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EXPECTEXERCISE •P9 A peek from the shores to the pumpkin patch.

•P7 Following the football coaching career on the fi eld

EXPLORE •P6 Apples are in full swing in the fall.

EXTRA •P10 Celebrating the 2010 Village of Midlothian Day Festival and Parade

SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 10.14.10

BY ELIZABETH FARINAEfarina@midlothianexchange.com

When Midlothian resident Tim Shaw decided earlier this sum-mer to pursue the Boy Scouts of America Hometown U.S.A.

Award, he had a head start thanks to his older brother Joshua. On Sunday, Oct. 10, the 16-year-old junior at Trinity Episcopal school fi lled two 60-gallon bags of recyclable #5 plastic at Whole Foods Market to complete the eight-week project. “My brother actually started collecting these before I started the project this summer. He had about 1,000 bottle caps, which really helped,” he said.

Whole Foods, which is located on Broad Street in Short Pump, is the only store in Richmond that accepts the #5 plastic for recycling. Alton Murphy, who is a six-year employee with Whole Foods, explained that the grocer collects the recyclables for its customers that contribute the #5 plastic to its outdoor container. The items, which may otherwise end up in a landfi ll, are repur-posed through a business partner that creates toothbrushes and other food containers with the material, Murphy added.

“It’s a great way of putting post-consumer recyclable plastic back into use and keeping the process going,” he said.

The #5 plastic, such as yogurt cups and plastic bottle screw tops, is usually rejected because of its physically limited malleable properties. “Most recycling centers pick, choose, plastics based on how quickly they can be melted down and repurposed for something else. The #5 [plastic] is a plastic that is hard to melt down,” Murphy said.

Part of the requirements for the Home-town U.S.A. Award, which is an award program that was created between the Scouts and Keep America Beautiful® organization, was selecting a project that could involve the

EXPLAIN •P3 Community College Workforce Alliance launches Richmond Project

For her efforts to reduce substance abuse among young people, Linda Han-cock, director of the Wellness Resource Center at Virginia Commonwealth University, is the recipient of this year’s Sharyl W. Adams Award from SAFE, Chesterfi eld County’s community coalition to pre-vent substance abuse.

Hancock is a family nurse practitioner who has provid-ed primary health care to col-lege students for two decades. A resident of Chester, she has been a member of the SAFE board of directors since 2006. Hancock has given many hours of service as a key participant in a number of SAFE initiatives. As facilitator for SAFE’s Café Conversa-tions, she has helped middle school kids and their parents talk about underage drink-ing issues using creative, interactive and fun activities. She has made presentations at youth forums, town hall meetings and teen citizen academies.

Hancock challenges teens’ perceptions about how many of their peers are drinking or using drugs. Through interactive survey techniques, she demonstrates that teens often overestimate peer use of drugs and alcohol. She stresses that most teens are not using but are instead making healthy choices. Han-cock’s sense of humor and common-sense approach to sensitive topics have greatly enhanced SAFE’s substance abuse prevention efforts. She is committed to making both VCU and Chesterfi eld County healthier communi-

ties for young people. “I love volunteering for

SAFE because it’s a real team approach,” Hancock said. “All types of community members — students, school administrators, business owners, law enforcement, health care professionals and parents — we all work together to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse. No one can do everything, but we can all do something. I invite everyone to become a part of SAFE and its mis-sion.”

The Sharyl W. Adams Award was established by SAFE in 2009 to recognize individuals who make signifi -cant contributions to the pre-vention of substance abuse in Chesterfi eld County. Sharyl Adams helped to found SAFE as a community coalition in 1999 and continues to work for the organization. For more information, visit chesterfi eldsafe.org or call (804)516-1655.

courtesy of Chesterfi eld County

Hancock receives SAFE's Sharyl W. Adams Award

COURTESY OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY

Linda HancockPHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBS

Don Wilhelm of Richmond keeps up with traffi c on Huguenot Trail Road/Robious Road during the second phase in the Napier Realtors Richmond Sprint Triathlon. The triathlon took place at the ACAC Fitness and Wellness Center in Midlothian on Sunday, Oct. 10. The event, which reached

over 500 participants, benefi ted the Massey Cancer Center. Race results link and photos online at www.midlothianexchange.com.

Triathlon sets a fast pace

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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINATim Shaw of Midlothian empties the #5 plastic recycling collection into a 60-gallon bag with the help of Whole Foods Market employee Alton Murphy.

BY MARTHA STEGERspecial correspondent

The fi rst woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fi ction, in 1921, Edith Wharton, generated interest in herself, not only through her novels and ghost stories, but also through books on interior design, whose

principles she put into place in an isolated retreat built in Massachusetts’ Berkshire Mountains. Most readers know her from “The Age of Innocence” (which won the Pulitzer), “The House of Mirth,” and her novella, “Ethan Frome”; but she wrote 17 other novels; six books on architecture, decoration, design and travel; and more than 10 other works of nonfi c-tion and collections of short stories, some of which were ghost stories.

