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INSIDEtheKing Family Vineyardpage 3College Honor Rollspage 4Paul ClaytonSongcatcherpage 5Heartwoodpage 8CvFD 2007 reviewpage 9Paulien Comesout singingpage 10Watkins RezoningRequest approvedpage 12Waynesboro NamesVolunteer ofthe Yearpage 12Annals of Medicinepage 16Going Native:Patriotic plantspage 18WAHS TrackSpeedsterspage 20Wahs BoysBasketball15 Game statspage 21Boy Scout Newspage 22Green Olive treeSnippetspage 23Crossword puzzlepage 24Bereavementspage 25DowntownRezoning Mappage 28FEBRUARY 2008 VOL. 2, NO. 9Downtown Zoning PlanDrops Lumber Yard,West Carter StreetCrozet FalconersAre Flying HighIt turned out to be a milestone dayfor Ronan, the female Harris Hawkthat perched like a bit of royalty onmaster falconer Kevin Markey’s left arm.Victory in flight. Markey wore a smileafterward as he brought Ronan throughthe brushy creek bottom and back toopen ground. He hadn’t seen it coming,but he truly did see it happen.Earlier, as the hunting got started,Markey mentioned there are some 120members in the Virginia FalconryAssociation. He had been at a VFAmeet in Harrisonburg the week before.There had been a lot of tale-telling, hesaid, about marvels certain birds werefabled to have performed.continued on page 14At the final Planning Commission’sJan. 29 workshop on new zoning fordowntown Crozet two issues remainedto resolve, the district’s boundaries andwhether the mixed-use of buildingswould be mandated or encouraged.The result was that properties on thewest side of Carter Street and the J.Bruce Barnes Co. lumberyard were leftout of the downtown plan and a newrule forbidding a residence on the firstfloor of a building was advanced as thedevice to produce mixed use.At the Commission’s previous meetingNov. 27 County planning staff hadsurprised Crozet participants in theprocess by recommending new boundaries.As a result, County officialsattended the Downtown CrozetAssociation’s Jan. 14 meeting to consultwith downtown business owners.Crozetians were still angry over beingkept in the dark about County intentions,but the real news of the DCAmeeting that evening was lumberyardowner Carroll Conley’s announcementthat he did not want the lumberyard’s20-acre parcel included in the rezonedarea.“The lumberyard wants to be leftout of the rezoning,” he said. “I workedhard to get heavy industrial zoning. Idon’t want to work under a grandfatheredstatus. It gives me more optionsif I want to sell.“I have met with [County planning]staff and I want to be left out. If it’sever sold, it will be up to the newowner to dot the ‘Is’ and cross the ‘Ts.’I have a right to have my property leftalone. I have no intention to developthe lumberyard.”County community developmentdirector Mark Graham told the groupthat “what would be appropriate wouldcontinued on page 13Kevin Markey and Ronancrozetgazette.comWAHS, MurrayElementary GetGovernor’s TopSchool AwardsWestern Albemarle High Schooland Virginia L. Murray ElementarySchool have been awarded theGovernor’s Award for EducationalExcellence, Governor Tim Kaineannounced Jan. 10. The award is thehighest honor under a new incentiveprogram for schools and school divisionscreated by the State Board ofEducation last summer to advance its“competence to excellence” agenda.The Board established the VirginiaIndex of Performance in July inresponse to Governor Kaine’s call for aformal system to recognize schools andschool divisions that exceed minimumstate and federal accountability standards.Across the state, 89 schools, includingjust 11 high schools, earned theaward. Greenbriar Elementary incontinued on page 11

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 3King Family Vineyard Named Virginia’s Best Winery to VisitCrozet’s King Family Vineyardhas been judged the best winery inVirginia to visit by the SoutheastWinery Review, a Web site that ratesthe experience of going to differentwineries in Virginia, North andSouth Carolina, Georgia and Floridaand also solicits reviews from thepublic.