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EXPECTEXERCISE EXTRAEXPLOREEXPLAIN •P11 The 21st annual Veterans Day ceremony at Woolridge Elementary

•P7 Midlothian Cross Country teams sweep state titles

•P10 The one-and-only Wiggle Waggle Walk & Expo on Saturday

•P4 The lights turn on at one local garden for the season on Nov. 26.

•P3 Midlothian's 'Dear Finder' brings history to life on stage.

SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 11.18.10

BY ARTHUR LEE THOMPSON IVspecial correspondent

James River and Cosby teams went into Saturday’s 2010 VHSL State Cheer Championship at VCU Siegel Center with great promise. The two Dominion District rivals competed against 14 other opponents from across the

Commonwealth as well as themselves. The Rapids were the school’s second team in its history to

compete in the state competition. The Titans were primed after winning Dominion District

and Central Region titles this season, but were facing the evening's competition without head coach Catherine Walters due to an illness.

At the event’s end James River continued success fi nishing 11th in the competition out 16 teams. However, it was the Cos-

by Titans who scored 265.5 points in the fi nals to bring home the AAA state cham-pionship trophy.

“I really didn’t think we won until they announced the second place fi nish,” said an overwhelmed and happy Titan as-sistant coach Vanessa Epps.

“They have worked so hard. They’ve put in the hours and the labor. We’ve come through injuries, sickness, and every-thing to get here.”

Cosby fi nished in the top four rankings to make it to the fi nal

round. They were able to ride a range of emotions to the fi nals without their leader. “They said let’s do it for her,” mentioned Epps about the team’s head coach.

“We said just pray for her and let’s really do this one for her. It’s kind of bittersweet. I really wish she was here. This is something she has wanted for years. She has the hunger and gave it to them.”

In order to make it to this level of competition, every team has had some trials and tribulations.

The Rapids also fought through injuries and illnesses through the season. Finishing with 234 points in the fi rst round, head coach Autumn Nabors refl ected on the Rapids’ growing status as a cheerleading force.

“They really have come together to prove themselves in the state,” refl ected Nabors.

“We are proving that tradition of being one of the best teams in the state. We have a very talented team. I think we have a lot of talent and competition in our area also. It’s hard to have that last competition with the seniors though. That’s always hard.”

Epps also spoke about the seniors on her squad and ex-pressed her hopes for next year.

“I love my seniors,” said Epps.“I don’t think I can fi nd anyone to replace them. But I got

some good ones coming up from JV. I hope they will also be able to pull it out for us next year.”

For now, the time is reserved for celebrations for the Cosby Titans who won the 2010 VHSL state championship.

The Salisbury Garden Club has initiated an Annual Daffodil Project, whose purpose is to plant daffodil bulbs at some location in the community. This project is just one of the com-munity service projects which the club supports in order to: ‘Protect and conserve our natural resources, protect civic beauty, and encourage the improvement of roadsides and parks.’

This year bulbs were planted at the Life Long Learning Institute on Westfi eld Road, Midlothian.

Courtesy of Sandy FryChairman, Annual Daffodil

ProjectCOURTEY PHOTO BY SANDY FRY

Pictured left to right: Donna Ludwig, Meg Winn, Reta Good, Carol Schlichtherie, Emily Stewart, Suzanne Mistr, Phyllis Miles, Kathy Ward, Candy Nasser, Sandy Vossler, Sallie-Rives McCrea.

Cosby wins state title

PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSCosby Titans Varsity Cheer team competes during the 2010 VHSL State Cheer Championship held at the VCU Siegel Center on Saturday, Nov. 13.

Cosby nets Dominion District, Central Region and state titles

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BY ERIC MILLIRONSspecial correspondent

While John Hinton, Pipe Major of the Virginia Scots Guards, played tunes such as “The Battle of Waterloo” on his “pipes”, the people began to assemble

in the Nicholas Student Center on the Chester campus of John Tyler Community College for the annual Veterans Day ceremony.

Prior to the formal program, a series of slides that displayed the history that has been witnessed by our veterans, from the high points like the raising of the fl ag on Iwo Jima, the low points like the viewing of the victims of the Holocaust, and the more recent Viet Nam War to the current confl icts in Iraq and Afghani-stan. In respectful quietude, the people watched as the images fl ashed before them.

Ron Laux, Director of Outreach Services at JTCC and emcee of the ceremony, introduced Dr. Marshall W. Smith, President of JTCC, to welcome the guests.

Dr. Smith noted that “We have been trying to cal-culate how long the college has been involved in a for-mal Veterans Day observance and we know that it is at least 36 years.” He also stated that this day is “a solemn day, as well as a happy day, and a day to refl ect, a day that dates all the way back to the 11th of November at 11 a.m., in a World War that was going to end all wars. It didn’t quite accomplish that.”

The Reverend Harvey Joyner then had an opening prayer for the veterans past and present and for peace.

Ms. Regan Mason, a student at Tyler, then came forward to lead in the singing of the National Anthem.

Salisbury Garden Club continues Daffodil Project

VETERANS P2

BY MARTHA STEGERspecial correspondent

A woman in the back of the audience at the Ches-terfi eld Central Library smiled and nodded when I said, during an early-fall talk there, that 400-year-old Hampton is an “undiscovered jewel” for many Virginians. After all of the 2007 excitement celebrating Jamestown as the oldest, permanent English-speaking settle-ment in the Americas, we have overlooked Hamp-ton as the oldest, con-tinuous English-speaking settlement in the Ameri-cas. We Virginians, after all, are known for taking our historical distinctions seriously.

