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Volunteers needed for riparian project.

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Forty shades of green paint Ireland’s landscape.

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Local riders win state competition.

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BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

If one thought eating was the main focus, he missed the art happening at each table and fi eld station dur-ing the 35th Annual Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee. The international contest brought approxi-

mately 24 teams of top military chefs from around the world to show off their culinary skills during the seven-day event.

Chesterfi eld Technical Center students visiting the exhibition on the fi rst day were amazed by the life-sized chocolate knight in full armor standing “guard” over delicate desserts and appetizing morsels. Detailed buckles, armored mesh, and minute trimmings were carved into the chocolate. Another table displayed a chocolate carving of a man hunting with his white-chocolate Labrador.

Event coordinator Chief Warrant Offi cer Robert Sparks, who was a competitor at the event for 19 years before coming on board at Fort Lee, offered his perspec-tive of the show. “We don’t actually learn the higher level stuff, as a general rule, in the military. The higher-level skills, a lot of times the only way you learn it is coming to the culinary show,” Sparks said.

Sparks, who will continue his ice-carving business in the area after retiring this year, began his trek in the cu-linary arts as a baker when he was a teen. He later joined the Army and continued building his culinary skills.

Currently Sparks also serves as Team Manager of the Army Culinary Arts Team, which is preparing to compete in the International World Culinary Olympics in Luxem-burg this November. “We have a great team put together for the World Cup. We have a lot of expertise and talent and have a great chance at winning that one,” Sparks said.

For Sparks the competition has grown to include changing trends as well as the improved quality of food that is accompanied by training. “Looking back over the difference between the show in the early ‘80s to where we are now is leaps and bounds,” he said.

The event, which was opened to the public, also provided intense competition in an ice carving competition. Culi-nary show offi cial Christopher Tanner of Schenectady, N.Y., explained that the competitors have a three-hour block to complete their sculptures using any type of equipment such

as electric tools, chain saws and chisels as long as it is safe. “The judges are looking for the following: craftsmanship

– how well they sculpted the ice, proportions and dimen-

PHOTO BY SKIP ROWLANDVisitors were able to enjoy an up-close viewing of the demonstrations and competitions. Many who had purchased $4.25 lunch tickets had an edible opportunity to see if the taste matched up with the presentations. Teams orchestrated a fi ve-star, three-course meal for 80 in a restaurant-style competition. Find out from Trinity Episcopal School Junior Nicholas Markunas in this week’s video if the audience really enjoyed the outcomes at www.midlothianexchange.com.

Courtesy of Cynthia Bouvier

One hundred fi fty middle- and high-school students from around the area participated in the Annual Popsicle Bridge Contest at the Science Museum, hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers

(ASCE) and the Richmond Joint Engineers Council (RJEC).This year marked the15th consecutive year that the ASCE

Richmond Branch has hosted the event and this year had the largest turnout yet. The contest took place during the Careers in Engineering Field Day, partially sponsored by local Ches-terfi eld County fi rm Austin Brockenbrough & Associates.

As part of the bridge contest, students competed for a variety of awards including the Most Aesthetically Pleas-ing Bridge and the Most Innovative Bridge. Additionally, one team of students was able to beat the score of a bridge designed by ASCE members for which they received special recognition.

Of course, the bridges were also tested to determine the maximum load that each could take before failure. The win-ners were determined based on an effi ciency rating that fac-tored in the weight of the bridge in addition to its maximum load capacity. Many of the bridges achieved loads around 400 pounds, which is quite impressive considering that the bridges could be constructed only of standard sized Popsicle sticks and Elmer’s Multi-Purpose Glue.

Twenty-fi ve ASCE members and industry personnel vol-unteered at the event. In addition to judging and testing the projects, these volunteers also helped educate the students at the event about the work of civil engineers. The group ex-tended a special thanks to everyone who volunteered to help with the event, including Brockenbrough’s own Mike Howell, who led the event. Howell is a structural engineer with Brockenbrough, and also the Education Outreach Chairman for the Richmond Chapter of ASCE.

Building bridges to careers

PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSCosby’s Kelsey Conyers drives to the hoop. The Lady Titans refl ected on their run to the state quarterfi nals after a 65-57 loss to Lake Taylor last Friday. See page 7.

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COURTESY PHOTOCareers in Engineering Field Day gave a new defi nition to popsicle bridge projects at the Science Museum.

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23112March 313400 block of Hull Street Rd.Witness observed the described sus-pect breaking the glass out of some storm windows that had been previ-ously removed from the home. The suspect then put the window frames into his pickup and drove off.

March 14800 block of Glen Tara Dr.Entry gained to a residence through an unsecured front door and property stolen from inside.

Feb. 27

3200 block of Nut-tree Woods Dr.During the overnight hours, unknown suspect(s) removed two win-dow screens in an attempt to open the windows. Entry was not gained.

23113March 113200 block of Midlothian Tk.Suspect(s) removed tools from the building under construction.

Feb. 262600 bock of Kentford Rd.Unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s un-locked shed and

stole property from inside.

23114400 block of Char-ter Colony Pk.Property reported stolen from an unlocked gold 1997 Toyota Corolla.

23235March 28300 block of Midlothian Tk.Four tires and rims reported stolen from a gold Nissan Altima.

2000 block of Denton Dr.Victim reported unknown suspect(s) attempted to steal her unlocked rental vehicle, a maroon

2009 Hyundai Ac-cent.

9700 block of Midlothian Tk.Victim reported property was stolen from his white 2007 Lexus.

March 12000 block of Tim-bers Hill Rd.Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the residence by pry-ing open the rear sliding glass doors. Property was stolen from inside.

Feb. 289400 block of Midlothian Tk.Property reported stolen from victim’s brown 1976 Chrys-

ler Cordova.

9400 block of Midlothian Tk.Windows broken out of two vehicles with property taken.

Feb. 277600 block of Van Hoy Dr.Victim reported her 2007 Kia Sedona stolen.

Feb. 267600 block of Midlothian Tk.Unsecured 1996 Mitsubishi sedan entered and prop-erty was reported stolen.

23236March 2600 block of John-

ston Willis Dr.White 1997 Pontiac Bonneville reported stolen.

23832March 29900 block of Brenspark Rd.Victim’s shed was forcibly entered and a bike was taken.

March 16300 block of Statute St.Attempted forcible entry to a residence through the rear door where dam-age was found.

