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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY || ONLINE EVERY DAY BON AIR || BRANDERMILL || GENITO || MIDLOTHIAN || ROBIOUS || SALISBURY || WOODLAKE SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 05.19.11 S amantha Marquez of Chesterfield, a Maggie Walker Governor’s School freshman, won Best in Category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), which was held in Los Angeles this past week. As one of only 17 Best in Category winners, Samantha was awarded a $5,000 prize. The inter- national fair had 1,500 entrants from 65 countries. Marquez’s project, entitled “Celloidosomes: A Journey toward the Bioengineering of Artificial Micro-Glands and Mi- cro-Bioreactors,” competed in the category of Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering. “Samantha’s project pres- ents a method of constructing a biological analogue to a nano technology,” said Maggie Walker science teacher Anna Shore, who accompanied Marquez to the Intel ISEF.“Possible applications include directed pharmaceutical delivery, gene therapy and hor- monal transport.” Marquez represented the Richmond area by being the Grand Prize Winner in the Metro Richmond Science Fair (MRSF) held at Godwin High School in March. “Samantha truly represents the best and brightest young people in the field of science, and we Chesterfield freshman wins category at International Science Fair in Las Angeles BY ELIZABETH FARINA [email protected] K ristin Breslin has seen Manchester High School students overcome everyday obstacles with encouragement as well as guidance while serv- ing as coordinator of the SUCCESS Program at the Midlothian-based school. This year she learned of a Midlothian family’s unusual circumstances where three people in a family of five were facing life-threatening ill- nesses. Breslin felt compelled to help. Breslin has been reaching out to long-time friends after work hours to organize “The Straight to the Heart Dinner Dance” to be held at Manchester High School on Satur- day, May 21 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $35 for an individual and $50 for a couple. Tickets are only available in advance at the school’s front office, located at 12601 Bailey Bridge Road in Midlothian (23112) until Friday, May 20. Since the benefit is a catered event, tickets will not be sold at the door. “I wanted to see what I could do and it has ballooned into this movement,” Breslin said. She added that although it is not a school-sponsored event, many Lancers, staff and alumni, as well as local businesses and organizations have felt compelled to help the Straight family. THE STRAIGHT FAMILY Breslin met Alexandra Straight when she was a fresh- man. She knew the teen’s younger brother was being cared for at Children’s Hospital of Richmond. Nicholas Straight, who had been a fifth-grade student at Alberta Smith El- ementary School, suffered a series of debilitating strokes at the age of 11 in June of 2009. His grandmother Linnea Ash, known as Nana, explained that the series of strokes com- pletely paralyzed the energetic child. “He cannot breathe on his own. He needs someone to feed him … he has eye movement,” Ash said. Ash and her daughter Jeanne Straight both remember the energetic Nicholas, who was happily looking forward to track and the start of middle school at Bailey Bridge that fall. “He’s still alive. I have him and can hug him, and sometimes,” Straight quietly said,“I miss him.” Straight takes a deep breath and refocuses on the posi- tive. The mom said she will never forget the last conversa- tion she had with her son at the hospital before the strokes occurred. The medical staff was waking him each hour. “It was 4 a.m. and he said, ‘Why won’t you let me sleep?’ I asked him if he was scared about the diabetes and told him it would be a lifestyle change and we’d make it a family thing and that I loved him. And he said, ‘I love you too, Mommy. Can I please sleep?’”Jeanne Straight said. After a series of setbacks, Nicholas was transferred to Children’s Hospital. The family’s lives, although forever al- tered, had at least found a routine. They would read books or do other activities and the family continues to celebrate each hint of a smile in Nicholas’s eyes. Then, August of 2010 came more tough news for Jeremy and Jeanne Straight. Their oldest Alexandra, who goes by Family's strength connects straight through the heart Straight to the Heart Dinner Dance to be held May 21 for Midlo family facing three medical crises STRAIGHT page 4 COURTESY FAMILY PHOTO The Straight sisters Alexandra,16, (right), and eight-year-old Natalie visit their brother Nicholas, 13, at Children’s Hospital of Richmond.| BY DANNY RATHBUN Capital News Service O n Dec. 1, 2009, bars and res- taurants across Virginia were ordered to put out their cigarettes or renovate their buildings to accommodate non-smokers. A year and a half later, how effective is the ban? Under the smoking ban, no establishment that sells food can allow smoking, un- less it has a separate smoking area, with a door between the smoking and non-smok- ing sections, and at least one entrance that opens into the non-smoking area. Initially, a number of bars refused to comply with the law. Many smokers, like Virginia Commonwealth University junior David Turko, a self described “bar- fly,” objected to the ban. “When you’re a smoker, you go to a bar and drink,” Turko said. “They go together like milk and cookies.” He said a few places, like Bandito’s and Joe’s Inn, still allow smoking. But workers at both bars said they are now in full compliance with the law. “We have all the required facilities,” said Tina Kaf- taris, a bartender at Joe’s Inn. “We have separate smoking facilities with its own heating and cooling, circulation and entry.” Health officials say that while most restaurants are in compliance, the law is difficult to enforce, because the punishment is just a $25 fine, and police are reluctant to spend their time pursuing such a small amount. “The way the law was originally written … the most a person could be fined was $25. For the police to respond to a call, send an officer out there, write up somebody and go to court, the cost of that would be far over $25,” said John Shellen- berg of the Hampton Health Department. “I am unaware of any po- lice department in the state that has actively enforced the smoking ordinance.” But Shellenberg says he has found a new way to en- force the ban: persuading the Alcoholic Beverage Control board to make compliance with the smoking ban a con- dition of a restaurant’s liquor license. In one case, Shellenberg said, “The agent wrote up a violation against the owner, against his ABC license; we had the hearing; and the eventual outcome was the hearing officer found them guilty of violating it. They were given a choice – either a [$500] fine or a suspension of their ABC license for a week.” According to Shellenberg, one bar already has been fined and is now working to comply. He hopes the other holdouts will follow. “One of the remaining places has already voluntarily decided to stop smoking in their establishment and pur- sue compliance,” Shellenberg said. “We have two that have not, that we have sent 30-day notices to, that unless they do get in compliance, we will work with the ABC again and violate their ABC license.” Many bartenders say that despite their initial reluc- tance, the smoking ban hasn’t been a problem, and they’re glad it’s there. “It’s a pain ... to have to go outside to smoke during the winter,” said Chris Merkin, a bartender at Empire Lounge. “But it’s nice being able to work as a bartender and not come home with black boogers.” Gary Hagy, director of the Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Food and Environmental Services, says that overall, the law has been extremely successful. “Since the bill went into effect, we’re now at 98 percent of restaurants are in compliance with the law,” Hagy said. “I think when we have the record showing 98 percent of our restaurants are in compliance, that’s a pretty good success there.” Virginia's smoking ban at 98 percent compliance Todd “Parney” Parnell will be May’s featured guest on Monday, May 30, at Howlett’s Tavern in Chester, to benefit the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV). Parnell serves as the Vice President and Chief Operat- ing Officer for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, the Double- A affiliate of the World Champion San Francisco Giants. In that role he over- sees all aspects of the Flying Squirrels’ day-to-day opera- tions in Richmond, including the recent 1.5 million dollar renovation of The Diamond. During their inaugural season, the club quickly es- tablished itself as a leader in the community, while smash- ing corporate and ticket sales expectations as the Squirrels led the Eastern League in both overall and average at- tendance, welcoming 463,842 fans to The Diamond. Upon completion of the inaugural season, the franchise was recognized as the Richmond Business of the Year by the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce. “Parney” also serves on the Richmond Chapter of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Board of Trustees as well as the Rich- mond Police Athletic League Board of Directors. With his flamboyant personality and 22 years’ experience in minor league baseball, “Parney” has become one of the most popular speakers and guest lecturers in the region. The 43-year old “Parney” graduated from Messiah College in 1988 with a degree in physical education and a minor in business. He and his wife Kelly have two teen- aged daughters. “Tavern Talk” offers patrons at Howlett’s Res- taurant & Tavern in Chester an opportunity to meet and submit questions to influen- tial local, state and national personalities. The monthly event is presented from 6:30- 7:30 pm in the main dining area at Howlett’s, located at 3530 Festival Park Plaza, Chester,VA 23831. Dinner reservations are required; please call (804)930-1034. A percentage of that day’s food sales will benefit the Ches- terfield Historical Society of Virginia. As the center for Ches- terfield County history, the mission of the CHSV is to collect, preserve, interpret, and promote the county's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations. For more information, please call (804)796-7121 or visit www.chesterfieldhistory. com. courtesy of Chesterfield His- torical Society of Virginia Richmond Flying Squirrels CEO featured in May 'Tavern Talk' couldn’t be more proud to have her at Maggie Walker, said Direc- tor Fred S. Morton IV. “In addition, she is a well- rounded student and athlete with many different interests, and she’s a great representative of our learning community.” - Hal Waller, Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School COURTESY PHOTO Chesterfield resident Samantha Marquez, a Maggie Walker Governor's School Freshman, won Best in category at the International Engineering Fair.

