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PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSEly Tiller's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" inspires players on both teams at the start of the Oct. 23 benefit gameheld in Chesterfield. Full photo gallery online at www.midlothianexchange.com.

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BY KAYLA WAMSLEYSpecial Correspondent

With a classfull of ninthgraders, agroup of

boys singing a cappella, anew women’s choir, twoshow choirs of more than45 students each, anda chamber ensemble toinstruct, music is a way oflife for Robyn Kim, choraldirector at ManchesterHigh School.

From a young age, Kimhas always had a love forthe arts and music educa-tion. “I knew I loved music,and I knew I had a passionfor kids so the combinationof the two to me, seemedlike the best fit,” she said.

A 1995 graduate ofManchester High School,Kim actively participated inthe choral program whereshe was in Touch of Swing,the all girl’s show choir hersophomore year and Capi-tal Swing, the mixed showchoir her junior and senioryears. She graduated fromVirginia Tech in 1999 with aB.A. in Music Education.

While studying music atVirginia Tech, she was ac-tive in two vocal ensembles,The New Virginians and theMeistersingers.

Before returning to heralma mater to teach chorusto 9th and 12th grade stu-dents, Kim taught in middleschool in Charlotte for oneyear and in Henrico Countyat Tuckahoe Middle Schoolfor two years.

Her husband, Ho wasrelocated to Richmond andthere was a job openingat MHS. Christi Stanfield,former choral instructor atMHS, moved to ThomasDale High School to teachand Kim’s mom, who is alsoa teacher at Manchester,gave her daughter a call totell Kim about the oppor-tunity.

Since 2002, Kim hastaught the ninth-grademixed choir, Touch ofSwing, Madrigals, an inter-mediate women’s choir andLance Singers, a women’schoir.

Since last year, after for-mer choral director SusanKish retired, Kim has takenthe task of instructing themixed show choir “Capi-tal Swing”, the ChamberEnsemble and a boys acappella group “A Cap-pella Men”. In addition toTouch of Swing, which shehas been teaching for nineyears, she also teaches theninth-grade choir and anew mixed women’s choir

Manchester Choral Director spreads passion for music

called “Women’s Chorale”.“In my ninth and tenth

year, I’ve gotten a wholenew shake up of things,” shesaid.

A year before Kish’sretirement, Kim also taughtthe ninth grade treble choirat Cosby High School.

She said after Kish

retired, she wanted to keepthe tradition of excellencein Manchester’s choralprogram alive. “If I weren’ta perfectionist it would beeasier,” she said.

“This has been a pro-gram that has representedManchester well, and so Ifeel that pressure for it to

still happen, so cross ourfingers it all works out,” shelaughed.

Seeing the bright lightsof New York City for thefirst time is on the list ofmoments that stand out inKim’s mind when it comesto trips that the choirs have

taken throughout the years.She said since 2004, whenshe took her first trip therewith the students, she hasgone back once or twicetimes a year to visit.

“We took a bus tourwhile we were there, weperformed in a really great

Her traveling portraithas gone bump inthe night – and dayBY MARTHA STEGERSpecial Correspondent

When it comes to ghosts,I’ve always been thebridesmaid, never thebride. I’ve known

people who talk about personal en-counters with spirits of the departed,but I haven’t had any such encountersmyself. I feel like the six-year-old sonof a Baptist preacher who lived nearmy family’s farm on Virginia’s EasternShore decades ago. When asked aboutJesus, he said, “Germs and Jesus – that’sall I hear, and I ain’t never seen eitherone of ‘em.” I would have added ghoststo his short list.

My longest-running, second-handghost connection has been with the17th-century “Aunt Pratt” of CharlesCity County’s Shirley Plantation, opendaily to the public on historic Route5, 10 miles east of I-295 in Richmondand 35 miles west of Williamsburg.Founded in 1613 as a crown grantalong the shores of the James River – sixyears after the first permanent Englishsettlement at Jamestown, Shirley was onVirginia’s frontier at that time. Todayit is the home of the 11th generation ofthe family of Hills and Carters, descend-ed from Edward Hill I, who establishedthe farm in 1638.

Given the tumultuous times the plan-tation has survived – Indian uprisings,Bacon’s Rebellion, the RevolutionaryWar, Civil War and the Great Depres-sion – I wasn’t surprised to hear aboutan unhappy spirit at Shirley when Iwas a college student and summerguide for Colonial Williamsburg in themid-1960s. I didn’t hear anything moreabout Aunt Pratt for 20 years – until Iwent to work for what is now the Vir-ginia Tourism Corporation and traveledto the state’s visitor center in New YorkCity’s Rockefeller Plaza. Before toll-freetelephone numbers and the Internetexisted, New Yorkers frequented theinner-city center to gather their Virginiavacation information in person.

Hill and Helle Carter, the 10thgeneration of Shirley’s family, hadlent their portrait of Aunt Pratt to thewalk-in center, which was furnishedin the Colonial Virginia style. LorettaDerringer, the center’s manager, hadproblems with the portrait not “want-

Shirley’sAunt Pratt

Native Richmonders maintainfriendships from kindergarten

BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Sometimes the friend-ships that are forged inschool last a lifetime.For Margaret “Margie”

Hewlett Moore, Rev. Edward“Buddy” Morgan III, Dr. DavidRichardson, Dr. Wade Foy, Jr.,and Carroll Thoms, kindergar-ten at Ginter Park ElementarySchool was the place wheretheir friendships began, andthen continued past theirgraduation from Richmond’sThomas Jefferson High Schoolin 1942.

The crew of five “Tee-Jay”alumni began enjoying theirquarterly luncheons togetherafter the class marked its 60threunion. Although they nowlive in various locales of Vir-ginia, the latest luncheon washosted at Chesterfield Heights,by Moore, a Midlothian resi-

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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINARight to Left: Margaret “Margie” Hewlett Moore, Carroll Thoms, Dr. David Richardson, Rev. Edward“Buddy” Morgan III, and Dr. Wade Foy, Jr. are graduates from the Class of 1942 Thomas Jefferson HighSchool in Richmond. The five lifelong friends stay in touch on a regular basis.

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINARobyn Kim, choral director at Manchester High School, keeps her students practicing their parts during rehearsal.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 29The Halloween Trick or Trot will be onSaturday, Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. at RobiousLanding Park (near James River HighSchool). It will be a fun event for allages, halloween costumes are encour-aged. $20 registration includes a shirtand a chance to win many prizes. Allproceeds will go to the James RiverAthletic Department. Questions can beemailed to Ann Martin, [email protected].

