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Vol. 22, No. 2
February, 2010
Great coffee
for a fantastic cause!
If you like a great cup of coffee and helping a worthy cause, Uncle Pete’s World Famous Gourmet Coffee is definitely your perfect choice. Peter G. Decker, Jr., pictured
above, is the ideal choice to have his name and caricature emblazoned on this new coffee. It was all made possible by Nick and Chris Stephanitsis, co-owners of Norfolk
Coffee and Tea Company, who manufacture the special blend. If you purchase a bag of the special blend, $1.00 is donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for
each bag sold. For more information on Uncle Pete’s World Famous Gourmet Coffee and the worthy cause it supports, please see the complete story inside on page 3.
(Downtowner Photo By Antony Platt)
(Downtowner Photo By Jack Armistead)
A l s o I n s i d e : O u r U s u a l Offerin g s - A n d M u c h , M u c h , M o re !
ItWas A Great Day For City Boys On The
Fox Run Farm In Windsor
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1. The weather was great and the horses were beautiful on Thomas Keeling’s Fox Run Farm in Windsor, Va. 2. Tour guide and experienced rider Brad Cox, left, of
Norfolk, shows the reins to Norfolk resident Larry Stark. Brad’s riding “Sugar Cookie” while Larry takes a gentle ride on “Doc.” 3. Larry Stark strikes a great pose as
he and “Doc” get ready to go back to the barn. 4. Downtowner publisher Jack Armistead takes his turn riding “Doc” on the picture perfect day. 5. John Yanez also
of Norfolk practices a little roundup with his curious friends in the background. 6. Cowboy turned photographer Brad Cox takes a group shot of the “city boys” that he
hosted on that beautiful recent day. Standing left to right are John Yanez, Dr. Howard Ossen, Larry Stark, and mounted, Jack Armistead. A great time was had by all.
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February, 2010
Uncle Pete’s World Famous Gourmet Coffee Blended To Help St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Great Coffee For A Worthy Cause!
By Jack Armistead
Downtowner Editor
I
f you like a great cup of coffee and helping
a worthy cause, Uncle Pete’s World Famous
Gourmet Coffee is your perfect choice.
The special blend, named after well known local attorney Peter G. Decker, Jr., is available for
purchase at Norfolk Coffee and Tea Company
located at 212 E. 18th Street just off Monticello Avenue. You can call ahead to place your
order for pickup at 622-3950 or just drop by.
If you purchase a bag of the special blend,
$1.00 is donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for each bag sold.
Even though Decker’s contributions to the
community as a lawyer are significant, they
are only part of the whole picture of who he
is. Decker’s commitment to helping people has
led him to serve on many boards and committees on a local, regional and national level. His
service to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been extensive. For over 50 years, he
has been a member of the St Jude Board of
Governors and Directors and he is a former
National Executive Vice President in charge
of fund raising for St. Jude Hospital. He was
elevated to the position of Director Emeritus
for the hospital in 1999.
Norfolk Coffee and Tea Co., established in
1918, is currently owned and operated by Nick
and Chris Stephanitsis, who took the company
over from their father, Jerry. Jerry, one of The
Downtowner’s best friend’s, will celebrate his
100th Birthday this month. The City of Norfolk will present him with a special proclamation in his honor February 10.
Decker explained how the coffee that bears
his name and image came about.
“Nick Stephanitsis called me and wanted to
do an UNCLE PETE COFFEE whereby he
would give a portion to St. Jude. He brought
me the regular and decaf bags with my image
and I liked it. When Nick was on WVEC-TV
he said the coffee was a mix of Columbian and
Guatemalan. Nick said they chose this blend
because the taste was ‘bold with a great personality just like Uncle Pete.’”
Says Nick, “It’s a signature product. We feel
it has Uncle Pete’s personality and mind. It is
very bold. It is prestigious.”
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Chris said it was a natural fit for a great cause.
“I am very blessed with three healthy childen
and it’s such a blessing to be associated with St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital and see all
the miracles they perform every day for young
children.”
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, based
in Memphis, Tennessee, is a pediatric research
hospital that has been recognized internationally for its research in childhood cancers and
other diseases.
In 1962 St. Jude opened its doors to the public. The hospital was founded by actor Danny
Thomas. Mr. Thomas believed that children
should not die in the dawn of their lives because of cancer and other deadly diseases.
The hospital was a way for him to help make
that dream possible for families everywhere.
When St. Jude finds a cure for cancer or any
catastrophic, incurable disease, that protocol is
sent to hospitals throughout the world including right here at King’s Daughters in Norfolk,
Virginia.
As a very young man, Danny Thomas was
struggling to make ends meet, and his wife was
expecting their first child. At a church in Detroit, he knelt before a statue of St. Jude and
asked for help. Mr. Thomas promised to build
a shrine to St. Jude if the saint would see his
family through this difficult financial time.
Throughout the years, he repeated his request
to St. Jude, and each time he found an answer
to help him. In turn, Danny kept his promise
to the saint and St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital was opened.
