Cyclists have their say

SCIENCE STAR
Henrico elementary school teacher wins statewide
science teacher award, grant.
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BUTT(S) OUT
Smoking in a vehicle when children are present
could soon be against the law in Virginia. P. 8
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ICGR honors 19 Henrico County students
COMMUNITY
By Patty Kruszewski
Henrico student, former NFL
player honored.
Details, p. 3
EDUCATION
Sandston ES organizes crock
pot drive.
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On Feb. 11, the Interfaith
Council of Greater Richmond
(ICGR) recognized more than
50 Richmond metropolitan
area students for their efforts
to improve human relations
and inter-group understanding.
The annual Brotherhood
Sisterhood Youth Awards has
been held every year since
1970 to honor students, nominated by school officials, who
exemplify the Council’s mission to promote understanding
and cooperation among diverse religious faiths.
Students are selected for
their community service and
participation in activities that
enhance human relationships
and for such skills as empathy,
understanding, and the ability
to relate to others of different
gender, race or religion.
In addition to a keynote
speech by Manchester H.S.
Principal Pete Koste, this
year's audience at River Road
Baptist Church also heard from
special guest Jaxon Washburn,
who founded the World Religion and Tolerance Club at his
Arizona high school. Washburn said that he was inspired
Courtesy James Vincent Henderson, Sr.
Henrico students honored by the ICGR were
(from left): front row – DeMaris Crump of St. Catherine’s; Jordan French of Collegiate; Price McIntyre of
Glen Allen High School; Stephany Tropiano of Hermitage Technical Center; Shayla Spruill of Henrico
High; second row – Reagan Richmond of Godwin
High; Sabrina B. Porrata of Deep Run High; Cecilia
Catherine D’Arville of Maggie Walker Governor’s
to create the club – a
sion and study group
educates members
video presentations,
speakers,
readings,
discuswhich
using
guest
and
School; Rachel Trevillian of Saint Gertrude; Nalease
Marrow of Freeman High; Taylor McMichael of Highland Springs High; third row – Brian Johnson of
Northstar Academy; Jacob Stern of Hermitage High;
Conner Dragoo of J.R. Tucker High; Phillip Martter of
The New Community School; Kamron Smith of The
Steward School
demonstrations of rites and rituals – after observing "the rich
individuality and diversity" expressed in the beliefs of his fellow students.
Among the 19 Henrico students recognized at the gathering was Shayla Spruill of
see ICGR, p. 5
Cyclists have their say
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On a chilly Wednesday evening in
Innsbrook earlier this month, more than
30 concerned Henrico citizens crowded
into the Capital Ale House’s game room.
But games were of little concern Feb. 10
during the first of four "Bike Walk Talks"
(informal happy hours), at which Bike
Walk RVA officials listened to what county citizens had to say about alternative
forms of travel in Henrico.
Attendees at the first event this
month – many of whom identified as
avid cyclists and walkers – shared their
desire for Henrico to adopt a plan similar
to the Bikeways and Trails Plan approved
by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors in November.That 50-year plan
calls for a 360-mile network of new bicycle pathways and trails, estimated at
$360 million. Bike Walk RVA, a Sports
Backers-sponsored bicycling and pedestrian advocacy group formed in 2012,
presented the Chesterfield board with a
list of more than 1,000 county residents’
signatures in support of the plan, which
supervisors passed by a 3-2 vote.
Officials from Bike Walk RVA hope
this month's informal happy hours will
get Henrico County rolling on two
wheels as well.And the filled-to-capacity
Patty Kruszewski/Henrico Citizen
turnout at the Innsbrook event displayed
a similar community desire.
The organization advocates for
“comfortable and connected places to
bike and walk for people of all ages and
abilities in greater Richmond,” according
see BIKE WALK, p. 4
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Three Henrico hotels earned
youth groups $2,000 to help fund
recognition as recipients of "Four
their mission trip endeavors,
Diamond" designation by AAA Midwhether it is locally, nationally or
Atlantic, the organization aninternationally. Participants must
nounced earlier this week. The
create a 90 second video showing
why mission matters and provide
Wyndham Virginia Crossings
general background information
Hotel and Conference Center in
Glen Allen; the Hilton Richmond
about their trip this year. Videos,
voting and contest entries will be
Hotel and Spa in Short Pump; and
Submit your
accepted Feb. 22 to March 23
The Westin Richmond in the
business news to
through Entrust Financial CU’s
Near West End were among 22
us at citizen@
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com/EntrustFinancialCU For dedesignation. The Inn at Little Washtails, visit www.createforchrist.
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only property to earn a Five Diamond desig- com
nation.
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Each of the three Henrico hotels was a
Bon Secours Richmond Health Sysrepeat Four Diamond recipient. The Wynd- tem has launched Bon Secours 24/7, a teleham has earned the status every year since health app that gives the community access
2004, while The Westin earned its status for to the health system’s medical group
the first time in 2009 and the Hilton in 2010. providers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, no
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appointment necessary. Bon Secours is the
Entrust Financial Credit Union is first health system to enter the Richmond
bringing back its video grant contest for the market with this service. Bon Secours 24/7,
third year in a row. This year, the credit available for Apple and Android devices, will
union will give away $12,000 in grants for allow users to connect within minutes to a
youth mission trips. The Create for Christ Bon Secours medical provider via a mobile
contest will give six winning Richmond area device or tablet, or by logging in to a secure
website from their desktop computer. Bon
BUSINESS
Secours Health System launched the service
to its employees nationwide Jan. 7 and is
now offering the service throughout Virginia. Bon Secours 24/7 visits are $49 and
may be covered by health insurance. For
more information, visit www.bonsecours247.org
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Cabela’s this month announced plans
to celebrate the official grand opening of its
new Short Pump store on Wednesday, April
6, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed
by a weekend-long celebration featuring
giveaways, family activities and guest appearances.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony, hosted by
Cabela's executives, will begin at 9:45 a.m.
and conclude with the grand-opening ribbon being cut by an arrow shot from a bow
by a local Cabela’s employee. Doors will
open for business at 10 a.m.
Opening day will kick off a weekendlong celebration highlighted by special appearances, family events, giveaways, sales
and more. A complete schedule of events
will be available online at www.cabelas.
com/stores when finalized.
The 82,000-square-foot store is located
at 5000 Cabela Drive in the West Broad Marketplace shopping center near the intersection of West Broad Street and Cold Hill Lane
along Interstate 64. It will become Cabela’s
second Virginia location, joining the Bristol
store that opened in 2015.
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In recognition of February as American Heart Month, all newborn babies at Bon
Secours St. Mary's Hospital were dressed in hand-knitted red caps, provided by the
American Heart Association, one day earlier this month. The AHA is seeking to increase awareness about heart disease in women specifically and general heart health
for men and women.
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Virginia Tourism Corporation's LOVEwork initiative by a displaying a unique
LOVE letter exhibit. Regency Square's giant love letters were created during its
40th anniversary celebration in October, with the help of Art on Wheels and
many members of the community.The actual piece was created by riding tricycles equipped with paint dispensers across plywood boards pre-cut in the shape
of the letters L-O-V-E.
The artwork, which is 16 feet long and more than eight feet high, is part of
the Virginia is for Lovers campaign and designed to promote family-friendly experiences in Virginia. It went on display at the mall Feb. 5.
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Henrico student, former NFL player honored
Highland Springs High School student Sam Adu-Gyamfi was the Central
Region winner in the Strong Men and
Women in Virginia History essay contest, sponsored recently by Dominion
and the Library of Virginia. Adu-Gyamfi
(pictured at right,
center, with Dominion
representative
Sarah Perkinson, left,
and Highland Springs
H.S. teacher Katelyn
Vogelpohl) was honored along with three
other essay winners
Michael
during a ceremony
Robinson
Feb. 3 in Richmond
that included Virginia
Governor Terry McAuliffe.
