PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY || ONLINE EVERY DAY BON AIR || BRANDERMILL || GENITO || MIDLOTHIAN || ROBIOUS || SALISBURY || WOODLAKE EXPECT EXERCISE EXTRA EXPLORE EXPLAIN •P10 A look at the Class of 2010. Congratulations. •P7 Cosby varsity girls soccer battle for state crown in northern Virginia. •P9 Soldier, alumnus honored at school's 20th anniversary. •P5 Pamplin Historical Park open daily for summer months. •P3 Skate4Babies event raises funds for March of Dimes. SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 06.17.10 BY AMANDA GALLOWAY special correspondent D orothy “Dotty” Gass and Margaret “Peggy” Quance met for the first time during the Second World War, when they both served as nurses at East Orange General Hospital in East Orange, New Jersey. Now, more than sixty years and 350 miles from where they first met, Gass and Quance have been reunited. Both women are residents at the Morningside retirement facility in Midlothian, where they recognized each other im- mediately, despite the time lapse. “Peggy was sitting by the door, and I said to my sister, ‘I know her!’ Gass explained. “My sister thought I was crazy.” After much reminiscing, the women realized they knew each other from their service at the hospital during the war, where Gass worked as a nursing student and Quance volun- teered with the Red Cross. The war had sent nearly all of the doctors and nurses abroad, the women explained, so civilian hospitals like East Orange were left terribly understaffed and relied on volun- teers. Both women, having recently graduated high school, were balancing jobs and college classes, Gass at Rutgers University and Quance at Upsala College. With both of their families deeply affected by the Great Depression, Gass was working at General Electric and Quance at an oil company, when the war broke out. “The war took forever. It started on a Sunday. I can still hear Roosevelt’s voice,” Quance said. “But seeing the boys I liked getting killed, you didn’t even think about it. You just served.” Gass, as a nursing student, was immediately thrown into action at the understaffed East Orange General. “I had to do things [as a student] that the registered nurses wouldn’t normally do,” she reflected. These included using newly discovered penicillin, treating polio, and treating those with the rare blood type, RH negative, which can cause problems with newborns. “My God, the kids ran the place!” Gass said. “I remember the students packing up and sending out the penicillin to Germany after the Battle of the Bulge.” To deal with the staffing problems, the Red Cross sent volunteers to the hospitals immediately. Quance, who had taken a nursing class at Upsala, reflected on the high standards the Red Cross held for their volunteers. “We didn’t get paid, but we had to buy our uniforms and clean them ourselves. My mom would iron my uniform – that was her contribution – and then hang it out on the BY AMANDA GALLOWAY special correspondent In 1972, Clover Hill High School first opened its doors at 13900 Hull Street Road. In the 38 years that followed, the green and gold Cavaliers welcomed the Chesterfield County Mathemat- ics and Science High School to their school, became the first high school in Virginia to win three state champion- ships in boy’s volleyball, and was named one of Newsweek’s top high schools in America. However, by the turn of the century, it became obvious that Clover Hill was suffering from overcrowding. To relieve this, the new Cosby High School was opened in 2006 in western Chesterfield. The Cavaliers now prepare for their next major milestone, as a new Clover Hill High School building will open for the 2010 – 2011 school year. The new school, located off of Geni- to Road, will not only be larger, but will provide updated classrooms and better athletic fields, as well as alleviating the temperature problems associated with malfunctioning heating and cooling World War II nurses reunited in Midlothian after 60-plus years School prepares for move to new location SCHOOL P4 PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINA Dorothy "Dotty" Gass, left, and Margaret "Peggy" Quance talk their memories of their experience. Dotty recalled that bread was 12 cents for a half-loaf and Peggy remembers her mother helping her with the volunteer uniform. FRIENDS P2 BY SHADAE LEE Capital News Service Babies are more fragile than a lot of people think – and shaking them, in anger or even playfully, can cause brain damage. Medi- cal experts call the injury “shaken baby syndrome.” Thanks to a new state law, Virginia soon will launch a campaign to in- form parents and caretakers about shaken baby syn- drome, which can result in blindness and death. “It is so essential that all Virginians understand the dangers of shaking or jerking an infant or even an older child,” said Marianne McGee, director of public affairs for the Virginia De- partment of Social Services. The incoming law is the result of House Bill 411, which was passed unani- mously this year by the Gen- eral Assembly. The measure, sponsored by Delegate G. Glenn Oder, R-Newport News, was nicknamed “Jared’s Law” for a Virginia Beach infant who died after complications caused by shaken baby syndrome. That case, McGee said, “really got the attention of lawmakers and the com- munity.” In 2006, Jared, then six weeks old, was shaken violently and suffered severe brain damage. His father was convicted of child abuse and sentenced to seven years in prison and 13 years on probation. Jared’s grandparents, Steve and Kathy Stowe of Hampton, cared for Jared after his traumatic injuries. Steve Stowe also formed a nonprofit group called Shaken Baby Syndrome of Virginia Inc. “I formed Shaken Baby Syndrome of Virginia, Inc. in order to find a way to help any child from facing what Jared went through on a daily basis just to stay alive,” Stowe said. “It became obvious that education and awareness had to be at the forefront.” While working for Delegate Oder as a self-em- ployed contractor, Stowe sparked up a conversation about Jared. “He asked me if I would like to witness step by step how a bill gets passed in the state of Virginia, and I was New law focuses on Shaken Baby Syndrome Photo Gallery ONLINE midlothianexchange.com LAW P2 Midlothian matriarch’s riding tradition is a lasting legacy BY LATIKA LEE special correspondent A white post and rail fencing surrounds the weathered barn that sits 200 yards back from the main thoroughfare of Robious Road, just east of Old Gun Road. A farm life and riding academy is thriving. Horses graze in fields of the 16- acre sanctuary as riders finish their chores at the weathered barn. The old barn holds a great deal of significance for Harriet Mayes. It was built in the late 1940s for her horse, “Ken- tucky”. The mare lived to be 37 years old. “I’ve been a horse lover since I was about five years old,” remembered Mayes, “My dad bought me my first horse when I was nine. At that time, we lived on Hermitage Road in Richmond.” Foxmeade had been an old tobacco farm. Mayes said there weren’t more than 10 houses between the Huguenot Road Bridge and the farm here. Her family had also owned the land across the street, which later developed into the Roxshire subdivision. Mayes taught riding lessons on the family’s farm in the mid-1950’s and 60’s, then went to teach at the former Gill Country Day School, in the Belmont Road area, for 13 years. When they decided to sell the school and all of the horses, she provided a place where students could still enjoy horses. “I really wanted to know what was going to happen to my dear partners…the horses,” lamented Mayes, “Parents FOXMEADE P5 PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINA Harriet Mayes, owner of Foxmeade Farms. A summer Empty Bowls event will take place Thurs- day, June 24 at Church of the Epiphany, 11000 Smoketree Dr. in Richmond. Empty bowls is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns across the country to feed the hun- gry in their communities. Attendees can select a bowl from these of one-of-a kind, hand crafted bowls followed by a meal of soup, bread and beverage. Seatings are at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets ($20) can be purchased by calling David LaRue at (804) 338-7724, or Mary Ann Wolfgang at (804) 794-0361. The bowls are provided by area artists, ceramists, and art students. This sum- mer the bowls are provided by Jane Hendley with the Cultural Arts Center in Glen Allen who donated 80 bowls with the residents at the Hermitage at Cedarfield decorating them; Beth Sha- lom Gardens which donated 30 bowls that were created and finished by residents in their art classes; and local middle and high school art students and other area artists. For a $20 donation, people will take their empty bowl with them to serve as a reminder of the thousands that go with little or no food daily in our community and the world. All proceeds from Empty Bowls will benefit Freedom House in Richmond. It is a non-profit that provides meals through their soup kitchen and transitional shelters for adults facing a housing crisis. - courtesy of Charlotte Evans Empty Bowls event to benefit Freedom House Entertaining the crowd PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBS Festival goers enjoyed opera sung by Anthony Torclia at the annual Italian Festival held at St. Joseph's in Bon Air.
