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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 05.06.10

PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREJoe Gibbs, left, and Denny Hamlin, right, spoke with Coca-Cola Track Walk participants about the importance of staying acting and being healthy at the conclusion of the fi rst track walk held at Richmond International Raceway. Hamlin weighs in on his struggles to stay physically fi t after his recent knee surgery. Story on page 7.

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BY ZAIN TAUBspecial correspondent

There are men, women and children in Chesterfi eld who have been affected by do-mestic violence in some way.

A growing problem overall, domestic violence has risen slightly in Chester-fi eld County. Chesterfi eld Police, along with other county departments and state agencies, have arduously worked together to assist victims of domestic violence and abuse.

“Everyone is affected by domestic vi-olence because it’s a societal problem,” said Patricia Jones-Turner, coordinator of the Sexual and Domestic Violence Resource center in Chesterfi eld. “Vio-lence in the home breeds violence in the community. The children in these homes are witnessing that the only way to solve problems is through violence.”

Statistically the numbers are diffi cult to sometimes track because domestic abuse is a silent crime that remains hidden within families until the abuse becomes physical. The Chesterfi eld County Police Department has set up a Domestic Violence Task Force that is trained to deal with abuse. Over a four-year period there has been a 2.9 percent increase in domestic violence calls, from 8,558 to 8,806, according to 2008 county data.

The center’s list of resources avail-able to victims and witnesses of domes-tic abuse reads like a long grocery list. The resource list includes phone num-bers for everything from counseling to shelters; information about protective orders and safety orders; and programs available for children in abusive fami-lies. Offi cers responding to a scene of a potential domestic violence call are able to discreetly provide the information to the male or female victim.

“We are hoping they will leave, but we leave it as a choice keeping in mind that violence escalates when a woman tries to leave … We let them make the decision because they know what is best for them,” Jones-Turner said. “You can’t really judge how bad the case is based on our perspective.”

Law enforcement has also partnered

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The James River Advisory Council will hold its 11th Annual James River Regional Cleanup on June 12, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in multiple localities along more than 70 miles of the James.

Each year, volunteers on foot and in boats, converge at selected sites along the river in Central Virginia to fi ll hun-dreds of bags with trash and recyclable materials. Groups also target areas along streams that fl ow into the James.

Months of wet weather leading up to this year’s event have resulted in a lot of litter to pick up. In addition to trash discarded di-rectly in the James, rain runoff carries trash downhill along thousands of miles of road-side ditches and streams, and even-tually to the James River. The event’s theme, “Cleaning up the source,” is designed to trigger thoughts about the origins of the trash that

is collected while encouraging people to help stop litter at its source. No matter where someone lives in Central Virginia, there are James River Regional Cleanup sites within an easy drive. Pad-dlers and power-boaters are encour-aged to participate.

Those interested can sign up at jrac-va.org. Registration also is available by calling (804)717-6688. Other counties' locations are available online.

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Resources are available for victims of domestic violence, abuse

BY ELIZABETH [email protected]

Getting a license is a rite of passage for a teenager. It re-quires, among following many rules and regulations, keeping the speed down in order to stay out of trouble, but for Jordan Ambers, 17, being able to handle top speeds is required in order to get the plane off the ground.

Ambers, who received his Federal Aviation Administra-tion private pilot license in March, took interest in learning to become a pilot from his grandfather Larry Hollada. The Monacan High School senior recalled riding with Hollada in 2002 when he was 9 or 10 years old as being very different than being a passenger in a commer-cial plane.

“With the airline, it’s almost like sitting in a room that’s moving, but with the small plane – it’s more like you’re fl ying,” Ambers said.

He began to study when he

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Public invited to participate in Interfaith Dialogue in Bon Air

PHOTO BY BRIDGET HAZELNancy Woodlief, left, Sihiaheen Mustafa, M.D., center, and Frances Seiden, share similarities and differences about their religions at the fi rst of three Interfaith Dialogue events. The next event is scheduled for Thursday, May 6.

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by M. Imad Damaj, Ph.D.

Over 80 people gathered on Thursday evening, April 29, at the Islamic Center of Virginia as part of the second annual trialogue between the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities in the Bon Air area. The aim of the dialogue is to deepen a mutual understanding and appreciation among the three Abrahamic religious communities in the area. It also aims at building mutual respect among neighbors from different religious traditions by empowering them to have a dia-logue, understand and know each other. Understanding and relation-ship-building among various faith traditions are vital to sustaining America’s tradition of religious freedom, diversity and pluralism and to foster a shared project of one nation.

Some people have expressed skepticism about these encoun-ters and believe that differences in religious doctrines are too wide to bridge and each has its own path. Others fear that this encounter is going to dilute their religious identi-ties into some “universal” religious mush for all or give the impression that we all equally worship the same God following different paths.

Dealing with one another with respect, positive engagement, and dialogue does not mean that differ-ences in doctrine and interpretation do not matter. Rather, it means that those differences must be addressed

through free and open dialogue. It is this open, free, and dignifi ed dialogue that allows the followers of various religious traditions to affi rm their diversity and discuss their similarities and differences. People engaged in the dialogue are expected to remain loyal to their traditions in broad outlines while reaching out to the other. In fact, one of the outcomes of last year’s dialogue is the recognition that one does not need uniformity to seek common ground. The theological and historical differ-ences between the three religious

traditions are considerable, but not impossible to discuss.

The duty of the faithful is, therefore, not to judge others and look down on those who have different understanding of faith, but respect choices and try his or her best to live an upright life and manifest the values of his and her faith through good work and good deeds. By having these encounters and providing opportunities of positive engagement, we can work toward a more harmonious Rich-mond region in which all people of good will share concerns in a

civil manner, promote hope and not fear, and together enrich the civic life of our community.

We are an amazingly diverse society but we need to make sure that our encounters are not super-fi cial. We are all riding the same ship and are increasingly aware of the other people around us, but we are doing just about everything we can to avoid real interaction. We cannot escape anymore the fact that our neighbors around us are “different” and that we are

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PHOTO BY ELIZABETH FARINAMonacan senior Jordan Ambers completes the pilot's checklist before takeoff at Chesterfi eld County Airport.

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with physician offi ces as a place to leave information for victims in a safe and neutral environment. “In general, the medical fi eld would be able to help the victim. We do get calls from hospitals when the victim comes into the emergency room and wants to make a report but until the victim does want to make a report we won’t get called unless it is a case of child or elder abuse,” said Sharon A. Lind-say, Chesterfi eld County Police Domestic Violence Resource Coordinator. “People report abuse to their doctors and we want doctors to have resources they can give out,” she said.

Some of the diffi culty in measuring domestic violence statistics stems

from the fact that some victims, especially men who have been victimized, do not want to report the incident. Other victims do not have access to the help they need and even others do not want to leave the situation. In fact, according to The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, women experience on average 35 incidents of domestic vio-lence before seeking help. Regardless, police offi cers are trained to deal with these cases and help victims even if they do not make an offi cial report.

There is mandatory and non-mandatory training given at all experience levels for police offi cers. Recruits as well as patrol offi cers go through training. Currently Lindsay is working with

Henrico and Richmond Police departments to orga-nize a conference in the fall where offi cers are trained to respond to stalking, sexual and domestic violence.

“What we do with our offi cers is that when you get that [domestic] call, offi cers make it a priority and treat the victims with respect, and investigate those crimes the best they can when vic-tims come forward. Usually when they call the police, it’s not the fi rst occurrence of abuse,” Lindsay said.

