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DSCR colonel leads team in Haiti.

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Museum exhibit opens. Find more events in “stuff to do.”

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Cosby trio tallies impressive career stats.

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Rev. Dr. Harold Braxton presents “History of the Black Church.”

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Samantha Halle recognized for her volunteer work.

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Midlothian Electric Com-pany started as a one-man operation in 1965. It was not a congenial

time for an African-American man to start a business. During the height of the Civil Rights era, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and more than 2,600 others, had been arrested in Selma, Ala., during demonstrations against voter-registration rules. Malcolm X, black-nationalist leader, was shot to death at Harlem rally. Riots ensued in the Watts section of Los Angeles, where 34 people died.

During this time, Clarence perse-vered in providing electrical services to the residents of Midlothian. His fi rst major job was wiring the bathhouses at Pocahontas State Park.

Midlothian Electric Company grew into a company of 12 employees. Often, the small start-up employed people who were having diffi culty fi nding employment, giving them a second chance to become productive members of society. The training Clarence has provided throughout his career has spurred the start of several electrical contractors throughout the metro Richmond area.

He trained his son, Quenton, from a young age as an electrician and busi-nessman to operate Midlothian Elec-tric Company. Together, along with Clarence’s wife Gloria of 54 years, they put all fi ve of his children through college by working extra hours with Midlothian Electric Company, Skyline Construction Company, and Coastal Construction Company.

In 1985, Clarence was the lead elec-trician for the Richmond skyscraper, the James Center, located at 9th and

COURTESY PHOTOMidlothian Electric Company founder, Clarence A. Lee, Sr. was recognized by the Chesterfi eld County Board of Supervisors, on Feb. 10. Lee started Midlothian Electric Company in 1965.

Main streets. In 1986, Clarence was the head electrician for the renovation of the First National Bank Building lo-cated at 8th and Main streets. In 1987, Clarence was the head electrician for the renovation of Colson Hall on the campus of Virginia State University.

When Quenton expressed an inter-est in running Midlothian Electric Company, the main stipulation was that Quenton had to graduate from college. After Quenton graduated from Norfolk State University, ownership was transferred.

Clarence continues to work with the company he started 45 years ago by training apprentices, fi nding the best prices for materials, handling fl eet maintenance, and training his three

grandsons in the electrical trade. Clarence has always been an integral

part of the community, working with his grandfather, who was the fair man-ager when the Chesterfi eld County Fair was segregated, and providing electri-cal service to residents who could not afford it.

In 2003, Clarence spearheaded a campaign to collect items for the victims of Hurricane Isabelle while providing electrical services to the very victims to assist in getting electrical power restored.

As a deacon at Brown Grove Baptist Church, Clarence regularly visits the sick and shut-ins, taking communion on Sunday afternoon to those who could not attend the church service.

Midlo entrepreneur Clarence Lee recognized for his service

PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSManchester’s Breon Washington leaps out of bounds to save an errant pass during last Thursday’s game against Cosby. Game coverage on page 8.

DISHING UP AFTERNOON FUNMt. Pisgah UMC hosts veterans’ luncheon on Valentine’s Day BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Covered-dish luncheons are re-served for special occasions at church, and last Sunday was no exception. Midlothian’s

Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church welcomed 10 veterans from Hunter Holmes McGuire Richmond VA Medi-cal Center for a delicious home-cooked meal and an afternoon of fellowship on Valentine’s Day. “It’s been wonderful,” said veteran Thaddeus Sinclair. “Every-body has been so wonderful.”

Mike Lewandowski, a church mem-ber and an event organizer, explained that the February luncheon was actually scheduled the week before Christmas, but it was canceled due to snow. “Our kids’ classes put together 400 gift bags to take to the hospital,” Lewandowski said. “One of our members here had a full Santa outfi t, and we went down to the hospital and delivered some of the bags; we went room to room and that went great.”

Lewandowski added that the church received a note from the hospital that said the guys were disappointed that they were unable to make the Christ-mas event. “So, we put it together this week, which is National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week. We tied it in with that and invited them to come back. It worked out really well,” he said.

U.S. Army veteran Marvin Moore was deeply grateful and thoroughly en-

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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAVeteran Marvin Moore plays Apples to Apples with Mt. Pisgah UMC Youth Ministry teens. The church invited Moore and other veterans for a luncheon and afternoon of fun on Sunday, Feb. 14.

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23112Feb. 122300 block of Oak Lake Bl.Victim reported his vehicle was entered and property was stolen. No signs of forced entry were noted.

Feb. 1115300 block of Cambria Cove Bl.Property removed from open garage of house under construction.

3000 block of Speeks Dr.Unlocked black Chevrolet Beretta entered and prop-erty was reported stolen.

Feb. 104900 block of Val-ley Crest Dr.Two locked ve-hicles were entered and property was reported stolen.

4800 block of Val-ley Crest Dr.

Unlocked green 1995 Honda en-tered and prop-erty was reported stolen.

4700 block of Val-ley Crest Dr.Two vehicles were entered and prop-erty was reported stolen.

Feb. 97400 block of Af-fi rmed Dr.Forcible entry to the residence through the front door and property stolen.

3200 block of Shi-loh Church Rd.Suspect(s) at-tempted to gain entry to the victim’s vehicle by breaking the door handle off.

Feb. 73700 block of Price Club Bl.Unknown suspect attempted to break into the front doors of Costco by dam-aging the front door

lock area. No entry made.

23113Feb. 82100 block of Heathland Dr.Suspect(s) entered the victim’s un-locked garage and removed beer from inside.

Feb. 72000 block of Huguenot Rd.Victim reported that his 2005 John Deere front loader was taken from the parking lot of the apartments some-time overnight. It was located the next day, a short distance away with the keys inside.

23114No crimes reported.

23120Feb. 115200 block of Kim-meridge Ct.Copper tubing removed from two

unsecured homes under construction.

23235Feb. 102200 block of S Twilight Ln.Entry was gained to the residence through a kitchen window that sus-tained damage.

8800 block of Quaker Ln.Rear license plate reported stolen from victim’s vehicle.

Feb. 910400 block of Crumpets Ln.Unknown suspect stole property from complainant’s work truck.

