest grow-ing source of pollution in the James River,” said Bill Street, executive director at the James River Asso-ciation. “Rain gardens are a simple solution for homeowners to reduce pollution in our river.”
Runoff was one of the topics that piqued Farsin’s interest in writing the essay. “Runoff is such an insig-nifi cant topic to people, but it makes such a difference to the world,” he said. “All this runoff keeps going into the watershed, which could eas-ily contaminate the Chesapeake Bay area and, eventually, the ocean.”
The essay contest was part of the JRA’s Green Homes program, an ini-tiative created to educate residents on methods to reduce stormwater pollution from their homes to help clean the river. According to the
State of the James River report, released in 2009, the James received a score of 59 percent, indicating that the James River is half way to full health.
A rain garden is a planted de-pression in the ground that allows rainwater from hard surfaces (roofs, sidewalks, streets and compacted lawns) to be absorbed. The gardens reduce rain runoff by allowing the water to soak into the ground as op-posed to fl owing into storm drains, streams and, ultimately, the James River. Rain gardens help reduce fl ooding and erosion in streams, keep sewers from backing up into basements and reduce combined sewer overfl ows (CSOs), while also providing a habitat for birds, but-terfl ies and benefi cial insects, such as honey bees.
To calculate a home’s impact on the James River, JRA has partnered with the Timmons Group to create a pollution and runoff calculator for homeowners. By entering some basic information about the prop-erty and yard maintenance practices, homeowners can quickly generate a report that details how much runoff leaves their property annually and the amount of nitrogen and phos-phorus in the runoff. The calcula-tor, found on JRA’s website, also provides tips for reducing pollution and runoff.
Farsin’s mom Parvis Akter, a professor at John Tyler Community College, was impressed with the available information. “Ruhan used the runoff calculator to fi nd out how much concentration of nitrogen,
which is blooming the algae growth that affects the oxygen supply that affects the aquatic ecosystem. I was surprised with all these numbers,” she said. “I think it’s a wonderful tool that they’re using to teach how each of these numbers can lead to a big number and make a huge difference to the
environment.” For more information and
to learn more about rain gar-dens and their benefi ts, visit the James River Association website at www.jamesriveras-sociation.org or call the JRA at (804) 788-8811.
courtesy of James River Association
PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINARuhan Farsin won JRA contest's grand prize for his essay about the use of rain barrels in reducing rain runoff.
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The marriage of Miss Kathryn Morgan Mishoe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Mishoe Jr. of Midlothian, Va. to Edwin Brandon Parkes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Parkes of Ware Neck, Va. took place on November 6, 2010 at the historic Inn at Warner Hall, in Gloucester, Va. Reverend Thomas M. Mishoe Sr., grand-father of the bride, offi ciated.
The bride, escorted by her father and given in mar-riage by her parents, is the granddaughter of George R. Jones and the late Sarah D. Jones of Salem, Va. and Reverend Thomas M. Mishoe Sr. and the late Coreina C. Mishoe of Charleston, SC.
The groom is the grandson of the late Edwin R. Nut-tall and Louise S. Nuttall of Ware Neck, Va and the late Bertrand H. Parkes and Kathleen J. Parkes of Gloucester Point, Va.
Miss MacKinsey Mishoe, sister of the bride, served as the maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Mrs. Laura Duncan, cousin of the bride, Miss Kelli Layton and Miss Erin Supko, sorority sisters of the bride. Miss Mackenzie
Caras served as the fl ower girl.The best man was Shawn Gaston and groomsmen
included Jeff Wright, Johnny Gallagher and Jeff Caras, all fraternity brothers of the groom. Ushers included Adam Smith, fraternity brother of the groom, Matt Crawford and Aaron Cothern, childhood friends of the groom. Kenneth Field, cousin of the groom, served as the ring bearer.
Both the bride and groom are graduates of Christo-pher Newport University. The bride obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies and currently works in the e-Commerce department of Ferguson Enterprises. The groom obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and is also employed by Ferguson in the Finance department.
The couple honeymooned in Punta Cana, Domini-can Republic, and currently reside in their new home in Gloucester Point, Va.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 24Midlothian Ruritan Club monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Church, 1100 Mt. Pisgah Drive, Midlothian. Dinner and program. Contact David Nelms, (804) 379-1294 for further details.
Progression, the annual spring dance showcase at Thomas Dale High School, will grace the stage March 24 & 25 at 7 pm in Thomas Dale High School’s main auditori-um. Tickets, available at the door, cost $6 for general ad-mission, $5 for students, and are free for senior citizens and children 5 & under. For more information about the Specialty Center for the Arts, please go to www.Specialty-CenterArts.com. Independent fi lmmaker Jen-na Norwood will present her documentary “Supercharge Me! 30 Days Raw,” a look at her odyssey back to the simplicity of eating only raw and natural foods, March 24, 7:30 p.m. at the University of Richmond. Free and open to the public, the program will be held in Tyler Haynes Com-mons, Room 305. Norwood also will discuss the fi lm and answer questions following the screening.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25The fi nal lecture in the 2011 series will be presented by Francoise Bonnell, Director of the US Army Women’s Mu-seum. Her topic will be “From the American Revolution to the Present: Women’s Contri-butions to the US Army and the Nation.” Women’s stories, mostly untold, both in and out of uniform, will provide a fresh perspective during Women’s History Month. The 4th annual CHSV “Winter Lecture Series” takes place at the Community Hall at Lucy Corr Village, 6800 Lucy Corr Boulevard, in Chester-fi eld. The lectures are free to members of the Chesterfi eld Historical Society, $5 per lecture for non-members.
Each lecture starts at 7 p.m. and reservations are recom-mended. Please call (804) 796-7003 to make reserva-tions.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26Take a guided tour through the park from 11 a.m. - noon and learn more about the pioneer coal industry in Midlothian, one of the fi rst commercial coal mine opera-tions in North America. Learn about the fi rst railroad, the need for transportation im-provements and the impact that coal mining had on the region. Discover the impact coal mining had during the American Revolution and the Civil War. Pre registra-tion required. To register call (804) 748- 1623 and request Course # 21348 Midlothian Mines Park, 13301 North Woolridge Road. Cost is $8 /person.
