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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 05.13.10

A wreath-laying ceremony was held Monday, May 10, at the Chesterfi eld County Police Memorial at the Historic 1917 Courthouse grounds to honor the fi ve Chesterfi eld County Police offi cers who died in the line duty as part of Na-tional Police Week, May 9-15. The fi ve offi cers remembered are Lamont L. Edwards, John S. Thomas Jr., Craig W. Rath, Ryan E. Cappelletty, and Gary Buro. A Law Enforcement Memorial Service followed at Ironbridge Baptist Church. The event was hosted by the Chesterfi eld County Police Department, the Chesterfi eld County Sheriff 's Offi ce and Virginia State Police, Area 6. - courtesy of Chesterfi eld County Police Department

BY MARTHA STEGERspecial correspondent

The old adage, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” applies to creative outdoor activities. When stud-ies fi rst showed home entertain-ment systems were keeping people indoors, Global Positioning Systems surfaced -- more than 15 years ago. A GPS network of 24 U.S. Air Force satellites – the last of which was launched in 1993 -- made it possible for people not only to navigate more accurately in cars but also to use handheld GPS receivers for enter-tainment outdoors.

The phenomenon, dubbed “geo-caching” (pronounced “geo-cash-ing”), has become a worldwide activ-ity. Searching for a cache involves following clues, solving riddles and visiting multiple outdoor locations. A “geotrail” is a series of caches

tied together by a common theme. Several recreational organizations at the national, state and county levels now offer goecaching as an activity for adventure-seekers.

To get started in Midlothian, go to www.geocaching.com, and create a free account. You must log in to an account to view cache-site details. The website lists all of the maintained caches by ZIP code and address. Input a ZIP code to see the caches within that area.

Midlothian Area CachesYou can enter your home address

to see what’s nearby, or enter the address of a specifi c site you already fi nd interesting, such as Midlothian Mines (13301 N. Woolridge Rd., Midlothian, VA 23114). A relatively new Chesterfi eld County park on

PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH FARINAChesterfi eld County Police Offi cers Matt McCartney and Juana Butler stand watch in silence at the police memorial on May 10. The offi cers conducted a changing of the guard every 15 minutes throughout the day from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. After the 15-minute observance, Offi cer Juana Butler explained that it was another way to remember the fi ve offi cers who made the ultimate sacrifi ce in protecting the Chesterfi eld community.

Courtesy of Virginia Lottery

A kindergarten teacher at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian has been selected as one of eight edu-cators to receive the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award from more than 1,200 entries statewide.

Kimberly McKnight received the award in a surprise presentation at her school on May 5. The award, sponsored by the Virginia Lottery, the Virginia PTA and Virginia-based The Supply Room Companies, consists of a cash prize of $2,000 and an additional $2,000 class-room credit from The Supply Room Companies.

McKnight was selected from more than 1,200 nomi-nations submitted by the public. The eight winners, all of whom are K-12 public school teachers in Virginia, hail from one of the eight geographic regions of the state.

Gail Cavallaro, whose son is a student in McKnight's class, wrote the winning es-say that described her unique classroom activities for students and parents:

"She rarely uses work-sheets, focusing on creative, interactive learning methods. The kids get to write words in shaving cream, learning to sound out words and prac-

tice their fi ne motor skills.""Once, she let the kids

volunteer to tell a knock-knock joke. The kids were roaring with laughter but also were learning to publicly speak, to listen, to respect another classmate and to wait their turn patiently. It speaks volumes to the culture Mrs. McKnight nurtures in her classroom."

The winners were selected by a panel of distinguished educators and community leaders, including Dr. Billy Cannaday Jr., Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at U.Va. and former State Superin-tendent for Public Instruc-

tion; Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary, Director, Center for School Improvement, VCU School of Education and former State Superintendent for Public Instruction; Hon. Jim Dyke, Partner, McGuire Woods, former Secretary of Education for Virginia; Debi Abadie, President of the Vir-ginia PTA; Shannon Knight, 2009 Super Teacher Award Recipient, Holland Elemen-tary School, Virginia Beach.

The judges selected the eight winners based on the strength of the nominations. Each nomination included a short essay, discussing teach-ers who exhibit passion and commitment to the teaching

profession, use innovation and creativity in the class-room and encourage parental involvement.

"These awards are made possible by the enthusias-tic support of Virginians who believe in the power of a teacher," said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. "We are pleased to partner with the Virginia PTA and The Supply Room Companies to shine the spotlight on this important profession. Honoring K-12 public educators for our second annual Super Teacher program has been another rewarding experience."

Local teacher McKnight awarded 'Super Teacher'

Geocaching: Going High-Tech Outdoors

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courtesy of the Offi ce of Governor Bob McDonnell

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced the members of the Governor's Commission on Government Reform and Restructur-ing created by his Executive Order Number Two, issued moments after he took the oath of offi ce on Jan. 16.

In light of the unprec-edented budgetary challenges facing the commonwealth and the increasing demand for core public services, government must become more effective and effi cient, McDonnell’s offi ce stated. The Commission will work to put forth bold and in-novative ideas to ensure that duplicative, outdated, unnec-essary and ineffective services and service delivery methods are eliminated and that state revenues are dedicated to the core functions of govern-ment, the governor’s offi ce continued.

The Commission is sched-uled to have its fi rst meet-ing within the next month, and will complete its initial report to the governor by July 16, with a fi nal report with recommendations by Dec. 1. The Commission’s work will

kick off an ongoing effort to streamline, reform and restructure government that will continue throughout the McDonnell administration. Fred Malek, founder and chairman of Thayer Capital Partners will serve as chair-man of the Commission.

Speaking about the Com-mission, Governor McDon-nell remarked, "We must make government simpler and easier to use, more effi cient and more effec-tive. That is the work of this Commission. The Commis-sion members will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the state’s agencies, pro-grams, and services to fi nd out how we can make our state government work better for its owners, the people of Virginia. I look forward to working with these reform-minded leaders to examine how Virginia can better serve the taxpayers. Our state and local government employees have made Virginia one of the best managed states in the nation and just like them, I will always seek to make us even better."

Fred Malek, chairman of

Delegate Lee Ware appointed to commissionIn remembrance of the fallen

PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBS

Elise Trommer checks to see if the water is boiling as she demonstrates how to cook outdoors during Troop 3041's emergency preparedness event held for the community at Woodlake Pavilion on Saturday, May 8. More on page 11.

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LEAD Virginia, the statewide leadership program now entering its fi fth year of educating Virginia’s leaders about issues relevant to the commonwealth, has an-nounced its 2010 class members.

The 2010 class is the largest yet, with 47 participants, including senior-level executives in business, education, non-profi t and government agencies throughout the commonwealth. They are experienced, recognized lead-ers within their professions who are seeking to bolster a shared vision of progressive change through active com-munity involvement across Virginia.

Two area residents selected for LEAD Virginia are Doug Sbertoli of LeClairRyan and Paul Trapp of Tim-mons Group. A full list of this year’s class members is available online at midlothianexchange.com.

LEAD Virginia’s 2010 curriculum centers on the key themes of economy, education and health and cultivates a shared vision and statewide perspective by examining the technology, economic development, transportation, demographics, growth management and quality of life issues impacting the commonwealth.

“I’m thrilled to welcome our new class members as we celebrate LEAD Virginia’s fi fth anniversary of educating leaders across the commonwealth,” said Susan Horne, president and CEO of LEAD Virginia. “Through social

capital, our class members and alumni are contributing to positive change that is ensuring a positive future for citizens, businesses, communities and non-profi ts in the commonwealth.”

The 2010 sessions will be held in seven regions throughout the state. The leaders participated in an orientation and opening session in Williamsburg April 15-17 and will, in upcoming months, visit Southern Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, Northern Virginia, South-west Virginia and Hampton Roads. The program will conclude with a graduation gala in Richmond November 19-20.

LEAD Virginia aims to educate participants about regional differences and statewide needs through the shared experience of seven two-day sessions held throughout the commonwealth. Endorsed by the Virgin-ia Chamber of Commerce, state universities and regional leadership organizations, the program offers leaders a forum for gaining deeper insights into complex state-wide issues, exchanging resources, creating momentum and working within and outside the political arena to usher in positive change for the commonwealth. Specifi c curriculum themes of local/regional economies, as well as the larger issues of education and health, are explored through in-depth dialogue, on-site fi eld studies and experiential activities designed to highlight the diverse interests, resources and challenges of each region.

Alumni Connection: Legislators’ Old-School TiesBY NICOLE FISHER AND REBECCA LEÓNCapital News Service

If the University of Virginia holds a reception for its alumni serving in the General Assembly, they’d better stock up on the shrimp.

Twenty-fi ve state legislators – about one of every six – attended U.Va. They include House Speaker Bill Howell, 17 other delegates and seven senators, both Republicans and Democrats.

