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THE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER OF THE COLONIAL HEIGHTS AREA Friday, June 19, 2015

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Dunlop House Assisted Living and Specialized Memory Care is hosting a Father’s Day car show on Friday, June 19, from 4-6 p.m., featuring the Crater Antique Auto Club. This afternoon of fun will also feature music by DJ Tony Wesson, hot dogs, chips, cookies and drinks. All ages are welcome. RSVP requested.

Dunlop House is located at 235 Dunlop Farms Boulevard. For more information or to RSVP, call 804-520-0050.

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2015 COMMENCEMENT

LOCAL Father’s Day car show

VETS TEACH FLAG ETIQUETTE

Graduates encouraged to ‘take the world by storm’

Summer branch library COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Public Library has opened a summer branch library at the Community Center. The branch will be open until August 24. The Community Center is located at 157 Roanoke Ave. The library branch will serve youth 6 through 18 years of age, and will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, contact the Library at (804) 520-9384.

Free shredding event COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Police Department Shred Day, a free shredding event, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, June 27, in the parking lot of Colonial Orthopaedics, located at 325 Charles Dimmock Parkway, former location for Dominion Chevrolet.

The Colonial Heights Food Pantry will be on-site accepting food donations. The suggested donation is one non-perishable food item per bag or box of shredding.

The American Legion Post 284, Bank of McKenney, Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce, Colonial Orthopaedics, Liberty Tax Service and State Farm - Lin Lane are partnering with the Colonial Heights Police Department to host this event.

For more information about this event, contact Officer Sophie Benkendorf at 804-520-9318.

Side Street Gallery juried show COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Side Street Gallery is holding an all media juried show from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday.

An artist was allowed to submit up to three entries.

Prizes will range from $50 for third place, $75 for second place and $100 for first place.

Judging was done by mixed media artist Wynn Booty on June 18.

In addition to the juried art show, Saturday’s event will feature an art talk by Booty at 5:30, and more than 50 local artists will have artwork on display.

The gallery hosts an art party on the third Saturday of each month.

The gallery is located at 127-129 Pickwick Ave. For more information about the show or the gallery, call 804-536-0011.

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Colonial Heights High School’s Class of 2015 gathers on the school division’s athletic field. LEAH SMALL/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTOS

Colonial Heights High School graduation exercises take place June 11 on athletic field

By Leah Small Staff Writer

Colonial Heights High School class president Brian S. Gwaltney, reminded the graduating class of 2015 to “take the world by storm,” during the school’s commencement on Thursday, June 11.

Gwaltney also thanked the school’s faculty and staff, who gathered with graduates at the school division’s athletic field, for helping him to succeed.

“Without the support of the Colonial Heights faculty, many of us would be drowning in self doubt,” he said.

Joseph Cox, Colonial Heights schools superintendent, congratulated the school for having “one of the most successful sports seasons in the history of Colonial Heights High School.”

Cox said that the boys varsity tennis team finished their season 16-0 and varsity baseball finished 17-0 (in regular-season play).

Yaser M. Qazi, valedictorian and tennis player, said that the boys varsity tennis team reached the regional championship and held a conference title in tennis.

Qazi said that the graduates should thank those who helped them to succeed. “ The least we can do is acknowledge the help we receive and pass it to others, because no one should struggle

Two graduates of Colonial Heights High School’s Class of 2015 shake hands during commencement.

Yaser M. Qazi, valedictorian of the Colonial Heights High School class of 2015, speaks at the school’s commencement on June 11.

Colonial Heights High School’s graduating class walks out onto to the athletic field for commencement.

Colonial Heights High School Salutatorian Zoe E. McGrady speaks at the school’s commencement on June 11.

alone,” Qazi said. was comprised of 189 students. progress-index.com The 2015 graduating class of Leah Small may be reached Colonial Heights High School a t 7 2 2 - 5 17 2 o r l s m a l l @ SEE MORE PHOTOS, A4

VIRGINIA CHAMBER RECOGNITION

Delegate Kirk Cox presented ‘Military & Veterans Affairs Advocate Award’ Award recognizes his efforts in 2015 GA session to pass legislation for construction of new Veterans Care Centers in the state From Contributed Report

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has awarded Del. Kirk Cox, R-66th, the “Military & Veterans Affairs Advocate Award”. This is the second year in a row Cox has received this award.

The award recognizes his efforts in the 2015 General Assembly Session to pass legislation for the construction of two new Veterans Care Centers in Virginia. This initiative builds on his

record of carrying over 115 pieces of legislation in support of the military, veterans, and their families.