The essay contest was part of the
"Strong Men and Woman in Virginia History" event, which honored the leadership and achievements of eight outstanding
African-Americans
with
Virginia connections.
Those honorees included Varina native Michael Robinson, a former NFL
Community 3
Strawberry visits
Tuckahoe Little
League
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player who won a Super Bowl title
with the Seattle Seahawks.
Adu-Gyamfi and the other essay
winners each received an Apple iPad
Air and $1,000 for their schools. Winning essays are posted online at
www.lva.virginia.gov/smw.
The following local students were qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn
among only 250 chosen as National Youth a minimum 3.5 grade point average.
Correspondents for the 2016 Washington
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Journalism and Media Conference at
Junior
Rachel
Kaplan,
of Henrico, was
George Mason University Jul 17-22: Grace
Leffler, Tucker High School; Briana named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 seSchwam, Godwin High School; and Bran- mester at Kent State University in Ohio. To
don Farbstein, Deep Run High School. qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn
They were chosen based on academic ac- a minimum 3.4 grade point average.
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complishments and a demonstrated interest
and excellence in journalism and media
Laurel Stout, of Glen Allen, and Emilie
studies. National Youth CorreGregory, of Henrico, were
spondents participate in handsnamed to the dean’s list for the
on,
experiential
learning
fall 2015 semester at Miami Unithrough decision-making simulaversity in Oxford, Ohio.To qualitions that challenge them to
fy for the dean’s list, students
solve problems and explore the
must earn a minimum 3.5 grade
creative, practical, and ethical
point average.
tensions inherent in journalism
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and media.
Megan Love, of Henri***
co, was named to the dean’s list
Virginia Gov. Terry McAulifor the fall 2015 semester at the
Send your
ffe announced an additional apUniversity of Wisconsin-Whiteaccomplishments
pointment to his administration:
water. To qualify for the dean’s
to us at citizen@
Joe T. France, of Sandston, was
list, a student must earn a mininamed to the Virginia Board for henricocitizen.com mum 3.4 grade point average.
Asbestos, Lead and Home Inspec***
tors. France is president of France Environstudents
from Henrico
The
following
mental, Inc.
County were named to the dean’s list for the
***
fall 2015 semester at Tufts University: Jane
The following students from Henrico Blackmer, Emma Brown, Maura FolCounty were named to the dean’s list for the liard, Deborah Mayo, Amanda Savage
fall 2015 semester at Furman University: and David Willett.To qualify for the dean’s
Meredith Berents, Alexandra Buff, Whit- list, a student must a minimum 3.4 grade
ney Busch, James Roberts, Alexander point average.
Vogt and Victoria Wornom.To be eligible
***
for the dean’s list, students must earn a minJordan
A.
Steger,
of Glen Allen, and
imum 3.4 grade point average.
Ned Ukrop, of Henrico, were named to the
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dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at the
The following cadets were named to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.To qualdean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at The ify for the dean’s list, a student must earn a
Citadel: Charles Thoma and Alec Reddy, 3.66 grade point average.
of Henrico; and Kyle Zachwieja, of Glen
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Allen. To be eligible for the dean’s list, stuSarah J. Shimer, of Henrico, was
dents must earn a minimum 3.2 grade point
named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 seaverage.
mester at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
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Shimer, a member of the class of 2016, atJessica Jahn, of Glen Allen, was named tended The Steward School and is the daughto the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at ter of Charles and Leslie Shimer. To qualify
Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. To
for the dean’s list, a student must earn a minimum 3.70 grade point average.
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Emilie Gregory, of Henrico, graduated
Dec. 11 from Miami University in Oxford,
Ohio. Gregory received a bachelor of arts degree.
MILESTONES
The Tuckahoe Sports' Titans baseball program hosted its inaugural leadoff banquet at the Hilton Short Pump
Jan. 17, featuring former Major League
Baseball superstar Darryl Strawberry as
keynote speaker.The event focused on
the organization's leadership group
and community service projects.
Strawberry, who was an eight-time
MLB all-star and four-time World Series
champion, gave the keynote address.
He urged attendees to be positive mentors, and to seek the advice of positive
mentors, and to seek out their purpose
in life while helping others along the
way. He later signed autographs for all
those in attendance.
Pictured above (from left) are
Tuckahoe Sports' Vice President of
Baseball Chris McKinght, Titans player
Colin Estrada (receiving an award) and
Strawberry.
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to its website. The group distributed literature at the event describing how it would
"empower [citizens] with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to build public and
political support for bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure improvements in your neighborhood – projects that allow people ages 8
to 80 to get where they need to go on foot
or by bike.”
Bike Walk RVA Director Max HeppBuchanan, who led the event, acknowledged that one of the organization’s biggest
challenges is to gain the support and attract
the attention of the greater public – not just
avid cyclists.
“This is a transportation and an equity
issue," Hepp-Buchanan said. "People without
cars need to be able to walk to work. It
shouldn’t be dangerous to walk from point
A to point B. So really, it’s not about avid cyclists.”
The point of these sessions (which are
not sponsored in any way by Henrico County) is to establish community goals and relations in Henrico, he said.They serve as conversation starters for the group and Henrico
citizens.
“We want to talk to people and start a
conversation about what this vision looks
like,” Hepp-Buchanan said. “We’re in it for
the long haul, and we know this won’t happen overnight.”
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In Seattle, he worked at the nation’s largest
membership-based cycling club, the Cascade Club.Though he displayed a great deal
of patience about biking and walking infrastructure in the region, the same was not
true of some in attendance Feb. 10.
Frustrations became evident as attendees complained about local roadways and
the dangers they feel when riding a bike,
walking recreationally, or even the mere
thoughts of doing these activities.
“It’s hard to communicate the vision of
what we want to see when there’s not a lot
on the ground to show people,” HeppBuchanan said, telling the crowd that in general, the Richmond region is a little bit behind the curve on implementing more
accessible bikeway and pathways.
Fran Smith, a cyclist and avid walker,
was one attendee who wished she felt more
comfortable on Henrico’s roads. Smith regularly bikes twice a week for 20 miles but
was positive that it would be more often if
only she felt safer.
“I wish I could leave my house [off Pemberton Road in the West End] on a Saturday
morning and ride downtown," she said.
"Theoretically I can, but I can’t do it feeling
safe."
Smith has been an active member of the
Richmond Area Bicycling Association
(RABA) since 1999 and said that what first
attracted her to join was the safety, wellplanned routes and community of riders.
Meeting attendees were asked what it
would take to make walkers and bikers feel
safe on a typical road. Responses included:
reduced speed of cars; better lines of sight;
maintained shoulders; and better-educated
motorists, among other suggestions.
Like Smith, 22-year-old Nick Peterson
said he also would enjoy the comfort of riding safely, even though he does not ride regularly or even plan to. Peterson completed
his undergraduate degree at the University
of Texas and is currently living in Henrico,
just off Westham Parkway in the West End.
“Cycling can be a legitimate means of
conveyance,“ Peterson said.“I would like to
ride to the gym and back home, and maybe
even to the grocery store about two to
three times a week.”
Peterson used biking as his means of
transportation in Texas and misses that aspect of his life after moving to Henrico.
Formal plan not necessary?
Although Henrico does not have a formal biking and walking trails plan, that doesn't mean the county isn't actively working
to improve its network of trails and alternative transportation opportunities, according
to Transportation Division Director Todd
Eure of the Henrico Division of Public
Works.
“As we sit here today, we are doing
everything we need to do without a
plan,"he said. "We are fine without one now.
It’s not hindering us at all."
