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BY JEANNETTE PORTERCapital News Service

While Virginia seemingly vener-ates all things Jeffersonian, the commonwealth has not yet enshrined in law one of

Thomas Jefferson’s most ardently held prin-ciples: the protected role of a free press in a democracy.

Delegate Barbara Comstock, R-McLean, would like to change that. In the 2011 General Assembly, she introduced House Bill 2199, which would grant journalists limited protection from being compelled to disclose confi dential sources.

Comstock subsequently withdrew the bill from consideration this year so it could undergo further study. A subcommittee of the House Committee for Courts of Justice then voted that the bill be passed by for this session.

Comstock, who is serving her fi rst term representing House District 34, said her goal wasn’t to get a law enacted but to get the discussion started.

“I knew when I introduced it that we were at the beginning of a three-year process,” she said. “I wanted to get the idea out there.”

According to the Virginia-based Report-ers Committee for Freedom of the Press, Virginia is one of 13 states that have no law explicitly shielding journalists from having to name their sources in court.

The bill was based on one recently enact-ed in Texas, Comstock said in an interview.

Despite the bill’s intent to protect the press, it met with a lukewarm reception from the Virginia press corps.

Ginger Stanley, executive director of the Virginia Press Association, wrote to Com-stock: “We believe that House Bill No. 2199 does not provide an appropriate degree of protection for journalists and we do not sup-port it in its current form.”

Attorneys for The Washington Post re-viewed the bill and had four main concerns:

- The bill offered limited, not absolute,

Images of the Victorian era will domi-nate the festivities when Bon Air cel-ebrates its 134th birthday on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a

parade, entertainment, historical displays, food, games for children and costumed resi-dents strolling through the area.

The parade, featuring nearly 30 fl oats and marching units, will leave at 11 a.m. from Bon Air Baptists Church and end at Bon Air Christian Church. Both churches are located on Buford Road in the Bon Air Historic Dis-trict. Parking will be available at Stony Point Reformed Presbyterian Church on Buford and that road will be closed to motorists during the parade.

Victorian Day is sponsored annually by the Bon Air Historical Society. Sam Giles, a native of Bon Air and promotions direc-tor of WKLR Radio, has been named Grand Marshal of the parade.

Local vendors will display their wares on the grounds of Bon Air Christian Church in the afternoon. Food, children’s activities and musical entertainment await visitors, and historical exhibits will be set up in the church fellowship hall.

Featured in the parade will be the U.S. Fort Lee Army Band, the Manchester High School Army JROTC Marching Unit & Color Guard, antique and modern fi re engines, the Buford Road Pharmacy’s 30-foot, horse-drawn wagon with riders in “Tom Sawyer” attire, classic cars from Central Virginia Mustang Club, plus Steve and Angie Goff ’s ’56 Buick Special four-door hardtop, St. An-drews Legion Pipes and Drums, the Ukrop’s Supermarket 1926 Ford Truck driven by John Lewis and Professor Ali Katterwaller’s one-man band.

Marchers or fl oats representing Bon Air Elementary School, several Cub and Boy Scout troops, the Laurels of Bon Air, Louisi-ana State University Alumni , and the Legacy School of Dance are among the other parade entrants. Suzanne Loehr will carry the Bon Air fl ag, Pamela Hoy will rider her horse Rocky and local residents will walk their dogs in the parade. Escorting the parade will be Chesterfi eld County police.

For more information, check BonAirHis-toricalSociety.org or BAHSociety.org.

Courtesy of Bon Air Historical Society Publicity Chair Grace Webb

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Midlothian Airman killed in Afghanistan is remembered as a leader, ‘all heart’

Bon Air marks 134th anniversary with parade, activities on May 7

Class project takes on Tire Amnesty Day

COURTESY PHOTO BY CHUCK BARRETT Monacan HS Theater presents "Once Upon A Mattress", a timeless, family-friendly musical comedy based on “The Princess and The Pea”. The kingdom is in turmoil. The King has been cursed, the Queen is a windbag, the Knight’s honor is at issue, and their hopes reside in a very unprincess-like Princess. Tomfoolery abounds, but will love win out? Mark your calendars and fi nd out May 12 - May 14 at 7 p.m. with a family-friendly matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14. Tickets, available online at www.seatyourself.biz/monacantheater, will be available at the door. courtesy of David Quick

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BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Anne Moore’s seventh-grade stu-dents at Robious Middle School are looking forward to going on a canoeing fi eld trip to count

Warblers with Virginia Commonwealth University students, but fi rst the students will have a few bicycle and passenger car tires to collect this weekend.

Students are inviting county residents to drop off fi ve old tires per household at the county’s fi rst Tire Amnesty Day event this Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until noon at the Convenience Center at 6700 Landfi ll Drive in Chester. The fee for recycling tires will be waived at the event.

“We’re looking to get around 2,000 tires recycled,” student Katie Swenson said.

The classroom anti-littering project fi rst started as four subjects: plastic bags, cigarette butts, Styrofoam and tires. “Tire Amnesty Day enveloped the class,” said student Kyle Knachel.

Patricia MacCabe, another student, added that the project has been a learning experience. “We had to answer three ques-tions: Why recycling tires are important? What is Tire Amnesty Day? What are tires recycled into? We had to write papers and research the subject,” MacCabe added.

According to Chesterfi eld County Public Schools, the class collaborated with Chesterfi eld Anti-Litter Program Manager Pam Cooper to help encourage residents to properly dispose of tires rather than illegally dumping the tires.

“Chemicals can seep out from the tires

when they’re dumped illegally and it can get into the water system and poison animals and plants,” student Lorin Roemhildt explained.

Student Forrest Smith added, “In build-ing on that, the chemical that seeps out of it the most is cadmium [sulfi de]. It is what de-stroys the plants and if it gets into the water system it can kill fi sh and other animals.”

Illegal tire dumping can also cause fi res. “Tires in one area may catch on fi re and you’ll have a continuous burn and can’t put them out, which I believe has something to do with the chemical make-up of the tires. It just keeps burning until it’s all done,” student Noah Walker said.

Call (804)748-1297 for more informa-tion.


Midlothian High School gradu-ate Capt. Charles A. Ransom, who was one of eight killed in Afghanistan on April 27, left

a legacy of leadership and ‘all heart’ since graduating from the school in 1997.