Currently, Virginia only has two Veterans Care Centers with a combined 400 beds to serve the 781,000 veterans who reside in the commonwealth. Not only will the new centers give veterans with family members in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads a chance to be near loved ones, but it will also allow the existing care centers in Richmond

Del. Kirk Cox, R-66th, is seen accepting the Military and Veterans Affairs Advocate Award at the Virginia Chamber of Commerce gala. From left to right are: Barry DuVal, president and CEO of the Chamber, Kirk Cox, and Gary Thomson, immediate past chairman of the Chamber. The Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced June 9 that the Chamber is awarding Cox this year’s “Military & Veterans Affairs Advocate Award” for the second SEE RECOGNITION, V3 year in a row. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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OUR VIEW

Welcome news: local economy on upswing

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n annual report by the region’s economic development group says the Tri-Cities economy is on the upswing, with nearly 4,500 jobs created and $2.33 billion total in capital investment in the last year.

According to Virginia’s Gateway Region’s report, unemployment has dropped from 7.9 percent in 2010 to 5.7 percent last year. The average wage in the region was $43,336 in 2014, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows.

“Our region has been very fortunate. These are private sector jobs, these are not government or public sector jobs. We had very good numbers each year,” said Renee Chapline, president and CEO of Virginia’s Gateway Region.

The 2014 report says 11 new companies have been added to the region with continued investment in 13 existing businesses.

The region raked in $5.26 billion in taxable sales, according to Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service’s 2013 Virginia statistics, and collected $17.3 million in revenue through the Machine & Tool tax.

Manufacturing is the future of the Tri-Cities economy, with general manufacturing making up 25 percent of new project industries while 18 percent comes from advanced manufacturing, totaling over 40 percent together, Chapline said.

“We are an advanced manufacturing corridor in Virginia,” she said.

Manufacturing jobs have a turn on investment, Chapline said, because it creates other indirect jobs.

The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing is a key to the region’s advanced manufacturing future. The applied research center that bridges the gap between fundamental research typically performed at universities and product development routinely performed by companies. CCAM accelerates the transition of research innovation from the laboratory to commercial use.

There are several international plants in the Tri-Cities like the German Evonik Goldschmidt Corp. in Hopewell, the United Kingdombased Rolls-Royce plants in Prince George County and Shandong Tranlin Paper Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, in Chesterfield County.

Among new economic development announcements include the Sabra Dipping Company hummus plant in Chesterfield pledge to invest $86 million into constructing a 118,000 sq. ft. expansion in October. The Ashland Inc. operation in Hopewell also announced a $89.25 million investment into expanding the manufacturing facility and creating more jobs.

Dennis Morris, executive director of the Crater Planning District Commission, added that the retail industry in the region is showing modest growth and the hospitality sector has seen a 10 percent increase in hotel occupancies in the last 12 months. On the tourism side, the Petersburg National Battlefield reported an almost 9 percent increase in visitations this year.

Chapline said she has seen the TriCities region transition over the years and sees the economic growth only flourishing with revitalizations happening in Petersburg and Hopewell.

“II think we’ve got a very bright future,” she said.

Thanks to the hard work of many in the region, the economy continues to improve in the Tri-Cities. And that’s a trend we can all welcome.

YOUR VIEW

How about voting for change for a change?

Is it just a coincidence that all of the cities in the United States that have the highest unemployment rate, the highest crime rate, the worst educational opportunities, the most families without dads, and the least regard for their respective police departments, have been governed by the same left-wing political party for decades?

Yet, the voters in these areas keep re-electing these same politicians year after year after year! The voters in these communities have the power to get real change in these communities. So why aren’t they doing it? Is it because they keep falling for the propaganda and lame promises these same Left-Wing politicians keep spewing at them, but never deliver?

How about them voting for the “other party” candidates for a change, and give them the opportunity to turn these individual deplorable situations around?

Does that make sense? These voters have the Constitutional power to create real change, and should take advantage of it.

Or, do these same voters like their communities just the way they are? In lieu of the first paragraph in this article, I would like to believe that the answer to that question is no.

Gary Allen, Chesterfield County

Some discoveries start small Over one hundred years ago, at their camp at Kill Devil Hills, two brothers took a flight that launched a million others. Their accomplishment changed the course of history for the world. It opened means of communication. It created access. It erased geographic and cultural barriers. From the first flight to the first footprint on the moon, there was an explosion of innovation such as has rarely been seen throughout the history of humanity.

I was reminded of the Wright Brothers’ great feat recently when one of my staff members passed a news article across my desk about a newly released biography on the iconic duo. “How the Wright Brothers Reinvented the American Dream,” the article title read.

I remember learning about the Wright Brothers as a child – it was always a favorite of students in history classes, an inspiring depiction of the American dream. Years ago, Shirley and I would take our children to visit Kitty Hawk.

I’ve seen the wood and muslin plane on display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., but it has been awhile since I truly considered the accomplishments the Wright Brothers made. As I read this profile, I thought about how their inaugural flight was distinctly American in the way that they achieved an incredible goal in the face of many adversities. But I was also reminded of something even more important: big discoveries start small.

