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BY MARTHA STEGERSpecial correspondent

The end of school signals an optimistic beginning for us parents, grandparents and extended family members just as it does for children – a time we get to shape new memories lasting into adulthood, well beyond that excited chatter at the begin-ning of another school year. Memories of-ten revolve around family trips, which will probably be closer to home this summer because of increased fuel and food costs.

With Shenandoah National Park’s 75th anniversary, we have the opportunity not only to shore up relationships in the great outdoors through activities together – but to participate in the park’s collective memory over the past 75 years through special exhibits and programs. For some of us adults, a trip with children brings back memories of our own visits long ago.

Hiking Shenandoah National ParkMy own fi rst Shenandoah National

Park memory is a hike with my family when I was 15. The designated challenge chosen by my father was the fairly steep, 1.7-mile roundtrip up Hawksbill Moun-tain – the highest peak in the park at 4,050’ – for a spectacular view at the top.

The climb didn’t take that long, but to a family from the fl atlands of Virginia’s East-ern Shore, it seemed to take far longer and be much steeper than envisioned. About halfway up the Lower Hawksbill Trail, my Coca-Cola-loving mother deadpanned, “I hope there’s a drink machine at the top.”

Drink machines, fortunately, are still absent from the park’s peaks, and we can still choose among 500-plus miles of trails for guided and self-guided hikes. For plan-ning purposes, an independent Web-site hiking page shows self-guided nature trails by name, height in feet, estimated hiking time in hours and the elevation gain in feet, plus more than a dozen waterfall hikes and the location of seven picnic areas. http://www.shenandoah.national-park.com/hike.htm

Stretching Your Experience to Include More

While a day’s hike makes a good activity by itself, economical overnight packages such as the Shenandoah Sensational pack-age (buy two nights, get the third night free with the purchase of a meal voucher) mean you can get more in during succes-sive days in the park, as well as enjoy eve-ning activities, such as watching cloggers

perform. A number of mid-week packages include one with a $30 gasoline voucher. Dining menus feature good, home-cooked food – and if you’re at Skyland Resort when the chef has made a fresh berry cob-bler, go for it!

Check out the Web for a fi shing guide to the park, complete with fi shing regula-tions, and for horseback-riding oppor-tunities. You can bring your own horse or sign up for a guided trail ride from Skyland Stables (through October); pony rides are available for children, and hitch-ing posts are provided in high horse-use areas.

Older family members will appreci-ate the geology and history conveyed on signboards, exhibits and brochures for the 196,466-acre park. The trip from Midlothian to Skyland (older than the park itself) offers a geography lesson, too, as the scenery moves from rolling Virginia Piedmont to the dramatic Blue Ridge Mountains that form the eastern ram-part of the Appalachians stretching from Pennsylvania to Georgia. In the valley to the west lies the Shenandoah River, from which the park takes its name.

What i did this summer returns

The path is wide open, enjoy your summer break. It’s time to share again “What I did this summer” Send us a photo of your summer fun in the backyard or on vacation to editor@midlothianexchange.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LUCIANO D’ARIA

Shoring up summer memoriesA Getaway to Shenandoah National Park

Taste of IndiaKAYLA WAMSLEYspecial correspondent

The culture of India will be shared on Sat-urday and Sunday, with dancing, food, games and other activities at the 8th annual Taste of India cultural at the Cultural Center of India located at 6641 Ironbridge Parkway.

Taste of India will be held from 12 to 9 p.m. on both days. There is no charge for admission.

The event, which was presented to the CCI board and Executive Committee in 2004 by Shirish Shah, the chairman of the event for the last fi ve years, was an idea from CCI com-munity leaders. They wanted to fi gure out a way to give back to the local community through sharing their culture.

The Taste of India festival has made an impact on the local community as people are more in the know about India and its culture.

“It has had a very positive impact as more people have come to know the world’s largest functioning democracy,” Geeta Shah, who is in charge of the cultural programs held at the festival, said, “and why and how both India and the USA have similarities in their democratic thinking to live in harmony with various cultures and religions.”

Food that will be served at the event in-cludes vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian

BY ELIZABETH FARINAefarina@midlothianexchange.com

Traveling east on Midlothian Turnpike from Route 288, some may have noticed sizable signage of a “foreclosure” auction at Midlothian Village Square. Three parcels, including the 21,754-square -foot building that was built in 2007 and two unde-

veloped lots in the commercial center that had been owned by Village Mill Land Investors, LLC, will be auctioned at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

The sale only includes the land and brick-and-mortar, and does not include any of the businesses currently renting at the location such as Capital Ale House and

Posh. Mark Motley, president and

CEO of Motley’s Auction & Realty Group, whose company is han-dling the auction, reemphasized that the foreclosure does not have an effect on any of the current businesses.

Auction will only affect land, not the businesses

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PHOTO BY SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK Kids of all ages head out on one of the park’s guided Scavenger Hikes.

Broadcast journalist Clovia Lawrence will be featured guest at “Tavern Talk”

Clovia Lawrence will be the featured guest at “Tavern Talk” on Monday, June 27 at 6 p.m. at Howlett’s Tavern in Chester, to benefi t the Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV).

