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welcome to Our Town

A Letter From the Mayor Greetings!

On behalf of the citizens of Danville and Pittsylvania County, I extend a warm welcome to you. Danville and Pittsylvania County offers hospitality, warmth and a rich heritage. As you will discover, our region is unlike any other.

Once known for our tobacco and textiles, we are now in transition to be a diversified, forward-looking mix of businesses. We welcome and encourage foreign investment.

As evidence, our region today boasts 10 companies based in nine foreign countries. These companies collectively serve as the area’s largest employer – providing nearly 3,000 jobs.

These companies not only have provided employment opportunities, but cultural diversity. We welcome that diversity. In early 2013, we honored these companies during a ceremony held at the Riverview campus of Averett University. Company representatives raised their respective flags on the flag poles located across from the campus building at 512 Bridge Street in the River District of Danville.

Further evidence of our transition is nDanville, which is the first municipallyowned open-access, open-services broadband network in the United States. Today, the nDanville network has more than 165 miles of fiber optic cable that extends high-speed broadband transport service to business and residential customers.

Thanks in part to the high tech presence provided by nDanville, our region today enjoys a new status as home to one of the nation’s most powerful computers, a next-generation Cray XMT2 supercomputer.

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We offer great schools, public and private higher education opportunities, and customized workforce-training programs. We are ready and able to meet any company’s needs for skilled, productive, and highly motivated workers.

In Danville and Pittsylvania County, you will benefit from a high quality of living at an affordable cost. Our moderate climate, with its four distinct seasons, makes it easy to enjoy outdoor activities, concerts and festivals. Do not miss an opportunity to walk, hike, or bike along our network of trails. You can also experience the variety of recreational opportunities provided by the Dan River that flows through Danville and southern Pittsylvania County and by Smith Mountain Lake and Leesville Lake located in northern Pittsylvania County.

Pittsylvania County’s charming historic towns of Chatham, Gretna, and Hurt are delightful places. Danville is a bustling regional retail center, but it is also a city of churches, historic houses, museums, and a River District with an expanding number of specialty shops in a setting of beautiful historic commercial buildings and warehouses.

Consider the pages in this guide as a handy passport to our town. As you will discover, our region is unlike any other.

Sherman Saunders

Mayor – City of Danville Look for this tab throughout the publication to read about Danville’s

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table of content A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR................................................................................... 4 WELCOME TO OUR TOWN LETTER . ........................................................................ 8 FUTURE OF COMMUNITY

Published by Showcase Magazine in association with Danville Regional Medical Center

RACING TOWARD THE FUTURE.....................................................................14

DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 2013 SPONSORSHIPS.....................15

DANVILLE, CHATHAM, GRETNA, AND HURT.. ................................................18

THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT.......................................................................22

Publisher & Content Editor Andrew Scott Brooks scott@showcasemagazine.com Content Editor Paul Seiple paul@showcasemagazine.com Proof Reader Moriah Davis moriah@showcasemagazine.com

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT .............................................................................23

THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT

ANNUAL EVENTS..........................................................................................26

THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION

DANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY...........................................................................32

THE FUTURE OF RECREATION

WELCOME TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD............................................................36

ANGLER’S RIDGE: A BIKER’S DREAM............................................................40

THE RIVERWALK TRAIL.. .................................................................................43

BETTER HEALTH & WELNESS PARTNERSHIP.....................................................43

THE FUTURE OF MOTORSPORTS

Creative Designer Kim Demont demontdesign@verizon.net Ad Designers Kim Demont, Paul Seiple, Bobby Allen Roach, Andrew Scott Brooks Finance Manager Cindy Astin cindy@showcasemagazine.com To Advertise in the Next Edition 877.638.8685 Director of Sales and Marketing Larry Oldham larry@showcasemagazine.com Ad Executives Moriah Davis moriah@showcasemagazine.com Misty Brooks misty@showcasemagazine.com Lee Vogler lee@showcasemagazine.com Contributing Writers Sherman Saunders, Eric Deaton, John Gilstrap, Moriah Davis, Larry Oldham, Shelly Janosko, Bill Sgrnia, Dan Vaden, Jeremy Stratton, Arnold Hendrix, Meaghan K. Baker, Susan Elzey, Neal Ammerman, Larry G. Aaron, Sue Davis, Altina Gunn Suber, Leigh Walker, Demond McNair, James McDaniel, Andrew Scott Brooks, Hampton Wilkins, Ed Carter, Paul Seiple Contributing Photographers Danville Parks and Recreation, Michelle Dalton Photography, Dan Vaden, Virginia International Raceway, Kim Demont, Patrick Jinks, Charles Goforth, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Terry Linn, Jr., Mary-Whitt Jones, Bobby Allen Roach

Cover Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography

© 2013 Andrew Brooks Media Group

VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY...........................................................48

THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRY

DANVILLE POSSESES THE CERTAIN VIBE........................................................60

RIVER DISTRICT REDEFINING DANVILLE.. .......................................................68

WELLNESS WORKS........................................................................................73

THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY

INSTITUTE SERVES AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER...............................................76

THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS

RIPPE’S: MORE THAN 100 YEARS AND GOING STRONG...............................82

IT STARTS WITH A SMILE.. ...............................................................................85

THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE

2012-2013 ACCOMLISHENTS........................................................................90

KNOW YOUR NUMBERS................................................................................92

2012-2013 NEW PHYSICIANS........................................................................93

CHANGING YOUR LIFE ONE WISE DECISION AT A TIME................................94

MEDICAL DIRECTORY.. .................................................................................97

TRAINED HERE. STAYED HERE. ....................................................................100

STEMI - AM I HAVING A HEART ATTACK?....................................................101

DO I NEED TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM?.......................................102

THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF DRMC.. ..........................................................103

A CONVERSATION WITH DR. IAN GREENWALD.. .........................................105

THE FUTURE OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE.. .........................................................106

CONTACT DRMC.. ......................................................................................107

MEET THE DRMC HOSPITALISTS...................................................................108

THE FUTURE OF HISTORY

OFF THE TRACKS AND INTO HISTORY..........................................................110

SUTHERLIN MANSION.. ................................................................................120

LADY ASTOR.. .............................................................................................124

FOLLOW 58: AREA AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUMS...................................126

FUN FACTS.................................................................................................130

THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

DANVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.. .............................................................134

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.. .................................................140

PRIVATE EDUCATION OPTIONS...................................................................141

TUTORING, SUPPLEMENTAL & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION..................148

COLLEGE EDUCATION OPTIONS.. ...............................................................151

A COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF NURSING............................................153

ADULT EDUCATION.. ...................................................................................156

PREPARING THE NEXT LEADERS..................................................................158

THE FUTURE OF LIVING

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME..................................................................162

HOSPICE OR HOME HEALTH.......................................................................167

TRANSFORMING THE DAN RIVER REGION..................................................168

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED..........................................................................170

MOVING DAY CHECKLIST...........................................................................172

BUSINESS DIRECTORY & ADVERTISER’S INDEX......................................................178 PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS.....................................................................................185 GENERAL INFORMATION.....................................................................................190 AREA ATTRACTIONS.. ...........................................................................................200 MAPS..................................................................................................................208

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Welcome to South Central Virginia’s most exciting community: Danville (City) and Pittsylvania County!

Well-known throughout the United States for its manufacturing heritage and relaxed lifestyle, our region is also one of the top 25 locations in the country for business. From corporate headquarters, regional distribution centers, and product manufacturing to high-tech research, our community spans a dynamic economic spectrum that defies stereotypes offering the perfect balance between the charm and grace of yesterday – and the promise of a bright tomorrow.

Whether it’s affordable housing, a comfortable cost of living, exceptional schools, diverse recreational opportunities, or an innovative approach to business and entrepreneurialism - our community offers something for almost every lifestyle.

Conveniently located along the North Carolina border and within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the nation’s population, Danville and Pittsylvania County enjoy a temperate climate with four distinct - yet moderate seasons - which makes it easy to take advantage of the many sporting and recreational activities our community is known for. Maybe you prefer kayaking on the Dan River, riding the mountain bike trails, relaxing at Smith Mountain Lake, or attending national racing events at VIRginia International Raceway. Our community has it all!

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the future of community

Racing Toward the Future

BY JOHN GILSTRAP

“The future is here. The future is now.”

Is that like saying, “Yesterday is here”?

In a literal sense, the statements are

American

not true. Yet, what we did yesterday

Legion

does affect us today. And what we do

World Series,

today will affect us tomorrow. Positive

and other events

decisions made today will make a

that have had a

brighter future.

positive economic impact on our community.

Congressman Dan Daniels was one

Visitors attracted to the park and

of the finest gentlemen I have ever

to the many events that take place

known. He served our community well

there buy gasoline, stay in our hotels,

of the Dan River Region, Womack

and was held in high regards by just

eat in our restaurants, and shop in our

Foundation, Daly Foundation, J.T.

about everyone — Democrats and

stores. Even more, these events bring

Minnie Maude Foundation, Hughes

Republicans. When Daniels died, a

joy to our kids and adults on a daily

Memorial Home Foundation,

committee was organized to honor his

basis.

Carrington Foundation, and other organizations have invested millions

memory. Many ideas were put forth, everything from monuments to naming

In the past, textiles and tobacco

of dollars to fund developmental

buildings after Daniels. The committee

were the primary elements of our

programs for our youth, to retrain

decided the best honor would be to

economy. When these industries

our work force, to create better

build a 150-acre park and name it

began to encounter difficult times the

housing, to help protect us with better

Dan Daniels Memorial Park, primarily

entire local economy felt the effects.

equipment, to provide programs to

because of the congressman’s love of

Knowing that locally we had to move

attract young adults, and to revitalize

the outdoors.

forward or face a downfall, community

our community. These organizations

leaders took the opportunity to

along with Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions,

The Womack Foundation, Riverview

diversify the economy, especially in

Optimist, Junior Wednesday Club,

Rotary Club, American Legion Post

the area of technology. Our economy

Wednesday Club, Women’s Business

325, Lions Club, Goodyear, Danville

is moving; it’s starting to sprint. The

Association, United Way, credit unions,

Distributing, Danville Professional

finish line is a boom in the economy

banks, businesses, churches, and

Baseball, Inc. and many other

that will parallel the success of Dan

various sororities, fraternities, and

organizations and businesses donated

Daniels Memorial Park.

veterans’ groups have made decisions that brighten our future. Their choices

the necessary funds. People gave

today will create a better tomorrow.

because they loved Congressman

The easily identified major players

Dan Daniels. Since building the park,

in this race will be the Industrial

additional decisions have been made

Development Authority, the Tobacco

to expand seven miles of trails, soccer

Commission, and city and county

here and now. What we do today

fields, baseball fields, playgrounds,

governments. Also, we should not

determines tomorrow . . . and the next

Carrington Pavilion, and Anglers

overlook the importance of our

day, and the next year, and the next

Park. As a result, Danville has hosted

philanthropic organizations as

decade. As long as we follow the Dan

an international rugby tournament,

key players. The Danville Regional

Daniels Memorial Park model we will

the Little League State Tournament,

Foundation, Community Foundation

shine.

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Yes — in many ways, the future is both

Danville Regional Medical Center 2013 Sponsorships as of September 30, 2013

American Cancer Society Relay for Life American Heart Association Averett University Big Brothers Big Sisters Boys and Girls Club (Danville Area) Blue Ridge Boy Scouts Chatham Rotary Club Caswell County Chamber of Commerce Danville Branch NAACP Danville Concert Association Danville Cancer Association Danville Family YMCA Danville Parks Recreation and Tourism Danville Life Saving Crew Danville Academy of Medicine Alliance Danville Museum of Fine Art and History Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce Danville Riverview Rotary Danville Running and Fitness Club Danville Community College Educational Foundation Danville Science Center Danville Pittsylvania County United Way Downtown Danville Association Dan River High School Free Clinic of Danville, Inc. Gretna High School George Washington High School God’s Pit Crew House of Hope River District Festival Langston Focus Center Future of the Piedmont God’s Storehouse HAVEN of the Dan River Region Junior Wednesday Club LEAD Virginia Luncheon Pilot Club March of Dimes Foundation Gretna Merchants Association Old Dominion Agricultural Center Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATHS) Pittsylvania County Community Action Sorenson Institute SCLC Tar Wars Download DRMC’s Community Benefit Report at DanvilleRegional.com under Resources

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the future of community

Danville

The River City, Where Innovation Flows

town feel. Close relationships and a general caring for your neighbor’s well-being are just a few of the special traits Danville offers its residents. There is a “helping hand” philosophy that makes Danville a positive and strong

BY MORIAH DAVIS

community.

Danville is changing with the times.

Chatham

Rebuilding and restructuring for a brighter future. Once known for its rich textile and tobacco industries, Danville is reinventing itself around

Chatham, located in the heart of

the growing technology world. These

Pittsylvania County, offers a quiet

technological advancements make

lifestyle just minutes from city life.

Danville an attractive location for start-

Serving as the county seat since 1777,

up businesses as well as established

Chatham supplies a feeling of business

companies. Danville is the regional

and tranquility that mesh in harmony.

hub that connects many communities throughout Southern Virginia and

“Stranger” isn’t a word in most

Northern North Carolina.

Chatham residents vocabulary. The Town welcomes new residents with a

Education flourishes in Danville and

warm manner. Chatham is a social

its surrounding areas. Private schools,

community where residents go out of

a community college, and a private

their way to make everyone feel at

university make Danville a great place

home. These personal connections

to raise children.

are a huge drawing point for the Town which hosts a population of

Nature and all its wonders are

approximately 1,300 year-round.

prevalent in this river city. The 8.5 miles of The Riverwalk Trail provide a scenic

Aside from the quiet life, two,

portrait for an afternoon of healthy

nationally recognized college

activities including access to mountain

preparatory schools, Hargrave Military

biking at Angler’s Ridge, some of the

Academy and Chatham Hall are

most-respected trails in Virginia. There

located in Chatham. With respected

are many other parks with amenities

private and public schools and a

such as tennis courts and baseball

growing Boys and Girls Club, Chatham

fields located throughout Danville.

provides some of the best resources for

Speaking of baseball, when the fever

children.

hits, you can catch the Danville Braves at Legion Field in Dan Daniel Park.

Chatham breathes a small-town

Museums ranging in subject from

life and has a caring heart. With

Science to Natural History are bountiful

an illustrious history and amazing

and fun for the whole family.

architecture, the Town is the perfect landing for those looking for the

Danville may have the “city” atmosphere, but it still boasts a small-

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peaceful life.

Gretna Rich in railroad history, Gretna was a link to the Lynchburg & Danville Railroad. In 1872, Jeremiah Talboot deeded a right-of-way to the Railroad, knowing the prosperity that would come to the Town via the railroad. Many trains passed through Gretna, which was then called Elba, including the Old 97, immortalized in the wreck of 1903.

Gretna embraces the roots upon which the town was founded while strengthening the community with goals of moving forward in the future.

The Town’s slogan, “Ain’t no big thing, but it’s growing” embodies the forward-thinking philosophy.

Community spirit thrives throughout Gretna. Revitalization for a Greater Gretna, a group of visionaries, is helping to reboot Gretna without sacrificing any of its great history. Upon entering Gretna, you are welcomed by a sign that reads, “Gretna — A Railroad Village.” It’s just one of the ways that shows residents loving a community enough to reinvent it.

Hurt Hurt is tucked away in the northernmost tip of Pittsylvania County. This quiet town offers a rural setting with the conveniences of larger cities just minutes away. Hurt is close to an airport, several private schools, and has four colleges within thirty miles.

The Town has a lot to offer the youth of the area — an excellent public school systems and the Altavista YMCA are not far away.

For those that love the outdoors, Hurt’s Wayside Park furnishes recreational opportunities such as picnics and hiking. Hurt is also only a short drive from Smith Mountain Lake, a great place to escape for the weekend.

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the future of community spirit Community Spirit is one of those intangible things that make a town a good place to live and raise a family. If you want to try and define it, surely you would get a different opinion from each person asked. But, Danville and Pittsylvania County are the epitome of how Community Spirit is defined.

The soul, cooperation, and collaboration create an emotional equity that sets our community apart from others.

BY LARRY OLDHAM

Our local hospital,

If you are moving to

Danville Regional Medical Center

the area, how do you go about looking for this spirit? Downtown

volunteers than in our area. Many

(DRMC), is one of the most

Danville would be a great starting

give their time to promote and help

benevolent organizations. DRMC

point. Ask the people who frequent

others who are less fortunate or in

partners with others to raise money

downtown about the significant

need. Our character is represented

so that various helping-hand missions

changes that have been made in the

by men, women, and even children

can accomplish their goal of

last few years. There are niche shops,

who volunteer with their church

assisting those in need. DRMC is one

delicatessens, and fine dining. There’s

groups to care for the less fortunate.

of the largest financial supporters of

even a theater that showcases the

There are dozens, perhaps hundreds

the state-of-the-art YMCA being built

area’s up-and-coming talent. The

of people who volunteer at God’s

in downtown Danville.

sense of camaraderie downtown

Pit Crew to help out neighbors

is contagious. There is a feeling of

throughout the United States after

The Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Lions

revitalization and a feeling of growth

natural disasters strike.

Club, and other associations in our area are made up of volunteers

amongst the business owners and their customers. There is a buzz all

We are lucky to have organizations

who donate their time and energy

over town about the changes taking

such as the Free Clinic and PATHS

to help people by giving back to

place.

(Piedmont Access to Health

the area with ideas, money, and

Services). These institutions freely

physical efforts. As you will read on

donate their time, services,

the following pages, we are blessed

medicine, knowledge, and

to have wonderful foundations

Volunteering is another ingredient

emotional support to help everyday

here such as Danville Regional

that makes Community Spirit flourish.

people who have fallen on hard

Foundation and The Community

You will not find a better group of

times.

Foundation with a central goal of

This is part of our Community Spirit.

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moving our community forward.

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banks, God’s Storehouse and the Northern Pittsylvania County

Danville City provides excellent

Food Center. The key to a sturdy

quality of life programs such as our

community is a strong foundation.

museums, walking and biking trails

Ours is solid.

When Danville’s only bridge

that you will read about in Our Town.

Community Spirit means pride in

over the Dan River washed

Children, teachers, and parents

your community. You can see that

come together to collect cans of

pride in the trees planted on the

away in an 1850 flood,

food to donate to our local food

islands on Riverside Drive or areas

William T. Sutherlin quickly built a covered toll bridge in its place thus saving the

Community Spotlight

Partnership for a Healthy Community

town from economic ruin.

of landscaping on various turnoffs around the city. These marvels of design are donated by companies

The Dan River

education program

doing their part to make our

Partnership for a

which focuses on

community shine.

Healthy Community

encouraging the

(DRPHC) was

area’s youth to

The Danville/Pittsylvania Chamber of

developed in 2009

eat more fruits and

Commerce is one of the most active

when concerned

vegetables.

Chambers of Commerce in the

community stake holders and researchers from the Department of Human, Nutrition, Foods and Exercise at Virginia Tech joined together to create a collaborative partnership to address obesity in the region.

As the group set about fulfilling its vision of promoting an environment which supports opportunities for all Dan River residents to be physically active and to make healthy food choices, the group began to look at opportunities in the area for exercise – such as instant recess which is designed to incorporate 10-minute physical activity breaks into daily routine whether at school, work or home. The DRPHC also began to look at opportunities in the area for improving access to healthy nutrition, and as a result the group developed a community garden and nutrition

About the DRPHC The Dan River Partnership for a Healthy Community (DRPHC) consist of approximately 25 organizations (civic, public/ private health, city/county school, faith-based, health/ wellness business, grass roots, local government, higher education institutions, and foundational) and 50 members (organizational representatives and community activist) from the region (the cities of Danville and Martinsville; Counties of Caswell, Pittsylvania and Henry). Danville Regional Medical Center is proud to be a partner of the DRPHC. For more information, visit www. drhealthycommunity.org and click the projects tab.

country. Chamber president, Laurie Moran is active on a national level and is the past chair of the National Association of Workforce Boards.

Laurie also serves on the board of American Chamber of Commerce Executives. The Chamber offers networking and community outreach programs as well as many training opportunities such as Leadership Southside.

Our neighborhoods often have block parties to get to know each other. There is the Newcomer’s Club, making new neighbors comfortable and educated to what is available in our communities to enrich their lives.

We are indeed lucky to be part of a community that gives back and looks forward. With all that our area has to offer, we are proud to call Danville and Pittsylvania County, Our Town, a Community of Spirit.

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Annual Events JANUARY

Corks & Forks - Danville Science Center (Adult Event) New Year’s Day Race - Riverwalk Trail

FEBRUARY

Disc Golf Ice Bowl – Ballou Park SOVA Wine Fest – Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex Valentines Candlelight Walk and Dinner Community Market True Grit Rodeo – Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex

MARCH

Woods and Water Outdoor Show Community Market DDA Shamrock 5K - Crossing at the Dan Green Legs and Hamstrings 5K/10K, Half Marathon - Anglers Ridge SVMBA Mountain Bike Race - Anglers Ridge Goodyear Education 5K Goodyear Golf Course Running 4 A Reason 5K - Anglers Ridge

APRIL

Racin’ & Tastin’ - Danville Community Market (Adult Event) Wine Festival - Danville Community Market (Adult Event) Butterfly Station Opening The Crossing at the Dan MBA Rugby World Championships Angler’s Park Bridge to Bridge 5K - Crossing at the Dan

Enchanted Evenings in the Park Summer Concert Series - April through August - Ballou Park

MAY

River District Rhythms – May - September Carrington Pavilion Festival in the Park – Ballou Park Nestle 5K – Ballou Park Stock Car Open Test Days - VIR Farmers Market - Saturdays May through October - Community Market

JUNE

Shootout on Angler’s Ridge - Angler’s Park DCC Justice Run 5K, 10K, 2K Fun Run Angler’s Park Bark in the Park - Bark Park, Coates Recreation Center Chamber Classic Golf Tournament Danville Golf Club CCS Virginia Festival of Speed Motorcycle Racing - VIRginia International Raceway Danville Braves - June through August Dan Daniel Memorial Park Movies in the Park - June through August Ballou Park Harvest Jubilee Concert Series - June through September - Carrington Pavilion

JULY

Patriot Challenge 5K– Angler’s Park July 4th Celebration – The Crossing at the Dan Biscuit Bolt 5K – Riverwalk Trail North American Road Racing Assoc. - VIR Farmers Market - Wednesday’s July through August - Community Market

AUGUST

Crabfest - Danville Community Market Cross Country Jamboree – Ballou Park Danville Heat Bowl Disc Golf Tournament Ballou Park ChumpCar World Series - VIR NASCAR K&N Pro Series East - VIR

SEPTEMBER

Shrimp Fest – The Community Market River City 5K Run/Walk Ed Steffey Memorial Education Open Golf Tournament - Goodyear Golf Course Old 97 Rail Days - The Crossing at the Dan

Climax Sorghum Festival - Climax Southside Scramble Mountain Bike Race – Angler’s Park SVMBA 6 and 24 Hour Endurance Mountain Bike Race - Angler’s Park CCS Fall CycleFest of Speed Motorcycle Racing - VIR Heacock Classic Gold Cup - VIR

OCTOBER

Imagine Children’s Festival The Crossing at the Dan The River District Festival - Downtown Danville along the River Walk Trail American Le Mans Series - VIR Southside Show-Biz Trade Show Averett University’s North Campus Old Timer’s Jubilee - Gretna DCC Educational Foundation Golf Tournament – Danville Golf Club Crawdads & Catfish - Community Market Callands Autumn Potpourri - Callands Greater Danville Metro Meet Cross Country – Dan Daniel Park Danville Half Marathon and 8k Race The Crossing at the Dan Glow with the Flow 5K - River District Family Adventure Race - River District Farm Fresh Festival – Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex SCCA Charge of the Headlight Brigade - VIR

NOVEMBER

Bright Leaf Brew Fest - The Crossing at the Dan (Adult Event) Dirty Dan Dash Urban/Mud Run The Crossing at the Dan Holiday Bazaar - Danville Community Market Louie Fields 5K Run/Walk - YMCA NC/VA PDGA Border Battle Disc Golf Tournament

DECEMBER ChumpCar World Series - VIR Riverview Rotary Christmas Parade Historical Downtown Danville Historical Holiday Walking Tour by the Danville Historical Society Luminary Walk - Riverwalk Trail Ballou Park Tree Lighting Festival - Ballou Park Holiday Market - Danville Community Market Town of Chatham Christmas Parade Town of Gretna Christmas Parade

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the future of information

The Public Library offers the latest fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, media, reference materials, as well as storytimes, book clubs and book-related parties for children.

Danville Public Library

Playaways, graphic novels and books

our young patrons can also enjoy

are just a few of the possibilities. Do

learning about robotics through the

you have a library card? Have you

use of the library’s LEGO Mindstorms.

used your library card lately? Have

(Also located in the Activity Room.)

you walked through the modest

This redesign of the Activity Room

doors of our public library recently?

is just the beginning; we have also

If not, you may have missed a few

changed an unpopular checkout

“The door available to everyone

recent changes at the Danville Public

policy.

that can lead to happiness and

Library.

BY SHELLY JANOSKO, LIBRARY DIRECTOR

If you’ve ever found yourself

success is the modest door of the public library,” wrote Pulitzer Prize-

During the spring of 2011, our library

frustrated with the short checkout

winning author Herman Wouk. The

redesigned the second floor Activity

time of movies at our library, we have

modest, yet substantial doors of the

Room. Four white walls were painted

great news for you. You can now

Danville Public Library located at 511

with some of the brightest colors one

check out movies for seven days.

Patton Street in downtown Danville

can imagine – we even transformed

are open and prepared to lead you

one wall into a giant chalkboard.

In addition to a newly redesigned

to a world of information in various

Three flat-screen televisions, one

Activity Room and revamped

formats. Storytimes, book clubs,

Wii and two Xbox Kinects were

checkout times, our library also

movie nights/afternoons, computer

installed and the room was opened

has a new reading patio. With the

classes, the ability to borrow DVDs,

to children and teens to enjoy during

assistance of a Make it Happen

CDs, books on CD, books on tape,

library hours. In addition to gaming,

Grant from the Danville Regional

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Foundation, an area near the

graphic novels, media, reference

Public Library. It is truly an asset to

library’s Patton Street entrance

materials, as well as storytimes, book

this community that we are proud

has been transformed into a large

clubs and seasonal/book-related

to deliver. Come see us during these

programming-sitting area. New

parties for children.

hours: Monday-Thursday 10-8, Friday 9-5 and Saturday 9-1.

landscaping and furniture add to the aesthetics.

Surely, within this short article you have discovered a reason or two

Have you visited our library online

to enter the doors of the Danville

To learn more visit www.danville-va.gov/ index.aspx?NID=782.

lately? We have a new online catalog, featuring a book river, the ability to rate and review library materials and a handy map that will help you locate materials within specific sections of the library. Not sure where the Science Fiction is located? No problem, the new map will show you the way.

With all of these positive changes at the Danville Public Library, one must not forget the constants. Our library stands steadfast, eager to provide information in several formats. We offer the latest fiction, non-fiction,

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With over 680 acres of parks and trails, 25 athletic fields, 23 playgrounds, 25 picnic sites and shelters, 30 miles of mountain bike trails, nine miles of Riverwalk trail, a skate park, a dog park, two disc golf courses, a ropes course, a zip line, and over 2,000 programs and events, Danville Parks and Recreation can help you...

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the future of recreation

Welcome to my neighborhood

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25 athletic fields, 23 playgrounds,

renovated River District. Home to an

changed drastically in the last

25 picnic sites and shelters, 30 miles

array of special events, foot races,

100 years, one thing has certainly

of mountain bike trails, 9 miles of

and undisturbed wildlife, the trail sees

remained constant — the fastest

Riverwalk Trail, a skate park, a dog

over 150,000 people annually.

way to a healthier and happier

park, two disc golf courses, a ropes

community is through play.

course, a zip line, two libraries and

The Riverwalk Trail plays an important

over 2,000 programs and events, there

part in the health, wellness, and social

Fred Rogers said it best, “Play is often

are certainly plenty of opportunities

aspects of Danville. Many people

talked about as if it were a relief from

within the city limits.

use this trail as part of their everyday

serious learning. But for children, play

routine while many more travel from

is serious learning. Play is really the

Perhaps one of the most accessible

around the region to enjoy it on the

work of childhood.” The same goes for

and fastest growing attractions

weekends.

adults. Whether taking a break from

the department has to offer is the

business, looking for a way to relax,

Riverwalk Trail, which extends over 9

Clean, well-maintained parks

or trying to exercise a healthier you,

miles along the historic Dan River. The

and public spaces are vital to our

Danville Parks and Recreation is your

multi-purpose greenway connects

gateway to activity.

four parks to multiple businesses,

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the future of recreation

Angler’s Ridge: A Biker’s Dream Clocking in at over 30 miles, Angler’s Ridge is a series of stacked-loop trails that offer something to all riders — from novice to pro. Skill level is taken into consideration when building trails. For beginners, the Riverside Drive trail is perfect. For more advanced riders, there are trails like Witchback which has an 891 foot elevation change.

The trails entwine with nature to give riders an exhilarating experience. Shelter, picnic spots, and restrooms are located at the trailhead at Angler’s Park.

Angler’s Ridge is a must for bike enthusiasts.

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Welcome to My Neighborhood Continued from page 36. community. The Riverwalk is just one of the many amenities maintained

by Parks and Recreation. On any given day, the playgrounds at Dan Daniel, Ballou, Pumpkin Creek, and Grove Parks are bursting at the seam with families enjoying their day while the open spaces within the park system and along the river play home to picnics, parents with strollers, bicyclists, runners, walkers, dog lovers, and more.