“We were kind of surprised [tofind out about the top ranking],”said owner Ellen King. “They didtheir visits blind—which is whatthey should do—we had no idea wewere being evaluated.”Review representatives visit wineriesmore than once, on differentdays of the week and at differenttimes of day. The Review gives ascore on a one-to-10 scale on eachof seven criteria: wine quality (Whatis the quality for the varietal? KFVwas rated at 9); wine variety, (Is anice selection of wines offered?KFV=5); value for dollar (Is the visitworth the price of admission?KFV=5); Friendliness (How are youtreated as a customer? KFV=9);vineyards and vistas (Is the exteriorpleasant and inviting? KFV=10);interior atmosphere (Is the interiorDon’t miss any of the hometown newseverybody else is up on. Pick up a freecopy of the Crozet Gazette at one of themany area locations or have the CrozetGazette delivered to your home or dormroom. Mail subscriptions are available for$20 for 12 issues. Send a check to CrozetGazette, P.O. Box 863, Crozet, VA 22932.Published on the first Thursdayof the month byThe Crozet Gazette LLCP.O. Box 863Crozet, Virginia 22932Michael J. Marshall,Publisher and Editor434-466-8939www.crozetgazette.com© The Crozet Gazette LLCCrozet GazetteRoute Carriers:Claudius Crozet Park neighborhoods:Chris Breving: 823-2394Western Ridge/Stonegate:Ashley Gale: 823-1578Cory Farm/Clover Lawn/Foxchase:Austin Germani: 882-5976Old Trail/Haden & Killdeer Lanes:Andrew Periasamy: 989-5732attractive, inviting, conducive to thevisit? KFV=9); and overall experience(Is the winery worth the visit?KFV=9). The vineyard scored 56out of 70 possible points.“They considered the number ofwines we produce as our lowest category,but we think that not making30 different wines is actually good,”said King. The winery now offers 10wines, all made from grapes grownon the farm.“Their ‘overall experience’ score isa separate score, not an average ofthe scores in the other rating categories,”explained Kerry Hannon.“They are really doing this in a seriousway. They are trying to maketheir scoring meaningful.”“We try to make sure everyone isspoken to when they come in thedoor,” added King. “If we’re busy[at the tasting counter], we givepeople wine while they wait. It’s apeople business. We’re like a restaurant.You make up your mind withthat first impression. Hospitality isvery important.”This year the winery is offering itsfirst “sparkling wine” (alias a champagne,but that term is now trademarkedby that region of France)made according to the methodechampenoise and later this springwill bottle its first port-style wine(alias a port, but that term is nowtrademarked by Portugal). “The coolthing about it is it’s made from petitverdot [grapes] and aged in Americanoak barrels that have held bourbonwhisky for seven years,” King said.It will be bottled in a traditionalport bottle, she added. The wineryis looking for a name for that wine,she said, and invited Gazette readersto send suggestions. “We want anAmerican-sounding name,” shesaid.The winery won the 2004Governor’s Cup for wine excellenceand gold medals for its 2002Michael Shaps Cabernet Franc and2002 Meritage.The winery is offering aValentine’s Day dinner Feb. 14,four-courses paired with its wines.Passed hors d’oeuvres begin at 6:30p.m. and dinner will begin at 7 p.m.Prepaid reservations are requiredand the $100 per plate cost includesfood, wine, tax, and tip. Call434-823-7800 to make a reservation.King said the event can accommodate80-100 diners.Wine Business Monthly, a national wine publication, hasnamed King Family Vineyards among the “Hottest SmallBrands of 2007” in its February 2008 issue. It wasn’t justthe only Virginia wine to make the list, it was the only onefrom the East Coast.The crew at King Family Vineyard: (left to right) Matthieu Finot (winemaker), Rita Medici,Carrington King, Ellen King, and Kerry Hannon. Not pictured are David King, Amanda Gee-Taylor, and Christopher Hill.King Family Vineyard Label

page 4 s february 2008Crozet gazetteCollege Honor RollsThree local students attending Hampden-Sydney College were named to the Dean’s List forthe first semester of the 2007-2008 academicyear. To earn this distinction, students mustachieve at least a 3.3 semester grade point averageout of a possible 4.0. There are three:Joshua David Cattano, a senior. Joshua is agraduate of Western Albemarle High School andis the son of Mr. & Mrs. John P. Cattano ofCharlottesville.Mladen Cvijanovic, a senior. Mladja is a graduateof The Miller School and is the son of Dr.Vlado Cvijanovic & Dr. Vesna Cvijanovic ofBelgrade, Serbia.Jordan Forrest Diehl, a senior. Jordan is agraduate of WAHS and is the son of Mr. & Mrs.John C. Diehl of Charlottesville.CVFD Historical Info,Photos SoughtCrozet Volunteer Fire Department will be turn100 years old in 2010; Warren Wood is lookingfor articles, photos about the CVFD and itsmembers. If anyone would like to share them,please contact him at 823-6883 or 962-1443.Brownsville ElementarySilent Auction GoodiesThe food of Brasserie Monteil and CoffeeHouse, the sister restaurant to Crozet’s