Eure stressed that comparing Henrico
County to Chesterfield County is like comparing apples to oranges in some respects.
“We are taking a bottom-up approach
and they are taking a top-down approach,”
he said.
Instead of having a formal plan, Eure
said that Henrico County is reviewing
what’s already in place on the ground and
what’s feasible to do in the future.
“We look at what’s there and what
makes sense to connect to it,” he said.
The Bike Walk RVA meetings are a great
start to help engage the community, Henrico Division of Recreation and Parks Director
Troop celebrates ‘Scout Sunday’
Scouts from St. Michael's Church
in Glen Allen celebrated Scout Sunday
Feb. 7 by attending morning mass. Pictured (from left) are: back row – Cole
Fuhrman and Clayton Fuhrman; front
row – Alex Schuler; Griffin Ridley;
Noah Ridley; Father Dan Brady, pastor.
St. Michael's is home to Pack 736 Cub
Scouts,Troop 736 Boy Scouts and Venture Crew 736.
The Troop recently raised three
Eagle Scouts: Nick Cormier, Avery
Ward and Hunter Wilson.
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Neil Luther said, but he believes the group
could capture more interest with a different
approach.
“That group really ought to capitalize
on more public and general awareness of
general bike riding,” Luther said. “It comes
down to getting a more generalized interest
with families and people not competitively
cycling.”
Hepp-Buchanan might disagree. He said
that Bike Walk RVA officials attend an array
of community gatherings where there are
many different groups of people, not just cyclists.
“After all, we’re Bike Walk RVA, not Bike
Bike RVA,” Hepp-Buchanan said jokingly.
He also said that his group uses Sports
Backers' e-mail list, which includes anyone
who has ever signed up for a Sports Backers' event, including the Ukrop’s Monument
Avenue 10k and Martin’s Tour of Richmond,
among many others. That helps attract a
much greater population of walkers and
runners. “It shows that folks are willing to
do an event if they feel comfortable,” HeppBuchanan said.
As part of the informal happy hour
event, Bike Walk RVA officials invited attendees to focus on different types of paths
that could be implemented as part of existing local roads, including shared-use paths,
buffered bike lanes, paved shoulders and
pedestrian signals, among others. Those in
attendance were encouraged to draw on a
Henrico map the different infrastructures
they hoped to see implemented.
Success of the Capital Trail
Henrico County has witnessed the benefits of a dedicated biking and walking trail
in recent months, following the completion
of the 52-mile Virginia Capital Trail, which
connects Richmond with Williamsburg
along Route 5 (including a 14-mile stretch
through Eastern Henrico). The state trail
opened officially in October and has been
incredibly well received, according to Henrico Board of Supervisors Chairman Tyrone
Nelson, whose Varina District includes the
trail.
“I’m all about celebrating what we have
now. I think it’s an incredible trail and hope
that our residents take full advantage of it,”
Nelson said.
Nelson said the best way for citizens to
show that something interests them is to
use it.
“I would encourage the members of
Henrico County to use it and all it has to
offer to show the county it is appreciated,”
Nelson said.
If a formal biking and walking plan does
arise in the county, it may need to start at
the community level. Eure said that the Henrico board represents and responds to the
needs of its constituents.
“We are very interested in what the
Bike Walk RVA group receives at these meetings," he said. "We take a great interest in accommodating the interests of our citizens."
Although Hepp-Buchanan enjoys the
Virginia Capital Trail and rides it often, he
said that there's a much larger picture to
consider..
“This is just the first spine in a much
bigger system," he said.
He views this month's meetings as just
the beginning.The next logical step, he said,
is to compile and distill all of the feedback
received at the meetings to then present it
to Henrico supervisors.
The final Bike Walk RVA Talk will take
place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Feb. 24 at Carini
Italian Restaurant, 3718 Williamsburg Road.
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Henrico High School, who, like Washburn,
founded a club designed to foster understanding of people from diverse cultures
and backgrounds. Spruill serves as president of the HHS Culture Club, studies new
languages in her free time, and recently mastered American Sign Language; she hopes to
major in East Asian studies and become a
translator. A member of the H.E.L.P (Helping Everyone Live Peacefully) Club, she also
has volunteered with Stop Hunger Now,
feeding the homeless, and working with
kindergartners with disabilities.
An Eagle Scout and top student, Conner Dragoo of J.R. Tucker H.S. founded a
youth-led service group at his church and
has organized a number of community projects. After hearing about a Tucker student
who lacked basic necessities, Dragoo put together a clothing drive to help his fellow
Tiger – all while participating in the Advance College Academy (ACA) to earn both
an associate’s degree and an advanced high
school diploma.
At Northstar Academy, Brian Johnson
is known for leading by example, treating all
people with dignity and respect, and often
taking other students “under his wing.” He
is quick to compliment others and skilled at
defusing potentially heated situations with
his compassionate, calm ways and listening
skills. He also reads to elementary school
ESL students and volunteers at a church that
feeds the homeless.
Jacob Stern was praised for taking the
initiative to reach out to members of Hermitage High School's diverse community
and for volunteering with special needs students, while maintaining a 5.04 GPA at the
Center for Humanities. He also reorganized
the “Hermitage Crazies,” a pep group, recruiting support from students from a variety of cultural backgrounds and learning
abilities. His principal reported that Stern
befriended a freshman with significant
learning challenges and personally helped
him become part of the pep club; after this
student’s first night at a game joining all
students, he said that it had been the “best
night” of his life.
Nalease Marrow of Douglas Freeman
H.S. is known as kind and empathetic, exemplifying her personal motto of "we are
one family." According to her faculty adviser,
Freeman High School’s step team – which
she captains – exists largely because of her
efforts to recruit team members from diverse races, ethnicities and religions. Invited to participate in homecoming as a club
princess, she declined, because it singled
her out as part of an elite and conflicted
with her belief that “we are all equal.”
Tavonya Whiting, a member of the
student council at The Academy at Virginia
Randolph, was honored for her work with
Education Center students as a mentor and
big sister. She is also involved in Jobs for
America’s Graduates and Trailblazers Mentoring.
Throughout her senior year at Highland
Springs H.S., Taylor McMichael has mentored students at Fairfield Middle School,
sharing her own middle and high school experiences with them and assisting them
with advice to ease their transition. While
remaining on the honor roll for all four
years of high school, McMichael has tutored
and mentored students, served as manager
for the girls’ basketball team, worked parttime, and been involved in SODA, National
Science Honor, Society, and BETA Club.
At Glen Allen H.S., Price McIntyre has
made it his mission to raise awareness about
the need to accept people of different genders, races and religions. He is active in
ROSMY and as a volunteer at Challenge Day
and Dialogue Diversity Day, and known for
his tireless efforts to help others and to
reach out to students struggling with personal concerns.
In addition to working with a special
education teacher at Bon Air E.S. for her senior mentorship, Cecilia D’Arville led a recent conference at Maggie L.Walker Governor’s School and is involved with We the
People. Prior to her junior year, she participated in Hindi studies at the University of
Pennsylvania, and hopes to incorporate her
mentorship experience and her volunteer
work at Richmond Children’s Hospital into
a future career working with children.
Reagan Richmond of Godwin H.S. volunteered last school year to help a female
student from Afghanistan acclimate to her
new school and cultural surroundings.
Using translation software, she not only
helped her new friend to communicate
with teachers and complete assignments,
but to feel accepted in her new surroundings.
At St. Gertrude H.S., Rachel Trevillian
serves as vice president of her class and is
known for her "soft leadership style," which
draws others to her to get involved. She
and a friend developed a Kindness Project
that incorporates kind acts into daily life at
school and in the community; to encourage
more good deeds, she created a kindness
board and devised small kindnesses for students to perform in secret with one another.