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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 05.19.11

Samantha Marquez ofChesterfield, a MaggieWalker Governor’s Schoolfreshman, won Best in

Category at the Intel InternationalScience and Engineering Fair(Intel ISEF), which was held inLos Angeles this past week.

As one of only 17 Best inCategory winners, Samantha wasawarded a $5,000 prize. The inter-national fair had 1,500 entrantsfrom 65 countries.

Marquez’s project, entitled“Celloidosomes: A Journeytoward the Bioengineering ofArtificial Micro-Glands and Mi-cro-Bioreactors,” competed in thecategory of Engineering: Materialsand Bioengineering.

“Samantha’s project pres-ents a method of constructinga biological analogue to a nanotechnology,” said Maggie Walkerscience teacher Anna Shore, whoaccompanied Marquez to theIntel ISEF. “Possible applicationsinclude directed pharmaceuticaldelivery, gene therapy and hor-monal transport.”

Marquez represented theRichmond area by being theGrand Prize Winner in the MetroRichmond Science Fair (MRSF)held at Godwin High School inMarch.

“Samantha truly represents thebest and brightest young peoplein the field of science, and we

Chesterfield freshman wins category atInternational Science Fair in Las Angeles

BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Kristin Breslin has seen Manchester High Schoolstudents overcome everyday obstacles withencouragement as well as guidance while serv-ing as coordinator of the SUCCESS Program

at the Midlothian-based school. This year she learned ofa Midlothian family’s unusual circumstances where threepeople in a family of five were facing life-threatening ill-nesses. Breslin felt compelled to help.

Breslin has been reaching out to long-time friends afterwork hours to organize “The Straight to the Heart DinnerDance” to be held at Manchester High School on Satur-day, May 21 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $35 for anindividual and $50 for a couple. Tickets are only available inadvance at the school’s front office, located at 12601 BaileyBridge Road in Midlothian (23112) until Friday, May 20.Since the benefit is a catered event, tickets will not be soldat the door.

“I wanted to see what I could do and it has balloonedinto this movement,” Breslin said. She added that althoughit is not a school-sponsored event, many Lancers, staff andalumni, as well as local businesses and organizations havefelt compelled to help the Straight family.

THE STRAIGHT FAMILYBreslin met Alexandra Straight when she was a fresh-

man. She knew the teen’s younger brother was being caredfor at Children’s Hospital of Richmond. Nicholas Straight,who had been a fifth-grade student at Alberta Smith El-

ementary School, suffered a series of debilitating strokes atthe age of 11 in June of 2009. His grandmother Linnea Ash,known as Nana, explained that the series of strokes com-pletely paralyzed the energetic child. “He cannot breatheon his own. He needs someone to feed him … he has eyemovement,” Ash said.

Ash and her daughter Jeanne Straight both rememberthe energetic Nicholas, who was happily looking forwardto track and the start of middle school at Bailey Bridgethat fall. “He’s still alive. I have him and can hug him, andsometimes,” Straight quietly said, “I miss him.”

Straight takes a deep breath and refocuses on the posi-tive. The mom said she will never forget the last conversa-tion she had with her son at the hospital before the strokesoccurred. The medical staff was waking him each hour.“It was 4 a.m. and he said, ‘Why won’t you let me sleep?’ Iasked him if he was scared about the diabetes and told himit would be a lifestyle change and we’d make it a familything and that I loved him. And he said, ‘I love you too,Mommy. Can I please sleep?’”Jeanne Straight said.

After a series of setbacks, Nicholas was transferred toChildren’s Hospital. The family’s lives, although forever al-tered, had at least found a routine. They would read booksor do other activities and the family continues to celebrateeach hint of a smile in Nicholas’s eyes.

Then, August of 2010 came more tough news for Jeremyand Jeanne Straight. Their oldest Alexandra, who goes by

Family's strength connectsstraight through the heartStraight to the Heart Dinner Dance to be held May21 for Midlo family facing three medical crises

STRAIGHT page 4

COURTESY FAMILY PHOTOThe Straight sisters Alexandra,16, (right), and eight-year-old Natalie visit their brother Nicholas, 13, at Children’s Hospitalof Richmond.|

BY DANNY RATHBUNCapital News Service

On Dec. 1, 2009,bars and res-taurants acrossVirginia were

ordered to put out theircigarettes or renovate theirbuildings to accommodatenon-smokers. A year and ahalf later, how effective is theban?

Under the smoking ban,no establishment that sellsfood can allow smoking, un-less it has a separate smokingarea, with a door betweenthe smoking and non-smok-ing sections, and at least oneentrance that opens into thenon-smoking area.

Initially, a number ofbars refused to comply withthe law. Many smokers, likeVirginia CommonwealthUniversity junior DavidTurko, a self described “bar-fly,” objected to the ban.

“When you’re a smoker,you go to a bar and drink,”Turko said. “They go togetherlike milk and cookies.”

He said a few places, likeBandito’s and Joe’s Inn, stillallow smoking. But workersat both bars said they arenow in full compliance withthe law.

“We have all the requiredfacilities,” said Tina Kaf-taris, a bartender at Joe’s Inn.“We have separate smokingfacilities with its own heatingand cooling, circulation andentry.”

Health officials say thatwhile most restaurants arein compliance, the law isdifficult to enforce, becausethe punishment is just a $25fine, and police are reluctantto spend their time pursuingsuch a small amount.

“The way the law wasoriginally written … themost a person could be finedwas $25. For the police torespond to a call, send anofficer out there, write upsomebody and go to court,the cost of that would be farover $25,” said John Shellen-berg of the Hampton HealthDepartment.

“I am unaware of any po-lice department in the state

that has actively enforced thesmoking ordinance.”

But Shellenberg says hehas found a new way to en-force the ban: persuading theAlcoholic Beverage Controlboard to make compliancewith the smoking ban a con-dition of a restaurant’s liquorlicense.

In one case, Shellenbergsaid, “The agent wrote up aviolation against the owner,against his ABC license; wehad the hearing; and theeventual outcome was thehearing officer found themguilty of violating it. Theywere given a choice – eithera [$500] fine or a suspensionof their ABC license for aweek.”

According to Shellenberg,one bar already has beenfined and is now working tocomply. He hopes the otherholdouts will follow.

“One of the remainingplaces has already voluntarilydecided to stop smoking intheir establishment and pur-sue compliance,” Shellenbergsaid. “We have two that havenot, that we have sent 30-daynotices to, that unless theydo get in compliance, we willwork with the ABC again andviolate their ABC license.”

Many bartenders say thatdespite their initial reluc-tance, the smoking ban hasn’tbeen a problem, and they’reglad it’s there.

“It’s a pain ... to have to gooutside to smoke during thewinter,” said Chris Merkin, abartender at Empire Lounge.“But it’s nice being able towork as a bartender andnot come home with blackboogers.”

Gary Hagy, director ofthe Virginia Department ofHealth’s Division of Foodand Environmental Services,says that overall, the law hasbeen extremely successful.

“Since the bill wentinto effect, we’re now at 98percent of restaurants arein compliance with the law,”Hagy said. “I think when wehave the record showing 98percent of our restaurants arein compliance, that’s a prettygood success there.”

Virginia's smoking ban at98 percent compliance

Todd “Parney” Parnellwill be May’s featured gueston Monday, May 30, atHowlett’s Tavern in Chester,to benefit the ChesterfieldHistorical Society of Virginia(CHSV).

Parnell serves as the VicePresident and Chief Operat-ing Officer for the RichmondFlying Squirrels, the Double-A affiliate of the WorldChampion San FranciscoGiants. In that role he over-sees all aspects of the FlyingSquirrels’ day-to-day opera-tions in Richmond, includingthe recent 1.5 million dollarrenovation of The Diamond.