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Richmonder Jamie Sulc, Jr., owner of Real World Strength Conditioning, LLC, provided a tour of the new gym located in Southport Business Park on Trade Road. Sulc received his masters degree in exercise physiology from University of Vir-ginia. The husband and dad is certifi ed by National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Certifi ed Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and International Youth Con-ditioning Association (IYCA) Youth Fitness Specialist - Level 1 as well as Certifi ed Underground Strength Coach.
INTERVIEW BY ELIZABETH FARINAQ: What should an athlete expect when they come in for a scheduled session?
Sulc: “They should expect to work hard. That’s one of my, really my only, requirement for an athlete. They don’t have to be the best. They don’t have to be the strongest. They don’t have to be quickest, but they come in with a determined attitude – determined to be the best, the fastest and so forth – then they’ll go a long way.”
Q: Is the gym and training sessions for all types of sports?Sulc: “Yes. I don’t cater to any one particular sport. I have
worked, over the years, with athletes with every sport.”
Q: What should one expect when they fi rst step into the gym?
Sulc: “I start everyone off with the basics. My main con-cern, when an athlete comes in, is how profi cient is he or she at moving their own bodies. Sport is all about body move-ment. I’ve seen it. I’ve been there. I used to be the same way. A kid can come in and bench press 135 pounds … but they can’t do fi ve push-ups. Yes, the bench press is important, but if you can’t handle your own body weight playing sports, it’s not going to pay off. “
Q: How would you describe Real World?Sulc: “This is the anti-gym … It’s by design. The reason I wanted a place like this was to return to the
basics. I went to Prince George High School. I grew up train-ing at Walker’s Gym in Hopewell. It was a gym like this… It was not pretty. It was a place to come in and do hard work and get strong and develop. This is a place where you can come and work hard.
I wanted open space to accommodate small groups. I have one-on-one training, but I fi nd younger athletes respond bet-ter in small groups. You bring out that sense of competition and motivation. One-on-one [personal training] is great … with small group, adults or young athletes, it is a more moti-vating type of environment because you push yourself harder around people, that’s just a fact.
The one reason I chose this location is because I have this nice long path here for movement. Remember from grade school, and growing up, doing bear crawls and crab walks and all that stuff, well, my kids, even the adults, we do a lot of that stuff; mostly to work on, again, supporting your own body weight with fl exibility. Flexibility can go hand-and-hand with coordination … younger athletes, they’re bodies are growing. Getting their abilities honed in will serve them in the long run.”
Q: Tell me about the tires.Sulc: “…[Tires] just a different tool to use, not the only
tool. When the younger athletes get up to the point where they develop enough strength, the tires can be used to really help develop more lower body and hip explosion. I can stack them on top, and they can do box jumps, again to work on
explosion and quickness and leg strength. One of the most fun things the kids like to do is a little tire battle. It’s great for football and wrestling.”
Q: Most people don’t fi nd a sledgehammer in a gym? What’s that used for?
Sulc: “This is one [sledgehammer] I use with older athletes and adults, more of conditioning cardio heat but is also to develop upper body power. You can do each side for 30-seconds. It’s a great workout.”
Q: What would be the age range for athletes in training? Sulc: “Ten year olds through high school, I have require-
ments that need to be met before they can start pushing or pulling weight. The high school kids they have similar requirements – still do a certain number of push-ups, do bear crawls, body-weight squats – to ensure their progres-sion and development.
As far as the training, everyone goes though a progression. They don’t just come in fl ipping tires or swinging sledgehammers, doing kettle bell stuff. I want to make sure everyone has a solid foundation. And we do things a little differently.”
Q: Is there an age limit on the train-ing?
Sulc: I train adults like athletes as well. Not because they are competing, but training like an athlete, and doing more than just the traditional boot camp workout, most adults 20s, 30s, 40s, and into 50s and 60s want to lose fat and gain strength. This is a different way of training – returning to the basics.
If you want to get stronger and add more lean muscle, well, sitting on a machine that keeps you on a fi xed plane, a fi xed range of mo-tion, you’re not going to add a lot of strength. You’re not going to add a whole lot of muscle. Doing more profi cient compound lifts where you really impact all the muscles in your body, like the dead lift.
For women, strong is the new skinny. Don’t be afraid to be strong. It’s much better to be a strong woman than a stick fi gure. That is not real and it’s not practical. Now, the dead lift doesn’t look like a whole lot, but you’re working every muscle in your body. At the risk of sounding cheesy, we keep it old school.
Q: How do you help athletes build their endurance? Sulc: “This is not a place where I come and push
the kids until they puke. Even in my own training, if I worked so hard in every training [session] that I felt sick to my stomach and weak in the knees, it’s hard to recover. And recovery is just as important, if not the most important thing, in increasing muscle strength and building endurance in young athletes as well as adults too.
In terms of bringing them along, that’s what it is. Maybe they don’t know they have an extra gear. They’ll learn when they’re going too easy and realize very quickly if it’s too hard and that just gives another goal to shoot for. We do a lot of conditioning in circuit style.”
Q: What would you say is your coaching style?
Sulc: “I’m not a screamer, a yeller, or a rah-rah coach, unless it’s called for. If you are a young athlete, you have specifi c goals and those should be driving you … If you
come in and have had a hard day ... leave it at the door, it’s time to work when you come here. This is a sanctuary where you leave that stuff at the door for an hour, or hour-and-a-half. Come in and have an intense work out.”
