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RCC presentation features local success story For a March 12 Women’s History Month presentation, the Student Support Services Office at Rappahannock Community College invited Essex High School graduate Kinyette Newman to speak on the Warsaw Campus (with a video link to the Glenns Campus), on the topic of “Media and Women.” Newman is the vice president of production management at TV-One in Richmond—“Where Black Life Unfolds”—and is responsible for managing all aspects of production and finance. Before joining TV-One in 2005, she was a production manager at Discovery Communications. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from George Mason University and a master’s degree in film from Howard University. In telling the story of her journey to success, Newman emphasized that in today’s job market, it is very important to have a good education. Though you may rack up thousands of dollars’ worth of student loans, she said, “following through on your career goals will pay them off. No one is going to hand you anything,” she cautioned. “In this competitive world you have to work very hard to succeed.” She advised her audience to establish an informational network through personal friendships, memberships in professional and social organizations, and attendance at any functions where there is a chance of meeting people in the desired field. Newman also stressed the importance of maintaining a professional demeanor at all times. “People won’t tell you that you’re making a bad impression, but they will make a mental note not to work with you in the future,” she said.
TV-One vice president of production management Kinyette Newman (at right, shown with Lorraine Justice, administrative officer of RCC’s Student Support Services program) gave a presentation on “Media and Women” at RCC on March 12.
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RCC class develop engineering skills by building bridges Students of math instructor Robert Parker’s Pre-calculus II class at Rappahannock Community College have recently been developing their engineering skills with a bridge-building project. They first researched the principles of bridge-building, including references to many existing and historical bridges, then built their own bridges using nothing but plastic drinking straws, straight pins, and a strip of poster board for the road surface. The constructions were tested by loading weights one by one into a box suspended from the bridge; the more weight each one supported, the higher the grade received. Coming in first with a bridge that supported well over the weight required to earn an “A+” were Courtney Douglas, Brandi Mulvena, and Taylor Hennage. Mulvena and Hennage are dual enrollment students from Rappahannock High School (Richmond County), while Douglas is an RCC student, also from Richmond County. The McDonald’s restaurant in Warsaw was kind enough to supply the necessary quantity of straws; Parker expresses his sincere thanks for this donation.
Business: Foulds will be EMC RCC-RILL audits international finance VSI OFFERS from page 1 Resolution 19-14 authorizes Foulds to sign submit and appropriate documents to apply for a $747,000 Virginia Community Development Block Grant proposal. This will be the town’s third attempt to acquire this grant to begin economic, physical and housing revitalization in the downtown target area. The target area spans from Colonial Ave to Boundry Street and from Washington Ave to the Boardwalk. Many cosmetic improvements will take place within the target area including way-fair signage, but the revitalization plan will also provide business owners with economic restructuring to help them expand business and ultimately create new jobs for low to moderate income individuals. The plan also addresses rehabilitation of housing in the target area as well. The council also authorized Foulds to begin proceedings to acquire a section of 205Y better known as Colonial Ave. The section that the end of Colonial Ave that meets the beach in front of the Potomac River. Once VDOT abandons that portion of the road the town can begin converting it into a pedestrian plaza. This project has sprung from the town’s work on revitalization and will provide a sort of gateway to the boardwalk on the south side where little activity currently takes place. The idea is to make the entire boardwalk area appealing to tourists, generating more interest in the vacant spaces along the boardwalk and make them more attractive to developers and investors. Foulds has also been named the town’s emergency management coordinator despite the objection of councilwoman Linda Brubaker and Wanda Goforth who voted against the appointment. Councilman Gary Seeber was absent from the meeting. Brubaker expressed her opinion that she felt the emergency management coordinator should live within the town limits. Goforth agreed. Brubaker suggested appointing CFO Joan Grant who is trained in Red Cross shelter management. Council member Jim Chiarello
reminded the council that Foulds has already been working with Westmoreland County and the State and has the needed skills and connections to perform the job. Who ever is appointed can authorize anyone fok assistance. “I would select Val for those reasons.” The council voted 4 to 2 in favor of appointing Foulds as EMC. The council also named Elizabeth “Libby” Legg as Chief of Police and approved resolution 21-14 which would allow the rehabilitation of appartments at Riverwood by investors working under the name of Riverwood Preservation also known as Related Apartment Preservation. (RAP) RAP has been trying to gain approval for almost a decade to rehabilitate apartments at the complex. Related Apartment Preservation is proposing to make renovations in the amount of $25,000 per unit to make repairs, replace appliances and fixtures and other general renovations to upgrade each apartment. In return Related’s investors would gain tax credits for the next 15 years. Currently Riverwood Apartments are under a restricted covenant to remain a housing complex for low income residents for 20 more years ending in 2033. However if the deal goes through the restrictions on the property will be extended for 10 more years, meaning the property will have to remain a low income housing facility until 2043. At last week’s meeting the town passed a resolution approving the issuance by the Town of Colonial Beach Redevelopment and Housing Authority of its tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue bonds for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Riverwood Apartments. In short, The Colonial Beach Housing Authority (CBHA) will act as a conduit to issue the bonds, but will not have to supply the money for the project. There is no monetary obligation to the town or the housing authority. However the CBHA will be paid a fee every year for their services. —Linda Farneth
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“Slippery Slopes: An Overview of International Financial Arrangements” will be presented by the Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning (RILL) with Dr. David G. Davies as the instructor. The three sessions will be held at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury in Irvington on April 2, 9, and 23 (Wednesdays), from 1 to 3 p.m.; since Wednesday, April 16, falls within Holy Week, the class will not meet that day. International financial arrangements have played a critical role in creating stable conditions in the world economy; conversely, a failure of arrangements brought on the Great Depression as countries engaged in competitive exchange rate