A seasoned broadcast journalist best known in the Richmond Metropolitan area as “Miss Community,” Lawrence employs her 20 years experience and a passion for tackling tough topics and issues affecting the lives of people from every walk of life in her position as news director for Radio One Richmond. Lawrence is also Executive Director of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show as well as Community Affairs Director for three of the network’s stations. She hosts the market’s number one public affairs show, “Community Conversations.” Her commitment to educate and elevate the African-American community has resulted in many initiatives concerning domestic violence, fl ood relief, youth program-ming and others.

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Free seminar explores changes to protective order laws

Chesterfi eld County Domestic Violence Task Force invites the public to a free mini training session, Changes to Protective Order Laws, on Monday, June 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at the Eanes-Pittman Public Safety Training Center, Room A/B, 6610 Public Safety Way, Chesterfi eld.

The session will feature an overview of changes in the protective order laws that become effective July 1, 2011, their impact and implementation, as well as a discus-sion of the changes in the defi nition of terms relating to protective order laws.

Registration is not required. For more information, contact Jackie Dean, (804)717-6179.

– Chesterfi eld County

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Kayla Shefond Harris of Bensley Elementary wins essay contest

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These are the three eighth grade students (L-R: Elise Monahan, Mathew Matherly, Peyton Grubb) who received the Tomahawk Creek Middle School Platinum PAW Academic Achievement Award in recognition for earning all A’s in every report card period in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. That totals 12 reports cards with all A’s. In addition to this award, these students also received President Obama’s Outstanding Academic Achievement award.

The Chesterfi eld County Police Department an-nounced today that this year’s Craig Rath Memo-rial Scholarship has been awarded to a Bettie Weaver Elementary School student.

Chesterfi eld County Police Capt. Brian C. Smith and Child Safety Offi cer Cindy Denny surprised student Erin Fogle with the award in front of her parents and peers during the school’s fi fth-grade gradu-ation. Erin received a $500

savings bond in memory of Offi cer Craig Rath.

Erin is the 12th winner of the scholarship created to honor Rath, who was killed on May 27, 1999 as a result of a traffi c crash while he was on duty. Rath was an of-fi cer with the department’s Street Drug Enforcement Section.

Fifth-grade students apply for the scholarship by submitting a letter to the chief of police. Applicants are asked to outline how

they can keep their schools and communities safe with information they have learned through the Success Through Education and Proactive Policing program (STEPP), how students and police can partner to im-prove the quality of schools and neighborhoods and how fi fth-grade students can become winners in the fi ght against drugs.

– Chesterfi eld County Police Department

Police present Memorial ScholarshipCOURTESY PHOTO

Kayla Shefond Harris, a fi fth-grader at Bensley Elementary School, is the grand-prize winner of the annual essay contest for Older American’s Month. Kayla was recog-nized for her winning essay during the May 25 Board of Supervisors meeting where she received a plaque and a $25 savings bond.

The contest, which gives students in grades 4-5 the opportunity to acknowledge an older adult who has had a positive impact on their lives, was open to all Chesterfi eld County Public School students.

Kayla chose to write about her great-grandmother, who has always encouraged and inspired her. Kayla admired how her great-grandmother always strove to be her best, regardless of the diffi culties she had faced as a child.

The top essays from other participating schools were written by: Autumn Blacks-hear, Grange Hall Elementary; Taylor Evans, Clover Hill Elementary; Genesis Cross, A. M. Davis Elementary; Markus Taborn, Matoaca Elementary; Nicole Mund, Win-terpock Elementary; Niya Grant, Beulah Elementary; Lauren Tope, Robious Elemen-

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTYDale District Supervisor James Holland congratulates Kayla Shefond Harris for her winning essay honoring her great-grandmother, Ella M. Toler, at the May 25 Board of Supervisors meeting.

tary; Breon Banks, Bensley Elementary; and Kayla Foliaco, Evergreen Elementary.

The contest is sponsored by the Chester-fi eld County Senior Advocate, with sup-port from the Chesterfi eld County Public Schools Community Relations Department.

Student wins essay contest

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANGIE STEELE The 2011 Midlothian Junior Women's Club scholarship winners, from left to right: Adrianna Mendoza, Sara O'Keefe, and Katherine Barthol.

The Midlothian Junior Women’s Club is proud to announce the recipients of the club’s community service scholarships for 2011. This year the club raised $2,250 for their scholarship programs.

The 2011 Mylicia Markham Leadership Schol-arship was awarded to Kath-erine Barthol of Monacan High School in the amount of $1,000. Miss Barthol founded the Monacan Inter-

act Club and has been very active in the YMCA’s Leader-ship Club, Girls Scouts, and school-sponsored clubs. She will attend Randolph-Ma-con University in the fall. The scholarship’s namesake, Mylicia Markham, was a former president of the MJWC and continues to be a community leader in the Midlothian area. The scholarship is open to all se-nior girls from high schools located in Midlothian.

The runner-up of the Mylicia Markham Leader-ship Scholarship, in the amount of $500, was pre-sented to Adrianna Mendoza of Manchester High School. Miss Mendoza has volun-teered for several organiza-tions as a translator and has been a leader in Manches-ter’s Spanish Immersion program. Miss Mendoza will attend the University of Richmond.