“It’s still hard to believe … He was just an amazing young man,” said Coach David Cooper, who now serves as athletic director of Midlothian High School. Coach Cooper remembers meeting the young sophomore Charles Ransom the fi rst year Cooper be-came coach of the Trojans football team.

“Charles was listed at 5’2” at 125 pounds on the football roster. He was tough, there was no quit in Charles,” Coach Cooper said.

Coach Cooper recalled that Ransom wouldn’t even hesitate to think about the size of a physically bigger opponent on the football fi eld. “Most of the 125 pounds was all heart. He was an amazing young man.”

Ransom played football his sophomore and junior year. A back injury his senior year prevented him from playing in the fall sport, but Ransom went on to play

baseball. Ransom wasn’t only remembered for his determination on the fi eld. He was remembered as a natural leader. “Charles was always a very mature young man who acted older than his years, and I think that was one thing that impressed me was his maturity,” Cooper added.

Ransom’s innate maturity made him a natural leader. “Kids, players and students, gravitated towards Charles. He would undertake something and lead a group of people from start to fi nish and do the right thing to get the job done,” Cooper said.

After high school, Ransom attended Virginia Military Institute and majored in computer science. According to VMI release, Ransom was a cadet corporal, platoon sergeant, and Rat Challenge corporal. He commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force upon graduation in 2001.

The VMI Class of 2001 issued the fol-lowing statement regarding Ransom’s death: “…During a speech to the class after Break-out in 1998, Charles promised he would be a fi ghter for all of us. That he was. Charles continued that fi ght for his country as an offi cer in the U.S. Air Force and died serving

in harm’s way on our behalf. The great love of our class swells for Charles and his family. You will be so greatly missed, Brother Rat.”

According to 24th Air Force, Capt. Ransom was a cyberspace Airman assigned to the 83rd Network Operations Squadron, located at Langley Air Force Base, Va. He had been selected for promotion to major in 2010 and was due to pin this year. Only through U.S. Presidential approval, Capt. Ransom would be posthumously promoted to major.

According to the 24th Air Force release, “The [loss] drives home the point that life can indeed be fl eeting, especially in the profession of arms,” said Lt. Colonel Eric Delange, 83rd NOS commander. “I would encourage everyone, as soon as they get a chance, to call their spouse, children, mom, dad, friend, or any other special person or loved one and tell them how much you love and appreciate them. Then, tell them about Captain Ransom. Let them know that we all lost a friend and patriot who gave the ulti-mate sacrifi ce in the defense of our country and freedoms.”

A private funeral will take place this week.

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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAAnne Moore's seventh-grade students at Robious Middle School present the county's fi rst Tire Amnesty Day on May 7

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The Chesterfi eld County Department of Parks and Rec-reation is offering two programs this Saturday, May 7. The fi rst, Butler’s Offensive at Point of Rocks, is a walking tour of one of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign sites, Point of Rocks Park, 201 Enon Church Road. Learn about the naval battles of 1862, Gen. Benjamin Butler’s headquarters, the Union hospital Clara Barton served, and more.

This tour will begin at 10 a.m., and pre-registration is required. To register online, visit www.chesterfi eldhistory.com. The cost is $8 per person.

Webelos are invited to attend a geology activity pin workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Midlothian Mines Park, 13301 N. Woolridge Road.

This program is designed for boys aged 9-10 years who wish to complete the requirements for the Geologist Activity Pin.

The program is $10 per scout, which does not include the cost of the pin. To register, call (804)748-1623 and request course 21897.

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William D. Dupler, who had been serving as Ches-terfi eld County’s Interim Deputy County Administra-tor for Community Develop-ment, was named to the post permanently at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting on April 27.

His responsibility includes the departments of Building Inspection, Community Development Block Grant, Economic Development, Environmen-tal Engineering, Planning, Revitalization, Transporta-tion and Utilities. He previ-ously was the Director of the Department of Building Inspections in Chesterfi eld. He has worked in Virginia for Henrico County and Ar-lington County, in addition to Chesterfi eld County as a plans examiner, engineer-ing supervisor and deputy building offi cial since 1978.

He is a graduate of the University of Maryland

with a B.S. degree from the college of Engineering and the Virginia Commonwealth University with a certifi cate in Public Administration.

In addition, he serves as the Secretary Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the International Code Council, a membership association of code offi cials 50,000 strong, dedicated to building safety and fi re prevention.

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John Tyler Community College will hold its 43rd annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the College’s Midlothian Campus, located at 800 Charter Colony Parkway. The graduating class will be approximately 890 strong.

The commencement address will be delivered by U.S. Senator Mark Warner. Warner was elected to the U.S. Senate in Novem-ber 2008. He serves on the Senate’s Banking, Budget, Commerce and Rules com-mittees. From 2002 – 2006, Warner served as Governor of Virginia. Before becoming an elected offi cial, Warner was an early leader in the

cellular telephone industry, cofounding the company that eventually became Nextel. He holds an undergradu-ate degree from The George Washington University and a law degree from Harvard.

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Sen. Mark Warner to speak at commencement

Father-daughter dance a 'sold out' event at Alberta Smith Elementary School in April

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINADaughters and dads fi lled the converted dance fl oor at Alberta Smith Elementary on April 14 for an evening of fun organized by the school's Parent Teacher Association. The event was such a huge success, the PTA is sponsoring a second event for mothers and sons to be held on May 12.

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COURTESY PHOTO William D. Dupler

COURTESY PHOTOU.S. Senator Mark Warner

The Hyatt Dulles named Jared N. Hassard as 2010 Manager of the Year during the hotel’s annual awards ban-quet held on April 8. Hassard current-ly serves as revenue manager for the 316-room conference hotel located in suburban Herndon, Va. He is directly responsible for maximizing the hotel’s occupancy through the marketing and sales of the rooms and food and bever-ages divisions.

Hassard, a native of Midlothian, Virginia and graduate of James River High School, began his seven-year career with Hyatt Corporation in 2004 when he secured a college internship with the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. Following gradu-ation, the Grand Hyatt offered him a full time position as overnight man-ager and eventually as assistant front offi ce manager. In 2006, he relocated to the Hyatt Regency Crystal City as

staff accountant and received succes-sive promotions to reservations man-ager and director of guest services.