His daughter, Marlo Thomas is the main
advocate for the hospital these days as Danny
(her father) passed away in 1991. She works
very hard to bring awareness to people and to
solicit donations.
In addition to his work over the years for
St. Jude, Decker served as Chairman of the
Virginia State Board of Corrections. He completed his 10-year term as Chairman of the
National Maritime Center (Nauticus) in Norfolk, and is the immediate past Chairman of
the Norfolk International Airport. His lifelong
dedication to the people of our communities
was recognized by Norfolk’s Cosmopolitan
Club when the members for that prestigious
(Please See Uncle Pete’s Gourmet Coffee on Page 5)
World Famous
Gourmet
CoFFee
$1.00 from this
purchase to benefit
st. Jude Children’s
research Hospital
Fresh roasted & Packed By:
Norfolk Coffee & tea Co.
Norfolk, Va 23517
Net Wt.
11 oz.
Chris Stephanitsis of Norfolk Coffee and Tea Company with coffee
namesake Peter G. Decker, Jr.
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Off The Beaten Path... with Jack Armistead
The next time you get hungry, always know
that there will be plenty to eat during your
lifetime.
As a matter of fact, after doing some internet
research, I learned that during the average lifetime, a human will eat about 60,000 pounds of
food -- the weight of about six elephants.
Here are some other highlights learned in
my cyber search:
• Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
• There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S.
than real ones.
• About 3,000 years ago, most Egyptians died
by the time they were 30.
• Slugs have four noses.
• Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy
to watch television for three hours.
• Lightning strikes abut 6,000 times per minute on this planet.
• The average American drinks about 600
soft drinks a year.
• More Monopoly money is printed in a year
than real money is printed throughout the
world.
• Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does
not appear in the name of any of the United
States.
• The penguin is the only bird who can swim,
but not fly.
• Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is
different.
• A man named Charles Osborne had the
hiccups for 69 years.
• The praying mantis is the only insect that
can turn its head.
• In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs.
• Tablecloths were originally meant to be
served as towels with which dinner guests
could wipe their hands and faces after eating.
• A lightning bolt generates temperatures five
times hotter than those found at the sun’s
surface.
• A two-foot long bird in New Zealand called
a Kea likes to eat the strips of rubber around
car windows.
• If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take
31,688 years to reach one trillion.
• The only 15 letter word that can be spelled
without repeating a letter is “uncopyrightable.”
• A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge and a
dime has one less.
• Human bones are stronger than concrete.
• Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing
into windows.
• The state of Florida is bigger than England.
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day!
East Beach is chosen for Fall Homearama 2010
East Beach has been chosen as the site for
Tidewater Builders Association’s Fall 2010
Homearama, October 2-17. The show will
feature up to 16 homes along 24th Bay Street
south of Pleasant Avenue. This will be the second Homearama in East Beach - the first in
2004 featured the original 16 homes in East
Beach along 25th Bay Street, and was the
most successful Homearama in TBA’s history.
“We are extremely proud that East Beach
has been selected once again for Homearama,” said Bart Frye, developer for East Beach
Company, LLC, “and we’re looking forward
to showcasing the neighborhood to the public
now that it is home to more than 250 families.
The attention to historical architectural detail
plus the amenities of the waterfront community set East Beach apart from other neighborhoods in the region.”
For more information call East Beach at 757333-6650
Visit the NEW website at www.EastBeachNorfolk.com
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Breakfast made to order for our busy downtown office workers.
The word is spreading fast about our fresh pastries. We offer donuts from the Donut
Dinette and Yorgo Bagels. Lunch is fabulous as well - the rotisserie chicken salad, an
authentic Cuban sandwich, Italian sausage and home-made soups and salads.
An extensive vegetarian menu for vegans and diet-conscious customers.
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LICENSED & INSURED
38th Year Of Service
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Uncle Pete’s Gourmet
Coffee (Continued From Page 3)
organization named him Norfolk’s First
Citizen in 1999.
Decker has served as a member of the
State Board of Education, appointed by
Governor Wilder. He was the founding
Chairman of the Business Improvement
District in downtown Norfolk and is also
a member of the Norfolk Board of Directors of TowneBank. Decker and his wife
Bess brought the mermaids to Norfolk
and they are seen throughout the town.
Decker presently serves on the Board of
Visitors of Norfolk State University.
Uncle Pete’s World Famous Gourmet
Coffee can also be purchased in many
stores and places such as the Pottery in
Williamsburg and Farm Fresh Grocery
Stores along with a host of others which
can be found on the internet at:
Unclepetescoffee.com.
It’s worth a visit to Norfolk Coffee and
Tea to say hello and purchase your bag of
Uncle Pete’s Coffee there.
When you do, please tell them THE
DOWNTOWNER sent you.
The Great snow storm of Jan. 30, 2010
Here’s a snowy scene looking down Norfolk’s Mallory Court in West Ghent
towards the Fergus Reid tennis courts. (Photo By Jack Armistead)
Attention Business
Owners:
Come and have fun!