The upcoming holi-days, concluding Hamp-ton’s year-long 400th anniversary, are a great time to experience the city at its fi nest. The Coliseum Central Holiday Parade returns on Nov. 20 with live entertainment, fl oats, huge helium balloons, marching bands and Santa. On Nov. 24, the Virginia Air & Space Cen-ter welcomes back Down-town Hampton on Ice!, a seasonal favorite that continues until March 6. If you visit anytime through that date, plan to strap on your skates and hit the outdoor rink. (Ad-

mission, $6; skate rental, $2; full schedule at www.vasc.org).

On December 3-4, the 15th annual Holiday and Kwanzaa Market-place returns to Hampton University Museum, the oldest African-American museum in the United States, dating to 1868. Beginning at 10 a.m., visi-tors may purchase holiday and Kwanzaa gifts from the museum gift shop, specializing in African, African-American, and other multicultural items. On December 4, mixed-media artist Richard Ward conducts an ornament-making and gift-wrap-ping workshop, 1 - 3 p.m. Though the event is free, the workshop requies a fee to cover materials.

For a sense of tradi-tion, the Third Annual First Light Celebration at the Hampton History Museum on December 3 is a must. The event commemorates the fi rst recorded English Christmas in the Ameri-cas, which took place in Hampton (known then as Kecoughtan, Dec.29, 1608). The fun begins at 5:30 p.m. with old English caroling, children’s activi-ties, ginger cakes, wassail, corn cakes and more. Visitors will also enjoy reenactment of the story

Hampton:Celebrating 400 Years of Christmas

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PHOTO BY ERIC MILLIRONSSgt. Major Todd F. Shippy with his son, T.J., and daughter, Sidney.

JTCC celebrates Veterans Day

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Her melodious a capella rendition, with the crowd joining in, was uplifting and heart-warming.

Then the keynote speaker, Sergeant Major Todd F. Shippy, United States Army, who is currently stationed at Fort Lee, was introduced. The Sergeant Major began his career in the army over 26 years ago.

Shippy noted that the Armistice for “the war to end all wars” came on “the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Since then our nation commemorates that event with a moment of si-lence.” Veterans Day has had other names, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day or Day of Peace. “We do not mark this day as a celebration of victory, as proud of that vic-tory as we are. We mark this day as a day of celebration for those who made victory possible.”

He spoke for those vet-erans of the past confl icts and those currently serving in dangerous and diffi cult places, from Yorktown to Afghanistan. He impressed upon all gathered that these men and women have “given us the opportunity for a bet-ter life.”

He also addressed the life of a soldier, stating that “from the sound of Reveille to the blowing of Taps, their lives are in constant motion,” a life of service not of silence, until there is that fi nal “deaf-ening silence when a folded fl ag is handed to a grieving loved one.” These veterans and current soldiers of our nation deserve the “full mea-sure of our respect.”

In closing, he expressed his thanks to those who served or are now serving, and he stated a simple but too often forgotten fact – “Because of our veterans, our country still stands.”

At this point in the ceremony, David Bartos, a

staff member of JTCC, read aloud the names and the branches of the armed forces of those at the college who are veterans.

Gus Danzey, a current staff member at JTCC who recently received a Purple Heart for wounds received in 1969 while serving in the United State Army in Viet Nam, was recognized. He told of his journey from the deep South, a son of a sharecropper, through his years with the military, and through the racial struggles that were occurring here in his country. He noted that it was through the diligence of his wife that he received the Purple Heart after she found a telegram concerning his wounding and pursued the matter. Even though he was “64 and some change” he would be willing to go if his country called him.

Ron Laux followed with a refl ection on the “toughest duty” he ever had to perform, which was the notifi cation of the death of a soldier to his family.

After a closing prayer, the assemblage followed the piper outside to the location of a tree planting to forever commemorate this Veterans Day. With a shovel full of dirt, many assisted in the planting, some being active duty military, some being staff of JTCC, and guests, many of whom mentioned the name and branch of their veteran as the dirt was placed around the tree.

The Veterans Day ceremo-ny at John Tyler Community College had ended, but the message that it conveyed, of the trials and struggles, of the last full measure of a soldier’s commitment to his country, of patriotism, is one not heard often enough when speaking of our veterans. We should all remember and as Sergeant Major Shippy so eloquently stated, “Because of our veterans, our country still stands.”

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William (Bill) Dupler, Interim Deputy County Administrator for Community Development for Chesterfi eld County, Va., was elected vice president of the Interna-tional Code Council. Dupler is responsible for directing the Building Inspection, Economic Development, Environmental Engineering, Planning, Transportation and Utilities departments of Chesterfi eld County.

The International Code Council, a membership association dedicated to building safety, fi re prevention and energy effi ciency, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most U.S. cities, counties and states choose the International Codes, building safety codes developed by the International

Code Council. The International Codes also serve as the basis for construction of federal properties around the world, and as a reference for many nations outside the United States.

Dupler has worked in Chesterfi eld County as the building offi cial and deputy county administrator since 1991. He has been extensively involved in code develop-ment as well as in increasing the profi le of Building Safety Professionals at the local, state and national level.

Dupler previously served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Code Council Board. He was elected during the Council’s Annual Conference in late October in Charlotte, N.C.

courtesy of the ICC

The Virginia Department of Transportation and Chesterfi eld County, assisted by Congressman J. Randy Forbes, Curtis Contracting, Inc. and the Chesterfi eld County business community, conducted a ground-breaking ceremony on Mon-day, Nov. 15 to commemorate the start of work on the Meadowville Road interchange that will link Interstate 295 to the county’s Meadowville Technology Park.