According to Michael Session, Hyatt Dulles general manager, “This year we recognize Jared’s outstanding job performance, dedication and commit-ment. He consistently displays a posi-tive attitude with our guests, vendors, associates and managers. He is always available to use his strengths as a hotel manager when he’s called upon to as-sist with special projects involving our rooms and sales divisions.”

The award includes round-trip air for two to any Hyatt property in the United States, Hyatt hotel accommo-dations for fi ve nights, one additional week of paid vacation, a $350 food/beverage credit and $500 cash award.

Hassard is a 2004 graduate of the University of South Carolina where he majored in hotel, restaurant and

tourism management. He earned his master of business administration de-gree from the University of Maryland in 2010.

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COURTESY PHOTOJared N. Hassard

Midlothian native named 'Manager of the Year'

Emma Manis, a sophomore in the Health-Science Special-ty Center at Cosby High School, has been selected to partici-pate in the National Student Leadership Conference(NLSC) on Medicine & Health this summer at Northwestern Univer-sity.

During the conference, Manis will attend specialized workshops and classes designed to develop the skills and traits that defi ne a leader. Leading professionals and profes-sors from top colleges facilitate the programs and engage the students in hands-on activities that provide students with a day-in-the-life understanding of a prospective medical career.

“[The] students develop a sense of independence and re-sponsibility,” said Dr. Paul Lisnek, NSLC Leadership Profes-sor and Assistant Dean of Loyola University Chicago School of Law. “They leave with a true feeling of accomplishment and confi dence in their ability to handle the challenges that lie ahead.”

The National Student Leadership Conference is enter-ing its 21st summer, continuing with a mission: identify and recognize outstanding young leaders from around the world, and provide them with a unique learning environment that encourages not only academic achievement, but also diver-sity, cooperation, and social responsibility.

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the ANFF will be present-ing speakers with the “Never Forget” Pin.

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CRIME REPORTAll data are based on the publicly available Chesterfi eld County Police Department daily arrest and crime releases and are reported according to Federal Incident Based Reporting rules.

23112May 16200 block of Willow Glen RoadUnknown suspect(s) gained entry by kicking in the rear door of the victim’s residence and removing property.

11200 block of Kingfi sher RoadUnknown suspect(s) removed the screen on the victim’s rear window in an attempt to gain entry. At this time, nothing was reported stolen.

April 3013500 block of Waterford Place Several unlocked vehicles were entered and property stolen.

11100 block of Hull Street RoadVictim reported property was stolen from victim’s unlocked van.

April 2611300 block of Dumaine DriveUnlocked GMC Envoy was entered and property stolen.

9200 block of Midlothian Turnpike

Unknown suspect(s) pried open the cash dispensing box on the drink machine and removed property.

6800 block of Amster RoadProperty stolen from the rear of the victim’s unlocked 2000 Ford Explorer.

2900 block of Speeks Drive Tan 1990 Mazda MPV reported stolen.

14900 block of Lakebluff ParkwayComplainant reported a back-fl ow regulator was stolen.

23113April 2913600 block of Riverton Ridge DriveUnknown suspect(s) entered victim’s locked vehicle. At this time nothing was reported stolen.

April 281300 block of Buckingham Station DriveTwo locked trucks were en-tered and property was stolen.

23235May 111500 block of Midlothian

TurnpikeTwo unknown suspects ran through the store stating there is a bomb inside the store. Nothing was located in the store.

April 291100 block of Tillers Ridge DriveUnlocked 1998 Toyota Camry was entered and at this time nothing was reported stolen.

6000 block of Pinetta Drive Juvenile suspects admitted setting a fi re at the location.

8700 block of Polk StreetUnknown suspect(s) forced entry to three county school buses and removed property.

April 2810600 block of Honeytree RoadSuspect(s) forced entry through locked rear door of the victim’s residence. The property was reported stolen.

April 271700 block of Bloomfi eld RoadTwo unlocked vehicles were entered and property reported stolen.

protection from the disclo-sure of confi dential sources. In certain circumstances, journalists could be forced to say who gave them their in-formation or go to jail. Shield laws in Washington, D.C., Maryland and 11 other states offer absolute protection.

- The circumstances under which journalists could be forced to say who gave them information were “too weak or confusing in some ways.”

- The bill did not at all protect information that comes as a result of grand jury cases.

- Under HB 2199, a court could fi nd that the public interest in newsgathering outweighed the interest of someone seeking to compel a journalist’s testimony – and yet the journalist still could be forced to testify.

“We welcome your inter-est in this important issue,” Stanley’s letter concluded, “and we would be glad to work with you and other stakeholders to see whether legislation can be drafted that we would support.”

The Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists took a similar line, saying in a statement that it “looks forward to working with Delegate Com-stock in the future in defense of journalists’ rights in the Commonwealth.”

Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (which worked with Comstock on the fi rst draft of HB 2199), also had concerns.

One point of contention was over how to deter-

mine whether a person is a journalist. Such a defi nition can be problematic in an age of blogging and citizen journalism.

HB 2199 used a “status test” to determine who is a journalist. The bill said a journalist is someone who “for a substantial portion of the person’s livelihood or for substantial fi nancial gain gathers, compiles, prepares, collects, photographs, re-cords, writes, edits, reports, investigates, processes, or publishes news or informa-tion that is disseminated by a news medium or communi-cation service provider.”

That phrase would exclude unpaid bloggers and student journalists.

“We prefer a function test,” Dalglish said. Under that test, a journalist is someone who reports news – regardless of who the person works for or how much the person earns.

Dalglish wants to en-sure protection for student journalists: “We would like to cover broadcast, Internet and so on entities sponsored by an institution of higher learning.”

Dalglish also said HB 2199 seemed to set a lower stan-dard for prosecutors than for other parties in determining whether a journalist could be forced to testify.

Despite such concerns, Dalglish was positive overall that Comstock had put the issue on the table.

“For Virginia to come up with any type of statute will be progress,” Dalglish said. “I

wouldn’t single out (Com-stock’s HB 2199) as terrible or wonderful. … We approve of her efforts. We have testi-fi ed all over the country on this issue, and we’re looking forward to working within the state where we’re head-quartered.”

Comstock, now back in her Fairfax County district, seems committed to the process of creating a Virginia shield law.

“Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Our liberty cannot be guarded but by freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it,’” said Comstock, an attorney who has lobbied for a federal shield law for journalists as well.