The Department of Parks and Recreation also boasts over 2,000 recreation programs a year and services all ages from preschoolers to seniors. All-inclusive, the department also operates one of the few community-based therapeutic programs in the state. Many of our programs are free to the public and are accessible by all families in the region.

Parks and Recreation is a great place for young adults to start their working career with summer jobs and seasonal positions.

From week-long summer camps to special events, Parks and Recreation has the program or service you have been looking for to get you involved in our community. Let us help put more play in your day.

For more information on Danville Parks and Recreation, visit our newly renovated website www.PlayDanvilleVA.com. To stay connected and get up to the minute updates on all the city has to offer, join our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/ DanvilleParksandRecreation.

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the future of recreation

The Riverwalk Trail Nature takes center stage at

past through the architecture of the

Danville’s Riverwalk Trail. This 8.5

renovated tobacco warehouses and

paved trail is a focal point when

the Amtrak Station located near

Parking for the Riverwalk Trail is

mentioning the many attractions

the Danville Science Center. History

Available at the Following Trailheads:

Danville has to offer. Nestled along

comes to life as you cross a revived

Crossing at the Dan

the Dan River, the scenic Riverwalk

1856 railroad bridge that overlooks

Dan Daniel Park

Trail provides a beautiful backdrop

the Dan River. Once across the bridge

Angler’s Park

for exercise, “me” time, or family fun.

you have the option of going west

glory including a variety of wildlife.

or east. If you follow the trail to the The preferred starting point is at

left (west) you’ll reach a scenic view

the Crossing of the Dan entrance

courtesy of Union Street Bridge. If you

in downtown Danville. Here you’ll

travel the eastern side of the trail,

get a glimpse of Danville’s storied

you’ll bear witness to nature in all its

Better Health & Welness Partnership In 2013, Danville

blood pressure, and body fat

Regional

percentage as well as demonstrated

Medical Center partnered with

proper warm-up and cool down

Danville Parks and Recreation to

exercises throughout the city.

encourage health and wellness in the Dan River Region. To do this,

A teen safety series was offered

the organizations held a variety

in the spring where Parks and

of seminars with subjects ranging

Recreation, DMRC, and members of

from smoking cessation to diabetes

the DRMC Family Medical Residency

awareness.

Program addressed teen health.

DRMC and Parks and Recreation

For more information about

also formed a mobile information

upcoming collaborations visit

center called Health and Wellness

www.playdanvilleva.com or

Check Point Team with aspirations

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the future of motorsports

Virginia International Raceway

BY DAN VADEN

with the track ever since: “One lap here is like a hundred around Watkins Glen!”

The track hosted multitudes of sports car, motorcycle and kart racing through 1974, when economic hardships, combined with the fuel crisis of 1973 dictated the track’s closing.

Few would have imagined the

Among the highlights of the track’s

outcome when four North Carolina

history were hosting the fourth race of

sports car enthusiasts, Ed Welch,

the SCCA Trans-Am’s inaugural season

Ed Alexander, George Arnold, and

in 1966 (which featured NASCAR stars

Dr. Hooper Johnson formed Sports

Richard Petty, David Pearson, Curtis

Car Enterprises, Inc. in 1955. They

Turner and Wendell Scott), as well as

discovered the Foote Farm, a 1200-

the first-ever IMSA race in 1971.

acre farm on the Dan River near Danville. They leased it with the intent

Among the honor roll of racers who

to construct America’s third sportscar

have driven VIR in addition to those

road racing course, joining Watkins

mentioned above, are such names

Glen in New York and Road America in

as Jim Fitzgerald, Roger Penske, Mark

Wisconsin.

Donohue, Sam Posey, Bob Holbert, Briggs Cunningham, Augie Pabst,

Situating a new track in the heart of

Peter Revson, Bob Sharp, Bob Tullius,

stock-car racing country was quite

Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, Janet

a gamble, considering sports car

Guthrie, Skip Barber, Horst Kwech,

racing at the time was very much an

Toly Arutunoff, John Morton, Denise

amateur, club-dominated affair. After

McCluggage, Roger Mandeville,

a year and a half of construction,

Bob Leitzinger, Bruce Jennings, Tom

and the addition of financial and

Yeager, Hurley Haywood, Brock Yates,

organizational support from fellow

Lance Reventlow, Richard Attwood,

enthusiast Ed Kemm, the 3.27-mile

Phil Currin, Peter Gregg, Dan Gurney,

track opened in August 1957 with a

Parnelli Jones, George Follmer and Bill

weekend featuring racing from the

Scott.

Sports Car Club of America. VIRginia International Raceway’s very first race,

The Foote property reverted to

for small-bore production cars, was

farmland for 25 years, until the

won by Ed Hugus in an Alfa Romeo

property was leased and revived

roadster. The feature race was won by

by New York real estate developer

the legendary Carroll Shelby, driving

and vintage sports car racer Harvey

John Edgar’s Maserati 450S to victory

Siegel in 1998. Siegel’s vision for

ahead of Walt Hansgen and Charlie

VIR was to create America’s first

Wallace in Briggs Cunningham’s

true “motorsports country club,” a

D-Type Jaguars. Shelby’s experience

vacation destination centered around

with VIR that day prompted a

road racing.

comment that has been associated

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“If there’s a heaven on Earth, it’s VIR.”

actor Paul Newman

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the future of motorsports VIR Continued from page 48.

Siegel brought in friend and associate Connie Nyholm, a native of Martinsville, VA, with extensive background in commercial real estate, as a co-owner and together they have brought the concept to fruition. VIR reopened in 2000 and with the original track’s 3.27 mile center line repaved and widened, transformed into a world-class road racing circuit and America’s first motorsports country club.

These days VIR’s 1370-acre campus is dotted with new farmstyle buildings, including control towers for the North, South and Patriot course paddocks; Tech Sheds in the North and South paddocks; the multi-use building in the North paddock that houses the Pagoda Grill, Oak Tree Pro Shop, restrooms and a banquet hall; and the VIR Gallery. The once rundown antebellum Foote family home has become a showplace housing Oak Tree Tavern offering fine dining, and Connie’s Pub where a refreshing beverage has truly been earned on the track.

Finally, overlooking the track is the 27-room Lodge, 18 Pit Road Suites, and the beautiful two-story Villas at South Bend. The track’s renowned natural terrain course has evolved into what can now be driven in 6 different configurations, with two cross-overs that allow simultaneous events on the North and South courses.

Impressive results from a recent economic study, exposes the overall economic impact of VIR on surrounding communities comes from four different areas: one-time

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capital expenditures, such as the

and racers nearly every day of the

The industrial parks at VIR offer tenants

construction of the race tracks,

calendar year. Aside from the total

a strategic Mid-Atlantic location

hotels and restaurants; the ongoing

dollars involved and the 350,000

in the heart of Southern Virginia.

operations, including hosting the track

estimated annual attendance each

Raceplex, home to Ariel Atom

events and operating the resort and

year, the effect of spreading that out

supercar manufacturer TMI Autotech,

facilities; the presence of VIR that

offers tremendous benefits in that it

Inc., is a gated industrial park with

attracts other businesses to the area;

doesn’t tax the local infrastructure

key pad access. Sites and buildings

and finally the money spent by visitors

with disruptive traffic, over-crowded

are available on a lease basis or

to the VIR region. It was determined

restaurants, and overbooked hotels.

build-to-suit. The Virginia Motorsport Technology Park (VMTP) is home to

that the businesses that VIR attracts, along with visitor spending, generates

Though the bulk of attention is

SoVA Motion Vehicle Lab, operated

an economic impact of $77.5 million

focused on racing activities at VIR, the

by Virginia Tech’s Transportation

annually while supporting a total of

historic resort has developed many

Institute which features a high tech

1,542 jobs in the city of Danville along

other attractions that continue to

vehicle dynamics and two advanced

with Pittsylvania and Halifax counties.

grow steadily. Corporate meetings,

driver simulators. Both parks offer

Local businesses feel the effect of VIR.

banquets, weddings, holiday parties,

their occupants a “tremendous

and team building are part of the

advantage” over their competitors

Even more interesting is that this

everyday life there. Attractions such

with a premium location adjacent

economic impact is spread throughout

as the Oak Tree Spa, Oak Tree Tavern,

to VIRginia International Raceway’s

the course of the year and not just

The Lodge at VIR, VIR Skeet Range,

world-class road courses for on track

around two or three specific events.

and VIR Kart Track have all been

testing and close proximity to other

That’s because VIR draws spectators

successful ventures for the facility.

Continued to page 54.

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the future of motorsports VIR Continued from page 53. race support and research and development.

VIR treasures its past but performs in the present and plans for the future.

A lot of progress has been made since the venerable old track came back to life in 2000, and the plans for the future are designed to bring ever more motorsports excitement to racers, club members, and fans for many years to come. No one could have imagined the kind of showplace that exists on the site today. In the words of the late actor Paul Newman, who raced in both amateur and professional competitions for decades, “If there’s a heaven on Earth, it’s VIR.”

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“One lap here is like a hundred around Watkins Glen!”

Race Car Legend Carol Shelby

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the future of industry

Danville Possesses That Certain Vibe

we all know success builds on success,

capital investment of $3,000,000

and the following announcements are

over a three-year period.

testimony to the level of activity that is being drawn to Danville recently.

Project RDD announced in July 2012 that they were locating and

In May 2012, Web Parts announced

expanding the Orthopedic Clinic

that they were locating in the River

and the Danville Regional Medical

District and creating 260 jobs with an

Center’s presence in the River District

average wage of $50,000 and making

by making a $13,500,000 capital

a $10,000,000 capital investment over

investment with the purchase and

a three-year period. The company

renovation of the former Dan River

specializes in open source code

Research building. To date, the

development, hence the name “Web

interior of the building has been

We have met with several clients

Parts.” The company purchased

entirely cleaned up of debris, lead,

recently that remarked “Danville

415 Main Street from the Industrial

and asbestos. As soon as the New

just possesses this certain vibe that

Development Authority for their

Market Tax Credits and financing

something big is going to happen and

headquarters operation. We should

has been completed, the rest of the

we want to be a part of it.” Clients

see building renovations occur soon.

project can proceed.

activity that is going on in the

American Phoenix, a tire-compound

Hybrid Vehicles of Danville announced

River District between the City of

mixing supplier to Goodyear, has

in May 2012 that they will be locating

Danville’s investment on streetscape

located in an industrial building next

at the former Wickes Lumber building

improvements and the building

to the North Carolina state line and

off Old Mayfield Road to produce

renovations by the private sector. As

plans to create 50 jobs and make a

armored trucks, boats, and other

BY JEREMY STRATTON, CECD DIRECTOR CITY OF DANVILLE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

are noticing the level of construction

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Fun Fact

military vehicles and parts. Hybrid

and create 108 new jobs with an

Vehicles has plans to create 150

average wage of $60,000, and make

jobs and invest $1,500,000 over a

a capital investment of $1,400,000

three-year period. The company has

over a three-year period. Norhurst

been busy cleaning up, fixing, and

has made a substantial investment

painting a building that has been

already in renovating the formerly

economic beneficiary of

vacant for twenty years. Hybrid

derelict Dan River Headquarters

the Civil War. Within twenty

Vehicles has also recently purchased

building, which was vandalized and

the business portfolio of the former

looted while it was vacant. The

Commonwealth Machine Shop

company is operating in the building

with a thriving tobacco and

on Loyal Street, and has added

and is in the process of relocating

employees to the operation due to

key IT staff from Northern Virginia to

textile industry. In 1882, six

an increase in business. This machine

Danville.

Danville prospered as an

years property values soared

local men formed Riverside

shop will prove to be very beneficial

Cotton Mills tapping the

for the project since it has equipment

Richmond Developers Garrett

and capabilities to help with the

Shiftlett and Ross Fickensher have

water power offered by the

welding and machining of the truck

purchased the Davis Warehouse

Dan River and the town’s

body parts for the armored vehicles.

and headquarters on Bridge Street to renovate into a two-phase mixed

In September 2012, GOK International, a Chinese furniture assembly company, announced that they

use project totaling over $12,500,000

prosperity boomed as the population swelled.

Continued to page 64.

were locating their headquarters on the third floor of the Old Belt One building and their first furniture assembly operation at the 40,000 square foot Cane Creek Shell Building.

The company has plans to create 300 jobs and invest $12,500,000 over a three-year period. GOK officials have indicated that their relationship with local economic development officials was the key for the company to choose Danville over other communities. The Cane Creek facility opened in April 2013 with plans to quickly add warehouse employment and capabilities.

In September 2012, Norhurst, a northern Virginia based software development, IT, and military contracts company announced that they were relocating their headquarters and operations at the former Dan River Headquarters building off Memorial Drive in Danville.

The company has plans to relocate

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the future of industry Danville Vibe Continued from page 61.

Danville and will create 101 jobs and

Allergease, LLC, is moving their

invest $8,000,000 over a three-year

headquarters, sales, and distribution

in capital investment. The first

period. The company will make and

operation from northern Virginia

phase of construction includes 62

assemble fancy wheel covers for

to Danville to take advantage of

market-rate apartments and two

automobiles, trucks, and motorcycles.

obtaining seed funds for the growing

restaurant spaces. Once this space is

There is a tremendous demand

company and a lower operating cost

adequately filled, the developers will

for American-made fancy wheels

environment. The company has a

move on to construct at least 50 more

covers. Macerata will locate their

contract manufacturer that produces

market-rate apartments.

manufacturing facility near Danville

a lozenge that helps with relieving

Community College on Lockett Drive,

allergy symptoms. Over a three-year

The former Smith Seeds building on

so that they have access to the

period, the company will create 150

Lynn Street is being redeveloped

school’s machining program.

jobs and invest $7,500,000. Allergease will locate their offices on Bridge

by Stephen Staats of Richmond into

Street in the Pemberton Lofts.

20 market-rate apartments with

Local businessman William Gentry

commercial office space on the first

has opened a new restaurant in

floor. Several apartment units and

the River District called Golden

The sound of construction activity

the first floor commercial space are

Leaf Bistro. The owner of the highly

around Danville is music to the ears

starting to be leased out to tenants.

successful Piedmont Machine Shop in

of prospective investors looking

Airside Business Park saw the need for

at Danville. If this past year is any

Two entrepreneurs from Durham,

more high quality restaurants in the

indication of what we will see going

North Carolina announced their

River District to cater to the growing

forward with project investments, we

intentions in March 2013 that they

number of new business people and

should see a renaissance of Danville

visitors to the area. The restaurant

over the next five years.

are moving their company, Macerata Wheels, to

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the future of industry

River District Redefining Danville

as a place to work, live, shop and play

BY ARNOLD HENDRIX

downtown – are tied together by the

And finally, with an aggressive, public-

Dan River.

private preservation and rehabilitation

Welcome to the River District.

The Dan River and the River District are what distinguish Danville from thousands of other communities.

With many of Danville’s oldest, most architecturally attractive and significant buildings, it’s key to the city’s heritage and sense of community. With venues for festivals,

Take a drive into the heart of Danville and you will come to a point where two historic districts – the Tobacco

concerts, banquets, workshops, and a farmer’s market, it’s one of the most important gathering places for community events.

strategy, the district’s historic buildings and warehouses now have new life as restaurants, retail shops, a branch university campus, apartments and condominiums, and places of work, including the Center For Applied High Performance Computing and other high technology operations.

As a place to work, live, shop, and play, it’s all happening in the historic River District. Simply put, it has become the place for residents and businesses to be – and for visitors to see.

Warehouse District and

With a trailhead to the paved Riverwalk Trail, it’s connected to parks, woodland trails, and natural areas – offering scenic views of the river and recreational and leisure opportunities. Earlier this year, Danville was named for the sixth consecutive year among America’s most playful cities – an honor claimed by only two other cities in Virginia.

And there is more on the way.

The Danville Science Center, located in the River District, is constructing a 44-foot dome theater to screen educational shows and movies, seating 100 people. The dome is scheduled for completion in January 2014.

A short distance away from the Science Center, the YMCA is constructing a new facility on the north bank of the river. When finished in the summer of 2014, every program space in the new facility will be more than 30 percent larger than the current building.

The city also is busy with two phases of streetscape improvements.

The first phase involves Main Street, where funds are being used to widen existing sidewalks, install brick pavers, create more visible and safer pedestrian crossings, and provide amenities such as outdoor café space, trees, benches, and new lighting. Weather permitting, the completion date is October.

6 8 THE F U T U R E O F I N D U S T RY

The second phase of streetscape

technology companies such as Luna

development team to successfully

improvements calls for a plaza at

Nanoworks, Lifebatt, Infinity Global

lure companies such as EIT, U.S. Green

the head of Main Street, where it

Packaging, and Horizontech.

Energy, GSO Aviation, and Macerata Wheels.

connects to the bridge that serves as a gateway into the River District.

The presence of Noblis and others

The plaza will feature a multi-stage

provide evidence that Danville is

The city welcomes and encourages

fountain and a promenade, and it will

making the transformation from a

foreign investment, which has

provide a second trailhead for the

textile- and tobacco-based economy

strengthened the city’s economy

Riverwalk Trail. This phase began in

to a modern, forward-oriented

following the decline of its textile and

April and is scheduled for completion

technology-based economy. For

tobacco industries. Earlier this year,

in February 2014.

two consecutive years, Danville

city leaders joined other area leaders

was named among the top 21

in honoring 10 foreign companies that

The River District has attracted $78

communities in the world for its

collectively serve as the area’s largest

million in private investment over the

innovative use of technology. Spurred

employer – providing nearly 3,000

last five years. That figure outpaces

by an expanding broadband fiber

jobs. The 10 companies are based in

public investment by threefold.

network, nDanville, data can be

nine foreign countries.

transmitted faster from Danville to Today, more than 40 different

Washington, D.C., than from Fairfax to

While Danville forges a new,

businesses are flourishing in the River

the nation’s capital.

diversified economic base, it maintains an architectural essence

District, and the district maintains the status as home to one of the

Through a partnership with the

and identity through the ornate

world’s most powerful computers –

Regional Center for Applied

Victorian mansions, handsome

an advanced Cray supercomputer

Technology and Training, Danville

churches, lofty tobacco factories and

operated by Noblis.

can train the workforce to meet the

massive mills built following the end

specific needs of companies, which Noblis is joined in the River District by

has allowed the city‘s economic

Continued to page 72.

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the future of industry

River District Continued from page 69.

• The Public Works Department

businesses, uniformed patrols,

maintains 15 beautifully landscaped

community policing, investigations,

street intersections along with 726

a K-9 program, a crime scene

of Reconstruction when Danville

miles of streets and 75 signalized

search unit, school resource

experienced prosperity based on

intersections. Its sewer crews

officers, animal control, and crime

tobacco and textiles.

clean and maintain 390 miles of

prevention efforts.

sewer pipes and 9,950 manholes.

• The Fire Department operates out

In addition, the city of Danville

Sanitation crews collect 14,684 tons

of seven stations, providing fire,

offers a wide range of high quality

of trash per year and recycle 916

hazardous materials, technical

municipal services that make this a

tons of salvageable waste.

rescue, and emergency medical

• Reliable electric, natural gas,

responses. It is a basic life support

great place to live, raise a family, and conduct business.

water, wastewater, and broadband

first responder agency, and Danville

• The city’s public education system

services are provided to more

is only one of six cities in Virginia to

is among the best in the region

than 40,000 customer locations in

have a “Class 2” insurance services

with all of its schools being fully

the metropolitan area by Danville

rating, which lowers the price of

accredited. The Danville Public

Utilities at the lowest rates possible.

property insurance for citizens and

Schools District receives twice

• The Police Department maintains

the required level of funding from

a safe environment through

municipal sources.

partnerships with citizens and

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The overall program is designed to help

workforce.

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The four basic components that make

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Injury Prevention

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Injury Intervention

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tests ordered, etc., to keep you informed about the status of your injured employee

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Wellness Promotion

• Review of preventative health benefits available in your insurance plan • Employee education such as health events and health educational presentations • Health Risk Appraisal education and services – surveys that provide individual’s information regarding their current health risk factors, as well as suggesting areas for improvement

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General Health

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the future of technology

Institute Serves as an Economic Driver

education, and conferencing.

Highlights: ISRR/Dan River Plants

Strategic research focused on

Work continues to expand at

ornamental and biorenewable plants,

the Institute for Sustainable and

polymers, and materials science will

Renewable Resources (ISRR), the

help establish Southern Virginia as a

Institute’s research center which

hub for advanced technology and

focuses on plant tissue culture

bio-refineries. Through advanced

and molecular biology research

learning and educational programs

that develops new methods and

focused on Science, Technology,

technologies for producing biomass

Engineering, and Math (STEM),

crops and high-value ornamental

The Institute for Advanced Learning

the Institute will educate Southern

plants. Dan River Plants, a commercial

and Research is focusing on several

Virginia’s residents, preparing them

spinoff of the work ongoing at

initiatives that allow it to serve as a

for the advanced technology jobs of

ISRR, is also growing its reach and

catalyst for economic transformation

the future. The Institute Conference

products. Dan River Plants creates,

in Southern Virginia. The Institute’s

Center serves as the community’s

clones, and grows ornamental

mission is to attract talent and

doorway to the Institute by providing

plants and biorenewable feedstock

technology critical to Southern

a premiere conference and meeting

for growers and nurseries. Dan

Virginia’s economic prosperity. The

facility that is unlike any other in the

River Plants announced its plan to

Institute’s role in driving economic

area.

move its headquarters from the

BY MEAGAN K. BAKER, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

development will be accomplished through three main areas – research,

Institute campus to the Ringgold

7 6 THE F U T U R E O F T E C H N O L O G Y

East Industrial Park by spring 2014,

sustainable workforce as well as

most plastics that are made from

and will soon begin hiring as many

work with local farmers. In addition,

carbon obtained from fossil fuels,

as 40 propagation technicians over

the company has identified other

these materials are formed from

the next few years. Dan River Plants

innovative endeavors to support

feedstock from plants and trees,

has secured propagation contracts

local growth in Southern Virginia.

such as those that can be grown in

with several wholesale growers and nurseries, and has expanded its product list to nearly one-hundred varieties.

Analytical Chemistry/ Materials Science

Southern Virginia.

Virginia Polymer Coalition

The Dan River Analytical Laboratory

The Virginia Polymer Coalition

(DRAL) led by Dr. James Ciszewski

brings together technology and

was created to provide contract

manufacturing interests to create

ProteiosBio, a Charlottesville-based

research in organic chemicals,

a network for innovation and new

firm creating novel research

polymers, pharmaceuticals, pesticide

industry in Southern Virginia. The

and therapeutic biologics from

and herbicides, and more. DRAL

coalition comprises a broad base

plants, most notably the potato, is

specializes in analytical equipment

of polymer makers, companies

conducting research at the Institute.

including an Agilent GC-MS system,

involved in cutting-edge and

The firm will use a new GMP-compliant

Water Mass Spectrometer, among

sustainable conversion technologies,

greenhouse on the Institute’s campus

others. The Institute’s Polymers and

research and business development.

to facilitate product development

Composites Center will lead research

Several firms throughout the region

and commercialization. ProteiosBio

in plastics, especially biodegradable

expressed interest in collaboration

is poised to hire a diverse and

and biorenewable plastics. Unlike

ProteiosBio

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the future of technology Institute

extending beyond the six counties

of creating business development

and two cities within the Institute’s

through research and education.

service area. Since its establishment

The Conference Center will focus on

as a means of meeting operational

in the spring of 2010, the lab has now

meetings, seminars, conferences,

challenges such as managing costs

hosted over 22,300 visitors. A STEM-H

and other events that emphasize

for energy and raw materials and

Summit event in April provided an

technology, research, and education.

finding a skilled workforce. The

opportunity for regional stakeholders

The facility will continue to serve as

Institute responded, forming the

including educators, students,

a venue for community and civic

coalition to support these businesses.

community, and industry leaders,

events as well as workforce training.

The first meeting was held in August

to collaborate on the development

The Institute Conference Center’s

and the group continues to meet

of the next generation of STEM-H

partnership with Sodexo, a worldwide

every three months.

innovators, a necessity for the

leader in food services has become

economic and social transformation

known for its great food and catering

of the nation and especially the

service. Sodexo also helped launch

region. The Institute hosts summer

the opening of Megabytes, one of the

internships and offers professional

newest healthy, fast-food alternative

development courses for local

restaurants in Danville. Megabytes

connect with the community through

teachers during the summer.

is open weekdays serving breakfast

multiple education and outreach programs with advancements in

Institute Conference Center

Science, Technology, Engineering,

The Institute Conference Center

always offers a vegetarian option.

and Mathematics (STEM). The STEM

has repositioned itself to focus its

Check out the Institute’s website for

Mobile Learning Lab has greatly

conferencing activities to align more

the daily menus. www.ialr.org

expanded its “community” reach

closely with its mission and mandate

Continued from page 77.

Advanced Learning for a Sustainable Future The Institute’s Education and Outreach department continues to

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the future of business

Rippe’s More Than 100 Years and Going Strong

During its 100th year

BY SUSAN ELZEY

of business,

In 2006, Rippe’s celebrated its 100th

commitment to the future by

anniversary of clothing Danville’s women

opening a separate shoe store—

in the finest of fashions.

Rippe’s Shoes—in the adjoining building.

Rippe’s confirmed its

In 2008, Rippe’s responded to continuing The business is now in its third generation

customer requests for fashionable

of ownership with Ben Rippe, grandson of

sportswear separates in women’s sizes

the founder, at its helm.

and began offering Rippe’s Woman fashions from 14W and up.

Rippe’s began in 1907 when Benjamin Rippe, a native New Yorker seeking his fortune in the South, and his wife, Annie Allen, the daughter of a retail merchant in Hillsborough, N.C., selected a location in the heart of Danville’s booming tobacco warehouse district for a clothing store. “Gibson Girl” fashions were the rage with neck-high shirtwaists, frilly petticoats, hats, high-top lace-up shoes, and parasols. Business at the store was brisk.

In 1919, Rippe’s relocated to uptown Main Street to larger quarters.

Benjamin died in 1934 and left the operation to his wife. Their son, Murray, joined her after college graduation but soon left to fight in World War II. Returning from the war, they built a new, modern building in 1947. By 1965 they had added an adjoining downtown building and

Success Through the Years Rippe’s has been a success story throughout its history. In fact, Ben knows of only one year when the business didn’t thrive, and that was during the wage and price controls of President Richard M. Nixon during the 1970s.

Even during the economic downturn of the last few years, Rippe’s has done well, Ben said.

Rippe’s success is good for the community.

A study done by the Longwood University Small Business Development Center, concluded that over the past eighteen years Rippe’s has had approximately a $50 million economic impact on the Danville area economy.

to 24 Women’s, shoes 5 to 11 and 35 to 42 (European), with upper moderate to better and designer merchandise.”

The store stocks approximately 5,000 items from more than 250 manufacturers at any given time. Ben and his buyers travel throughout the world to find fashions to satisfy the needs and wants of the modern woman.

“The income level we serve is from the lower moderate level to the top two percent, and we draw from a sixty mile radius from Lynchburg and Gretna south to Reidsville, Greensboro, N.C., WinstonSalem, N.C., and west from Stuart, Martinsville to South Boston, Clarksville on the east,” Ben said. “Eighty percent of our business is from that region and the other twenty percent from New York to Florida.”

expanded to almost 10,000 square feet.

Continuing to Succeed Ben attributes Rippe’s enduring success

He also credits Rippe’s success to

In 1978, Ben left a career in agronomy

to several reasons:

“wonderful employees” and finding

and agricultural economics to join

fashion niches to fulfill, such as their lines “I’ve remained a student of the business

of sportswear, accessories, shoes, boots,

through the years, trying new things. We

suits for careers and occasions, and

Business while managing Rippe’s.

continue to offer honest value at every

coats and furs at value pricing.

In 1992, Murray and his wife, Esther,

which businesses we have wanted to

Although it’s too early to speak about a

be in and have a broad size range

fourth generation in the business—Ben’s

Rippe’s. Nine years later, Ben earned an MBA at Duke University’s Fuqua School of

sold all the stock to Ben, and the third generation now owned the store.

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price point,” he said. “We have decided

spectrum from 0-20 Misses and from 14

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dad retired at 77—Ben said, “This business will have some line of succession. There will be continuity.”

It Starts With a Smile

the future of business

BY MORIAH DAVIS

Serving the Customers Ben said customers use many options to purchase from Rippe’s.

The road one follows when starting a business can be winding — full of dead ends and wrong turns. But with planning,

“Some put their purchases on layaway,

dedication, and hard work the journey

some charge, some buy a lot, some buy

will be rewarding. Entrepreneurs in the

a little,” he said. “The ideal customer

Danville and Pittsylvania County area are

comes often because we have new

thriving and doing their part to boost the

merchandise coming in every day.”

area’s economy. These visionaries have

That’s not the only reason people continue to shop at Rippe’s, though.

The store also offers personal attentions from Rippe’s professionals in a relaxed atmosphere, custom alterations, store charge accounts, no-fee layaway, free

a substantial economic impact as they provide jobs and services to the residents of our community. Words cannot express the importance of those who take a step out in faith to live their dreams.

As a young man, Hobson was eager to learn the crucial aspects of successful

gift wrapping and delivery in the United

David Hobson is one of these visionaries.

business. He says, “When I was a boy I ran

States and Canada.