23236Feb. 8800 block of S Providence Rd.Unknown suspect(s) at-tempted to steal the victim’s Ford F150 pickup truck.

Damage was found to the ignition and the fuse box.

Feb. 71100 block of Courthouse Rd.Unknown suspect(s) stole a motorized scooter from the parking lot.

23832Feb. 105100 block of Rollingway Rd.Unlocked white 2001 Chevrolet van entered and prop-erty was reported stolen. The vehicle was parked in the complainant’s driveway.

10400 block of Sarata Ln.Property reported stolen from com-plainant’s unlocked white 2007 Ford Econoline E150.

10300 block of Ridgerun Rd.Victim reported his unlocked vehicle was entered and

property was stolen. The vehicle was parked in the victim’s driveway.

Feb. 94200 block of Mal-lard Landing Cr.Entry was gained to the business by unknown means as no signs of force were found. Noth-ing appeared to be missing from inside.

8000 block of Sus-sex Pl.Unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s Acura and attempted to remove the stereo.

6900 block of Laughton Dr.Unknown suspect(s) broke into the victim’s un-locked 1998 Honda and removed property.

A look at local history

“Weaving History” exhibit, celebrating the history of the area’s earliest black churches, opened at County Museum this weekend. The musuem is located in the Chesterfi eld County Government Complex and the exhibit will be on display until mid-April.

BY SARAH SONIESCapital News Service

State legislators have decided to postpone until next year a bill to designate the sec-

tion of the Appomattox River fl owing into Hopewell as an offi cial “scenic river.”

The House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources continued House Bill 1281 until 2011. The panel took the action by voice vote on Wednesday, Feb. 10.

HB 1281, sponsored

by Delegate Riley Ingram, R-Hopewell, would increase the length of section of the Appomattox that is included in the Virginia Scenic Rivers System from 6.2 miles to 19.2 miles.

Currently, the Appomat-tox is classifi ed as a scenic river from the Lake Chesdin Dam to the Route 36 bridge in Petersburg. HB 1281 would extend the designation to the Appomattox’s confl u-ence with the James River at City Point in Hopewell.

Ingram said Chesterfi eld

County offi cials feared that the scenic river designation would restrict development.

“Chesterfi eld County had some concerns about … development along the river,” Ingram said. “They are the ones we are waiting on, and it may be another four to fi ve months before they settle on it.”

According to Ingram, the committee members can act on HB 1281 anytime they meet, but a resolution from Chesterfi eld County will be needed for the bill to

proceed.“In order for a river to be

designated a scenic river, the Natural Resources Commit-tee requires all resolutions from all localities that would be effected by the scenic river designation,” Ingram said.

Wayne Walton, a mem-ber of the Hopewell City Council, said the legislation would affect fi ve localities: Hopewell, Prince George County, Petersburg, Colonial Heights and Chesterfi eld County. All but Chesterfi eld approved resolutions endors-

ing the scenic river designa-tion, he said.

“We hope to bring this up again next year, and it really would have made a differ-ence for the region in helping us with grants and more attention on the environ-ment and the river,” Walton said. “This would have been a good addition to the scenic river program.”

Walton said that while he is “disappointed” that HB 1281 was continued, he is hopeful it will pass next year.

“We’re hoping it will

attract more attention and … we will just have to do a better job of educating the people in Chesterfi eld,” Walton said.

Ingram also said he is con-fi dent the bill will pass next year. He said he hopes the scenic river designation will help tourism in Hopewell and the rest of the Tri-Cities area.

For more about the Vir-ginia Scenic Rivers Program, visit www.dcr.virginia.gov/recreational_planning/srmain.shtml.

Scenic river designation postponed to 2011

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The need to help the most vulnerable victims after apowerful and cata-strophic earthquake swept

through the island nation of Haiti last month continues. International relief organiza-tions are working to help the victims of that devastating natural disaster.

Unfortunately, there are also scam artists who will seize upon a person’s good intentions for the wrong purposes. Virginia State Police are warning citizens to be aware and watch out for fraud and scams relating to the recent events in Haiti. “As with any tragedy, opportu-nistic criminals fi nd a way to exploit highly publicized situations to make money,” said 1st Sgt. Robert P. Chap-

pell Jr., Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investi-gation Salem Field Division. “A natural disaster, such as an earthquake or fl ood, gives a scam artist an excuse to send their e-mails blanketing thousands of people asking them for money,”

Crime prevention experts say scams can appear in sev-eral forms whether by e-mail or a personal phone call for a donation. Criminals will identify themselves as legiti-mate organizations collect-ing money for relief. Many donors are deceived into believing that their donations will benefi t disaster victims when in fact the victims never receive any money. There is also the potential damage that can result from

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BY FRANCES CORREACapital News Service

Legislators have killed another bill target-ing the disposable plastic bags provided

by grocery stores and other retailers.

A subcommittee of the House Finance Commit-tee last week tabled House Bill 1115, which would have required stores to charge shoppers 5 cents for each non-reusable bag they give customers.

The bill’s sponsor – Del-egate Adam Ebbin, D-Ar-lington – wasn’t discouraged. He said his measure received “a pretty thorough and fair hearing.”

The goal of HB 1115 was to encourage shoppers to avoid the tax by bringing their own reusable bags.

Ebbin said that before tabling his proposal, sub-committee members “spoke about what they perceived as the need for addressing the problem, whether or not it was in the exact form that the bill brought forward.”

“I think we’re making progress,” Ebbin said, “and I will be bringing it up again” at next year’s legislative ses-sion.

HB 1115 had support from the Sierra Club and other environmental groups.

“We were very much in favor of the bill because plastic bags are harmful to wildlife,” said Tyla Matteson, a lobbyist for the Sierra Club. “For example, turtles mistake the plastic for jellyfi sh, and jellyfi sh is an important food source for them.”

She said that plastic bags end up in the ocean and other waters and on land and that they cause the death of birds and other animals.

Merchants said they

are concerned about the environment, too – but that government shouldn’t use tax policies and laws to force people to stop using plastic bags.

“It’s going to be market-driven, and it’s going to be consumer behavior that will be changed over time,” said George Peyton, a lobbyist for the Virginia Retail Federa-tion.