The problem is that usually when the police are called on these cases it’s not the fi rst time that domestic abuse has occurred in the home, Lindsay said.

Another detrimental abuse to men, women and children that has no legal implication is mental abuse.

“Mental abuse for a vic-tim is very damaging. When it becomes illegal is when there is a physical threat made. Mental abuse often

happens more than physical abuse, but it can happen at the same time of physical abuse,” Lindsay said.

Chesterfi eld has created a program called R.E.A.C.T for children in abusive homes. This program helps children deal with the traumatic feelings they face during the abuse. When these feelings aren’t ad-dressed children are set up to be either the abusers or the abused later in life.

A child’s behavior is another sign of trouble at home. Children are like sponges, stated Jones-Turner. They are not pre-programmed to be violent. Children who cry a lot for no reason, show anger, seem to be daydreaming or distracted and show guilt are signs. School

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and church nurses can be valuable at detecting abuse. Sometimes children come to the nurse with headaches or stomach aches with no plausible reason. They just need a place where they can be alone and think.

Even during a time of recession and budget cuts the Domestic Violence Taskforce is determined to educate and give victims a better option than their current one. If you are currently in an abusive relationship, you can call Sharon Lindsay at (804) 751-4113 or Patricia Jones-Turner at (804) 706-1267.

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PHOTO BY LATIKA LEERobious Elementary Principal Anne O'Toole. right, brainstorms with Scott Kiplinger of Arlington County and Maurine Larkin of Glen Burnie, Md. (not pictured) to plan a learning expedition.

BY LATIKA LEESpecial correspondent

Robious Elementary and Robious Middle schools recently were the host sites for a national semi-nar on Expeditionary Learn-

ing. Nearly 90 educators from across the United States visited the neighboring complexes on Robious Crossing Drive to see how each school developed a unique K-8 community of learners through con-sistent instructional practices, a common language and character development.

Both schools use the Expeditionary Learning model, which is an inquiry-based approach that seeks to improve school culture by making the curriculum more relevant to students through motivation.

“A learning expedition begins with the content of the SOLs, but it is not a cur-riculum,” said Anne O’Toole, principal at Robious Elementary School. “A teacher selects several grade level SOLs – often in science or social studies– around which to build the learning expedition. Usually there is some social signifi cance to a com-pelling topic that is ultimately selected for the expedition. For example, the Civil War becomes a vehicle for understanding civil rights; water and fi sh in the James River becomes a springboard for understanding our responsibility to protect our environ-ment.”

Seminar participants were welcomed by a team of collaborators including Javaid Siddiqi, Robious Middle School principal, and Chesterfi eld County Public Schools Superintendant Dr. Marcus Newsome.

Robious Elementary became the fi rst Expeditionary Learning school in the state of Virginia in the academic year 2005-2006, followed by Robious Middle in 2006. Today, there are 18 Chesterfi eld County schools that use the model includ-ing Bon Air, Crestwood and Greenfi eld Elementary schools, where they have been utilizing it since 2009. Students attending these schools are in the “feeder pattern” to advance to Robious Middle.

“Each class becomes an adventure,” Siddiqi said. “The self-directed learning method levels the playing fi eld for all students to achieve their greatest potential. Through the different projects, they explore shared guiding questions developed by teachers, which reinforces the students’ shared discovery.”

In a traditional approach, the teacher teaches the content in thematic units. Under the expedi-tionary learning model, the information is “uncov-ered” and is weaved into all subject areas including social studies, language arts, science, math and arts. Students are engaged in fi rst-person journal writing and artifacts research, as well as fi eldwork and an opportunity to hear from expert speakers on various subjects. There are other resources such as reading unique books, secondary source docu-ments and fi ction novels.

“I’m here because we’re a brand new charter school and are exploring many options,” acknowl-edged Principal Maurine Larkin of Monarch Academy in Glen Burnie, Md. “By coming to these types of state seminars and bringing teachers together, we get a vision of where we want to be. What we see is that the students acquire very in-depth knowledge … Even the parents are learning through this model.”

The seminar training included interactive workshops where participants observed classes in

action, participated in learning labs in which they could ask students and teachers questions at any time, and discussed how Expeditionary Learning works in the classroom.

A highlight for seminar participants was an outing to Agecroft Hall. Fifth-grade students from Robious Elementary demonstrated what they had learned about the Tudor period by dressing in period clothing and serving as historic interpret-ers as an example of one type of exhibition where students displayed selected work in a formal way beyond the classroom. They also “tweeted” using the social media application as a tool for learning.

Typically, for at least a two-month period, the students worked in teams to conduct research, peer critiques, and solve problems. They complet-ed multiple drafts of their art and writing projects, which improved the quality of their fi nal product.

“As a parent, Expeditionary Learning connects perfectly to 21st century learning because you take what you’ve learned in class and apply the skills to your real life,” said Patty Carpenter, Midlothian District School Board member. “I have found, especially with my son, Ian, that not only does he learn the facts, but he has the background knowl-edge. And he’s retaining all of it. He retains the facts much better because he’s experiencing them instead of memorizing them by rote. It’s wonder-ful to see him engaged at this level.”

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he was 14 in ground school at the Chesterfi eld County Airport with Dominion Avia-tion, which is now Heart of Virginia Aviation. Although many aviation students are older, and Ambers’ age made him a stand out, he felt com-fortable among his student-pilot peers and instructors. “Everyone’s been supportive,” Ambers said of instructors. “The guys here know what they’re talking about.”

He completed the written test at 15 and fl ew his fi rst

solo fl ight at 16. “That was a big goal. I could fl y an airplane by myself before I could drive. I even got my motorcycle learner’s permit before I could drive,” he said. “My parents are very trusting. I do what I’m sup-posed to do. If that wasn’t the case…” Ambers said with a shrug.

His parents Kitty and Anthony Ambers, younger brother Corey, 15, his uncle Jonathan Hollada, a pilot, and grandfather Larry Hol-

lada, have been supportive of Amber’s pursuit in fl ight. In fact, Amber and his uncle fl ew to St Simon’s, south of Savannah from Atlanta over spring break. He thoroughly enjoyed the experience of viewing the coastline from above. His grandfather served as Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Mentor dur-ing Ambers’ training. He is also inspired, as much of the nation has been, by Captain Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot who glided a passenger

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plane into New York’s Hud-son River in January 2009.

“His skills, obviously, are great. But the whole-calm-under-pressure – which is practiced – he remained calm when it actually happened. That’s the big test,” Ambers said.

Ambers added that it took

a lot of studying in order to prepare for the oral and written exam. He only had 51 hours under his “wings” before receiving the fi nal check fl ight before certifi ca-tion. However, his under-standing of the plane really translates in operation as he demonstrated a quick round trip fl ight above Chesterfi eld, Powhatan and Goochland counties after the interview for this article (video online at midlothianexchange.com). Over the summer he hopes to complete his instrument-rat-ing certifi cate before heading off to college.

“I hope to take trips and stuff like that when I’m in college and eventually get my commercial rating,” he said.

He also understands that the hobby of fl ying is not cheap. He umpires in baseball as well as assists his mom Kitty at her Richmond-based business WorkSmart Consulting, and tries not to spend money on anything else.

