PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY || ONLINE EVERY DAY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 03.08.12 BON AIR || BRANDERMILL || GENITO || MIDLOTHIAN || ROBIOUS || SALISBURY || WOODLAKE Titans close again at Benedictine Page 6 INSIDE SPORTS BY KOREY HUGHES Special Correspondent B randermill is considered to be one of Chester- field’s fastest growing communities, but what people might not know is that the neighborhood also is the home to hordes of birds and plants. But inhabitants will get the chance to see the flora and fauna that shares their space up close when the Brander- mill Community Association presents its Nature Walk on Saturday, March 10. Since 2007, Jennifer Strader has been the community services director at Brandermill. She said she planned the get-together to give Brandermill residents a chance to get to know the trails that they might encounter while walk- ing in the area. “Well, we wanted to promote some hands-on environmental education for our residents to enhance their enjoy- ment of the surrounding environment that they live in here in Brandermill,” Strader said. “And it’s a push to promote our natural amenities, such as the trails, the wildlife and the plant life that makes its home here,” Strader added. “A lot of times, you’re not paying attention to what’s under your feet or over your head.” Strader said she plans many of the gatherings that happen at Brandermill. In keeping with the community’s family focus, Strader said she works to generate ideas for activities that an entire house- hold can do together. “In planning activities, I look for things that are going to engage a whole family and a wide range of ages,” Strader said. “They’re definitely family-oriented.” For that reason, the Nature Walk will be an experience that moms and dads can do with kids. Strader also said that leashed dogs are welcome to participate in Saturday’s stroll. The walk will begin at the Landing at Commodore Point, but, at this time, Strader isn’t sure what distance it will cover. “That’s where we’re supposed to gather with the person who is giving the tours, and it has not been determined how far we’re going to walk, but it will be on the trail,” said. Krista Weatherford, the park interpreter for Pocahon- tas State Park, will lead the tour. She has developed a field guide that she will hand out to residents on Saturday. “She is actually a Brandermill resident who volunteered to do this for Brandermill,” Strader said. The event is scheduled to take place rain or shine, so Strader suggests that walkers dress accordingly. But, Nature walk showcases Brandermill flora, fauna Film festival brings mountain culture to the big screen Village plan in full bloom at Millworks BY JIM RIDOLPHI Special Correspondent M illworks is the culmi- nation of a long-held vision of making Midlothian a walkable village with residential, commer- cial and professional opportunities within accessible distances of one another. The local community got an up-close look at the development last week at the Western Chesterfield business Alliances bi-monthly social held at Capital Ale House. Tak Tent L.P. hosted the event and managing partner Tom Garner field- ed questions regarding the project that currently features four uniquely styled professional buildings located behind the library on Coalfield Road. Garner said Midlothian planners de- cided decades ago that a village concept would be viable and desirable for the area. Although the plan has evolved throughout the years, Garner said he envisioned a development that linked itself with the area’s coal mining history and maintained a traditional village atmosphere. “One extraordinary contributor to the project was the county,” he said. “They really had to think outside the box.” In the 1990s, local residents vocalized a concern for the increas- ing number of strip malls in the Midlothian area. The result of those efforts was the Midlothian Area Community Plan complete with Citizens Advisory Committee. Those initial guidelines laid the BY JIM RIDOLPHI Special Correspondent W ith St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, there was a healthy hint of the Irish on display in Midlothian last weekend. The first annual Jig by the James on Sat- urday at Midlothian Middle School attracted dancers from the throughout the region in an Irish dance competition. Teams and individuals from the area took part in several classes of competition in tradi- tional Irish dance. The dances are highlighted by signature quick intricate movements of the feet, and the accompanying stiffer upper body is said to be in honor of oppression of the Irish culture throughout the ages. It’s a high-energy combination of timing and dance that draws an increasing number of devotees to the art, according to event orga- nizer Aleise Matheson. “This is open feis (Irish word for competi- tion or festival), which means that it’s open to any competitor,” she said. Many of the dancers were from Swift Creek Academy of the Performing Arts, but the event also attracted dancers from other groups. Some began the cultural dance early in life and others started later. The production of River Dance is credited with a substantial increase in Irish dance in the United States. “We’ve definitely seen an increase in inter- est,” Matheson said. “I think the economy is improving and many people have more money in their budgets for things like this.” The groups from SCAPA have competed for the past year and participate in regular com- petitions through the North American Irish Dance Federation. While the costs of Irish dancing are no more burdensome than regular dance classes, most competitions are long distances from Rich- mond and require travel. FAMILIAR DANCE, DIFFERENT RIVER Irish moves on display at ‘Jig by the James’ University of Richmond sophomore Hunter Anne Stoner, right, captured the Junior Champion title at last week’s event. PHOTO BY JIM RIDOLPHI WCBA social showcases new business professional space in Midlothian PHOTO BY JIM RIDOLPHI Four bulldings are already complete on the 12-acre site near the library in the village of Midlothian. OVER- HEARD And it’s a push to promote our natural amenities, such as the trails, the wildlife and the plant life that makes it home here. JENNIFER STRADER, Brandermill community services director VILLAGE page 5 DANCE page 2 NATURE page 3 BY KOREY HUGHES Special Correspondent M ountain culture enthusiasts will enjoy the Banff Moun- tain Film Festival World Tour when it makes its way to James River High School in Midlothian. Hosted by the Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation, selections from the mountain-themed film festival will be shown on Friday and Saturday, March 9-10. The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an annual celebration that happens at the Banff Centre at Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. After the event ends, the finest selections are exhibited in other geographic areas. Since 1988, Noel Losen has been the outdoor programs manager for Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation. And, since 1992, he has helped to bring the Banff Mountain Film Festival to Chesterfield. “At the time, I got a call about it from a friend who was working at University of Virginia, and Banff hadn’t come south of New York City, much less Washington, D.C., at that point,” Losen said. “And they asked if UVa would be interested, but they weren’t, so he called me with the contact (information), and we got on their schedule.” But participants who have previously experienced the festival’s Chesterfield stops will notice a change right away. Previously, the festival’s earlier local appearances were free and funded by donations, but, since that charitable support FILM page 3 Woolfolk SUBMITTED PHOTO The Banff Mountain Film Festival will take place March 9-10 at James River High School in Midlothian.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY || ONLINE EVERY DAY
SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 03.08.12
BON AIR || BRANDERMILL || GENITO || MIDLOTHIAN || ROBIOUS || SALISBURY || WOODLAKE
Titans close again at Benedictine Page 6
INSIDE SPORTS
BY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent
Brandermill is considered to be one of Chester-fi eld’s fastest growing communities, but what people might not know is that the neighborhood also is the home to hordes of birds and plants.
But inhabitants will get the chance to see the fl ora and fauna that shares their space up close when the Brander-mill Community Association presents its Nature Walk on Saturday, March 10.
Since 2007, Jennifer Strader has been the community services director at Brandermill. She said she planned the get-together to give Brandermill residents a chance to get to know the trails that they might encounter while walk-ing in the area.
“Well, we wanted to promote some hands-on environmental education for our residents to enhance their enjoy-ment of the surrounding environment that they live in here in Brandermill,” Strader said.
“And it’s a push to promote our natural amenities, such as the trails, the wildlife and the plant life that makes its home here,” Strader added. “A lot of times, you’re not paying attention to what’s under your feet or over your head.”