The Wright Brothers were bicycle makers with an idea – an idea they worked hard at until it became a reality. They could have never imagined the impact their discovery would have on our world. Nor could many others. In fact, even after their first successful few flights, the federal government was skeptical of their flying machine.

Today, air carriers operating in U.S. airspace transport about 837 million passengers a year, according to a 2014 economic impact report by the Federal Aviation Administration. Commercial airline operations enabled $262 billion of visitor expenditures on goods and services. And those are just direct economic impacts of civilian aviation. They don’t

consider the extended national and global impact – economic and otherwise – that human flight has had.

The Wright Brothers’ story is proof that scientific discoveries become engines for America’s competitiveness and inspiration of hope for millions across the globe. It’s a reminder of the importance of investing in scientific discovery. Just imagine what game-changing breakthroughs in disease research (diabetes, cancers, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress) could do for our nation and our world. Imagine if we continued to push the boundaries of the possible in human space exploration.

Investing in science, discovery, and research requires resources, intention, and deliberate and efficient choices. Just as with any long-term investment, we cannot neglect it and expect valuable returns in the future.

Many say we are falling behind, that our foray into human flight, our medical breakthroughs, and our steps on the moon are fading into distant memory.

I refuse to believe our best days of scientific discovery are behind us. Scientists and researchers stand ready with plans etched for clinical trials. The brilliant minds that existed when we put a man on the moon or found a cure for polio are just as prevalent today. However, we need to create an environment that allows them to thrive.

We need a system modeled on innovation, driven by technology, and intent on discovery rather than slow, encumbering government red tape. We need to empower inventors, scientists, and creators – not federal bureaucrats – for new ideas that impact the lives of Americans.

We need to allow the small beginnings to become big discoveries.

That’s why I’ve introduced legislation to prioritize funding for medical research that will provide the most benefit to patients. That’s why I make decisions based on a belief that the federal government should focus less on creating government-run solutions and more on creating an environment that empowers ingenuity and creativity in Americans.

Big discoveries take time and deliberate effort. They may start on a sand dune in North Carolina, or under a microscope at an NIH lab, or when a student sits down at a school computer to learn how to code.

One day, the discovery will take flight – launching a better life for thousands and changing the world as we know it. We stand to gain too much from scientific discovery to let it fall away.

Congressman Randy Forbes, R-4th DistrictChesapeake, Va.

How police in middle America came to look like soldiers We’ve all seen videos of Third World “police” in combat gear putting down demonstrations by physically assaulting protesters, turning heavy equipment and teargas on them, or shooting into crowds.

That’s what makes the recent events in Baltimore, Maryland, all the more disturbing. This time the “peace officers” in military combat gear, brandishing military-grade weapons and perched on armored military vehicles, were ours.

The recent violence in Baltimore and elsewhere has brought long-overdue attention to an important national development that had all but been ignored: the militarization of our police.

Over the past two decades police departments across the country have acquired large quantities of military equipment and have dramatically increased their use of questionable tactics like no-knock raids.

As citizens consider the merits of

this trend, it is crucial to understand its origins.

Police militarization can be traced primarily to two policies: the war on drugs and the war on terror. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, concerns over drug use in the United States prompted calls for local, state, and federal law enforcement to step up their efforts to curtail the drug trade. Drug interdiction and enforcement thus became the justification for increased policing resources.

At first, the response was mostly more of the usual conventional methods. Then, in 1981, Congress passed the Military Cooperation with Law Enforcement Act (MCLEA), which allowed the Department of Defense (DoD) to offer training, intelligence, vehicles, and equipment to domestic police forces to combat drugs.

This included items ranging from small handguns and night-vision goggles to armored cars, tanks, assault weapons, and aircraft. The impact of MCLEA was swift.

By 1982, 59 percent of law enforcement agencies maintained police paramilitary units (PPUs) or Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) units, according to Peter Kraska, an expert on militarization at the University of Kentucky. He found that more than 89 percent of police departments had a PPU by 1995.

The militarization of police departments accelerated following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, when the war on terror began. The federal government directed millions of dollars in cash and equipment to local police forces to combat the terrorist threat.

One example of this expansion can be seen in DoD’s 1997 Excess Property Program 1033, which allows the transfer of military equipment to local police. This was an offer the police couldn’t refuse. By 2010 some $212 million in military equipment was being transferred to local police annually – a number that more than doubled, to $450 million, by 2013. Similar programs are operated by the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department.

The military-style police response we’ve witnessed in Baltimore and elsewhere should cause us all great concern. Police militarization has helped transform our country into a battlefield, where U.S. citizens are viewed not as civilians presumed innocent until proven guilty of a crime, but as enemies. Officers are trained to think of their patrols, not as their communities, but as “battlefields.” In fact, an internal memo to the Ferguson police department, describing protestors as “enemy forces” and “adversaries.”

We need to change direction.