“Having worked on this issue at the federal level, I feel strongly about this and particularly strongly that Virginia, as Jefferson’s birthplace, needs to have this protection in law. We will have meetings with the press folks, prosecutors and our members to see if we can get a consensus bill that can get all parties on board.”

'One point of contention was over how to determine

whether a person is a journalist.'

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Mother’s Day

Being a mom is sometimes nothing short of living insanity and feeling blessed all at once. I cannot adequately express the love

I have for my child and how she has profoundly changed my life in so many positive ways, even on our bad days. I also accepted a long time ago that I wasn’t going to be a perfect mom.

The epiphany happened when I accidentally locked my sleeping baby girl in our car at a gas station on a winter day in Bedford County. Luckily, a Virginia Game Warden was fi lling up his vehicle’s gas tank at the same time. He called the town’s police department for me. After a few minutes – that seemed like an eternity – the police showed up with fl ashing lights and sirens. The offi cer was able to pop the lock on the passenger side and I tearfully said, ‘thank you.’ My daughter slept through the entire episode.

A similar situation happened to my mom, except on a much larger scale. Dad was out of town for a seminar, so she was stuck with my older brother, sister and me. Cer-tainly outnumbered, I know we drove her to exhaustion. She decided to take a quick afternoon nap before picking us up from parochial school.

We waited outside the school entrance for awhile. Then, we waited at the convent with the nuns. They were on the telephone non-stop trying to get in touch with my mom. The rest of the story is what I’ve learned over the years: A neighbor was reached and saw the family Ford station wagon was still in the driveway. She rang the doorbell again and again, but no one answered. Another neighbor circled the house to see if there was a way into the home. They went back their house where they called my dad and then the fi re department. At that point, a lot of our neighbors were home from work and a crowd had gathered on our front lawn. The fi refi ghters were mere moments from breaking down the door when my morti-fi ed mother opened it. She had told them that she had not been able to sleep well with our dad out of town and had fallen into a deep sleep. We were brought home by one of the neighbors as the fi re truck was leaving.

The point is that moms are imperfect. So, who are moms?

There are so many ways to describe a mom that change with each child’s defi nition. Moms are not porcelain dolls to be placed on a shelf. Moms are not made of soft gooey marshmallows. Moms are not the perfection of humanity. Some moms are half of the parenting team. Some moms are the entire parenting team. Some moms are a source of strength for their children. Some moms are the font of grace for the family. Some moms are critical. Some moms are their own worst critics. Some moms work. Some moms work at home. Some moms are volunteers. Some moms give of their time in different ways. Some moms are the supply of laughter. Some moms are the reason for tears.

All moms hold their children, no matter the age, in their heart. May all the moms who can – as well as those who cannot – give her child or children a hug on this Mother’s Day have a beautiful and blessed day honoring motherhood.

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Midlothian-area student Peyton Senning created a powerful presentation for her peers to become aware of suicide and depression. The young student, whose family has been affected by the loss of a loved one, shared the information in a presentation (on-line at midlothianexchange.com) about the national walk taking place in June.

Out of the Darkness Overnight is sponsored by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The fund raising event, an 18-mile walk, will take place in New York City on June 4 and 5. Registration is now taking place. Call (888) 843-6837 or visit www.theovernight.org for information.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, someone in the U.S. dies by suicide ev-ery 16 minutes. The CDC added that talking about suicide "will help to foster dialogue and encourage people to get help." Currently, suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among college-age adults.

The presentation is dedicated to Ian. "Ian passed away this past Oct. 30th. He was my brother's part-ner, confi dante, and friend. Ian was a twin and had eight siblings. A beautiful and talented dancer, he strove to be the best.

Somehow, in an impulsive moment, Ian chose to end his life by jumping from the 18th fl oor of a building in Philadelphia.

He left behind thousands of fans, hundreds of friends and family members with questions that will never be answered ... Ian's future was bright, but now it will never exist for him."

For more information about depression and suicide prevention, visit www.afsp.org. Needing help now? Call the National Suicide Prevention toll-free line at 1(800)273-TALK (8255) or the Chesterfi eld Mental Health Crisis Intervention 24-hour hotline at (804) 748-6356. Call 911 in an emergency.

courtesy of Shawn Senning

Student brings suicide,depression to light with Out of the Darkness walk

COURTESY OF SENNING FAMILYIan, pictured above, was a talented dancer who died last fall. Peyton's presentation about depression and suicide was dedicated to the young man.

Third-graders at Reams Road Elementary were treated to a special forester presentation by Lisa Deaton, forestry education specialist for the Virginia Department of Forestry, on Monday, April 11.

The students are enrolled in Dominion’s Project Plant It! program, developed to educate children, plant trees and improve the environ-ment. Deaton and the students are acting out the life cycle of a tree, one of the many activities in her pre-sentation. Teachers got a kit of lesson plans from Project Plant It! earlier this year, and each child received a tree seedling to plant at home on Arbor Day, April 29.

Visit www.projectplantit.com for more information, and to watch videos or play games about trees.

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Reams Road Students branch out with Project Plant It! for Arbor Day

COURTESY PHOTO BY SARA HUNTLisa Deaton, forestry education specialist for the Virginia Department of Forestry leads students in the life cycle of a tree activity.

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AMI Congregation, Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs, St. Ed-ward the Confessor Catholic Church and the Islamic Center of Virginia are launching their third annual interfaith dialogue in 2011. Sessions begin at 7 p.m. The third session will be held at Islamic Center of Virginia, located at 1241 Buford Road, Rich-mond (23235)

Spring Acoustic Concert Series presents The Virginia House Bandfrom 7-8 p.m. at Central Library, located at 9501 Lori Road, Ches-terfi eld. Join champion fi ddler Mark Campbell, along with Ron Gentry, Doug Shackleford, Molly Campbell and George Frick, for an upbeat evening of old-time dance tunes, ballads and songs of marital bliss. Registration is recommended and began April 28. Please register online at library.chesterfi eld.gov or by calling (804) 748-1603.

