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Local clowns celebrate national observanceBY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Kids are kids wherever their par-ents are” is exactly what the local Virginia Clown Alley #3 delivered at the Virginia Department of

Corrections Chesterfi eld Women’s Deten-tion & Diversion Center on Sunday, Aug. 1.

In honor of National Clown Week proclaimed by U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1971, clowns Recycle, Bonkers, Checkers, Rosie, Honee-Be, Sweet Thang and many more Clown Alley members are busily making appearances throughout the Metro Richmond region. The two-hour free event at the center was a welcome afternoon of laughter, face-painting, and balloons

for female offenders, their visiting family members and the center’s administration. Midlothian resident Eric “Recycle” Seidel coordinated the event with Major J. Dyer, Chief of Security.

“These women are not all that different from you and I,” said Major Dyer. “They’ve just made bad judgment calls and have broken the law.”

LeeTonja H. and Delphine B. agreed the clowns’ skits were hilarious. LeeTonja was surprised when Rosie the Clown put a balloon fl ower corsage on her wrist and laughed even harder when the clown told her she had to get her own prom date. The clowns began making balloons and painting faces for all in attendance at the end of the

skits. “I wasn’t coming at fi rst, but she [LeeT-

onja] said it will relieve stress and we’ll get some relief with laughter. How can you say ‘no’ to that,” Delphine said.

Nakia C. and her three children, Kate-lynn, 8, Elizabeth, 4, and 10-month-old Shel-Cie and their aunt and caregiver loved the clowns and enjoyed the special after-noon focused on family fun. The two older children sat down with Honee-Be and Sweet Thang to have their faces painted with but-terfl ies and fl owers. “This was very nice. I thought she [Elizabeth] would be scared, but she wasn’t,” she said.

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAMike "Bonkers" Cox creates a lot of laughter at the Department of Corrections Chesterfi eld Women's Detention & Diversion Center during visitation hours with offenders and their families. The occasion, which included several members of Virginia Clown Alley #3, kicked-off National Clown Week events in the Metro Richmond area.

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BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Morning coffee and dough-nuts are one way to connect with co-workers. For Sam Ogunleye, a nurse techni-

cian, the morning ritual with fellow col-leagues was a celebration of achievement on Monday, Aug. 2 at Dunkin’ Donuts, located at 13847 Hull Street Rd.

Ogunleye was recognized as Richmond region’s “Thanks To You Nurses for 2010” during the August kick-off for Nurse Pro-fessional Appreciation Month at Dunkin’ Donuts. Ogunleye currently works as a nurse technician at Sheltering Arms Hos-pital South, located in the medical offi ce building at the Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center campus in Midlothian

“Sam [Ogunleye] is the epitome of the professional nurse,” said Director of Patient Care Sandy Eyler. She nominated Ogunleye because of consistent positive feedback from patients and fellow employ-

ees. “There isn’t a month that his name isn’t mentioned in our patient care surveys because of the quality care he gives.”

Ogunleye said that health care was his fi rst love and that he had wanted to be-come a doctor while growing up in Nige-ria. However, Ogunleye tucked the dream away and instead completed his bachelor’s and master’s in engineering. The career choice led him on the path to meeting his future wife Agy, as well as their subsequent move to New Jersey almost eight years ago.

The then newlyweds agreed that the fast-pace of New Jersey was as hectic as Lagos, Nigeria, and they moved to the Richmond area to fi nd the quality of life they were seeking. Ogunleye took a job as a truck driver, delivering ice cream, while attaining his certifi cation to become a nurse technician. He joined the Sheltering Arms staff over four and a half years ago. “Every patient loves him right away,” said Nursing Coordinator Dianne Mikeska,

Local resident Ogunleye receives 'Thanks To You Nurses' award

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINASam Ogunleye, center, is honored for his professional contributions to the nursing profession. Also pictured from right are: Dunkin' Donuts franchise owner Russ Peters, Sheltering Arms Director of Patient Care Sandy Eyler and Agy Ogunleye.

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BY AMANDA GALLOWAYspecial correspondent

Extra Billy’s Smokehouse and Brewery on Alverser Drive is the product of four genera-tions of restaurant owners.

“It gets in your blood. I can’t imagine sitting behind a desk,” Bob Harr explained, refl ecting the passion he feels for his business.

As long as Harr can remember, his family has always been busy at their local restaurant. His grandfather owned a restaurant in Illinois, and his father owned one in Korea before moving to Richmond in the 1970s.

Once the family had settled in Richmond, Harr’s father opened up a steak house called Cattle Town, located on Broad Street. Cattle Town survived for several years before the Harr family decided to change the direction of their restaurant.

“Great barbeque places stick around. Trendy places go in and out of style, but bar-beque is always there. It is a classic,” Harr said.

So, in 1983, the original Extra Billy’s was born.

While the original Broad Street restaurant survives to this day, a second Extra Billy’s location opened in 1999 near Chesterfi eld

Towne Center.“We were lucky to have our reputation

behind us. We have been [at the Alverser loca-tion] for 11 years this April,” Harr said.

Extra Billy’s reputation is based upon a desire to offer consistent, high quality meals, Harr explained. This is achieved by keeping all food homemade, including side items and

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BY AMANDA GALLOWAY special correspondent

With the Bureau of Labor Statistics placing teen-

age unemployment at 26 percent, nearly twice that of the national unemployment rate, fi ve local students are embracing a unique oppor-tunity to be part of the Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative.

Now in its sixth year, the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative is a three part pro-gram sponsored by the Bank of America that honors hard working and philanthropic members of the community.

The fi rst part of the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative is known as the Neighborhood Builders program, which provides two non-profi t organizations with $200,000 grants to build their programs. The second part honors local heroes

by providing $5,000 for a non-profi t of their choice. The fi nal part, recognizing student leaders, provides an eight week paid internship at a non-profi t organization and a trip to a Washington, D.C. leadership conference.

This year, 106 Richmond area students applied to be-come student leaders, more than double the number from last year. The already competitive process relied upon even more stringent guidelines this year in an effort to choose the top students.

“We look at the applica-tions, see what [the students] are doing in their community already, and then see how they want to give back. It is a very competitive process, and it certainly lived up to it again this year,” Victor Branch, Bank of America Senior Vice President, said.

Mark Carter, a rising senior at Open High School

and one of the fi ve student leaders selected from Rich-mond, is currently interning at the Midlothian YMCA as part of the program.

“My application was a spur of the moment thing. My aunt sent me the applica-tion, and I saw that it had seven essays, and I thought ‘do I really want to do this?’” Carter said, laughing.

Fortunately for the sev-enteen year old, he has not looked back since, embracing his opportunity fully.

“I wake up to come [to the Midlothian YMCA] and I don’t think of it as work. I have so much fun, and this place is more than just a gym and swim,” Carter said.

Branch agreed, saying, “The Y has such a strong youth leadership program. With teen unemployment where it is, this is really a meaningful work opportu-

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Since 1993, C & F Bank has partnered with Cemark, Inc., a Midlothian company that publishes and distrib-utes educational material to schools,

to spread fi nancial literacy among high school students.

With current economic conditions, and teen unemployment at nearly twice the national rate, the informative program is be-coming increasingly popular with educators.

Appropriately dubbed “How To Do Your Banking,” the curriculum supplement was featured in 32 area high schools this year, including Manchester and L.C. Bird High Schools.

“Educators have realized that students are graduating without the fi nancial literacy they need. Our program is an opportunity to practice money management without real world risks,” Maureen Medlin, Vice President of Marketing at C & F Bank said.