Feb. 286300 block of Belmont Rd.Victim shot near the listed location.

PHOTO BY P. KEVIN MORLEY | MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICERyan Oppenheim, 13, of Robious Middle School, ponders the word “koan” before spelling it correctly while contestant Aditya Kannoth, 9, waits during the 2010 Richmond Times-Dispatch Spelling Bee, held at the Library of Virginia. Ryan spelled the word correctly and eventually went on to win the bee, with Aditya the run-ner-up. “Koan” is a noun meaning “a paradox to be meditated upon” according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

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Question of the week: Daylight Saving Time this week – we spring forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday.

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Bandfest 2010 has been moved to Saturday, March 20, 6-10 p.m., at Southside Naza-

rene Church, 6851 Courthouse Road, Chesterfi eld. Please note this is a change in date from earlier notifi cations.

Bandfest is Chesterfi eld County’s annual evening of en-tertainment for teens in a fun, safe environment. This year’s theme is “Dare 2B U.” The event will feature live music by the following teen bands: Ran-domiz3d, Battleghost, Look to the Sky, Voicemail at Midnight, Men of Leisure and Capital 7. There also will be games, infl atable moon bounces and a

caricature artist. Tickets are $5 per person.

Attendees are asked to bring a canned good to be donated to the Central Virginia Food Bank. There also will be a collection of gently used shoes for Soles4Souls, a charity that collects and distributes shoes to the needy. Shoes collected at Bandfest 2010 will be donated to Haiti.

Bandfest is sponsored by the Chesterfi eld County Depart-ment of Youth Planning and Development, the Southside Church of the Nazarene and SAFE, Chesterfi eld’s com-munity coalition to prevent substance abuse. For details, call (804)796-7100.

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Volunteers are needed on several days to complete each Community Riparian Buffer Planting.

Planting days along Falling Creek:

— Thursday, March 11, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

— Friday, March 12, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

— Saturday, March 13, 8 a.m.-noon

Planting days along West Branch:

—Thursday, March 18, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

—Friday, March 19, 2:30-

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a.m.-noonThe planting location along

Falling Creek is at the Falling Creek Apartments, and the location along West Branch is at Otterdale Road. Children under 14 years old should be accom-panied by adults. Volunteers should bring gloves and wear clothes that they don’t mind getting dirty. Boots or sturdy shoes also are recommended. Light refreshments will be provided.

To register, e-mail volun-teer@chesterfi eldrivers.org and indicate what planting dates you will attend. Please include a phone number where you can be reached. Driving directions and parking information will be sent to all volunteers.

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A House panel has killed a bill to have a bipartisan com-mission – instead

of politicians – redraw po-litical districts after this year’s census.

Senate Bill 173 would have created a seven-mem-ber, bipartisan commission to redraw the districts for the Virginia House of Delegates, Virginia Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill unanimously passed the Senate but was tabled last week by a subcommittee of the House Privileges and Elections Committee.

Every 10 years, using the latest U.S. Census data, state legislatures must redraw vot-ing districts to ensure they have approximately equal populations. The next redis-tricting will be in 2011.

Typically, members of the

General Assembly’s majority party try to draw lines that will get their party the most votes. This year, the Virginia House of Delegates is ruled by Republicans and the Sen-ate is ruled by Democrats. As a result, Democratic Sen. Creigh Deeds predicts that the redistricting process will “get ugly.”

So Deeds, who represents Senate District 25 in the western part of the state, sponsored SB 173, called the Bipartisan Redistricting Commission Act.

Under the bill, the leaders of the House, the Senate and the two major political parties would appoint six members of the commission. Those six then would name a seventh member to serve as chairman.

The commission, with in-put from a 12-member citi-zens advisory board, would draw political boundaries

without “consideration for the impact on incumbent legislators, members of Congress, or known candi-dates for offi ce.”

“No district shall be drawn to promote, or for the purpose of favoring, the interests of a political party,” the bill said.

Deeds has introduced the bill for the past seven years. He said he was dis-appointed to see it fail, but he believes it eventually will pass.

In his opinion, Deeds said, the bill failed because it would allow constituents to pick their politicians instead of the other way around.

“Power once achieved is a diffi cult thing to give up,” Deeds said. “People in power want to keep it. Bills like this retract from that power. I think that this is a bill would empower people and make govern-ment more open and more responsive, and that’s a good thing.”

Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, who defeated Deeds in the gubernatorial race in November, has re-ceived criticism in the press for not sending someone

to support SB 173.McDonnell told The

Richmond Times-Dispatch that he had mixed feelings on the matter. According to the newspaper, McDonnell said, “Even with a citizen panel, people bring their personal biases … If the legislature does it, the pro-cess should be more open.”

In a statement to Capi-tal News Service on Friday, March 5, McDonnell’s press secretary, Stacey Johnson, said the governor is still committed to bipar-tisan redistricting.

“The Governor has made his position on re-districting clear. He is com-mitted to increasing public participation and making the entire process more transparent and accessible,” Johnson said.

“Should no action be taken by the General As-sembly at anytime between now and the beginning of redistricting, the Governor will immediately move forward with his commit-ment to form a bipartisan citizen commission that will ensure public involve-ment in the process.”

Panel rejects bipartisan redistricting bill

PHOTO BY BOB BROWN | MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICEThe House of Delegates in Richmond continue a busy session on Thursday, March 4.

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Finally, warmer weather

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BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Mother Nature fi nally treated us to a little bit of warm sunshine this week. It’s been a rejuvenat-ing feeling to have bright sunshine accompa-nied by warmer weather. Maybe that is why they

call the upcoming season spring – the spring in one’s step, the spring popping on the back deck’s screen door to let in fresh air, the spring forward with Daylight Saving Time (set your clocks ahead when you go to bed on Saturday). There are new sprouts peeking out of the fl ower beds and getting outdoors to clean up the yard is more of a joy than a chore. And that’s the best part of the season – better than the fi rst day of the year. It’s the revival of busy energy that is positively contagious.

Of course, besides preparing the garden for the growing season, it’s also a great time of year to remove the clutter from the house. It’s not just a spring cleaning manic action, but a thoughtful process that brings a great night’s sleep. Bag-ging outgrown clothes is a reminder how fast little ones are growing up. It is also helpful to see if waistlines are growing out. It’s a helpful motivator trying on last year’s swimsuit and it renews a New Year’s resolution to take better care of one’s health. Also, donating gently-used clothing is a reminder that we have been prosperous and how we are now being smarter about our wardrobe purchases.