U.Va. has a bigger delegation at

the Capitol than any other college or university, according to a Capital News Service analysis of legislators’ alma maters. The Cavaliers easily outdistanced the two runners-up – Virginia Tech (with 17 legislators) and the University of Richmond (16).

The 100 delegates and 40 sena-tors listed more than 100 different schools in their legislative biog-raphies. Eighty-seven lawmakers attended more than one college – earning, for example, a bachelor’s

degree and a law degree.Lawmakers’ alma maters include

large public schools such as Virginia Commonwealth University (with 12 alumni in the General Assembly, the fourth highest); small private schools such as Sweet Briar College (Sen. Patricia Ticer of Alexandria); the U.S. Air Force, Military and Naval academies; and nine different com-munity colleges (with a total of 13 legislators).

Their old school ties may give legislators something to brag about

– or commiserate over – after a football game or other sporting event. But the alumni connections don’t necessarily translate into more state money or other favorable leg-islation, offi cials say.

For example, U.Va. has received only a 3 percent increase in funding from 2007 to 2009. On the other hand, Richard Bland College, a junior col-lege near Petersburg, has seen a 135 percent increase – and no leg-islators have attended that school.

Mark Smith, the as-sociate vice president for government rela-

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Lisa M. Rains is a personal lines Account Manager with James

River Insur-ance Agency, Inc. She recently was awarded the designation of Certifi ed Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA), a profes-

sional designation conferred by the American Insurance Marketing and Sales Society (the AIMS Society). This designation stands for profes-sionalism, commitment to sales training and results, and technical

knowledge. She has been with the company for 5 years and was formerly the offi ce manager for the agency. - courtesy of James River Insurance Agency, Inc.

C&F Bank is pleased to an-nounce the reappointment of Jeffery W. Jones of Midlothian to the C&F Bank Board in Richmond.

Jones is the Chairman and CEO of WFofR, Inc. in Rich-mond. He also serves as a part-ner of Segway of Richmond and RedShift,

LLC. A graduate of West Virginia University, he is an active member of Salisbury Country Club and is on the Board of Directors for S.T.I.R. (Sustainable Transporta-tion Initiative of Richmond). He also serves as Chairman of the Brett Jones Memorial Foundation. He and his wife, Kathryn Freeman-Jones reside in Midlothian.

Raleigh C. Hobson, III has joined C&F Bank as Assistant Vice President, Business Banker in its Richmond market. He is respon-sible for business development and acquisition of new small business relationships in the Richmond metro area.

Hobson has 10 years experi-

ence in retail and small business banking. Most recently, he served as a Branch Man-ager in the west end of Rich-mond for Bank of Virginia. He currently serves as a board

member of the Western Henrico Rotary Club and the Richmond Chapter of the RMA (Risk Man-agement Association).

Hobson, a native of Richmond, is a graduate of Virginia Common-wealth University where he earned a B.S. degree in Psychology.

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23112May 64600 block of Valley Overlook Dr.Three scooters reported stolen from apartment parking lot.

May 411000 block of Hull Street Rd.Suspect approached the teller, pulled a handgun from his shirt, and pointed it at the teller as he de-manded the money. Upon receiving the cash, the suspect walked out.

23113May 3200 block of Lancaster Gate Ln.Known suspect forced his way into the victim’s apartment as she entered her apartment through the front door. The suspect then assaulted the victim.

23235May 510200 block of Midlothian Tk.Purse reported stolen from victim’s unlocked vehicle.

May 410600 block of Red Queen Rd.Known suspects assaulted the victim and took his property as he exited his vehicle at the address. Offi cers located the suspects, taking them into custody.

23236May 5800 block of Research Rd.Unknown suspect(s) cut the lock on the fence sur-rounding the lot, then stole an Acura Integra from inside.

23832May 413500 block of Mahogany Pl.Listed suspect attempted to enter victim’s residence. At this time nothing was reported stolen. Several vehicles were entered and property reported stolen.

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Five youths and one adult were honored on May 6 dur-ing the 27th annual Out-standing Youth Awards pre-sentation at L.C. Bird High School. The awards recognize young people and adults who have made a positive impact on their schools or commu-nities, or in the lives of other people. Youth receive awards in the categories of cour-age, compassion and service. Thirty-fi ve youth and nine adults were nominated this year.

The awards are sponsored by the Chesterfi eld County Department of Youth Plan-ning and Development, the Youth Services Citizen Board, and the Midlothian Kiwanis Club.Courage:

Lynsey “Morgyn” Hill, a student at Carver Middle School, is a peer tutor for other students and plans to serve as an ambassador for incoming students to C.C. Wells Elementary and Chester Middle schools. She has participated in Anthem’s LemonAid, served with Har-rowgate Girl Scout Troop 545, and was selected to play with the Richmond Sym-phony Orchestra.

Bilal Sayar, a senior at Matoaca High School, has participated in the Family Peace Festival and the annual interfaith dinner. He has volunteered with the Central Virginia Food Bank and expanded participation in Project Holiday Baskets for Thanksgiving and Christ-mas. At Matoaca, Sayar also is president of the Future Business Leaders of America, captain of the Battle of the Brains team and captain of the Academic Challenge Team.Compassion:

Alyssa Shelley, a senior at Matoaca High School, is devoted to helping children with special needs. She has a talent for working with chil-dren with autism and spent her senior year as a mentor to freshmen. Shelley also is a member of the Senior Council, the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of

Christian Athletes.Service:

Sean Cahoon, a student at Banner Christian School, has traveled to Peru and Costa Rica where he spent his time painting, working at orphanages and feeding the homeless. He has volunteered with CARITAS, the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Special Olympics and the Give Kids a Smile event. For his Eagle Scout project, Cahoon created a memorial garden at Skinquarter Baptist Church.

Bryan Kauder, a senior at Midlothian High School, gives back to the community through his love of Latin. As vice president of the Virginia Junior Classical League, he organized a fundraiser that collected $3,000 for FeedMore Inc. Kauder also serves as a lead teacher for the Midlothian Latin Club’s elementary program. He was the recipient of the fi rst Spirit of Junior Classical League award.Adult award:

Bennie Good has worked with the Boy Scouts in Ches-terfi eld County for 17 years and helped 72 boys attain the honor of Eagle Scout. Good has taken scouts hiking on the Appalachian Trail, camp-ing and on adventure trips. He also has been instrumen-tal in an outdoor adventure program that helps both young men and women de-velop positive character and leadership skills.

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Courtesy of Stephen Baker, resident

Residents in one of the county’s newest communities were taken by surprise when a fi re engine from the Chesterfi eld Fire Department arrived at their fi rst neighborhood cookout May 1.

Rather than responding to an emer-gency call, four of the department’s fi refi ghters were there to meet and visit with about 60 people in the Colony Pointe subdivision off Claypoint Road near Route 288. The gathering included residents and their friends and family.

“We love being able to make these kinds of visits. It gives us a chance to meet new people in our communities, introduce ourselves, and help them teach their kids about fi re safety,” said fi refi ghter Tony Hochstetler, who gave several excited neighborhood children a tour of the truck – inside and out – and explained the various tools they use when combating fi res.

The cookout was hosted by Colony Pointe residents Roy Wallace and his wife Jackie, who moved into the neigh-borhood in early February. Wallace had arranged the surprise visit by the fi refi ghters in advance. Central Virginia-based band Wolfpack, whose lead singer Ronald Coates also lives in Colony Pointe and co-hosted the cookout,

provided live music.“I think it went really well; every-

body looked like they were having a great time,” said Wallace, adding that he plans to make the cookout an annual event. Wallace said he expects the event will grow as more people move into the subdivision.

“It seems like there are some great people in this neighborhood,” said fi re-

fi ghter Kevin Moran, as the last of the children toured the fi re engine. “Looks like a good place to live.”

Fifteen homes have been sold in Colony Pointe since a handful of the area’s top builders began construction in 2008, according to the Chesterfi eld County’s online real estate database. The subdivision has 98 total lots.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF STEPHEN BAKERAbove: Jack Baker, 4, one of Chesterfi eld’s newest residents, moved into the Colony Pointe neighborhood with his family last year. During the subdivision’s fi rst cookout, May 1, he was excited to meet Chesterfi eld fi refi ghters Jimmy Trice, Bill Richardson and Kevin Moran. Below: The local band Wolfpack sings “Happy Birthday” to one of the children in Chesterfi eld’s Colony Point subdivision during the community’s fi rst cookout, May 1

Special workshop for Cancer Patients,

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in June

Courtesy of Michael Cerreto of A Talented Mind, Inc.

After being diagnosed with cancer, people enter a personal journey through treatment and recovery with the help of a variety of professionals. The cancer and treatment, however, can often have a seemingly invis-ible impact on the minds of cancer patients. They report having diffi culty paying attention, remembering, staying alert, and following conversations. These mental struggles are called chemo-brain, and there have been few treatments available, until now.