Hobson, a man of integrity, knows the

two newspaper routes.” Hobson takes a

value of hard work and the true meaning

moment to reflect and smiles. “It taught

Rippe’s is known also for its wide selection

of a handshake. In 2002, Hobson opened

me hard work and the need for timeliness

of value priced furs as well as fur services,

Docusystems Co. Inc., a Konica Minolta

on the job.” Today, Hobson continues

including a cold storage vault and fur

Dealer with the needs of local business

the lessons he learned on his newspaper

conditioning, repair on site, and restyling

in mind. Hobson understands that the

route and looks for ways to improve on

relationship with customer does not end

his already impeccable strategy for the

when they choose their equipment. It’s

best service and efficiency for his clients.

options.

Community Involvement

only beginning. Docusystems is available

The store is also proud of its continuing

at a moment’s notice to address any

With business growth there is transition.

community involvement. Education

problem that arises. Hobson says, “If you

Two years ago, Hobson moved

give us a call for any maintenance issues

Docusystems Co. Inc., to a larger facility.

we will be there in less than an hour.” It’s

The added space affords a better

not just a motto; it’s a business philosophy

showcase to experience the Konica

that Docusystems proudly holds in high

Minolta products first hand. The new

regard.

location also adds more than double the

endowments, the Arts and some of the United Way charities have been Rippe’s greatest focus. A special interest is raising money for the Danville Cancer Association, which provides services for local cancer patients. Ben’s mother is a breast cancer survivor.

space for maintenance docks. Hobson It’s through these business ethics that

says, “This has always been the building

The store holds an annual Benefit Fashion

Docusystems has grown in leaps and

I wanted to move in to. The building was

Show for Breast Cancer each October

bounds in the last decade. Much of

designed specifically for a copier dealer

with 100 percent of the ticket price going

Hobson’s business comes from referrals of

from the ground up. When it became

to the DCA.

other happy clients. With Docusystems,

available I knew it was the perfect

clients receive the highest service, but

building for us to continue our growth.”

Rippe’s is located at 559 Main St, Downtown, Danville, VA and is open year-round Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more infor-mation, call (434) 792-6822 or go to www.rippes.com.

they also save money. The Konica Minolta business solutions products offered saves

Two of the main factors in business

businesses time, money, and headaches.

growth are quality product and

They help businesses be more efficient, because time is money wasted.

Continued to page 86

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Fun Fact

the future of business

The biggest nineteenthcentury boost to Danville’s economy arrived on June 19, 1856 in the form of a wood-burning locomotive, bringing passengers from Richmond. More than 5,000 people cheered as they saw the smoke-belching behemoth emerge from the covered bridge erected by the Richmond and Danville Railroad over the Dan River.

It Starts with a Smile Continued from page 83. exceptional customer service. Hobson beams with pride when a curious shopper becomes a happy client. The team at Docusystems goes above and beyond to ensure that each client keeps a smile.

Hobson said, “None of this would be possible without the support of others. I can never express how thankful I am to family, employees, friends, businesses, and the community for all of the support they have shown over the last 11 years.”

From younger days when neighbors waved and smiled at Hobson as he delivered their paper, he knew a smile was the beginning of a great relationship.

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2012-2013 Accomplishments

Internal Medicine Residency Program was awarded a five-year accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Growth of Physicians - 5 New Clinics were opened or joined Danville Physician Practices and 6 physicians were added to existing clinics. In all, 24 physicians were added to the community.

Danville Heart & Vascular Clinic – added a new nurse practitioner, Stephanie Crumpton, ANP.

Healthcare for Women – added 2 new female OB/GYNs, Dr. Jonelle Haigh and Dr. Ema Kulwa.

Internal Medicine Associates – well known community practice partnered with Danville Physician Practices where Dr. Sanjay Jaswani and Dr. Balaji Desai also joined them.

Piedmont Surgery – new practice affiliated with Duke Medicine where Dr. Robert Honea, Dr. Thomas Boro and Dr. Aaron Haigh (new) have joined together.

Family Healthcare Center-Mount Hermon – new practice with Dr. Sanjay Jaswani, Dr. Jonelle Haigh, Joy Brummett Hardy, FNP- BC and Dave Smith, PA. 9 0 THE F U T U R E O F H E A LT H C A R E

Piedmont Psychiatric Associates – new practice with Dr. Aleem Khan.

Danville Hematology & Oncology – another community practice partnered with Danville Physician Practices where Dr. Q. Bill Gai and Dr. Ashantice Higgins are new physicians serving patients there.

Added a Hospice service line that is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and is Medicare certified.

The overall Residency Program which includes both family and internal medicine residents has grown from 7 physician residents to 46 residents, which represent a $6.5 million dollar impact to the Dan River Region economy.

Twelve residents graduated from the program in 2013 where 3 physicians, Dr. Curtis Merritt, Dr. Eric Taylor and Dr. Scott Reames, have decided to stay and practice in our community.

Received full accreditation status from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) as a fully accredited Chest Pain Center.

Opened the new Danville Regional Vein Center which offers a complete line of vein services.

New 16-slice Computed Tomography (CT) scanner was installed at the hospital first quarter 2013. This $1 million investment will provide patients faster and more efficient imaging and scanning, as well as help with throughput and wait times in the ED. Danville Regional Home Health Services added an advanced in-home remote patient condition monitoring system that will collect a patient readings such as blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation (and more) and then deliver these readings directly to a clinician via a fully (HIPAA) secure automated process. Once received, the clinician can quickly determine whether a change in the patient’s health regimen or medication is warranted.

Honored 185 employees for 2,100 years of service and dedication at its annual Employee Awards Banquet on May 16, 2013.

Received 2012 Pinnacle Award.

Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce’s Pinnacle Award is presented to a business or organization whose outstanding achievements

DRMC expanded their partnership with Averett University to further support nurses that wish to pursue a bachelor of science degrees in nursing by providing $360,000 in scholarship funding.

serve as a model for success.

Regional Healthcare Roundtable Group created - The focus of the Group is to collaboratively examine and implement effective strategies in improving employee health statuses, as well as controlling healthcare related costs.

Installed new Robot Rx in hospital pharmacy, a significant upgrade to the existing pharmacy robot, which helps by saving time, money, errors and manpower.

DRMC’s School of Health Professions Nursing Program graduated 28 students in 2013. This was the last graduating class for the school, which announced a partnership agreement in October, 2010, with Averett University. The school began in 1898, graduating its first class in 1900. During its 115 year existence, nearly 2,100 students have graduated, serving in various nursing capacities all over the United States and foreign countries. Over the years, the program has also earned many achievements and honors including being listed as “The Best Among the Best” by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).

DRMC is one of our community’s major employers, with an annual payroll of $72.8 million and more than 1,200 employees, DRMC is one of the largest employers in the region.

DRMC’S Main Laboratory has received accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent on-site inspection. CAP is considered the gold standard in laboratory accreditation and is the leader in laboratory quality assurance.

Investing in the community with over $416,000 for sponsorships and partnerships involving YMCA, Danville Cancer Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Danville Area, Chatham Rotary, Free Clinic of Danville, Danville Pittsylvania County United Way, Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATHS), God’s Storehouse and Danville Lifesaving Crew, to name a few.

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the future of healthcare Children usually learn their numbers before they even start kindergarten. As adults we are bombarded with numbers all day every day: phone numbers, dates, credit card numbers, and on and on. But more important than all those numbers are your health numbers. Five little numbers that can add years to your life.

1. Blood Pressure 2. Cholesterol Level 3. Body-Mass Index (BMI) 4. Waist Size 5. Blood Sugar and Hemoglobin A1c These numbers are like grades on your health report card. Good grades mean you are rewarding yourself with a healthy heart.

Bad grades mean you need to quickly begin making healthier decisions.

“Own your risk factors or they will own you,” says Dr. Sanjay Jaswani.

The numbers are simple and easy to check.

And most importantly, unlike your grade school papers, higher numbers are not necessarily better numbers.

1. Blood Pressure

Know Your Numbers It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3

“The Silent Killer” There is no reason not to know your blood pressure. Devices used to measure blood pressure are inexpensive and readings are available for free at many local stores and pharmacies. Measure your blood pressure while calm and after sitting for at least five minutes. Also keep in mind that a blood pressure reading has two numbers such as “one-twenty over eighty.” Both numbers are important. The first number is systolic which indicates the pressure on your artery walls when the heart is pumping blood out. The second number is diastolic which measures the pressure between heartbeats, while the heart is filling with blood.

KNOW YOUR NUMBERS • Normal – 120/80 • High Blood Pressure - greater than 140/90 Statistics show that about 1/3 of adults have high blood pressure or pre-hypertension and deaths from high blood pressure have dramatically increased in recent years.

You may ask yourself, “Why is my doctor so concerned because my blood pressure is a little bit high?” According to Dr. Jaswani, “The high blood pressure in and of itself isn’t the greatest concern. The biggest concern is that numerous studies have shown hypertension is a proven clinical risk factor for heart attacks and strokes.”

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2. Cholesterol “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” Cholesterol is a type of fat that is produced in the liver and can be found in foods which come from animal products. Your body needs cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D (which is important for healthy bones), and bile (which helps your body use dietary fat). But as you have likely already heard there is “good” cholesterol (HDL) and “bad” cholesterol (LDL).

Regular wellness checkups are included under many insurance plans and depending on your risk factors, the doctor will likely test your blood for cholesterol as part of the standard tests. This is one of many good reasons to go for a checkup. But, if you want to check your cholesterol for yourself, without visiting a doctor’s office, you can visit one of two LabCare locations in Danville (201 South Main St or 159 Executive Dr, Suite K) and have a lipid profile completed for only $23 which includes testing for triglycerides. Make sure you don’t eat after 12AM the previous night before having your test done. If you are a do-it-yourself-er, kits are also available online, in drug stores, and at large retail stores for around $30. (online search phrase – “cholesterol test kit”). One of the benefits of doing it at LabCare is that a professional will handle the test for you, you’ll get results the same day (if you go in before 10AM), and if there are any issues, you have a local person to help you.

KNOW YOUR NUMBERS • Total cholesterol of 200 mg/dl or lower • HDL (Good – H for “Healthy”) for 40 mg/dl or higher (50 mg/dl or higher for women) • LDL (Bad – L for “Lousy”) of 130 mg/dl or lower (the target for some one with diabetes is 100 and depending on your risk factors, your doctor may set a different target) • Triglycerides of less than 150 mg/dl The numbers can change based on the state of health of the individual. According to Dr. Jaswani, “The more risk factors you have, the stricter the target becomes. So if you have high blood pressure or you smoke, then your target LDL becomes stricter. It’s important to set realistic targets so that you don’t get impatient with your progress.”

3. Waist Size

a number that is designed to represent your overall weight in relation to your height. It’s time for algebra class.

“The One Number You Think You Already Know” Forty is an interesting number. It is the number of home runs an all-star baseball player hits. The age when life gets complicated. The number of yards in a dash. There are a lot of things that the number 40 represents. But the most important thing this number represents for a man is his waist size. If your waist is 40 inches or larger, it increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Don’t think you’re getting off easy by saying you wear size 34 pants. You must measure around your belly button and in most men, there is a big difference between the size of your waistband and the size of your waist around your belly button. If it’s greater than 40 inches, then you need to realize that this is a major warning sign.

For women, the magic number is 35. In people of Asian descent, the number is 36 for men and 32 for women.

BMI = ( Weight in Pounds / (Height in inches x Height in inches) ) x 703 KNOW YOUR NUMBERS For adults 20 years and older: • 18.5 is considered underweight.

• 18.5 to 24.9 is considered a normal weight.

• 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight.

• 30 or higher is considered obese.

If you have a large change in BMI, regardless of where it falls on the chart, it should be evaluated. People of Asian descent may be at risk with a lower BMI. A clinical diagnosis for obesity includes waist size and risk factors.

5. Blood Sugar and Hemoglobin A1c For those with Type 2 Diabetes or who are at high risk of Diabetes For people with type 2 diabetes, these are two additional numbers to which you should pay special attention.

Body Mass Index (BMI) is

KNOW YOUR NUMBERS • Normal - fasting blood sugar level is less than 100mg/dL or an A1c of less than 5.7%

New Physicians

2012-2013

Ellen Brown, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology

OB-GYN Associates of Danville 101 Holbrook Street Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.792.7765 www.obgyndanville.com

Treating diabetes is about treating to targets based on an individual assessment.

These numbers can fluctuate depending on the individual, and it’s important to work with a doctor who looks at the big picture. In patients with diabetes, doctors tend to be more aggressive on the rest of the important numbers (blood pressure, cholesterol, waist size, and BMI).

“Most men don’t realize that they need to be screened for these factors before they experience any symptoms at all. Men can avoid most large problems by being screened for these cardiovascular risk factors,” Dr. Jaswani says. “Men don’t like to go to the doctor unless there is a symptom that is really bothersome to them. But it’s important to get these yearly checkups and to be screened for these silent risk factors before it’s too late.”

KNOW YOUR NUMBERS!

4. Body Mass Index

(BMI)

• Prediabetes – fasting blood sugar level of 100 to 125 mg/dL or an A1c of 5.7% to 6.4% • Probable Diabetes – fasting blood sugar level of 126 mg/dL or more or an A1c of 6.5% or higher and you’ve gotten these results two or more times.

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Dr. Jaswani can be found at Internal Medicine Associates at 101 Holbrook Drive -- 434.792.4041.

Q. Bill Gai, MD, PhD

Ian Greenwald, MD

Aaron Haigh, DO

Jonelle Haigh, DO

Danville Hematology and Oncology 125 Executive Dr, Suite J Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.793.0044

Danville Regional Medical Center 142 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.799.2100 www.DanvilleRegional.com

Piedmont Surgery 159 Executive Drive, Suite B Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.792.5964 www.dukehealth.org/ physicians/aaron-q-haigh

Healthcare for Women 159 Executive Drive Suite E Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.791.2629 www.hc4wd.com

Hematology/ Oncology

Emergency Medicine

General Surgery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

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the future of healthcare Boiled down to its elements, there are two primary questions to consider when making a decision. Do you have the facts to make the decision? Do you know the consequences of the decision?

Changing Your Life

One Wise Decision at a Time Decision making is a life skill that isn’t necessarily taught in schools. It’s learned behavior that often comes from the phrase, “He’ll have to learn that for himself.” On some levels it’s an element of maturity, but on another level it’s a culmination of our life experiences. Too often, the ability to make good decisions in any given situation is a skill that we could all improve upon. It is the primary way in which to improve our quality of life.

One of the reasons that people often make bad choices is the sheer amount of things to consider. These factors range from our personal goals, the financial costs, the impact on our family and friends, and countless other factors. Just as in nature, humans are more drawn to the path of least resistance. Unfortunately, the path of least resistance is often the path to bad consequences.

Ashantice Higgins, MD Hematology/ Oncology

Danville Hematology and Oncology 125 Executive Drive Suite J Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.793.0044

Aleem Khan, MD Psychiatry

Piedmont Surgery 159 Executive Drive Suite B Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.792.5964

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Having the facts to make a decision comes down to educating yourself about the situation. In today’s information age, we are often encased under an avalanche of data. Albert Einstein once said that he didn’t need to know every pointless piece of information; he only needed to know where to find it. And that is very true today. Learning how to effectively use the tools available to you, such as internet search engines and libraries, is vital.

Without having the facts, knowing the consequences of a decision is a bit like fortune telling. It’s kind of a shot in the dark. But, once you know the factors surrounding a decision, and understand your options, the consequences become much clearer.

Some of the biggest decisions of our lives are related to our health care. And many of these choices have impacts on both our quality of life and the length of our life. Consider smoking. A young person who makes the decision to start smoking often doesn’t know or can’t comprehend the consequences. That is a bad decision that begins to take time off of their life with every puff but is one that could be chalked up to “he’ll have to learn that for himself.” But as time goes by and that individual matures and learns that decisions have consequences, begins paying their own bills including insurance and health care costs, and gains access to more and more information, the matrix changes.

Ema Kulwa, MD

Pooja Lidhoo

Healthcare for Women 159 Executive Dr, Suite E Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.791.2629 www.hc4wd.com

Danville Regional Medical Center 142 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.799.2100 www.DanvilleRegional.com

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Hospitalist

This “habit” now becomes a series of bad decisions, each cigarette smoked subtracting eleven minutes from their life.

And not only is it reducing the length of life, it is drastically damaging the quality of life, even right that very moment. Simple things like shortness of breath plays a role in how we do the things that we enjoy doing.

Heart Disease, Cancer, and many other conditions…all of these things are directly attributable to smoking and are health issues that can destroy your quality of life.

Making Wise Health Decisions There are a lot of things in this world that are out of our control, including our DNA and our propensity for certain diseases. But, one thing that is totally within our control is how we make the most of the life we’ve been given. In your lifetime, you are going to have to make health decisions for yourself and your family. These decisions will influence your well-being as well as the quality and cost of your care. Knowing your options will have a huge impact in the consequences you face.

The best formula for making wise health care decisions is to use the best information available to you combined with your own personal core values. In other words, know the medical facts and know yourself. It’s very important to work with medical professionals whom you trust, so that you aren’t constantly second guessing your decisions, while simultaneously seeking the ever-growing data you need to continue to make the wisest decisions moving forward.

Kevin C. Lingle, MD

Patricia Matto, DO

Cardiology Consultants of Danville 158 Executive Drive Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.791.1088 x301 www.danvilleheart.com

DRMC Residency Program, Director of Medical Education 142 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.799.2100 www.DanvilleRegional.com

Interventional Cardiology

Family Medicine

Tips for Employers Health Care costs are one of the largest expenses for an employer and include the cost of insurance, lost work, and unproductivity.

Here are 6 ways to have a healthier and happier team.

1. Allow preventative care visits to be “on the clock”.

2. Start a self-care program which includes access to books, videos, and internet links.

3. Highlight employee success stories in the company newsletter and award the employees with a healthy lunch from a local restaurant.

4. Put together a “doctor bag” of selfcare medical supplies for the home for display. Encourage employees to submit a picture of their own “doctor bag” and give a prize for the most creative entry.

5. Have a medical workshop day which includes information about such things as preventative care focusing on the top 3 healthy lifestyle topics, which are exercising, eating healthy, and quitting tobacco.

6. Distribute a flyer on recommended immunizations, medical exams, tests, etc. Include a quiz in with paychecks and encourage employees to complete the quiz. Give a prize to the employees who answer all the questions correctly.

7. Implement a weight loss or fitness contest and work and award significant prizes.

Remember, people like cash.

8. Coordinate a healthy recipe contest with a cook-off that the employees could enjoy together.

Steps for Making Wise Health Decisions The following steps can help you make a smart health decision. Some questions can be answered in seconds and others may take weeks, but it’s important that you don’t delay your choices unnecessarily.

1. What are the choices? Ask your doctor to clearly state the choices and the consequences as he or she sees them.

2. Learn the facts. Find out what you need to know by using resources such as reliable websites like webmd. com (the source of these steps, for instance), the library, your doctor, and support groups. Make sure to focus on reliable information from a sound medical source, not just the results from a single source or from a company that benefits from you using their product.

3. What feels right to you? Think about your own core values and the results you desire. Talk with family members who will be affected by your

decision.

Sort through the information and share your findings with your doctor.

4. Try on a decision. Write down the consequences you expect from each possible decision.

Reconfirm the probable side effects, pain, recovery time, cost, and long term prospects for each option. See which choices feel right on you.

5. Create an Action Plan. Humans function better with a plan. Once you’ve made a decision, talk with your doctor and take the steps necessary to ensure the best possible outcome.

6. Remember your goal. When you share in a decision, you share in the responsibility for the outcome. It is your job to fully implement every step in your action plan in which you control.

Not Pictured:

Hospitalists:

Omar Awan, MD Subhose Bathina, MD Cynthia Pie, MD

Emergency Medicine: Georgina Nasr Hospitalist

Danville Regional Medical Center 142 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.799.2100 www.DanvilleRegional.com

Keith Robinson, DO, MBA

Chockeo Syvanthong, MD

Dermatology

Radiology

Complexions Dermatology 4545 Riverside Drive Suite D Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.792.0423

Danville Radiologists 125 Executive Drive Suite L Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.799.4200

Eric Taylor

Kristin Whapshare, MD

Boshra Zakhary Cardiology 505 Rison Street Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.792.9110

Danville Regional Medical Center 142 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 Phone: 434.799.2100 www.DanvilleRegional.com

Internal Medicine

Emergency Medicine

James Danner, DO Neel Kapadia, MD Timothy Kwiatkowski, MD Neil LaHurd, MD Josphat Musapatike, MD Michael Ward, MD Stacy Williams, MD

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the future of healthcare Preventative Care We all want to enjoy our lives but we can only do so if we stay healthy. Most health problems can be avoided by a few simple steps done at home.

Dr. Anupreet Oberoi of Family Healthcare Center says that we should avoid the empty calories in soda and fruit juices. “Instead of drinking fruit juice, eat the fruit,” she says. She recommends drinking 6-8 glasses of water per day, eating small well balanced meals, and not smoking. “Everyone needs 150 minutes of exercise per week and good uninterrupted sleep.” (Exercise can be as simple as walking to the point of elevating your heart rate or as complex as going to a personal trainer.) Limiting alcohol consumption and cutting out smoking.

Many other health problems can be avoided with simple immunizations.

“Most of the sicknesses of early and middle life can be avoided completely with simple immunizations like flu shots.

Young girls and boys should get a vaccination against HPV, a virus which causes cervical cancer. Even some of the more common bacterial infections in older life such as bronchitis, sinusitis and pneumonia can be reduced with immunizations such as the influenza virus vaccination or the bacterial pneumococcal vaccination,” Dr. Oberoi says.

Dr. Sanjay Jaswani of Internal Medicine Associates says “An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. Basically, medical management becomes a lot more complicated and expensive when diseases are caught at a later stage rather than caught early via health screening and routine checkups.

Studies have shown that folks do better overall if they practice good preventative medicine.”

Preventive care is usually deductiblefree elements of most health care plans

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including Medicare and Medicaid and for those without insurance, are still very cost effective. In fact, Dr. Jaswani says that the great majority of major illnesses would be preventable, manageable, or curable if diagnosed early. “If diabetes is diagnosed early on you can manage your blood sugar better and can prevent things like diabetic retinopathy, which is patents losing their eye sight because the diabetes wasn’t caught early and wasn’t controlled early.

Kidney disease can be secondary to diabetes, in which case is called diabetic nephropathy. High blood sugar can overwork the kidneys, causing them to stop working properly. In the worse case scenario, it can also lead to kidney failure and going to dialysis simply because their diabetes wasn’t diagnosed early enough.”

If you catch issues early you are saving yourself the economic and life costs associated with major health issues. “It’s much more economical to institute preventative medicine than allow yourself to succumb to a disease and then have to be hospitalized.”

Good Sources for Health Care Information Danville Regional Medical Center American Academy of Family Physicians Agency for Health Care Policy Research Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institutes of Health US Department of Health and Human Services WebMD Medscape American Medical Association

www.danvilleregional.com www.familydoctor.org www.ahrq.gov www.cdc.gov www.nih.gov www.hhs.gov www.webmd.com www.medscape.com www.ama-assn.org

We used many of these sites as sources for this healthcare issue. In addition, do an Internet Search for national organizations that represent a particular disease.

Danville Regional Medical Center has an extensive network of community-based primary care providers who offer preventative care services throughout the region.

Dr. Oberoi can be found at Family Healthcare Center on Piney Forest Road and you can call her office at 434.797.2828. Dr. Jaswani can found at Internal Medicine Associates at 101 Holbrook Drive and you can call his office at 434.792.4041.

Medical Directory Anesthesiology

Mar Escario, MD Eduardo Fraifeld, MD Steven Galyon, MD Mukesh Nigam, MD Richard Pagano, MD

Cardiology

Syed Ahmed, MD Deepak Banerjee, MD Ajit Chauhan, MD Donald Hegland, MD David Kotlaba, MD Benjamin Lee, MD Kevin Lingle, MD Gary Miller, MD Brian Zagol, MD Boshra Zakhary, MD

Cardiovascular Surgery

William Sweezer, MD

Dermatology

Keith Robinson, DO

Emergency Medicine

Charles Bibbs, MD James Danner, DO Reuben De Las Alas, MD Ramon Gomez, MD Ian Greenwald, MD Neel Kapadia, MD Timothy Kwiatkowski, MD Neil LaHurd, MD Okafor Lekwuwa, MD Josphat Musapatike, MD Richard Smith, MD Michael Ward, MD Kristin Whapshare, MD Stacy Williams, MD

Family Medicine

Daniel Addis, DO, MD Steven Bridges, DO Sydney Harris, MD Pamela Heath, DO Patricia Matto, DO Anupreet Oberoi, MD Saria Saccocio, MD Minesh Shah, MD Rajendra Trivedi, MD Michael Waters, MD

Gastroenterology

Bhushan Pandya, MD Mukesh Patel, MD

General Surgery

Thomas Boro, Jr., MD Aaron Haigh, DO Robert Honea, MD Gary Lahti, DO

Gynecology

Cynthia Heist, MD Stacy Lahti, DO Frederick Maute, MD Randolph Neal, MD

Gynecology/ Obstetrics

Lenworth Beaver, MD William Broach, III, MD Ellen Brown, MD Louis Eliacin, MD Jason Ensminger, MD Jonelle Haigh, DO Ema Kulwa, MD Alice Newell, MD

Hospitalists

Omar Awan, MD Subhose Bathina, MD Punit Baveja, MD Peter Acheampong, MD Mauricio Arrien, MD Kalyana Boddapati, MD Beatrice Corbin, MD Mwiza Gausi, MD Owais Jeelani, MD Tamika Khan, MD Pooja Lidhoo, MD Georgina Nasr, MD Cynthia Pie, MD Vamsi Sreedharala, MD

Infectious Disease

Pathology

Internal Medicine

Pediatrics

Punit Baveja, MD Balaji Desai, MD

Hugh Fraser, MD Thomas Hardy, MD

Thomas Alabanza, MD Michael Caplan, MD Stephen Davis, MD Vicente Falgui, MD Sanjay Jaswani, MD Michael Moore, MD Daniel Pomposini, MD Pradeep Pradhan, MD Eric Taylor, DO Sabitha Vasireddy, MD Venugopal Vasireddy, MD

Nephrology

Namrita Baveja, MD Michael Fredericks, MD Florencio Garcia, Jr., MD Vishwanath Halukurike, MD Amar Parikh, MD Yao-­Foli Sekyema, MD Rebin Titus, MD

Neurology

Rafael Hurtado, MD Victor Owusu-­Yaw, MD

Oncology

Ashantice Higgins, MD Qiwei “Bill” Gai, MD

Pediatric Cardiology William Gay, MD

Physical Medicine/ Rehabilitation Henry Bridges, Jr., MD

Podiatry

Michael Canavan, DPM

Psychiatry

Mikhail Chizhikov, MD Aboelaziz Elsanjak, MD Mohd Aleem Khan, MD Pravinchandra Patel, MD Renuka Prasad, MD

Pulmonary Diseases

Kimberly Bird, MD William Henderson, IV, MD Thomas O`Neill, MD

Radiation Oncology

Ophthalmology

Peter Leider, MD

Orlando Alvarez, MD Joseph O`Boyle, MD Terry Odom, MD Mark Robinson, MD

Radiology

Christopher Belk, MD Richard Hollis, MD Douglas May, MD Frank Snyder, MD G. Michael Spencer, MD Chockeo Syvanthong, MD

Oral Surgery

Herbert Manry, III, MD W. Wentz, Jr., MD

Rheumatology

Orthopaedics

Joseph Campbell, Jr., MD Mark Hermann, MD Stuart Kramer, MD Jonathan Krome, MD John Mahoney, MD

Otolaryngology

Nada Baah-­Owusu, MD Kyla Berreth, DO, MD Noah Gibson, IV, MD Bassey Omoji, MD

Samuel Meadema, MD Richard Smith, MD

Sharukh Shroff, MD

Spine Surgery

Leon Abram, MD

Urology

Joseph Carbone, MD Edward Wright, MD

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the future of healthcare

Trained Here.

Stayed Here.

In 2013, Danville Regional Medical Center celebrated the graduation of 12 resident physicians from its Osteopathic Graduation Medical Education Program.

Since 2005, DRMC has trained thirdand fourth-year VCOM (Via College of Osteopathic Medicine) medical students during their clinical rotations.

These students complete two years of required and elective rotations, working with area physicians in a variety of medical specialties including general hospital medicine, family medicine, pulmonary medicine, emergency medicine, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/ gynecology and psychiatry.

DRMC’s Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education Program pledges to provide the highest quality osteopathic residency training

• Be responsible physicians

program that will provide each

who provide the best possible

primary care trainee a foundation

care to all patients while being

for lifelong learning while fulfilling the

good stewards of available

American Osteopathic Association

healthcare resources.

(AOA) knowledge and competency requirements.

University Dr. Patricia Matto, Director of Medical

to provide

Education says, “We are constantly

clinical training

The Program’s vision for its

envisioning new and innovative ways

to approximately 30

graduates is as follows:

to expound on our postgraduate

medical students annually via

• Train them to deliver compassionate,

training programs.” One of these

Liberty’s new College of Osteopathic

high quality patient care

ways was in 2010 when postgraduate

Medicine, which is expected to

• Encourage them to achieve

education was added to include one-

receive accreditation in 2014. Dr.

year traditional rotating internship,

Matto encourages medical students,

and two, three-year medical

interns, residents, and attending

residency programs, in both internal

physicians to visit DRMC’s website

medicine and family medicine. DRMC

for up-to-date news of current and

community where they choose to

also recently announced a new

future developments in the Graduate

practice

partnership agreement with Liberty

Medical Education program.

academic and clinical excellence • Create an outstanding learning environment for young physicians • Provide unmatched value to the

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STEMI

Speaking in terms of the residency program, Dr. Saria Saccocio, DRMC Chief Medical Officer, says, “We

Am I having a heart attack?

are extremely proud to be part of training new primary care physicians.