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or is your business ready to celebrate
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and beyond. Reserve your space today for
this effective promotion.
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Tuesday thru Saturday Evenings!
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Artist Moving Sale!
Original prints, paintings, matted or framed
$35 to $175. Excellent gift idea!
Call 282-6318.
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his correct identity, you win a
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Pun Fun
With Abbott Saks
1. Trumpet playing Pharoah -2. Favorite meat dish of Japanese expert in self-defense combat when preparing for match -3. Golf-loving ferocious dinosaur famed for driving the ball 500 yards -4. Old Las Vegas gamblers never die, they just go to -5. Favorite dictionary in the all arachnid family -6. How King Neptune stays in touch by computer with his subjects along
the shoreline -7. Most nervous natives in the southwest Pacific live in the -8. The estate gardener was good at growing big, showy flowers, but wasteful
with the owner’s money in creating frog-filled little lakes with lilly pads.
He thus proved himself -(Answers -- 1. King Toot; 2. Karate Chop; 3. Tee Rex; 4. Pair-o-dice; 5. Web-sters; 6. By netting the surf; 7. Fiji-ty islands; 8. Peony wise and Pond. . .Foolish.)
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February, 2010
E. George Middleton Jr. (May 3, 1927 – Dec. 7, 2009)
A Salute to Norfolk’s Lord Admiral
By Gary Ruegsegger
Downtowner Contributing Editor
On December 7, 2009, E. George Middleton, Jr. quietly passed away in his home. Generally he wasn’t one
to do things quietly. George was one of the most colorful, most unselfish, most outspoken and most successful
men this region has ever produced. Quiet just wasn’t
his thing.
George was a husband, electrician, father, engineer,
grandfather, contractor, teacher, friend, elder, trustee,
grandfather and the 2002 First Citizen of Norfolk.
Colleges and universities sought his wisdom; major
corporations turned to him for advice. For 20 years, he
served as Chairman of Board for Sentara Healthcare. I
knew him as the man who helped save Norfolk Public
Schools.
George was a self-made man. He wasn’t born into
Norfolk’s elite, the so-called “Silk Stocking” crowd, but
he was a born storyteller. A raconteur of the first order. He grew up in Norfolk County where the schools
only went up to the 11th grade and students drove the
school buses. His mother Thelma Wood Middleton
served on the Norfolk County School Board. At 16,
George drove one of the buses.
After graduating from old Norview High School, he
advanced to Virginia Tech where he realized, “I only
thought I’d been to high school.” After serving with
the Army Signal Corps in Bavaria, he returned to Tech
graduating in 1950.
When George Hughes, the former Pittsburgh Steeler
great, resigned his position on the school board to join
the city council, George Middleton stepped into his
considerable shoes. When Vincent Thomas left the
local board for the state school board, he handed the
chairman’s gavel to George.
A life-long reader partial to the writings of C. S. Forrester, Middleton was a man of action. As the captain
of the ship, he steered the district through the challenging currents of school integration and court-ordered
busing.
Although an exacting and demanding leader, George
was always a fair and decent man. There are no records
of keelhauling. A deliberate man, his style seemed to fit
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his city. Unlike many cities, the full integration of Norfolk was accomplished without violence. Still tempers
were short and moods were foul. George withstood the
broadsides and navigated the shoals.
He gave much of the credit to his crew. In his own
words, “You can’t fly that ship alone.” George often
spoke of the character, strength and integrity of his
fellow board members. “No one ever worked harder
or smarter than Buddy Strelitz,” he once said. Strelitz
later served as Chairman of the Board.
George credited Superintendent Albert Ayars as a man
of “theory and vision.” When he mentioned Deputy
Superintendent Sam Ray, George’s eyes twinkled and a
smile came to his lips. He referred to Ray as “the great
pacifier” and “the man who stopped riots before they
could happen.” He remembered Superintendent Gene
Carter as a man dedicated to children and unafraid of
making tough decisions.
Neil Boothby, Clerk of the Board, was George’s right
hand. Having attended Page Military and the Howard Westlake School, the English-born Boothby had a
military-bearing and an understanding of the chain of
command. His strong sense of military etiquette compelled him always to walk on the chairmen’s left. Like
George, he was knowledgeable and well-read. Boothby
could quote chapter and verse on virtually any topic
from geography to geology to history.
George believed one could learn much from history.
His personal hero was British Lord Admiral Nelson.
During the Battle of Copenhagen, when Admiral
Parker signaled for Nelson to retire from the fight, Nelson placed his telescope to his blind right eye (an eye
lost at the Battle of Calvi) and confided to an aide, “I
don’t see his signal.” Nelson went on to crush the Danish Fleet that day.
E. George Middleton, Jr., Norfolk’s Lord Admiral,
often said, “You can’t fly that ship alone.”
man will do his duty.” Now, it was time for George
Middleton to be George Middleton.