On June 10 and 17, from 6 to 8 p.m., a special workshop will be conducted at the Hawthorne Cancer Research Center in Richmond at the CJW Medical Center Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital, lo-cated at 1401 Johnston Willis Dr., to teach people with chemobrain everyday meth-

ods to address their mental challenges. The workshop is provided through a partner-ship of A Talented Mind Inc., Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital, and the Hawthorne Cancer Resource Center.

“Over the years, cancer pa-tients have shared their sto-ries and concerns about how chemobrain affects their life, confi dence, and identity. This workshop now enables us to help them better manage the struggles they experience with attention, memory, and fatigue,” explained Tracey Tatum, Oncology Nurse Practitioner at the Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital and the workshop’s co-facilitator.

The workshop is conduct-ed over two evening sessions separated by one week in order to give participants time to practice new meth-ods between sessions. They will share their experiences during the second session’s discussion. Participants also receive detailed factsheets about methods learned during the workshop and a free bonus workbook that describes 15 everyday ways to address chemobrain.

“We designed the work-shop so people with che-

mobrain can learn how to use concrete methods and tools that have been effective for others. The workshop is a place where they feel supported in a commu-nity of people who share similar challenges,” explained Michael Cerreto, Cognitive Retraining Specialist with A Talented Mind Inc. and the workshop’s co-facilitator.

When designing the work-shop, Tatum and Cerreto researched the best practices being used to address che-mobrain symptoms, sought input from cancer survivors, and piloted the workshop to test its effectiveness. “Partici-pants in our pilot indicated improvements in their ability to use methods and tools they learned during the workshop to better manage chemobrain. They also felt understood and supported,” Tatum said.

For more information about the workshop and to register online, please visit the workshop’s Web site at http://bit.ly/9wbxib. You can also contact Tracey Tatum at (804)330-2033 or e-mail

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The awards, in its 27th year,

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Support now available for people suffering from 'Chemobrain'

the commission, added, “Finding better ways to deliver government services for Virginians will save taxpayers time and money. I am proud to chair this commission for Governor McDonnell and look forward to helping to identify ways to streamline and improve state government for the benefi t of the entire com-monwealth.”

On Monday, May 10, the Governor launched the work of the Commission by participating in a Richmond Times-Dispatch Public Square event, “A Conversation with Gov. Bob McDonnell: The Push to Reform State Government.” Members of the public were invited and encouraged to attend to

share their ideas on how to make Virginia’s government work better and more effi -ciently.

Five appointed members of the Commis-sion are from the Midlothian and surround-ing area. They include: Delegate Lee Ware, Powhatan; The Honorable Alexander B. McMurtrie Jr., former member of the Vir-ginia House of Delegates, Chesterfi eld; Scott Pattison, Executive Director, National Asso-ciation of State Budget Offi cers, Midlothian; and The Honorable Ron Tillett, Managing Director, Morgan Keegan & Company Inc. A complete list of those serving on the com-mission is available online at midlothianex-change.com.

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tions and health policy for VCU, said that in today’s age of transparency, lawmakers can’t risk showing favoritism to a school they attended.

“Legislators would prob-ably pay more attention to bills concerning their uni-versity, but in these modern days with everything being so transparent, I don’t sense a lot of that happening,” Smith said.

Delegate R. Steven Landes, R-Verona, is a VCU alumnus who feels that lawmakers may favor their alma maters but support other schools as well.

“I think that legislators with ties to universities can favor those schools, but I have not seen that legislators exclusively support universi-ties or colleges from which they may have graduated. For instance, I support VMI very strongly and I did not attend VMI, and I support VCU as well,” Landes said.

From 2007 to 2009, state funding for Virginia Mili-tary Institute increased 77 percent, one of the big-gest jumps among pub-licly funded schools. Three legislators – Delegate William Janis of Glen Allen and Sens. Thomas Norment and Ralph Northam of Norfolk – at-tended VMI.

Delegate Clifford “Clay” Athey Jr., R-Front Royal, be-lieves that favoring an alma mater is “human nature.”

“It’s a legislator’s respon-sibility to represent their area, not the university they attended,” Athey said. “But as you attend a university and form relationships with the professors and other students, you get some sort of sentimental attachment to the university, human nature being what it is.”

Even so, that sentiment wouldn’t override the merits of a legislative proposal, Athey said.

“As a general rule, I would say most every proposal kind of rises and falls based on its own merit,” he said.

Athey earned an asso-ciate’s degree from Lord Fairfax Community College in 1988, a bachelor’s degree in history from VCU in 1990 and a law degree from the University of Dayton in 1993. He was elected to the House in 2002.

A decade ago, VCU had few alumni in the General Assembly. As the number in-creased, VCU’s state funding grew – increasing 47 percent increase from 2007 to 2009. But that was because of the school’s leadership under VCU President Eugene Trani and its close proximity to the

Capitol, Athey said.“VCU has had some pretty

outstanding leadership in Gene Trani. He has raised a lot of independent funds. VCU has been so success-ful as opposed to most of the other universities in the state,” Athey said.

That approach included offering to pay for half of a project if the General As-sembly would fund the other half.

“It’s a whole lot more probable the bill will be passed in this fashion rather than some other school asking for the funds to pay for a project and not putting up any money themselves,” Athey said.

Funding depends on a school’s quality and leader-ship, not legislators’ alumni connections, Landes said.

“Any university’s funding is due more to the leadership of the administration and relationship with legislators on the House Appropria-tions Committee and Senate Finance Committee than anything else,” he said. “A university’s funding is affect-ed by reputation, effective-ness, academic standing and a demonstration of serving Virginia’s students.”

To build relationships with legislators, some schools give lawmakers tickets to football or basketball games. From 2007 through 2009, Virginia Tech handed out $9,191 in tickets, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, an online database of legislative gifts and contribu-tions. (Only gifts of more than $50 must be reported.)

U.Va. gave out more than $8,000 in tickets; and Old Dominion University, more than $5,700.

Athey does not believe that these gifts infl uence how lawmakers vote on bills af-fecting universities.

When a university gives a lawmaker football tickets, it’s “just saying, ‘Come on down to your alma mater.’ I don’t think that would have a great infl uence on a specifi c legislator. Their job is to sort through what is best for all of Virginia,” Athey said. “The fact that someone invites you to a basketball game doesn’t determine if those legislators will support them.”

Landes believes free tickets also serve as a thank-you to lawmakers.

“I think that universi-ties give gifts just like many groups do – to thank legisla-tors for working with them, and from a marketing stand-point, to keep them in mind when making decisions,” Landes said.

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CORRECTION & CLARIFICATION

ANOTHER VIEW: RETIRING THE AMERICAN FLAG

MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE

In the caption on page 3 of Midlothian Exchange May 6 edition, Monacan senior and pilot Jordan Ambers was misidenti-fi ed. We regret the error.

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We all go through a learning curve in this ride called life. We learn language and walking when we are babies and toddlers. We learn technology when we're trying to fi gure out new applications on a "smart" phone, which can make a person feel really dumb. We learn to cook for more than six when we double a recipe for a family outing and add too much of any ingredient. Each day we all take on an aptitude for some new fact, new process, new technol-ogy, or even a new skill seen as an old skill such as sewing or growing your own tomatoes.

The truth is that every bit of the learning process takes time. It's not like one needs years to learn recipes for cooking in the kitchen. However, besides having the right tools on hand, it is a skill that is developed and learned through experience. So, why do we think we'll automati-cally know what to do during any type of emergency?

Does your family have an emergency plan prepared? It's not about planning for a doomsday scenario. It's about being prepared for the unexpected (remember Iceland? Nashville?). My neighbors may think I'm nuts when, twice a year, our family runs out of the house to a designated mailbox practicing fi re drills, but I'm confi dent that my child will understand what to do if the unexpected house fi re ever happened and not hesitate in a life-or-death learning curve.

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Courtesy of Michelle McLees on behalf of JES Construction

JES, a foundation repair and basement waterproofi ng business in Chesterfi eld County, is conducting its second annual collection of worn, tattered American fl ags in honor of Flag Day on June 14. Last year, more than 120 fl ags were collected and properly laid to rest by the Boy Scouts during a special fl ag retirement ceremony.

According to the U.S. Flag Code, “The fl ag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fi tting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignifi ed way, preferably by burning.”

Veterans organization, the Girls Scouts and the Boy Scouts all have their own ceremonial renditions for retiring the American fl ag. However, according to Frank McNeilly, Scoutmaster for Troop 2815 in Chester, the most important and common aspect of all these ceremo-nies is “respect” for the fl ags being retired. McNeilly also states, “It is important to explain to younger children in attendance that a fl ag being burned by a demonstrator is

different than one being retired with honor and dignity.” Troop 2815 participates in an annual Flag Retirement

Ceremony in July at Albright Scout Reservation in Ches-terfi eld. During the ceremony, a Color Guard brings the troops to attention and recites the patriotic poem “Hello, Remember Me?” Then the troops salute each fl ag as it is completely burned in an active, yet controlled campfi re.

