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By Tom Lappas
Filipino Festival wins regional award.
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Henrico elementary schools failed to fill substitute
teacher spots more than 2,400 times in past 2 years,
including nearly 1,500 at Eastern Henrico schools
schools during the past two
school years.
When a teacher calls in sick
Data provided by Henrico
or misses a day for another reaCounty
Public Schools to the
son, schools rely on substitute
Citizen
at
the newspaper’s reteachers to fill in. But
quest
paints a striking
what happens when
contrast between how
substitutes aren’t avail- THE
often substitute posiable – or aren’t willing
tions went unfilled at
to report to certain
schools in Eastern Henschools?
It's a question that S T O R Y rico when compared to
even Henrico County EDUCATION those in the West End.
Henrico elementary
Public Schools officials
can't completely answer – schools were unable to fill subeven though the scenario has stitute spots on a total of 2,457
occurred more than 2,400 occasions during the 2014-15
times at Henrico elementary and 2015-16 school years; more
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than 70 percent of those "failto-fill" days (1,642) occurred at
just 14 schools – 12 in Eastern
Henrico, two in Northern Henrico.
Were students in those
classes moved to other classes
for a day? Taught by an assistant principal or other administrator?
School system officials
don't exactly know, because
the system does not require
schools to compile or report
that information, HCPS spokes-
see SUBSTITUTES, p. 6
‘Sub’-par results
These nine Henrico elementary schools failed to fill
substitute teacher positions
more than 100 times each
during the past two school
years:
Fair Oaks.............237 times
Ratcliffe................171 times
Lakeside................161 times
Laburnum..............157 times
H. Springs............143 times
Varina...................135 times
Glen Lea...............135 times
Donahoe...............115 times
Ashe.....................111 times
Goat show
Task force to distribute
addiction resource cards
at local retail spots
By Patty Kruszewski
Business
Community
Education
Sports
Government/Dining
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Within the next week or so,
grocery shoppers in Henrico
and around the region will be
able to add an item to their grocery bags that they never could
before.
For those shoppers with
family members who struggle
with addiction, the item may
even be a life-saving one.
Chesterfield SAFE, a regional
coalition
of
community
leaders, health
care workers,
educators, law
enforcement
officers and concerned citizens,
will launch a blitz July 25 to
place resource cards in grocery
stores, pharmacies and other retailers and medical centers
across the greater Richmond
area.
The cards are county-specific and also will be carried by
local law enforcement officials
see ADDICTION, p. 5
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Zachary Halaschak/Henrico Citizen
or the past week, dozens of goats have called the Christ United Methodist Church on West
Grace Street in Henrico home. The goats are not just for show though – they are actually hard at
work. Julia Davidson, a long time member of the church, came up with the idea of hiring goats
to come in and help eat the large amount of foliage that has cropped up in the woods behind the
church. Davidson told the Citizen that she thought the woods area obscured the view of the
church from the road. “We’ve had people who have missed funerals because they couldn’t find
the church,” she said. The wooded area behind the church is filled with hundreds of poison ivy
plants. She noted that although poison ivy is painful to humans, goats love to eat it.
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Virginia Commonwealth Bank re- bedside medication delivery program to
cently opened a new location at 900 North Parham Doctors' Hospital. The pharmacy
Parham Road.The bank has seven other lo- operates a location in the Henrico Doctors'
cations in Central Virginia and Suffolk. It pre- Hospital-Forest Campus and has been proviously was known as First Federal Savings viding the bedside service there for eight
months. Patients who would like
Bank of Virginia.
their prescriptions delivered to
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Beechwell
Adult
Day Program, LLC
Bremo Pharmacy has expanded its
leased 14,558 square feet at 3900 Deep
Rock Rd. in Henrico County. Evan Ocheltree
with Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC represented the landlord.
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Wegman’s Food Markets recently announced the leadership team for its Short
Pump store, which will open Aug. 7 at West
Broad Marketplace.The leadership team includes:
• Store Manager Todd Strassner, who
began as a Wegman’s employee in 1981 and
has worked as a store manager in the
Rochester, N.Y. area since 1994;
• Executive Chef James Orr, who has
been a Wegman’s employee for the past
eight years in Northern Virginia;
• Pharmacy Area Manager Frank
Mayosky, who has been with Wegman’s
for twenty years in the Syracuse, N.Y. area;
• Perishable Area Manager DJ Baroody,
who has worked in several different positions for Wegman’s during the past 20 years;
• Merchandising Area Manager Kathy
Simmons, who began as a Wegman’s employee in 1990 and most recently held the
same position in Crofton, Md.;
• Service Area Manager David Trott,
who has been employed by Wegman’s since
1997 and has held his current position since
2010.
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leased 4,100 SF in NuckolsPlace at 5400
Wyndham Forest Dr.; Vignettes By Design,
LLC – leased 3,360 SF in Gayton Crossing
Shopping Center at 9782 Gayton Rd.; Creative Staging Concepts, Inc. – leased
1,875 SF in Hermitage Industrial Park at
8562 Sanford Dr.; The RVA Group, LLC –
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Real
Estate recently
James Orr
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DJ Baroody
Julia Ryan
announced the
of
addition
Julia Ryan to its Tuckahoe office
in Henrico. Ryan is participating in
Long & Foster’s Success Path program, which offers extensive training and resources for agents at any
stage of their career. The program’s curriculum includes tools
for agents to build their business,
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David Trott
niques for prospecting and working
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Publix to buy 7 of 8 Henrico Martin’s
Florida-based Publix will acquire 10 of
19 Martin’s stores in the Metro Richmond
area – including all but one of the Henrico
stores – the company announced
earlier this month.
The parent company of
Martin’s and Giant,Ahold USA
Inc., is selling the stores to satisfy Federal Trade Commission
requirements related to its
pending merger with Food Lion
parent company Delhaize
Group.
The Henrico stores to be
purchased by Publix, pending
FTC approval, are located at: 7035 Three
Chopt Road, in The Village shopping cen-
ter; 9645 West Broad Street, in the Westpark shopping center; 10150 Brook Road,
across from Virginia Center Commons;
10250 Staples Mill Road, in the
Crossridge shopping center;
2250 John Rolfe Parkway; 3460
Pump Road, in the Short Pump
Crossing shopping center;
4591 South Laburnum Avenue,
in The Shops at White Oak
shopping center.
The only Henrico Martin’s that is not part of the deal
is the one located at 5700
Brook Road, in the Brook Run
Shopping Center.Ahold USA will continue
to market the remaining nine Martin’s
stores to other potential buyers.
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National Night Out scheduled for Aug. 2
Henrico County Police officials plan
to visit more than 70 neighborhoods
throughout the county as part of the
33rd annual National
Night Out Tuesday,Aug. 2.