Strader said she plans many of the gatherings that happen at Brandermill. In keeping with the community’s family focus, Strader said she works to generate ideas for activities that an entire house-hold can do together.
“In planning activities, I look for things that are going to engage a whole family and a wide range of ages,” Strader said. “They’re defi nitely family-oriented.”
For that reason, the Nature Walk will be an experience that moms and dads can do with kids. Strader also said that leashed dogs are welcome to participate in Saturday’s stroll.
The walk will begin at the Landing at Commodore Point, but, at this time, Strader isn’t sure what distance it will cover. “That’s where we’re supposed to gather with the person who is giving the tours, and it has not been determined how far we’re going to walk, but it will be on the trail,” said.
Krista Weatherford, the park interpreter for Pocahon-tas State Park, will lead the tour. She has developed a fi eld guide that she will hand out to residents on Saturday. “She is actually a Brandermill resident who volunteered to do this for Brandermill,” Strader said.
The event is scheduled to take place rain or shine, so Strader suggests that walkers dress accordingly. But,
Nature walk showcases Brandermill fl ora, fauna
Film festival brings mountain culture to the big screen
Village plan in full bloom at Millworks
BY JIM RIDOLPHISpecial Correspondent
Millworks is the culmi-nation of a long-held vision of making Midlothian a walkable
village with residential, commer-cial and professional opportunities within accessible distances of one another.
The local community got an up-close look at the development last week at the Western Chesterfi eld business Alliances bi-monthly social held at Capital Ale House.
Tak Tent L.P. hosted the event and
managing partner Tom Garner fi eld-ed questions regarding the project
that currently features four uniquely styled professional buildings located behind the library on Coalfi eld Road.
Garner said Midlothian planners de-cided decades
ago that a village concept would be viable and desirable for the area.
Although the plan has evolved throughout the years, Garner said he envisioned a development that linked itself with the area’s coal mining history and maintained a traditional village atmosphere.
“One extraordinary contributor to the project was the county,” he said. “They really had to think outside the box.”
In the 1990s, local residents vocalized a concern for the increas-ing number of strip malls in the Midlothian area. The result of those efforts was the Midlothian Area Community Plan complete with Citizens Advisory Committee.
Those initial guidelines laid the
BY JIM RIDOLPHISpecial Correspondent
With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, there was a healthy hint of the Irish on display in Midlothian last weekend.
The fi rst annual Jig by the James on Sat-urday at Midlothian Middle School attracted dancers from the throughout the region in an Irish dance competition.
Teams and individuals from the area took part in several classes of competition in tradi-tional Irish dance.
The dances are highlighted by signature quick intricate movements of the feet, and the accompanying stiffer upper body is said to be in honor of oppression of the Irish culture throughout the ages.
It’s a high-energy combination of timing and dance that draws an increasing number of devotees to the art, according to event orga-nizer Aleise Matheson.
“This is open feis (Irish word for competi-tion or festival), which means that it’s open to any competitor,” she said.
Many of the dancers were from Swift Creek Academy of the Performing Arts, but the event also attracted dancers from other groups. Some began the cultural dance early in life and others started later. The production of River Dance is credited with a substantial increase in Irish dance in the United States.
“We’ve defi nitely seen an increase in inter-est,” Matheson said. “I think the economy is improving and many people have more money in their budgets for things like this.”
The groups from SCAPA have competed for the past year and participate in regular com-petitions through the North American Irish Dance Federation.
While the costs of Irish dancing are no more burdensome than regular dance classes, most competitions are long distances from Rich-mond and require travel.
FAMILIAR DANCE,DIFFERENT RIVERIrish moves on display at ‘Jig by the James’
University of Richmond sophomore Hunter Anne Stoner, right, captured the Junior
Champion title at last week’s event.
PHOTO BY JIM RIDOLPHI
WCBA social showcases new business professional space in Midlothian
PHOTO BY JIM RIDOLPHIFour bulldings are already complete on the 12-acre site near the library in the village of Midlothian.
OVER-HEARD
And it’s a push to promote our natural amenities, such as the trails, the wildlife and the plant life that makes it home here.JENNIFER STRADER,Brandermill community services director
VILLAGE page 5
DANCE page 2
NATURE page 3
BY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent
Mountain culture enthusiasts will enjoy the Banff Moun-tain Film Festival
World Tour when it makes its way to James River High School in Midlothian.
Hosted by the Chesterfi eld County Department of Parks and Recreation, selections from the mountain-themed fi lm festival will be shown on Friday and Saturday, March 9-10.
The Banff Mountain Film
Festival is an annual celebration that happens at the Banff Centre at Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. After the event ends, the fi nest selections are exhibited in other geographic areas.
Since 1988, Noel Losen has been the outdoor programs manager for Chesterfi eld County Department of Parks and Recreation. And, since 1992, he has helped to bring the Banff Mountain Film Festival to Chesterfi eld.
“At the time, I got a call about it from a friend who was working at University of Virginia, and Banff
hadn’t come south of New York City, much less Washington, D.C., at that point,” Losen said. “And they asked if UVa would be interested, but they weren’t, so he called me with the contact (information), and we got on their schedule.”
But participants who have previously experienced the festival’s Chesterfi eld stops will notice a change right away. Previously, the festival’s earlier local appearances were free and funded by donations, but, since that charitable support
FILM page 3
Woolfolk
SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Banff Mountain Film Festival will take place March 9-10 at James River High School in Midlothian.
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CONTRIBUTED REPORTWomen’s health and
medications will be the topic of the March 21 meeting of the Chesterfi eld Women’s League.
The group will meet from 9:30 a.m. to noon at The
Villages of Charter Colony Clubhouse, The Charter House, 1101 Charter Club Way, Midlothian.
Pharmacist Vicky Man-gano will discuss issues re-lated to women’s health and medications. She will then
answer specifi c questions.According to League
member Carole Crist, the pharmacist’s program will provide “a great opportunity to learn more about current health and medication is-sues.”
She also said that compli-mentary refreshments will be served
Guests interested in the presentation topic, newcomers to the area and women interested in learning more about the League are encouraged and welcome to attend.
“It’s a great opportunity to make new friends, par-ticipate in interesting activi-
ties, and support the com-munity through fundraising activities,” Crist added.
The Chesterfi eld Women’s League meets the third Wednesday of the month (September through May). Meetings feature guest speakers or other special activities of interest to women.
Each month, inter-est groups offer activities, including book discussions, crafting and Bunco groups, and excursions to movies, metro restaurants and day trips to local spots.
For more information, contact Carole Crist at 405-7809.
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In today’s technology-focused world, GPS-en-abled devices can tell us where we are and how
to get to where we want to go. But what happens when you don’t have access to those devices?
Well, that’s when a learn-ing opportunity like the Map and Compass Navigation Skills Class comes in handy. Sponsored by the Central Virginia Orienteering Club, the seminar will teach novice outdoor enthusiasts to navi-gate wooded areas.
The class will meet on Sat-urday, March 10, at the Rock-wood Nature Center, with the hands-on instruction will take place at Rockwood Park.
The Central Virginia Orienteering Club is a rela-tively new group. Founded in September 2011, it now has an offi cial charter, courtesy of its mother organization, Orienteering USA.
Ellen Stefaniak is the club secretary of the Central Vir-ginia Orienteering Club. Al-though fellow member Kristi Orcutt will teach Saturday’s class, Stefaniak previously assisted with the Map and Compass Navigation Skills Class the organization hosted in September.
