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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS
1974 - 2014
IN THE MILL
January 20, 2014
Vol. 40, No. 1
BCA News
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BRANDERMILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NEWS
Voice of the People: As a Brandermill Education Ambassador, why do you volunteer in the schools?
“My inspiration is kindergarten
teacher Sandy Donlavey. I’ve been
volunteering with her for three years
now. For over three decades, she
has been devoted to her kids and
makes the whole experience just
wonderful for me and the kids.”
Dee Pisciella
Swift Creek Elementary
“I started volunteering with
years ago. I do it for a sense of
their eyes brighten when they
learn a new word.”
Joe Covolo
Clover Hill Elementary
“I learned of the Branderbassadors and the need for
volunteers to help at our local schools through the
BRMC. I am presently helping four seventh-graders
with reading, reading comprehension and analyses.
I enjoy the lively and sometimes smart discussions
these youngsters come up with. They keep me on my
toes and may help to slow down the aging brain of an
students and mentor and I look forward to many more, hopefully
productive, sessions with these youngsters.”
Ernst Keller
Tomahawk Middle
grandsons at the school. I do it
as a way of paying back because
they do such a wonderful job.
I help with small groups or
one-on-one with individuals.”
Marjorie Reed
Swift Creek Elementary
“I’ve always believed that one of the essentials of
a productive life is a good education, which begins
with mastering the fundamentals of reading, writing
and math. I now have the time to help children in that
effort. With today’s large class sizes, volunteers can
provide the one-on-one assistance to children that
they may not get otherwise. Preventing children from
falling behind in school at an early age can pay big dividends in their
futures. The Branderbassadors provide a vital service in matching
teachers’ requests with the resources available from volunteers. It’s
my hope that with an increase in volunteerism, we can satisfy every
request from our area schools.”
Glenn Hinton
Swift Creek Elementary
Would you like to become a Branderbassador?
Please email Monika Fitzgerald at [email protected]
BRANDERMILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NEWS
January 20, 2014 - The Village Mill - Page 3
A message from BCA Board Finding fun in & around Brandermill
Billy Goats
having a great time. $10 per
President Joan O’Hanley
your life? These days people Gruff, stories
Around
Brandermill
BCA BOARD
of DIRECTORS
Frances Hillman, Treasurer
BCA Committees
AC – Activities
Lisha Lawlor
Andy Wyman
BHPC – Brandermill
History Project
Tom Jacobson
CCC – Community
Character
CPC – Crime Prevention
FC – Finance
HP – Hearing Panel
Jenny Jones
Al Raimo
Resources
Jim Schrecengost
Residents Council
PARC - Parks, Amenities
& Recreation
WELCOME
Christopher Adams
Salvatore &
Terry Farriss
Colten &
Jerry &
Ken & Amy Potter
& Jennifer Tapscott
Robert Patro
Staci Carr
&
Joanna Urchisin
Richard Cox
Alan & Bonny Barker
happy birthday Brandermill!
Forty years ago, Brandermill
was little more than acres
of forest land surrounding a
reservoir, and today we are
the largest single development in the Richmond area
with almost 4,000 homes and
more than 150 businesses and
13,000 residents. We still
resemble the community that
developers but maybe with
more grass. We still have our
neighborhoods tucked back
from our parkways, and we
still have the advantage of
living in a developed area that
doesn’t look like any other
residential area. We can enjoy
nature at its best. Wildlife
is abundant here with many
species of birds and mammals
40 Hands
Project. If
you know of
a Brandermill
family who
needs help
with outside
maintenance
and repair,
please complete a nomination
form. Forms will be available
in February on the BCA webA Word from
the President
The annual election will
be held in April at the An-
and two directorships will be
open. If you are interested in
becoming a director, please
tain a candidate’s packet. We
need people who are willing
to volunteer their time and
expertise to make the best
decisions to move BranderTaking a walk on our trails is mill forward.
a great activity that anyone
and everyone in Brandermill time for some people. We
can enjoy.
need to encourage everyone
The Anniversary Commit- to enjoy what we have here
tee is planning great events in Brandermill. Get outside,
this year. If you would like to walk the trails, and bask in and a cup of coffee.
help with these events, please the beauty and serenity of our
Fanciful Folk Tales
call the BCA at 744-1035.
forest and our lake.