Police Chief Humberto
I. Cardounel, Jr. and his
staff, as well as Henrico
Police officers and many
county officials, will visit
citizens to help strengthen
police-citizen partnerships. Cardounel
will start by visiting the Richmond International Raceway NNO event at 4:30
p.m. Dozens of other events throughout the county will continue until
about 9:30 p.m., featuring cookouts,
block parties, ice-cream socials and parades. Homeowners in neighborhoods
that do not have events
scheduled may show their
support by putting on
porch lights.
In 2015, NNO involved more than 38 million people in more than
16,000 communities from
all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian
cities and military bases worldwide.
National Night Out is a yearlong,
community building campaign designed to heighten crime prevention
Filipino Festival wins regional award
The Filipino Festival, hosted at
Our Lady of Lourdes in Henrico each
August, recently won the Most Outstanding
Migrant
Organization
Award for Community Service and
Promotion of Cultural Diversity from
the Migrant Heritage Commission,
Washington, D.C. advocacy group.
The presentation to Filipino Festival
organizers was made at MHC’S Annual People’s Ball held in Washington June 25. Pictured (from left) are Filipino Festival
volunteers Sue Berinato, Maria Cielo Sinsioco, Rosario Igharas and Therese Igharas.
Now in its 11th year, the Filipino Festival draws thousands of guests and is known
for its authentic food and entertainment. This year's event will be held Aug. 12-13,
rain or shine. For details, visit www.filipinofestival.org.
awareness, generate support for and
participation in local, anti-crime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit
and police-community partnerships
and send a message to criminals that
neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
To see if your Henrico County
neighborhood has a National Night Out
event planned, or to register your
neighborhood, visit the Henrico Police
website at www.henricopolice.org.You
may also call the division’s Prevention
Services Unit at (804) 501-4838 for details.
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Jason Jones, of Glen Allen, a student at competition, as defined by industry.
the University of Virginia, recently earned the
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Yount, Hyde & Barbour Scholarship, a $2,500
Gianna
M.
Tondini,
of Henrico, graduatstipend, from the Virginia Society of Certified
ed May 22 from Trinity College in Hartford,
Public Accountants Educational
Conn.Tondini earned a bachelor of
Foundation. In total, the organiarts degree in Urban Studies.
zation awarded $50,250 to 25 ac***
counting students who attend
college in Virginia. Recipients
Evan James Conner, of Glen
were selected based upon their
Allen, was named to the dean’s list
overall academic performance,
for the spring 2016 semester at Norentry essay, faculty recommendawich University in Vermont. He also
tion(s) and community and/or
graduated with a bachelor of sciextracurricular activities. The
ence magna cum laude in manageVSCPA Educational Foundation is
ment with a concentration in leada 501(c)3 nonprofit organization
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and accounting education, reaccomplishments
Randy
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of Henrico, a stuto us at citizen@
warding academic excellence
henricocitizen.com dent-athlete at Lebanon Valley, was
and encouraging students to purnamed to the Middle Atlantic Consue promising careers as CPAs.
ference’s (MAC) winter and spring
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academic honor roll. Harris, a graduate of New
Michael Yust, of Henrico, traveled to the Community School, is a member of the men’s
University of North Carolina,Asheville to pres- indoor and outdoor track and field team. The
ent undergraduate research in the National academic honor roll is comprised of studentConference on Undergraduate Research April athletes who compete in a varsity level sport
7-9.Yust, class of 2016, was among 17 students and registered a semester GPA of 3.20 or highfrom Lafayette College selected to participate er.
in the NCUR, which had approximately 2,000
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other graduates travel from 250 different colVirginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently
leges and universities to present research findings. This is the 29th year that Lafayette has announced an additional appointment to his
Administration: L. Robert Bolling, of Henrico,
participated in the conference.
has been reappointed to the Family and Chil***
dren’s Trust Fund Board of Trustees. Bolling is
The following students from the Advanced CEO of ChildSavers.
Career Education Center at Hermitage were
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among the winners in the 2016 SkillsUSA
Rhianna Ross, of Glen Allen, was named
Championships, held June 22-23: Caroline
Lonigro – awarded a Skill Point Certificate in to the dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester
Criminal Justice; Sommer Arbogast – award- at Marist College in New York. Ross, a member
ed a Skill Point Certificate in Esthetics; and of the class of 2017, is majoring in business adJacob Canary – awarded a Skill Point certifi- ministration.
cate in Graphics Imaging-Sublimation. Skill
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Point Certificates were awarded in 86 occupaThe following students were named to the
tional and leadership areas to students who
dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester at
met a predetermined threshold score in their
Mary Baldwin College: Kirsten Goodman
and Megan Goodman, of Glen Allen; and
Kim Mayo, of Henrico. To qualify for the
dean’s list, students must earn a 3.50 to 3.74
grade point average. The following students
were named to the president’s list at MBC:
Abigail Black, Kaelyn Dickinson, Faith
Harris, Qadira Muhammad, Neneh Sheriff, Allison Williams and Christina Witt, of
Henrico.To qualify for the president’s list, students must earn a minimum 3.75 grade point
average.
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Gregory Bowen, of Henrico, was named
to the dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester
at the University of Iowa. To qualify for the
dean’s list, students must earn a 3.50 or higher
grade point average.
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Watson Miller, of Glen Allen, was named
to the honor’s list for the spring 2016 semester at Patrick Henry Community College in
MILESTONES
Martinsville, Va.To qualify for the honor’s list,
students must earn a 3.5 or higher grade point
average.
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Margaret Theado, of Henrico, recently
graduated from the University of Akron in
Ohio.Theado earned a bachelor of arts degree
in child development.
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Kiana Brown, of Henrico, a student at
Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan
Campus in Teaneck, N.J., recently was named
to the honor's list for the spring 2016 semester.To qualify for the list, a student must carry
a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a
possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of
12 letter-graded hours. Brown also was inducted into FDU's Phi Omega Epsilon honor society for the spring 2016 semester. Eligibility for
membership in the senior honor society is established by completing at least 90 earned
credits toward an undergraduate degree with a
CGPR of 3.50. Of these 90 credits, the last 58
must have been taken at the University, and a
CGPR of 3.20 must have been maintained for
all of them.
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Kelsey Cruz, of Glen Allen, (B.A. in criminal justice) and James Morris, of Henrico (postdoctoral M.S. in clinical psychopharmacology)
both recently earned degrees from Farleigh
Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus,
in Teaneck, N.J.
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The following local students recently were
named to the president's list at Longwood University: Adam Cary Fletcher, Taylor
Renee' Poindexter, Alison Claire Roberts,
Emily Anne Gates, Emily Elizabeth Hahn,
Michelle Elizabeth Hall, Timothy Joseph
Harris, Courtney Leigh Harver, Cassandra
Elizabeth Tagert, Megan Diane Grubbs,
and Aaron Christopher Miller.To qualify for
the list, students must earn a perfect 4.0 academic average for the semester.