FRIDAY, MAY 13The Heroes Art Ball: 17 local child-hood cancer survivors will share the stories of their battle against the disease that is a child’s No. 1 killer and will offer their original artwork for bid to help others like them. Connor’s Heroes is celebrating its fi fth anniversary with a grand display at The Heroes Art Ball on Friday, May 13, from 7-11 p.m. at the Virginia Holocaust Museum (2000 E. Cary St.). This special event will bring together childhood cancer heroes and the community who supports them. Guests will begin the evening with cocktails and a silent auction. Then, 17 childhood cancer heroes will be introduced in grand fashion. While sharing their cancer stories, the Heroes will pres-ent their original pieces of artwork, which they created while working with a professional artist. After a live auction of their art, guests will enjoy dinner and dancing with The John Fetherston Band. As a way to further honor them, the Heroes and their families will enjoy the Ball at no charge. Tickets are $75 per person or $150 for Patrons and can be purchased at www.theheroesartball.org.

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National Alliance on Mental Ill-ness-Central Virginia (NAMI-CVA) is starting a “Survivor of Suicide Loss Support Group,” Thursday, May 5 from 7-8 p.m. at Monument Heights Baptist Church, 5716 Monument Ave. Richmond 23226. If you have lost a friend or family member to suicide, this bereavement support group is available to you. Contact NAMI-CVA at (804)285-1749 or [email protected]

Bon Air Presbyterian Church, Bon Air United Methodist Church, OR AMI Congregation, Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs, St. Ed-ward the Confessor Catholic Church and the Islamic Center of Virginia are launching their third annual interfaith dialogue in 2011. Sessions begin at 7 p.m. The second ses-sion will be held at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, located at 2700 Dolfi eld Drive, Richmond (23235). Topic: The role of faith communities in public affairs.

Mother's Day Flower Sale to benefi t Team Chesterfi eld will be having a fundraising Mother’s Day Flower Sale on Friday, May 6 (4-8pm) and Saturday, May 7 (8am–5pm) at the LC Bird High School Softball Complex at 10301 Courthouse Road, Chesterfi eld (23832). Look for signs at intersection of Route 10 and Courthouse Road for directions. The sale will be held rain or shine The sale will benefi t the team of the 2011 International Children’s Games in Lanarkshire, Scotland this summer.

FRIDAY, MAY 6Discover Chesterfi eld is a walking club for adults aged 50 and over. Enjoy an organized walk led by members of the Chesterfi eld County Department of Parks and Recre-ation. All walks will take place on Tuesday mornings at 9. On May 6, meet at shelter 3 of Harry G. Daniel Park at Ironbridge, 6000 Whitepine Road, and walk the trails of the park. On June 7, walkers will explore Henricus Historical Park. Walkers should gather at the visitors’ center. Robious Landing Park will be the site of the July 5 walking tour. The fi nal walk of the summer will be

on Aug. 2. Walkers will explore the Chesterfi eld County government complex trails. Participants should meet at the trail sign behind the Smith-Wagner building, 9501 Gov-ernment Center Parkway. For more information, call Judy Jones at (804) 751-4132.

Northfi eld Ministries will host its second Annual Golf Tournament at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian. This year’s tournament will take a Captain’s Choice format and will begin at 1pm. Packet pick-up will begin at 11 am. Player reg-istration is $150 per golfer or $600 per team. Registration includes a box lunch, post-tournament dinner, golf cart and range balls, on-course drinks and snacks, team photo, goody bag & entry into event contests. Registration can be com-pleted online by visiting www.north-fi eldfoundation.org/golf. Northfi eld Ministries is a 501(c) 3 non-profi t organization; a tax receipt will be issued for all donations and/or for a portion of your golf registration.

Caring Refl ections Series free presentation “Hand in Hand with Dementia: A Model for Care and Support” Led by Tricia Cushnie, BSN, MED, CMC. Presentation will be from 7 – 8:30 pm at the Beck Room – Bon Air Presbyterian Church, located at 9201 W. Hugue-not Rd. Questions? Phone (804) 272-7514. There will be childcare and light refreshments.

SATURDAY, MAY 7Northfi eld Ministries will host its fi rst annual 5K race/walk on the grounds of The Northfi eld Cum-berland Home, a plantation estate dating back to the 1800s which will soon open as a Christian-based residential treatment facility for women experiencing eating disor-der, depression, self-harm and in some cases, unplanned pregnancy. For more information on this event, please contact Catherine Boyle, Northfi eld Ministries’ Race to Break Free Chairperson, at (804)243-2002 or northfi [email protected].

A Spring Carnival will be held from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at 7061 Commons Plaza (Corner of Ironbridge & Beach Rd.) Sponsored by Omega Learning

& Dong’s Karate-Chesterfi eld the event proceeds will benefi t YMCA Bright Beginnings. Family fun with free carnival activities (ring toss, bouncy, face painting, balloon maker, prize wheel), raffl es, fi re truck tours, police car with McGruff the Crime Dog, Dong’s martial arts demonstration team & vendors providing free samples, information and/or products/services for pur-chase to include hot dogs, jewelry, medical & dental health, school & summer camp & much more. Ques-tions? Contact Tara Nelson, at (804) 778-7868, e-mail chesterfi [email protected]. The 23rd annual Flower and Art Show will be held at the Historic Wakefi eld Foundation, 100 Wilson Ave. Wakefi eld, Va. The opening Gala Reception is from 7 til 9 pm. Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased at the door. Awards will be presented to the Artist and Floral Designer at this time. Musical Entertainment will be provided by Robin Welch, Classical Guitarist,

Instructor at Hampton University Music Department.

MONDAY, MAY 9Richard M. Jacobs, CPA, MBA and Senior Manager in the Chester of-fi ce of Goodman & Company, LLP, one of the region’s largest certifi ed public accounting fi rms, will speak on the topic of “Small Business Retirement Planning,” as part of the Chesterfi eld Public Library’s Small Business Workshop series later this spring. The events will take place at the LaPrade Library on Monday, May 9 from 7-8:30 p.m. and at the Meadowdale Library on Wednes-day, May 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. Both lectures will focus on exploring options for affordable small busi-ness retirement plans and how to administer plans and benefi ts, save business owner taxes and encour-age employee loyalty.

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It was a grueling course at the 2011 Columbia Muddy Buddy Richmond Ride & Run for the 1,600-plus participants. Two-person teams, who alternated bicycling and running the course,

completed the six- to seven-mile race that served up a series of obstacles through the woods and over the creek at Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfi eld County on May 1.

Although the end of the course might have seemed like a never-ending uphill battle, all were greeted with a cheering crowd as teammates crawled together through the famous mud pit to the fi nish line. Midlothian native Brigitte Fanelli and husband Michael Fanelli took fi rst place in the co-ed category

for their age group (for participants’ course times, visit www.muddybuddy.com).