JES is accepting worn and tattered fl ags for proper retirement by Troop 2815 from May 3 – June 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its offi ce in Chester at 2410 Southland Drive (next to SkateLand). For more information go to www.JESWork.com or call Michelle McLees at (804) 425-9914.

Editor’s note: Bon Air American Legion Post 354 also conducts a Flag Retirement Ceremony in June. For more information, contact the post online at www.americanle-gion354.com/

COURTESY PHOTOLast year, Sella Waltz and Becky Tuttle of JES presented more than 120 old, worn fl ags to the Boy Scouts for a fl ag retirement ceremony.

9-ball Classic in the corner pocketcourtesy of VAMAPVAMidlothian-based chapter, Virginia Mid-Atlantic Paralyzed Veterans of America 9-ball Classic was held April 30 through May 2 at The Playing Field in Richmond. VAMAPVA associate member David Richardson of Richmond, left, plays against Sidney 'Moe' Chapman of Newport News (not pictured) in the Flight 2 round. VAMAPVA member Jeff Dolezal, president of National Wheelchair Players Assoc., made the fi nal cut in the main fl ight of tournament. For full results, and to learn about upcoming Memorial Day and other events, visit the chapter's website at www.vamapva.com

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the site of the fi rst com-mercial coal mines in North America dating to 1730 offers a half-mile, paved or hard-packed trail (round-trip from parking lot to site) to the abandoned mine.

The website gives the date of the placed cache, nature of the terrain and other attri-butes for each geocache site. Be sure to download the site coordinates to your handheld GPS and print out any help-ful information to take with you to the site.

If you take the cache away after you fi nd it, you should leave something of equal or greater value in return; most cachers leave small items such as key chains, patches, little plastic toys. After your visit, remember to log back in at www.geocaching.com to claim your fi nd and to men-tion what you’ve left.

Cache-fi nders sometimes also post an image online of members of their party at the site. Kristi Orcutt with Ches-terfi eld County Parks advises that participants might also want to check out the Central Virginia Geocaching Yahoo Group at [email protected]. “The members on that forum are very helpful,” she said.

Incentives from Virginia State Parks

The informative, user-friendly website, www.Vir-giniaOutdoors.com, exists as a public-private partnership to support Virginia outdoor agencies and organizations through donations. It show-cases a Geocaching Wildlife Adventure on the left-hand side of its home page: look for the multicolored foot-print within a white square. Each of Virginia's state parks has a special geocache with a collector's wildlife card unique to that park. Col-lect fi ve cards from different parks and you can get a spe-cial prize; and there are more prizes at the 10-park, 20-park and all-park levels.

To add to the sense of adventure, each park has a small supply of "wild cards" set out in caches throughout the year. Chuck Wyatt, state parks’ enterprise director,

said, “You never know if you are going to be one of the few who get there at just the right time.”

If you don’t want to invest in a personal GPS unit (which costs less than $100), you can use an iPhone: http://www.geocaching.com/iphone/default.aspx. Wyatt said, “From the comments I have seen in the cache logs, I don’t think the iPhone is quite as accurate as a tradi-tional GPS, but it seems to work for most.”

The good news is that you can rent a GPS at any Virginia state park you visit – available except when they are reserved for a park program or a group activ-ity. Park offi ces and visitor centers are open on a limited basis -- call ahead if you are planning to rent a unit. The units rent for $6 per half day (usually plenty of time for a geocaching activity) and $10-$12 per day.

Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfi eld County will have two programs this month for geocaching adventure. Homeschool Discovery Workshops: 40 years of Earth Day! will be held May 19 and Geocaching Adventure on May 22. Bug spray and early reservations are recom-mended. Call (804) 796-4255 or visit www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/poc.shtml

James River State Park’s website http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/jam.shtml, has a “History Hides in It” geocache, which offers insight into the heritage behind the park’s hills. Pack a sack for a getaway to the Appomattox area to explore three miles of its river front-age, 1,500 acres of rolling farm meadows, three fi shing ponds and 15 miles of hiking trails and quiet forests.

For guidelines and an ap-plication for placing a cache in Virginia State Parks as well as other helpful information, go to http://www.dcr.virginia.

gov/state_parks/geocache.shtml. Many parks have more than one cache.

National Park Service’s Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail

New this year, the U. S. National Park Service, http://www.nps.gov/stsp/index.htm, created the Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail as part of its Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, comprising more than 30 sites in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The trail traces four major events from the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812 that have national signifi -cance while at the same time retaining physical, historical integrity and providing op-portunities for recreation and interpretation. A trackable coin provides an incentive, but geocachers must down-load a passport to begin the project.

One of the Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail sites, Fort Boykin Historic Park in Smithfi eld/Isle of Wight http://www.visitsmithfi eld-isleofwight.com/geocachein-smithfi eldisleofwight.html, has caches related to the attempted landing by British forces during the War of 1812, when they were beaten back.

For a day-trip from Midlothian, consider Stratford Hall on Virginia’s Northern Neck – site of many British incursions during the War of 1812 and a participating site, open daily 9:30-4, March-September. A grounds pass ($5 adults, $3 children) is required for the hiking trails. Go to www.stratfordhall.org, click on “Visit” and then on “Geo-caching” as the last item on the left-hand menu.

The geocache at Carlyle House Historic Park, in Alex-andria, deals with the defense of Alexandria following the capture of Fort Washington on Aug. 24, 1814:

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Tangier Island, a round-trip day-trip by boat from Reedville, offers two caches (type in ZIP code 23440): a physical one; and an "Earth-cache," an educational cache on subsidence and erosion. The physical cache, part of the Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail, begins at the dock, and people follow clues to the cache.

Don’t assume from the Star-Spangled Banner Geo-trail that geocaching is per-mitted in all national parks, as many are archaeologically sensitive. If geocaching isn’t listed among park activities, contact the park for more information before going.

Cache In, Trash OutGeocaching is an inex-

pensive, educational way to entertain multiple age groups. Most geocachers add to the excitement by treating it as a hush-hush activity, sneaking to sites to be incon-spicuous – and then getting out without any “muggles” (non-cachers) noticing.

Heather Dunn, cura-tor of education at Carlyle House Historic Park, says that cachers are supposed to drop a found item into another cache and see how far it travels. These are called “travel bugs.” She said, “We had a travel bug in our cache recently that had come all the way from Germany.”

“They also cache in and trash out,” she said, meaning that when cachers come to a site, “they pick up the gar-bage they see on the ground while they’re in search of their cache. It’s a little com-munity.”

Martha Steger is a freelance

travel writer who resides in Midlothian.

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The fourth annual concert of The Titan Band will be held on Friday May 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cosby Theater. This show is a Hollywood-styled production that promises to be a memorable evening for the entire Cosby community. A ce-lebrity guest master of ceremonies, two professional soloists, and the band’s patriotic fi nale make this a special evening. Tickets are avail-able the week of the show and go for $5 a seat. It is highly suggested to get them early.

Alan Chez, the trumpet player on the David Letterman Show will be one of two professional soloists appearing with the band. He is fl ying in from New York City for the sole

purpose of performing with the Titan Band. Mike Goldberg, Richmond area meteorologist and professional clarinetist, will serve as the guest Master of Ceremonies for the evening and will perform a clarinet solo with the band.

The Titan Band has been named a 2009-10 Common-wealth of Virginia Honor Band by virtue of earning a Supe-rior rating at the State Marching Band Festival in October and a Superior rating at the State Concert Festival in March. This is the Titans’ fi rst Commonwealth of Virginia Honor Band Title, and the band’s fourth consecutive Superior rating at the State Concert Festival.

A wide variety of musical styles will be covered by the band at the upcoming concert. Musical highlights for the evening include “The Chimes of Liberty March” by Edwin Franko Goldman, which is the piece that earned the band its unanimous Superior rating at the 2010 State Concert Festival performance; “Shenandoah” by Frank Tichelli; the masterwork “Brazil: Ceremony, Song and Samba” by Robert W. Smith; “For the New Day Arisen” by CCPS teacher Steven Barton; “Clarinet Candy” by Leroy Anderson, which will feature more than 30 clarinetists; the soundtrack from “Wicked” by Stephen Schwartz; and the band’s patriotic fi nale featuring the Service Songs of the Armed Forces of the United States and our National March, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”

Mr. Andrew Brock, Director of Bands at Tomahawk Creek Middle, Mr. Steven Barton, director of bands at Thomas Dale High School, and Mr. William Buck, retired CCPS teacher of 39 years, will serve as guest conductors for the evening.