Longwood also named the following local
students to the dean's list for the spring 2016
semester: Matthew Taylor Alexander, Sara
Nicole Binns, Jennifer Lynne Ender,
Haley Brooke Hampton, Abby Sue Jones,
Marc Talbert Mawyer, Chase Samuel
McPherson, Elizabeth Kathleen Puccinelli, Luke Thomas Ransom, Mary Katherine
Theresa Yurchak, Nicole Susan Chappelle, Carter Ashley Leake, Sandra Elizabeth Montgomery, Danielle Marie Murphy, Mackenzie Ann Tabler, Alisha Renae
Easley, Cameron Marie Williams, Breana
Nicole Figueroa, Taylor Michelle Francisco, Alexandra Renee McMahon, Autumn
Haley Black, Elisabeth Paige Ambrose,
Katherine Grace Harper, Abigail Elizabeth
Lovelace, Amelia Bifeng Cohen, Elizabeth
Hope Morgan, Julianna Marie Shibley, Jasmine Nicole Payne and William Childs
Gay.To qualify for the list, students must earn
an academic average of 3.5 to 3.99 for the semester.
Community
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ADDICTION, from p. 1
"as a first line of defense," said Laurie Pettit,
a member of SAFE's Central Virginia Opiod
and Heroin Prevention Task Force (CVOHPTF), which is coordinating the blitz. "So a
law enforcement officer would give one to
an overdose victim if they wanted help."
The effort can't come too soon for Pettit, who headed to Las Vegas soon after the
latest task force meeting to attend a convention of CADCA (Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America).
Pettit's son, Dawson, was just three days
out of rehab in 2014 when he died of an
overdose of heroin in a grocery store men's
room.
A downward spiral
A 2006 graduate of Deep Run H.S., Dawson Pettit also attended Shady Grove E.S.
and Short Pump M.S. His mother recalls
him as a "sweet, sensitive" child who loved
animals and music.
At Deep Run, he played golf and tennis
and studied at the Center for Information
Technology. Teachers told his mother that
Dawson had tremendous promise, possessing that rare combination of an engaging
personality and a gift for IT. When there
was a competition at the Center to see
which student could hack into a certain
site, Dawson took home the prize of a silver
lunchbox branded with the Apple logo.
At JMU, however, Dawson did not want
to continue IT and pursued a sports management major instead.All seemed well, his
mother said, until Dawson was entering his
final year.
While she knew he had experimented
with marijuana in high school, he did not
appear to be deeply into the drug scene –
until he and his girlfriend were the victims
of a home invasion.Three masked men (one
waving a gun) burst into the apartment.
Dawson was beaten (his skull had to be stapled back together) and the apartment
robbed.
Traumatized and suffering from chronic
pain, Dawson began his descent into drug
addiction. He abandoned his studies and
began stealing from his own family and his
girlfriend's family to support his habit. His
girlfriend left him when he began injecting,
but the downward spiral continued until he
was admitted into a rehab program in early
2014.
Just days after his discharge from the
month-long rehab – a month during which
Dawson turned 26 and aged out of his parents' insurance coverage – he obtained
some heroin and died after injecting it in
the grocery store restroom.
"I firmly believe," his mother said, "he
may have been 'hurried' out of rehab before
he was ready because of insurance issues –
even though we were the guaranteed payors on his account."
Reason for hope
Since her son's death, Laurie Pettit has
focused her energy on honoring Dawson's
memory by involving herself with various
substance abuse prevention and treatment
programs – most of which are busily expanding their efforts to combat the evergrowing heroin and opioid epidemic.
In addition to volunteering for SAFE,
Pettit has raised money for the Travis Pierce
Memorial Fund, which supports Henrico
Drug Court, and for Rams in Recovery-VCU.
She recently was named to the board of the
JHW Foundation and has also volunteered
with IWINS (I Wish I Never Started), a nonprofit dedicated to educating the community about the dangers of opiate use.
She also works with Stas Novitsky, a recovering addict and Deep Run H.S. graduate, who is coordinating resource card distribution in Henrico County.
Like Dawson, Novitsky (now on the
staff of the McShin Foundation) was a
young man with tremendous promise before he became addicted: sophomore class
president and a captain of the soccer team
at DRHS.At the time, Novitsky aspired to be
a graphic designer and writer and naively
thought that drugs would boost his creativity – but that they would never take control
of his life.
Both Novitsky and Pettit emphasize that
addiction can happen to anybody – even
people who grow up in "good" homes with
loving, involved parents.
"Opioid and heroin addiction is something that crosses all socioeconomic lines; it
doesn't discriminate," said Pettit. "I cannot
name anyone that hasn't been affected by
this epidemic or doesn't know someone
who has been affected."
Pettit noted several reasons for hope in
the ongoing fight against addiction, citing
President Obama's designation of $920 million to help states provide medication-assisted treatment, as well as the local Angel
Initiative, founded by a Richmond police officer who lost a nephew to overdose.
Although Pettit says she misses Dawson
every day and deeply grieves not only her
family’s loss but her son's lost potential, she
is also energized by the thought that her efforts might help prevent someone from
dying of an overdose – or prevent someone
from becoming addicted in the first place.
"I will continue to {fight] this drug epidemic," she said, "if it will help just one person or one family to not have to go through
this. It's the most devastating and paralyzing
loss imaginable."
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man Andy Jenks told the Citizen. It's unclear whether any individual schools keep
track on their own of what happens to
classes for which substitutes cannot be
found.
The school system has been using a
program called SubFinder to manage and
record data related to the placement of
substitutes, Jenks said, but the program
does not offer a way to note what happens to those classes, either. HCPS is implementing a new system in time for the
coming school year, Jenks said, but it’s unclear whether that system will track such
information.
But Ward Elementary School PTA President Angela Greene has seen firsthand at
that Varina school what takes place when
substitutes aren't available: principals and
other administrators scramble to fill those
spots themselves or split a class and send
its students to other classrooms for the
day. Neither option is ideal, she said.
"We've had the principal, assistant
principals pulled away and actually had to
sit in a classroom [and teach]," Greene
said. "It was kind of disheartening for
them, because they were still expected to
get their regular work done even though
they were shifted for the day. Some of
them had to take an extended day, or
some things just didn't get done."
Moving students to other classrooms
can create similar frustrations, she said.
"I know it just disrupts the whole
learning process for the day, because now
the teacher has to adjust for these other
JULY 21-AUG. 3, 2016 • HENRICOCITIZEN.COM
children in her class," Greene said. "I don't
think that the kids for that day really got a
full day."
On at least two occasions this year at
another Eastern Henrico elementary
school, students in an affected kindergarten class were divided up and sent to
second-grade classes, where they were
provided with worksheets to complete,
while the second-graders received their
normal instruction.