Let’s make 2014 our best C l o v e r H i l l L i b r a r y,
taking nominations for our year ever!
From Cinderella’s ancient
The following is a syn- that have fallen naturally into
the street.
Planter’s Wood resident
minutes may be found online to the Board to support her
at Brandermill.com or at the application for a conditional use permit to operate a
family day home out of her
Regular Meeting
residence. The Board tabled
December 2, 2013
action on the matter until
the January 6, 2014 Board
meeting.
er Judy Agee were present.
posal (RFP) regarding work
2013 deadline, and noted
that about 100 new e-mail
addresses have been added
to the BCA’s Blast e-mail list.
His report also included the
hiring of two part-time staff
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Assistant to the Community
The Board immediately
entered executive session
for the purpose of discussing
personnel and legal matters.
Upon return to open session it
was announced that no action
the maintenance department was taken and the meeting
would begin removing leaves was adjourned.
BCA EVENTS
January 20
BCA Activities Committee
January 20, 7 p.m.
BCA INFO
BCA Website
www.Brandermill.com
BCA Phone
804-744-1035
BCA Fax
804-744-2839
He began his training on January 6
and will work approximately 28
hours per week.
His duties include
property inspections; assess-
Lloyd Johnson
By Al Raimo, Director
Cove Ridge – deck
Poplar Grove – fence
Rockport Landing – addition
ddition
Winterberry Ridge – stone
work
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon
3rd Annual Great Backyard Bird Count.
Sun., Feb. 16, 8 a.m.
Sunday Park , Brandermill
Pavilion and join your neighbors to learn about wintering
birds, what they eat, and
how to prepare your yard for
Spring visitors. We will take
a guided walk with Swift
leen Stigall, and identify and
count birds for Cornell University’s Great Backyard Bird
Count. A free event for
residents and a guest.
We a t h e r p e r m i t t i n g .
Children’s Consignment Shop
Sat., Feb. 22, 8 a.m. to noon
Brandermill Church
4500 Brandermill Parkway
Shop for some excellent
bargains on anything and
everything you need for children while contributing to a
worthwhile ministry. Come
early for best selection.
Finally, don’t forget some
of the best entertainment is
right here in Brandermill.
Celebrate at the Art Factory. Bring a friend or meet
a new one while making a
holiday craft, enjoy dancing, balloon twisting, face
painting & glitter tattoos. Tal outside, hit the walking trails
and her gang are experts at and enjoy the fresh air.
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motion was seconded and Property Management
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Lloyd Johnson has been
es to the family and friends
of Betsy Bolling, a long-time the Board entered executive
Brandermill resident and session for the purpose of open part-time positions in the
reminded those in attendance discussing personnel and
that going forward, Board legal matters. Upon return to
meetings will be held at the open session, the meeting was
adjourned.
Harbour Pointe Clubhouse.
Special Board Meeting
December 17, 2013
Bailey reported that violation letters would be sent to
property owners who have
not installed the new mail-
ARB
APPROVALS
BCA Board Meeting
Harbour Pointe Clubhouse
February 3, 7 p.m.
Free AARP Tax Prep
Harbour Pointe Clubhouse
February 3 thru April 15
to finish off an evening of
Synopsis of BCA Board
meetings – December 2 & 17 BCA welcomes Lloyd Johnson to the staff
& Teri Yeatts
Special BCA Board
Meeting
Pools contract & upgrades
Harbour Pointe Clubhouse
January 22, 7 p.m.
are so bogged down with their explain our
world. Travel
through time
- and around
the globe with
Good old fun can feed the actor J. Ron
soul and replenish our spirits. Fleming. Rec- Jennifer Strader
It doesn’t have to mean drop- o m m e n d e d
ping a ton of cash or spend- for ages 5 to 9. This event is
ing hours on the computer free and open to the public.
VCU Southern Film Festival
monthly article will bring S a t . , F e b . 8 , 1 p . m .
901 Park Ave., Richmond
around Brandermill. I enThe festival features the
courage residents to share
fun activities they have ry” written by John Grishfound by emailing me at am and filmed in Virginia.