Many stores offer incen-tives for shoppers who bring their own bags, and the retail federation has launched pilot programs to encour-age plastic bag recycling in Alexandria and Isle of Wight County.

Retailers want consumers “to use plastic bags correctly so they don’t end up in our streams and they don’t end up littering our environment but they get recycled and reused,” Peyton said.

HB 1115 wasn’t the only bill targeting disposable bags this session. HB 521, sponsored by Delegate Jo-seph Morrissey, D-Highland Springs, would have imposed an outright ban on the use of plastic carryout bags by retailers – unless the bags were designed for reuse.

On Feb. 3, a subcommittee of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources voted to table Morrissey’s bill.

Ebbin said the average Virginian uses about 300 non-reusable bags per year – a total of more than 2 billion bags annually. Only 1-2 percent of those bags are recycled, Ebbin said.

Some U.S. cities – includ-ing Washington, D.C. – have imposed a tax on plastic bags. San Francisco has banned such bags outright.

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by Debra R. Bingham, DSCR Public Affairs

Defense Supply Center Richmond’s deputy com-mander of operations is leading Defense Logistics Agency’s multi-functional support team in Haiti, which deployed there recently in support of Joint

Task Force Haiti as part of Operation Unifi ed Response. During the temporary assignment, Marine Col. Gary

Wiest holds the title of commander, DLA Support Team (DST)-Haiti. He led the stand-up of DLA operations in Port Au Prince following last month’s devastating earthquake. The DST provides logistics support to U.S. forces conduct-ing humanitarian and disaster recovery missions there.

“So far, DST operations have focused on establishing sup-port for bulk fuel and subsistence. As the theater matures, we expect requirements for building and construction supplies and repair parts will grow,” Wiest said.

The DST includes representatives from the agency’s major supply chains, which provide food, clothing, medical items and fuel, as well as repair parts for aircraft and ground vehicles. Specialists in distribution, disposal and reutilization are also part of the DST.

Wiest’s team is embedded with Joint Logistics Com-mand Haiti, whose headquarters is staffed by the Army’s 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command. Wiest said they live and work in a tent camp at the Port Au Prince airfi eld. They have dedicated satellite communications support, provided

by Defense Logistics Information Service, to accomplish their mission.

“The airfi eld is noisy and dusty, but throughout all this the DST morale is great. We eat MREs [ready-to-eat meals] and get to use fi eld showers on an intermittent basis,” Wiest said.

“Early on I traveled to and visited the embassy and sea port,” Wiest said. “Many of the structures were fl attened or damaged severely, with many people living in the city in crude tent camps.”

Wiest said the United States is making a difference in providing security, medical care and food to support the needs of the Haitian people. He has seen a steady fl ow of cargo planes unloading supplies, which are quickly loaded on helicopters and trucks and delivered to those in need.

Wiest, a native of Alaska, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in December 1981. He has served in multiple assignments, including assistant chief of staff for aviation logistics at the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing in New Orleans before coming to DSCR in July 2007. In 2008, Col. Wiest served for seven months as commander of DLA Support Team Iraq. His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with a gold star and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two gold stars.

DSCR colonel leads team in Haiti

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BY ERIC MILLIRONSspecial correspondent

With all the snow that has fallen in the area, many

people tend to get “cabin fe-ver.” This is especially true of those diehards who frequent-ly play golf. With snow cover-ing the links, the roughs and the greens, here’s a suggestion for those who must play: use colored balls.

If you do hold back on playing until everything is green again, a bit of informa-tion concerning lost golf balls may be of benefi t.

In a time when resources are scarce, it behooves all of us to preserve our personal fi nances. Golfers are not ex-cluded from such a process, except for professionals, who use very special balls and never, ever lose them.

Not everyone agrees on the value of various stud-ies for which the federal government spends count-less millions of dollars, but the totally unscientifi c study of lost golf balls I propose below will directly impact the

environment as well

as personal and government spending.

The number of golf balls annually produced and sold worldwide may be ap-proaching a billion. To my knowledge, there has been no government study to determine how long it takes for a golf ball to completely decompose, although reports from Denmark estimate it takes somewhere between 100 and 1000 years. With so many being purchased, it is obvious that millions of them wind up in forests,

hedges and lagoons each year. The answer to

the problem is not biodegradable

balls, but rather

keeping them from getting lost in the fi rst place.

After hunting and fi nding these lost pleasure orbs in the thickets and palmetto-lined fairways of beautiful Hilton Head Island, S.C., it became obvious that there was some sort of pattern to how balls get lost. I could go into a great deal of detail about the process involved with this “study,” but that is unnecessary since there were no public funds involved in its development. Suffi ce it to note that I put on insect repellant, heavy jeans, a long-sleeved shirt and a cap when I ventured into the ball-eating denizens of the golf course.

During two days’ worth of outings, with each out-ing lasting about one hour, I found a total of 43 balls. While 43 out of a billion (give or take a few) does not

seem huge, it is obvious that the results would be statistically signifi cant if suffi cient funds were made available to some mathematician to so note.

Certain assumptions have to be made, but that is true of any study, scientifi c or not. One deals with placing additional markings on your

ball, such as your initials or a design. As Bill Jeffrey, an ardent golfer liv-ing in Chesterfi eld

County told me, “I always mark my golf balls.”

Furthermore, he claimed that probably 75 percent or so of golfers do the same. That seemed a tad overly ambitious since there can be few reasons for mark-ing up a ball. For instance, you may mark a ball when the other golfers in your group are playing the same brand and number, or when other golfers don’t trust you and believe that if you fi nd someone else’s lost ball of the same brand as yours, you will claim it as your own to avoid a penalty.

The above statement leads directly to one of the results of my study. Of the 43 balls found, 37 percent were either specialty balls (those given as gifts by businesses) or they were balls marked by permanent marker. If the 75 percent fi gure is correct, then it is obvious that if you mark your balls, they are less likely to swerve into the hedges and lagoons. It may be because of the additional weight added at some very delicate part of the sphere, but investigating that would require another study.