Parents of the kindergartners were
not notified directly by the school about
what had happened, the parent of one
kindergarten student told the Citizen.That
parent received confirmation from the
school's principal when she inquired
about the matter after hearing about it
from her child.
Geographic differences apparent
The data provided to the Citizen by
the school system does little to dispel the
notion championed by some citizens that
certain Eastern Henrico schools face
more educational challenges than their
West End counterparts.
Nine elementary schools in the county each failed to fill substitute spots on
more than 100 occasions during the past
two school years; eight are in Eastern
Henrico.
By contrast, 15 elementary schools in
the county failed to fill substitute spots on
a combined total of just 101 occasions
during the same period; all 15 are in the
West End.
Henrico Superintendent Pat Kinlaw
was unavailable to comment about the
issue despite several requests by the Citizen, but Jenks said that officials are aware
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Fair Oaks Elementary School failed to find substitute teachers 166 times during the 201516 school year – the most among Henrico elementary schools.
of the statistics.
"The numbers seen in the fail-to-fill reports are something our administrators
have been monitoring for awhile," Jenks
wrote in an e-mail to the Citizen. "Consistent with our past practices on other issues, it would be appropriate for us to
share our latest thoughts with our School
Board first and then collaborate on any
potential next steps."
By nearly all metrics, Fair Oaks Elementary School in Highland Springs has
been the school most affected by the
issue. Fair Oaks needed substitutes 1,167
times during the two years (fourth-most
in the county) but failed to find them on
237 occasions (most in the county, by 66
occurrences), resulting in a "fail-to-fill" rate
of 20.3 percent (worst in the county).
During this past school year alone,
Fair Oaks failed to find substitutes on 166
occasions – nearly one every day of the
180-day school year. On the other end of
the spectrum from Fair Oaks is Springfield Park Elementary in Innsbrook, which
needed substitutes 882 times in two years
and found them on all but one occasion.
School system officials were unable to
provide details about how many times
specific classes of students at any school
were without substitutes during the
course of the year, because the SubFinder
system only displays data broadly – for
grades K-2 and grades 3-5, Jenks said.
Fair Oaks PTA President Heather Despair told the Citizen that she was surprised to hear about the school's troubles
finding substitutes and that she planned
to discuss it with the PTA.
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SUBSTITUTES, from p. 6
"I would be concerned that if there
wasn't a sub, what is my child doing all
day?" she said. "If this is an ongoing issue,
then it needs to be addressed."
But, Despair added, her family and her
child, a rising fourth-grader who previously attended private school, love the
school and have never encountered any
problems there.
"It's an amazing school," she said.
Failure to fill not tied to need?
The number of occasions on which a
school needs substitutes does not seem to
play a direct factor in how many times it's
unable to get one, the data shows.
Half of the 10 schools that needed
substitutes more than 1,000 times each
“
Jenks wrote.
In theory, the SubFinder system allowed substitutes to reject job opportunities as many as four times each day – a
maximum of twice during the morning
calling period (6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
and twice during the evening calling period (6 p.m. to 10 p.m.), according to
Jenks, though it’s unknown how many
times one potential sub would have been
contacted with four different opportunities on the same day.
“However, if we see a trend in exclusions for a particular person or if he/she
violates School Board policy, we can eliminate them from the pool,” Jenks wrote.
The schools that have the most difficulty filling substitute positions are
among the worst-performing schools in
the county on the Virginia Standards of
Learning tests.
also were among the four Henrico elementary schools that failed to achieve the
benchmark in math.
'There's some way you can do it'
Greene, the Ward Elementary PTA
president who also serves as the Varina
District vice president on the Henrico
County Council of PTAs, served as a substitute herself for nearly a year recently.
"When you go online [as a substitute]
to see where all the vacancies are, you
typically don't see too many in the West
End, but you see a whole host of them in
the East End," she said.
Although she understands why more
substitutes might seek roles in the West
End – among other reasons, "everybody
wants to be where the restaurants are,"
she said, only half-jokingly – Green would
If the push was to get more people who lived in the
East End [to become substitutes], that would be
– Angela Greene
great. There’s some way you can do it.
Ward ES PTA president
during the two-year period – Fair Oaks,
Glen Lea, Lakeside, Laburnum and Ratcliffe – also were among the 10 that failed
to find substitutes most frequently.
But four others that needed subs
more than 1,000 times apiece – Shady
Grove, Colonial Trail, Dumbarton and
Johnson – each found them more than
97 percent of the time.
Shady Grove in the Far West End
needed to find substitutes on 1,155 occasions during the two-year period; only
four schools needed subs more frequently. But Shady Grove failed to find a sub
only four times (a failure rate of just 0.18
percent).
By contrast, Donahoe Elementary
School in Sandston needed substitutes on
only 688 occasions but was unable to find
them 115 times (19 percent of the time).
Why the stark disparity – even among
schools that had similar needs for substitutes?
One reason may be that substitutes,
for any number of reasons, are unwilling
to work at certain schools.
Substitutes who are active in Henrico’s school system are required to work
at least 20 days annually in order to remain on the list the following year, Jenks
said, but they are permitted to select
schools at which they are willing and unwilling to work.
Some choose to limit themselves to
schools that are geographically close to
their homes, for example. Others may
choose to avoid schools whose students
are perceived to have behavior issues.
When a school needs a substitute, the
substitute coordinator for that school may
choose to contact specific subs directly to
extend an offer, Jenks wrote in an e-mail
to the Citizen. Then, “if the job is not
filled, the system would open the available job up to any substitute who matches the criteria for the job position,” he
wrote.“The substitutes in the general substitute pool are called in random order.”
Once a substitute job is made available to the general pool of subs, qualified
subs may claim it on a first-come, firstserved basis, either online or by calling,
Of the 10 elementary schools with
the highest fail-to-fill occurrences during
the past two school years, eight were
among the 16 Henrico elementary
schools that failed to meet the achievement benchmark on the SOL tests in English during the 2014-15 school year.
Those eight – which as a result were
only partially accredited by the state –
were Donahoe, Glen Lea, Fair Oaks, Highland Springs, Laburnum, Lakeside, Ratcliffe
and Varina. Highland Springs and Ratcliffe
like the school system to show more urgency in addressing the matter in Eastern
Henrico.
"If the push was to get more people
who lived in the East End [to become
substitutes], that would be great," she
said. "There's some way you can do it."
Since last June, the school system has
held at least 16 job fairs to recruit a variety of full-time and part-time employees.
Three of those events – including one
7
‘Fail-to-fill’ occurrences
Data below shows the number of
times during the 2014-15 and 2015-16
school years that Henrico elementary
schools in each of the county’s three
geographic regions needed substitutes
and how many times they were unable
to fill substitute needs.