Courtesy of Steven P. Conley, Director of Bands

Five-time Commonwealth of Virginia Honor Band Clover Hill High School Band is proud to announce its Annual Spring Concert on Thursday May 20 at 7 p.m. in the CHHS Auditorium.

This gala concert will feature an alumni band and current band members, performing the world premiere of “The Cavalier,” a concert march written by Todd Milam, 1983 Clover Hill Band alumni.

Joe Simpkins, founder of Dixie Classic Music Festivals and director of the Richmond Pops Band, will direct “Bugler’s Holiday” featur-ing three trumpet soloists. Steve Miles, Supervisor of Music for Baltimore County Schools in Maryland, will direct “His Honor,” a wonderful march by Henry Fillmore.

David Hartley, orchestra teacher at Manchester Middle School, will direct “An Irish Party in Third Class” from the movie Titanic. Simpkins, Miles and Hartley are former Clover Hill band directors. Many former Clover Hill High School Marching Cavaliers Drum Majors will ring the stage directing the school’s fi ght song to conclude this memorable evening.

The concert will be the last performance for the Clover Hill High School Band “On the Hill.” Clover Hill alumni interested in playing in the Alumni Band need to contact the event coordinator, Vetta Stith. Stith’s e-mail address is [email protected]. Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased at the door.

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COURTESY PHOTOAlan Chez, the trumpet player on the David Letterman Show, will be one of two professional soloists appearing with the Cosby band

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MAY 13 - 15Monacan High School presents Urinetown: The Musical on Thursday, May 13, and Friday, May 14, at 7 p.m., and on Saturday, May 15 at 2 pm and 7pm. Tickets sold at the door for $7. The spring show is a satirical comedy musical, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyr-ics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis. It satirizes capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics. It also is a satire of the Broadway musical as a form. In reverse pantomime style, the unconventional plotline shatters audience expectations of a pleasant ending.

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Join in the 25th anniversary performance of Jessica Morgan Dance Studio at 7 p.m. show at Manchester High School, located off Bailey's Bridge Road. Special feature is the Ballet, "Swan Lake, Act II" and also includes many other styles of dance. Tickets are $6 for children and $10 for adults available only at the box offi ce prior to show time. Please call (804)739-7600 for more information.

SATURDAY, MAY 15Midlothian Garden Club Sale from 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Midlothian Middle School (items arrive between 6:30 – 7 a.m. already priced) Items include books, paperbacks, fl owerpots, vases, hand tools, picture frames, pictures and mirrors.

Saturday is the “Stuff the Truck” for Nashville event at Clover Hill High School. Donations can be made 9am – 4pm. There will be live music and food from 11am – 3pm. Several

local bands will play and Brinn Black, from Chester, will headline. Come out and do what you can to help the fl ood victims in Nashville, Tenn., bring your donations and your friends. www.StuffTheTruckNashville.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 16A Silent Auction will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Salisbury Country Club to benefi t Tour 2010 of Salisbury Presbyterian Church. Sixty-seven youths, grades 7 – 12, and 20 adult chaperones will be fl ying to Colorado in June for seven days of mission work. They will be working with Habitat for Humanity, Boulder Housing Partners, Cal-Wood Education Center and the YMCA of the Rockies. They will also be singing in four different venues. The auction is to help offset the cost of their mission. Please contact Heidi Bassett, [email protected] for ticket information. Tickets are $20 a person.

The Virginia Holocaust Museum will open two new additions to its permanent exhibition: Mel Wacks’ The Impact of Jewish Intellect on America and the World and Those People by Esther Glina. Both galleries open at 2 p.m. and are free to museum visitors. The address of the museum is 2000 East Cary St., Rich-mond, 23223; the phone number is (804)257-5400. For more information, please visit the museum’s website, http://va-holocaust.com

Swift Creek Baptist Church located at 18510 Branders Bridge Road, Colonial Heights, VA will hold their spring revival beginning on Sunday May 16 through Wednesday, May 19. The revival will feature the guest ministers and music leaders. Services begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday May 16. Other services will be 11 a.m. Sunday and nightly at 7 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. http://www.themidtownbridge.com/

MONDAY, MAY 17The Chester Wind Symphony will have their spring concert at 7 p.m. at Elizabeth Davis Middle School. Tickets are $5 at the door and all proceeds benefi t the music scholarship

fund. Contact Jon Schoefplin at (804) 541-4700 or www.chesterwinds.org

TUESDAY, MAY 18Free Bluegrass Jam from 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the Rockwood Park Nature Center. The event is being sponsored by the Chesterfi eld County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Virginia Folk Music Association, and will include performances of bluegrass, old-time music and traditional tunes by local musicians. Feel free to bring your own stringed instrument and play along! Rain or shine. Rockwood Park is at 3401 Courthouse Rd., Richmond. For details, call Kristi Orcutt at (804)310-7964.

THURSDAY, MAY 20Village Bank and Vending Services of Rich-mond cordially invite local business members to attend its monthly Coffee Networking event at 8:30 a.m. at the Community Room of Village Bank’s Watkins Centre headquarters, located at the intersection of 288 Route 60.

Posh, located at 13823 Village Place Dr # B, Midlothian, is pleased to have Sally Fretwell of Sally Fretwell Paints speak about “The

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MAY 21, 22, 23Huguenot United Methodist Church, located at 10661 Durwea Dr., presents “The Old Faith, Hope, and Charity” a two-act comedy dinner theater; Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday a dessert-only matinee at 2 p.m. Dinner theater is $15 and the matinee is $10. Tickets can be purchased and reserved by calling (804) 272-6820.

FRIDAY, MAY 21Chalkley Elementary Presents The 2nd An-nual “Pops on the Lawn” from 6-8 p.m. The Outdoor Pops Concert will be featuring: Hollywood Brass Band, The Hands and Pans Steel Drum Ensemble and The Manchester High School Lancer Band. This is a free con-cert open to the public. Bring out your blan-kets or lawn chairs to the Chalkley Elementary Field at 3301 Turner Rd., Chesterfi eld, and celebrate a great evening with some wonder-ful entertainment!

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After losing nine start-ers from last year’s team, the Midlothian boys’ soccer team could be said to be in a rebuilding year.

With a 6-7 record year as of last Thursday, the team is taking a few licks but also gaining some momentum. The Trojans have dropped six of their seven losses by just one goal and they’ve taken two of the region’s top teams to overtime.

The latest overtime game netted a 1-0 loss against top-ranked Deep Run in the College Soccer Showcase at Cosby High School on Thursday night.

The teams played to a scoreless tie in regulation. The Wildcats got on the board early in the fi rst of two overtime periods when Carl Weber collected a ball that defl ected off a Midlothian defender. Weber sent a quick cross to Bobby McDonnell on the left post and McDon-nell hit a hard grounder inside the opposite post to notch the only score of the game.

“They’re a very talented team and I think we gave them all that they could

handle. We probably had an edge in chances but we made one mistake at the back and they punished us,” Midlothian head coach Ted Jones said. “It was a good goal, a well-worked goal.”

Midlothian couldn’t get the momentum swing they needed in overtime, but had three good looks at the Deep

Run goal in regulation.After a fi rst half played

mostly at midfi eld, the Trojans came out strong. Midfi elder Michael Meszaros got a ball on the right side and took it deep into Wildcat territory. His kick on goal brought goalie Blake Carrey off his line with a short dive for the stop with just three

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Meszaros nearly had the winning goal again with just fi ve minutes left. He fl ipped a short ball over Carrey’s head but was blocked by a defender from getting to the

ball as it dribbled just past the right post.

Meanwhile the Midlothian defense held the Wildcats to mostly long shots.

Deep Run’s Jake Summers had the best opportunity from about 30 yards out. He sent a powerful shot on target for the right upper-

PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREMidlothian goalie Danny Blake dives for a stop on a hard shot by Deep Run. The Trojans took the Wildcats to overtime in the fi rst game of the boys' College Soccer Showcase at Cosby High School Thursday night.

College Showcase displays local talentMidlo battles Deep Run into OT

BY SARA [email protected]

The Cosby girls’ soc-cer team suffered a loss to regionally ranked Mills God-win early last week, so it was with a sense of having some-thing to prove that the Lady Titans took the fi eld against Deep Run in their second game of the College Soccer Showcase at Midlothian High School on Friday.

What they proved in a 3-0 win was that the Lady Titans are playoff ready.

“Coming into this we’ve been playing really great soccer, it’s really just about fi nishing,” Cosby head coach Roger Lattimer said. “We’ve had opportunities through-out, and we’ve just continued to not fi nish, so we’ve been focusing on that. We came out today and that’s what we did. We really fi nished.”