This year the Midlothian Junior Women’s Club has added a new scholarship, the MJWC Community Service Scholarship. This new schol-arship is open to all senior high school girls in Chester-fi eld County who have dem-onstrated a commitment to community service and has helped the MJWC with one of their own club-sponsored projects. The winner of the fi rst MJWC Community Service Scholarship, in the amount of $750, is Sara O’Keefe from Midlothian High School. Miss O’Keefe has volunteered with Meals on Wheels and Feed More for over 10 years and has introduced these organiza-tions to fellow members of school-based clubs. Miss O’Keefe plans to attend James Madison University.

The Midlothian Junior Women’s Club congratulates these young women for their outstanding commitment to the community and wishes them success at college in the fall.

The MJWC is a philan-thropic civic organization dedicated to improving the lives of others in our com-munity. The club’s two biggest annual community service projects are the Midlothian Fall Festival, which will be celebrating it’s 30th year in October, and the Cinderella Dreams prom dress project. For more information about the club please visit the website at www.midlothian-juniors.org.

2011 MJWC scholarships awarded

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1: The Chesterfi eld County EMS and Police Command Center sets up at the staging area of the airport and coordinates all traffi c coming in for the Disaster Exercise held Saturday, June 18, 2011.

2: Deputy Chief J. E. Graham talks to volunteers from Ft. Lee as the exercise gets ready to begin.

3: Chesterfi eld School buses are brought in to transport bigger groups of patients to medical facilities throughout the Richmond Area.

4: Captain John Murray of Chesterfi eld EMS coordinates care and transportation from his command center out the back of his SUV.

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Lawrence is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, a Board member of Prevent Child Abuse Vir-ginia and has received numerous community service commendations, awards and proclamations.

“Tavern Talk” offers patrons at Howlett’s Restau-rant & Tavern in Chester an opportunity to meet and submit questions to infl uential local, state and national personalities. The monthly event is presented from 6:30-7:30 pm in the main dining area at Howlett’s, located at 3530 Festival Park Plaza, Chester, VA 23831. Dinner reservations are required; please call (804) 930-1034. A percentage of that day’s food sales will benefi t the Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia.

As the center for Chesterfi eld County history, the mission of the CHSV is to collect, preserve, interpret, and promote the county’s past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

For more information, please call (804)796-7121 or visit www.chesterfi eldhistory.com or www.facebook.com/Chesterfi eldHistory.

– Courtesy of Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia

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Chesterfi eld Historical Society presents Spirited History tour of historic Courthouse Green

The Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will host a Spirited History Tour of the historic Courthouse Green on Saturday, June 25 from 8-9 p.m.

Located at 10011 Iron Bridge Road in Chesterfi eld, the Courthouse Green will be the site for a paranormal tour during this unique event. The public is invited to bring cameras and recorders to capture any ghostly ex-periences at this historic site which was where Baptist preachers were imprisoned in 1773/4 and Revolution-ary soldiers were trained a few years later.

Tour participation is $10/person and limited to age 8 and above. Reservations are required and can be made through the CHSV website www.chesterfi eldhis-tory.com with payment through PayPal.

Spirited History is a group of paranormal investi-gators whose mission is to bring attention to historic sites with a spirited past throughout the United States. The group can be heard live every Friday night at 9:00pm on www.para-X.com Additional information is available at www.spiritedhistory.com

The Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia is a private, non-profi t 501(c)3 organization that serves as the center for Chesterfi eld County history. Its mis-sion is to collect, preserve, promote and interpret the county’s unique past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations. For more informa-tion or to volunteer, please visit www.chesterfi eldhis-tory.com or fi nd us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Chesterfi eldHistory.

– Chesterfi eld Historical Society of Virginia

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dishes. Lamb-curry rice, chicken curry-rice, Kabab-Roti, Naan, Samosa, Dosa, and various Indian breads, sweets and ice creams will be at the fi ngertips of at-tendees.

Other activities at the festival include cultural dances from different parts of India, henna tattoos, booth vendors selling cloth-ing, jewelry and artwork and fashion shows from young children to mature adults.

Geeta said the coordina-tors of the event are inviting the general public to par-ticipate in the fashion show and to dance.

Shah said the CCI is open to the general public regardless of race, religion and country or origin. She also said anyone can call to inquire about renting CCI for a certain occasion. The Chesterfi eld County Cham-ber of Commerce holds its meetings at the center, and high schools proms also have been held there.

Last year about 7,000 people attended the Taste of India event.

“Every year we see more people of all races, includ-ing Indians, attending this

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PHOTOS BY GEETA SHAHAbove: A vendor is selling costume golden and bedded necklaces and jewelery.

Right: An Indian dance is being performed on the stage.

Below: Indian food Dosa is being freshly made.

“Most of the buyers we’ve been talking to have been interested in keeping tenants in place,” he said. “We’re not selling the businesses. What is going to be sold is the actual real estate where the businesses are located.”