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EXPECTEXERCISE EXTRAEXPLOREEXPLAIN •P10 A look at the Class of 2010. Congratulations.
•P7 Cosby varsity girls soccer battle for state crown in northern Virginia.
•P9 Soldier, alumnus honored at school's 20th anniversary.
•P5 Pamplin Historical Park open daily for summer months.
•P3 Skate4Babies event raises funds for March of Dimes.
SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 06.17.10
BY AMANDA GALLOWAYspecial correspondent
Dorothy “Dotty” Gass and Margaret “Peggy” Quance met for the fi rst time during the Second World War, when they both served as nurses at East Orange General Hospital in East Orange,
New Jersey.Now, more than sixty years and 350 miles from where they
fi rst met, Gass and Quance have been reunited. Both women are residents at the Morningside retirement
facility in Midlothian, where they recognized each other im-mediately, despite the time lapse.
“Peggy was sitting by the door, and I said to my sister, ‘I know her!’ Gass explained. “My sister thought I was crazy.”
After much reminiscing, the women realized they knew each other from their service at the hospital during the war, where Gass worked as a nursing student and Quance volun-teered with the Red Cross.
The war had sent nearly all of the doctors and nurses abroad, the women explained, so civilian hospitals like East Orange were left terribly understaffed and relied on volun-teers.
Both women, having recently graduated high school, were balancing jobs and college classes, Gass at Rutgers University and Quance at Upsala College. With both of their families
deeply affected by the Great Depression, Gass was working at General Electric and Quance at an oil company, when the war broke out.
“The war took forever. It started on a Sunday. I can still hear Roosevelt’s voice,” Quance said. “But seeing the boys I liked getting killed, you didn’t even think about it. You just served.”
Gass, as a nursing student, was immediately thrown into action at the understaffed East Orange General.
“I had to do things [as a student] that the registered nurses wouldn’t normally do,” she refl ected. These included using newly discovered penicillin, treating polio, and treating those with the rare blood type, RH negative, which can cause problems with newborns.
“My God, the kids ran the place!” Gass said. “I remember the students packing up and sending out the penicillin to Germany after the Battle of the Bulge.”
To deal with the staffi ng problems, the Red Cross sent volunteers to the hospitals immediately.
Quance, who had taken a nursing class at Upsala, refl ected on the high standards the Red Cross held for their volunteers.
“We didn’t get paid, but we had to buy our uniforms and clean them ourselves. My mom would iron my uniform – that was her contribution – and then hang it out on the
BY AMANDA GALLOWAYspecial correspondent
In 1972, Clover Hill High School fi rst opened its doors at 13900 Hull Street Road.
In the 38 years that followed, the green and gold Cavaliers welcomed the Chesterfi eld County Mathemat-ics and Science High School to their school, became the fi rst high school in
Virginia to win three state champion-ships in boy’s volleyball, and was named one of Newsweek’s top high schools in America.
However, by the turn of the century, it became obvious that Clover Hill was suffering from overcrowding. To relieve this, the new Cosby High School was opened in 2006 in western Chesterfi eld.
The Cavaliers now prepare for their
next major milestone, as a new Clover Hill High School building will open for the 2010 – 2011 school year.
The new school, located off of Geni-to Road, will not only be larger, but will provide updated classrooms and better athletic fi elds, as well as alleviating the temperature problems associated with malfunctioning heating and cooling
World War II nurses reunited in Midlothian after 60-plus years
School prepares for move to new location
SCHOOL P4
PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINADorothy "Dotty" Gass, left, and Margaret "Peggy" Quance talk their memories of their experience. Dotty recalled that bread was 12 cents for a half-loaf and Peggy remembers her mother helping her with the volunteer uniform.
FRIENDS P2
BY SHADAE LEECapital News Service
Babies are more fragile than a lot of people think – and shaking them, in anger or even playfully, can cause brain damage. Medi-cal experts call the injury “shaken baby syndrome.”
Thanks to a new state law, Virginia soon will launch a campaign to in-form parents and caretakers about shaken baby syn-drome, which can result in blindness and death.
“It is so essential that all Virginians understand the dangers of shaking or jerking an infant or even an older child,” said Marianne McGee, director of public affairs for the Virginia De-partment of Social Services.
The incoming law is the result of House Bill 411, which was passed unani-mously this year by the Gen-eral Assembly. The measure, sponsored by Delegate G. Glenn Oder, R-Newport News, was nicknamed “Jared’s Law” for a Virginia Beach infant who died after complications caused by shaken baby syndrome.
That case, McGee said, “really got the attention of
lawmakers and the com-munity.”
In 2006, Jared, then six weeks old, was shaken violently and suffered severe brain damage. His father was convicted of child abuse and sentenced to seven years in prison and 13 years on probation.
Jared’s grandparents, Steve and Kathy Stowe of Hampton, cared for Jared after his traumatic injuries. Steve Stowe also formed a nonprofi t group called Shaken Baby Syndrome of Virginia Inc.
“I formed Shaken Baby Syndrome of Virginia, Inc. in order to fi nd a way to help any child from facing what Jared went through on a daily basis just to stay alive,” Stowe said. “It became obvious that education and awareness had to be at the forefront.”
While working for Delegate Oder as a self-em-ployed contractor, Stowe sparked up a conversation about Jared.
“He asked me if I would like to witness step by step how a bill gets passed in the state of Virginia, and I was
New law focuses on Shaken Baby Syndrome
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LAW P2
Midlothian matriarch’s riding tradition is a lasting legacy
BY LATIKA LEEspecial correspondent
A white post and rail fencing surrounds the weathered barn that sits 200 yards back from the main thoroughfare of Robious Road, just east of Old Gun Road. A farm life and riding academy is thriving. Horses graze in fi elds of the 16-acre sanctuary as riders fi nish their chores at the weathered barn.
The old barn holds a great deal of signifi cance for Harriet Mayes. It was built in the late 1940s for her horse, “Ken-tucky”. The mare lived to be 37 years old.
“I’ve been a horse lover since I was about fi ve years old,” remembered Mayes, “My dad bought me my fi rst horse when I was nine. At that time, we lived on Hermitage Road in Richmond.”
Foxmeade had been an old tobacco farm. Mayes said there weren’t more than 10 houses between the Huguenot Road Bridge and the farm here. Her family had also owned the land across the street, which later developed into the Roxshire subdivision.