During their inauguralseason, the club quickly es-tablished itself as a leader inthe community, while smash-ing corporate and ticket salesexpectations as the Squirrelsled the Eastern League inboth overall and average at-tendance, welcoming 463,842fans to The Diamond. Uponcompletion of the inauguralseason, the franchise wasrecognized as the RichmondBusiness of the Year by theGreater Richmond Chamberof Commerce. “Parney” alsoserves on the RichmondChapter of the Cal Ripken,Sr. Foundation Board ofTrustees as well as the Rich-mond Police Athletic LeagueBoard of Directors. With hisflamboyant personality and22 years’ experience in minor

league baseball, “Parney”has become one of the mostpopular speakers and guestlecturers in the region.

The 43-year old “Parney”graduated from MessiahCollege in 1988 with a degreein physical education and aminor in business. He andhis wife Kelly have two teen-aged daughters.

“Tavern Talk” offerspatrons at Howlett’s Res-taurant & Tavern in Chesteran opportunity to meet andsubmit questions to influen-tial local, state and nationalpersonalities. The monthlyevent is presented from 6:30-7:30 pm in the main diningarea at Howlett’s, locatedat 3530 Festival Park Plaza,Chester, VA 23831. Dinnerreservations are required;please call (804)930-1034. Apercentage of that day’s foodsales will benefit the Ches-terfield Historical Society ofVirginia.

As the center for Ches-terfield County history, themission of the CHSV is tocollect, preserve, interpret,and promote the county'spast for the education andenjoyment of present andfuture generations.

For more information,please call (804)796-7121 orvisit www.chesterfieldhistory.com.

courtesy of Chesterfield His-torical Society of Virginia

Richmond FlyingSquirrels CEO featuredin May 'Tavern Talk'

couldn’t be more proud to haveher at Maggie Walker, said Direc-tor Fred S. Morton IV.

“In addition, she is a well-rounded student and athlete withmany different interests, and

she’s a great representative of ourlearning community.”

- Hal Waller,Maggie L. Walker Governor’s

School

COURTESY PHOTOChesterfield resident Samantha Marquez, a Maggie WalkerGovernor's School Freshman, won Best in category at theInternational Engineering Fair.

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CRIME REPORTAll data are based on the publicly available Chesterfield CountyPolice Department daily arrest and crime releases and are re-ported according to Federal Incident Based Reporting rules.

23112May 145200 block of WatercrestPlaceWitness observed two sus-pects run from the rear ofvictim’s home. IT was thendiscovered that the rear doorhad been broken out. Nothingappeared to be missing frominside.

May 1015900 block of PrimroseTarry DriveUnlocked white 2001 AcuraMDX was entered and propertywas reported stolen.

6400 block of Burnt MillsLaneVictim reported unlocked 2003Toyota Land Cruiser was en-tered and at this time nothingwas stolen.

15400 block of Fox BriarLaneProperty was reported stolenfrom victim’s unlocked black2009 Chevrolet Tahoe.

May 913200 block of RittenhouseDriveTwo suspects stole items fromthe store.

4500 block ofCommonwealth CentreParkwayUnknown suspect(s) attemptedto enter the location throughthe locked rear door. Entry wasnot gained and at this timenothing was reported stolen.

May 85000 block of Long ShadowCourtVictim reported property wasstolen from victim’s unlocked2010 Toyota Scion.

23113May 143500 block of Ashwell DriveUnknown suspect(s) enteredthe office/pool house and stoleitems from inside. Suspect(s)also vandalized the interior.

May 11400 block of Lancaster GateDriveUnknown suspect(s) priedopen the maintenance shed atthe location. Property was sto-len. Suspect(s) also attemptedto force open a bay door.

23235May 147100 block of Hull StreetRoadSuspect was observed mas-turbating inside the abovelocation.

May 138200 block of Greenock DriveVictim returned home to findan unknown suspect tryingto get in the side door of theresidence. The victim yelledout and the suspect fled thearea on foot.

May 118200 block of Robert BruceDriveTwo unlocked shed wereentered and property stolen.Multiple unlocked vehicleswere entered and property wasreported stolen.

8400 block of Halidan DriveAfter questioning, the suspectadmitted to gaining entry tothe residence through a rearwindow. Property was stolen.

May 1011300 block of MidlothianTurnpikeSuspect was stopped forshoplifting at the location.Victim took control of theshopping cart and walked thesuspect back inside. As sus-pect was walking back inside,she grabbed the items fromthe cart and assaulted thevictim when she attempted tostop her and fled the area.

23236May 15700 block of Sunrise Five

WayVictim walked outside anddiscovered an unknown sus-pect inside of his vehicle. Thesuspect fled the area, droppingsome of the stolen items.

May 13100 block of N. Arch RoadEntry gained by forcing openthe rear door of the residence,which was then ransacked.Property was stolen frominside.

May 123900 block of Paulhill RoadUnlocked gray 2004 FordFocus was entered and at thistime nothing was reportedstolen.

4500 block of Wind PlaceSuspect(s) entered the victims’unlocked vehicles and tookproperty from inside.

9300 block of CarriageHouse CourtMultiple vehicles in the area ofthe address were entered anditems stolen. Some vehicleswere unlocked and other weresecured.

400 block of S. ProvidenceRoadUnknown suspect brokeout the window on the reardoor of the classroom trailer.Suspect(s) also attempted topry the door.

May 11400 block of S. ProvidenceRoadLocked white 2007 ToyotaCamry was entered and prop-erty was stolen.

May 101800 block of NorthcreekDriveVictim reported two of thevictim’s unlocked vehicleswere stolen from victim’sdriveway. Victim also reportedanother unlocked vehicle wasrummaged through but nothingwas taken.

1200 block of ProvidenceKnoll DriveVictim reported property wasstolen from his unlockedvehicle.

23832May 136400 block of Sexton DriveSuspect(s) attempted to gainentry to the residence througha rear door where footprintswere found. Entry was notgained.

May 1115200 block of BlackrailRoadUnknown suspect(s) forcedentry through the rear slidingglass door. The property wasreported stolen.

May 1012200 block of HamptonValley TerraceUnknown suspect(s) gainedentry to the victim’s residencethrough an unlocked rearbasement door. Property wasreported stolen.

May 87800 block of BrightbridgeRoadVictim reported unlocked green2006 BMW was stolen.

JES, a leading foundation repair and water-proofing company, is accepting at their Chesteroffice worn, tattered and faded flags for properretirement in honor of Flag Day on June 14th.The flags will be properly retired by Ches-ter-based Boy Scout Troop 2815 during a flagretirement ceremony in the Fall. During theceremony, a Color Guard brings the troops toattention and recites the patriotic poem “Hello,Remember Me?” Then the troops salute eachflag as it is retired in an active, yet controlledcampfire.

Veteran organizations, the Girls Scouts andthe Boy Scouts all have their own ceremonialrenditions for retiring the American flag. How-ever, according to Frank McNeilly, Scoutmasterfor Troop 2815 in Chester, the most importantand common aspect of all these ceremonies is“respect” for the flags being retired. McNeillyalso states, “It is important to explain to youngerchildren that a flag being burned by a demon-strator is different than one being retired withhonor and dignity.”

American flags are being collected nowthrough June 30 in honor of Flag Day on June14th from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday atJES, 2410 Southland Drive in Chester.

BY JENNIE LYNN PRICECapital News Service

Some big portions of PageMiddle School in Gloucesteraren’t there any more, thanksto the April 16 tornado that

destroyed much of the school and sentyellow buses tumbling into a neighbor-ing field.

“Fortunately it happened on a Sat-urday evening when no children werepresent,” said Shirley Chirch, environ-mental health and safety manager forGloucester County Public Schools.“That was such a blessing.”

The storm was one of 11 confirmedtornadoes that touched down acrossNorth Carolina and Virginia that Satur-day, killing three people in Gloucesterand 12 in Bertie County, N.C.

The storm winds were so strong thatmail from Bertie County was found90 miles away on the Eastern Shore ofVirginia after the severe weather hadpassed.