The Lady Titans got their fi rst fi nishing opportunity fi ve minutes into the game. Claire Walker collected a ball in Cosby’s defensive end and sent a clearing shot ahead to Tessa Broadwater on the right side. Broadwater sent a beautiful leading pass to Joy Grove. Deep Run defender

Chaney LaReau took control, but the Cosby midfi eld controlled the clear. The pass went back up the fi eld to Becca Wann who found Courtney Hook for the goal.

Wann got her own chance to fi nish 10 minutes later as she dodged a defender on the right side of the goal, which pulled Deep Run goalie Han-nah Moyer out to defend. Wann touched the ball around Moyer, took a step and popped the goal in.

The Lady Titans domi-nated the fi rst half of play, but Deep Run got a few more looks in the second half.

Deep Run’s Christina Corbin took a direct kick from midfi eld to start the second half. Cosby goalie Blayne Fink got one hand on the shot to redirect it back into the fi eld of play. The fol-low up sailed high.

Ten minutes later Brittany Entz beat a defender down the right side of the fi eld. Jayden Metzger recovered to block the cross and give Kelsey Blum a chance at the clear. With injuries to the backfi eld, the Titans were sporting a young defense.

“Three of our four starters were out today for our de-fense but we had lots of great people step up,” Lattimer said. “We had two freshmen and one sophomore and a junior, so we were defi nitely

young. They played great.”The Titans added their fi -

nal goal with 30 minutes left to play. Grove scored from the right post off a perfect cross from Broadwater.

In Thursday’s game, the Lady Titans got scoring from fi ve different players in an 8-1 win over Powhatan.

Scoring for Cosby was Gina D’Orazio, Grove and Wann with two each and Lindsay Carns and Hook with one each.

Grace Fehan scored the lone goal for the Lady Indians.

Mandy Stowers made 10 saves in goal for Powhatan while Blayne Fink made four for Cosby.


The Midlothian girls’ soc-cer team generated a week’s worth of offense in two games during the College Soccer Showcase on Thurs-day and Friday.

The team posted a 2-1 win over Deep Run on Thursday and a 7-0 win over Powhatan

Midlo, Cosby showcase scoring prowess

PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSA Cosby forward squirts by a Deep Run defender. The Titans won their second game of the College Soccer Showcase 3-0 on Friday afternoon.

Titans prove regional mettle

Midlothian nets two victories

PHOTO BY SARA PAGEThe next runner gets the hand-off in the marathon relay held at St. Edward's Epiphany School last Thursday. The track team used their last run of the season to raise money for the new Sportable track and fi eld program.


For three years in a row, the St. Edward’s Epiphany School track team has turned the fi elds behind their school into a make-shift, quarter-mile track and run a full marathon to wrap up their season in a positive way. The run has raised money/items for a different cause each year. This year, the money will be used to get an adap-tive track and fi eld program off the ground.

The event began in 2008 as a fun way to end the season. For two seasons, the team collected new and gen-tly used athletic shoes for less fortunate kids in the United

States and abroad. This year marks the fi rst time that team members have collected donations and pledges.

“It went really well,” head coach Michael Lamberson said at last Thursday’s event. “We’ve always been hesitant to ask for money because of all the other events they do at this time of year … It also gave people a chance to go to relatives, neighbors. On the pledge forms I saw a lot of people from out of state that can’t normally make it to events … sponsor their athletes.”

The athletes are charged with running 26.2 miles in

Season-ending run lifts new track program

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V, but Midlothian goalie Danny Blake got a hand on it to redirect the shot out of bounds. The Trojans cleared the resulting corner.

Midlothian also got great defensive stops from Shaun Taylor, who blocked a hard kick headed for the center of the net, and Joey Crespo, who got a head on a beauti-ful, curving corner kick.

“[The coaches are] very pleased because we’re just a little bit off, and that’s experience,” Jones said. “We just need a little bit more ex-perience to win those games. We’re defi nitely not a 6-7 team, but we’re young, and out of our seven losses, we’ve lost six by a goal … It’s disap-pointing [to lose in overtime] but we’re proud of them.”

Carrey fi nished with six saves for the Wildcats. Danny Blake also picked up six for the Trojans.

Midlothian rebounded with a 5-0 win over Powhat-an in Friday’s game. Scoring for the Trojans were James Lawrence with two, Finnlay Wyatt with two and Meszaros with one. Blake made two saves for the team.

BY SARA PAGE [email protected]

The Cosby boys scored a goal in each half of their fi rst game of the annual College Showcase hosted at Cosby High School Thursday and Friday nights, but neither goal came easily as they went

up against a tough Powhatan defense.

The Titans’ fi rst goal came 14 minutes into the game when Luis Rendon pulled up on the left side of the goal box to shake a defender and pull the Powhatan goalie off his line on defense. Rendon sent a quick shot squarely into the center of the net.

The Indians had two chances to get the equalizer, the fi rst on a long shot by Ethan Beard from about 40 yards out. Cosby goalie Dylan Southall punched the high, hard shot out for a corner. Cosby defender Adam Nelson headed the corner kick away, but Powhatan again took control.

Senior Aaron Snellings sent a header back toward the goal. Southall made the save but Snellings collected the re-bound and sent another shot on goal that went just wide.

“We didn’t change our plan just because they’re Triple A. We’re just trying to play quality soccer all around,” Powhatan coach Lee McCullough said.

Powhatan got its best shot of the second half midway through the period when Beard dodged a defender down the right side of the fi eld. He spun into the middle of the box and sent a shot on goal. Southall pushed the ball out for a corner, which went wide for a defen-sive clear.

The Titans got the fi nal goal of the game with 17 minutes left to play. Kyle Forche danced down the right side of the fi eld. Pow-hatan goalie Joseph Bungard made a dive and hit the ball back into the fi eld of play. Forche caught the rebound and sent a shot into the left post.

“We went into [the show-

case] thinking we needed to get some different combi-nations of players,” Cosby head coach Mike Anderson said. “Powhatan played very, very well. We didn’t know anything about them. They’re well organized, they did a great job. They’re a good team. I’m glad they were here.”

Bungard made eight saves for Powhatan while Southall made six for Cosby.

The Titans continued their scoring trend in Friday’s game against Deep Run. They scored one goal in each half. Unfortunately, two goals weren’t enough to top the Wildcats, who scored two in the fi rst half and another in the second for a 3-2 score line.

“We’re just trying to fi ne tune and fi nd the right combinations of players and fi nd out who’s playing well now and who seems to be combining with other people. It’s nice to do that without district pressure,” Anderson said. “A lot of people are talking about [the Deep Run game], and I guess, media-wise, it’s a big deal, but I know Deep Run really wants to do well in their district and I know that Cosby wants to do well in their district, and we’ll play, and when the whistle blows, we’ll go at it, and so will they, but ulti-mately, it’s a showcase.”

Deep Run goalie Justin Bauersachs made eight saves in the game while Southall and Brad Custer split time in goal for the Titans and recorded four saves each.

Cosby splits showcase games

SOCCER from P7

SHOWCASE from P7PHOTO BY KENNY MOORE

Cosby's Angelo Francassa goes low for the header in the Titan's game against Powhatan last Thursday night. The Titans picked up a 2-0 win.

PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSThe Trojans’ Marie Johnston clears the ball from midfi eld as Powhatan’s Jennifer Bower closes in.

on Friday.In Friday’s game the

team began their offensive styling early with a goal by Erica Putney. She redirected a corner kick from 30 yards out just 2:30 into play for a 1-0 lead and the Lady Trojans never looked back.

Katie Venck added two pretty goals midway through the half. The fi rst came off a beautiful lead pass from MacKenzie Warren. For the second, she went up high to get a header off a corner kick.

The Lady Indians got their fi rst scoring opportunity of the game on a beautiful play that developed near mid-fi eld. Sophomore Hannah Livermon collected a loose ball near midfi eld and sent a touch to the right sideline and teammate Grace Fehan. Fehan dribbled into the

Midlothian defense and sent a touch back to Livermon, who advanced up the fi eld. She passed to Courtney Fields, whose shot on goal went just wide.

After some fi rst-half frustration that saw a shot hit the cross bar and take a hard bounce just in front of the goal line and another point-blank shot sail high, Erin Layne got on the board early in the second half.

The play began along the right side when Gabby Urcia sent a fl agging pass deep into the corner to Venck. Venck used a right-footed cross as she headed out of bounds to send a perfect ball to Layne on the right post. Layne got a head on it for the score.

Powhatan’s best scoring opportunity in the second half again started with Livermon near midfi eld. She

passed to Fields, who sent a shot into Midlothian’s defen-sive end to Chelsea Walters.

The Trojan defense tapped the ball out for a Powhatan throw in. The throw went to Fehan at the top of the box. Her shot sailed high.

Scoring for the Trojans were Layne and Venck with two each and Putney, MacK-enzie Warren and Courtney Marin with one each.

Shannon Brawley made 12 saves for Powhatan while Kirsten Hancock and Olivia Warren split duties for Midlothian and combined for three saves.

