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BY TRACY KENNEDYCapital News Service

Now that the governor has ap-proved the General Assembly’sredistricting plans, the StateBoard of Elections must find

millions of dollars to implement the newmaps.

“They split over 500 precincts, and wehave to equip them,” said Charles Judd,chairman of the State Board of Elections. Heestimates that it would cost about $20,000to equip each of the 500-plus new precincts.That would put the total price tag at morethan $10 million.

“This is what you’d call an unfundedmandate,” Judd said.

He said federal funds may be available tohelp localities prepare for the fall elections,when all 100 delegates and 40 senators in theGeneral Assembly are up for election. If thefederal funds don’t come through, localitieswill have to raise the money themselves.

For the past month, legislators have beentrying to redraw political boundaries toaccount for population changes reflected inthe 2010 census. For example, because ofpopulation growth in Northern Virginia,that region merited an additional Senate seatand three more House seats.

The General Assembly approved planslast month, but Gov. Bob McDonnell vetoedthem, saying they split too many communi-ties. So the assembly took another crack.

On April 28, lawmakers passed House Bill5005, containing revised maps. The follow-ing day, McDonnell signed the bill.

“It is a great improvement over the previ-ous plan that I vetoed,” the governor said ina statement.

Voting on HB 5005 was delayed after theunexpected death of the House clerk, BruceJamerson. After memorializing Jamerson ina series of commendation bills and recessinguntil April 27, the House voted 90-8 to passthe bill. The next day, the Senate approved iton a 32-5 vote.

The General Assembly still must redrawcongressional districts.

The Chesterfield Public EducationFoundation is pleased to announce the2011 class of Bravo!Award recipients. TheBravo!Awards will honor its third class ofoutstanding Chesterfield County PublicSchool alumni on Thursday, November 10,2011 at a gala dinner at The Jefferson Hotel.

The 2011 honorees consist of a uniquegroup of individuals from an array of talentsall who have made an exceptional impactin their professions and within their sur-rounding communities. Recipients includetwo professional sports players, a US Armycolonel, a literary author & poet, a railwaytransit chief, and a top video game designer& producer.

John Baskerville, Jr. (Lloyd C. Bird HighSchool, Class of 1984) holds an impres-sive 20-year military career with the UnitedStates Army where he serves as an Aviatorand Language Expert. He is also part of thefaculty at the U.S. Military Academy at WestPoint where he is a Professor of the Arabiclanguage. Recently selected for promotion toColonel, Baskerville will be officially pinnedat a ceremony this fall.

The Poet Laureate of Virginia for 2010and 2011, Kelly Cherry (Manchester HighSchool, Class of 1957) is a published authorof twenty-seven books, six collections of fic-tion, two memoirs, six collections of poetry,two translations of classical drama, andfive chapbooks of poetry. She has traveledaround the world with her writing and hasreceived a multitude of awards and accoladesfor her literary achievements.

Scheduled to be inducted into the GreenBay Packers Hall of Fame this year, retiredNFL star William Henderson (Thomas DaleHigh School, Class of 1989) spent 12 years inthe NFL where he was an integral memberin multiple Super Bowl appearances and wasselected to the Pro-Bowl in 2004. Now livingin Chester, Henderson works with youththrough an array of local and national non-profit organizations such as the Boys & GirlsClub and Make a Wish Foundation.

Chicago Cubs Middle Reliever SeanMarshall (Manchester High School, Class of2000) was a two-time All-CAA honoree anda Freshman All-American at VCU before hewas drafted to the Major League in 2003.In 2010 he made 60 relief appearances, the4th highest in the National League. Thatsame year, Marshall was the Chicago Cubsnominee for the Roberto Clemente Awardfor his humanitarian and community effortsoff the field.

Kevin Page (Manchester High School,Class of 1982) began his career in the City of

Redistricting maycost $10 million

Historic 1892 Old Jail opens with newexhibit on county law enforcement

2011 Bravo! Awardrecipients named

PHOTO COURTESY OF FRED CARTERClover Hill Show Choir New Dimensions is one of several musical acts to preform at the annual Brandermill Region Men's Club concert"Cavalcade of Music" to be held in Midlothian on Sunday, May 15.

Artist Stanley Keith Lewis wasone of many artists who hadworks on display during the

spring Art Exhibit held at theLifelong Learning Institute on

Friday, May 6.

