FREE May 8, 2013 Vol. 3, No. 5 www.cumberlandtoday.com SCHOOL: National Honor Society inducts new class. P4 HEALTH: Free health screenings offered through church, P11 COMMUNITY: Cumberland Fire Department elects new officers. P5 SPORTS: Dowdy signs on to play for Hampden-Sydney. P10 INSIDE County drivers make history in Bus Rodeo. See page 4 Dukes soccer team enjoying first season on the field. See page 8 see Call > 2 Annual Patriot Day offers food, fun, history. See page 6 Cumberland High School held the Junior-Senior Prom on Saturday, April 27, in the CHS gym. The theme for the event was “A Night of Mystery,” and the gym was transformed for the evening with Mardi Gras masks, special lighting, shiny balloons, sparkling streamers, and exotic table decorations. Students were no less spectacular in their evening attire. Superintendent Amy Griffin remarked, “Cumberland Dukes are beautiful people inside and out!” In a vote by their peers, Ivy Arbaugh and Cody Tyson were voted Prom Princess and Prince, while Mason Dukes and Kamren Gilliam were elected Prom King and Queen. Pictured above are Cora Tolliver, CHS assistant principal; Ivy Arbaugh, prom princess; Cody Tyson, prom prince; Mason Dukes, prom king; Kamren Gilliam, prom queen; and Jeffrey Scales, CHS principal. Call program keeps seniors connected By Ben Orcutt Staff Writer The Senior Call Back program in Cumberland County provides seniors who live alone with a sense of security knowing that someone is checking on them daily to make sure they’re OK. The program is a collaborative effort between Fitzgerald Memorial Baptist Church and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. “I actually started the program because I work at the Sheriff’s Office in Appomattox and we have it up there,” said Vicki Norman, a Cumberland resident and a 13-year member of Fitzgerald Memorial Baptist Church. Norman,53,is retired from the Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office, but continues to work there as a part-time deputy. Each of the 10 to 15 church volunteers is assigned one senior to call on a daily basis at a time agreeable to both parties, Norman said. It’s heartbreaking, Norman said, to think about seniors who don’t participate in the program and “to be alone and no one check- ing on them and someone could have been helped and because no one was checking on them, they laid there or whatever and could have been helped and didn’t get the help that they needed.” Weekdays are especially troublesome, Norman said. Cumberland prom featured ‘A night of mystery’ Contributed photo
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� SCHOOL: National Honor Society inducts new class. P4� HEALTH: Free health screenings offered through church, P11
� COMMUNITY: Cumberland Fire Department elects new offi cers. P5� SPORTS: Dowdy signs on to play for Hampden-Sydney. P10INSIDE
County drivers make history in Bus Rodeo. See page 4
Dukes soccer team enjoying first season on the field.
See page 8
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Annual Patriot
Day offers
food, fun, history.
See page 6
Cumberland High School held the Junior-Senior Prom on Saturday, April 27, in the CHS gym. The theme for the event was “A Night of Mystery,” and the gym was transformed for the evening with Mardi Gras masks, special lighting, shiny balloons, sparkling streamers, and exotic table decorations. Students were no less spectacular in their evening attire. Superintendent Amy Griffin remarked, “Cumberland Dukes are beautiful people inside and out!” In a vote by their peers, Ivy Arbaugh and Cody Tyson were voted Prom Princess and Prince, while Mason Dukes and Kamren Gilliam were elected Prom King and Queen. Pictured above are Cora Tolliver, CHS assistant principal; Ivy Arbaugh, prom princess; Cody Tyson, prom prince; Mason Dukes, prom king; Kamren Gilliam, prom queen; and Jeffrey Scales, CHS principal.
Call program keeps seniors connectedBy Ben Orcutt
Staff WriterThe Senior Call Back program in
Cumberland County provides seniors who live alone with a sense of security knowing that someone is checking on them daily to make sure they’re OK.
The program is a collaborative effort between Fitzgerald Memorial Baptist Church and the Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Office.
“I actually started the program because
I work at the Sheriff ’s Office in Appomattox and we have it up there,” said Vicki Norman, a Cumberland resident and a 13-year member of Fitzgerald Memorial Baptist Church.
Norman, 53, is retired from the Appomattox County Sheriff ’s Office, but continues to work there as a part-time deputy.