SUNDAY, OCT. 30"Energy for Everyone" will take placeat Sunday Park in Brandermill on Oct.30 at 2 p.m. Energy for Everyone is a 1-mile walk to raise awareness and fundsfor mitochondrial diseases. For moreinformation, please visit www.umdf.org/energyforeveryone.

The 2nd Annual Race for the Chiefswill be run on Oct. 30. It is sponsoredby the Monacan HS baseball program.The 5K course will begin and end atthe baseball field, winding through theSmoketree subdivision. The kids 1mile costume fun run will be run at 10am. There will be water points alongthe route, post-race refreshmentsand awards for top finishers in 5K andfun run, and there will be a costumecontest. Guaranteed t-shirts to all

registrants before October 18. Registra-tion is $25 for runners, fun run is freefor kids under 13. Packet pick-up willbe at Monacan HS October 29 from4:30 - 6 p.m. Race-day registration willbegin at 8 a.m. Race registration flyercan be found at Monacansports.comor contact [email protected] for furtherinformation.

MONDAY, OCT. 31

HALLOWEENThe Chesterfield congregation will hostHarvest Festival 2011 on its 82-acre siteat 10500 Newbys Bridge Road in Ches-terfield on from 6 ‘til 8:30 pm. There’sgames and candy for the kids, airhouses and inflatable rides, a hay ride,live music, great food, funnel cakes, apie contest and more. The event is freeand open to the public. There’s over 28acres of free parking at the event.

As part of its 2011 national concert tour,“The Presidents Own” United StatesMarine Band will perform at Clover HillHigh School on Monday, Oct. 31 at 7:30p.m. in their gymnasium. Tickets areavailable by sending a self-addressedstamped envelope to CHHS Keynotes,P.O. Box 5505, Midlothian, VA 23112.The concert seating is general admis-sion; there are no reserved seats. Thedoors open at 6:45 p.m. and ticketholders must be seated by 7:15 p.m.Non-ticket holders will be admitted at7:15 p.m. on a first come, first servedbasis. For security purposes, itemslarger than a purse will not be permit-ted. The concert information line is(804) 639-4940 ext. 6023.

THURSDAY, NOV. 3Western Chesterfield Social will be held5:30 to 7:30 pm at Capital Ale House inthe Village of Midlothian. Don't miss thisgreat networking opportunity, spon-sored by Frank De Stefano of De Ste-fano Architectural Group for this event.A sponsorship opportunity is availablefor our Jan. 5 social. Email [email protected] for more details or questions aboutour socials, WCBA membership orsponsorships and to RSVP to the Nov.3 event.

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Exhibit features original worksThe Chesterfield County

Department of MentalHealth Support Servicesrecently hosted Recovery:A Work of Art, an exhibitfeaturing more than 50original works of art bymore than 25 artists whoare participants in theBehavioral Health andIntellectual Disabilitiesprogram. The displayconsisted of photographs,paintings, drawings, poetryand crafts.

Artist Patricia Walkerwelcomed guests. SueMedeiros, assistant directorof Clinical Services, offeredopening remarks. KevinBalfour, Amy Prewitt andDorothy Wyatt recitedpoetry and Jack Evans,guitarist, performed.

“Art is a powerful heal-ing tool,” said Medeiros.“It allows the individualto express themselves inways that they cannot do inwords.”

Gary Yaw holds twomasters of fine arts, onein education. Once areputable art director at aBaltimore graphic designfirm for 27 years, Yaw losteverything due to his dis-ease — his job, girlfriend

COURTESY PHOTO BY CHESTERFIELD COUNTYAnastasia Kelley, a photography student at John Tyler Community College, displays herwork at Recovery: A Work of Art, an exhibit hosted last week by the Chesterfield CountyDepartment of Mental Health Support Services.

and most of his possessions.His sister, a local residentbrought him to ChesterfieldCounty and MHSS helpedhim to recover.

“Artwork has been animportant recovery toolthat not only brings me joyand relieves my symptomsof depression, but alsoallows me to define myselfas an artist instead of assomeone with a psychiatric

disability,” said Gary Yaw.Four years ago, Anastasia

Kelley’s world turned up-side down. She lost her job,her friends and her hope.Since then, her faith, familyand photography, alongwith the tools providedby Mental Health SupportServices, have been instru-mental in her recovery.

“They restored my love,hopes, dreams and goals,”

said Kelley, who now stud-ies photography at John Ty-ler Community College anduses her camera to catcheach precious moment inher life, because “it is worthliving and that momentcan never be relived.” Sheencourages others to seekhelp and never give up onliving.

This celebration ofrecovery and creativitylet artists showcase theirtalents and make the publicaware of what they have tooffer in the marketplace.

Chesterfield County

Midlothian Mines Park TourTake a guided stroll through

the park on Saturday, Nov. 12from 10-11 a.m. Cost is $8

Learn more about the pioneercoal industry in Midlothian,one of the first commercialcoal mine operations in NorthAmerica. Learn about the firstrailroad, the first surfaced roadin Virginia and the impact thatcoal mining had on the regionduring the Revolution and CivilWar. View the last standing stonestructure of the Grove Shaft.

For details, contact BryanTruzzie, at (804) 751-4946.

To register call (804) 748-1623and request Course# 22387

Midlothian Mines Park is lo-cated at 13301 North WoolridgeRoad, Midlothian (23114)

Jr. Girl Scout “Local Lore” BadgeWorkshop

This program, on Saturday,Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. - noon isdesigned for girls ages 8-11 whoare pursuing their badge require-ments.

This program will allow girlsto learn about the cultural heri-tage and history of Chesterfieldat Chesterfield County Museum,located at 6813 Mimms Loop,Chesterfield (23832). Scouts willlook at aerial photos and mapsof the community and discusschanges over time. They willvisit historic sites and learn thehistory of landmarks and monu-ments.

To register visit www.chester-fieldhistory.com and use PayPal.

For details, contact Bryan Tru-zzie, at (804) 751-4946. The $10

cost per Scout for the programdoes not include badge. Also,the Jr. Girl Scout "Architec-ture" Badge workshop will beheld on Nov. 19 from 10 a.m.to noon at the museum. Thisactivity will address varioustypes of architecture on theCourthouse Green, allow girlsto learn about famous femalearchitects and design their ownlandscape plan. Scouts will vis-it historic sites and learn aboutthe history of Chesterfield.