from page 1 Finance Director, and she has requested, by letter to the town manager, to allow the School to appropriate the funds. Recently, the Town verbally committed to turning over $25,000 to fund various work needed to start the move process of the elementary school. Trivett said the insurance company does not have to wait for state officials to complete their investigation, and the School is ready to present an insurance claim to Vacorp, but he does not expect the insurance company to move quickly. Beane reported to the board that the relocation site engineer is finetuning site drawings, and she plans to schedule two community meetings to get input and questions from parents and citizens when the drawings are complete. First Call is handling site cleanup from the fire. They have contracted with Honeywell to remove fuel and chemicals. The two companies were scheduled to drain the tank and fuel lines and conduct an inspection of the boiler on March 13. The remaining inert chemicals from the old science room laboratory are being categorized and will be disposed of upon
completion. The storm drain system will be flushed, and any affected water will be captured and disposed of. The existing mod pods at the elementary school campus are being emptied and prepared to be returned to the company to save rental fees until the School is ready to have them relocated at the high school campus on First Street. The School hopes to have the relocation process finished by September 1, in time for students to begin the 2014-2015 school year. Trivett said many people are asking what the School will do with the old 100-year-old burned-out building. Trivett said, “My honest answer is, I don’t have a clue.” He explained that whatever they do is going to be based on whatever the insurance company decides to award the School in their claim. The insurance company is looking into whether the attached gymnasium is salvageable. Trivett said Vacorp considers the gym and the two-story structure as two separate buildings. The School is working with the town council to secure a $1 million loan to fund the $400,000 it will cost to relocate the elementary to the high school campus, as
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well as to fund another $350,000 to make much needed repairs to the 20-year-old high school and replace/ add lighting in the fields at the high school campus. Council has been faced with some heavy burdens to come up with extra funds for the school system in the last several years. Funding for the school system comes from federal, state, county and local tax money. With federal cuts in recent years, local governments have been forced to take up the slack, or schools have to cut back on programs. Some programs were created with federal stimulus money that came with mandates to continue the programs with local money after the Feds pulled funding. This, in turn, has forced schools like Colonial Beach to give up more traditional extracurricular activities, namely the arts, to pay for new programs introduced by federal stimulus packages during the Obama Administration. Colonial Beach Town Council is made up of several new members who made promises to the public not to raise taxes. Finding funding for the elementary school move and other mandates put on the Town by various state agencies is proving difficult without doing so. —Linda Farneth
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On behalf of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute (VSI) and as a member of the VSI Board of Directors, it is a great pleasure to publicize the 2014 VSI Scholarship Program. The program was established to provide an opportunity for students who attend a Virginia college or university to pursue an educational curriculum in the criminal justice field. Accordingly, an application process has been established to assist students in their educational endeavors. The application and checklist can be obtained from the VSI website, www.vasheriffsinstitute.org or the Westmoreland County Sheriff ’s Office. The application is to be submitted to the VSI office. The deadline is May 01, 2014, and any applications received after this deadline will not be considered. Submitting information is located on the application. “Having had the experience to award VSI scholarships to county students who have majored in the criminal justice field is exciting and extremely beneficial. It is rewarding to know that the scholarships are an avenue to financially assist those individuals in obtaining a higher education. It is my hope that those who are interested will take full advantage of this most important program and opportunity”, stated Sheriff C.O. Balderson.
Tournament: Neutral site from page 1 Patierno said he was upset but was unaware of how poorly the fans had been treated until they boarded the bus to go home and started hearing the stories. Patierno did not elaborate on specifics, but said, “In some aspects, I’m even a little more angry about that than I am about which bench we were going to sit on at the game. Certainly that didn’t make any difference, as far what the score of the game was. We should have played a better game, and we didn’t. Nevertheless, that was supposed to be a neutral court.” The group also discussed travel times, stating that some games required up to seven hours on the bus. Patierno felt that the incident was all being run by the AD, who Patierno thought was just taking it personally; that someone would challenge his ability of running a tournament. “We weren’t challenging his ability to run a tournament; we were simply saying, ‘We’re supposed to be the home team,” and clearly, it wasn’t.” —Linda Farneth
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nomics from the University of North Carolina. He has taught at UNC, Duke University, Harvard University, George Mason University, and the College of William and Mary. A Ford Foundation economic advisor to the governments of Nigeria and Kenya, he retired from the World Bank after two decades of work in Africa, Russia, and Asia. Advance registration, with a tuition payment of $35, is required to take this course. For more information on “Slippery Slopes: An Overview of International Financial Arrangements” and other RILL courses, or to register, please call Sharon Drotleff at RCC’s Educational Foundation office (804-3336707, or toll-free at 877-722-3679), or e-mail her at sdrotleff@rappahannock.edu.
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devaluations and sought to reduce their own unemployment rates at their neighbors’ expense. More recently, these failures have brought about the destruction of whole industries and associated jobs in the United States. This course will present, in layman’s language, an overview of existing financial institutions, issues, and concepts, including why they were created, and the clear ideological role they played in the promotion of free-enterprise capitalism during the cold war. Dr. Davies will discuss different exchange rate systems, financial repression, the economic policies that were the conditions of international assistance, and the central importance of the United States Treasury. Davies received his Ph.D. in eco-
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