The project will add ramps and auxiliary lanes along I-295 and the Route 10 interchange. The 1,300-acre Meadowville Technology Park is a Virginia economic development mega-site and is home to Northrop Grumman’s Commonwealth Enterprise Solutions Center.

Work is expected to be completed by December 2011.courtesy of Chesterfi eld County

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Chesterfi eld County director elected vice president of the International Code Council

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ICCWilliam Dupler, Interim Deputy County Administrator for Community Development

NOVEMBER 18, 2010 || 3MIDLOTHIANEXCHANGE.COM EXPLAIN NEWS || FEATURES

BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

It’s not any script that can empower actors to take a powerful moment in time and bring it to the stage. Over the next three days, Midlothian High School’s Theatre Department will perform “Dear Finder” An Orignal Play at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, and Saturday at the school’s auditorium.

The play is aptly described as a living documentary about the Holocaust. At dress rehearsals this past week, each actor embraced the true life story of survivors. A few seats from the front of the stage, Virginia Holocaust Museum Executive Director Jay Ipson watched the rivet-ing raw scenes from Act I un-fold as the cast punched lines of script in rapid succession. The urgency in their voices as well as the distinct accents provided the reality that millions perished because of unfounded hatred.

“It is a, such a powerful play,” Ipson said. “I’ve been to quite a few performances with many students. I have not seen anything as power-ful as this. The dialogue, the history, the performance from the kids – the way that they have brought history to life that is really painful and it’s so authentic that it’s a his-tory lesson for anybody that observes it, in a two-hour span.”

Cast members play multiple characters on stage from survivor to Nazi to world leader while using different props or costumes

and voice tones to make each character’s voice stand out in a crowd that fi lls the three-tiered stage. The plank-board set, simplistic at fi rst glance, brings the enormity of global confl ict to the auditorium. An extension of the stage is fi lled with dirt that the ac-tors symbolically use during thought-provoking scenes.

Theatre Director Kather-ine Baugher, who attended the museum’s teacher educa-tion institute last summer, added, “I think it’s been one of the toughest pieces we’ve done because it is such an emotional subject.”

Baugher praised her students for their courage in embracing “Dear Finder”. The class has spent time off the stage researching the survivors as well as holding in-depth discussions about the Holocaust. “They were more than ready for it. It’s causing them to say, ‘What can we do when these things are happening in the world so it doesn’t happen again,” she said.

Actor Emma Sheehan, who is cast as an 11-year old who witnesses the murder of her mother, agrees that the play is emotional. “It makes me so emotional because this is about real people and this really happened to them. It is just heartbreaking,” she said.

Actor Blair Wriston, 17, plays the survivor Henri Freier, who was a 15-year old Holocaust survivor. “I went to the University of Minneso-ta Duluth website and listed to the audio fi les of how he was,” Wriston said.

For Wriston, playing a survivor that was two years his junior during World War II has been a revealing experience. “I’m portraying a 15-year old man who had to fi ght through all of this,” he said. “I know for me, starting this play has opened up this whole new window about all these things that happened that I didn’t realize hap-pened. It’s not to say that the Holocaust wasn’t serious to me before, but it’s just put it on this indescribable level

for me. I feel like I know so much about it and I feel like that I hold it in a place that’s near to my heart that I didn’t before.”

For Ipson, the actors have taken the play to a profes-sional level. “This is not a high school play. This is a point in history, it is a history lesson made live,” he said.

“If we can continue to reach the young people that we have reached here, history will not repeat itself. How-ever, this is just one tear in a

bucket of water. It’s the rest of the bucket you have got to reach,” he said.

Dear Finder An Original Play was created by Tom Isbell and Valerie Buel, Denise Dawson, Jamison Haase, Kourtney Kass, Julie MacIver, Andrew Nelson and Julie Unulock at the Univer-sity of Minnesota Duluth, 1998, Kennedy Center 1999, and 10th Year Anniversary Production, 2008. It is based in part on materials from The United States Holo-

caust Memorial Museum and its corresponding book, The World Must Know by Michael Berenbaum, accord-ing to the school’s theatre department release.

The play is open to the public. Admission is $5 on Thursday and $10 on Friday and Saturday. Parents are advised that the play is not intended for young children. For more information, visit www.MidloTheatre.org.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAMidlothian actors take to the stage during dress rehearsals for 'Dear Finder.'

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Before a bag of candy was purchased or even a costume was worn on Halloween, the Christmas garland of red and green was wrapped around each post of the check-out lanes in the grocery store. The early start for retailers to prompt consumers into a Christmas giving mood is understand-able. It's been a bit of Ebenezer Scrooge's "Bah!Humbug!" year.

Buzzword phrases repeated such as "low consumer confi dence" and "sluggish economy" have been ringing loudly like a Salvation Army bell at a donation bucket in many ears. With over 35 days until the big gift day, will there be presents under the tree?

Yes. It is common knowledge that there are annual expectations that happen every Dec. 25. Balance that information throughout the year with the household's holiday budget (not the Hollywood ver-sion), and one will fi nd the holidays to be a less stressful time of year. Whether or not one has had the opportunity to set aside a few dollars a week, be mindful of who is on your Santa's list this year.