Chesterfield County HowlettLine Civil War Van Tour

Learn about the BermudaHundred Campaign of 1864by visiting Civil War sites thatwere part of a larger ring offortifications that made up aConfederate line of defensesknown as the Howlett Line.

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theater,” she said.“I think all ofthose memorieswill forever be em-blazoned becauseit was the first timeI ever went.”

She also enjoyedthe opportunityto travel to DisneyWorld with herstudents whoperformed onstage at Epcot forthe Showstopperscompetition pro-gram.

Showstoppers, whichno longer exists, was theprogram that Kim herselfcompeted in when she wasa student at Manchester.She said those Showstop-pers moments are dear toher because she was able toexperience them as a stu-dent as well as an instructor.

Kim has been marriedfor 10 years to Ho. Theyhave a four-year-old daugh-ter Addisen and an infantson named Walker. She saidshe might be biased, butaccording to Kim, Addisenis quite the singer, and lovesto come watch the choirspractice. She also startedtaking dance last year.

“She’s got music in herlife. I said to my husbandif she chooses to dance, ifshe chooses to sing or bean actress that would beawesome,” she said, “butI’m certainly not going topush her. I try to introduceit to her without saying, ‘ohyou’re going to love this’ soit can really become some-thing she does love.”

Having a vast amount ofinstructors in the time spanof her education and careerin music, four in particularstand out to Kim as men-tors who have helped herget to where she is today inher career.

Her eighth-grade chorusteacher at ProvidenceMiddle School Mrs. Mercer;then Ms. Nun had animpact on her growing pas-

sion for music. Kim said shesaw how passionate Mercerwas in teaching the craft ofmusic and that geared hertoward wanting to pursue itas a career. Dr. Fenton, herMeistersingers instructor atVirginia Tech is also on herlist. Kim said Fenton wasonly at VT for five years,and he was her instructorfor four of those years.

“I got my conductingstyle from him because Ithought he was so fantasticat what he did,” she said.

The Meistersingers wenton a trip to Europe withFenton to perform in nu-merous cathedrals.

Susan Kish, who Kimreferred to as the matriarchof Manchester’s choralprogram, provided her withleadership skills.

“She gave me solo op-portunities that mademe more confident andcomfortable in my craft,”Kim said.

Kim said she enjoysteaching music so thather students will see howpassionate she is about it,and will develop a passionof their own even if it isn’tnecessarily for music.

“I hope that in myexperience with them theysee how much I love it andthey will recognize that weshould all be passionateabout something,” she said.“I love the music and thecompetition, but it’s notmy favorite. My favoritething is the kids.”

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Panel members whoseviews illustrate pros and consof lifting the moratorium onuranium mining and millingin Virginia will speak at theGarden Club of Virginia’s2011 Annual ConservationForum. The Forum will beheld at the Jepson AlumniCenter at the University ofRichmond on Nov. 3 at 9a.m.

This will be a moder-ated discussion to includeboth sides of the debate. Inkeeping with this format, theforum exhibitors are VirginiaUranium Inc., the companywanting to lift the mora-torium, and Keep the BanCoalition, a partnership of 15conservation organizationsunited to work on this issue.Several seminars have beenheld in locations all overVirginia presenting one sideor the other of the uraniummining issue; there are othersplanned for the future. How-ever, this Forum is the onlyvenue thus far that will offerthe audience and media theopportunity to hear the argu-ments for and against, notonly in the same room but atthe same table. It should be

clear that the Forum on Nov.3 will focus on mining andmilling, not on energy issues.

The morning panelists willaddress general issues withdiscussion moderated by BobGibson, Executive Directorof the Sorenson Institutefor Political Leadership atthe University of Virginia.Gibson is a veteran modera-tor of many political debates.These panelists includePatrick Wales, geologist andproject manager at VirginiaUranium, Inc., and RobertJ. Bodnar, the C.C. GarvinProfessor of Geochemis-try at Virginia Tech and aDistinguished Professor inVirginia Tech’s GeoscienceDepartment, ChristopherMiller, the President of thePiedmont EnvironmentalCouncil and an Environmen-tal and Transportation policyattorney, and William “Paul”Robinson, Research Direc-tor of Southwest Researchand Information Center inAlbuquerque, New Mexico.Questions from the audience,submitted at the on-lineregistration, will be answeredby both sides.

Afternoon panelists will

Experts to explore Uranium Mining, Millingaddress specific issues andwill be moderated by PaulA. Locke, EnvironmentalHealth Scientist, Attorney,and Associate Professor at theBloomberg School of PublicHealth at Johns HopkinsUniversity. Locke chairsthe National Academy ofSciences’ National ResearchCouncil Committee onUranium Mining in Virginia.A panel on the economicimpact of uranium miningand milling will include EllenD. Harpel, President of Busi-ness Development Advisors,LLC, Michael D. Lawless,Principal, Vice Presidentand Environmental DivisionManager with Draper AdenAssociates, Olga Kolotush-kina, Attorney-Advisor at theFederal Energy RegulatoryCommission in Washington,D.C. and Legislative andRegulatory Advisor to theDan River Basin Association’sUranium Mining Task Force,and Joseph F. Bouchard, a re-tired naval nuclear weaponsofficer, a retired Commanderof Norfolk Naval Air Station,a former member of theNational Security Council,and a former Virginia State

Delegate from the 83rd Dis-trict, in Virginia Beach.

Panel members discussingeffects of mining and millingon water quality and supplyare Rick Weeks, DeputyDirector of the Virginia De-partment of EnvironmentalQuality, Patrick Wales, CaleJaffe, Senior Attorney withthe Southern EnvironmentalLaw Center, and Robert G.Burnley, President of RobertG. Burnley, LLC and formerDirector of the Virginia De-partment of EnvironmentalQuality. Speaking on issuesof public health and safetyare Conrad T. Spangler, Di-rector of the Virginia Depart-ment of Mines, Minerals, andEnergy, and Robert J. Bodnar,and Geoffrey H. Fettus, Se-nior Project Attorney on theNational Resource DefenseCouncil, and Paul Robinson.

The Forum is part of theGarden Club of Virginia’sefforts to engage and educatethe public on conservationissues. Tickets, panel andmoderator’s biographies anddetails are online at www.gcvirginia.org, and registra-tion ends Oct. 30.