Region
of county
Subs
Needed
Failed to
fill
West End
20,198
372
East End
12,544
1,499
Northside
7.060
586
View school-by-school data from the
past two years at HenricoCitizen.com
by searching “Sub-divided.”
held this week – specifically sought substitute teachers. The others sought employees for various roles, including in almost every case full- and part-time school
bus drivers – positions that almost always
are in need.
Greene conceded that while her son,
a rising fifth-grader, has gotten a good education in Eastern Henrico, she wonders
about students whose parents are not as
involved as she is.
"What about that parent who's not
[proactive] and doesn't know how to
speak about his or her child getting the
attention he or she needs?" she asked.
Those children, she said, "are not going to
get that education."
8 Sports
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Tuckahoe, Glen Allen teams win titles
Three Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association all-star baseball teams and two
all star softball teams recently won state
championships.
Two Tuckahoe Little League all-star
teams also won district titles and advanced to their state tournaments,
which were ongoing at press time.
The Glen Allen 10-year-old Cal Ripken League team (pictured, middle row
on left) went 5-0 in the state tournament, following a 3-0 run to the district
title, and advanced to the Southeast Regional in Nashville,Tenn., which began
this week.
The Glen Allen 11-year-old Cal Ripken League team won the state title by
advancing from the loser's bracket. It is
competing in the Southeast Regional
tournament in Williamsburg.
The Glen Allen 13-year-old all-star
team won the district tournament by
defeating Varina twice, then won the
state
tournament
by
defeating
Williamsburg to advance to the Southeast Regional tournament in Florida.
The Glen Allen 10U softball team
(bottom row) won the state championship in six straight games and advanced to the Southeast Regional tournament at Dorey Park in Varina.
The Glen Allen 16U softball team
(not pictured) won the state title with a
team composed primarily of girls 14
years old. It also advanced to the Southeast Regional.
The Tuckahoe American 8-10 all-star
baseball team (top row on left) won
the district tournament by defeating
Tuckahoe National. It advanced to the
championship game of the state tournament in Manassas.
The Tuckahoe American 11-12 allstar baseball team (top row on right) rebounded from an early loss to Mechanicsville to regroup and later avenge that
loss in the District 5 title game. The
team began its state tournament this
week in Norfolk.
Additionally, the Glen Allen 11-yearold team (second row on right) competed at the 12-year-old level in the
Contributed photo
state tournament and finished third but
still advanced to the regional tournament because Glen Allen’s 12-year-old
team, which finished second, had an automatic berth in the regional as the
host team.
– Compiled by Kevin Richeson
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2 deputy county managers named
Henrico County has two new
deputy county managers.
County Manager John Vithoulkas earlier this month announced the appointment of Stafford County administrator
Anthony Romanello as deputy county
manager for administration and Henrico
Office of Management
and Budget Director
Brandon Hinton as
deputy county manager for community
services. Romanello,
who will begin his
new position in midAnthony
September, replaces
Romanello
Joe Casey, who became county administrator for Chesterfield County July 1. Hinton will fill a vacant spot left by Jane Crawley, who
retired in April following a 25-year career with the county.
Romanello, a Hermitage High
School graduate, has served in his current role with Stafford since January
2008 and was the county's deputy county administrator from 2003-2007. He previously served as town manager of West
Point from 2000-2003 and in various
roles with the City of Richmond from
1992-2000 (as deputy director of human
services administration, deputy director
of administration of public health and
assistant to the city manager).
In his new role, he will oversee the
departments of Finance, General Services and Information Technology, as
well as the Public Library and legislative
liaison.
“We are really excited
and think Anthony
will be a great addition to our team,”
Vithoulkas said.
Hinton has served in
his current position
since 2012 and since
Brandon
April as assistant
Hinton
deputy county manager for community
services, with responsibility for the departments of Social Services, Henrico
Area Mental Health & Developmental
Services and Health, as well as the Capital Region Workforce Partnership, Children’s Services Act, Henrico Juvenile Detention Home, James River Juvenile
Detention Center, Juvenile Probation,
Community Corrections and the Drug
Court program.
Hinton began his career in Henrico
as a budget analyst in 2003 and was promoted to budget supervisor before becoming director of the Office of Management and Budget.
R E S TA U R A N T
W AT C H
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.
JULY 5
Bojangles, 11 South Laburnum Avenue – Four critical violations reported (employees observed failing to wash hands after drinking from cups and after eating, before returning to
work; several employees observed drinking in the kitchen without a lid or straw, chewing
gum and eating food in kitchen; foods in wrap station and grill drawers observed at improper
temperatures; several dishes observed still soiled and with grease build-up on inside and outside, and mold build-up observed inside ice machine) and no non-critical violations reported.
Chen's Chinese Restaurant, 11361 Nuckols Road – Three critical violations reported (noodles rolled and covered with plastic wrap in walk-in observed at improper temperatures,
45 minutes later still at improper temperature – not cooling fast enough; chicken observed at
improper temperature in large bowl awaiting more prep, shrimp being cleaned and rinsed
with tap water at improper temperature, food inside make table – shrimp, chicken – observed at improper temperature; prepared ready-to-eat spring rolls, pork, open tofu, sweet
and sour chicken in refrigeration unit not properly dated for disposition) and seven non-critical violations reported.
Red Robin, 10067 Brook Road – No violations reported.
JULY 6
Alpozio's Grill & Lounge, 10101 Brook Road – No critical violations reported and one noncritical violation reported.
Amanecer Latino Market, 9301 Quioccasin Road – Two critical violations reported (tomatoes and ham in prep unit and chicken noodle soup and ham in reach-in unit observed at improper temperatures; spray bottle observed without a label) and no non-critical violations reported.
Captain D's Seafood, 4800 Williamsburg Road – Two critical violations reported (tomatoes,
lettuce observed cold-holding at improper temperatures; sprayer hose observed extending
below flood rim level of sink) and three non-critical violations reported.
Casa Grande, 10120 Brook Road – Two critical violations reported (large pot of sauce observed at improper temperature, not being adequately cooled to prevent growth of harmful
bacteria; shrimp observed cold-holding at improper temperatures) and two non-critical violations reported.
O'Charley's Restaurant, 6291 West Broad Street – One critical violation reported (soup,
sliced tomatoes and other items in walk-in cooler observed at improper temperatures) and
no non-critical violations reported.
Private Stock Cigar & Wine Company, 435 North Ridge Road – No violations reported.
Plaza Azteca Mexican Restaurant, 10099 Brook Road – No violations reported.
Taylor's Sweets & Treats, 9 West Williamsburg Road – One critical violation reported (no
date found on open bag of chili/package of hotdogs) and no non-critical violations reported.
Urban Farmhouse Market & Cafe, 4821 Old Main Street – Two critical violations reported
(butter on counter observed at improper temperature; according to the "consume by" date
on prepared ready-to-eat hummus found in refrigerator, the food should have been discarded
a day ago) and five non-critical violations reported.