“There have been ori-enteering activities in the Richmond area for many years, but then, probably six months or so, we formed our group with fi ve found-ing members,” Stefaniak said. “Now, we’ve got about 100 or so members.”
Stefaniak calls orien-teering the thinking sport, because, since the activity requires mental and physi-cal coordination, it can be a competitive event or it can be done at a slow pace.
“It uses a map and com-pass to fi nd specifi c locations out in the woods and your best way to those points us-ing your map and navigation skills,” Stefaniak said. “It can be done as a race, and some people are competitive and try for the best times, and others just try to do their best and enjoy a walk in the woods.”
“It’s a sport that any age can do. So, very young chil-dren come out to do it with their parents, and people in their 70s and 80s are very active in it.”
The seminar also will teach attendees how to read orienteering and topographi-cal maps. Topographical
maps show terrain while orienteering maps are color-coded to show the amount of vegetation in an area.
“Regular maps are typi-cally road maps, and you’re going to get information with streets that are all labeled,” Stefaniak said. “Topographi-cal maps give you more information about terrain, and you can see hills, rivers and valleys.”
“And with orienteer-ing maps, you’ve got a lot more information to look at because they include color-coding for different types of forest areas. Generally, it shows density of vegetation with, say, one color for open fi elds, another color for areas without much undergrowth and another color for very dense areas.”
But, again, in a time when machines can map our locations, is it still helpful to learn these skills? Stefaniak said that compass and map skills not only assist during times of distress, but they also help users to exercise their brains.
“Well, batteries run out and it’s important to know how to navigate when your GPS isn’t available,” Stefaniak said. “It’s another way to navigate beyond technology, and you also use your brain in a different way.”
“It can be helpful to peo-ple to learn these skills. And if people are interested in going to orienteering meets, no GPSes are allowed.”
Thankfully, she said, the basic skills needed to excel at orienteering aren’t hard to grasp. Stefaniak said children as young as 8 years old at-tended her organization’s last instructional program.
“In a class like this, we do a progression of skills and introduce different ones, and then we add more information and make sure that people understand what they practiced,” Stefaniak said. “And then we apply it to reinforce concepts as they learn them.”
The Map and Compass Navigation Skills Class will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, at Rockwood Nature Center at 3401 Court-house Road in Chesterfi eld. Admission is $15, but partici-pants also must sign up for membership in the Central Virginia Orienteering Club.
Membership in the group is free.
To register for the class, visit www.centralvaorienteer-ing.com.
Find your way with map and compass class
“It’s the equivalent of being on a traveling soccer team,” Matheson said. “Most of the events are in the Pennsyl-vania, Delaware and New Jersey area.”
One parent knows that all too well, but found her daughter’s entrepreneur-ial spirit lightened the load. Hunter Anne Stoner, a sophomore at the University of Richmond, captured the Junior Champion’s crown at the event and also set up her own booth in the vendor’s area.
“It can be expensive, but she’s using her entrepreneurial skills. She wanted to offer the girls affordable gifts to remember these events,” said Heather Stoner. “She’s a great kid,” the proud mother added.
Irish dance is a form that is enjoyed by people of all ages and experience levels. “It’s something you can start at any time,” Matheson said.
Olivia Walker, 12, said she was curi-ous about the dance and took a class to see if it might be something she wanted to pursue. She was already in dance and thought this might be a way to expand her horizons.
“I started at age 8 when I was at an-other dance recital and I saw the girls doing it and thought it was cool. I took a class that summer and continued on from there,” Walker said.
Walker said she likes everything about the experience. “It’s a lot of fun to do performances around the com-munity,” she said. “It’s good exercise and I’ve met a lot of friends through this activity. I also like the competitions where you get to renew friendships and see people from other schools.”
Matheson and teacher Andrea Mc-Carney will open a separate school ex-clusively for Irish dance this July called Heart of Ireland School of Dance.
DANCE from page 1
PHOTO BY JIM RIDOLPHIOlivia Walker, 12, started Irish Dancing when she was eight, and is now a regular competitor. She attends Manchester Middle School.
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CONTRIBUTED REPORTThe John Tyler Community College Board will meet at
3 p.m. today (Thursday, March 8) at the Nursing Educa-tion Center at 1051 Johnston-Willis Drive. The public is invited to attend.
A sign-up sheet will be made available 30 minutes before the beginning of the meeting for those persons interested in addressing the board.
John Tyler Community College has campuses in Midlothian and Chester.
John Tyler Community College Board to meet today at 3 p.m.
Women’s health, medications topic of meeting March 21
23112Feb. 143100 block of Duck River CourtUnlocked vehicle left running with the keys in the ignition, stolen from location. The vehicle was later found at a nearby shopping center.
14200 block of Regatta Pointe RoadVictim reported property stolen from his residence. No signs of forced entry were noted.
11300 block of Pinemist RoadGas was siphoned from the victim’s truck.
Feb. 155000 block of Glen Tara DriveEntry gained through an open front window. Interior ransacked with property stolen.
Feb. 162600 block of Quisenberry StreetSuspect/s entered through the unlocked front door and removed property.
12300 block of Bailey Bridge RoadSuspect/s attempted to force
entry through the front door at location. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.
23113Feb. 141700 block of Danhurst DriveSuspect/s forced open a rear door at the victim’s residence and stole property from inside.
Feb. 1510000 block of Robious RoadFront window of business smashed with items removed.
23235Feb. 1511500 block of Midlothian TurnpikeFront door glass of business broken out.
Feb. 162700 block of Buford RoadItems were taken from victim’s unlocked vehicle.
Feb. 1710200 block of Midlothian TurnpikeUnknown suspect/s tried to gain access into the business by going through the outside bathroom and down through the drop ceiling. Nothing was
reported stolen at this time.
1000 block of Koger Center BoulevardKnown suspect stole item from victim’s vehicle.
Feb. 188100 block of Midlothian TurnpikeDescribed suspect approached the pharmacist, handing her a note which demanded drugs. When the pharmacist didn’t respond quickly, the suspect walked out.
23236Feb. 1511300 block of Westcreek CircleItems were taken from victims’ unlocked vehicles.
Feb. 168200 block of Midlothian TurnpikeVictim and suspect had agreed to meet. When she opened the door, the suspect swung his handgun at her, threatening to kill her. He then took the victim’s property.
Feb. 181000 block of Adkins RoadUnknown suspect/s gained
entry to the victim’s vehicle, however the car alarm sounded and the suspect/s fl ed.
23832Feb. 138800 block of Courthouse RoadEntry gained into house via unlocked side door. Item was taken.
Feb. 1516200 block of Hampton Summit DriveItems were stolen from victim’s vehicle.
Feb. 173400 block of Egan RoadItem was taken from victim’s vehicle.
6300 block of Barrister RoadUnknown suspect/s attempted to steal a scooter, which was parked in the victim’s front yard.
Feb. 183800 block of Grizzard DriveUnknown suspect attempted to pry open the rear door at loca-tion. At this time, nothing has been reported stolen.
All data are based on the publicly available Chesterfi eld County Police Department daily arrest and crime releases and are reported according to Federal Incident Based Reporting rules.
