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FEATURED EVENTBreakfast with the Easter Bunny: The Woman’s Club of Windsor will host the event today, March 28, in the Wind-sor Community House. A breakfast of pancakes, sausage links and juice will be served from 8 to 9:30 a.m., and the hunt begins around 9:35 a.m. $5 a person. Call 242-6662 for details.

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WINDSORYou’re holding in your hands

the premiere edition of Windsor Weekly.

A cooperative e� ort of � e Tide-

water News and the Su� olk News-Herald, it’s a product that has been in the making for the past few years.

“A newspaper for the Windsor community is long overdue,” said Tony Clark, publisher of � e Tide-water News and the newly formed Windsor Weekly. “Windsor is an absolutely terri� c place, and

we’re just so proud to be a part of bringing Windsor Weekly to life.

“� e initial reaction from the community has been incredibly positive,” Clark added. “It’s a lot of fun to bring a newspaper to life in Windsor and see the reaction of the people it will serve. I expect Windsor Weekly will be a tremen-dous success.”

Carita Richardson, the town’s mayor, has high hopes for the new publication.

“� is is a very big event; the ex-citement is palpable everywhere. We’re looking forward to � nding out about what the people are do-ing, the civic organizations, the schools and students,” she said. “It’s an amazing opportunity, and

we’re looking forward to this great relationship with � e Tidewater News and the Su� olk News-Her-ald.”

Andrew Cripps, president of the Isle of Wight-Smith� eld-Windsor Chamber of Commerce, added his thoughts:

‘The heartbeat of Windsor’

MITZI LUSK /TIDEWATER NEWSStaff of Windsor Weekly gather for a picture with members of the Windsor community during the kickoff breakfast that took place earlier this month in town.

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BY MATTHEW A. WARDSTAFF WRITER

In Norfolk on Tuesday to an-nounce a wind energy project, Gov. Terry McAuli� e expressed faith the latest U.S. Route 460 plan would meet the project’s stated purpose and need.

Speaking after remarks to a Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce audience, McAuli� e said the major transportation project should be an asset for the region in terms of improving evacuation capability and helping trucks move goods to and from port facilities.

Shortly after taking o� ce, McAuli� e froze contract spending on a 55-mile, limited access, four-

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SEE MCAULIFFE, 10

‘The heartbeat of Windsor’

STEPHEN H. COWLES/WINDSOR WEEKLYMike Luter, in front, and George Baker, lift a railroad tie onto a truck, which will take the other pieces of wood elsewhere on the fi eld for the Windsor Athletic Association. Last Saturday mem-bers volunteered to clean up in preparation for the beginning of the spring season, which starts today. The opening ceremony scheduled for today has been cancelled, and will not be made up.

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WINDSORWindsor Weekly had questions

about the proposed alternative to Route 460, which was revealed in mid-January. Much to the con-sternation of many people in Isle of Wight County, the new propos-al is to build a bypass that would go north of the town of Windsor. � e newspaper sought answers from top o� cials connected to the project. Calls and emails to Gov. Terry McAuli� e’s o� ce were never acknowledged, although he has since voiced his support recently. Details are found in re-porter Matthew Ward’s story on this page.

Calls were also made to Com-missioner Charles A. Kirkpatrick of the Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Sec-retary of Transportation Aubrey Layne Jr. It was Layne who spoke earlier in March with this report-er and Publisher Tony Clark in a phone interview.

Noting that Gov. McAuli� e had “put the brakes” on the previous 55-mile toll road plan, Layne said

that came on his recommenda-tion.

“I was a full supporter of the [original] project,” he said, but added that it became clear later that the Army Corps of Engineers didn’t feel the same owing to en-vironmental issues. Several hun-dred acres of wetlands would have been damaged or destroyed because of the new road.

“� ere was no choice but to stop the contract,” said Layne. “� e recommendation I gave is that there’s no need to continue. � e Army Corps of Engineers said it would never have been built.”

Among the factors for building a new road in the � rst place is that it would facilitate evacuation in the event of hurricanes or oth-er disasters.

“� e real issue is getting out of Hampton Roads...getting them [people] out of harm’s way — the brunt of the hurricane,” he said.

Another reason for the alterna-tive route is to handle increased cargo tra� c with the expansion of the Port of Virginia. Most im-portant, though, is a concern for the safety of trucks mixing with school buses.

‘Somebody’s always impacted’

ON THE AGENDAIsle of Wight Supervisors: The board will

meet on Wednesday, April 1, at 9 a.m.Isle of Wight Planning: The board will

meet on Tuesday, April 28, at 6 p.m.Isle of Wight Schools: The school board

will meet on Monday, March 30, at 4 p.m.Windsor Town Council: Council members

will meet on Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m.

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WINDSORFor two days a year, members

of the Windsor Athletic Associa-tion perform needed mainte-nance of the ball� elds on Courthouse Highway. Last Sat-urday morning found coaches, dads and their kids picking up leaves and litter, replacing rail-road ties that serve as borders,

or trimming away weeds. � e work was all to prepare for to-day’s opening ceremony, which has been cancelled and will not be made up.

Be� tting his position as com-missioner for the boys’ little league, Justin Turner was work-ing alongside the other men that day. His job as league lead-er, he explained, is to make sure the teams have everything they need to play.

“We’re a non-pro� t,” he said about the WAA. “We hold

three fundraisers a year.”O� cers for the Windsor Ath-

letic Association include: Jamie Holt, president; Robbie Wells, vice president; Amber Wells, secretary; Angel Darden, trea-surer; Angela Davis, fundraiser chairwoman; David “Papa” Holt, equipment and � eld man-ager; Dawn Ward, girls’ com-missioner; and Dave Morgan, concessions.

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Volunteers do fi eld work for spring sportsWindsor Athletic Association plans opening ceremony today

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Who will have the courage to stop the alternative 460?To the Editor:

Anyone who has followed the Alter-native Route 460 project would have to agree that from start to present it has been a “Comedy of Errors.” If it were not for the tax dollars wasted, and the towns, businesses and people it is de-stroying, it would be comical. In actu-ality it is just the opposite — wasteful, disgusting, devastating to those it af-fects, and disrespectful to truth and common sense.

� e impetus for the project is to pro-vide an evacuation route for Eastern Virginia and North Carolina to Central Virginia.� eir current plan from Vir-ginia Beach to Petersburg is to con-struct 17 miles of road from Route 58 in Su� olk to the Town of Zuni. It would

funnel tra� c from six lanes to two at Zuni, the worst � ood zone between the coast and Richmond. � is project would not only be foolish and wasteful, but also dangerous in times of disaster and emergency.

If you are as perplexed as I am, allow me to give you two reasons why I be-lieve this imprudent plan is being forced on our towns. First, the state, the Commonwealth Transportation Board and VDOT spent $300 million to $400 million on studies and engineer-ing and never turned a shovel of dirt.

Pride and the threat of embarrass-ment will not let them walk away with nothing. Now they are saying all that money has resulted in their present plan being the best alternative. Pride is a terrible thing, particularly when it

hides truth at the expense of others. Second, the state, Commonwealth Transportation Board and VDOT pre-maturely signed a contract with 460 Mobility Partners. � e threat of suit and the loss of signi� cant monies now looms if they do not award something to the contractors.

� e process is now down to the � nal stages. � e only ones who can stop this blunder and bring sense and logic to the situation are Governor Terry McAuli� e and the Army Corps of Engi-neers. I wonder if they have the back-bone to do it. To date, no one with au-thority has had the courage to stand up and say, “Stop the mistakes here.”