At one time, Ambers

wanted to pursue a career as a commercial airline pilot. However, Amber’s focus has shifted to pursuing a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. At Monacan, Ambers currently maintains a 4.65 GPA, and is a mem-ber of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Kick-Off Mentor Council, and the Monacan High School Golf Team. In his spare time, when he’s not fl ying an airplane or out with his dad on the motorcycles, he enjoys a good movie with friends as well as making a bowl of taco macaroni. Refl ecting on his high school experience and whether or not he missed out on anything while purs-ing his private pilot license, Ambers said, “I guess I put whatever work was required into everything that I wanted to do so that I could do it.”

Ambers is the recipient of the 2010 Pamplin Leader Award at Monacan High School, a $1,000 tuition scholarship.

PHOTO BY

ELIZABETH FARINA

Jason Ambers keeps his eyes on the sky during a fl ight in April. The 17-year-old Monacan senior obtained his pilot's license in March.


RideFinders, a division of GRTC Transit System, presented awards to media personalities and local

leaders during its Green Carpet event on Thursday, April 22. The event was held on Earth Day at GRTC’s new 412,000 square-foot corporate head-quarters in south Richmond. GRTC CEO John Lewis and RideFinders Executive Director Von Tisdale pre-sented corporate awards in addition to recognizing members of the broad-cast media.

RideFinders offers free commuter services, which allows commuters to reduce commuting expenses, reduces traffi c congestion, reduces traffi c’s ef-fects on the ozone, and relieves stress. For their team effort in reporting vital information, meteorologists, traffi c reporters and executives from WTVR 6, WRIC 8, and WWBT 12 were applauded for their commitment to notifi cation about traffi c conditions, increasing awareness about “Take Transit Day” and monitoring Code Red Ozone Action Days forecasts.

“We’re honored to recognize those who steadfastly communicated air quality, environmental and ozone messages for many years before it was

‘cool’ to be environmentally aware,” said Lewis. “Knowing by communi-cating this to the public, people would choose to carpool, vanpool, walk to work, take a bus, or stay indoors on poor air quality or red letter ozone days, resulting in better control of the environment and control of the air we breathe."

Ridefi nders’ staff members work to move more commuters in fewer ve-hicles throughout the central Virginia region with the mission to conserve energy, protect air quality and in-crease the effi ciency of the regions’ transportation network. To that end, Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc., United Methodist Family Services and Virginia Retirement Services were recognized, respectively, for their car-pool, telework and commuter choice programs. The William Byrd Com-munity House was recognized for being a lead provider in the Swipecard Program.

“I’d also like to recognize our part-ners at the [Virginia] Department of Environment Quality who continue to provide excellent information and keep us up-to-date with valuable data,” Lewis said. “They work hand-in-hand with the meteorologists who convey that important information on a daily basis. This is crucial in helping

them to gain environmental status in a timely manner.”

Invitations announcing the event encouraged attendees to be green and carpool to the event with a friend or colleague. Corporate “Green Partners” included The Innsbrook Foundation, The Kleanekare Team, and Pfi zer. Walgreens was recognized as a “Tran-sit Partner.” Each corporation was acknowledged for their partnership with the regional non-profi t rideshare agency.

Guided tours of the new facility for GRTC administration and opera-tions were conducted, showcasing the 12-acre site. The complex contains two separate buildings connected by a second story bridge and utilizes “green building” LEED practices in pursuit of the LEED Silver Certifi cation. It houses transportation and admin-istration, bus maintenance, service and inspection lanes, bus storage, and various support activities.

Print media partners, the Rich-mond Times-Dispatch, Style Weekly, Richmond Free Press and Richmond Parents Monthly were also acknowl-edged. To learn more about ride sharing, contact RideFinders at (804) 643-RIDE or visit ridefi nders.com.

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"J'Adore Fashion" Fashion Show held at Manchester High School. The Fashion Marketing, Advanced Fashion, and Ad-vanced Marketing classes worked to plan and design the many aspects involved in presenting the program.

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Coming out of the darkness at dinner

There was a 30-second trial of the darkness that envel-oped those in attendance at the Foundation for Fighting Blindness’ inaugural Richmond Dining in the Dark event held last Thursday.

After the quick splash of darkness and warnings of what to expect for the next 30 minutes – as well as additional thanks to Chesterfi eld county’s fi re marshal for approving the night’s event – all the cell phones and electronics were turned off and the doors were sealed with heavy black drapes.

The fund-raiser, honoring Midlothian resident and ophthalmologist Dr. Byron Ladd and community lead-ers Diane and Paul Manning for their contributions to research, was chaired by Mechanicsville resident Megan Mudd. The honorees and dinner chair, each of them gra-cious and dynamic individuals, had their spotlight stolen just a little bit by the servers who presented the main course that evening.

Event assistants put on their night-vision goggles. The diners took a quick note of where the wine glasses, tea, water, and the silver wear was placed in front of them on the table and the countdown began-- 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 – to total darkness.

The server for my table, Tawanda Davis of Roanoke, Va., was a wonderful hostess. Davis began losing her sight at age 8. She confi dently informed us that she would place her hand on our right shoulder, then down the outside of our arm and for us to turn the palm of our hand up so she could hand us our dinner plate. We still did not know what the entrée was being served.

Each of us at the table passed the bread basket around as well as the butter plate with minor success. I attempted to pour a glass of red wine, but gave up after I realized I didn’t have a clue to the depth of the glass and felt in-timidated by any red wine stain. The conversation among the tables in the room seemed extremely loud. Every now and then a sudden fl ash of light would escape from a cell phone screen, followed by several “Boo”s and calls to “Turn it off.”

Once Davis handed me my meal, I asked the others at the table for a few pointers. We still had no idea what was being served. Some suggested we use our fi ngers because no one was watching. But it struck me that a person who is visually-impaired would not have the luxury of not worry-ing about social norms. What would you think if you saw someone holding and gnawing on a slice of tenderloin?

I picked up the knife and fork and gingerly used one fi nger to fi gure out where things were on the plate. I tried to cut into the meat, but I couldn’t fi gure out if I was push-ing it off the plate. I thought I stabbed a small potato with my fork only to bring the fork up to my mouth empty. I found asparagus and thought I’d fi nally have success only to eat the wrong end of the stalk. And when I took a bite of the roll I had buttered in the dark, I realized I had spread way too much butter on the bread. I was starting to get frustrated.

Davis came back to ask how things were going with our meal. That’s when I asked her about the challenges she faces on a daily basis. For her, fear is a huge component. It’s not always easy, but she fi nally realized that being isolated is diffi cult and she likes to eat at restaurants too. One hint she gave was to use the 6 p.m. method, where you start at the bottom of the plate and push your food to-ward the center. That way, she explained, the food doesn’t end up on the table. The mother of three boys also added that the best way to pour any beverage is to keep the glass straight and use a fi nger tip hooked over the rim to judge the amount. I tried to eat again using her hints and fi nally cut a sliver of beef tenderloin and successfully ate it.

By then, my eyes searched for some sort of light source and began to ache at the strain. The conversational noise was beginning to become a constant hum and the total darkness had disoriented all the senses. Suddenly, a light beamed from the corner of the dining room. Remain-ing on my plate were two thin slices of beef tenderloin, carrots with the green sprouts, asparagus, potatoes, and a single blackberry that I had avoided. My fellow diners had cleared their plates and set their well-used napkins aside. Although the event had ended, the lasting impression of those 30 minutes of dining in the dark would remain with me for a long time.

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becoming more and more in-terconnected. As we struggle to live in an increasingly plu-ralistic region, we are bound to listen to one another more attentively. In fact, we should mobilize our resources to ad-dress the spiritual crisis and social problems of our day and age.