The annual event featured theall-media art works of the adult

students who have taken coursesat the center, located on

Westfield Road in Midlothian

Local artists'works showcasedat LifelongLearning InstituteArt Fair

BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

An afternoon “Cavalcade of Music” will take the stage as an an-nual fund raising benefit of the Brandermill Region Men’s Club atClover Hill High School on Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m. The show isan eclectic mix of music genre with performances from country andfolk music artist Brinn Black and Michael Sprinkle, the Clover HillJazz Band and nationally-ranked show choirs Iridescence and NewDimensions with show band Big Cheeks.

Fred Carter, a member of Brandermill Region Men’s Club, ex-plained that the proceeds raised will benefit charities such as CampBaker, CASA, and Families of the Wounded, Inc. “Over the life of theclub, we’ve raised over $50,000 to local charities,” Carter said.

Carter added that most people may not realize the level of talent

when they hear the words high school, but the show choirs haveachieved national status as one of the best in the country. In April,the school’s show choirs competed in the invitational Finale NationalShow Choir Championships.

The 15-member show band Big Cheeks were named the num-ber one show band in the country and co-ed New Dimensionsplaced first runner up in the national competition. Both choirs haveachieved numerous awards throughout the country for their show.The show choirs’ last performance this year will be on June 2. “Thisis a great group of kids,” said Clover Hill High School Choral Direc-tor Sandi Thomas.

Thomas beams with pride when she talks about her students’

In conjunction with National Law En-forcement Week (May 8-14), the ChesterfieldHistorical Society of Virginia (CHSV) re-opened the historic 1892 Old Jail with a newexhibit on the county’s Police and Sheriffdepartments yesterday.

Entitled, “Protecting Our Citizens, a His-tory of Law & Order in Chesterfield County,”the new exhibit features artifacts and photosof those who have served in the county’s lawenforcement departments as well as honorits fallen officers. The exhibit will continuethrough the end of the year.

The new exhibit also celebrates the re-opening of the first floor of the historic 1892Old Jail which has been closed for restora-tion since 2005. The second floor jail cellsare still undergoing restoration and will beopened at a later date. Located next door tothe County Museum on Mimms Loop in the

A 'Cavalcade of Music' on May 15

COURTESY OF CHESTERFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIAChesterfield County Police Officer Pop Johnson on patrol is one of many featured in the lawenforcement exhibit that opened at the 1892 Old Jail in Chesterfield.

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In a DLA executive boardmemorandum Thompsonsaid, “The Hazardous WasteMinimization and GreenProducts Branch at DLAAviation took on a numberof projects to identify andqualify alternative cleaningproducts for cleaning aircraftand support equipmentparts.”

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Jean Anderson, Richmond liaisonfor National Novel Writing Month, andWriterHouse, a nonprofit writers’ com-munity in Charlottesville, have won thefirst James River Writers Emyl JenkinsAward.

The award honors the memory ofJenkins, who died in 2010, by recogniz-ing organizations and individuals whocontinue her legacy of making Virginiaa better place for writers.

During National Novel WritingMonth (NaNoWriMo), writers aroundthe world each try to write 50,000words in 30 days. Last year, more than200,000 writers participated – 366 inRichmond wrote 7,865,382 words – in-cluding Anderson, who writes sciencefiction. “I have to set a good example forthe others,” she said, “so I get my 50,000

words in.”Kristi Austin nominated Anderson.

“Most of us don’t even know whatshe looks like,” Austin said. “We referto her as LuckyJean, her screen namefor NaNoWriMo, but we’re the luckyones, because our writing always has acheerleader.”

The judges (JRW board members)cited Anderson for encouraging writers,especially fledglings, to get words downon the page, something Jenkins did withinfectious enthusiasm.

WriterHouse serves writers at alllevels by offering work space, writingclasses, seminars, critique groups, read-ings and events.

Heather K. Michon nominatedWriterHouse for the way it builds acommunity for writers in the Charlot-

tesville area. “Our chief relationshipis between us and the blank page; it’seasy to let the rest of the world slipaway,” she said in her nomination.“The WriterHouse community honorsour individual work as authors whilereminding us that, in the end, writingis mostly about sharing stories with theworld outside our heads.”

In WriterHouse, the judges saw thereflection of Emyl Jenkins’ knack forconnecting people.

Jenkins, who published numerousnonfiction works and two detectivenovels, was a mentor and champion ofwriters at all levels.

The winners will receive their awardsat JRW’s spring fundraiser June 4.