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Chesterfi eld Women’s League event set for 9:30 a.m. to noon
Seminar will offer hands-on instruction at Rockwood Park
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Above: The National Junior Honor Society at Robious Middle School sponsored a READ-A-THON and contributed more than $1,300 to the READ Center (Reading and Education for Adult Development). The READ Center is a not-for-profi t organization that provides free literacy education programs to teach adults to read or improve their reading skills. Shanthi Hiremath was the top fundraiser, contributing $200 and Cynclair Choi was the top reader, reading more than 11,080 pages. Other top contributors were Bailey Moro and Molly DeVoy. NJHS committee chairperson Reily Ceprich presented READ Center director Harriet Scruggs with the check. Barnes and Noble presented gifts to the winning students.
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because the weather outside is starting to warm up, the oc-casion is a great opportunity for Brandermill occupants to become familiar with their surroundings.
“Well, I think that it brings people out when it’s not more commonly thought of to go for a nature walk,” Strader said. “People tend to want to join in an organized activity when there’s a group going, and it’s a good way for new residents to learn the trail system.”
“We have people moving in here all the time, and it’s a good way to introduce them
to our trail system and make them more comfortable. And the great thing about Brand-ermill is that it can be enjoyed in all seasons.”
The Brandermill Nature Walk will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, at the Landing at Commodore Point. Another Nature Walk also is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 24. It will begin at the same location.
The event is only open to Brandermill residents, how-ever, and the general public is not invited to participate. For more information, please call Jennifer Strader at (804) 744-1035, ext 104.
Special Olympics Area 6 : Chesterfi eld,Goochland and Pow-hatan will host the annual Manchester Invitational basketball tournament on Saturday, March 10, at Manchester High School, Bailey Bridge Middle School and Crenshaw Elem School.
The games will start at 10 a.m. and end around 4 p.m. Lunch will be served and dinner will be provided thanks to P.Q’S BBQ Catering. After a full day of basketball games, a dance will be held. The public is welcome to attend.
Special Olympics to host basketball tournament
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wasn’t available this year, the county has to charge admis-sion for 2012’s event.
“Well, when we fi rst brought it here, it was part of a winter lecture series, and it was funded through donations,” Losen said. “But the donations have ended, and it’s not funded anymore, so we’ve had to start selling tickets.”
Nonetheless, the Banff Film Festival is a great value for movie-goers. The fi lms, which Losen said range in length from fi ve minutes to one hour, depict diverse perspectives on mountain life, which is why the festival is so popular worldwide.
“They cover a whole spectrum of topics, from how the Nepalese people get their kids to school to people jumping off moun-
tain peaks,” Losen said. “And every March, after it ends, people ask me when next year’s dates are.”
Since the World Tour will only come to Chesterfi eld for two days, Losen said 16 fi lms will be shown during that time. He also said he believes the stretch that the showcase spends in the area will be well worth it.
“The road warriors (who show the fi lms) are out for six weeks at a time, and they keep meticulous notes about each location that they go to – what kind of audience and what people responded to well,” Losen said.
“So, they’re pretty well-in-formed about Chesterfi eld County’s audience, and we have a handful of serious climbers here who want to see those fi lms.”
Parents shouldn’t be
concerned about the content that will appear during the showings. Losen said he screened highlight DVDs and researched the fi lms be-fore he chose the inclusions that will be shown at James River High School.
“We try to make it a fam-ily event with as many of the fi lms as we can, with kind of a PG to PG-13 rating,” Losen said. “Because of the content, primarily the language, though, there are some that we can’t show.”
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will appear from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at James River High School at 3700 James River Road in Midlothian. Space is extremely limited.
Participants who pur-chase tickets in person today (Thursday, March 8) at the
Chesterfi eld County Depart-ment of Parks and Recre-ation Offi ce will receive the per night admission prices of $5 per adult, $2 for ages 5 to 18 and free for ages 4 and under. Alternatively, tickets that include admission for both Friday and Saturday are $8 per adult, $3 for ages 5 to 18 and free for ages 4 and under.
And on Friday and Saturday, per night admis-sion at the door will be $7 for adults, $4 for ages 5 to 18 and free for ages 4 and under.
On the day of the event, cash is the only form of pay-ment that will be accepted.
For more information, call 748-1623 or visit the Chesterfi eld County Depart-ment of Parks and Recre-ation Offi ce at 6801 Mimms Loop in Chesterfi eld.
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WASABI THE SUDOKU GAME WITH A KICK!
The gift of hope walks eternalBY JIM RIDOLPHISpecial Correspondent
Courage comes in all shapes and sizes, and there was more than an ample supply on display Sunday at the University of Richmond’s Weinstein Center. Hundreds
of friends and supporters gathered for the MDA Muscle Walk 2012 to support the thousands of kids affected with muscular diseases.
It’s a fun-fi lled event with lots of activities for the kids, many prize giveaways and a healthy amount of fundraising. Teams participating in the walk sell T-shirts or come up with other innovative ideas to raise money for MDA.
Most of us only think about Muscular Dystro-phy when the telethon comes on every Labor Day. Many associate the event with Jerry Lewis, who tirelessly supported and organized the telecast for many years. As we switch through the channels and watch only portions of the event, it’s easy to distance ourselves far away from the misery and challenges of MD . . . until it hits close to home.
It’s the news that no parent wants to hear, and the friends and family who support these events know all too well the despair that often accompa-nies a diagnosis with such a dire prognosis.
Sadly, there is no cure for muscular dystrophy, but patients are living longer and more fulfi lling lives thanks to efforts of organizations like the MDA and a dedicated research community that won’t take no for an answer. Progress is expensive and slow, and, in many cases, comes too late.
It’s an overwhelming prospect for parents of children with MD, and I’m always amazed at the
positive energy that surrounds these types of events. Through the most trying and seemingly hopeless ordeals, these parents continue to fi ght for the dignity and health of their children, grasping at any and all opportunities to sustain and enhance the lives of the ones living with MD.
These parents know all too well that miracle cures exist only in legend, and the road to cure and prevention of MD is a daunting journey fi lled with unimaginable obstacles and hazards. They ask no more than an opportunity for their child to achieve and receive what every parent wants for his or her child – a chance at a meaningful and fulfi lled life.
They live with only one thing that offers solace or comfort — hope. It’s the one thing that keeps them going, fi ghting the fi ght and refusing to give up on a child’s life.
Hope is life’s gift that makes seemingly impossible tasks possible, gives us strength when all seems lost and provides the spark of tomorrow when dark-ness prevails. It provides the will to continue and search for that breakthrough that will one day make diseases like MD a thing of the past. Knowing that it will happen one day is part of that eternal hope.
So, they walk and continue to walk, hoping for the answer that will come and not a day too soon.
It’s quite an impressive group. How do I know?My 8-year-old son Jack has muscular dystrophy,
and we were one link in that chain of hope on Sunday that circled the Robins Center. He’s one of those children that ask for nothing more than a chance at life. Through the efforts of the millions who support events like the Muscle Walk, I’m hop-ing he’ll get it.
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CONTRIBUTED REPORTFalling Creek Ironworks Park,
site of the fi rst iron furnace in the New World, will hold its annual Falling Creek Ironworks Day from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 17.
Learn more about the 1619-22 iron works with activities for the whole family, including demon-strations of candle making and blacksmithing, period children’s games and guided archaeological tours.
The Press Gang, a four-man musical group, will perform pe-riod music, and the Youghtanund drum group will provide tradi-
tional Native American singing and dancing demonstrations.