Enrolled in the Practical Nursing Program at Highland Spring Technical Center,
Asja Pringle has participated in the ALS
Walk, the Thanksgiving dinner for seniors,
and the Highland Spring Tech Center Ethics
Society. She was praised for her compassion and empathy as well as her ability to
promote harmony and encourage understanding among students of all ages, backgrounds, and physical and emotional capabilities.
A key organizer of Collegiate School's
Take Back the Night event, Jordan French
has devoted numerous hours to raising
awareness and support for victims of abuse.
She also orchestrated a prom for the youth
of Faison School for Autism and works with
the John Maloney Project and Friendship
Circle, mentoring and teaching recreational
skills to children and teens with autism. In
addition, she is president of People Advocating for Women in Society (PAWS) and cochairs the Fairy Godmother Club, which
provides formal attire for the Jackson Home
for Girls prom.
Sabrina Porrata of Deep Run H.S. is
passionate about working with the special
needs community and is involved with the
Best Buddies program, as well as serving as
small group leader for the special needs
team at her church.A talented artist, she is a
four-year member of the Art Club and volunteers at Young Life Capernaum.
At The Steward School, Kamron Smith
is known for his enthusiasm and positive
nature as he emcees school pep rallies. He
stays with a family near the school that is
comprised of an exchange student from
Spain as well as African Americans and Caucasians, and uses this experience to educate
others in conversations about diversity.
When controversial or emotionally-heated
topics are discussed, he is known for listening carefully and responding reasonably. As
one fellow student remarked after a rally,
“Kam just makes me feel happy!”
Stephany Tropiano of Hermitage
Technical Center was recognized for her
work with the Henrico HEROES Mentoring
Program and for her leadership in developing a class project through the Lowe's So-
cial Media Challenge. By creating a social
media campaign to raise money for updating a local elementary school's playground,
Tropiano and her classmates were able to
create a space not only for exceptional education students but for children of all abilities to play together.
At Varina H.S., Jordan Cherry serves as
editor for the school newspaper and oncamera talent for “Take 15” and “Varina 411
Live.” She strives to promote inclusion and
diversity in her publications and to portray
students in a positive light that makes them
feel special; she also tutors other students
and is a youth mentor at her church.
As president of the National Honor Society at The New Community School,
Phillip Martter has gone to great lengths
to move the NHS chapter forward on charitable projects. "Students look to him for an
example of how to treat everyone with respect and kindness," wrote his nominator,
who noted that Martter also rallied the
school community in support of a food
drive for Feedmore, is "unfailingly kind to
everyone, [and] sets a continual example of
what it means to have a strong moral compass."
Damaris Crump represented St.
Catherine’s School at the national People of
Color Conference in Indianapolis, and is a
member of STAMP (Saints Advocating for
Multicultural Progress). She also volunteers
at St.Andrew’s School and serves as peer advisor for a ninth grade student. As a summer
day care worker for 5-to-10 year olds, she
took the opportunity to sit down with a
small group and explain why a Muslim child
was not eating the BBQ pork sandwich
being served for lunch.
"Everyone had a chance to grow," said
her nominator, "and one child had a much
better experience in day care because of
Maris’s proactive stance for addressing
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time and the amounts paid. This form
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much for your coverage, you will receive additional credit on your tax return. If you paid too little for your coverage, you will have to repay it on your
tax return.
If you obtained your health insurance through a private insurance
agent, you will receive a form 1095-B.
This form is similar to the 1095-A except it will only be used to verify that
you had health insurance.
If you obtained your health insurance through your employer and they
employ at least 50 people, you will receive a form 1095-C. This is similar to
the 1095-B in that it will only be used
to verify you had health insurance.
So what happens if you haven’t received a 1095 yet? If you are expecting
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Since the 1095-B and 1095-C are required for the first time, the deadline
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Brat visits local mock Congress event
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U.S. Congressman Dave Brat (R-7th District) spoke with more than 120 student
delegates from Central Virginia recently as part of the Maggie Walker Governor's
School mock Congress event. Brat discussed ethics in education and government.
The mock Congress event is in its fifth year and involves students from 17 counties.
Henrico HS participates in safe-driving campaign
Henrico High School is one of 25 high
schools in Virginia participating in a fourweek safe-driving campaign called "MISSION: POSSIBLE. Buckle Up. Drive the
Speed Limit," sponsored by the Youth of
Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety
(YOVASO), the Virginia State Police and
the Virginia DMV Safety Office.
The initiative is designed to prevent
speeding and increase seatbelt use among
teens and to educate them about the dangers of speeding to help them develop
lifelong safe driving habits.The campaign
will be organized by student groups at the
schools and will use peer-to-peer messaging to influence teens to slow down and
buckle up.According to statistics from the
DMV Highway Safety Office, 71 fatal crashes were caused by a teen driver in Virginia
in 2014, and 46 percent of those were
speed related. On a national level, speed
accounts for a third (33%) of all fatal
crashes involving a teen driver. Of the 38
teen drivers killed in Virginia in 2014, half
were not wearing seatbelts.
For details, visit www.yovaso.org.
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Nuckols Farm ES teacher
wins state science award
Nuckols Farm Elementary School
fourth-grade teacher Jaclyn Claytor recently won the 2015 Donna R. Sterling Exemplary Science Teaching
Award. The $5,000 award, sponsored
by the Virginia Association of Science
Teachers, is given annually to one
teacher in Virginia and is awarded
based upon
the teacher’s
description of
the results of
teaching a science unit of
his or her
choice.
her
In
award application, Claytor described
a
problemJaclyn Claytor
based learning science
unit about the Chesapeake Bay, which
she developed and implemented with
her students, who then presented
plans and results to the lead scientist
for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Claytor plans to use the award
money to attend national conferences
and workshops on science teaching.
Sandston Elementary School organizes crock pot drive
A social media and e-mail drive
initiated by Sandston Elementary
School Principal Kim Powell
helped the school collect more
than 50 crock pots from Henrico
County families and the Sandston
community. The crock pots were
donated this week to 24 of the
most in-need families at the school,
as well as to families at Donahoe Elementary and Fair Oaks Elementary.
The "crock pot drive" also produced a donation of food from
FeedMore for Sandston students in
need, money that was used to purchase ingredients for one meal to
go along with each crock pot and
Kroger gift cards and an additional
crock pot dinner for all 24 of the
Sandston families.
Sandston E.S. interventionist
Gina Kisner also organized a group
at her church to provide all 24
Sandston families with a third meal
for their crock pots and designed a
budget-friendly cookbook to provide to each family.
Students from the Highland
Springs High School Technical Center assisted Sandston E.S. staff members by helping to organize all the
donated food into bags with the
crock pots, so that they would be
ready for delivery and pick-up Feb.
16.
Henrico native earns
USMA appointment
Marion Military Institute (MMI)
freshman Elliot Worth Cliborne of Henrico recently received his appointment
to the U.S. Military
Academy. A Henrico
High School graduate, Cliborne is the
son of Kevin and Travers Cliborne. He
will report to West
Point this summer to
join the class of
2020.
Elliot Cliborne
At MMI, he
was named to the Dean’s List for excellence in academics. Cliborne also serves
on the Normandy Society. MMI is the
oldest military junior college in the nation and transfers cadets to all five U.S.
Service Academies through its one-year
Service Academy Program.
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Smoking in a car with kids soon may be illegal
By Grant Smith
Smoking in a car with children
younger than 8 soon could be a crime in
Virginia under a bill passed by the
House of Delegates on Friday.
The offense would involve a fine of $100 under
House Bill 1348. Defined
as a secondary offense,
this civil penalty would
apply only to individuals
who have already pulled
over by police for a traffic
violation.
The House passed HB
1348 on a vote of 59-38.The bill
will move to the Senate next week.