Anne Westrick,James River Writers

Jean Anderson and WriterHouse win Emyl Jenkins Award

The Monacan Marching Chiefs performed for the runners and walkers who were raisingmoney for the ASK Foundation that supports children with cancer and their families at the

ASK Walk that took place at Short Pump Towne Center on April 30.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNY RYAN | BAND AND ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR, MONACAN HS

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Petersburg, where as one ofthe youngest transit prop-erty managers in the UnitedStates he established the city'sfirst Public School Transpor-tation System. An innovator,advocate and champion ofthe transit industry, Page hasreceived many awards andrecognitions for his accom-plishments throughout his25-year career. He volunteersin Chesterfield County serv-ing in leadership roles forschool programs such as thePTA and Grading Commit-tee.

Co-founder of thatgame-company, Kellee Santiago(Clover Hill High School,Class of 1997) is a graduateof the renowned Univer-sity of Southern CaliforniaSchool for Cinematic Arts.She has designed many pop-ular video games includingtwo of the top downloadedvideo games on Sony PlayStation. A pioneer in the in-dustry, Santiago was named aTop 10 Innovators to Watchby Variety magazine in 2010,

and was one of The Ten MostInfluential Women in Gamesof the of the Decade onKotaku.com.

Established in 2009, TheBravo!Awards recognizes theoutstanding accomplish-ments of alumni of Chester-field County Public Schools.The Class of 2011 will behonored at the Bravo!AwardsGala held at the JeffersonHotel on Thursday, Nov. 10.Proceeds from the dinnergo to the Chesterfield PublicEducation Foundation, whosupports the ChesterfieldCounty Public School'sthrough private funding forCCPS’s From Crayons toComputers Store, Communi-ties In Schools-Chesterfield,innovative educational pro-grams, teacher enrichmentclasses and student scholar-ships.

To find out more aboutthe Bravo!Awards or to learnhow to nominate a CCPSalumnus for the 2012 Awardscontact the foundation at(804)379-1551.Chesterfield Public Education

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Fort Lee first respondersrecently enhanced their abil-ity to save lives.

Six members of the postFire and Emergency Servicesdepartment participatedas members of the CraterRegional Technical RescueTeam in the 17th AnnualRescue Challenge, a non-competitive fire and rescueevent held May 2-5 to betterthe skills of fire and emer-gency personnel around thestate.

Franklin Tanner, assistantchief, FES, said RescueChallenge fills a void forfirefighters and emergencypersonnel to share ideas andimprove skills. "This is a wayfor people to get togetherand share in a team-buildingexperience. We also get toexercise the equipment wedon't normally use,” he said.

Richmond-area fire andemergency service depart-ments hosted the eventthat included a high-anglerescue, confined space,trench rescue and heavylifting and moving. At FortLee, Ordnance School'sTank Recovery Complex sitehosted the heavy lifting andmoving event.

The 23-member Craterteam – composed of sixpersonnel from Fort Leeand others from Hopewell,Petersburg, Colonial Heightsand Prince George County– took part in several eventsincluding a high-anglerescue at Richmond's PerdueChicken Plant May 3. In thatevent, team members wererequired to perform a rescueoperation in which a workerwas injured inside a building– but not just any structure.

"We had to go in and goup about 130 feet into a grainsilo," Tanner said, "and thengo down approximately 30feet inside the silo to removea victim."

Once the victim wasremoved, personnel rigged asystem of ropes and pulleysto raise the victim, a 175-pound dummy, out of thesilo onto a balcony, Tannersaid.

"Then we had to build ahigh-angled line from thetop of the silo down to theground to allow for an atten-dant and victim to be safelylowered," Tanner said.

The entire operation tookabout an hour to complete.Tanner said that although theCrater team trains on similarscenarios, this particulartraining provides a morerobust training opportunityon many different levels.

"It's not an event thatbenefits only a few people,"

First responders take on 17th annualrescue challenge for rescue team

Above: A member of theColonial Heights FireDepartment descendsfrom a grain elevator with adummy using a high-angledrope. The firefighter wasparticipating in training asa member of the CraterRegional Technical RecueTeam of which Fort Lee is amember. The training tookplace May 3 at the PerdueChicken Plant in Richmondduring Rescue Challenge2011.

A member of the Crater Regional Technical Rescue Teamrigs a line that will be used to lower an attendant and victimfrom a grain elevator.

he said. "Everyone gets in-volved at some level in thesescenarios."

Teams entered into thisyear's Rescue Challenge alsoperformed other trainingscenarios with central themeslike parachutist in the tower,man in a pipe – trench col-lapse, flight of fear – indoorrope rescue in the dark andone in which rescuers wererequired to ascend 305 feetatop an amusement park rideat Kings Dominion.

Fort Lee firefighter-medicJeremy Ashworth, who wasparticipating in Rescue Chal-lenge for the second time,said the event is unique.