“Professor, please excuse me, but I feel we need to clarify a few issues here. Oh, by the way, do you know my
good friend Buddy Strelitz? Mr. Strelitz is one of the
brightest and most accomplished men I’ve ever known.
He’s an honor graduate of the University of Virginia,
serves on too many boards to mention and runs one
of the largest furniture businesses on the East Coast,”
said George.
“Professor, Mr. Strelitz doesn’t understand a word
you’re saying. Now, if Mr. Strelitz can’t make any sense
out of what you’re saying, what chance do the rest of us
have?” he added.
End of Discussion.
George too could turn a blind eye to bad advice. Once
during a board meeting, he sat patiently listening to
a consultant from a leading northern university spout
educational gobbledygook. Although he fidgeted a bit,
George tried his best to comprehend the presentation.
Stressing the tremendous opportunities available in
this country, George often said, “Where you begin on
life’s ladder doesn’t really mean that much. Sure you
may have a few more rungs to climb, but you can still
make it to the top of the ladder.”
After what seemed to be an eternity, he finally leaned
toward Buddy Strelitz and whispered, “Buddy, do you
understand what he’s saying?” Strelitz just shook his
head. At Trafalgar, Nelson said, “England expects every
Each year, as Chairman of the School Board, he personally signed each diploma. Each day of his life, extending that same hand, George pulled so many others
up life’s ladder.
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Karoake Every Wednesday at 9 p.m.
Bring your
to
Valentine
February 12, 2010
The Westin
Virginia Beach Town Center
Hampton Roads’ finest chefs will prepare
desserts featuring a very special ingredient...
Girl Scout Cookies!
Music by Lewis McGehee,
complimentary champagne
and hors d’ouevres
St. Patrick’s Day Bash!
For details about this and other events
sponsored by the Girl Scout Council of
Colonial Coast and to purchase tickets
for Desserts First visit gsccc.org
Join us for our Annual Party on St. Patrick’s Day - March 17.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner! It’s a great party from morning until
the wee hours. Plenty of Specials and Live Music.
Proceeds from this event help fund
activities for local Girl Scouts.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program begins January 9, 2010.
Be on the look out for Girl Scouts in your community
or call (757) 340-YUMM
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Plan now to join us at O’Sullivan’s!
4300 Colley Avenue
Norfolk, Va. 23508 - Phone 961-0899
February, 2010
12th Annual Mike Cavish Golf Tournament to Aid Strelitz Diabetes Ctr.
The 12th Annual Mike Cavish Gof Tournament and
Dinner will be held April 26 at the Elizabeth Manor
Golf and Country Club in Portsmouth.
The annual event supports the EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
During his lifetime, Ghent restaurateur and Fellini’s
founder Mike Cavish and his family became personally committed to the fight against diabetes.
The battle isn’t an easy one.
Diabetes affects one in seven Americans. Whether
it’s the 17.9 million already diagnosed, the 5.7 million
who unknowingly have it or the 57 million pre-diabetFebruary, 2010
ics who could soon develop it, diabetes is claiming our
friends, neighbors, families and children.
Leading the way in Hampton Roads, Eastern Virginia Medical School’s Strelitz Diabetes Center has
been a steadfast source of hope and healing, and continues to expand its research, programs and its patient
care.
EVMS couldn’t make these strides without The
Mike Cavish Golf Tournament & Dinner, an event
which has raised more than $250,000 for the Center.
Sponsors are now being sought. Help celebrate the
memory of Mike Cavish, make a positive impact on
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those affected by diabetes and become part of the fun
on Monday, April 26, 2010.
The Awards Ceremony and Dinner will be held immediately following the tournament at Fellini’s, located at 3910 Colley Avenue in Norfolk.
For more information on becoming a sponsor, contact Trish Lightfoot with the EVMS Foundation at
(757) 446-6070 or lightfpl@evms.edu or committee
member Elizabeth Kloc at Fellini’s at (757) 651-3416
or bkloc2@mac.com.
Make your registration by Feb. 15, 2010 to be recognized in the program as a sponsor.
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Sunset on the Elizabeth
Another day comes to an end as the sun sets over the Elizabeth River as seen from
Lamberts Point. (Downtowner Photo By Carlos Fink)
The day following the storm a Cardinal forages for food in the snow in the
Freemason district of Downtown Norfolk. (Photo by Catherine Hugo)
In Loving Tribute To Jennifer Watson Ladas
(Editor’s note: Brian A. Hollingsworth and Jennifer
Watson Ladas became engaged last October on her
birthday. A few weeks later Jennifer was accidentally
killed by a vehicle on Granby Street in Norfolk.)
Tribute To Jennifer
By Brian A. Hollingsworth
When tomorrow starts without me, and I’m not
there to see,
if the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled
with tears for me,
I wish so much you wouldn’t cry the way you did
today, while thinking of the many things we
didn’t get to say.