There is also a sense of accomplishment in organizing the photos, school projects, and the various papers that we somehow have intentionally collected for a scrapbook or keepsake project. It’s not tackling the project itself – that takes dedicated time – but just gathering the items into one place rather than stuffi ng them into catch-all drawers. It’s also helpful to organize the shoebox of receipts and important tax documents that have overtaken the desk at home. For some reason, having documents ready in one place when one sits down to personally prepare taxes for the April 15 federal deadline seems to add a tiny bit of sanity during such a mad-dening task.

The weather has incrementally changed over the past few weeks. That incremental daily change brings such a monu-mental shift over time. How are you incrementally changing your routine?

On another note: the General Assembly is wrapping up the session and making state budget decisions that will impact the locality’s budget. Chesterfi eld County is also tightening its budget. It will not be incremental changes once the 2011 fi s-cal year begins on July 1. What changes are you ready to face?

Harry Truman said famously that “the buck stops” at the President’s desk.

What are we to do, then, when a President—and also a Congress—not

only do not stop spending (and printing) bucks but compound fi scal indiscipline with the concoction of multi-trillion-dollar defi cits for the foreseeable future?

The answer, I regret to report, is that it falls to General Assembly to ensure that the buck stops in Richmond.

To the credit of majorities of both parties, the As-sembly seems poised to ensure that we adjourn on time this weekend with a balanced budget that achieves nearly $2 billion in reductions without a general tax increase. Generally speaking, these new reductions, added to the some $5 billion carved from the budget over the past couple years, mean that Virginia’s state government in 2010-2012 will be taxing and spending, roughly speaking, at the levels of 2006.

This is good news for all of us — other states are in far worse shape, fi scally —t hough bad news for some of us — state employees, for example, who will have gone three years without a pay increase. And, of course, the budget ax has fallen as well on funding for some Extension Service offi ces, arts programs, and a wide array of similar programs.

But, we have spared public education the severe cuts forecast only two months ago, and we have positioned the Commonwealth not only to operate frugally for the next biennium but to avoid the drastic collapse in both fund-ing and services that is occurring in several other states.

Of course there remains much more to be done. Gov. Bob McDonnell has pledged a “patch-the-potholes” focus as we emerge from the wintriest winter in decades. And the larger needs of our transportation system should be addressed sooner rather than later. We still expect the governor to call a special session once he has completed his proposal for governmental reform — and he might encompass road, rail, and mass transit services.

Because I must write a few days before adjournment, the fi nal shape of the budget could well change, if only modestly. Because the budget dominated our delibera-tions this year, overshadowing every other issue before us, and also because queries from constituents had almost exclusively to do with budget matters, an explanation of (1) how we got where we are and also (2) how we’ve re-sponded to our challenges seems, obviously, the principal priority.

During the past decade spending by state government has increased by an average of about 8 percent per year, thus outstripping both infl ation and population growth. Though we’ve done far better than Congress in calibrat-ing tax and spending policy to the private-sector econo-my, still we’ve not been entirely successful, to say the least, in anticipating the several economic slumps of recent years. And, because of the current recession we have been compelled to address what Delegate Lacey E. Putney, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, rightly calls the “structural imbalances” of the budget. (These struc-tural imbalances—often arising from one-time econo-mies—have twice prompted me to oppose entire budgets in recent years.)

Education spending as an example An example of this phenomenon is state direct aid to

public education—a concern this year for many citizens, parents, and, of course, teachers.

During the past ten years we have increased state funding for K-12 by 58.9 percent, from $3.7 billion in Fiscal Year 2000 to $5.9 billion in FY 2010. Additionally, including the $365.2 million in federal stimulus funds that last year we budgeted for FY 2010, total state funding for FY 2010 represents a 68.7 percent increase for K-12 since 2000.

Comparatively, the number of students in K-12 state-wide during the past decade increased by 7.2 percent.

To cite the comparison is by no means to suggest that the cuts we will be experiencing during the biennium of 2010-2012 are not painful. Rather, it is to place our predicament in the proper perspective.

(And the very good news is that state funding for K-12 for the next two years will be reduced far less drastically than all of us at fi rst feared. Targeted K-12 reductions in the House budget would total “only” $70 million per year in FY 2010 or $170 million for the biennium.)

Our local schoolsTo reduce the recession’s adverse effect on our schools,

the House budget grants local divisions much greater “fl exibility” in allocating state funds for education. Por-tions of state direct aid will be distributed as a block

grant, relaxing the usual mandates for the money’s usage. This action will allow our school boards to decide where to assign a signifi cant portion of the state tax dollars for K-12.

For Fiscal Year 2011, this means that Chesterfi eld Schools would receive $268 million in direct aid, a reduc-tion of a relatively modest 2.46 percent from the fi gure proposed by former Gov. Kaine. Moreover, Chesterfi eld Schools would have $9.7 million in local funds to redirect as the School Board sees fi t, owing to House reforms of the formula by which local contributions to the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) are assessed.

For Powhatan Schools, the comparable fi gures are $19,965,671 in total state aid to K-12, or a 3.5 percent reduction from the fi gure proposed by former Gov. Kaine, and $779,114 in local tax dollars saved owing to the VRS reform.

The context of a Commonwealth Another perspective that we must hold in view is that,

however painful the continuing recession is for many of us, still, speaking generally, residents of the 65th District are fortunate in comparison to many areas of Virginia.

For example, unemployment in large swaths of the Southside and Southwest is now at 20 percent. Even in prosperous northern Virginia some 100,000 individuals who had been earning $80,000 per year have seen their jobs disappear. When so many Virginians are bearing such burdens, state tax revenues plummet—by billions of dollars. Accordingly, we must assume the obligation, which we’ve undertaken this session, not to increase taxes and also to reduce spending, however reluctantly and also, one hopes, temporarily.

In brief, then, this is the context in which I and my col-leagues have been laboring to balance our budget—as the Constitution requires us to do—without compounding your concerns with increased taxes. (That economists are virtually unanimous in recommending against tax hikes in so prolonged a recession has made our delibera-tions much easier.)

General Assembly reconvenes April 21 Assembly will reconvene on April 21 for the “Veto Ses-

sion,” to consider actions that will have been taken by the Governor on bills that passed both chambers of the leg-islature. In the meantime, Session will have concluded, so I will be able to report on the fi nal status of numerous other bills of high interest to 65th District constituents.