The wide ranging program offers op-portunities for students to role-play typical banking situations, including loan interviews. Students analyze loan applications from the point of view of the lender and then compare their choices with those of real bankers.

Other hands-on exercises stress the im-portance of good credit, how to build credit history, and how to read a credit report.

“The length and intensity of the pro-

gram is dependent on the amount of time a teacher wants to spend on the program,” Medlin explained.

Cemark’s typical fi nancial literacy class is based on their seven chapter, 35 page book, Medlin said. Chapters are broken down in an effort to pique the interest of teenage students. Chapter titles are based on real world scenarios, asking students what type of car they want to own, and toward what items their money is going.

As part of their partnership, C & F Bank selects the schools that will most benefi t from Cemark’s materials. The bank then sends teacher and student guides to the schools that show interest, and provides a banker to run the program. Since each school’s cur-riculum varies, the program can also be run on its own.

“This is something both students and par-ents want. [How To Do Your Banking] helps students preparing for college or entering the work force,” Medlin said.

Supporting Medlin’s claim, a recent survey indicates that 80 percent of high school students want more instruction on fi nancial matters, a C & F Bank press release noted.

With the start of the 2010 – 2011 school year, C & F Bank and Cemark will once again partner for the program. For more infor-mation, contact Maureen Medlin at (804) 843-2364 ext. 19216.

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SUMMER SESSION More than 8,500 students

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•Summer session began July 6 and continues through Aug. 5 for 5,199 elementary students and 1,397 middle school students. Summer session began July 6 and con-tinues through Aug. 12 for 926 high school students.

•From July 12 through Aug. 5, a Fine Arts Acad-emy is providing visual and performing arts classes for 245 students in grades K-12. Acoustic guitar, theater, photography and sculpture are among the topics. During a gala performance, Fine

Arts Academy students will demonstrate their talents 9-11 a.m. Aug. 4 at Manchester Middle School.

•Online classes are offered to high school students, and 784 students are taking algebra, health and physical education, English, biology and other classes online. Online classes end Aug. 5.

PRINCIPAL MENTORSThree Chesterfi eld

principals are now certi-fi ed as mentors through the National Association of El-ementary School Principals. Dr. Marlene Scott of Watkins Elementary and Tina Martin of Greenfi eld Elementary recently earned Peer Assisted Leadership Services certifi ca-tion, joining Joyce Lanier of Evergreen Elementary who previously earned certifi -cation. Principal mentors provide a support system,

offering advice and counsel to fellow principals.NSPRA AWARDS

Chesterfi eld County Pub-lic Schools won four awards this year from the National School Public Relations As-sociation for work produced by the Community Relations Department:

“Designed for Excellence” won an Award of Excellence, the highest recognition. The Chesterfi eld Public Educa-tion Foundation provided money to produce this brief video about Chesterfi eld schools. The school system’s redesigned website (chester-fi eld.k12.va.us) and the Edu-cating a Diverse Community booklet each won an Award of Merit, the second high-est recognition.The 2009-10 parent handbook won an honorable mention.

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Although the program had great participation last year, this year offers a sweet deal of rewards for local schools’ PTA. “What we’ve done is partner with Shop Chesterfi eld First and the Chesterfi eld County schools and the Parent Teacher As-sociations and are doing a denim-drive competition,” she said.

The school with the most denim donations will receive $1,000 cash prize for its PTA.

Smith explained that there are two ways for a particular school to receive credit for

a denim donation. A donor can visit ShopChesterfi eld-First.com online and print a voucher or vouchers with a specialized barcode; or if computer access is unavail-able or the barcodes are left at home, the mall’s guest ser-vice center will have vouchers on site. Each pair of denim is a donation, so multiple pairs

of donated denim can be ap-portioned among the schools to make it easier for families, alumni, or just supportive neighbors to support specifi c elementary, middle and high schools, Smith explained.

The number of donations will be stored electronically and counted on a weekly basis. “ShopChesterfi eldFirst will keep tabs,” Smith said.

ShopChesterfi eldFirst.com is a locally organized campaign encouraging shoppers to invest in county-based businesses. “We’re

excited about this partner-ship because it gives people another reason to come and spend money in Chesterfi eld and generate tax revenue,” Smith said.

Donations are accepted at the Chesterfi eld Towne Center’s Guest Services Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. and on Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. “Anyone that comes in to donate will also receive a savings guide with over 20 special coupons from one of the retailers,” Smith said.


The Great Denim Days are underway at Chesterfi eld Towne Center. The national denim drive program coordinated by the mall’s managing fi rm Macerich began July 26 and will continue locally until Sept. 12. All donations will benefi t Goodwill, Communities in Schools of Chesterfi eld County and Art180 programs, explained

Marketing Manager Denise Smith.

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAIncoming Cosby freshman Andrew May, left, and Clover Hill incoming sophomore Jeff Haymaker at Chesterfi eld Towne Center. Denim donations can be made until mid-September. The school with the most donations will receive $1,000 cash prize for its PTA.

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Here’s to opening a “Pandora’s Box” of future do-it-yourself home improvement projects around the house. If you tackle such a project, check homeowner association rules and county regulations before investing in materials. Also, be sure to ask a lot of questions about the different tools and each one’s uses before plugging the cord into the electrical socket. Last, have the number handy of a professional – just in case.

There’s an invigorating sense of pride when one fi nishes a do-it-yourself home improvement project over a weekend. Starting early on Saturday and con-tinuing into the wee hours of Monday morning, one room in the house was transformed.

Hauling in several boxes of inter-locking planks was one of the easier tasks of the weekend. From razor to saw blades, it was a challenge not to hurry the process of installing a wood fl oor.

First, know that power tools are good. Renting an electrical jigsaw not only saved hours but additional muscle aches. The chore required safety glasses, a mask, several blades, a clamp, measuring tape, and an eye for geometric shapes. It also required a sense of humor and patience from neighbors when the cutting extended into Sunday evening.

The hardest part of any project is just getting started. After emptying the room of its furniture, the carpet loomed below. It had been destroyed in the last few years with heavy foot traffi c and unknown stains; it needed to be put out of its misery.

Without hesitation, the straight blade made its fi rst cut exposing the padding and staples below. Strip after strip revealed the workmanship of the home builders (note to those in the construction industry: it is not okay to leave plaster for some sucker to have to scrape away when they’re installing a new fl oor).

The next challenge was the fi rst few rows, especially when two air vents leave narrow holes that must be exposed through the wood. The fi rst cut was made without practice. The cut, had it been a golf swing, would have sliced the ball deep into the woods. Yet, it wasn’t a game of golf and I was left with a pitiful board that couldn’t be saved. I tried again; and on the third attempt, a straight line fi nally appeared.

Once the vents were completed, it was easier than piecing together Lego® blocks. The pace was quick until reaching the doorway. The jigsaw became a must-have tool in the project at this point. And the steps were easy to follow: draw line on board, clamp board down, cut on line, unclamp board, install board. Repeat.

Once the saw dust was vacuumed, the cardboard recycled, the trash hauled and the furniture was placed back in its original place, there was a sense of accomplishment only marred with the lack of sleep. The vast improvement to the room is amazing.

What I learned from a home improvement project

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“To me, the bonding time, the things we miss out on while we’re in here, is heartwarming,” Nakia added as Shel-Cie snuggled up for a quick afternoon nap in her mother’s arms.

Zelda C. had never seen clowns up close before Sunday. “It was awesome,” she said with a beaming smile. Her husband William and their 9-year-old son, who is also named William, enjoyed the show. When she heard about the upcom-ing clown visit, Zelda’s fi rst thoughts turned to her son. “I thought how excited he would be to see them,” she said.