JULY 7
Balkan Restaurant, 8905 Patterson Avenue – One critical violation reported (raw chicken,
heavy cream observed cold-holding at improper temperatures in prep refrigerator) and three
non-critical violations reported.
Fox's Pizza Den, 5646 Brook Road – No violations reported.
Hardee’s, 8211 Brook Road – No violations reported.
Outback Steakhouse, 7917 West Broad Street – No violations reported.
The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road – One critical violation reported (tortellini, aioli, dressings observed cold holding at improper temperatures in the top of the prep cooler – foods
were stored in plastic containers inside of metal pans) and no non-critical violations reported.
JULY 8
Crossroads Bar & Grill, 2000 Staples Mill Road – Two critical violations reported (walk-in,
two-door unit observed at elevated temperatures; waffle batter for which time rather than
temperature was being used as control was not cooked, used or discarded by expiration
times as indicated by policy) and six non-critical violations reported.
Glenn's Forest Cafe, 7202 Glen Forest Drive – No violations reported.
McDonald's, 8210 Brook Road – No violations reported.
Peking Restaurant, 8904 West Broad Street – No violations reported.
Toast, 7007 Three Chopt Road – One critical violation reported (spray nozzle for dish machine observed down below water level of sink) and no non-critical violations reported.
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July
***
23
The Tuckahoe Square Dance Club will host its
Fun Dance Night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Pinchbeck Elementary School, 1275 Gaskins Rd. The
evening will feature western square dance, line
dance and other dance styles all at a beginner’s
level, as well as a variety of music. Singles, couples and families are invited. Dress is casual.
Light, non-alcoholic refreshments will be served.
Cost is $5 per person age 10 and older. For details, call Betty at 434-242-0502 or Chris at 4266995 or visit www.tuckahoesquaredanceclub.
com.
***
Alpha Dog Club, located at 8931 Patterson Ave.,
will host an American Red Cross Canine First Aid
& CPR workshop from 9 a.m. to noon. The class
will use lecture, video, discussion and specially
designed “petequins” (as used in veterinary
schools) to learn treating wounds, preparing for
disasters, controlling bleeding, snout resuscitation, managing breathing and cardiac emergencies and more. Cost is $60. To register, visit
www.alphadogclub.com.
***
Lavender Fields Herb Farm, 11300 Winfrey Rd. in
Glen Allen, will offer a free farm tour from 2 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. This walking tour includes farm history, a stop by the bee hives and seeing the greenhouses that produce over 300,000 USDA Certified
Organic herb and vegetable plants each year.
Each adult will receive a free ice cream upon
completion. This is an outdoor tour; dress accordingly. No registration is required. For details, call 262-7167 or visit www.lavenderfieldsfarm.com.
***
The Academy of Kung Fu, 8904 W. Broad St., will
host a free women’s self-defense class from 1:30
p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The class is designed to teach
women how to defend themselves against the
five most common attacks they could encounter.
Space is limited. To register, visit www.vakungfu.com or call 346-3478.
***
Rebuild America and Faith Landmarks Ministries
will present a Neighborhood Block Party from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. inside Hudson Gym at Highland
Springs High School. There will be music,
games, prizes, free food, a bounce house, free haircuts, free medical screenings, grocery giveaway,
clothing giveaway and more. Rain or shine. For
details, call 591-2971 or visit www.rebuildamerica.tv.
24
The Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native
Plant Society will continue its Sunday Strolls at
Dorey Park at 4 p.m. These twice-monthly walks
are an opportunity to observe the seasonal
changes in the park’s interesting and diverse native plant communities. Anyone with an interest
in the native landscape is welcome, from novice
to expert. Contact Trip Leader Leslie Allanson at
[email protected] or 248-1578 to register and
get details on where to meet.
25
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 Pete Sizemore at 2880999.
26
The Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond
Chapter will host a support group meeting for
caregivers of those with Alzheimer's or dementia
at 6 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital, 5801 Bremo Road,
Room 163.The meeting is designed to provide an
opportunity for participants to meet for mutual
support and to exchange coping skills. For details,
call (804) 967-2580.
The Retail Merchants Association’s signature networking event, Connect@, will meet at BES Studios at 5711 Old Osborne Turnpike in Varina from
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy light hor d’ourves and
drinks, and make meaningful connections at this
upbeat after-hours event. Cost is $15 for RMA
members and $20 for nonmembers. To register,
visit www.retailmerchants.com/connect-bes-studios.
27
SPARC will present K.C. @ Bat at 10 a.m. and 1
p.m. at the Henrico Theatre. Based on Ernest
Thayer’s beloved 1888 poem, Casey at the Bat, the
fictional baseball legend of Casey and the town of
Mudville springs vividly to life in the present day.
For
details,
call
652-1460
or
visit
www.henrico.us/rec.
***
The Summer Nature Series at Three Lakes Nature
Center, 400 Sausiluta Dr., continues with “Ssslither! Snakes” from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Nature center staff will open the classroom doors to visitors
and share a variety of items/treasures from the nature collections. Topics rotate throughout the
summer months. For details, call 652-1448.
***
Innsbrook After Hours continues its 31st year
with Third Eye Blind at 6 p.m. Although often
lumped into the post-grunge category, Third Eye
Blind sported a brighter sound than many of their
late-’90s peers, taking as much influence from
classic pop/rock traditions as the angst-ridden
music that dominated the decade. The group
scored its first hit in 1997, and after taking a break
during the early 2000s, the band returned in 2009
with its fourth studio album,“Ursa Major.” Tickets start at $15. Gates open at 5 p.m. All proceeds from the concert series benefit the National Constitution Plaque Initiative and the
Innsbrook Foundation. Rain or shine. For tickets and more information, call the IAH Hotline at
423-1779 or visit www.innsbrookafterhours.
com.
27-30
The Henrico Teen Theatre Company will present
“Jack & The Three Sillies” at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
July 27-30 at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen
Allen. Admission is free. For reservations, call
501-5859.
28
Innsbrook After Hours continues its 31st year
with the “Return of the Red Eye Summer Tour.”
Headlining the tour are Slightly Stoopid and SOJA.
Special guests are The Grouch & Eligh and Zion I.
Gates open at 5 p.m. Show begins at 6 p.m.
Tickets start at $15. All proceeds from the concert series benefit the National Constitution
Plaque Initiative and the Innsbrook Foundation.
Rain or shine. For tickets and more information,
call the IAH Hotline at 423-1779 or visit
www.innsbrookafterhours.com.
***
The Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond
Chapter will host a support group meeting for
caregivers of those with Alzheimer's or dementia
at 1 p.m. at Chickahominy YMCA, 5401 Whiteside
Road, Sandston. The meeting is designed to provide an opportunity for participants to meet for
mutual support and to exchange coping skills. For
details, call (804) 967-2580.