Getting dirty has never felt better as the national series continued its support of the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Offi cial

vehicle sponsor Land Rover® donated $1,000 pre-race to the non-profi t organization. Also, during the pre-race festivities, CAF athlete Nick Roumonada of New York City, quickly shared his story. “I thought I would never be able to get back into sports at quite the level I’m at now,” he said.

Through the foundation’s support and sponsor do-nations, Roumonada now has a running prosthetic leg that he described as expensive as well as not covered through insurance. “I’m really happy to say I am back in to the game of life through sports,” he said.

“We [CAF] really feel that through athletics, and being active, it increases one’s personal power and perspective of life,” Roumonada said in a pre-race interview. “It changes everyone’s attitude; not only the athletes themselves, but the people around them as well.”

This year, Roumonada completed the New York

City Marathon in 3 hours and 45 minutes and the Boston Marathon in just over four hours. He and teammate Jamie Monroe were both ready to take on the off-road Muddy Buddy Richmond course for the second consecutive year. “I think it’s nice this year because it’s not as hot. Last year, I think it was like 90 degrees at 7 a.m. so it will be a little bit easier on us this year,” Roumonada said.

The teammates will continue the national race series’ mud-slinging fun at 18 cities this year. “This is our second [city] stop,” Monroe said before lining up at the start. “They’ll be going over four obstacles on the course, this 13-foot wall at the fi nish line, and of course, the main mud pit. Everybody has Red Hook beer at the end … everyone is out here to have a good time.”

Native Texan and “mudder” Richard Parisi, who now lives in Virginia Beach was ready to take on the entertaining race with teammate Brian Geiger of Vir-ginia Beach. The team added Mylar balloons to their shared mountain bike to make it easier to fi nd at the obstacle drop-off points. The teammates focused on their strengths to set a solid pace through the course and after the race. “Well, I did a lot of drinking and he did a lot of running. We’ll see who trained better,” Parisi jokingly added.

The Muddy Buddy had a few additions this year, besides the 13-foot wall before the mud pit at the fi nish line. “Every year it keeps growing. We added a couple of new things; we’ll have live music later; the giant wall – it will be fun to watch people negotiate that. We’re just trying to upgrade the series. Everyone has been so supportive in Richmond. It’s a great city to come to and we’re looking forward to coming back every year,” Monroe said.

Richmond has been a stop of the Columbia Muddy Buddy series since 2003. To learn more about the na-tional event in its 12th year, visit www.muddybuddy.com

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PHOTOS BY PATRICK DOBBSAbove: Midlothian resident David Groseclose of Team Bubba drops from the top of the fi rst obstacle at the 2011 Columbia Muddy Buddy held on May 1.Below: Midlothian teammate of Waist Deep fi nds holding the bike high into the air will still mean he faces a cold, wet crossing in the creek.

One 'mudder' emerges from the pit covered from head to toe in mud to cross the fi nish line.

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Over 4,000,000 centuries in the making beneath Virginia’s storied Shenandoah Val-ley, this “must see” U.S. Natural Landmark awaits your discovery. One hour tours, from well-lighted, paved walkways lead visitors through cathedral-sized rooms with ceilings 10 stories high. Enormous chambers are fi lled with towering columns, shimmering draperies and crystal-clear pools.

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BY JIM [email protected]

Once every so often, the stars align just right and a seemingly ordinary collection of players and coaches comes together to make history.

It happened in Midlothian 26 years ago, when the Post 186 baseball team became the only team from Virginia to win the American Legion World Series.

The team was recognized Saturday with a special citation at the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in Ports-mouth. It was an opportunity for the “Mules,” as they became known for their stubborn refusal to accept defeat, to reconnect and exchange still-vivid recollec-tions of a truly magical season.

“It brought back so many memories,” said David George, the Monacan High baseball coach who led Post 186 along with Midlothian’s Dennis Moody. “Time goes by so fast. I was reading some newspaper articles from that time and it seemed like it happened just yesterday.”

The passage of time hasn’t made it any easier for the men who wore Post 186 uniforms during the summer of 1985 to pinpoint what made that team so special, why the ’85 team was just a little bit better than the squad that had fi nished one victory shy of a World Series berth 12 months earlier.

Talent was part of the puzzle, of course. That Post 186 team had everything you’d ever need to be suc-cessful on a baseball diamond: power at the plate (the Mules set a World Series single-game record with six home runs against Puerto Rico), speed on the basepaths and a group of pitchers (led by future Texas Rangers farmhand Tris Lipscomb) who made the most of an airtight defense by relentlessly pounding the strike zone.

But there’s a universal belief that the ’85 team was bolstered less by bat speed or arm strength than by a quality far less tangible: the ability of players from three area high schools (Monacan, Midlothian and Clover Hill) to come together and form a unit that was far stronger than the sum of its parts.

“Our team wasn’t a bunch of individuals,” said Mark Chambers, who batted .409 and drove in 38 runs. “We all knew each other and had played together since we were kids. We played our roles and we were a team.”

Nothing better symbolized that sense of “all for one, one for all” than the old vans used to transport

players and coaches. While players from other teams frequently drove themselves or rode with their parents, the Mules made a point of traveling to and from games together.

That wasn’t a meaningless commitment, especially since the vans didn’t have air conditioning to coun-ter the effects of Virginia’s typically stifl ing heat and humidity.

“We stunk, we were in our uniforms, but we were a family,” Chambers added.

When it came to unselfi shness, the coaches set the tone. Despite having just won the Group AA state championship at Midlothian, Moody had no prob-lem serving as the assistant coach to longtime friend George, who had fi lled the same role under prior Post 186 head coach Bill Chambers.

“We were there for the kids and there was no ego involved,” Moody said. “I’ve always had a lot of respect for David and that makes it easy because you know things are being done the right way.”

For old-school baseball men like George and Moody, doing things "the right way" meant working on the fundamentals until their players could execute them in their sleep.

They laid down sacrifi ce bunts. They were aggres-sive on the basepaths and hit behind baserunners to move them into scoring position. They threw strikes and fi elded fl awlessly.

"As far as executing basic plays, we did that very well," George said.

Even so, the Mules needed more than its share of late-game heroics to make their World Series dreams come true.