Each of the 10 to 15 church volunteers is assigned one senior to call on a daily basis at a time agreeable to both parties, Norman said.
It’s heartbreaking, Norman said, to think
about seniors who don’t participate in the program and “to be alone and no one check-ing on them and someone could have been helped and because no one was checking on them, they laid there or whatever and could have been helped and didn’t get the help that they needed.”
Weekdays are especially troublesome, Norman said.
Cumberland prom featured ‘A night of mystery’Contributed photo
Friends who have never lived in the country before – those who grew up ensconced in the suburbs and then made their way to the city – sometimes ask me what my favorite thing is about living in a place like Powhatan.
I usually trot out the same things we all do: Talking about the quiet and the slower pace, the friendli-ness of the people and the room to breathe.
What I always leave out, however – and what maybe I didn’t even realize I enjoyed so much about country life – has nothing to do with open space or the number traffic lights on a given road.
It’s the grandparents. You know who I’m talk-
ing about, even if you’ve only been here a little while. You see them at picnics and concerts, and, of course,
at ball games, those senior members of any family who always seem to be enjoying themselves just a little more than everyone else. They take an inordinate amount of pride in their grandchil-dren – or “grands” as they say – and never seem par-ticularly hurried or worried. Having done this once or twice before, they now seem intent on simply enjoying the ride.
As we celebrate Older Americans Month this May, I can’t help but reflect on the incredible gift that grand-parents are and how lucky so many young people – and our community as a whole – are to have them here.
I know, I know – there are grandparents everywhere. And I certainly had four wonderful examples myself. But the world I grew up in reserved grandparent visits for birthdays and holidays, for vacations, weddings and
graduation parties. Here, I have learned,
it is deliciously different. Grandparents are folded into the fabric of everyday life, sometimes living in the same home or at least just down the road. They are integral parts of their grand-children’s school, sports and even social lives.
Grandparents remind you to put a sweater on and remember exactly what fla-vor ice cream you like. They keep you connected to a past you’re too young to remem-ber and offer wisdom you can carry far into the future.
On behalf of grandkids everywhere, or every age, I would like to acknowledge the grandparents among us for all that they do and all that they are. They bring an added richness – not to men-tion wisdom and perspective – to our lives, and we are all better people for it.
As we celebrate seniors, thank God for grandparents
“You’ve got people that their family’s busy all week and it gives them a sense of security that someone is actually call-ing and checking on them,” she said.
The way the program works is simple as volunteers make their daily calls, Cumberland County Sheriff Darrell Hodges said.
“If you didn’t get an answer, you would wait 15 minutes and call back,” he said. “If you didn’t get an answer at that point, then you notify the Sheriff ’s Office and we have information [on the individual] and just send an officer out to check on them.”
Just a few months ago, volunteer David Ownby was unable to reach Sandra Nygaard after it snowed, Norman said. The Sheriff ’s Office was con-tacted and Hodges went out to check on Nygaard.
Following his arrival at her residence, Hodges discovered that Nygaard’s electricity was out, which meant her telephone wasn’t working. Nygaard was OK, but Hodges noticed that she didn’t have much wood left on her porch for her wood stove and the sheriff replenished the
wood supply, Norman said. Geraldine Whaley, 77, is a
member of Fitzgerald Memorial Baptist Church and she’s been participating in the Senior Call Back program since its incep-tion.
“Dorothy Seal calls me every morning at 10 a.m.,” Whaley said. “I try to remember if I’m going to be gone to try to call her and let her know that I’m not going to be here at that time.”
Seal calls her Monday through Friday, Whaley said, adding that she relies on her family to check on her on week-ends.
“Well it just makes you feel more secure,” Whaley said of the program. “You feel better to know somebody cares.”
When Seal calls, she does more than make sure that Whaley answers the telephone, she makes sure she’s doing OK and the conversation doesn’t end there, Whaley said.
“No, we talk over the world situation,” Whaley said. “It’s a
good fellowship, yeah.” Seal has told her to call any-
time, day or night, if she needs assistance, Whaley said, adding that she would recommend the program to any Cumberland County senior who lives alone.
“Oh yes,” Whaley said. “I think it’s grand if someone’s living alone to have someone to check on them.”
Seniors can choose to be called seven days a week if they desire, Norman said. For those who would like more informa-tion, Norman said she can be reached at 804-492-4169.