The bill’s sponsor, Del.Todd E. Pillion,
R-Abingdon, is a pediatric dentist. In support of the legislation, he has cited the
harmful effects of secondhand smoke, especially on developing lungs.
Del. Matthew C. Farris, R-Campbell,
and Del. Riley E. Ingram, R-Hopewell,
responded in opposition. “We
have a tendency here to tell
everybody how to live. We
tell them what to do, how
to act,” Ingram said.
Delegates debated the
bill on Wednesday and
then postponed a vote
on it Thursday.When the
bill came up for a final
vote early Friday afternoon, it was approved.
The measure defines smoking as
any lighted cigarette, pipe or cigar.“It is
unlawful for a person to smoke in a
motor vehicle, whether in motion or at
rest, when a minor under the age of eight
is present in the motor vehicle,” the proposed law states.
Pillion said the bill covers passengers
younger than 8 years old because these
children already are legally required to be
put in car seats. He said this requirement
could assist police officers in determining
a child’s age.
Though subject to a $100 fine, individuals found guilty of violating the law
would not face court costs or demerit
points on their driving record.
Revenue from the fines would be
credited to the state’s Literary Fund.This
program provides for low-interest loans
for school construction, technology funding and support of teacher retirement.
– Grant Smith is a reporter for the
Capital News Service.
Patient First no longer accepting new Anthem patients
By Matt Chaney
Virginia’s largest provider of primary
and urgent health care, Patient First, has
stopped accepting new patients insured
by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, citing
Anthem’s “reduction in the reimbursement rates paid.”
The change, which took effect Feb. 2,
also excludes all Anthem members with
HealthKeepers Plus plans, even people
who are existing patients at Patient First.
Ian Slinkman, the director of marketing and public relations at Patient First,
said in an email,“The costs for delivering
care increase year over year. Every one of
the other Virginia payors with whom we
contract understands this and provides
reasonable trend increases that enable us
to maintain our high levels of access and
service.”
However, he said,“Anthem instead insists on reducing our reimbursement
back to 2012 levels.”
In a separate email conversation
Wednesday, Anthem’s media contact,
Scott Golden, said Anthem pays Patient
First the same reimbursement rates it
pays other health-care providers in Virginia.
“Patient First has indicated the current level of reimbursement from Anthem, and the lack of guaranteed annual
fee increases, put Patient First in an unsustainable position,” Golden said. He said
the action by Patient First violates its
provider agreement with Anthem.
Patient First disputed this claim on its
website by saying, “In order to provide
our patients with the best care possible,
we have always protected ourselves
against unreasonable reimbursement
practices that would prevent us from preserving the breadth and quality of our
services.”
Golden and Slinkman gave different
answers as to whether the two sides
were in talks to find a resolution.
“We remain in discussion with Patient
First and are working hard on our customers’ behalf to reach a resolution,”
Golden said.
But Slinkman said that as of Tuesday
afternoon, no talks were going on between the two parties. He did say that Patient First is “open to a reasonable resolu-
tion and to minimizing the effect on current and future patients.”
“Our goal is to preserve our ability to
make available and provide the kind of
safe, convenient, and cost-effective care
our patients have experienced and come
to expect,” Slinkman said.
Patient First’s new policy will affect
two categories of Anthem members:
• New patients, who have never been
to Patient First previously, who are members of Anthem, HealthKeepers and any
BlueCross BlueShield plans, excluding
CareFirst BCBS.
• Any patients enrolled in Anthem’s
Medicaid/FAMIS program, HealthKeepers
Plus.
For help finding primary or urgent
care alternatives within their current Anthem plan, Golden suggested that members visit www.anthem.com or call the
customer service number on the back of
their Anthem identification cards.
– Matt Chaney is a reporter for the
Capital News Service.
Poll finds support
for school funding
By Brian Williams
In a poll conducted by the Virginia
Education Association, most Virginians
say the state budget doesn’t adequately
cover the needs of the state’s public
schools or properly compensate teachers.The poll found that 66 percent of respondents feel that the current budget
for public schools is not enough.
“The public is squarely behind the
need to improve funding for our public
schools,” said Meg Gruber, president of
the VEA. “Members of the House and
Senate deliberating the budget need to
know that as it stands now, Virginia is
41st in the country on funding public
schools.”
According to the latest “National Report Card” by the Graduate School of
Education at Rutgers University and the
Education Law Center, teacher salaries
and benefits make up the bulk of school
budgets. The report said Virginia teachers are paid $6,700 below the national
average.And according to the poll, residents of the commonwealth agree that
teachers aren’t paid enough.That sentiment was expressed by:
• 66 percent of adults with children
currently in public school;
• 67 percent who have had children
in public school in the past;
• 65 percent who have never had
children in public school.
The General Assembly is drafting a
state budget for the next two years. Gov.
Terry McAuliffe has proposed a $139
million appropriation to add 2,000
teachers to schools around the commonwealth. McAuliffe also is seeking a 2
percent pay increase for teachers, but
Gruber says it’s not enough.
“The governor’s biennial budget has
zero percent in the first year and 2 percent in the second. We believe that
when it’s been six out of eight years for
zero, we don’t need to see seven out of
nine to be a zero,” Gruber said.
The VEA poll surveyed 600 Virginia
adults between Jan. 4 and 7. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
– Brian Williams is a reporter for the
Capital News Service.
House committee to weigh Farrell’s workers’ compensation reform bill
By Missy Schrott
A key House committee plans to review a bill by Henrico Del. Peter Farrell
that he said would make workers’ compensation more fair and transparent.
The bill, HB378, would establish fee
schedules for medical services. Farrell said
he is “cautiously optimistic” about the
bill’s future.
“For at least four or five years now,
we’ve been trying to figure out how to
come up with a more transparent reimbursement system in our workers’ compensation world in Virginia,” he said.
He said the bipartisan bill aimed to be
fair to both employers and physicians. Fee
schedules would determine the amount
of money an employer is liable for an injured employee. The Virginia Workers’
Compensation Commission, with the help
of a consulting firm, will use averaged
data from 2014 and 2015 to show employers exactly where prices come from.
A fee schedule will not, however, cut
the reimbursement rates for doctors. Farrell said 45 other states already had fee
schedules, and they often tried to cut
these reimbursements.
“We didn’t want to do that,” he said.
Henrico Del. Jennifer McClellan, a Democrat who is a co-patron of Farrell’s bill,
said there have been unsuccessful fee
schedule bills in the past.Without confirmation that doctors’ reimbursements
would not change, people were concerned that doctors would not want to
serve workers’ compensation patients.
“I think this bill is a good compromise
to provide the stability that the insurers
and the employers were looking for, but
without the risk of reducing the number
of providers willing to take those patients,” McClellan said.
The only opposition Farrell said he
has heard of is from people who make
money from the absence of a fee schedule.
“The more doctors and employers
and insurance companies fight over reimbursement rates, the more that certain
lawyers and certain re-pricing firms make
money,” Farrell said. “The lack of clarity
has really allowed certain people to make
a lot of money off the current system.”
The bill unanimously passed the Committee on Commerce and Labor, and is
currently awaiting discussion by the Committee on Appropriations since it could
have fiscal impact.
There is an emergency clause so that
if the bill is passed, the Virginia Workers’
Compensation Commission can begin
work immediately.The next steps for the
commission would be to begin collecting
data and establishing the fee schedules,
which would become effective on January 1, 2018, Farrell said.
“Two years is important because a
project like this usually takes this long
when there’s a lot of statistics involved.
We wanted to make sure we gave them
plenty of time to get everything right and
get it up and going,” said Farrell.