They trailed Falls Church by two runs in the ninth inning of the Virginia state championship game, but Greg Harding tied the game with a dramatic two-run home run. The winning run came home an inning later on a balk.

A week later, Post 186 faced a 3-0 defi cit and was down to its last out in the regional fi nal against host Boyertown (Pa.). With the bases loaded, Tony Moore hit a one-hopper that should've been an easy force play at second for the fi nal out, but Boyertown's shortstop threw the ball into right fi eld for a three-base error. When the right fi elder's throw to third base bounced into the dugout, the Mules scored the game-winning run without hitting the ball out of the infi eld.

Unselfishness, fundamental play were keys to amazing '85 season

1985 American Legion Post 186Standing(L-R): Coach David George, Tony Moore, Mark Wroniewicz, Eric Miles, Greg Harding, Tris Lipscomb, Kevin Mawyer, Mike Ciucci, Coach Dennis MoodyKneeling (L-R): Mike Waroblak, Marc Miller, Andre Guardino, Lee Coleman, Ricky Jarvis, Mark Chambers, Manager Maurice O. BeckSeated (L-R): Jim White, Richard Barrett, Chris Goodman, Kevin Leigh, Andrew Rose (courtesy photo by Dave Boney)

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PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLMidlothian's Christine Abbott rallied to beat Cosby's Lauren Denuel after losing the fi rst set of last Friday's match.

Trojans outlast TitansBY JIM [email protected]

Christine Abbott didn’t bring her “A” game along when Midlothian’s

girls tennis team traveled to face Cosby in a clash of Dominion District titans last Friday.

The Trojans’ No. 1 player, who spent spring break in France on a school trip, didn’t return to Richmond until Tuesday and was still dealing with the effects of jet lag 72 hours later as she pre-pared to face Cosby sopho-more Lauren Denuel.

Denuel offered no sym-pathy, winning the fi rst set 6-4, but Abbott has never lost a district match and she wasn’t about to start making excuses.

“I couldn’t imagine being the kind of player who just gives up,” Abbott said after Midlothian’s 5-4 victory. “If I walked away and realized it was my fault for losing, I wouldn’t like that at all.”

Abbott didn’t give up and she never lost her compo-sure, even when Denuel was taking control of rallies with her serve and groundstrokes. She simply stayed patient, kept the ball in the court and waited until Denuel started missing shots.

Abbott won the second set 6-3, then took the super tiebreaker by a 10-6 margin to remain perfect in her high school career against Domin-ion District opponents.

“She just doesn’t make mistakes,” Denuel said. “She’s tough to play against because she’s very consistent and she gets everything back.”

Abbott’s win was one of four singles victories for Midlothian, which lost 6-3

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLCosby's Lauren Denuel smacks a backhand groundstroke during her No. 1 singles match against Midlothian.

to Cosby in the teams’ fi rst meeting this season.

The Trojans proved Friday they weren’t going to relinquish their district title without a fi ght. They won four of six singles matches, two of which were decided by third-set tiebreakers, and needed just one point in doubles to force a deadlock atop the district standings.

“These girls know how to win and they’re used to winning,” Midlothian coach Doug Garrett said.

That point wouldn’t come easily, though.

Cosby’s No. 1 team of Denuel and Anjelica Esteves blanked the Midlothian duo of Abbott and Sarah Whitten

6-0, 6-0. Afterward, all four players turned into cheer-leaders for their teammates who were still on the court.

With Cosby’s Jamie Co-chrane and Bailey Kirchner in control at No. 2, it quickly became apparent that the match would be decided by the outcome of the third and fi nal doubles clash.

Midlothian’s Celeste Womack and Jessica Fischer won the fi rst set 6-3. Cosby’s Brooke Thaxton and Maggie Buchanan evened the match by winning the second set by an identical 6-3 score.

Behind Fischer’s strong serving and a couple nice volleys by Womack, the Trojans won the third-set

tiebreaker 10-5 and put Cosby’s title celebration on hold indefi nitely.

“Our coach has never had the honor of being a district champion and we’re trying to do it for her,” said Esteves, who dropped only three games in her singles match and was even better in doubles. “Last year we knew Midlothian was better than us. We know we can be district champions this year and that pushes us more than ever.”

Cosby was tantalizingly close Friday. Both Denuel and Buchanan took the fi rst set of their singles matches, only to see their opponents rally to win both the second set and the 10-point super tiebreaker.

Abbott outlasted Denuel with the same combination of consistent groundstrokes and determined defense that carried her all the way to the Central Region fi nal last season.

“When I heard my team-mates cheering for me, I remembered it wasn’t just me versus her – it’s about the team,” Abbott said. “We’ve been talking about it, that everybody had to push their hardest.”

Cosby coach Courtney Lee warned her team that Midlothian would be ex-tremely motivated to avenge its earlier defeat. She was right.

“We were ready, but obvi-ously not ready enough,” Lee added. “We’ll be ready for them next time.”

The Richmond Kick-ers, in conjunction with Midlothian Youth Soccer League (MYSL), are pleased to announce that Field 9 at Hensley Park has offi cially been designated PODS Field.

A fi eld dedication cere-mony was held on Saturday morning during the height of recreation play, making the name change offi cial. Offi cials from the Rich-mond Kickers and MYSL took part in the ceremony along with Wesley Mullins, President and Owner of the local PODS® franchise for the Richmond area. The Richmond Kickers and MYSL merged this spring and will be operating under the same administration beginning this fall.

“PODS is delighted to be a partner of the Richmond Kickers and to be support-ing youth soccer in Central

Virginia,” Mullins said. “Through our involvement with youth soccer, specifi -cally with the Kickers and MYSL, we understand the impact that this game and these organizations have on young people. For PODS, this is the element that makes our involvement so rewarding.”

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DENNY HAMLIN'S SHORT TRACK SHOWDOWN

PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREDenny Hamlin (11) races door-to-door with former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Tony Stewart midway through Thursday's 75-lap race in Richmond.

For host, a much-needed winBY JIM [email protected]

Denny Hamlin has come a long way from the kid who raced Late Models on the weekends while

nearly bankrupting his parents and dreaming of one day competing with NASCAR’s top drivers.