Richard J. Holland Jr.Windsor

Thoroughness demonstrates responsibilityEarlier this month, the Windsor

Town Council discussed two issues: a � ag pole and sidewalks.

More precisely, the members consid-ered the next step in establishing the pole, and then contracting someone to repair or replace broken pavement throughout the town.

To someone not familiar with the of-� cial process of making such deci-sions, it might seem just a simple mat-ter of voting yes or no to either issue. First, surely everyone could agree that symbols of patriotism and smooth paths to walk on are both important. Second, as long as the money’s there, what else is there to decide?

� at’s where the council comes in. Since the matter came up last October,

di� erent members at di� erent times have brought brought up di� erent is-sues. Cost, location, contractors, size and even need have been addressed. So far, the decision is to hire Cardinal Signs from Virginia Beach to provide an 80-foot pole at $17,3000. Lighting could cost as much as $2,000 for mate-rials, and an auxiliary police o� cer has reportedly o� ered free labor.

� e question remains of where to place the pole on the front lot of the fu-ture site of a new town hall. � at will be a topic during budget talks next month.

For the sidewalks: � e extensive re-search done by the town manager has determined to hire two contractors at $8,500 apiece, and they’ll take care of

828 feet of sidewalk. � ere could be money left over to remove a couple of trees. Should that not happen or prove less costly than � gured, more repairs could be done. All the better for the town.

All this due diligence shows to us � s-cal responsibility on the council’s part and the members’ respect for their fel-low townspeople and their tax money. Which is as it should be.

Don’t take our word for it, though. See for yourself. Come out to the meetings, which take place on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. � e council meets in the cham-bers of the Municipal Building at 8 E. Windsor Blvd.

On Feb. 18, 2015, the Com-monwealth Transportation Board approved sending a new

17-mile hybrid plan for the route 460 project to the Army Corps of Engi-

neers for approv-al. If approved, a four-lane north-ern bypass will be built around and outside the Town. We should all have questions about the process that led to this decision.

First and fore-most, why was this route not present-

ed to the public before the public comment sessions were held? It is dif-� cult to comment e� ectively on “something” when one does not know what that “something” is going to be.

Secondly, why was the Windsor community not included in a collab-orative process from the beginning to determine the best alternatives for this area that we, the residents, know better than anyone else? � e National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) states in the guidelines that there

should be a collaborative process with the community, beginning at the ear-liest possible time. Our local govern-ment, businesses and citizens had no input into this decision-making pro-cess, only “updates” from VDOT o� -cials. Because of this, an engineer, who probably did not know this area, drew a line on a map that is not the best location for a bypass. � ere are better solutions for a safer evacuation route that supports local economic development, costs less, and has few-er environmental impacts. (� is northern bypass has a bridge over a lake that is the major water supply for several cities in Hampton Roads. How does this support the Clean Water Act when a tanker carrying fuel or chemi-cals could have an accident on the bridge and contaminate the water supply?)

Also, the Federal Highway Adminis-tration (FHA) guidelines state that ex-amples “covering the full range of al-ternatives must be presented.” � ere are several better alternatives that the Town and residents would like to have suggested in the design process that were never considered. Not covering the full range of alternatives in the SEIS predetermined that the best so-

lution could not be chosen, but the fa-vored one could.

It is important that we ask the Army Corps of Engineers to not approve the northern bypass. We need to make our opposition heard by signing peti-tions and writing letters to newspa-pers pointing out that this hybrid plan does not meet the purpose of a safe evacuation route when it does not ad-dress the � ooding between Ivor and Wake� eld nor the extra lane capacity needed past Windsor. It is important to stop this waste of even more tax-payers’ dollars. It will not give us a safe evacuation route, only 70 mile-per-hour tra� c adjacent to our resi-dential developments. Imagine eight lanes of tra� c trying to get into four lanes and causing tra� c backups right outside our Town. Together we can in-sist on having a part in developing a better solution than the northern by-pass because we know and love this unique area!

CARITA RICHARDSON taught math and Spanish at Windsor High School for more than 30 years. She is serving her second four-year term as the mayor of the town of Windsor.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

OUR VIEW

YOUR VIEW

WINDSOR WAYS

PUBLISHER’S POST

FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK

2 WINDSOR WEEKLY SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015

Opinion

The entire Windsor community is waiting in delightful anticipation and excitement for the � rst copies of Windsor Weekly newspa-

per. We want to thank � e Tidewater News, � e Su� olk News-Herald, Tony Clark and all their sta� members for giving us the medium to highlight Windsor news, activities and the great people who live here. We also want to thank our business own-ers who are supporting the newspaper and making

this possible.Don’t forget to pick up your

free copy each Saturday at a lo-cal designated business. Also, please submit your own letters to the editor or ideas for a spe-cial story in the newspaper.

I will keep you updated on what is happening and of inter-est to our Town in “From the Mayor’s Desk” section.

� is week I would like to tell you about the progress we are making on the Windsor Com-

munity Recreation Center. � e exterior renovations to the old Windsor Middle School gym complex have been � nanced by grants and donations and should be completed in about a month. We will then begin refurbishing the interior and planning programs for our youth and elderly.

We are having a fundraising event for our Com-munity Center on Saturday, May 2. It will be a Nixon BBQ and fried chicken dinner with a free concert at the gazebo beside the library with the Billy Phillips Golden Oldies Band. Tickets are $9 and can be pur-chased at the Town o� ce or by calling Rita Richard-son at 242-6606. If you want to take your dinner home, you can pick it up from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Windsor Christian Church parking lot. If you want to enjoy the music with family, friends and neigh-bors, you can bring a chair and pick your dinner up at the gazebo. � ank you for your support and help with Windsor’s � rst community center!

STEPHEN H. COWLES/WINDSOR WEEKLYBoys who play baseball in the Windsor Athletic Association were out last Saturday raking leaves and picking up li� er. All that was in preparation for today’s previously scheduled opening ceremony of the new season. The boys were Bryson Parsain, Caleb Davis, Chandler Hannah, Jared Li� lefi eld, Cameron King, T.J. Luter, Andy Harmon, Jacob Goehl, Parker Sco� and Trent Luter.

As the publisher of this newspaper, I am absolutely thrilled to welcome you to the very first edition of Windsor Weekly. It has

been a labor of love for our entire staff to see the development of this publication come to frui-tion, and I sincerely hope each and every one of

you holding this inaugural copy in your hands will enjoy reading it as much as we en-joyed producing it.

Windsor Weekly will be a one-of-a-kind newspaper, be-cause our primary objective will be to write about the peo-ple, issues, and events that are important to Windsor. There are plenty of other newspa-pers in circulation today that cover regional, state, and na-

tional issues. And you may find some stories about those issues in Windsor Weekly from time to time, but only if those issues are of relevance to the people and the Town of Windsor.

Windsor Weekly will also be a place where your voice can be heard. Community newspapers have a longstanding tradition of fostering active opin-ion pages, where residents can compliment or critique policy issues, give a pat on the back to a neighbor for a job well done, or just to share an opinion regarding the news of the day. I invite all of you to contribute to our opinion page freely and often. Windsor Weekly is your newspaper. It should reflect the opinions of those who read it.