We started our residency program in hopes that physicians who trained with us would decide to practice in our region.” One of the recent graduates, Dr. Eric Taylor, has done just that, and has chosen to remain in Danville and practice medicine after graduation.

Dr. Taylor cannot recall a time when he didn’t aspire to be a doctor. He says, “At the age of 12, I was in a traumatic accident that caused me to be in the hospital for 2 months, requiring countless surgeries and extensive rehab.” That experience drew Dr. Taylor closer to medicine.

He continues, “Once I graduated from high school, I decided it was best for me to begin with a career that would offer me more insight into healthcare.” Dr. Taylor applied and was accepted into a cardiopulmonary technology program at a local college in his home state of Florida. His love for for the mechanics and function of the human body grew and after graduation he left Florida and moved to Las Vegas where he worked, for 14 years, in echocardiography and invasive cardiology. Dr. Taylor’s desire to be a physician led him to move forward

If you have to ask yourself that

self-diagnose, your life may depend

question, call 911. It’s better to be safe

on it.” Dr. Zakhary is part of Danville

and time is an essence when dealing

Regional Medical Center’s 24 hour, 7

with a potential life-threatening

days a week STEMI coverage. Heart

condition.

attacks do not have a schedule. They

Common Signs of an Oncoming Heart Attack • Unusual pain in the center of the chest, left arm, or left side of the

can occur at any hour of any day. The STEMI coverage was established to ensure area residents that someone will be on call to care for them whenever there is a need.

neck • Breathlessness

The CDC states that 26.5 million

• Nausea

people have been diagnoses with

• Dizziness

heart disease. Maintaining a healthy

• Lightheadedness

heart is one of the most important

• Cold sweat

elements to a better quality of life. For

• Abnormal heartbeat

ways to decrease the likelihood of

• Anxiety

a cardiovascular event, Dr. Zakhary says,” Number one, if you smoke, quit.”

Almost 250,000 experience STEMI, the

Another way to maintain a healthy

deadliest form of heart attack, each

heart is to practice a nutritious diet.

year. STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial

“Pay close attention to ingredients,”

infarction) is a myocardial infarction

Dr. Zakhary says. “Sometimes switching

(heart attack) where the ST reading

one ingredient for another can have

of an EKG is higher than the baseline

a drastic impact on the healthiness

reading. Heart attacks that fall into the

of food.” Managing stress levels and

STEMI category require aggressive and

maintaining a healthy weight also

immediate treatment.

contribute to heart health. Dr. Zakhary says, “And, know your history. If heart

Cardiologist, Dr. Boshra Zakhary says,

disease runs in your family be vigilant

“If you experience symptoms that

with heart care.”

could be a heart incident, don’t

in the field of medicine. He went on to obtain a degree in healthcare administration and then applied to

that I wanted to stay in the area

medicine with his love for southern

medical school. “I was accepted at

once I completed my residency.”

hospitality in harmony right here in the

VCOM and once I moved to Virginia,

He teamed with Dr. Boshra Zakhary,

Dan River Region. He says, “Danville is

it was clear that I had truly missed the

who specializes in interventional

where I want to be and I could not be

friendly atmosphere and hospitality of

cardiology. Dr. Zakhary, who is part

happier with this choice.”

the south,” Dr. Taylor says.

of the area’s 24/7 STEMI coverage,

After graduation there wasn’t

had extensive patient demand and

For more information, you can reach

welcomed Dr. Taylor to his practice.

Dr. Eric Taylor and Dr. Boshra Zakhary at 505 Rison Street, Danville, VA.

anything to debate. Dr. Taylor says, “Without a doubt, I knew early on

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Do I Need to Go to the Emergency Room?

If your condition is non-life-threat-

urgent care center, such as, Family

ening, you should most likely go to

Healthcare Centers in Mount Hermon

your primary care physician or an

and Brosville . Urgent care centers generally have evening hours. Urgent care conditions can generally wait

In Case of Emergency

until the next morning for treatment.

Urgent care is available at the

Dial 9-1-1

emergency room, but the service

Ambulance assistance

co-pay or paying out of pocket, the

tell us that something just isn’t right.

is critical in life-threating

emergency room is going to be more

Knowing where to go when you need

situations. Paramedics

help could save your life, save you

can administer treatment

It’s a question we ask when our bodies

time, and/or save you money. Is your

comes at a premium.

Whether you are paying an insurance

condition Emergent (life-threatening)

en route to the hospital

or Urgent (non-life-threatening)?

and alert staff to have

The most important point is that if your condition is life-threatening, you

equipment and a room ready for when the patient

expensive than an urgent care facility.

Danville Regional’s Emergency Room accepts all patients regardless of the ability to pay.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that over 136 million Americans visit emergency rooms,

should immediately call 9-1-1 and go

arrives. This is crucial for

each year, for various ailments

to the emergency room at a hospital.

someone suffering from a

ranging from life-threatening to

Emergent care conditions generally

possible heart attack.

need help as soon as possible, and time is of the essence. Keep in mind

the common cold. A study in the Emergency Medical Journal (EMJ) to determine why patients, with minor or

that emergency care is not available

If you think you are having

moderate conditions, visit emergency

at urgent care centers.

a heart attack or stroke,

rooms yielded telling results. Via a

don’t risk driving yourself or a loved one to the hospital. Dial 911.

questionnaire patients stated a belief that the emergency room was the only provider, at the time, to meet their concerns. EMJ concluded that although there are alternatives for non-life-threatening ailments, patients will continue to visit the emergency room for minor conditions, which can often create a bottleneck in the delivery of emergent care.

Determining if you need emergent care or urgent care can help both systems to perform more efficiently and effectively.

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The Emergency Department of DRMC Around the country, emergency rooms (ERs) get a bad rap. Millions of lives are saved in ERs, yet if someone goes to the ER for a nonlife threatening condition, and ends up waiting for several hours to be seen, they will be very vocal about it to anyone who will listen. The ER at Danville Regional is on a mission to change the way emergency care is delivered to the people of the Dan River Region.

“It is really an exciting time to be

established a successful emergency

a part of this team,” says Meredith

room at Morehead Hospital in Eden,

Sutton, Clinical Manager in DRMC’s

and Dr. Ian Greenwald, the Medical

Emergency Room. “I’m most proud

Director of Emergency Services.

that our team is willing and motivated

Within a few minutes of speaking to

to implement the changes needed

Anne, Dr. Greenwald, and Meredith,

to reshape ourselves into the most

it’s easy to see that the ER is in good

efficient and effective ER anywhere.

hands.

With an ever-changing environment, it’s important to be able to adapt

“We have a great staff of professionals

quickly.”

who are very motivated,” says Anne.

“They love what they do in the

Change doesn’t happen overnight.

Emergency Room. We hire people for

Over the last two years, Danville

skills and their passion for Emergency

Regional has recruited tremendously

Medicine. We want people who

talented people to implement a

love working in an emergency care

transformation. Leading the team

environment. Their love for their job

is Anne Mills, the Director of the

and passion will transfer over to

Emergency Room, who returns

the patient. We want the patient

to Danville Regional after having

to look at every single member of

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a backup. We don’t let each other or

what they’re doing. They love what

our patients down.”

they’re doing. And they will take Dr. Greenwald sums up the

excellent care of me.”

commitment to excellence very well, When it comes to excellent

“All of us here at Danville Regional are

care, recent changes have truly

committed to the process to make

enhanced the quality of care at

sure it is an absolutely, positively,

Danville Regional. “We have an

cutting-edge emergency room,

excellent and very collaborative

and that we meet the needs of the

relationship with Duke University

community and our patients.”

Health System,” Dr. Greenwald says. “We’re very focused on a

The entire process is designed around

wide spectrum of cardiovascular

the patient. The mere fact that

emergencies; whether to treat

someone has to go to the emergency

heart attacks, strokes, or to

room means they are not having the

support any of our cardiothoracic

best day. One of the most important

surgeons. Danville Regional has a

changes implemented in Danville

24/7 Activation program for our

Regional’s ER is that every patient is

cardiac catheterization lab for

triaged within ten minutes. Triage is

acute heart attacks. That is a huge

when a patient is assessed medically

resource for the community. This is

to gauge the seriousness of the

vitally important to someone who’s

condition. “We use a new team triage

experiencing a heart attack or chest

system,” Anne, the Director of the ER,

pains.”

says. “We’ve cut down triage time on patients. We’ve cut down the amount

When a medical emergency occurs, time and teamwork are crucial. To ensure that every patient gets quick care, a team leader is assigned to each case. Karen Terry is a registered nurse who is one of the six team leaders in the emergency room at Danville Regional. She is the point person for each individual patient’s needs. “When it comes to something critical that needs to be addressed, we are at the top of our game. In life and death situations, we make a huge impact on our critical care patients.”

For the ER to run efficiently, it requires a tremendous amount of teamwork. Barbara Levchak is a nurse in the ER. “The greatest strength in our emergency room is teamwork. People help each other out. It’s good to know that you have

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“We want the patient to look at every single member of our staff and trust that ‘they know what they’re doing. They love what they’re doing. And they will take excellent care of me.’”

Anne Mills

Emergency Room Director

of information we need to assess the priority. When a patient comes in, the nursing staff, doctor, and registration staff all report to the patient at once.

The patient can tell what’s going on and they don’t have to repeat themselves. It cuts down on the work of the patient.” This kind of patient-first thinking is really helping people feel good about their visit to the ER. The emergency room is usually the last place a person wants to visit. But, with the new team in place at Danville Regional, the ER is quickly becoming a positive point of light within our community. Anne says, “The ER is the front door to any hospital, and it’s no different here at Danville Regional.

What we aspire to do is make our front door the crown jewel of Danville Regional Medical Center.”

A conversation with Dr. Ian Greenwald

Medical Director of Emergency Services at Danville Regional Medical Center Dr. Greenwald is quick with a joke and even quicker with a laugh. His enigmatic personality keeps the Emergency Room staff buzzing with energy. We were able to sit down with him and learn more about him.

What was it that made you decide to get into medicine?

Like a lot of people, I have a desire to help people in need. I love the emergency room because the needs are generally very acute and there is a tremendous variety in the illnesses and injuries we treat.

How’s your family?

My wife and I have been married for 10 years. She is also an emergency room doctor. Together, we have two young boys.

Are you a Southerner by birth or by choice?

I’m originally from New England. I’ve been in this area for about five years and lived in Atlanta, Georgia for about five years before that.

What made you decide to come to Danville Regional?

I love the fact that Danville Regional Medical Center is the safety net hospital for the whole community. It truly plays its role in the community’s health and wellness.

What are your passions?

Beyond parenting and work, which are two full-time jobs, I’m an avid runner and cyclist. Pretty much anything outdoors I love to do. I’ve run my share of marathons and some cycling events. I will take any opportunity to be outside.

There seems to be great collaboration within the Emergency Room team?

I would just say that as an emergency physician this is an incredibly rewarding environment to work. We have an extremely dedicated staff who serve a community of dedicated folks. It’s truly an honor to be a part of the team that provides that service.

Meet DRMC’s Emergency Medicine Doctors Charles Bibbs, MD

Neil LaHurd, MD

James Danner, MD

Okafor Lekwuwa, MD

Reuben De Las Alas, MD

Josphat Musapatike, MD

Ramon Gomez, MD

Richard Smith, MD

Ian Greenwald, MD

Michael Ward, MD

Neel Kapadia, MD

Kristin Whapshare, MD

Timothy Kwiatkowski, MD

Stacy Williams, MD Dr. Ian Greenwald

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The Future of Hospital Medicine Growing trends in health care are creating a more efficient hospital environment from patient care to the

was limited due to their outpatient

development. Their involvement

practice responsibilities.

includes teaching medical students, mentoring residents, research, the

Hospitalists now provide support for

practice of hospital quality assurance.

primary care physicians within the hospital setting, which allows primary

Since the creation of the hospitalist

care physicians to concentrate on

model, hospitalists have become

delivering enhanced care to patients

an invaluable element in hospital

in their offices.

systems. The hospitalist is most rapidly

The Role of the Hospitalist

growing field in medicine, rivaling cardiology in size.

The Future of the Hospitalist

inner-workings of the system itself.

The shift to hospitalist care has been

Hospital Medicine – or the care of

beneficial in almost every aspect of

hospitalized patients – has grown

hospital operations. From the clinical

significantly over the last few years

side, hospitalists’ roles include patient

will the role of the hospitalist. In the

with hospitalist (physicians who care

admissions, conducting daily inpatient

article, “The ‘ist’ Explosion: Driving

for hospitalized patients) doing their

rounds, administering medications,

Forces, Current Trends, and Future

part to ensure the continued growth

helping with discharge planning

Directions for Hospitalists” (Physician

of success.

and post-hospital follow-ups. During

Executive Journal), William Cors

The Hospitalist

hospitalization the hospitalist also is a

and Richard Rohr wrote that the

liaison of communication for patient

definition of hospitalist is not as cut-

and family.

and-dry as it was in the beginning.

In 1996, the hospitalist model of care

As hospital medicine evolves so

The role of the hospitalist is extending

was introduced providing an alternate to the primary care physician model.

Aside from patient care, hospitalists

from a physician who specializes in

Before the hospitalist model, primary

are valuable assets to the organization

inpatient care to a physician who

care physicians managed their

of hospital systems and operations.

is also involved in hospital system

hospitalized patients; however their

Hospitalists are an essential component

improvements, leadership, and

time during normal business hours

of practice guidelines and protocol

medical education.

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Off The Tracks And Into History

BY NEAL AMMERMAN

River. The historical marker tells me

a musical medium for telling and re-

that something very famous and tragic

telling stories. I read the historical

happened in this very ordinary place

marker in front of me and the words

over a hundred years ago. The event

of the famous old song spin through

grew into a legend, took on a life of its

my memory as fast as the old 78RPM ,

own, and perhaps is bigger in folklore

vintage 1924 recording that did more

than it was otherwise in history. A few

to make this event famous than all the

photographs were taken at the scene,

accounts ever written in any history

a song was composed and recorded

book.

I’m standing along the edge of US

- all because a train careened off

Route 58 in Danville, Virginia, on a

Stillhouse Trestle and into history.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, train wrecks were almost everyday

sunny, fairly warm, late February day.

It is really an ordinary scene. To my

Songs tell stories as an oral tradition

occurrences. Railroads were not

right, on the north side, an athletic

handed down with variations over

as safety conscious as they should

field occupies the low open ravine

time. The lyrics may tell a story based

have been. The volume of traffic had

past the highway. On my left, and

on a factual event, but accepted

increased, putting a strain on rolling

below the highway roadbed, there

as the story itself. The line between

stock and the hastily built bridges and

are just trees, shrubs, and undergrowth

fiction and fact often becomes

trestles. Sometimes trains ran too fast

still stark in their winter barrenness.

blurred. This is part of the heritage

over poorly maintained tracks, and

Barely visible below is just a trace of a

of sea shanties, bluegrass, folk, and

tight schedules put pressure on for

creek that drains into the nearby Dan

country music that have merged as

higher speeds. So this train wreck was

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nothing any more spectacular than

it left Washington, passing through

famous song, some misconceptions

normal, and no criminal or negligent

Warrenton, Culpeper, Orange,

about the Wreck of The Old 97 have

conduct was to blame. This was not

Charlottesville, Covesville, and toward

distorted the understanding of what

a long freight train, and no regular

the town of Monroe, just a few miles

really happened, and why the wreck

passengers were aboard. The steam

north of Lynchburg. At Monroe, crews

even occurred. This is an attempt to

locomotive pulled only four mail cars,

would be changed. While the engineer

clarify and maybe dispel a couple

as this was a “fast mail” train only, with

tried as much as he could to make up

myths. So, as Old 97 heads down the

a total of only eighteen on board.

some time on the straight stretches,

track, let’s review the song and learn

the postal crew sorted mail, filled the

the story.

September 27, 1903, was a beautiful,

sacks, handed off and picked up mail

warm, day. There was just a tint of

at the stops along the way. This was

“THEY GAVE HIM HIS ORDERS IN

early fall color in the trees and the

not an easy job, as the train jostled

MONROE, VIRGINIA, SAYING ‘STEVE,

gently rolling terrain near the eastern

along the tracks and the volume of

YOU’RE WAY BEHIND TIME. THIS IS NOT

slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains as

mail had to be processed accurately.

‘38’ IT IS OLD ‘97’ YOU’VE GOT TO

Southern Railroad’s Fast Mail Number

One of the mail clerks was especially

PUT HER IN SPENCER ON TIME!’”

97 pulled out of Washington, D.C. an

familiar with the scenery as Old 97

hour late that morning. The delay was

slowed some through Charlottesville.

Let’s look first at the geography

due to late arrivals of other mail trains

He was 23-year-old Napoleon Cloren

mentioned. As Old 97 slowed through

coming in to make the connection,

Maupin, who was from there and was

Maupin’s home town of Charlottesville,

as Train 97 would take mail as fast as

a descendent of the earliest settlers

the Blue Ridge Mountains remained in

possible on the route from Washington

in the White Hall area about 12 miles

view to the west. The mail clerks would

all the way to Atlanta, with connecting

west of the city. He would be one of

stay on, but a new train crew would

stops along the way. The Post Office

only seven to live to tell the story.

take over in Monroe, about 60 miles

had contracts with railroads to haul

down the line, then just a short hop

mail, and there were sometimes

With the passage of time, and some

penalties placed on tardy arrivals.

factual errors in the wording of the

Prompt delivery of mail was a high

into Lynchburg. From Lynchburg to Continued to page 112.

priority in a time when there was no radio, TV, or instant news over the Internet. Routes were designated by numbers, much as airline flights are today. The “97” refers not to a particular locomotive, but the route.

This was a primary route with major connections, and the best crews and engines were used. The particular engine pulling Train 97 was a Baldwin locomotive, Number 1102 —less than a year old—still shiny and in perfect running order. The train was called “Old” 97 not because of its age, but because of affection for the train that brought the mail. With a full head of steam and an eager crew, Old 97 began its doomed journey with a late departure, and then encountered other delays that thwarted efforts to make up time. The train roared through the bucolic countryside as

Historic Marker, Route 58

Broady 97 Engineer

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late to begin with, and there were

maintain the hour delay. By the time

construction areas and stops along

Old 97 made White Oak Mountain,

the way. Orders were even sent by the

with the curves into Danville just

Danville is about another 65 miles, then

Railroad itself to run the train slowly in

ahead, why would he still be trying to

into North Carolina, and eventually the

those sections. Sometimes trains had

make up time?

town of Spencer. This is about halfway

to be late, just as airline flights and

between Greensboro and Charlotte in

Greyhound buses are delayed today

“HE WAS GOING DOWN THE GRADE

the rolling red clay Carolina Piedmont

and miss connections. Brody tried to

MAKING 90 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN

region. The engineer waiting in Monroe

make up some time on the straighter

THE WHISTLE BROKE INTO A SCREAM.”

to take over Old 97 was Joseph

sections, but he couldn’t do but so

“Steve” (a nickname) Brody, from the

much. The train would just have to run

Knowing that the stop in Danville

small Southwestern Virginia town of

late, and that’s all there was to it.

would be soon, Napoleon C. Maupin

Continued from page 111.

Saltville. He has been portrayed in

and the other mail clerks had finished

the song and legend as a daredevil,

“IT’S A MIGHTY ROUGH ROAD FROM

their sorting and were preparing

reckless and fast -racing Old 97

LYNCHBURG TO DANVILLE, AND A LINE

to exchange mail sacks. For this

furiously to make up the lost time and

ON A THREE-MILE GRADE. IT’S ON THAT

approach into Danville, Maupin had

“get her in Spencer on time.” He was

GRADE THAT HE LOST HIS AIRBRAKES…

finished his work for the moment

an experienced competent engineer,

YOU CAN SEE WHAT A JUMP HE MADE.”

and was just looking out the door

knew the route well, and while at

of the mail car. He and the other

times fast, never had a reputation

The 65-mile section of track between

clerks sensed that the train was

for excessive recklessness. Most of his

these towns is not terribly rough,

running much faster at this point,

previous experience, however, was in

but the terrain had some hills and

but later testified that the run from

the longer and heavier coal trains. The

downgrades, and a few curves that

Monroe was not, overall, much faster

reference to “38” was to one of the

required more caution. There were few

than normal. Old 97 was now fast

coal trains he had been running. This

sections of track where Brody could

approaching the 282 foot long, 45

could have been a factor in the wreck,

have “highballed” Old 97 anyway.

foot high Stillhouse Trestle. It showed

but not a definitive one. The four-

He also knew about the three-mile

no signs of slowing down. Something

car mail train had a fast locomotive

grade off White Oak Mountain on the

was wrong. Residents near the tracks

and was a much lighter train, hence

approach to Danville. This really was

on the northwest side of Danville

faster speeds were possible. Perhaps

not a high mountain, but more like a

knew Old 97 was late, and they

it was like driving a sports car when

ridge on a hill. There was still enough of

looked forward to its arrival every

being more accustomed to a pickup

a long downgrade that speed would

day with its load of mail, newspapers,

truck? This is an answer we may never

increase. The most critical problem

and whatever goods it would bring

know for sure. Yet we know that Old

was the entrance into Danville, where

for the local businesses or residents.

97 was fast, that it was apparently

The Dan River runs east and west

The warm Sunday afternoon peace

well-maintained, and that Brody knew

through the city. There, the railway’s

was then interrupted by the loud

the route and where the slow zones

tracks approached from the northwest,

frantic screams of the train whistle.

and danger spots were. The bigger

making a turn to the east as it crossed

Everyone in the town heard the high-

question, however, is how much

over Stillhouse Trestle. Trains would

pitched, continuous scream and knew

incentive was there for Brody to make

then run for a short distance along

that trains needed to slow down at

up the hour lost when Old 97 departed

the north bank of the river, then make

this point. The posted speed limit on

Washington, D.C. earlier than morning?

another turn south over the river into

Stillhouse Trestle was 15 miles per hour,

Yes, the Railroad wanted the mail

the main part of city, where it needed

but a train could still navigate the

trains to be fast and punctual, but

to stop at the train depot. So the

curve at 20 or maybe even 25. Maupin

they did not want to wreck trains and

obvious question is why Brody would

knew that the train was in trouble. Did

kill people to do it. This is perhaps the

be expected to really save much time

the air brakes fail? He didn’t know for

most serious misconception about the

at this point? He was already late,

sure, and for a moment he considered

story of Old 97. The train was an hour

and the most he was able to do was

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the future of history Off the Tracks Continued from page 112.

careened into the sharp curve just to

long life. Some of his descendents still

the north and west of the Riverside

live in the area.

jumping, but realized it was too late

Cotton Mill, barely missing the building.

and the trestle too high. Old 97 was out

Steam and fire erupted, the noise

Mail scattered everywhere, but most

of control, way too fast for him to make

and chaos enhanced by the crashing

of it was recovered by other mail clerks

a jump. No one knows for sure how

of the tumbling wooden mail cars

who came to help with the clean up.

fast it was really going as it sped onto

almost falling in on top of the engine.

Townsfolk rushed down the ravine and

the trestle. The song says “90 miles an

The much loved Old 97 was a heap

helped any way they could. Engineer

hour” but it was probably somewhere

of wreckage, bringing instant death

Brody, and the engine crew were,

between 50 and 70. The driving wheels

to some and delayed death to a few

as the song says, “scalded to death

could not maintain their grip on the

others. Napoleon Maupin felt himself

by the steam.” There was a shipment

track rails and they lost their bite. The

falling through open space as his mail

of canaries in one of the wrecked

engine derailed and plunged over the

car fell into the ravine below, and in

mail cars, who enjoyed escaping the

curve and into space, with the wooden

some strange way, a nail pierced a

wreckage. If they had known their

mail cars following, collapsing into piles

finger and trapped him. He begged

intended destination, they would have

of rubble. The time was 2:43 PM.

a rescuer to just cut the finger off, but

appreciated the irony that the wreck

they were able to free him from the

saved their lives. They were on their

“HE WAS FOUND IN THE WRECK WITH

wreckage, with his jabbed finger still

way to West Virginia coal mines to be

HIS HAND ON THE THROTTLE, AND WAS

intact . Although he had to spend six,

used as “air testers.”

SCALDED TO DEATH IN THE STEAM...”

slow months in a hospital to treat blood poisoning, he did recover. Maupin

The bodies were removed and the

Accidents happen so fast. In a

went on to serve as stationmaster in

injured treated for their wounds. The

matter of seconds, Engine 1102 flew

Charlottesville for 20 years and lived a

off Stillhouse Trestle as it

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the future of history Off the Tracks Continued from page 115. trestle had minor damage, and an emergency crew worked all night to repair it so it could re-open the next morning. Eventually, Engine 1102 would be overhauled and put back in service. There were 11 fatalities out of the 18 aboard, and one mail clerk escaped unhurt. The news spread all over the country, and photographs taken of the wreck were widely published. As was common in that day of reporting, some of the facts reported were inaccurate

train and endanger his crew and the

then later,

and there was the usual degree of

postal workers. If he couldn’t “put her

in 1924, on

sensationalism. At that point, the

in Spencer on time” at least he would

78RPM for

incident began to grow into myth and

still rather “put her in Spencer” late

the Victor

legend. It is hard to really know what

than never.

Talking

happened to Old 97. One theory is

Machine

that Brody was just trying to run it fast

Today, you can visit the wreck site

Company

to make up delays. Another more

where US Route 58 runs across the

(forerunner

likely possibility is that although he

northern part of Danville. The ravine

of RCA

knew the route and the terrain well,

can been seen on both sides where

Victor), with lyrics composed by Henry

he was not used to the lighter and

the highway road bed was filled in

Whittier. This was the first country/

faster train. Did he just not handle it

across Stillhouse Creek, The trestle

folk/bluegrass record to sell a million

right? Another question is if he had

would have crossed perpendicular to

copies, and has sold over four million

been reckless, he could have been

the highway, then curved just to the

over the years. There was a lawsuit

overruled by the conductor in the

left and south of where the historical

over the song, however, as another

cab with him. They both had the

marker is now. When the Southern

Danville resident has claimed to be the

responsibility for the train’s safety.

Railroad re-routed the tracks in the

real author of the lyrics. Many versions

What about the air brakes? Why did

mid-1930s, the trestle was torn down

have been recorded, in various music

they fail? It is possible on a steam train

and little evidence remains today.

styles: Earl and Scruggs, The Statler

that excessive use of brakes could

Trees and undergrowth have filled

Brothers, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams

“bleed off” air, leaving inadequate air

in the ravine to the left, where the

III, Hank Snow, Woody Guthrie, Roy

to slow the train on the long downhill

wreck occurred. The wide clearing on

Acuff, Pet Seeger, Johnny Mercer—

from White Oak Mountain. This is

the right side of the highway is now

even the famous Kate Smith. There is

also unlikely as the grade down the

occupied by an athletic field . The

even a rock band in Texas that named

mountain was not excessive, and the

peaceful, very ordinary scene today

itself the Old 97s...What are the titles

train was well maintained. One thing

betrays the horror of what happened

of their albums? Wreck That Train and

is certain, however. While Brody may

here on that September day in 1903.

Blame It On Gravity. Oh, by the way,

The Song

does anyone remember the 1959 song

The first known version of “The Wreck

carefully —the words are different but

has portrayed him to be. He was no

of The Old 97” was recorded on a wire

it’s the same tune!

fool—and didn’t want to wreck his

Edison cylinder by Vernon Dalhart,

have made some mistakes in the locomotive’s operation, he was not the reckless speed demon legend

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Photos (top) WT Sutherlin, (bottom) Jefferson Davis.

Danville and Pittsylvania County sent

Fun Fact

more than 3,000 men to fight for the Confederacy during the Civil War. They fought in major battles with almost 900 losing their lives.

Sutherlin Mansion

A Front Row Seat for the End of The Civil War

BY LARRY G. AARON

It was April, 1865 and The United States Army had the Confederacy on the run.

And the Confederate government’s last stop was at The Sutherlin Mansion on Main Street in Danville.

It was not a joyous occasion.

As the Confederate cause disintegrated, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet evacuated the capital at Richmond and moved the entire Confederate government to Danville. Once in Danville, Davis stayed in the Italian villa home of Major William T. Sutherlin and his wife Jane. The Sutherlin home was the most exquisite mansion in the city.

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From April 3-10, 1865 the Sutherlin Mansion served as the Executive Mansion of the Confederacy.

Other Danville homes hosted cabinet members with government departments housed in various local buildings. Meetings of government officials were frequent at the Sutherlin Mansion during that week. On April 4, in anticipation of the soon arrival of General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, President Davis, in a defiant yet hopeful mood, sat down at a marble topped table and penned what would prove to be his last proclamation to the Confederate states and its citizens.

He noted “We have now entered upon a new phase of a struggle the memory of which is to endure for all ages.” He added, “Let us but will it, and we are free...[and] ...Virginia...shall be held and defended and no peace ever be made with the infamous invaders of her homes...”

But it was not to be.

By Monday April 10th, Davis and his cabinet learned of Lee’s surrender at

Appomattox. The news struck the men like “the paralyzing shock of a sudden earthquake,” one of them later commented. With Union forces closing in, their only option was to flee once again, this time for their lives. Refusing a gift of gold from the Sutherlins, with tears streaming down his face, Jefferson Davis lamented, “I doubt I shall need anything very long.”

And so Davis departed the comfort of the Sutherlin home, this Last Capitol of the Confederacy, leaving Danville at 11 p.m. that evening. So, too, the dream of Southern independence likewise faded into the night.