Thanks to constituents As usual, hundreds of constituents sent me e-mails,

regular mail, called by phone, or visited, helping me maintain the proper connection with the fundamental purpose of the General Assembly, which is to represent the people’s interests and conduct the people’s business. Each constituent’s message is reviewed and taken into ac-count as my votes are cast, and I do my best to make sure that everyone receives at least an acknowledgement, and more often than not a brief original reply, to their ques-tions, concerns, or suggestions.

I’ve also kept in touch with the locally elected offi cials of both Powhatan and Chesterfi eld counties. School offi cials provided me with helpful information. And of course I kept in touch, too, with our Senator John Watkins.

After adjournment I look forward to seeing con-stituents and to remarking on the fi nal outcome of the session’s actions on bills—especially of course the budget bills—that were pending in the fi nal days.

Cordially, R. Lee Ware

sions. If the sculpture has wings, are they proportional? The artistic design, how re-alistic and if the sculpture is smooth,” Tanner said.

Also, the competitors use the tents, even on a cold day, to deal with the sunrays refracting energy through the ice block. “The ideal temperature for ice sculpting is 30 degrees,” he said.

Sparks agreed that the hardest thing to deal with in competition is the temperature. “You have to ‘carve around it’,” he said. “When sculpting you want to make it look like it never came out of a block and push the limits of gravity and balance.”

Sergeant First Class Andre Rush knows about pushing the limits of gravity and balance. Rush, who bench presses 605 pounds, is known for his mas-sive 10,000 to 15,000 pound ice carving creations such as Washington crossing the

Delaware and his creation of a soldier holding the Earth and shield fi ghting a dragon in St. Paul, Minn. He admits that he likes to “play with ice.”

SFC Rush presented several recipes for visitors including a cocoa rub for fl ank steak as well as desserts. “The bitterness of the garlic plays off the sweet-ness of the chocolate,” he said.

Visitors were able to enjoy viewing the demonstrations and competitions. Many who had purchased $4.25 lunch tickets had an edible opportu-nity to see if the taste matched the presentation.

Teams orchestrated a fi ve-star, three-course meal for 80 in a restaurant-style competition. To hear from Trinity Episcopal Junior Nicholas Markunas whether the audience really enjoyed the outcome, visit midlothianexchange.com

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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINASpeed and attention to detail were only two of the challenges for competitors. The sun added to the obstacles as ice blocks were fused together to make create a pegasus.

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In 1961, Johnny Cash penned the lyrics and score for “Forty Shades of Green,” which has

become an unoffi cial anthem of the people of Ireland. In it he spins an enchanting story about this country, includ-ing in the chorus, “Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar and there’s forty shades of green.”

The celebrations that accompany St. Patrick’s Day in the Richmond area will unquestionably provide a venue for the “wearing of the green.” It will come in as many forms as there are those who celebrate this oc-casion. There will be green beer, green bagels and even green hair to name just a few. It is a day to celebrate not

Ireland: ‘Forty Shades of Green’

PHOTO COURTESY OF SUE MILLIRONSabove, Lough Leane in Killarney National Park.

only the saint, but the history and culture of the people, as well as the verdant country-side.

In Dublin, a small stone marker on the grounds of St. Patrick’s Park simply states “near here is the reputed site of the well where St. Patrick baptized many of the local inhabitants in the fi fth century A.D.” The visitor beholds this simple marker,

while taking in the foun-tain and the elegant fl owers which vary from yellow to gold, from white to red, in the manicured green of the grounds.

Overshadowing the park is the massive St. Patrick’s Cathedral, largest in all of Ireland. While the structure is itself quite imposing, its inner high vaulted ceilings and inspiring stained-glass

windows are breathtaking. An interesting, but often overlooked feature inside is the presence of kneeling pads on the backs of the chairs. These colorful pillows, em-broidered by the ladies of the church, display numerous designs, from coats-of-arms to Gaelic phrases to pastoral scenes to frolicking animals, while providing a modicum of comfort to those on a

religious quest.There are other parks

in Dublin upon which to feast your eyes, including St. Stephen’s Green Park, located near the center of the downtown area. Here again can be found the festive fl ow-ers of Ireland, several lakes, and ornamental fountains. For the sedate enjoyment of the misty breezes and myriad hues in an urban environ-

ment, this is diffi cult to surpass.

It is impossible to visit Ire-land without taking in some of the more festive sights that are as Irish as a shamrock. While they may have “green beer” on St. Patrick’s Day, the normal fare in the Irish pub is Guinness, which to some has the color and consistency of mud, but is the favorite beverage throughout the is-land. Indeed, one pub patron was overheard stating that “Guinness is the red wine of beer.”

There is also the food at such establishments that runs the gamut from “Irish stew,” which is the best lamb stew dish one may ever taste, to the fi sh and chips that is on just about every menu. While the food is superior and the beverage quite interesting, the reason for visiting these pubs is often the entertain-ment. Irish music puts one in the foot stomping, hand clapping sing-a-long mood with such favorites as “Wild Rover” or “Irish Rover” or the more tranquil “Rose of Tralee.” The only diffi culty is that often the music does not begin until about 9 o’clock when many tourists, suffer-ing jet lag, are ready to retire.

The Rock of Cashel, to the southwest of Dublin in Tip-perary County, is probably one of the most historic sites in all of Ireland, especially concerning St. Patrick. It is said that the saint baptized King Óengus here in about 530 A.D. The story goes that it was here that he explained the concept of the “trinity” by using a shamrock.

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MONDAY, MARCH 15Midlothian District Meeting with Dan Gecker, Midlothian District Supervisor will be held at 7 p.m. at St. Edward’s Catholic Church, Herbert Hall, located at 2700 Dolfi eld Dr., Richmond. The topic will be Chesterfi eld County’s proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Overview presented by Allan Carmo-dy, Director of Budget and Management.

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Saint Patrick’s Day concert with Adam Miller, one of the premier autoharpists in the world and one of the great interpreters of American folktales and folksongs from 7-8:30 p.m. at Central Library in Chesterfi eld. After the performance, Miller’s recordings will be available for purchase and autograph-ing. Registration is required and begins March 3. Please register online at library.chesterfi eld.gov or by calling (804) 748-1603.