***
The Henrico County Community Author Showcase, a program that connects writers and readers
in the community, will begin at 7 p.m. and continue on Thursdays at various libraries. Theresa
Harris will share her book “It Had to Happen:
Overcoming Abuse and Suicide” at Fairfield Lidetails,
visit
For
brary.
www.henricolibrary.org/authors.
***
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside
Ave., will present Flowers After 5 on Thursday
evenings through September. Stroll through the
gardens, enjoy live music from The Killing Daylights, family activities, wine and beer, dining and
shopping. The Garden partners with the Richmond SPCA on the second and fourth Thursdays
of each month for Fidos After 5 where leashed
pets are allowed. For details, visit www.lewisginter.org.
29
James River Cellars Winery, 11008 Washington
Hwy. in Glen Allen, will host Paws on the Patio
from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. There will be live
music and food trucks. Capital Area Rescue Effort, Inc. (CARE) will be onsite with adoptable
dogs and information on helping dogs in need.
General admission is $5. Tasting tickets, including souvenir glass, are $10. Children under age
16 are free. A suggested donation of $1 per pet
goes to CARE. For details, visit www.jamesrivercellars.com.
29-30
American Legion Post 125, located at 1401
Hilliard Rd., will hold a dance with a live band
every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to 10:30
p.m. Snacks and coffee are provided; drinks are
available for purchase. All dances are open to
the public. Cost is $7 on Fridays and $8 on Saturdays and benefits American Legion Post 125, a
nonprofit veterans organization. For details, call
716-0800.
30
D.E.O.N. Intervention Inc. will present its fifth annual 3k walk “Move with D.E.O.N.” from 8 a.m. to
11 a.m. at Dorey Park. DEON – an acronym that
stands for Drugs, Education, Obesity and Nutrition
– empowers communities with positive avenues
to address issues surrounding youth and young
adults. For details and to register, visit www.deonintervention.org or call 350-6194.
***
Lavender Fields Herb Farm, 11300 Winfrey Rd. in
Glen Allen, will offer a free farm tour from 10
p.m. to 10:30 a.m. This walking tour includes
farm history, a stop by the bee hives and seeing
the greenhouses that produce over 300,000
USDA Certified Organic herb and vegetable plants
each year. Each adult will receive a free ice
cream upon completion. This is an outdoor tour;
dress accordingly. No registration is required.
For details, call 262-7167 or visit www.lavenderfieldsfarm.com.
***
West Broad Village continues its Rock and Roll
Summer concert series from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at
“The Pad” next to Aloft Hotel. The Groove Motive will perform. All concerts are free and open
to the public. The series continues Aug. 13 with
Downbeat Switch. For details, visit www.shopwestbroadvillage.com.
***
The Unitarian Universalist Community Church,
11105 Cauthorne Rd., will premiere “Dream On”
at 7 p.m. This thoughtful, but funny, PBS documentary about the American Dream is based on
Alexis de Toqueville's travels in “Democracy in
America.” UUCC will offer childcare, popcorn
and a discussion after the movie. A love offering
will be taken to support Embrace Richmond.
For details, call 752-6005 or visit www.uuccglenallen.org.
31
The first “Bad to the Bone Blues Bash” will take
place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Henrico Theatre, 305 E. Nine Mile Rd. Headlining the event is
the Bobby “Blackhat”Walters Band from Newport
News. Blackhat is a vocalist and blues harmonica player. The concert also features The
Lawrence Olds Band and De Lady E. Tickets are
$18 to $25 and are available online at
https://bad_to_the_bone.eventbrite.com or by
calling 678-438-9879. A portion of the proceeds
will benefit the American Cancer Society. The
Bad to the Bone Blues Bash is promoted by
Whole Note Music, LLC, a new entertainment
company based in Henrico County that aims to
bring live shows to local venues.
August
3
The Summer Nature Series at Three Lakes Nature
Center, 400 Sausiluta Dr., continues with “The Nature of Turtles” from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Nature
center staff will open the classroom doors to visitors and share a variety of items/treasures from
the nature collections. Topics rotate throughout
the summer months. For details, call 652-1448.
***
Innsbrook After Hours continues its 31st year
with Cole Swindell at 6 p.m. Featuring special
guest Tucker Beathard. Tickets start at $20.
Gates open at 5 p.m. All proceeds from the concert series benefit the National Constitution
Plaque Initiative and the Innsbrook Foundation.
Rain or shine. For tickets and more information,
call the IAH Hotline at 423-1779 or visit
www.innsbrookafterhours.com.
3-4
The 2016 Virginia Prospect Camp is open to applicants who will graduate high school in 2017,
2018 or 2019.The camp will take place Aug. 3-4 at
RF&P Park in Glen Allen.The event will incorporate both individual skills workouts and live
games. Players will be assigned to a morning or afternoon session each day and are to arrive for
check-in one hour prior to their posted session
start times. Players will run a 60-yard dash, participate in a defensive showcase and play a game on
Day 1. Day 2 will consist of showcase batting
practice and a game. To register, visit
tinyurl.com/VirginiaProspectCamp.
4
The Henrico County Community Author Showcase, a program that connects writers and readers
in the community, will begin at 7 p.m. and continue on Thursdays at various libraries. Paula
Harrison will share her book “Superfoods for
Women: 25 Amazing Foods for Women” at Tuckahoe Library. For details, visit www.henricolibrary.org/authors.
***
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside
Ave., will present Flowers After 5 on Thursday
evenings through September. Stroll through the
gardens, enjoy live music from Bruce Ewan, an internationally acclaimed blues harmonica player
and vocalist, family activities, wine and beer, dining and shopping. The Garden partners with the
Richmond SPCA on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month for Fidos After 5 where
leashed pets are allowed. For details, visit
www.lewisginter.org.
8-12
Fair Oaks Baptist Church, 1701 East Nine Mile
Road in Highland Springs, will host its Deep Sea
Discovery Vacation Bible School program from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each day.The public is invited to attend.
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100 ANNOUNCEMENTS • 200 MERCHANDISE • 300 EMPLOYMENT • 400 AUTOMOTIVE • 500 BUSINESS SERVICES
600 REAL ESTATE • 700 RECREATION & LEISURE • 800 PETS & ANIMALS • 900 NOTICES • 1000 RELIGION
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100 Announcements
Call me about GRANT MONEY for a downpayment on your new home closing cost and
more! US REALTY ONE we’ll get you moving!
Call TODAY!! James Richardson, 804-304-1500.
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Cocktails, cupcakes**, spa party. Introducing
Pink Papaya to area. Info at www.pinkpapayaparty/lynn14 Buy, sell, fundraising.