Motley’s company website about the property auction noted that the shopping center is currently getting an esti-mated 32,000 autos per day and generating a yearly income of $394,000.

Although the sale will not include the businesses, the signage has led to some confusion among the general public. The owners at Posh, LLC, have heard some of their clients’ concerns after three large auction signs were erected over the June 10 weekend.

“We have heard ‘You’re not going anywhere are you? Is everything okay?’ ” said co-owner Amy Satterfi eld. “It’s not us, it is the shopping center, which has been foreclosed upon, but we’ve known that for quite some time.”

“The shopping center has been in a state of fl ux for quite some time, and, as a business owner, it’s nice to know who you’re dealing with and a level of consistency,” she said.

Satterfi eld, Debbie Brooks and Gray Maher moved the fi ne home accessories and gift boutique and interior design service business from its original location in Salisbury to Midlothian Village Square shopping center in May 2008.

“People know where we are and our business is up from last year. Things are going well,” Satterfi eld said.

Pat Paul, president of Scott Carpet One, also has faced numerous questions from clients even though his business is located on the corner of Village Mill Drive, which is one of the shopping center’s access roads.

“I saw the signage in front of [Café] Caturra and it hit me right between the eyes,” Paul said. “While I knew the status of the development, my own experience led me to be concerned for the businesses that it was posted in front of because as regular customers of several businesses impacted, I knew the sign was not a refl ection of their well being,” he said.

Paul is more concerned about customers who do not ask questions and make assumptions that businesses are mov-ing or going out of business based on the current state of the economy.

“I know the impact of irresponsible sign placement. We’ve been adversely affected by the leasing agent’s insis-tence that a ‘For Lease’ sign in front of our building is the only way he can market limited space available in other parts of the building,” he said. “The problem is that despite being in our current location for over 20 years, existing and potential customers assume that we have moved – or worse yet – gone out of business, which couldn’t be further from the truth.”

Paul is concerned that a similar impact will occur for the businesses within the shopping center because of the large foreclosure auction signs in front of the Café Caturra patio, whose building is not included in the commercial auction.

“My heart goes out to those hard-working successful business owners of such businesses as [Café] Caturra, Posh, Rita’s, who now have to deal with unnecessary and prejudi-cial signage that is sure to make their continued success that much more diffi cult,” he said.

Motley explained that the signage does come down after the closing of the property deal, which is usually 30 days after the auction.

He added that the modern building has attracted several potential buyers.

“The myth is that people think that it’s going to be sold, but properties are selling,” Motley said.

He also said that the auction will allow a new owner to come in and assure the tenants that money is available for maintenance, which includes more than 100 parking spaces.

“The defaulting party may not have had the funds to take care of the building to the standard they should be and what the tenants expect for their business. So, the foreclosure is a good process. This is a live auction,” he said.

For information about the property, visit http://motleys.com.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

My Saturdays are pretty routine, and I spend most of them working, report-ing on and photographing a wide variety of weekend events. I rarely

play close attention to what I’m covering and usu-ally concentrate on the when and where aspects of the story.

My fi rst assignment this past Saturday was an event at the Atlee Youth Sports Complex on Whip-pooril Road, home of the Atlee Little Legue.

Teams from Chesterfi eld, Hanover and Henrico were gathered for their end of season tournament. I immediately noticed this would not be a routine Little League assignment. The members on these teams were special needs kids whose conditions ran the gambit of emotional and physical challenges.

It’s called the Challenger League, and, for the past seven weeks, these teams have competed in league play. Saturday was the culmination of the season.

As most of my close friends know, my son Jack was recently diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, so the tournament immediately grabbed my attention.

As I pulled out my camera to begin taking shots of the action, I noted the large numbers of volun-teers, many of them young children, who found time and compassion to contribute to such a mean-ingful event.

Now, I consider myself a fairly seasoned journal-ist. I’ve had my ACL torn shooting photos on the sideline, and been hit hard enough by a baseball to chip a bone in my leg. I’ve covered bank robberies, fi res, car accidents and everything in between, but no story affected me like my experience with the Challenger League.

I was emotionally overcome when I thought of the volunteers, and how reassuring it was for par-

ents, like me, to know there are good people in this world who care about compassion and caring.

As I began to shoot, I noted several fathers push-ing their sons in wheelchairs around bases or from the dugout to the fi eld. With Father’s Day right around the corner, it was a poignant reminder of just how special children are.

I found myself speechless as I listened to parent after parent tell inspirational stories about their children. I realized that almost all of these parents, like myself, wouldn’t trade their situations.

We’ve come to realize life’s most precious gifts of-ten come in less than perfect packages, but the gifts they deliver every minute are more than enough to compensate for whatever physically or emotionally limits them.

All children are special, but watching those special needs kids play baseball provided more inspiration, hope and peace of mind than any story I can recall.

I fi nished up my assignments and headed home, humbled and enlightened by a group of kids deserv-ing of my admiration and respect.

I’m thankful I can still take a walk down a wooded path with my son Jack. I’ll cherish answer-ing that unending list of questions he asked about everything. I’ll push him a little longer in the swing tomorrow. Each pitch of the baseball as he swings for the fences will be more special to me, and I won’t tire of chasing the hits.