The Henricus Militia will participate in drills and musket demonstrations.
Admission is free. Food and beverages will be
provided by the Falling Creek Ironworks Foundation, which is co-sponsoring this event with the Chesterfi eld County Department of Parks and Recreation.
For more information, call 751-4946 or visit fallingcreekiron-works.org.
Falling Creek Ironworks Park is located at 6407 Jefferson Davis Highway.
Falling Creek Ironworks Park celebration March 17
CONTRIBUTED REPORTThe Chesterfi eld County Offi ce
of Cooperative Extension is offer-ing county residents a series of free seminars to learn how to cope with common gardening challenges.
Great Perennial Choices for the Garden will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, at Midlothian Library at 521 Coalfi eld Road. Discover peren-nials proven to be successful for Chesterfi eld gardens.
Two programs are scheduled this month in Chester.
All About Fertilizing will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on Wednes-day, March 14, at Chester Library.
This seminar will help decipher all that obscure information on the fertilizer bag, and help participants fi gure out what type and how much fertilizer they actually need.
Alternatives to Turf: What to Plant Where Grass Won’t Grow will be presented at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, at Chester Library. Expert gardeners will sug-gest a variety of groundcovers for diffi cult areas.
All seminars are free and are open to the public.
Registration is suggested, as seating is limited.
For more information, or to register, call 751-4401.
County offers free seminars on lawn and gardening
CONTRIBUTED REPORTNationally syndicated radio talk
show host and New York Times best-selling author Dave Ramsey will present his common sense debt reduction and wealth-building strategies in a live simulcast of the Total Money Makeover from 12:45
to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, from Orlando, Fla.
The Sycamore Presbyterian Church at 510 Coalfi eld Road in Midlothian will provide a live event simulcast.
For more information, go to www.daveramsey.com.
Financial guru Dave Ramsey presents simulcast March 17
PHOTO SUBMITTED BY SANDY WHITESIDEThe Chesterfi eld County Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting for BFPE International on Friday, Feb. 3. BFPE International is located at 7626 Whitepine Road, Richmond.
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CHESTERFIELD CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY:Clover Hill Library branch - 3701 Deer Run Dr.
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Lifelong Learning Institute - 13801 Westfi eld Drive
Midlothian Apothecary - 13502 Midlothian Tpke
Midlothian YMCA - 737 Coalfi eld Rd.
ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center - 11621 Robious Rd.
Shoney’s - 9963 Hull Street Road
THE SHOPPES AT BELLGRADE:NYFO - 11400 W. Huguenot Rd.
Starbucks at Bellgrade - 11307-F Polo Place
SYCAMORE SQUARE:The Italian Café - 1002 Sycamore Square
VILLAGE MARKETPLACE SHOPPING CENTER:deRochonnet Delights - 13228 Midlothian Tpke
Midlothian Book Exchange - 13195 Midlothian Tpke
Save a Life Like Jerry’s blood drive event on March 10CONTRIBUTED REPORT
Save a Life Like Jerry’s will be presented by Be The Match Registry from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, in the Castle-bury Room of the Highland Club House at 8136 Highland Glen Drive in Chesterfi eld.
On July 5, 2011, Jerry went into the VCU Critical Care Oncology Unit to undergo chemotherapy for AML (acute myeloid leukemia). He was hospitalized for 45 days and has had fi ve days of chemo three times since then. The leuke-mia is considered to be in remis-sion, but, if it does return, he will
be a candidate for a bone marrow transplant.
Thousands of patients depend on the Be The Match Registry to fi nd a donor who can give them a second chance at life.
To join, you only need to be be-tween the ages of 18 to 60, willing to donate to any patient in need, and meet the health guidelines.
A contribution box will be available at the event, but contri-butions also can be made online at www.bethematchfoundation.org/goto/jerryphillips.
To join, give or volunteer with Be The Match, contact Rebecca
Mathis at [email protected] or 380-6036.
Atlantic Constructors is helping sponsor the Be The Match event.
Virginia Blood Service will be holding a Blood Drive at the same time. Donors must be at least 16 years old, with parental permis-sion.
To sign up for the blood drive, visit www.vablood.org.
For more information, contact Bonnie Phillips, the blood drive sponsor, at 840-0710 or Darlene Lathrop at [email protected].
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From Los Angeles to Atlanta to Richmond, Free to Breathe® event participants
across the country will walk, run, stretch and tee off this year to make a difference in the lives of those impacted by lung cancer through the Na-tional Lung Cancer Partner-ship’s research, education and awareness programs.
Richmond-area residents will have their chance to join the movement on March 10 at the second annual Free to Breathe® Richmond 5K Run/Walk and Memorial Walk at Innsbrook Corporate Center in Glen Allen.
The run/walk will rally the community to create change and help defeat lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer
death of men and women in Virginia.
According to the Ameri-can Cancer Society, about 5,670 Virginians will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year and about 4,100 Virginians will lose their lives to the disease this year.
Despite the fact that lung cancer takes the lives of nearly 160,000 Americans each year, Free to Breathe® organizers said lung cancer research is underfunded compared with other major cancers, which has slowed the development of new treat-ments. In response, Free to Breathe® supporters and par-ticipants are creating com-munities of hope by raising awareness of the disease and funds that can fuel advances in detection and treatment
– and save lives.“Free to Breathe® is about
putting one foot in front of the other to create change in the lives of those impacted by lung cancer,” Allison Parrish of Chesterfi eld said. “I encourage everyone in Richmond to join this move-ment that will help bring the attention and funding to lung cancer that it desperately needs.”
The National Lung Cancer Partnership started the Free to Breathe® event series with a single 5K run and walk in Philadelphia in 2006. Since then, the event series has raised more than $5.6 million with 100 percent of the net proceeds dedicated to mak-ing a difference for everyone affected by lung cancer and to directly funding programs
of change. In 2012, 40 events across
the country will unite thou-sands of families, friends, neighbors and coworkers, bringing hope to those touched by the disease.
Those who aren’t able to participate in a local event can join the National Walk Week – “Your Walk, Your Way, Your Day” – from Nov. 3 through Nov. 9. Supporters can gather on sidewalks in their neighborhoods, nearby parks or on streets through-out their town to walk in spirit with others across the country who have joined the movement to defeat lung cancer.
To register, donate, spon-sor or volunteer for a Free to Breathe® event, visit www.FreetoBreathe.com.
Annual Free to Breathe run/walk set for March 10
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Veterinary Emer-gency and Spe-cialty Center of Richmond, which
has an urgent care location at 2460 Colony Crossing Place in Midlothian, is a fi nalist for the second annual American Animal Hospital Association-Accredited Referral Practice of the Year Award.
VESC also has cancer treatment offi ces at 3312 W. Cary St. in Richmond.
The center is competing with Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colo., for the award, which will be presented during the AAHA Denver (Colo.) 2012 Yearly Conference on Thurs-day, March 15.
“AAHA believes that the success of a veterinary practice depends on the entire team working together to provide excellent care for pets and their people,” Mike Cavanaugh, DVM, DABVP, AAHA executive director and chief executive offi cer, said. “The practices selected as our fi nalists are staffed by high-performing veterinary teams who demonstrate a passionate commitment to veterinary excellence.”
Accreditation is a volun-tary commitment practices make to their clients and patients, and AAHA is the only organization in the U.S. and Canada that accredits companion animal hospi-tals based on standards that
go above and beyond state regulations.