University of Richmond

Defense Logistics Agencyturned 50 Oct. 1 and DLAAviation celebrated thegolden anniversary at theFrank Lotts ConferenceCenter.

DLA and tenant employ-ees attended the celebra-tory events which includedvisual displays highlight-ing the histories of DLAAviation, DLA InstallationSupport and DLA Office ofOperations, Research, andResource Analysis.

Festivities kicked-offwith opening remarks byDLA Aviation Acquisition

Executive Yvette Burke, fol-lowed by DLA Hall of Fameceremony and the agency’s50th anniversary celebra-tions via video-broadcastfrom Fort Belvoir.

DLA Aviation HOFrecipient Brenda Longestwas inducted into this year’sDLA Hall of Fame as wellas Patricia Kuntz from DLADistribution, New Cum-berland, Penn. Past DLACommander Navy Vice Ad-miral Edward Straw, retired,will be the guest speakerfor the anniversary celebra-tion. Straw commanded

DLA celebrates its 50th anniversaryDLA from 1992 to 1996.

Deborah Parker, chief ofoutreach, plans and analysisin DLA Headquarters Stra-tegic Communications anda member of the 50th an-niversary commemorationcommittee said the com-mittee has discovered manyinteresting facts about theagency while preparing forthe celebration.

“It's really eye-openingand fun,” she said. “I hope[these facts] build a sense of

pride and accomplishmentover how far we've comein 50 years. I think that'simportant, since our peopleare the foundation that theagency's success was, andis, built on. Without themen and women of DLA,their drive and dedicationto serve our warfightersand other customers, wewouldn't have a golden an-niversary."

Cathy Hopkins, DLA AviationPublic Affairs

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dent.The camaraderie is apparent as they talk about the

years that have past, but it is a mistake to assume the octo-genarians are settled into quiet retirement lives. “They’veall had really interesting lives and continue to,” said Mooreof her classmates.

Moore, with Richardson, Morgan, and Foy, were goodfriends in their youth and they have gotten to knowThoms, who was the elementary school principal’s son.“We stayed together in the same class throughout highschool,” Thoms said.

“Everybody thought I got favorable treatment, but itwas the opposite. If I was running down the hall, he’dgrab me and take me to his office,” he said.

A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENTAll four men served in the military during World War

II and returned to pursue their educations at variousuniversities and colleges across the United States. Thomsserved as a top turret gunner in Europe. When he re-turned to the United States he attended Washington &Lee University and was married for 44 years to his latewife Claire. “I’m now retired from the Virginia Division ofYouth Services,” Thoms said.

For Dr. Foy, elementary school had one terrifying mo-ment during a musical revue when he was requested tostand before the class and sing. It changed his life. “I wasso scared and ashamed of the whole thing that all I didwas shake, and make stupid noises. I was so embarrasseddown to my toe nails,” he said.

After a little teasing from his classmates during thepresent-day lunch, Dr. Foy said he finally was able to getover his fear of public speaking in his profession whileteaching applied mathematics at Santa Clara Universityin California. He also had some public-speaking practicewhile in college. He received his undergraduate degree atNorth Carolina State College, his master’s at Massachu-setts Institute of Technology and his doctorate at JohnsHopkins University.

Last year, Dr. Foy wrote a book, which celebrates 55years of marriage to his late wife. “A Rose for Raymonde”displays the deep love the couple shared. “I wanted toremember her and thought the most fitting would be towrite a book. She had quite a story,” Foy said.

Raymonde and her family lived in France during theGerman occupation. She met Foy in New York City onBroadway after they had moved to the United States, heexplained. “We fell in love. I was in the Navy at the time,”he said.

Dr. Richardson also served in the Navy as a “common

ordinary seaman,” said the physician. Dr. Richardson at-tended Davidson College and then received his medicaldegree at Harvard and served as the Chairman of the Di-vision of Cardiology as well as Director of the CardiologyFellowship Training Program, Chairman of the Divisionof Cardiology, Interim Chairman of the Department ofMedicine and the Virginia AHA Professor of CardiologyResearch at Virginia Commonwealth University MedicalCenter.

He also had a deep love for his high school sweetheartFrances. “We were married for 57 years before she died,something like that,” he said. Currently, he remains busytaking care of patients and continues to work one day aweek.

Rev. Morgan, who has been married to his wife Marga-ret for 62 years, graduated from the University of Virginiaand was a mechanical engineer at DuPont before attend-ing seminary. In his youth, he ended up with the nick-name “Buddy” that has remained his moniker to this day.“That was my nickname in high school, grade school andeverywhere,” he said.

Moore continued her education after high schoolin Farmville at what is now Longwood University. Sheattained a job in Suffolk and married Billy Moore. Thecouple was married for 40 years before Moore’s death inthe 1980s. “I taught public school music for 28 years inall,” she said. “I loved teaching school because childrenloved the music class – maybe to get out of the otherclasses,” she said.

A CHANGING WORLDOne of the changes the seniors have seen in their

lifetime, and vividly remember, is the end of segrega-tion. “The blacks really were sitting in the back of the buswhen we were growing up,” Dr. Richardson said. “Blackscouldn’t eat at Miller & Rhoads Tea Room.”

Rev. Morgan remembers that neither Thomas Jeffersonnor John Marshall high schools had a student who wasblack nor did the football teams scrimmage with blackathletes at Maggie Walker.

“It’s amazing how far racial integration has come,” Dr.Foy said.

Moore, a teacher at the time, remembers when theschools became integrated. “I taught in the eye of that. Iwished I had kept a diary,” she said.

They also saw the advent of the television era as radioentertainment waned. “We didn’t have a television until Iwas out of college, the Navy, and seminary and in chargeof a parish in Westmoreland County,” Rev. Morgan said.

Moore remembers coming home from college and see-ing her brother had a television set. For Dr. Richardson,

television didn’t become apart of the household until1960 and Foy rememberspurchasing a television afterthe couple’s first daughterwas born.

Foy also recalled one ofthe first computers at MIT.“It occupied the entire floorof a warehouse and neededtwice as much air condi-tioning just to keep it fromburning up. The powerwas in the megawatts,” theengineer said.

“They used radiovacuum tubes and youstored one bit in a circuitthat had two vacuum tubesthat flipped from one to theother to conduct. So one ofthese was conducting cur-rent all the time and thatjust burned up power likecrazy,” Dr. Foy said.