An open house at Real World Strength + Conditioning, LLC, located at 10625-A Trade Rd. in Southport Business Park off Midlothian Turnpike, will be held on Saturday, April 16. There will be free training session for athletes from 10 - 11 and for adults from 11 a.m. - noon. Read about Jamie Sulc at www.realworldstrengthgym.com
Getting back to basic training in the 'Real World'
PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAJamie Sulc of Real World Strength Conditioning talks about the everyday items - tires, ropes, and sledgehammer to name a few - used for training at the gym.
to stay competitive in the export market by keeping its products diversifi ed. The top products this year were soy-beans, grains (such as wheat and corn), pork, poultry, leaf tobacco, wood products and logs, fats and oils, cotton,
seafood and aquaculture products, fresh vegetables and hides and skins.
Agriculture and forestry are Virginia’s two largest industries, providing about 500,000 jobs and an eco-nomic impact of $79 billion annually, according to a 2008 economic impact survey by
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March Madness has truly hit the Richmond area with the Spiders and the Rams making it into the Sweet 16. How are your brackets doing?
"I have one team out of 64 left. I think I will have a better chance
at the Kentucky Derby."
"My bracket is in
absolute shambles. In fact, I think I might have set it on fi re at
some point last week-end to dispose of the
evidence."
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Elizabeth FarinaEDITOR
Jim McConnellSPORTS EDITOR
Anne GibbSALES
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BY ELIZABETH [email protected]
A teen, who was charged with driving under the infl uence, was involved in a fatal crash that killed two men. The deadly scene is not the fi rst time this has happened on county roads.
Unfortunately, after awhile, it won’t be the last. The public’s outpouring of anger and grief has fol-
lowed the unfolding story, but for a moment step away from Saturday night’s crash.
A few days before the crash, where was the public’s outrage when eight drivers – ages 20, 48, 39, 26, 35, 34, 24 and 37 – were arrested for driving under the infl u-ence in one night?
Statistics from the county’s adult arrest records show how DUIs are problematic in our community for twenty-one and up as well as adults in their 40s (arrest records are available online under database pages). Driv-ing under the infl uence seems to be a muted problem in our society until someone dies.
And that has been the mixed message for all of us about alcohol and automobiles. No matter how many times the police or the media talk about the dangers of drinking and driving, there seems to be an irresponsible driver who will get behind the wheel impaired. He or she will either weave all the way home, or crash, or be arrested, or all three. If arrested and found guilty, he or she will face steep fi nes and jail time. Yet, it’s a quiet incident in our community. It seems we only react if it includes a fatal outcome.
As a society, we drag smashed cars to our high schools during the prom season hoping it might hit a nerve of reality (and a little fear) for the students to be reminded about the consequences. Yet, the conversation is limited to only the wreckage when we have adults in the community continuing to drive under the infl uence.
There have been community outreach programs to talk with teens and parents about the dangers of binge and underage drinking as well as drunk driving, but does that really matter if the conversation isn’t contin-ued at home? Programs, such as SAFE, have been work-ing hard in prevention and education, but do they truly have full support if the community continues to have DUI numbers climb?
As for Saturday night crash, the deaths of two in-nocent people are sobering reminders of what truly is at stake when personal responsibility is tossed to the wind. Will the community’s conscience reach beyond the topic of underage drinking? Hopefully. We need to fi nd solu-tions to get impaired drivers off of our local roads.
Sobering reminder
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Chesterfi eld County’s Senior Advocate held a reception on Monday, March 21, in honor of 34 volunteers who provided nearly 600 volunteer hours during 2010, valued at $12,156. Volunteers served in several capacities:
Offi ce Volunteer — Belinda Miller; Grandparent Connec-tion — Betty Ford and Debbie Preston; Harrowgate Reading Program — Bill Boyd, Lois Buchanan, Vicky Carter, Kit Eric-son, Betty Frankhouser, Linda Hammer, Peggy Jones, Ralph Jones, Karen Little, Belinda Miller, Marty Schleigh, Phil Wal-lace, Jane Wilkinson, Gynelle Worley; Telephone Reassurance — Barbara Blair, Helen Bloomfi eld, Gracie Burwell, Vicky Carter, Janice Daniels, Lynn Frasher, Linda Hammer, Anne Kalemjian, Peggy Logan, Marty Schleigh, Margaret Speights, Allan Trosclair, Linda VanAken, and Rita Williams; Disability Services Board — Linda VanAken, Deborah Brooks, Preston Curry, Barbara Ettner, Rebecca Farthing, Jo Ellen Hethering-ton, Skip Stanley, and Valerie Luther; and Senior Ambassador — Bill Boyd.
“I am delighted that we have such a wonderful group of dedicated volunteers who make a difference in our county,” said Senior Advocate Debbie Leidheiser. “Whether it is check-ing on older adults who live alone, supporting grandparents raising their grandchildren, reading to students at a local elementary school or working for the disabled in our com-munity, they are reaching out to make someone’s life a little better.”
For more information about volunteer opportunities or available services, visit chesterfi eld.gov, click departments, scroll down to Senior Services and click the appropriate link.
CERT TRAINING BEGINS APRIL 5There is no better time than now for Chesterfi eld County
residents to attend training that will help them overcome the effects of a disaster. The popular Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, training will begin on April 5. The class is open to the fi rst 30 persons aged 18 and older who apply. There is no charge for the class. The deadline to enroll is Mar. 27.
The eight-night initial training course is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays over four consecutive weeks. The training provides participants with basic emergency-response skills that are essential in the critical time after a disaster and be-fore fi rst responders arrive. Topics include: light duty search and rescue, fi re safety and suppression, basic and advanced emergency care, terrorism awareness, emergency communi-cations and disaster psychology. More than 400 people have completed the county’s CERT training, and more are needed.
Registration forms are available online at www.chester-fi eld.gov/CERT/, by emailing CERT@chesterfi eld.gov, or by calling 804-751-CERT.
courtesy of Chesterfi eld County
Thank you for recently featuring Virginia Blood Ser-vices (VBS) and one of our committed blood donors in the article Being a blood donor is part of life for Wolfe on March 16,2011.