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Originally a castle, it even-tually was transformed into a church center. High upon the hill overlooking the town of Cashel, it gives a vista of the countryside that is astounding, and one can also see another church’s ruins on the now peaceful fl oor of the valley. The Celtic crosses dominate the cemetery and the tourists attempt to capture them digitally, us-ing the beautiful valley as a backdrop.

Since St. Patrick walked over much of the island, he possibly even went through what is now Killarney National Park. From atop the mountains, the differ-ent shades of green are quite evident as are the clear blue freshwater lakes. It is one of the most scenic panoramas in the entire country, which can be said again for the Dingle Peninsula.

Traveling the 30-mile loop on the Dingle Peninsula is a journey through both history and beauty. The rug-ged coastline, with its steep cliffs, leads down to the blue waters of the Atlantic. The surf crashes, ever so slowly, changing the coast’s outline. While atop these cliffs, the primary inhabitants – sheep -- graze on the grasses in a lazy peacefulness, watched

over by a lone sheep dog enjoying the warmth of the sun as he tends his fl ock.

The trip through the peninsula’s history takes you back to another time. There is Dunberg Fort, dating to about 500 B.C., which was probably used as some form of outpost by the original inhabitants. Situated now on the edge of the cliff, it is completely made of stone on stone construction, provid-ing a bit of protection from the weather but little else.

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The last stop on this scenic historic drive around is at the Kilmalkedar Church. Though associated with St. Brendan, this church was probably started by another holy man named St. Maol-cethair around the turn of the 7th century. The current

ruins were built about the 12th century. The beauty of such ruins is that it shows the eventual return to nature of the buildings of man.

Yes, Ireland is a country fi lled with scenery that can seldom be matched anywhere in the world. Its people are as friendly as the country-side is beautiful. So on Saint Patrick’s Day, when it is said that everyone can be Irish, think about the homeland of these people, the saint who inspired them, and the “Forty Shades of Green” that have been painted on these islands by a Master’s hand.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIC MILLIRONSChurch ruins in the valley below the Rock of Cashel.

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It’s easy to end a basketball game. One team wins; one team loses. Both teams move on to whatever is next.

What’s not so easy is ending a run of four years of play-ing the same game with the same group when each team

member has come to know all the others’ habits and playing styles. In one moment, players are sad and stunned, knowing they’ll move on, but not quite ready to face doing it.

That’s where the Cosby girls’ basketball team found them-selves after last Friday’s 65-57 loss to Lake Taylor in the VHSL Group AAA girls’ basketball quarterfi nal.

“I expect to have a Cosby High School cheering section at my wedding,” joked senior forward Becca Wann tearfully.

“The truth is that there’s always going to be basketball,” she continued. “I’m playing at the next level, but it’s the girls. I’ve been playing with Kelsey [Conyers] for 10 years, and I’ve been playing with them [Jazmin Pitts and Andrea Bertrand] for four, and coach [Rachel Mead] has been my coach for four. There’s always basketball. Even when I’m 40, there’ll be teams for me to play on, but I think it’s just the fact that every day after school we’re not going to have two hours together listening to music and practicing and dancing around. I really do think it’s the relationships. That’s what makes this so hard.”

Down 12 at halftime, Cosby came out fi ghting in a game that pitted Titans against Titans.

Bertrand opened the second half with a short jumper, and Conyers went coast to coast off a defensive rebound to cut the lead to single digits and force a Lake Taylor time out.

Lake Taylor regained momentum on a layup by Tasia Majors and extended the lead to 13 with a minute left in the third quarter.

With 31 seconds to go, Wann went up for a rebound on the offensive end and took what appeared to be a hard foul, landing squarely on her back. She lay on the fl oor in obvious pain, but waved off Cosby trainer Ed Metzger and climbed slowly to her feet. Even after being taken out of the game for the remainder of the quarter, she gave him thumbs up on the sideline, though still appeared to be favoring her back.

“My freshman year, I broke my back, and it kind of felt sort of like the same thing but there was no way I was telling Ed that because there was no way I was not going to fi nish the game,” Wann said. “I’ll be OK. We’ve got a soccer scrimmage on Tues-day so …”

The play was called a jump ball but stayed in Cosby’s pos-session. Freshman guard Adriane Vaughan replaced Wann for the fi nal seconds of the third quarter and helped Cosby regain momentum with a pair of free throws to end the quarter.

Titan clash bounces to Lake TaylorCosby trio refl ects on four-year run

PHOTO BY PATRICK DOBBSCosby’s Becca Wann, left, dives to the fl oor for a loose ball despite a painful back injury at the end of the third quarter.see TITANS page 8


Riding a horse is no easy task.

First there’s the scramble to climb onto the back of a skittish animal that is often six feet or

more off the ground. Then there’s the task of coaxing the horse to move.

If you’re showing, there’s grooming the animal and rider, and hours of training to get the horse to canter, gallop and jump on command. Plus the rider must be confi dent because horses, which are by nature prey for other animals, spook easily.

When it all comes together, a rider can make riding a horse look like the most natural thing in the world, which is exactly what Madison Ruddy and Lesley Summer-ville have been doing for many seasons in the Capital Horse Show Association.

Both ride at the James River Equestrian Center on the Keswick Plantation under the direction of trainers Vicki Phillips and Sarah West, and both had a banner year in competition across the state last season.

Ruddy and her pony Sadie (a.k.a. Show-N-Tell) have been together for four years. In 2008, they were champions in the CHSA Pleasure Pony, Pony Equitation and Children’s Pony Hunter divisions. In 2009, they were champions of the CHSA Pleasure Pony and Green Pony Hunter divisions and went on to become the Virginia Horse Show Association Associates Program Plea-sure Pony Reserve champions, Large Pony Hunter champions and reserve champions in Pleasure Pony.

Summerville and her horse Rudy (a.k.a. Wallstreet Special Edition) have been together for two years and have also seen their share of the winners’ circle. They were CHSA Junior Pleasure Horse cham-pions and Children/Adult Amateur Hunter champions in 2009 and went on to win the VHSA Associates Program Junior Pleasure Horse division.

Both riders got their horses when the horses were green, which means they had no formal training as show horses.

The riders and horses train together year round starting with simple tasks and working up to more complex tasks, and then perfecting everything. By the time the pair is in front of judges everything must look “comfortable and pleasurable to ride,” Ruddy said.

Each pair of horses and riders is judged on everything, from the way both are groomed to the way the horse tucks his or her legs going over a jump.