An initial step would be to end the 1033 program and similar initiatives that encourage the transfer of military equipment to the police. Citizens also should reconsider the costs along with any benefits of providing police forces with military-style assault training. Moreover, it’s time to seriously reconsider the larger policies under which police militarization occurred and expanded. Stated simply, demilitarizing police would require nothing short of scaling down or drastically altering the War on Drugs and War on Terror.

The shift in police mentality, fueled by military weapons and training, has blurred the distinction between police and the military, between law enforcement and combat. The result is an erosion of the liberties we enjoy as Americans.

If we don’t address these concerns, we are likely to see repeats of the kind of tragedies that befell Baltimore, Ferguson, and elsewhere.

Christopher J. Coyne, Abigail R. HallGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, Va.

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THINGS TO DO THIS

WEEKEND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

■ For theater buffs, "You Know I Can’t Hear You When The Water's Running" by Robert Anderson is currently playing at Swift Creek Mill Theatre, 17401 Jefferson Davis Hwy. The show runs through July 18.

Swift Creek Mill Theatre describes the show as: "Four stories comprising one of the most successful comedies in Broadway history! The topic is human relationships, in all their mysterious and fascinating manifestations.

Captivating, touching and explosively funny!"

This week performances started Thursday and continue through Saturday at 8 p.m. nightly with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Saturday as well. Tickets are available for the show only or bufffet and show.

Call 804-748-5203 for reservations or visit www. swiftcreekmill.com for online ticketing.

SATURDAY ■ The Chesterfield His-

torical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will present a lecture on Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Joshua Chamberlain at historic Magnolia Grange House Museum on Saturday, at 12 p.m. Local historian Jack Bantle will present the lecture, which is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Tamara Evans at 796-1479.

■ The American Legion Riders, Two Rivers Chapter Post 146, in Hopewell, is sponsoring the sixth annual “Ride for the Warriors” motorcycle ride on Saturday. The goal is to raise donations for the

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Virginia Department of Veterans Service Foundation's “Virginia Wounded Warrior Program”. Registration will run from 8-11:30 a.m., at 297 E. Poythress St., behind the American Legion building.

The first bike will leave at 12 p.m. for the trip to the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center in Richmond. The first 250 bikes registered will receive free ride pins. The cost is $20 per rider.

Passengers are $5. One hundred percent of the proceeds donated will go to the Virginia Department of Veterans Services “Virginia Wounded Warrior Program. Additional information will be posted at www.vaalr146. org ; click “Events” on the homepage.

■ On Saturday, the Washington Cultural Foundation, Petersburg National Battlefield and the City of Hopewell will present the 150th Anniversary of Juneteenth.

The Juneteenth National Freedom Celebration in America event begins at 12 p.m. at the Grants’ Headquarters Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield. Activities will continue until 4 p.m. and will include live music, lectures, children’s activities, exhibitions and an opportunity to participate in the creation of the 3rd Annual Legacy Quilt of Juneteenth. The General Grant’s Headquarters Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield is located at 1001 Pecan Ave., in Hopewell. For more information, contact Rebecca Rose, event organizer, at (804) 605-5840 or Petersburg National Battlefield at (804) 732-3531.

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and Salem to better meet the regional needs of their veteran population.

“I’m honored to receive this award again,” said Cox. “Caring for Virginia’s retired veterans is a top priority. I would like to thank the chief co-patrons of this legislation, the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), the Joint Leadership Council, and the American Legion for their strong leadership

and involvement in helping me to tackle these issues and provide better resources and assistance to our servicemen and women.”

Delegate Cox also received an A+ rating on the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s “Legislative Report Card” for voting for the Chamber’s probusiness position 40 of 41 times this past session.

Barry DuVal, president and CEO of the Virginia Chamber, stated that, “the Legislative Report Card recognizes legislators for

their support of initiatives that will help move Virginia forward and provides analysis of legislators’ support for the business community’s priorities.”

“I look forward to continuing to support the Virginia Chamber of Commerce initiatives that provide business leadership, direction, and long-range economic development planning to ultimately create more jobs in Virginia,” said Cox. Delegate Cox represents the 66th House of Delegates District, including

all of Colonial Heights and 12 precincts in southwestern Chester field County. He is the House Majority Leader and serves as the chair of the Appropriations-Higher Education Subcommittee, the vice chair of the Rules Committee, and is a member of two other Appropriations Subcommittees – Secondary and Elementary Education and Agriculture, Commerce, Technology and Natural Resources.

For more information, visit www.KirkCox.com.

Program is required. All campers must be residents of Colonial Heights and must be eligible for enrollment in the Colonial Heights Public School system. The camp registration fee is $30 per child, which includes a camp T-shirt and wristband.

Weekly trip costs vary; campers can pick, choose, and pay for the activities they will attend.