I know how much you love me, as much as I love
you,
and each time that you think of me, I know you’ll
miss me too,
but when tomorrow starts without me, please try
to understand, that an angel came and called
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my name, and took me by the hand.
But as I turned to walk away a tear fell from my
eye,
for all my life I’d always thought I didn’t want to
die.
I had so much to live for, so much left yet to do,
it seemed almost impossible that I was leaving
you.
I thought of all the yesterdays, the good ones and
the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared, and all the fun
we had.
If I could relive yesterday just ever for awhile, I’d
say good-bye and kiss you and maybe see you
smile.
But then I fully realized that this could never be,
for emptiness and memories would take the
place of me.
So when tomorrow starts without me, don’t think
we’re far apart, for every time you think of me
I’m right here in your heart.
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February, 2010
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the 7-inch snow storm (some
areas had more, some less) but
for many in the area the snow
storm was no picnic. (Photo By
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Red-Blooded and Gutsy Book Details Love
and Addiction In Honest and Poignant Terms
Virginia musician, writer, and journalist Cesca Janece
Waterfield will release her first full-length book January 2010. Published by Two-Handed Engine Press
(ISBN: 978-0-9820020-0-1, $14.95) Bartab: An Afterhours Ballad is a story in verse and short fiction. It’s
the narrative account of two musicians; an unblinking
look at the sometimes severe terms of artistic ambition crossed with poverty and substance abuse.
But Bartab is no morality yarn. Both the work as a
whole, and the discrete poems and stories that comprise its 122 pages are spare and authentic renderings
of life lived on the fringes.
In rooms and on highways where only the reckless fly,
Bartab moves from the charm of romance and allure
of ambition, through the disappointment and fury in
their defeat. It even briefly lights the author’s intimate
perspective in a true-life murder tragedy gnashed in a
blitz of media coverage for more than a year. Bartab
resonates with any reader who has stumbled in pursuit
of a dream and from her own blunders.
Readings are scheduled in New York City; Richmond, Norfolk, Charlottesville and Roanoke, Virginia, with other cities to follow. Bartab will be available
via online vendors as well as independent brick and
mortar booksellers. Editors and founders Two-Handed Engine Press express unreserved excitement.
A booksigning has been scheduled at Prince Books
in downtown Norfolk at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 13.
Another Great Book (locally
written) But Still Unknown
A neat little book, locally written, is titled “The Wifey
Handbook,” by Dasha (NaDasha Elkerson), and talks
about “Understanding the mysteries of the male mind
and learning the changes to becoming a true “Wifey”
- made simple and low maintenance in the “Wifey
Handbook.” Results-based instruction in easy to understand terms along with real life stories can help even
the most stress-filled relationships become happier and
more fulfilling, while giving some ideas about how to
talk to and hear the man in your life.
“The Wifey Handbook” is your urban relationship survival guide, and effective way to learn more about that
wonderful man you have come to love.”
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WHRO Receives National Award for Education Innovation
National Educational Telecommunications Association presents
Education Center Enterprise Innovation Award
WHRO, Hampton Roads’ public broadcaster, announced today that it has received the inaugural Education Center Enterprise Innovation Award from
the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), a professional association that serves
public television licensees and educational entities in
all 50 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The award, the first given by NETA, recognizes the
evolution of public broadcasting into public media, and
the reorganization of public broadcasters’ educational
services for measurable impact, efficiency, cost-savings,
and stronger market position. The NETA Education
Center Enterprise Innovation Award reflects the evolution from legacy services to public media.
In presenting the Award, NETA noted that “[WHRO]
has long been an innovator. In 1995, this station was
featured as a model Station for the 21st century in the
CPB annual report to Congress, and they’ve continued to build on their educational vision. In their own
words, the station’s goal is to be the best and preferred
provider of non-commercial, technology-based, educational products and services for their educators and
students…”
“All of us at WHRO are proud of this recognition,”
said Bert Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer. “It’s particularly gratifying coming from NETA,
such a well-respected industry leader.”
WHRO is a public service media company that promotes education, culture and citizenship to the citizens
of Hampton Roads, Virginia through a variety of telecommunications services. Thousands of viewers and listeners tune in to broadcast programming on WHRO’s
four public television and seven public radio stations
every day. Since its founding in 1961 to support education, WHRO has employed creativity and technology
to serve its mission to enrich audiences through content that engages, educates and entertains. Owned by
18 local school divisions, WHRO delivers educational
and new media services to 286,000 students and 25,000
educators per month as well.
The National Educational Telecommunications Association is a professional association that serves public television licensees and educational entities in all
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NETA connects people and ideas, by providing quality programming, educational resources, professional
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December, 2009
SACS Reaffirms EVMS Accreditation School Meets Rigorous Standards In Top-To-Bottom Review
NORFOLK, Va. – The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has reaffirmed Eastern Virginia
Medical School’s regional accreditation through 2019,
certifying that the school’s mission and educational
programs meet SACS’ stringent standards.