As a place for local businesses to advertise their goods and services, Windsor Weekly will also help to strengthen the local economy. You’ll notice as you read today’s edition from cover to cover that there has been a tremendous response from local businesses to having a Windsor-focused newspa-per. While these civic-minded folks have all been incredibly supportive and instrumental in help-ing us get Windsor Weekly off the ground, they are also smart businesspeople who know that adver-tising in the local newspaper generates results. Please reward their investment by doing business with the local businesses that advertise in this newspaper. And by the way, our classified section can help you improve your own economy as well. There is no more cost effective way for an individ-ual to sell an item, rent a house or promote a yard sale than with an ad in the classified section of your local newspaper.

Most of all, we want Windsor Weekly to be a source of pride for this community. A community newspaper is a rallying point for those who read it. It’s the place where parents can see their child’s name on the honor roll. It’s the place where grandparents can see a picture of their grandchildren at play on the local ball field. It’s the place where the community shares ideas, honors its successes and laments its failures. It’s the place where a community forever memorial-izes its past and, more importantly, looks to the future. A community newspaper forever records the legacy of the community it serves. Windsor Weekly will do all of those things, and more.

So on behalf of our entire staff — our editor, contributing writers and photographers, advertis-ing representatives, designers, bookkeepers and delivery drivers — I thank you for taking the time to read the very first issue of Windsor Weekly. Thank you for welcoming us into your homes, your businesses and your community. And thank you, most of all, for trusting us to be your com-munity newspaper. It is a responsibility we take very seriously, and one that we look forward to fulfilling.

Tony Clark is the publisher of Windsor Weekly. His email address is [email protected].

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STEPHEN H. COWLES | WINDSOR WEEKLYFrom left, Georgie D.Tyler Middle School seventh-graders Emily Post, Bagalisa Andujak, Lauren Legum, Elĳ ah Barnes. Caron Smith and Paul Turner are recognized on the court for their contributions to the Hoops for Heart at the school.

STEPHEN H. COWLES | WINDSOR WEEKLYJeff Hampton, a P.E. teacher at Georgie D. Tyler Middle School in Windsor, watches as students take shots from the half-court line at $1 a chance. Those who were successful received prizes. Money raised goes to the American Heart Association.

STEPHEN H. COWLES | WINDSOR WEEKLYP.E. teacher Tina Shaul, left, holds a basketball with Aali-yah Wren, 12, who won a mini-game at the recent Hoops for Heart at Georgie D. Tyler Middle School.

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WINDSORStudents at Georgie D. Ty-

ler Middle School recently stepped up to the line and scored for the American Heart Association.

Je� Hampton, who teach-es physical education along with Tina Shaul, said the school has participated in this kind of fundraiser since he started there in 2002. � e money, he added, will be used for research and treatment of heart-related diseases.

� e � rst year the school hosted such a fundraiser, $2,000 was made for the or-ganization, and the highest since has been just over

$4,000. � e � nal total for the most recent event is $3,530, said Hampton.

Hampton � gures that at least $20 was contributed by each student. He noted that eighth-grader Gri� n Pace raised $680 alone “out of the goodness of his heart.”

An extra way to earn money that day was to pay $1 for each chance to get the ball through the hoop from the half-court line. Conner Logwood and Paul Turner, both seventh-grad-ers, each were winners and received prizes for their skills.

Bridgett Walton, Sydney Warren and Chris Funai, all seniors from Windsor High School, were among the vol-unteer referees for the occa-sion.

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James Madison Universi-ty announces the following students who graduated during the Dec. 13, 2014 commencement exercises.

Daniel Brown of Wind-sor; Mallory Laufer of Car-rollton; and Stephen May of Smithfield.

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The Town of Windsor has an agreement in place that allows its residents to con-tract for curbside recycling pickup with A.V.E.S. for a low monthly rate. This can be a great convenience for anyone who wants to recy-cle, but doesn’t want to drive to the convenience center to dispose of the items.

This can be a great value when you consider your time and gas to dispose of recyclables!

Contact A.V.E.S. at 357-9997 for details.

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Community HappeningsSATURDAY, MARCH 28

Job fair: Paul D. Camp Com-munity College and the Virginia Employment Com-mission, Portsmouth Local Offi ce, will host a Cost Plus World Market Job Fair on Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to noon at the college’s Hobbs Suff olk Campus, 271 Kenyon Road. Cost Plus World Market is now hiring for the positions of mainte-nance technician, replen/putaway operator, ware-house receiver, team lead-er, outbound and orderfi ll. Participants must be regis-tered in Virginia Work Con-nect, www.vaworkconnect.com. See the VEC staff for a referral or call 757-558-4455. The event is funded by a U.S. Department of Labor grant.

3-Point Shoot Out: The Western Tidewater Com-

munity Services Board will sponsor a 3-Point Shoot Out & Life Skills event for girls and boys ages 9-17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at J.P. King Jr. Middle School, 501 Charles St., Franklin. Special guests will be Al-len Iverson, NBA legend; Kaelin Poe, a Virginia Wes-leyan player; and Coach Ed Young of Nansemond River High School. Parental con-sent is required. Lunch will be provided and trophies will be awarded. For more information, call Teko Wyn-der at 942-1970.

Alcohol ink painting work-shop: Learn to paint with alcohol inks from 1 to 5 p.m. In this workshop art-ist Sarah Hair Olson will cover everything from the basics to more advanced techniques of using alcohol inks for painting on Yupo

and panels for creating fi ne art paintings with this dynamic and beautiful me-dium. Workshop fee is $40 ($50 non-members) plus $30 materials fee. All ma-terials included. ) Register by Monday, March 23. Call 357-7707 or visit the Arts Center at 319 Main St., His-toric Downtown Smithfi eld. (www.Smithfi eldArts.org).

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny: Parents, round up the kids and join the Woman’s Club of Windsor for a morning fi lled with food and fun. Breakfast will include pancakes, sausage links and juice. No reserva-tions required; fi rst-come, fi rst-served. In addition, children can make a craft, have their photos taken with the Easter Bunny, and hunt for Easter eggs, all for $5 a person. All profi t is returned to the commu-nity. The event takes place at the Windsor’s Commu-nity House. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 9:30 a.m., and the hunt begins around 9:35 a.m. Smaller children will be separated from the older ones. Pic-tures can be picked up at the Windsor Library begin-ning Wednesday, April 1. For details, call 242-6662.

Clean Rivers Day: Jeff Turner, Blackwater Not-toway Riverkeeper, invites people to participate in Clean Rivers Day. This is a community eff ort to clean up around the Blackwater and No� oway rivers. Con-tinually picking up trash along the rivers, streams, ditches, parking lots and even yards will prevent the debris from washing into the rivers.

VFW breakfast: The VFW will host a country break-fast from 7 to 10 a.m. at VFW Post 8544 at 223 Washington St., Smithfi eld. The breakfast will include omelets and salt herring.

SUNDAY, MARCH 29Beginning digital photog-

raphy class: From noon to 5 p.m., award-winning photographer Shirley M. Whitenack will teach you how to get out of auto mode and learn all the amazing things your cam-era is capable of that you never knew were possible. Expect to leave this class with a deeper understand-ing of the capabilities of your digital camera which will enable you utilize your camera to capture out-standing images. The fee is $60 for members and $80 for non-members. Register now by calling 357-7707 or visit the Arts Center at 319 Main St., Historic Down-town Smithfi eld. (www.Smithfi eldArts.org).