For more details and to view the Summer Playground Program activity calendar, please visit www. colonialheightsva.gov

fair on June 29 at Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Road, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Tri-City area employers will be accepting applications at the event, which is free and open to the public. Interested applicants should bring multiple copies of résumés and be prepared to complete applications and interviews.

For more information, call 804-835-4553 or 804-704-7339.

Employers interested in reserving space may email jvazquez@petersburg.k12. va.us or fax 804-862-7120.

a.m. at Chesterfield Senior Center, 4000 Stigall Drive, Midlothian.

The screenings are being offered by Walgreens.

BRIEFLY

Summer Playground Program COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Registration is currently underway for the City's 2015 Summer Playground Program. The program runs from June 22 to July 31 for youth 6 to 12 years of age. Campers can enjoy games, crafts, active play, trips, and special guest activities. The program begins June 22, and ends July 31.

The playground program runs Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at North Elementary School and Lakeview Elementary School. Program participants can come every day, can come once a week, or once during the whole program. Program participants' drop off begins at 8 a.m. and pick up begins at 4:30 p.m.

Registration for the Summer Playground

Job fair PETERSBURG — Petersburg Ward 3 representatives, Kenneth L. Pritchett, School Board chairman, and Vice Mayor Sam Parham, in collaboration with the Virginia Employment Commission and Goodwill Employment Centers, are hosting a job

Monthly health screenings

804-720-2340.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Road, holds bingo every Monday.

Doors open at 5 p.m., and games start at 7. Food available for nominal fee.

For more information, visit http://mysite.verizon. net/legion284 or call 526-5656.

PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Monday at 10 a.m at Second Presbyterian Church, 419 W. Washington St. (round the back come upstairs). Meetings are also held at 5:30 p.m.

Monday-Friday at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp).

Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.

Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp).

Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.

CHESTERFIELD — Chesterfield County Domestic and Sexual Violence Resource Center is facilitating an anonymous community support group for victims of domestic and sexual violence on the second and fourth Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending, call 804-318- 8265 for more information. This support group is confidential.

Anything you say is kept in strict confidence, as is the location. You do not need to use your name unless you choose to do so.

CHESTERFIELD — Blood pressure checks and other screenings are now being offered on the second Tuesday of each month from 9:30 to 11

John Randolph to open new inpatient unit RICHMOND — HCA Virginia’s John Randolph Medical Center celebrated the grand opening of its new behavioral health adult inpatient unit on Monday, June 15. The new 40-bed program will provide treatment for mental illness by delivering personalized inpatient care plans, and developing outpatient recovery plans to promote long-term mental wellness.

John Randolph Medical Center is located at 411 West Randolph Road, Hopewell.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

FRIDAY, June 19 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Road, holds bingo every Friday. Doors open at 5 p.m., and games start at 7. Food available for nominal fee. For information, visit the Post website, http://mysite.verizon. net/legion284 or call 526-5656.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The National Alliance on Mental Illness Connection Recovery Support program meets 1 to 2:30 p.m. each Friday in the conference room at the Colonial Heights Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive.

All diagnosis welcome. For more information, contact Gina at 804-605-5010 or towritegina@yahoo.com.

PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Friday at 10 a.m. at: Second Presbyterian Church, 419 W. Washington St. (round the back come upstairs). Meetings are also also held at 5:30 p.m. each Monday-Friday at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp). Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Oldies But Goodies Classic Cruizers Car Club hosts its weekly "CruiseIn" from 6 to 9 p.m. each Friday through September, in the Lonestar Steakhouse parking lot, next

to Southpark Mall. Free and open to all car and truck enthusiasts. Music included: Oldies and Rock & Roll. For more information visit www.obgcc.com.

SATURDAY, June 20 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — A Colonial Heights Food Pantry Outdoor Concert Fundraiser will be held from 6-10 p.m. Saturday at the Colonial Heights VoTech Center, 3451 Conduit Road. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. All proceeds from this event will go to the Colonial Heights Food Pantry.

Checks (donations) should be made payable to the Colonial Heights Food Pantry.

CHESTER — The Southern Knights Cruisers Inc. car club is hosting its weekly "Cruise-In" now through Oct. 31, from 5 to 9 p.m., weather permitting, at Hardee’s on Route 10 and Old Stage Road. Includes over 100 antique cars, street rods, classics, muscle cars, and custom cars. Music from the 1950s and ‘60s from Wolfman John. For more information, call Ricky Williams at 804-526-8865 or visit www.southernknightscruisers.com.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2239, 14705 Jefferson Davis Highway, holds bingo each Saturday.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and games begin at 7. Food is available. For more information about this event, call 748-4896 and ask for Tom Gore. For information about VFW membership

or other activities, call Tom Ferguson, 748-4896.

SUNDAY, June 21 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Sunday. Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 6 p.m.

Food available for nominal fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose. com or call 526-1537.

PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp).

Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.