The clowns’ visit matched the center’s detention and diversion mission to en-courage positive “pro-social environment that is based on accepted community values” at the facility for the nonvio-lent female offenders in the half-year programs. “Every-thing we do here is built on the foundation of evidence-based practices … we’re using what works and not just cookie-cutter programs so they return as productive citizens to the community from whence they came,” Major Dyer said.

The detention program is based on a para-military style that focuses on team-building and community service, the major explained. “‘Platoons’ eat and work to-gether and function as a team to accomplish a goal,” he said.

One such example, Major

Dyer explained, is how the detainees have mended and ironed Christmas pageant costumes for the last fi ve years for the annual “Nativ-ity” held at The Carillon in Richmond.

The women’s diver-sion program, which was developed fi rst with a men’s program in 1989, places the women with local employers for temporary labor. Major Dyer explained that the program helps a person learn a skill that will be helpful in re-entry to society. Employ-ers interested in participating in the diversion program can call (804) 796-4242.

For more information about National Clown Week events in the Richmond area, visit www.clownalley3.com.

CLOWNS from P1 Editor's note: Alec Nelson of Troop 1711 sent an update of the 2010 national Scout Jamboree during his stay. This is his view:

As the skies clear on another full day of the 2010 Nation-al Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, there are many activities for the participants to enjoy.

I am Alec Nelson, of Troop 1711 from Heart of Virginia Council in Richmond, VA. As a Hometown News Corre-spondent, I write articles to submit to my hometown.

The Mysterium Compass, an exotic venture through the unknown—yourself. It is an event produced by the Order of the Arrow; Scouting’s Honor Society is an “augmented reality” exhibit. Inside, there are teambuilding exercises and games to learn about you. Puzzle pieces form a compass at the end of the show, and the design they form is the fl eur-de-lis, or the logo of Scouting. As the luminaries said “Scouting will be the compass for the rest of your life. Use the skills you have learned through it to help you along the way.”

Other activity sites include the Action Centers, which

impart learning and fun activities to the Scouts. Activities such as air-rifl e shooting and the “bikathlon” are included in these four regional centers.

In the main section of the jamboree, the Technology Quest is a large congregation of exhibits with renewable resources, robotics and simulators.

“It’s cool.” said First Class Scout Carrington Confroy of Midlothian, “I love the replicas and the [LEGO] Monster Chess Set!”

Boating is located at Upper/Lower Travis Lake and in-cludes kayaking and canoeing.

As a military base, obviously, the military will be present, this time at the Armed Forces Adventure Area. The Army has their own area to help recruit future soldiers, and the other forces such as Coast Guard and Marines try to appeal to the Scouts. There, Scouts can feel inert and unloaded weaponry and vehicles that the forces have provided. As the jamboree soon ends, these life skills will be used on a daily basis by the Boy Scouts of America.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEC NELSONUS map at the entrance to the Armed Forces Adventure Area with the Jamboree Strip Patch collection board.

appetizers.“We smoke all of our

meats on the premises. I never buy pre-smoked meat, and I think that gives us quality and consistency. You can expect the same food every time you are here,” Harr explained.

Extra Billy’s top seller is their beef brisket, a type of Texas style lean barbeque, smoked in a hickory pit. Other patron favorites include the pulled pork barbeque and ribs.

The restaurant also boasts homemade beers, made at the attached brewery. Of-fering a “try before you buy” sampling, Extra Billy’s keeps three beers on tap at all times, while offering others seasonally. Their red ale is a customer favorite.

All beers are available for social gatherings in growlers,

quarter, and half kegs. The restaurant also boasts a full take-out menu.

“The carry out is great for picnic style events. By ordering in bulk, our food is cheaper than fast food and it is real food,” Harr explained.

In an era where the fam-ily restaurant is constantly losing to larger chains, Extra Billy’s embraces its “down home” and friendly atmo-sphere.

“It really is hard to make it as a small business. Buy local, and support local businesses. Let’s keep the money here in the county,” Harr said.

Extra Billy’s is located at 1110 Alverser Drive in Midlothian next to Southern States. They are open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

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nity, as well as commu-nity service. It wins on so many levels.”

Both Carter and Branch recently returned from the program’s week long leadership conference in Washington, D.C. Held July 18-23, the confer-ence was an opportunity to study fi nancial literacy, learn business etiquette, and meet with local Congressmen, as well as the more than 200 student leaders that gathered.

“The summit was awe-some, I now have a better understanding of how profi ts and non-profi ts work together and sepa-rately,” Carter said. “When

you come into a room with 226 people with the same goals, it is really empower-ing.”

Carter hopes that his involvement in non-profi t organizations continues in the future. While he is now preparing for his last year of high school and then entrance to college, he stays busy dancing with the Easi Bumuntu African Dance group, where he is involved in community classes, some of which he teaches. Carter also attends Bible studies at his church, volunteers at his middle school, and is a trumpet player in the high school marching band.

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Hearken back to the days of the Electric Slide, then move forward to the Tush Push, further still to a session of the

Boot Scootin’ Boogey or the Watermelon Crawl. Jackie and Paul Lindsey would have been right there with you, more than likely, leading the way. The Powhatan couple has been line-dancing for “at least 25 years,” according to Jackie. Starting with the iconic Electric Slide they learned the dances at a vacation club in Myrtle Beach South Caro-lina and brought them home to Powhatan to teach to friends and neighbors.

John Travolta’s cult movie, the Urban Cowboy brought more interest in line-dancing and the Lindseys and their friends continue to hone their skills and expand their repertoire at Frisbys each week.

In 1995, many in the group joined Country Style Dances of Virginia which became the anchor for their line-dancing and social activities. The Country Style Dances of Virginia meets and dances every

Wednesday evening at Visions in the Holi-day Inn Koger Center. Once a month they meet for a potluck dinner and dancing.

Over the years, the Lindseys have trav-eled to Pennsylvania and Tennessee to fi lm line-dancing, including at the famous White Horse Saloon, naturally bringing these variations of the line-dance back to the folks in Powhatan. “We’ve been on a lot of cruises too, and they always have line-dancing,” she said

While there have been several places in the County offering line-dancing lessons over the years; Powhatan County Adult Education, Powhatan County Parks and Recreation and the Powhatan YMCA the Lindseys consider their Wednesday gather-ing to be much more than just an outlet for dancing.

The Country Style group adds a social, even family aspect. “We have made so many good friends, they are like a family to us,” Jackie said. “And we are such a diverse group; all ages and all walks of life.”

While the social aspects of organized

line-dancing are important to the Lindseys another benefi t, exercise and cardio, may have ultimately been more important. “About ten years ago I had surgery for colon cancer,” Mrs. Lindsey revealed. “I was back dancing in six weeks and my doctors said that the aerobics of dancing and walk-ing were the keys to my quick recovery.”

Jackie Lindsey is 74. Paul Lindsey is 78. “And while we’re kind of proud we made it this far, there are folks older than us in the club,” Jackie said. “All ages can do it and, as we say, there are no mistakes in line-danc-ing, only variations.

Both of the Lindseys are retired educational administrators. In 31 years of teaching, Jackie Lindsey included a stint as Principal of Powhatan Middle School before taking on the position of Director of Instructions for Goochland County. She retired in 1995. Paul Lindsey served as Director of Vocational and Adult Education in Powhatan County before taking a similar position for the Nottoway County School System He retired in 1988.

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Jackie and Paul Lindsey of Powhatan joined the Country Style Dances of Virginia to keep active.

The dancing group meets on Wednesdays evening at Visions in the Holiday Inn Koger Center.