“They look at the way you approach. It has to look even with a very consistent rhythm,” Summerville said.

It all takes a lot of practice.

Ruddy and Summerville are both typically at the stables before and after school, caring for the horses and perfecting their show moves. Adding just one inch to a jump can take months of practice according to Summerville.

“The horse has to relearn their stride,” she said. “For a higher jump, they have to start the jump sooner and land

differently.”And with a season that starts in early April and ends in

November, there’s not a lot of time to both relearn and per-fect what horse and rider need to do.

Local riders win state competition

PHOTO BY SARA PAGEMadison Ruddy, left, and Leslie Summerville, right, show off their trophies and ribbons. The two are entering the new competition season as reigning champs in the Virginia Horse Show Association Associates Program. Ruddy shows in the Pleasure Pony division with her horse Sadie while Summerville shows in the Pleasure Horse division with her horse Rudy, who is hiding in the background.

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James River sophomore Sam Hunt caught the rac-ing bug in a most unusual way.

Living in the Netherlands, Hunt was given a day with his friends at a local indoor go-kart track for his sixth birthday.

He spent the next few years dabbling at local tracks and seriously got into racing when his family moved back to the United States.

“I came back [in 2002] and I found a local indoor go-karting place and there was a guy there who noticed me. His son was racing in an actual series and he kind of picked me up and told me about it,” Hunt said.

That track was G-Force Karting, which sits less than a mile from Richmond Interna-tional Raceway. Literally in the shadow of professional racing, Hunt took his fi rst spills and thrills in a go-kart and was

soon racing at Capital City Speedway in Ashland.

“It was the very fi rst go-kart that I owned,” Hunt recalled. “It was a local series and I ran there every weekend. It was more of a fun, is this really what I want to do, learning experience.

“I raced there for probably three years, and then we started getting really successful and everything just kind of took off,” Hunt continued.

Around the time Hunt became a serious local con-tender he was noticed by Larry Hollowell, who had been crew chief for some young teams in the area.

“I could tell he had a lot of talent,” Hollowell said. “You’d see him at the track and he’d struggle a little bit, but he was just so much different than other [people]. Sam is the most compassionate young person I’ve ever been around. He genuinely cares about his friends and about other people,

and he’s been like that since he was a boy. Even at 10 years old, he was just such a pleasure to be around that I had to go work with him.”

As crew chief, Hollowell entered Hunt into regional and state level events. In 2006, Hunt grabbed nine wins and placed in the top fi ve in the North Carolina/Virginia Money Se-ries. In 2007, Hunt won in the Junior Champ Kart division of the Maxxis National Champi-onship Race at Thunder Valley Motorplex (S.C.), and he was ready to graduate to more horsepower.

Though not allowed to run a full late model stock car until the age of 16, Hunt took the wheel of U-Car to learn the feel of bigger wheels.

“That was just kind of to learn how to drive an actual car and the shifting and just getting used to having that big car around me,” Hunt said. “The go-kart, it’s just you in a

little seat.”He started racing last June

in a late model car, as soon as he turned 16. Though young drivers are restricted to limited late model cars, which are late model racing cars that are restricted in power and speed, Hunt developed a strategy that allowed him to have success on the track even with unrestricted cars racing with him.

“I raced two late model races last year [with the restricted engine],” Hunt explained. “I kind of used patience to kind of take an advantage because people would take off for the fi rst 50 laps and drive as hard as they could, and I just kind of paced myself and tried to keep the tires from wearing out too bad. So once everybody started slipping back, I could kind of advance.”

In 2009, Hunt entered four limited late model and two regular late model class races. He fi nished in the top fi ve in both regular late model races including a win at Shenandoah Speedway in September, and earned a pole and a win in the limited late model races.

Now entering his 11th year behind the wheel, Hunt is gun-ning for some stiff competition. He plans to take his No. 20 red Chevy late model into the NASCAR Whelan All-Ameri-can Series, which is the offi cial amateur series of NASCAR. Hunt will run a partial schedule of 17 races at tracks around Virginia and North Carolina.

Though it seems like a fast rise through the ranks, there’s no doubt in his crew’s mind that Hunt is ready.

“We’ve gone from leaving little sticky notes on his steering wheel telling him to be patient and wait your time to now we can talk to Sam and … we pretty much have an idea what we’re going to do … The biggest thing I see about Sam is that he can execute,” Hollowell said.

No doubt his calm demeanor gets him through tough situations as well.

“We gave him a little nickname back when I met him at 10 years old,” Hallow-ell laughed. “I’ve always had hunting dogs and I said if he was one of my hunting dogs I’d name him Porch Dog because he just lays around. When everything’s going around, he’s just like no big deal, but when he gets in the race car or he gets in the cart, you think, oh Lord, here it comes, and he executes everything to the T.

“His daddy and I used to laugh,” Hollowell continued. “You know the ol’ Porch Dog, he lays up on the porch ‘til he hears the other dogs running and then he jumps of the porch and heads the other ones off. It’s always been a little joke … He knows where everyone’s at, he knows where he wants to be and when he wants to be there.”

According to Hollowell, Hunt never put a scratch on his car in racing action last year, and is getting compliments

from race directors wherever he goes. But racing isn’t Hunt’s only talent. He’s also an honor roll student at James River High School and plays on the school’s football and baseball teams. As a quarterback on the junior var-sity squad, he set a state record for touchdowns with 27 in nine games. He also played in four varsity contests as a back up for senior Josh Wells.

Still racing is the sport he works his schedule around. He entered the NASCAR Whelen Series in hopes of attracting the attention of professional teams, and there’s little doubt that one day, the talented youngster will open his racing season in Daytona.

“Sam’s one of the few that I’ve worked with that could really come back and tell you, ‘It’s pushing in the middle,’ ‘It’s tight coming off,’ and you could go back and make those adjust-ments. Sam is always right. The computer would show that what Sam was saying was what the car was showing on the computer.

“Everybody told us last year, ‘Larry, don’t be disappointed if you all can just make the fi eld,’ or ‘Larry, don’t be disappointed, you all are going to be lapped,’” Hollowell continued. “I think we fi nished in the top 10 or 11 on the fi rst time out. People were coming from down the pits going, ‘This kid – there’s no way he’s never sat in a stock car!’ I think he’s made a lot of believers out of him.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HUNT FAMILYSam Hunt puts on his racing face as he prepares for action in his fi rst Late Model car. The talented young driver won several races last year despite car restrictions imposed because of his age and is entering the NASCAR Whelen All-American series this year.