If possible, talk with the extended family

over Thanksgiving about a Secret Santa exchange rather than buying individual gifts for each brother, sister, aunt, uncle, and cousin. Such an exchange allows one to spend more on a thoughtful gift rather than buying multiple tubes of M&Ms or thoughtless gifts that are meant for re-gift-ing horror stories (Aunt Kay, I really do appreciate the random paper weight that says 'Buffalo 1998' - really).

Of course, shopping locally is one of the best ways to extend the holiday cheer. Not only will the sales tax make its way back into the community, but it also keeps the small businesses thriving — the same small businesses that make Midlothian and sur-rounding areas unique. And last, there are still options for gift giving this year through many charitable organizations who focus on making the holidays a happy time of year for children and seniors in need.

Most of all, no matter what your fi nancial situation may be this gift-giving time of year, just remember the meaning behind the Christmas season isn't about the jingling of cash registers or shiny wrapping paper. It's a message that began two millen-nia ago that has kept millions of hearts who celebrate Christianity 'merry and bright'.

Early start to things merry and bright

On behalf of the Midlothian Junior Woman’s Club, I would like to thank our fel-low citizens, neighbors, families and friends who came out to support us on a beautiful autumn day for the 29th Annual Midlothian Village Day Festival, held on Oct. 16.

It is always our goal to run a family-friendly community event that not only celebrates the pride of Midlothian, but that enables us to continue supporting many local charities. This year we were thrilled to raise over $11,000! We will be using this money to help groups such as Chesterfi eld/Colo-nial Heights Christmas Mother, Richmond Friends of the Homeless, CCHASM, and our adopted elementary school, Falling Creek Elementary.

Festival proceeds raised also help to fund our spring high school scholarships and our

Cinderella Dreams Prom Dress Project, also held every spring. We would like to thank our crafters, nonprofi t community groups, food vendors, entertainment groups, volun-teers and businesses that chose to participate in this year’s festival, especially our platinum patrons: Midlothian Exchange, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Blazer Service, Grove Av-enue Eye Center, Spotlight Studio of Dance and Chesterfi eld Heights.

Next year will mark our 30th Annual Midlothian Village Day Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15, and we look forward to celebrating it with you!

Sincerely,Mary Eovino2010 Co-Chair

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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is pleased to announce that the popular GardenFest of Lights annual show has been renamed the Dominion GardenFest of Lights to recognize its title sponsor for the past 12 years. This year’s event begins Nov. 26 and ends Jan. 10.

“GardenFest of Lights has become a family tradition for many and our on-going part-nership with Dominion helps keep it fresh and exciting each year,” said Frank Robinson, Executive Director of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. “It’s a natural fi t for Dominion to be

title sponsor of an event powered by electric-ity while at the same time focused on energy savings.”

The annual event will be made possible through 2013 by a grant from the Domin-ion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion.

“Each year during the holiday season Richmonders and out-of-towners alike enjoy going to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for the spectacular GardenFest of Lights display,” said William C. Hall Jr., a vice president of

Dominion and president of The Dominion Foundation. “With this grant, The Dominion Foundation is pleased to continue this Rich-mond holiday tradition.”

The light show has become one of Central Virginia’s favorite holiday events, with atten-dance growing from 8,500 in 1998 to more than 44,000 in 2009. This year it will begin with a special guest turning on a giant “light switch” at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 26, the night after Thanksgiving.

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candle luminaries, ice sculpting demonstra-tions and, new this year, a “Fire & Ice” theme incorporating Glorious Glass in the Garden sculptures, with more lights than ever bring-ing illumination.

GardenFest runs nightly 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. daily (except for Dec. 24 and 25) at the non-profi t garden located at 1800 Lakeside Ave., Richmond. The event includes family-friendly activities, music, and more. Details are available at www.lewisginter.org.

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Hampton is among sev-eral Virginia cities, including Richmond, that showcase a lighted boat parade for the holidays. Even if you’re not a participating boat owner cruising into downtown Hampton at 7:15 p.m., Dec. 4, you can enjoy the 22nd Annual Downtown Hampton Lighted Boat Parade from other vantage points. Join in the action aboard the Miss Hampton II: admission is an unwrapped toy that will be donated to Toys for Tots (res-ervations, 757-722-9102).

If you’re a landlubber, enjoy the highly anticipated parade of illuminated power and sailboats from anywhere along the Hampton River. Spectators interested in the narration will want to fi nd a spot near the Hampton Maritime Center with its exhibits and activities for children as well as adults.

On Saturday, Dec. 11, experience the city’s third holiday parade -- the Hamp-ton Holly Days “From the Sea to the Stars 1610-2010” Street

Parade, a 400th Anniversary Signature Event, beginning at 7 p.m. Grand Marshal will be NASA astronaut Dr. Anna Fisher, selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978.

Festivities include march-ing bands, spectacular fl oats, giant balloons, beauty queens and Santa Claus. It is rumored that this year Ms. Claus might even join Santa. The night’sfi reworks fi nale gives a nice fi nish to this year’s holiday anniver-sary event.

Other holiday activi-ties in the city include the Santa’s Attic Craft Show Dec. 2-3, Holiday Tea with the Lincolns on Dec. 4, Breakfast with Santa at the Virginia Air & Space Center on Dec. 11, the Fifth Annual New Year’s Comedy Explosion at the Hampton Coliseum on Jan. 1, and plenty of seasonal per-formances at The American Theatre, such as Christmas in Ireland on Dec. 1.