Special needs. We all have them. But what’s really special is the courage, compassion and patience displayed by everyone associated with this year’s Challenger League Tournament.

– Jim RidolphiContributing Columnist

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event from the surrounding counties,” Shah said.

Since the event is free to the public, she said it gives the community an oppor-tunity to travel across the world to India without hav-

ing to buy a plane ticket to experience the country.

‘This event gives people a chance to see and learn more about India and its culture in a short period of time, to taste Indian food

from different regions, see colorful costumes and attire from different Indian states, enjoy Bollywood music and much more,” she said. “It gives everyone a chance to experience different lan-

guages, dialogs, music and warm Indian hospitality.”

Shah also credited Chesterfi eld County, the Board of Supervisors, Public Affairs Department director Don Kappel and Police De-

partment Capt. Kevin Smith and CCI volunteers for the success of the Taste of India.

“Without their support and direction, the event would not have gained this much momentum,” she said.

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Children age seven and older can learn about the park in earning a sticker, badge or patch in the Junior Rangers program described on the park’s Activities and Calendar Page, which also describes ranger-led activities and events at specifi ed amphi-theaters and visitor centers. For stories of suffragettes and wealthy city people who once used Skyland Re-sort as a retreat, don’t miss the guided tour of Historic Massanutten Lodge there (dating to 1911), offered four days each week at 4 p.m.

Gazing across the horizon from Shenandoah National Park, you’ll fi nd it hard to believe you’re only 75 miles west of the megalopolis that is the nation’s capital. Hike in the shade of oak trees along the Appalachian Trail – or, if you prefer driving, take in the wonder of wilder-ness (79,579 acres of it) in a leisurely trip on part of Skyline Drive, the 105-mile-long road running along the crest of the Blue Ridge through the length of the park.

Resources for your trip:SNP Main Web site: www.nps.gov/shen (Use this site to double-check info you might see elsewhere.)Shenandoah National Park’s summer calendar: http://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfi le&PageID=317845

Park headquarters: (540) 999-3500

PHOTO BY SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARKDark Hollow Falls at mile 50.7 on Skyline Drive. It is 1.4 miles round trip, has some steep sections, has a 70’ waterfalls. Pets are not allowed on this trail.

Fee-Free DaysJune 21First day of summer

June 25th75th Anniversary/Rededica-tion (full day of activities for all ages, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Cer-emony seating is limited, but individuals can get up to six free tickets by writing Shenan-doah National Park, 3655 U. S. Highway 211 East, Luray, VA 22835). The anniversary’s fee-free day is August 25, but check out the calendar of special events as noted below when you’re planning your trip.

Sept. 24Public Lands Day

Nov. 11-13Veterans Day Weekend

Be Bear-AwareBefore traveling to SNP,

read “Living with Black Bears” on the park’s Web site, as a black bear (the only species in the park) is a fairly common sight, though I personally have only encountered one or more along the park’s roads. Whenever a bear is sighted, cars back up on the road, as drivers and passengers want to see and take a photo of the bear. Use a telephoto lens, or be satisfi ed with a distant photograph: Don’t get out of your vehicle, as many injuries/fatalities caused nationally by bears each year are related to photography.

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and more, and is free and open to the public, with free, ample parking. Last year, nearly 8,000 people attended this event,

SUNDAY, JUNE 26Lyndale Baptist Church, 8320 Hull Street Road, Richmond (23235) is proud to present “Shake It Up Cafe...Where Kids Carry Out God’s Recipe.” Children age 3 years through grade 6 will enjoy Missions, Crafts, Recreation, Music, Snacks, and Discovery Time from 9 am- noon June 27-July 1. It is free of charge and open to everyone. The Kick-off Cookout is Sunday, June 26 at 6pm under the church’s pavilion. Call church offi ce at (804)276-7249 for more information.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25The Altrusa Club of the Capi-tol City of Virginia, a local philanthropic club, will pres-ent a ‘High Tea and Fashion Show’ on June 25 from 2 - 4 p.m. at Bethany Place Baptist Church, located at 1501 S. Providence Road (23236). The profi ts from the fund raiser will be used to benefi t Altrusa projects for Elder care, adult literacy and abused women and children. Tickets cost $20 per ticket and are available by calling (804) 794-4397 or (804) 378-7000.

The Cultural Center of India, located in Chester, Va, will hold its 8th Annual Taste of India event on Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26. This colorful cultural event features music, dance, food

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29The Newcomers Club of Richmond (for women new to the area) and others are invited to attend our monthly luncheon at 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 29, at Willow Oaks Country Club. Social hour at 11, business meeting on 11:30, lunch at noon ($23) and program at 1:00. Reservations are required. Call Brenda, (804)754-0460.

FRIDAY, JULY 1St. Michael’s Episco-pal Church is pleased to welcome Colin Andrews for the third concert of the Inaugural Concert Series for The Gerald Morgan, Jr., Memorial Organ – Taylor and Boody, Opus 64. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 1, at

Community Fun Dau from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.Please join us for food, games, prizes and more! Virginia Blood Ser-vices will be there collecting blood donations. Free and Open to the Public.

