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BY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent

Model trains have long been a main-stay of the holiday season, and the River City 3 Railers, a Midlothian-based group of model train

enthusiasts, is hosting a holiday train exhibition that can be found at 13150 Midlothian Turnpike in the Midlothian Village Shopping Center at the corner of North Woolridge Road and Bucking-ham Road in Midlothian.

The exhibition, which has been open to the public on weekends during November and December, can be found at the former Flooring America location.

Thomas Gilsdorf is a charter member of the organization and its vice president. He said members of his club come from as far away as Ashland and Hopewell and that they enjoy

sharing their love of model trains with people all year long.

“We are a modular O-gauge model train club,” Gilsdorf said. “Our goal is to share the enjoyment of O-gauge model railroading with the public.”

In 2012, the group made several appearances throughout the Central Virginia region to pro-mote its passion. Gilsdorf said the organization, which consists of 12 dedicated members, has exhibited its locomotives at venues such as the Chesterfi eld County Fair and the Children’s Mu-

seum of Richmond and at special events such as Ashland Rail Days and Midlothian Village Day.

Five model train layouts can be seen at the Midlothian Village Shopping Center. Gilsdorf said the main layout, Timesaver, was designed by a modeler named John Allen and took about three hours to set up.

Another layout is a Halloween-themed ar-rangement that was featured in OGR, a national model train enthusiast magazine, in October 2010.

But, perhaps the most fi tting one for people to view during the holiday season is a Christmas tree layout that, as Gilsdorf said, resembles a track that a family might display underneath a tree at home.

Gilsdorf also said that Wilton Properties,

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INSIDE SPORTS

Interact Club sings for Brandermill WoodsThe Interact Club at Swift Creek Middle School recently took 30 members to the Brandermill Woods Assisted Living Home to sing Christmas carols. The students and residents joined in singing several classics that left the Brandermill residents humming Christmas tunes even after the students left. The Interact members also delivered hand-made Christmas cards to the residents.

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ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF BETTY MATTHEWSThis illustration shows the architect’s concept of the existing Chester Library with a portion of the proposed Chesterfi eld Center for the Arts attached.

Chesterfi eld Center for the Arts Foundation cultural expressionBY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent

Creating a center that will help the cultural arts to thrive in Chester-fi eld County has long been the goal of the Chesterfi eld Center for

the Arts Foundation, but the nonprofi t orga-nization recently achieved another triumph. Betty Matthews, the group’s chairperson, was responsible for proposing a resolution that made November 2012 “Cultural Arts Aware-ness Month” in Chesterfi eld County.

“It was suggested that we ask the county to consider naming November as Cultural Arts Month, and they added the (part about) awareness, because it’s great to have that kind of awareness throughout the county,” Mat-thews said. “But, it was an excellent oppor-

tunity for the foundation, and, of course, to have the county’s support with that declara-tion.”

The Chesterfi eld Center for the Arts Foundation consists of 12 members, which include fi nancial advisors who are focused on helping to bring arts awareness to Chester-fi eld County. And, its primary purpose is to build a cultural arts center in Chesterfi eld in cooperation with the county government.

Matthews said the concept was fi rst proposed in the 1980s as an addition to the Central Library, but there wasn’t enough land available near the site to support it.

Then, according to Matthews, it was sug-gested that a physical addition be made to the

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BY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent

“Annie” is a play based on the Harold Gray comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” about a young orphaned girl who fi nds the familial connection that she longs for after she is adopted by a wealthy man.

Although the Broadway musical fi rst opened in 1977, it includes themes such as confi dence, friendship and hope that are still relevant today.

Local residents will have several chances to see the Chesterfi eld Children’s Theatre’s performances of “Annie” when it appears at area locations in December and January.

Tracey Frame is the co-owner of the Ches-terfi eld Children’s Theatre and the show’s artistic director. She shares production duties with acting director Heather Miles and the stage company’s other co-owner and musical director, Stacey Frame.

Tracey Frame said the Chesterfi eld Chil-dren’s Theatre has performed “Annie” every four years since the company’s inception to give incoming performers a chance to experi-ence the show’s magic. But, the current cast is one of the largest that has been featured in one of the organization’s productions to date.

The show’s principal cast includes Ain-sley Laine as Annie, Ed Maynes as Daddy

Warbucks, Taylor Adams as Miss Hannigan, Meghan Grilliot as Grace, Jesse Taylor as Rooster, Isabel Ahwee-Marrah as Lily and Steve Hawkins as President Franklin Roos-evelt. Tracey Frame said that 30 additional cast members also will play other roles.

With memorable musical numbers such as “Hard Knock Life” and “Tomorrow,” the choreography is another one of the produc-tion’s notable inclusions. Rachel Shrader, a Fredericksburg resident who works for Riverside Dinner Theatre, volunteered to stage the songs.

‘Annie’ is less than a day away

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Holiday train exhibition stationed at Midlothian Village Shopping Center

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PETER CONDRO AND H. HOLCOMBE BAIRD IIIThis little guy is delighted to see the River City Railers holiday trains at the Midlothian Village Shopping Center

The River City 3 Railers holiday train exhibition will be open: • Friday, Dec. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m.

• Saturday, Dec. 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Sunday, Dec. 30, from noon to 5 p.m.

CONTRIBUTED REPORTRingling Bros. and Barnum &

Bailey and Chesterfi eld County Public Libraries will be hosting some serious fun with the Reading with Ringling Bros.! program.

Kids can earn Ringling Bros. circus tickets by picking up Re-wards Club cards at the library, and reading books to earn stamps on their card.

After fi ve stamps, the Rewards Card is completed and can be used to get a free circus ticket with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Children aged 2 to 12 years old can enroll at any Chesterfi eld County Public Library branch, where kids and parents will get everything needed to start the program.

To get into the mood of the circus, clowns will visit the Clover Hill, Central and Midlothian library branches for a clown story time on Jan. 26.

For more information, including times and registration information, call the library at 804-751-CCPL.