Downtown Hampton is very walkable, and walk-ing is the best way to enjoy the city at any time of year. Richmonders enjoy many connections with Hampton, including that of Richmond’s Cary Street, named for Con-federate offi cer, John B. Cary, who relocated his family to Richmond from Hampton after the Civil War. Cary had

been the last principal of the Hampton Academy -- the fi rst free school in America, dating its antecedents to the Syms and Eaton schools of 1634 and 1659, respectively; and he became superinten-dent of Richmond Public Schools, where, according to the Museum of the Confed-eracy, he tripled the spend-ing on black schools. Cary’s daughter, Lizzie Cary Daniel, was instrumental in founding the Museum of the Confed-eracy.

Hampton has recently launched a series of iPod walking tours that interpret the city’s historic past while helping visitors discover present gems. The tours’ content includes a mix of history, actor-voice quotes and commentary, period and relevant music, historic im-ages and video. Six different routes are featured: Hampton University Campus, down-town Hampton, Virginia Air & Space Center, Fort Mon-roe, Phoebus, and Hampton’s Historic Neighborhoods. Download tours free from iTunes or at www.visithamp-ton.com. For those without access to an iPod, rent one for $10 at the Hampton Visi-tor Center, toll-free, 800-800-2202 or 757-727-1102.

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NOV. 18, 19, & 20"Annie Get Your Gun," will be moseying into town nightly at 7 p.m., premiering at the new Clover Hill High School. The original 1946 Broadway production starred Ethel Merman as the brash, gun-slinging “Annie Oakley,” and has been one of Broadway’s favorite musicals of all time. Tickets will be available at the door for $5. Clover Hill High School is located at 13301 Kelly Green Lane. For more information, please contact (804) 564-6983.

The Theatre Department of Midlothian High School is proud to begin our 2010-2011 Season with "Dear Finder" An Original Play. Come and hear this powerful play held nightly at 7:30 pm. Admis-sion $10; Thursday special: all tickets $5. Visit www. MidloTheatre.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 202010 Give thanks. Walk will be held indoors at Chester-fi eld Towne Center, located at 11500 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond. The event, in con-junction with 60 other cities nationwide, will raise money for the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospi-tal. Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the Food Court. The walk starts at 8:15 a.m. The registration for the family-friendly event is free; walkers can raise donations through personal or team fundraising. To learn more about how to donate to help St. Jude fi ght childhood cancer visit www.givethankswalk.org.

Victory Tabernacle Church of God will host a Bazaar & Craft Show from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at its location 11700 Genito Road, Midlothian 23112. There will be hot

dogs, Brunswick Stew, as well as vendors for the holi-days such as a Sweets Shop and a Greenery Shop and more items.

TUESDAY, NOV. 23Jane Dowrick will speak on the Spring class offerings of The Osher Lifelong Learn-ing Institute (OLLI). OSHER offers an extensive array of courses including sessions on history, genealogy and library topics. Join GRIVA at 1:45 p.m. at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Rd., Richmond. Our meetings are free to the public and visitors are welcome. GRIVA is an acroynm for the Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010 || 7MIDLOTHIANEXCHANGE.COM SPORTS || FITNESSEXERCISETrojans runners sweep statesBY ARTHUR UTLEYMedia General News Service

THE PLAINS -- The Cen-tral Region’s legendary cross country coaches, Stan Mor-gan of Midlothian and Jim Holdren of Maggie Walker Governor’s School, stood side by side talking about what their girls teams accom-plished minutes earlier at the Virginia High School League Cross Country Champion-ships at Great Meadow.

Holdren was wearing a baseball cap with a Super-man logo on it instead of his trademark fl oppy hat. Mor-gan knew he had a deal to fulfi ll, getting an ear pierced again.

Neither the Trojans, who won last week’s Cen-tral Region girls race by 15 points, nor the region run-ner-up Green Dragons has a superstar runner this year. Maggie Walker lost fi ve of its top seven runners from a year ago to graduation. The current Trojans don’t have a Lautzenheiser or a Witt, but they do have two Johnstons, Marie and Kari, both of whom have been under the weather.

With senior Claire Benjamin leading the way,

PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREJames River's Simon Wilson (left) and Darren Kilby block Cosby's Graham Gresham.

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BY JIM [email protected]

As recently as a month ago, James River’s boys volleyball team was widely considered the third wheel in a two-team Dominion District race, a talented group that lacked the consistency to seriously challenge Cosby and Midlothian for one of the district’s two berths in the Central Region tournament.

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James River earned a trip to regionals by beating Midlothian in the district tournament semifi nals, then opened some eyes by outlast-

Cavs overcome adversity to reach regional playoffsBY JIM [email protected]

Clover Hill entered the 2009 Central Region playoffs as the top seed in Divi-sion 5, but watched its season end with a one-point overtime loss to Petersburg in the regional semifi nals.

The Cavaliers would like to stick around a while longer this season.

"Last year, at the end of the day, we were just happy to be there. There's more we want to do this year," said Clover Hill coach Sean O'Hare, whose team will open the playoffs at unbeaten Dinwiddie on Friday night.

It's been an up-and-down month for Clover Hill. The Cavaliers were 6-0 heading into a Dominion District fi rst-place showdown against L.C. Bird, but dropped a 14-13 heartbreaker when they were stopped on three consecu-

tive quarterback sneaks from the Bird 1-yard line late in the fourth quarter.

The psychological hangover from that game obviously affected Clover Hill in its next outing against Monacan -- a 12-10 loss that left the Cavs in dan-ger of falling out of the playoff chase.