Mayes taught riding lessons on the family’s farm in the mid-1950’s and 60’s, then went to teach at the former Gill Country Day School, in the Belmont Road area, for 13 years. When they decided to sell the school and all of the horses, she provided a place where students could still enjoy horses.
“I really wanted to know what was going to happen to my dear partners…the horses,” lamented Mayes, “Parents
FOXMEADE P5
PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAHarriet Mayes, owner of Foxmeade Farms.
A summer Empty Bowls event will take place Thurs-day, June 24 at Church of the Epiphany, 11000 Smoketree Dr. in Richmond. Empty bowls is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns across the country to feed the hun-gry in their communities. Attendees can select a bowl from these of one-of-a kind, hand crafted bowls followed by a meal of soup, bread and beverage. Seatings are at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets ($20) can be purchased by calling David LaRue at (804) 338-7724, or Mary Ann Wolfgang at (804) 794-0361.
The bowls are provided by area artists, ceramists, and art students. This sum-mer the bowls are provided by Jane Hendley with the Cultural Arts Center in
Glen Allen who donated 80 bowls with the residents at the Hermitage at Cedarfi eld decorating them; Beth Sha-lom Gardens which donated 30 bowls that were created and fi nished by residents in their art classes; and local middle and high school art students and other area artists. For a $20 donation, people will take their empty bowl with them to serve as a reminder of the thousands that go with little or no food daily in our community and the world.
All proceeds from Empty Bowls will benefi t Freedom House in Richmond. It is a non-profi t that provides meals through their soup kitchen and transitional shelters for adults facing a housing crisis.
- courtesy of Charlotte Evans
Empty Bowls event to benefi t Freedom House
Entertaining the crowd
PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSFestival goers enjoyed opera sung by Anthony Torclia at the annual Italian Festival held at St. Joseph's in Bon Air.
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elated,” Stowe said. “He did everything he said he would. Jared’s Law is just a beginning.”
Under the law, the Department of Social Services “shall make information about shaken baby syndrome, its effects, and resources for help and support for caretakers in a printable format, and information about how to acquire information about shaken baby syndrome and its effects in an audiovisual format, available to the public on its website.”
“Such information shall be provided to every child welfare program required to be licensed by the Depart-ment at the time of initial licensure and upon request. The Department shall also make the information required in this section available to foster and adoptive parents and other persons, upon request,” the statute reads.
McGee said her agency’s website, www.dss.virginia.gov, “will be an important vehicle for raising awareness.” The department plans to post printed materials, public service announcements, web links and other resources about shaken baby syndrome.
“It is critical that any caregiver understand the long-term effects – including death – that can result from abu-sive head trauma/shaken baby syndrome,” McGee said.
In 2009, Virginia had six reports of shaken baby syn-drome, she said.
Jared did not live long enough for the General Assembly to pass the law that bears his name. He died Dec. 11. The boy’s death has strengthened his grandparents’ resolve.
“I made Jared some very personal promises before he passed, and one of them was to never stop trying to help babies,” Steve Stowe said.
“My goal is to make education and awareness train-ing a mandatory requirement at every prenatal venue in the State of Virginia before babies can go home with their parents,” he said.
Stowe also wants other states to adopt legislation similar to Jared’s Law. For information about Shaken Baby Syn-drome of Virginia, Inc, visit shakenbabyva.com. Addition-al information can be found at www.dss.virginia.gov.
Program focuses on mental-health and domestic violence
For many Richmond parents, summer offi cially begins when school ends, this year around June 18.
For parents with chil-dren with special needs who plan to continue working, fi nding a safe, re-liable, and developmentally appropriate setting for their children is critical.
The Greater Richmond ARC (formally the Associa-tion for Retarded Citizens) has two locations that offer summer care for school-age individuals with devel-opmental disabilities.
ARCenter, at 3600 Saunders Ave., offers in-novative programs for individuals ages 5 to 22 (provided they are enrolled in school) from Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m., with many activities at the center and in the community. For information about this pro-gram, call (804) 358-1874.
At ARC’s 22-acre Camp Baker in Chesterfi eld, school-age individuals (ages 5 through 22) with developmental disabilities can participate in activities ranging from horseback riding to archery in a forested setting Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 am- 6 pm. Other activities include swimming at Camp Baker’s pool and nature-based activities.
Licensed by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retarda-tion and Substance Abuse Services, The Greater Richmond ARC programs are Medicaid waiver pro-viders. Camp Baker is also accredited by the American Camping Association. For information about Camp-Baker, call (804) 748-4789.
Additional information about the programs can be found at richmondarc.org
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Summer care program for children with special needs
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line to dry,” Quance said. “Although we were volunteers, we had to take exams, and sometimes you had as many as ten beds to yourself.”
The work was hard, both women re-fl ected, and much of the time, stressful.
“The fi rst day I was at the hospital, the doctor grabbed me, and I had to deliver a baby. I didn’t know what to do!” Quance said, laughing.
“We didn’t deliver babies so much as we caught them,” Gass added.
As time went on, Gass became Senior Student Nurse, where she was glad for the hard work of the Red Cross volunteers, as she often worked 12-hour shifts and was still required to have a 90 average in school.
“As students, we usually had 12 [patient] beds,” Gass said. “We had beds in the hall, it was so tight. I had to work double shifts all the time, so when the Red Cross came in, it was always like ‘thank God.’ And Peg was the best of the best.”
By the end of the war, Gass had graduated and become an RN, and
Quance had begun writing for the West Orange Review newspaper, as the society editor.
“You kept working after the war,” Quance refl ected, “for the bread and butter.”
Although the war was a trying time for both of the women, they say they would not change anything if given the chance.
“It was hard work, but it was good work. We made friends that are for-ever,” Gass said. Of the 12 graduates in her nursing class, three are still alive, all of whom she stays in contact with.
After the war, both women led extremely busy lives, which continue to today.
Gass, who traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe before moving to Midlothian, rejoiced with Quance that “we always have something to do.”
In their spare time, the women enjoy making pottery and site seeing, as well as the exercise classes, entertain-ment, and dinners provided through Morningside.
Jacobs Elementary School partnered with Woodmen of the World to celebrate Flag Day on Monday, June 14 in a big way. Woodmen of the World, a fraternal organization, donated a hand-held American fl ag to each student---all 792 of them. The entire student body gathered around the fl agpole on Flag Day to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Woodmen of the World promotes Flag Day with a program called “Flags Across America”. The provide American fl ags to all the public schools and even class-rooms. Their mission is to see the red, white and blue proudly waving everywhere.
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Chesterfi eld County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Longhorn & Lager, a new Midlothian-based butcher shop at Sycamore Square, on Wednesday, June 16. Owner Eric Anderson, pictured
above, continues the family's traditional business in the butcher and meat industry that began in 1909.
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Lind Reiss graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Nursing. She earned her Masters and Post Masters degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University-Medical College of Virginia. She has worked as a board certified Nurse Practitioner in family practice for the past 13 years.
Previously, Mrs. Reiss served as associate professor on the faculty of the School of Nursing at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was also appointed the first director of the Department of Home Health at Southside Regional.She has been the featured health professional on WTVR’schannel 6 “Ask the Nurse” segment. She has also volun-teered her time and medical expertise on overseas medi-cal trips and local high risk clinics.