This reaffirmation “is a significant accomplishment
and speaks well for the quality of work of our faculty
and staff, not in a few areas but in all areas,” said EVMS
President Harry T. Lester.
Re-accreditation involves comprehensive internal and
external reviews of the school’s operations. According
to SACS, successful completion of the review means
officials agree that EVMS’ mission is appropriate for
higher education, that it has resources sufficient to accomplish that mission, that it has clearly specified edu-
cation objectives and that it successfully achieves those
objectives.
“Literally every process, from admissions to accounting to teaching to evaluation, is reviewed against rigorous performance standards,” said C. Donald Combs,
PhD, vice provost for planning and health professions, who chaired the reaffirmation effort. “Everyone involved took the standards seriously and worked
hard to ensure that we were in compliance, even if that
meant we needed to make some changes.”
In its ruling, the SACS Commission on Colleges did
not ask for any further reports from EVMS prior to
2019, a requirement it sometimes places on schools as
a way to follow up on areas of concern. SACS’ decision also endorsed EVMS’ Quality Enhancement Plan,
known as EVMS 2.0, which emphasizes improving
student learning through educational technology.
“Reaffirmation of accreditation is, at the bottom line,
a reflection of our continuing work to improve our
operations and, more importantly, our effectiveness in
teaching, research, and patient care,” Dr. Combs said.
About EVMS:
Eastern Virginia Medical School was established in
1973 to provide better health care options for Hampton Roads. The EVMS focus on teaching, discovering
and caring ensures high-quality medical education for
aspiring physicians and health professionals; the advancement of innovative medical research; and highquality, patient-centered care.
Kinder Morgan Elizabeth River Terminals and Virginia Zoo Receive the River
Stars “Model Level” Designation from the Elizabeth River Project
(PORTSMOUTH, VA) -- Kinder Morgan Elizabeth
River Terminals LLC and the Virginia Zoo have received the Elizabeth River Project’s River Stars “Model Level” designation for large wetland restorations
among other environmental achievements. The Model
Level is the highest level that can be achieved in this
program. The company or organization that has earned
this designation has demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in pollution prevention and wildlife habitat
and is recognized as a community leader in environmental stewardship.
Kinder Morgan Elizabeth River Terminals recently
hosted the largest voluntary wetland on the Elizabeth
River, at nearly 7 acres. The Virginia Zoo has also completed a model wetland restoration, while both have
achieved strong pollution prevention and community
outreach results.
The Elizabeth River Terminal (ERT) is a dry bulk
terminal with 12 warehouses on 110 acres (40 of which
is undeveloped) of the southern branch of the Elizabeth River at Money Point. At this location a variety of
materials, including fertilizer, ores, minerals, feeds, and
grains, are transported by ship, rail and trucks.
Most notably, ERT partnered with the Elizabeth
River Project for wetland and forested shoreline restoration completed in October 2009, totaling 6.8 acres
(total project cost $1.3 million). The project consists
of restoring approximately 3.4 acres of tidal wetlands
and 3.4 acres of forested shoreline (buffer). Already,
February, 2010
fiddler crabs can be seen visiting the new wetland by
the thousands, along with a variety of fish and wading
birds. Wetlands are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world, comparable to rain forests, but the
Elizabeth River has lost 50 percent of its tidal wetlands
since the 1940’s. Projects like these are used to restore
critical wildlife habitat, filter pollution and control erosion.
“We are very proud of our community involvement
and with the results of the project,” says Phil Stedfast,
operations manager at the Kinder Morgan Elizabeth
River Terminals. “We look forward to more improvements to the wildlife area and future projects to benefit
our environment and the river.
“We were asked why we wanted to participate in this
endeavor in an earlier interview and our response was
not only do we work here, but we live here. Why would
we not want to participate?”
The Virginia Zoo is located on a 55-acre site on the
Lafayette River. Its mission is to increase understanding of the world’s flora and fauna and to add to the
growing body of knowledge about it, to display animals
respectfully in a way that encourages their natural behavior, to conserve animals and their habitats, and to
offer opportunities for learning and enjoyment to the
public. The Zoo strives to achieve this mission through
education, conservation, research and recreation.
As part of its education, outreach and mentoring
program, the Zoo has completed a voluntary wetland
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restoration in October 2008 as well as green roof, rain
barrel and rain garden educational exhibits that both
filter polluted runoff and promote environmental education. The Zoo restored a 0.57 acre tidal wetland on
the Elizabeth River by removing rubble, regrading and
then planting 9,000 native wetland grasses, trees and
shrubs. The wetland restoration also features an oyster
reef - an osprey platform, education signage, as well as
an overlook with special environmental paving to allow
rain to filter through.
“As a River Star and educational facility, we are in the
unique position of being a resource to the community,”
says Zoo Horticulturist Mark Schneider. “Restoring a
wetland, providing educational programs and installing eco friendly gardens are a few of the ways we have
reached over 400,000 visitors with a positive environmental message. It is important to the Zoo that we are
a leader in conservation. Becoming a Model Level River Star demonstrates to the community our continuing
commitment to the environment. It has given the Zoo
the opportunity to partner with many outstanding conservation organizations.