On an August family trip to Lenox, Mass., I knew I would have to visit Edith Wharton’s newly refurbished, classical-revival home, The Mount, for all of the above reasons – plus a Midlothian connection. Sarah Bird Wright—a local author who has lived in Midlothian with her husband, retired neurosurgeon, Dr. Lewis Wright, for 40 years—wrote two books and edited another on Edith Wharton, one of them on her travel writing. Wright was searching for a topic for her PhD thesis in American Studies at The College of William

SHAW P2

BY LATIKA LEEspecial correspondent

There was a chill in the air, but not a cloud in the sky when Dr. Nan-cy Rock Poti, pastor,

and members of Trinity Church, Baptist, began setting up tables on the lawn of the church last Saturday morning for their fi rst “Sharing Day” event. If you drove past the modest, red brick house at the end of Branchway Road, then you would have seen a small congregation of believ-ers with big hearts and signs that read “Free for All”. The converted building is located in a light commercial area which fronts Courthouse Road near the entrance to the Stonehenge neighborhood.

“In the lectionary,

Spirit of stewardship seen through ‘Sharing Day’

Finding 'repurpose' for #5 plastic

PHOTO BY MARTHA STEGERFive-year-old Helena Steger marks marble-fl oor design off her scavenger-hunt list at Edith Wharton’s home, The Mount.

PHOTO BY LATIKA LEERev. Dr. Nancy Rock Poti of Trinity Church, Baptist talks about 'Sharing Day.'

SHARING P4

WRIGHT P5

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entire troop. For Tim, all 69 Scouts in Troop #876 would be able to contribute to the recycling bin with common items. He announced the project’s goal at the troop’s Tuesday weekly meeting at Mount Pisgah Church on Midlothian Turnpike. “It helped them become aware of how much they can actu-ally help and recycle instead of just throwing it away,” Tim Shaw said.

Items included: Slurpie® cups, Starbucks cups, tum-blers from different restau-rants, yogurt containers, all

sizes of plastic screw-off tops, children hangers, and orange prescription medicine bottles as well as OxyClean® and food-based plastic tubs. The collection grew to 120 gallons worth of refuse that would otherwise be in the landfi ll. “I learned that you can help out the community by recycling these [#5 plastic] and how common, how everyday life they are. You fi nd them everywhere. A lot of people think about it and guess they can throw them away or recycle them in the wrong place,” Tim Shaw said.

“With great young men

like this, we defi nitely may need a bigger bin,” Murphy said.

Of course, it wasn’t just the troop’s members that contributed to the recycle bin. Family members even as far away as Louisiana contributed to the cause. “There are even things from Louisiana from friends and family and even some that cleared airport security,” said dad Gary Shaw.

“My mom [Rachel] contributed quite a few,” Tim Shaw said.

Tim also earned fi ve out of ten Merit Badges, such as

Fish and Wildlife Manage-ment and Environmental Science, which are required to fulfi ll the application for the award. Tim, who is the youngest of seven in the Shaw family, has a strong family history in the Boy Scouts of America. His grandfather was a Scout and he even has an older brother who has achieved Eagle Scout rank. “I really like the Scouting program because it reinforces the characteristics my husband and I want our children to learn. It rein-forces integrity and honest and discipline,” mom Rachel Shaw said.

Tim will receive his Eagle Scout next spring. He has completed the installation of benches at his school for the Eagle Scout require-ments. Highlights from the past summer include the Boy Scouts of America 100th anniversary Jamboree and sailing in Key West on a 40-plus sailboat as a part of his Scouting experience. He’s currently busy staying on top of academics while play-ing football for the Trinity Titans. He is also involved with his church, West End Assembly of God as well as Scouts.

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How do I participate in Gimme 5? Through our Gimme 5 recycling program, the program accepts all stamped, clean #5 plastic—any brand, any product. Preserve will sort and recycle your #5 items to give them new life as Preserve products. (Please do make sure the plastic is clean, as it makes the sorting process much easier and more pleasant for our partners who sort.)

You can drop off your #5 plastic at many Whole Foods Markets

What #5s do you/don’t you accept? Good question. We will accept any stamped, clean #5. Of course, some #5 plastic is easier to use than others. We prefer rigid containers (like yogurt, food storage, etc) and other approved #5s (like Brita water pitcher fi lters and Preserve products--for a list, check out.

Unfortunately, the material properties of #5 fi lm (used in bags, for example) are quite different than for rigid #5 plastic (in dairy containers, for example). We’re currently unable to recycle #5 fi lm.

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

23112Oct. 816300 block of Heathwood CourtCopper pipes removed from central air units of newly constructed vacant homes. 11500 block of Clay Ridge DriveCopper coil removed from air conditioning unit of house under construction.

11900 block of Hazelnut Branch CourtSeveral unlocked vehicles were entered and the prop-erty was reported stolen.

Oct. 77200 block of Buck Rub Place Victim observed unknown suspects steal a skateboard from his front porch then run into the woods. The victim ran after the suspects and confronted them, at which time one of the suspects displayed a gun. The suspect told the victim to back up, then shot a round into the ground before fl eeing on foot.

Oct. 66800 block of Winters Prey TrailSuspect(s) pulled electrical wiring from one house under construction, then removed the contents of two HVAC units outside of another house under construction.

5000 block of Parrish Branch RoadDead-bolted front door kicked open, damaging the door jamb. Residence rum-maged through with items removed.

Oct. 513400 block of Harbour Pointe ParkwaySuspects were observed taking property from the above address. Area offi cers responded and located the suspects, taking them into custody.

Oct. 414700 block of Village Square PlaceVictim’s purse was removed from the vehicle while in the parking lot.

Oct. 310600 block of Hull Street RoadLock cut on storage shed with items removed.