Line-dancing lessons blends fun and music

Drum Corps International (DCI) to present live simulcast of DCI Quarterfi nalsAs a youth activity, the world

of competitive drum and bugle corps is an intense, choreographed musical experience staged on football stadium fi elds by students achieving high levels of excellence in performance. Through the drum and bugle corps experience, young people develop life skills includ-ing self-discipline, teamwork and leadership.

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The DCI Quarterfi nals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indi-ana, will be presented in an evening long, nation-wide, live simulcast at the Regal Virginia Center 20, 10091 Jeb Stuart Pwy, Glen Allen, VA (Vir-ginia Center Commons), starting at 6:30pm.

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And as a special note - Lin Daffron ('09) alumni of the James River High School Regiment and Heather Colley from Powhatan High School ('10), are marching on

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Comedian Ralphie May, best known for his role in season one of “Last Comic Standing” and his specials on Comedy Central, will be coming to the Richmond area Aug. 19 – 21 where he will perform at the Funny-bone Comedy Club at Short Pump Town Center.

“I was always the funny guy in class growing up,” May said. “My eighth grade English teacher once told me I was ‘poison to educa-tion.’ She was probably right, but it is one of those things I still remember. It is kind of inspiration.”

May’s popularity has skyrocketed since his closely contested second place fi n-ish on “Last Comic Stand-ing.” In 2008, he was named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” and recently has been giving sold out performances throughout the country, many of which have been broadcasted on Comedy Central with stellar ratings.

“I was thirteen when I started doing stand up, and seventeen by the time I was doing it professionally. It is the only thing I have known

for so long that I can’t imagine my life without it,” May said.

May’s sense of humor is respected by other co-medians as well, having recently fi nished a role in the upcoming fi lm, The Best and the Brightest, starring Neil Patrick Harris and Amy Sedaris. He was personally chosen by the fi lm’s team to play the role of a security guard.

May will also soon begin fi lming for a new sitcom on Comedy Central, titled “Brother From Another Mother.”

“I’m really looking for-ward to it. Lavell Crawford and I share a father who owns a barbeque restau-rant,” May said, explaining the premise of his new show.

Although May is staying busy throughout the coun-try, he is looking forward to returning to Richmond.

“I’ve been to Richmond lots of times, and I really love it. I specifi cally remem-ber in 2003, right after Hur-ricane [Isabel], Short Pump was the only place that had A/C, lights, and water. I asked them if they wanted to cancel, and they were like ‘Are you kidding me? Come

here!’” May, adopting the persona of a strict business owner, explained. “I think I ended up doing 11 shows that week.”

Although known for his comedy, which as May ex-plained is “a little politically incorrect, a little racially insensitive, but mostly just self aware and honest,” the comedian says his “heart is in the right place.”

Moved by the conditions in Richmond City schools, May recently donated $4,000 to insure that elementary school students have the ba-sic supplies to be successful for the new school year. He also worked with Barnes and Noble to make sure students had reading material.

“Part of me really likes to make a difference. The other part of me has the motto, ‘if you can’t take a joke, take a cab,’” May said, laughing.

Ralphie May will be per-forming Thursday, Aug. 19 at 8 pm, Friday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 and 10 pm, and Satur-day, Aug. 21, at 7, 9, and 11 pm. Tickets are $20 to $22.

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Join the Chesterfi eld County Chamber of Commerce for our August monthly luncheon on Wednesday, August 11. Congressman J. Randy Forbes will be our guest speaker. Congressman Forbes is a champion of the small business community and he always has great insight to offer with respect to what is happening in Congress.

Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-VA 4th District) was elected to Congress in 2001. As Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, Forbes is tasked with ensuring that our men and women in uniform have the equipment, facilities, and training to be the most effective military in the world. His work, to position Fort Lee through the last BRAC round, led to the arrival of nearly 12,000 jobs in the Chesterfi eld/Tri-Cities area.

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The event will take place at Meadowbrook Country Club located at 3700 Cogbill Road, Richmond 23234. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. Buffet begins at 11:30 a.m. and the program will begin at noon until 1 p.m.

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When Leslie McCarey injured her back six years ago, she never imagined the cure would be running. But she’s not only running, she ran her fi rst marathon a year ago. These days she continues to train and work toward the next race – whatever it may be.

“I need a destination. I need a goal, and I have to keep signing up for stuff oth-erwise, I slack off,” McCarey explained.

As a person who played lacrosse and fi eld hockey as a youngster, McCarey always valued being in shape and exercising, so a lower back injury came as a surprise to the mother of two young children.

“It was a silly mom incident where my daughter slipped, and I tried to catch her, and I twisted as I picked her up. It was intensely pain-ful and very surprising to me,” McCarey recalled.

Despite the ongoing pain in her lower back, Mc-Carey continued to do all her normal activities, not realizing that she had two herniated discs. When she fi nally went to her doctor, a magnetic resonance imaging test revealed the extent of the injury, and she was referred to a surgeon. However, the surgeon didn’t recommend surgery right away because she had been going about her normal activities.

She bypassed surgery, opt-ing instead to slowly pick up an exercise routine again.

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of able to do a little bit more, but literally, in the begin-ning, walking to the end of my driveway hurt,” McCarey said. “It was just diffi cult and humbling.”

As she worked into more strenuous workouts, McCarey decided to give run-ning a try “not for any good reason because certainly you don’t equate back injuries with, ‘Let’s go for a run!’ But I slowly started to run,” she said.

After she got through the normal aches and pains and started working on greater distances, something clicked, and she entered her fi rst race in 2005 with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K.

“That went well, so I signed up for a couple other little small races, and I kept kind of just setting a new goal. I liked the race thing. It wasn’t because I was fast, by any stretch, but it set a goal, and it made me train with something specifi c in mind,” McCarey explained.

By 2008 she increased her mileage enough to run a 20K in the Scholarship Series races at Pocahontas State Park. Since a 20K is only nine-tenths of a mile less than a half marathon, she signed up for the McDonald’s Half Marathon – part of the Richmond Marathon week-end – that same year.

“My friend, who was running [the half marathon] with me said, ‘We should do the full [marathon] next year.’ I looked at her like she was absolutely insane,” Mc-Carey laughed. “But around New Year’s time, she said it

again and I said, ‘OK’ again, for no good reason. I had never considered running a marathon. It was never on my to-do list, but I said, ‘Sure.’”

McCarey signed up for the marathon at the beginning of the year in 2009, intend-ing to continue training on her own as she had for all the races to that point. She later signed up for the Sports Backers’ marathon training team after learning about it from a neighbor, and she soon became very happy that she had.

“First of all, I didn’t know anything about training for a marathon. I couldn’t have known less. All the running I had done up until then was on my own, no research, no thought, just going out and running,” McCarey said. “They really provided just a lot of information and basic fundamentals about how to train, what to eat, just fun-damentals that I didn’t know about.”

The other major ben-efi t, she discovered, was the people.

“When you’re doing the weekly runs, you end up run-ning with different people on a fairly regular basis,” McCar-ey said. “You run with people for a while and chat with them, and they’re at different life stages, some are older, some are younger, some have a specifi c mission that drove them to run a marathon. Some are more random like me … I just really, truly enjoyed that. Everybody was really friendly.”

Injury points McCarey down running path

PHOTO COURTESY OF SPORTS BACKERSAfter coming back from a back injury, Leslie McCarey ran her fi rst marathon in 2009 when she trained with the Sports Backers' Marathon Training Team.