[email protected].
Photography Exhibition parenting, ethics, and Little
Now until February 28 League Baseball. A post2425 Colony Crossing Place
So, for February I begin with Kathy and Richard Verland,
a photography show at Cary- 2008 Little League Parents
town Coffee. Resident Dick of the Year. This event is
Guthrie and his nephew,
free and open to the public.
Thomas Maclin are display- For details and ticket info,
ing their photographs in a
show titled Two PhotograValentine’s Day
phers – Two Views. A nice
Fri., Feb. 14, 4 to 6 p.m.
way to wrap up an evening
Art Factory and Party Place
The Village Mill
3001 East Boundary Terrace, Midlothian, VA 23112
804-744-1035
Fax 804-744-5148
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Letters and articles should be sent to the above address
or via e-mail to: [email protected].
The Village Mill is the Brandermill Community Association monthly newsletter.
Hand delivery to homes and businesses generally takes four days from issue date.
Due to the monthly nature of the paper, on occasion, delivery may occur after some
events have taken place.
The Village Mill is printed 80% of the time on recycled paper.
Visit the BCA web site at www.brandermill.com
tree removal; dis
closure reports;
and follow up of
ARB reviews.
assignments is to inspect his
assigned neighborhoods to
determine if properties are
in compliance with the new
mailbox standard.
Johnson has a BA and an
University, and is recently
retired from an extensive
30-year-plus career as a
professional manager in commercial and residential real
estate development, including apartments, condominiums, single-family dwellings,
office buildings, and retail
and multi-use complexes. In
addition, he has experience as
both a resident and manager
of the largest planned development complex in Reston,
Virginia.
Johnson and his wife, Fran
live in Garrison Place.
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BCA / COMMUNITY NEWS
BRMC speaker Minor Weisiger to discuss the Library of Virginia
By Lou Seminare
Club Correspondent
The Brandermill Region
Men’s Club is pleased to
welcome Minor Tomkins
Weisiger, as special guest
speaker for its February 6
meeting at The Brandermill
Church.
Weisiger was Public Services Archivist of the Library
of Virginia from 1985 to
1994, then advanced to Coordinator, Archives Research
Services. His discussion will
describe the vast resources
and services available in this
public facility.
volumes; 678,790
Formally founded
public documents;
by the Virginia General
410,330 microforms,
Assembly in 1823, the
including 45,684
Library of Virginia orgareels of microfilmed
nizes, cares for, and manages
newspapers; 308,900
the state’s collection of books p h o t o g r a p h s a n d o t h e r
pictorial materials; 101.8
which date back to the early million manuscript items and
colonial period. It houses records; and several hundred
what is believed to be the thousand prints, broadsides,
most comprehensive collec- and newspapers.
tion of materials on Virginia
All BRMC programs
government, history, and i n c l u d e a n d e n c o u r a g e
culture available anywhere. participation in the Q&A
T h e l i b r a r y ’ s r e - opportunity.
search collections contain
Meetings
more than 808,684 bound
BRMC meetings are held
at 10:00 a.m. at The Branderday of each month, September
through June. Meetings are
preceded by refreshments at
9:15 a.m.
The club provides a wide
range of activities and social
events for men and their
spouses and guests. Those
interested in learning more
about the club and its many
offerings are encouraged
to visit the website at
BRMConline.org, or simply
attend a meeting as a guest of
the club.
All are welcome.
2013 in review
Thomas Maclin and Dick Guthrie
Continued from page 3.
Village at Waterford Shop- in, or lets their vendors know holder, Wexwater LLC.
ping Center. Owner and if a customer has a special
Trainer Kathy Mullens leads request.
Covolo is
45-minute cardio workouts
SEPTEMBER
inducted
that teach proper form utilizinto Chesing a punch and kick combo
terfield
as well as 30-minute Cage
County
Fitness workouts for men and
Senior
women.
Volunteer
Hall of
Bailey plans walkabouts
Fame. Cothrough all 80-plus Brandervolo has
mill neighborhoods.
more than
6,000 hours of volunteer
nity meeting at Brandermill the annual Doggie Paddle work.