Oct. 213500 block of East Boundary RoadSuspect(s) forced entry to a locked company vehicle and removed items from inside.

23113Oct. 2900 block of Walmart WayThe property was reported stolen from the glove box of the victim’s vehicle.

23120Oct. 819600 block of Lacy Farm RoadFront window smashed out with property removed from the interior.

23235Oct. 10 8200 block of Midlothian TurnpikeLocked 1996 Honda Accord reported stolen. No signs of forced entry were noted.

Oct. 81500 block of Tudor LaneMultiple unlocked vehicles and one locked vehicle were entered. The property was reported stolen. No sign of forced entry to the locked vehicle.

Oct. 78200 block of Robert Bruce DriveVictim reported the property was stolen from his vehicle.

1900 block of Huguenot Road Two suspects entered the store, one of which was armed with a gun and de-manded money from the reg-ister. After taking the money, the suspects fl ed on foot.

Oct. 68700 block of Bon View Drive Attempted entry to the resi-dence through the rear door. 8200 block of Hull Street RoadMasked and armed suspects entered the restaurant, de-manding cash. Upon taking the money, suspects walked out.

Oct. 210700 block of Midlothian TurnpikeLicense plates stolen off of victim’s Jeep.

Oct. 110700 block of Allecingie ParkwayLicense plates stolen from Ford Ranger.

23236Oct. 91200 block of Cottonwood Road Victim advised the prop-erty was removed from his unlocked residence.

Oct. 8 500 block of Southlake Boulevard Offi ce entered in the evening. Property removed.

800 block of Research Road Non-forcible entry was gained to the business and property removed from the interior. A truck, stored on the lot, was also taken, but later returned.

Oct. 52200 block of Hicks RoadVictim reported the property was stolen from his locked 2009 Toyota. No signs of forced entry were noted.

Oct. 410900 block of Trade RoadProperty removed from location.

9300 block of Cardiffl oop RoadVictim’s motorcycle was stolen from the driveway where it was left with the key hanging from the handlebar.

Oct. 2 8600 block of Eastwood CourtEntry gained to the residence and property stolen from inside.

23832Oct. 84700 block of Ball Cypress RoadProperty reported stolen from victim’s unlocked 2002 Subaru.

Oct. 66900 block of Able RoadInoperable tan 1995 Lincoln I Town Car reported stolen from complainant’s resi-dence.

Oct. 47500 block of Robinwood DriveSuspect was seen taking copper from an open shed and from the rear yard of the residence. Offi cers respond-ed and took the suspect into custody.

Oct. 36100 block of Snowbird CourtProperty was reported stolen from victim’s unlocked black 2000 Honda.

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Whole Foods Market employee Alton Murphy, left, grandmother Rayceine Reardone, Tim Shaw, Rachel Shaw, and Gary Shaw.

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The Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA) is sponsoring, along with its partners, a program called Project RICHMOND GATE (Growing America Through Entrepreneurship). More than 250 potential entre-preneurs are expected to benefi t from this job creation program to receive training, counseling and assistance in applying for funding to start the business of their dreams in the Greater Richmond region. In order to apply, the applicant must meet two qualifi cations - be over the age of 45 years of age and meet the Workforce Invest-ment Act (WIA) dislocated worker eligibility criteria.

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area through a partnership between CCWA, the Depart-ment of Labor Employment and Training Administration, and the Virginia Community College System.

“This is a very exciting program and opportunity for residents of our region,” said Mac McGinty, CCWA vice president. “Rather than having so varied and duplicative programs that the public must sift through for help, we will have a single,

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BY TYLER WHITLEYMedia General News Service

Two candidates for the 7th District congressional seat disagreed on almost every topic at a debate in Hen-rico County Monday night, except that Rep. Eric Cantor should have been there.

“I am very disappointed that the incumbent represen-tative doesn’t feel the need to speak to you folks,” said Floyd Bayne of Midlothian, an independent conservative who has tea-party backing.

Democrat Rick Waugh, a Louisa County social worker, said Cantor “is more interested in political power than he is in representing the people in his district.”

Cantor, a 10-year incum-bent and a Republican leader in the House of Representa-tives, was attending a fund-raiser at a private residence a few miles away in Manakin-Sabot. Liz Cheney, a daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, was the main attraction.

Ray Allen Jr., a spokesman for Cantor, said the fund-raising event was arranged before the League of Women Voters and Richmond First Club organized the debate at the Tuckahoe branch library in Henrico.

Cantor has declined two debate invitations, saying the people of the 7th District know where he stands on the issues. He has spent much of the campaign going around the country stumping for GOP congressional candi-dates.

Waugh has put out a “wanted” poster on Can-tor calling him a “chicken.” He has hired someone in a chicken suit to make that point.

None of that was in evidence at the Oct. 11

event out of deference to the League of Women Voters, whose members don’t like political theatrics.

About 60 people attended the debate, which will be aired Sunday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. on WCVE public televi-sion.

Asked a series of ques-tions, Baugh, a liberal, and Bayne, a conservative, took strongly divergent views.

Bayne said the govern-ment should get out of the way and let the free-market system produce jobs and wealth. Waugh said the government needs to invest in infrastructure and alterna-tive energy sources to get the economy moving.

Waugh said the health-care plan sought by President Barack Obama is “not per-fect” because it doesn’t cover enough people, but “it’s a start. We can improve on it.” Waugh said, “Cantor’s idea of health care is that if you can’t afford it, you die.”