Hunt advances through racing ranks

Cosby hit six unanswered points to start the fi nal quarter and drew within fi ve, but a se-ries of turnovers kept the team from getting any closer.

“They just made their free throws, and it just turned into the end of a basketball game,” Wann said. “I think we did all we could to come back, but I think we could have fi xed it in the fi rst half and we didn’t. But that’s on us.”

Wann led the way with 18 points and nine rebounds; Bertrand added 17 points and eight rebounds; and Pitts ended with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Linda Stepney led Lake Taylor with 28 points and Breshara Gordon fi nished with 20.

The loss closed three amazing high school careers for Bertrand, Pitts, and Wann. With nearly 5,000 points between them and countless steals and assists, the three are expected to make immedi-ate impacts with their college squads.

“They’re going to do really good things outside of Cosby High School, and I’ve told them that I’ve truly enjoyed the ride, but it’s not over for them,” Mead said.

“It’s defi nitely not the end-ing we thought it was going

to be,” Bertrand added. “We’re a great team. It’s been a great four years. In my heart, I know it’s not about where we ended up or what we didn’t do. I met a lot of amazing girls along the way and to share this whole thing, these past four years, this past year with the girls on this team and coaches and everyone is amazing. I don’t think any other team is as close as we are.

“No matter what hap-pened tonight, our friendships, they’ll last years beyond this, and that’s more than a state championship. That’s more than any championship,” she concluded.

from TITANS page 7

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The 16th annual Mona-can Athletic Boosters Golf Classic will take place on Monday, April 26, at 2 p.m. at the Stonehenge Golf and Country Club.

The tournament is a four-person Captain’s Choice with a shotgun start. Registration is $400 per team, which in-cludes the green fee, cart fee, range balls, dinner following play, on-course contests and door prizes.

Registration forms are available at monacansports.com or by calling (804) 378-2485 and should be com-pleted by April 16.

The boosters are also looking for corporate spon-sors for the various sports seasons and for the golf tour-nament. Information is avail-able by calling Pat Ferguson, Director of Student Activities at (804) 378-2485 or by visit-ing monacansports.com.

Anthem Stride Through Time registration openCourtesy of Sports Backers

Registration is now open for the second Anthem Stride Through Time, a 6.2-mile history festival through downtown Richmond that drew in more than 2,200 participants last year. This year’s event will start and fi n-ish at the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar. The walk will take place on June 5.

The 10K walk features more than 20 historic sites including the American Civil War Center at Historic Tre-degar, Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virgin-ia, Edgar Allan Poe Museum, John Marshall House, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Museum and White House of the Confederacy, Kanawha and Haxall Canals, St. John’s Church, Valentine Richmond History Center, Virginia Holocaust Museum, Virginia State Capitol, and the Bolling-Haxall House

(The Woman’s Club).Admission is free to all the

destinations along the route. Registrants also will receive discounted return tickets to participating sites along the route.

The un-timed fi tness walk will take place on the Canal Walk and city sidewalks. Live music, entertainment, cos-tumed re-enactors and an-tique cars will line the route. Streets will remain open to traffi c with pedestrian cross-ing support at signifi cant intersections. Water stops and bathroom facilities will be located along the route. Strollers are permitted.

The event concludes with the Thompson McMullan Finish Line Festival where

participants will receive their commemorative event T-shirts, interact with vendors, and enjoy live music.

Online registration for Anthem Stride Through Time is available at sports-backers.org. The entry fee is $20 for adults and $10 for youth 18 and under through April 30, when the fee will increase by $5. Registrants will have the opportunity to make a contribution to ben-efi t the Valentine Richmond History Center and Historic Richmond Foundation. For more information, visit sportsbackers.org or e-mail [email protected].

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIC PUTNEYThe Midlothian girls’ varsity track team fi nished third overall in the VHSL Group AAA Indoor Track Championships. From left are Erica Putney, Sarah Putney, Amy Witt, Claire Benjaman, Kendall Sims, Kathleen Lautzenheiser and Marie Johnston.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE PARISOn Wednesday March 3rd the Monacan High School Athletic Boosters presented the Monacan Athletic Department with a $ 15,000 check. Pictured from left are Pat Ferguson, Activities Di-rector, Mike Paris, Athletic Boosters President and Williams Broyles, principle. The Monacan Athletic Boosters contribute over $30,000 a year to the Monacan Athletic Department.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. MICHAEL’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOLThe St. Michael’s Episcopal School Junior Varsity boys’ basketball team topped its unde-feated season winning the 2009-10 Junior Varsity A division of the Benedictine Youth League Championship. The team swept through the opening rounds of the playoffs with wins over Col-legiate and St. Edwards and a fi nal win over St. Christopher’s in the championship game. Team members are in front, from left, Will Michael, Paul Hamilton, Jed Londrey, Jack Holdaway, Matthew Nelson and Garrett Allen; second row, Jewett Lawrence, Jace Mallory, Ben Greer, Alex Carrington, Isaac Roberts and Kellan Dwyer; and in back, coaches Hal Greer, E.G. Allen and Jef Londrey.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIC OGUICHThe W.W. Gordon girls’ Minors basketball team fi nished 10-0 in the Chesterfi eld Girls’ Basket-ball League. Pictured are in front, from left, Coach Hopkins, Haley Hopkins, Emma Will, An-nalyn Lathrop, Katriel Andres and Coach Oguich; in back, Abby Oguich, Alison Andrews, Haley Eiser, Samia Davis and Skylar Ackerson.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RUDDY FAMILYMadison Ruddy and her pony Sadie are the perfect team in the Pleasure Pony division.

PHOTO BY SARA PAGELeslie Summerville and her horse Rudy are a perfect team in the Pleasure Horse division.

All the care and practice leave both girls, who are students at the nearby James River High School, with little time for other activities, though one gets the feeling watching Sadie, a brown Paint Pony with a white star on her forehead, nuzzle Ruddy that neither rider nor animal would have it any other way.

“She has taken me from Short Stirrup to Large Pony Hunters, and we have become a successful team. I love her with all my heart,” Ruddy said.