To learn more about circuses, including what it takes to soar on the fl ying trapeze or what is in those cream pies the clowns throw, visit any Chesterfi eld County Public Library branch and peruse one of the many books about the circus.

For more information about the Reading with Ringling Bros.! program, visit www.readingwith-ringling.com.

Reading with Ringling Bros. at library

CONTRIBUTED REPORTTransportation legislation intro-

duced by Senator John C. Watkins will be the topic of discussion of a Wednes-day, Jan. 2, Town Hall meeting at the Holiday Inn Koger Conference Center.

Transportation, according to Wat-kins, is one of the most critical issues facing Virginia and its citizens.

Watkins’ plan would establish and adjust sources of revenue for budget appropriations of the Commonwealth and its localities.

The proposed legislation calls for raising the state’s gas tax, lowering the income tax and eliminating tax credits and exemptions.

The meeting will include presenta-tions by the Senate Finance staff, discus-sion of the Watkins’ proposed plan, and will include a question an answer period from attendees.

The meeting is open to the public.

Transportation topic at Town Hall meeting

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BY BEN ORCUTTContributing Writer

Members of the Midlothian Garden Club agree that

their recent holiday home tour and standard fl ower show was a huge success.

“All the members were involved with the show, one way or the other,” said Bar-bara Hollister, chairman of the club’s Ways and Means Committee.

The Dec. 1 event was called Christmas in Halls-boro and featured design and horticulture arrange-ments in six homes and the old Hallsboro Store in the area of Mt. Hermon and Hallsboro roads.

Club president Sue Moore said about 300 people attended the show.

“Fortunately, this was a big enough success that we won’t have to do a huge ways and means next year,” Moore added.

Founded in 1952, this was the club’s fi rst major

Midlothian Garden Club Christmas Show

the property manager of Midlothian Village Shopping Center, allowed the River City 3 Railers use the location during the holiday season.

As Gilsdorf explained, the company only asked that the group pay for the electricity needed to operate the display.

Therefore, admission to see the trains is free to the public, but donations that will help the River City 3 Railers club to recover its costs are welcome.

“We approached Wilton

Properties about setting up our displays for November and December,” Gilsdorf said. “They have been kind enough to just let us pay the utilities, which come from donations from our visitors.”

Because the exhibition will end soon, now is the time to see these intricate train systems in action.

And, as Gilsdorf said, you don’t have to be a youngster to enjoy watching those little loco-motives. Indeed, the exhibition has attracted people of all ages that enjoy watching them speed

across their small tracks. “I’ve seen kids from 6 to 60

have a ball in there,” Gilsdorf said. “Children love the trains, and the older folks say it reminds them of the trains that they had when they were kids.”

The River City 3 Railers holiday train exhibition will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 30.

For more information about the River City 3 Railers, visit the group’s Facebook page.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MIDLOTHIAN GARDEN CLUBAbove: Midlothian Garden Club members Sandy Howells, left, Barbara Hollister and Sue Moore are all smiles about the success of the club’s Christmas in Hallsboro show. The Midlothian Garden Club recently celebrated Christmas with its Hallsboro show. Ann Rust won the Design Award of Excellence with poinsettas, below, and Barbara Dillard won the Horticulture Award of Excellence with boxwood, above right.

Laura Chambers of Midlothian graduates from Harding University

Laura Chambers of Midlothian was among the nearly 360 graduates who received a diploma from Harding University in Searcy, Ark., during commencement exercises on Dec. 15.

Chambers received a Bachelor of Arts in public relations.

Kelli Hutcheson named to Honor Roll at R-MA

Kelli Amner Hutcheson, the daughter of Dr . Charles Hutcheson of Midlothian, has been named to Ran-

dolph-Macon Academy’s Dean’s List for the fi rst quarter of the 2012-13 school year.

To be named to the Dean’s List, students must earn between a 3.3 and 3.99 GPA for the quarter.

Kelli is a junior at Randolph-Macon, which is located in Front Royal.

The Chesterfi eld County Farm Bureau was one of four county Farm

Bureaus recently recognized at the Virginia Farm Bureau Convention in Chantilly by the VAFB Federation for its work in educating the public and promoting agriculture and Farm Bureau.

Led by President Howard Nester Jr., the Chesterfi eld County Farm Bureau won in the member involvement and retention category for its work-shop and demonstration titled “Predatory Wildlife Control.”

The event was held on Nov. 28 at Randolph Farm with assistance from Virginia State University to help educate pro-ducer members about practical predator control options.

Postcard invitations were sent to more than 2,500 Farm Bureau producer members and the VSU mailing list.

Eighty-fi ve Farm Bureau members and 10 non-mem-bers attended the event that included presentations and fi eld demonstrations by the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Wildlife Services, the Virginia Depart-ment of Game and Inland Fish-

eries and the Virginia Trappers Association.

“Our goal with this event was to educate Farm Bureau producer members from 12 counties surrounding the

tri-cities area about predators, such as coyotes, black vultures and feral hogs, that are causing problems for farms and the control methods and options for their farms,” Nester said. “During the 2013 General Assembly, we’re pushing for more funding to assist with more predator control across the state.”

Chesterfi eld County Farm Bureau is one of 88 county Farm Bureaus in the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

With nearly 150,000 mem-bers, VFBF is Virginia’s largest farmers’ advocacy group.

The Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, nonpartisan, voluntary organization com-mitted to protecting Virginia’s farms and ensuring a safe, fresh and locally grown food supply.

Information submitted by Bryan Johnson, Virginia Farm Bureau Capitol District Field Services director.

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day,” Howells said. “We could not have asked for a more gorgeous day.”

Three homeowners have ap-proached her about doing another show, Hollister said.

“They’re ready to do it again next year,” she said.

The Midlothian Garden Club has 49 active members and about 11 associate members, Moore said. Dues are $45 per year and the club meets the fi rst Tuesday of each month at Bethel Baptist Church.

“We have excellent programs,” Moore said. “We have someone come every month and present a program on something that’s either related to horticulture, nature, conservation, birds – that sort of thing – or it’s related to design. So it’s always a learning experience.”