Woods to update residents at North Beach Pool. The
about proposed 2014 MPOC event is held every year after ment is renamed Property
projects.
the pools have closed for the Management. Al Raimo is
JUNE
season.
named director of the department, which will hire two
performs music selections Character Committee hosts part-time people in January,
from Bernstein to Sousa for free Home and Yard Im- replacing a full-time posiFather’s Day concert-goers at provement Seminar. Speakers tion, which was eliminated in
The Gardens at Sunday Park. include Arborist Kate Tuttle, September.
owner of Greater Virginia
Urban Forestry Consulting;
Grant Miller, owner of Miller’s Lawn and Landscape
Service; and Diana Ragsdale,
owner of Transformations by
Diana and Izzies.
OCTOBER
dents are “mailboxing”
champs, claiming the title of
first neighborhood to comPlace owner, Tal Thompson
plete installation of the new
says the new business in
green and black mailbox
Market Square is a place to
units. The neighborhood was
“learn, create and celebrate.”
awarded a $300 pizza party
The business offers a wide
as the prize.
range of artistic workshops
have a spooktacular time at – from music for toddlers to
Evan Dixon, Sarah Wilkin- the Halloween Tots Fest in body glitter tattoos for teens,
son, Corina McEntire and Market Square. Hayrides, to Pinterest Ladies Night Out
Spencer Stokes are among the a petting farm, pony rides for adults.
and trick-or-treating kept the
Hill High School senior class toddlers entertained.
up Day is huge success with
of 2013.
residents filling more than
JULY
180 Bagsters – 64 more than
“Hats off to America” Fourth
of July beginning with the
7.4K Race, followed by a
parade and food, music and
activities at Sunday Park and
the reservoir.
Park leaves a seven-yearold boy dead. Police determine that it was an accidental
shooting from celebratory
gunfire, which may have
radius of Sunday Park.
idents in Quail Hill neighborhood. The fox was captured
and taken away by animal
style boutique opens in Market Square. Owner Heather
Higgins says the affordable
boutique offers home décor,
gifts and accessories, custom
interior design services.
carries an
eclectic array of antiques and
classic,
mid-century items
in its Market Square
location. Owners Donna and
Tharon Giddens say they have
something for everyone and
for every taste.
Robert Weber turns his hobby
of pet photography into a specialty business. Weber, who
has a culinary degree, travels
to his clients to take photos
of pets, or pets with their
families, in a familiar setting.
Weber says pets do best in
their own environment.
store opens in The Grove
area of Brandermill. Formerly
operating as Duron Paints in
Oxbridge Square, the store
carries both Sherwin-Williams and Duron paints, a
wide assortment of painting
supplies and wall coverings.
AUGUST
ditional use of a Court Ridge
front-yard garden. The Board
“grandfathered” the garden
until December 31, 2013.
shop relocates in Market
Square to the former Boost
Fitness location.
Libby Tatum joins Keller
Williams Realty as a real
estate agent.
NOVEMBER
Commission hosts a community meeting regarding a AAA
Member Service Facility
proposed to be built at Harbour Pointe Shopping Center
on the site of the former
Rennie’s Citco.
ference Center sells for $2
million at trustee sale on
Market Square. Yesteryears
Antiques and Collectibles
offers vendors a space to sell
their wares. Owners Valerie
and Eric Bias keep customer
“wish lists” and notifies a County Courthouse. The
customer if an item comes only bid was that of the note
Joint photography exhibit opens
at Carytown Coffehouse Gallery
in 2012.
ness Walk in Sunday Park
raises more than $10,000 for
research.
DECEMBER
2014 Budget with no increase
in the quarterly assessments.
the Year.
Association names
Brandermill
Woods employee Janet Harris
2013 Certified Nurse
Assistant of
Market Square has passed to
Brandermill resident Dick
Guthrie and his great nephew
Thomas Maclin have opened
a joint photography exhibit at the gallery located in
the Carytown Coffeehouse,
2425 Colony Crossing
Place in Brandermill. The
exhibit, titled “Two Photographers, Two Views,” will
be on display through
February 28.
Guthrie has been taking photographs since high
school, and has taught photography classes in both Virginia
and in California. Maclin,
23, has been engaged in photography since high school.