Bayne said if the free

market were allowed in the health-care system, more competition among doctors would result and medical costs would be lowered.

Bayne said the Gulf of Mexico oil spill represented a failure of government.

Waugh said the oil spill represented a failure of busi-ness.

Waugh said he would not extend the Bush-era tax cuts to people making more than $250,000 a year, because that would increase the debt while helping only 2 percent of the wealthier people.

Taxing the wealthy would only punish success, Bayne said.

“I never got a job from a poor person,” he added.

Tyler Whitley is a staff writer for the Richmond Times-

Dispatch.

(Congressman Eric Cantor’s wife, Diana F. Cantor, is a

member of the board of directors of Media General

Inc., parent company of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.)

The Empty Bowls Benefi t is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns across the country to support feeding programs for the hungry in their communi-ties. Empty Bowls Richmond, in partnership with area artists and faith based organiza-tions, benefi ts Freedom House’s Conrad Center Soup Kitchen.

For a $20 donation, attendees select a bowl from hundreds of one-of-a-kind, hand-craft-ed bowls donated by Richmond-area artists and are then treated to a delicious meal of homemade soups, bread, beverage and dessert. This is a signature, family friendly benefi t for Freedom House and helps raise not only much needed funds for our feeding program, but also awareness of the hunger and homelessness that exists in our commu-

nity. The dates of this year’s events are:Oct. 19 at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart,

(804) 359-5651 ext. 123, at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. Oct. 21 - Salisbury Presbyterian Church,

(804) 794-5311, at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. Contact the churches directly for tickets.Freedom House is a local non-profi t or-

ganization that has been providing breakfast and dinner seven days per week at the Con-rad Center Soup Kitchen and transitional housing for homeless single adults at the Community Shelter and Sean’s Place since 1983.

For more information about Freedom House or volunteering for this event, contact Christy Ellis @ 233-4064 x 209 or visit www.freedomhouserichmond.org.

courtesy of Cindy Barton on behalf of Free-dom House and Hilliard House

Community College Workforce Alliance and partners offer job creation program: Project RICHMOND GATE

Congressional candidates debate issues

Empty Bowls benefi t fi lls plates for the area homeless at two local events

COURTESY PHOTO Last year, residents select bowls from area artists to support the program to help area homeless.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Halloween is just around the corner. What costume are you planning on

wearing? What was the most successful Halloween costume?

Elizabeth FarinaEDITOR

editor@midlothianexchange.com

"Halloween is a ball of fun in our house. My favorite costume – until nature called – was being a mummy using torn strips from bed sheets. We have been everything from a pumpkin to every fairy tale princess ever created. Maybe we’ll just combine a tiara, a wand, and a sparkling dress and become our own fairy tale princess this year."

Sara CarterSALES

scarter@powhatantoday.com

" All of my costumes were homemade growing up. I loved being the witch, princess, cheerleader and Indian!"

BY ELIZABETH FARINAeditor@midlothianexchange.com

October is a great month to be a Midlothian resident. Every year, the community comes together on the third Saturday of the month in the heart of the village. It's a celebration of

our community that many folks have come to call home. Maybe it is the parade, or the festival, or possibly the

historic park tour that provides a foundation of pride that Midlothian means more than just the suburbs of the Greater Richmond area.

Maybe it's the opportunity on Saturday morning to walk in to the small businesses at the shopping centers that make the village more than a breeze-thru on the way to Route 288. Maybe it's stopping by at the church displaying the photographic talents while raising money for Haiti.

Maybe it's the chance, with the road being closed from 8:30 a.m. - noon, that we can all stroll along Midlothian Turnpike at 5 miles per hour without worrying that our socks will be blown off by a car speeding along with a distracted driver and passengers heading to their next destination. Maybe we'll fi nally get to use the sidewalks that line the village's main street as we meet fellow neigh-bors and notice the small changes in the village that have happened over time.

Midlothian is more than a commuter haven. Hope-fully the pride we take in our community will shine as brightly as the sunshine expected on Saturday.

Events spotlight the Village of Midlothian

Sara SnyderSALES

ssnyder@powhatantoday.com

" I’m not dressing up this year. However, my favorite costume was when my friend Chandra and I dressed up as the recalled Firestone tires - the ATX and ATX2. You can be very creative with paint, tape and black garbage bags."

Jim McConnellSPORTS EDITORjmconne@midlothian

exchange.com

"I think the last time I got decked out for Halloween, I was in college and my girlfriend (now wife) and I went to a costume party dressed as prison inmates. I even had a ball-and-chain around my ankle – boy, talk about foreshadowing (just kidding, honey!)"

we’ve been talking about sharing and the basis of the gospel being about shar-ing,” said Pastor Poti. “If we all share, there’s plenty that’s provided for us. But a lot of times, things aren’t divided equally, but, we discovered, as good stewards of God’s earth, that we can share things; and we will always have enough.”

The members of the church decided to invite neighbors near and far to join them in a day of shared blessings. The concept for “Sharing Day” was to give everything away for free. People could bring items in good condition such as clothing, books, household goods, and other supplies and equipment that they no longer needed or wanted, and share them with others who could take what they needed. The freecycle component to the community event meant sharing not only material items, but also shar-ing in fellowship and the building of relationships.