I found 14 different brands of balls. No, I did not endeavor to determine if the numbering on the balls had anything to do with their disappearing. The top four brand names were Title-ist (30 percent), Top Flite (16 percent), Callaway (12 percent) and Pinnacle (9

percent).At this juncture, it is

necessary to note that one of the Pinnacle balls had obviously been swiped from a driving range, as it had the word “practice” clearly em-blazoned on it. Some might consider that ball an invalid entry in the study, but it had to go somewhere.

Even more amazing is the fact that 62 percent of the lost Titleist balls had ad-ditional personal markings on them. That could mean that if you use that particular brand you shouldn’t mark it, as marking it somehow throws off the center of grav-ity and instead of decreasing your chance of it disappear-ing into golf ball heaven, it actually increases it, which would contradict an earlier fi nding.

Well, those are the result of my “study.” It may help you to decide that it would be to your advantage to play different brand name balls from those frequently lost. If it keeps one more ball out of our waterways, then it has saved the ocean from pollu-tion and the costs associated with cleaning it up. If it helps keep one more ball in your golf bag, then it has helped your personal fi nances.

However, the main value of this study is that it didn’t use government funding. Therefore, your taxes weren’t increased to pay for it.

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Watch out for craters

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BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Ever ride down the highway without a care and then hear a nerve-wracking “thwump” as the tire meets a pot hole that wasn’t on the road the day before?

It’s expected that pot holes will occur after the plows have scraped Mother Nature’s generous wintry bounty off the road.

Pot holes are hungry to feed off any unsuspecting tire that may barrel down on its jagged rocky jaws. There is an audible release of frustration followed by two outcomes: either a sigh of relief because the tire has escaped severe damage from the hidden hole or mumbled frustration because the tire lost the battle and must make a necessary trip to the road’s shoulder.

Everyone should learn how to change a tire before it’s a “must do” lesson on the side of the highway. It’s the most rewarding experience: to assemble tools, properly place a jack in the right location, use and break the laws of physics while taking the lug nuts off and then properly put on a spare. Of course, it is also helpful to observe a kind-hearted stranger pull off an amazing feat.

In the future, it would be nice to see mobile devices or GPS tools to alert drivers to the modern day cement and asphalt irritations that cause problems for rubber. It would be nice if a “human” voice would simply alert a driver to the upcoming craters so that a driver can at least have the op-portunity to slow down.

Some drivers take a different course of action and decide to swerve around a pot hole. Other drivers take the option to straddle the broken concrete and possibly borrow some lane space. The advice from the driver in the adjacent lane: Nei-ther option is the best maneuver when it comes to anyone’s sanity.

On another note: Our coverage of county departments will continue next week

A quick ‘study’ for retaining golf balls

a criminal having debit or credit card information. What can you do to protect yourself from being

deceived? How can you verify the source you give to is legitimate? Here are a few tips to remember:

Never release bank, debit or credit card informa-tion to an unknown source.

Make contributions directly to the organizations you know, increasing the chances that your dollars are going to their intended recipient.

Ignore unsolicited spam you receive by e-mail. Delete an unknown e-mail when it arrives, without opening it.

Verify solicitation requests using two or more independent sources such as your local telephone book, library, local organizational chapter, or a business directory.

If using the Internet, do your own search and read each Web site carefully. Look for errors in spelling and incorrect organization names as clues to possible fraud.

Just opening a photo can release a costly virus into your computer so resist the urge to view earth-quake photos from unknown sources.

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joyed the fried chicken. “It means a lot. Being disabled and having people show that they care for you and thank you for your service,” Moore said. “When I was fi rst in the Viet-nam War, it was nothing like this. We used to get spit on and people called you ‘baby killers’ and would throw bleach on your uniform and then to having this kind of response; it’s overwhelming. It brings tears to your eyes.”

Moore, who is a self-proclaimed candy fanatic, received Valentines throughout last week. “I got some balloons and a couple of cards from church organizations and we have a whole wall splattered with them that say, ‘Thank you, veterans.’ It’s been very nice.”

The afternoon out of the hospital is a morale booster for Moore, who added that Fridays and Saturdays are sometimes slow and mentioned it would be great to have visitors. “Some places are not as wheelchair acces-sible as others,” said the North Carolina resident. “Here, you do not look like an invisible person and people pay attention to you. That means more than anything else; you’re viable and not invisible.”

Enjoying fried chicken was only a small part of the day. Youth Minister Will Williams IV, said that teens had prepared activities for the afternoon. “We talked about who was coming to see us and what they meant to us and our country and our church,” Williams said.

The teens pulled out different board and card games such as Apples to Apples and charades before the youth band held its afternoon concert. U.S. Army Veteran Ronald Richardson, who served for over 22 years, tackled charades like a pro. All were laughing while trying to guess words like “fi shing” and “banjo.”

For Richardson, who serves on the board of directors for the Virginia Mid-Atlantic Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of America, the games added a lot of fun to the outing. He’s deeply appreciative of

the support from the community as well as the nurses who provide care and keep a contagious positive attitude at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Hospital. “The whole idea of rehab is to work on the mind too and thinking positive so the healing can happen within,” he said.

“When you see an organization like this, that is very appreciative of what the military and veterans have done for them to make their way of life better, it makes me feel real good about the job that I did serving my country,” Richardson said.

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAUS Army veteran Ronald Richardson, front, enjoys a good laugh during charades.

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The Cosby Titan Band, in conjunc-tion with the bands of Swift Creek and

Tomahawk Creek middle schools will present their an-nual “Pyramid Concert” on Thursday, March 4, in the Cosby Theater. The show begins at 7 p.m. and admis-sion is $5 per seat. Tickets are available the week of the con-cert and at the door as sup-plies last. This is the second event in the four-part Cosby Titan Band Concert Series.

The purpose of a “Pyra-mid Concert” is to showcase the natural improvement of the students as they age and grow from their beginnings in middle school to their development through high school.

All three bands perform-ing this evening are prepar-ing for the VBODA State Concert Festival held in March of each academic year. This state event is one in which bands across the com-

monwealth earn their state ratings. Each band performs musical selections from a state list of music graded in diffi culty from I (beginning band level) to VI (most diffi -cult). The bands perform in front of judges at this event and earn their rating for the year.