ADVICE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONSRev. Morgan was hesitant to part with advice for

today’s generation. Moore added that maybe it is “becausewe’re old fogies,” she said.

Yet, kidding aside, the reverend added that the past ofa carefree childhood cannot be recreated. “I consider it tobe a more generous, more kind, and more cooperativeage in the community-at-large, including the schools,” hesaid. “I can’t say, ‘Respect your elders.’ We heard that andwe did respect our elders. I don’t think kids these dayswould pay attention to that.”

Dr. Foy had a different perspective in giving advice.“A kid should make a habit of reading and find out thedifference between good books and the ones that are notso good,” he said. The Bible and books by author RobertHeinlein were two of his suggestions.

“The second thing they should do is get into the infor-mation technology as quickly and as thoroughly as theycan because that is where the future is,” Dr. Foy added.

Moore added that the future generation needs to stickwith faith and moral values. Thoms included that today’supcoming generation need to be considerate of otherpeople.

As for Dr. Richardson’s advice, “Go be an Episcopalpriest.”

BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Cloverleaf Mall is now dust.

The declining retail site, built in 1972 and was a landmark to many,has been an on-again-off-again hot topic for over a decade. The countyhas invested millions into the 83-acre parcel starting in 2004 when its

board voted unanimously to offer $6.1 million for the property, according to TheRichmond Times-Dispatch timeline article published in August 2008.

In January 2007, Midlothian Exchange reported on the plans for a mixed-useproject from Crosland. The developer offered a purchase and sale agreement thatwas unanimously approved by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors. Toput things in perspective, that same month, Apple’s iPhone was introduced andwould be released to the market by the summer. The mall’s revitalization planswould not have as much expedited and economic luck as the popular smart-phone.

In fact, the mall would see its last tenant leave and the mall doors shutteredby Leap Day in February 2008. Reports then had touted demolition and con-struction would happen within six months. Art Warren would become the onlyremaining board of supervisor member to be re-elected that year. The excitementwaned; and suddenly, a long, long, long six months stretched into four moreyears.

Revitalization became a buzzword rather than reality for the corridor ofMidlothian Turnpike and Chippenham Parkway until this week. To have a projecttaken off the shelf, dusted off, and finally acted upon is a relief. It’s not just relieffor the local businesses in the area, but for the tax payers who may have won-dered what would eventually happen to an area that has been backed and activelyinvested in through the county. The project is one more item on the goals’ list thatCounty Administrator James “Jay” Stegmaier can cross off as an achievement. Ithas taken steady patience and serious negotiations for such an immense projectto reach a conclusion without deviating from the original plan that was proposedyears ago. One has to applaud the consistent actions of staff and other responsibleparties to stay the course to completion in such tumultuous economic times.

It is hopeful that construction at the renewed site will have the appeal residentsand businesses are seeking. It would be a boost for the area if the soon-to-beanchor grocery store draws other retailers to the site. It would also be good to seesuch a landmark area become a thriving community once again as it was in itsheyday.

It is also hopeful that any other county projects in the works, such as the oldClover Hill High School site, will not take as long to move forward in creating arevitalized space. It’s not asking the county to be hasty in the decision-makingprocess nor wasteful of tax revenues. One just hopes that the plans that may bein the works right now will see expeditious conclusions rather than such a delaythat the babies born in the county today will see the completion of such a projectbefore they begin their first year of middle school.

Cloverleaf's demise a newbeginning for eastern corridor

REUNION from page 1

Is your chimney safe? How do youknow? If your chimney was damaged inthe August earthquake, you need to knowwhether it is safe or not before using yourstove or fireplace this fall and winter.Broken or cracked chimneys can let heat,smoke and toxic gasses such as carbonmonoxide into your home, and your homecould even catch fire.

Some damage is obvious, and some ishidden:

• Check to see if bricks have fallen or thechimney is leaning.

• Look for shiny areas on your metalchimney pipe. This means the chimneymoved during the earthquake.

• Look for cracks at joints where thechimney connects to the firebox, at theroofline and in the attic.

• Check for debris that may have falleninto the fireplace.

• Use a screwdriver to check the mortarbetween the bricks or stones. If it crum-bles when you pick at it, the chimney maybe a hazard.

• When in doubt, consult a licensed

engineer or contractor. For the name of aninspector, call your insurance or mortgagecompany.

Carbon monoxide detectors and smokedetectors save lives. If it is possible thatyou have chimney damage, make sure youinstall these and inspect them regularly.

• Consider purchasing combinationsmoke/carbon monoxide detectors.

• Install them in sleeping areas and onevery level of your home.

• Install them away from air vents.• Interconnected smoke alarms are best

because if one sounds, they all sound.• Test smoke alarms monthly. Change

alkaline batteries at least once a year. Use adate you already know as a reminder, suchas your birthday or when you change yourclocks.

• Prepare and practice a fire escape routewith everyone in your home, includingchildren.

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ing” to hang straight: sheand other travel counselorsin the office told me theywould straighten it, turnaround 30 seconds later andsee that it had “cocked itselfcrocked again.” As if toprove that “going straight”were just too much forit, Aunt Pratt’s portraitwould demonstrate greaterdispleasure by frequentlyfalling off the wall – or“jumping down,” as Der-ringer put it.

No one in the New Yorkcenter shed any tears whenthe portrait went home toShirley Plantation, whereRandy Carter – Helle andHill’s son who now man-ages the plantation – saysAunt Pratt has been fine.This might be a perfectexample of the humorousadage that you can take thegirl out of the country, butyou can’t take the countryout of the girl.

“Family lore has it thatshe’s happy as long as she’sin the house facing towardthe graveyard,” Randy toldme. But he remembershearing family talk aboutstrange things going bumpin the night when the por-trait was in the attic. “Myfather [who died in 2009]said he was so scared whenhe was growing up hereas a teenager that he sleptwith a 22 rifle and a base-ball bat next to his bed.”

As the daughter ofEdward Hill II, MarthaHill Pratt was part of thethird generation to liveat Shirley – eight gen-erations ago now. Guidesduring the year might or

Celebrate the Bewitching Spirit of Aunt Pratt:From the Great House to the Graveyard, Sat., Oct. 29On Sat., Oct. 29, at 5 p.m., “Aunt Pratt” will escort

visitors from the Great House to the Shirley Graveyardfor a twilight tour. You must purchase your ticket forthe graveyard walk by 3:45 p.m. in order to experiencethe guided house tour where you come face to facewith Aunt Pratt. Visitors will hear about mourningcustoms and ghosts during the walk along the riverto the cemetery. Be sure to wear comfortable walkingshoes. This is the only time of year the family grave-yard is available for viewing – and the only “sched-uled appearance of ‘Aunt Pratt’ from the spellboundregions,” according to Shirley’s announcement.