“We’ve had a great response from the community,” said church member Barbara Warren. “You wouldn’t have believed it, but within 20 minutes, most of the clothing items were all gone. It was wonderful.”

Since the event was close to St. Francis’ Day, the traditional time of the church year for celebrating the gift of animal companions worldwide, the Blessing of the Animals was also integrated into the occasion. There were activities for all ages on the lawn includ-

ing chalk drawing, face painting and pictures with pets, as well as music.

The spirit of the day was also a lesson in hospitality. There was free food avail-able so people who hadn’t had a good meal were able to eat. The members gathered to make an assembly line to prepare sandwiches, drinks, fresh fruit and a snack so anyone could take them. They had simple meals that were easy to share, so nothing was wasted.

“This is the way it should be, you know, sharing and exchanging,” said Sandra Scott, a passerby who happened to see the gathering on the lawn, “there’s more of a blessing in the giving.”

Among those attending the event was a Latino family where the mother was eight months pregnant and the father had just lost his job after relocating to the area. They had been driving around searching yard sales looking for baby items.

“They said they were really looking for a crib,” said church member Laverne Newton, “I said I had one at my house. So I took them there to get the crib and mattress. She was crying.” The church was also able to provide them with a high chair, playpen, baby monitor and clothes for the family’s three year-old son.

“Sometimes needs just get fi lled through ‘Godincidences’,” said Dr. Poti. “We say that God puts somebody in your pathway. Coincidentally, she was here and a member had just donated an entire box of maternity clothes.

We’re seeing people who are put in our pathway to remind us that God’s bounty is here for everyone. If we share, as we were taught as children, people will have what they need and that was the basis of the day…that’s what good stewardship means.”

Being good stewards of the earth is important and meaningful to the members of Trinity Church. Soon they will be moving into a shared corporate space which benefi ts the environment and the community. The commercial building had been vacant for two years.

“It’s better to have a building occu-pied as much of the 24 hour day as pos-sible. We’ll be sharing it with the Irvin Law Firm,” said Poti. “We decided to en-ter into a partnership where they have the upstairs, and the downstairs will be administrative offi ces of the Ministers to Ministers (MTM) Foundation. The rest will be used for the community of faith. It will be an open-style, so we can worship in a number of different ways.”

The fi rst phase of the renovation project began last spring with the remodeling of the upstairs space and some common areas. The next phase will include the church and MTM move-in and the fi nal phase is a ware-house retrofi t where the facility will be converted into a kitchen for dining facilities. The congregation anticipates receiving County approval and moving into 501 Branchway Road by the end of the year.

Students from Bettie Weaver Elementary school participated in “International Walk to School Day” on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Bettie Weaver students and families living in the Lenox Forest neighborhood of River Downs, now have access to a walking path to school that is safe and enjoyable, thanks to a grant obtained by former Weaver parent Susan Proffi tt. More than 50 students, their parents, younger siblings, and some family pets kicked off the opening of the path by joining friends and neighbors for the walk to school. Dr. Holly Richard, principal of Bettie Weaver, met the group at the halfway mark, and led the walkers to the front doors of the school. - submitted by Coleen Ramsey Madison

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and Mary several years ago when she happened upon Wharton’s travel writing.

“It hit me right then, as I was standing in the stacks at Swem Library that this would be my thesis,” she said. “A lot had been written about Edith Wharton, but nothing on her travel writing.”

I found copies of Wright’s Wharton books at The Mount’s gift shop. Wright received an accolade from Laurie Foote, who trains in-terpreters. When I mentioned Wright’s name, she pulled a dog-eared, color-tabbed copy of Wright’s “Edith Wharton A to Z” up from under the counter and said, “This is what I use to train all of our guides. If they ever have a question about Wharton, I send them to Dr. Wright’s book.”

Wharton’s estate – gar-dens, architecture, interior design – is as autobiographi-cal as her travel writing. She bought the 113-acre Lenox property in 1902 and began to create an environment to meet her needs as designer, gardener, hostess, and above all, writer. In 1897, she had coauthored “The Decoration of Houses” with Ogden Cod-man, Jr.; and at The Mount she put her principles into practice.

Within the year, Wharton reported: “Lenox has had its usual tonic effect on me, & I feel like a new edition, revised & corrected . . . in the very best type. It is great fun out at the place, now too - as everything is pushing up new shoots - not only cabbages & strawberries, but electric lights & plumbing.”

The fi ve-year-old grand-daughter, along on my visit, noted the old-fashioned bathrooms and lighting fi xtures but was more struck by the dark, caged eleva-tor and the built-in icebox outside the kitchen on the fi rst fl oor. The Mount does a commendable job of keeping young children occupied with a scavenger hunt as they go through the house and the reward of choosing a sticker when they hand in their sheet at the end. Helena’s sharp, kindergarten eyes were busy fi nding such items as the fake-leopard print that turned out to be stairway carpeting and a design im-bedded in an upstairs marble fl oor.

In refurbishing the house, designers interpreted Wharton’s taste and style to furnish The Mount in what might have been there in her time. “Management decided to remove all stanchions in the house,” executive director Susan Wissler said. “We really wanted our visitors to feel like guests, and you couldn’t go into the rooms in any sig-nifi cant way with stanchions. Removing them changed the dynamic of the house.”

Everything about the house speaks of luxury, just as when Wright told me, “Edith traveled in style. For my books, I tried to see as many of the places as pos-sible in France where she had lived or visited, but, of course, Edith had a chauffeur.