Mrs. Reiss joined Family Practice Associates in May 2010.
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Skate4Babies raises awareness for premature babiesBY AMANDA GALLOWAY,special correspondent
Tammy Torocsik and her 14-year-old daughter Hannah Sypniewski created
Skate4Babies last year when they were unable to partici-pate in the March of Dimes’ March for Babies walk due to Sypniewski’s fi gure skating schedule. Torocsik, who has given birth to two premature babies, Sypniewski included, had no idea that Skate4Ba-bies would become this popular.On June 5, fi gure skaters from around the region joined together at the local Richmond Ice Zone to raise awareness for prema-ture babies.
The event is part of the March of Dimes charity, whose mission is to educate both parents and the general public on infants’ health. This year, combined with over 300 ticket sales, the or-ganization raised over $4,000 for the March of Dimes.
Skate4Babies featured 46 skaters, aged four to adult, all of whom performed his or her own exhibition show and earned money for the non-profi t organization through sponsors. The program was especially important to many of the skaters and their fami-lies, as several were also born prematurely.
Sharing a desire to spread information about premature infants with a love of fi gure skating, Torocsik added Stefanie Smith, who coached fi gure skating for ten years, to the Skate4Babies volunteer team this year.
“I grew up fi gure skat-ing, so I was happy to be involved,” Smith said. “When the skaters announced how much they weighed at birth before their performances, it struck a chord.”
Smith and husband Karl had preterm twins last June. Their son Jack Andrew died within 12 days of the death of their daughter Abigail Renee in July. “Some of them weighed around a pound, just like our twins. It was amazing that they were able to not only recover, but then become skaters.”
In September of last year, Smith created the Jack and Abby Neonatal Foundation, in honor of the couple’s babies. The nonprofi t organization was created to help parents and babies in local Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU’s) by providing support, education, resourc-es, and funds.
The goal of the Jack and Abby Foundation is more patient based than many organizations, Smith said. Because Smith knows the heartbreak of having preterm babies, she understands the fi nancial burden it places on new parents.
Just recently, the organiza-tion raised money for a new family to stay in a hotel while their baby was in the NICU.
“Families need to know that it is really day-to-day with preterm babies. The best thing you can do is stay positive,” Smith said.
On June 26, the Jack and Abby Foundation will be holding a 5K race for the Bon
Secours NICU at the Picnic Area at Lake Innsbrook in Glen Allen. The walk/run will also feature a kid’s one-mile fun run. There will also be other children’s activities, including a moon bounce. Strollers are welcomed for the 5K.
For more information on Skate4Babies and the March of Dimes, visit www.marchofdimes.com.
For more information about the Jack and Abby Neonatal Foundation, including the 5K race, visit www.jackandabby.org.
PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINASkate4Babies raised over $4,000 for March of Dimes at its annual June event.
When children began taking an after-school fi nancial literacy program at the Wil-liam Byrd Community House, little did they know they’d fi nish the class as budding entre-preneurs. The nine-month program is taught by Tom Leahy and John Clair, principals at Midlothian-based Leahy & Clair Financial Management, who also created the course’s concept. As dedicated community volunteers, they are both committed to working with the students and teaching them the basics of money and fi nance. The students complete the course by preparing, managing and run-ning three lemonade stands at WBCH’s Byrd House Market.
“The children have responded in such positive ways and have learned so much,” said Karen Altic, Director of Children’s Ser-vices at WBCH. “William Byrd is committed to transforming lives and building self-suf-fi ciency, this special partnership helps to improve the lives of our children. They have responded in such positive way and have learned so much. Our children actually look forward to the fi nancial literacy classes.”
The course covered subjects such as the
origins of modern money and counting change, to maintaining a checkbook and simple business fi nance.
“When we began the class, there were those students who would just sit and stare,” Leahy said. “But now they’re talking and in-teracting, and becoming more engaged about their relationships with money.”
The course culminates with the class pre-paring for their annual farmer’s market, the Byrd House Market. Business teams will run lemonade stands on June 22 from 4:30 pm until 5:30 pm. The students have performed a cost analysis to determine appropriate pric-ing, and are fi nalizing their marketing efforts with the assistance of Meghan Codd and Deanna Lorianni, owners of Zuula Consult-ing.
“The lemonade stand is a fun and excit-ing way to put into practice what they’ve learned,” Clair said.
The public is encouraged to attend the Byrd House Market, located at 224 South Cherry Street, and purchased lemonade from the young business people.
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systems that plagued the old high school.
“The students are excited, the faculty is excited, and I am so excited I have to check myself, because we still need to fi nish up this year,” Dr. Deborah Marks, Clover Hill principal said.
The new high school will measure approximately 266,000 square feet, and is designed for 1,750 students. The football stadium will seat 3,500, the gymnasium 2,000 and the auditorium 966. There will be parking for 939 cars and 30 buses.
The football stadium has been dubbed the “CHiller,” and the team will enter each game through a cloud of dry ice, Marks explained. She is optimistic that the new school will boost excite-ment for both athletics and academics.
This is already evident through the number of people who have tried out for the cheerleading squad, the dance team, and to be class offi cers. The number tripled from last year. The spirit club, the Cavalier Crazies, has also seen its membership grow to over 100 members.
The school design, which differs dramatically from many of the other local high schools, will feature four dif-ferent pods with a main thor-oughfare, Marks explained. This design will allow for better localization of specifi c subject matter.
For example, one pod will contain the career center and
art classes. Other electives such as marketing and tech classes will also be in the same region.
This way, all the photogra-phy, art classes, and supplies can be in one area, Marks said.
Other subject matter will also be isolated, as all of the humanities department will be in the second fl oor of the building. The chorus, drama, and band rooms will all be ideally located near the auditorium.
The pod design will also allow Clover Hill to localize freshman from the upper classmen, in an effort to make the transition from middle school to high school easier for the younger students. The 9th grade students will be divided into teams to assist this, Marks explained.
Although the approxi-mately 76 million dollar project is almost completed, the school will not offi cially open to the public until Au-gust 1, in order to allow the complete change over to take place.
“It is also important that the new location is accessible to the community,” Marks explained. “The community is getting a great building.”
Although the school cannot be used during the fi rst year by the community, at the start of the second year, Marks looks forward to welcoming use by the general public on evenings, weekends, and during the summer.
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One of the greatest adventures in my life is the fact that Timothy, Zachery, Benjamin and Hannah call me Daddy. They bring me great joy! So, what’s so exciting about being a dad?
Well, it comes down to a verse of scripture that motivates and encourages me, here it is, “Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons (and daughters) born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.” Children are a blessing. Now let’s not kid ourselves …they don’t always feel like a blessing. Yet, I delight in the fact that through our four ‘arrows’ my wife Stacy and I can extend our reach far into the future.
According to this passage, I am a warrior. It’s my job to make sure my arrows are straight, sharp and true. An arrow that stays in the quiver is merely an ornament. Arrows are meant to be released they should fl y straight, hit their targets and accomplish their mission. So, together with Stacy, I have a great responsibility to fashion arrows that will be released at the appropriate time, fl y straight, reach a destination and accomplish a mission. This is where the excitement begins!