In any interfaith engage-ment, the balance between practical issues and theologi-cal dialogue is not easy. Our dialogue, however, func-tions in a “beyond-the-talk” kind of attitude in the hope that these encounters will produce concrete results on the ground. Such dialogue has unveiled a joint com-munity service project with the International Hospital for Children. The three faith communities are seeking to

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But much more work remains to be done in order to bring to life the message of love of God and love of the neighbor.

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Virginia State University (VSU) professor William Hobbs has released his latest novel, called “Worthy”. In 2005, he joined the VSU faculty, where he teaches courses on com-position, African American literature, creative writing, and poetry. I sat down with the author to ask some questions about his new book.

This is your third book. What was your purpose in writing it?

Understanding the meaning of family and education in the black community, why families are coming undone in so many neighborhoods, why many don’t trust education and some cling blindly to it as though it alone answers for their spirituality and decency as a human being. It also challenges pretenses of lower class living equaling black culture.

Would you please give me a synopsis of Worthy?

It is a work of urban fi ction, set in the mid-1990’s, that follows its protagonist, Ayanna Holliver. Ayanna, who is a fi rst generation college graduate, wrestles with secrets, betrayal, and the quest for unconditional love. She has come back to her rough East Atlanta hometown after the disappearance of her drug-dealing brother. She vows to make a difference as a third-grade teacher in the deterio-rating neighborhood's sub-standard elementary school.

The book is set in Atlanta because… I went to high school there. Plus it has some of the most bourgeois black folks I’ve ever seen living only miles from folks who pick bugs out of their cereal because things are so rough for them.

Ayanna is a fi ctional character, do you know someone like her? Oh yes. There are glimpses of her in my class-room every semester. Girls who hate going back home because all their friends that didn’t do anything with their lives are there waiting to bring them down into some foolishness in order to make themselves feel better.

You’re a male author, how daunting was it to write from a woman’s perspective?

It was a huge challenge, the biggest challenge in writ-ing for me. It showed me that the original voice I hear for a character has no gender, age or race. All I can do is continue listening in order to fi nd out who they are and what they’re after.

What will people learn by reading the book?

That they must forgive themselves of past mistakes, that moving on from them does not mean they have forgotten the past but that it does not in any way have complete ownership of who they are. That they must claim their own identity and path in life in the face of all the adversity (i.e. the crap on TV, out of so-called friends’ and family members’ mouths).

Your bio says that you’ve delved into graphics. Is this a graphic novel?

No, but I’m told that my graphic background lends itself to the details I use for scenes. A lot people say “Wor-thy” fl ows like a movie and is surprisingly visual.

What’s next? Adaptation to movie?

Oh yes, I’ve ordered a book my friend (and fellow novelist) Booker T. Mattison (Unsigned Hype) insisted I

use in order to do the screenplay. That is a project for this summer.

This book is also available as an e-book. Please explain the use of that technology and its impact on contemporary readers?

That is available in order for me to stay in front of the Kindle movement. I’ve just put a “Kindle app” on my Blackberry, so you can now read “Worthy” on your phone. It’s all about providing convenience for the reader.

Well, it sounds like you’re going to have a busy sum-mer “break”.

Yes, I mentor underprivileged youth in Petersburg to show them there’s more than their (neighborhood) block and I’ll also be teaching youth at community organiza-tions, churches and schools about the importance of creative expression.

Hobbs will be discussing “Worthy” at 2 p.m. on May 22 at the 6th Annual "Life Through Literature" Festival which will be held at Poplar Lawn Park in Petersburg. For more information, contact Kitty Hatcher at (804) 733-2387 ext. 22.

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If you walked through the halls of James River High School with Carrie Roarty, a health and physical education teacher and coach, you’d get the feeling that she’s pretty popular. Students stop to wish her well, colleagues wave and staff check in to say, “Have a great weekend.” By all accounts, she is confi dent and has a sunny disposition, exuding with energy. But, two years ago, her future wasn’t so bright. She was in for the fi ght of her life.

When looking at Roarty’s outward ap-pearance, you would never know that she has been facing Stage Two breast cancer.

“I’m a health teacher, so when I was diagnosed I felt like this was a ‘teachable’ mo-ment,” Roarty confi ded. “I felt like I needed to show my students what cancer looked like and the most important thing to me was that I could show them that I was sick, that I was tired, that I was bald, but I was not going to show them that cancer was going to beat me.”

Diagnosed at age 34, Roarty found a lump above her chest. She had no family history of breast cancer.

“When I told my parents and all of the older people in my life, they assumed that when you said cancer, they thought it was a death sentence – that I was going to die,” she said. “But, it was refreshing being around these guys [at school] because they’re from a generation where cancer doesn’t mean death. It was very important for me to share what I was going through with my students. If I hadn’t there would be no race team.”

Named the Roarty Racing Rapids in honor of Carrie, the fi rst JRHS team in the Richmond Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure was organized by former alumna Sarah Mehfoud (’08). She was a student in the Leadership Specialty center. Roarty had been going through radiation and had one chemo-therapy treatment left. It was at a time when she was at her sickest.

“In that process, you get to a point of say-ing, ‘How much more of this can I take?’ and I didn’t realize the magnitude of what was going on,” Roarty said.

That fi rst year was huge. Team members started Facebook groups, sent text messages, and spread the word to their classmates, friends and alumni. They designed T-shirts in the school colors that were used as a team fundraiser. The James River team won an award for being the most spirited and last year for the largest high school team. Back then, there weren’t many other high school teams in the race/walk, but Mehfoud worked with the Richmond affi liate and met with other high school participants to participate

in a new part of the race – the high school challenge.

“The high school challenge is an effort to get more high school students and teams involved,” Roarty said. “High school students are creative, they have great fundraising ideas, and it’s a cool way to represent your school in the community.”

Now, the Roarty’s Racing Rapids’ team goal is $7,000.

This is the second year that organizers of the Komen Richmond Race for the Cure, which attracts many fi rst-time and recre-ational runners, invited area high schools to be a part of the event. Manchester and Monacan High schools will also have a team this year.

“When they sent out a packet inviting high schools to compete against one another,

I decided to see if our Manchester kids would like to participate as well,” said Roger Cas-sem, Activities Director at Manchester High School. “We’ve signed up 30 teachers, faculty, parents, and students, so far.”

A student designed a pink ribbon that reads “It takes the heart of a Lancer to beat breast cancer!” It is the teams’ theme. They decorated a display in the school’s main com-mon area with the ribbons, to show progress and encourage team participation. They also observed “Think Pink Week.”

“I’ve run the race in years past. Last year, specifi cally, I ran for a dear friend and col-league here at Monacan who fought breast cancer,” said Anne Rieser, Fine and Perform-ing Arts Department Chair and Varsity Girls Soccer Coach at Monacan High School.

This is the fi rst year that Monacan will take part as a group in the Race for the Cure. Members of the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society helped to spread the word about signing up to participate in the race. “We’re small in numbers, but it is my hope that each year we will continue to grow and more students and teachers will sign up,” Rieser said.