Fortunately, I did travel with my good friend who is fl uent in French and spends time in France every year—Mary Ann Caws [Distinguished Professor of Compara-tive Literature, English and French at the Graduate School of the City Univer-sity of New York]. Wharton was a huge success in France before her work was a success in the United States.”

Edith Wharton was aware of the humanity around her that made her luxurious life possible, people who had to cope with daily realities that didn’t trouble her. In “The House of Mirth,” the charac-ter Lily Bart notices “the or-chid basking in its artifi cially created atmosphere could round the delicate curves of its petals undisturbed by the ice on the panes.” Wharton could afford to be an orchid.

Sounds and ShadowsIn keeping with Wharton’s

own published ghost stories, her estate has its share of them, one of which centers on a dog. Wharton loved dogs, and though no dogs presently live on the prop-erty, The Mount keeps a jar of dog treats on the dining room table. Other than for treats, why would a dog’s spirit linger? The author’s preface to her book of ghost stories provides one answer: “For the ghost should never be allowed to forget that his only chance of survival is in the tales of those who encounter him…”

A barking dog does make its presence felt on tours. One visitor to The Mount’s Friday Night Fright, in its second season of Friday nights from June through

October, wrote, on The Mount’s blog, of his tour’s visit to the Whartons’ pet cemetery. He related how he clearly heard a “faint, distant yelp from what sounded like a small dog, coming from the direction of the woods nearby the Wharton house” as the guide was talking. He said he would have disregard-ed it, except that his friend “almost immediately turned to him and asked, ‘Did you hear that?’”

Molly McFall, The Mount’s librarian who has an offi ce in the mansion, says her own little dog won’t go into Edith’s bedroom, “even when I call her to come”—which she says might be attributed to the Whartons’ screaming fi ghts, though they maintained separate bedrooms.

If you go by visitors’ reports, the Georgian-revival stables at The Mount—slated for renovation next year—are the most haunted part of the estate. The staff at the his-toric home encourages visi-tors to take photographs, and one woman caught a creepy face in a stable window on a recent ghost tour. Another took an image of an orb by the hedge last year.

Though never encounter-ing a ghost at The Mount herself, Wright said, “The house witnessed stormy emotional currents, includ-ing the fi nal disintegration of the Whartons’ marriage.” She added, “It’s also helpful to re-member that Edith Wharton almost died from typhoid as a nine-year-old in Germany, when her family was on an extended tour of Europe. She

PHOTO BY MARTHA STEGEREdith Wharton's beloved home, The Mount, gives chills of the paranormal for some visitors.

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often felt something was threatening her, but she was also able to use ghost stories to explore otherwise taboo feelings and experiences.”

Wissler adds that The Mount was a hotbed of emotions when it was a girls’ school, too: “Depending on the account you read, the headmistress was either greatly loved or greatly hated.” Even the ghost-skeptical Wissler had a recent encounter at the gatehouse that has given her pause. “In August I was working on a special event and drove my car after dusk up the driveway to get something. I looked up at the gatehouse’s second-story window, and there was a distinct fi gure looking out from behind a curtain. As I stared, the fi gure slipped behind the curtain and disappeared. I thought it might be an effect created by my headlights, so I backed up and approached the gatehouse again – nothing appeared.

“The strange thing was that no curtains exist at the gatehouse windows. I parked the car and, with hairs raised on the back of my neck, proceeded up the stairs to check out the rooms. No one lives here—it was built for Wharton’s gardener. I opened doors to all of the rooms, their closets and the bathroom – no one. Who knows what or who the fi gure was?”

A visiting psychic saw someone hanging in the attic – possibly related to the servant girl who committed suicide after having a baby out of wedlock – but many people have seen some-one walking in the attic, where people aren’t al-lowed. McFall says, “Besides dogs barking, the most common impressions on my ghost tours are tenseness, the sensation of diffi cult breath-ing and the smell of cigar smoke” (Wharton’s husband, Teddy, smoked cigars.).

Two years ago, two teams of ghost hunt-ers, one of them from the paranormal real-ity TV show that premiered on Syfy in 2004, found indications of ghostly activity at The Mount—footsteps, voices, a head peeping around a corner. If you think creaking fl oors and slamming doors, feelings of being watched and whispered words in the wind are tricks of the imagination in an old house once inhabited by a skilled writer, give the house a try, through either a guided or self-guided tour.

Whether you fi nd Edith Wharton’s beloved house makes your spine shiver—or you just enjoy a lovely, old estate in the Berkshires with a connection to a Midlothian author, your time will be well spent.

For more information, www.edithwharton.org; phone (413)551-5111; email info@edith-wharton.org. The home closes annually on Oct. 31, reopening on May 1.

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Fall and apples go hand in hand. Octo-ber is the peak of the Virginia apple season with a variety of apples ripe for the picking such as Rome, Winesap, Stayman, Granny Smith and Fuji varieties. Apples are a nutri-tious addition to any meal because they are low calorie and high in fi ber, especially if eaten with the skins on. Fresh fruit and vegetables contain “phytochemicals” (a plant compound that helps our body fi ght disease). Apples contain the fl avinoid quercetin, which appears to help prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells, reduce the incidence of lung cancer and contribute to improved lung function. The old saying, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away,” just might have something to it! However you slice it, apples are not only nutritious, they’re delicious. Use the following infor-mation from the Virginia Apple Growers Association for selecting and using the apples that are just right for you and your family.