There may be other church-es within the county who know of seniors who could also use the service, Hodges said.
“So if they have anybody, they’re welcome to contact me here at the Sheriff ’s Office and we would love to help them get the program started with their church also,” he said.
Churches who are interested in participating should call the Sheriff ’s Office at (804) 492-4120 and ask for Hodges.
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Photo by Ben Orcutt
Vicki Norman, standing, says the Senior Call Back program she started about two years ago provides a sense of security to county seniors who live alone, like 77-year-old Geraldine Whaley.
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The World War II Round Table holds meeting beginning at 7 p.m. at Father Val Hall of St. John Neumann Catholic Church located 2480 Batterson Road in Pow-hatan.
Books Over Coffee is held at 10 a.m. at the Cumberland Library. Bring your favorite recent reads to discuss and share with the group. Coffee and dessert will be pro-vided by the library. Cumberland County Public Library Meeting Room. For more information, please call (804) 492-5807.
Murphy the Reading Dog visits the Library at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays to lend a friendly paw and ear to Preschool Story Time. Story time is led by Murphy’s “mom,” Marjorie Robison in the library’s children’s area. For more informa-tion, please call (804) 492-5807.
Thursday, May 9
The Rotary Club of Farmville will meet at 12 p.m. at Charley’s at 201 B-Mill Street in Farmville.
Friday, May 10
The Skinquarter Farm Market is open daily from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., featuring locally-grown produce, fl owers, jam and jellies and more. The market is located at 20800 Hull Street Road, Moseley, Va.
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BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For information call (804) 598-2809.
H.O.P.E. – Helping Others Prepare for Eternity – is a Ladies Group that meets at 7 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month in the Fel-lowship Hall at Cartersville Baptist Church. All women are invited to be a part of this event. H.O.P.E en-courages Christian development of ladies in the church and com-munity through missions, spiritual outreach, community involvement, and Christian fellowship.
Wednesday, May 15
Books Over Coffee is held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Cumberland Library. (See April 10 entry).
Murphy the Reading Dog visits the Library at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. (See May 8 entry).
Thursday, May 16
The Rotary Club of Farmville will meet at 12 p.m. at Charley’s at 201 B-Mill Street in Farmville.
Saturday, May 18
The Christian Motorcyclists As-sociation Powhatan chapter Living
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Tuesday, May 21
H.O.P.E. – Helping Others Prepare for Eternity is a Ladies Group that meets every third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Cartersville Baptist Church. All women are invited to join us. H.O.P.E encourages Christian development of ladies in our church and community through missions, spiritual outreach, com-munity involvement, and Christian fellowship. We take our name to heart and work hard to do God’s will on many levels, supporting local, state, national, and interna-tional missions on a regular basis. Please join us.
BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information call (804) 598-2809.
Thursday, May 23
The Rotary Club of Farmville will meet at 12 p.m. at Charley’s at 201 B-Mill Street in Farmville.
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BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information call (804) 598-2809.
Wednesday, May 29
Books Over Coffee is held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Cumberland Library. (See March 13 entry).
Murphy the Reading Dog visits the Library at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. (See March 13 entry).
Thursday, May 30
The Rotary Club of Farmville will meet at 12 p.m. at Charley’s at 201 B-Mill Street in Farmville.
Friday, May 31
The Skinquarter Farm Market is open daily from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., featuring locally-grown produce, fl owers, jam and jellies and more. The market is located at 20800 Hull Street Road, Moseley, Va. (1/2 mile west of Skinquarter Road).
Tuesday, April 4
BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information call (804) 598-2809.
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Books Over Coffee is held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Cumberland Library. (See March 13 entry).
Murphy the Reading Dog visits the Library at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. (See April 10 entry).
Upcoming/ongoing events:
Cumberland’s Relay for Life will be held on June 8, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Cumberland County football fi eld. Anyone wishing to come out and support this fundraising effort for the American Cancer Society is welcome.
The Cumberland Clothes Closet is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. The CCC is located in the Community Center Building C-7 (Old Cumberland School Building) and has gently used clothing, glassware, shoes and small appliances for sale. Cur-rently the Clothes Closet also has many gently used Prom Dresses for sale.
To get your events on the calendar please contact Roslyn Ryan at Cumberland Today at (804) 598-4305 or e-mail [email protected].