The 13th Annual Richmond Race for the Cure will take place on Saturday, May 8, at Brown’s Island in downtown Richmond. To learn more about the local affi liate, link online at midlothianexchange.com

The Clover Hill and Lee-Davis girls’ soccer teams prepare for the third annual Kick for the Cure game. See page 7

Three high school teams to run in Richmond Race for the Cure

Several students in grade 6 - 8 at Robious Middle School are collaborating with gradu-ate students and professors in the Center for Environmental Studies at Virginia Com-monwealth University on a research project to study the presence of West Nile Virus in suburban bird populations, such as robins. For several weekends, these students have met to construct and distribute nesting platforms and cavity nest boxes in the woods around Robious Middle School. After nests are established, mosquitoes will be collected and tested for the presence of the West Nile Virus. - courtesy of Stephanie Estes, Robious Middle School

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Hop Speaks to Children" and how the availability of books to all people has led us to a hip-hop generation that uses music, poems, newspapers and DVD's to share their dreams from 7 – 8 p.m. at Central Library, located at 9501 Lori Road, Chesterfi eld. Registra-tion is required and begins on April 28. Please register online at library.chesterfi eld.gov or by calling (804) 748-1603.

The New Virginians, www.the new-va.org, (a club for women new to the Richmond area in the last two years) will have its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at The Dominion Country Club (600 Dominion Club Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23059-5478). Our luncheon features a guest speaker from the Virginian Holocaust Mu-seum. The cost for the luncheon is $25. Reservations for the luncheon are requested by noon on May 5. Please contact Kathy McEntee: (804)784-9956.

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THURSDAY, MAY 6International and Independent Film Series presents “Mine” at Midlothian Library, located at 521 Coalfi eld Rd., Midlothian from 7-9 p.m. The library collection of fi lms from around the world includes both feature-length narrative fi lms and documentaries, as well as short fi lms, all of which have been featured in the world’s top fi lm festivals, such as Cannes, Berlin, Sundance and Tribeca. “Mine” is a documentary fi lmed in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina that deals with the heartbreak of the pets that were left behind. Follow the story of fi ve families as they attempt to fi nd and reclaim their lost furry friends. These fi lms have not been rated and are for adults aged 18 and over. No registration is required. Please call (804) 768-7941 for more information.

"A New Season" Original Oil Paintings of Southern Gardens & Landscapes by artist Sue Beeren opening reception held from 6-9 p.m. at Bella Arte Gallery, located at 3734 Winterfi eld Rd., Midlothian. The show will run from May 6 – June

3. For more information, contact Rena Klump at (804) 794-1511.

SATURDAY, MAY 8Are you prepared for an emer-gency? What to do if it happens to you? Be prepared for your family, pets and at home event featuring demonstrations from Chesterfi eld County Police, Fire, and Rescue Teams, American Red Cross, Animal Rescue at the Woodlake Pavilion from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Presented by Girl Scout Troop 3041 and CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)

St. Joseph’s Villa’s 16th Annual Hoedown will be held from 7-11 p.m. at the Villa campus, located at 8000 Brook Rd., Richmond. It is a fun party that benefi ts the Flagler Home, the Villa’s transitional hous-ing program for homeless women and their children. As in past years, the Hoedown will feature the Lone-some River Band, one of the fi nest bluegrass bands operating today. Food will be provided by David Na-pier and Whitehouse Catering, and there will be an open bar. The event is sponsored in part by SunTrust and Page Auto. Tickets are $75 per

person and can be purchased by calling Jenny Friar at (804) 200-1618.

The Richmond Affi liate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will host the 13th Annual Race for the Cure on Brown’s Island in Downtown Richmond. The race features vari-ous length options to accommodate different audiences, from the 5K walk/run to the 1K Fun Walk and the Kids for the Cure a ½ mile run so that children and adults of all ages can have a part in making a differ-ence. www.komenrichmond.org

The HCA Central Atlantic Supply Chain is hosting “An Evening for MS”, a concert event to raise money for the Central Virginia Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The event starts at 2 p.m. with the salsa band Conjunto Sason followed by Hal miles from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Docs of Rock from 6 to 8 p.m. and Smooth Sensations will wrap up the show playing from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Food and adult bever-ages will be available for purchase. The concert will be held under the canopy at 200 Wadsworth Dr., Richmond, so bring your lawn chair.

Tickets ($15 adults/$7 children) are available for purchase at the gate or in advance at the HCA Central Atlantic Supply Chain. Call (804) 934-1699 or visit teamhca.hcasup-ply.com for more details.

TUESDAY, MAY 11The Clover Hill High School Girls’ Soccer Team presents the 3rd An-nual Kicking for the Cure at Clover Hill High School (vs. Lee Davis) JV game starts at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7 pm $5 Admission. Proceeds from the night will benefi t the Na-tional Breast Cancer Foundation. A celebration of life will be held during halftime to recognize survivors of breast cancer and anyone who has been personally touched by breast cancer. Ribbons of remembrance will also be available at the gate. If you cannot attend but would like to make a donation, please contact Lori Papa or Lisa Brad-shaw at [email protected] or [email protected].

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Manchester High School graduate Denny Hamlin scoots into one event and, just as quickly, is whisked off to his next appearance when he’s in town for the spring and fall races at Richmond International Raceway.

Scooting is not as easy these days for the driver of the No. 11 FedEx car as he recovers from surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered earlier this year. But staying in shape is still important for drivers, and that was the message Hamlin delivered in front of a 500-plus strong crowd huddled in turn 4 on the Richmond short track Saturday.

The crowd had just completed the fi rst Coca-Cola Family Track Walk at Richmond International Raceway.

“It has been frustrating,” Hamlin said of the recovery process. “I can’t get into the gym, and they tell me I’m supposed to be sitting on the couch, so I’m trying not to splurge on junk food and just stay healthy … Not being

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Instead of their customary green and gold jerseys the Clover Hill girls’ JV and varsity soccer teams will

be in pink when they take the fi eld on May 11.

The teams are hosting the third annual Kickin’ for the Cure game. All money raised through merchandise and ticket sales will go to the American Cancer Society to help fund research into fi nding a cure for breast cancer.

“I feel like, as a whole, we’re kind of inspired because we’re not just playing to play on that day. We’re playing for some-thing that’s bigger than us, and we’re playing for the people that are there and the people that have been affected by breast cancer,” Clover Hill co-captain Maliha Ataullah said.

“It’s easy to get caught up in a lot of little things in school or just in life. It’s a humbling game to remember the people that have been affected by breast cancer because we’re all girls who are at risk,” co-captain Kristen Herceg added.

The teams have raised close to $2,000 in each of the past two years, and the celebration starts way before the teams take the fi eld.

The Freshman Class and Freshman Advisory Council – sponsors of the event – kick things off with sales of pink T-shirts. On the day of the

games, Clover Hill students are encouraged to wear pink to school.

“We get a picture of the team, and everyone that wore pink that day [in the gym],” Herceg said. “We got a cool picture of the whole team in the shape of a ribbon.”

At the game, a table stands near the front gate holding in-formation about breast cancer, prevention and detection meth-ods, and donations. Fans are invited to create the pink links that grace the fence around the fi eld. Even the fi eld is decorated in pink with ribbons at all four corners and in the center.

“Last year all the refs were women and wore dark pink jerseys,” Ataullah added.

At half time a Clover Hill High School community mem-ber reads a tribute for those affected by breast cancer, and everyone in the stands who has been touched by the disease is invited onto the fi eld to release pink balloons into the night sky.

For the second year in a row, the opponent will be the same as well. The Lee-Davis squads began their involvement in the event last year and are looking to make their part even bigger this year.

The Lady Confederates will sport special navy blue jerseys with pink ribbons on the front and pink numbers on the back. In addition to personal donations, the team will make a group contribution through

the purchase of pink shoelaces, which they will wear during the game.