Rudy, an Oldenburg chestnut gelding standing 17-2 hands high is easily the tallest horse in the barn. He ducks his head to walk out

of his stable and still comes close to scraping his back on the door frame and acts as if he’d like to gallop away as fast as he can with the noise of an approaching tractor. Yet for Summerville he stands qui-etly, albeit nervously, by the hay bale as she prepares for a photo and bends his head to receive a peck on the nose.

“He’s a little [restless] around here but you get him in a show and he shows off,” Summerville said proudly.

Both Ruddy and Summer-ville have been riding since they were very little. Ruddy, whose mom Sheri Ruddy al-ways rode, remembers taking lessons at the stables in the front part of the plantation.

“I was always around horses,” Ruddy said. “I start-

ed taking lessons when I was seven and started competing around fi fth grade.”

Summerville got her fi rst taste at a summer riding camp then started taking lessons two years later at the age of 8.

“That was when I started taking lessons seriously,” Summerville recalled. “I got my fi rst pony at 10 and have been competing for about six years.”

All are preparing for their fi rst competitions of the season. Though their season offi cially starts the fi rst week of April, they plan on show-ing at two other events in the weeks leading up to that.

And a repeat performance of last year’s photo fi nishes is not out of the cards.

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On Feb. 22, sev-enth-grade stu-dents at Robious Middle School

had the honor of attending the 50th anniversary of the Richmond 34 at the newly renovated CenterStage Car-penter Theatre.

The program -- ap-propriately titled “Sit-in; Stand-out” -- commemo-rated the anniversary of the day that 34 brave black Virginia Union students put Richmond on the civil-rights movement map. The Rich-mond 34 organized and car-ried out a non-violent sit-in at the prestigious Thalhimers Department Store’s “whites only” lunch counter. They withstood hateful words and protests from angry white customers and were eventu-ally hauled off to jail.

However, their actions did not go unnoticed. They were successful in rallying support from the community to help end segregation. One year

later, thanks to their efforts, Thalhimers Department Store peacefully integrated their store, lunch counters and all.

The celebration was kicked off by a powerful reenact-ment of the plight of the Richmond 34 by the very talented George Wythe High School Theatre stu-dents. The program then turned to a discussion panel that was composed of three of the Rich-mond 34, Elizabeth Johnson Rice, Ford T. Johnson, Dr. Leroy M. Bray Jr., Elizabeth Thalhimer Smart, four high school students, and one middle school student cho-sen to represent local school districts. The lone middle school student Cheyenne Fouts from Robious Middle School was the representa-tive for Chesterfi eld County Public Schools.

Following the program, there was a luncheon at the Marriott that continued the celebration. Luc Maestrello and Grace Laramore, two Robious Middle students, had the privilege of reading their self-composed poems to the honored guests. The poems were written to refl ect the opposing views of the lunch counter manager at Thalhimers and the bold

actions of the Virginia Union students on Feb. 22, 1960.

This memorable experi-ence was an appropriate culmination for the seventh graders’ study of the civil rights movement. They had grappled with ideas such as “What can people accom-plish when they decide that enough is enough?” “What makes people fi ght for their rights?” Through studying

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Public Schools

In Chesterfi eld County, April 22 is the date to register children to at-tend kindergarten or

apply for a limited number of prekindergarten spots. The only exception is Robious El-ementary, which will hold kindergarten registration on April 29.

KindergartenOffered in every Ches-

terfi eld elementary school, kindergarten is a full-day program designed to help children learn language arts, math, science and social studies. A child must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30 to attend kindergarten for the 2010-2011 school year. No exceptions are made to the age requirement.

PrekindergartenA limited number of

prekindergarten spots are available in 12 schools to provide school-readiness skills to eligible children so that they are prepared for kindergarten. Eligible chil-dren with the greatest need have priority for the limited number of prekindergarten spots. Students must live in the attendance zone of a school with a prekindergar-ten program, and no waivers will be given. Programs have different funding sources, which have different eligibil-ity guidelines:

Preschool classes are offered for children who will be 4 years old by Sept. 30, 2010, who show an edu-cational need and who live in the attendance zone of Bellwood, Bensley, Beulah, Chalkley, Davis, Ettrick, Falling Creek, Harrow-gate, Providence or Reams elementary school.

Head Start classes are offered for children who will be 3 or 4 years old by Sept. 30, 2010, whose families meet federal income guidelines and who live in the attendance zone of Bellwood, Bensley, Chalkley, Ettrick, Falling Creek, Har-rowgate, Hopkins or Mar-guerite Christian elementary school. To enroll through the Head Start offi ce, call 279-7357.

How to enroll in kinder-garten or apply to prekin-dergarten

Parents should take their children between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. April 22 to the elementary school they are zoned to attend; the only exception is Robious Elementary, which will hold kindergarten registration on April 29. To determine which school to go to, parents may call 748-1666 or go online to chesterfi eld.k12.va.us and click “schools,” then click “school lookup feature.”

Parents should bring to registration a certifi ed copy of the child’s birth certifi cate. The child’s Social Security number is request-

Registration for kindergarten and pre-k opens in April

ed, and families applying for prekindergarten must also bring two recent pay stubs as proof of income.

To attend Chesterfi eld County Public Schools, chil-dren must reside in Chester-fi eld County with a parent or legal guardian, so parents must bring a photo ID and one of these proofs of county residency to registration:

lease for at least one year or deed of a residence or property in Chesterfi eld County

contract or lease free of contingencies to occupy a Chesterfi eld residence within two months of the date of enrollment

resident manager’s letter on company letterhead stat-ing that residence is a corpo-rate residence in Chesterfi eld County

weekly receipts for tem-porary residence in a hotel or motel for up to 60 days (requires renewal or evidence of more permanent residency within 60 days of enroll-ment)

On registration day or by the fi rst day of school, parents must provide

record of a physical examination within the past 12 months

updated medical records listing date of each required immunization.

Don’t miss April 22 (or April 29 at Robious Elemen-tary)

Parents should make every effort to register their children on April 22 (or April 29 at Robious Elementary). If this is not possible, parents should call the school to set up an appointment as soon as possible. For prekin-dergarten, it is especially important to apply on April 22 because children will be chosen for the limited number of prekindergarten spots by April 28. Families who apply late will be placed on a waiting list. For more information, call your zoned school or go online to ches-terfi eld.k12.va.us.

Local students attend 50th anniversary of the Richmond 34 at CenterStage

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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAChesterfi eld County Parks and Recreation’s “Go Fly a Kite” day was a popular event for families at Genito Park.

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