The Cosby Titan Band, in only their fourth year of existence, has amassed an impressive history. The band earned a unanimous rating of “Superior” at the VBODA State Marching Festival this fall and is half-way toward their fi rst ever “Common-wealth of Virginia Honor Band” award. The band also performed by invitation at a home game of the nation-ally-ranked football team of the College of William and Mary, and is awaiting the release of “Game Day”, the Titan Marching Bands’ full-length compact disc recorded earlier this fall.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 19The SVC chapter of the Ameri-can Needlepoint Guild will hold its monthly meeting on the 3rd Friday of the month from 9:30 - noon at St. Mark’s Church, located at 225 Claremont St, Petersburg. Additional information can be found at www.svcang.wordpress.com. Needlepoint enthusiasts welcome!

“Project Single Moms” for the Tri-Cities /Richmond area will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Gold-en Corral, 2501 Conduit Rd, Colonial Heights. The National Affi liate Coordinator, Tameeka Moody, will be in attendance to answer any questions about the movement that is spread-ing all across the country. There will also be information on some of the programs/events that are available to our members. Project Single Moms Newport News has already set the foundation as the fi rst Virginia affi liate in the state. Now it is time to provide the same support and encourage-ment to Single Moms in the 804 area. This informal meet and greet will allow our current members to be introduced to one another and give inter-ested Moms the opportunity to

see what great things PSM has to offer. There are no member-ship fees however attendees will have to cover the cost of their meal. For more informa-tion on this movement, visit us nationally @ www.projects-inglemoms.com or locally @ www.psmnewportnews.org to see what programs are already in place in other areas of the state. We hope to see these functions and more in the Tri-Cities/Richmond area.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20South Richmond Rotary’s annual charity auction will be held at the Cultural Center of India, 6641 Ironbridge Park-way, Chester, VA. The event is from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets cost $75 each and include all food and beverages. Last year’s auction enabled South Richmond Rotary to donate $60,000 to Families of the Wounded and smaller amounts to other charities. South Richmond Rotary announced recently that it has chosen Chesterfi eld Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) as its signature charity for this year’s auction. Chesterfi eld CASA uses trained volunteer advo-cates to work toward fi nding safe, permanent homes and treatment services for victims of child abuse. CASA advo-cates investigate a child’s case to provide independent, objec-

tive information to the court, submit reports and recommen-dations to the court, monitor the case to ensure compliance and help the guardian ad litem attorney represent the child’s best interests. Tickets for the charity auction may be ob-tained from South Richmond Rotary members, online from southrichmondrotary.com or by calling (804)426-7200.

St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church’s Fine Arts Committee has announced its third event of its third season to be held on Saturday evening at 7 in the church, located at 11300 West Huguenot Road in Midlothian. A donation of $5 per person or $10 per family is appreci-ated. The program will feature the Richmond Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Wood-wind Performers Mary Boodell (fl ute), Jonathan Friedman (bassoon), Gustav Highstein (oboe) and Ralph Skiano (clarinet). This accomplished quartet will be performing a wide variety of words from classical to stand favorites - something for everyone in the audience. Accompanying the special Saturday Evening performance will be a recep-tion and a display of the works of photographer Lloyd Chase. With over 20 years of photog-raphy, Chase is well known for landscapes and other scenes from Richmond to California

to New Zealand. A special reception will accompany this evening of entertainment and art. “We are excited to have the Richmond Symphony’s Woodwind Quartet for Special Saturday Evening Perfor-mance” said John Murdock, St. Matthias’ Director of Music and founder of the Fine Arts Committee. He continued, “We invite all of our neighbors to join us for this extraordinary evening of entertainment and appreciation of the Arts in Midlothian.”

SUNDAY, FEB. 21Commonwealth Parenting invites the public to a free showing of “Haze: The Movie,” a fi lm to educate parents and students about the dangers of alcohol and binge drinking. The movie, 40 minutes, will be begin at 2 p.m. at The Byrd Theater located at 2908 West Cary St., Richmond. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.. There will be a Q&A session with special guests Richmond Common-wealth’s Attorney Michael Herring to discuss “Your kids in the courtroom.” Also Grant Azdell, dean of students at Randolph Macon College” will discuss “Kids at College” and Dr. Ruddy Rose, director of Virginia Poison Control Center to discuss “Your kids in the emergency room.” The event is presented in collaboration with

Regional Drug Free Alliance, Virginia ABC, SAFE, Inc., Com-munity Coalitions of Virginia and MADD.

TUESDAY, FEB. 23LINC and Retreat Hospital present a free seminar for Women Cancer Patients, Survivors, their Families and Caregivers. “The Legalities of Reconstruction and Lymph-edema” with Attorney Margaret Hardy. The seminar is Febru-ary 23, 2010 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Classroom on the fi rst fl oor at Retreat Hospital, 2621 Grove Ave, Richmond, VA. The seminar is free but registration is requested by calling toll free 1-877-644-5462 or emailing [email protected].

IHOP, world renowned for their signature buttermilk pancakes, has just set a goal to raise $1.75 million for Children’s Miracle Network and other local charities during its cel-ebration of National Pancake Day on February 23, 2010. This ambitious goal will raise a cumulative $5 million in the fi rst fi ve years of IHOP’s Na-tional Pancake Day program. From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer their guests a free short stack (3) of IHOP’s signature buttermilk pancakes, and in return, ask guests to donate

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23The Chesterfi eld County Health Department is offering a course for restaurant workers. The course, ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certifi -cation Examination, will be offered on three Wednesdays, Feb. 24, and March 3 and 10, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Chesterfi eld County Health Department, 9501 Lucy Corr Circle. The $150 cost includes books, materials and certifi ca-tion. This course is developed by the National Restaurant Association, and is manda-tory in some localities. Note: The course is designed for Spanish-speaking individuals. Participants must be able to read and write in Spanish. For more information, call 804-748-1973.


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Samantha was nominated by Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School in Rich-mond. As a State Honoree, Samantha will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expense-paid trip in early May to Washington, D.C., where she will join the top two honor-ees from each of the other states and the District of Columbia for several days of national recognition events. Ten of them will be named America’s top youth volunteers for 2010 at that time.