There were several facts about donated blood listed in the article from the American Red Cross and I would like to clarify that VBS is not affi liated with the national organiza-tion.
VBS is the sole provider of blood to 21 hospitals through-out Central Virginia, 12 of which are right here in Richmond such as the CJW Medical Centers and St. Francis Medical Center.
VBS has four donor centers in the Richmond area: Arbo-
retum, Innsbrook, Chester, and Emerywood Pkwy. There are also over 20 blood collection teams that are out in our com-munity recruiting blood donors seven days a week.
While the Red Cross does have a chapter in Richmond, their main purpose is emergency preparedness. Thank you for keeping the Midlothian community informed and we are happy to answer any questions about donating blood in the meantime.
Marly FauszManager, Communications
Virginia Blood Services
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Volunteers honored for their service
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTYVolunteers enjoyed a reception sponsored by Chesterfi eld County’s Offi ce of the Senior Advocate honoring their service.Pictured are: Betty Ford, left, Linda Hammer, Marty Schleigh, Linda VanAken, Jane Wilkinson, Karen Little (hidden), Margaret Speights, Rita Williams.
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23112March 174900 block of Parrish Branch RoadUnknown suspect(s) gained entry to the victim’s residence by kicking open the locked front door. Property was re-ported stolen.
March 164800 block of Timbernorth TrailUnknown suspect(s) kicked in the rear door to gain entry to the residence. Property was reported stolen.
12200 block of Old Bailey Bridge RoadLocked front door to victim’s residence was kicked in and at this time nothing has bee3n reported stolen.
March 1214900 block of Lakebluff ParkwayBrass back fl ow regulator reported stolen from the area.
23113March 1711800 block of Ambergate Dr.Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the victim’s residence by kicking open the front door. Property was reported stolen.
March 1010600 block of Copperfi eld PlaceVictim reported item miss-ing from the residence after entry was gained through an unlocked door.
23235March 159200 block of Harmad DriveLocked white 1995 Chevrolet entered and property was reported stolen.
1200 block of Southam DriveVictim stated her unlocked residence was entered and property was removed.
10000 block of Midlothian TurnpikeFour HVAC units were reported stolen from the location.
March 142500 block of Professional RoadSuspect(s) attempted to steal metal from outside the loca-tion.
10700 block of Midlothian Turnpike Property stolen from complain-ant’s rental vehicle.
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got in touch with me and attained my commitment,” Deeds said. They also “showed up at all of the com-mittee meetings, and they were dead serious about this.”
Tragedies like the killing of U.Va. student Yeardley Love last year have under-scored the need for education about abusive relationships. Authorities have charged Love’s former boyfriend with her murder.
But some educators wonder if mandating SOLs on relationship issues is a bit
much.“I think it overreaches, but
almost all the SOLs of late are of the same caliber. The pub-lic schools are asked to solve every problem – to cover every possible contingency – and this is just another thing that has been added,” said Kitty Boitnott, president of the Virginia Education Association.
But Boitnott added: “Let’s face it – SOLs drive every-thing in the classroom. So if it wasn’t part of an SOL, it probably wouldn’t be taught.”
Virginia taxpayers who may have diffi culty scheduling a visit to an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center during normal weekday business hours can visit the IRS offi ce located at 400 N. Eighth Street in Richmond on Saturday, March 26 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This is the second Saturday Open House the IRS is hosting during the income tax fi ling season to provide free assistance to taxpayers who need help getting information required to fi le their tax returns. Help with account
questions, such as collection or exami-nation issues, is also available during open house. In some instances virtual assistance will be offered, taxpayers will be assisted over the telephone by IRS employees who are working in other offi ces around the country.
“We know some people are facing challenging economic times and we want to provide extra assistance on these Saturdays,” said Jim Dupree, IRS Spokesman. “Our goal is to help them get what they need from the IRS.”
In addition to the normal array of
services, limited help preparing tax forms is available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis in most locations.
Over 35,000 taxpayers attended similar Open House events last year. In addition to here in Richmond, the IRS is offering assistance at 96 other loca-tions around the country. A complete list of Open House locations is avail-able on www.IRS.gov.
The fi nal day for fi ling 2010 taxes is Monday, April 18.
courtesy IRS
Throughout central Virginia, April 7 is the date to register children to attend kindergarten.
Every Chesterfi eld County elementary school will register children between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. April 7, and parents should take their children to the elementary school they are zoned to attend. To determine which school to go to, parents may call 748-1666 or go online to chesterfi eld.k12.va.us and click “schools,” then click “school lookup feature.”
Offered in every Ches-
terfi eld elementary school, kindergarten is a full-day program designed to help children learn language arts, math, science and social studies. A child must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30 to attend kindergarten for the 2011-2012 school year. No exceptions are made to the age requirement.
On April 7, parents should bring to registration their child and a certifi ed copy of the child’s birth certifi cate. The child’s Social Security number is requested.
Kindergarten registration will take place April 7
To attend Chesterfi eld County Public Schools, children must reside in Chesterfi eld County with a parent or legal guardian, so parents must bring a
photo ID and one of these proofs of county residency to registration:
lease for at least one year or deed of a residence or property in Chesterfi eld County
contract or lease free of contingencies to occupy a Chesterfi eld residence within two months
of the date of enrollment
resident manager’s letter on company letterhead stating that residence is a corporate residence in
Chesterfi eld weekly receipts for
temporary residence in a hotel or motel for up to 60 days (requires renewal or evidence of more
permanent residency within 60 days of enrollment)
On registration day or by the fi rst day of school, parents must provide record of a physical examina-
tion within the past 12 months updated records listing dates of each state-required immunization
For more information, call your zoned school or go online to
chesterfi eld.k12.va.us.
March 128100 block of Hull Street RoadEmployees arrived at work and found a side door unlocked and items missing from inside. No signs of force were found.
March 131900 block of Bloomfi eld RoadProperty stolen from victim’s unlocked vehicle.