The cemetery tour is included with regular planta-tion ticket prices of $11 for adults, $7.50 for youth(6-18) and discounts for AAA members, seniors andmilitary. For more information: www.shirleyplanta-tion.com, 800-232-1613.

might not mention Pratt,depending on the kindof tour visitors take; she’snot likely to be men-tioned, for example, onthe architecture tour. Butin late October – throughHalloween – guided housetours include the tales ofAunt Pratt as featured in“Haunted Plantations ofVirginia” by Beth Brownand “Ghosts of Virginia” byL. B. Taylor.

Investigative mediumLaine Crosby, who livesin a haunted house onan old Maryland planta-tion, hasn’t been insideShirley’s Great House; but

as one who has had a lot ofexperience with spirits anddoes original content forThe Ghost Channel, she hasbeen by the grounds. Shesays, “Native Americanshad a notable presenceat Shirley, but I was mostfascinated by the numberof spirits of Union soldierswho had died here. Suchcompelling stories on thesegrounds make it likely thatspirits would find the placetoo alluring to leave. Wherethere is more history, thereare simply more ghosts.

“Ghosts tell me theyremain on sites such asShjrley Plantation because

they don’t know where elseto go. Everyone they’veknown is still there, or theybelieve where they are isall there is. Regardless ofwhether you ever hear orsee a ghost, you can feel itsenergy by learning to recog-nize its understated nature.By adjusting your expecta-tions and becoming open tothe subdued vibration of itsenergy, you may realize thatyou, too, are not alone.”

I’ll have to adoptCrosby’s tips if I want morethan a distant, second-handrelationship with AuntPratt this week. Check outShirley’s special event.

COURTESY PHOTOShirley Plantation is located east of Richmond on historic Route 5.

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The Chesterfield Histori-cal Society of Virginia willpresent Haunted LanternTours on Friday, Oct. 28, athistoric Magnolia GrangePlantation House, 10020Iron Bridge Rd.

Discover the hauntinghistory of Chesterfield.Take a guided tour of thehouse and grounds andhear ghost stories from longago. Talk with LeeAnne Balland Angela Ghataorah ofSpirited History, a team ofparanormal investigators, asthey share their most recentdiscoveries and conduct alive radio broadcast fromMagnolia Grange.

This program will be funfor the entire family and isappropriate for children age8 and above. Refreshmentswill be served and children’sactivities will be presentedalong with guided tourspresented by costumedinterpreters.

Tours will be held on the

hour at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. andwill last approximately onehour.

Admission: Adults $5 /Children 8-14 $2. Spaceis limited, pre registrationrequired. You may registerthrough our website atwww.chesterfieldhistory.com. Scheduled tours are 7,8 and 9 p.m. Please specifywhich tour you are inter-ested in when registering.

The non-profit Chester-field Historical Society ofVirginia serves as the centerfor Chesterfield Countyhistory. Its mission is tocollect, preserve, interpretand promote the County’sunique past for the educa-tion of present and futuregenerations. Additionalinformation is available atwww.chesterfieldhistory.com

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The ChesterfieldCounty Office of VirginiaCooperative Extension isoffering workshops thisNovember to help dealwith common gardeningconcerns.

“Houseplants 101” willbe held on Wednesday,Nov. 2, at Central Library,and again on Wednesday,Nov. 9, at Clover HillLibrary. Participants willdiscover which tasks needto be completed now toprotect gardens over thewinter in “Winterizing theGarden,” Wednesday, Nov.16, at Central Library.

All programs will beheld at 6:30 p.m., and arefree. For more information,or to register, call 804-751-4401 or email [email protected].

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Jack-o-lanterns are a staple of Hal-loween decorations. Making one lastthroughout the season is a trick ofthe trade even some veteran carvers

struggle with.People young and old head to pumpkin

patches to pick out the ideal pumpkins.Some prefer perfectly round ones, whileothers like tall, oblong ones. Whatever thedecision, the majority of these pumpkinswill be brought home and turned intojack-o-lanterns, or pumpkins carved witha design.

The key to having a jack-o-lantern readyand prime for Halloween haunting is carv-ing it at the right time. Carved pumpkinswill not last forever, so timing it right iskey. In general, carved pumpkins will lastfor about a week if kept in a cool place andout of direct sunlight. A pumpkin left inmidday sun and heat will likely rot or moldmuch more quickly.

For those planning on carving pump-kins for Halloween, it's best to do so a dayor two before the big day. This way thedesign will be crisp and fresh. There also

are ways to increase the jack-o-lantern'slongevity.

Some of the best methods involveinhibiting mold growth and dehydrationof the pumpkin. One trick is to submergethe cut pumpkin in a bucket of water fora few minutes after carving to moisten theflesh. Others say that spreading petroleumjelly on the inside of the carved pumpkinwill help. Commercial chemical productsthat reduce the decay of the pumpkin maybe effective as well. One can also try usinga bleach-and-water solution to keep moldfrom growing.

Those who will simply allow nature totake its course should keep the pumpkinas cool as possible and remove as muchof the flesh from the inside when carving.However, because no method is foolproof,the jack-o-lantern will most likely notmake it more than a week, unless the goalis to discover new strains of mold growth.

For those who want a permanentlyghoulish jack-o-lantern, it's best to pur-chase a plastic or ceramic variety instead.

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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAKey to carving pumpkins at the Farina household - free-hand draw a pattern or use a stencilon the pumpkin's surface before cutting and remember to save the good stuff for soup.

DID YOU KNOW?Pumpkins are a member of the squash

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Pumpkins are comprised of severalparts. The pumpkin is covered in a skinthat surrounds the pulp, or the meaty partof the pumpkin. The stem is at the top ofthe pumpkin and connects to the vine.Tendrils are thin pieces of vine that tether

the pumpkin to the ground to protect itfrom the wind and weather. The inside ofthe pumpkin is known as the cavity andcan contain seeds and fibrous strands.The bottom of the pumpkin is known asthe blossom end because that's where theflower started before the pumpkin formed.