Four months into this year, Virginiahas had 31 confirmed tornadoes – 29 ofthem in April. That makes last monththe most active April in modern Vir-ginia history, said Bill Sammler, warn-ing coordination meteorologist at the

National Weather Service in Wakefield.The commonwealth usually averages

around seven tornadoes a year.Severe weather moved across much

of the nation in the latter part of themonth. From April 25-28, the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administra-tion estimates 305 tornadoes toucheddown across the South. Hardest hitwere Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Ala.,where the storms caused at least 65 ofthe 318 fatalities reported for the four-day period.

Before April 2011, the largest num-ber of tornadoes on record in one eventwas the “Super Outbreak” of 1974.From April 3-4 of that year, 148 torna-does killed 315 people nationally andinjured more than 5,000. Eight of thosetornadoes touched down in Virginia.

One factor that seems to be at leastpartially responsible for the especiallyactive tornado season is La Niña, orunusually cold ocean temperatures inthe Pacific, Sammler said.

Several historic tornado outbreaks– including the Palm Sunday tornadoesof 1965, the “Super Outbreak” of 1974and the events last month – all occurredin Aprils following La Niña winters.

Tornado risk in Virginia is different

than other places, Sammler said. Someareas, like the Midwest, have a shorter,more defined season. In Virginia, therisk starts in spring and doesn’t enduntil mid to late fall, due to the threatfrom tropical storm systems.

The most ubiquitous and impor-tant advice when preparing for severeweather is to have a plan.

The lead time for a tornado is about13 minutes, said Evan Stewart, meteo-rologist at television station WVEC inHampton Roads. That leaves about 12minutes to react after a warning goesout, he said.

When a tornado warning goes out,it is time to take immediate action. Awarning means that a tornado has beenspotted or has been picked up on radar.A tornado watch, often the precursor toa warning, means conditions are favor-able for a tornado and that tornadoesare possible.

Ideally, the best place to take shelteris a basement. In the absence of abasement, the best place is an interiorroom on the lowest floor away from anywindows; that could mean a closet or ahallway. Stewart recommends an inte-rior bathroom because the pipes may

Prepare To Be Prepared: Tornado Safety

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The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV)will offer two archeology camps and a Heritage Crafts andGames camp for children ages 8-12 in July and August. Theseactivities are offered in partnership with the ChesterfieldCounty Department of Parks & Recreation.

"Diggin' in History," the archeology camps, will take placeJuly 11-15 and August 1-5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at historicCastlewood. These camps will provide a variety of engag-ing, hands-on activities allowing youngsters to experience areal archeological excavation, artifact repair, uncovering ofclues from the past and more. Classroom lessons as well assite preparation and outside digging will be included in thiscamp experience.

The cost is $95/child; snacks will be provided. Space islimited. For information please call (804)751-4946. To regis-ter, visit www.chesterfieldhistory.com and use PayPal.

The Heritage Crafts and Games Summer camp July 26-28(9 a.m.-1 p.m.) will explore many of the period games and

crafts children would have enjoyed during the 17th and 18thcenturies. Participants will have the opportunity to makeperiod crafts each day, including cornhusk dolls and cattailboats. Three separate half-day sessions are offered withsessions at Castlewood, Magnolia Grange and the CountyMuseum, all within the historic Courthouse Complex.

The cost is $65 per child. For information, please call(804)751-4946. To register, visit www.chesterfieldhistory.comand use PayPal.

The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that serves as the center forChesterfield county history. Headquartered in Castlewood,the Society's mission is to collect, preserve, interpret andpromote the county's unique past for the education of pres-ent and future generations. For additional information or tovolunteer, please visit www.chesterfieldhistory.com.

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The lyrics to “Stormy Weather”, made famous by sing-ers Billie Holiday and Lena Horne, seem to be appropri-ate for this week’s weather – “All I do is pray the Lordabove will let me walk in the sun once more.”

The severe storms have brought thunder, lightning,and the deluge of rain. The combination has many folkspaying more attention to the threatening skies above. Theintensity of these storm systems reminds one that naturedoesn’t play favorites when wreaking havoc on a geo-graphical region. It is also a reminder to refresh or learnthe basics about staying safe during storms.

To emphasize the point, visitors at the Smithsonian’sMuseum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. cangleefully release paper clips mid-air to watch the metal-lic office supply zip to a rock that was transformed intoa magnet by lightning. Another rock displays dark spotsalong a gray chunk where a lightning strike melted therock into glass. So, if a bolt can melt rock to glass, thenwhat do you think lightning can do to the human body?

According to the independent National LightningSafety Institute, lightning’s heat is three times hotterthan the surface of the sun. The organization added thatthere are approximately 100 lightning strikes per secondfrom the 2,000 thunderstorms that are happening rightnow around the globe. Grant it, sometimes the electricalfury is mesmerizing. Yet, don't hurry outside to the backporch with a camera in tow to catch a picture for theFacebook page.

It may be frustrating for ballplayers, coaches, parentsand umpires to delay a game for the mandatory 30-min-utes once thunder is heard, but they know lightning is abrutal killer. According to the National Weather Service,approximately 300 lightning injuries are documentedeach year. Seeking shelter inside a vehicle or a substantialbuilding is the smart thing to do during severe weather.One never knows when lightning may strike.

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May seems to be bringing plenty ofApril showers. How are you preparedfor the stormy weather?

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION:In the May 12 edition article "2011 Bravo! Awardrecipients named" Lt. Col. John Baskerville, Jr., UnitedStates Army, should have been listed as a graduate ofthe Class of 1986 from Lloyd C. Bird High School. Weregret the error.

Alex, was diagnosed with a Hodgkin’sLymphoma at age 15. “Through thiswhole thing, in the past year – youknow all the kids who have cancer anddeal with all this mess are incrediblybrave,” the mom said.

Straight celebrates her daughter’sfree spirit and expressive imagination.Throughout the chemotherapy, she andher husband Jeremy knew the teen feltill. The treatments, which lasted untilDecember, physically drained Alex. Nowat 16, she continues to receive medica-tion through an internal device thatis located under her skin. “They haveto use an inch to an inch and a halfneedle to get it into the port. Alex justtells them to do it and get it over with,”Straight said.

Breslin followed the Straight family’sprogress through Caring Bridge website,a free website that connects people dur-ing health challenges in life. “I thought,‘Wow, two kids in one family,” Breslinsaid.

After Christmas break, Alex sharedwith Breslin, ‘I think bad luck followsmy family.’ The teen let the teacherknow that her father had been di-agnosed with Acute LymphoblasticLeukemia.

Straight explained that her husbandcame in looking exhausted from shovel-ing snow. She jokingly told him notto come home until he went to see thedoctors. “He didn’t come home for sixweeks,” Straight said.

When the family visited him in thehospital the dad apologized for break-ing the family rule and getting sick. Histeen daughter, who had just finishedchemotherapy, told him, ‘I did this, andI’m not as strong as you are’,” Straightrecalled.

Although Jeremy’s diagnosis servedanother blow to the Straight family,they continue to focus on the dailyschedule. Their youngest, eight-year-old Natalie, attends soccer and justcompleted a course in drama. Theactivities are one small slice of normalcythe family strives to provide for theelementary school student. The familycontinues to face the medical crises withdetermined resolve. Ash shared that herdaughter Jeanne is adamant that thereare no tears, no negativity. “And she isdetermined to be that way,” she said.

What is a typical day like for the

Straight fam-ily? “It’s prettychaotic,” Ashreplied.

“Well, withJeremy orNick, the day istaken up sortingthrough medi-cal things whilefitting in day-to-day life suchas grocery shop-ping. It’s not anormal familylife. There’s al-ways a shadowof illnessesgoing on andit’s extremelydifficult. Jeremyis making everyday count aswell. It’s veryhard,” Ash said.“We now lookat all of lifein a differentperspective andappreciate smallthings.”

THE CIRCLEOF SUPPORTEXPANDS

WITH A DINNER DANCEAsh has seen first-hand the strong

support of family members and neigh-bors. Although the family has healthinsurance, their medical costs haveexceeded $2 million. A trust has beenestablished at Central Virginia Bank forthe Straight family. The mom was trulytouched when a Manchester studentasked her if it was okay to cut thefamily yard over the summer. Othershave anonymously left food trays at theChildren’s Hospital. Yet, Straight andAsh are truly overwhelmed at KristinBreslin’s energy to spearhead a fund-raiser for the family and the continuousoutpouring of support.