Both photographers have
used Virginia, California, and
the Outer Banks as locations
for shooting, including the
Eastern Sierras, Yosemite,
the California coast, and the
rural countryside of Virginia.
Additionally, Maclin photographs in the urban settings
of Richmond, often using his
mountain bike to get to unusual locations to shoot. Guthrie
has photographed extensively
in California, Cape Cod, New
York City, and Paris.
Gallery hours are Monday
through Friday, 6 a.m. until
6 p.m., and weekends 7 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
Betsy Bolling’s life inspires the
new Betsy Award
Melissa and Haig KambouJennifer Strader, Director
rian purchased the business By
Community Services
and inventory from Haig
Kambourian Jr. and his wife
Hollywood has the OsAnne.
cars, Broadway has the
Tonys, music has the
Grammys
and now
Brandermill has The
Bolling
Betsy Award.
The award was established to
recognize residents for their
Wilton Square in Brandermill. commitment to volunteer
The center offers acupunc- service resulting in a positive
ture; massage therapy, and impact for the Brandermill
Reiki, a Japanese technique community. Each year a volfor stress reduction and re- unteer will be chosen and
laxation. Owners Jo Fletcher,
Carrie Dale and Pat Luksch
who had been operating independently have brought their
individual specialties together
in the new business.
presented the award at the
annual Volunteer Recognition
Dinner in December.
The Betsy Award is named
for Betsy Bolling, a long time
resident of Fortune’s Ridge.
Betsy was the beloved wife of
Ernie and mother of Jeb and
Chris. She served many years
on various BCA committees.
She regularly attended Board
meetings, showed compassion for her fellow residents
and was always available to
lend a helping hand to those
in need. It is in her spirit of
living that we name our volunteer award after Betsy and
posthumously award her the
COMMUNITY / SCHOOL NEWS
January 20, 2014 - The Village Mill - Page 5
Covenant relating to home businesses raises concerns CHHS students & staff donate
Residents of Brandermill
I am one of over 300
people who were forced to
wait outside in the blistering,
frigid cold weather for the
Brandermill Board of Director’s meeting to begin on the
evening of Monday January
Clubhouse.
I would like to start by
stating that my reason for
attending this meeting was
to show my support for the
continued operation of the
family day home daycare that
Joni Roberts runs out of her
home in Brandermill.
According to the ChesIndicators Report, the daycare
operated by Joni is only 1 of
in Brandermill that hold a
business license issued by
appalling and truly disheartening that after 17 years of
this woman, our neighbor,
providing a service to our
community, that the Board
of Directors would even
consider not supporting her.
Without their support, there
is a high probability that the
Department will not issue her
the conditional-use permit to
continue to operate. She is not
operating a day care center,
but a family day home. There
is a difference.
Roberts has been statelicensed for 17 years to care
for up to 12 children at one
time. The capacity of a daycare center is much higher as
we all know. It’s funny—the
issue of traffic came up at
the meeting because of one
letter of complaint that came
from a neighbor on her street.
However, Joni provided letters from the majority of other
neighbors who stated there
soever. Also, several of her
neighbors spoke in person to
attest to the fact that there is
and what an asset Joni is to
this community.
It is quite interesting that
the legal counsel obtained by
the Board of Directors cited
the Brandermill Covenants.
The interpretation given was
that homes in Brandermill
after this woman [Roberts]
has bent over backwards and
done everything to satisfy
the Brandermill powers that
be, the issue of “business
at all. According to BCA
counsel, our
understanding is that no
one living in
Brandermill
can operate
any business out of their
home, whether it generates
How terrible that a woman
who has lived in this community for 20 years and taken
care of children for 17 years
is being forced to possibly
have to cease the operation
of a successful business she
runs out of the privacy of her
own home. The only solace
businesses will have to close
as well.
I guess the bottom line
is that Brandermill does not
want to recognize that times
have changed and that standing on a covenant that is 39
years old is absurd when
they are not enforcing it
across the board. If they
are going to say no, or deny
Mrs. Roberts based on one
covenant, how can they not
enforce the covenant on all
businesses? The covenants
need to be enforced equally
for all residents.