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SCHOOL NOTES
Cumberland Middle School hosts annual science fair
Under the direction of Judy Chambliss and Linda Grounard, Cumberland Middle School held its annual Science Fair on Thursday, April 11. In keeping with the initiative to institute problem-based learning whereby students learn using 21st Century learning skills, students worked independently and collaboratively to identify a research project, conduct experi-ments, and present their findings. The Science Fair allows the students to compete with each other for the top awards.
Students had to present the results of their experiments through reports, display boards, and/or models. According to fair co-coordina-tor Judy Chambliss, the students “did a wonder-ful job and the judges and our student assistants were very impressed with the projects that were presented.” Winners were as follows: Eighth Grade: 1st Prize: Chase Grubbs, Brandon Lebough, T.J. Merlin, Kaylah Pares, and Allison Gilbert; 2nd Prize: Harleigh Marion, Domory Williamson, Madison Rhoden, Brittny Price, and Dustin Clark; 3rd Prize: Riley Jo Giles and Mary Kate Perry; Honorable Mention: Shayna Swanson, Treyanna Randolph, and Matthias Duncan. Seventh Grade: Honorable Mention: Lexi Ellis, Rose Giles, Hunter Cochran, Ajewela Booker, Matthew Thompson, and Holly Tillett.
Ace county bus drivers take third place in Bus Rodeo
David Brown, Margie Davis, and Roxanne Hammonds recently competed in the Annual Region VIII Bus Rodeo. The event was held on Saturday, March 23, in Keysville, Va. Cumberland County Public Schools drivers brought home the third place trophy. Although the school system had entered the annual event
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From the left, bus drivers Margie Davis, David Brown, and Roxanne Hammonds.
in past years, this was the division’s first trophy in the rodeo.
In order to win a trophy, the three drivers had to take a 60-question written exam and compete in an eight-event driving obstacle course. Once all the written exams and driving obstacles were completed, the school divisions with the top three scores were awarded a tro-phy.
The written part of the test included questions on bus safety and regulations, but the obstacle course was a little more stressful. Characterized by some as “difficult” and “intense,” drivers had to maneuver around cones, parallel park a 64-foot bus, and avoid various road hazards.
All three drivers had participated previ-ously in the Bus Rodeo. In the 2011 event, Brown, along with Gordon Wilson (another Cumberland bus driver), received the highest scores on the written test in the division, with both receiving a score of 96 percent.
Chip Jones, assistant superintendent for finance and operations, stated, “The school divi-sion is very proud of the recognition that Mr. Brown, Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Hammonds have brought to the division. They did a great job.” Hammonds, speaking for the group, expressed their intention of bringing home the first place trophy next year.
High school students receive welding certification
Three Cumberland High School students recently received their Career Studies Certificate in Welding from Southside Virginia Community College. These students – Jacob Hawk, Daniel Morris, and Ben Patterson – travel to SVCC for part of every day to receive instruction in weld-ing that teaches them the basic skills and safety procedures for a career in the field. Welding is a highly skilled trade that is in great demand in both the local area and across the nation. This year was the first time that CHS students had been part of the welding certification program.
County students earn place in School Board art show
Each year the Virginia School Board Association hosts a Student Art Show at each spring Regional Forum. School divisions may enter three pieces of art, one done by an ele-mentary school student, one by a middle school student, and one by a high school student. Artwork is judged at the forum with ribbons
for the winners and certificates awarded to all who enter. The winning student art is framed and rotated for display in the offices of the Secretary of Education, the Department of Education, and the VSBA office for one year before being returned to the student.
This year the VSBA Regional Forum was held on March 27, 2013, at Hopewell High School. Artwork was featured at the Forum from the following students: Phillip Brockwell, Grade 3; Christian Allen, Grade 7; and Serena Muhammed, Grade 11.
Jump Rope event raises over $4K for Heart Association
Students at Cumberland Elementary School worked hard to raise money for the American Heart Association this year. Students partici-pated in the Jump Rope for Heart program and raised a total of $4,426.94. The CES faculty and staff raised $580.00 and students collected
$3,846.94.The theme this year was “We Jump, We
Shoot, We Save – Be a Hero!” The event was held in honor of Regan Martin, a CES student. The highest fundraisers included the follow-ing:
• 3rd Grade – Alexus Biggs, $145.00; Ella Hobson, $80.00; Brett Bamberg, $76.00; and Jessica Kotulak, $75.00.