“Jeremy is so ill and the chemo hasdone a number on the primary bread-winner for the family,” Breslin said.“Something in my head said I had to dosomething.”

The educator made it clear that thedinner and dance event, although nota school-sponsored event, has received

a lot of support from the school-widecommunity and local businesses. McAl-ister’s Deli at Westchester Commonsheld a fundraiser this past weekendand Clover Assembly of God also hasreached out to help the Straight family.

Several groups at the school aredonating their time and talents for theevening affair on May 21. The Manches-ter JRTOC will provide assistance withparking and the school’s culinary artsteam will be preparing and serving thefood, which was donated by the Coun-try Club of Virginia and other generousvendors. Student Brittany Delbridgeis creating a 4x4 Popsicle Sticks HeartMural from a popsicle-stick campaignthat raised over $1,500. Student RachelHall designed a tee shirt for the businesscasual event.

The evening entertainment features10-piece Richmond band “Spectrum”with additional entertainment fromsinger and acoustic guitar player PepeFructuso, the school’s jazz ensemble andthe boys a cappella group. In betweenacts, there will be prizes raffled awayincluding a grand prize giveaway ofa fall weekend at a beach house inEmerald Isle, N.C., which was donatedby Tony and Johanna Dold. Raffle win-ners must be present to claim prizes,which include a smartphone donated byTwiddy’s Wireless in Powhatan.

“When you buy the ticket to theevent, you’re automatically entered inthe beach house raffle,” Breslin ex-plained.

“The family has brought out thebest in our kids, teachers and families,”the teacher said. “I’ve learned a lot ofthings. Compassion has no boundar-ies and I’ve learned that one person incrisis will bring out the absolute best inothers.”

Even though the event is this week-end, Breslin added that the family’sneeds will not end at 11 p.m. on Satur-day. Monetary donations can be madeto the Straight family at any CentralVirginia Bank branch. “It’s been goodfor a lot of people to get involved,” shesaid.

To learn more about the dinnerdance benefit or to reach out to theStraight family, visit www.straight-totheheart.webs.com or e-mail KristenBreslin at [email protected]

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The familyhas broughtout the bestin our kids,teachers andfamilies,” theteacher said.“I’ve learneda lot of things.Compassionhas no bound-aries and I’velearned thatone personin crisis willbring out theabsolute bestin others.

- KristinBreslin

help strengthen the walls of the room.The crawlspace underneath a home

can also be a good place to go if a base-ment isn’t available. It may be unpleas-ant, but it is an effective shelter.

Families should consider practicinga tornado drill as they would a fire drill,Stewart said. The most important thingis to be prepared and plan where to goto be safe.

In a tornado warning situation, it isimportant to relay the urgency of thesituation to the public, Stewart said.

“There’s a rush of adrenalinetracking the storm,” he said, “But it’stempered by what could be happeningon the ground.”

A tornado safety plan is especiallyimportant for mobile home residents.

“We see a lot of heartache when itcomes to mobile homes,” said LauraSouthard, public outreach coordinatorfor the Virginia Department of Emer-gency Management.

Mobile homes are especially suscep-tible to damage from wind and fallingtrees, because of this, VDEM recom-mends that mobile home residents planto go somewhere else in severe weather.

If shelter is not available when atornado hits, the best thing to do is tolie flat in a ditch or other low-lying area.Vehicles can become airborne or rollover in a storm. VDEM also cautionsagainst sheltering under a bridge oroverpass. Crawling under a highwayoverpass is popularly accepted advice,but the space can become a wind tunnelinstead of a safe shelter.

At Page Middle School, officials arestill evaluating and assessing the dam-age. What remains of the back sectionof school will have to be demolished,while the front section of the buildingwill likely be repaired, Chirch said.

It will take at least four weeks toremove asbestos ceilings, electricalsystems and the systems for heating,ventilating and air conditioning inorder to access the roof and assess itscondition.

Seven school buses were demolishedin the storm. Ten others received minordamage, including broken windows.The district has pulled older buses intorotation and started making doubleruns to compensate for the losses.

“I was amazed at the damage,”Chirch said. “This is a bricks-and-mor-

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The Lucy Corr Foundation will host its 10th annual 5KRun/Walk for the Future on Saturday, June 18 at 8 a.m. Therace is sanctioned by USATF.

Adult pre-registration is $20; race day registration is $25.Students 16 and younger register for $15. Visit www.lucycor-rvillage.com for registration forms or http://runforthefuture.eventbrite.com for online registration.

The 5K run will start at Lucy Corr Village and is a flat loopcourse through the county courthouse area. Race day regis-

tration begins at 7 a.m. Walkers are welcome on a shorterstroller and leashed-pet friendly walk on the adjacent countynature trail. T-shirts are guaranteed to the first 250 partici-pants. Proceeds benefit the Lucy Corr Foundation support-ing services for residents of Lucy Corr Village.

There will be a $100 cash award each for first place overallmale and female runners, and medals will be presented in allage groups. For more information, call the Lucy Corr Foun-dation at (804) 706-5712 or [email protected]

Debra Marlow, Lucy Corr Foundation

The Fifth Annual Concert of The Titan Band will be heldon Friday May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cosby Theater. Thisshow will be a Hollywood-styled production that promisesto be a memorable evening for the entire Cosby community.A celebrity guest master of ceremonies, a professional soloistfrom Broadway, and the bands patriotic finale will make thisa truly special evening. Tickets are available at the schooland sell for $5 a seat. Due to previous sell-outs, it is highlysuggested to get them early.

The featured soloist for the evening is Ivan Rutherford,star of the Broadway smash hit “Les Miserables”. He willperform his signature “Bring Him Home” from that show,as well as “Sway” and “Feelin Good” as recorded by MichaelBuble. In addition, a wide variety of other musical styles willbe covered by the band.

Additional highlights for the evening include “Inchon”by Robert W. Smith—a spectacular tribute to Korean warveterans, “The Crosley March” by Henry Fillmore—from thebands unanimous “Superior” rated State Concert Festival

performance, “Selections for the Wizard of Oz”, “Song forLyndsey” by Andrew Boysen, “Sedona” by Steven Reineke,“Pachinko” by Paul Yoder, “America the Beautiful”, and thebands’ traditional and well known patriotic finale featuringthe Service Songs of the Armed Forces of the United Statesand our National March, The Stars and Stripes Forever.Mike Goldberg, Richmond’s “musical meteorologist” willagain serve as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.

Rutherford will have his own CDs for sale and will beavailable to sign them after the show. For more informationon Rutherford, visit www.Ivanrutherford.com.

The band will also be presented with their plaques for SU-PERIOR ratings at the State Marching Festival (two years ina row), State Concert Festival (five years in a row), and theirsecond Commonwealth of Virginia Honor Band plaque.

Andrew Brock, Director of Bands at Tomahawk CreekMiddle, and Christopher Fens, Director of Bands at BaileyBridge Middle will serve as guest conductors for the evening.

Earl Shaffer, Jr., Cosby Band Director

Central Virginia artists, businessmen,coaches and teachers presents the OurStory Benefit Event & Festival. Benefitfestival is to be held on Saturday, May21 at the Roberson Theatre 2903 QStreet in Richmond (23223) from noonuntil 10 p.m. Tickets are $7 in advanced$9 at the door. Children under 12 arefree.

Our Story Benefit Event & Festivalis a celebration that is designed to raiseawareness in the African Americancommunity. Our Story Benefit Eventwill rekindle the joy of child centerededucation, develop creative learningmechanisms for educators and students,introduce AIM (Arts In Motion) Pro-gram which are stories brought to life

by improve theatre, colorful illustrationand orator expression. There will alsobe workshops in the following:

Cultural & Religious Principles inFamily & Community Life: a compara-tive study of cultural practices aroundthe world. Reaching Higher Ground:this workshop offers the student stepsand skills to undertake everyday chal-lenges with confidence to succeed. Theapplication of cultural and spiritualprinciples to prepare you for conflictresolution, problem solving, as well asprofessional personal communication.Heath &Healing through Nutrition: ho-listic and cultural study of eating habitsthat affect the mind, body and spiritwith Afrobic exercises. And many other

programs to address the many needs ofthe African American and other underserved communities here in CentralVirginia.

Dr Jackson of the Spiritually UnitedAfrican Nation Church said, "If you sayyou respect the ancestors then maketheir death your reality, they died fight-ing for a cause ... So live out that cause!"