As a dad, I want to teach them things. They should know how to explore new places, solve problems, defend a position, make decisions, engage others, be polite, fi nd their way and discern right from wrong. Obviously this list isn’t complete but you get the picture. The big challenge then becomes, how do we teach these things and have fun? Here are just a few of the ideas we’ve employed…
We encourage our kids to try. Within safe but broad boundaries, children need to experiment and see what life feels like. We love to watch our kids try new stunts on the playground, attempt a new sport, learn a new skill or create a new game.
Zachery loves to climb and he loves gadgets. I came home one day to fi nd him and Benjamin trying to climb a tree in a homemade harness that consisted of a pair of old underwear, suspenders, a bicycle inner tube and a rope. It was quite a sight! It’s only through experiments like this that children learn, not every idea is a good one. They solve problems, modify designs, improve performance and fi nd better solu-tions.
We expect our kids to succeed… and fail. Regardless of what our kids attempt, we want them to do their best. We cheer like crazy whenever we have the chance and talk about
lessons learned from success. But we also recognize that some of the most important lessons are learned from losing. So, we cheer for their efforts and help them understand the lessons they learn from coming in second, or last.
Timothy is a miler on his track team. He does very well but, because there’s an exceptional athlete in his grade, the best he’s ever done is second. He’s learned many lessons about courage, determina-tion and confi dence by continuing to push, not for a win but for a respect-able fi nish.
We want our children to un-derstand that there are absolute standards of right and wrong. With that in mind, Stacy and I know that sometimes our children will do the wrong thing. Our kids aren’t perfect, neither are we. So, our desire and our prayer is that our children will do the right thing most of the time. We also desire and pray that when they do wrong, they will be caught and punished accordingly.
Recently, Hannah did something wrong and was punished. Her tender heart was broken when she confessed it to me. It was a blessed moment to hold her while she cried and under-stood that she had done wrong. I hope she never forgets how bad that feels.
I’m not a perfect dad. I make lots of mistakes. But I do de-light in watching our children experiment with life and learn lessons that will serve them well when they are launched out into life. We continue to pray that lessons learned in our home and the cheers they’ve heard along the way will prepare our arrows to fl y straight, hit a target and accomplish a mission! I’ll always delight in listening to their stories and cheering for them. That’s what Dads do.
Mike Young is a husband and father as well as the Director of Noble Warriors men’s ministry. He lives in Chesterfi eld County. Email him at
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The Valentine Richmond History Center once again part-ners with Leadership Metro Richmond to launch the Rich-mond History Makers — a program that annually recogniz-es, honors and celebrates everyday citizens and outstanding organizations making largely unrecognized contributions to their communities.
The public call for nominations began May 1, 2010, with nominations being accepted until June 30, 2010, in fi ve categories of distinction. Nomination forms and details are available at www.richmondhistorymakers.com and at the Valentine Richmond History Center. An impartial panel of judges comprised of graduates of the Leadership Metro Richmond program and previous History Maker honorees will oversee the nomination and selection process. Honorees will be notifi ed in late July and will be recognized at the Sixth Annual Richmond History Makers Celebration on October 19, 2010, at the Valentine Richmond History Center. The program is presented by Dominion.
Honorees may be individuals, organizations or corpora-tions and are selected in one of fi ve categories. Please visit www.richmondhistorymakers.com for a complete set of nomination criteria:
•Creating Quality Educational Opportunities – Nominee has enhanced educational opportunities for citizens, im-proved academic achievement, or ensured a safe, constructive learning environment
•Demonstrating Innovative Solutions – Nominee has
demonstrated innovation and vision in making the Rich-mond region a better place to live, work or visit
•Encouraging Regional Collaboration - Nominee has en-deavored to bring together regional entities to create synergy and improve effi ciency and effectiveness.
•Improving Social Justice - Nominee has showed a com-mitment to promoting diversity, access and opportunity for all
•Promoting Stronger Communities – Nominee has worked to address problems, develop initiatives, or made lasting improvements that result in stronger, more stable communities.
Nominees must be living, agree to publicity and be mak-ing a difference in Richmond or one of 13 surrounding counties (see nomination form for county list). Nominations will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2010, and may be submitted online at www.richmondhistorymakers.com or downloaded and sent via hard copy by:
•Fax (804) 643-3510•Mail Richmond History Makers Nomination c/o Valentine Richmond History Center1015 E. Clay StreetRichmond, VA 23219
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Catching up with friendsBY ELIZABETH [email protected]
Listening to Dotty Gass and Peggy Quance reminisce about a time when the world was at war and the future uncertain was a blessing ("World War II nurses reunite after 60-plus years, page 1). The pair took one of the few paths available to women to directly assist the war effort during that era - nursing. Even though they did not serve with the military in the Pacifi c or the European theater, their efforts on the home front provided the compassion that was needed in the halls of a New Jersey hospital.
Their young lives, after working together for a few years, took separate routes. Their start in a career is very similar to the hundreds of graduating seniors that walked the stage and claimed a high school diploma last week. One wonders which of these new graduates will meet with their high school friends many miles and many years from this moment to talk about their high school days in Midlothian and Richmond.
Will the conversation revolve around memories of the high school dances or who had the worst part-time job? Will they talk about the tough veteran teachers and how their grandchildren will never know how hard it really was to learn in a classroom? Will they remember how much the price of bread, a hamburger, or even a gallon of gas cost?
Think about the amazing discoveries and techno-logical and medical advances that have occurred since the 1940’s. Think about how the world has changed over those years from defi ned lines on a paper map to a Google street view on a iPad. One just wonders what the conversation will be like for good high school friends who accidentally meet sometime in the year 2070. Hopefully, they can share the crossword puzzle on their virtual newspaper.
Best to all who graduated on continued successes and attaining your goals and dreams.
Julia Anne Cone, 6th grader, Midlothian Middle School took 1st place in the State division PTA Refl ections program in March for her photo entry of a butterfl y entitled "Stained Glass Beauty.
- courtesy of Carole Graham, proud grandmother
Cone receives fi rst place for butterfl y photo entry
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19The fi fth annual, award-win-ning Central Virginia Wine Festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at Innsbrook's SnagAJob.com Pavilion in Henrico County. Parking is free and the event is open to the public. You're welcomed to bring your own bag chairs and EZ-Up tents plus Fido (as long as he/she is on a leash). No coolers, please. This event will feature 14 wineries from around the Common-wealth and provide festival participants the chance to sample some of the best of what Virginia wineries have to offer. Wine tasting tickets are available for $20 each by
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Chesterfi eld County Public Library will host a Sum-mer Reading Carnival at Central Library, located at 9501 Lori Rd., Chesterfi eld, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free activities will include a mobile aquarium, touch tanks with live ocean creatures, crafts, games, face painting, a moon bounce, balloon twisting, a magician, and free carnival food. Music and fun will be provided by kid-friendly DJ Soul Racketeer while attend-ees enjoy stilt walking, an ap-pearance by Nutzy the Flying Squirrel and other games and activities.
The Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia will pres-ent its annual “Plantation Day at Magnolia Grange” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Magnolia Grange is a 19th century house museum located at 10020 Iron Bridge Road, Chesterfi eld.