“As a River Star we have had a positive impact on
our local environment, an important component of the
Virginia Zoo’s mission in the region.
The River Stars program was initiated in 1997 and
motivates industry, government and other facilities in
the Elizabeth River watershed to pursue voluntary pollution prevention and wildlife habitat goals.
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A great new book titled “Before They
Were Monarchs - A Personal History
of the Norfolk Division Braves,” is now
available for purchase in most local
bookstores.
Authors Johnny W. Brown Jr. and
Gary Ruegsegger (A Downtowner contributing editor) trace the early days of
football at ODU when the school was
known as the Norfolk Division of the
College of William and Mary-V.P.I.
The team back then was known as the
“Braves” and had its beginnings in 1930
and ended football 69 years ago on Nov.
16, 1940.
Author Johnny Brown is an athlete,
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2. Best Bartender of the Month -Kristen Madera of Cruzer’s in
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3. Best Clam Chowder of the Month
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4. Best Marketing Director of the
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5. Best Mailing Service - Direct Mail
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6. Best Birthday of the Month -Happy Birthday to Kirsten Patterson! Have a great time!
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10. Best Cheer -- Go ODU! To both
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Best Collard Greens!
This Downtowner award goes to Nancy Cobb, former chef/owner of the
great Cora’s Restaurant, formerly on W. 21st Street in West Ghent.
Nancy cooked up a delicious kettle of her collard greens last month at
the Five Points Community Farm Market on Church Street in Norfolk and they were gone in no time! The secret family recipe worked
like a charm. By the quart or pint, they didn’t last long.
Bev Sell, director of the market, says Nancy will be back on
occasional Thursdays in the future.
Great job, Nancy!
Attention Business Owners!
Johnny “Jackrabbit” Brown leaps over
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what type of changes will you propose?
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Yes. I have been thinking about running
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fresh and new ideas for our great citizens.
If I’m elected there will be beer trucks
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offering free beer daily to our deserving
citizens after 5 p.m. I will also propose
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addition to those brilliant ideas I will do
away with real estate taxes, open several
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– Susie Darling, Granby Street
Dear Susie Darling,
I will definitely be yours regardless of
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I love your picture, honey. Happy, Happy
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In Memoriam:
his issue of The Downtowner is respectfully dedicated to one of the nicest ladies I’ve ever known.
Mary Jo Bryson Barnes passed away peacefully at age 82 on Dec. 28, 2009.
A retired financial systems analyst for the Naval Supply Center, Mary Jo
was born in Baldwyn, Mississippi. She was the daughter of the late Ervin
Prather Bryson and Thaddeus James Bryson. She was a long-time member
of Larchmont Baptist Church where she was a past president of her Sunday
school class. More recently, she attended Freemason Street Baptist Church
with her daughter.
Mary Jo was equipped with a kind heart and had a wonderful personality
and great sense of humor.
She is survived by her loving family who include her daughter, Markie
Cravedi and her husband Eddie of Norfolk; her son, Larry Rutherford and
his wife Shelley of Coral Gables, Fla.; three grandchildren, Bryson Maslow
of Norfolk, Alison Rutherford Bracewell and her husband Ken of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Thaddeus Rutherford and his wife Courtney of Palmetto,
Fla.; great-grandchildren, Coleman and Quinn Rutherford; and her faithful
and loving companion, Faith Banks. Mary Jo was preceded in death by her
granddaughter, Kristen H. Maslow.
A funeral was conducted at Freemason Baptist Church on Dec. 31, 2009,
followed by her burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
A kind, intelligent, and gentle lady, Mary Jo Barnes will always be fondly
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Some Notable
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* Town Point Saturday Market - Norfolk Festevents
is now accepting requests for information from local
businesses, merchants, artists and other interested individuals and organizations for the new Town Point
Saturday Market program.
Merchant stalls are available every Saturday from April
24th until October 30th. The Saturday Market will be
located dockside adjacent to the TowneBank Fountain
Park.
Norfolk Festevents is seeking an array of merchants
to sell home grown, home baked, hand crafted and
hand made products. Sales categories include handcrafted jewelry and metal works, bakery products, flowers, seeds, herbs and plants, glassware, antiques, baskets and woven products, wood carvings, quilts, local
authors, original artwork and photography, meats and
poultry, seafood, green products, soaps, musical instruments, candy and sweets, hand-crafted pet supplies and
food, pottery and ceramics, coffees and teas, organically
grown or produced products, candles, original music,
dairy products, local brewed or vented beverages, handcrafted toys and dolls, hand-crafted furniture, and locally grown produce.
Town Point Saturday Markets will also offer opportunities to non-profit and community organizations to
raise funds with bake sales, candy sales, bulb and plant
sales. Organizations are also invited to raise awareness
for their particular cause including pet adoptions, music outreach, garden clubs, church groups and general
interest groups.