MONDAY, MARCH 30Women’s History Month:

Paul D. Camp Community College’s History Depart-ment and Student Govern-ment Association will have a presentation in recogni-tion of Women’s History Month in room 106 on the Hobbs Suff olk Campus, 271 Kenyon Road. The presen-tation will be titled, “The Grimke Sisters: Sara and Angelina—Abolitionist, Feminists and Southern-ers.” For more information, contact Student Activities Coordinator Eric Benton at [email protected].

TUESDAY, MARCH 31Easter egg hunt: The Walter

Cecil Rawls Library will have an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Preschoolers will

enjoy stories, a craft and an egg hunt. For more infor-mation, call 653-2821. The library is located at 22511 Main St., Courtland.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1Blood drive: Southamp-

ton Academy, 26495 Old Plank Road, will have a blood drive sponsored by the Upper School Student Government from noon to 5 p.m. The blood drive will take place in the gym.

Cover 3 Youth Football and Cheer League: Registra-tion opens on Wednesday, April 1; assistant coaches must be registered and background checks com-pleted by Monday, June 1; all players and teams must be registered by Tuesday, June 30; practices begin on Saturday, Aug. 8; and games begin on Saturday, Sept. 12. For more informa-tion, visit www.cover3foun-dation.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 6Spring Break Week: The

Franklin Department of Parks and Recreation will present Spring Break Week 2015 beginning Monday, April 6 through Friday, April 10. Monday will be bingo night at 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday will be Talent Night at 5 p.m.; Wednes-day will be Game Night at 5 p.m.; Thursday, Easter egg hunt from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Friday, Movie Night at 5 p.m. The events will take place at the Dr. Martin Luther King Center at 683 Oak St., Franklin. For more information, call 562-2475.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7Diabetes Support Group:

The group will meet in the basement of Southamp-ton Memorial Hospital in the Southampton Room at 7 p.m. This will be an open discussion meeting. This group meets on the fi rst Tuesday of every month. For more information, con-tact Kim Marks at SMH at 569-6182, or Susan Spivey at 569-9374.

Storytime cancellation: Storytime for Tuesday, April 7, at the Walter Cecil Rawls Library has been cancelled. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 14.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8Oyster roast: The Chuck-

atuck Ruritan Club will have its 39th annual oyster roast from 3 to 6 p.m. at

the Kirk Farm on Everets Road. Tickets cost $35 in advance, and available from Pretlow and Pret-low, 200 N. Main St., Suf-folk; Saunders Supply Co., Chuckatuck; or any club member.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9Free movie night: Paul D.

Camp Community Col-lege’s Student Government Association will sponsor a showing of the movie, “Sel-ma,” at 4 p.m. in room 105 at the Hobbs Suff olk Cam-pus, 271 Kenyon Road, and at 7 p.m. in the Technology Theater at the Regional Workforce Development Center, 100 N. College Dr., Franklin. No tickets re-quired. Movie, popcorn and sodas are free. The fi lm is rated PG-13 and runs 128 minutes. For more infor-mation, contact Eric Ben-ton at [email protected].

FRIDAY, APRIL 10FAFSA Friday: Paul D. Camp

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SATURDAY, APRIL 25Antique sale: The Antique

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CIRCUIT COURTWeek of March 23

Michael Darnell Wooten, Smithfield, three months in penitentiary; three years probation; six months suspended driver’s license; and $772 in costs for drug possession and public intoxication

Elton Lloyd Horne III, Smithfield, six months in penitentiary; three years probation; indefinite suspension of driver’s license; a home incarceration program; and $1,603 in costs for a DUI, third offense

Dudley Joe Edwards Jr., Suffolk, 1 year in penitentiary; two years

probation; a work release program; and $1,526 in costs for grand larceny and entering property to damage

Andrew Micciche, Franklin, two years unsupervised probation; community service; and $413 in costs for embezzlement of less than $200

Maurice Donate Gundy, Smithfield, three months in penitentiary; five years probation; six months suspended driver’s license; and $603 in costs for distributing marijuana

Toby Underhill, Suffolk, two years probation and $3,341 in costs for breaking and entering and grand larceny

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WINDSOR POLICE MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

FIRST SGT. RODNEY D. RIDDLEINTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE

The following activities were reported as having occurred within the corporate limits of the Town of Windsor during Febru-ary 2015, with comparisons to January 2015; and February 2014, respectively

Patrol/Business ChecksPatrol/Business Checks: 776; 1,214;

848Citizen House Checks: 7; 0; 0Directed Patrol Checks: 1; 2; 0

Traffic-related Stops/Offenses

Traffic Stops Conducted (Total): 192; 268; 175

Traffic Summons Issued for Primary Offense: 133; 177; 126

Additional Summons/Secondary Violations/Criminal Summons Issued: 38; 21; 13

Total Number of Summons Issued: 171; 198; 139

Warnings/Advice Given: 59; 85; 49Inspections (Child Safety Seat/

Trailer/Vehicle): 0; 1; 0Driving Under the Influence Arrests:

1; 2; 1Wanted Persons Arrested Through

Traffic Enforcement: 2; 1; 1

Current/Ongoing Police Investigations

Open Investigation Assigned to Patrol: 3; 5; 6

Open Investigation Assigned to

Detective: 5; 4; 4Onoing Undercover Operation(s):

0; 0; 0Investigations Solved w/Charges

Filed or Sent to Commonwealth Attorney: 1; 2; 4

Investigations Solved or Closed Pending Further Leads: 3; 10; 8

Arrests/Warrants-RelatedFelony Arrests Made: 5; 1; 8Felony Warrants (Obtained): 2; 0; 8Felony Warrants (Served): 1;1; 8Misdemeanor Arrests Made: 6; 10; 12Misdemeanor Warrants (Obtained):

1; 8; 10Misdemeanor Warrants (Served):

0; 10; 12Juvenile Petitions (Obtained/

Served): 0; 0; 0Narcotics/Weapons-Related Ar-

rests: 2; 4; 2Search Warrant Obtained and

Executed: 0; 0; 2Seizures Made: 0; 3; 2Weapons (Confiscated/Destroyed):

1; 1; 1Emergency Protection Orders

(Obtained): 0; 0; 0Emergency Protection Orders

(Served): 0; 0; 0Emergency Custody Order/Tempo-

rary Detention Orders: 0; 0; 0

Reports TakenCriminal Reports Taken: 9: 12; 8Motor Vehicle Crash Reports Taken:

5; 7; 7Field Interview Cards Obtained:

1; 1; 0Missing Persons/Run-Away Report

Taken: 0; 0; 0Death Reports Taken: 0; 1; 0

WINDSOR POLICE CALLS FOR SERVICE

These are simply calls for service and do not indicate verified crime. After each complaint are the numbers for February 2014, January 2015 and February 2015, respectively

Reported/Responded Criminal Offenses

Abduction (Kidnapping): 0; 0; 0Assault (Felony/Malicious Wound-

ing): 0; 0; 1 Assault (Misdemeanor): 2; 0; 0Assault (Domestic): 0; 2; 1Auto Theft (Unauthorized Use): 0;

0; 0Break & Enter (Attempted Bur-

glary): 0; 0; 0

Burglary: 0; 1; 1Counterfeit: 1; 0; 0Child Abuse (Neglect): 0; 0; 0 Destruction of Private Property

(Vandalism): 1; 1; 0Disorderly Conduct: 2; 3; 0Embezzlement: 0; 0; 0Firearms Offenses/Complaints:

1; 1; 1 Fraud: 5; 0; 0Harassment: 0; 0; 0Indecent Exposure: 0; 0; 0 Larceny (Grand /Petit): 2; 2; 2Larceny (Gas Drive Off): 0; 0; 0Larceny (From Vehicle): 0; 0; 0Narcotic Offenses: 1; 2; 6Public Intoxication: 1; 1; 0Threats (Death/Bodily Harm): 0; 0; 0 Trespassing (Loitering): 0; 0; 0Robbery: 0; 0; 0 Sex-Related Offenses: 0; 1; 0

Psychiatric Problems: 2; 1; 0Totals: 18; 15; 12

Reported/Responded Non-Criminal Offenses:

911 Hang Up: 3; 1; 0Alarm (Commercial): 5; 1; 5 Alarm (Residential): 2; 4; 4Animal Complaint: 2; 2; 0Assist Other Jurisdiction (Mutual

Aid): 3; 10; 5Assist Rescue: 6; 3; 2Assist Fire: 3; 1; 1Business Assist/Police Escort: 6; 1; 2Citizen Assist: 13; 23; 14Disturbance (Noise): 2; 2; 2Found Property: 1; 1; 0Juvenile Problem: 0; 0; 2Missing Person (Run-Away): 0; 0; 0 Motor Vehicle Crash: 11; 7; 7Motorist Assist (Traffic Hazard):

5; 2; 3 Parking Violation(s): 0; 0; 0Reckless Driving: 3; 5; 4Suspicious Activity (Peeping Tom/

etc.): 9; 10; 14 Unsecured (Business): 0; 3; 2Unsecured (Residence): 0; 0; 0Walk-In Complaints (Town Hall):

6; 2; 4 Welfare Check: 3; 1; 2Other/Unclassified: 2; 11; 7Totals: 85; 90; 80

Self-Initiated Service Calls Business and Patrol Checks/Traffic

Stops/Field Interviews/House Checks/Directed Patrols: 1,017; 1, 551; 1,101

Total Calls for Service reported by the Windsor Police Department: 1,078; 1,629; 1,165

CRIME REPORTSWINDSOR POLICE

SUMMARY REPORT

FIRST SGT. RODNEY D. RIDDLEINTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE

•On 2/6/15 at approximately 10:15 p.m., Officer Swan observed a suspicious vehicle in 100 block of Kensington Court. Officer Swan made contact with the driver on foot and smelled a strong odor of marijuana about his person. A search of the suspect revealed 11 grams of crack cocaine and 45 grams of marijuana. Suspect failed SFST’s and was taken into cus-tody for Driving under the influ-ence of drugs, possession with intent to distribute Cocaine and possession with intent to distribute Marijuana. Upon further investigation, a search warrant was issued for the suspect’s vehicle. 1st Sgt. Riddle and Officer Gutierrez executed the warrant and recovered a 40 cal. handgun, 1.5 grams of crack cocaine and 16 tabs of Vicodin and Tramadol. Suspect was also charged with possession with intent to distribute Controlled Substance, possession with intent to distribute Controlled Substance within 1000 feet of a School and Possession of Firearm with Drugs. All contra-band was seized. An additional search warrant was obtained for the suspects’ cellular phone and the investigation is ongoing.

•On 2/7/15 at approximately 3:22 p.m., Officer Harris conducted a traffic stop in the 11400 block of Windsor Boulevard for a window

tint violation. Upon making contact with driver, Officer Harris noted an odor of mari-juana coming from the vehicle. A search revealed marijuana and a smoking device in the glove box of the vehicle. Officer Harris recovered four capsules of heroin under the driver’s seat. Driver was found to have concealed brass knuckles in his pocket. Driver was arrested for Possession of Heroin, Posses-sion of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Car-rying a Concealed Weapon and multiple traffic violations. Pas-senger was issued a criminal summons for simple Possession of Marijuana and released. All contraband was seized.

•On 2/8/15 at approximately 3:02 p.m., MPO Owens conducted a traffic stop in the 34 block of East Windsor Boulevard for a moving violation. Upon making contact with the driver it was determined that his license was suspended and he had an outstanding arrest warrant for Contempt of Court. Suspect was arrested without incident on the warrant and issued several traffic summonses.

•On 2/13/15 at approximately 3:32 a.m., MPO Owens conducted a traffic stop in the 50 block of Church Street for a speeding violation. Upon making contact with the driver MPO Owens noticed an odor of alcohol about the driver. Suspect failed all

SFST’s and

was arrested for Driving under the influence 4th Offense, Driving in Violation of License Forfeiture to ASAP and Posses-sion of Marijuana. Driver was also issued several summonses for additional traffic violations.

•On 2/18/15, 1st Sgt. Riddle re-ceived a citizen call in reference to a fraudulent credit card. The citizen stated he had been paid with a stolen credit card for work he did in Windsor. Further investigation revealed that the offenses were occurring in Windsor and in Isle of Wight County. Isle of Wight Sheriff Office Investigators were contacted and responded to Windsor Police Department. It was determined during a joint investigation that the suspect was using local assistance to move stolen merchandise from Virginia to Philadelphia. Inves-tigators used a ruse to bring the local contact to Andersons Storage Center on Windsor Bou-levard. and made contact with them. Investigators recovered $65,000 in stolen property from a storage unit and located additional scam victims in Dinwiddie County. Total losses are in excess of $200,000 in the fraud scam. Because the offenses cross multiple states lines and involve several foreign national suspects the case was turned over to the FBI.

•On 2/20/15 at approximately 11:50 p.m., Officer Swan responded to a report of a burglary in prog-ress in the 100 block of Georgie D. Tyler Drive Upon arrival offi-

cers observed the suspect attempting to kick

in the door of an apartment.

Suspect was ordered to ground and refused to comply. Suspect was taken into custody after a brief struggle and found to be highly intoxicated. Officers determined that the suspect returned to the complex after an earlier domestic dispute and tried to enter his girlfriend’s apartment. Suspect was at-tempting to gain entry to the apartment of an 80-year-old elderly female. Suspect was ar-rested for Attempted Burglary, Destruction of Property, Public Intoxication and Obstruction of Justice.

•On 2/24/15 at approximately 8:35 a.m., Windsor Police Department officers provided assistance to the Virginia State Police during the pursuit of a reckless driver. The pursuit ended on Route 58 East in a fatality crash that claimed the life of the suspect. The incident remains under an ongoing investigation by Virginia State Police.

•Between 2/13/15 and 2/27/15, Sgt. Jernigan, MPO Owens and Officer Harris successfully completed a 40-hour course of instruction at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in North Charleston, S.C. This course of instruction covered law enforcement response to an active shooter event. Officers Swan and Gutierrez will be attending future sessions. This no-cost training is provided by the U.S. Department of Home-land Security.

•During the three snow events in the month of February there were no reported traffic ac-cidents or hazards within the Town limits.


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WINDSOR� e Windsor High School

boys’ tennis team played Bruton High School on the tennis courts in Windsor. � e home team picked up the 7-2 win on Wednesday in its opening match of the season.

Individually, the Dukes’ Daniel Klausmeier defeated Ian Sadler in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1 on the No. 1 court. In No. 2 singles, Ethan Bales of Windsor bested Dylan Shannon 6-4, 6-1.

Windsor’s Stephen Hurst bested Daanish Fiaz 6-3, 6-2 on the No. 3 court. Wind-sor’s No. 4 Derek Klausmei-

er and No. 5 Lucas Cussick also picked up wins. Derek picked up the win in three sets, 6-4, 4-6 and 10-6 in the tiebreaker.