We elect individuals to
boards to hear the issues and
make sure justice is equal
and prevails for all. Please
pay attention to the upcoming survey the Brandermill
Board of Directors is doing
to see whether Brandermill
residents want to change the
covenants to support all of
our home-based businesses,
including the daycare Joni
operates. While the survey is
a gesture the Board of Directors is making, it is putting
the burden of decision making on 3,800-plus members.
Let’s be a community
that cares about children
and treats every one of our
residents with dignity and
equality.
Sincerely,
H. Roberts
Planter’s Wood
Dear Editor:
This letter is written to
reach every home-based
business owner and “virtual
office” employee working
out of his or her home in
Brandermill.
Last Monday, January
conditional-use permit. A new community of all the facts
state law requires all family needed to fairly complete a
day homes caring for more survey that will impact the
lives of hundreds of families
a conditional-use permit. living in Brandermill? Does
The Brandermill Board of our future, and the future of
Directors chose to reference our children rest solely on the
the following 39-year-old results of a community-wide
covenant that addresses op- survey, or a vote by the board,
and/or a super-majority vote
of the membership alone? If
to and from the lot:
our state-licensed family day
2(a) “All lots in Residen- home is ruled incompatible
tial Areas shall be used for with covenant 2a and denied
residential purposes exclu- the right to operate in Bransively. The use of a portion dermill, then every homeof a dwelling on a lot as an based business in Brandermill
should be forced to close.
thereof shall be considered
a residential use if such use
does not create customer Home will continue the process of applying for a conthe lot.”
ditional use permit by goThe board decided to ing before the Chesterfield
table our request for any County Planning Commission
further action until a survey Board public hearing for their
is conducted among the en- approval. We will go without
tire Brandermill community the support of the Brandermill Board of Directors. But
we need the support of all
support for changing the cov- home-based businesses in
enant to accommodate home- Brandermill. Why? Because
based businesses, and/or set
standards regarding traffic interrupted due process of our
or other issues relating to application for this permit
enforcement of the covenant. by deferring to Brandermill
The results of the survey will Board of Directors’ ruling
impact every home-based on this matter. The results
business in Brandermill, not of this decision will affect
every home-based business
upcoming BCA Board of Di- in Brandermill!
rectors’ decision based on the
survey results will ultimately attend the Planning Comaffect not only every home- mission public hearing to be
based business owner, but
also our children and many in the Public Meeting Room
generations to come.
at 10001 Iron Bridge Road,
Many home-based businesses in Brandermill are the podium and support our
the positive outcome of an right to comply with state law
economic recession that has and obtain a conditional use
swept the country. Residents permit. Please come and voice
who were displaced from their your support for our right to
jobs came home and started operate our 17-year, state lisuccessful home businesses censed, home-based business
that support their families. in Brandermill. Remember,
this affects us, our children,
family day home was founded and generations to come!
on the initiative of ChesJoni C. Roberts
terfield County Social SerPlanter’s Wood
vices, encouraging family day
Please note: Letters to the
homes to meet off-hour child- editor are welcome, and may
care needs of police, emer- be edited for length, grammar,
gency medical technicians, spelling, clarity and liability.
Letters can be emailed to vilalso retail employees.
[email protected].
There is a sense of urgency
for every home-based business owner to heighten their
awareness and get involved
in the decision-making. What
does the covenant need to say
in order to rightly address
Board of Directors voted to the protection of home-based
table our state-licensed fam- businesses? How do we inily day home request for a form the entire Brandermill
Support available Arbor Day Foundation gives
for widowed
away free flowering trees
persons
Dealing with the death
several years can present
new challenges in almost
every aspect of one’s life.
By becoming a part of the
tion, new members will reand ways to cope by talking ceive two Sargent crabapple, Flowering trees add color
with others who share this three American redbuds, two and provide habitat for
Washington hawthorns, three birds.
group meets on the 2nd and
trees are guaranteed to grow
“These beautiful trees will or they will be replaced free
at 7 p.m. at The Brandermill
of charge.
Members will receive a
low and white colors,” said
John Rosenow, founder and tion’s bimonthly publication,
The non-sectarian group
Arbor Day, and The Tree
is affiliated with Widowed
Book, which includes inforPersons Service of Richmond, are perfect for large and small mation about tree planting
spaces, and they will provide and care.