MONDAY, June 22 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Library's Summer Reading Program kickoff, with Jonathan Austin's 24 Hour Emergency Juggling and Magic Service, will be held from 6-7 p.m. Monday at Tussing Elementary School, 5501 Conduit Road. For more information, call (804) 520-9384.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The "Colonial Square Dancers," a nonprofit organization, meets from 7-9 p.m. each Monday at the Colonial Heights High School cafeteria on Conduit Road. Square dancers and visitors are welcome.

For more information, call

TUESDAY, June 23 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Library Summer Reading Program will present Chris Campbell "Music for Kids" with ventriloquism from 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday in the library's large meeting room, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. This program is free.

For more information, (804) 520-9384.

PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at: the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North

WEDNESDAY, June 24 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The 12th Virginia, Co. C, Petersburg New Grays meet at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Colonial Heights Public Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive.

For more information, contact C.L. Helmer at 526-0724.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 485 meets each Wednesday morning at Colonial Heights Library, 1000 Yacht Basin Drive. Weighins begin at 8:15 a.m. and the meetings start at 9. For more information, call Evelyn at 748-2607.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Optimist Club of Colonial Heights, 916 Meridan Ave., holds bingo

every Wednesday evening.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and early bird games start at 6:45 and regular games start at 7. Food available for nominal fee. For directions or details, call 526-0689.

PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held each Wednesday at 10 a.m. at: Second Presbyterian Church, 419 W. Washington St. (round the back come upstairs). Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are also held at 5:30 p.m.

Monday-Friday at: the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp).

Call 24/7 for the AA hot line and more information, 452-1959.

THURSDAY, June 25 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Library Summer Reading Program will present Bricks 4 Kidz Lego Building - Grades K-3 and Bricks 4 Kidz Lego Building - Middle School in the large meeting room of the library on Thursday.

Bricks 4 Kidz Lego Building - Grades K-3 will be presented from 11 a.m. to noon and Bricks 4 Kidz Lego Building - Middle School will be presented from noon to 1 p.m. This activity is free but registration is required. For more information, call (804) 520-9384.

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COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Lions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday at Dante’s Pizzeria. For more information, call Ralph Dunn, secretary, at 748-4810. This club meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Rotary Club of Colonial Heights meets at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpark Boulevard, each Thursday at 7 a.m.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Colonial Heights Moose Lodge 1783, 170 Moose Ave., holds bingo every Thursday. Doors open 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 7 p.m.

Food available for nominal

fee. For directions, visit the website at www.chmoose. com or call 804-526-1537.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Southside Regional Medical Center sponsors a free bereavement support group at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Southside Rehabilitation Services, 430 Clairmont Court, Suite 120. For more information, call Chaplain Don Phelps at 765-5593.

PETERSBURG — Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at: the Tri-City Club, located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the rear of the building, (access through North Market Street in the large parking lot. The doors are at the top of the ramp).

Call 24/7 for the AA hot

line and more information, 452-1959.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club meets each Thursday. On the first three Thursdays of the month, and any fifth Thursday, the club meets at 1:15 p.m. at the community building, 157 Roanoke Avenue. The fourth Thursday is a monthly luncheon at area restaurants by reservation with Joan Light at 526-5884. The Colonial Heights Senior Citizens Club is sponsored by the City of Colonial Heights Department of Recreation and Parks. Any resident of Colonial Heights, 50 years of age or older, is invited to join meetings. For more information, call Mildred Morrison at 526-3497.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS HIGH GRADUATION, Continued From Page A1

Colonial Heights High School’s graduating class cheers during the commencement ceremony. LEAH SMALL/PROGRESS-INDEX PHOTOS BRIEFLY

Coupon Clipping Club PETERSBURG — The newly formed Coupon Clipping Club will hold its first monthly meeting from 1-2 p.m. Saturday in the conference room of the Petersburg Public Library, 201 W. Washington St. The cost to join is $12 per year. Members should bring coupon book & material, coupons to swap, and questions, ideas, & coupon tips to share.

Local Farmers Markets Area localities offer the following opportunities to buy local and buy fresh: ■ The Petersburg Farmer's Market is open from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The market is on Joseph Jenkins Roberts Street under the Martin Luther King Bridge. For more information,call (804) 733-2352.

■ The Prince George County Farmers' Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays at Scott Park Pavilion, 6602 Courts Drive. For more information, call 804722-8724. Prince George Farmer's Market. The Prince George also has new mid-week hours, 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Scott Park Pavilion.

■ Downtown Farmers Market – Hopewell (produce/food/music/ demonstrations) 2– 5 p.m. Saturday, East Cawson Street in front of The Beacon Theatre. For more information, Downtown Partnership, www. hopewelldowntown.com/ market ■ The Wakefield Farmer's Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon through October. The market is located in Wakefield, next to the Post Office. For more information, call (757) 899-2365 or email wakefieldfarmersmarket@ hotmail.com. No vendor fee.