For a more detailed account read Danville in the Civil War by local historian Lawrence McFall.

The Sutherlin Mansion is now the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. The museum presents is frequently updated with a multicultural array of exhibits and programs.

You can find out more about the museum at DanvilleMuseum.org.

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eventually led her into political circles. During this time Nancy embraced the Christian Science movement.

Lady Astor

BY LARRY G. AARON

Her political life really began when her husband, a member of parliament, automatically became a member of the House of Lords upon the death of his father. Nancy decided to seek election to his vacant seat in parliament.

Her campaign, which emphasized social reforms for women and children, made her an international celebrity. As Lady Astor she won the election and served for 26 years until she retired in 1945.

With no members in the British parliament, the American colonists of 1776 declared war on the mother country, citing, “No taxation Without Representation.” In an ironic twist of fate, that changed on November 28, 1919 when Danville, Virginia native Nancy Langhorne, by then an American expatriate in England and titled Viscountess Astor, became the first woman to serve in British Parliament.

Before her, in England’s long history, no woman had ever served in the British Parliament. While there she was involved in the temperance movement of the 1920s. She was much the feminist before the term was popular, pushing for women’s suffrage and to have more women in all levels of government. She also became an advocate for child labor laws and for nursery schools for poor children.

Her father, Chiswell Dabney Langhorne, a former Confederate officer, struggled to keep his family out of poverty after the Civil War, finally achieving financial success after Nancy was born. Among his business ventures, he became an auctioneer, credited with inventing the tobacco auctioneer’s chant heard in Danville warehouses throughout the 20th century. One of Nancy’s sisters, Irene, married artist Charles Dana Gibson and became the famous Gibson Girl, the image of the ideal American woman.

But Nancy Langhorne is remembered as well for her outspokenness; her sharp-tongued wit earned her more than a few enemies. In fact Nancy Astor said of herself once, “I am the kind of woman I would run from.”

The Legacy of Nancy Langhorne

At seventeen, Nancy attended a finishing school in New York and then, after a disastrous first marriage, she took a tour of England and fell in love with the country. It was there she met and fell in love with Waldorf Astor, who had also been born in America. After their marriage Nancy moved into Cliveden, an extravagant estate on the River Thames, which was a wedding gift from her father-in-law.

It was Cliveden that she lived as Nancy Astor, a conspicuous hostess who developed elite social connections that

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Exchanges between her and Winston Churchill are legendary. He supposedly told Lady Astor, “I find a woman’s intrusion into the House of Commons as embarrassing as if she burst into my bathroom when I had nothing with which to defend myself, not even a sponge.” She replied, “Winston, you’re not handsome enough to have worries of that kind.” In another exchange Lady Astor remarked, “If you were my husband, I’d put poison in your coffee.” Churchill responded, “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.” When Churchill questioned what he should wear to a masquerade party, she said, “Why don’t you come sober.”

In 1922, three years after Nancy Astor’s election to British parliament, she returned to Danville and visited her childhood home. While in her hometown she distributed

2000 rose bushes to local school children.

In 2011, one of the original plants was propagated at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. In October 2011, the grandson of Lady Astor, Lord William Waldorf Astor III, attended a ceremony in Danville during which the Lady Astor Rose became the city’s official flower.

For the Lady Astor Rose contact Chris Moore at Growing Virginia 434.710.6579. The Langhorne House is located at 117 Broad Street and is open on Saturdays 2-5 p.m or by appointment. Admission is free. Call 434.791.2256 or contact Pat Maurakis at patmaurakis@verizon.net

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Fayette Area Historical Initiative

FOLLOW 58: Area AfricanAmerican Museums

No need to wait until the cold winds of February are knocking at your door to embrace the rich history of African-American culture. Hop in your car, follow Highway 58, and take a tour of the local AfricanAmerican museums. Along your route, stop by the Fayette Street Museum in Martinsville.

Take a stroll down memory lane while viewing over 100 years of African-American culture that calls Fayette Street home.

Hop back on 58 and travel to the L.E. Coleman Museum in Halifax. Follow 58 and embark on an educational experience that strengthens the life and history of African-American culture.

Take part in a celebration of the past while looking forward to the future.

Since the late 19th century, Fayette Street in Martinsville, Virginia has been a gateway to the business, social, and cultural life of African Americans in our community.

Fayette Street is the birthplace and home of Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Piedmont Christian Institute, and the Imperial Savings and Loan Association. The corner of Fayette Street and Barton Street is commonly known as Baldwin’s Block. This block represents the entrepreneurial spirit of Dr. Dana O. Baldwin and his brothers.

Together they were the founders of the June German Ball, an annual music and dance festival, host of worldrenowned African American musicians.

A grassroots organization was formed to create an institution that celebrates the living history of the Fayette Street corridor in Martinsville, Virginia. The initiative grew out of an increased awareness by the local

community to embrace a sense of worth. Linda Strange-Dillard and a core team of organizers which included; Fred Motley, Simon Spencer, Rev. Tyler Millner, Beverly Millner, Sharon Maitland, and Ben Murdock, took an actionoriented approach to understanding local Foundation for the Humanities and the Fayette Area Historical Initiative (FAHI) bloomed into the FAHI African-American Museum, also known as, the Fayette Street Museum. Its mission is to create and promote a community perspective that examines the past strengths which will empower people to realize what can happen with just a little focus. A strong emphasis is placed on black celebration, historical preservation, and economic development. The museum’s exhibits display African American owned businesses, events, and educators on a local and national stage.

Situations have changed for the organization, and there is a need for more people to become involved.

There is no cost to visit the museum which is located at 40 West Main Street in Martinsville. Donations are appreciated, and would be more than welcomed. The center is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11AM to 4PM and is open by group appointments only on Friday and Saturday.

For more information call 276.732.3496 or email fahi2009@yahoo.com.

L.E. Coleman African-American Museum The L.E. Coleman African-American Museum was organized around 2005.

It was at this time that the Board of Supervisors sought to divest itself of some surplus property. The Board any civic group who had plans, or could develop suitable plans, for the use of the building. The idea for the museum grew out of a desire by a group of local citizens to preserve a piece of local history. In order to meet this

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requirement Museum was established.

The Board donated the property to the museum. A community-wide appeal was sent out for donations.

As a result of this appeal, a sizeable collection of artifacts now grace the museum. The museum is operated by a board of directors which consist of representatives. The Board meets once every quarter and at other times on an as needed basis.

Lawrence M. Clark Center In 2009, a group of interested and highly motivated citizens of Danville and Pittsylvania County began a conversation to create an African-American Museum and Cultural Center. Recently, the project began to take shape and has been named. The center will be called the Lawrence M. Clark Center for AfricanAmerican Culture and Learning, fondly referred to as The Clark Center. The Clark Center will be a place for educational programming and exhibits to preserve and promote the history and life of African Americans in our communities.

The mission of The Clark Center is to serve the community as a place for exploration and celebration; to recognize, promote, preserve, and exhibit the rich cultural contributions of Africans and Americans of African descent to the Danville, Pittsylvania, and Caswell county areas.

The objectives of The Clark Center are to: • Develop innovative and thought provoking activities that will appeal to the broadest of audiences, • Build exhibits based on best practices and creativity, • Continually support life-long learning in our communities, and • Host lectures, concerts and festivals of cultural significance.

The Lawrence M. Clark Center for African-American Culture and Learning is named in honor of Dr. Lawrence Mozelle Clark, a well-respected historian, community leader and educator. He was a former Associate Provost and retired Professor of Mathematics education at North Carolina State University. A native of Danville, Virginia he was instrumental as an advocate for issues relating to race and diversity during his 20 year tenure at the university. He was a true trailblazer as he created the Chancellor’s African-American Community Advisory Council and helped found the African-American Cultural Center at NC State. NC State’s Annual L.M. Clark Lecture is named in his honor. This humble leader continues to impact the lives of the local citizenry and individuals by sharing his large personal collection of African and African-American artifacts.

To get involved in The Clark Center project contact Bethann James at 434.429.4934, visit Clark-Center.com, or check out the center on Facebook.

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The Main Street structure called the Masonic Temple is the third building by that name to occupy the site. The first, erected in 1851, met its demise in 1901 for a more modern facility, which in turn, succumbed to an accidental fire in 1920, but found rebirth with its current structure.

Fun Facts William Byrd II surveyed the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina in 1728, naming the Dan River and describing the area as “a land of Eden.”

A friend of Byrd’s, William Wynne, settled on the south bank of the river in the 1740s and established a ferry at its rocky shallows. The settlement became known as Wynne’s Falls.

Pittsylvania County was formed in 1767 from Halifax County to the east.

Pittsylvania is the largest county in Virginia with an area of 986 square miles.

George Washington crossed the Dan River when returning home from his 1791 Southern tour at Dix’s Ferry near the present-day Danville Regional Airport.

The outcry of farmers having to transport their tobacco crops to Richmond and Petersburg persuaded the State Legislature in 1793 to establish a tobacco inspection station at Wynne’s Falls and rename the settlement Danville.

Danville was incorporated as a town in 1833 and elected its first councilmen.

Danville’s first cotton mill began operation in 1822 using the waterpower of the Dan River.

The French engineer, Claudius Crozet, designed and constructed the road to Franklin County in 1839, calling it the Franklin Turnpike. Within a decade other roads were built north and east to Lynchburg and Halifax, west into Henry County, and then south to Salisbury and Yanceyville in North Carolina.

When Danville’s only bridge over the Dan River washed away in an 1850 flood, William T. Sutherlin quickly built a covered toll bridge in its place thus saving the town from economic ruin.

Before the Civil War, Thomas Neal, a tobacco warehouse owner, developed a method of selling loose leaves of tobacco so buyers could inspect the product before its purchase. The process was adopted nationwide and became known as the “Danville System.”

A large hospital complex was built in Danville by the Confederate government just two blocks from the railroad. Since a large prison compound composed of six tobacco warehouses in the downtown area held more than 7,000 Union prisoners, the doctors and nurses attended to the needs of sick and wounded soldiers of both armies.

Almost 1,300 Federal prisoners died in Danville during the Civil War. They were buried in what would become the Danville National Cemetery in 1867.

More than 700 Confederate soldiers died in the local hospitals with their burial locations unknown to this day.

Three weeks following General Lee’s surrender, 16,000 Federal troops occupied and held Danville under martial law for more than two months.

The Union commander, General Horatio Wright set up his headquarters tent across the street from William T. Sutherlin’s Main Street mansion.

Danville prospered as an economic beneficiary of the Civil War. Within twenty years property values soared with a thriving tobacco and textile industry.

In 1882, six local men formed Riverside Cotton Mills tapping the water power offered by the Dan River and the town’s prosperity boomed as the population swelled.

Soon after the Civil War, the Town of Danville hired City Engineer Charles A. Ballou, a former Confederate captain, who initiated the construction of a gas plant for street lighting, installed a modern sewage and water system, and in 1886, was instrumental in the town becoming the first municipally-owned provider of electrical power in the Nation.

Sutherlin’s 1850 bridge would be replaced thirty-seven years later by a modern iron structure which would succumb to fire in June 1927. A popular national cartoon of the era, “Ripley’s Believe It or Not,” reported, “An iron bridge burned with fire stations at both ends in Danville, Virginia.”

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A new town was born on the opposite side of the Dan River in 1877 with North Danville being incorporated. James M. Walker, the first mayor, had been the mayor of Danville during the Civil War. The adolescent town changed its name to Neapolis two years before being annexed by Danville in 1896.

Danville installed its first telephone in 1883 just 7 years after the instrument’s invention. In less than a year there were 75 subscribers. A Richmonder, Henry Oscar Eanes, became the first manager of the company and held that position for 47 consecutive years.

A former Confederate cavalryman, Harry Wooding, became mayor of Danville in 1892 and was continuously elected to that position until his death in 1938. His forty-six year tenure set a national record not broken until 1993. His granite likeness stands today in front of the Municipal Building on Patton Street.

The March 3, 1911 edition of the Danville Bee carried the astounding news of the arrest of Danville’s Chief of Police R. E. Morris. Morris was actually Thomas Edgar Stripling, convicted 14 years earlier in Georgia for murder. Escaping jail, he worked his way north holding different jobs until reaching Danville where he joined the police force and became chief 4 years later. Escorted by officials back to Georgia, Stripling served out his sentence and died there in a nursing home in 1961 at the age of 96 years.

The area’s first radio station went on the air, May 15, 1930, announcing Danville’s prosperity with its call letters, WBTM, “The World’s Best Tobacco Market” and “The World’s Biggest Textile Mill.”

The bright red neon sign that adorned the roof of Dan River Mills’ Number Eight facility for 62 years cost $22,602 when erected in 1948. The large sign proclaimed Danville to the world as the “Home of Dan River Fabrics” and served as a beacon for many weary travelers returning home.

Not since the Civil War had Danville been occupied by an enemy force until November 1959 when elements of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division invaded the city, threw the community leaders into a stockade and placed the city under martial law. The mock invasion was hailed as a success by the U.S. Army which televised the event and aired it nationwide on its weekly show, “The Big Picture.”

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Danville and Pittsylvania County are focused on educating our young people. To that end, our area has a great selection of schools. Our public schools are excellent and offer many different options when it comes to educating your children. In fact, one of our high schools has consistently been named one of both Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report’s Top Schools in the Nation. But, we also offer one of the most unique set of private school choices in the United States. From nationally known all-female Chatham administrators, and staff whose hard work, dedication, and genuine concern make a difference.

Hall and one of the most wellrespected military schools in the world in Hargrave Military Academy to our exceptional faith-based and secular based

We are fortunate to have strong

private schools, our region is

community support. Caring and

truly the hub of education.

kindness are characteristics of our community that always provides

Danville Public Schools

Educators Making a Difference

BY SUE DAVIS

additional support from school supplies to clothing when needed.

of the importance of education, the availability of new employment

Our school division is committed to

opportunities, and the drug-free

student learning and achievement

requirements to qualify for and to

through a wide range of academics,

succeed in these jobs.

arts, and athletics. We maintain a consistent level of support for student

Collectively, the Danville Public

programs in all three areas.

Schools know how to get a tough job done, and we have the talent,

With an unwavering focus on student

Education impacts all other aspects

expertise, and work ethic to exceed

achievement, the Danville Public

of our community. Our mission in this

our own and this community’s

School system has continued to

endeavor is to raise this community’s

expectations.

move forward, as our commitment

level of expectation for our students

to students is as strong as ever. The

and young people—one citizen

Together, we will continue to make

reasons for the continued success of

at a time. Every single person in

a positive difference in the city of

our school division are the teachers,

Danville must become more aware

Danville.

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Danville City Public Schools Being a Teacher in the Danville Public School System

and experience the educational

is a quote that has guided me. When

styles and twenty-first century learning

I see a new group of students walk

objectives of our state’s two largest

through our doors at Galileo Magnet

school systems. My experiences have

High School, ready to acquire the

greatly influenced my view of the

tools they need to be successful and

world and my views of education on

move forward towards their futures

all levels. The students and families

I am reminded of why I became a

with whom I have worked, their

teacher — to create a brighter future.

stories, and life experiences have certainly enhanced my desire to

Teaching in Danville has been a joy

move forward as an educator. More

for me. I have been able to reach

importantly, these acquaintances

out to the best and brightest and to

have inspired me to face each day

those who could be just that if they

with the personal goal of helping to

would only see themselves there.

prepare Danville’s next generation

From studying the past in women in

of “explorers.” Perhaps they too

literature to making original works

As a native of Danville, Virginia, and

will venture forward and return

of art in computer art and creating

a proud product of Danville Public

with contributions that will add to

professional publications in journalism

Schools, it is an honor to return to my

the growth and prosperity of our

and digital photography, I have seen

hometown as a member of our public

communities and to the city that we

students really find themselves when

school instructional team, after nearly

call home.

given the chance to plot their own

Pay it Forward

BY ALTINA GUNN SUBER FIRST GRADE TEACHER SCHOOLFIELD ELEMENTARY

eighteen years away.

path and follow it. Through this, they Being a teacher in Danville is a “pay it

discover what they can do with a little

Higher education and previous

forward” experience as I continue the

guidance and patience.

employment opportunities have

cycle of preparing our children and

allowed me to take the lessons

our city for greatness.

learned from this very school district to “explore” beyond our fair city. From the college town of Charlottesville, Virginia to our Nation’s Capital to the Eastern Shores of Virginia Beach, I have had the privilege of studying and working with some of the greatest educators to call Virginia their home and Virginia’s children their “babies.”

I have also had opportunities to study

Still, it is like Abraham Lincoln said, “The best thing about the future is that

The Future

it comes only one day at a time.” As

BY LEIGH WALKER, YEARBOOK ADVISOR GALILEO MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL

our lessons one day at a time. It is

Inventor Charles F. Kettering once said, “My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” Being a teacher, this

teachers we sometimes have to take when we take our time and show our students we are passionate about the material and invested in their futures that students also become passionate and that will stick with them forever.

Supporting Music

BY DEMOND MCNAIR, BAND DIRECTOR WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Teaching can be challenging, but I have found it to be a rewarding experience here in Danville. I’ve taught in the Danville Public School system for thirteen years. During that time, I have found it to be a gratifying experience, because of having local supportative community resources Continued to page 138.

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the future of education Danville City Public Schools

after school practice or concert. I am

I have also discovered that our School

fortunate to have excellent faculty

Board Office has been very supportive

and staff who are very supportive of

of the fine arts in the Danville area.

such as parents, colleagues, admini-

the band program. They are always

They help provide us with funds for our

stration, and the school board office.

willing to help with concerts, or

rental program and help with funding

practice time after school.

for Concert Assessment. Through their

Continued from page 135.

Danville is a small, close knit

support, students gain an opportunity

community. As the Band Director

Danville Public Schools provide

to study music and participate in

of Westwood Middle School, I have

support for all students that wish

regional band activities including

discovered that the support of

to play a musical instrument. One

Concert Assessment and All District

students’ parents, administration, and

resource to help our students is a

Band.

colleagues is important. During my

school indigent instrumental rental

time as band director at Westwood,

program, which offers instruments for

I am grateful for their support and

I have experienced phenomenal

the nominal cost of $20.00 per year.

through hard work we will be able

parental support. My students work

This includes all instruments except

to correlate the arts and academics

hard throughout the school year to

percussion and saxophones. Any

closer to elevate our students. Our

prepare for concerts, district auditions,

student who qualifies for this program

students are the reason that everyone

and Concert Assessment. To prepare

is given an instrument for one school

pulls together. Support, dedication,

for these performances, my students

year. I have found this program to be

hard work, and perseverance will

and their parents are always willing

helpful for the families of my students,

allow our students to be successful in

to make the sacrifice to provide

which in turn, helps to build my

all of their endeavors.

transportation for their child to any

program.

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Pittsylvania County Public Schools

BY JAMES MCDANIEL, SUPERINTENDENT

Have you seen the movie Secretariat?

had fifteen out of eighteen schools

question: “What holds you back from

to make AYP. This year only seven

achievement?” He writes of twenty

out of eighteen attained this goal.

bad habits leaders (individuals and

Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote that,

organizations) possess. One of the

“The ultimate measure of a man is

bad habits Goldsmith mentions in his

not where he stands in moments of

book is “clinging to the past!”

comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and

Victorious individuals do not focus

controversy!”

on the past; instead, they face the challenges of today and tomorrow.

It is an inspiring, true story about how faith, perseverance, and

Our mission is to educate and

Victorious individuals feel the

determination allow us to achieve the

nurture students to be successful and

alternative to winning is totally

impossible. In the movie, Housewife

productive citizens. As we began

unacceptable, so they figure out what

and mother, Penny Chenery, against

this school year, we talked of high

must be done to achieve the victory,

all odds and with the help of veteran

expectations and lofty standards

and then go after it with everything

trainer, Lucien Lourin, manages to

of excellence. Our vision is to be

at their disposal. The challenge for

navigate through a male-dominated

recognized as having an innovative,

PCS will be how we move forward in

business to win the first Triple Crown in

challenging, and exemplary school

the future as an organization to meet

twenty-five years.

system. To accomplish these goals will

the rigorous requirements of No Child

be quite a challenge. Where do we

Left Behind (NCLB). Albert Einstein

start?

says, “In the middle of difficulty lies

Pittsylvania County Schools (PCS)

opportunity.”

is faced with a particularly tough challenge. Adequate Yearly Progress

Executive Leadership Coach, Marshall

(AYP) has become increasingly

Goldsmith’s book, What Got You

I am confident that the leaders and

more difficult to attain. In 2009, PCS

Here Won’t Get You There, asks the

followers of PCS are going to rise up

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to meet the challenge of NCLB and AYP! How? By applying five simple principles to our plan of action!

Private Education Options

Principle #1: The plan is progress … not perfection.

Principle #2: The past is over …

forget it!

Principle #3: The secret is a determined attitude … maintain it!

Principle #4: The future holds out hope … reach for it!

Principle #5: The need is keeping a high standard … together!

So many times we fall short of fulfilling our potential because of the limitations we place on ourselves.

The best leaders and followers race beyond their comfort zones and challenge themselves to overcome the obstacles that stand in their way. If we are to improve as an organization, then we must be willing to improve as individuals. We must seek out those defining moments that accelerate our growth and maturity.

Former Boston Celtics great Bill Russell’s words resonate with application when he said, “The game (NCLB - No Child Left Behind) is scheduled, we have to play it (SOL – Standards of Learning) – we might as well win (meeting AYP – Adequate Yearly Progress).”

Carlisle School Carlisle School was established in 1969 in Martinsville, Virginia. Area business leaders and educators were interested in providing a community-based school which combined superior academics with high personal standards.

Carlisle embraces the philosophy of offering a rigorous college-preparatory program and encouraging intellectual discipline and creativity, while also fostering the development of character and individual responsibility.

We are proud to be an IB World School encouraging global studies and awareness. Our children are prepared for the International Baccalaureate, a prestigious degree recognized around the world, beginning in the primary and middle school years. IB students become successful leaders in their communities and worldwide.

The school opened its doors for 81 students in grades 1 through 7. Today, Carlisle continues to provide a first class education to over 568 students in pre-school through grade 12. We have expanded to three campuses located in Martinsville, Danville, and Chatham. Our boarding school hosts students from Nigeria, Korea, Japan, Australia, China, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Carlisle School has since maintained its accreditation by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and is recognized by the Virginia Board of Education as an accredited school through the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE).

The entire Pittsylvania County school system is dedicated to winning by educating our children to the very best of our abilities. We will not accept anything less.

For more information visit pcs.k12.va.us.

Chatham Hall Located in Chatham, Virginia, Chatham Hall’s mission is to prepare girls for college and productive, fulfilled lives. As a community of honor and trust, Chatham Hall values its Episcopal heritage and welcomes students from diverse backgrounds. With a rigorous educational program that encourages intellectual growth, creative development, and personal responsibility Chatham Hall is helping to create our leaders of tomorrow.

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The most important teacher your child has is you We are here to help The first 5 years of life represent the single greatest chance we have to impact a child’s future.

We want to make sure the children of Danville and Pittsylvania County have the brightest future possible.

Being a new parent or a parent in a new community can be challenging. How do I choose a child care provider? What can I do to make sure my child is ready for school? What should my child know?

133 Robertson Avenue Danville VA, 24541 434.797.8887 www.SmartBeginningsDP.org www.facebook.com/SmartBeginningsDP

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Let us help you find the answers to your questions. Smart Beginnings Danville Pittsylvania is working to ensure every child in Danville and Pittsylvania County is ready for school and ready for life.

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Chatham Hall Continued from page 141.

Opened in 1894 by the Reverend C. Orlando Pruden, Chatham Hall began educating the young women of Southern Virginia and neighboring North Carolina. From the outset the school provided an exacting academic program designed to equip girls for the challenges of the future. Chatham Hall has a reputable tradition of encouraging girls to extraordinary accomplishment.

Esteemed graduate Georgia O’Keefe went on to become one of the preeminent American artists of the 20th century.

For more information on Chatham Hall please visit www.chathamhall.org or call 434-434-2941.

enrollment. Our goals are to pursue academic excellence, build responsible citizens, and celebrate the gifts and talents of each child.

“We are not here to indoctrinate children. We respect, learn about, and embrace diverse religious beliefs and practices.

Epiphany Episcopal School Danville’s Epiphany Episcopal School was founded in 2008 and currently offers grades Pre-K through 8. Regarding the school’s rapid growth, Suzanne Miller, Dean of the school says, “the small class sizes; a safe, enriching environment; relatively low tuition; a focus on languages, Latin, Spanish, German, French, and Chinese, and innovative Singapore math curriculum all contribute to growing

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The vision for the establishment of the school was that of The Reverend Samuel S. ColleyToothaker who serves as its Headmaster as well as Rector at The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany. EES is an outreach mission of Epiphany Church which was founded by Dr. George Washington Dame in 1840.

Epiphany Episcopal School is located at 115 Jefferson Avenue, in Danville’s Historic District, and online at www.epiphanydanville.org.

Faith Christian Academy Faith Christian Academy in Hurt, Va. provides a biblically integrated curriculum for preschool to 12th grade students. The nondenominational school partners with parents and the church to raise and train students in a Christcentered environment.

Found in 1989, the school offers preschool for three-and four-yearolds. The elementary school uses phonics to teach reading and writing skills. Elementary students also excel in math, history, science, and spelling.

Middle and high school teachers use state-of-the-art technology to engage students with Powerpoint, virtual field trips, video clips, and other online media. Faith Christian has computer labs in the elementary and secondary buildings.

Senior high students are encouraged to take dual-enrollment courses through Central Virginia Community College, allowing them to receive college credits and meet high school requirements.

Students attending Faith Christian for 9th-12th grades receive a 75-percent tuition discount to Liberty University.

Middle and high school students participate in community service projects. The school offers competitive athletics at middle school and varsity levels.

Faith Christian’s most important feature is the Christian faculty’s commitment to teach students about the Lord through daily Bible classes. Faith Christian provides a warm and caring Christian environment for students to learn and grow.

Address: 361 Main St./P.O. Box 670, Hurt, Va. 24563. Phone: 434.324.8276 Website: www.fcavirginia.com.

basic notion enables young men to maximize their potential to the fullest.

A Hargrave student is held to a much higher standard.

Hargrave Military Academy Hargrave Military Academy is the premier military school.

The Military Academy is a college preparatory secondary boys’ military boarding school for grades seven through twelve and one post graduate year that embraces Christian values. Hargrave provides a safe learning environment. The daily structure of the Academy bestows a level of accountability and responsibility that is not present in most secondary schools. This

Sacred Heart School

Hargrave’s program equips students with the tools needed to excel in the classroom. It also positions students for college acceptance, and further success in their higher education endeavors. Over the last nine years, Hargrave boasts an astonishing 99 percent college acceptance rate.

Recent studies show an 83 percent college retention rate for graduates of Hargrave.

For over 100 years, Hargrave Military Academy has been a leader in the developing young men into being the best they can be.

For more information, please visit www.hargrave.edu or call 434.432.2481.

spectrum including art, music, technology, Spanish, and guidance.

Additionally, small classes, averaging 15 per class, taught by fully-certified teachers benefit from the PLATO Math Program through the Institute of Advanced Learning and Research, in-house special artist programs and off-grounds field trips, instructional strategies that meet the needs of all students (differentiated instruction), and virtual learning opportunities in state-of-the-art computer labs.

Sacred Heart School, the oldest non-public school in Danville, has produced top students in the area for over 57 years. Its status as the only non-public Danville-based school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Rating: Exemplary), along with its designation as a 2006 NCLB Blue Ribbon School is not surprising when one realizes the breadth of the school’s mission.

All students in pre-school through grade nine are active members in the Mustard Seed Program which connects the school to local community agencies in need of support. Recent enhancements to the curriculum include the “Meet the Masters” art program, the addition of individualized foreign language instruction for every student, and the completion of a renovated state-ofthe-art library.

A challenging program that has withstood the test of time continues to offer a traditional core curriculum enhanced by a full enrichment

To learn more about Sacred Heart School, “Where Tradition Inspires Tomorrow,” please visit us online at www.sheartschool.com.

Westover Christian Academy Westover Christian Academy recognizes that one of the most important decisions parents make is where to send their children to school. In partnership with the home and church, Westover serves hundreds of families from Danville and five surrounding counties each year and strives to provide a safe and secure environment that reinforces the values that are important at home. From the challenging academic program to the extra-curricular activities, WCA offers a program of instruction for preschool through twelfth grade where the development of mind and body is integrated with spiritual and character formation. Westover is fully accredited

by ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) and is recognized as an accredited school by the Virginia Council for Private Education. The school was founded in 1977 and has a total enrollment of 440 with an average class size of 18.

Preschool (K3 and K4): The preschool curriculum is based on the understanding that children are active learners. Through large and small group activities, students develop phonics, language, math, and fine and gross motor skills while learning a variety of concepts.

Elementary (K-6): The focus in the elementary grades is to provide a strong foundation for the students by emphasizing basic skills. Reading, phonics, writing, math, science, social studies, and Bible are core components of our elementary program.

Secondary (7-12): The rigorous college preparatory curriculum in junior and senior high school prepares students for success in college and beyond. A wide range of athletics, fine arts, and student activities enables students to develop their individual talents and abilities.

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Tutoring, Supplemental & Early Childhood Education

The Tabernacle Learning Center of Danville The Tabernacle Learning Center of Danville is an extension of the ministry of The Tabernacle where

Sylvan Learning Center

we endeavor to follow the biblical principle found in Deuteronomy 6:6-

Sylvan Learning Center has been a

Sylvan helps students of all needs –

7. The principle is “My children and

part of the education landscape in

catch up, keep up, and get ahead

grandchildren belong to God, and

the Danville-Pittsylvania community

– and they serve students from pre-K

it is my responsibility to teach them

since 2001. The local learning center

to twelfth grade. Adults even utilize

scriptural principles, godly character,

has served over 1,000 families from the

the Sylvan Advantage to help them

and basic convictions.”

entire region to meet their education

advance in their career goals.