The Commission would need two fulltime employees to handle the fee schedule work, according to James J. Szablewicz, chief deputy commissioner. He
said it appeared that the consulting firm
the bill called for would do most of the
work.
– Missy Schrott is a reporter for the
Capital News Service.
Government/Dining
FEB. 18-MAR. 2, 2016 • HENRICOCITIZEN.COM
WEST POINT CRAB CARNIVAL
R E S TA U R A N T
2016 T-Shirt Design Contest
W AT C H
The West Point/Tri-Rivers Chamber of Commerce Crab Carnival
Committee is sponsoring a T-shirt design contest for its
34th Annual Crab Carnival, to be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
The winning entry will receive a $250 cash prize in April!
T-shirt designs must:
Be original • Be in good taste • Include a crab(s) in some way
• Include “34th Annual” and the year “2016” • Include “West Point Crab Carnival”
• Be submitted in an Electronic Vector file, preferably Adobe Illustrator (.ai) or
(.eps), with all text/fonts converted to outlines and colors in RGB format
• Be full-color vectorized art
Submit entries by March 15 to: [email protected] or West Point/
Tri-Rivers Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1035, West Point VA 23181
Henrico officials named to VACo committees
All five members of Henrico County’s
Board of Supervisors and three of its
deputy county managers will serve on committees of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) during 2016.
Members of the board received
the following appointments:
Chairman and Varina District Supervisor Tyrone E. Nelson – Transportation Steering Committee
(vice chair) and Resolutions Committee; Vice Chairman and Brookland District Supervisor Richard W.
Glover – Economic Development and Planning Steering Committee; Fairfield District
Supervisor Frank J. Thornton – Education
Steering Committee; Three Chopt District
Supervisor Thomas M. Branin – Finance
Steering Committee; and Tuckahoe District
Supervisor Patricia S. O’Bannon – General
Government Steering Committee. She also
represents Region 3 on the VACo Board of
Directors.
Administration officials who received
appointments are: Deputy County Manager
for Administration Joseph P. Casey – Finance Steering Committee; Deputy
County Manager for Community
Development Randall R. Silber –
Environment and Agriculture
Steering Committee; and Deputy
County Manager for Community
Services Jane D. Crawley – Health
and Human Resources Steering Committee.
VACo’s 11 committees review legislative requests from member counties, recommend an annual legislative program and
provide policy guidance to VACo staff.The
association represents local governments at
the state and federal levels.
9
Following are routine and complaint inspection reports for Henrico County food establishments inspected recently by the Henrico Health Department, according to Virginia Department of Health guidelines. Deficiencies are noted as “critical” (posing a direct or immediate
threat to the safety of the food being served) or “non-critical” (representing a failure of cleaning
or maintenance). Inspections represent only a snapshot of the establishment on a specific date
and time and may not be representative of its overall cleanliness, according to the VDH. Unless
noted, all reported violations were corrected at the time of inspection or shortly thereafter.
FEB. 3
Angela's Ristorante, 425 Ridge Road – One critical violation reported (dates
missing from the shellfish tags) and no non-critical violations reported.
Balkan Restaurant, 8905 Patterson Avenue – One critical violation reported
(no consumer advisory for menu items that may be cooked to order) and no
non-critical violations reported.
Dominion Club, 6000 Dominion Club Drive – One critical violation reported
(chicken salad and tuna salad observed at improper temperature in make
table) and six non-critical violations reported.
IHOP, 4840 S. Laburnum Avenue – One critical violation reported (open cup
of beverage observed on table with the steam table) and no non-critical violations reported.
Kyoto Hibachi Buffet, 4338 South Laburnum Avenue – No violations reported.
Mean Bird, 7801 West Broad Street – No violations reported.
Pizza Hut, 1112 Westbriar Drive – No critical violations reported and one noncritical violation reported.
Ronnie's BBQ, 2097 New Market Road – No critical violations reported and
one non-critical violation reported.
Taco Bell, 11450 West Broad Street – No violations reported.
Vinny's Italian Grill and Pizzeria, 3434 Lauderdale Drive – No critical violations reported and one non-critical violation reported.
Westbury Deli at Westbury Pharmacy, 8903 Three Chopt Road – No critical
violations reported and four non-critical violations reported.
FEB. 4
Jersey Mike's Subs, 7000 Forest Avenue – One critical violation reported
(sliced tomatoes on prep line and tuna salad in the walk-in observed at improper temperature, walk-in at improper temperature) and one non-critical violation reported.
Kabuto Japanese House of Steaks, 8052 West Broad Street – No critical violations reported and one non-critical violation reported.
King's Wok, 5223 South Laburnum Avenue – One critical violation reported
(bag of cabbage observed sitting on top of a box of raw chicken) and no noncritical violations reported.
New Asian Panda, 10430 Ridgefield Parkway – No critical violations reported
and four non-critical violations reported.
Original Gino's Pizza, 10444 Ridgefield Parkway – No violations reported.
Sandston Bistro and Shake, 18 East Williamsburg Road – No critical violations reported and three non-critical violations reported.
Traditional Cooks, 7801 West Broad Street – No violations reported.
FEB. 5
Glen Allen Bistro, 10209 Staples Mill Road – One critical violation reported
(employees observed handling ready-to-eat food – tomatoes – with their bare
hands) and three non-critical violations reported.
Godwin H.S., 2101 Pump Road – No violations reported.
KFC/Long John Silvers, 11190 West Broad Street – No violations reported.
La Sede Restaurant, 1412 Starling Drive – No critical violations reported and
one non-critical violation reported.
Mi Mariachi Bar & Grill, 3112 Northside Avenue – No violations reported.
10 Happenings
FEB. 18-MAR. 2, 2016 • HENRICOCITIZEN.COM
***
February
20
Henrico Theatre will present “Recapture the
Memory Musical Tribute Show” at 7 p.m. The
show will feature costume changes, unrivaled entertainment and show-stopping performances
paying tribute to Motown legends and musical
icons of the 60s, 70s and 80s including the Temptations, Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner. Tickets
are $5 and can be purchased at www.henricolive.com.
***
North Park Library will offer a VHDA workshop at
10 a.m. Learn about the home buying process
with representatives of the Virginia Housing and
Development Authority. For details, call 2909700 or visit www.henricolibrary.org.
***
The Henrico County Police Division will provide
rabies vaccines for dogs and cats from 9 a.m. to
noon at the Henrico County Government Center,
4301 E. Parham Road. Pet owners must register
and pay at the cashier’s office in the Administration Building before seeing a veterinarian on the
first level of the adjacent parking deck. Each vaccine costs $10 and must be paid in cash.A rabies
tag and certificate of inoculation are included.
Pets from all localities are welcome. Cats must be
in carriers. Henrico dog licenses will be available as well. For details, call the Animal Protection Unit at 727-8801.
20-27
Enter a land of make-believe for a Story Drama
Workshop at the following locations: Feb. 20 –
Libbie Mill; Feb. 22 – North Park; Feb. 23 – Glen
Allen; Feb. 24 – Gayton; Feb. 25 – Tuckahoe; and
Feb. 27 – Twin Hickory. Join Virginia Repertory
Theatre teachers for an acting workshop perfect
for preschool-aged kids.The workshop will compliment VA Rep's upcoming Children's Theatre
production of “Croaker - The Frog Prince Musical.”
Registration is required. For details, visit
www.henricolibrary.org.
20, 27
Lakeside Youth Baseball will hold 2016 registration on Feb. 20 and 27 at Lakeside Youth Baseball
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Registration is
$105 (one player), $155 (two players) and $185
(three or more). There is a $30 late fee after Feb.
27. For details, call 262-3744 or visit Lakeside.
siplay.com.