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Troop 1829 of Midlothian participates in “Operation Pumpkin” where Scouts, adult leaders, and family members help unload a truckful of pumpkins for Huguenot United Methodist Church’s Pumpkin Patch. Shown here is a Scout taking a work break. -submitted by Jennifer Nelson

A quick break at operation pumpkin patch

This past weekend, Richmond’s own River City Crew showed amazing strength as they rowed in the “Head of the James Regatta” at Robious Landing Park. There is a three-mile row up to the starting gates, and then a three-mile race back to the fi nish line at Robious Landing. The race could be viewed along the south side banks of the James River in northern Chesterfi eld County.

Results are as follows:-Men’s Jr. 4+ - 1st Place (Chandler Hoy, coxswain;

Patrick McKercher, stroke: William Andrews; Anthony Vita; Jordan Lee)

-Women’s Jr. 4+ - 2nd Place (Connor Odell, coxswain; Meghan Melia, stroke; Grace Kimball; Sophie Peyton; Juli-anna Markowitz)

-Women’s Jr. 2X - 2nd Place (Becca Naurath; Sherry Bell)

-Men’s Jr. Novice 8+ - 1st Place (Meagan Tate, coxswain; Turner Willett, stroke; Brody Schneider, Kyle Moulton, Colby Chafi n; Thomas Purcell;

Jeff Wrobel; Jaime Hiegel; Sebastian Hughes)-Women’s Jr. Novice 8+ - 1st Place (Chandler Hoy, cox-

swain; Carter Bruffy, stroke; Hannah Barton; Erinn Powers; Helena Barth;

Molly Robinson; Emily Faraone; Maggie Cuthbert; Amanda Quinn)

-Mixed Jr. 8+ - 2nd Place (Connor Odell, coxswain; Mal-lory Powers,

stroke; Scotty Schneider; Anna White; Alexandra Johnson; Nicole

Fratkin; Savannah Karten; Courtney Hay; Emily Duerk-sen)

River City Crew (RCC) is a scholastic rowing program consisting primarily of high school students from the Rich-mond metropolitan area and rows out of Robious Landing Park in Chesterfi eld County on the James River. It is the only organized junior or scholastic private rowing club in our lo-cal area which is not affi liated with any specifi c high school. This fall’s RCC roster is made up of 61 rowers, 31 women

and 30 men from 16 different high schools, middle schools and home school students in the Richmond area. Entirely member and donor-supported, RCC relies on membership fees, equipment donations, individual monetary donations and corporate sponsorships in order to successfully operate.

As members of EVSRA (Eastern Virginia Scholastic Row-ing Association), the RCC competes in regattas against public and private schools from Virginia during the fall and spring seasons. The team practices at the Robious Landing (Hols-wade Boathouse) managed by Virginia Boat Club.

Coach, Tom O’Rourke heads up the RCC, and as one of the club’s founding members, has done so since 2006. Assis-tant Coach, Nishant Kishore has recently joined the Club in training advanced rowers. Kishore is an experienced William and Mary alum, whose experience includes a 3rd place fi nish at the US Rowing Collegiate Nationals in 2x. If interested in learning more about River City Crew, please go to the team website at http://www.rivercitycrew.com/

courtesy of Melanie Kimball

Big weekend wins for River City Crew

COURTESY PHOTO River City Crew team members pictured above repeat 1st and 2nd place in several categories at the Head of the James Regatta held this past Saturday.

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ness Alliance*applications to particpate are be-ing accepted for the parade on the day of the event.

The Midlothian Foun-dation is preparing for the 18th Annual Village Bank Midlothian Day Parade which will be held at 9 a.m., Oct. 16.

This year’s theme is “Celebrate Education.” The route begins at Village Mill Drive and Midlothian Turnpike (2 miles west of Chester-fi eld Towne Center). It travels east 1-¼ mile on Midlothian Turn-pike. The grandstand and judging area is situated in front of Village Bank (13531 Midlothian Turnpike) and the parade ends at the new American Family Fitness (13141 Midlothian Turnpike).

All lanes of Midlothian Turnpike will be closed between Charter Colony and Old Buck-ingham Road from 8:30 am to noon for the safety of the parade participants and fami-

lies who come to watch the fun. Side streets will remain open as well as a detour avail-able using Woolridge Road.

In conjunction with the parade’s theme “Cel-ebrate Education”, the Parade Grand Marshal is John Tyler Commu-nity College President, Dr. Marshall Smith, who also is a resident of Midlothian.

Prizes will be awarded for parade participants in the following catego-ries: Best Vehicle, Best Marching Unit, Best Performing Group, Best Overall, Best Business, and Chairman’s Award.