Join us as we celebrate “Community” with our neighbors by gathering original artisans in a pet friendly setting at Town Point Park.
Kids can play in the dancing fountain and families can
enjoy breakfast and lunch at Omar’s Fountain Café.
Cool off under market style umbrellas and bistro seating while you enjoy freshly made sandwiches and cold
drinks.
Town Point Saturday Markets will offer a variety of
artisans and merchants each week so be sure to make
the Market part of your weekend routine. Boaters are
welcome as we celebrate each week at TowneBank
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Fountain Park adjacent to the Waterside.
For more information, contact Domenick Fini, Sales
and Operations Director at 757-441-2345 or finid@
festevents.org.
* February 14, 2010 - The Venue on 35th will be
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as its Valentine's program this year. Local songwriters,
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with a heart. At this time of the year most events focus
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which uses poignant quotes, songs and poetry to weave
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First Annual Sustainable Living Fair
February 26-28
Inside Norfolk’s Waterside Marketplace
Five Points Community Farm Market and Green Alternatives are bringing local environmentalists and aspiring greenies the first annual Sustainable
Living Fair. Held inside Norfolk’s Waterside Marketplace, the fair will be a
comprehensive event for residents to enjoy local fare, attend workshops to learn
how to make rain barrels, preserve &
can food, square foot garden, and more.
A showcase of Hampton Roads ecobusinesses will give locals a network of
products and services to up the ante on
creating a sustainable, healthy life.
Though the main event runs Saturday
and Sunday the 27th and 28th, Friday
night, all are invited to attend a silent
auction and raffle from 5-8 inside Dock
Masters at Waterside Marketplace.
A full line up of events, demonstrations, activities and speakers is set.
Check is out at greenalternativesstore.
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to be a fun affair for families, friends, or
businesses. Foursomes will collect trash
for a few hours on the 27th and will then
have a short two-hour period to construct a breathtaking piece of art from
their trash. Winners will be awarded
prizes and final art will be auctioned off
throughout the fair.
Sponsorship packages, vendor tables,
silent auction donations, and Trash
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Living Fair. Questions can be directed
to Bev Sell, General Manager of the
Five Points Community Farm Market,
(757.640.0300) or Amelia Baker, Owner
of Green Alternatives (757.622.1444).
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God Bless America!
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woman who is serving our
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Wednesdays at the Chrysler Museum
The Chrysler Museum of Art’s Wednesday-night programs provide free
admission to the Museum’s permanent collection along with fun activities and
entertainment for the whole family. Visitors can enjoy music, wine tastings,
history lectures, art activities and film. The Museum is open until 9 p.m. on
Wednesdays, and all evening activities are free unless noted.
Cuisine & Company at The Chrysler Café is open until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays for a light snack, a great dinner special or just a glass of wine with friends.
It’s the perfect complement to appreciate art and appease your appetite.
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Norfolk Boy Scouts on the steps of the Court House in May, 1934.
The Boy Scouts of America ~ Looking Good at 100
By Peggy Haile McPhillips
Norfolk City Historian
February 8 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America, three years after Lord
Robert Baden-Powell held the world’s first Scouting
encampment in England.
Chicago publisher William D. Boyce is credited with
organizing the first BSA, located in the District of Columbia. Although the movement was not chartered
by Congress until June 1916, other localities followed
Boyce’s lead in setting up troops of their own.
The Norfolk Council BSA was organized in September 1911 and was one of the earliest in the nation.
In a 1951 letter to the editor of the Ledger-Dispatch
newspaper, Charles M. Watson recalled the early days
of Troop #1 in Norfolk:
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“The Scout movement [in England] was only months
old. To get a Boy Scout manual, I had to send to London. That book, with a letter from Lord Baden-Powell,
was kept by M. H. McArdle, longtime Boy Scout leader
and executive, as a prized possession of Troop No. 1.
The troop was formed after being in training on the
government reservation at Ocean View. There were 12
boys in the troop.”
The Cub Scout program was adopted by Norfolk
Council in 1934 as a means to serve more boys through
scouting.
The Council was given the name “Tidewater Council”
in 1935 to include Councils in Portsmouth and northeastern North Carolina.
Troop No. 24, organized in April 1917, is the oldest continuously active troop in the Tidewater Council.
The troop broke with the scouting tradition of camping
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that summer, when the boys went to the Eastern Shore
of Virginia to work on potato farms. The usual source
of labor, the migrant workers, had moved north, leaving
no one to pick the crop. It was hot work but brought in
good revenue for the troop. The scouts also participated
in the sale of War Bonds in those early days of the First
World War.
Note for the Ladies: After the fairer sex clamored for
equal time, Lord Baden-Powell and his sister Agnes
Baden-Powell founded the Girl Guides in England
later in 1910. This was the predecessor of Girl Scouts
of America, established by Juliet Low in March 1912.
Girl Scouting came to Norfolk in 1923.
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