Confirmed entertainment includesconscious Hip Hop from JD Haze andthe Ancestors of Richmond, Corey“Sage” Fauconier of Fauconier, LLCbased in Midlothian, and comedian JayRhone of Henrico with sound beingprovided by DJ Mellow Smooth.

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THURSDAY, MAY 20Coffee Networking group willmeet from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.at Village Bank's WatkinsCentre Community Room,located at 15521 MidlothianTurnpike (near the intersec-tion of Rt 288 & MidlothianTurnpike, across fromWestchester Commons). Theformat is open networkingto connect with businessprofessionals while samplinga variety of gourmet coffeesand teas provided by Vend-ing Services of Richmond.For more information,contact Milly Hudgins [email protected] call (804)419-1248.

SATURDAY, MAY 21USO CANTEEN DinnerDance - The Ladies Auxiliaryof the Bishop Peter L. IretonKnights of Columbus Council#6189 are holding a USOCanteen Dinner Dance from6:30 to 11 p.m., for the ben-efit of the Richmond AirportUSO and the MacGuireVeteran’s Hospital’s FisherHouse. Tickets are $15.each, the menu is straightfrom Mom’s Kitchen, andsoftdrinks, beer, and wine areincluded. The DJ and enter-tainment will feature hits fromthe World War II era, withgreat doorprizes. So dust offyour service uniform (or med-als, if the uniform doesn’t fit)and join us to celebrate theServices on Armed ForcesDay! Call Eva Weck-Onti-veros at (804)768-9405 fortickets or other information.The Bishop Ireton Centeris at 3300 Old CourthouseRoad, directly opposite theentrance to Rockwood Parkon Courthouse Road inRichmond.

The Straight To The HeartDinner Dance will be held atManchester High School onSaturday, May 21. The fea-tured musical guest is Rich-mond's own "Spectrum." Theevent will run from 6:30 - 11p.m., with doors opening at6:15. This event is being heldto help the Straight familywho are suffering from 3 lifethreatening diseases in theirfamily (www.straighttothe-heart.webs.com). Ticketson sale now at ManchesterHigh. Contact Kristin [email protected]. No ticket sales atdoor.

2011Great Strides WalkTaking Steps to Cure CysticFibrosis 2-mile walk will beheld at the Inssbrook Picnicarea, locateda t 4222 CoxRoad. Registration opens9:20 a.m. and walk begins at10 a.m. Register at http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides

Asian-Pacific American Heri-tage Program: Hulu GourdPainting from 11 a.m.-noonat the Clover Hill LIbrary,located at 6701 Deer RunDrive, Midlothian. In Chineseculture, painting a hulu gourdis folk art. This program ispresented by The RichmondChinese School under thedirection of Phoebe Gur-Chiang. Each family willget one gourd to paint andtake home. The RichmondChinese School is providingall materials. This free familyprogram is suggested for allages. Registration is recom-mended and begins May7. Please register online atlibrary.chesterfield.gov or bycalling (804) 318-8668.

SUNDAY, MAY 22Children’s Garden SpringFling will be held from 1 - 4p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botani-

cal Garden, located at 1800Lakeside Ave., Richmond(23228). Kick off the garden-ing season with family-friendly music, entertainmentand activities promotingenvironmental stewardship.Artist-in-residence PatrickDougherty leads a familyparade to celebrate comple-tion and official naming of hissculpture!

THURSDAY, MAY 26SCORE Profit Tune-UpWorkshop will be held from 7– 9 p.m. at 209 E. Cawson St.Hopewell, (23860). This freeworkshop is filled with tipsand tools to improve profit-ability, reduce costs, improveemployee and systems pro-ductivity, create lifetime cus-tomers and pragmatic ideasabout new market nichesand business strategy.Profitbasics teach how to convertprospects into paying cus-tomers, price products andservices, and control costs.Learn how to multiply profitsat this practical workshop.FREE To register: (804) 771-2400, ext. 131 or go to www.richmondscore.org.

JUNE 2The first annual Bow TieOpen golf tournament willbe held at The Federal Clubstarting with 11:30 am reg-istration and 1 p.m. shotgunstart. The tournament ispresented by Car Pool Cares,BB&T and Haley Buick GMC.Proceeds to benefit FETCH aCure's Companions in Crisisprogram. Sponsorships andteams are still available, moreinformation at www.fetcha-cure.com.

SATURDAY,JUNE 4Swift Creek Academy of thePerforming Arts will presenttheir annual dance concert,Pinocchio: The Real Boy, onSaturday, June 4 at 3 and 7pm at Cosby High School.Dances will include ballet,tap, jazz, hip hop, Irish, lyricaland modern pieces. Ticketsare available in advance atSCAPA and at the door; $12adults, $8 seniors (60+), and$6 children (11 and under).For more information visitwww.swiftcreekacademy.orgor call SCAPA at 744-2801.

The fourth annual Pets onParade benefit will be heldat The Science Museum ofVirginia's Thalhimer Pavilionfrom 7 - 10 p.m. Tickets are$75 per person and $25 perpet. The event is sponsoredby Car Pool, Village Bankand The Science Museum ofVirginia. Tickets can be pur-chased prior to the event byvisiting www.fetchacure.comor calling (804) 525-2193.Tickets will also be availablefor purchase at the door.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8The New Virginians, www.the newva.org, (a club forwomen new to the Richmondarea in the last two years) willhave its monthly luncheonat 11:30 a.m. at BrandermillCountry Club (3700 Mill-ridge Parkway, Midlothian,VA 23112). The luncheonfeatures a guest from TheYWCA Women’s DomesticSexual Violence Program,the New Virginians charityfor the 2010-2011 year. Thecost for the luncheon is $25for club members and theirguests. Reservations for theluncheon are requested bynoon on June 1. Please con-tact Sam Gentz at (804)639-7042.

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PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLVirginia pitcher Tyler Wilson shut out Miami over 7.2 innings and struck out 11 on Saturday.

Virginia's Wilsonearns ACC honor

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Virginia seniorright-hander Tyler Wilson (Midlothian) hasbeen named the ACC's Co-Pitcher of theWeek following his dominating performancelast Saturday against then-No. 16 Miami.He shares the honor this week with GeorgiaTech's Buck Farmer.

This marks the first ACC Pitcher of theWeek honor in Wilson's career. It is thefourth time a UVa pitcher has earned thisdistinction during the 2011 season - DannyHultzen has claimed the award twice (Feb.28, April 11), while Will Roberts nabbed itApril 4.

Wilson, a Midlothian High graduate,

stifled Miami as the Cavaliers earned a keyACC win Saturday. He tied career highs ininnings (7.2) and strikeouts (11) and allowedjust two baserunners in his 7.2 innings ofwork.

He retired the first 17 Hurricane battersof the contest before surrendering a two-outhit to Shane Rowland in the sixth inning tobreak up the perfect game. He also gave up atwo-out walk in the eighth inning.

Wilson's outing was key as the Cavaliersrallied from a game deficit to win the seriesagainst the Hurricanes. UVa has claimed all

DOMINION DISTRICT BOYS TENNIS TOURNAMENT CH starone of 16Virginianominees

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLAndrew Romano is one of three seniors who haveled Midlothian to six victories this season.

Senior trio embrace leadershiproles, fuel Trojans' renaissanceBY JIM [email protected]

Adam Griffin knows how chal-lenging it can be to build a highschool athletics program fromthe ground up.

When Griffin took over as head coachof Matoaca High’s boys volleyball teamseveral years ago, he inherited a group ofplayers who had never tasted success at aschool that had yet to embrace volleyballas a popular sport.

By the time he left Matoaca, the War-riors had handed Thomas Dale its first-ever Central District defeat and becomeone of the top programs in the CentralRegion.

With that accomplishment in his rear-view mirror, Griffin decided to tackle anequally difficult project in western Ches-terfield County: rebuilding Midlothian’sonce-proud baseball program.

The Trojans, quite literally, had nowhereto go but up. They went 0-16 during the

2009-10 season and had little veteran pres-ence (only three seniors) to help Griffinoverhaul the culture within the program.

More than one person told Griffin he’dbe crazy to take the job and that he couldnever win consistently in the same districtas power programs Cosby, James River andManchester.