■ Wood's United Methodist Church, 7200 Hickory Road, South Chesterfield, offers a farmers market each Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon through September at the church pavilion. No vendor fee. For more information, call 804-590-1695.

The Price is Right Live!

RICHMOND — Altria Theater will host The Price is Right Live on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $35 to $55 and go on sale June 12 at 10 a.m.

Tickets available online at www.altriatheater.com.

Charge by phone at 1-800514-3849. Altria Theater

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The Price is Right Live! is the interactive stage show that gives eligible individuals the chance to “Come On Down” to win. Prizes may include appliances, vacations and possibly a new car.

Altria Thearer is located at 6 N Laurel St.

Petersburg Area Art League offering Summer Art Camps for youth PETERSBURG — The Petersburg Area Art League is once again offering its popular Summer Art Camps for children. There will be four one-week long sessions between July 6 and July 31 for rising first-graders to rising seventh-graders.

Each summer art camp session runs daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Campers must bring a bagged lunch (refrigeration available). The tuition for the art camps is $125 per week for members and $160 for non-members.

The registration deadline is Thursday, June 25. To register, stop by the PAAL gallery or call 804-861-4611.

Summer Art Camp ■ July 6 - 10: Art with Heather Graham ■ July 13 - 17: Art with Heather Graham ■ July 20 - 24: Weaving with Elizabeth Poole ■ July 27 - 31: Art with "Mama Sue" (Suzanne Vaughan) Other Camps: Dance & Theatre New this year, PAAL will host camps from a variety of other organizations throughout the summer. To register, call 804-861-4611.

Theatre Camp: Shakespeare Summer Theatre Camp will run July 6-17; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

The cost is $225. Registration closes June 15. The instructor will be British actress, playwright and teacher, Una Harrison.

Dance Camp: This camp will run from Aug. 3-14; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

The cost is $200 per child.

Instructor will be Bonita Brown of Virginia State University.

The Petersburg Area Art League is located at 7 East Old St. All camps will take place in the gallery.

Davis & Elkins graduates ELKINS, WV (readMedia) — Davis & Elkins College awarded diplomas to 161 graduates on May 16 during the 106th Commencement Ceremony.

Area students in the 2015 Davis & Elkins College graduating class are: ■ Matthew Benoit, of Colonial Heights, son of Sandy Benoit of Colonial Heights, who received the Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management ■ Adam Petersen, of Chesterfield, son of Karan and Mark Petersen of Chesterfield, who received the Bachelor of Science degree in Management.

Davis & Elkins College is a small, private liberal arts college that is related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Coker College dean's list HARTSVILLE, SC (readMedia) — The following area students were named to the Coker College dean's list for spring 2015: ■ Austin Akins of Chesterfield ■ Taylor Perkinson of Colonial Heights Students qualify for the dean's list at Coker College by earning a 3.75 or higher grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

SRMC offers free CPR class PETERSBURG — Southside Regional Medical Center (SRMC) is offering a free Friends and Family Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) class on Wednesday, June 24, from 2–6 p.m. at SRMC’s campus. Participants will learn how to recognize and treat life threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, heart attack and choking.

This CPR class is designed for those who want to learn the skills, but are not required to obtain certification in CPR for employment.

SRMC is located at 200 Medical Park Boulevard.

The class will be held in the A/B classroom. For more information and to register, call 804-765-5729.

Registration deadline is Friday, June 19. Class size is limited.

Brian S. Gwaltney, president of the class of 2015 at Colonial Heights High School, gives his address during commencement.

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40&8

Veterans organization turns 95 years old Members of Voiture Locale 1530 celebrates occasion during their Promenade on March 20

From Contributed Report

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The 40&8, otherwise known as “La Societe de Quarante Homes et Huit Chevaux”, meaning The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses” celebrated its 95 th birthday on March 15. Colonial Heights Voiture Locale 1530 celebrated the occasion during their Promenade on March 20.

First there was the preparation and sit down meal.

Next, Chef de Gare (Commander) John Ronkartz began the ritual with a script that outlined the beginning of a veterans honor society.

He said, “In March of 1920, Joseph W. Breen, a member of the newly formed American Legion and an officer of BreenMcCracken Legion Post 297, met in Philadelphia with 15 other prominent Legionnaires where they originated the idea of the 40&8. They envisioned a new and different level of elite membership and camaraderie for leaders of The American Legion.

The Box Car of the French Railways, so familiar to American ground troops of the First World War

was chosen as the symbolic heart of the new organization. The French/Railroad theme was applied to officer titles and organizational functions."

Ronkartz continued, "During the last 95 years La Societe has endeavored to seek out and satisfy the needs of our nation’s veterans, local communities, and the nation’s children.

For example," he said, "in 1932, the 40&8 declared war on childhood diphtheria. Vaccination toxin was distributed via Voiture Nationale to children whose parents could not afford it. Physicians donated their services, and educational campaigns were carried out to combat the disease."