"I think it is a great expe-rience and a great trainingexperience," he said. "Wedon't see these things everyday. It basically puts greattools in our bag just in casewe are put under those cir-cumstances."

Ashworth also said theevent helps to strengthen theCrater team, one that FortLee is obligated to supportand one that it may have tocall upon for on-post emer-gencies.

"We're just one depart-ment," said Ashworth of FortLee's department. "Thereare only so many people onduty every day. It takes morethan one shift of guys at onefire station to accomplishsomething like this (thehigh-angled line). We knowthat once we put out the call,we know we got people withexpertise from all over – FortLee, Petersburg, Colonial

Heights, Prince George andHopewell – to help."

Other teams to compete inRecue Challenge were Roa-noke Regional, Fort Belvoir/Fort Eustis, Arlington/PrinceWilliam County, Fairfax/Al-exandria, Tidewater Regionaland a team from Maryland.

The Technical RescueAssociation of Virginia spon-sors the event.

T. Anthony Bell, Fort Lee

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The Chesterfield County Police Department, in partner-ship with the Drug Enforcement Administration and SAFE,Chesterfield's substance abuse prevention coalition, helpedresidents safely dispose of nearly 400 pounds of expired andunneeded prescription and over-the-counter drugs Saturday.

Chesterfield County participated in the DEA's secondnationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Satur-day, April 30. During the four-hour event at the policedepartment's Clover Hill Support Facility Saturday, police,DEA agents and SAFE volunteers collected 398 pounds ofunused, unwanted and potentially harmful drugs. A total of147 residents dropped off medications. The Chesterfield sitehad the second highest collection total among collection sitesstatewide.

All jurisdictions in the Richmond area participated in thisnationwide event, and 93 law enforcement agencies partici-pated throughout the state. Statewide, about 9,500 poundsof drugs were collected, which is up almost 50 percent fromlast year.

Chesterfield County Police Department

County collects 398pounds of medication onDrug Take-Back Day

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Colleges and universities across the Commonwealth will continue wrapping up their annual springtime com-mencements this week. For area high school seniors, graduation may appear to be a month’s slog away fromreality. One can be certain that someone began the countdown to high school graduation, scheduled June 8-11for public schools’ commencement ceremonies, sometime in early fall.

College is a very different culture. The four-year academic programs are an option based on many factors includinga financial investment. Options also include certifications, two-year associate degrees, and other continuing educationprograms. After completing the rigors and requirements, the college commencement ceremony serves as checkpoint inachieving a milestone.

For many graduates, a majority under the age of 25, these lengthy ceremonies will be a blur in the memories of theireducational journeys. Some college graduates may be distracted with thoughts about what’s next in life as the keynotespeakers words become like the whirring sounds of Charlie Brown’s teacher “wha-wha-wha-wa.” Some might be think-ing about the laundry bag overstuffed with dirty clothes stuffed into the backseat of his or her double-parked car. Thenthere are those who will take in the moment of achievement with beaming pride since they are the first of their families toachieve a college degree. However, many will be thinking about the job prospects available as they embark on a career.

One thing is for certain, these graduates are part of a million-plus group that will be attempting to enter into a highlycompetitive job market. According to the U.S. Department of Education, over 1.6 million graduates were awardedbachelor’s degrees in 2009 in fields of business, social sciences, health sciences, and education. Many master’s degrees thatyear focused on education and business and doctoral degrees that year were geared towards engineering, clinical sciencesand health professions.

Two years later, will the graduates of 2011 have a greater chance of success of landing the job than the Class of 2009?Maybe.

Taking a closer look, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released “The Employment Situation – April 2011” last Friday,which reported that the unemployment rate is up again at 9 percent in the nation. The summary added that job gainswere seen in retail trade, technical services, and health care in the month of April (full report online at midlothianex-change.com). If the degree-seeking trends in the fields of business, health and other sciences, then the Class of 2011 mayhave better options available to them than previous graduates.

On the local front, it has been good news in the jobs market. Chesterfield County’s preliminary numbers indicated asmall drop in the unemployment rate to 6.4 percent in the month of March (the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics countydata for April will be released on June 1). It is hopeful that the troublesome rate will continue on its downward trend sothat our local jobseekers, our relatives, our neighbors, and our recent graduates will have opportunities to prosper amongthe labor force. Hopefully, the positive growth in the job market will become a viral, sustained trend across the nation.

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Victorian era images dominated the festivities when Bonair celebrated its 134th birthday on Saturday, May 7.

Parade, entertainment - such as the ‘wizard of cacophono-spiel’ - took to the streets. Visitors enjoyed historical displays,food, games for children as well as met costumed residentsstrolling the area.