But even after surrendering a 13-runfifth inning in a 17-5 loss to Powhatanlast Wednesday, Midlothian entered thefinal week of the regular season with a 6-9record that represented nothing less thanextraordinary progress.

“This is the first step – our older guysleading the younger ones and helping usget the program back on track,” Griffinsaid. “We wanted to send a message thatwe’re not going to roll over for anyone,that we’re here and you’re going to get thebest we have.”

It wasn’t easy. With a roster dominatedby freshmen and sophomores, Midlothianrelied heavily on the leadership contribu-

tions of seniors Andrew Romano, TreyAmend and Scott Barto to show the youngplayers how to show up every day focusedand ready to work on the fundamentalsthat so often make the difference betweenwinning and losing.

Midlothian fans acknowledged the trio’sefforts during Senior Day festivities priorto the Powhatan game, then Griffin praisedtheir willingness to embrace the philoso-phies espoused by their fourth coach infour years.

“They had every right to cash it in andjust go through the motions, but theywere the ones who bought into what we’retrying to do,” Griffin added. “They’re notvocal, but that doesn’t mean they’re notgood leaders. They’ve shown our youngerguys that if you work hard, good thingswill happen.”

Midlothian has played the 2011 season

Sixteen of Virginia’s top seniorfootball players have been nomi-nated to play in the 2012 U.S. ArmyAll-American Bowl, joining an elitegroup of student-athletes. Thosenominated will have the chance toshowcase their talents on Saturday,January 7, 2012, in the annual Eastvs. West match-up, televised live onNBC at 1:00 PM EST.

Two of the 16 are from Ches-terfield County, including CloverHill's Joel Caleb, a 6-2, 205-poundjunior who is among Virginia'smost highly sought-after recruits inthe Class of 2012.

L.C. Bird junior linebacker DeonClarke also was nominated.

“The U.S. Army All-AmericanBowl provides the national plat-form for young adults to showcasetheir talent and strength,” said Col.Derik Crotts, Director of StrategicCommunications, Marketing andOutreach, U.S. Army AccessionsCommand. “This nomination rec-ognizes the mental, emotional andphysical strengths, and leadershipqualities these athletes have devel-oped on and off the field; quali-ties they shares with Army StrongSoldiers. The Army congratulatesall of the athletes on their nomina-tion.”

A full list of the nominees canbe accessed at: www.usarmyal-lamericanbowl.com/nomina-tions/intro_welcome.php. For thosenominees who have been invitedand accepted their invitation, alist can be found on via the 2012U.S. Army All-American Bowl linklocated at www.footballrecruiting.rivals.com.

The athletes were nominated bythe U.S. Army All-American BowlSelection Committee, which con-sists of All American Games’ net-work of regional coaches through-out the country and Rivals.com. Ofthe more than 440 nominees, 90 areultimately selected and invited tothe Bowl.

The next step for the nomineesoccurs in September, when the U.S.Army All-American Bowl SelectionTour begins. Player finalists alongwith All-American Marching Bandmusicians will be selected nation-wide throughout the fall, with theSelection Tour ending in earlyDecember.From a U.S. Army press release

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLCosby sophomore Brett Moorhead beat teammate Tyler Carey for the second consecutive season in the Dominion District singles final.

Back to backMoorhead beats Carey in another all-Cosby singles final,wins second consecutive Dominion District championshipBY JIM [email protected]

Neither participant in last Thurs-day’s Dominion District boyssingles final needed help compil-ing an extensive scouting report

about his opponent.Having been teammates on Cosby High’s

tennis team for the last two seasons, seniorTyler Carey and sophomore Brett Moorheadknew all about each other’s strengths andweaknesses.

There was no mystery in how they hopedthe match would unfold: Moorhead trying tocontrol play with his big serve and punishingforehand, Carey attempting to take the initia-tive from the first ball of every rally to keep hisdoubles partner on his heels.

Their familiarity led to a near-stalematein last year’s singles final, when they battledfor more than three hours under a blazing

Virginia sun before Moorhead pulled out athree-set victory.

It was close again last week. Neither playercould build a significant lead and the matchturned on a handful of key points.

Moorhead, a sophomore, won most ofthose points and claimed his second consecu-tive district singles championship with a 7-5,6-4 victory.

“Usually we go back and forth,” Moor-head said with a smile after adding anotherchampion’s medal to his collection. “Last yearwe both played our best. I think Tyler mighthave been a little off today.”

Carey, the Titans’ No. 1 singles player whowon the district singles as a freshman andsophomore, was undone by two key pointsafter building a 5-4 lead in the first set.

At deuce, Moorhead ripped a forehand andcharged the net. Carey played a solid passingshot, then Moorhead’s volley clipped the tape

and just trickled over for a winner.Had the ball fallen back on Moorhead’s

side of the court, Carey would’ve had a setpoint on his opponent’s serve. Instead, Moor-head held serve, then broke Carey to take a6-5 advantage.

Needing to hold serve to force a tiebreaker,Carey netted an easy overhead and the open-ing set belonged to Moorhead.

“It always comes down to a couple points,”Carey said. “That’s what decides the champi-onship and that’s why we train so hard.”

The second set unfolded much like the first.Carey built a 4-3 lead, but couldn’t hold it asMoorhead broke him with a hard backhandpassing shot and closed out his victory bywinning the final three games of the match.

Even as his final opportunity to be a districtsingles champion slipped through his fingers,

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PHOTOS BY FRANK DOWLING

Chipping in for a good causeTennis professionals from around Richmond participated Midlothian Tennis Club’s Keith White Pro-Am Tournamenton May 7. Tennis professional Rachel Gale and member Jake Thomas (right) won the final round against pro MartinStegwardt and member Lewis Farinholt. Nearly $2,000 was pledged to begin the Keith White Scholarship fund. Thetournament honors White, a Brandermill resident who was an avid tennis player at Midlothian Tennis Club and diedsuddenly in 2010 at age 42 of an aortic aneurism. The scholarship will be awarded to a promising high school tennisplayer in Midlothian.

Tournament participants included: (Kneeling) Tyler Carey, Pat Perry, Jon Ramthun, Ben Marks. (Row 2): Trip Baisden,Stuart Bowden, Michal Cizsek, Rachel Gale, Laura Tuchsherer, Sarah Stafford, Jenny Kile, Joe Cappillino, Phil Thacker,Martin Stegwardt (Back row): Chris Radke, Miquel Castro, Sean Steinour, John Depew, Al Thomas, Ray Stewart, JasonKinder, Scott Steinour, Ryan Radke

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLJames River catcher Collin Lawless scrambles to tag Cosby's Christian Hamlett after Hamlett struck out on a pitch in the dirt.

Titans clinch district title

PHOTOS BY JIM MCCONNELLCosby's Travis McQueen (top) outpitched James River's Nathan Kirbyand was one out away from a complete-game victory, but the Rapids'rally left both ace hurlers to settle for no-decisions.

BY JIM [email protected]

Down to its last strikeTuesday, James River’sbaseball team kept itsDominion District

regular-season title hopes alivewhen Casey Jones’ single up themiddle scored Nick Parnell fromsecond base and forged a 5-5 dead-lock with visiting Cosby.

The Rapids’ three-run rally inthe bottom of the seventh inningalso spoiled a tremendous effortby Cosby starter Travis McQueen,who outpitched James River’sU.Va.-bound ace Nathan Kirby butstill wound up with a hard-luckno-decision.

But just as quickly as theTitans surrendered the lead, theyreclaimed it.

Luke Lowery led off the eighthinning by striking out on a nastycurveball by Rapids reliever KitScheetz, but reached base when theball skipped past catcher CollinLawless for a wild pitch.

Scheetz then grazed the front ofTim Perry’s jersey with a fastball,and Cosby had two baserunnerswithout putting the ball in play.

Garrett Birnbaum followed witha sacrifice bunt, moving the run-ners to second and third with oneout, then Michael Carpenter drovein both with a hard double downthe first base line.

Carpenter also pitched the final1 1/3 innings for the win, holdingJames River scoreless in the bottomof the eighth to seal a 7-5 victoryand clinch the district title forCosby.

“Our kids believe, and if youbelieve, you always have a chance,”Cosby coach Tim Lowery said.

Christian Hamlett hit two homeruns and drove in four for theTitans (13-2 overall, 10-0 district),who squandered a pair of three-run leads but still locked up the

top seed for the district tourna-ment and also secured a berth inthe Central Region quarterfinals.