Ronkartz said, "From 1932 through 1936, the 40&8 sought to influence Congress regarding veterans’ benefits. These were the “Bonus March” Depression years when WWI veterans and the federal government were at times in open conflict.

The 40&8 sponsored national radio programs featuring well-known political figures to bring equitable treatment of war veterans to the national forefront. Realizing that

power came with numbers, the 40&8 brought in 111,159 new American Legion members. The efforts of the 40&8 ultimately helped convince Congress to pass, over a presidential veto, the compensation act for America’s war veterans."

These endeavors are only a few of the many accomplishments of the 40&8, Ronkartz said in conclusion of his script.

Aumonier (Chaplain) Medeiros then blessed those assembled with an opening prayer.

In an emailed statement on behalf of the Colonial Heights Voiture Locale 1530, Ronkartz said, the ritual proceeded with the Chef de Gare requesting the flag of our country be placed in a place of honor to the right of the podium.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Chef de Cuisine Constantine brought the celebratory cake to the front and placed it in a place of honor. Ronkartz further explained, "At this time the oldest and the youngest Voyageur Militaire was escorted to the front. A toast was made while cutting the first piece of cake in honor of

The Colonial Heights Voiture Locale 1530 celebrated the 95th birthday of the 40&8 during the group’s Promenade on March 20. From left to right are: Terry Bretlinger, youngest Voyageur; Jeff Constantine, Chef de Cuisine; John Ronkartz, Chef; and Bo Bolton, oldest Voyageur. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

our first Chef de Chemin de Fer, Joseph W. Breen, and the 15 other veterans of WWI who founded the 40&8. The first slice was presented to the oldest voyageur as a symbol of our founder Joseph Breen and honoring those that built La Societe into what it is today. The second was presented to the youngest symbolizing the The Colonial Heights Voiture Locale 1530 celpresent and future mem- ebrated the 95th birthday of the 40&8 on March 20 during the group’s Promenade. The celebratory bers that will build upon cake is pictured. that heritage."

Prayer was offered and celebration, Ronkartz The Chef de Gare then gave the command, “eat in the 40&8 salute was said. given to conclude the honor of La Societe.”

40&8

Voiture Locale 1530’s annual ‘Flags for First-Graders’ This year the Colonial Heights unit visited 41 schools and distributed 4,613 flags From Contributed Report

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Members of the Voiture Locale 1530 of Colonial Heights started their "Flags for First-Graders" program in 1992, and has conducted the program each year in 41 local schools.

According to a statement released by Voiture Local 1530, the 40&8 members are primarily responsible for teaching more than 91,000 firstgraders in Chesterfield

County and Colonial Heights about the love and respect for the American flag.

In addition to teaching flag respect and etiquette, each student receives his own American flag to take home. Along with the American flag, they receive a trifold that gives them more information about flag respect and etiquette.

According to the statement, Chef de Gare John Ronkartz, the Americanism directeur for Voiture Locale 1530, leads a group of dedicated 40&8 veterans, all of whom want to make a difference in the lives of our future citizens.

Voiture Local 1530 reports that these

Local first-graders wave tiny American flags presented to them by members of Voiture Locale 1530 of Colonial Heights, pictured in the background. The 40&8 members conduct their flag program each year in 41 local schools. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

volunteers have devoted 23 years.

This year’s program distributed: 4,613 over 6,000 hours, and t r a v e l e d m o r e t h a n stats are as follows: ■ Number of schools ■ Number of flags visited: 41 88,000 miles over the last

Members of the Voiture Locale 1530 are seen conducting their flag program for area firstgraders. The 40&8 members teach young students about flag respect and etiquette. Each student receives an American flag to take home, along with a trifold that gives them more information about flag respect and proper etiquette.

■ Total volunteer hours: 446 ■ Total traveled miles: 11,267.

Colonial Heights Residents: Seconds count in an emergency ... get notified!

In a continuing effort for the best communication during times of emergency, the City of Colonial Heights has switched its emergency notification platform to CivicReady.

To register, click the CivicReady button on the lower right hand side of the City’s website, www. colonialheightsva.gov/civicalerts.aspx?AID=343.

The login page has instructions for you to choose what types of notifications you receive, what times you prefer to be notified and how you want to receive your notifications via text message, email, or by phone.

NOTE: If you do not will improve your fam- emergency situation. Civi- alerts directly to you, register with the new plat- ily’s safety during an cReady will send updated keeping you informed on form, you will no longer receive notifications and weather alerts from the City.

If you do not have online access, you may register at the help desk located at City Hall, 201 James Avenue or call Colonial Heights Fire Administration at (804) 520-9387 for assistance.

Why should I be ready?

The mission of the City of Colonial Heights is to mitigate against, and plan and prepare to keep YOU informed before, during, and after an emergency.

Knowing what is happening and what to do,

rapidly changing situations such as inclement

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