SATURDAY, OCT. 1Walk to Stop Diabetes walks down Monument Avenue. It’s more fun to Step Out togeth-er! Grab your friends, family and co-workers, lace up your walking shoes and join Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital for a fun-fi lled and meaning-ful morning! Enjoy our kid Zone, Wellness Village, T-shirt contest and other enter-tainment! Every step you take and every dollar you raise helps the American Diabetes Association provide funding for education, advocacy and research. When you walk,

St. Michael’s, located at 8706 Quaker Lane in Bon Air. The concert is open to the public. A free will offering will be collected.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13The New Virginians, www.the newva.org, (a club for women new to the Richmond area in the last two years) will have a Friendship Brunch from 10 a.m. – noon at Great Seasons (11400 W. Huguenot Road, Midlothian, VA). Res-ervations for the luncheon are requested by noon on June 6. Please contact Sam Gentz – (804)639-7042

SATURDAY, JULY 16Harbour Pointe Chiropractic and Wellness Center, located at 6003 Harbour Park Drive, Midlothian,(23112). is hosting a Patient Appreciation and

you help us stop diabetes. To register to walk or for more information, visit diabetes.org/stepoutrichmond. Check in at 9am. Walk start is 10am.

WEEKLYThe National Alliance on Mental Illness, Central Virginia Chapter (NAMI-CVA) is sponsoring a free 12-week educational class for families of those who are caregivers of individuals with mental illness. The class will begin Monday, March 7, 2011 at McGuire Veteran’s Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Blv, Room D120 (enter by the emergency room entrance) from 6:30pm to 9pm. Regis-tration is required. Lulusc@comcast.net 247-2431 or ikenparker@aol.com or (804)212-8297.

Archaeology summer camp digs into historyKAYLA WAMSLEYspecial correspondent

Artifact excavation has become a favorite pastime for children and Chesterfi eld County Parks and Recre-ation Historical Site Special-ist Bryan Truzzie.

The Chesterfi eld County Department of Parks and Recreation, in cooperation with the Chesterfi eld His-torical Society of Virginia is offering the Diggin’ in History Archaeology camp at historic Castlewood Plantation.

The camp gives children the opportunity to learn the stages of the archaeological process including site docu-mentation, how to properly excavate a site and caring for artifacts.

“[They] even have the opportunity to get involved with artifact repair and re-constructing,” Truzzie said.

The children will be doing site measuring, and identifying, cleaning and preparing artifacts. The children will also be catalog-ing the artifacts.

The camp, which has been held for the past eight or nine years, is for children ages eight through 12 years old. It will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 11 to the 15, and in August 2 through the 6 at the plantation, located at 10201 Iron Bridge Rd. The Castlewood Plantation was built in 1817 by Clerk of Court in the county.

The site at the Castle-wood Plantation has already been through an extensive archaeological excavation. Truzzie said there are a va-

riety of old items from that excavation that he places in the ground for the students to fi nd.

“It’s a very popular sum-mer camp that we offer,” Truzzie said. The cost of the archaeology camp is $95.

A Heritage Crafts and Games camp is another summer camp offered by Chesterfi eld Parks and Recreation and the Chester-fi eld Historical Society. It is held July 26 through the 28. The children will meet at Magnolia Grange Museum House, Chesterfi eld County

Museum, and at Castlewood Plantation.

The camp allows chil-dren to learn about historic period games that children during the 1700’s and 1800’s would have enjoyed. They will also be engaged in mak-ing items to take home. Each day the children create dif-ferent crafts and activities. The cost is $65.

Parents can register for the camps through the Ches-terfi eld Historical Society at www.chesterfi eldhistory.com.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CNUSophomore Krista Townsend, a Midlothian High graduate, went 9-3 with a team-best 1.70 ERA for Christopher Newport's softball team in 2011.

Twice as niceHaller, Townsend give CNU formidable pitching tandem

PHOTO COURTESY OF CNUSophomore Whitney Haller, a Cosby High alumnus, led CNU's softball team with a 20-5 record and compiled a 2.22 ERA.

BY JIM MCCONNELLjmcconnell@midlothianexchange.com

Long before they became team-mates, Whitney Haller and Krista Townsend knew how it felt to share the spotlight.

Three years ago, both Haller and Townsend were voted to the all-Do-minion District softball fi rst team as pitchers.

Both were accustomed to being the ace for their respective teams: Haller at Cosby and Townsend at Midlothian.

Between high school games and travel tournaments, they had faced each other on the softball fi eld many times over the years, but they weren’t friends – or even friendly rivals, for that matter.

“We knew of each other, but we nev-er really talked because we were always on opposite teams,” Townsend said.

So when they were “reunited” as members of Christopher Newport University’s softball squad in 2009, it was hardly a given that they’d work well together and give the Captains a potent one-two punch in the pitcher’s circle.

But that’s exactly what happened.The sophomores combined to win

29 of their team’s 38 games during the 2011 season and pitched CNU to within one victory of the school’s fi rst Division III national championship.

“At practice one day I actually mentioned to Krista how weird it was that we have always been rivals in high school and travel ball and now we are on the same team working together,” Haller noted. “It really helps that we are familiar with each other and we both know how the other one works and pitches.”