The annual springtime parade was organized by Bon AirHistorical Society.

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achievements and their sup-portive parents. Both showchoirs have over 40 memberswith only seven studentsin both. She credits seniorAntwon Chavis for the cho-reography and her students’dedication to ‘drill, drill, drill’in practice.

“It’s a passion. It becomesa piece of you and thatbecomes a passion. I knowmy kids are addicted to showchoir,” she said.

Thomas added that thereare numerous behind-the-scenes volunteers thathave provided tremendoussupport. “There really hasbeen a team of people that fitreally well this year,” she said.

Black, Thomas’ daughter, is a Nashville singer andsongwriter. She and fellowsinger Michael Sprinkle aswell as Cedar Creek, Alibi& Everwild will also be per-forming at “Jammin ‘fur’ aCause” on May 14 at 1 p.m.at Tom Scott Park in Ameliafor Hidden Springs AnimalSanctuary and Rescue, whichserves Central Virginia.

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Spring Acoustic ConcertSeries presents The VirginiaHouse Bandfrom 7-8 p.m. at CentralLibrary, located at 9501Lori Road, Chesterfield.Join champion fiddler MarkCampbell, along with RonGentry, Doug Shackleford,Molly Campbell and GeorgeFrick, for an upbeat eveningof old-time dance tunes,ballads and songs of maritalbliss. Registration is recom-mended and began April28. Please register online atlibrary.chesterfield.gov or bycalling (804) 748-1603.

FRIDAY, MAY 13The Heroes Art Ball: 17 localchildhood cancer survivorswill share the stories of theirbattle against the diseasethat is a child’s No. 1 killerand will offer their originalartwork for bid to help otherslike them.Connor’s Heroes is celebrat-ing its fifth anniversary with agrand display at The HeroesArt Ball on Friday, May 13,from 7-11 p.m. at the VirginiaHolocaust Museum (2000 E.Cary St.). This special eventwill bring together child-hood cancer heroes and thecommunity who supportsthem. Guests will begin theevening with cocktails anda silent auction. Then, 17childhood cancer heroeswill be introduced in grandfashion. While sharing theircancer stories, the Heroeswill present their originalpieces of artwork, whichthey created while workingwith a professional artist.After a live auction of their

art, guests will enjoy dinnerand dancing with The JohnFetherston Band. As a wayto further honor them, theHeroes and their families willenjoy the Ball at no charge.Tickets are $75 per personor $150 for Patrons and canbe purchased at www.thehe-roesartball.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 14Spring Arts & Authors Fair10 a.m.-3 p.m., ChesterLibrary, located at 11800Centre Street, Chester.Explore the work of local au-thors and artists. The SpringArts & Authors fair will benefitthe Friends of the Chester-field County Public Library.For more information andan application, contact KateLaPrelle at (804) 748-1204.

SATURDAY, MAY 21USO CANTEEN DinnerDance - The Ladies Auxiliaryof the Bishop Peter L. IretonKnights of Columbus Council#6189 are holding a USOCanteen Dinner Dance from6:30 to 11 p.m., for the ben-efit of the Richmond AirportUSO and the MacGuireVeteran’s Hospital’s FisherHouse. Tickets are $15.each, the menu is straightfrom Mom’s Kitchen, andsoftdrinks, beer, and wine areincluded. The DJ and enter-tainment will feature hits fromthe World War II era, withgreat doorprizes. So dust offyour service uniform (or med-als, if the uniform doesn’t fit)and join us to celebrate theServices on Armed ForcesDay! Call Eva Weck-Onti-veros at (804)768-9405 fortickets or other information.The Bishop Ireton Centeris at 3300 Old CourthouseRoad, directly opposite theentrance to Rockwood Parkon Courthouse Road inRichmond.

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Mother’s Day Eve, May 7, was anoccasion for many to remember moth-ers lost to cancer and for one soldierto spend part of her leave helping fightthe war against cancer before headingto Afghanistan.

Huguenot Road was filled with thescent of steaming barbecued ribs andchicken. Scott Allen was once morecooking for a cure at Bon Air Shell,8762 Huguenot Road, to raise moneyfor Lee’s Scouts Relay for Life Team ofthe American Cancer Society.

A new feature this year was a tableset up for dining on site. A sign in itscenter read, “RESERVED for you forlunch.”

The event was dedicated to thememory of George Thomas Crutch-field, a founding member of the team.Crutchfield died March 15, 2011, ofcongestive heart failure.

Cancer took Crutchfield’s motherand first wife, the mother of his twochildren.