BY SARA [email protected]

Noah Yates couldn’t suppress a smile each time he got the ball back at the mound during the sixth inning of the Mustang Eastern Zone champion-ship game on Saturday. It took the Chesterfield Base-ball Club all-star team’s closer just six pitches to shut the door on the Ad-irondack Heat (N.Y.) and send the CBC to Texas this week for the World Series.

Yates fielded the first out on a slow dribbler back to the mound off the first pitch. His second pitch yielded a routine fly ball to left field. The final batter in the Heat’s line up proved more prob-lematic. Yates worked to a 1-2 count before forc-ing another fly ball to left field. Teammate Noah Witt fielded the ball cleanly, showed it to the umpire

for confirmation and ran to join the celebration on the mound of an 11-3 victory.

“We’ve got a right handed pitcher [Grant Squyers] that throws pretty hard and then the left hander comes in, Noah [Yates], and he throws strikes … They’ve been a real good combination for us all year, right hander, left hander, different speeds, different move-ments,” CBC Mustang all-star manager Jack Horner said.

Adirondack entered the Eastern Zone tournament undefeated but fell to the CBC All-Stars in Friday’s second round game 6-4. The Heat rebounded with a 9-1 win over Vesta (Penn.) in Friday night’s semifinal to set up the rematch with the Chester-field team.

Due to their earlier win,

the CBC All-Stars needed only to win one game of two planned on Saturday to claim the Eastern Zone championship, but the Heat jumped out to an early 2-1 lead.

The CBC All-Stars went ahead 3-2 in the third in-ning, then broke the game open in the fourth, 7-3, behind hits by Jackson Horner, Bailey Peck, Bran-don Pond and Campbell. The team added four runs in the fifth for the final tally.

In Thursday’s first round game, the CBC All-Stars erased a 9-1 deficit to Vesta for a 17-9 decision to enter the top bracket.

The all-star team has only been together since the end of June when the CBC regular season ended. Fifteen players were chosen from the various

BY ERIC KOLENICHMedia General News Service

The CBC All-Stars know how fast a game can change. Friday night, it changed in their favor when they scored 11 runs in one inning.

Saturday, they gave up fi ve funs in the sixth inning, as Tor-rance, Calif., ousted Chesterfi eld, the host team in the Bronco-11 World Series, 7-4.

“[The loss] is going to be with us for a long time, but hopefully we can just get it by us and forget about it and go on,” fi rst baseman and right fi elder Colin Jones said.

CBC took a 2-1 lead in the second inning when Justin Ford hit a single to center and then advanced to third on a throwing error by the center fi elder. CBC (2-2) slowly built the lead to 4-2 after fi ve innings.

In the sixth, Torrance catcher Konnor Smith hit a two-run homer to left to tie the game at 4. California tacked on three runs for a 7-4 lead, and CBC was unable to respond.

“I was worried when they got a runner on second and the big man comes to the plate, smacks one over the fence and I was like ‘Oh,’” Jones said.

CBC managed only three hits, as Torrance pitcher Travis Martizia pitched his second complete game in three days. He allowed two earned runs, struck out 11 and walked six.

Chesterfi eld didn’t make much of its chances early in the game, stranding seven runners.

“Any time you get that many on base, you need to push most of them across,” said CBC coach Jim Jones, Colin’s father. “Get-ting the bases loaded and then leaving them out there – that’s going to hurt you at some point.”

Eric Hubbard, CBC’s left fi elder and leadoff hitter, said above all else, he’ll remember the experience of meeting teams from all over North America. After the tournament, players and coaches traded jerseys and hats with members of other teams.

“You just got to see what their life was like,” Hubbard said.

Hubbard played his fi rst year with CBC, which went to Texas last year to play in the World Series as 10-year-olds. That team went 2-1.

“The biggest part of all this is getting to be host,” Jim Jones

said. “We’re bringing people into our area and we want them to have a good time and enjoy it – remember it positively. We met a lot of good people.”

Torrance went on to lose 6-3 in the championship game to the team from Mexico.

From July 28 through 31, eight teams from eight corners of North America converged on Chesterfi eld County in hopes of winning a title and living a dream.

The competitors – 11-year-old baseball players – had competed for months to reach the PONY League Bronco-11 World Series hosted at Harry G. Daniel Park at Ironbridge.

Last year, Bronco-11 was created when the 11- and 12-year-old division was split in two. Chesterfi eld Baseball Clubs was chosen to host the league’s fi rst World Series. Walnut Valley, Calif., defeated Mexico 6-3 to win the title. CBC, the host team, was eliminated by the eventual champions.

“Doing it for the fi rst time, CBC did an excellent job,” tour-nament director Tom O’Connor said.

PHOTO BY SARA PAGEA CBC All-Star races around the bases during World Series competition at Harry G. Daniel Park at Ironbridge last week. The team from Chesterfi eld reached the semifi nals as they welcomed PONY league zone champions to their backyard.

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PHOTO BY SARA PAGECBC Mustang All-Star left fi elder Noah Witt puts the squeeze on the fi nal out of the sixth inning as the team advanced to the division World Series with an 11-3 victory over Adirondack (N.Y.) last Saturday.

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One issue from last year that couldn’t be resolved was the potentially late fi nishes of games. Last year, most of CBC’s games began after their 8 p.m. scheduled start times. Most ended after 11 p.m. One game didn’t start until after 10 (and ended after midnight) because a previous game went 10 innings.

“One of the problems we have is that the teams that are fl ying must leave Sunday morn-ing,” O’Connor said. “So we have to get the games in regardless of

the circumstances.”CBC agreed to host the

Bronco-11 World Series for three years, but has the option to renew the agreement after the fi nal year. Because CBC has to pay for each team’s meals, hotel and part of their travel costs, the bill for one World Series runs around $50,000.

CBC did not break even last year, but hopes it can this year. Its one-time expenses from last year – such as tables and chairs – lower the cost of this year’s tournament. CBC President Blake Eller hopes advertising revenue will grow and keep the World Series feasible and in Chesterfi eld for years to come.

“I’d like to say right now that we’ll keep it forever,” Eller said. “Hopefully, the economy is

not going to stay down forever, either.”

In Thursday’s game, the CBC All-Stars weren’t about to let a second lead go to waste.

After blowing a 7-1 lead in the fi fth inning, CBC, the host team of the Bronco-11 World Series, pulled out a narrow 8-7 win over the Albany Upstate Gamers Wednesday night in the opening day of the champion-ship.

CBC starter Steven Baughan cruised through the fi rst four innings. He struck out seven batters. He allowed four hits and fi ve runs – three earned – and walked three. Baughan gave up a three-run double before exit-ing in the fi fth inning.

Justin Ford, the fi rst reliever, walked his only two batters.

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squads to represent the CBC in their quest to make the Mustang World Series being held in Dallas, Texas this week. Though the team has played together for only a few weeks as the CBC All-Star team, the core players have actually been together much longer according to Horner.

“All the kids play in the CBC, but then there’s a core group of kids that play on another travel team together. The start-ing nine guys here have probably played about 60 games [together] since April, so they play a lot of baseball,” Horner said.

The team will have their work cut out for them this week, as they face teams from Texas, Florida, California, Illinois, Puerto Rico and Mexico; but the coaches know what to

expect, and they expect their team to be one of the best there.

“It’ll be good baseball,” Horner said. “I went to [the World Series] last year with a Mustang Zone team to understand what happens, so I’ve been there before. I know what it’s like, I know the experi-ence, what we need to do, what we need to not do; so hopefully, if the boys go to play and if we get to the final four out there like the CBC Bronco [11] team is, I think we can win.”

Leading the team offen-sively was Jackson Horner, who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored; and Peck, who went 4-for-4 with one run scored.