21
Sunday Strolls at Dorey Park, sponsored by the
Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant
Society, will resume at 2 p.m. These approximately two-hour walks are led by members of the
Pocahontas Chapter. The Sunday strolls provide
an opportunity to observe the seasonal changes
in the park’s interesting and diverse native plant
communities. The outings are free and open to
the public. For details, call Leslie Allanson at 2481578 or email [email protected].
***
River Road Presbyterian Church, 8960 River Rd.,
will hold Lenten Vespers at 4 p.m. on Sundays
throughout the season of Lent. The series will
embrace songs from many traditions embedded
in a simple liturgy. The Vespers today is “Sacrifice
of Praise.” Music in contemporary styles will
weave Lenten themes with scripture and prayer
creating a tapestry of worship led by the worship
team in Saunders Hall. For details, call 740-7083
or visit www.rrpcusa.org.
***
River Road Church, Baptist will present the Arcadelt Ensemble at 3 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Enjoy unaccompanied vocal music from the early
Renaissance to modern day. The concert is part
of the E. Carl Freeman Concert Series at RRCB. It
is open to the public with free admission; donaFor
details,
visit
tions
welcome.
www.rrcb.org/concertseries.
The Greater Virginia Bridal Show will take place
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Richmond Raceway Complex. Visit with Richmond’s finest wedding vendors displaying products and services. Sample
cakes, see a designer fashion show and look at
hair and make-up samples. All brides will receive
a swag bag. Sponsored by Virginia Bride Magazine. Admission is $10 at the door only. For details, visit http://tinyurl.com/vabridalshow.
22
The Richmond West Breakfast Lions Club meets
the second and fourth Mondays of each month
from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the E. Bruce Heilman Dining Center at the University of Richmond. Each
meeting features breakfast and an interesting
speaker. For details, call 288-0999.
***
Henrico Recreation and Parks will offer a Beginner Archery class from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Deep
Run Recreation Center. The class will teach participants how to safely and successfully shoot a
compound bow and arrow. The course will follow the National Archery in the Schools Program
curriculum. Ages 18+. Cost is $10. For details,
call 652-1403.
***
Enjoy an evening of African drumming at 6:30
p.m. at Fairfield Library. Ages 10-18. Registration is required. For details, call 290-9300 or visit
www.henricolibrary.org.
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The Bon Secours Health Education series continues at noon at Sandston Library. Speaker Frank
Rapp will present “Choosing a Home Healthcare
Worker.” Healthy snacks will be provided. For
details, call 290-9900 or visit www.henricolibrary.org.
***
Each month, the Alzheimer’s Association Greater
Richmond Chapter conducts support group
meetings to provide the community with an opportunity to meet for mutual support and to exchange coping skills. A group for caregivers will
meet at 6 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital, 5801 Bremo
Rd., Room 163. For details, call Mary Ann Johnson at 967-2582.
***
Veterans United Home Loans will offer a free seminar on the VA Home Loan Program from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. at Tuckahoe Library. Veterans United
seeks to educate service members and the local
community on the facts, benefits and eligibility
guidelines for the VA Loan. Area real estate
agents are invited to attend. To register, call 855251-9635 or visit www.VeteransUnitedRichmond.com/events.
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EngAGE in Henrico will present “Living an Active
and Rewarding Life as You Age” at 10 a.m. at Libbie Mill Library, 2100 Libbie Lake East St. Learn
different ways to stay active and engaged in Henrico County as you age through programs offered
by Recreation & Parks and volunteer opportunities through Senior Connections. The event is
free and open to the public.
***
Discover just how cool science can be at Elementary Explorers at 3:30 p.m. at Tuckahoe Library.
Participate in hands-on activities, watch awesome
demonstrations, engage in inquiry-based discussions, and take home projects to amaze your
friends and families. Grades 3-5. For details, call
290-9100 or visit www.henricolibrary.org.
***
The Institute for Real Estate Management Chapter
38 (IREM) will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
CBRE | Richmond, 6641 W. Broad St. Eugenia
Reese will present “Apps to the Rescue.” This is a
fast paced educational, hands-on meeting. No
high tech knowledge required. Lunch will be
provided. The cost is $15 for members and $25
for nonmembers. To register online, visit
www.centralvairem38.com.
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Tuckahoe Library will host “My Brain, My Magnificent Motherboard” at 7 p.m. at Tuckahoe Library.
Learn about your brain – how it works, how we
can help it repair itself after a traumatic event,
and how we can maintain its function as we age.
Speaker is Anne McDonnell, executive director of
the Brain Injury Association of Virginia. For details, call 290-9100 or visit henricolibrary.org.
***
Each month, the Alzheimer’s Association Greater
Richmond Chapter conducts support group
meetings to provide the community with an opportunity to meet for mutual support and to exchange coping skills. A group for caregivers will
meet at 1 p.m. at Chickahominy YMCA, 5401
Whiteside Rd. For details, call Connie Tucker at
241-2056.
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Man Church, a White Hot Ministries program,
meets every Friday morning from 7:15 a.m. to 8
a.m. at Joey’s Hot Dogs in The Shoppes at Innsbrook. Man Church helps men be leaders of a
Christian household, as well as provides an opportunity for men to worship with other men as
they work toward strengthening their relationships with God. For details, call 912-6263 or visit
www.godstrongmen.org/programs/man-church.
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The University of Richmond will continue its
27th annual International Film Series with “About
Elly” (Iran, 2009) on Feb. 26 (3 p.m. and 7:30
p.m.) and Feb. 28 (7:30 p.m.). A pre-film discussion led by a UR faculty member will take place
at the 3 p.m. screening on Feb. 26. Each film is
played in its original language with English subtitles. The series is free and open to the public.
For details and film trailers, visit www.richmond.edu/international-film.
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Sisters in Crime – Central Virginia will present
“Paths to Getting Published – Mystery Authors Tell
Their Tales” from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Libbie Mill
Library. Author Mary Burton gathers fellow Sisters in Crime writers for a free and engaging conversation on publication options for writers.
Other “Virginia is for Mysteries Volume II” authors
join the activities after the discussion to elaborate
on publication experiences, award door prizes,
sell and sign their new book, and share cake with
attendees. For details, visit www.sistersincrimecentralvirginia.com.
***
The 2016 Shelby Rocks Womanless Beauty
Pageant will be held at 7 p.m. at the Richmond
Raceway Complex, 600 E. Laburnum Ave.The pageant will feature a Mardi Gras theme and will include a best costume prize for audience members.Tickets can be purchased at The Sportsman
or at the Twister gym in Eastern Henrico.
***
Get your groove on at a Preschool Dance Party at
10:30 a.m. at Libbie Mill Library. Bring water.
Space is limited. For details, call 290-9400 or
visit www.henricolibrary.org.
***
Discover the many roles African-Americans played
in the 150+ year history of Dabbs House, 3812
Nine Mile Rd., from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Learn the
latest information discovered during four separate
15-minute presentations. Meet an African-American Civil War soldier who will share the little
known role of African-Americans in the Battle of
New Market Heights. Admission is free. For details, call 652-1428.
***
The RVA Plunge Winter Fest, benefiting Special
Olympics Virginia, will take place from 12 p.m. to
4 p.m. at the Shops at Willow Lawn. Break out
the swim trunks, flip flops, zany costumes and
mittens, and get set to get wet. Plungers will
take to the icy pools at 2:30 p.m. A minimum
$100 donation is required. Proceeds allow Spe-
cial Olympics Virginia athletes to receive access
to free year-round sport, health and education
programs. The festival, open to anyone, features
a family friendly scavenger hunt, ice sculptures
and a giant inflatable slide. For details, call 7263023 or visit www.polarplunge.com/richmond.