To that end, the Tabernacle Learning

needs. When local students gain confidence and skills they need at

Sylvan’s programs – Beginning

Center (TLC) is a K-3 through K-5

Sylvan, they develop what they need

Reading, Academic Reading,

preschool that has loving teachers

for success in school and in life.

Advanced Reading Skills, Math

who communicate both spiritual

Essentials, Sylvan Advanced Math

and educational, age appropriate

Sylvan Learning is an education

(Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra

activities while utilizing the A Beka

resource for local families when their

2), Academic Writing, Study Skills, SAT

curriculum. The Tabernacle Learning

child needs extra skill development

and ACT Prep for college admissions

Center has two-day, three-day, or

and support for their classroom and

tests, College Prep Writing and

five-day programs with comfortable

academic performance. Whether a

Homework Support for the traditional

student-teacher ratios, modern and

student is in the local public schools,

tutoring approach - are available

clean facilities, in a safe and secure

private schools, or homeschooled,

in the center at the convenient

environment. The preschool programs

Sylvan is the preferred choice for

Coleman Marketplace location,

are also cost effective and designed

the extra help a family needs to

across from Home Depot, or online,

to prepare your child for their

accomplish academic goals.

or even in your home. Call Sylvan

future educational goals. For more

to learn how they can help you help

information, please contact Carolyn

your student.

Burdette at 434.822.6100, extension 11.

so reading, writing and arithmetic

For more information, please visit

“Teaching right living: That the child

are the skills students develop in the

www.sylvandanville.com or call

of God may be mature, completely

individualized learning programs.

434.799.6900.

equipped for a purposeful life.”

The three ‘R’s’ are the foundation of Sylvan’s success with students,

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Carlisle School discover the difference

College preparatory Day and Boarding school, preschool through Grade 12 Vais and saCs accredited academic Highlights • 100% four-year college acceptance rate since 1974 • IB Diploma Program (grades 11 - 12) has a 97% exam pass rate since 1991 • IB Middle Years Program (grades 6 - 10) • IB Primary Years Program (preschool - 5) • AP/Honors Classes • Extensive dual enrollment with Patrick Henry Community College thriving performing arts • Music and drama stage performances begin in preschool and lower division.

• Middle and upper divisions participate in jazz band, choir, drama, dance, and creative movement classes and performances.

Competitive athletic program • Recent State Championships in Boys and Girls Basketball, Field Hockey, and Golf • 20 varsity and JV sports teams

CaMpus LoCations Martinsville Campus preschool - grade 12

Danville Campus preschool - grade 2

Chatham Campus preschool - grade 6

300 Carlisle Rd. Axton, VA 24054

179 Piney Forest Rd. Danville, VA 24540

956 Woodlawn Academy Rd. Chatham, VA 24531

(276) 632-7288

(434) 799-1750

(434) 432-9244

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College Education Options

aerospace management (at its Quantico campus) and master’s degrees in business administration and education. Classes are offered at night and on the weekend to better fit a working adult’s schedule. The program is available statewide, with satellite

Averett University

locations in the Richmond and

Preparing Students for Big Dreams and Bold Futures

Tidewater regions.

While the University’s main focus is to educate its students and prepare

Since it was founded in 1859 as

for innovative programs and has risen

them for their futures, it realizes the

a place for women to obtain an

to meet those needs. The University

importance of participating in the

education, Averett University has

boasts degree programs in equestrian

local community and reaching out to

continued to educate and support

studies, aeronautics, and athletic

the region as well. Averett makes sure

young men and women from around

training.

its students participate in community

the world — men and women

service projects throughout the year,

who will become leaders in the

In the 1980s, the University saw a need

with students working with such

Commonwealth, their home states

for educating working adults and

organizations as Habitat for Humanity,

and in a global community.

created what is now its Graduate and

Big Brothers Big Sisters, God’s

Professional Studies (GPS) Program.

Storehouse, Boys and Girls Club, and

Over the last 150 plus years, the

The GPS Program offers bachelor’s

Special Olympics.

University has recognized the need

degrees in business administration and

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the future of education Averett is one of the area’s leaders in providing cultural opportunities for the region. Every year, the University hosts an arts series for its students and the surrounding community. The series features a variety of performances, lectures, and theatre productions.

Past performances and lecturers have included author Sharyn McCrumb; pianist Elyane Laussade; American Shakespeare Center; Richmond Ballet; the Averett Singers; student art shows.

“We believe it’s very important to introduce our students and the community at large to cultural arts,” said Averett Professor Richard Breen.

“Our arts series represents a wide variety of events including authors, astronauts, theatre, Tuskegee Airmen and musicians of all sorts.”

Averett’s Theatre Department began offering a Theatre for Youth Series in 1994 to introduce live theatre to the

the Musical” have been performed

performed “Streetcar Named Desire”

community’s children. More than 15

for area school children. The theatre

and “Comedy of Errors.”

productions, including “Nick Tickle,

department, which performs three

Fairy Tale Detective” and “Seussical

to four shows every year, has also

In addition, the University boasts 13 NCAA Division III athletic teams. The

Averett at a glance:

Cougars compete in the USA South Conference. Several of the teams regularly compete in NCAA tourna-

lower costs by nearly 40

ment competitions. The men’s golf

arts, coeducational, residential

percent on average; making an

team won the NCAA Championship

four-year university

investment in this small, private

in 2003. The home base for Averett

university comparable to that of

athletics is the University’s North

a large state school

Campus. Here our athletes compete

• Fully accredited, private, liberal

• 900 undergraduates from 30 states and 15 countries; adult learners 1,800 • Faculty: more than 75 percent

• Alumni: more than 20,000 alumni who encompass 34 countries

have a doctorate or other

and 30 states; 3,800 live in the

terminal degree; nearly 50

Dan River Region

percent have taught at Averett for more than 15 years • Academics: 30+ majors, minors and special programs

• Averett has been recognized in

Stuart James Grant Athletic Center.

While Averett has changed with the times we have also retained those

the Top 15 percent of all Military

distinctive features that have long

Friendly schools nationally for the

been characteristic of a quality

efforts it makes to help active

Averett education.

• Student-faculty ratio: 14 to 1

duty military and veterans and

• Average class size: 13

their dependents pursue an

• Value: financial aid packages

education.

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at the Cougar Den and at the E.

For more information about the University visit its web site at www.averett.edu.

Danville Community College

A Commitment to the Future of Nursing

This is an exciting time to be enrolled at Danville Community College, one of 23 institutions in the Virginia Community College System. DCC offers more than 60 high quality programs for virtually every student who has the ability to benefit. You may select either programs of study for transfer to a four-year college or university, or a full range of occupational-technical degree, diploma, or certificate programs.

With careers in health science in high

over five years to Averett to fund 36

demand, Danville Regional Medical

scholarships for registered nurses at

Center has partnered with Danville

DRMC who choose to pursue a bachelor

Community College and Averett

of science degree in nursing. These

University to enhance the area

added scholarships allow registered

nursing program. Deaton says, “The

nurses the opportunity to further their

Virginia Health Reform Commission

education, in turn strengthening the

has projected a shortage of nearly

numbers of registered nurses with

23,000 nurses by the year 2020.” DRMC

bachelor degrees in the Dan River

and its parent corporation, LifePoint

Region.

Hospitals® are investing in the future Students can also pursue specialized

of registered nurses in Danville and

Averett University President, Tiffany

workforce services at DCC’s Regional

Pittsylvania County by pledging more

Franks says, “We are proud to work

Center for Advanced Technology

than 1 million dollars in scholarships to

in partnership with DRMC and DCC

and Training (RCATT). Located on

Danville Community College (DCC)

to give current and aspiring nurses a

Slayton Avenue in the Cyber Park,

and Averett University over the next

pathway for career

RCATT houses equipment and labs for

five years. “We believe this will help to

advancement.”

polymer processing, rapid prototyping,

ease the shortfall; more importantly,

nanotechnology, industrial mainten-

we believe these scholarships will

ance, and wood science. In fact, DCC

improve the quality of life and health

is one of the few schools with an active

throughout our region,” Deaton

polymer training program.

continues.

Classes are offered on DCC’s main

In 2011, DRMC pledged $500,000 to

campus and at off-campus locations in the City of Danville, Halifax County, and Pittsylvania County. In order to meet flexible scheduling needs, DCC offers an array of distance learning courses where you choose the time and place of study. E-Commerce (a specialization in Marketing) is the first Associate of Applied Science Degree program to be offered completely via distance learning, with classes scheduled via the internet.

DCC which will provide a total of 60 nursing scholarships over the next five years.

In 2013, DRMC presented Danville Community College with a 100,000 dollar check, the first of five installments, to establish more nursing scholarships. The scholarships help to alleviate the stress of paying for a degree and allow students to focus

DCC is affordable. You can get a

on education.

quality education right here at home for less than $2,500 per year as a full-

In 2011, DRMC and

time student taking 12 credits over two

LifePoint pledged

semesters. If finances are a problem,

$500,000 over three years

DCC offers an extensive financial

to Averett to help establish a

aid program that includes grants,

nursing program. In 2013, DRMC

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and LifePoint promised $260,000

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the future of education

Danville Community College

will ensure the transfer of classes.

Continued from page 153.

Science Technology and Nanotechnology courses. Students looking to

scholarships, loans, and work study

DCC has quality occupational

opportunities.

technology programs. Many of these

obtain job skills quickly will be interested in our short-term career studies

programs are in high demand fields

training programs that last several

When you attend DCC, you become

with excellent starting salaries. These

weeks to one year of full-time study.

part of an institution where the

certificate, diploma or associate

faculty and staff celebrate student

degree programs can be completed

Allied health programs are available

achievement and success. As

in just one or two years of full-time

and are taught in the new, state-of-

an Achieving the Dream Leader

study: Accounting, Administration

the-art Foundation Hall. Associate

College, DCC is addressing the many

of Justice, Administrative Support

degree programs offered include

barriers to success for students. The

Technology, Air Conditioning &

Health Science (with a specialization in

College is committed to closing

Refrigeration, Auto Body, Automotive

practical nursing), Registered Nursing,

achievement gaps and emphasizing

Analysis & Repair, Building Trades

Dental Hygiene (in cooperation with

the use of data to drive change.

Technology, Business Management,

Virginia Western Community College),

A new Developmental Education

Computer-Aided Drafting & Design,

Medical Laboratory Technology,

Initiative (with funding from the Gates

Early Childhood Education, Electrical/

and Respiratory Therapy (both in

Foundation) offers innovative ways for

Electronics Engineering Technology,

cooperation with J. Sargeant Reynolds

students to update skills through math,

General Engineering Technology,

Community College). DCC continues

English, and reading refresher courses.

Graphic Imaging Technology, Industrial

to offer the one-year certificate in

Maintenance, Information Systems

practical nursing and career studies

While many students attend DCC to

Technology, Maintenance Mechanics,

certificates in nurse aide, dental

expand their job skills, or learn new

Marketing, Office Information

assisting, phlebotomy, emergency

ones to get a job, there are others

Processing, Precision Machining

medical services, gerontology,

who attend DCC to complete the

Technology and Welding.

medical coding, medical terminology,

first two years of a baccalaureate

medical transcription, and pharmacy

education. These students then transfer

The College has introduced the Techni-

to a four-year college or university.

cal Studies Associate in Applied Science

DCC offers four transfer programs

Degree program with options in

of study: Business Administration,

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

Engineering, Liberal Arts, and Science.

Technology, Fire Science, Industrial

DCC counselors are available to help

Maintenance Technician, Polymer

students map out a plan of study that

Manufacturing Technology, Wood

technician.

For more information about DCC, or to schedule a campus visit, contact the College at 434.797.2222, or toll free at 800.560.4291, or email info@dcc.vccs.edu.

You can also visit the DCC website: www. dcc.vccs.edu, or connect with us online via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or YouTube.

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For

Adult Education

many people, finishing high

It’s Never Too Late to Learn

school wasn’t an option. Life got in the

Danville Public Schools Adult & Career Education

way and high school fell to the bottom of the priority list.

But as we get older, we all realize the importance of education. The Danville Public Schools offer a wide range of

Education

offerings designed to prepare adults,

Center to get started.

BY ANDREW SCOTT BROOKS

18 & older, to move forward in their lives to job training, post secondary

GED CERTIFICATE: The GED Test has five

areas (reading, math, writing),

education, and employment.

parts: Writing, Reading, Math, Science,

computerized study, and self-paced

& Social Studies. Adults may take

study guided by a teacher. Tests

Few job training programs or jobs

one test at a time or schedule the full

are repeated regularly; students are

are available without a high school

test at one time. The Adult & Career

invited to take official GED® Tests

credential. Adult High School

Education offers assessment, GED

when they are ready.

Diplomas and GED Certificates

preparation classes, and GED testing:

GED® TESTING: Cost: $58 ($10 to

are accepted by regional training institutions and area businesses. These

ASSESSMENT (FREE): Held Fridays,

repeat a test); Adults may opt to

are more than “pieces of paper” and

from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. or by

register and take the test. They must

show that you can finish something.

appointment. Adults take a reading

have a valid picture ID with an address

They are the gateway to your future.

and math assessment to determine

AND payment (cash or money order)

what they remember and what they

to register. Adults scoring 450 or

Earning A High School Credential

need to work on. Those who score

higher on the practice test will only be

well will be given the Official GED®

required to pay the $8 first time tester

Practice Test. Adults needing study will

fee; the $10 test fee/test will be waived

ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA: For

talk with a teacher about class options

on any practice test on which adults

students who left school needing five

and be assigned classes. Adults

score 450 or higher. Testers may take

or less high school credits. All classes

scoring 450 or higher on one or more of

each test no more than 3 times from

are web-based offerings that must be

the Official GED® Practice Tests will be

January – December.

taken on the Adult & Career Center

invited to take those tests at no cost.

campus. Cost per class: $45.00

In addition to High School Credentials,

GED® PREP CLASSES (FREE): Mondays –

the program offers several programs

Adults should bring a certified high

Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Class

school transcript to the Adult & Career

options include leveled class in test

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Continued to page 158.

EARN YOUR DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND RIGHT HERE IN DANVILLE. Our Weekend College program at Danville Community College works with your busy personal and professional life. And your budget.

Attend class Friday evenings and Saturdays at DCC. Enjoy classes with real-world applications.

Take one highly- concentrated course at a time.

And pay just $430 per semester hour.

New cohorts start each August.

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the future of education Adult Education Continued from page 156. that can be instrumental in getting yourself ready to work.

BRUSH-UP CLASSES: Instruction in reading and math for high school graduates who need to brush-up or improve their skills to enter the workforce or training.

ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL): Instruction in survival English and civics. Classes

Preparing the Next Leaders Upward Bound

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

- Henry Kissinger “To enable opportunities in

build positive relationships with peers

education among low-income, first

and teachers to further advance

generation students facing adversity

in their educational experiences.

and disadvantaged circumstances

Teachers are hired from the Danville/

in hopes of overcoming their

Pittsylvania County Public Schools

challenges for access to higher

to facilitate academic support in

education” - Robin M. Dabney, EdS.

core areas. While 9th – 12th grade students experience a summer

Upward Bound Programs are

residential component, graduating

9 – 11 a.m. and 6 – 8 p.m. No Cost.

federally funded programs designed

high school seniors are enrolled in a

to assist high school students

Summer Bridge/Work-Study Program

BEGINNING COMPUTER CLASS:

prepare and attend college

offered by DCC Upward Bound

Instruction in basic computer use.

immediately after high school

Program. Graduating seniors attend

Afternoon & night classes offered

graduation. Program services

Danville Community College (DCC)

two days per week, two hours per

include 2 main components;

during the summer term in support of

day for five weeks. Call for schedule.

Academic Year Component and

their upcoming college enrollment.

Registration Fee: $5.

a Summer Component. Academic

Participating students earn up to 6-

are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays,

year services structures academic

college credit hours that will transfer

CUSTOMER SERVICE CLASS: Learn

performance while increasing

to their attending college in the Fall.

strategies and techniques for good

proficiency levels in core subjects

Summer Bridge students also earn

customer service and working with

such as math (Algebra 1 – Pre-

money while attending DCC through

difficult customers. Afternoon & night

Calculus); Writing; Reading; Foreign

a Work-study program. Work-study

classes offered two days per week,

Language; Science as well as

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There Is No Place Like Home

BY TAMMY MOSER

Great Neighborhoods. Do you want to live where you can borrow a cup of sugar from your neighbor, walk your dog, where kids play in the sprinkler in the summer, and catch fire flies in the back yard? There are a great number of subdivisions throughout the city and county to choose from and one just right for your family. They offer homes in a variety of styles and age, with prices

The Dan River Region is a great place

starting well below $100,000.

to call home. It is a region that has managed to preserve its rich history

City Subdivisions. A short drive through

while simultaneously embracing the new

Forest Hills gives clear evidence to its

age of technology; a region with “big

name, as beautiful, aged trees and

city” conveniences and “small town”

shrubberies line the hilly streets and

ambience. It is a great place to build a

provide the backdrop for homes in

career, raise a family or retire. Consider

a wide array of architectural styles

yourself warned: Once you experience

including Tudor, Georgian, Colonial,

the heart of the Region, you may never

and Traditional. One of the City’s oldest

want to leave.

neighborhoods, Forest Hills is located off West Main, adjacent to Ballou Park,

Variety. If variety is the spice of life, then

Averett University, and a short walk to

the Dan River Region’s housing market is

Danville Regional Medical Center.

seasoned to perfection. Whatever your taste in housing, the Dan River Region

Other convenient subdivisions include

provides a host of choices: Millionaires’

Southwyck Farm, located on Danville’s

Row along Danville’s Main Street with

south side, a short distance from the

its beautiful homes of Victorian and

Virginia-North Carolina border. This

Edwardian architecture; a renovated loft

neighborhood offers homes built in

in the Tobacco Warehouse district with a

the seventies to the present. New

spectacular view of the Dan River, or a

construction opportunities are also

chalet overlooking a beautiful lake shore.

available.

It’s all here!

subdivision because of its convenience

Many newcomers like this

to the Danville Expressway. Adjacent Convenience. In the Dan River Region

to Southwyck Farms, Grove Park

you are only minutes away from

offers classy and affordable housing

everything! Whether you are headed

opportunities.

to work, the grocery store, school, your place of worship, to work, to a ball

The View at Country Club is an exciting

game, or the movies, your destination

new community in Danville. The View will

is only a “hop, skip, and jump” away.

feature a private clubhouse, manicured

Traffic jams and long commutes are non-

grounds, and up to 33 private homes

issues throughout the Region. Whenever

consisting of a pleasing mix of garden

you travel to, or from, the Dan River

homes and individual residences.

Region, Raleigh-Durham International

Some of the homes come complete

airport and Greensboro Regional airport

with a breathtaking “view” of the Dan

are only a short drive away.

River. Beccan Ridge is a beautiful city subdivision with a country feel. It offers

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exquisite homes and large lots, some with water views.

Windsor Heights. In this sprawling subdivision located on Danville’s West side you will find older homes build in the seventies and eighties, along with brand new construction located along the Dan River. Building lots are also available for sale. Birnam Woods, also located on Danville’s West side,

provides country

living in the city. Large wooded lots provide homeowners with privacy and seclusion. Two private lakes provide homeowners with fishing, boating, and swimming enjoyment.

Shadowwood subdivision located on Danville’s North side includes homes built in the eighties and nineties and has its own neighborhood pool. Robinwood located adjacent to Shadowwood provides newer homes in a lovely setting.

These neighborhoods combine a nice mix of two-story, Cape Cod, and ranch style homes.

County Subdivisions. Bridgewood located across from Tuscarora Country Club in the Mt. Hermon community offers upper-end priced homes only a few minutes from the City of Danville. Most of these homes are situated on large, beautiful lots at least an acre in size.

There are numerous additional subdivisions in the Mt. Hermon community, as this area of the county continues to grow, including, but not limited to, Laurel Woods, Tuscarora Farms, Fairfield Park, Chandler’s Pointe, Mt. Hermon Place, and Singletree. In the western part of the County you will find Westridge Farms, Sugartree Manor, and Whispering Pines, to name a few.

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rejuvenation of Downtown Danville.

elevator, free secure parking, and an on-

Shopping, restaurants, the Community

site fitness center. The 36,000 square foot

Market, the Riverwalk Trail, the Carrington

building was a former tobacco prizery

Continued from page 163.

Center, the Amtrak Station, and the

and has been beautifully renovated.

beautiful and serene Shadyside awaits

Danville Science Center, located steps

you. Fenced-lined roadsides, two

from your door are all part of the charm

Dan River Crossing located on the

stocked ponds, and beautiful wooded

of the downtown living experience.

Riverfront behind the Community Market

lots set the scene for this park-like

the heart of Danville’s River District, you

is a unique apartment community for

subdivision.

will find outstanding and unique living

seniors. There is a clubhouse for planned

choices. These represent a perfect

activities; all apartments are fully

If you prefer the convenience of

example of moving to the future while

furnished with appliances; and there is

townhouse living, they are here too.

preserving our Region’s rich heritage.

secured entry into the building.

find Cabin Creek and Cabin Lake

Pemberton Lofts renovated space

Many other downtown living options are

townhouses and condominiums.

belonging to Davis Storage Buildings into

available and more are in the planning

Sutherlin Place townhouses, off of Main

luxurious one- and two-bedroom quality

stages. Seeing is believing.

Street, are convenient to downtown, the

apartments with original hardwood floors,

hospital, and Averett University.

granite countertops, a state-of-the-

Getting Away From It All. If you prefer

art security system , fitness center, free

your own private space without a

parking, and river views from most units.

neighbor in sight….you can find that

No Place Like Home

In

On the north side of Danville, you will

Charlestowne on Vandola, located

here too. Beautiful homes with acreage,

between Highway 58 West and Westover Drive offers single and two-story

Burton Condominiums occupies space

garden spots, pastures for horses,

townhouses with attached garages.

that was formerly the F. X. Burton

and ponds can be found throughout

Tobacco Factory. These two- and

Pittsylvania County.

Urban Living in Downtown Danville.

three-bedroom luxury condominiums

Combine a downtown looking to

beautifully incorporate the original brick

Does lake living appeal to you? There

revitalize itself with empty spacious

walls and refinished wood floors with

are several great options in the Region.

warehouses, vision and good taste,

updated amenities for modern living.

Hyco Lake, located east of Danville, covers 3750 acres and has 160 miles of

and downtown living is the result. The Crossing at the Dan, located on

Smith Seeds Apartments offers luxury one-

shoreline. Smith Mountain Lake located

Craghead Street, spearheaded the

and two- bedroom apartments, laundry,

in Pittsylvania County, surrounded by mountains, is a gorgeous, 40-mile long, 20,600-acre lake, with 500 miles of shoreline. Leesville Lake is Smith Mountain Lake’s lovely “sister” lake.

Located near Altavista and Gretna, it covers 4000 acres with 100 miles of shoreline. Beautiful homes and cottages are located on the lake and in the communities. Boating, fishing, picnicking, swimming, walking, and golfing are yours to enjoy.

We hope you have a feel for the housing opportunities available to you here in the Dan River Region. We have only touched on a few of many options.

Please come and visit the Dan River Region and find your own home sweet home.

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Hospice or Home Health

Which is Right For You?

Focus

Hospice provides care to the patient and family and focuses on comfort and quality of life. It manages the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the patient and family.

Eligibility

Hospice is for patients with life limiting illnesses who are not seeking curative treatment. Services require a physician order and certification of life limiting illness. Hospice cares for people where they live, whether at home or a nursing facility. But, the patient does not have to be home bound.

Services

Hospice is all-inclusive (comprehensive, including all services) and treats the person, not the disease.

Hospice provides 24/7 access to RNs and physicians for pain and symptom crisis management. It allows for increased visits by an interdisciplinary team based on need & without limit. Hospice provides a customized plan of care per patient/family & reassesses it as needed.

Hospice Covers

All-inclusive • Skilled Nursing Visits • Hospice Aide Visits • Medical Social Worker Visits • Spiritual Counseling/Chaplain Visits • Volunteer Support • Physician in-home Visits, as needed • Bereavement Support • Hospice Diagnosis Related Medications, Supplies, Equipment, and Lab work • Therapy Visits (Physical/Occupational/Speech) for rehabilitation • In-patient Care based on eligibility • Respite Care – 5 days as needed • Caregiver Education

For more information on Hospice Care, call 434.799.5313.

Focus

Home Health provides care to the patient and works with the family to focus on rehabilitation, disease management, and recovery. It manages issues dealing with the patient’s physical condition, home, safety and social needs.

Eligibility

Home Health is for patients who have a short term or long term need for skilled nursing or therapy and are seeking to return to their normal lives. It requires a physician order and skilled need. Home Health requires patients to be homebound and is provided in the home or assisted living facility.

Services

Home Health services are determined by diagnosis, medical necessity, and patient needs. The number of visits decreases as the patient moves toward recovery. It provides an individualized plan of care with established goals. Home Health has a 24/7 oncall nurse for treatment per orders or referral to ER if necessary.

Home Health Covers

Determined by diagnosis & medical need • Skilled Nursing Visits • Home Health Aide Visits • Medical Social Worker Visits • Therapy Visits (Physical/Occupational/Speech) for rehabilitation • Patient/Caregiver Education • Wound care including Wound Vac therapy • IV Administration • Disease and medication management • Supplies – treatment related • Coordinates equipment, supplies, and additional services as needed

For more information on Home Health, call 434.799.2382.

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“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

—Gandhi

Transforming The Dan River Region

BY ANDREW SCOTT BROOKS

Danville and Pittsylvania County is

and president. “As individuals, we can

continue its goal of improving the quality

challenge each other to change the

of life in our community.

situation. We can challenge each other to stretch…reach beyond our comfort

Following in the footsteps of other

zones. We can challenge each other to

communities which have succeeded in

find what we care most about…when we

transforming themselves, such as Tupelo,

feel passionate about something, we are

Mississippi and Greenville, South Carolina,

more likely to change. If enough of us do

Danville has an ace up its sleeve in the

this it will become contagious.”

Danville Regional Foundation. Some might say it’s a lofty vision, but one that is

truly a community that invests in itself.

Through many service organizations and

The business of philanthropy is often

achievable. It will take time and require

foundations, our town is blessed to have

misunderstood. In simple terms,

citizens to embrace change. With our

many individuals who come together in

philanthropy seeks to address causes,

community’s history of working together,

service to others.

according to Stauber. By definition,

the vision is becoming reality. One step

philanthropy is the pursuit of efforts

and one grant at a time.

The Danville Regional Foundation (DRF)

designed to improve systems that

focuses on transforming the regional

develop and fulfill individuals.

“The region is no longer, nor will it ever

economy and creating a prosperous

Philanthropy is distinct from charity since

be, what it once was, “says Stauber. “The

culture to benefit citizens throughout the

it focuses on outcomes, not need.

possibilities of what the Dan River Region can be are limitless. The future is full of

City of Danville and Pittsylvania County, Virginia, as well as Caswell County,

With a $200 million initial investment,

opportunities. Together we can build a

North Carolina. The Danville Regional

income is generated that is returned to its

brighter future. “

Foundation operates with a longterm

service area. Approximately five percent

vision for our community. Whether its

of its total assets are distributed within

grants are aimed at strengthening our

the region each year. This selfsustaining

local education programs or helping

entity has awarded more than $40 million

drive our local community, the Danville

in over 40 grants that have been vital in

Regional Foundation is engaged in

the ongoing transformation and growth

improving our local health and wellness.

of our area. As our area continues to evolve from its textile and tobacco roots

“We believe, that together, we can

to a vibrant technology and cultural hub,

change, “says Karl Stauber, DRF’s CEO

the Danville Regional Foundation will

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DRF encourages Letters of Inquiry and Proposals from organizations that show potential for significantly impacting present problems by converting them into opportunities for ultimate success. Successful grants are those that will improve education, economic vitality, health, financial stability, and civic capacity/community engagement for the citizens of the Dan River Region. Grants are based on opportunity and long-term sustainability. DRF’s grant guidelines are available online at www.drfonline.org.

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The Road Less Travelled

BY ED CARTER

“Two roads diverged in a wood and I… I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”

These three lines of a poem by Robert Frost perfectly describe the decision I made to build a home on farmland in

the border

Caswell County. Clearly, I chose the road

in North

less traveled, and it has made all the

Carolina. But,

difference in my life.

you will definitely

best of all, Caswell never has traffic jams or bumper to bumper traffic patterns.

want to include this I was born in Winston Salem, North

beautiful county in your

Indeed over the past 50 years, the

Carolina. At that time, it was Carolina’s

search for a wonderful place to live in

Caswell population has dramatically

biggest city besides Charlotte. I was a

and around Danville.

changed in makeup. In 1960, most people here lived on working farms as

“city boy.”I lived and worked in huge cities like New York, Washington, D.C.,

There are three secrets to living in

tenant laborers. As tobacco farming

San Francisco, and, for eight years, in

Caswell. Most people live right along

declined, the laborers moved away.

London. At the age of 62, I chose to build

the state and county roads in old

Now, Caswell County is a peaceful

a home on beautiful farmland off Shady

farmhouses and small homes. If that

bedroom community for Danville,

Grove Road in Caswell County. It takes

lifestyle suits you, you’ll have lots of

Greensboro, Raleigh, Durham, and

me five minutes to get to the center of

homes to choose from.