“And we just meet so many nice people,” Hollister added. “We have fun. We have lots of fun.”

For more information, visit midlothiangardenclub.org.

show in a number of years. The Midlothian Garden Club is in

the Piedmont District of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs and also is affi liated with National Garden Clubs Inc.

“It takes a design section and a horticulture section to make up a standard fl ower show and we did follow the rules of National Gar-den Clubs,” Hollister said. “There were four arrangements per house and members signed up to do the arrangement and you knew your space and you decided what type of arrangement.”

Club members competed for awards for best arrangements, which were determined by a group of nine judges. Ann Rust received the Design Award of Excellence and the Horticulture Award of Excellence went to Barbara Dillard.

Proceeds from the show will help the club maintain the horticulture surrounding the entrance sign to the Village of Midlothian and provide scholarships to Nature Camp in Vesuvius.

“The people whose homes we were in were just fl at out wonder-

ful,” Moore said. “The homes were gorgeous. They were decorated for Christmas. They were different. Each home had a different atmo-sphere or feel to it, but the main thing is these people not only opened their homes but they assisted us with our advertising. They helped get the word out. They helped sell tickets. They did all kinds of things to help promote this for their little farm-like community.”

Putting together a major show and tour seemed challenging at fi rst, said Sandy Howells, the club’s publicity chairman.

“I think at the beginning of this whole process, we were all question-ing whether we could do it or not and I think after it was all said and done, we were so proud of ourselves in [the] way that we all worked together through many details and lots of different problems needing to be solved that for the club it was [a] wonderful experience and I think that [for] a community to learn about this historic Hallsboro area that not many people knew about before, I think that was really a benefi t as well and it was such a gorgeous

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The Kroger Mar-ketplace at Stonebridge store location at 7000

Tim Price Way in North Chesterfi eld, which recently opened on the site of the for-mer Cloverleaf Mall, boasts a lot of products that other Kroger stores don’t.

The location is the gro-cery chain’s largest in the Mid-Atlantic region, and it carries home goods and toys in addition to its vast array of food items.

But, from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, the store also hosted a celebrity sight-ing when Buddy Valastro, the star of TLC’s television series

“Cake Boss,” stopped by to make a special appearance.

Valastro was on hand at the store that day to do a meet-and-greet with shop-pers and to sign copies of his best-selling books and “Cake Boss” cake boxes.

Kroger stores nationwide began carrying the exclusive “Cake Boss” cakes in their Kroger Bakeries on Sunday, Nov. 4.

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And, at 7:30 p.m. that night, Valastro also appeared at the Landmark Theater in Richmond during a stop on his national “The Cake Boss: Homemade for the Holidays” stage tour.

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During the “Homemade for the Holidays” show, Valastro demonstrated an as-sortment of holiday-themed cake designs and asked audience members to join him on stage. He also shared anecdotes about his family,

his career experiences and behind-the-scenes happen-ings on his television show.

But, the Thursday af-ternoon stop at the Kroger Marketplace at Stonebridge was a pretty sweet deal for North Chesterfi eld area shoppers who got a chance to get close to Valastro, if only for a few minutes.

According to Mike Witt, store manager at the Kroger Marketplace at Stonebridge, the event was well-attended.

“We had over 300 people in the store, and we sold 300 books and 100 cakes,” Witt said.

For more information about Kroger’s assortment of “Cake Boss” cakes, visit www.kroger.com or call your local store for availability.

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And, parents shouldn’t worry that children will hear questionable language during the performances. Tracey Frame said her company’s version of the play will be appropriate for younger audiences since the language has been cleaned up.

“We take all of the curse words out of our shows,” Frame said. “And, Daddy Warbucks has quite a few naughty words in the original script, but he has changed these to get the point across while still keeping it clean for our family audiences.”

Tracey Frame said the show will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. She also said that it’s a good value for the money for families who want to share a live the-ater experience together.

“The author of this musi-cal was very clever in writing it so kids could understand what it’s like to be poor, and they enjoy the fun (musical) numbers, while, at the same time, there are very witty

jokes that the more mature audiences will appreciate,” Frame said. “I think if fami-lies are going to go to any show this year, this would be it.”

“It’s a good musical, the cast has worked very hard and deserves a full house, and the ticket price is very rea-sonable in today’s economy, so that everyone can afford to come. It’s even cheaper than going to the movie theater.”

“Annie” preview shows will be performed at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday, Dec. 27) and at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29, at the Meadowdale Library at 4301 Meadowdale Boulevard. Tracey Frame said these appearances will include the most famous songs, and there will be a meet-and-greet and photo opportunity for kids who attend.

There is a waiting list for today’s show, and seating is no longer being accepted for the Saturday performance.

For more information about the library perfor-

mances, visit the Chesterfi eld County Public Library’s website at library.chesterfi eld.gov.

“Annie” also will be per-formed at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 12, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13,at Bailey Bridge Middle School at 12501 Bailey Bridge Road.

Admission is $4 to $8, and tickets will be sold at the

door. Discounted reserva-tions for groups of 10 or more are available by calling 804-691-7235 or by e-mail-ing chesterfi eldchildrensthe-atre@hotmail.com.

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PHOTOS (including front page) TRACEY LYNN FRAME Meghan Grilliot as Grace, Ainsley Laine as Annie and Ed Maynes as Daddy Warbucks (above) and Taylor Adams as Miss Hannigan, Jesse Taylor as Rooster and Isabel Ahwee-Marrah as Lily (below) rehearse a scenes from “Annie.”

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Nevertheless, Matthews and the other members of her group remain undaunted, and they intend to see the project through to its conclu-sion. She said the group still wants to see the building constructed on a plot that is adjacent to the Chester Library.

“We’ve gone through very diffi cult times, so we understand the diffi culties,” Matthews said. “But, now is the time to hopefully fi nish the project, and the county is more than willing to consider getting the building built sooner than later.”

At the same time, the Chesterfi eld Center for the Arts Foundation has increased its visibility in the local community in order to solicit public support. For instance, Matthews attended the Winter Artisans Bazaar that the Chesterfi eld County Public Library sponsored on Saturday, Dec. 8, at LaPrade Library to show off a scaled model of the proposed arts center.