Jake Fox went 3-for-3 to lead Adirondack’s efforts.

PHOTO BY SARA PAGEThe CBC Mustang All-Stars are the 2010 Eastern Zone champions and are in Texas this week competing in the World Series for their division.

PHOTO BY SARA PAGEThe Bronco-11 team from Mexico lounges in the shade as they wait for opening ceremonies to begin.

PHOTO BY SARA PAGEThe venerable Mr. B welcomes the team from Channahon, Ill.

That forced CBC coach Jim Jones to call on his son, Colin Jones, to try to stop the bleeding. But he allowed a fi elder’s choice and an RBI single to tie the game at 7.

In the bottom of the sixth, shortstop and catcher Brandon Rash reached base on a hit by pitch. He advanced to third on a fi elder’s choice and scored on a wild pitch.

Jones allowed two Albany runners to get to second and third before he got the fi nal out.

Jones pitched three innings and allowed three hits and one run, but it was unearned.

Rash fi nished 2 for 3, with three runs scored. J.T. Creed also went 2 for 3 and scored twice.

Friday’s game ran the entire gamut of emotions for Chester-fi eld – from utter heartbreak to unbridled jubilation. Chan-nahon, Ill., (0-3) started with an 8-0 lead, but an 11-run fi fth in-ning by the CBC All-Stars (2-1) dramatically altered the course of the contest, and CBC defeated the team from Illinois 14-8.

With the win, Chesterfi eld advanced to the semifi nals of the Bronco-11 World Series Satur-day at 3 p.m. at Harry G. Daniel Park at Ironbridge.

J.T. Creed started – and fi n-ished – CBC’s fi fth-inning rally. In his fi rst at-bat of the inning, he hit a two-run homer that made the score 8-3. After CBC batted around, he came up again in the fi fth. In his second at-bat of the inning, he hit a three-run shot that made the score 11-8.

Both home runs went well over the fence and landed somewhere in the forest beyond left fi eld.

Before that momentous fi fth inning, nothing seemed to go right for CBC. Channahon, a team that hadn’t yet won a game, was getting every bounce and every play to go its way. It quickly built up an 8-0 lead as it got timely hits and CBC struggled with errors.

The game reached its lowest point for CBC when Channa-hon took an 8-0 lead in the third by scoring three runs on no hits and three errors.

Eric Kolenich is a staff writer for the Richmond Times-Dis-patch.

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“There was a lot of wind coming across the bridge, and I wasn’t running with anyone at that time, and I just felt really tired. It was unmotivating to know that I still had 10 miles to go,” Mc-Carey said.

She pushed through the fatigue only to run into cramping issues about three miles later.

“I got a cramp in my calf, and I hadn’t actually ever had a cramp while running before … so I kind of walked a little bit and wasn’t really sure what to do, and then I ran into one of the training team coaches, and I told him what was going on,” McCa-rey said. “He pulled me over to the side and helped me stretch it.”

While off to the side, they discussed fueling, and McCa-rey explained that she’d just eaten a banana. Her coach reassured her that the potas-sium would kick in soon and relieve the cramping.

“Either just the reinforce-ment, just telling me that and I believed it, or the potassium

really did kick in, I don’t re-ally care,” McCarey laughed. “Whatever it was, it worked, so I got through that.”

McCarey fi nished strong with her back feeling fi ne.

“I don’t really set major time goals, but I did set some milestones,” McCarey explained. “My goal was to fi nish [the marathon], but a key piece of that was to not break myself. Finish it and still be in tact, so that was the fi rst goal. The second goal, I was shooting for fi ve and a half hours, and I ended up getting slightly less than that, so I was really excited that while my goal was kind of ridiculously slow, it was my goal, and I met it.”

Due to time constraints, McCarey aims to complete the half marathon this time running with her sister-in-law. She reiterated that the mileage doesn’t matter; she’s just happy to be out there running.

“What I fi nd is that exer-cise does two things for me. One, it helps me manage my stress, which helps because I fi nd I just don’t get injured or hurt when I’m [less stressed]. The other thing is just being stronger. I think I’m always going to have the risk of pos-sible back issues again, but if I keep my muscles strong, I think that seems to be a good preventative thing,” McCarey said.

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BY AMANDA GALLOWAYspecial correspondent

Premier Pet Products, a leading manufacturer of positive and safe pet supplies based in Midlothian, took a break from dog treats and chew toys to compete in the fi rst Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival last Saturday.

The race, held at Rocketts Landing on the James River, featured the traditional Chi-nese dragon boat - a large, 40-foot fl at-bottomed vessel that is rowed by approxi-mately 20 people. Premier Pet’s team, dubbed the “Pogo’s Paddlers” after their likewise named dog logo, featured 22 people. Twenty paddled, one steered, and one was responsible for hit-ting the drum that keeps the team at a consistent speed.

“Most of us had never heard of such a thing,” Nicole Backus, manager of customer service and “Pogo’s Paddler” said. “We were made aware [of dragon boat racing] by our parent team in Knoxville. They compete every year.”

When Premier Pets made the announcement that they would be competing in Richmond’s fi rst dragon boat race, they fi lled their boat immediately.

“Twenty fi ve people signed up for 22 spots. It was a great amalgamation of all of the different departments.

Premier Pets competes in inaugural dragon boat festival

PHOTO COURTESY OF SPORTS BACKERSThe Premier Pets "Pogo's Paddlers" team rowed in the inaugural dragon boat festival last weekend.

I’ve been at Premier for fi ve years, and this is our fi rst real team building experience,” Backus said.

In an act of solidarity and as a symbol of teamwork, all members of the team wore temporary tattoos of Premier Pet’s logo, Pogo, for the race.

Out of the 22 “Pogo’s Pad-dlers” that competed, only team captain, Laurel Haynes,

had previous rowing experi-ence. Fortunately, as part of the process, each dragon boat team is required to have two, two hour training sessions with a professional.

“They teach you how to paddle. Everyone counts from one to fi ve, listening to the drummer. Unlike a regular boat, you only paddle on one side,” Backus said,

explaining the exhausting process. The team had two intense practices on Mon-day, July 26, and Wednesday, July 28, before the race on Saturday.

The event ran all day Sat-urday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., as all teams were guaranteed four races. Winners then ad-vanced based on their results.

In addition to the races,

the dragon boat festival fea-tured tents, vendors, and traditional Chinese dancers donning dragon costumes. Racers and the festival goers alike hope for the competi-tion to continue annually.

Premier Pet Products was founded in 1989 by Sharon Madere, who had a dream to make a more effective training collar for her dog.

Twenty one years later, her company has expanded to include 90 employees, spe-cializing in safe and positive pet products, including a gentle leader head collar, an easy walk harness, and treat dispensing toys.

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Half Marathon Training Team begins Aug. 7

Registration is now open for the Sports Back-ers Half Marathon Train-ing Team, which will have its first group run start-ing at City Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 7 at 8 a.m. This marks the second year of the Sports Backers Half Marathon training team under the direction of inspirational head coach Ro Gammon.

“The half marathon is the fastest growing race distance in the country right now,” Gammon said. “We train people of all different running abilities, and by the end of the pro-gram they can complete the race. I tell them if they can get to the start line, we can help them get to the finish line.”

This 14-week program is designed to prepare runners for the McDon-ald’s Half Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 13 during the SunTrust Richmond Marathon weekend.

Participants will meet at City Stadium every Satur-day morning for a group run with experienced and knowledgeable coaches that offer training advice and feedback. During the week, runners follow a written training schedule on their own that will prepare them gradually and safely to complete 13.1 miles on Nov. 13.