"That was a tough two-week stretch," O'Hare acknowledged. "The kids rebounded well and have played very well the last two weeks. I like where we are right now."

Clover Hill (8-2) got back on the winning track by routing Huguenot, then clinched the No. 3 seed by beating Henrico 21-7 on the road last Friday.

Darius Moffett rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the victory.

The defense was especially impres-sive, limiting the Warriors to 162 yards of total offense (minus-5 on the

ground)."When you're playing defense the

way we are, you always have a chance," O'Hare said.

Their reward is the opportunity to face Dinwiddie quarterback Chris Hall. The 6-4, 230-pound Hall, one of two Generals bound for Virginia Tech, reminds O'Hare of Auburn superstar Cam Newton with his size and ability to make plays running and throwing.

On the other side of the ball, Din-widdie is led by defensive end Corey Marshall, another future Hokie who specializes in terrorizing opposing quarterbacks.

"If you can go 10-0 in the Central Region, you have great players and you're doing a great job coaching," O'Hare added. "That's not an easy thing to do."

FILE PHOTOQB Joel Caleb leads Clover Hill into Friday's Central Region, Division 5 semifi nal at Dinwiddie.

Titans claim crown

Trinity Episcopal placed fi ve runners in the top 11 Saturday to win its fi rst Vir-ginia Independent Schools Athletic Association boys cross country championship at Woodberry Forest.

On the strength of in-spired performances by Guy Shelby (3rd), Mac Strehler (6th), Alden Knipe (9th), Reider Strehler (10th), and Chris Cantone (11th), the Titans totaled 39 points.

The host Tigers, always tough on their home course, were a close second with 43.

"Can I say 'I'm proud of my guys' again?" said Trinity coach Marcus Jones, who made the same declaration a week ago when his team captured its fi rst Prep League title since 1981.

"The guys ran really smart. We knew coming in that it would come down to us and Woodberry. The guys knew what they had to do and executed their race plan really well.

"For a sport that's often perceived as individualistic, this year's team has bonded together and run as one."

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAMoments after receiving this medal, Clover Hill senior Abby Badura learned that she's one of 12 national fi nalists for the High School Heisman award.

Bound for Big AppleBY JIM [email protected]

Abby Badura is an object in perpetual mo-tion.

Badura, a senior at Clover Hill, would be busy enough if all she had to do was complete the daily homework assignments to maintain her 4.978 GPA in the demanding Math and Sci-ence High School curriculum.

She’s managed to squeeze so much more into her daily schedule, even her parents frequently advise her to take some time to smell the roses.

“She fi nds everything so interesting, it’s hard for her to not be involved in all the things she wants to be involved in,” said her mother, Chris-tine. “There have been many times when I’ve had to say, ‘You can’t do that one more activity because you just don’t have the time.’”

Badura is captain of Clover Hill’s cross country and track teams, Student Council Association president, National Honor Society president and Varsity Club founder and presi-

dent. She is also vice chair of the Chesterfi eld County Youth Services Board, an ambassador for the Math and Science High School and a freshman mentor.

Somehow, Clover Hill principal Dr. Deborah Marks managed to corral Badura long enough to participate in what she thought was a senior class assembly last Thursday morning in the school auditorium.

After dispensing with several housekeep-ing items, Marks asked Badura to stand so she could be recognized by her peers as Virginia’s representative in the Wendy’s High School Heis-man, a program that honors students who excel in academics, athletics and community service.

The big surprise was ahead, but Badura never saw it coming.

Marks invited Badura and her family to join her on the stage, where representatives of Wendy’s presented her with a silver medal.

Moments later, the 17-year-old was stunned to learn that she had been selected from more

than 55,000 applicants as one of 12 national fi nalists for the 2010 High School Heisman.

As her classmates roared in approval, a beaming Badura found herself unsure how to react.

“I was kind of in shock,” she said. “Standing up there in front of all of my friends, I didn’t want to be showboating. It was kind of embar-rassing, but it was a really cool honor, too.”

Badura is the fi rst Chesterfi eld County stu-dent ever named a national fi nalist for the High School Heisman.

She and her parents will travel to New York City next month, where two national winners – one male, one female – will each receive a crystal Wendy’s High School Heisman trophy, $10,000 donation to their high school and recognition during the collegiate Heisman ceremony on Dec. 12.

Badura already was a celebrity within the

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PHOTO BY ROBERT BRENDLIMidlothian cross country coach Stan Morgan poses with his runners after both the boys and girls teams won titles at the Group AAA state championships Saturday at Great Meadow.

Midlothian compiled 104 points in Saturday’s bright sunshine and won the race by nine points over Maggie Walker. Colonial Forge was third. Cosby (eighth) and Mills Godwin (ninth) also fi nished in the top 10.

Midlothian won its fi fth title in six years. The Trojans were second last year.

“What the girls did today was unbelievable,” Morgan said. “We knew Lake Brad-dock [fi fth] and Maggie

Walker would be tough. We all have struggled with our four and fi ve runners. We were a little bit better today.”

Morgan’s boys team was a whole lot better than every-one Saturday. The Trojans’ best time, 15:41, came from third-place fi nisher Darren Barlow. All seven Trojans ran 16:28 or better. Midlothian’s total of 46 points was 68 fewer than runner-up Colo-nial Forge. The title was the fourth for the Trojans’ boys.

Midlothian is the fi rst Group AAA school to win

the boys and girls titles in the same year twice. The Trojans did it for the fi rst time in 2006.