June 18-19 Class reunion Monacan High’s class of 1990 will hold its 20-year class reunion. Contact: Bill Scott, (704) 575-1335
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By that time, Mayes was married and had three daughters of her own, Susan, Sarah and Claire. She also had a following with the Gills’ horse patron’s club, so their 16-acre farm became a family business in 1984.
“It started with mom’s love of horses and for children and wanting to bring the two together. It’s how she’s been able to encour-age people,” said daughter Claire Durham.
Foxmeade Farm may have been its busi-est in the early 1990’s. Mrs. Mayes kept the students interested over the years by teaching fun, safe basics. Sarah worked full time teach-ing discipline and dressage. There were 32 horses, including “Winky”, now a 17 year-old, bay thoroughbred gelding. Now, there are 17 horses on the farm, where Claire serves as riding instructor and barn manager.
“The older I get, the more I realize what a special gift mom has. With my limited abili-ties, trying to be like her… I have to try really hard,” acknowledged Claire.
But, Beth Schanz, who took summer camp riding lessons from Mrs. Mayes back in the 70’s and is now a riding instructor on-site, disagrees, “Claire is wonderful with the chil-
dren and people of all ages, too,” she lauded.“It’s been interesting having a rapport
with their personalities, something to look forward to,” said Mrs. Mayes, “I love to take care of the horses and see them blossom”.
Together, Mrs. Mayes and her two daugh-ters, Claire and Sarah, who works part-time at Champion Saddlery, have been running Foxmeade Farm for generations of riders. They board horses and offer English riding lessons to children, and some adults, special-izing in beginner lessons and riding funda-mentals. A day camp is also offered during the summer. Students train and can compete in horse shows at a higher level.
“The thing about this farm is that there’s always somebody coming back, including horses,” said Schanz, “We look down the driveway and someone always asks ‘Where’s Claire, Sarah, or Mrs. Mayes?’”
Barrett Wright, a special education teacher in Louisa County, started riding when she was seven. She went off to college, and now 22 years later, she’s back training kids. “I guess I’m the boomerang child. My grand-parents brought me here for lessons. The Mayes’ are my second family.”
The close-knit, intergenerational group of women teaches others while learning from each other.
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Midlothian High School students and members of Boy Scout Troop #1879 Tyler Smith, left, and Tyler Morris spent their Saturday at the Ivymont Square Kroger, passing out Red Cross literature related to disaster preparation. – courtesy of Ed Southern, Kroger Store manager
Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the sum-mer season, which began Saturday, June 12. Guided tours, costumed interpretation and all museums will be offered to visitors daily. The Park will host Teacher Institutes, History Day Camps, overnight Civil War Adventure Camps, and a tour to West Virginia in September. The symposium in October is the fi rst in a series commemorating the Ses-quicentennial of the Civil War and focuses on the presidential election of 1860. Please visit www.pamplin-park.org for more information on these programs.
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Claire Durham holds "Joe Boxer" while the horse greets "Daddy"
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Living history exhibits with costumed interpret-ers will include beekeepers, blacksmiths, tinsmiths, but-ter churning, chair caning, woodwrights, a mining display, farm implements, tobacco stringing, a traveling dentist and several Civil War units including a canon crew. Live music entertainment will include clogging perfor-mances as well as guitar and violin recitals. Free house tours of Magnolia Grange will be offered in addition to a special Museum Shop “Attic Sale” and a used book sale which will provide a wide se-lection of bargains. Food and
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Central Region girls’ soccer player of the year Becca Wann didn’t have anything left in her tank.
She was exhausted. Her right leg hurt. Her cheeks were red from sun and tears. Her heart
ached.Wann and her Cosby Titans teammates lost 4-0 to Stone
Bridge Saturday in the Virginia High School League Group AAA tournament at Westfi eld High School.
Wann noted her disappointment after “we worked our butts off.”
The Central Region is 0-27 in its quest to produce a state title-winning girls’ soccer team, but the region has had a fi nalist the past two years: Mills Godwin and Cosby.
Meanwhile, Stone Bridge, from nearby Ashburn, added title No. 24 (out of 27) to the Northern Region’s list of win-ners.
The Bulldogs’ fi rst score Saturday was an own goal by Cosby in the 28th minute. Stone Bridge led 1-0 at the break.
“We talked about it at halftime. They didn’t score on us,” Wann said.
Titans coach Roger Lattimer made adjustments the Titans needed to make, but “they’re a team that puts it in the back of net.”
Said Wann, “They scored one goal after another; and before we knew it, it was 4-0.”
Ashley Herndon scored goal No. 2 in the 45th minute and No. 3 in the 49th off assists from Murielle Tiernan and Jazmyn Ervins. The fi nal goal, in the 62nd minute, came from Sara Bowers, who fi nished off a saved shot she had taken.
Stone Bridge outshot the Titans 16-9.Wann wasn’t the only Titan feeling some pain. Lindsay
Carns took the brunt of a midfi eld collision with the Bull-dogs’ Melanie Smith in the second half. Freshman defender Elena Wirz played with a cast on her arm from a late hit suf-fered in Friday’s semifi nal. Still, the Titans made no excuses.
“We were ready to go. I thought we played a great game,” Lattimer said. “We had opportunities but didn’t capitalize. It seemed like the cards were against us today. We used up our luck.
“We gave it everything. For [Stone Bridge] to go undefeat-ed (21-0-2) says a lot. It was still a great year [for us].”
Cosby advanced to the championship game with a eu-phoric victory via penalty kicks on Friday (2-1 fi nal, 4-2 in penalty kicks). Wann helped propel the Titans to that victory in an unexpected way.
After four overtime periods and 100 minutes under a blazing sun, Cosby and Loudoun Valley remained knotted at 1. The teams took their fi ve-minute allotted break to collect their thoughts and organize the fi rst fi ve penalty kickers. When the teams took the fi eld again, Wann walked toward the goal. But rather than the familiar white jersey, she wore the neon yellow, long-sleeved, padded shirt of the Cosby goal tenders.
“The last time I played [goalie] was eighth grade,” Wann laughed after the game. “I was thinking, ‘Why am I in the goal,’ but I don’t know. I trusted Lattimer and his decision and did what I remembered to do.”
Wann dived fi rst to her left then to her right, saving shots by Ashley Manning and Amber Cook.
Wann couldn’t get to the last two shots from Chrystal Oden and Tabitha McHale, but she didn’t have to. Cosby’s kickers - Joy Grove, Tessa Broadwater, Jayden Metzger and Kelsey Conyers – were perfect.
Conyers – the fourth Cosby kicker – slammed the door shut with a high kick into the top left corner of the goal. “I was praying a lot,” she confessed with a laugh.
Wann scored the fi rst goal of the game in the 68th minute. The play began 30 yards out with Courtney Hook, who sent a precise leading pass to Grove. Loudoun Valley goalie DiDi Haracic defl ected the shot back into the fi eld of play and right to Wann. Flanked by defenders, Wann sent a weak drib-bler on goal. Loudoun Valley defender Lexi Clarke came in for the easy clear, but her kick defl ected off Haracic, who was trying to recover back to the line, and into the goal.
Loudoun Valley would get the goal back in the 76th minute when Clarke crossed to Manning on the left side. Her shot went inside the opposite post.