“My mom is a breast cancer survivor and we’ve got some of the players with parents, grandparents that are cancer survivors, so it’s a great way for them to get involved,” Lee-Davis head coach Brad Dalton said. “We look forward to participating in it because, as a high school coach, it’s not

just about the game or about winning. We’re hoping they see the bigger picture, and this is a great cause.”

The teams are hoping to fi nd more ways for other teams to become involved with the event, whether it comes through holding events of their own or supporting the cause through attendance at the game, and there has been quite a lot of interest.

“We would love to have other high school teams come to this,” Clover Hill head coach Sean Martin said. “Manchester girls’ team, their coach called me before the season and said they would like to be a part of this … It’s not necessarily Clo-ver Hill or Lee-Davis – it’s for breast cancer, so it would be re-

ally nice if [other teams] came – if they didn’t have games that night – to be a part of it.”

The evening offi cially kicks off at 5:30 with the JV game and is followed at 7 by the varsity game. Entry is $5.

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FILE PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREPink and white balloons are released into the night sky by everyone in the audience who'd been touched by breast cancer at last year's Kicking for the Cure girls' soccer game between Clover Hill and Lee-Daivs. The teams will play for charity again on May 11 beginning with the junior varsity game at 5:30 p.m.

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The crowd and the sideline’s seemed a little confused in last Thursday’s boys’ varsity lacrosse game between James River and Trinity. Just as James River took possession on the opening faceoff in overtime, they called a timeout. But there was a method behind the call.

“Coach told the offense, ‘Now it’s your turn to do your job.’ It took us a try or two but we did it eventually,” Rives Martin said after the game.

Martin scored the winning goal with 1:50 left in the four-minute, sudden-death overtime. Jesse Wells made a hard hit on a Trinity defenseman deep in Trinity territory to keep the team from clearing the ball. Martin received a pass on the left side, crossed in front of the goal and put a hard, one-hopper into the back of the net for a 10-9 win.

The Rapids had a chance to win late in the fourth quarter.

With the game tied at nine all, Trinity goalie Bill Patton received a 30-second penalty for PHOTO BY E-YAGE-RAMIL

From left, Andrew Schultz, Jordan Blair, and Hagen Neal sprint for a ground ball. The Rapids and Titans battled into overtime in last Thursday's boys' varsity lacrosse game.

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PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREFans line up for a 3/4-mile walk around the track at Richmond International Raceway.

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Denny Hamlin dropped in for a ribbon cutting at Children's Hospital's brand new Bon Air Therapy Center. The Denny Hamlin Foundation made a substantial contribution to the center during it's construction, and Hamlin brought a second sur-prise gift of $10,000 with him to the opening. From left are Children's Hospital President and CEO Leslie Wyatt, Senator John Watkins, and Hamlin.

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Denny Hamlin has the household name status, a mul-timillion-dollar contract with Joe Gibbs Racing and 10 career victories on NASCAR’s top tour-ing series.

C.E. Falk III is a 22-year-old Norfolk native who is two weeks shy of graduating from Charlotte.

Falk has racing in his blood, though, and the son of former Busch Series driver Eddie Falk wasn’t about to back down when he got a rare opportunity to trade sheet metal with Hamlin Thursday night at Southside Speedway.

Falk qualifi ed third behind local favorite Hamlin and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart for the third annual Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, a 250-lap Late Model race to benefi t the former Chesterfi eld resident’s charitable foundation.

Falk, the 2009 Late Model champion at Hampton’s Langley Speedway, backed up his strong qualifying run by leading a few laps and running in the top three all night on Hamlin’s home track.

And after a late caution gave him new life, Falk took advantage of Hamlin’s fi nal-lap bobble and claimed the biggest victory of his young life in a thrilling green-white-checkered fi nish.

Stewart was second, followed by Eddie Johnson. Hamlin settled for a disappointing fourth-place fi nish after dominating the race.

The excitement started about an hour before the main event. Twelve drivers took to the track for a 30-lap heat race, knowing they needed to earn one of the top six fi nishing positions to earn a spot alongside the NASCAR superstars.

The action was predictably furious, and while the fans waited

15 laps for the fi rst wreck, they certainly got their money’s worth; fi ve cars piled up between Turns 1 and 2, and Lin O’Neil’s No. 1 ended up with two wheels on the asphalt and the other two resting on the left side of Terry Carroll’s No. 90.

Pole-sitter Marc Davis held off a spirited challenge by local fa-vorite Bugs Hairfi eld for the win. Despite running the fi nal half of the race with no sheet metal on the left side of his car, Carroll somehow managed to grab the sixth and fi nal transfer spot into the 30-car fi eld.

Things got interesting early in the big race. Bobby Labonte was the fi rst casualty, sustaining front-end damage to his No. 44 car on Lap 11 before heading to the pits with sparks shooting from the right side.

Six laps later, Kevin Harvick brought out the fi rst caution with a spin in Turn 2. On the ensuing restart, both defending champion Kyle Busch and Falk zipped past Hamlin and dropped the event’s

host to third.Clearly not intimidated by

racing with some of NASCAR’s marquee drivers, Falk man-aged to lead his fi rst lap when he got the nose of his car ahead of Busch’s No. 51 coming to the start-fi nish line on Lap 41. Busch responded with a less-than-subtle bump as he found himself in a three-wide scramble with Falk and Hamlin between Turns 3 and 4.

Falk and Busch continued to beat and bang on each other dur-ing the next caution period, then Falk asserted himself when the racing resumed. But just when Falk appeared ready to build a comfortable lead, Southside regular Chris Hopkins brought the event to a screeching halt with a spectacular wreck on Lap 62.

After contact with Darrell Wallace, Hopkins lost control of his car heading into Turn 3 and crashed hard into the outside wall before the car fl ipped onto its roof and slid another 30 feet down the track.

The red fl ag fl ew immediately as four wreckers and a fi re truck scrambled to Hopkins’ car. He didn’t stay there long, though. After climbing out of the cockpit and waving to the fans, he walked briskly down the back stretch to personally express his displeasure to Wallace.

After a 20-minute delay, Stew-art led a line of cars that passed a fading Busch and had a chance to challenge Falk for the lead. Then it was Hamlin’s turn. He fi nally reclaimed the lead on Lap 106, held on through a pair of restarts and kept it until the fi eld was frozen for pit stops with 100 laps remaining.

Hamlin appeared to have victory well within his reach as the fi nal laps ticked off, but a Wallace spin on Lap 247 brought out the fi nal caution and set up a late shootout between Hamlin and Falk.

It was all the opportunity Falk needed.

and eat well.In addition to an appear-

ance by Hamlin, the crowd was treated to remarks from Joe Gibbs, Jeff Burton and Elliot Sadler, who waved the green fl ag to signal the start of the walk. Fans got to stay out on the track for post-

walk entertainment provided by local band Crush.

“It’s really cool that the fans get to be out here on the track before the race tonight. That’s what really separates our sport from other sports. Fans don’t get to walk on the fi eld before the Super Bowl or the court before an NBA

game,” Burton said. “It’s also nice that they’re able to do an event like [the track walk]. It’s better than sitting in the parking lot and tailgating all day. They get to be on the track getting some exercise.”

After fans cleared the track, drivers got their turn in the Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, and Hamlin turned a dismal start to the weekend into a respectable fi nish.

Hamlin, who had shown frustration with his car all weekend, started in the 30th position. In qualifying on Fri-day, Hamlin turned a 125.116 mile per hour lap, two off pole sitter Kyle Busch.