“Our purpose at the Winter Artisans Bazaar was to support the foundation

to help get the building built, but the only thing we did was to have the model there,” Matthews said. “They drew up concept designs of what the building would look like and how it would be attached to the library, so I just brought the model, which is a wonderful model that shows all of the building, and some literature to create awareness about the need for community support.”

Matthews said she also wants to make sure that Chesterfi eld County residents understand that the pro-posed arts center would be used by all county residents, not just those who reside in Chester. “This is truly an arts center for the community of Chesterfi eld and for all of us,” Matthews said.

Since the group is a 501(c)3 nonprofi t organiza-tion, Matthews said local donors would receive a tax deduction for their fi nancial contributions to the effort.

Matthews said that people can exist without an expo-sure to the arts, but they need to be exposed to them if they truly want to live.

“The arts are absolutely integral to the quality of our lives,” Matthews said.

For more information about the Chesterfi eld Center for the Arts Foundation, visit www.chesterfi eldartsva.org or e-mail lovfoundation@verizon.net.

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The public is invited to attend the upcoming meeting of the John Tyler Community College Board at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10, at the college’s Chester Campus located at 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway in the Nicholas Student Center, room N102a.

A sign-up sheet will be made available 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting for those per-sons interested in address-ing the board.

John Tyler Community College has campuses in Chester and Midlothian.

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Dec. 166900 block of Graymoss CourtReport of a dangerous/vicious dog at a residence.

23235Dec. 141600 block of Elmart LaneVandalism of a mailbox was reported at a residence.

23236Dec 152400 block of Loch Braemar DriveVandalism of a mailbox was reported at a residence.

Dec. 111000 block of Pineville RoadUnknown suspect/s forced entry to residence through the front door. Items were reported stolen.

23237Dec. 119500 block of Dawnshire RoadUnknown suspect/s stole vehicle from residence, then returned it.

Dec. 129500 block of Lockberry Ridge LoopUnknown suspect/s forced entry through rear window. Items were re-ported stolen at a residence.

Dec. 152400 block of Marina DriveUnknown suspect/s forced entry through the front door. Items were reported stolen at a residence.

All data are based on the publicly available Chesterfi eld County Police Department daily arrest and crime releases and are reported according to Federal Incident Based Reporting rules.

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Patience is indeeda holiday virtueBY JIM RIDOLPHISpecial Correspondent

Christmas is a time of memories. What really makes the season special for many of us are the visions of the past that seem to come to mind only at

Christmas time.It’s a time of tradition and remembrance,

family and friends, faith and good will.But, for me, when I fi nally reach the end of a

long day and sit in the glow of twinkling lights on a fresh smelling tree, my mind wanders to Christmases past. When you’ve been around for more than six decades of them, the memories mount up, all the better for a more joyous season for me.

Christmas got off to a rocky start for me. My fi rst memories are when I was about 4 years old and my family was living in a small apartment waiting for a builder to fi nish our fi rst house.

It was cramped living quarters and after months of expecting to be in our new home by the holi-days, we realized it wasn’t going to happen, and we would spend our fi rst and last Christmas in the small apartment.

That didn’t stop my father from seeking out the biggest tree he could fi nd and decorating it with magnifi cent red balls passed down to him from his father. The balls were the centerpiece of many stories and they had their own legacy and history. I won’t bore you with the details, but, suffi ce it to say, the glorious red balls were my father’s pride and joy, and each one had to be meticulously placed on the other-wise subtle tree.

Santa found the small apartment, and Christmas morning was just as exciting as ever with presents spread from seemingly one end of the room to the other. But one shiny red item quickly caught my eye, a Radio Flyer Fire Chief pedal-powered fi re truck, complete with ladders on the side and a bell.

I didn’t wait for the traditional Christmas morning preliminaries and ran and jumped into the truck. My tiny feet barely reached the pedals, but the wheels slowly began to turn and the little red engine moved out for the fi rst time. Slowly, at fi rst, but faster as my feet moved almost as if they were unattached to my body.

It wasn’t until right before I hit the Christmas

tree that I realized there was a problem. The next sound I heard was crashing balls and a dimly ringing fi re engine bell.

Someone pulled me out as the tree fell the rest of the way to the ground, and the few re-maining balls shattered.

Now, a kid shouldn’t get scared on Christmas morning, but I must admit locking eyes with my father was not something I was looking forward to.

He never yelled, screamed or threw his hands in disgust as he began to pick up the shattered balls and fallen tree minus one sign of dismay or anger. In minutes, we were back to celebrating with no mention of the incident.

We never discussed my inability to operate a pedal-powered vehicle, and there was no pun-ishment or repercussion from the incident.

My sister later asked him why he didn’t get mad. He explained that ruining a child’s Christmas was not an option for him, and, sometimes, accidents are best resolved without blame or judgment.

But, the famous balls were gone, and I knew that would not sit well with him. For many Christmases and most other times of the year, we spent hours in quaint shops in small

towns across the state searching for imported red Christmas balls. He managed to fi nd a box at one old fi ve and dime in Tappahannock, another couple in Kilmarnock.

My dad is long gone now, but I think of him most every day. I think of him more at Christ-mas, and how much I love him for his compas-sion and understanding on that one eventful morning when an impatient kid almost ruined Christmas.

I also hope he passed that wisdom and pa-tience on to me.

And my most sincere thought is that your holidays be fi lled with joy, and the memories you make are special and lasting.

As you sit around you tree in a room lit only by strings of tree lights, here’s hoping your memories provide you with the warmth only this season can provide.

And, here’s to the ones you will make in the future.

Merry Christmas and good will to all.By the way, my tree is full of glorious red

balls. He would be happy.

BY KOREY HUGHESSpecial Correspondent

Local citizens who want to get a jump on their New Year’s resolutions to be healthier should participate in the First Day Hike that will take place at

1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1, at Pocahontas State Park at 10301 State Park Road in Chesterfi eld County at 1 p.m.