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who have lost a parent or sibling, Sa-mantha trains other volunteers, speaks frequently at recruiting and fund-rais-ing events, and offers to stay in touch with campers after their sessions are over. During one of her speeches, she persuaded a women’s club to adopt the camp as one of its projects, resulting in a $30,000 donation.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF MAGGIE L. WALKER GOVERNOR’S SCHOOLMaggie Walker senior Samantha Halle was honored for her volunteer work with Comfort Zone Camp in Richmond.

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It’s cold outside, but inside Art Works it’s still warm and cozy. The walls are covered with textiles of all sorts – art in fabric, quilts and tapestries -- and these shows that feature local Midlothian artists will continue through

Sunday, Feb. 21. Then on Friday, Feb. 26, everything changes with the

opening of East Meets West, the Eggstravaganza Egg Art Show, the February All Media Show and three other solo shows. And r’va dance collective returns with two dance performances scheduled on opening night.

Join in on Feb. 26 to meet the artists at the artists’ recep-tion. The reception starts at 7 p.m. with live music. It is free and open to the public. Plant Zero Café is our café on-site and will be open for dinner, so come early. These shows continue through March 21.

EAST MEETS WEST In 2009 Heeja Sung brought the Korean American Inter-

national Exchange Exhibition to art6 in Richmond, Virginia and before that to Portsmouth, Arlington Virginia, Daegu and Seoul South Korea and Beijing, China. This year, Art Works is pleased to host the return of this exhibit with all new work. East Meets West, once again curated by Heeja Sung, features Korean artist and Virginian artists working in a variety of traditional and new styles.

Korean artists are Jung-Hyo Kook, Dong-Sun Kim, Ok-Hee Kim, Ji-Yeun Kim, Chun-Ok Kim, Chung-Sik Kim, Hyun-Ha Kim, Jung-Ye Nam, Cheon-Woong Park, Pil-Hyun Park, Hye-Lim Song, Young-Na Ahn, Un Yeo, Kyung-Mi Oh, Pal-Soo Oh, Jae-Yeon Woo, Young Lee, Sook-Jin Lee, Soon-

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American artists are Ruth Bolduan, Mark Bryant, Melissa Burgess, Sara Clark, Margaret Porter-Daniel, Thomas Daniel, Cynthia Erdahl, Mim Golub, Sarah Masters, Judy McLeod, James Miller, Amie Oliver, Dale Quarterman, Barry Roebuck, Anne Savedge, Chuck Scalin, Susan Svendsen, HeeJa Sung and Marsden Williams.

FEBRUARY 2010 ALL MEDIA SHOWThis exhibit features contemporary artists from Rich-

mond and Virginia. Marjorie Perrin, the juror of this exhibit, will give a gallery talk at 7:30 p.m. on opening night. Sub-missions are accepted from any artist and any medium. Call for entries are Feb. 19 and 20 at Art Works. To learn more about the juror, see www.marjorieperrin.com/about.html. For details on entering work in the show, see www.artwork-srichmond.com/CallforEntries.htm .

THE 2010 EGGSTRAVAGANZA EGG ART EXHIBIT

How many ways can an egg be scrambled? Come see at least 60 versions as Richmond artists present egg-art for the annual Easter Seal Eggstravaganza. On opening night, Feb. 26, awards will be presented for “Best Egg” and more. The eggs will be on display at Art Works for one week until they are transported to William Jeffrey Jewelers for a preview party and auction on March 4. The eggs travel to their fi nal

destination on March 20 and “hatch” at the Easter Seals Egg-stravaganza Gala and auction at La Difference.

This is the sixth year that Art Works and Richmond art-ists donated their time, talent and energy to support Camp Easter Seals. For information on the preview party and Eggstravaganza Gala, see www.va.easterseals.com.

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Let’s play the “Famous Threes” game:

For exploration – the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria; for patriotism – red, white and blue; for TV – Three’s Com-

pany; music: The Supremes.And for girls’ hoops? At Cosby High School, Andrea Bertrand, Jaz-

min Pitts and Becca Wann have been the snap, crackle and pop of the area’s dominant squad.

The senior combo blends better than bacon, lettuce and tomato. Opponents agree: they’re the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

“I’m going to cry when they leave – I can tell you that,” said Cosby coach Rachel Mead.

“They’re the reason why we are what we are … For me, it’s been a coaching opportunity of a lifetime.”

Cosby’s “Three-dom Fighters” are seeking to add a crowning touch to a scintillating four-year celebration – a hoops party that tipped off with the school’s grand opening.

They were ready, willing and able, even as 14-year-old freshmen, in a gym still smelling of fresh paint.

As a senior-less fi rst year squad in ’06-’07, Cosby was 11-12. As sophomores, the Titans’ Triple Trouble won their fi rst Dominion District crown.

Last winter they tacked a Central Region championship and fi rst-round State AAA vic-tory to another Dominion pennant.

This season – their last roundup – the Titans are favored for a third straight district and sec-ond straight regional title win.

And what lies beyond area supremacy?“We want to win States,” said Wann, her

signature pigtails fl apping with excitement. “We have no other goal – no matter.”

“That’s a good answer,” Pitts quickly added. “People think its Princess Anne [defeated Cosby in last year’s semifi nals] but it ought to be us.”

Someone reminded Pitts that Princess Anne had everyone back.

“So do we,” insisted Pitts.The girls are so close they tend to anticipate

one another’s thoughts and complete one another’s sentences.

Asked about court demeanor, Bertrand said “I’m the serious one.”

Laughing, Wann added, “But sometimes the goofi est … just depends on the game.”

Here’s Mead’s quick assessment of her three mega-stars:

Pitts: “Jazmin stands out so much … the younger girls are in awe, watching her.”

Wann: “Becca’s the go-getter … she’s always all over the fl oor.”

Bertrand: “Not a fl ashy player; Dray is my silent killer.”

“There have been some other good role players – like Kelsey Conyers (junior point guard),” Mead added.

Plus don’t forget, the fourth skill senior: 6-foot post player Rachel Barnett, a front line performer.

Bertrand and Pitts teamed up at Swift Creek Middle to win the Chesterfi eld County title in 2006.

Wann was a rival then, at Bailey Bridge Middle.

The threesome combined forces, like the confl uence of raging rivers, at the same time Cosby fi rst opened its doors. Right away, expec-tations rocketed through the ceiling.