Allen’s sister, Lee Deane, for whomthe team was named, was also a cancervictim and a mother of two children,Layton and Cory, members of theteam.

On hand to help dish up the meatand sides of macaroni and cheese,baked beans and cornbread wereAllen; his mother, Betsy Jane Allen;Joanne Kithcart and her granddaugh-ters, Marcia and Leslie; Larry Lawlessand Frances Crutchfield.

Marcia Kithcart will be deployed toAfghanistan May 30.

The first customer, Pem Hutchin-son, took home a rack of ribs. He said,I could just sit here and smell this allday.

Team member Olaf Barth textedfrom Germany, “I will miss this time.Seeing my dad for his 75th and momfor tomorrow.”

Don West picked up lunch after aworkday at the Old Church Hunt Clubin Mechanicsville.

historic 1917 Courthouse complex, the OldJail served as a prison for 70 years until 1962when it was turned into offices for the FireDepartment. In 1982, the building was madeavailable to CHSV for use as the Society’sheadquarters and research center. The OldJail has remained part of the Museum com-plex ever since.

Tours of the exhibit in the 1892 Old Jailwill begin at the County Museum, located at6813 Mimms Loop, Chesterfield, VA 23832,

which is open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pmand Saturdays 10am-2pm. Admission is$2 for the Museum plus $1 for the Old Jailexhibit. For more information, please call(804)768-7311.

For more information on CHSV or tovolunteer, please visit www.chesterfieldhis-tory.com , follow us on Facebook or call(804)796-7121.

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Monacan Theater DirectorRobert Fuhrman lovesthe classic comedy ofCarol Burnett. “What a

better tribute than to do ‘Once Upon aMattress”, Fuhrman added.

One can see Burnett’s creative geniuspeek through the characters on stage asthey unravel the fairy tale “The Princessand the Pea.” The fun chaos began evenbefore the first costume was stitched. “Itis a lot of fun. We wanted to use a lot ofkids and a lot of bright colors and playaround every day,” Fuhrman said.

A cast of 33, an orchestra of 19 anda house crew of 10 is made of fresh-men, sophomores, juniors, seniors,and faculty members too. “I’m spoiledand lucky because we have the banddirector Jenny Ryan conducting andthe choir teacher Nate Miller on drumsand Mr. [Elvin] Nicely on piano, whosewife works over at Gordon, and I haveJill Foster on violin, who is a formerteacher here, and we’ve got AmandaBanks on clarinet, who was a teacherhere as well,” Fuhrman added.

The set design, a bright colorfulcastle any girl would love, was createdby Alex Barrett, a junior who also playsthe Jester. “I have always been a fan oftheater. I’m in Theater III, Honors. I

remember in Theater I, we had todo set models,” Barrett said.

Barrett took that lesson froma sketch pad to Fuhrman and wasgiven the green light to create theset. “I’m completely proud of him,”Fuhrman said.

Besides set-building, Barrettlaunches into the part of jester witha natural ease. He and actors ChickAustin, a senior who plays KingSextimus, and Gray Carter, a fresh-man who plays Minstrel, will leaveone laughing at their on-stage anticsat avoiding the villainess queenand helping the beloved princessWinifred.

Winifred, played by junior Stepha-nie Hopkins, is an energetic girl thatinstantly captures the hearts of PrinceDauntless, played by freshman OliverGlynn, and the kingdom (except forthe queen’s heart). “She’s so much fun.She’s like a cartoon character. She’s solovable,” said Hopkins.

Queen Aggravain, played by seniorBrigette Underwood, takes commandof the kingdom and attempts to trickWinifred. Underwood has embraced therole in good fun. “I’ve been extra meanto all my family and I can use the excusethat I’m preparing for the role. I’m justkidding,” she said. “This has been oneof the more fun roles that I’ve gotten to

play. I’ve always wanted to be the villain,but I never really gotten to,” she said.

Now that she has the part, she’s notletting anyone doubt on or off stagethat she’s a villain. “I’ve been going allout with ridiculous arm movements,over-dramatic all the way,” Underwoodsaid.

And that’s the fun of it for all in-volved. Fuhrman added that the showis very family-friendly. “There’s not aserious moment. It’s sweet, lovely, andcute,” he said. “I am looking forward toan energetic audience that has a blastwith the show. I want them to have asmuch fun with the show as we havewith the show.”

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Jerome Barley was headed in the otherdirection, but “had to make a U-turn andcome back.”

As usual, the ribs were too soon gone.Disappointed customers were advised tocome early May 21, when Scott will becooking again. Don’t miss it.