Kirby struggled with his com-mand early in the game, surrender-ing an RBI single by Perry in thefirst inning and Hamlett’s three-run bomb in the second, thencompletely shut down the visitingTitans in their final four at-bats.

The lefthander allowed fourruns on four hits in six innings,striking out nine.

“Nathan is the best pitcher inthe district and we knew he wasgoing to find it,” Luke Lowery said.“It’s a good thing we got him earlyand that gave us some confidence.”

James River (12-3, 9-2), whichled the teams’ first meeting thisseason until Cosby rallied for threeruns in the bottom of the sixth ina 4-2 victory, turned the tables onthe Titans this time.

Trailing 5-2, Jack Robertsstarted the Rapids’ comeback bycrushing a two-run homer to left.Parnell followed with a single, butTim Lowery stuck with his ace andMcQueen retired Dylan Harvey onan infield fly.

McQueen got ahead of Jones,James River’s leadoff hitter and oneof the best hitters in the region,but couldn’t finish him off. Aftertaking a tantalizingly close two-strike pitch that was called just offthe inside corner, Jones fouled offthree more pitches before slappingMcQueen’s next offering into cen-terfield for the game-tying hit.

Carpenter quelled the uprisingby retiring Taylor Jaszewski, thendrove in the game-winning runwith his shot just past a divingRoberts at first base.

“We would’ve loved to scratchout another run [in the seventh]and keep the momentum, butI’m real proud of the way the kidsbattled back,” James River coachPete Schumacher said.

Lancers'Brierenamedto Olerudwatch list

FARMVILLE -- LongwoodUniversity senior baseball standoutChris Briere (James River) is one of25 college baseball players nation-wide selected to the watch list forthe 2011 John Olerud Two-WayPlayer of the Year Award.

A team captain, Briere hit .417with two home runs, nine doubles,17 RBI, 23 runs, and two stolenbases. He was 7-3 with a 3.27ERA through 71.2 innings with 42strikeouts on the mound.

The Olerud Award recognizes aplayer who makes an impact bothon the mound and at the plate, andthe winner will be announced July3 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of theCollege Baseball Hall of Fame’sNight of Champions.

Briere has made 10 pitchingappearances with 10 starts andone complete game. He leads theLancers in wins and innings. Atthe plate, Briere has six multi-hitgames, two multi-RBI games, a sea-son-best seven-game hitting streak,a .516 slugging percentage, and a.397 on-base percentage. A busi-ness finance and real estate double-major, Chris has a 3.48 cumulativeGPA, and is the son of Andrea andDavid Briere of Midlothian.

Among the 25 watch list playersis Mike McGee of Florida StateUniversity, the inaugural OlerudAward winner last year. He playedin every game for Florida Stateduring 2010, making 62 starts inleft field while hitting .328 with17 home runs and 73 RBI. On themound, McGee was the Seminole’scloser and posted a 4-1 record with13 saves and a 2.96 ERA while lead-ing his team to the College WorldSeries a year ago.

University of Virginia juniorDanny Hultzen highlights thisyear's list with a 9-1 record anda 1.19 ERA through 75.2 inningswith 112 strikeouts, along with a.333 batting average, one homerun, seven doubles, and 28 RBI.McGee and Hultzen are two of thefour Atlantic Coast Conferenceplayers featured on the list, themost of any conference, while SamRoberts of VMI is the only otherplayer on the list this year from astate school.

Longwood played its finalgame of the season Saturday andlost to Norfolk State 8-3 withoutthe services of Briere and fellowseniors Brant Jones (Monacan)and Troy Dickaman (Midlothian),each of whom missed the game toattend the school's commencementservice in Farmville.

For the season, Jones hit .374with six home runs, five triples, 12doubles, 29 RBI, 43 runs, and 11stolen bases.

Dickman was 2-2 with a 6.89ERA through 31.1 innings with 16strikeouts.

From a Longwood University press release

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PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLMidlothian's Andrew Romano, Trey Amend and Scott Barto were honored during a Senior Day presentation prior to Wednesday's game vs. Powhatan.

with an eye on the future,relying on a handful ofyoung players who mighthave been better servedin the short term gainingconfidence while facingtheir peers on the juniorvarsity level.

Likewise, the Trojanskept 10 eighth-graderson their JV team, giv-ing those kids what isessentially an extra year ofon-the-job training.

Romano, who pitchedwell in limiting Powhat-an’s explosive offense tojust four runs in its firstfour at-bats, acknowl-edged that his team’s lackof experience has been ex-posed by the better teamson the Trojans’ schedule

-- a demanding slate thathas included four districtgames against two of thebest Group AAA teams inVirginia and two nondistrictgames against a Powhatansquad that expects to seri-ously contend for the GroupAA state championship.

“Our youth shows attimes because they’re not al-ways ready for the big time,”Romano said.

On the flip side of thatcoin, Midlothian loses onlythree players from a teamthat has exceeded all expec-tations, and Griffin expectsthe lumps the Trojans havetaken this season to paydividends over the nextcouple seasons.

“This year was aboutgetting a measure of respectback for our program,” he

said. “We’re learning to playas a team and learning whatit takes to be successful onthis level.”

Griffin said if somebodyhad told him prior to theseason that Midlothianwould win six games, hewould’ve taken it. Remark-ably, had a couple bouncesgone the Trojans’ way, theycould’ve reached doublefigures in the win columndespite playing in one ofthe toughest districts inVirginia.

Reflecting on the im-pending conclusion of hishigh school baseball career,Romano was happy he andhis fellow seniors are leavingthe program on an upswing.

“I didn’t think we weregoing to do as well as we’vedone,” he added.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.— The NASCAR commu-nity has united to sup-port disaster relief effortsacross the southeasternUnited States in the wake ofrecent tornadoes and otherweather disasters.

Pledging more than$400,000 in donations andsupplies to help those af-fected by these events, theNASCAR community con-tribution is being led by adonation of $250,000 to theAmerican Red Cross by TheNASCAR Foundation.

Through The NASCARFoundation launch of itsnewest platform, NASCARUnites, the entire motor-sports community helpedraise money through onlinedonations made in exchangefor NASCAR Unites wrist-bands.

Tracks, teams, sponsors,drivers and NASCAR fanspledged their time, moneyand supplies to aid thosein need. Highlighting thoseefforts were:

Talladega Superspeedwaypledged more than $100,000and held fan events andauctions to help those in itssurrounding community.

Bristol Motor Speed-way’s Race to Relief created24 hours of awareness byallowing fans to donatemoney in exchange for achance to drive on the track.In addition, BMS donateda percentage of tickets soldfor their IRWIN Tools NightRace weekend.

Red Bull Racing andHendrick Motorsportsprovided transporters to de-liver approximately 70,000pounds of items to a townin Alabama impacted by therecent tornadoes.

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Va.) and Keith Werman (Jr.,Vienna, Va.), UVa’s eight-and nine-hole hitters, re-spectively, each had a pair ofhits for the Cavaliers (44-6,21-5 ACC). Virginia scoredthe game’s first run in thethird inning. With two outsJohn Barr (Sr., Ivyland, Pa.)reached on an error by sec-ond baseman Zeke DeVoss.He stole second and scoredon a John Hicks (Jr., SandyHook, Va.) single to center.

The Cavaliers tacked ona run in the sixth inning,again taking advantage ofa Miami error. Kenny Swab(Sr., Kernersville, N.C.)reached on a throwing errorby DeVoss and scored withtwo outs on a sharp singleto right by Werman.

Virginia travels to No. 13North Carolina Thursdaythrough Saturday in the lastACC series of the season.

nine of its ACC series thisseason and 15 straight dat-ing to 2010.

Wilson also is one of 10national finalists for theLowe's Senior CLASS Awardfor baseball. Fan votingcontinues through June 5 atSeniorClassAward.com.

Wilson, a MidlothianHigh graduate, retired thefirst 17 batters that he facedbefore allowing a cleandouble to Shane Rowlandwith two outs in the sixth.He walked Stephen Perezwith two outs in the eighthfor his only other baserun-ner.

UVa closer Branden Kline(So., Bethesda, Md.) got thefinal four outs to notch hisACC-leading 14th save. EricWhaley (7-4) pitched sixstrong innings for Miami,allowing a pair of unearnedruns, four hits and two

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