“This might be one of the best overall boys teams I’ve had,” said Morgan, who switched to coaching cross country from football in 1989. Asked which team, 2006 or 2010, would win head to head, he said, “I think this team would. The slowest guy was under 16:30.”

Both races concluded with photo fi nishes. The winners, Hannah Lowery of Stafford

and Ahmed Bile of Annan-dale, won by a shoe touching fi rst.

Lowery of Stafford and Sophie Chase of Lake Brad-dock ran 17:41. Cosby’s Me-gan Moye, the Central Region champion who had beaten both girls during the season, was third in 18:03.

“I came into the race to leave it all on the course. I didn’t want to leave with any doubts or regrets,” Moye said. “I gave it my all. It just wasn’t my day.”

Douglas Freeman’s Silas

Frantz, the Central Region champion, pulled away to a solid lead in the boys race, but with about 300 meters left, he said he heard specta-tors telling him a runner was closing in.

“I drove to the fi nish line, and with about 10 meters to go, I thought I’ve got it. I ran. He caught me,” a dejected Frantz said. “You have to take it and move on.”

The top 15 runners in each race make the all-state team. Central Region runners joining Moye were Anna

Spiers (fi fth) of Maggie Walker, Molly Breidenbaugh (sixth) of Hanover, Erica Dobbs (seventh) of Deep Run, Benjamin (10th), Anna Gordon (11th) of Hanover, Kara Dickerson (12th) of Midlothian, Rachel Galton (13th) of Maggie Walker and Daisy Banta (14th) of Maggie Walker.

The boys, in addition to Frantz, were Barlow, Brayden Burleigh (seventh) of Midlothian and Ronnie Calkins (11th) of Douglas Freeman.

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setter Mitchell Ford, whose play will be one of the keys to James River’s success when it faces Eastern Region runner-up Frank Cox in Thursday’s fi rst Group AAA state semifi -nal at the Siegel Center.

The Rapids and Falcons will play at 1 p.m., with Cosby and Eastern Region champion Ocean Lakes following at 3. The winners will square off Saturday at 11 a.m. for the right to succeed Clover Hill as the top team in Virginia boys volleyball.

James River senior outside hitter Darren Kilby (team-high 15 kills, 3 aces) acknowledged he was already hoping for a fi fth matchup with Cosby with the state title on the line.

“I love playing them,” he said of the Titans. “They’re

our biggest rivals in volley-ball. The rewarding feeling you get from beating them outweighs everything else.”

Cosby’s players under-stand that dynamic better than most. Last season, the Titans engaged in a spirited season-long tug-of-war with Clover Hill; the rivals split their fi rst six meetings before the Cavaliers swept the match that mattered most.

Now the Titans and Rap-ids fi nd themselves dead-locked at two victories apiece, but James River has all the momentum.

“We know what they can do now,” said Jordan Jur-gaitis, who led Cosby with 16 kills in the region fi nal. “They didn’t have any sparks fl ying during the regular season, but they’ve put it all together. We just have to want it more than they do.”

Jurgaitis believes the Titans have to get tougher mentally to have a chance at winning their fi rst state championship.

“Little things get into our heads and they go on six-point rallies,” he said. “We need to stay focused and pick

our heads up.”Cosby led by as many as

fi ve points in the opening game and built a seven-point cushion in Game 2. On both occasions, James River stormed back behind Ford’s steady sets and the hitting duo of Kilby and Sam Albus (7 kills, 2 blocks).

“We know how to fi ght to the end,” Ford added, noting that the Rapids overcame a two-game defi cit to beat Ma-toaca in the regional semifi -nals. “We put in a lot of long hours early in the season and we constantly had our eyes down the road. We knew all the sprints were going to help us beat the better teams.”

Since the Virginia High School League began spon-soring a statewide boys vol-leyball tournament in 1997, no district has been better than the Dominion. Its mem-bers have won fi ve titles and fi nished second four times.

Asked if he thought Cosby would have to get through James River to join the list of Dominion champions, Jurgaitis didn’t hesitate.

“It’s defi nitely going to be us two,” he said. “I know it.”

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“She is very special,” Marks said. “She came to me as a freshman and wanted to save the world. She had a jeans drive for kids who couldn’t afford jeans. Then she had another drive. Then she had another drive.

“It was just amazing. This was a child that could not only come in here and make straight A’s and do all this community service, but she’s a runner. She competes, she does her academics and she also serves her community – and she’s been doing it for years.”

Clover Hill activities director Wayne Mehrer said it didn’t take long to recog-nize that Badura was “wired a little differently” than the typical high school fresh-man. He was sitting in his offi ce one morning early in the 2007-08 school year when Badura walked in and said she wanted to organize a “Jeans for Teens” drive to benefi t inner-city teenagers.

So far, Badura said, the drive has collected more than 2,000 pairs of jeans.

She also spearheaded a drive to gather donated toys, wrap them and distribute them at a Christmas party for children at St. Joseph’s Villa.

“The hours she puts into her community service are a little more than kids who have community service on their resume because some-body tells them they have to,” Mehrer said.

Badura’s interest in com-munity service was sparked long before she got to Clover Hill. As a third-grader, she and her classmates made teddy bears that were deliv-ered to terminally-ill children at MCV Hospital.

“It’s something my par-ents have instilled in me,” Badura said. “I’ve grown up in a home where everything we do is focused toward help-ing other people and doing everything we can to give back.”

Badura’s selfl essness is es-pecially impressive when you consider that, just three years ago, she was considered one of the most promising young distance runners in Virginia.