He’s made millions of dollars through his affi liation with Joe Gibbs Racing and sponsor FedEx. He bought his parents a house in suburban Charlotte, N.C., where he himself now resides. Last season, he nearly won his fi rst Sprint Cup championship before fi nishing a close second to fi ve-time champion Jimmie Johnson.

But while you might not expect a guy with such an impressive resume to get too emotionally invested in winning an exhibition race that exists only to benefi t several of his hand-picked charities, Hamlin entered NASCAR's annual spring weekend at Richmond International Raceway 17th in the Sprint Cup points and looking for any kind of spark to reverse his early-season struggles.

“This feels [darn] good,” Hamlin said after holding off Michael Wal-trip to take the checkered fl ag at his Short Track Showdown for the fi rst time. “I’m serious. This feels like a Cup win.

“This defi nitely goes a long way, especially the way things have been going for us this year. It’s a huge confi dence boost, coming all the way from the back in only 75 laps; that’s not an easy thing to do.”

The event’s host had only himself to blame for his starting position. Originally slated to start on the pole, Hamlin instead decided to “make things right” by starting at the tail of the 35-car fi eld.

That move didn’t take long to come back and bite him. On the race’s opening lap, in fact, Hamlin found himself in the middle of a big pileup coming out of Turn 2 that brought out a red fl ag before anyone had even completed one circuit of the .75-mile track.

Over his in-car radio, Hamlin had “some good news and some bad news” for his pit crew.

The good: His No. 11 car escaped the incident with no sheet metal

PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREEvent host Denny Hamlin walks away with the big trophy after winningthe fourth annual Short Track Showdown for the fi rst time.

damage.The bad: By locking up his brakes

trying to avoid the spinning cars in front of him, he “fl at-spotted” all four of his tires.

The lack of grip became even more of an issue because the race’s rules allowed each driver to change only two tires, and not until the “halftime” break at lap 45.

“I just rode around for the fi rst 30 laps, then I got into the top 10 and

was able to make my move,” Hamlin said.

Kyle Busch, Hamlin’s teammate with Joe Gibbs Racing and a two-time Showdown winner, led most of the race and seemed poised to make it to Victory Lane in the event’s debut at RIR.

Busch was in fi rst place and Ham-lin seventh when the yellow fl ag fl ew again for a planned “competition caution” that bunched up the fi eld

for a fi nal 10-lap shootout.On the ensuing restart, Darrell

Wallace Jr. got loose and then got drilled by a hard-charging Max Gresham. Their collision sparked another multi-car incident and another red fl ag, and when the dust settled, Hamlin found himself in third place behind Busch and Late Model veteran Frank Deiny Jr.

“I was going to give [Busch] a run for his money. I drove it in deep and got a little sideways. I had it saved, but then I got hit in the rear,” said Wallace, who had won the Blue Ox 100 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race earlier in the evening. “Still, it was an awesome night. I can’t even be mad about that.”

The same couldn’t be said for NASCAR veteran Michael Waltrip.

“I don’t know where the hell [Gresham] was going. It was almost like we weren’t even there and he was going to go right through us,” Waltrip said, before adding, “I’m glad he wrecked.”

Busch couldn’t have been too thrilled about all the restarts, either. He reported to his crew during the last caution period that his car’s fuel pickup was malfunctioning, prevent-ing enough fuel from reaching the engine.

That problem proved decisive when Busch’s car slowed dramati-cally on the fi nal lap and Hamlin surged past to take the checkered fl ag. Waltrip was second and Chase Elliott, son of NASCAR elder states-man Bill Elliott, took third.

After fi nishing sixth, an obvi-ously frustrated Busch climbed out of his car and stormed away without speaking to reporters.

“The race wasn’t fi xed. Trust me, Kyle Busch wasn’t going to let me win that race,” Hamlin said.

But Hamlin, who stands 17th in points after eight races, insisted he would’ve done “everything in my power” to get past Busch in the fi nal two corners.

“Thankfully he ran out of fuel because it might have gotten ugly anyhow,” Hamlin added, drawing laughs from the assembled media. “The Short Track Showdown is about old school racing. Anybody else would’ve done the same to me.”

Revolution struggles continue in Reading

READING, PA – The Richmond Revolution kicked off the second half of their 2011 Indoor Football League season with a game that ended much like the fi rst half of the season – with a 49-28 loss to the Reading Express.

After Richmond (1-7) took an early 7-0 lead on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Monte Purvis to Scor-pio Brown, the host Express (6-3) were able to drive down the fi eld on their next pos-session. They needed seven plays to score and capped off the drive with a three yard pass from Chris Malleo to Jeff Willis.

A two-play drive for the Revolution followed directly after, with Purvis running the ball in from nine yards out. The 14-7 lead would be the last of the night for Richmond.

The end of the fi rst half came with some drama as the Revolution, down 21-14, took over the ball at their own 1-yard line after stopping Malleo’s scoring attempt. They were able to complete a pass to the 12-yard line, call timeout, then complete a 36-yard Hail Mary to the Express 3-yard line with three seconds remaining on the clock. But two attempts into the end zone fell short and the team carried a seven-point defi cit into the half instead of end-ing on a high note tied at 21.

The two teams traded touchdowns at the end of the third quarter and beginning of the fourth quarter as the Revolution attempted to get back into the game, but two backbreaking touchdowns by the Express sealed the deal. First, Malleo hit Collin Taylor on a 48-yard touchdown pass, then the Express ran back a kickoff 51 yards after Purvis’ second touchdown toss to Brown.

The Revolution were once again able to get back to within 14 points from another touchdown pass from Purvis, this one to RB Anthony Jones.

The Revolution offense, led by Purvis for the second consecutive game, moved the ball quite well.

Purvis ran for a game high 74 yards and a touchdown, while completing 15 of 29 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns.

“I liked what I saw out of Monte tonight, he continued to grow into the quarter-back position,” said Revolu-tion Head Coach Antonio Hawkins. “We controlled the ball really well tonight, and we made a lot of progress on some important aspects. We just need to put it all together.”

Scorpio Brown led the Revolution in receiving as he continued to adjust to the offense, catching seven passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns.

Josh Crawford contrib-uted 61 yards on two recep-tions while Donnie Avant and Anthony Jones each had three receptions.

Justin Spruill led the Revolution with eight solo tackles while LB Stanley Jones contributed with the team’s only sack.

The team returns home May 7 for a game against the Chicago Slaughter at Sports-Quest. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:05.

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