On the No. 6 court, Mason Farley of Bruton defeated Donald Rice 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles, Daniel and Derek picked up the 8-3 win, and Bales and Hurst won 8-2 on the No. 2 court. Cussick and Rice were de-feated 8-2 on the No. 3 court.

� e Dukes start o� their season 1-0 as a team. � ey will travel to Petersburg on Wednesday, April 1, to face the Dragons of Appomattox Regional Governor’s School.

Windsor tops Bruton on court

STAFF REPORT

WINDSORStarting off the softball

season at home, freshman E.J. Bankson picked up her first win at Windsor High School, as the Lady Dukes de-feated Bruton High School 7-4 on Thursday.

Junior Brittany Wade was 3-for-4 at the plate, and freshman Sydney Carter and senior Kelsey Searcy contributed two hits each in the win against the Lady Panthers.

On the defensive side of the ball, freshman Alyssa

Funai got her first start at shortstop, and junior Pey-ton Gay moved from third base to second base. Head coach Sean Wade said they both made key stops

to put an end to Bruton’s come-

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winning is a nice way to start the sea-

son, but the young team still

has a long way to go.

The Dukes (1-0) will be in action again on Mon-day, March 30, when they play the Brunswick Lady Bulldogs.

Lady Dukes softball team begins 1-0

WINDSORThe Windsor High School Dukes

teams are set to begin their spring sports seasons of ten-nis, soccer, baseball, softball and track. Bolded are home matchups.

Baseball3.31 Brunswick 4:30 4.2 Southampton 4:30 4.14 Park View 4:30 4.16 Greensville 4:30 4.17 Nandua 4:30 4.21 Franklin 4:30 4.23 Surry 4:30 4.28 Sussex Central 4:30 4.30 Brunswick 4:30 5.5 Southampton 4:30 5.7 Park View 5 5.12 Greensville 4:30 5.14 Franklin 4:305.19 Surry 4:305.21 Sussex Central — senior night

— 4:30

Softball3.31 Brunswick 4:30

4.2 Southampton 4L30 4.14 Park View 4:30 4.16 Greensville 4:30 4.17 Nandua 4:30 4.21 Franklin 4:30 4.23 Surry 4:304.24 Middlesex 4:30 4.28 Sussex Central 4:30 4.30 Brunswick 4:30 5.5 Southampton 4:30 5.7 Park View 5 5.12 Greensville 4:30 5.14 Franklin 4:305.19 Surry 4:305.21 Sussex Central — senior night

— 4:30

Soccer3.30 Brunswick 5:30 4.1 Southampton 5:30 4.15 Park View 5:30 4.17 Greensville 5:30 4.20 Franklin 5:30 4.22 Surry 5:304.27 ARGS 5:304.27 Park View 5:30 5.4 Southampton 5:30 5.6 Park View 5:30

5.11 Greensville 5:30 5.13 Franklin 5:30 5.18 Surry 5:30 5.20 ARGS — senior night — 5

Boys Tennis4.1 ARGS 4 4.16 Franklin 4 4.22 Southampton 4 4.23 Maggie Walker 4:30 4.22 Greensville 44.27 Surry 44.29 ARGS 45.1 Smithfi eld 4 5.4 Franklin 4 5.11 Southampton 4 5.13 Surry — senior night — 4

Girls Tennis3.30 Greensville 4 4.1 Southampton 4 4.15 Surry 4 4.17 Brunswick 44.22 ARGS 44.23 Maggie Walker 4 4.27 Franklin 4 4.29 Greensville 4

5.1 Smithfi eld 45.4 Southampton — senior night

— 45.6 Surry 45.11 Brunswick 4

Boys and Girls Track4.1 Greensville 44.29 Brunswick, Sussex Central,

Surry 45.6 Surry 45.13 Sussex 45.19 Conference 33 Track Meet at

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WINDSORHosting Greensville, Park

View and Southampton, both Windsor High School boys and girls track teams were able to earn enough points for a bronze medal.

� e Greensville and Park View teams placed � rst and second, respectively. Southampton � nished fourth.

“We had a good meet yesterday, and thank you to everyone that helped with the meet,” said Windsor

athletic director Charles Parrish.

RESULTS• Windsor’s Breon Stocks

won � rst in the 100 with a time of 11.19 seconds. He also placed � rst in the 200 with a time of 23.87 sec-onds.

• Vonquisha Tuner of Windsor won � rst in the girls’ 100 meter with a time of 12.47 seconds.

• In the girls’ 200, Destiny Barnes placed third with a time of 29 seconds.

• Windsor’s Malcom

Greene won � rst in the boys’ long jump with a dis-tance of 21 feet.

• Keshawn Reid of Wind-sor placed second in the high jump, clearing a height of 6 feet, 4 inches.

• Windsor’s Mataabe Lawrence placed third in the girls’ shot put on a 20-foot throw. She also placed fourth in the dis-cuss with a distance of 52 feet and 5 inches.

• Jazzmine Bynum of Windsor placed � rst in the girl’s discus with a throw of 69 feet, 7 inches.

• � e 4x100 relay team of Windsor placed � rst with a time of 45.37 seconds. Windsor’s 4x400 boys relay team came in third with a time of 5 minutes.

• � e girls 4x100 relay team of Windsor placed � rst with a time of 56.16 seconds.

• Grant Fabits of Windsor came in second in the 3200-meter run with a time of 13 minutes and 12 sec-onds.

• Kelvin Jackson of Wind-sor came in � fth for the 300-meter hurdle.

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Lady Dukes pick up awards

Three Windsor High School Lady Duke players picked up post-season awards. From left, Bridge� e Walton, who was named to the fi rst team all-district and second team all region; Vonquisha Turner, who earned an honorable mention for all-district; and Andrea Magba, who was named to the second team all-district. The Windsor Dukes play in VHSL 2A Conference 33 and the Tri-Rivers District.

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WINDSORBrandon Michael Randle-

man, the youngest son of two born to Donna Roberts-Eley and Joseph Randle-man, was born in Su� olk on Jan. 2, 1991. He was raised in Windsor and has been a member of Chapel Grove United Church of Christ his entire life. A 2013 cum laude graduate of Virginia State University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, Brandon came into this world with an ancestral call-ing toward leadership and community service, and has become a recognizable face and voice in the forefront of various student organiza-tions, religious groups, pro-fessional societies and polit-ical campaigns.

During his teen years, and after graduating from Wind-sor High School in 2009, Brandon quickly ascended the ladder of “Who’s Who” among young trailblazers under 20 to watch. His lead-ership skills were honed while participating in sever-al church ministries and ac-tivities and were later sea-soned while presiding over numerous college organiza-tions. His portfolio of experi-ences includes service as:

•President of Chapel Grove Youth Department and a member of the Youth Choir

•Member of the United Black Christians (an a� liate

of the United Church of Christ)

•President and Vice Presi-dent of Administration & Fi-nance of the VSU Student Government Association

•Vice President and Trea-surer of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Beta Gamma

•Treasurer of VSU Nation-al Pan-Hellenic Council and VSU Association of Political Science Society

•Member: VSU Honors Society; Pre-Law Society; Pi Sigma Alpha (the National Political Science Honor So-ciety); and Virginia 21 High-er Education Advocacy Or-ganization Student Leader-ship Board

•Student Representative to the VSU Board of Visitors

•Vice Chairman of the Stu-dent Advisory Committee for the Virginia State Coun-cil of Higher Education

While serving as Student Government Association (SGA) president at VSU, Brandon earned a reputa-tion as a hard worker, mover and shaker. He was respon-sible for initiating the uni-versity’s � rst discounted card service for local busi-nesses and started the � rst Virginia State Bus Shuttle system. His � rst high-pro� le political accomplishment was initiating an event called “Walking to the Polls” on Election Day. With the support of SGA members, Brandon launched this unique e� ort to get students of voting age to the polls by inviting them to walk with the VSU band to a local ele-mentary school to cast their

votes. To celebrate this day-to-make-a-di� erence, stu-dents enjoyed breakfast to-gether and received free T-shirts to commemorate the march.