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outlet for someone with Badura’s boundless energy, work ethic and determina-tion. As a sophomore, she was named an all-American in cross country by USA Track and Field, and it seemed only a matter of time before she started racking up district, regional and state championships.

Focusing entirely on track and cross country, however, would’ve meant taking focus away from her academic goals and limiting her in-volvement in other activities. That was an unacceptable bargain.

“I’m really passionate about everything I do, and that translates into an incred-ible drive to succeed,” Badura added. “I’ve always been re-ally interested in academics and it’s always been impor-tant to me, so succeeding in those classes has been a top priority. If I don’t have time for athletics, it’s not some-thing I really think about.”

Badura competed for Clo-ver Hill’s cross country team during the regular season, but was unable to run at the Dominion District, Central Region and Group AAA meets because of a mysteri-ous health issue that has stumped the doctors who are attempting to diagnose it.

“A lot of high school kids are all about me, then if they have an injury and people stop recruiting them, they get bitter or they’re just crushed emotionally. She seems to just go on with her life,” Mehrer said.

Badura remains hopeful to return at some point during the Cavaliers’ winter track season and would like to be able to compete during her fi nal outdoor track season in the spring.

For now, she’s got other things on her mind: fi ll-ing out college applications (Duke, Stanford and MIT are among her favorites), keeping her grades up and preparing for her fi rst trip to the Big Apple.

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PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREJames River's Quincy Hayes (22) knocks the ball away from Monacan's Anthony Brown late in the fi rst half of Friday's game.

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The Midlothian Mustangs are the 2010 American Conference Minor Division champions. Top row, left to right: Coach Daren Carlson, Coach Andy Clarkson, Coach Paul Jessup, Coach Doug Powell, Coach Scot Hawthorne. Second Row: Ryan Schork, Myles Weeks, Alec Watkins, Chris Carlson, David Fox, Brennen Stafford, Aidan Hassmer, Sam Webb, Jack Hall, Reed Powell, Cameron Krafft, Cole Simon, Caleb Beasley. Third Row: Damiyen Stead, Ben Owings, Ashton Philipp, Korin Ezell, Joseph Hecht, Brandon Moore, Joey Jessup. Bottom Row: Tyler Hawthorne, Dilllan Whitver, Justice Goodman, J.P. Jarratt, Zach Greer, Alex Baker, Tucker Clarkson, Jadah Goodman. Not pictured: Coach William Moore, Jeremiah Millacci, Peyton Klee.

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“Color guard, post colors,” ordered Lindsey Romig, the fourth grader who served as narrator for Woolridge Elemen-tary School’s 21st annual Veterans Day Program.

As the student color guard marched toward the stage through an assembly of parents and visitors, the cadre of veterans invited to attend the event stood at attention and gave a strong, sharp salute to the American fl ag. The unit, represented by both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, stood proud, too. After the presentation of colors, Romig led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

“You’ll stand a little taller today,” said Principal June Ed-wards, “Today we honor all who have served."

For the past 21 years, Woolridge Elementary has hosted a Veterans Day program that focuses on the experience and dedication of the nation's military servicemen and women. This year’s meaningful event underscored the sacrifi ces that veterans have made throughout the country's history.

Known in the United States as “Armistice Day” until 1938, Veterans Day is now observed worldwide as the anniversary of the end of World War I, an international day of peace. In Virginia, fourth-grade students learn Virginia history and are taught about the nation's principles and freedoms.

Standing side by side, under a United States fl ag, the fourth-grade classes jointly sang “This is America”. Then, selected students read from their essays which described what Veterans Day is, who is a veteran, how Veterans Day is celebrated and what Veterans Day means to Americans.

Individual servicemen and woman, retired veterans and active duty military personnel, introduced themselves and shared their stories of enlistment, leadership and service. Colonels sat next to midshipman who sat next to helicopter pilots who sat next to maintenance technicians, et al.

“I’ve had the opportunity of serving this great country of ours for approximately 26 years. And although I’m in the sunset of my career, I’m hopeful for the sunrise of the next generation,” said Navy offi cer Ferguson, who was invited by his grandson, Carter. He said, “I’ve been in such “garden spots” as Somalia, Jordan and Iraq, but it was a pleasure to serve. As Americans, we don’t appreciate the freedoms that we have until we travel abroad.”

There were veterans present who served in all branches of the military, including the U.S. Army Reserve, and National Guard. There was a battalion commander in attendance and a Korean Medal of Freedom recipient. But, there was one person who was not in attendance who sent a special message to his son, Sean, through his wife Jessica via e-mail, which was read aloud:

Dear Sean, I want to tell you how much I miss you and think about you

every day. Look forward to see you in February and spending lots of time laughing and playing around again.

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“Today we’ve witnessed a living history museum,” Ed-wards said.

Veterans from the modern age confl icts were recognized with a medley of songs saluting the Armed Forces begin-ning with “We Love the U.S.A.” Each veteran stood to their military branch fi ght song.

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The honorees were invited to a luncheon in the library where it was patriotically-decorated in red, white and blue bunting, and sponsored by local businesses.

PHOTO BY BRIDGET HAZELWoolridge Elementary fourth-grade classes host its 21st annual Veterans Day program on Friday, Nov. 12. Several public schools across the county held multiple events over a two-day period to honor those who serve the nation. Photo gallery of this special event is available online as well as coverage of the JB Watkins Veterans Day ceremony.

A Veterans Day salute at Woolridge Elementary

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