The car remained two mph off the leaders early

even as Busch’s lead grew. But as the tires heated up and the track cooled down, Hamlin found his sweet spot.

He climbed through the ranks into the 16th spot by lap 100 and surpassed his team-mate as the fastest car on the track for several laps in a row.

Hamlin broke the top 10 by halfway through and climbed as far as sixth, but it was Busch who had the stars on his side. He claimed his second consecutive birthday weekend race after leading the fi rst 188 laps. Busch led a total of 226 laps.

Hamlin fi nished a respect-able 11th.

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PHOTO BY KENNY MOOREDenny Hamlin signed autographs for young fans before the Short Track Showdown at Southside Speedway last Thursday. All proceeds went to the Denny Hamlin Foundation and its work with children's charities.

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Financial FocusA Year After Market Low, How Should You Invest?It’s been about a year since stock prices hit their low point during the long bear market. Since then, of course, we’ve seen a big rally, but some of the decisions you made when the market was at its lowest point may still be affecting your portfolio’s performance and prospects. So now that we’ve reached the one-year anniversary of the market bottom, it’s a good time to see where you are today and how you can prepare for tomorrow.

In looking back at the market depths of a year ago, it’s important to note that we didn’t get there overnight. In fact, stock indices had fallen about 50 percent since hitting their all-time high in October 2007, which means that investors had gone through a 16-month downturn. Consequently, it’s not surprising that many people, tired of seeing gloomy investment statements month after month, decided to “play it safe” for a while by putting large sums into fi xed-rate vehicles such as Certifi cates of Deposit (CDs). And a lot of those CDs had one-year maturities, which means they’re now coming up for renewal.

When you bought your CDs a year ago, you probably did so for their ability to preserve your principal, but in the process, you made some trade-offs. First, you accepted a relatively meager income stream,because short-term interest rates, like those paid on your CDs, were low. And second, you relinquished the growth potential you might have gotten from other investments, such as stocks. So now that we’re a year removed from the bottom of a bear market, can you use the money from your maturing CDs to help you make progress toward your fi nancial goals?

Actually, now that you may have these maturing CDs coming due, it’s a very good time to review your overall investment strategy, possibly with the help of a professional fi nancial advisor. Take a close look at your portfolio. Is it well suited for your individual risk tolerance,time horizon and long-term objectives, or do you need to make some changes? Is it too aggressive for your needs, or too conservative? Is it properly diversifi ed among investments suitable for your particular situation? While diversifi cation, by itself, cannot guarantee profi ts orprotect against loss, it can help reduce the effects of volatility and give you more chances for success. Keep in mind that while CDs are FDIC insured, other investments carry certain risks that you should understand before investing.

Of course, if you have investments held in a brokerage account, it’s likely not your only portfolio – you may well be investing through your 401 (k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. If so, keep in mind that you probably don’t want your investments to duplicate those inside your 401 (k) account. Instead, look at your entire investment picture “holistically” and seek to diversify through all your accounts.

Once you’ve reviewed your portfolio and identifi ed any possible gaps, you can then consider where the money from your maturing CDs can be used most effectively.

You probably won’t see any festivities marking the one-year anniversary of the market low. But you can celebrate in your own way – by embracing available investment opportunities.

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interference behind the goal on a ball headed out of bounds. The Titans were allowed a minute to change goalies and get back-up keeper Ben Johnson warmed up. Facing a man-down situation with 2:54 remaining in the game, the Titans killed the penalty and allowed James River to get only one shot off.

“We did have a backup so luckily it wasn’t a mad scramble to point out, ‘OK, you’re going to be goalie.’ We had a plan, and we were able to keep them from scoring. That was good,” Trinity head coach Chris McQueeney said.

James River got on the board fi rst just 31 seconds into the match when Nick Lingon scored on a hard bouncer into the net.

The teams matched point for point, and Trinity took its fi rst lead of the game just before halftime when Andrew Schultz won the face off. He got off a pass to Ben Johnson, who sent the ball one-hopping into the net.

The Titans led by as much as two in the third quarter, and despite the loss were happy with the close game.

“Our focus today was to rebound off of a loss earlier this week (25-3 to Blue Ridge). We talked to our guys about character and being able to come off a tough loss and today, they rebounded and that was kind of our overall goal – to see what kind of character the team had and they showed a lot today,” McQueeney said.

Though the game remained contentious, the atmosphere on the sideline seemed more like the neighborhood teams getting together on a Saturday afternoon as the teams mingled and players joked around with each other.

“It’s like we’re backyard buddies,” McQueeney said. “Everybody knows everybody else on the team so it’s a friendly rivalry.”

For James River, the game was the start of two back-to-back nights of in-town rivalries. The Rapids hosted Midlothian on Friday night. A score was not available at press time.

“We’ve got to focus on staying focused in the beginning, getting up in the beginning and not hav-ing to dig ourselves out of a hole,” Rives said. “It’s really just, we have the players, but we have to learn to work together and when we get on a roll, we just start doing really well.”

Josh Wells saved 21 shots for James River while Patton saved 14 for the Titans.

PHOTO BY E-YAGE RAMILMitchell MacDonald, right, sneaks behind the collision to pick up a loose ball.

PHOTO BY E-YAGE-RAMILTrinity's Michael Adams tries to get around a James River defender.

PHOTO BY E-YAGE RAMILJames River's Will Kennedy, left, is fl anked by Trinity's Kyle Marron.

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Chalkley ES hosts 5KCourtesy of Patricia Bishop

Chalkley Elementary School will host a school/community 5K run/walk on Saturday, May 15 at 10 a.m. A 1/4 –mile run for preschool through fi rst grade begins at 10:10. Reg-istration forms are available at the Chalkley Elementary School website. The fi rst 250 registrants receive a T-shirt. For more informa-tion contact Lauren Lat-timer at (804) 647-1300 or [email protected].

Players wanted for AAU basketball teamCourtesy of Steve Celuck

The Richmond Elite boys’ 16U AAU basketball team is searching for ad-ditional players. Visit the team’s website for more information RichmondEl-ite.com.

Shock, Weaver join fundraising forcesCourtesy of the Richmond Shock

The Richmond Shock lacrosse club will host a JV game on Saturday, May 8 at 3 p.m. at Chalkley Elemen-tary School in honor of Robbie Drescher.

A presentation for the Drescher family by both the Richmond Shock and Weaver Athletic Association will be followed by a JV lacrosse game featuring the Shock and Cosby squads.

Drescher, a former player in the Shock orga-nization and a student at Tomahawk Creek Middle School, was left paralyzed from the chest down after surgery to repair a heman-gioma late last year.

Both the Richmond Shock Club and Weaver

Athletic Association plan to present the family with donations to help with medical expenses. Other donations will be accepted on site.

Bowl-A-Thon to ben-efi t athletic associationCourtesy of Denise Harmon

The A.M. Davis Athletic Association is hosting a Bowl-A-Thon at Bowl America on Midlothian Turnpike on Saturday, May 15, beginning at 4 p.m.

Individual tickets are $15, which includes three games of bowling and shoes. Advanced tickets are required for entry and all proceeds benefi t the AMDAA.

For tickets or more in-formation e-mail [email protected].

Poker run to benefi t Special OlympicsCourtesy of Chesterfi eld County

The Chesterfi eld County Sheriff ’s Offi ce and Parks and Recreation Depart-ment have teamed up to host the Motorcycle Poker Run 2010 on Saturday, May 22.