Most varieties of pumpkins are edible,but some taste better than others. Oncepumpkins turn orange they can be eaten.Pumpkin puree can replace the oil in cakerecipes much in the same way applesaucecan. Adding pumpkin to recipes provides ahealthy way to increase nutritional value.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011 || 7MidlOThianExChangE.COM sports || fitnessEXERCISEUnbeaten Cavs provethere's no 'i' in team

MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE PHOTODenny Hamlin will drive the No. 18 truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports Saturday at Martinsville Speedway.

Hamlin will pilot Busch'struck at Martinsville race

MOORESVILLE, N.C. - KyleBusch Motorsports (KBM) an-nounced Friday that Denny Hamlinwill drive the team’s No. 18 Tundra inthe Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speed-way on Saturday. Toyota and Traxxas,the leading manufacturer of hobby-class radio-controlled (R/C) vehicles,will serve as co-primary sponsors forthe 200-lap race at the .526-mile oval.

“I’ve wanted to drive one of Kyle’strucks for a long time,” said Hamlin.“He has one of the most successfulprograms out there and I couldn’tpass this opportunity up. The Mar-tinsville truck race is always an excit-ing one and I look forward to being apart of it.”

Hamlin, a Midlothian native, has

won four NASCAR Sprint Cup Seriesraces at his home-state track, includ-ing three of the last four, and hasfinished in the top-five in eight of his12 Cup Series starts.

The 30-year-old driver has postedfive top-10 finishes in 11 career NAS-CAR Camping World Truck Seriesstarts, including two top 10s in fourstarts at Martinsville. His career-bestresult behind the wheel of a truck wasa third-place finish in the 2008 E-ZGo 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

KBM’s No. 18 Tundra has finishedthird or better in each of its threestarts at Martinsville, including a run-ner-up finish by its owner-driver inthis year’s Kroger 250.Courtesy Kyle Busch Motorsports

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLClover Hill's Tori Kellinger goes up for a kill against Midlothian's Kelly Layne duringlast Thursday's Dominion District match. The Cavaliers won in three games.

Balancedattack hasClover Hillon brink ofperfectionBy JIM [email protected]

Acasual observermight assume 13of the 14 membersof Clover Hill’s

girls volleyball team are littlemore than supporting actorsin “The Harper Smith Show.”

The 6-foot-2 Smith literal-ly towers over her teammatesas they line up shoulder-to-shoulder during pre-matchintroductions.

She’s so powerful thatwhen she elevates for a killor for one of her topspinjump serves, the intersec-tion between hand and ballcreates an explosion of soundthat reverberates through theentire gym.

But Clover Hill isn’t aone-girl team. Far from it,in fact.

While Smith draws plentyof attention for her pyrotech-nics, opposing coaches knowthey ignore the other lethalCavaliers at their peril.

“They just keep comingat you and firing from somany angles,” Midlothiancoach Mary Allen said lastThursday, after Clover Hillmoved to the brink of aperfect regular season with a25-13, 25-17, 25-21 victoryon Senior Night.

“Harper is a big plus, butthey don’t just rely on her.They have so many weaponsand you have to defend allof them. That’s what makesthem so tough.”

Allen should know. ThisClover Hill squad closely re-sembles many of Allen’s topMidlo teams, which madelife miserable for opposingblockers because they had somuch size at the net, it wasimpossible to predict wherethe setter would go with theball.

The 2011 Cavaliers aren’tas tall as those Trojans teams,but between seniors ToriKellinger and Lauren Biagioliand juniors Smith and Lind-sey Tucker, Clover Hill hasfour players who can finisheffectively at the net.

Smith led the way with

Carter honored by OdaCASHLAND – For the fourth time

this season, Randolph-Macon outsidehitter Mallory Carter has been namedthe ODAC Player of the Week in vol-leyball.

Carter, a junior from Cosby High,helped R-MC to a 2-1 week with winsover ODAC rival Lynchburg and York.In the 3-0 over the Hornets, Carter hadeight kills and nine digs defensively.She also had four of R-MC’s 13 services

aces on the night.In R-MC’s lone loss to No. 5 East-

ern, Carter had 11 kills and eight digs.Carter closed out the week by leadingthe Yellow Jackets to a 3-0 over York.Carter posted 13 kills, 14 digs to goalong with two aces and two blocks.

Carter currently has 360 kills whichis tops in the ODAC and ranks thirdin the R-MC Single Season recordbook. She is tops in the ODAC in kills

per game (4.04), attacks (979), points(407) and points per game (4.6). Her36 aces is sixth best in the league, whileher 281 digs ranks ninth.

Randolph-Macon is currentlyranked fourth in the South Regionand concluded the regular season 20-5overall and 9-1 in the ODAC. R-MCwill host a quarterfinal match of theODAC Tournament on November 2.

Courtesy Randolph-Macon College

PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSColeman DeHoff carried the ball in Cosby's season-opener against Matoaca, but spends most of his timepursuing ballcarriers from his safety position.

By FRED JETERspecial correspondent

For Cosby High'sfootball team, de-fense is synono-mous with DeHoff.

Both “D” words deservean exclamation mark.

Coleman DeHoff is theTitans’ demolition-stylestrong safety (“saber” inCHS lingo) on a rowdybunch that has yielded– grudgingly – just 81points en route to a 7-1record.

“It’s an over-achievinggroup that has bought intothe team … team goalsabove personal goals,” saidCoach Pete Mutascio.

DeHoff is a fearless,quick-reacting, quickstriking 6-foot, 180-poundsenior wrecking ball thatspends ample time invad-ing enemy backfields.

Ranking second tolinebacker Michael Adamsin total tackles, DeHoff isfirst in stops for losses andin quarterback hurries.

“Coleman is a quiet kid… he’s not a big rah-rahguy,” Mutascio said. “Butthe other players andcoaches recognize his per-formance for his leadershipskills.”

The Titans (idle thisFriday) recently embarkedon a three-game gauntlet- 13-6 loss to L.C. Bird,wins over Manchester (27-21) and Clover Hill (17-7)– and lived to tell about it.

In each case, Cosbylimited their DominionDistrict foe to a pittance oftheir previous average.

Now the Titans are pos-

tured to reach the CentralRegion Division 6 playoffsshould Bird fall to eitherThomas Dale or CloverHill.

Someone suggested that,now, Cosby has “becomeClover Hill’s biggest fan.”