The Village Bank Midlothian Parade is presented by the Midlothian Foundation, a non- profi t organi-zation that provides scholarships and ex-perience to students of

Midlothian Foundation announces Village Bank Midlothian Parade on Oct. 16

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All traffi c lanes of Midlothian Turnpike (from Charter Colony Parkway to Old Buckingham Road) will be

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with your entry fee to: Midlothian Foundation, PO Box 99, Midlothian, VA 23113 or bring registration forms to the staging area, which is located at the corner of

Village Mill and Village Place Drives under the white tent.- courtesy of Midlothian Foundation

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OCT. 16 & 17Bon Air Artists presents the 18th Annual “Art Affair” held at the Mary Munford Elemen-tary School grounds at the corner of Cary Street and West-moreland Street, Rich-mond. The Juried Fine Art show features regional and national artists and proudly supports “Art 180”.Hours, Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (RAIN OR SHINE) For more information visit www.bonairartists.com

SATURDAY, OCT. 16The 29th Annual Midlothian Village Day Festival and Craft Fair, sponsored by the Midlothian Junior Woman’s Club, a non-profi t organiza-tion will be held from 10 am to 3 pm at the Midlothian Middle School on Midlothian Turnpike. Volunteers needed for kids' games. For more information, visit www.midlothianfestival.net

The fi rst 5k Domestic Violence Memorial Walk-a-Thon will be held Saturday, Oct. 16, at Rockwood Park, 3401 Courthouse Road. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at Shelter 1. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. A $4

registration fee is required for walkers, with proceeds benefi ting the Chesterfi eld County Domestic and Sexual Violence Resource Center, and the Chesterfi eld Domes-tic Violence Task Force. The resource center and the task force work in conjunction to reduce domestic violence in the community and its effects on victims, families and children. Registration forms are available online at the Domestic and Sexual Violence Resource Center page. The 5k Domestic Vio-lence Memorial Walk-a-Thon is sponsored by the Medical Careers Institute School of Health Science at the ECPI College of Technology. Oc-tober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.For more information, contact Patricia Jones Turner, Chesterfi eld County domestic violence coordinator, at 804-706-1272 or jonesturnerp@chester-fi eld.gov. A rain date for the walk is scheduled for Oct. 23.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20The Chesterfi eld Women’s League meeting will be held from 9:30 a.m. - noon at The Villages of Charter Colony Clubhouse, The Charter House at 1101 Charter Club Way in Midlothian. Re-freshments will be served. Newcomers to the area and women interested in learning more about the League are encouraged and welcome to attend. The October meeting will feature representatives Wendy McCaig, represent-ing Embrace Richmond, and Shelley Smith who will be talking about FRIENDS Association for Children.

Regular monthly meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month (September through May). For informa-tion on CWL membership, please call Carolyn at (804) 745-6070 or Geri at (804) 608-0426.

SATURDAY, OCT. 23Bon Air United Methodist Church Fall Festival from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1645 Buford Road. Pumpkins for sale, hayrides, children’s games, huge yard sale, health fair with fl u shots, Rosie the clown doing face paint-ing and balloons all day. Jonathan Austin, juggler and magician at 11 a.m. Jeff Beatman, musician and storyteller at noon. Susan Greenbaum, singer and mu-sician at 1 p.m. Hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks. Fun for the whole family!

Pink Tie Gala will be held from 7:30pm to 12:30amat the Marriott Richmond Downtown. The fourth an-nual dance to raise funds for Breast Cancer awareness, education, and research, in our community. Enjoy a night of great food, dancing to live music with Casper, Silent Auctions, The Celebration of Life Dance Team, and more dancing! Tickets are only $65and 100% of the net pro-ceeds go to the Richmond Affi liate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Space is lim-ited, so order early(Advanced tickets only. No tickets will be sold at the door. )

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Come out to Midlothian Mines and Rail Road Park on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. and learn about the vast mining history that abounded in Midlothian. From 1703 to the early 1900’s Chesterfi eld County’s coal mines produced abundant supplies of coal that was sought after both domestically and abroad. Living history demonstrations, period music and guided walking tours to be provided. Shuttle bus will transport from satellite parking area to event site. Event is free and open to the public. Details: Call (804) 751-4946. courtesy of Chesterfi eld County

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29th Annual

Midlothian Village DayFestival&&Craft Fair

Saturday, October 16, 201010 am - 3 pm 10 am - 3 pm

Midlothian Middle SchoolMidlothian Middle School

Entertainment, Crafters, Games, Infl atables, Food,

Silent Auction and Raffl es

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The Midlothian Junior Women’s Club would like to thank the following 2010 Platinum Patrons:

Parade starts at 9 a.m. For more information, contact the Midlothian Foundation

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Enjoy A Fun Fall Family Day. Come out and celebrate our community!

GOLD PATRONS American Family FitnessJessica Morgan School of Dance Primrose School of Midlothian at Waterford Primrose School of Swift Creek Sign Crafters

SILVER PATRONSFriends of John Watkins Hawkins Family Dentistry Primrose School of Midlothian Village Snyder Home Services

BRONZE PATRONS A&W Power Washing LLC Chiropractic Centers of VirginiaEdward Jones Financial–Lee Carroll Good Shepherd Child Development CenterIntegrative HealthLong and Foster Martin’sMelani Brothers Mobile SpaSudden Values Ultimate Karate AcademyWindow Depot of Virginia

Proceeds from the Midlothian Village Day Festival & Craft Fairsupport the projects of the Midlothian Junior Women’s Club,

including the Cinderella Dreams Prom Dress Project.

The Midlothian Junior Women’s Club is a civicorganization dedicated to philanthropic efforts in a wide

variety of areas. MJWC is a member of the GeneralFederation of Women’s Clubs and meets at Winfree

Baptist Church, September through June.Women over age 18 are encouraged

to contact Alicia at join@midlothianjuniors.org.For more information, please visit the MJWC website

at www.midlothianjuniors.org.