Zoe Rogers, public relations and market-ing specialist for Virginia State Parks District 4, said the event is a part of a nationwide wellness initiative that will be observed at state parks throughout the United States on that date.

“The Virginia state parks are partnering with America’s State Parks, a national orga-nization,” Rogers said. “And, all the parks, whether they’re federal, state or local, are try-ing to promote a healthy lifestyle by offering

guided and self-guided hikes.”2012 marked the state of a statewide well-

ness initiative at Virginia state parks. As Rogers explained, locations such as

Pocahontas State Park are great places for families to enjoy the outdoors while embark-ing on or continuing their current fi tness regiments. And, activities such as canoeing and hiking are available for visitors to try year-round.

“Well, the Virginia state parks are helping to support a healthy lifestyle,” Rogers said. “It’s something that we try to incorporate into our programs, and we think about ben-efi ting families and their well-being.”

Specifi cally, Rogers said that Pocahontas State Park is a wonderful place to hike be-cause of its many features and sights.

“Well, we’re known for our hiking trails, and the Forest Exploration Trail is right off

of Swift Creek with wonderful views of the lake,” Rogers said. “You can see nature and the environment in a perfect setting in the heart of Chesterfi eld County.”

Rogers said hikers who want to participate in the guided hike should meet at the Nature Center at the Heritage Center. Attendees will then travel the Forest Exploration Trail, which is a 2.5-mile stretch.

Along the way, guides will mention land-marks such as Split Rock and share historical information such as the story of Fannie Julia Gill, a historical fi gure who lived on the land that is now occupied by Pocahontas State Park. Gill is buried there.

Because it is a long hike, Rogers said it is not recommended for children under age 5. Dogs are welcome to participate in the First Day Hike, however, if they are on 6-foot leashes.

Of course, more experienced hikers might want to venture out on their own on Tuesday. Fortunately for them, Rogers said the interest point markers on the trail that include his-torical information will be easily noticeable.

And, according to Rogers, there’s no better time than the fi rst day of the year for people to get a head start on improved health, and there’s no better way to do that than to par-ticipate in the First Day Hike at Pocahontas State Park.

“Well, everyone thinks about their New Year’s resolutions,” Rogers said. “So, it’s a great time to bring people together to start the year off in a healthy way.”

The guided hike is free to the public, but the holiday parking fee is $5.

For more information about the First Day Hike at Pocahontas State Park, call 804-796-4255 or e-mail pocahontas@dcr.virginia.gov.

First Day Hike helps families get healthier

The Chesterfi eld County Department of Parks and Recreation is offering a series of programs for adults 50 and older this winter at the Chesterfi eld Senior Center at

4000 Stigall Drive in Midlothian. To register, call 804-748-1623. A full list of programs can be found in the current

Program Guide, available online at chesterfi eld.gov.Brain Aerobics� 10 to 10:45 a.m. Mondays, Jan. 28 to Feb. 25 This class provides brain-challenging games and

mental exercises, and will include a variety of activi-ties. The fee is $10. Course 26484

Beginners Line Dancing� 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Jan. 17 to Feb. 21 Learn basic line-dancing steps to a variety of mu-

sic. This class is for those with no experience. The fee is $38. Course 26481

Intermediate Line Dancing� 12 to 1 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 17 to Feb. 21This class is designed for those with experience.

The fee is $38. Course 26497Jewelry Design: Earrings, Bracelet and

Necklace� 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10Learn some of the fundamentals of making beaded

jewelry. Supplies will be provided. The fee is $5. Course 26501

Learning to Love Your Digital Camera� 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 10 This course is designed to show participants how

to use their cameras, and how to share pictures. Par-ticipants are encouraged to bring their cameras and the instruction manual to class. Class size is limited, so register early. The fee is $5. Course 26667

Senior programs offered at Chesterfi eld Senior Center

Virginia Asset Management expands into N.C.

Virginia Asset Manage-ment, headquartered in Midlothian, is expand-ing southward as Delta

Financial Advisors will merge with the fi rm effective Jan. 1, 2013.

As a result of the merger, Delta’s two offi ces in Pinehurst, N.C., and Wilmington, N.C., will become new branches of the Midlothian-based fi rm.

Delta Financial Advisors was founded in 1972 by president Paul DiSantis. The company provides fi nancial services to individuals, spe-cifi cally in the medical market.

Virginia Asset Management is anchored by its offi ce in South Hill.

“Paul DiSantis has built a strong reputation for himself as well as for Delta Financial Advisors in the Eastern North Carolina market place. With Virginia Asset Management’s desire to expand its presence further

into North Carolina, joining forces with Delta Financial Partners and with Paul is a perfect fi t. We are excited about this new merger and are confi dent that we can continue to bring outstanding support to Clients throughout that region,” said Mike White, president/CEO of Virginia Asset Management.

“We are excited about this op-portunity to join forces with Virginia Asset Management. They are a great organization that will continue to grow and thrive throughout the mid-Atlantic”, said DiSantis.

About Virginia Asset Management Founded in 1986, Virginia Asset

Management offers fi nancial plan-ning and services to individuals, businesses and institutions through-out the U.S. The fi rm also has offi ces in Norfolk, Williamsburg and South Hill, Va., and Aliquippa, Pa.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 27Chesterfi eld Children’s Theatre presents “Annie – The Musical” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.at the Central Library.

Pickerball Open play for beginners and experienced players is offered from 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Rockwood Park at 3401 Courthouse Road. Paddles and balls are available for beginners. Clinics and competitive leagues are available. Three courts are provided. The program is offered in cooperation with Chesterfi eld County Parks. There is no fee. For more information, e-mail pickle-ball4all@aol.com

SATURDAY, DEC. 29Chesterfi eld Children’s Theatre presents “Annie – The Musical” from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.at MeadowdaleLibrary.

2013 HAPPY NEW YEAR

TUESDAY, JAN. 1, 2013Chesterfi eld County govern-ment offi ces will be closed in observance of New Year’s Day.