“Yes, but don’t tellanyone that,” Mutascio saidwith a chuckle.

DeHoff leads by shiningexample on a senior-ladenunit featuring 12th gradersJulius Moore, C.J. Stancil,David Lee, Alex Hable,Jared Netto, Luke Lowery,Cory Creed and Adams.

The underclassmen arejunior safety Troy Bardenand ultra-promising 6-3,210-pound sophomorenose guard Tyler Powell.

DeHoff lines up some-times at fullback, but letthere be no mistake - hisheartbeat is heard loudestin the defense huddle.

“I’ve always been morea defensive player,” he said.“I’m into delivering thepain, I guess you mightsay.”

It should be noted asneer crossed his face as hemade that statement.

DeHoff wears aquarterback’s number (11);instead he’s a quarterback’snightmare in attackingblue, silver and black.

“That’s just the numberthey gave me,” he said, al-most apologetically, aboutany perceived QB associa-tion.

“I’m not into that stuff(glory) … scoring touch-downs, that kind of thing.”

dehoff leadshard-hittingTitan defenseSenior safety content tolet his play do the talking

18 kills against Midlothian.Biagioli added seven kills,while the skywalking Tuckerchipped in with seven killsand four blocks – three ofwhich helped Clover Hillrace out to a big lead in thethird game.

“Blocks are even betterthan kills because you’restopping somebody else’s

attack,” said Tucker, who’salso a standout basketballplayer. “When you feel theball hit your hands and see itgo straight down, it just feelsabsolutely great.”

At the offensive controlsfor Clover Hill, which needsa victory over L.C. Bird to-night to carry a 20-0 recordinto next week’s Dominion

District tournament, is se-nior setter Lauren Reichert.

Like an orchestra con-ductor, Reichert uses hersoft hands to direct the ballexactly where she wants it togo. Whether she’s setting tothe outside or the middle,she consistently gets the ball

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PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREMonacan's girls volleyball players show off their pink jerseys prior to the match.

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PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLClover Hill's players celebrate after winning a long point against Midlothian.

into ideal positions for herhitters to take a big swing.

Reichert is also experi-enced and savvy enough tocapitalize on opponents whofocus too much defensiveattention on Smith.

“As a setter, my favoritething is moving the ballaround,” she said. “It wearsout the other team and theydon’t know where the ball iscoming from.”

Reichert has been on thevarsity at Clover Hill for fouryears. As such, she’s one ofthe few players who remem-bers when things weren’tquite so rosy.

During her freshmanseason, the Cavaliers finishedsecond-to-last in the Do-minion. Winning the districtregular season title wouldmark quite a turnaround,but Reichert said she andher teammates haven’t beenobsessing over their unblem-ished record.

“We talk about it some,but we’re not runningaround saying, ‘Oh, we’re sogood,’” she added. “It’s beenmore like, ‘We’re doing welland we have to keep it up.’”

Clover Hill coach B.J.Smith suggested the biggestdifference between this year’ssquad and losing teams of

the past is improved teamchemistry.

Smith, who played forClover Hill’s ultra-success-ful boys volleyball program,recalled how he and histeammates were always look-ing out for each other on andoff the court and set out tocreate a similarly nurturingenvironment for his girls.

“It didn’t come naturallyat all. We’ve had to work atit,” Smith said.

Interestingly, Smithborrowed a motivationaltheme from a college footballcoaching legend who’s oldenough to be his grandfa-ther. In his book “Calledto Coach,” former FloridaState coach Bobby Bowdensaid the common thread inhis program’s 1993 and ’99national championships wasthat his players were willingto “hold the rope.”

For explanation, considerthe following passage fromBowden’s book:

“What does holding therope mean? You are hang-ing from the edge of a clifffive hundred yards in the air.The only thing between youand falling to the ground is apiece of rope with the personof your choice on the otherend.

“Who do you knowthat you can trust enough?

Who do you know who hasenough guts to withstandrope burn, watch blood dripfrom his hands, and still notlet go?

“Look around and ask,‘Who can I trust to hold therope?’ Who will let his handsbleed for me? If you can lookat every member of yourteam and say they will holdthe rope, then your team willwin!”

During pregamewarmups, Clover Hill’s vol-leyball players wear T-shirtsemblazoned with “Hold theRope” on the back.

They’ve become words tolive by.

“We knew we were goingto be good,” Smith said. “Thegirls have played with eachother for a long time andthey all know how to play thegame. We just had to put thepieces together.”

PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREMonacan's Victoria Noakes makes a pass to the setter.

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Coincidentally, DeHoffplays the same position hisbrother, Allen (now in U.S.Marines), manned a fewseasons back.

DeHoff spent his “vaca-tion” hoisting iron at Gold’sGym-Westchester, racingsprints in the summer sun,

attending team camp atPenn State and bussingtables at Yamato JapaneseSteak House.

He has since relinquishedhis part-time job to applymore hours on footballand classwork (3.6 gpaand leader in Fellowship ofChristian Athletes).

James Madison, Ran-

dolph-Macon, Hampden-Sydney and Shenandoah areamong the college programshe hopes to suit up for nextfall.

DeHoff ’s destructivebrand of defense is wherethe muscle and mentalaspects intersect.

Cosby subscribes to acomputer program (Hud-

dle), enabling players toview selected game film athome, on their own timeschedule.

“For an upcoming op-ponent, I’ll pick out theirrunning plays and passingplays and e-mail them toColeman,” said Mustascio.

The video “homework”is vital in analyzing the ten-

dencies of the next foe andplotting a plan to mount aroad block.

“I probably spend 30minutes a day studyingfilm,” said DeHoff.

He’s not alone.“We’re very confident,”

he said. “We all know whatthe responsibilities are forour position, and what to do

to win.”Since opening in 2006,

Cosby’s best record was 7-3in 2009. This year’s outfit,with George Wythe andJames River left, is flirtingwith 9-1.

“We want to leave a leg-acy,” said DeHoff, who aimsto put an exclamation pointat the end of his career.

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PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSCosby's C.J. Stancil dives into the end zone as Clover Hill's Wes Austin hangs on.

ABOVE: James River'sChris Wesdock (59) fightsoff the block of Monacan'sC.J. Irons and is able toget a hold of Hart Raineyin the backfield.

LEFT: Midlothian'sDaniel Jackson (1) andEli Forsman (88) teamup to stop a Benedictinereceiver after he made ashort catch.

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