“A lot was expected … but it’s been more than anyone could ask,” said Bertrand.

As a mere freshman, the wide-shouldered, 6-1 Pitts committed to the University of Virginia.

“I was in the right place at the right time,” Mead said of the table setting. “They were outstanding from the start … It’s been fun watching them grow.”

Some things simply go well in threes, like Donald Duck’s sons, Huey, Dewy and Louie; or games like tic, tac, toe.

When you think of one Titan senior, you think of all three – that’s how intertwined the trio is.

“I think of us as family,” Wann said.The most outgoing of the triumvirate, Wann

added, “I’ve been so lucky to play with these two – coach calls us her triple threat.”

And now, they’re high stepping into the homestretch of what’s been a storied career. The summit beckons.

What’s left is the ultimate goal: Virginia Group AAA title.

Which brings to mind another famous three-part expression: these three girls aim to win it all, lock, stock and barrel.

PHOTOS BY PATRICK DOBBS AND SARA PAGEAndrea Bertrand, Jazmin Pitts and Becca Wann, from left, wrapped up the regular season last week with some impressive career stats. The trio is eyeing a VHSL Group AAA state title as the perfect senior capstone.

Triple Trouble tastes team titleCosby’s big three put up impressive numbers in their high school

careers. The following are their career stats through Feb. 10:Jazmin Pitts: 6-foot-1-inch; signed with Uni-

versity of Virginia; 1,653 career points, 870 rebounds, 117 steals, 129 assists, 182

blocked shotsAndrea Bertrand: 5-9, lean-

ing toward Brown Univer-sity; 1,453 points, 521

rebounds, 197 steals, 254 assists, 30 blocksBecca Wann: 5-10; will play soccer and basketball at University of Richmond; 1,430 points, 799 re-bounds, 308 steals, 599 as-sists, 47 blocksBottom line: Triple Trouble has

combined for a staggering 4,536

points; and more to the point, a 78-23

career record, 47-4 during the last two years.

At a glance ...

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At left: Monacan girls varsity basketball player Candice Silas, left, was recognized for being a nominee to the Mc-Donald’s High School All-American team after the Chiefs’ fi nal regular season game last Friday night. Sue Durlak, right, owner of the McDonald’s across from Chesterfi eld Towne Center, presented Silas with a backpack full of gift certifi cates and basketball gear for her accomplishment.

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After an almost two week layoff from competition, the Manchester boys’ varsity basketball team kept things close against district top-ranked

Cosby last Thursday night, but the Titans pulled away in the second quarter for a 68-43 win.

The Titans had trouble getting inside in the fi rst quarter but employed a patient offense in the second, allowing senior center Matt Gorski to get open. He scored seven of his nine fi rst-half points in the second quarter.

Gorski scored three on a beautiful fast break play from David Robinson. Robinson stole a save attempt by Manchester along the right sideline and tossed the ball ahead to Gorski who got the bucket and drew a foul.

Gorski capped a 12-0 run for Cosby with a conventional layup to end the half and the Titans took a 30-14 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Scoring runs were the main headline for the Titans. They went on an 8-0 run at the end of the third quarter and a 6-0 run to start the fourth.

Manchester got its offensive spark from guard Aaron Wilson. Wilson hit fi ve 3-point-ers in the game, including one from near

center court at the buzzer to end the third quarter.

Wilson gave the Lancers their only lead of the night in the fi rst quarter with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with two minutes remaining in the fi rst quarter. He nailed a second 30 seconds later to extend the lead to four, but Cosby answered with a three from Nick Coppola. The Titans regained the lead on a layup from Gorski to end the quarter.

“We were worried about [Manchester],” Robinson said. “They’re really athletic, and we’re a lot bigger than them, so we were wor-ried about them taking us off the dribble. We just had to contain them.”

Robinson led Cosby with 22 points and fi ve rebounds. Gorski added 14 points and eight rebounds.

Wilson led Manchester with 20 points and six rebounds.

Both teams were preparing for this week’s Dominion District Tournament.

The Titans entered as the top seed and said the key is just to keep doing what they’re doing. “Get the ball inside to the big fella’ [Gorski] and keep playing the way we have been,” Robinson said.

Manchester entered the district tourna-ment as the seventh seed. Coverage this week online at midlothianexchange.com.

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PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSCosby’s David Robinson throws up a jumper during boys’ regular season basketball action against Manchester. Robinson put up 22 points in a 68-43 win.

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All season it was predicted that the Central Region team title would become a battle between James River and Hanover, so it was no

surprise that the two teams fi nished just seven and a half points apart when the fi nal tally hit the presses.

Hanover picked up the team title with a 222.5-215 decision, but the Rapids earned more fi rst-place fi nishes than any other team with three. Brayden Manchester in the 119-pound weight class, Andy Svanda in the 160-pound weight class and Ryan Powis in the 285-pound weight class took home indi-vidual titles and will lead a contingent of six James River wrestlers to states this weekend.

Powis put the exclamation point on the tournament. Wrestling J.R. Tucker’s Nic Fuerte in the fi nal match of the night, Powis took a 4-0 lead in the second round. A reversal by Fuerte put him on the board. Fuerte attempted an ankle pick in the wan-ing moments of the round and momentum carried the two out. As the wrestlers reset at center mat, Powis, who recently signed papers to play football on scholarship at the U.S. Military Academy, pulled what looked like a perfect tackle move.

Powis took the down position with 25 seconds on the clock. As the referee’s whistle blew, Powis popped up and took Fuerte down. Momentum carried the two toward the boundary line, but Fuerte had little time to get his feet out to force a restart. Powis pinned Fuerte’s upper body outside the boundary line as their feet remained in bounds at the 17-second mark.

“It’s the only kind of shot I take; kind of a jab double,” Powis explained afterward. “Most heavy weights, if you go down to your knees … that’s a lot of weight on top of you, so I’m lucky enough to be quick enough and fast enough to go straight to the person.”

The move brought the crowd to their feet after two full days of wrestling made longer by the absence of district tournaments the week before.

Originally scheduled for Feb. 6 and 7, the district contests were postponed to Feb. 9 due to snowstorms. More snow and ice on the following Tuesday forced the cancellation of district meets and created a super regional tournament featuring all 32 teams in the Central Region.