Frances Broaddus-Crutchfield

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Monacan HS Theater presents"Once Upon A Mattress",a timeless, family-friendlymusical comedy based on“The Princess and The Pea”.Mark your calendars andfind out May 12 - May 14 at7 p.m. with a family-friendlymatinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday,May 14. Tickets, availableonline at www.seatyourself.biz/monacantheater, will beavailable at the door.

Monacan brings family-friendly laughter to the stage

Freshman Gray Carter, left, senior Chick Austin, and junior Alex Barrett play a trio of hilarity in 'Once Upon a Mattress'

Cooking for the Cure returns on Mother's Day

6 || MAY 12, 2011 MIDLOTHIANEXCHANGE.COMSPORTS || FITNESSEXERCISERendon's goal lifts Titans over Indians

BY JIM [email protected]

When skill and sweat come together, the result can be special.

So it was Friday, when Luis Rendon scored on a perfectly struck free kick to give Cosby’s boys soccer team a 1-0 victory over Powhatan in the CJW College Showcase Tournament at Midlothian High School.

Rendon’s goal was the product of not only his considerable natural gifts, but his will-ingness to put in the hard work necessary to get the most out of his talent.

“That’s why he’s a captain as a junior,” Cosby coach Mike Anderson said. “He’s a special player, but his work rate inspires ev-erybody else in the program. The other guys see him stay after practice to work and they all want to do the same thing.”

The Titans’ training efforts paid off last week when they won two games within a span of 28 hours, including a 2-1 verdict over a Deep Run team that could be Cosby’s

biggest obstacle on its path to a Central Region championship.

The intensity of that clash and the chal-lenge of playing on back-to-back nights left Anderson concerned about physical and psychological fatigue as Cosby prepared to face Powhatan, the dominant team in the Group AA Southside District.

Equally challenging was generating scor-ing chances against the Indians’ 4-5-1 align-ment, which kept most of their forces behind the ball and left little space for creativity in Cosby’s offensive zone.

Powhatan coach Jeff Poston utilized the defensive-oriented strategy for the fi rst time against Cosby because he recognized his team lacked both the depth and the weapons to challenge the unbeaten Titans in a wide-open game.

It nearly helped Powhatan become the fi rst team this season to hold Cosby scoreless for a full 80 minutes of regulation play.

“It was a good test for us,” Anderson said.

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLCosby's Kyle Forche (left) goes up for a header against Powhatan's Ethan Beard.

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLMidlothian High softball players Whitney (left) and Katie Smith (right) helped raise money for sister Ally's cancer fund by playing Monacan Thursday.

Community supports cancer fund

BY JIM [email protected]

Ally Smith was in second grade when she lost her maternal

grandfather to prostate cancer. Motivated by the desire to spare others similar pain, she decided to start raising money for cancer research.

Her parents encour-aged the idea, all the while imagining that she’d raise about $20 and they’d praise her efforts and then she’d be on to something else.

Five years and more than $11,000 later, Ally’s Cancer Fund is still grow-ing, and the 12-year-old Midlothian Middle School student shows no signs of slowing down.

“It’s very rewarding, knowing I’m helping people open their hearts and realize what a bad disease this is because so many people have been affected by it,” Ally said last Thursday, as Midlothian High’s soft-ball and baseball teams hosted Dominion District foe Monacan in “Think Pink” games to benefi t her cancer fund.

It was literally a sea of pink at the softball fi eld, where Ally’s older sisters, Whitney and Katie, start in the outfi eld for the

Trojans.Many spectators donned

pink T-shirts emblazoned with “Support the Fight” on the back. Midlothian’s play-ers wore special pink jerseys and players on both teams accessorized with pink sun-glasses and hair ribbons.

And while the score-boards said Midlothian won both the baseball and soft-ball games, the real winner was Ally’s fund, which will receive a donation of more than $1,200.

“We were trying to win, but it was really about unifying as a community,” Whitney said. “I know ev-erybody in the crowd has been touched by cancer in

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLSeveral fans bought T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan "Support the Fight" during Midlothian's "Think Pink" game.

PHOTO BY JIM MCCONNELLMidlothian's Katie Smith leads off the game against Monacan with a hit.

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Lowery in mix for big award

James Madison University junior catcher Jake Lowery was one of 60 players nation-wide listed last week on USA Baseball’s watch list for the Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the nation’s top player.

Lowery is JMU’s fi rst player on the GSA watch list since Kellen Kulbacki was a semifi nalist in 2007. Heading into last weekend's two-game series against Virginia Tech, Lowery was batting .364 with 61 runs, 70 RBIs, 68 hits, 16 doubles, seven triples, 20 home runs, 28 walks and eight stolen bases. He was listed in April on Baseball America’s midseason First Team All-America squad.