Ring in 2013 with Club Mom from 9 to 11 a.m. at Ches-terfi eld Towne Center in the food court. Bring your kids out to Club Mom, Entertain-ment is Mad Science. Free breakfast for kids age 12 and under. Fun giveaways for adults.

First Day Hike will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Pocahontas State Park. Participants are to meet at the Nature/Heritage Center. Split Rock and the burial site of Fannie Julia Gill are among sites on the hike. For a preview of the trail, visit http://tinyurl.com/c4l29sk.The hike is free but holiday parking rates do apply unless you have an annual parking pass for Pocahontas State Park. Contact the park offi ce if you wish to purchase an annual parking pass. The trail is 2.5 miles long. This hike is not recommended for

children under 5 without a child backpack/carrier. Parts of the trail are gravel, dirt and there are exposed tree roots. Friendly dogs are welcome on a leash. For more informa-tion, call 804-796-4255 or e-mail pocahontas@dcr.virginia.gov.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9The New Virginians, a club for women new to the Rich-mond area in the last two years, will have its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Richmond Country Club at 12950 Patterson Ave. in Richmond. The cost for the luncheon is $25. Prospective members are welcome. Reservations for the luncheon are requested by noon on Wednesday, Jan. 2. For more informa-tion, contact membership@thenewva.org

SATURDAY, JAN. 27Virginia Dance Festival will be held at 3 and 7 p.m. at James River High School, with Richmond-area dance groups performing tap, hip-hop, jazz, ballet, classi-cal and ballroom. For more information, visit www.VirginiaDanceFestival.com

or call 804-739-7600.

1ST AND 3RD TUESDAYS

FACES (Family Advocacy Creating Education and Services) meets the fi rst and third Tuesdays of each month at 11601 Lucks Lane in Midlothian. For more information, call 804-378-0035 or visit www.FAC-ESVA.org.

The Al-Anon meeting Awaken to Hope meets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays at St. John Neumann Catholic Church at 2480 Batterson Road in Powhatan.

1ST AND 3RD THURSDAYS

The Bon Air Baptist Church Moms of Tots to Teens (MOTTS) group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at 2531 Buford Road. All moms are welcome. Preschool childcare is available. Meet-ing topics include Christian parenting, self-defense skills, home organization and fall crafts. For more information, contact Loretta Sherwood at tiandlo@aol.com. MOTTS will not meet Thursday, Dec. 20 or April 4.

Looking to raise a little racket this winter? The Chester-

fi eld County Depart-ment of Parks and Recreation is offering several free opportuni-ties for adults aged 50 and older to try pickle-ball or badminton this winter.

Pickleball is a com-bination of tennis, badminton and pingpong, and is played on a badminton-sized court with wooden or composite paddles.

Pickleball will be played at the following locations:� 8 to 11 a.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and

Thursdays at Rockwood Park Tennis Complex, Courts 7-9, at 3401 Courthouse Road. (weather permitting).

� 12 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Bon Air Baptist Church at 2531 Buford Road.

� 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays at St. Marks United Methodist Church at 11551 Lucks Lane

(for beginners).For those interested in badminton, free weekly recre-

ational play will be offered from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tues-days at the Midlothian YMCA at 737 Coalfi eld Road.Play-ers must provide their own rackets and birdies. Refresher rules will be reviewed.

To learn more about these and other programs for seniors, call 804-748-1623 or visit chesterfi eld.gov.

Seniors can raisea racket this winter

Pickerball racket and ball

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CHRISTMAS WORD SEARCH

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Both social and business communi-

cation require some tact this week,

Aries. You can handle it, and you

should be prepared to meet some

interesting people.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, your confi dence and energy

are strong, but you seem to be hav-

ing diffi culty sitting still for enough

time to get a handle on other peo-

ple’s opinions and viewpoints.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21New options present themselves

that are excellent for educational

pursuits, Gemini. Friends will be

supportive of any ideas that you de-

vise, even if they seem a little off -

center.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, this week you could gain the

attention of people in high posi-

tions. Use the opportunity to get

your best points heard if you have

the chance.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, this should be one of those glo-

rious weeks when you have the feel-

ing that everything is moving along

smoothly and according to your

master plan.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, your confi dence is high and

there is just about nothing that you

fear or think you cannot handle this

week. Float along on these feelings

of euphoria for a while.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, you will show leadership in

your profession over the next sev-

eral days. This also will extend into

your personal life, where you may

have more energy in home aff airs.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, indulge your curiosities, as

your imagination and creativity are

very high. Projects that require ar-

tistic work or writing should be the

top priority on your list.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, this is a good week to

explore new business opportuni-

ties. Apply your eff orts to solving

some complex problems that oth-

ers have shied away from.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, your feelings of restless-

ness might be because you’re not

accustomed to sitting still for too

long. You will think of ways to fi ll the

time.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Broaden your social contacts,

Aquarius, and this way you will ex-

tend your professional reach as well.

There always are opportunities for

networking.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20You may fi nd that needs at home

quickly drain you of any energy, Pi-

sces. Simplify your routine to fi nd

some relief.

HOROSCOPES

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

THIS WEEK’S ANSWERS

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Trojans’ sprinters are fast friendsBY FRED JETERContributing Writer

Daniel Jackson and Taylor Stout are fast friends … in more ways than one.

The Midlothian High seniors are best buddies away from the athletic arena. They also rank with area’s elite sprinters.

In football pads, Stout and Jackson used their impressive giddy-up for combined for 19 touchdowns, spurring a resurgent Midlothian program to within a victory of Region playoffs.

Now they’ve switched their fl eet-footed focus from goal lines to racing fi nish lines.

“Things have changed; we used to get very few points in the sprints,” said veteran MHS coach Stan Morgan, famous for his distance battalion.

“We’re getting points now in places we didn’t before.”

Morgan defl ects much of the recent short-distance stardom to sprint Coach Dan Ward.

The dashing duo of Jackson ‘n’ Stout began turning heads – and disproving stereotypes - last spring at Dominion Districts.

In one of the closest races imaginable, Jackson won 100 meters in 11.14. Also timed in 11.14 was L.C. Bird’s Paul Robertson (star of recent State football champs).