Chapel Hill.

in all four directions, I can’t see another

Secret #1: Caswell’s population has

Secret #2: Caswell has 425 square miles,

home. Fields and forests keep the peace

remained between 21,000 and 24,000 for

but only 54 people, on average, live in a

for me!

50 years.

square mile!

If you are contemplating a move to the

From April, 2000 to July, 2009 the

By contrast, neighboring Wake County’s

Danville area, be sure you use a Danville

population actually declined 2.1 percent

density is 1078 people per square

realtor who also has a North Carolina

from 23,501 to 23,004. During that same

mile. The wonderful, low population

Real Estate license so they can show

period Wake County’s population (the

density Caswell enjoys means we offer

you one of the best-kept secrets in the

county where Raleigh, N.C. is located)

peace, quiet, and privacy at extremely

area…Caswell County, NC. Because, if

skyrocketed by 48 percent. Unlike Wake

affordable prices.

they don’t have a NC license, they can’t

County, Caswell County is not strained to

show you properties in Caswell County,

manage huge population growth, which

There are two wonderful neighborhoods

and won’t even mention it because they

brings with it expensive infrastructure

in Caswell only minutes from Danville.

will hope you don’t want to look along

and new school building costs. And,

Caswell Pines, is a golf course community

Danville. Yet, from my house, when I look

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near Yanceyville, about twelve miles

two weeks. The farmland owner was

Today Milton is virtually the same quiet

south of Danville. ShadySide offers

thrilled to sell those 35 acres to her right

village it was in 1900…not spoiled by

waterfront home sites on up to three

away. Now, she has her new dream

man.

acres only seven minutes from Danville.

home and the privacy she craved after

It is located at the intersection of Shady

living in a huge city with high density and

I’ve always believed that when it came

Grove and Seamster Roads. ShadySide

bumper-to-bumper traffic.

to the world, God did most of the “pretty work.” It has been man who has messed

gives you the best of both worlds, a peaceful life with urban access. A good

Secret #3: Caswell has not changed

it up. Caswell County is blessed with a

third choice is to buy land or a home

much over the last 50 years because the

lot of beautiful work done by God that

with land off one of our state and county

people here love the way it is. One of

hasn’t been messed up by man. So, if

roads.

the best secrets in Caswell happened in

you want beauty, peace and quiet, low

the late 1800’s in a village called Milton.

density, light traffic, and privacy, you can

A cousin of mine moved to Danville

A company visited the tiny village and

have it in Caswell County. It is all here for

from San Francisco. She told me to find

saw that the land right by the Dan River

the taking, and when compared to city

her thirty-five acres off one of our roads.

was the perfect place to build a huge

living, the lifestyle in Caswell “can make

She said, “I want to build a home in a

textile mill. The residents of Milton thought

all the difference.”

field that can’t be seen from the road

it over and decided they did not want

with trees encircling the field to give me

to become an industrial revolution boom

Caswell County is part of the Danville

privacy.” She wanted the experience of

town so they said “No Thanks.” That

and Pittsylvania County community.

driving to her home through a private

company became Dan River Mills and

The City of Danville shares a border with

drive.

located in Danville because the town

Caswell County to its south as it does with

of Milton didn’t want a change in their

Pittsylvania County to its north, east and

village of such magnitude.

west.

We found exactly what she wanted in

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Moving day is often one of the

Moving Day

most stressful days of your life as it is often part of an even larger life change. Here are some

Checklist

vital tips to help make moving go a little easier whether you use a moving company or you decide to move yourself.

Four to Six Weeks Before You Move • Make sure you really want or need to move by checking out the area you are moving to prior to the move.

• Do a Change of Address Notification with the post office. This can be done easily at www.usps.com.

• Get rid of unwanted items either via a yard sale, ebay, or as a charity donation. Make sure you obtain receipts for donations to non-profit organizations.

• Stop buying groceries and use up the canned goods, frozen foods, and other household items. Buy only what you can eat or use up before the move.

• Many local businesses will save boxes for you if you ask which will reduce your costs, and allow recycling.

• Prepare a list of friends, relatives, and businesses that should be notified of your move. Here’s a simple checklist:

Two or Three Weeks Before the Move If you are working with a mover, let the

GOVERNMENT

PERSONAL ACCOUNTS

moving company know if you plan to

r Department of Motor Vehicles

r Pharmacy

add or subtract items from your move or

r Social Security Administration

r Dry Cleaner

if there is any change in the schedule.

r City/County Tax Office

r Lawn Service

Make sure you and the mover have all

r Veterans Administration

r Banks and Finance Companies

pertinent contact information for each

r Any/All benefit programs

r Laundry Service

other. If you are having a vehicle to move,

r Credit Card Companies

make sure all arrangements are in place.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

r Health Clubs

r Doctors

PREPARE YOUR FAMILY FOR THE MOVE.

r Dentist

UTILITIES

r Accountant

r Electric

r Lawyer

r Gas

r Broker

r Water

r Insurance Agent

r Telephone r Sewer

PUBLICATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

r Trash

r Newspapers

r Cable/Satellite

r Magazines

r Internet

r Newsletters

r Fuel (Propane, Oil)

r Professional Journals

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r Take the family for a farewell visit to places that hold happy memories. r Have a going away party for your kids and their friends. r Have an informal barbeque or get together with your friends. r Make sure all travel plans are reserved and confirmed. r If you are driving, have your car serviced for the trip (oil change, check tires, brakes, fluids, etc.)

PREPARE YOUR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

safe delivery of your appliances if they

r Properly dispose of all flammable

have not been “prepared to ship” by

items such as cleaning fluids, fireworks, matches, acids, aerosols, and poisons like weed killer. Drain the fluids from your lawn mower and other machinery. Discard old cans of paint, oil, thinner, bleach, etc. r Have a service company prepare your appliances for moving. Many

a service company. r Set up a date to have utilities turned

Moving Day

Notes

off AFTER the move. r Have rugs and drapes cleaned and then leave them in the wrapping. r Get your expensive items such as antiques appraised so that you know the value before the move.

moving companies will not guarantee

One to Two Weeks Before the Move r If you are moving yourself, or packing yourself for a moving company to move you, begin packing up your house. Make sure you follow all guidelines for appropriate packing required by the packing company to ensure your belongings are covered by the mover’s warranty. r If you are moving yourself, make sure you have the appropriate sized truck rented and that you have twice as many people to help you as you actually will need because half of them aren’t going to show up. r Make arrangements for household plants and pets. It’s always a good thing to leave your plants behind with friends and family to remember you by. And as for pets, they are a member of your family and should be treated as such, traveling with the family. r Collect all the items you’re having cleaned, stored, or repaired (clothes, furs, shoes, watches, etc.) r Empty your locker at work, club, bowling alley, or gym. r Return library books and video rentals. r Return things you’ve borrowed from people and get your own stuff back that you’ve loaned out.

Day Before Moving

Moving Day

r If you have packers coming in, make

r Stay at your home all day and

sure to point out all extra-fragile or vital items that need special attention.

Mark the items and provide a list. r Identify the items you’ll need first at

oversee the move. r Make sure you have phone service on the day of the move. r Take a last look around. Make sure

the new home so they can be loaded

to turn off the water, furnace and air

onto the truck last.

conditioning, and lights. Make sure

r Unplug electronic appliances so that

the doors and windows are tightly

they will be room temperature the

locked and make sure you haven’t

day of the move.

left anything behind.

r Check closets, cabinets, and storage lockers for overlooked items. r Get plenty of rest the night before.

Moving day is stressful.

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VITAL TIPS.

Continued from page 173.

• Move heavy boxes and furniture to the

After the Move r You must either clean the old

front of your house so that the moving men can work more quickly.

• Put tape or padding around the

home or have arranged for it to be

corners of difficult turns or passages

professionally cleaned. Showing

so that your things don’t get banged

respect to the new owner or the

around.

landlord is a sign of a good person

• Leave the vacuuming until last.

and with landlords can save you a lot

• Personally pack anything you

of money out of your security deposit.

Moving Day

Notes

don’t want anyone seeing such as

bedroom items.

• Have beverages and food for the people helping you move.

• Any really valuable items such as jewelry shouldn’t be a part of the move.

• Make sure you have all the keys to your new place.

PREPARING YOUR KIDS FOR THE MOVE. • Make sure the kids know they can ask questions. They will want to know about their new school, neighborhood, and city. If you know there is going to be a hard question such as “Why can’t we take the dog,” have a good answer prepared.

• Help your child plan for their new room. Take pictures and share them.

Let them be a part of decorating the new room.

• Encourage your child to create an address book with addresses and phone numbers of friends, teachers, coaches, etc. Whether they actually keep in touch or not, the address book will be a reminder of their old home.

• Help your child say their goodbyes, and if you can have a party for their friends, it’s a good way to do it.

• Help them organize their things and use it as an opportunity to scale down unused toys and clothes.

• Make a box or backpack of moving day essentials for your kids.

• Take the kids on a tour of the old city and the new city.

Moving is a difficult process and can really be a burden. Going through this list before moving will give you an opportunity to cut down on the unneeded stress that usually arises when people are unprepared or uninformed, and will settle your nerves on the unknown.

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3401 Westover Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.791.3066 www.customwindowtinting.biz Paula Richardson

Abe Koplen Clothing Co.

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214 N. Union Street Danville, VA 24541 434.791.2237 Barry Koplen

Abercrombie Oil Company, Inc. P.O. Box 1422 Danville, VA 24543 434.792.8022 www.abercrombieoil.com Milo Abercrombie

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Abundant Life Academy

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Aflac Insurance 434.728.4924 Lewis Giles

Alcova Mortgage

2276 Franklin Turnpike #113 Danville, VA 24540 434.836.7777 www.alcovamortgage.com Charles Barnett

American National Bank www.amnb.com

628 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.5111 Jeffrey Haley 239 Nor-Dan Drive Danville, VA 24540 Nordan Shopping Center 434.773.2303

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1407 South Boston Road Danville, VA 24540 434.773.2309 1013 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.773.2315 1420 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.799.2840 2016 West Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.773.2312

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Art Stanley Paving Specialist Inc.

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Avon - Lorrie Eanes-Brooks Danville, VA 24541 434.334.9626 www.youravon.com/lorrieeanes Lorrie Eanes-Brooks

Awards & Trophy Shop 761 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.792.5355 Jonathan Scollo

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Ben David Jewelers

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Blevins Wildlife and Artistry

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Bobby White DJ Service

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Bodyworks Escape Center

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Boys & Girls Club

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Buffalo Wild Wings

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459 Mt. Cross Road Danville, VA 24540 434.792.6561 www.bendavidjewelers.com

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420 West Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.791.5634 www.averett.edu Buddy Rawley

Barbee Fabrics of Danville

3320 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24502 434.237.1566 www.mybcu.org

877.638.8685 www.ShowcaseMagazine.com

Averett University

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Beacon Credit Union

173 Main Street Yanceyville, NC 27379 336.694.4148

4001 Bridgewood Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.724.3324 www.astanleypaving.com Emma Stanley

Bankers Insurance/ Carter Bank and Trust

146 Arnett Blvd Danville, VA 24540 434.792.2547 Julian Bryant

13880 U.S. 29 Chatham, VA 24531 434.432.1345

Andrew Brooks Media Group

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515 Memorial Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.793.8322 www.cbtbi.com Gene Hayes

109 N Main Street Gretna, VA 24557 434.656.1246

141 Goode Street P Danville, VA 24541 159 434.799.6471 http://web.dps.k12.va.us/schools/acec/ Dianne Harr

Southern Virginia 434.251.2888 Ryan Badgett

11091 Bill Tuck Hwy Virgilina, VA 24598 877.274.6695 bgtrailer.com Barbara Nunn

103 Tower Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.773.2234

Adult & Career Education Center

Aflac Insurance

BG Trailer Rentals

445 Mt Cross Road Danville, VA 24541 434.773.3321

A-1 Custom Window Tinting

955 Mt. Cross Road Danville, VA 24540 434.799.8213 www.alwoc.org Pastor Bill & Sharon Motley

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291 Nor-Dan Drive Danville, VA 24540 Nordan Shopping Center 434.836.1264

3060A Ringgold Depot Road Sutherlin, VA 24594 434.797.5131 www.blevinstaxidermy.com David Blevins

www.bwmobiledj.com Bobby White

1055 Piney Forest Road, Suite B Danville, VA 24540 434.835.0202 Penny McGhee

123 Foster Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.792.6617 www.bgcdanville.org Trina Pratt Rosalee Maxwell

3415 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24541 USA 434.797.9464 www.buffalowildwings.com Clifton Glasscock

C Candy Lewis - Prudential Manasco Realty

Center for Pediatric Therapies and Building Blocks

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523 Main Street Danville, VA 24540

Carlisle School

P.O. Box 5388 Martinsville, VA 24115 276.632.7288 x225 www.carlisleschool.org Lee Probst

Carter Bank & Trust

www.carterbankandtrust.com

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1057 Bill Tuck Hwy South Boston, VA 24592 434.575.8881 www.cherokeebrands.com Kathy Farley

Cherrystone Veterinary Hospital

110 South Market Street Danville, VA 24541 434.799.2780

Chestnut Lane

141 Westover Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.793.3321

310 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.799.4363 www.chestnutlaneantiques.com Shelley Blackwell, Audrey Pearson, Wendy Sampson

5406 U.S. 29 Business Blairs, VA 24527 434.836.3800 140 South Main Street Chatham, VA 24531 434.432.1212

839 Home-A-gen Lane Providence, NC 27315 434.857.8752 www.shadysidenc.com Ed Carter

Caswell Pines Golf Course 2380 County Home Road Yanceyville, NC 27379 336.694.2255 www.caswellpines.com Josh Atwater P 000

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City of Danville

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434.797.3000 Cindy Zook

549 Main St Danville, VA 24540 434.793.8200 www.clementandwheatley.com Sam Ferguson

Complexions Dermatology

4345 Riverside Drive, Suite D Danville, VA 24541 US 434.792.0493 www.complexionsdermatology.com Dr. Keith Robinson

Courtyard Conference Centers

Crystal Clear Window Treatment

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Curves

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345 Annhurst Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.713.1869 Les Burnett

2380 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.793.8976 www.curves.com Deborah Dockery

D Dailey Landscape Design

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Daly Seven

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Danview Restaurant

P 165

Danville Dental Associates

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Danville Distributing Company

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8792 NC Hwy 62N Milton, NC 27305 434.548.5081 daileylandscapedesign.com April Dailey P 56

Clement & Wheatley

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149 Piney Forest Rd Danville, VA 24540 434.792.2672 www.courtyardconferencecenters.com Angela Perkins

Cindy Zook - Prudential Manasco Realty

427 Patton Street 434.857.3331 www.danville-va.gov

Computer Bookkeeping and Tax Service

2380 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.793.8976 www.computerbookkeepingandtax.com Debra Dockery

14390 US HWY 29 N Chatham, VA 24531 434.432.4410 Kay Geyer

903 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.1800

Carter Marketing LLC

315 South Main Street Chatham, VA 24531 434.226.0770

Cherokee Brands

140 Kentuck Road Danville, VA 24540 434.793.3200

126 S. Union Street Danville, VA 24540 434.792.9311 www.ccbbk.net D. Thomas Blair

1373 Cedar Road Ringgold, VA 24586 434.822.6734 www.chaneysservicecenter.com Martha Chaney

Chatham Lofts

3060 North Main Street Danville, VA 24540 434.836.5543

Carter Craig Attorneys at Law

175 Deer Run Road Danville, VA 24540 434.797.5531 www.centerforpediatrictherapies.com Kristen Houser

Chaney’s Service Center P 149

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4829 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.822.2161 www.dalyseven.com Patrick Daly

116 Dan View Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.793.3552 Wayne Davis

770 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.799.8825 www.danvilledentalassociates.com Christopher Payne

PO Box 2010 Danville, VA 24541 US 434.792.9181 Sheila Khan

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Danville Humane Society

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966 South Boston Road Danville, VA 24540 434.799.0843 www.dahsinc.com Paulette Dean

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Danville Utilities

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125 Piedmont Place Danville, VA 24541 434.822.0300 www.danvilletoyota.com Teresa Wiseman

1040 Monument Street Danville, VA 24541 434.799.5255 www.danville-va.gov

Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History

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975 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 US 434.793.5644 www.danvillemuseum.org Gerry Scearce

Danville Women’s Care

927 S Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.793.8990 www.womenscaredanville.com Donna Pruitt

Davenport & Company

Danville Orthopedic & Athletic Rehab

2725 Franklin Tpke Ste G Danville, VA 24540 434.836.5528 www.davenportllc.com Frank Wiseman

174 Executive Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.836.2002 www.doarpt.com Lauren Mathena

Davenport Energy

Danville Paint & Supply

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532 Monroe Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.8521 danvillepaintandsupply.com Delores Evans

P.O. Box 879 Chatham, VA 24531 434.432.0251 davenportenergy.com Shellie Dotterer

David Pugh, P.L.L.C.

Danville Parks and Recreation 645 River Park Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.799.5200 www.playdanvilleva.com Russell Carter

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530 Main Street Suite 305 Danville, VA 24541 434.799.7844 David Pugh

DCC Alumni FoundationDanville Community College

Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce

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PO Box 99 Blairs, VA 24527 434.836.6990 www.dpchamber.org Lynette Lawson

512 Bridge Street, Suite 100 Danville, VA 24541 434.799.2176 www.drfonline.org

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332 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.251.0707 Joe Sanford

Demont Design

Danville Regional Medical Center P 2

Danville Science Center 677 Craghead Street Danville, VA 24541 434.791.5160 www.dsc.smv.org Sonya Wolen

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1008 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.797.8495 www.dcc.vccs.edu Shannon Hair

Deja Voo Variety Store

Danville Regional Foundation

142 South Main Street Danville, VA 24540 434.799.2100 www.danvilleregional.com

Danville Toyota

525 Main Street, Suite A Danville, VA 24541 434.792.0612 Kim Demont

DocuSystems Company Inc. 3801 US HWY 29 Danville, VA 24540 434.836.9403 www.docusystems.biz David Hobson

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Dominion Eye Center

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Dr. J. Peyton Moore

P 84

800 Memorial Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.799.3232 www.dominioneyecenter.com Melissa Gammon

101 Cleveland Ave. E5 Martinsville, VA 24112 276.632.3963 www.tightdenturesmartinsville.com J. Peyton Moore

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E Edward Jones

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El Vallarta

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Expedia CruiseShip Centers

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111 Exchange Street, Suite D Danville, VA 24541 434-792-5001 www.edwardjones.com Linda Rhue

418 Westover Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.799.0506 Jose Ponz

216A College Ave. Danville, VA 24541 434.429.0231 www.cruiseshipcenters.com/ mikebennington Mike Bennington

F First Piedmont Corp

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First Presbyterian Church

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First State Bank

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P.O. Box 1069 Chatham, VA 24531 434.432.0211 www.fpcwaste.com Christine Baggerly

937 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.7822 www.fpcdanville.com Rev. Allen Thompson

P.O. Box 6400 Danville, VA 24541 434.792.0198 www.efirststatebank.com Kalvin Perry

Four Seasons Pest Control 2409 Franklin Tnpk Danville, VA 24540 434.836.1662 www.bugman4u.com

Friedrichs Eye Care Center John Adkins 32 N. Main Street Chatham, VA 24531 434.688.0371

Furniture Depot 306 Lowes Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.793.2297 Donnie Hall

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695 Park Ave Danville, VA 24541 434.792.2662 www.genesisdayspaandsalonva.com Catherine Adkins

Get Fit Dan River

308 Craghead Street, Suite 102B Danville, VA 24541 434.770.9139 www.getfitdanriver.org Stephanie R. Ferrugia

Goodwill Industries of South Central VA

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2309 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.792.3220 www.hhncpa.com Jane Reid

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Hughes Marine Service

P 42

339 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24541 USA 434.791.2400 www.eraholleyandgibson.com Janet Holley

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1901 Memorial Ave Lynchburg, VA 24501 434.847.7777 www.hajoca.com Brian Rhodes

215 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.0123 www.jakesonmaindanville.com Connie Eckman

111 Exchange Street, Suite A Danville, VA 24540 434.792.7119 Vivian Adkerson

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Lake Media - 104.5 The Dan

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Lavinder Group and Associates

P 35

Lawrence Distributing Company

P 51

1336 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.799.1010 www.1045thedan.com Barbara Seamster

525 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.4244 www.lavindergroup.com Steve Lavinder

545 Old Mayfield Road Danville, VA 24541 434.792.4110 lawrencedistributingco.com Linda Dalton

www.learntoreadnow.com Anita Landoll

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Los Tres Magueyes

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Lynn Street Lofts

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2818 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.792.0601 www.lostresmagueyes.com Pablo Lopez P 29

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Learn to Read Now

J Jake’s On Main

Blairs, VA 24527 434.835.1341 www.kittidkakes.com Kitti Lightfoot

Kokomo Salon

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3815 Hwy. 29 North Danville, VA 24540 434.836.0052 www.hughesmarineservice.com Andy & Mary Yeaman

K Kitti’s Kakes

150 Slayton Ave. Danville, VA 24540 434.766.6612 www.ialr.org Frances Pettigrew

Hajoca

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Holley & Gibson Realty Co., Inc.

Institute for Advanced Learning & Research

H 503 Hughes St Danville, VA 24541 434.793.3630 www.danvillehabitat.org Randy Gentry

1912 Westover Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.822.2601 W. O. Hardy Jr.

Harris, Harvey, Neal & Co

512 Westover Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.792.2511 www.goodwillscv.org Gary Cotta

Habitat for Humanity

200 McBride Lane Gretna, VA 24557 434.656.9000 www.smithmountainlakegretna. hamptoninn.com Jan Worthley

Hardy Petroleum

G Genesis Day Spa & Salon

Hampton Inn

614 Lynn Street Danville, VA 24540 434.799.5898 Kimberly Patterson

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237 Broad Street Milton, NC 27305 434.713.1783 www.miltonstudioartgallery.com Shirley Cadmus

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M M & M Furniture

530 Monroe Street Danville, VA 24541 434.793.2911 www.mandmfurnitureco.com Mildred Farthing

Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting

150 W Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.791.2144 www.madelinecentre.com Cherie Arnn

Mark B Holland

641 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.6583 www.markbholland.com Mark Holland

Medical Solutions Academy

306 Poplar Street Danville, VA 24541 434.836.8393 www.medicalsolutionsacademy.com Lakesha Reed

Mega Bounce, LLC

197 Robertson Lane Danville, VA 24541 434.835.0099 www.megabounceonline.com Scott Layne

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2276 Franklin Tpke , Suite123 Danville, VA 24540 434.836.6876 www.mooreinsuranceagency.net Richard Moore

Mount Hermon Animal Clinic

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3620 Franklin Tpke Danville, VA 24540 434.836.2488 www.familyvet.org Dr. Jeff Smth Dr. Katie Rohrig

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N’tended for Kids

NAP Coleman Marketplace-LLC

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Olde Dominion Agriculture Complex

P 83

P 1380 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.836.0101 James Buckner

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Piedmont Credit Union

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Piedmont Fire & Security

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Piedmont Infusion Services

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3696 U.S. Hwy 29 Danville, VA 24540 434.822.2021 www.piedmontfireandsecurity.net John Parsons

111 Mall Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.792.6387 www.piedmontinfusion.com Jake Patterson

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840 Memorial Dr Danville, VA 24541 434.797.9090 www.opbizz.com C. R. Haynsworth III

366 Piney Forest Rd Danville, VA 24540 434.797.1954 www.piedmontcu.org Dan Veasey

336 Old Riverside Dr Danville, VA 24540 434.793.6822 www.national-college.edu Jim Gillespie

3117 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.792.0002 Nikki Fouts

P 198

101 Holbrook Street Danville, VA 24541 434.799.0278 www.obgyndanville.com Janet Daniel

Pawn Shops America

National College of Business & Technology (American National University)

Nikki’s Family Restaurant

OB-GYN Associates of Danville

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19783 US Hwy 29 South Chatham, VA 24531 434.489.9708 Stephanie Weiss

264 19th Street Suite 2200 Atlanta, GA 30363 404.965.9065 Sheri Ross P 39

1055 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.836.7970 Gerald W. Kelly

Office Plus

N 413 Mt Cross Road, Ste 201 Danville, VA 24540 434.799.0757 Frances Harper

P 83 Danville, VA 434.724.2669 www.michelledaltonphotography.com Michelle Dalton

7 Chambers Street Danville, VA 24540 434.793.8211 Jan Harris

P 625 Piney Forest Rd, 304-B PO Box 2237 119 Danville, VA 24541 434.792.8861 www.mjrwinc.com Madison Whittle

Moore Insurance Agency

Michelle Dalton Photography

Midtown Market

O’Kellys

MJRW

3308 Route 29 north Danville, VA 24540 434.836.9101 www.maaco.com John Barnard

Madeline Centre

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Piedmont Regional Feeding & Oral-Motor Clinic

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2943 Riverside Drive, Suites D-E Danville, VA 24541 434.799.7732 www.prfeedingclinic.com Amie Teague

Piedmont Shopper

3157 Westover Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.822.1100 www.piedmontshopper.com Kathy Crumpton

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PJ’s Bookstore and Deli

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235 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.799.0381 Patsy Adams

Prudential Manasco Realty 523 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.3000 www.manasco.com Kelli Hauser, Carl Manasco

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R R.C. Tate Woodworks 2876 Westover Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.822.0035 Jon Bell

Ramsey Yeatts & Associates Realtors

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10 South Main Street Chatham, VA 24531 434.432.6000 www.ramseyyeatts.com Ramsey W. Yeatts

Rawhide Ridge Fencing 3130 Huntington Trail Cascade, VA 24069 434.489.3370 Will Roberts

Raymond James Financial Services

177 Riverview Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.792.0130 www.raymondjames.com Thomas W. Freeze Mark Lewis

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Rippe’s

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120 South Market Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.4443

559 Main St Danville, VA 24540 434.792.6822 www.rippes.com Ben Rippe

Riverside Dry Cleaning and Laundry

Piedmont Surfaces of the Triad 615 Monroe Street Eden, NC 27288 336.627.7790 Matt Hunt

Religious Book Center

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2323 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.793.6811 www.riversideinsuranceva.com

RiverWalk Party Store 321 Lynn Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.9255 Jean Williams

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Rose Shields Interiors

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Sallie Abreu- Ramsey Yeatts & Associates Realty 428 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.797.4007 www.sallieabreu.com Sallie Abreu

Satterfield Insurance Agency, Inc.

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Scentsy - Virginia Byrd

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Schoolfield Pentecostal Holiness Church

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Sherwood House

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434.476.4290 http://mrsvirginia.scentsy.us Virginia Byrd

1380 West Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.3161 www.schoolfieldchurch.org Michael Pressley

Sherwood Shoe Repair

S 540 Central Blvd Danville, VA 24540 434.793.2656 sheartschool.com Donna Comper

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120 Arnett Blvd Danville, VA 24540 434.792.2414 www.sherwoodhousefurniture.com George M. Perry

371 NC HWY 65 Wentworth, NC 27375 336.342.8138 www.ncnorthstar.com Robin Yount

Sacred Heart

Santana’s Mexican Bar & Grill

165 Holt Garrison Pkwy, Suite 590B Danville, VA 24540 434.835.1300 www.davidsatterfield.com David Satterfield

Rockingham County Partnership for Economic & Tourism Development

265 Linden Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.797.9995 www.rsinteriors.biz Rose Shields

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215 Piedmont Place Danville, VA 24541 434.797.3029 www.samsclub.com

102 Tower Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.791.2200 Jorge Flores

3232 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.792.9567 www.drycleaningdanvilleva.com Mike Guill

Riverside Insurance

Sam’s Club #4996

148 Arnett Blvd 434.799.5660 Danville, VA 24540 sherwoodshoerepair.net Robert Adams

Simpson Realty Co.

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Smart Beginnings

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470 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.793.6222 www.simpsonrealtyco.com Jimmy Bolton P 146

133 Robertson Ave. Danville, VA 24541 434.797.8887 www.smartbeginningsdp.org P 160

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Sounds Unlimited

310 Old Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.792.6717 www.esoundsunlimited.com Bucky Buckner, Jr.

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531 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.0969 www.theattichound.com Joan Daniel

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Southside Urology & Nephrology

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1040 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.792.1433 www.southsidedocs.com Renee Pickeral 

Spin Bicycle Shop

404 Craghead Street Danville, VA 24540 434.793.7746 www.spinbikeshopva.com Jerry Henley

Spurrier Orthodontics

808 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.792.0141 www.spurrierorthodontics.com Bryan R. Spurrier

Sterling Optical

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Tokyo Grill

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The Brick Running & Tri Store

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Town of Chatham

P 39

410 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.799.5957 www.thebrick-va.com

P 206 1521 Goodyear Blvd.