Though not a perfect situation, most wres-tlers were OK with the outcome.

“It’s a good confi dence booster to fi rst kind of get through the district. It’s always nice to be named district champion,” Powis said. “I know a lot of kids on our team, they had never been able to win [districts] and this was kind of their year, and that kind of hurt them, but it also helped them to say, ‘I’m going to prove it by doing so well at regionals.’”

“It’s easier to be con-fi dent when you know you’ve prepared as well as you could, and when you don’t have practices it’s tough to be confi dent that you’ve prepared as well as you could because you had days off where you were playing in the snow or sitting on the couch,” Svanda added. “That was defi nitely a drawback that was tough to overcome. I know for myself, after the fi rst match and all this time off, it came back to me, and I said, ‘I haven’t had that much time off. I’m still good.’ I think a lot of kids realized that.”

Svanda appeared in top form as he took the mat for his 160-pound weight class match against Matoaca’s Xavier Edwards.

Both wrestlers tried ankle picks during the fi rst round and it appeared that Edwards would get the fi rst successful one late, but Svanda used Edwards’ downward dive to his advantage. He grabbed his opponent’s arm and went over the top for the take down and two-point advantage.

Svanda kept the advantage at the start of the second round, but had his tilt attempts blocked by a stiff-arm from Edwards. Svanda fi nally got his opponent fl ipped near the edge of the mat and pushed Edwards’ shoulders to the ground as Edwards struggled to get out of bounds. Svanda got the pin with 15.1

seconds on the clock.“I knew I’d beaten him earlier in the

season, so basically, I just had to know that I could beat him again. I just had to stay con-fi dent,” Svanda said. “I knew he’d probably improved throughout the season just like everybody does, but I had to assure myself that I’d improved just as much.”

Manchester’s win came on an 8-4 decision in the 119-pound weight class.

His opponent, Jonathan Gay of Hopewell, came back from a 3-0 defi cit with a reversal at the end of the second round and a take down to start the third for a 3-3 tie.

Manchester pulled ahead on a reversal and take down. He added two more points on a near fall as he pulled his opponent down from the referee’s position and executed a quick fl ip.

“Coming in, I knew what he was good at,” Manchester said. “His defense on his feet was

really good, so I had to fi gure out a way to get around that. Me and my practice partner [Jordan O’Donnell] worked on it, and we found out a shot that worked and that helped me out tonight.”

The top four in each weight class are hoping for no snow days this week as they prepare for Virginia High School League Group AAA competition.

“We’re going to have to wrestle at states like we did here,” Svanda said. “A big tenden-cy when we wrestle states is to wrestle cau-tious … You’re afraid to do – not crazy stuff – but you’re afraid to score, take chances. At states you have to stay confi dent. You have to know what your capabilities are … You’ve got to be ready for each match; take them one by one.”

Local results online at midlothianex-change.com.

Rapids battle to second in region

PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREJames River’s Andy Svanda works on pinning Xavier Edwards of Matoaca in the 160-pound fi nal match. Svanda was one of three Rapids’ wrestlers to earn a Central Region title last Saturday.

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At left: Seven Cosby seniors signed their National Letters of Intent on National Signing day. Pictured are, in front from left, Kelsey Powell, who will play fi eld hockey at Virginia Commonwealth University, Becca Wann, who signed her letter of intent to play women’s soccer and who also plans to play women’s basketball at the University of Richmond, and Chris-tina Siwiec, who will play fi eld hockey at Towson University; in back, Chris Lusk, who will play football at Concord University, Kyle Cometz, who will play football at Shepherd University, Ellett McGeorge, who will play football at Old Dominion Uni-versity, and Morgan Lusk, who will play football at Concord University.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JANA LASEK

At right: Larson Lasek, a senior at Clover Hill Mathematics and Science High School, signed a National Letter of Intent in the fall to attend the College of William and Mary on a women’s gymnastics scholarship. Larson, pictured at center and fl anked by her coaches Boris and Larissa Choutkin, is a level 10 gymnast at Richmond Olympiad Gym-nastics Club. Not only has Larson achieved success in gymnastics, but she also has distinguished herself academically by recently being named a fi nalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. She will attend the College of William and Mary in the fall.

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Monacan baseball skills camp rescheduledCourtesy of Gerald Mann

The Monacan High School baseball program will be con-ductiong a baseball skills camp on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 2-7 p.m. This is rescheduled from Feb. 6.

The camp is a pitching and hitting camp for children in grades 4-8. Costs are $40 for both camps or $65 for both sessions and include pizza and a camp shirt.

Registration is available on the day of camp. All proceeds benefi t the Monacan High School baseball program. Camp brochures are available at monacansports.com. For more information contact coach Ger-ald Mann at (804) 317-1583.

Parks and Rec budget meeting scheduledCourtesy of Chesterfi eld County

There will be a public meet-ing on Monday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. in the Community Develop-ment Building to discuss Parks and Recreation Department budget cuts.

The current Parks and Recre-ation budget proposal for fi scal year 2010-2011 is a reduction of approximately $1.6 million over the current year’s funding level. One of the proposed reductions is the elimination of all outdoor recreation programming for the department.

The Monday evening meet-ing is a discussion with commu-nity group representative to let them know the budget proposal and to look at alternate ways to provide these services.

Riverrock schedule announcedCourtesy of the Sports Backers

Sports Backers and Venture Richmond have announced the sporting event schedule for this year’s Dominion Riverrock, which includes running, biking and kayaking. The second sports and river-life festival will be held on Brown’s Island May 14-15. Athletes of all levels can register at the event’s new Web site, dominionriverrock.com.

Riverrock celebrates Richmond’s vibrant and active river life with a series of sporting events – trail running, mountain biking, kayaking, freestyle biking and ultimate air dogs – along with musical performances, food vendors and exhibits.

The following events will be featured in this year’s festival.

Running Events:Filthy 5K Mud Run – Friday,

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James River Scramble 10K – Saturday, May 15. This one-of-a-kind off-road trail run features steep climbs, rock hopping, and magnifi cent river views. It is open to all participants who are up for a challenge.

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