***
The 13th annual Richmond Kids Expo will be
held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Richmond Raceway
Complex. Parents can shop and learn about
products and services offered at exhibitors'
booths while spending the day with their children in a safe indoor environment. There will be
giveaways, dancing, fitness games, moonwalks, vacation planning, birthday party info, summer
school and camp info, financial planning and
more. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children
2-12 and free for kids under two. For details, visit
www.richmondkidsexpo.com.
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River Road Presbyterian Church, 8960 River Rd.,
will hold Lenten Vespers at 4 p.m. on Sundays
throughout the season of Lent. The series will
embrace songs from many traditions embedded
in a simple liturgy. The Vespers today will feature
Urban Doxology, a Richmond-based ensemble internationally acclaimed for their original music
reaching across cultural lines of urban ministry.
For
details,
call
740-7083
or
visit
www.rrpcusa.org.
March
1
The Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native
Plant Society will hold its March meeting at 7
p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Is your
yard environmentally friendly? Master Gardener/Naturalist and Habitat Trainer, Emily Gianfortoni, will present “Urban/Suburban Habitat Systems.” Gionfortoni’s presentation is based on the
Urban and Developed Systems Ecology and Management portion of the Virginia Master Naturalist
Basic Training Curriculum. The meeting is free
and open to the public. For details, visit
www.pocahontaschapter-vnps.org.
3
Eastern Henrico Recreation Center will offer the
workshop “Smart Nutrition 101” from 7 p.m. to 8
p.m. The class will focus on the basics of a
healthy diet, nutrition and proper dietary balance.
Learn how to decipher the ingredients and percentages on food labels. There is no cost. Ages
18 and older. Registration is required. For details, call 652-1437.
3-6
The Weinstein Jewish Community Center will
present the fifth annual ReelAbilities Film Festival.
The festival is dedicated to promoting awareness
and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic
expressions of people with different abilities.
Award winning films will be shown, accompanied
by discussions and other engaging programs.
Times and locations vary. For details, visit
www.richmond.reelabilities.org.
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Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates
doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon
Wireless) proposes to build a 154-foot Monopole Communications Tower at the approx.
vicinity of 1651 East Parham Road, Henrico,
Henrico County, VA 23228. Public comments
regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30
days from the date of this publication to:
Trileaf Corp, Sara, [email protected], 8600
LaSalle Road, Suite 301,Towson, MD 21286, 410853-7128.
300 Employment
Carpool wanted: Seeking weekday and/or weekend rides from Eastern Henrico (Laburnum Avenue/Nine Mile Road area) to and from my job
near Short Pump Town Center. Please call 804226-0847.
Janitorial Positions (Richmond) – General Cleaners, Floor Techs,Team Leaders, Supervisors. Janitorial experience in commercial/healthcare setting preferred. Must have valid DL & acceptable
background. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.Apply @
peninsulacleaning.com or call (757) 833-1603
***
RN Unit Manager – 68-bed LTC unit; Supportive
Administration; Excellent salary. LTC supervisory experience required with knowledge of LTC
rules and regulations. Interested applicants may
apply online @ www.lexingtoncourt.net. Lexington Court Rehab & Healthcare, Todd Yacovone, Administrator, Daniel Kamara, DON, Jay
HR
Mgr.
Vaughan,
[email protected], 804-521-7540.
EOE/Drug Free Workplace.
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CBM Managed Services, an industry leader in integrated food service and facilities management,
is accepting applications for full and part time
food service worker in Henrico, VA. Food service experience helpful, however we are willing
to train the right candidate. Multiple shifts available. Wages DOE. Pre-employment background
check required and drug testing.
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Comptroller in Glen Allen. F/T. H/S diploma. 2
yrs exp. Prepare forecasts, budgets, gen ledger,
AR/AP, payroll, taxes. Resume to MNRD attn A.
Patel at 8627 Brook Rd, Glen Allen VA 23060
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Seniors/Retirees ~ Find the perfect part time
job. ELDERWork Booklet $28.95. em: [email protected]
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School Readiness Consulting is seeking data collectors experienced in working with early childhood age groups in Brunswick, Chesterfield,
Henrico, Norfolk, Petersburg and Sussex counties.. Please see job posting here www.schoolreadinessconsulting.com/careers/
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Established local family owned towing firm is
seeking a full time Rollback operator and Heavy
CDL (Class A) recovery operator to join our
team, must have a medical card. All candidates
must be able to pass a pre-employment and random drug test. Positive attitude, willingness to
work, and eagerness to learn are a must. Duties
not limited to driving. Company offers benefits
and competitive pay. Apply in person Broyles
Auto & Wrecker Service, Inc. 1601 Mountain Rd,
Glen Allen. 804-266-4931.
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Part-time Chess Coaching positions available at
$25/hour. Visit www.ChampionshipChessRVA.
net to apply.
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COME BE A PART OF THE WATCO TEAM! Watco
Supply Chain Services has a current opening for
a Railcar Mechanical Technician in our Richmond, VA location. The ideal candidate will
have welding experience and high mechanical
aptitude.Are you looking for a great company to
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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454, manual 4
Speed, red with black stripes, never in an accident, $14500, [email protected] / 757-9329740.
500 Business Svcs.
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call! 621-5404.
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Dan's Custom Flooring – Offering installation
and repair of laminate, carpet, vinyl , Lvt and
hardwood. Licensed/insured. Call 804-405-0159
or email [email protected]. Free estimates.
***
Carpentry - All types of construction and repair.
Replacing rotted wood, windows and doors.
Also ceramic tile and vinyl siding. Thirty years
experience. John C. Rauh, (804) 556-3409.
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Paint jobs wanted no job too small, give your
garage a face lift. Call (804) 319-9844.
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Property transactions
Henrico property transactions Feb. 1-7
1300 Maryland Avenue – $114,900, 1,502 SF (built in
1953), from Suntrust Bank to Ayesha Riaz.
6526 West Grace Street – $140,329, 1,248 SF (built in
1948), from Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to
Lewis Supply Company, Inc.
4427 Everville Drive – $170,000, 1,101 SF (built in
1938), from Gary J. Gilliam to Benjamin M. and Erin N.
Young.
1509 Lauderdale Drive – $190,000, 1,614 SF (built in
1966), from Juan A. and Juana M. Tardio to Shaunte D.
Christmas-King.
1305 Hammerstone Court – $200,000, 2,788 SF (built in
2006), from Veterans Affairs to Alicia D.Taylor.
3312 Middleham Court – $219,500, 1,645 SF (built in
2013), from Ross Run LLC to Mark E. and Jacqueline D.
Marlowe.
46 Kingscote Lane – $250,500, 1,848 SF (built in 2006),
from William H. Brown to Rahul Nippani and Prathyusha
Vadlamudi.
1912 Moonwind Place – $255,900, 2,028 SF (built in
1979), from Craig M. and Paige Ellwanger to Matthew W.
and Kendall P.Andes.
1904 Duquesne Avenue – $295,000, 2,008 SF (built in
2002), from Jacqueline N. and J. R. F. Barnhardt to Robert J.
Kirchner.
1829 Bellamy Place – $305,000, 2,764 SF (built in 1997),
from V. Chunnanond and Fung Y.Tee to Yue Yun Lin.
10576 Courtney Road – $400,000, 2,613 SF (built in
1979), from Henry R. and Rose A. Campbell to Mary Dail
and Andreas Walternburg.
12046 Cameron Creek Road – $560,150, 3,257 SF (built
in 2016), from Bradford Homes Inc. to Jungwook Jun and
Soyoung Lee.
12300 Ellaberry Lane – $1,260,000, 6,187 SF (built in
2008), from David W. and Kimberly B. Lee to Shashi Prabhakar and Sanchitha Kumar.
11901 Alor Court – $1,500,000, 6,664 SF (built in 2009),
from ANJ LLC to Erica M. Royal.
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