300 Employment
The Pemberton at University Park,Richmond’s
newest Senior Living Community, offering Independent Living on a private campus with a
full continuum of care. Now hiring experienced, caring, and customer service oriented
team members.We are currently accepting applications for Wait Staff / Servers. If you are a
compassionate and committed individual, we
encourage you to apply today. To apply in person, visit our community at:The Pemberton at
University Park, 9801 Harmony Woods Way,
Henrico, VA 23223 or visit our website at:
http://www.thepembertonatuniversitypark.co
m/about/careers.
500 Business Svcs.
MUSIC LESSONS – Piano, Flute, Saxophone, or
Trumpet with a teacher who has Master’s Degree. Great with children and adults. I believe
in making learning music fun! MusicLessonsRVA.com Email: [email protected]
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LEARN ALL SUMMER; do not forget study
math, reading, study skills, Spanish. Utilize
computer in instruction. Tutoring in your
home accept LD and ADHD. BOLDED Call
Marlyn Spitalny 703-577-9196 [email protected].
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Tutoring in any public library, by professional
tutor – English and language arts. Specializing
in working with elementary school, middle
school and high school students with learning
disabilities or dyslexia. Call retired public
school teacher Edith Bassett (M.Ed. in special
educ. from UVA) – (804) 353-5592 (c).
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Wood Floors Polished – Expert cleaning,
waxing and polishing. References. Free
Estimates. Call (804) 833-7421 anytime or email us at [email protected].
You wood floor info.
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RVA Mold Remediation – [email protected] – 804-251-1866.
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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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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) 5563409.
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SEWING – Custom drapery, upholstery, slip
covers, seat cushions, balances and headboard.
Call Irene Pittman, 804-543-8264. Classes also
available.
600 Real Estate
Little or no equity sell your house fast
(800)991-3249. Need to sell your house fast?
We can help. We are Andy Strickland and
Associates, LLC. and we buy houses with
“little or no equity.” Get debt relief with our
lease/purchase
program.
Walk
away
today.....Call us (800) 991-3249 or visit our
website: www.SellToAndy.com and find out
how we can help you sell your house fast
even if you have “little or no equity.
700 Recreation
Want a feel good body? Classes,Workshops, Individuals Tai Chi 5 Elements Form,Yoga,Therapeutic Exercise. Bring health, balance, and
happiness to body and mind. DesignsforBodyandMind.com. Info-Ms. Franklin 804-3825306.
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Rebuild America gives Highland Springs HS a makeover
By Kevin Richeson
Highland Springs High School is getting
a minor makeover this week, thanks to volunteers from Rebuild America.
Members of the volunteer group are
spending this week painting and cleaning
the school, adding wall art and performing
outdoor maintenance.
The group is composed of citizens who
care about the well-being and beautification
of communities across the United States. It
already has completed several projects in
the Richmond area – including three at Henrico elementary schools last year – and nationwide, including a major project in Detroit during several weeks in 2014.
Many volunteers for these projects are
members of Faith Landmark Ministries, a
church located on Chamberlayne Road.The
organization selected Highland Springs High
for its annual summer project after school
officials expressed interest last summer.
“Principal [Pam] Bell contacted us last
year, but the project for the summer was al-
ready wrapping up," said Lisa Isbell of Rebuild America. "This year, we decided we
would prefer to volunteer at a high school.
These two things combined led us to
choose Highland Springs High School.”
The volunteers are hoping that this
project will have a positive impact on the
community – "especially for the students,"
said volunteer Kelvin Fleming, a member of
Faith Landmark Ministries who has participated in several Rebuild America projects locally and in Detroit. "We want them to see
that somebody cares about them and is willing to invest time in them."
Bell was thrilled that the organization
chose her school.
“We are so excited and grateful to have
the volunteerism from Rebuild America and
other community stakeholders," she said.
"Springer Nation is also working hard to
build on our school and community's reputation and pride with every win and every
step we take toward improvement."
Rebuild America volunteer and Faith
Landmark Ministries member Julie Richard-
Henrico property transactions July 4-10
9724 Dove Hollow Lane – $293,000, 1,986
SF (built in 1992), from Catherine A. Ames to
Tiffany L. and Minh D. Pham.
12245 Manor Crossing Drive – $314,000
(vacant site), from Bacova Development Company LLC to NVR Inc.
13105 Carriage Pond Court – $319,500,
1,396 SF (built in 1993), from Thomas M. and
D. M. Shaughness to Robert A. Burrell II and
Teal Connor.
2801 Burrard Street – $329,900, 1,957 SF
(built in 1995), from Shirey M. Dudley to Brian
T. and Lauren N. Somers.
son is a teacher in the Henrico County Public School system at Mills E. Godwin High
School. As a longtime educator, she has a
special interest in helping schools and students.
“I believe that a main focus of the
church should be to give back to schools
that cannot necessarily afford to make these
improvements themselves,” Richardson
said.
Faith Landmark Ministries member Scarlet Heard also works in the school system.
“I know how the freshness of a school
can positively impact the students as well as
the impact of encouragement from the
community,” Heard said.
After the volunteer work is complete,
there will be a block party July 23 at the
school to celebrate the improvements and
unite the community.The event will include
food, games, giveaways, a car show and
more.
“We love helping the community," Rebuild America volunteer Angela King said.
Property transactions
9010 Wood Sorrel Court – $365,000, 1,970
SF (built in 1984), from Susan Rice Watkins
Trustee to Richard B. Lewis and Marjorie E.
Aileo.
320 Hickson Drive – $375,000, 2,754 SF
(built in 2011), from Jean M. Grubbs to Monil
P. and Parthavi S. Shah.
5733 Creek Mill Way – $384,950, 2,418 SF
(built in 1993), from Mac B. Buhrman, Jr., and
Daria Buhrman to Cuong Long and Minh Tam
K. Dam.
1201 Cremona Court – $387,500, 3,256 SF
(built in 2000), from Larry L. and Carolyn M.
Lowry to Thomas and Rebecca Endicola.
11476 Willows Green Way – $427,000,
3,361 SF (built in 2006), from Guimin Gao and
Wen Wan to Arkajyoti Chakraborty.
2524 Northwind Place – $512,000, 2,763 SF
(built in 1991), from James T. and Pamela D.
Baldwin to Alexander C. and Meredith M. Kozera.
12605 Wheat Terrace – $565,000, 3,860 SF
(built in 1997), from Michael B. and J.W. Glotz
to Caleb and Lauren Carroll.
5021 Mabel Hill Lane – $605,150, 3,114 SF
(built in 2016), from HHHunt Holloway LLC to
Vigneshwaren Kennady and Priya Mayilsamy.
12033 Cameron Creek Road – $620,000,
3,538 SF (built in 2016), from Bradford Homes
Inc. to Heather R. and Matthew Riebel.
Kevin Richeson/Henrico Citizen
Volunteers work on wall art that will be
added to hallways of Highland Springs High
School.
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