• 4th Grade – Antonio Cooper, $310.00; Kyle Fant, $277.00; and Katlyn Harris, $80.71.
The donations are used to fund education, research, and CPR training – all of which could save the life of a child. Sponsor Glenda Grubbs said, “Many thanks to all who supported our drive for the American Heart Association and the Jump Rope for Heart.”
Contributed reportThe Cumberland High School
National Honor Society held its induc-tion ceremony on April 9, at 6 p.m., in the Luther P. Jackson Adult Education Center. Inductees were selected from members of the junior and senior classes.
Pictured in the front row are Shelby Atkins, Brittany Lowe, Kiara Samuels, Jennevive Dayton, Vanessa Jones, Karli
Raby; Pictured in the middle row are Brenton Morris, Olivia Yonce, Brenna Halvorsen, Kyrra Hodges, and Colby White. Pictured in the back row are Ajah Smith, Dakota Diesen, and Claire Drummond. Absent from this photo are Deitrich Brown, Ross Fillman, Thomas Huddleston, Jody Jeffries, Breanna Meinhard, Taylor Parker, Jacob Perry, Whatt Salinas, and Tyler Shores.
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National Honor Society inducts new members
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Attendees listened intently to a presentation on Cumberland’s important role in America’s fight for independence.
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As always, there was plenty of food to enjoy at Patriot Day.
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Families flocked to the Cumberland High School campus to enjoy the sunshine and meet up with friends.
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Cumberland Today Sports
Photo by Ben Orcutt
Members of the 2013 Cumberland High School varsity girls soccer team are excited about making history as the school’s first-ever squad. Pictured in the front row, from left, are student manager Kaylah Paras, Sundina Trieble, Megan Prouty, Quinn Duty, Francisca Sustaita, Nicole Jefferson and Danielle Dowdy. Back row from left are head coach Colleen Herndon, Pamela Ritchie, Ciera Brandt-Morris, Claire Drummond, Ashlee Johnson, Sydney Rogers and Kelsey Dietz. Not pictured are players Ti’Eshia Crump and Karli Raby.
Dukes girls soccer: This is history baby!For fi rst girls soccer
team in school history, just hitting the fi eld is
a victory in itselfBy Ben Orcutt
Staff Writer For the Cumberland High School var-
sity girls soccer team, the 2013 season is not so much about winning as it is about competing.
This is the first year in school his-
tory that Cumberland has fielded a var-sity girls’ soccer team and the players are excited about the opportunity.
A midfielder and forward, Quinn Duty is the only senior on the squad.
“Well, I didn’t play softball this year so I decided that I wanted to stay in shape and try a sport and stay active, so soccer seemed like the best option,” she said.
Even though she’ll only be able to play one year of varsity soccer, Duty said the relationship she’s formed with her team-mates will be long-lasting and she has no regrets.
“No, I think I’ve created a bond with
these girls that will last me through col-lege, so I’m excited that I got to be a part of this,” she said.
This is the first year that junior Nicole Jefferson has played soccer and she said she got interested in the sport watching the junior varsity play last year.
“It’s very fun, but it’s also very aggres-sive and it takes a lot out of your body,” she said.
Like Duty, Jefferson is happy about being a member of the first-ever Dukes varsity girls soccer team.
“Yes, I’m excited,” Jefferson said. “I hope that I learned a lot from my first
year and hopefully I will just improve by my second year.”
Sophomore Claire Drummond splits time as a midfielder and goalkeeper. When she and her family moved to Cumberland from Oxford, Miss., Drummond didn’t know if the Dukes had a varsity girls soccer team.
“I hoped that they would because I’ve always been playing soccer since I was really little,” she said. “I think it’s really kind of interesting and kind of fun. We’re pretty good I think so far and hopefully
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we’ll just keep getting bet-ter as we go on and get more experience.”
The Dukes have 14 players on the roster and half of them are freshmen, including center midfield-er Megan Prouty.
Prouty also appreciates being a part of history and the opportunities that lie ahead.
“I think it’s really good and I think if we keep playing that we’re going to be really good by the time that all of us freshmen get to be seniors,” she said.
Although 8th-grade student manager Kaylah Paras can only watch from the sidelines this year, head coach Colleen Herndon said Paras has the poten-tial to become a “future star.”