For Loudoun Valley, however, the story was missed op-portunities. The team saw fi ve scoring opportunities miss the mark, including a point blank shot from McHale with 20
minutes left in regulation.“They had a fantastic attack,” Lattimer said. “Ashley Man-
ning is just phenomenal. They’d get her the ball and she could just make stuff happen. We just caught some breaks.”
The Titans wrap up their season at 19-3-1. Arthur Utley is a staff writer for the Richmond Times-Dis-
patch.Semifi nals
Loudoun Valley ……0 1 0 0 0 0 – 1Cosby ………………0 1 0 0 0 1 – 2
Saves: Blayne Fink (C) 4; Wann (C) 2; Haracic (L) 4Finals
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Saves: Fink (C) 4; Julia Harmison (SB) 4.
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PHOTOS BY SARA PAGEThe Cosby girls' varsity soccer team fought through soaring temperatures and two tough northern Virginia teams in the state semifi nals and fi nals last week. Top left: Cosby celebrates a win in penalty kicks in the semifi nals. Top right: Cosby's Becca Wann splits the Loudoun Valley defense. Middle left: Cosby's Gina D'Orazio, left, challenges Stone Bridge midfi elder Maggie Schierling as she tries to make a turn. Middle right: It wasn't me Cosby defender Stephanie Sacco protests as the ball goes out of bounds. Bottom: The Lady Titans celebrate their state runner's up trophy and a great season. At right: Charis Starnes gets in front of a Loudoun Valley pass.
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With each pitch they threw, the frustration mounted for the Cosby Titans. Time and again, the ball hummed toward home plate, catcher Luke Lowery caught it, and held it out for an instant in his mitt. And each time, the umpire stood there like a statue, completely motionless.
Ball.For one inning, the
strike zone must have felt a hundred feet away for Cos-by’s pitchers. They walked six batters in the third, allowing seven Woodbridge runs to cross the plate. The Titans never recov-ered. Woodbridge defeated Cosby 9-4, eliminating the Titans from the group AAA state semifinals.
Woodbridge (27-0) played West Springfield in the Virginia High School League Group AAA state final and lost 10-2. Cosby (20-7) returned home hav-ing advanced the furthest in the program’s four-year history.
“They had a wonderful season,” Cosby coach Tim Lowery said. “They did a great job. Bad things hap-pened, and we weren’t able to recover.”
Cosby starting pitcher Garrett Birnbaum started the third inning by walking the first two batters and then allowing a two-run double to Woodbridge pitcher Tyler Thomas. That tied the game 3-3.
Zack Szwed gave Wood-bridge the lead with a two-out single into center field. Mitchell Shifflett almost threw Thomas out at home, but the ball came out of Luke Lowery’s glove. Szwed went for second. Birnbuam, backing up the play, tried to throw him out, but the ball flew into right-center and rolled to the wall. Sz-wed scored easily, making the score 5-3.
Things went from bad to worse. Michael Car-penter came in to pitch with a runner on second. He hit his first batter, and then walked the next three, scoring two runs. Tim Lowery then called on Travis McQueen to pitch. After walking his first batter – the fourth in a row – McQueen finally stopped the hemorrhaging by getting Nick Rogowski to ground to third with the bases loaded.
“It was just really frustrating,” Luke Lowery, Tim’s son, said. “There were a couple close balls here and there, but when our pitchers aren’t throw-ing strikes, it doesn’t give us much of a chance.” Thir-teen Woodbridge batters came to the plate, resulting in seven runs on only three hits. Woodbridge suddenly
was up 8-3.“Obviously, they made
it a lot easier with their pitchers struggling with control,” Woodbridge coach Jason Ritenour said. “And that worked out in our favor because they hit the ball very well.”
Cosby got home runs from Kyle McKay and Birn-buam – the No. 8 and 9 hitters – in the second, and one from cleanup hitter Ben Sisk in the third. The Titans had hits in every inning but the fourth. Christian Beyer and Will Vacca led the team with two hits each.
In the sixth, Cosby had runners on second and third when Rogowski, the Woodbridge left fielder, made a diving catch on a hit by Christian Hamlett, squelching a potential rally.
“If we miss that ball, who knows what happens,” Ritenour said. “That was a huge play in the game.” McQueen kept Cosby in the game after the third inning. He pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing one run on five hits. He struck out four.
Eric Kolenich is a staff writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Question: I began running about a year ago and have really enjoyed the sport. I had been steadily increasing my frequency and mileage until recently when I began experiencing pain in my heel and along the arch of my foot. It is typically worse in the morning when I wake up and subsides a little throughout the day but becomes aggravat-ed again when I run. Have I done something serious or will this go away as I readjust to my latest increase in mileage?
Answer: This sounds like plantar fasciitis, which is an injury to the tissue on the bottom of the foot.
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symptoms of plantar fasciitis will go away in most people with Achilles stretching, ice and a heel cup insert (avail-able at most pharmacies). It is not commonly associated with increasing running mile-age, but you should cut back to your previous level or even lower in order to rest the fas-cia. If that doesn’t help then you may need to cross train into other aerobic exercise
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If simple heel cups do not provide relief and taping the foot helps, then a custom or-thotic insert may be needed. I rarely give cortisone injections for plantar fasciitis because re-peat injections in this area can actually be harmful. However, if symptoms are very severe and disabling then a single injection may be indicated.
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TIMEMidlo to hold hoop campCourtesy of Farah Allen/Midlothian Girls' Basketball
The fi rst Midlothian Girls’ Basketball Camp will be held at Midlothian High School Aug. 2-6, from 9 a.m. – noon for girls ages 8-13. The cost for the camp is $80 and space is limited to 50 participants. For more information contact Midlothian girls’ varsity bas-ketball head coach Farah Allen at [email protected].
Monacan offers football campCourtesy of Mike Paris/Monacan Sports Boosters
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Cosby to host annual football campCourtesy of Pete Mutascio/Cosby High School
The Cosby High School football team will host the fourth annual Cosby Youth Football Camp.
The Youth/Junior High camp will take place Aug. 2-4 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Cosby High School. Athletes partici-pating in fl ag through senior football (ages 6-14) for the Chesterfi eld Quarterback League or other area leagues are eligible for the camp.
Camp cost is $40 per play-er if paid by July 1. After July 1, the cost increases to $50 per player. Space is limited.
Camp registration will be conducted via mail. Appli-cations can be obtained at cosbytitans.com and mailed to Cosby High School, Coach Pete Mutascio – Football Camp, 14300 Fox Club Park-way, Midlothian, VA 23112.
This is a non-contact camp that will give all players, regardless of their experi-ence or skill level, a chance to improve their skills for the game of football. Cosby var-sity football head coach Pete Mutascio and his staff, team with area coaches to direct the campers through a variety of agility and position specifi c drills that will allow them to improve their fundamentals and all-around athletic ability. All campers will have the opportunity to work on both an offensive and defensive position. Coaches are also available for kickers and long-snappers. The timing of the camp gives the players a great chance to get into playing shape right before pre-season training camp.
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Woolridge Elementary School celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its open-ing with a birthday celebration for its students, staff, and special guests on Friday, June 11.