Danville, VA 24541 434.793.0320 www.facebook.com/continentialballroom Bryant Hood

The Highlander Restaurant, Lounge & Pub

P 38 P 133

P 349 Piney Forest Road, Ste B 121 Danville, VA 24540 434.792.0363 www.suntrustmortgage.com/loanofficer. asp?lshields Lisa Shields

The Homeplace Vineyard

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Sure Bette Design Team

The Launch Place

Suntrust Mortgage

745-A Westover Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.797.5368 Lynn Hodges

Sweet Frog

165 Holt Garrison Parkway Danville, VA 24541 434.799.3634

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568 Rigney Circle Chatham, VA 24531 US 434.432.9463 www.thehomeplacevineyard.com Mary Smith

527 Bridge Street, Suite B-1 Danville, VA 24541 434.799.5491 www.thelaunchplace.org Eva Doss

The Stone Shoppe 757 Wilkerson Road Danville, VA 24540 434.792.9200 Patrick McGarvey

The Tabernacle

Teka-Byte

1311 Piney Forest Road Danville, VA 24540 434.836.3455 www.tekabyte.com Tim Saunders

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1085 Piney Forest Rd Danville, VA 24540 434.793.5239 www.braladyboutique.com Carolyn Lumpkin

2500 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24540 434.799.2011 www.danvillehighlander.com Angela Perkins

3321 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.791.4381 www.sterlingoptical.com

13995 U.S. Highway 29 Suite 700 Chatham, VA 24531 US 434.432.5461 www.toddbreaux.com Todd Breaux

The Bra Lady Boutique

The Continental Ballroom P 122

Todd Breaux State Farm Insurance

1978 South Boston Road Danville, VA 24540 434.822.6100 www.thetabernaclefamily.org Lamarr Mooneyham, Senior Pastor

Thompson Insurance

615 South Main Street Chatham, VA 24531 434.432.6211 www.thompsoninsservices.com Robert Thompson

364 Lowes Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.792.1908 www.tokyogrillandjapanesesushi.com Hoi Kong

P O Box 370 Chatham, VA 24581 434.334.9673 www.chatham-va.gov

U Union Church

501 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 434.791.3065 www.unionchurch.co

United Way of DanvillePittsylvania County

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308 Craghead Street, Suite 104 Danville, VA 24541 434.792.3700 www.liveuniteddpc.org Nathan Cook

University of Richmond

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28 Westhampton Way University of Richmond, VA 23173 804.287.6633 www.richmond.edu James Campbell

URW Community Federal Credit Union

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314 Lowes Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.793.1278 539 Arnett Blvd Danville, VA 24540 434.793.1278 142 South Main Street Danville, VA 24541 Regional Medical Center 434.799.2208

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US Green Energy 1350 Barker Road Ringgold, VA 24586 571.209.8955 www.usgesolar.com George Peterson

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Western Sizzlin

3211 Riverside Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.792.4000

Vintages By the Dan

P 203 312 Main Street Danville, Va 24541 434.799.4363 www.facebook.com/VintagesByTheDan Robin Joness

VIR Virginia International Raceway 1245 Pine Tree Road Alton, VA 24520 434.822.7700 www.virclub.com Danny Vaden

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Virginia Bank and Trust

P 83

www.vabanktr.com

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336 Main Street, Danville, VA 24541 434.793.6411 Jerry Hankins

3300 North Main Street Ext, Danville, VA 24540 434.793.6411 4080 Franklin Turnpike, Danville, VA 24540 434.793.6411 1312 S Boston Road, Danville, VA 24540 434.793.6411 10370 Martinsville Hwy, Danville, VA 24541 434.793.6411 55 N Main Street, Chatham, VA 24531 434.793.6411

422 East Franklin Street Suite 303 Richmond, VA 23219 434.760.0816 www.keeptheban.org Nathan Lott

P 205

W W.A. Wells Insurance 708 Mt. Cross Road Danville, VA 24540 434.793.6611 wawellsinsurance.com W. A. Wells

WAKG

710 Grove St Danville, VA 24540 434.797.4290 www.wakg.com

5665 Riverside Dr Danville, VA 24541 434.822.0800 www.westoverministries.org

Wilco Inc.

680 River Park Drive Danville, VA 24541 434.793.2521 www.wilcojanitorial.com Josh Seamster

Wilkins & Company Realty 428 Piney Forest Rd Danville, VA 24540 434.797.4007 www.wilkinsandco.com Hampton Wilkins

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Animal Information Dog Licenses—Danville: 434.799.5140 Animal Control—Pittsylvania County: 434.432.7937 Humane Society: 434.799.0843 Building Codes/Permits City of Danville: 434.799.5263 Pittsylvania County: 434.432.7755

Communications and Media MAGAZINES: • Showcase Magazine (monthly): 877.638.8685 www.showcasemagazine.com • Evince Magazine (monthly): 877.638.8685 www.evincemagazine.com • Welcome to Our Town (annual): 877.638.8685 NEWSPAPERS: • Danville Register & Bee (daily): 434.793.2311 • www.registerbee.com • The Star-Tribune (weekly): 434.432.2791 www.chathamstartribune.com • Piedmont Shopper (weekly free classifieds) 434.822.1800 www.piedmontshopper.com RADIO STATIONS: • Country Legends 1037FM: 434.799.1010 www.countrylegends1037.com/ • News Radio 1330 WBTM: 434.793.4411 www.wbtm1330.com • WAKG FM 103.3: 434.797.4290 www.wakg.com • WWDN 104.5 FM & 1580 AM; 434.799.1010 www.1045thedan.com • WDVA—Great Gospel: 434.797.1250 • WKBY: 434.432.8108 • WMNA: 434.432.4730 TELEVISION STATIONS: • WDBJ 7: 540.344.7000 www.wdbj7.com • WGSR 47.1/WMDV 44.2 – Star TV: 434.791.3440 • www.wgsr47.com • WSET-TV Virginia’s 13 ABC: 434.797.9713 • www.wset.com • WSLS 10: 540.981.9126 • www.wsls.com

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Services Driver’s License/Auto Registration A Virginia driver’s license is required after residence has been established.

A person must be 16 years and three months of age to obtain a Virginia driver’s license.

To license an automobile in Virginia, a valid title of ownership must be established with the state and proof of sales and use tax furnished. Vehicles must be inspected annually.

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): 866.368.5463 or 804.497.7100 Offices: 600 Cleveland Street, Danville and 1301.H Main Street, Altavista www.dmv.state.va.us EMERGENCY SERVICES • Emergency Medical Services: 911 • Emergency Fire Department: 911 GARBAGE COLLECTION • City of Danville: 434.799.5245 • Town of Chatham: 434.432.9515 • Town of Gretna: 434.656.6572 • Town of Hurt: 434.324.4411 • First Piedmont Corp.: 434.432.0211 LIBRARIES • Danville Public Library: 434.799.5195 • Danville Law Library: 434.799.5118 • Danville Library—Westover: 434.799.5152 • Pittsylvania County Library: Main - 434.432.3271 Gretna: 434.656.2579 Brosville-Cascade: 434.685.1285 Mt. Hermon: 434. 835.0326 MEDICAL FACILITIES Danville and Pittsylvania County are home to Danville Regional Medical Center, which provides care for the region, and a variety of general practitioners and specialists. For a breakdown of medical services, visit www.dpchamber.org.

Danville Regional Medical Center www.danvilleregional.org | 434.799.2100 Pittsylvania-Danville Health Department 434.799.5190 | 434.432.7232 NURSING HOMES • Chatham Health and Rehabilitation Center: 434.432.0471 • Gretna Healthcare Center: 434.656.1206 • Piney Forest Health Care Ctr.: 434.799.1565 • Riverside Health Care Center: 434.791.3800 • Roman Eagle Memorial Home: 434.836.9510

• Stratford Healthcare Center: 434.799.4540 ASSISTED LIVING • Abingdon Place of Danville: 434.799.1930 • Emeritus of Danville Assisted Living: 434.791.3180 • Stratford House: 434.799.2266 POLICE (Non-Emergencies) • Danville Police Department: 434.799.5111 • Danville Sheriff’s Office: 434.799.5135 • Pittsylvania County Sheriff: 434.432.7800 • Chatham Police Department: 434.432.9515 • Gretna Police Department: 434.656.6123 • Hurt Police Department: 434.324.8511 • Virginia State Police: 800.553.3144 TRANSPORTATION • Bus Transportation—Danville: 434.799.5144 • Danville Regional Airport: 434.799.5110 • Danville Taxi: 434.793.5671 • Greyhound Bus Lines: 800.231.2222 • Herndon Limousine Service: 434.792.1521 • Yellow Cab: 434.791.1666

Utilities ELECTRICAL POWER: • City of Danville: 434.799.5155 • Appalachian Power a unit of American Electric Power: 800.956.4237 • Dominion Virginia Power: 888.667.3000 • Mecklenburg Electric: 434.656.1288 or 800.989.1289 • Southside Electric: 800.552.2118 CABLE: • Comcast Cable: 888.266.2278 • Chatmoss Cablevision: 434.685.1521 INTERNET SERVICES: • Comcast: 888.233.5638 • Gamewood: 434.799.8407 or 877.799.4611 • GCR Online: 800.239.8670 • FairPoint Communications: 434.656.2291 • Mecklenburg Communications: 877.888.8290 • NTELOS: 877.468.3567 • Verizon: 888.625.8111 NATURAL GAS: • City of Danville: 434.799.5280 • Columbia Gas of Virginia: 800.543.8911 TELEPHONE SERVICE: • CenturyLink: 866.3046820 • FairPoint Communications: 434.656.2291

• Verizon: 800.837.4966 – Residential Services 800.826.2355 – Business Services WATER: • City of Danville: 434.799.5280 • Pittsylvania County Service Authority: 434.836.7135 • Town of Chatham: 434.432.9515 • Town of Gretna: 434.656.6572 • Town of Hurt: 434.324.4411 VOTING To vote in Virginia, a person must be 18-years-old and a resident of the Commonwealth. Voter registration is required 30 days prior to a general election.

VOTER REGISTRATION: • Danville: 434.799.6560 • Pittsylvania County: 434.432.7971

Resource List • Better Business Bureau: 540.342.3455 • Community Foundation of the Dan River Region: 434.793.0884 • Dan River Business Development Center: 434.793.9100

• Danville Community Market: 434.797.8961 • Danville Economic Development Office: 434.793.1753 • Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce: 434.836.6990 • Danville Welcome Center: 434.793.4636 • Downtown Danville Association: 434.791.4470 • Longwood University SBDC: Dan River: 434.797.8482 • Pittsylvania County Economic Development: 434.432.1669 • Social Security Administration: 800.772.1213 • U.S. Postal Service Danville: 434.792.4576 Chatham: 434.432.4321 Gretna: 434.656.1830 Hurt: 434.324.4804 • Veterans Affairs: 800.827.1000

Attraction List • AAF Tank Museum: 434.836.5323 • Altavista Vineyards: 434.324.4160 • Carrington Pavilion: 434.773.8160 • Cooper’s Radio Controlled Race Center: 434.724.4182 • Dan River Grand Prix: 434.791.3747 • Danville Association of Arts & Humanities: 434.792.6965

• Danville Braves: 434.797.3792 • Danville Concert Association: 434.432.3374 • Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 434.793.5644 • Danville Parks, Recreation & Tourism: 434.799.5200 • Danville Pittsylvania County Fair Association: 434.822.6850 • Danville Science Center: 434.799.5160 • Danville Symphony Orchestra: 434.799.0494 • Estelle H. Womack Museum of Natural History: 434.791.5160 • Gretna Theatre: 434.656.3377 • The North Theatre: 434.792.2700 • Riverside Lanes: 434.791.2695 • South Boston Speedway: 434.572.4947 • The Homeplace Vineyards: 434.432.9463 • Tiny Town Golf: 434.799.0142 • Tomahawk Mill Winery: 434.432.1063 • Veteran’s Memorial Wall & Walkway: 434.793.0884 • VIRginia International Raceway: 434.822.7700 • Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.666.8600

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general information General Information Continued from page 191. schools. Secular and parochial private schools are also available for preschool students through high school. Adult and continuing education programs are offered by the public school systems.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS: • Danville Public Schools: 434.799.6400 web.dps.k12.va.us • Pittsylvania County Schools: 434.793.1624, 434.432.2761, 434.656.6248 www.pcs.k12.va.us/public PRIVATE SCHOOLS: • Abundant Life Academy: 434.799.8542 www.alwoc.org • Carlisle School: 276.632.7288 www.carlisleschool.org

• Carlisle School - Chatham Campus: 434.432.9244 Carlisle School - Danville Campus:434.799.1750 • Chatham Hall: 434.432.2941 www.chathamhall.org • Epiphany Episcopal School: 434.792.4334 www.epiphanydanville.org • Faith Christian Academy: 434.324.8276 www.fcavirginia.com • Hargrave Military Academy: 434.432.2481 • www.hargrave.edu • Sacred Heart School: 434.793.2656 www.sheartschool.com • Sylvan Learning Center: 434.799.6900 www.educate.com/centers/24540 • Westover Christian Academy: 434.822.0800 www.westoverministries.org Higher Education: • Averett University: 434.791.5600 www.averett.edu

• Danville Community College: 434.797.2222 • www.dcc.vccs.edu • Institute for Advanced Learning & Research: 434.791.4161 • www.ialr.org • National College: 434.793.6822 www.national-college.edu • University of Richmond - Weekend College at Danville Community College scs.richmond.edu/degrees/liberal-arts/ undergraduate/weekend-danville.html • Virginia Technical Institute: 434.369.8200 www.virginiatechnicalinstitute.org

Employment Danville/Pittsylvania County’s largest employers: • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company – 2000 • Pittsylvania County School System – 1500 • Danville Regional Medical Center – 1339 Continued to page 196.

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• Danville Public Schools – 1289 • City of Danville – 1252 • Telvista – 780 • Nestle USA, Inc. – 575 • Wal-Mart – 474 • Averett University - 400 • Unique Industries – 400 • Foodlion - 376 • Roman Eagle Memorial Home – 363 • Danville Community College – 356 • Swedwood - 350 • CIT – 280 • VIRginia International Raceway - 280 • Intertape Polymer Group – 275 • American National Bank - 272 • EBI - 269 • Danville Pittsylvania Community Services - 250 • Medical Facilities of America Riverside Health & Rehabilitation - 218 • Essel Propack - 212 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • Adecco Employment Services: 434.791.2933 • www.adecco.com • AmeriStaff Employment & Staffing Solutions: 434.792.8367 www.ameristaff.com • Debbie’s Staffing: 434.836.1333 www.debbiesstaffing.com • Telamon Corporation-Danville: 434.836.9071 • www.telamon.org • Virginia Employment Commission: 434.549.8220 • www.vec.state.va.us

Government and Taxes GOVERNMENT DANVILLE • www.danville-va.gov Danville is governed by nine council members, elected at large for fouryear staggered terms. The City Council appoints a City Manager, a City Attorney, a City Clerk, and various boards and commissions. Members of City Council elect a Mayor and Vice Mayor. The City Manager, chief administrator of the City’s affairs, handles municipal business.

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY • www.pittgov.org Pittsylvania County is managed by a County Administrator who reports to a seven-member Board of Supervisors who are elected by districts for fouryear terms. The Board of Supervisors

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appoints various boards and commissions Members of the Board of Supervisors elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman.

THE TOWN OF CHATHAM www.chatham-va.gov The Town of Chatham is managed by an elected mayor and a six-member Town Council with the support of a Public Works Director. Council members are elected at large for four-year terms.

THE TOWN OF GRETNA www.townofgretna.org The Town of Gretna is managed by a town manager who reports to a sevenmember Town Council. Council members are elected for four-year terms.

THE TOWN OF HURT The Town of Hurt is managed by a town manager who reports to a sevenmember Town Council. Council members are elected for four-year terms.

• Town of Chatham: 2,233 • Town of Gretna: 1,207 • Town of Hurt: 1,209 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE • Pittsylvania County: 65.4 • Danville: 999.9 INCOME (PER CAPITA) • Danville MSA: $20,351 • Pittsylvania County: $20,668 • Danville: $19,074 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD MONEY INCOME • Pittsylvania County: $39,531 • Danville: $29,466 COST OF LIVING The low cost of living in Danville and Pittsylvania County provide our residents with the opportunity for a great quality of life.

PHONE NUMBERS • City of Danville: 434.799.5100 • Pittsylvania County: 434.432.7700 • Town of Chatham: 434.432.9515 • Town of Gretna: 434.656.6572 • Town of Hurt: 434.324.4411

• HOUSING UNITS Pittsylvania County: 30,077 Danville: 23,371 • HOUSING COST - Median home value (owner-occupied): Pittsylvania County: $99,100 Danville: $88,800

TAXES

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2012 LOCAL TAXES • Real Estate: Tax Rate/$100 (Market Value) • City of Danville: .73 • Pittsylvania County: .52 • Town of Chatham: .22 • Town of Gretna: .17 • Town of Hurt: .14 Machinery & Tools (Original Cost) • City of Danville@ 80%: 1.50 • Pittsylvania County @ 10%: 4.50 Automobiles & Trucks (Market Value) • City of Danville: 3.00 • Pittsylvania County @ 30%: 8.50 • Town of Chatham: 4.50 • Town of Gretna: 2.00 • Town of Hurt: 2.50 General Sales Tax: 5% (State: 4% and Local: 1 %)

Area Demographics POPULATION • Danville MSA: 105,814 • Pittsylvania County: 63,506 • City of Danville: 43,055

High School Graduates, Percent of Persons age 25+ • Pittsylvania County: 75.8% • Danville: 74.5% Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, Percent of Persons age 25+ • Pittsylvania County: 13% • Danville: 15.7%

Geography/Climate • MSA land area (square miles): 1,026 • Pittsylvania County land area: 970.76 • Danville land area: 43 • Average January temperature (high): 48.4 • Average January temperature (low): 27.5 • Average July temperature (high): 89.8 • Average July temperature (low): 67.1 • Mean annual temperature: 52.0 • Average annual rainfall: 43.8 • Average annual snowfall: 6.2

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area attractions

Area Attractions The AAF Tank Museum

facilities for up to 500, lobby art gallery,

Virginia Historic Landmark and on the

professional staff and a full complement

National Register of Historic Places,

of technical equipment and support

houses The Danville Museum of Fine

services, this is the facility of choice for

Arts and History. This mansion is known

everything from Broadway shows and

as the Last Capitol of the Confederacy

corporate retreats to social events for

because Jefferson Davis spent the last

www.aaftankmuseum.com 434.836.3532

groups of 10 or 1,000.

week of the Civil War with the Sutherlins

At AAF visitors will see the finest

The Crossing at the Dan

collections of tanks, artillery, weapons,

in this residence. Not only is the home historic but it houses a permanent

headgear, uniforms, insignia, medals, and

www.visitdanville.com 434.797.8961

military memorabilia found anywhere in

The Crossing at the Dan, once the

the United States. Although the museum

bustling Danville & Richmond Rail Yard,

is primarily a tank museum, its diverse

has been transformed into educational,

collection also offers the visitor a great

entertainment, and recreational facilities.

Making science fun for everyone, the

many other interesting items relating to

Visitors can shop for farm fresh produce

Danville Science Center gives people

military history. It features 20,000+ artifacts

at The Community Market, attend a

a hands-on experience. The Center’s

that span 500 years of military history.

concert at the Carrington Pavilion, play

exhibits give people a chance to interact

with interactive science exhibits at The

and learn more about different topics.

Danville Science Center, attend some of

The museum has one of the few butterfly

the special events or walk/bike along the

greenhouses in Virginia, giving you the

Riverwalk Trail.

opportunity to see nature at its best.

The Danville Concert Association

Danville Symphony Orchestra

Birch Creek Motorsports Park www.birchcreekmotorsports.com 434.836.7629 Birch Creek attracts bikers from around the country. The Park offers a 1.5 mile natural terrain AMA-sanctioned motocross track and an ATV TT National

premier fine arts museum and also changing exhibits.

Danville Science Center

www.dsc.smv.org • 434.791.5160

www.danvillesymphony.net 434.797.2666

track with lights. The Park hosts many

www.danvilleconcert.org 434.792.9242

AMA-and ATVA-sanctioned events.

Enriching the lives of Danville-area

musicians who share their music through

residents for 58 years, The Danville

three or four yearly free concerts.

Caswell County Civic Center Yanceyville, NC ccfta.org • 336.694.4591

Since 1979, the Caswell County Civic Center, located at the intersection of NC 62 and US 158 in Yanceyville, North Carolina, has set the stage for the civic, social, and cultural life of the entire Northern Piedmont. With a full-

The Danville Symphony includes talented

Concert Association is proud of its legacy of musical excellence. Every fall it offers

Danville Welcome Center

four or five classical music and dance

www.visitdanville.com 434.793.4636

performances.

The Danville Welcome Center is

affordable season tickets to a series of

conveniently located at 645 River Park

The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History

Drive across from Dan Daniel Park just off the Danville Expressway. The design of the building, its furnishings, and the

size, professionally equipped stage, 912

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seat auditorium, meeting and banquet

The antebellum Sutherlin Mansion, a

daily basis from visitors, who are treated

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beautiful view receive compliments on a

as “guests.” The staff welcomes all and assists them with their travel or purchases from the well-stocked gift shop.

Gretna Little Theatre

Millionaire’s Row

magic show with a touch of Broadway,

www.visitdanville.com 434.793.4636

Las Vegas and Branson combined.

Danville is home to one of the pre-

available.

Meeting & special event facilities

eminent collections of Victorian and

Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex

www.thegretnatheatre.webs.com 434.656.3377

Edwardian-era architecture in the

Built in the mid, the Gretna Little Theatre

symbol of Danville’s, and the South’s,

Chatham, VA • www.theodac.com

originally served as a movie theater

history. These mansions are typically

The Olde Dominion Agricultural

before being converted into a grocery

not open for public tours; however, the

Complex is a multipurpose facility. It’s

store. Later a “Dime” store moved into

Danville Welcome Center has a Victorian

mission, through the Olde Dominion

the location. In October of 2006 the

Walking Tour brochure, as well as The

Agricultural Foundation, is to promote

Gretna Little Theatre was reborn. Today it

Secrets Inside brochure with information

and support local agriculture while

meshes the illustrious history of the theater

and contact numbers.

offering a community based facility to

Commonwealth. Millionaire’s Row is a

with a modern touch that makes an enjoyable movie experience for all.

educate and entertain. It is a venue

The Historic North Theatre

for the Virginia Grown Farmers’ Market

TheNorthTheatre.com 434.793.SHOW (7469)

which features fresh products produced

www.danvillelittletheatre.org

Come see a top professional live show

The Little Theatre of Danville, Inc. has

Bedford, Campbell, & Halifax counties

at the beautifully restored Historic

created theatrical magic in Southside

throughout growing season. The James T.

North Theatre Performing Arts Center

Virginia since 1948. It has provided

Emerson Education & Conference Center

in Danville, VA - “The Arts, History and

entertainment for audiences in the

has a maximum capacity of 500 people

Hi Tech Capital of Southern Virginia.” In

Southside Virginia/Piedmont North

which can be divided up into three

2005 this beautiful 1947 art deco, live/

Carolina region with stage productions,

classrooms which accommodate up to

movie theatre underwent a complete

audience-participation murder mysteries,

150 people each. The Complex features

$3.5 million restoration. This charming

comedy, drama, and musicals.

a 53,000 square foot covered arena that

venue seats 500 with a full balcony. In

is perfectly suited to host a variety of

2012 World Champion Illusionist Wayne

activities from concerts, antique shows,

Alan became the new owner and after

rodeos, to livestock shows, equestrian

additional renovations he reopened it

events or cattle sales. And it currently

on the 65th Anniversary of the original

houses a tobacco exhibit on loan for the

opening. The theatre hosts top celebrity

The National Tobacco-Textile Museum.

The Little Theatre of Danville

Martinsville Speedway

www.martinsvillespeedway.com 1.877.722.3849 A trip to the Martinsville Speedway is more than a race. It is an experience you will always remember. From the noise of the fans and the cars whirring around the track to the food vendors, souvenir stands, camping, and friendly locals, you will enjoy every moment of your visit to the track.

locally within Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin,

touring concerts and shows, a number of other productions, festivals and special

Piedmont Arts Association

touring show, Magic of the Masters-The

Martinsville, VA • 276.632.3221 www.piedmontarts.org

World’s Most Famous Illusions - a modern

A part of the Martinsville-Henry County

look at Magic’s Golden Oldies appears

community since 1961, when Virginia

there the second Saturday of each

Museum of Fine Arts encouraged the

events, in addition to Mr. Alan’s theatre

month. It is a family friendly big stage

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Weekly Tastings!

Lo c in t ated B Riv eaut he i er Dis ful tric t

“We are always adding new selections to our inventory and welcome your requests.

We love working with our customers to discover new wines and beers, and ot course strive to provide old favorites. Join us on Main Street for a fun and relaxing shopping experience. Looking forward to your visit.”

- Robin Jones

312 Main St. • Danville, VA. 24541 • 434.799.4363 • vintagesbythedan@verizon.net All Major Credit Cards Accepted • Tuesday - Saturday 10am to 5:30pm

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the world in the 250-seat Chastain

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Theatre, exhibits art in the Robert F. Cage

formation of a statewide network of

Art Gallery, provides venues for events

local chapters, Piedmont Arts has been

and rentals, houses a Revolutionary

South Boston, VA • 434.572.9200 www.sbhcmuseum.org

bringing visual arts, performing arts and

War exhibit called the Crossing of the

The museum is operated for the

arts education to Southern Virginia for

Dan, and makes a wide range of classes

collection, exhibition, and preservation

over 50 years. Piedmont Arts’ galleries

available - from music to art.

of antiques, works of art, books, and

feature rotating exhibits of work by national and international artists. The museum also hosts performing arts on and off site, including concerts, plays and lectures. Piedmont Arts’ mission is to facilitate ongoing enrichment of the lives of the people of Martinsville, Henry County and the surrounding area, through positive exposure, education and experiences in the visual and performing arts. Through these efforts,

South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts & History

physical items, which are historically

The Richmond-Miles Museum

significant to the past, present, and

www.ncccha.org • 336.694.4965

future heritage of Halifax County and

Located in the Graves-Florence-

Southside Virginia. It further performs and

Gatewood house on Main Street in

encourages research, publishes, exhibits,

Yanceyville, North Carolina. The Museum

and preserves the results of such research.

was the home of the late Caswell artist, Maude Gatewood, and is now the headquarters for the Caswell County Historical Association.

South Boston Speedway

www.southbostonspeedway.com 434.572.4947 Dubbed “America’s Hometown Track”

Riverwalk Trail

South Boston Speedway has been

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attracting drivers from across Virginia

Giving people the chance to come out

and the nation for 48 years. The history

and enjoy nature, the Riverwalk Trail is an

of South Boston Speedway is legendary

eight-mile path that exposes you to some

as are the legions of drivers who have

South Boston VA prizery.com • 434.572.8339

of the best views in Danville. The trail will

raced here. Racing begins in April and

take you through different parks, historic

runs through early November. South

The Prizery is an arts and cultural center

sites, and local businesses.

Boston has produced a number of drivers

Piedmont Arts also contributes to the economic, educational and cultural vitality of our community.

The Prizery

located in a 38,000 square foot building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the South Boston Historic Tobacco Warehouse District, and is considered to be the most architecturally prominent and interesting of the 15 buildings in the 20 acre district. Renovation began in 2002, and the facility includes a welcome center, a performing arts theatre, an art gallery, classrooms and a large space for community functions. Today the Prizery plays host to performers from throughout

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who have gone on to find success in

Schoolfield Museum & Cultural Center

NASCAR’S national series.

Located on 917 West Main Street, the

Southern Virginia Mountain Bike Association

434.792.6763 or 434.793.0711 Schoolfield Museum & Cultural Center is bringing the history of Schoolfield and Dan River, Inc. back to life. Located in the old Dan River Welfare Building, built in 1917 by Dan River, Inc., the Museum will amaze those looking for information on the mill, its production, and the Schoolfield area as it grew with the mill.

SVMBA

www.svmba.org • 434.251.8177 The Southern Virginia Mountain Bike Association is composed of avid mountain-bike enthusiasts. It organizes races for its members and for the public on the Angler’s Ridge Trail System.

SVMBA also maintains and improves this challenging trail and continues to make this system the best it can be.

Virginia International Raceway

www.VIRnow.com • 434.822.7700 Just named as one of the “Top 6 Road Courses in the United States” by Car & Driver magazine, VIRginia International

and much more, VIR has been called

ages, visitors can travel back in time and

America’s Motorsports Resort. VIR truly

get lost in Virginia’s natural heritage.

has something for everyone.

Virginia Museum of Natural History

Wreck of the Old 97 www.visitdanville.com 434.793.4636

Raceway is a multi-purpose road

www.vmnh.net • 276.634.4141

This famous train wreck, which was

racing facility, located on the Dan River

Located in Martinsville, Virginia and

commemorated by a popular folk song,

between Danville and South Boston. It

in association with the Smithsonian

happened in Danville. There is an historic

hosts pro and club car and motorcycle

Institution, the VMNH merges scientific

marker located on Route 58 to mark the

races and a wide range of racing and

research about the Commonwealth of

approximate location of this train wreck

riding schools. With its on-site lodging,

Virginia with public understanding. With

of September 27, 1903. Excessive speed

go karts, corporate events, fine dining,

exhibits and education programs for all

was blamed for the disaster that killed eleven men and injured six others.

THANK YOU to the LAWMAKERS, BUSINESSES and COMMUNITY LEADERS who stood up for our FARMS, our FAMILIES, and

our FUTURE by supporting Virginia’s ban on uranium mining.

Proposed uranium mining and perpetual waste storage in Virginia’s Southern Piedmont poses unacceptable risks to drinking water and economic prosperity. That’s why the elected leaders and chambers of commerce from Danville, Pittsylvania County

and Halifax County support Virginia’s current moratorium. You can too. Learn more and get involved at KEEPTHEBAN.ORG.

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Beautifully Centered on the Eastern Seaboard

Pittsylvania County

The City of Danville and Pittsylvania County are located in south-central Virginia along the North Carolina border, within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the nation’s population.

An excellent highway system coupled with easy access to Interstates 40, 81 and 85 make our region extremely well-suited

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to reach mid-Atlantic markets and international shipping

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Ipanema Collection

459 Mount Cross Road Danville, Virginia 24540 434.792.6561