Paras said she’s been playing youth league soc-cer since the 5th grade and she practices with the team.
“I practiced with them [JV] last year too so I’m ready to play,” she said.
Herndon teaches 11th-grade English at Cumberland High School and she’s assisted with the varsity boys soccer team and last year’s junior var-sity squad.
“And when I heard they were having a girls team, I was even more excited,” she said. “It’s good to know that we’re starting some-thing, that we’re build-ing a solid foundation for everyone who’s going to come after us, that I’m training some really great girls that’ll be here for four years.”
Following a loss to Goochland last week, the Dukes fell to 0-7 in James
River District play and 0-9 overall.
“We just try to take it one game at a time for sure,” Herndon said. “I do have a lot of great ath-letes. I have to give them credit for that, but like you heard, I’ve got some that are brand new so they are enjoying learning the skills right now and I think for them the biggest motiva-tor is seeing themselves get better personally and it’s hard for me as a coach, but the winning I think will come later.”
Heather Sutton, who teaches special educa-tion at Cumberland High School and is in her fifth year as head coach of the varsity boys soccer team, pushed for the school to begin a girls’ junior var-sity team last year, which turned out to be a coed squad.
Following last year’s JV season, Sutton, who played collegiate soccer at Longwood University, said she thought the time had come for Cumberland to have a varsity girls’ soccer team.
Alfonso Bell, the Dukes athletic director, was on board with the idea, which gained approval by the School Board and then sanctioning by the Virginia High School League, Sutton said.
“I hope that it does encourage more girls to become student athletes,” Sutton said. “I think our youth program does a great job of it, and it’s kinda dwindled lately because of parent partici-pation, finances, stuff like that. It happens. But to know that girls can come into high school and have another opportunity to play a girls level varsity sport, it’s exciting.”
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Contributed reportCumberland High School student
Justus Dowdy had his official sign-ing day on Friday, April 26. In a special ceremony held in the CHS/
CMS Media Center, Justus officially signed to attend and play football for Hampden Sydney College. He was surrounded by his father, his grand-father, his coaches, and other school
personnel. School Board member Lee Dowdy congratulated Justus not only for attending Hampden Sydney College to play football, but also for being this year’s valedictorian.
Senior Justus Dowdy recently signed his letter of intent to play football for Hampden-Sydney College. Preparing to cut the celebratory cake are, from the left, John Dowdy, Sr., John Dowdy, Jr., Justus Dowdy, and school board member Lee Dowdy.Contributed report
Dowdy signs on to play for Hampden-Sydney
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2 Matthew Horton 00:18:04 16 M
3 JohnRyan Bapties 00:20:15 16 M
4 Matthew Bapties 00:21:46 14 M
5 Ben Lent 00:22:40 45 M
6 Harrison Turney 00:23:03 14 M
7 Sue Bapties 00:23:08 53 F
8 Samantha Pleasants 00:24:39 13 F
9 Richard Walton 00:24:48 59 M
10 Eric Riley 00:25:26 49 M
11 Amelia Olnick 00:25:41 23 F
12 Carrie Daves 00:25:42 14 F
13 Ashley Darling 00:25:44 17 F
14 Tom Walton 00:27:00 64 M
15 Heather Seal 00:27:01 25 F
16 Dan Giardini 00:27:07 56 M
17 Alexandra Turney 00:27:10 10 F
18 Robbie Pawn 00:27:26 45 M
19 Danielle Leonard 00:27:29 17 F
20 Jonathan Lyle 00:27:36 58 M
21 Nathan Lewis 00:27:45 21 M
22 Gill Muscat 00:28:39 43 M
23 Kayla Muscat 00:28:40 14 F
24 Joshua Smith 00:29:01 14 M
25 Catherine Fleschman 00:30:18 49 F
26 Jody Jefferies 00:31:40 16 F
27 Madison Muscat 00:32:30 16 F
28 Erin Hayes 00:32:56 13 F
29 Kayleigh Walker 00:32:57 15 F
30 Leigh Darlington 00:33:09 28 F
31 8 April Condrey 00:33:10 45 F
32 Tina Carter 00:34:26 47 F
33 Lynda Giardini 00:35:17 55 F
34 Kay Duty 00:35:22 43 F
35 Aimee Krueger 00:36:08 34 F
36 Emily Pleasants 00:37:10 19 F
37 Christina Kline 00:37:11 19 F
38 Allen Pois 00:37:56 81 M
39 Denise Walker 00:38:23 49 F
40 Diane Walton 00:38:24 62 F
41 Barry Wenzig 00:42:00 45 M
42 Joseph Wenzig 00:42:02 10 M