The run will depart and return to South Richmond Harley Davidson (10011 Hull Street Rd.). The fee is $10 per hand. Check-in and registration will begin at 9 a.m., and riders will depart between 9 and 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact Lt. Ned Morris at (804) 751-4416 or mor-risn@chesterfi eld.gov or Mark Pinney at (804) 748-1992 or pinneym@chesterfi eld.gov.

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Girl Scout cookies sent to the USS Nassau via Helicopter Squadron 28 on April 9

Again this year, Senior Girl Scout Troop 268 asked cookie customers in Midlothian if they would like to send a box of cookies to the USS Nassau. For the fi fth year, the community responded, donating 873 boxes, which brings the total donation to date of over 3,400 boxes.

The following Girl Scout troops collected do-nated cookies and added them to the care package: Cadet Troop 374, Brownie Troop 56 (from Pow-hatan County), Cadet Troop 3041, Cadet Troop 3176 and Cadet Troop 3343. Donations were also received from Eagle Construction Company, Rich-mond Council Navy League and the students and staff at Tomahawk Creek Middle School.

Additionally, “Letters from Home”, cards, poems, letters and pictures were collected from November through March by the students at Tomahawk Middle School and Cadet Troop 374,

and were sent with the cookies.Ed Gibbons, Henry Allen and Dave Vachet

traveled down and met with the Girl Scouts at Helicopter Squadron 28 at the Norfolk Naval Station on April 8. The Commanding Offi cer, Commander Todd Gilchrist, U.S.N., welcomed the group and CSC Nellie Jackson, U.S.N., gave a tour of the facility.

The cookies, along with some cigars for the crew, were loaded into a container and fl own to the ship which is on deployment.

Many students have asked for the troops to write back to them. Staff e-mail addresses can be found on the web site should personnel on the USS Nassau be interested in responding to the students.

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The 6th grade Risk Takers Team at Midlothian Middle School recently accepted a challenge to collect donations for “Backpack for Kids.”This program provides easy to handle, yet healthy food for children in need on the weekends when they are not in school. Coordinated by teacher Manuel Rios, students collected $500

to present to the program. In addition, the student group supported Meals on Wheels recipients by collecting over 400 pounds of pet food. - courtesy of Elizabeth Clayton on behalf of Midlothian Middle School

Risk Takers Team at Midlothian Middle School rise to the 'Backpack for kids'challenge

courtesy of Debbie Potter on behalf of Swift Creek Middle School

Local businessman Victor DiVittorio of Ameri-prise Financial approached Swift Creek Middle School Administrative Assistant Todd Romer with an opportunity to partner with SCMS to support local organizations. The father of students in the Robious area, Mr. DeVittorio wanted to support the community where he has his business offi ces.

The school’s SCA responded with a collec-tion to support the Richmond Animal League. Students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades banded together and collected bags and cans of cat and dog food, toys, dog chews, animal bed-ding, food bowls, and treats. Over 400 items were collected and $40 donated over a week.

When the items were delivered to RAL, the organization shared that the items donated would not only go to benefi t the RAL and provide much needed support, but they were also working with

the Meals-on-Wheels program, which provides pet food for those they serve.

A pizza party was given to the class that col-lected the most. The teachers were also recognized for their dedication. Mrs. Colleen Lee’s fi rst period class won the pizza party (pictured above). Lee received a $75 card; Mrs. Sandy Drahms, a $50 card, and Mrs. Leona Dooley and Ms. Katie Ligon both received $25 cards.

Also, SCA classroom representatives made blankets for Project Linus, a non-profi t organiza-tion. SCMS Social Studies teacher Mrs. Helen Coalter accepted 18 blankets on behalf of the local organization. Project Linus’ mission is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.” The SCMS students put the blankets together with love and care while having a great time.

Swift Creek Middle School SCA serves charities Maggie Walker Governor’s School nabbed the third place spot in Moody’s Mega Math Challenge this week, beating over 500 other teams from the 18 states along the east coast. The fi nal event for the contest took place on April 28 in Manhattan, at Moody’s Corporation headquarters. Students and their teacher coach had their travel and accommodations paid for by the Challenge sponsor, The Moody’s Foundation. Their team prize is $10,000. The scholarship prize will be paid directly to the colleges at which each student ultimately enrolls.

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Maggie Walker Governor's School nabs third in Moody's Math Challenge

Girls Scout Troop delivers collected cookies for troops to Norfolk Naval Base

Through a variety of fundraisers, Bailey Bridge Middle School collected $5,665 for Haiti relief. Reginald Gordon, CEO of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross, accepts the donation from teachers, left to right, Misti Wajciechowski, Linda Moore and Shirley Conley, administrative assistant Jea-

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From left to right: Fran Laserson, President, The Moody’s Foundation; MWGS Students: William Steadman Farmer, Cody Tyler Talmadge; Ashish Ashok Makadia; Milton Frederick Tyler IV, Susan Margaret Ballentine, and Kristine Chiodo, Coach and teacher.

Almost-two-year-old Gabby Kithcart takes a bite of ribs at the fi rst 2010 Cooking for a Cure held at 8768 Huguenot Rd. Bon Air Shell Service Station. The next Bon Air Shell sale is May 22. Powhatan Relay for Life is June 4. Full story online at midlothianexchange.com - courtesy Frances Crutchfi eld

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BRANDERMILL COM-MUNITY YARD SALE!Neighborhoods Southof Genito Rd. Sat. May8, 8-2. Look for bal-loons at participatingneighborhood entran-ces. Lots of every-thing!

Yard Sale! Sat, May8th, 8:00 -1:00. MultiFamily, Foxcroft,Houndmaster Road

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Virginia Home for Boys& Girls is seeking Ther-apeutic Foster Parents.If you have a willing-ness to open yourhome to youth with avariety of needs, bygiving them a safe,stable, loving andnurturing environ-ment; you might makea great foster parent!We offer hands-on,evidence-based train-ing, and ongoing sup-port.Requirements include:being a responsiblecaring adult at least 21years of age; having avalid Virginias driverslicense and good driv-ing record; stable in-come and housing; andthe ability to pass acriminal backgroundcheck. If interested,please forward re-sumes to: Human Re-sources, Virginia Homefor Boys & Girls, 8716W. Broad Street, Rich-mond, VA 23294 Fax:(804) 270-0479 or [email protected]

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AUDI- ’04 A8L QuatroSo much luxury forsuch a great price! Al-most new tires, newwindshield, 99K mi.Must sell quickly at$16,500 804-379-8618

CHEVROLET - ’06, Co -balt, excellent cond.

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Network InstallerPosition # 73660

Position is responsible for performing in-stallation of data network and media infra-structure and the maintenance of the asso-ciated components.

Qualifications include in-depth workingknowledge of Ethernet networks; cablingplants including CAT 5E, fiber, and wire-less infrastructure; and associated periph-erals and IEEE standards. The demonstrat-ed ability to troubleshoot using digitalwire testers and other test equipment; un-derstand video data projectors and associ-ated cabling; work independently with min-imum supervision; establish and maintaineffective working relationships with all lev-els of Department of Technology staff; andwork within and follow established guide-lines and procedures is required.

Position closes May 13, 2010 . Apply via theCCPS web site atwww.chesterfield.k12.va.us . On-line appli-cations accepted only. Resumes may beforwarded, in addition to the on-line appli-cation, to Human Resources, ChesterfieldCounty Public Schools, P.O. Box 10, Ches-terfield, VA 23832-9990.

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