1700 block of Woodyshade CircleSuspect(s) broke the windows out of two vehicles near the area. Property removed.
23236March 158900 block of Redbridge RoadUnlocked red 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe entered and property was stolen.
23832March 178900 block of Winterpock RoadUnknown suspect(s) gained entry to the church by breaking the locked glass door. At this time, nothing was reported stolen.
March 1610300 block of State Park RoadVictim’s unlocked vehicle was entered and property was reported stolen.
March 158100 block of Turning LaneSuspects admitted to entering victims’ unlocked vehicles and removing property.
7200 block of Yatesdale RoadKnown suspect gained entry through the locked side door of the residence. Once inside, he assaulted the victim. At this time, nothing was reported stolen.
6100 block of Belmont RoadComplainant responded to the vehicle’s alarm and found the door handle turned up. At this time, nothing has been reported stolen.
March 1410000 block of Iron Bridge RoadVehicle part reported stolen from a county vehicle.
Local IRS center holds open house this Saturday
In conjunction with the start of the Sesquicentennial (150th) commemoration of the Civil War and Emancipa-tion, the Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will open a new exhibit at the County Museum on Saturday, April 2, at 11 a.m.
Entitled, “Fear and Freedom at My Door: Four Stories of the Civil War in Chesterfi eld County,” the new exhibit will feature four faces of the war – The Union Soldier, The Con-federate Soldier, From Slave to Freedom, and The Civilian.
The Union Soldier refers to Private William Pecan of the 3rd New York Regiment Infantry from Brooklyn who served as a recruiter and surgical steward. His company made its way across Virginia from Norfolk to Chesterfi eld County, fi ghting in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of 1864-1865.
The Confederate Soldier is based on the fi ve sons of Chesterfi eld resident Josiah Bailey who all enlisted at Skin-quarter to join the 14th VA Regiment. Ranging in age from 18 to 30, all but one brother would survive the war.
From Slave to Freedom features Siah Carter, also known as Josiah Hulett. Born a slave in Charles County, Siah was purchased by Hill Carter of Shirley Plantation where he
worked until 1862 when he rowed out to the USS Monitor anchored in the James River. Once aboard, he received safe harbour and signed up as a crewman, serving in the Union Navy until his discharge in 1865.
The Civilian is based on Sarah “Sallie” Duval who fl ed New Kent County only to fi nd herself trapped between two armies at the Battle for Chester Station in 1864.
The new CHSV Civil War exhibit will run through the end of July. Located at 6813 Mimms Loop, Chesterfi eld, VA 23832, the County Museum is open Tuesday thru Friday, 10:00am – 4:00pm, and on Saturdays, 10:00am-2:00pm. Admission is $2.
The Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia serves as the center for Chesterfi eld history. Established in 1981, its mission is to collect, preserve, interpret and promote the county’s unique past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations. For more information or to volunteer, please visit www.chesterfi eldhistory.com or follow us on Facebook.
courtesy of Chesterfi eld Historical Society of VA
Chesterfi eld Historical Society of VA opens new Civil War exhibit at County Museum on April 2
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BY CASEY GILLIS Media General News Service
For years, Mark Perry dreamed of building his own piano.
But it wasn’t until about fi ve years ago that he fi nally found the time and money for the project.
Now, only a few fi nishing touches remain on his concert grand piano, which he is calling the Passionata.
“This was just a work of love,” says Perry, who spent countless hours over the past few years building what can only be called a work of art.
The piano itself is made of Italian poplar, olive, mahogany, birch and amboyna burl wood, among others, with carvings along the lid’s edge that are gilded with 24-carat gold.
The keys are made of Spanish cedar, topped with woolly mammoth ivory. (Yes, you read that right - apparently the bones and ivory of the prehistoric animals are surfacing in Siberia as polar icecaps melt).
And, instead of a polyurethane fi nish, which is used on many pianos today, Perry has used French polish, a mix of al-cohol and shellac that is applied by hand, in circular motions, and can take months to complete.
“It has a magical glow,” he says. “It saturates the wood and enhances its natural beauty.”
Perry also commissioned an artist to paint scenes - repli-cas of similar ones found in the catacombs of Rome, he says - on the bottom of the piano; it’s one of several touches he incorporated to evoke a Christian theme.
The plate inside the piano depicts two angels pointing to a scroll, and the soundboard includes fi gures of a boy, a lamb and a lion, with a dove looking on from above, and the words “may the sound of angels singing lead you into paradise.”
The bronze work - which will appear on the feet of the piano and the bench, as well as on the piano’s legs - has taken the longest, as they’ve had to throw away pieces that weren’t up to snuff.
“You do all this work, and you fi ght for perfection,” Perry says. “And you reject a lot of expensive parts.”
When all is said and done, Perry estimates that the piano will have cost between $200,000 and $300,000, bankrolled by a Louisiana woman who shares his passion for the instru-ment.
Much like Perry, who began playing the piano at 7 years old, Donna McNeill has loved them most of her life, “even though I couldn’t play a lick,” she says.
Instead, she always stuck with player pianos, which use a built-in mechanism to play pre-programmed music by them-selves.
When she found a concert grand she wanted to buy - one that needed signifi cant restoration work - someone referred her to Perry, who had studied engineering after graduating from Appomattox County High School in 1989.
After repairing and restoring harps and then pianos part-time, he went into business for himself in 1999, calling his company Perry’s Pianos.
McNeill says he immediately understood what she wanted. “He is the only person I have met who is right-brained
and left-brained,” she says. “He is an engineer, and he under-stands art.”
After learning more about the piano, Perry realized it would take too much time and money to get it into shape.
“I told her, ‘It’s so much work and, frankly, I think it’s ugly,’” Perry remembers. “I’m always blatantly honest with
my customers. My way has to agree with theirs.” Perry eventually told McNeill about his dream of building
a piano. But paying for him to build it didn’t occur to her un-til she came to Lynchburg to take an art class with him and saw the Passionata’s shell sitting in his workspace.