Clocked at 11.15 were Stout and another Bird swiftee, Yahkee Johnson, former Skyhawks football sensation.

After much ado, the verdict was determined by photo fi nish.

“They tell me I won by four one-thousands of a second; I know Paul thought he’d been cheated,” said Jackson.

Said the red-haired Stout:“I think Daniel got it with his lean.”The Trojans weren’t done, however; the best

was yet to come.In the 4-by-100 relay, a blur of Midlo blue ‘n’

gold prevailed, again, as then-juniors Jackson ‘n’ Stout, sophomore John Gerard and fresh-man Jalen Brown broke the tape in a blistering 42.30.

The breath-taking lap fl irted with the his-tory book.

The all-time Dominion mark of 42.84 was set in 1992 by Huguenot (with current Cosby coach Brian Still).

“People were so surprised,” said Stout of the relay victory. “We’re trying to change the image here … not just for this year, but for the future,

too.” In same meet, Johnson (now at Hargrave

Military) nipped Stout in the 200, 22.16 to 22.40.

This winter, Jackson will concentrate on 55 meters and Stout on the 300.

“I may be a little faster in the shorter run, but we both push each other every day in prac-tice,” said Jackson.

“And after practice, we get together about every day, to get something to eat … and just talk.”

Both plan to make Trojans a threat in any meet in a 4-by-200 quartet that will also in-clude Gerard. Brown is playing basketball this winter but plans returning to the oval in spring for 4-by-100.

The buzz is that next year, Brown and Ge-rard will become the “next” Jackson and Stout.

Both Jackson and Stout are about 6-foot, 180.

Stout has signed a full football grant with Virginia Military Institute, where he also hopes to continue track.

Jackson remains unsigned, but suggests VMI is “a possibility.”

This past fall, tailback Stout rushed for 638 yards, caught eight passes for 106 yards and scored 12 TDs, including one on a 93-yard gallop.

Operating on the fl ank, Jackson had 29 receptions for 604 and seven touchdowns from QB Justin Joyce, including an 89-yarder.

Trojans’ fans knew Stout was coming. As eighth grader at Tomahawk Creek, he won the County 200 and was part of record-setting 4-by-100 relay.

Jackson took a more scenic route to the Midlothian campus. He attended Collegiate School until ninth grade when he enrolled in L.C. Bird’s Engineering program.

He transferred to Midlothian, his neigh-borhood school, as a 10th grader. Both Stout and Jackson cracked the varsity grid lineup as sophomores.

Since then, the dashing duo has helped rejuvenate Trojans’ football while providing a make-over for the school’s slow-poke sprint image.

One thing for sure: whatever Jackson and Stout do as Trojans, they do it fast.

COURTESY PHOTOSThe Richmond Generals U16 team adopted a troop of 20 soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan. They came together as a team and got everything on the soldier’s wish list. The Generals would like to say thank you to the players and parents who made it happen. Back row: Kaleb Willis, Brandon Mills, Kyle Rhodes, Michael Zurasky, Isaiah Varner, Jack Zieliskski, Logan Smith, Hunter Bell, Josh Bordner; Front row: Travis Broughman, Zach Pierce, John Horn, Miles Muncie, Zach Pettit, Chris Caldwell, Sean O'Reilly, Tyler Jahn, Dalton Harris; Coaches: Kevin Willis, Kevin St Jacques. Right: A sampling of the what the team collected.

Fast times at Midlothian High

Clash of the TitansNo.1 seeded Cosby repeat as championsagainst No.2 SpringersBY BRUCE WELLSSports Editor

In a rematch of a central re-gion semifi nal game from last March, the Cosby Titans and Highland Springs Springers

met once again on the hardwood of the Siegel Center, this time in the fi nals of the Times-Dispatch Invitational Tournament.

And unlike last season’s meet-ing in which Highland Springs emerged the victor, this one on Saturday belonged to the Titans.

Dorothy Adomako scored 25 points, had 19 rebounds and 5 steals and was named the tourna-ment MVP as she led Cosby to a 69-57 victory over No. 2 Highland Springs to successfully defend its Times-Dispatch Invitational Tour-nament title.

“I knew it was going to be a close game,” said Springers’ coach Franklin Harris. “I knew if we could just hang tough and stay close then this was anybody’s game.”

Despite shooting just 29% from the fl oor in the fi rst half, Highland Springs (5-1) did hang tough and only trailed Cosby by seven at the half 35-28. By comparison, the Titans shot 40% in the fi rst half of play and 62% on 3-pointers (5 of 8).

But the strength of Cosby’s of-fense became very apparent in the second half as the Titans began to pull away and with 2:42 in the 3rd, Cosby (8-0) had increased the lead to 13 points, 46-33.

Madison Howdyshell replaced Adomako who was called with her fourth foul late in the 3rd quarter and the Titans in command 49-36. Adomako and freshman Jocelyn Jones checked back into the game for Cosby to start the 4th quar-ter. “I’ve got the veteran and the rookie,” Titans coach Rachel Mead said. “(Jones) is a nice addition. There are times she plays so hard, she gives 110 percent. At times, you can tell she’s young, but then she turns around and plays like a veteran, too.”

Trailing by 13 early in the 4th quarter, Kermisha Clark completes a 3-point play, bringing the Spring-ers within 10, 58-48. With 3:33 to play Highland Springs showed that they were not going away without a fi ght. Down by 8, Harris called a full timeout to give his team a chance to regroup. The Spring-ers’ Kermisha Clark sparked a 7-0 run that closed their defi cit to six, but an Adomako layup and one of Jones’ four 3-point shots extended the Cosby lead to 63-54 and ended the Springers’ threat.

“With a team like Highland Springs, it’s a game of runs,” Mead said. “I knew they were capable of doing it. We got a little rattled there, but we kept our composure better than last year.”

Jones fi nished with 23 points and joined Adomako, who led all scorers with 25 points, on the all-tournament team along with Clark (Highland Springs), Meredith Do-swell (St. Catherine’s) and Summer Price (Patrick Henry).