The AAHA Standards of Accreditation, viewed as the standard of veterinary excel-lence, contain more than 900 individual standards, divided into 18 major sections. These areas of focus include patient care and pain management, surgery, pharmacy, labora-tory, exam facilities, medical records, cleanliness, emer-gency services, dental care, diagnostic imaging, anes-thesiology, and continuing education.
Only 15 percent of all small animal hospitals in the U.S. have achieved accredita-tion by the Association. To maintain accredited status, these must continue to be evaluated regularly by AAHA.
For more information on VESC, call the Midlothian location at 744-9800 or the Richmond offi ce at 353-9000.
About AAHAEstablished in 1933, the
American Animal Hospi-tal Association is the only organization that accredits veterinary practices through-out the U.S. and Canada for dedication to high standards of veterinary care. About 3,200 AAHA-accredited practices pass regular reviews of AAHA’s stringent accredi-tation standards that cover patient care, client service and medical protocols. For pet care information, or referral to an AAHA-accredited practice, visit HealthyPet.com.
Veterinary center fi nalist for practice of the year award
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Curves Internation-al, recognizing the increasing need for donations at
local food banks, kicked off the 2012 Curves Food Drive on March 1 with a challenge to all Curves Clubs to meet or exceed last year’s dona-tions.
Each club, including Curves of Richmond, is ask-ing its members to donate bags of non-perishable food or cash throughout the month of March to support their local community food bank.
Curves of Richmond also will waive the joining fee for new members who bring in a bag of non-perishable
food or donate $30 to their local food bank from March 12–25.
“Curves of Richmond is committed to supporting the health and well-being of our members, so the food drive is a natural extension of that commitment to the whole community,” said a Curves of Richmond staff member. “Many families are strug-gling with basic expenses and need some help to make ends meet. Our food drive gives our members a way to reach out and support their neighbors.”
With a theme of “Good for your body and your soul,” this year’s drive en-courages Curves members to feel doubly good about
themselves as they make time to exercise for good health and take time to help others in the community with a donation of nutri-tious food.
Local Curves clubs also may qualify to win cash prizes for their local food banks.
Curves International will award cash prizes to the clubs that collect the most food, the clubs that show the greatest increase in dona-tions over the 2011 food drive, and to two additional clubs randomly selected from all the clubs who enter the contest.
“We would love to see all of our clubs top their donation levels from last
year,” said Curves founder Diane Heavin. “But the main goal of our annual drive is to enlist the help of our members in restocking the shelves of local food pantries across the country. We also hope that new members will take this opportunity to give back to their local communi-ties as they join our Curves community.”
For more information about Curves of Richmond, located at 9722 Midlothian Tpk., and the 2012 Curves Food Drive, contact a Curves of Richmond staff member at 327-5030 or [email protected].
For more information about Curves, visit www.curves.com.
Curves of Richmond kicks off food drive
CONTRIBUTED REPORT The Chesterfi eld County
Public Library is holding its annual Writers’ Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, at Meadowdale Library at 4301 Meadowdale Blvd. in Richmond
Aspiring and experienced writers will participate in workshops designed to
answer questions and tackle common concerns such as writer’s block and character development.
The $25 fee includes a morning and afternoon ses-sion, and box lunch.
Registration is limited to the fi rst 75 registrants.
For more information, including registration forms, visit library.chesterfi eld.gov.
Library hosting annual writers’ workshop March 10
The Greater Southport Business Association will present “Spring into Action to Grow Your Business,” a networking luncheon and trade show, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, at the Holiday Inn Koger Center at 1021 Koger Center Blvd. in Richmond.
Those interested in promoting their services or products to business lead-
ers can call LaTika Lee at 640-7378 to reserve a display booth. The exhibit fee is $100 and includes lunch.
Advance registration is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. The cost at the door is $20 for members and $25 for non-members.
Pre-register online at southportassociation.com.
The deadline to RSVP is today (Thursday, March 8).
Networking luncheon, trade show set for March 13
The New Virginians, a club for women new to the Richmond area in the last two years, will have its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14, at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club at 1700 Lakeside Ave. in Richmond.
March is “Friendship Month” for the club this year, with several activities planned for members.
The cost for the luncheon is $25.
New Virginians club to have monthly luncheon on March 14
MONDAY, MARCH 12Breath Matters will meet from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Kraus Audito-rium CJW Chippenham Hospi-tal. Breath Matters is a Central Virginia support group for those who suffer from chronic lung diseases — COPD, pul-monary fi brosis, lung cancer, emphysema, etc. Speaker: Dr. Leonard, Pulmonologist, Vet-eran Affairs, VA Hospital Rich-mond. The topic discussed will be “COPD and Emphysema — New Paradigms for an Old Disease.” Free valet parking and refreshments provided by Health First Medical. Call Russell Glover at 378-0628 for more information or visit online at www.breathmatters.org.
TUESDAY, MARCH 13The Greater Southport Busi-ness Association will present “Spring into Action to Grow Your Business,” a network-ing luncheon and trade show, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Koger Center at 1021 Koger Center Blvd. in Richmond. Those interested in promoting their services or products to business leaders can call LaTika Lee at 640-7378 to reserve a display booth. The exhibit fee is $100 and includes lunch. Advance registration is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. The cost at the door is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Pre-register
online at southportassociation.com. The deadline to RSVP is Thursday, March 8.
SUNDAY, MARCH 18Three Chesterfi eld County Lions Clubs – Brandermill, Midlothian and Woodlake – are joining to host the Bland Music Scholarship Foundation’s annual music competition at 2 p.m. at the Brandermill Church at 4500 Millridge Parkway in Midlothian. For more infor-mation, go to http://www.bmw-lions.org and http://www.blandfoundation.org/. For more information, go to http://www.bmw-lions.org and http://www.blandfoundation.org/.
TUESDAY, MARCH 20The Salisbury Garden Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Church of the Redeemer. This month, the club will spotlight Chuck Bateman’s presentation, “Landscape Design 101.” If you have any questions regarding the Salis-bury Garden Club, contact the president, Doris Morris, at [email protected].
WEEKLY TUESDAYSOvereaters Anonymous Group #51606 meets at 2 p.m. each Tuesday at Central Baptist Church located at 1510 Courthouse Rd., Rich-mond (Mission House in rear of church). For more informa-
tion, call Peg at 379-9558.
The Bethia United Methodist Church Mothers of Preschool-ers (MOPS) program is ac-cepting registrations and new members. Bethia MOPS meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the fi rst, third and fi fth Tuesdays through May 15. For more information, contact Kara Har-ris at 763-6067 or [email protected]. Bethia United Methodist Church is located at 10700 Winterpock Road, Chesterfi eld.
WEEKLY THURSDAYSMoms of Tots to Teens (MOTTS) meet from 9:45 a.m. to noon every fi rst and third Thursday of the month through May 17 at Bon Air Baptist Church, 2531 Buford Road. Preschool child care is avail-able. For more information, contact Loretta Sherwood at [email protected] or go to www.bonairbaptist.org/motts.
The Al-Anon meeting Awaken to Hope held each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at St John Neumann Catholic Church located at 2480 Batterson Rd. in Pow-hatan.
Pastor James C. Vinson of Resources for Life is hold-ing services from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 11300 West Huguenot Rd., Midlothian. For more information, call 305-5100 or e-mail [email protected].