“In a week of seeing somebody eight hours a day, we got to know each other,” she says. “And at the end of that week, after talking to my husband on the phone, we decided to go ahead and do it because it would fi t into our budget ... and I could design (parts of it).”
“We sat down at a restaurant at the end of that course,” she adds, “and wrote out our contract on a napkin.”
At the time, Perry thought he could have the piano com-pleted within a year.
“I knew that wasn’t going to happen,” McNeill says. “But I am a woman of patience because I want it done right, and Mark wants it done right. So every step, we’ve taken together. We are both very, very picky.”
In addition to the art elements, the piano also has an electric, adjustable bench; a carbon fi ber harp, which allows it to be tuned more precisely than its iron counterparts; and a hidden player system.
“To have it where you can’t see, I think, it just makes the piano look more classical,” McNeill says. “I don’t want a piano with electronics showing.”
Even cooler, the player will synch up with McNeill’s iPod, so it will have the ability to play thousands of songs with the touch of a button.
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Most of the work on the piano, except for the bronze work, has been fi nished for a couple of years, and it sits inside Perry’s Concord studio, alongside other pianos he’s repairing or restoring.
“This gets a scheduled amount of time every week,” he says, “even if it’s just polishing it and dusting it.”
Plus, he adds, “when I just want to sit by myself and play, I come to this one.”
Once it’s completed, which could be any day now, Perry will deliver it to Louisiana in his climate-controlled trailer, with a custom-built frame to prevent any damage that could happen while in transit.
McNeill says she plans to display it in her home, but will also loan it out to the Baton Rouge Symphony for guest art-ists to use.
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Burgess enjoying wild rideJunior has VCU two wins from Final FourBY JIM [email protected]
Dozens of Divi-sion I college basketball teams across
the country gathered in front of televisions two Sundays ago to watch the NCAA tournament selection show and learn whether they had been awarded a precious bid into fi eld of 68.
Virginia Common-wealth University was not one of those teams.
VCU, which had lost to rival Old Dominion in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament fi nal six days earlier, was considered among the longest shots to earn an at-large bid into the tour-nament that has come to be known as “The Big Dance.”
So while the Rams’ freshmen watched the selection show with coach Shaka Smart, the upper-classmen were off doing their own thing when CBS started calling out names.
Bradford Burgess, a 6-foot-6 junior forward from Midlothian, was at Five Guys having dinner. He returned to his living quarters and turned on the television, curious to see which teams were going to compete for his sport’s national champi-onship.
Almost immediately, Burgess saw the name “VCU” fl ash on his screen and “my phone just started blowing up.”
“It’s been a whirlwind ever since,” he said.
Initial shock turned to elation as the Rams real-ized that their four seniors would not be relegated to fi nishing their college basketball careers in the less-prestigious National Invitation Tournament.
“We were just thank-ful to have another game, another chance,” said
senior guard Brandon Roz-zell, a product of Highland Springs who, like Burgess, opted to stay home and play for VCU instead of accepting a scholarship offer from an out-of-state program.
The Rams certainly have made the most of their op-portunity.
Relegated to one of the new “First Four” fi rst-round games as a No. 11 seed in the Southwest Region, VCU beat Southern California 59-46 last Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio.
Less than 48 hours later, VCU turned heads (and ruined bracket sheets) across
the nation by pummeling sixth-seeded Georgetown 74-56.
But the Rams’ biggest stunner came Sunday night, when they spoiled the party for thousands of Purdue fans in Chicago’s United Center by overwhelming the favored Boilermakers in a 94-76 rout.
Burgess had 23 points and eight rebounds in a team-high 38 minutes as VCU earned its fi rst-ever trip to the Sweet Sixteen and silenced the many television analysts who had fi ercely criticized the
Trojans' rally falls just short in loss to Indians
PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLMidlothian's Joe Austin lays down a bunt during Thursday's game against Powhatan.
Bon Air Elementary hosting 5K raceThe Bon Air Elementary School
PTA will host the third “Bon Air 5K Run for School” and one-mile fun run on Saturday, April 9 starting at 8:30 a.m.
The course is newly certifi ed as a USA Track and Field Standards Course and will be professionally timed by Running Kids, Inc.
The one-mile Fun Run for students will be held on the school
track at 10 a.m.From the starting line on the
school grounds, the 5K route winds down Rattle Snake Road, through the Woodmont neighborhood area, and then back to the school.
Participants, who may walk or run, are encouraged to pre-register by April 2 in order to be guaranteed a Bon Air 5K t-shirt, an insulated cooler bag from New Clients, Inc,
and coupons for a free entree at Qdoba Mexican Grill as well as a breakfast biscuit at Chick-fi l-A.
The post-race celebration begins at 9 a.m. with music, food, games, live entertainment, and visits from local sports teams including the University of Richmond basketball team.
Other highlights include the ACAC Moonbounce, a performance
by the Swingers jump rope team, Bon Air Idol Karaoke, and a cup-cake walk.
Additionally, a plant sale will take place featuring beautiful, fl owering annuals and perennials. All race fees, plant sales and sponsorship funds benefi t the Bon Air Elementary PTA.
For more event information or to register online, go to www.bonair5k.com.
Freshman impressive in fi rst varsity startBY JIM [email protected]
Zack Ayoub couldn’t have begun his high school baseball career with a more diffi cult assignment.
The freshman pitcher made his fi rst start for Midlothian’s varsity last Thursday at Powhatan, a team that almost always fea-tures a powerful offensive attack and almost never loses at home.
As if that wasn’t enough of a challenge, Ayoub had to keep his emotions in check while executing pitches with an extremely small margin for error.
“I knew he was going to be nervous,” Midlothian coach Adam Griffi n said, “but I thought he settled down very well.”
Powhatan took advantage of Ayoub’s inexperience to score two runs in each of the fi rst two innings, but he never lost his com-posure. He held the Indians hitless over their
fi nal four at-bats and allowed only three baserunners – an impressive performance that served as a silver lining in the Trojans’ 4-3 defeat.