Among the attendants was Wildcat alumnus, Army Lt. Peter Fritz, 25, who has recently returned from a year in eastern Afghanistan. He was honored for his service as part of the ceremony.
Fritz was part of the fi rst class to attend all six years at Woolridge, having entered kindergarten in 1990. He credits his elementary school for jumpstarting his success, as he eventually went on to graduate from the United States Mili-tary Academy at West Point in 2007.
Although it has been twenty years since Fritz fi rst entered kindergarten, he remembers the exact location where he left his mark. His handprints still remain in the cement outside of the school from so many years before.
“To be honest, all of this is completely over-whelming,” he said of the anniversary celebration, surrounded by numerous students asking for handshakes, hugs, and autographs. “It is all a great honor.”
Although Fritz was visibly taken aback by all of the support, this is not the fi rst time his elementary alma mater has recognized his dedication to his country. Throughout the year, the entire school banded together to intermittently send Fritz and his unit care packages.
“The whole school came together to send me packages,” Fritz explained. “They were fi lled with snacks and little things to remind us of home. It meant a lot.”
Although the students’ attention remained primar-ily on the former Wildcat, the celebration also included an aerial photograph of the students spelling out “WES 20,” the presentation of a time cap-sule, and the releasing of twenty environmentally friendly balloons.
The time capsule, which will be dis-played in the school for the next twenty years, contains several items from each grade level, as well as items that represent the existence of the fi rst twenty years of Woolridge.
The sixth different grade levels included items such as a Dr. Seuss hat, a Flat Stanley, from the children’s book of the same name, a cursive handwriting book, and multiplication facts. Other items included a picture of Barack Obama, a fl oppy disk, a cassette tape, a Goosebumps book by R. L. Stine, and a Ukrop’s Valued Customer Card.
Woolridge’s principal, June Edwards, included a “Postcard from the Principal,” on which she explained the school’s history and what has occurred under her leadership. This was a special moment for the students, as Edwards sends a postcard to every student at some point during the school year.
Soldier, alumnus receives hero’s welcome at Woolridge Elementary’s 20th anniversary
Fritz included a replica of the Twin Towers.“I want the kids to stay involved so they can do what they can to keep America this great
place,” Fritz said. “When they see a soldier, and say ‘thank you,’ it means so much.”The lieutenant's parents, Gary and Joanne, live in Chesterfi eld County. Fritz is stationed in
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Below, Army Lt. Peter Fritz returns to his elementary school for the 20th anniversary celebration.
PHOTO BY AMANDA GALLOWAY
Midlothian resident, DLA employee ends 62-year careerFor nearly half a century, Jeanne Moore walked the halls,
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Moore, who lives in Midlothian, resigned her position as a program analyst in DSCR’s Aviation Supplier Operations directorate June 4, leaving the federal government after a total of 62 years.
“I retired the fi rst time in 1981 and have worked as a retired annuitant every since,” Moore said. “My favorite posi-tion was a secretary because I just like being a secretary and because secretaries get to know everybody’s secrets.”
“I guess I am looking forward to sleeping in and not hav-ing to get up at 6 a.m.,” Moore said. “However, I will miss the contact with the people the most now that I’m leaving.”
Sixty-two years is a lifetime for many; in fact, the average employee at DSCR hasn’t even been alive that long. So what does one do after working at one place for that many years?
“Whatever my daughter tells me to,” Moore explained with a smile. “My daughter and her husband and teenager moved in with me, so I’m sure they’ll fi nd something for me to do.”
And what was the highlight of her career? “I guess getting the 60 years of service letter from the
president should be the highlight of my career,” Moore said. “Not many people get one of those.”
During a reception honoring her service, Moore asked her DSCR family for only one thing: “Just don’t forget me!”
Courtesy of Booker Chambers, DSCR Public Affairs
PAMPLIN SCHOLARSHIP
BY AMANDA GALLOWAYspecial correspondent
Ryan Oppenheim, a 13-year-old at Robious Middle School, has recently returned from the nation’s capital where he competed among 274 contestants at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The bee, which was held June 2 through June 4, welcomed students ages 8 to 15 who had won a fi nal local spelling bee. Oppenheim defeated nine-year-old Aditya Kannoth in the Times-Dispatch Regional Spelling Bee in early March.
“He’s always really liked spelling,” said Ryan’s mother Michelle Oppenheim. “It has been a passion of his since the fi rst grade.”
However, when the Oppenheim family moved to England for Ryan’s sixth and seventh grade years, the family was wor-ried about the spelling champion’s future.
Although Oppenheim may have picked up a few English spellings while abroad, he never lost a step. After winning the Times-Dispatch Regional, he began avidly studying the word lists sent as guides from Nationals.
“I started studying the word lists immediately,” he said. “Once I learned those, I started learning the different lan-guage rules that Nationals sent me.”
Once Oppenheim arrived in D.C., he enjoyed the sights and sounds of the big city nearly as much as the competition itself.
“I’ve been there tons of times, but the experience of D.C. was as nice as the spelling bee itself. We had a lot of great
food and shopping,” he said, laughing.The fi rst round consisted of 50 words, which were spelled
out using a computer keyboard, Michelle Oppenheim ex-plained. The second round, which was in a more traditional spelling bee form, consisted of spelling words on a stage. Ryan correctly spelled the word “muslin.”
In round three, Oppenheim correctly spelled “chthonic.”“It was ironic that I got that word. I had told my class
[before the bee] that the hardest world I studied for was “chthonic,” he explained.
Although Oppenheim correctly spelled both of his words, he failed to advance to the semifi nals, due to his fi rst round scores. He needed 27 points to advance, and came up short with 24. Only 49 of the 274 contestants made it to the semi-fi nals, Michelle Oppenheim said.
Although this is the last year he is eligible for national competition, Oppenheim hopes to contribute to future spell-ers while at Maggie Walker High School next year.
“I want to do either free tutoring or student teaching for future spelling bees,” he said. He hopes that by sharing his experience with other students, they will have a greater chance at future competitions.
“It was a great opportunity,” he said. “I want to thank my English teacher, Mrs. Stanley, my principal, Mr. Siddiqi, my school, friends, and the people of the community for sup-porting me. I don’t want to sell that short because it is really important to me.”
COURTESY PHOTO BY JACKIE GIRARDJeanne Moore, holding a deputy director's coin, left federal service after 62 years when she resigned her position as a program analyst at DSCR, June 4.
Brent J. Zackon has been chosen as the recipient of the
2010 Pamplin Lead-er Award at Cosby High School. The
Pamplin Leader is a one-year, $1,000.00 tuition scholarship to Virginia Tech. It is presented annu-ally to a top student
from each public high school in Vir-
ginia. It was estab-lished by Robert B. Pamplin, Sr. and
Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. to acknowledge
students with a record of outstand-
ing academic achievement that is balanced with a commitment to
community service and leadership ex-perience. Brent at-
tended VA Boys State and is a recipient of
the West Point Leader-ship Award, The Hugh O’ Brien Leadership
Award, and a member of the National Honor
Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Club,
SCA, Varsity Club, and was Co-Captain of the Cosby varsity volleyball and basketball teams.
COURTESY PHOTO
Robious Middle school student enjoys stint in national spelling bee
COURTESY PHOTORyan Oppenheim recently returned from national competition at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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