Haller, who graduated from Cosby in 2008 and spent a year at Longwood before transferring to CNU, fi nished with a 20-5 record and 2.22 earned-run average. She struck out 123 in 151 2/3 innings and tossed seven shutouts.

Townsend, a 2009 Midlothian graduate, supplanted Elizabeth Holte as CNU’s No. 2 starter midway through the season and won nine of 12 deci-sions. She led the Captains with a 1.70 ERA and struck out 78 in 90 1/3 innings.

By the time CNU’s run ended with a loss to top-ranked Linfi eld in the championship game of the Division III College Softball World Series, it was obvious that Captains coach Keith Parr had not one but two aces up his sleeve.

“I really think having more than

just one strong pitcher helps a team as a whole and it really helped us this season,” Haller said. “Of course we are both competitive and want to be the starting pitcher, but we both compli-ment each other in how we pitch and I really feel like there was not one of us who was No. 1.”

Added Townsend: “It defi nitely helps having another pitcher if you’re tired or they’re hitting you. It gives the other team a different look.”

Opening her fi rst season at CNU as the team’s No. 1 starter was a lot of pressure for Haller, who was tagged for 10 runs (seven earned) in her debut – a season-opening 10-0 loss to Louisiana.

She earned her fi rst victory March 1 when the Captains edged Salisbury 4-3, and never looked back.

“Throughout the season I learned how to control that a little better and just pitch my game. Pitching is a nerve-racking position no matter what, and having experience in it for many years really helped me in tough situations,” Haller said.

Holte actually got off to the best start of anyone on the Captains’ pitching staff, winning her fi rst three decisions, but lost four of her next seven and was eventually dropped to third in the rotation.

Holte’s struggles opened the door for Townsend and she took full advantage.

“I knew what I could do. I just need-ed a chance to do it,” Townsend said.

Townsend’s biggest opportunity came May 15, when Parr gave her the ball for the championship game of the Salisbury Regional. She blanked the host Sea Gulls for the fi rst four innings and pitched CNU into the eight-team College World Series with a 19-3 vic-tory.

“I was excited that I got the chance to pitch that game,” Townsend added. “Obviously I was a little nervous, but it was a great opportunity.”

Townsend got another chance to be the Captains’ hero during the national tournament. After Linfi eld rallied from the loser’s bracket and beat CNU 6-0 to force a second championship game, Townsend took the circle knowing her team’s hopes for its fi rst national title rested on her right arm.

She held Linfi eld to just four hits and two unearned runs in the fi rst fi ve

Horse show draws crowdBY JIM RIDOLPHISpecial Correspondent

Equestrians from across the region are preparing to make the trip to Gooch-

land County for one of the South’s oldest and most prestigious horse shows.

The Deep Run Horse Show opened yesterday and runs through June 26 at the Manakin show grounds.

The event has a rich history in Goochland, and annually attracts some of the best riders in the region for the fi ve-day competition, highlighted by the Bryan Trophy competition on the fi nal day.

“The Deep Run Horse Show is over 50 years old and has been held each year at the current location in Manakin-Sabot on the Deep Run Hunt Show Grounds” said Deep Run Horse Show Associa-tion president Pam Johnson. “It began in the early sixties as a two-day Junior Show and evolved and grew into our current fi ve day Profes-sional and Junior/ Amateur AA Rated USEF show. Last year we were honored to have been designated a USEF Heritage Competition.”

Show offi cials are expect-ing a healthy turnout for the traditional competition.

“This show will once again draw over 400 horses from the east coast,” Johnson said. “Riders will compete for prize money and points in our many rated divisions. The points earned will go towards the end of the year zone and national awards. New this year is our designa-tion as a World Champion Hunter Rider Event.

“Deep Run will be one of 50 shows to offer the chance for riders to earn points toward this end of the year coveted award.”

The show’s signature event, the Bryan Trophy Medal Class is scheduled for Sunday morning, the fi nal day of the event. Markel In-surance Company will again sponsor this, the 50th edition of the competition, and will dedicate the event to the memory of their employee and longtime supporter of the Goochland event, Mary Anne Conrad Kean.

“She served as the show manager when it grew from a two-day to our now fi ve-day schedule,” Johnson said. “Mary Ann was an equine life underwriter for over 26 years and was an unfailing supporter of this show. She will be sorely missed.”

Coburn, duPont claim regional wrestling titles

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT DUPONTAustin Coburn fi nished fi rst in both the Greco and Freestyle events at 189 pounds.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT DUPONTRobert duPont (right) took fi rst place in the Greco and Freestyle events at 120 pounds.

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Two local wrestlers trav-eled to Atlanta over the Memorial Day weekend and returned to Midlothian as champions.

Recent Cosby High gradu-ate Austin Coburn and Rob-ert duPont both won their weight class in two categories at the USA Southeast Re-gional tournament, an event that included athletes from nine different states bordered by Virginia, Florida, Louisi-ana and Tennessee.

Both Coburn and DuPont wrestle for Virginia Team Predator, a Richmond-area elite youth wrestling club that is coached by Mark Strickland, Mike Henderson, Donnie Ooton, Geoff Head and Dalton Head.