“We know we can do it,” Ayoub said after his complete-game four-hitter. “This will make us fi ght even harder to get ahead next time.”
Ayoub acknowledged his nerves got the better of him early in the game. He got two quick outs in the bottom of the fi rst inning and had two strikes on Tyler Allen before hitting him in the leg. Kurt Taylor followed by ripping an RBI double to the centerfi eld fence, then scored on Luke Scherzer’s long double to left to make it 2-0.
After C.J. Burton extended Powhatan’s lead to 3-0 with another run-scoring double in the second inning, Doug Jamerson gave
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MONUMENT AVE. 10K: A JOURNEYOF A LIFETIME
There'slight atthe endof this tunnelBY JIM [email protected]
Since my YMCA Training Team met for the fi rst time in late January, there have been many moments when I’ve wondered exactly why I thought it was a good idea to run the Monument Avenue 10K for the fi rst time as an out-of-shape 41-year-old.
The pounding on my already bothersome left knee certainly has taken a toll; only copious amounts of Ibuprofen and an industrial-sized vat of Icy-Hot have managed to keep the pain within a tolerable threshold through most of the process.
Setting an alarm for 6:15 a.m. on the last 10 Satur-days hasn’t been a picnic, either – especially when you consider it’s normally the only day of the week most of us grownups are allowed to sleep in.
But as this adventure draws to a close – by the time this column is published, we’ll be just eight days away from the actual race – I’m pleased to report that while most of my body is abso-lutely no closer to fi guring out why I decided to put it through such a challenging endeavor, my heart at least has a theory.
For while it’s the legs and lungs that have done most of the work in getting me ready for my fi rst road race, it’s the heart that has been continu-ally touched by the kindness of friends and strangers alike throughout this process.
It’s diffi cult to describe ex-actly how much it has meant to have received so many messages of support and encouragement – and for any of you who know me person-ally, I’m sure you’ll get a good chuckle at the thought of me ever being at a loss for words.
All I’ll say about that is: There’s a fi rst time for every-thing.
While there isn’t enough newsprint in the world to adequately summarize the content of these messages, both written and spoken, please let me take a moment to offer a sincere thank you.
Really. Thanks a lot. Thanks for bumping into
me at one event or another and taking enough interest to ask how my training was going.
Thanks for sharing your own 10K training stories, experiences and tips.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF VCU SPORTS INFORMATION Midlothian native Bradford Burgess will start at forward Friday night when VCU faces Florida State in the Sweet Sixteen.
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PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLMidlothian's Jacob Stephens dives back to the bag while Powhatan fi rst baseman C.J. Burton awaits the pickoff throw.
the Indians a 4-0 cushion with their third two-out hit.
At that point, it looked like it was going to be a long day for the visitors, but Ay-oub and his teammates were just getting started.
“When I got ahead in the count, I could throw what I wanted and didn’t have to throw fastballs in the zone,” Ayoub said.
Ayoub had his fi rst 1-2-3 inning in the third, then his teammates fi nally got to Powhatan lefthander Joe Manion in the fourth. Jacob Stephens started the rally with a double off the fence in center and trotted home with Midlothian’s fi rst run when Scott Poe lined a double down the left fi eld line.
A balk by Manion gave the Trojans a runner on third base with no outs. Powhatan coach Gregg Conner tried to minimize the damage by playing the infi eld back, conceding a run in exchange for a routine ground ball.
Instead, Manion struck out Ayoub and got Del Fuller to hit a grounder right at third baseman Phillips, who gunned down Midlothian’s courtesy runner at the plate. Tyler Allen tracked down a line drive to center for the third out as Powhatan maintained its three-run advantage.
The score was still 4-1 when Midlothian mounted
PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLFreshman Zack Ayoub tossed a four-hitter for the Trojans.
its own two-out rally in the sixth inning. Powhatan reliever Tanner Phillips hurt himself with back-to-back walks, then surrendered an RBI single to Matt Miller before the Trojans added another run on an error.
Powhatan’s third pitcher, Dutch Crone, ended the threat by striking out Austin with the tying run at second base. An inning later, Crone ended the game by retiring Ayoub on a routine ground ball with the tying run on
third.Conner was impressed
with Midlothian after the Trojans outhit Powhatan 7-4 just 48 hours after a tough 5-2 loss to Dominion District rival Cosby.
“They have a good ballclub,” he added. “They hustled and had a real good understanding of what their coaches are trying to do.”
With only three seniors on their roster and road games against powerhouses Cosby, Powhatan and James River to open the 2011 season, “I don’t think anybody in the state has had a tougher schedule,” Griffi n said. “For our guys to battle back speaks to the character of every one of them.”
That was especially true of Ayoub, who retired 12 of the last 14 batters he faced and showed he already was capable of fi nishing what he started.
While the youngster was obviously frustrated after failing to drive in the tying run in his fi nal at-bat, he described his varsity debut as “a lot of fun.”
“It’s supposed to be,” he added. “It’s baseball.”
Chesterfi eld United FC (United FC) is proud to report that for the second consecutive year the Ches-terfi eld Icebreaker travel team tournament was a huge success.
Over 250 teams from up and down the east coast attended the 18th annual event held on March 5-6.
United FC, a non-profi t organization, hosts this great event that accounted for an estimated economic impact of approximately $3.4 million in Chesterfi eld County and the surround-ing areas.
The tournament is very important to the members of the club, as the funds raised are used to subsidize player and team fees. The leadership of the club has developed the Icebreaker tournament not only to offer an early spring event
to kick off the season, but as a way to offset increas-ing costs for our travel and recreational programs.
"Overall the tournament went great, and the weather really cooperated with us by holding off until the late afternoon on Sunday,” said Heather Pedersen, tourna-ment director, United FC. “Without the help of the many volunteers, Chester-fi eld County, and Icebreak-er sponsors, this tourna-ment would not have been possible."