43 Jane Caldwell 00:43:36 60 F
44 Katie Davis 00:43:43 34 F
45 Nancy Lewis 00:46:29 51 F
46 Norman Lewis 00:46:33 56 M
47 Megan Dunivan 00:46:35 14 F
48 Jean Dunivan 00:46:37 46 F
49 Kellee Harkless 00:46:40 48 F
50 Grace Johnston 00:49:09 13 F
51 Madaline Johnston 00:49:26 13 F
52 Kathy Seal 00:50:46 51 F
53 Jim Bragg 00:50:47 43 M
54 Savannah Bragg 00:50:48 7 F
55 Paige Bishop 00:51:01 66 F
56 Tina Shumaker 00:51:04 63 F
57 Dana Bragg 00:51:08 45 F
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Contributed reportOn April 20,
Cartersville Baptist Church held the 2nd Annual Second Chance 5K Mission Run in Cartersville.
Cumberland resident, Luke Fleischman was the overall winner and the top female runner was Cumberland resident, Sue Bapties.
Proceeds from this race help send local youth on a mission trip to Nicaragua to sup-port Second Chance Ministries Nicaragua. The next trip is planned for the summer of 2014.
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Fleischman wins Second Chance Run
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62 Brandy Wood 00:54:55 30 F
63 Peggy Williams 00:55:24 66 F
64 Trip Snead 00:55:28 34 M
65 Regena Royal 00:55:32 60 F
66 Anne Snead 00:55:41 64 F
67 Pat Fowler 00:56:02 73 F
68 Crystal Fowler 00:56:03 35 F
69 Rodger Epperson 00:56:12 64 M
70 John Snead 00:56:17 65 M
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Cumberland High School student Kasey Marshall says she has enjoyed working on the mural for the county library’s children’s area. Thatsaid, she admitted a work of this size is always a challenge.
Library mural a tall order for artistBy Roslyn Ryan
Editor
The life of an artist can be challeng-ing: the struggle to be understood,the difficulty of finding steady
work – the constant search for inspiration.
For Cumberland artist Kasey Marshall,the latest challenge has come courtesy of afairy.
We’re talking here about the fairy Marshallhas been charged with painting on the wall ofthe Cumberland County Library, specificallythe wall in the soon-to-be-renovated chil-
dren’s area.Marshall’s mural, a whimsical forest scene
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Area residents who wish to monitor their health can do so free of charge the first Monday of each month at the Cartersville Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
The church, which is located at 2294 Cartersville Road in the Old Cartersville Medical Building next to Central Virginia Bank, began offering the health screen-ing program in April from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., said church member and vol-unteer Pearl Mayers.
“We were happy because we didn’t do any mailings and really do much for advertising,” she said. “We were happy with the turnout just from the community – the people that we knew by word of mouth.”
The health screen-ing includes taking blood pressure, calculating BMI – body mass index – weight, glucose level, height and a cholesterol reading.
If “anything alarming,” shows up, participants are encouraged to follow up with their doctor, Mayers said.
Also offered at the monthly health screenings are tips for healthy living, such as how to quit smok-ing and the eight Biblical laws of good health,
Mayers said. Upon arriving at the
church, signs are posted to let participants know where to go. They com-plete a registration card first and are then directed to the various screening stations, Mayers said.
Participants are given a card with the results of their screening and the church keeps the results as well to compare them with the results of succes-sive visits, Mayers said.
The idea to provide the health screenings was a church-wide endeavor, Mayers said, with about five or six volunteers scheduled to be at each screening session.
“We’ve had health sem-inars and cooking classes before and I guess it was just something we decided that might be nice to do to offer to the commu-nity,” she said. “Being an EMT and running on the Cartersville Rescue Squad, I see a need for something like this in the commu-nity.”
People from surround-ing counties are welcome to take advantage of the service and socioeconom-ic status is not taken into account, Mayers aid.
“It’s open for every-body,” she said.
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