In Thursday’s game against Deep Run, Layne scored once in each half to propel the team to the win. Hancock made fi ve saves for Midlothian while Hannah Moyer saved two shots for Deep Run.


COLLEGE SIGNING

PHOTO BY SARA PAGE

Trinity Episcopal quarterback Will White, center, signed with the University of Virginia – Wise to play football next year. White fi nishes his career at Trinity with four school records including most passing yards in a game (446); most touchdown passes in a game (6); most completions in a game (32); and most passing yards in a season (2,079). His career stats include 528 pass comple-tions in 912 at-tempts for 5,895 yards and 64 touchdowns. Pic-tured from left are TES headmaster Dr. Thomas Aycock, head football coach Eric Gobble, Will White and parents Lonnie and Carolyn White.

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(June 2010)

just 90 minutes, so they form two teams to run 13.1 miles each – or 52.4 turns around the course. Accord-ing to Lamberson, the kids pretty much organize the running part themselves.

“It’s neat because the kids will monitor it themselves to where they can split out. If they want to do a half lap each, they can [team up with a partner] and one will go to the far corner and they split a lap that way,” Lamberson said.

The relay format allows plenty of rest time between laps. This year, athletes used some of the down time to hit the discus and shot put throwing stations – a new addition to this year’s event. The team had been work-ing all year with coaches Katherine Dec and Rick McCue on proper tossing techniques, so they added a goal of throwing a cumula-tive 1700 yards – one mile – which they could collect pledges for in addition to miles run.

The course started in the shade – a blessing on a humid 85-plus-degree day – and wound around the school’s playground, along the parking lot and fence-

line and back into the shade.“I think this is probably

one of the hottest days we’ve done this on,” Lamberson laughed.

All 35 athletes along with alumni, siblings, parents and coaches, ran the fi nal lap to-gether to complete the 26.2 miles. The day ended with a pizza party provided by Au-tomatic Leasing Company.

All proceeds from this year’s run went to Sportable, a relatively new organization based at the Sports Center of Richmond that works with athletes with physical disabilities.

Founded in 2005, Sportable has expanded its programs to include 12 different sports. New in June will be a track and fi eld program.

“All of the money raised here is going to go right back into our track and fi eld program,” Sportable’s Kerry Sallee said. “We’ll be buy-ing sport-specifi c adaptive equipment.”

As of Thursday before the run, around $900 had been collected not including pledges per mile for running and per yard for throwing. The team was hoping to break $1,000.

TRACK from P7

(send your sports news to [email protected])SPORTS ON YOUR TIME

Racing action halted at SouthsideCourtesy of John McLeod

After an exciting Late Model main event Friday night at Southside Speed-way, fans were expecting more fi reworks. But, after a major accident on the front stretch in the Street Stock race, which caused damage

to the catch fence and light pole, race offi cials called the remaining races for safety reasons.

Prior to the incident in the Street Stock race, the Late Model division got in 47 laps of their fi rst 50-lap main event. The checkered fl ag was thrown early due to an alter-cation on the track involving

Lin O’Neill and Jeff Oakley.Late Model champion

Chris Dodson led from green to checker. Chris Hopkins fi nished second with Eddie Johnson coming home third.

Racing action continues next Friday night with Chick-Fil-A Kids night at the track featuring a 50/50 Modifi ed main event. The Grand Stock, UCAR and Champ Kart divisions will also be in action. For complete updates on all activities at Southside

Speedway, go to southside-speedway.com.

Riot wins Apple Blos-som tournamentCourtesy of Kendall Hall

The River City Riot 12U, based in Chesterfi eld, cap-tured a tremendous fast pitch softball tournament win May 1-2 in Winchester, N.C.

The Riot started the tournament with a three-run loss to the Vienna Stars and found themselves going into Championship Sunday as the No. 3 seed.

First up was the second seeded Loudon Storm. The game turned into an offen-sive barrage out of the gate and set the tone for the rest of the day.

After beating a scrappy Loudon Storm Team, the Riot crossed state lines to play the No. 1 seed Pitts-burgh Spirit Gold (Penn.). The game proved tough, but again, the sticks set the tone. The Riot disposed of the Spirit to get themselves into the semi-fi nals. A familiar foe this time around awaited the battle-tested Riot in the form of the Virginia Heat (No. 1 seed). Once again the bats

took over and the Riot was able to defeat the second fi rst seed in a row.

The Riot went back to the Keystone State with the fi nal No. 1 seed, a very tal-ented Central Pennsylvania Krunch, on tap.

As the underdogs for the fourth game in a row, the Riot came out swinging and jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the top of the fi fth inning.

With thunderstorms looming, the Krunch scored six runs in the bottom of the fi fth inning to take a 7-5 lead and the momentum.

A couple of timely outs preserved the opportunity

for the Riot to make one last push for the championship and the opportunity was not wasted. The Riot pushed across six runs in the top of the sixth inning to go ahead 11-7. The defense dug deep in the bottom of the inning to preserve the win. The Riot was named the 2010 cham-pion of the Pony Apple Blos-som Softball Tournament. It is their fi fth championship in seven tournaments.

FCA hosts golf tourna-ment and 5KCourtesy of Michael Stock

The Fellowship of Chris-tian Athletes will host the

FCA National Qualifi er golf tournament and 5K run at Stonehenge Golf and Coun-try Club on Tuesday, June 1.

The golf tournament is $125 per player or $500 per team, which includes golf, lunch and dinner. Registra-tion begins at 10:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon.

The 5K race is $18 per entrant in advance and $25 for walk-up registration. The fee includes a race T-shirt, a sports drink and prizes. Race registration begins at 5 p.m. with a 5:45 p.m. start.

To register for either event visit fcavacap.org or call FCA at (804) 937-5947.

PHOTO COURTESY OF KENDALL HALLThe River City Riot team members are in front, from left, Kat Morris, Kayla Hugate, Jessica Lindsay, Jordan Clark and Emily Marcy; second row, Sarah Commons, Jackie Tremain, Taylor Wells, Virginia Irby and Linsdsey Hall; third row, coaches Tom Hall, Chris Hugate and Rodney Wells.

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The marriage of Jennifer Michelle Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Walker of Richmond, to David Max Strick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Strick, of Newport News, took place on Saturday, May 1, at the Gazebo at Fort Monroe in Newport News. The Hon-orable Judith Kline offi ciated at the double ring ceremony.

The bride was escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Emily Williams of Seattle, Wash., and the late Charlie Marshall Williams and Marshall and Gladys Walker.

The groom is the grandson of Ana Maria Alvarez-Mena of Newport News, Va., and the late Maximo Alvarez-Mena and Leonard and Gloria Strick.

The maid of honor was Courtney Keller of Richmond. Bridesmaids were Kassandra Ellis, Erin Eissens and Amy Strick, sister-in-law of the groom, of Newport News; and

Mary Alice Simpson, Emily Clark and Kristin Grantham of Richmond.

Joshua Strick, of Newport News, served as his brother’s best man. Groomsmen were Kevin Walker, brother of the bride, of Rich-mond; and Michael Berg, Matt Kibitlewski, Stephen Legge, Ryan Brooks and Jeremy Eis-sens, all of Newport News.

Following the ceremony, a reception hosted by the parents of the bride was held at Bayside Club on Langley Air Force Base. The parents of the groom hosted a rehearsal dinner on Friday evening for the bridal party and out-of-town guests at the Bayside Club.

Jennifer graduated in May 2009 from Christopher Newport University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administra-tion with a concentration in Accounting.

Following a honeymoon cruise to the Bahamas, the couple will make their home in Newport News.

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT

WALKER-STRICK

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT

LTC (R) Russ and Mrs. JoAnn Berkoff of Ellicott City, Mary-land and Dr. George and Mrs. Elizabeth Brengel of Midlothian, Virginia, would like to announce the marriage of their children, Brittney Paige Berkoff and Kyle Patrick Brengel.

Brittney graduated from River Hill High School in Clarksville, Maryland in 2003 and is a 2007 graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. She is a First Lieutenant currently stationed at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

Kyle graduated from Midlothian High School in Midlothian, Virginia in 2001 and is a 2005 graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is a Captain and currently going through the Spe-cial Forces Qualifi cation Course at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

The couple wed on April 5, 2010 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

BERKOFF-BRENGEL

courtesy of JTCCJohn Tyler Community

College honored its out-standing students during the annual Student Awards Banquet and Ceremony, held April 23, 2010, in the Nicho-las Student Center at the College’s Chester Campus. The following awards were presented:Academic Award RecipientsArts & Sciences

Jonathan Matzke of Midlothian, Business Admin-istration Specialization

Jennifer Peers of Midlothian

Early ChildhoodDeborah Collier of

Midlothian

Fine ArtsVirginia Wood of Pow-

hatan

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Midlothian

Visual ArtsIan Glass of Chester

Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges Award Recipients ; Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Award Recipients,; Phi Theta Kap-pa All-Virginia Academic Team, Sherwood Forest Art & Literary Review Winners and Top Tutor Awards:

Award winners of these categories are posted online.