The cost of the program is $125 through Aug. 1 when it increases to $140. For more details and regis-tration information for the Sports Backers Half Mara-thon Training Team, please

visit www.richmondmara-thon.org.

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Riefner, Brown and Cook Selected to Region I Pools

Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club is pleased to announce that Ashley Riefner ’93, Alyson Brown ’95 and Peyton Cook ’96 were all recently selected to the 2010 U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Olympic Development Program player pools. In addition, Cook has been invited to U.S. Soccer’s U14 Girls National Iden-tification Camp. These selections were made of-ficial after the conclusion of ODP camps, which the girls attended earlier this month.

Receiving an invitation to be part of the U14 Na-tional player pool, Peyton Cook has aspired to a level most female players can hardly fathom. While at-tending the U14 Girls Na-tional Identification Camp, Cook will get a chance to compete alongside the best players in the country. The Identification Program plays an important role in the developmental process by introducing players to a level of soccer that they would not otherwise wit-ness at such a young age. Cook will receive instruc-tion and play matches for a week, while being watched, evaluated and directed by U.S. Soccer’s National Staff and Coaches.

Riefner represents just one of two ladies selected from the state of Vir-ginia to participate for the

regional club in the ’93 year age bracket. She will be showcasing her talents on the global stage in March as the regional team prepares for a tournament conducted on Russian soil. Naturally an outside midfielder, a position change to outside fullback has brought some deserved attention Riefner’s direc-tion. Her speed and ability to make runs down the flank has regional coaches pleading with Riefner to make the defensive switch a permanent one.

Age is simply just a number when the conser-vation revolves around Alyson Brown. Compet-ing in an older age group, Brown has been a rock solid performer on her rising U16 Kickers Girls’ Elite team. Displaying a

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PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL MASLINKThe FC Richmond U13-14 Blue Lagoon team won the FC Richmond Sun Cup. The tournament was held in June. Team members are in front, from left, Jake Burns, Michael Morris, Andrew Tuch, Cord Honrado, Kent Lawrence, Aiden Parker, Holland Bressler and Jack Wynne; in back, Coach Tony Picucci, Matthew Maslink, Roman Moriarty, Jon Hostetler, Ethan Revere, Zach Picucci, Baily Moran, Grant Peters, Andrew Smith, Koby Johnson, Brennan Retzer and Coach Bill Maslink.


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And what is Sam Ogun-leye’s work philosophy? “When I wake up and get out of bed, I think ‘Who am I going to bless – who am I going to help – today.’ That is my motto for whatever kind of job; it is the oppor-tunity to help people. It is my work ethic from day one when I was an engineer building housing and now in the health care profession,” Ogunleye said.

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many people, whether it was coordinating 300 construc-tion workers on site in Ni-geria or helping each patient with their health care needs. He looks forward to com-pleting his nursing degree in the future.

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This business and other Richmond locations are offering a free medium cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee on Tuesdays during the month to those in the nursing pro-fession.

BY LATIKA LEESpecial correspondent

Clifford Jefferson, head coach of the Virginia Hor-nets Minor League Football team, knows about the pressure to perform. He has suffered the agony of defeat and celebrated the thrill of victory. On

the line of scrimmage, the 1979 Thomas Dale High School varsity defensive tackle, was a standout on the gridiron. He was scouted by colleges along the Mid-Atlantic coast before being recruited to Syracuse University.

Jefferson was under a great deal of pressure. He wore the expectations of his family and church on his sleeve. During the era of early school integration, he carried the weight of an entire community on his shoulders, especially that of Ray-mond Hevener. He couldn’t let Coach Hevener down. The white business owner of Hevener’s Tire and Auto in Chester, who was instrumental in establishing the Salem Church Rec-reation Football League, had coached him since Little League.

“He took me under his wing and treated me like a son,” said Jefferson, “He’s the reason why I made it to Syracuse. He was a big infl uence on me growing up, along with my father, who was a master sergeant.”

The transition from high school to college was challeng-ing. The university was located out of state, the campus was highly populated and he was one of a few blacks. The football program was at a higher level and he had to prove himself. But, he overcame those obstacles to push himself through. All was going well for Jefferson until a dislocated hip injury sidelined his football career.

“It was a good learning experience. Even though I was injured, I still fulfi lled my obligation as a student,” said Jef-ferson. “I would advise anyone to always get their education. It is the most important thing. Regardless of those circum-stances, I wouldn’t have been able to do some of the things I am able to do now.”

Jefferson grew up in the Route 10 and Centralia Road area. He says when he left Chesterfi eld County, he thought it was a rural area, but now it’s a city, compared to what it used to be. After graduation in ’84, he landed a job in New York at United Parcel Service (UPS) before transferring to Richmond to help care for his ailing grandmother.

“I was brought up to be a family man. We have a small, yet close family, so I came back home to help my mother and dad,” Jefferson said, “Once I came back, I spoke with Mr. Hevener and he got me into coaching football. He used to say to me ‘never get too big where you can’t give back’ and that has stuck with me ever since. I’m almost 50 years of age now.”

At the time, Jefferson didn’t have the fi nances to give

back, but he did have the time to volunteer, so he started coaching little league football which eventually led to coach-ing minor league football. The stint as Beulah’s assistant head coach in the Chesterfi eld Quarterback League in 1990s resulted in his junior squad win-ning the championship, under head coach Michael Wright.

It was through this teamwork that Wright became Jefferson's friend and mentor, making a lifelong connection on and off the fi eld. So much so, that they founded the Virginia Hornets, Richmond’s premier adult outdoor football team.

“It started in the 1994-95 season. We wanted to create a positive activity for young adults, so we started talking about put-ting a non-profi t football program together … from scratch,” Jefferson said, “We also came up with the Second Chance program giving athletic young men and women, who have graduated from high school, an opportu-nity to continue being positive members of the community and to reach their goals and potential in life.”

Last year, the Virginia Hornets fi nished with a 7-3 record, but 2010 represents a fresh start for the minor league team. They were one of 15 teams added to the Big North East Football Federation (BNEFF), in the Keystone Conference South Division, and will play 10 regular season games with an open/bye week on September 18th.

“We have a ‘young’ team. I have to go back to the chalk-board," said Jefferson. "We’ve been training throughout the summer with the rookies and returning veterans, working on conditioning drills to improve their endurance and strength.”

The Hornets opened its season with an away game against

the Central Penn Piranhas, but lost 49-7 to the top league competitor. Last Saturday, the Hornets hosted its 2010 home opener in a new location, at Huguenot High School in Rich-mond.

"This game was a classic rivalry," said Jefferson. "It put teacher (Wright) against student (Jefferson). When Mike moved to North Carolina about seven years ago, we co-founded the Stallions. Out of 16 meetings, I have won 15-1."

The Hornets stung their opponents, the Carolina Stallions, beating their league rivals 37 to 12. Starting quarterback Dar-ryl Drayton attempted 17 passes, with 10 completions, for 197 passing yards. Offensive lineman, Matt Reynolds earned the Most Valuable Player award. The Hornets will play their next home game on August 7 against the Fredericksburg Falcons, with the regular season ending the fi rst weekend in October.

PHOTO BY LATIKA LEEClifford Jefferson, head coach of the Virginia Hornets Minor League Football team, motivates his players.