The Icebreaker weekend also included College Night where players and parents were able to listen to a short presentation about college soccer and the recruiting process.
For information and results from the 2011 Icebreaker go to www.ches-terfi eldicebreaker.com.
Thanks for simply tak-ing a couple moments out of this hectic life to drop a line or two and remind this couch potato that he wasn’t in it alone.
Thanks to my Training Team coaches for always being ready with a smile and an encouraging word, especially the nice ladies who hung out in the back of the pack to make sure one of the slowpokes hadn’t keeled over.
Finally, to my family and friends who still think I’m certifi ably insane for even attempting to cover 6.2 miles of Richmond asphalt without the aid of an in-ternal combustion engine, thanks for keeping the snickering to a minimum.
I appreciate it all more than any of you could ever know.
Training for this race has been an enlightening experience in many ways. I’ve learned a lot about myself throughout this process – most notably,
that the chances of this 10K turning me into a serious distance runner are slim and none (and “none” just left the building.)
It’s obviously just a personal preference, and I’m sure many of you would disagree, but when it comes to being physically active, I’d still rather walk 18 holes on a golf course and swing my club 75 … or 85 … OK, more likely 95 times while enjoying a beautiful early-spring morning.
For that, I’d have abso-lutely no problem setting the old alarm for 6:15 a.m. on a Saturday.
But while I’m not going to lie and say it’s been fun, this project absolutely has been worth all the sweat and pain, if only because it’s offered yet another reminder that there are simply too many excellent people in the world to count.
Regardless of how long it takes me to complete next Saturday’s 10K, even if some of the faster walkers leave me in the dust, know that I’ll carry a piece of each of you across the fi nish line with me.
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“Getting picked gave us new life and new focus to prove our doubters wrong,” said Burgess, who will be in the starting lineup Friday night when VCU faces Florida State in San Antonio for a berth in the Elite Eight.
Burgess’ mother, Myla, went out of her way to avoid listening to any of the pre-tournament chatter – a mon-umental challenge consider-ing one of the televisions in their home is always tuned to ESPN. Still, she couldn’t help but glean bits and pieces of information from conversa-tions with husband Keith and others.
“It’s hard to hear people say things about your chil-dren,” Myla said. “I’ve told both my sons, ‘People will talk about you, but just go about doing what’s right and prove them wrong.’”
Those doubters were nowhere to be found in Chicago. As the fi nal seconds ticked off the large score-board at the end of the Pur-due game, the Rams’ boister-ous cheering section started a “VCU! VCU!” chant that was clearly audible through the television feed.
Included in that group were Burgess’ parents, younger brother Jordan and 12 other family members who live in the Chicago area.
“Our families mean a lot to us,” Burgess said. “When I can look in the crowd and see my parents, I know what I’m on the court for. I want to represent them the best way I can every time.”
It was equally meaningful for Burgess’ family. Rather than fl y to VCU’s “First Four” game in Dayton and endure the logistical nightmare of booking fl ights to Chicago on short notice, Keith and Myla decided to drive to Ohio (approximately eight hours one way) and just continued on to to Chicago (another fi ve hours) after the Rams beat USC.
Even some car trouble along the way couldn’t keep them from witnessing VCU’s Lazarus-like revival last weekend.
“It was an amazing ad-venture,” Myla said. “We met a lot of people on our way there who had never heard
PHOTO COURTESY OF VCUBradford Burgess scored a team-high 23 points in VCU's rout of Purdue last Sunday.
of VCU or Bradford Burgess, but they knew about them on our way back.”
Heck, now the entire country knows all about Myla’s son and his Cinderella basketball team.
Once scorned by the so-called experts, told they didn't belong on the same court with the likes of Georgetown and Purdue, VCU has become the toast of the tournament.
The Rams left for San An-tonio on Wednesday. Keith, Myla and Jordan Burgess fl y out of Richmond today, and just as they did for the tournament’s fi rst weekend, they’re packing enough to stay and celebrate two more victories with the young men in black and gold.
“Then we’ll have to make arrangements for the Final Four,” Myla said with a laugh.
Bradford Burgess was a junior in high school when George Mason made its improbable run to the Final Four in 2006. Five years later, he sees absolutely no reason why VCU can’t become the second CAA team to reach the pinnacle.
“We’re trying to keep this going as long as we can,” he said. “If we can keep playing the way we have, anything is possible.”
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Midlothian siblings claimmedals at state judo meet
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANJA HAMILTONMidlothian siblings (from left) Mia-Lynn, Aidan and Tori-Anna Hamilton competed at the state judo championships last month, where they were cheered on by little sister Tani-Marie.
The Evergreen Eagles Boys Minors Division B team won the regular season title – suffering its lone defeat by just one point in a game in which it played most of the fourth quarter with only three players – and also claimed the Chesterfi eld Basketball League A-B Tournament championship. Team members are (kneeling): Frankie Falchi, Zach Ritter, Aaron Shrewsbury, BJ Beckwith and Rayyan Hasan. (Standing): Jacques Boyd, Jaewan Boyd, Jaleel Lang and Enrique Gomez. Back row: Assistant Coach Chip Shrewsbury and Head Coach Tony Artiga.
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The Virginia state judo championships were held February 19 in Arlington.
Tori-Anna Hamilton, a fi fth-grader at Evergreen Elementary, won a silver medal after giving it her all in four hard matches. She has competed in seven state championships since age four and always placed in the top three.
Her sister, Mia-Lynn, at 4 years old also won a silver medal. This was her very fi rst competition. Since there were no other girls in her age and weight category, Mia-Lynn had to compete against boys. After four hard fi ghts, she walked away smiling.
Their brother Aidan, a second-grader at Evergreen, showed his fi ghting spirit. Not feeling well, he still got on the mat and gave his best in 3 tough matches.
Their biggest cheerleader was little Sis, Tani-Marie who is 3 years old, and cannot wait to get on the mat next year.
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