John Tyler Community College Alumni Associa-tion and Foundation Award Recipients

The Defi ning Your Future Award is the highest honor bestowed upon a student by the John Tyler Community College Foundation. The award is presented annually to a student for outstanding academic performance and volunteer service to John Tyler and who the faculty and staff believe will achieve great success and will defi ne the future of the College and the nation. Defi ning your Future Award

Rebeca Parrott

The Rising Star Award was established by the John Tyler Community College Alumni Association to be presented

annually to a student who faculty and staff believe will not only be an ambassador for the College but will also distinguish himself or herself in his/her chosen career.Rising Star Award

John Deng

The Daniel Dalton AwardThe Daniel Dalton Award,

named in honor of a John Tyler Community College founding faculty member, is presented annually to an outstanding club or student organization that exhibits excellence in the areas of ser-vice to the College, commit-ment to community service, and dedication to academics. This year’s award was pre-sented to the Art Club. The award was accepted by the chapter’s president, Richard Phelps of Midlothian and the club sponsor, Professor Colin Ferguson.

The Marshall Denison So-ciety, named for the College’s second president, was estab-lished to recognize individu-als who have made extraor-dinary contributions to the student activities program at John Tyler. Sharon Burnham, instructor of history, was this year’s inductee.

John Tyler Community College students honored during awards ceremony

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Elizabeth W. Mueller, Powhatan, Va., and Donald V. Mueller, Sum-mit, N.J., announce the engage-ment of their daughter, Miss Laura W. Mueller, to Thomas C. Dorsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dorsey, Richmond, Va.

Miss Mueller is a graduate of VCU and is the Assistant Director, Grace Covenant Child Develop. Ctr., Richmond, Va.

Mr. Dorsey attended VCU and is the owner of Diamond Billiards, Midlothian, VA

A summer wedding is planned.

MUELLER-DORSEY

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$250 (540)[email protected]

Lab Rescue GreaterRichmond- Wonderful

Labs availableFoster/ adopt today.Labrescue-richmond.com

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CABINET shop locat-ed in Amelia is look-ing for full timehelp. Experience aplus, but not neces-sary. Must have val-id drivers licenseand transportation.Call 804-921-5936ask for Mike.

ConstructionIronBridge

Construction Inc. Now hiring exp’d

Concrete∂Laborers∂Finishers∂OperatorsMust have valid VA

lic. Must pass back-ground check. Mustbe willing to travel.

(804)929-4338

DRIVERS: Old Domin-ion Freight Line seeksOwner/Ops for Con-tainer Division! Weeklysettlements, 100% Fuelto Driver & BenefitsAvail. CDL-A withHazMat, 1 yr. exp. Req.Steven: 800-397-2579

LANDSCAPERS/LAWNTECHS - Experiencereq’d. Good DMV.804-794-0011

TECHNICIANSMarten Transport,

Ltd located inChester, VA has

openings forTractor and

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ing 401 (k)& more!

Submit resumesby

May 14, 2010 to:[email protected]: VA Shop

Or Fax: 800-461-0377

Visit us atwww.marten.comEEOE functioning

under anAffirmative Action

Plan

Virginia Home for Boys& Girls is seeking Ther-apeutic Foster Parents.If you have a willing-ness to open yourhome to youth with avariety of needs, bygiving them a safe,stable, loving andnurturing environ-ment; you might makea great foster parent!We offer hands-on,evidence-based train-ing, and ongoing sup-port.Requirements include:being a responsiblecaring adult at least 21years of age; having avalid Virginias driverslicense and good driv-ing record; stable in-come and housing; andthe ability to pass acriminal backgroundcheck. If interested,please forward re-sumes to: Human Re-sources, Virginia Homefor Boys & Girls, 8716W. Broad Street, Rich-mond, VA 23294 Fax:(804) 270-0479 or [email protected]

CHESTERFIELD 3 Bdrm1.5 ba $1025 All elecSec 8 Ok. 804-350-5942

POWHATAN - 4-bdrm,2.5 bath on Rt. 711 (Hu-guenot Trail) west ofRt. 288. $1200/mo. + 1-mo. deposit. Avail. 6/1.Call 804-794-7706.

Richmond - 2002 Mansion Ave. Clean, fresh-ly painted, new carpet.3 bdrm, 1 ba. Sect. 8welcome. $775 mo.804-334-1691

QUINTON - New activeadult community, allbrick, maint. free, onelevel 3 bedrooms, 2baths, attached dbl.car garage. Buy directfrom builder - no com-mission - & custom de-sign your home. From$269,000 - call 804-305-1102 or 804-305-8449

SOUTHSIDE -- OFFICE/WAREHOUSE space forlease. Prime location,approx 1 mi W of HullStreet/Courthouse Rdintersection. 2 units,1680 sq. ft and 3350 sqft. Has rear entranceloading dock and roll-up door 804-276-7916.

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of Salisbury

Positionavailable:Med Techs

All shifts

Excellentbenefi ts

Come join ourteam!

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Please apply inperson.

ûWANTEDûAbandoned junk carsPay $175 & UP Cash

No title needed. 804-677-0156

Celebrating over 35 years as a member of the community, Central Virginia Bank is currently recruiting to fi ll the following open position. Proudly serving Powhatan, Chester-fi eld, Cumberland and Henrico Counties, we feature quality customer service & products, community involvement, anda healthy & stimulating work environment. If you qualify, consider becoming a member of our team!

Part-Time Teller – Powhatan (Job #: RMOPT10-1) Part-time position providing Teller coverage at our MainOffi ce branch in Flat Rock. Responsible for handling paying/receiving transactions and selling bank services & products,supporting the needs of the customer, branch, and bank ina friendly, professional, courteous, attentive, and accuratemanner. Qualifi ed applicants must have a minimum of 1 year previous retail branch Teller experience in a commercialor savings bank, a stable work history, and be a team playerwith highly effective communication, sales/referral, customerservice, cash handling, and multi-tasking skills. Attention todetail, a high degree of accuracy, professional image, goodbasic computer skills, and the ability to read & comprehendwritten materials also required. Must be able to work thefollowing schedule: 1:30 – 7 PM Monday - Friday and 8:45AM – Noon every other Saturday.

Eligible for partial benefi ts package, including medical,dental, vision, vacation, & 401K!

Qualifi ed applicants should e-mail resume(with job title & number) to:

[email protected] or Fax to: 598-4051Mail: Jobs @ Central Virginia Bank,

P.O. Box 39, Powhatan, VA 23139Visit our website at: www.centralvabank.comAn Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F/D/V

Take a rest, butterfl y. It's still spring.

Prepared for emergencies

PHOTOS BY PATRICK DOBBSGirl Scout Troop 3041 prepared an informative emergency preparedness program at the Woodlake Pavilion for the community on May 8.

The Chesterfi eld coordinator for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Jon Donnelly explains the importance of emergency preparedness to Girl Scout Taylor Newhart.

12 || MAY 13, 2010 MIDLOTHIANEXCHANGE.COM

Lind Reiss, CFNP

Lind Reiss graduated from the University of Virginia with

a BS in Nursing. She earned her Masters and Post Masters

degrees from Virginia Commonwealth–Medical College of

Virginia. She has worked as a board certified Nurse Prac-

titioner in family practice for the past 13 years. Mrs. Reiss

joined Family Practice Associates in April 2010.

Mrs. Reiss served as an associate professor of Nursing at

Southside Regional Medical Center and was appointed as

the first director of the Department of Home Health. She

has volunteered as a Nurse Practitioner at the Common-

wealth Clinic—one of the first free health clinics in Chester-

field County—providing health care to the uninsured. And

Mrs. Reiss has been featured on WTVR’s channel 6 “Ask the

Nurse” segment.

Mrs. Reiss has served on four mission teams in Honduras.

She is an active elder at Chester Presbyterian Church. She is

married to Reinhart Reiss, senior program analyst at South-

ern States Headquarters in Richmond. They are the parents

of twin sons. Mrs. Reiss enjoys all aspects of gardening and

traveling with her family.

www.fampracticeassociates.com

Office Location

13911 St. Francis Blvd.

Suite 101

Midlothian, VA 23114

Office Hours

8am – 8pm, Mon–Fri

10am – 3pm, Sat–Sun

Now Accepting

Appointments

804 . 320 . 3999

LOCATED AT ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER

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(across fromMartin’s)804 897 CHIC (2442)

[email protected]

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Dinner Sun. - Thurs. 5pm-10pm, Fri. and Sat. 5pm-11pm

Catering and private dining available!

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