“It’s exciting,” Mead said of the back-to-back titles. “But we’ve got to stay grounded. That bull’s-eye just gets bigger and bigger on our backs,” she said. “We’ve got to al-ways know that on any given night, anyone can be beaten.”

Adomako is the second straight TDIT MVP from Cosby. Adriane Vaughan was named MVP last year.

Boys: Trinity Episcopal pulls out fi fth-place win

Jaylen Hinton scored 20 points, and Josh Brown added 15 as No. 8 Trinity Episcopal defeated No. 4 Thomas Jefferson 66-55 to claim third place in the Times-Dispatch Invitational Tournament on Saturday night at the Siegel Center. Abraham Ferrell-Logan added 14

TRACK & FIELD

THE SHORT LISTThere is a long list of Midlothian

High state champions in long-distance runs.

By contrast, the list of state-champ sprinters centers around one name, Jeff Couch.

In 1981, when Midlothian was at the previous campus on Midlothian Turn-pike, Couch won the State Group AA 100 (10.7) and 400 (48.6) under coach Vatel Dixon.

PHOTO BY FRED JETERDaniel Jackson, left, and Taylor Stout, right, rank among the area’s best sprinters for veteran Midlothian track coach Stan Morgan, center.

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points for the Titans. Brown had seven assists and four steals.Boys: Cosby edges Dominion District foe Manchester for seventh-place.Troy Caupain hit 10 of 16 free throws and scored 27 points as No. 10 Cosby defeated Manchester 49-42 to take sev-

enth place in the TDIT. With the score tied at 11 after the fi rst quarter, the Titans slowly pulled away each quarter. Manchester’s Cameron Robinson scored a game-high 28 points, including fi ve 3s.Girls: Monacan falls to St. Catherine’s in third-place game.No. 8 St. Catherine’s held No. 6 Mo-nacan to one point in overtime as the Saints pulled away for the win 58-46

(OT). Meredith Doswell scored 15 for St. Catherine’s and Ali Doswell added 14. The Saints trailed 24-13 at halftime, but clawed back in the third quarter. With 7 seconds left in regulation, Micaela Parson (15 points) scored on a layup for Monacan, tying the game at 45 to force overtime.

PHOTO BY ALEXA WELCH EDLUNDTournament MVP Dorothy Adomako led Cosby to the TDIT girls title with a 69-57 victory over Highland Springs.

TDIT from page 6

Tournament a measuring stick for Lancers’ programBY DAVID HALSTEADSpecial Correspondent

Manchester head coach Chad Long knew com-ing into the matchup against top-ranked

Benedictine that his Lancers had their work cut out for them.

Benedictine has been a perennial powerhouse for decades in the state of Virginia and on a drizzly Thursday night inside Rut Court on the Bene-dictine campus, Manchester found out that this year is no different.

Benedictine (9-0) started fast and fi nished with a fl urry blowing out the Lancers 78-33 in the fi rst round of the Times-Dispatch Invitational Tourna-ment.

“It was a good learning experience and it certainly highlights some things that we need to work on,” Long said. “It was a great opportunity to come and play at a school like this.”

Manchester (2-5) scored the game’s fi rst points on a layup by A.J. Gray. The Lancers would only hold the lead for a few seconds though as Benedic-

tine’s fast-paced offense rattled off ten straight points.

The Cadets jumped out to a 17-5 lead with 2:57 left in the fi rst quarter when Robert Johnson converted on three straight free-throws. A Jonathan Duhart layup followed by a Malik Ellis three-point basket pulled Man-chester within seven.

Benedictine responded with eight straight points to close out the fi rst period holding a 25-10 lead. It was evident at that point that Chad Long’s crew was in for a long night.

Not only was Long’s squad severely out-matched in size and talent, but Manchester only suited up eight players for the game compared to Benedictine’s 12 players.

As the night wore on and the Cadets kept pushing the pace, the Lancers were forced to run the court and play aggressive. Benedictine surged to a 38-15 lead at halftime and simply out-ran Manchester in the second half going on a 22-0 run to take a 60-15 lead with 3:15 left in the third quarter.

During that frame, two Lancers fouled out and within the next few minutes Manchester found them-selves down big and with only fi ve eligible players in their lineup.

“It was a gutsy performance,” Long said. “We only dressed eight guys tonight and three fouled out. So, we only had fi ve and Robert (Wilson) didn’t sub the entire second half and

at one point started to feel ill.”Despite having the odds stacked

against them, Long said he was proud of his team’s effort and was glad that they never stopped playing.

“There was certainly plenty of moments in the game when we could have given up and they didn’t; they kept fi ghting through,” Long said. “No matter how bad things get or how good things get, you always fi ght hard until the end.”

Benedictine was led by Johnson and former Patrick Henry standout Raymon Minor with 13 points each. The Cadets forced 37 turnovers on the night and converted 26 of 63 fi eld goal attempts. Robert Wilson was the top scorer for Manchester with 10 points.

Manchester then lost to Thomas Jefferson 67-34 on Friday night at St. Christopher’s in a consolation bracket game, then fell to Cosby 49-42 in the seventh place game in the Times-Dispatch Invitational tournament on Saturday. The quality of opponents that the Lancers faced is much higher than the bulk of their regular season Dominion District schedule.

Long is hopeful that this tourna-ment serves as a good measuring stick as to where Manchester stands going forward. The Lancers now have a break in their schedule to work out some technicalities and get rejuve-nated for the remainder of the regular season.

A learning experience

PHOTO BY CHARLIE LEFFLERManchester’s Waki Lewis (20) tries for the layup against the defense of a Benedictine defender.

PHOTO BY ALEXA WELCH EDLUNDCosby’s Skye Jefferson (33) and Highland Springs NaJai Pollard (30) vie for a rebound.

PHOTO BY ALEXA WELCH EDLUNDCosby’s Dorothy Adomako (34) looks to pass the ball against Highland Springs NaJai Pollard (30) and Tia Byrd (10) during the girls championship game of the TDIT at the Siegel Center.

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