Lowery has been atop the national leaderboard for much of the season in multiple categories. As of last Friday, he ranked fi rst in the country in runs (61), RBIs (70), slugging percentage (.845) and total bases (158). He was also second in on-base plus slugging percentage (1.292), 27th in hits (68), 55th in doubles (16), fi fth in triples (7) and second in home runs (20).

One of just two players nationally with 20 home runs, Lowery is also the fourth player in JMU history to reach 20 in a season. His 20th came with a shot off the scoreboard April 30 to lead JMU to a win over UNC Wilmington and also tied the school record for extra-base hits in a season with 43. The Dukes still have eight regular season games remaining plus potential postseason play.

Lowery entered last week-end needing four homers to tie Kulbacki’s season record. He was second for season slugging percentage at .845 and fi fth for season RBIs at 70.

From a JMU press release

PHOTO COURTESY OF JMUCosby graduate Jake Lowery is having a tremendous junior season for James Madison's baseball program.

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In what is becoming a tradition for Monacan baseball, the varsity Chiefs participated in their 2nd annual Miracle League Day on Saturday, April 30 at the Miracle League Field L.C. Bird Sports Complex. The Chiefs were "Buddies" for some very special baseball players for the game between the Giants and the Phillies. The Chiefs helped these players have a chance to play and enjoy the game of baseball. While making friends and encouraging the players, the Chiefs also saw the meaning behind the "Selfl ess" they wear on their shirt each day.

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Cosby's Alex Cohan (left) battles for the ball with Powhatan's Ross Hopkins during Friday's game at Midlothian High.

“We knew they’d be strong and athletic and they were. I’m proud of my guys for fi ghting through it.”

Anderson countered the suggestion that Cosby, which had surrendered only six goals in 11 games heading into Tuesday’s Dominion District matchup with James River, is too reliant on its stifl ing defense and his sys-tem doesn’t allow his players enough freedom to join the attack.

“We have some creative kids. I want them to enjoy the game because it’s a beautiful game and a big part of that is going forward,” he added.

“They’re not just a bunch of robots.”

Rendon produced all the offense the Titans would need midway through the fi rst half, ripping a free kick that dipped over the Powhatan wall before sliding inside the left post for his team-high 12th goal of the season.

Rendon smartly took advantage of some confu-sion by Powhatan’s defense. Goalkeeper Kyle Knapke had diffi culty getting the wall properly aligned and Rendon effectively used the

wall as a screen; as a result, Knapke didn’t see Rendon’s shot until it was far too late.

“I don’t know if he would’ve been able to save it, anyhow. It was a great shot by Luis,” Poston said.

Anderson wasn’t sur-prised because he watches Rendon work on “dead ball” situations every day in practice.

“I knew if he hit it the way he wanted, it would be dangerous,” he added. “It’s nice to see it happen in a game because you don’t always get the opportunity.”

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some way and this was an opportunity for everybody to come together.”

Midlothian hadn’t even started softball tryouts when Whitney, a senior, approached new coach Sara Gibson and asked if the team could host a game to raise money for cancer research.

Being a fi rst-year coach, Gibson could’ve decided she already had enough on her plate and didn’t want to deal with anything that distract-ed her players from focusing on winning softball games.

Instead, the Monacan graduate signed off on the game and brought in her alma mater as the opponent.

“That was really big of her. It’s obviously a very important game to her since she played for Monacan, but she saw the big picture,” Whitney added.

So does Ally, a future Midlothian High softball player who is obviously far more mature than your typical seventh-grader. Her cancer fund was launched one Sunday in 2006 when she accompanied her father to work. He thought she

was merely playing on the computer like she normally did, but she wasn’t just having fun; she was making a fl yer to advertise her new charitable venture.

“She was really close to my dad and wanted to do something to help,” said Ally’s mom, Shelley. “I guess a lot of kids wouldn’t think about that, but she did.”

Shelley laughed while recalling how she and her husband celebrated when Ally’s fund reached the $100 mark. It seemed like a lot of money at that point, but not so much any more.

“$11,000 is crazy, but it’s not surprising because I know the kind of person she is,” Whitney added. “All she does is think of other people.”

Thursday’s “Think Pink” games, which Whitney be-lieves will become an annual event for the Midlothian softball program, was yet another opportunity for the local community to come together and support Ally’s efforts.

“The people we’ve met who have given her money has been amazing,” Shelley said. “We’ve been blessed a million times over by this.”

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