New Fellowship in Midlothian, with Pastor James C. Vinson of Resources for Life, meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 11300 West Huguenot Rd, Midlothian. Services will be held at the same location every third Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, call 305-5100 or e-mail [email protected].
groundwork for a village overlay district that features design and architectural standards and a trend toward less den-sity.
Garner said many people are respon-sible for the culmination of a project like Millworks. He cited the efforts of former supervisor Maury Sullivan and current planning commissioner Reuben Waller.
When complete, the 13 buildings at The Millworks will occupy 12 acres and offer almost 150,000 square feet of offi ce space. There is also a retail component to the project.
“Our plan does feature retail, but that will be years down the road,” Garner said.
WCBA president Paul Rogers said the Millworks is just another example of a vital and growing business environment in the Midlothian area.
“It’s one of the most exciting and high quality offi ce developments in the entire area and will be a focal point for
the community,” Rogers said.Included in the plan is a lakeside 450-
seat amphitheatre with an adjoining headframe with pulley structure recog-nizing the site’s historical signifi cance of Middle Shaft, one of the country’s fi rst and most successful coalmines.
There also are plans for a three-acre historical park surrounding the site of Midlothian’s famous Pump Shaft.
“Tonight is really a night to celebrate and showcase an extraordinary develop-ment in the community that represents our mining history and maintains the village concept,” Rogers said.
“The developers of this project are also the founders of the Midlothian Mines Park. They’ve drawn off the min-ing character and history of Midlothian for the architectural style that they are using,” he added.
Rogers said the project is a major step in realizing the village concept in Midlothian.
“It realigns the heart of Midlothian.
This is very much in keeping with the village concept. It features high quality architecture, walkable spaces that are approximate to each other and other public facilities like the library and the YMCA.”
The project was developed in con-junction with Woolfolk Construction Inc.
“It’s a different unique project in that it not only has a suburban feel, it also has an urban feel and it also has a sense of community,” Kyle Woolfolk said. “It’s very pedestrian user-friendly. It has a park-like setting right in front of the library.”
Construction began on the project about 18 months ago.
The WCBA began seven years ago to create and promote a strong and vital business community.
In addition to the bi-monthly socials, the group also holds networking break-fasts on alternating months at Village Bank.
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� || MARCH 8, 2012 MidlotHiAnExCHAngE.CoMsports || fitnessEXERCISEMoye helps deliver Cosby'sfirst state indoor track titleBy JIm [email protected]
She ran a blazing anchor leg onCosby High’s first-place 3,200relay the previous day.
She set a facility record atHampton’s Boo Williams Sportsplex inwinning the 1,600 just a couple hoursearlier.
But when it came time to start the3,200 at the Group AAA state indoortrack-and-field championships, MeganMoye found herself with tears in hereyes.
The Titans’ senior distance standoutknew she’d be at a disadvantage againstthe fresh legs of Lake Braddock’sSophie Chase, who beat her at the statecross country meet en route to earningall-America honors last fall.
Moye knew it was going to be pain-ful, pushing her body in a two-milerace so soon after completing the mile.
But she also knew what was at stake
– Cosby’s chance to claim its first stategirls team title – and knew there wasno way the Titans would be able toknock off defending champion West-ern Branch without her finishing at ornear the front.
Cosby coach Bryan Still gently askedMoye to just go out and do her best.Her father had the same message.
She did that and more, coming frombehind over the final 800 meters andpassing Chase before sprinting to avictory she called “a miracle” and shat-tering her own facility record by morethan 12 seconds.
“I was more focused on the teamtitle. We’ve been working so hard andI knew how much everybody wantedit,” she said. “When I crossed the finishline, I knew I had done all I could toget points for the team and it was agreat feeling.”
Moye’s two individual wins andone relay gold netted 30 points and
put Cosby in position to win the teamchampionship with a victory in the1,600 relay.
De’Nisha Smith, Gina D’Orazio andMolly Novak did their part by puttingthe Titans out in front in the final relay,then Alexandria Moseley delivered astrong finishing kick of her own to beatBethel’s Maya Moore to the finish line.
As Cosby’s girls saw Moseley crossthe stripe in first place, they realizedthe state title was theirs and brokeinto an impromptu celebration thatfeatured huge smiles, even bigger hugsand more than a few tears.
“We were all freaking out,” Moyerecalled.
The Titans finished with 54 points-- four more than runner-up WesternBranch – to earn their school’s thirdstate team championship (Cosby’scheer squad has won the last two PHOTO BY CHARLIE LEFFLER
Senior megan moye earned 30 points as Cosby's girls trackteam claimed its first state championship.
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PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLFormer Cosby High guards Jaylen Hinton (left) and nick Coppola squared off last week when Trinity visited Benedictine in the VIS quarterfinals.
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Gobblerestartswrestlingprogramat TrinityBy FREd JETERspecial correspondent
Anew head footballcoach and newwrestling programwill be among the
athletic changes next schoolyear at Trinity EpiscopalSchool.
Former assistant coachSam Mickens will inheritthe head football reins fromEric Gobble, who posted a21-49 mark in seven seasons,including 2-8 this past fall.
Mickens, a native Rich-monder, will also continue toserve as baseball coach andteach History.
Trinity brought back foot-ball in 2005, under Gobble,after dropping the sport in1989.
“I’m very proud ofTrinity’s athletic programand how strong and success-ful it has become under theleadership of Eric Gobble,”said Trinity Headmaster TomAycock.
The Titans’ best seasonsunder Gobble were 5-5 inboth 2007 and 2010.
“Eric has done an excel-lent job in rebuilding thefootball program and I can’tthink of anyone else morecapable of rebuilding Trinitywrestling,” said Aycock.
Gobble, who also serves asTrinity's athletic director, willre-introduce wrestling to theprivate school and coach thesport himself.
The new Estes Center willserve as home for Titans’practices and matches.
Trinity offered wrestlingfrom 1982 to 1998.
“I believe starting awrestling program is whereI’m most needed now andwhere I can make the biggestimpact,” said Gobble.
With the addition ofwrestling, Trinity now offersall sports sponsored by theVirginia Independent SchoolAthletic Association.
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last week: Hamlin earned his first victory with new crew chiefDarian Grubb, easily outdistancing Kevin Harvick and GregBiffle to take the checkered flag at the Subway Fresh Fit 500 atPhoenix. It was Hamlin's 18th career Sprint Cup win.
Where he stands: After a fourth-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500 and his win in the desert, Hamlin leadsthe Sprint Cup points standings by six over Biffle and eightover Harvick.
Up next: The series moves on to the bright lights of Las Vegas.Qualifying will take place Friday afternoon and the green flagwill fly Sunday at 3 p.m.
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Even though it came ina losing cause, TrinityEpiscopal’s boys basket-ball players took some
valuable lessons from their firstmeeting with Benedictine in lateJanuary.
Mostly, the Titans learned a lotabout themselves.
They learned that they couldkeep their composure in the faceof Benedictine’s boisterous studentsection. They learned they couldhang with the Cadets despite beingundersized at four of the five posi-tions. They learned they had theresiliency to take Benedictine’s bestpunch and bounce back to forceovertime.
So when Trinity’s bus pulled up
outside the venerable MemorialGymnasium Wednesday evening,the Titans didn’t wonder if they’dbe able to knock off Benedictineand advance to the final four ofthe Virginia Independent Schoolsstate tournament.
