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page 16 s APRIL 2009 Crozet gazette CVFD Honors Firefighters The Crozet Volunteer Fire Department began its 2009 awards dinner at the Elks Club in Charlottesville March 14 on a solemn note as Mark Carlson led their five-member honor guard, all at attention and with grave dignity in their expressions. He rang a bell to honor the memory of two life members of the department who died in 2008, Roger Lee Baber Sr. and Ray Page “Pete” McCauley. Glen Fink, dressed in a Scot’s Highland plaid kilt, then played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes with all the melancholy that instrument can convey. The department had bought the silver bell, symbolic to firemen from the early days of organized departments, for just such occasions. CVFD President Preston Gentry presented Community Service Awards to The Green Olive Tree, a steady and substantial contributor to the CVFD. Nancy Virginia Bain accepted on behalf of the thrift store, which will mark its 30th anniversary with a community reception on Saturday, April 25, at Crozet United Methodist Church from 1 to 4 p.m. Pam Garrison accepted an award on behalf of WCYK 99.7 FM and another award was made to the Charlottesville Newsplex, broadcasters of TV stations WAHU 27 (FOX), WCAV 19 (CBS) and WVAW 16 (ABC). Carroll Conley accepted an award on behalf of J. Bruce Barnes, Inc., which was recognized for its longstanding policy of allowing employees who are also volunteer firefighters to leave the lumberyard to answer emergency calls during work hours. The Western Albemarle Rescue Squad was also thanked for its brotherly bonds with the CVFD and for its friendly assistance at fire and car accident scenes. Local attorney Nicholas Munger also received a community service award for his professional help to the department over the last three decades. Chief Hubba, (whose name is recorded in official records as Warren Wood) presented a “Finding Nemo” award to Adam Shifflett, who, thankfully, narrowly escaped drowning after he fell asleep at the wheel one night a while driving home and drove into the pond opposite Maupin’s Fruit Stand on Rt. 250. He was given a pair of swimming goggles. A special award also went to Doug McGlothin for his selflessness to the department. Gentry said it was hard to choose recipients for the President’s Awards, which go to volunteers for service beyond the call of duty, because, he acknowledged, “everybody gives what they can.” The awards went to Glen Fink and Tom Loach, who, Gentry noted, is also in training to become an Albemarle County sheriff’s deputy. Chief Bubba Baber presented Patricia Kirtley LPC, LMFT Blue Goose Building 1186 Crozet Avenue (434) 665-6162 Insurance qualified awards to Jeff Bodine, who answered more than 400 calls last year, and Pete Oprandy. The Firefighter of the Year Award, which is customarily introduced with a slideshow biography of the recipient, went to Roger Lee Baber Sr. posthumously. Gentry called all the life members present, about 18, to come forward and stand as a rank for the presentation. The slide show called Baber “Crozet’s bantam rooster” and Garth Brooks’ song The Dance was played as slides of Left top and bottom: The CVFD Honor Guard, left to right; Jeff Bodine, Joshua Pugh, Mark Carlson, Tom Loach and Michael Boyle. Above: Glen Fink played the bagpipes to mark the passing of Roger Lee Baber Sr. and Ray Page “Pete” McCauley. Baber at various ages cycled by. Five members of his family came forward to accept the plaque and in a hushed, poignant scene hugs and handshakes were exchanged. Baber’s wife Faye had stayed home rather than face that moment. Then the awards portion of the evening concluded and the dance party began. Charlottesville volunteers covered the Crozet firehouse while Crozet’s firefighters met for the annual event.
Crozet gazette APRIL 2009 s page 17 County Wants to Finalize Library Design A design for Crozet library should go to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors for approval by June, county director of facilities development Bill Letteri told the library’s design committee at its meeting March 23. Challenged by committee member Bill Schrader, who heads the effort to raise $1.3 million to furnish the interior and buy books, to explain the haste if construction of the building is being postponed until 2013, Letteri answered that “the county team is pursuing, very hard, funding for grants to pay for the library.” Building costs are substantially lower–quotes are now coming in at $225 per square foot, Letteri said, more than $100 less than the county’s original budget estimate—and the county wants to be ready to take advantage of that favorable bidding climate if possible. Schrader said he would prefer to delay final design until nearer the actual construction date in order to allow for flexibility, especially in case Orthodontics The latest design for Crozet library as it will look from the Blue Goose building on Crozet Avenue. of technology changes. Letteri said that should technology advances dictate design changes, they would be made in the approved design. When the committee agreed that it wanted blueprints as soon as possible in case money becomes available, Letteri cautioned that that prospect is unlikely. Letteri reported that public reaction to the design, collected at the open house held in February at Crozet United Methodist Church, was that the building is too big, that the façade is either too modern or not fitting with Crozet, that deeper excavation of the lower level for future expansion is preferable, that there should be entrances from both new main street and Crozet Avenue, that the library’s interior layout is good, and that it should be built as soon as possible. Architect Todd Willoughby from Grimm and Parker Architects, designers of the library, introduced changes to the teen area and showed how an angled parking layout would create a larger landscaped area. That raised a concern about whether school buses could steer through the lot. Willoughby noted that the lot accommodates firetrucks and delivery trucks. Another issue with the parking lot was a possible connection to Tabor Presbyterian Church to the south. Tabor is designing an addition to the church. Willoughby said that, fortuitously, the grades of the lots would be very close and that a connection would save the cost of a retaining wall along the lot boundary and also allow for overflow parking for both sides. Barbara Westbrook said that Tabor is adamantly against such a connection. In other design changes, Willoughby pointed out the hip roofs over the tower elements (the public had reacted negatively to the flat roof style) and a canopy that will cover the sidewalk from new main street to the library’s main entrance. The central clerestory windows that willl admit light into the center of the building have been reduced from six to four feet high, he added. Supervisor Sally Thomas suggested a hip roof for the canopy and Supervisor Ann Mallek said that the main roof also should not be flat. A continued on page 32 Fardowners—where local ingredients and a local vibe come together! Don’t miss our Acoustic Brunch Every Sunday 11 - 3 For Children & Adults Metal and Clear Braces Invisalign Premier Provider 2006 – 2009 Select Early Morning Hours Flexible Payment Plans Complimentary Insurance Filing New Patients Always Welcome! Seared Scallops on sweet corn muffins with roasted corn salsa and micro greens Contemporary Comfort Food in Downtown Crozet On The Square, Downtown Crozet 434.823.1300 Mon - Thurs 11 am - 9 pm Fri & Sat 11 am - 10 pm Sunday Brunch 11 am-3 pm
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