The Brandermill Church.
To become a member of the
food and habitat for songbirds.” The free trees are part foundation and to receive the
free trees, send a $10 contriAmerica campaign.
The trees will be shipped
postpaid at the right time
for planting, between
enclosed planting instruc- join online at arborday.org/
january.
200+ stockings to Salvation Army
CHHS students and staff team up to spread a little
Christmas cheer.
By Meredith Snyder
School Correspondent
Clover Hill High School
than 200 stockings for the Salvation Army stocking drive.
CHHS Wrestling Team,
Art Guild, BETA Club,
participated
in the schoolwide volunteer activity.
were needed
to deliver all
the donations
SCA, along with individual sociates, which sponsored
students and staff members the drive.
School board seeks comments on
CCPS 2014-15 school calendar
Labor Day. Classes end June 12 for students.
conferences.
professional development time for teachers, the
calendar includes four early-release Wednesdays
hours early April 3 and June 11 & 12, which are
teacher workdays.
January 19 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Chesterfield County School Board is seeking comments from parents, employees and the comComments may be emailed to [email protected]
or mailed to Proposed Calendar, Chesterfield County
School Board is scheduled to vote January 28 on the calendar.
SCHOOL NEWS
Daniela Barrera is SCMS
Annual Spelling Bee champ
SCMS Bands & All-District Bands play on!
Wigfall
Winter Band Concert
The 2013 annual spelling
bee champion was
chosen from
teen spellers
representing
the sixth,
seventh and
eighth grades at Swift Creek
Middle School. An encouraging and eager audience of
students, parents, and teachers assembled to see eighthgrader Daniela Barrera
emerge as the new winner.
She won by correctly spelling
‘amethyst’ and the seventyfourth word of the bee – ‘extraordinaire’. Daniela will
represent SCMS in the county
spelling bee.
Congratulations go also
to first runner-up, seventhgrader Josiah Huband and
second runner-up, eighthgrader Benjamin Johnson.
Latin students attend VA Junior
Classical League Convention
Swift Creek Middle
School Intermediate,
Advanced and Jazz Bands
performed their Winter Concert program on December
11. The combined Intermediate and Advanced Bands
ended the evening with
“Sleigh Ride” and “Frosty
the Snowman” which
featured CHHS junior and
former SCMS bass clarinetist
Hannah Rioux as guest director. Rioux is the daughter of
Margaret and Joe Rioux of
Whispering Oaks.
All-District Band
Megan Toms (clarinet), ver (alto sax) auditioned
A s h l e y for All-District Band on
Ban (flute), December 14 at James River
A n d r e w High School. Megan Toms
D a n i e l s won a seat in the Junior All( t r o m - District Band event, which
b o n e ) a n d will be held in February at
Zach Bea- Monacan High School.
SCMS TEAMS partner with VSU Science Dept.
Swift Creek Middle School’s eighthgrade science TEAMS
students have formed
a partnership with
Virginia State University’s Science Department.
VSU students
spoke about environmental issues regarding healthy forests,
the nitrogen cycle,
climate change and
photosynthesis.
The partnership is
organized through the
USDA’s PINEMAP
project.
Swift Creek Middle
School sixth-grader Kyle
Price has been cast in the
part of a young boy from
the newly formed District
13 in the third installment
of the Hunger Games
movie, Mockingjay –
Part I. Price was chosen for the part through
Facebook.
The movie is scheduled for release in
November 2014.
Dianne Smith chairs board
Clover Hill District Representative Dianne Smith was
elected chair of the ChesterNine Swift Creek Middle
School Latin students attended the Virginia Junior
Classical League Convention in Richmond this past
tended the convention.
More than 1,700 Latin
students from across the state
competed in academic and
creative competition with
SCMS students taking home
time SCMS students had at- 19 awards.
Kyle Price
plays role in
Hunger Games
January 13.
She will serve as chair for
a one-year term. Smith was
elected to the school board
in 2010.
SCES teacher is Virginia Art
Teacher of the Year
Jimi Herd, art teacher
at Swift Creek Elementary School as been named
2013 Virginia Elementary
Art Teacher of the Year by
the Virginia Art Education
Association.
Herd teaches kindergarten
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