Brandon’s post-collegiate political acumen, both as an e� ective orator on govern-ment issues and as a pol-ished advocate for social justice, is evidenced by his work in Virginia State Gov-ernment as well as on Capi-tol Hill. He has lobbied state and federal elected o� cials on many di� erent education initiatives. He also has lob-bied federal lawmakers on behalf of the American Isra-el Public A� airs Committee. While never boasting, Bran-don a� rms that he is often invited to and has attended countless social political gatherings and has met with several Congressional Black Caucus members on stu-dent leadership matters.

Brandon’s political net-works include some of the most powerful and recog-nizable government � gures. In 2012, he met First Lady Michelle Obama and intro-duced her to more than 4,000 people at VSU at her last campaign rally there for the re-election of President Barack Obama. He also worked with Terry McAu-li� e’s gubernatorial cam-paign and has been a guest at the Virginia governor’s home on numerous occa-sions.

Other volunteer experi-ences have included com-munity campaigns for Vir-ginia House Delegate Roslyn Dance, Virginia gubernato-rial candidate Sen. Creigh Deeds, Adopt-A-Highway, and Youth Against Violent Youth Mentorship Program.

Brandon has garnered a number of awards and hon-ors in his young political ca-reer. In 2009 he was the win-ner of the United States Aca-demic Achiever National Award, and in 2012, was rec-ognized as the “Top Student Government Association President” among Histori-cally Black Colleges and Universities by High Hopes Digital Magazine.

Brandon has interned in the o� ce of Virginia State Sen. Henry Marsh, (his mentor), and for the Virginia Commonwealth Attorney.

He also has worked as a rec-reation leader for the city of Su� olk’s Parks and Recre-ation Department. But this young self-starter has aspi-rations for deeper and broader public service. Cur-rently, he is seeking employ-ment with the United States Congress and the National Democratic Party and wants to continue doing work in public policy and politics by aiding elected o� cials. His ultimate goal is to obtain a graduate degree in law or public policy and to one day run for Virginia state senator

or state delegate, or for a seat in the U.S. Congress.

While these accomplish-ments and aspirations are perhaps astonishing, they yet are predictable. After all, Brandon’s maternal grand-father, Willie Roberts, was a beloved community activist who had two roads in Windsor named after him for his leadership and com-munity service. Only time will tell what mark Brandon will make on society or what legacy of public ser-vice he will leave for his community. Maybe a street, or public building or national holiday will bear his name. Whatever it is, Grandpa Willie will be smil-ing from above.

Brandon Randleman’s someone to watchVSU, Windsor High graduate involved in leadership, service

SUBMITTED/DESIREE URQUHARTBrandon Randleman, second from left, is pictured with some of the other Virginia State University student leaders from around the country who had been invited to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus in Washing-ton, D.C.

SUBMITTED/DESIREE URQUHARTBrandon M. Randleman holds his diploma when he graduated cum laude from Virginia State University in 2013. During his time at VSU, Randleman was ac-tive in a fraternity, honors society and student govern-ment.

WINDSOREarth Day takes place on

Wednesday, April 21, and Isle of Wight’s Solid Waste Division wants to partner with you to clean up the county.

Do you live in a commu-

nity in Isle of Wight Coun-ty that would like to be in-volved in an Earth Day cleanup? IOW Solid Waste Division wants to partner with you. Catrina Jackson, recycling coordinator, added that she’s looking

for participants from Windsor.

Participants will be sup-plied with 20-yard waste containers, litter grabbers, gloves, bags, safety vests, heavy equipment for bulk items and educational ma-

terials, and we will help you get the word out!

Let’s celebrate Earth Day 2015 together.

For details,contact Catri-na Jackson at 365-6298 or email [email protected].

Let’s clean up the county on Earth Day

WASHINGTON, D.C.Congressman J. Randy

Forbes (VA-04) invites all interested high school stu-dents to participate in the 2015 Congressional Art Competition. According to a tradition that began in 1982, this annual art com-petition o� ers high school students from the Fourth Congressional District of Virginia, and across the country, an opportunity to exhibit their artwork in the United States Capitol.

“� e Congressional Art Competition reinforces the important role of � ne arts

curriculum in our schools, and provides an excellent opportunity for budding artists to showcase their talent and the results of their e� orts,” Forbes said. “I am proud of the skill and hard work of our Fourth District students, and look forward to seeing their cre-ativity once again this year.”

Every year, each member of Congress is given the op-portunity to choose one piece of art from their Con-gressional district to dis-play in the Cannon Tunnel, a path tread by many visi-tors and members of Con-

gress as they make their way to the U.S. Capitol Building. � e winner from the Fourth District will also be invited to Washington, D.C. to meet Congressman Forbes and attend the an-nual unveiling ceremony this summer.

Last year’s winner from Virginia’s Fourth Congres-sional District was Sarah Crockett of Midlothian.

Guidelines and informa-tion packets are being sent to all high schools in the Fourth Congressional Dis-trict. Students wishing to participate must submit

their artwork no later than Wednesday, April 22. All entries must be sent to one of Congressman Forbes’ district o� ces in Chester-� eld or Chesapeake.

Additional information is available on Congressman Forbes’ website at http://forbes.house.gov/constitu-entservices/artscompeti-tion.htm, including o� cial guidelines and informa-tion. Students may also contact Meggie Trusty in Congressman Forbes’ Washington, D.C. o� ce at 202-225-6365 for more in-formation.

Forbes announces 2015 Congressional Art Competition

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QUESTION: I have started playing on a basketball league and want to im-prove my quickness and footwork. I feel that I have a good variety of strength exercises for overall bas-ketball conditioning, but I need suggestions on exer-cises to help my foot speed.

ANSWER: Jumping rope is one of the easiest ways to improve your foot speed, which is important in basketball. The sport re-quires you to be light on your feet and have the agility and quickness to move in multiple direc-tions and the simple act of

jumping rope can signifi-cantly improve your foot-work. Jump rope for a few minutes as part of your strength training warm up or before your basketball practices and games. Over time, work your way up to 8-10 minutes of continu-ous jumping rope for 2-3 days a week as part of your workout. Keep in mind that improving your agility is not only good for bas-ketball, but it’s also good for life. The ability to re-gain your balance in every day activities will keep you safe for years to come.

QUESTION: I like to chew gum when I am working

out, but when I’m training with my personal trainer I have to discard it. Is there a reason why chewing gum might be dangerous when working out?