Coburn, who won the

Group AAA state 171-pound title for Cosby during the 2010-11 high school season, participated in the Junior Di-vision (17 and 18-year-olds)

and claimed fi rst place in both the Olympic-Greco and Olympic-Freestyle events at 189 pounds.

DuPont participated

in the Schoolboy Division (13 and 14-year-olds) and took fi rst place in both the

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Kean served as a steward for events around the state until her death in March. Deep Run will also dedicate its Thanksgiving show to her memory.

Participants will also notice some enhanced surroundings on the grounds this year. The competition ar-eas have undergone total renovations.

“We are deeply grateful to our many contributors who generously donated to our Ring Renovation Fund Raiser and made this work possible,” Johnson said.

Betsy Thompkins will again serve as chairman of this year’s show. “She continues to keep the show on the cut-ting edge of horse show management technology, keeps our website up to date and has made access to our prize

innings, striking out seven. But she was clearly affected by an hour-long rain delay, sur-rendering a leadoff home run in the bottom of the sixth, followed by a single, sacrifi ce bunt and another single as the Wildcats grabbed a 4-2 lead.

Linfi eld tacked on two more runs against Holte to claim a 6-2 victory and deny CNU a storybook ending to the most successful season in school history.

“I would trade anything in the world for that one win. I

often think about that actu-ally and just wish I could give up one of my wins to gain that one at the end,” Haller said. “Of course we can't go back in time and change anything.”

Added Townsend: “We were upset we lost, but it was defi nitely an experience I’ll never forget.”

Both Haller and Townsend were named to the 2011 Virginia Sports Information Directors Col-lege Division all-state second team. Both have two years of eligibility remaining, a major

boost for a squad that will rely heavily on its pitching after losing all-American third baseman Jessie Atkin-son to graduation.

“I defi nitely believe that we can make it back and even win it all next year,” Haller said. “Our three seniors were huge con-tributors to our success, and obviously you can't replace Jessie Atkinson. Hopefully the returning starters and newcomers can all come to-gether as a team like we did this year and bring us back to the College World Series.”

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Greco & Olympic-Freestyle events at 120 pounds.

Both are state champi-ons, in both wrestling styles, at their respective ages and weights.

DuPont also competed in the USA National Schoolboy Freestyle and Greco Du-als tournament earlier this month in Indianapolis.

Wrestling for Team Virginia, he went 8-0 in Freestyle and 7-1 in Greco

– barely failing to make both all-tournament teams.

Coburn is preparing to represent Virginia in the USA Cadet-Junior Freestyle/Greco National tourna-ment that will take place in mid-July.

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FILE PHOTOMore than 400 horses and riders are expected to compete at this week's 2011 Deep Run Horse Show.

list widely available on the web,” said Johnson.

As in the past, the show is made possible by the dedicated support of an energetic crew of volunteers. Johnson said they make this event run smoothly, as well as many other shows throughout the year.

“The Deep Run Hunt Horse Show Association is a board of dedicated horse enthusiasts who work tirelessly offering and promoting top qual-ity horse shows in this area. We are pleased to manage and offer our beau-tiful show grounds to all who enjoy the horse in sport,” she said.

The show opens daily at 8 a.m. Johnson said the event is open to the public.

“We hope many will want to come watch, eat, shop and enjoy the day with us," she added.

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Rain delays Southside's 2011 debut until Friday

The rain threatening Southside Speedway last Friday afternoon prevailed an hour and a half before the fi rst green fl ag laps of the season, forcing the postponement of the entire racing schedule.

As a result, the summer racing season will kick off tomorrow night. Six races are sched-uled in memory of founder J.M. Wilkinson.

Racing starts at 7:30 p.m. with the Kart division. The Late Model division will run the feature 75-lap race with 2010 division cham-pion Chris Dodson set to defend his title. Also running will be the Kart, Legend, Grand Stock, U-Car, and Street Stock divisions.

Pit gates will open at 3 p.m., and front gates will open at 6. Qualifying beings at 6:30 and

the fi rst race of the 2011 season will follow at 7:30. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and military, $6 for children ages 6-12, and free for children ages 5 and under. For a full race schedule visit southsidespeedway.com.

Southside Speedway is a 1/3 mile, paved oval track located on Genito Road in Midlothian. The speedway was established in 1959 by J.M. Wilkinson and is currently oper-ated by his daughter, Sue W. Clements.

The speedway features eight divisions including Late Model, Modifi ed, Grand Stock, Street Stock, U-Car, Champ Kart, Legend and Pro-6.

The 2011 season will run from June through October.

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excellent care to all of my patients. I am proud to be a part of the St. Francis Family

Medicine Center practice as we continue to serve the health needs of our community.

now accepting new patients

St. Francis Family Medicine Center13540 Hull Street Road • Midlothian, VA 23112804-739-6142 • richmond.bonsecours.com

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- Dr. Jeffrey B. Roberts

I chose Bon Secours because

they enable me to

expand the services I offer.

Jeffrey B. Roberts, MD, CAQSt. Francis Family Medicine Center

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