Jefferson tackles rivalry, focuses on next home game

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James Nicholas Voiro and Christopher Allen Sorensen have been called to serve as bishop of the two Midlothian congregations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bishop Voiro, of the Clover Hill congrega-tion, will be assisted by two counselors, John Janson and Taylor Stockwell. Bishop Sorensen will be assisted by John Zimsky and Robert Mackay to lead the Manches-ter congregation. Leadership within the Church worldwide is provided by a lay ministry without pay, and periodically assignments change. Voiro replaces Doug Precourt, and Sorensen replaces Joel Mad-dock who both served for fi ve years and will be remem-bered for their dedication and service.

Bishop Voiro, of the Clover Hill congregation, was born and raised in South Philadelphia. A huge sports fan, he met his wife Mary at Philadelphia Veteran's Stadium during a rain delay. An employee of the Federal

Government, his family was relocated to Midlothian in 1994.

Converts to the Church, the Voiro family was baptized in 1996 after meeting with the missionaries and sealed in the Washington D.C. Temple in 1997.

Bishop Voiro is married to Mary Pizzo Voiro of South Philadelphia and they have three children: Maria, Vin-cent and Victoria and three grandchildren. Bishop Voiro says, “We are blessed to have the gospel in our lives and we love to serve.” Quoting from John: 13: 34-35, “A new com-mandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” Voiro adds, “I be-lieve to be a true Disciple of Jesus Christ, we need to love and serve one another.”

Bishop Sorensen, of the Manchester congregation, was raised in the area. A convert to the church, he

started attending a local con-gregation while a teenager and was baptized during his senior year in high school. A graduate of Clover Hill High School, he earned a degree in Marriage, Family, Human Development from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He served a full-time mission for the church in the Denver Colorado area. Afterwards he moved back to Chesterfi eld County to earn a Master’s in Education (school counseling) from Virginia Commonwealth University. He began his career at Manchester High School and now serves as its Coordinator of School Counseling Department.

Sorensen’s other interest is writing and he has authored two self-published books – The Greatest Discovery and The Greatest Choice. He continues to pursue his pas-sion of literature and hopes to write full time one day.

“When I think about the blessings of the gospel, I think about what the Savior

taught in Matthew 11. We all have burdens that we carry, some more than others. But Christ teaches that regardless of how heavy our burdens may be, He can handle them. When we take upon His yoke, we experience peace and rest. Our burdens become easier and lighter. It doesn’t mean our obstacles are taken from us, it just means we don’t have to shoulder them alone. What a wonderful truth!” he exclaims.

Bishop Sorensen is mar-ried to Amanda Dee Miller Sorensen of Chicago and they have fi ve children: Mi-chael, Alexis, Jordan, Andrea, and Isaac.

The community is invited to services at the Midlothian chapel, 4601 Bailey Bridge Road, Midlothian (23112). Sunday services begin at 9 a.m. for the Clover Hill con-gregation and 12:30 p.m. for the Manchester congregation.

- courtesy of Lenita Gil-reath

Area LDS Church congregations name new Bishops

The Rockwood Nature Center will be all abuzz Aug. 14. Festivities are planned from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. for the unveiling of the nature center’s honeybee observa-tion exhibit. There will be live music, food, crafts and of course lots of bee watching. The new exhibit will enable visitors to safely get up close to a hive and watch drones, worker bees and the queen work together in an enclosed display. Beekeepers will be on hand to explain their craft,

share local honey and explain how we can keep bees and other important pollinators buzzing.

In addition to the un-veiling, the event will be a fundraiser by the Friends of the Rockwood Nature Center. Proceeds from a cake walk, bake sale and silent auction will go toward maintaining the nature center’s wildlife exhibits.

For more information or to volunteer for this event, call (804)674-1629.

Honeybee observation exhibit to be unveiled at Rockwood Nature Center

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LEAD PROGRAMMER ANALYST/BUSINESS OBJECTS ADMINISTRATOR

POSITION #912GF40001

Chesterfield County Public Schools is re-cruiting for the position of Lead Programm-er Analyst/Business Objects Administra-tor. Position will analyze, develop andmaintain data warehouse programs to in-clude front and back-end applications tosupport business intelligence and decisionsupport. Position will also program ETLlogic, data warehouse constructs, and pre-sentation layers.

Qualifications include considerable knowl-edge of PL/SQL and SQL; Oracle databasemanagement systems; and UNIX Operat-ing Systems (SUN Solaris). Considerableskill in programming and in utilizing Ora-cle Data Warehouse environment (OracleWarehouse Builder); Relational databasemodeling (ERD, normalization, Data Flow);ETL development and Business Objects XIis needed. The demonstrated ability tocommunicate effectively, both orally andin writing; work independently; organize;meet deadlines; analyzeproblems/develop creative solutions; andwork with all levels of employees is re-quired.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science oreducation, training or experience suffi-cient to demonstrate the required knowl-edge, skills and abilities is required; de-gree in Information Systems preferred.

Position closes August 12, 2010.

Apply via submission of a letter of interestand resume to Francine Bouldin, Directorof Human Resources/Personnel, Chester-field County Public Schools, P.O. Box 10,Chesterfield, VA 23832-9990 or via theCCPS web site atwww.chesterfield.k12.va.us . Complete jobdescription and application proceduresare available on the website.

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Workforce Investment Board)

Announces New WIA One-Stop Service Provider

KRA CorporationThe Capital Region Workforce Centers are undergoing a change! Effective August 2, 2010, KRA Corporation will provide WIA One-Stop services for adults and dislocated workers in the capital region; the City of Richmond and the counties of Charles City, Chesterfi eld, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan previously provided by Capital Area Training Consortium (CATC) and Goodwill Industries. All reasonable efforts have been taken to insure minimal disruption of workforce centers’ services.

All services will continue to be provided at the four (4) workforce center locations listed below. If you need additional information, please contact the Center Operations Manager.

Thank you for your patience during this transition.

Capital Region Employment Transition CenterContact: Ms. Leontine Jameson, Director4060 Innslake DriveGlen Allen, VA 23060804-273-6260Monday – Thursday 9:00 am -6:00 pm / Friday 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Resource Workforce Center at Goodwill IndustriesContact: Ms. Mary Pat Hudgins, Operations Manager6301 Midlothian TurnpikeRichmond, VA 23225804-745-6300Monday-Thursday 9 :00 am 4:00 pm / Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Resource Workforce Center (Henrico East)Contact: Ms. Mary Pat Hudgins, Operations Manager5410 Williamsburg RoadSandston, VA 23150804-226-0885Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm / Friday 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Resource Workforce Center (Chesterfi eld)Contact: Ms. Valaryee Mitchell, Operations Manager7333 Whitepine RoadChesterfi eld, VA 23237804-271-8510Monday-Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm / Friday 8:00 am-12:30 pm

Beware of the lightning strike during severe thunderstorms. - photo by Elizabeth Farina

Keeping cool means keeping it maintained

J.B. "Bernie" Barnett, owner of Barnett's Heating and Air Conditioning in the Village of Midlothian, talks about how residents can help maintain their HVAC unit by changing fi lters and keeping debris clear. Read the full story online during our next upcoming heatwave this weekend at www.midlothianexchange.com


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August Music ScheduleThursday 8/5 Pat Russel - Acoustic GuitarFriday 8/6 Everwilde Outlaw - Country RockSaturday 8/7 Closed to the PublicThursday 8/12 Pat Russel - Acoustic GuitarFriday 8/13 Closed to the PublicSaturday 8/14 Mark Troxell - Classic R&BThursday 8/19 Pat Russel - Acoustic GuitarFriday 8/20 Flat Elvis - ClassicSaturday 8/21 Box Car - R&B Classic Thursday 8/26 Pat Russel Acoustic GuitarFriday 8/27 Nick Paravoti - Dance Music & KaraokeSaturday 8/28 Chesterfi eld Kings - Classic

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