ANSWER: Chewing gum could be potentially dan-gerous while working out for a variety of reasons. There is a chance that you could choke on the gum if you are performing any type of vigorous exercise. With vigorous exercise, you will need to shift your breathing from the nose to the mouth. Breathing through your mouth pro-vides a greater oxygen in-take, which helps you work out longer, but hav-ing gum in your mouth

might make it difficult to breathe without the gum falling out. Dehydration is also a possibility when chewing gum. Many peo-ple will chew gum to pre-vent their mouths from drying out, but actually, chewing gum uses water to create saliva, which causes the body to become dehydrated. Drinking plenty of water during ex-ercise is a more effective way to stay hydrated.

MISCHELLE GOODMAN is the club owner at Anytime Fitness in Windsor. To sub-mit a question for future ar-ticles, please contact the au-thor at WindsorVA@any-time� tness.com.

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Name: Wanda CadwellName of business you work for: Holiday Food

StoreBusiness address, phone number or company

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Two yearsNature of the business: Sale of gasoline and

snacksNumber of employees: FourYear founded: 2005What’s the one thing that makes you look for-

ward to going to work? � e small-town feelingWhat makes the business you work for spe-

cial? My customersWhat was your � rst job? Cashier for Be-Lo in

1980Who is your biggest role model (in business

or life)? God

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� e Town of Windsor is pleased to be hosting its Concert at the Gazebo con-cert series again in 2015. � e lineup has been set for all but the September con-cert. � e concerts are free and open to the public. Food vendors will be on site for each event. All concerts will be held at the gazebo beside the Windsor Library at 18 Duke St.

� e band and food ven-dor line up for this season is as follows:

Saturday, May 2Band: Billy Mitchell’s

Golden Oldies; Food: Nix-on’s BBQ (Fundraiser din-ner, tickets must be pre-pur-chased at Windsor Town Hall)

Friday, June 5Band: Bria Kelly; Food:

Granny’s KitchenFriday, Aug. 7Band: � e Michael Clark

Band; Food: Country Boy’s BBQ

Friday, Sept. 4To be determined

Concert series scheduled

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WINDSORHopeful pageant contes-

tants have through Monday, June 15, to register for the 16th annual Miss Isle of Wight County Fair Scholar-ship Pageant.

Divisions include: Little (5-8); Junior (9-12); Teen (13-16); and Miss (17-21). � is year there will be a $1,500 scholarship for the winner of the Miss Category.

To download applications and the rules visit the Isle of Wight County Fair Website at www.thefairiscoming.com and click on the Pag-eant tab. Application pack-ets can also be picked up at Nike Park: 13036 Nike Park Road, Carrollton. Return ap-plications to this address as well.

� e Isle of Wight County Pageant will be on Saturday, Aug. 8, with location still to be announced. � e catego-ries will � ll up fast so register quickly to get your chance to become an Isle of Wight County Fair Pageant Queen.

� e application fee is $65 per person.

For details, call Lauren W. Bailess at 357-5959.

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lane toll road between Suf-folk and Petersburg and alongside the existing 460 — an earlier plan for the road — citing concerns over wetlands impacts.

Before a necessary feder-al environmental permit had been secured, the state’s private project part-ner had billed in the vicini-ty of $300 million, without any actual construction.

A revamped plan an-nounced by the McAuliffe administration involves a new, four-lane road be-tween Suffolk and just west of Windsor — about 12 miles in distance — and then improving the existing road another five miles to just west of Zuni, including a new bridge across the flood-prone Blackwater River.

The announcement left many wondering how such a scaled-back project could achieve what transporta-

tion officials originally set out to achieve.

McAuliffe said his trans-portation secretary, Aubrey Layne, has “assured me that the new proposed road will meet both of those cri-teria” — namely, improv-ing evacuation capability and spreading the benefit of the port inland.

Reflecting on his admin-istration’s decision to jetti-son the project’s previous iteration, McAuliffe said, “It became clear to me the permit was never going to

be approved.”McAuliffe also addressed

the issue of congestion at the Port of Virginia, which he blamed on increased freight volumes due to striking West Coast dock-workers, and winter storm-related productivity losses.

“I want you all to know we are going to do every-thing we possibly can,” he said. “We have got to think big; we have got to think creative. What can we do to help open up that port?”

baseball on the fields, said, “We’re all volunteers. It takes a lot of time.”

True enough. The Face-book page shows entries of announcements and pho-tos going back through the winter months. They’re all part of the prep work for the season to come.

Travis Luter was another volunteer that cold, but sunny morning, The father of two boys, Luter said he’s served as president for five or six years. Now he coach-es two teams. Luter used to play ball, but quit when he started coaching.

Chris Arnold, assistant commissioner, coaches the boys’ Mustang team. He said he got involved through a relative.

“My nephew played T-ball and my brother-in-law asked me to coach. I just kind of stuck with it,” he said. “I enjoyed playing in the past. We’re dying to get on the fields.”

That’s a feeling shard by others, especially since the weather turned ugly on Wednesday. Turner was hopeful last week the weather would cooperate in time to allow for the cer-emony and games. The games will be made up lat-er, beginning this week.

Asked why not just re-pair the existing Route 460, Layne said, “To up-grade would cost so much more.”

On the issue of why it seems that wetlands are more valuable than farm-land, he said, “I can’t an-swer that question.”

The new plan, Layne not-ed, would result in only “50 acres, maybe even less than 40 acres” of wetland destruction.

In addition to the envi-

ronment, Windsor resi-dents and officials have been concerned about in-terchanges allowing for egress and ingress of vehi-cles.

“No decisions have been made where the inter-changes are going,” he said. “Yes, there’ll be limit-ed access, but there won’t be a toll road, as was previ-ously planned.”

Layne added that there are still several more months of public hearings on the road.

“The good news is

there’ll be more flexibility to work with landowners.”

But the decision on whether or not to build will come not solely from VDOT or ACOE.

“The Commonwealth Transportation Board is the ultimate arbitrator,” he said.

Should the CTB decide to drop the alternative route as well, that would be it for any work on 460.

“It’ll be all or nothing,” said Layne. But so far, he added, “It appears that we have a permittable road.”

He described the project as having state wide signif-icance.

“There’s a substantial lobby pushing for the road to be built,” Layne said. “Only Windsor has spoken out.”

And the secretary recog-nized that opposition.

“This is a bad situation. I get it. I’ve met with the farmers and the Windsor mayor. Somebody’s always impacted” he said, but added, “There are no guar-antees the road will be built.”

“I think a community newspaper that’s focused on local news and local ac-tivities is so vital to the community,” he said. “It helps bring the community together, and it’s a sort of a common thread that is running through the town. They’ll know about what ‘s going on in their schools, town council and non-profit groups. They’ll be

much more aware of what’s going on in the community and act on it.”

Liz Hines said she wants to see in the paper things such as activities going on in town that would interest the public.

A clerk at the Windsor Pharmacy since 1995, Hines describes her town as “very personable. This is a very close-knit town. Ev-erybody knows everybody.”

The pharmacy will be one of the many distribu-

tion sites of Windsor Week-ly available throughout the town.

Readers are welcome to contribute through guest editorials, letters to the editor and even regular columns, such as what Mayor Richardson and Desiree Urquhart will of-fer.

You may also submit quality photographs of people and events that could interest other read-ers. Please keep in mind

that these pictures should be of a high resolution if sent electronically. Pic-tures taken from social media websites are usually too small for decent repro-duction in print.

To submit story ideas or for other questions, you may reach Stephen H. Cowles, managing editor, at [email protected], or leave a message at 562-3187. You may also vis-it online at www.facebook.com/windsorweekly.


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