“Last time, we hoped to win. Nodisrespect to Benedictine, but thistime we expected to win,” a disap-pointed Trinity coach Rick Hamlinsaid after the Cadets escaped witha 52-50 victory.
Just as it did during the teams’regular-season meeting, when itscored the first 10 points of thegame, Trinity got off to a flyingstart and led 15-7 at the end of thefirst quarter.
“They were expected to win.They get all the headlines. Weknew we didn’t have anything to
lose, so we came out focused andready,” Trinity’s Torey Burstonsaid.
In keeping with the eerily famil-iar script, the host Cadets rallied todominate the middle two quartersand took a 15-point lead into thefinal period.
Once again, Trinity dugdeep and rallied. Behind guardsBurston, Jaylen Hinton and JoshBrown, the Titans outscored Bene-dictine 21-8 in the fourth quarter.
Hinton’s 3-pointer from the topof the key brought Trinity withintwo points with 2.6 seconds left,but the Titans were out of time-outs and the Cadets didn’t haveto touch the ball again before theremaining time elapsed.
“Trinity doesn’t give up,”Benedictine coach Sean McAloon
told the Richmond Times-Dis-patch. “They play with an extremeamount of fight. They play thewhole 32 minutes. They made arun. We had to limp across.
“At this point, we don’t care ifit’s a one-point win, a free throw,or a layup. It’s a win.”
VCU-bound Midlothian resi-dent Jordan Burgess led all scorerswith 18 points and added sevenrebounds for Benedictine (27-4),which fell 51-48 to Episcopal inthe state semifinals.
Ryan Burnett added 15 points,six rebounds and three assists forthe Cadets.
Hinton paced Trinity (20-7)with 16 points. Brown, a fresh-man, finished with 12 points
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Oakton, the No.1 team inthe state, used one last surgein the final minutes to defeatMonacan 73-65 on Fridaynight in the Group AAAquarterfinals at RobinsonSecondary School.
While Oakton (30-0) ad-vanced to the state semifinalsWednesday at the Siegel Cen-ter, Monacan closes its seasonwith a record of 24-6.
“We came here to win andthat didn’t happen,” Mona-can coach Larry Starr said.“But we proved that we can
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and Burston pulled down agame-high eight rebounds inaddition to his 10 points.
Nathan Swift scored eightpoints and provided a much-needed paint presence for theTitans, who have persevereddespite losing leading scorerKhris Lane to suspension.
“We knew they were big-ger, but we knew there werethings we could do,” Burstonsaid.
Burston, Trinity’s spark-plug point guard, dealt withsevere cramping in his legsafter playing all 32 minutesand keying the Titans’ attackon both ends of the floor.
Hinton left the gamebriefly in the second half, butonly because he had bloodon his arm after battling forposition in the paint with themuch larger Burgess.
Trailing 44-29 at the endof the third quarter, Trinity’sguards picked up the paceconsiderably and resumedthe attacking style that hadbeen so successful in theopening period.
The Titans outscoredBenedictine by a combined21 points in the first andfourth quarters. The Cadetsdominated the middle peri-ods by 23, accounting for thetwo-point final margin.
“If it was a tennis match,it would be two sets to two,”Hamlin noted with a smile.“Unfortunately, that’s nothow they keep score in bas-ketball.”
Once again, the final scoreleft Trinity’s players andcoaches with broken heartsas they walked off Coach RutCourt with a loss that just aseasily could’ve been a win.
“Two points … you can’tget a much worse feelingthan that,” Burston said.
Added Hinton: “Benedic-tine has dominated this areafor years. We want to beatthem so bad. They know wecan beat them. We know wecan beat them.
“But until the scoreboardsays Trinity won, the doubt-ers are going to say it was aclose game, but [Benedic-tine] probably played bad.That hurts.”
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Group AAA titles).“The win says to me that
we’re on the right path,”Still told the RichmondTimes-Dispatch. “We’redoing things the way they’resupposed to be done and weget good results as a resultof putting in hard work. I’mjust ecstatic for our team thateverything worked out like Ithought it should have.”
The title was truly a teameffort. Moseley, a sophomore,picked up five crucial teampoints with a fourth-placefinish in the 500. Moseley,Smith, D’Orazio and Novak
earned six more by placingthird in the 800 relay. LoganEdwards’ sixth-place effortin the shot put was good forthree points.
Then there was Moye.The N.C. State-boundsenior closed out her highschool indoor track careerwith yet another virtuosoperformance when her teamneeded it the most.
She joined JaydenMetzger, Alaina Redd andElena Wirz on the 3,200
relay, running down WestPotomac’s Lauren Price onthe final curve to deliver thefirst of three new facilityrecord-breaking finishes.
“When I got the baton, itwas like my legs had a mindof their own,” Moye said.
Those same powerfullegs first made her a statechampion last June, whenshe dominated the 1,600at the Group AAA outdoorchampionships. She’s alsowon more district and
regional titles than she canremember in both track andcross country.
But none compared tothe rush of joy she felt at theend of the state indoor meet.
“I’m just so proud of ev-erybody because we all gaveabsolutely everything wehad,” Moye said. “Individualtitles are great, but it was soawesome to be able to share[the team title] with theother girls. I can’t believe theway it all worked out.”
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Members of the championship Junior Varsity A team were (Front row, left to right): WillHamilton, Reed Bundy, Mark George Kukoski, Maddison Furman and John Godfrey.(Second row, left to right): Kent Dickey, Matthew Kessler, Patrick Hineline, Jack Hyde,Zach Shumate and Wit Ferrell. (Third row): Coaches Hubbard, Barock and Fraher.
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compete with anyone in thestate.”
Oakton started the secondquarter on an 8-0 run. TheCougars consistently builtleads, but Monacan keptcoming back.
“I’m happy with theirintensity,” Starr said. “Goodteams are going to get runs.We fought back every time.”
Monacan’s Gabby Harris,who led her team with 22points, hit a layup with 4:14remaining to tie the game at56. Then Oakton scored thenext nine points. Monacan
PHOTOS COURTESY ST. MICHAEL'S SCHOOLMembers of the championship Varsity A team were (Front row, left to right): Isaac Roberts, Jed Londrey, Garrett Allen,Ben Greer, Jace Mallory and Matthew Nelson. (Back row, left to right): Coach Greer, William Simopoulos, LawrenceJewett, Alex Carrington, Kellan Dwyer, Coach Allen, Stephen Geisz, Will Michael and Coach Londrey.
St. Michael’s EpiscopalSchool’s Varsity Aand Junior Varsity Abasketball teams toppedoff their seasons with2 point victory wins inthe Benedictine YouthLeague Championshipgames. The Varsity Ateam coached by St.Michael’s parents, E.G. Allen, Hal Greer andJef Londrey defeatedSt. Edwards. The JuniorVarsity A team coachedby Ed Fraher, MikeBarock and Ed Hubbarddefeated St. Bridget’s.
didn’t have enough time torally again, and Oakton com-pleted all 10 of its free throwsin the final minutes.
Caroline Coyer scored 25points for the Cougars; hertwin sister, Katherine, added22. Monacan struggled tostop their outside shots.
Oakton overwhelmedMonacan on the boards, out-rebounding the Chiefs 41-19.The Cougars had the heightadvantage, starting threeplayers 5-foot-10 or taller.Monacan had none.
Raven Williams added 18points for the Chiefs. MicaelaParson had nine points.
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