La Cocinadel Sol, will be featured at Brownsville ElementarySchool’s Silent Auction, “Sweets and Treats,” onSunday, Feb. 10. Crozet’s hot new coffee spot,Crozet Coffee Bar, will be there, too, with bothcoffee and tea. Free and open to the public, theevent takes place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., with asnow date of Feb. 24.The silent auction includes donated items suchas tickets to Monster Jam at the John Paul JonesArena, a birthday party with a fire truck from theCrozet Fire Department, a golfing package fromOld Trail Golf, a one-month membership andone hour with a personal trainer at AnytimeFitness, ceramic bowls from Turkish Star, tanningsessions at Georgetown West Day Spa, and muchmore. This adult-only event promises fun withgreat shopping, delectable eats and the music offolk, acoustic-rock duo Emily Gary and TomProutt.“What’s so great about the auction is that it isstuff you are going to buy anyway,” said KatherineMehridge, a Brownsville parent, referring to thegift certificates to Three Notch’d Grill, FabulousFoods, Cardinal Point Winery, Arlington HairWest, Parkway Pharmacy, and others. “But thisway, the money goes back to the school.”New this year is the opportunity to do on-linebidding for auction items before the live event.Shelby McCalister celebrated her 25th year of service at the Crozet PostOffice Jan. 24. Her boss and co-workers went together to give her a basket of chocolate goodies andcookies. She is shown here with Postmaster Tucker Johnson and Angie Breving.The on-line auction began January 21, and goesthrough February 8. Check out www.brownsville.cmarket.comto bid.All proceeds will go to the school’s ParentTeacher Organization, which hopes to raise$10,000. This year they have funded Kid PanAlley, where local musicians are in-residence for aweek and write music with students; BrownsvilleElective Education, an after-school programwhich offers classes throughout the year on allsorts of topics, from golfing to African drumming;new athletic equipment, teacher supplies,and computers.For more information, contact Lori Benedictat 823-1704, or lobenedict@comcast.net.Nellysford Branch ofU.Va. Credit Union toHost Grand OpeningThe recently opened Nellysford branch of theUniversity of Virginia Community Credit Unionwill host a grand opening celebration February11 through 16, at 3033 Rockfish Valley Highway(Route 151) in Nellysford.get thegazetteAlbemarle County Office BuildingA.M. FogAnderson’s Store (Rt. 151)B & B CleanersBatesville StoreBlue Ridge Builder’s SupplyBright Beginnings (Crozet)Brownsville MarketChiles Peach OrchardCrozet Blue Ridge DentistryCrozet Dairy QueenCrozet Family MedicineCrozet Great ValuCrozet HardwareCrozet LaundromatCrozet LibraryCrozet PizzaCrozet Veterinary Care CenterD & W MarketFabulous FoodsFoods of All NationsGateway MarketAugusta RegionalChamber ofCommerceGreenwood GourmetGreenwood Country StoreHunt Country StoreIvy CornerJMRL Main LibraryJoy MartKing Family VineyardLittle MarketMaupin Brothers StoreMaupin’s Music and VideoThe MeadowsModern Barber ShopMountain Area RealtyMountainside Senior LivingMusic TodayNew Dominion BookstoreOld Trail Golf CourseOld Trail Sales OfficeOtto’sParkway PharmacyPiedmont StoreRice and RiceRockfish Country StoreSecond HeavenThe Snack CornerStarr Hill BrewerySubway (Crozet)Teresa’s CafeToddsbury of IvyU.Va. Credit Union (Crozet branch)Waynesboro Tourist Center (Afton)Wyant’s Store

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 5by Phil JamesPaul Clayton - SongcatcherAfriendly fellow once heralded as “the most recorded young folk singer”in America established a home base in the Blue Ridge Mountains ofAlbemarle County, in the mid-1950s. From that rustic place of sanctuaryand repose, he traveled the country and the world, established countlessfriendships along the way, and resurrected old songs nearly lost to the ages.Neither his name nor his midrange baritone voice is easily recognized today,but versions of the songs he brought back into the light are still enjoyed theworld over.New England native Paul Clayton Worthington grew up in the formerwhaling town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, who his maternal ancestorsthe Hardys had been connected with the whaling industry. The town’s historiclore and his family’s stories of those earlier associations intrigued Paul,and he set about to learn and record the musical traditions of the laboringmariners. In his early teen years, Worthington presented regular radio programsin his hometown of New Bedford and on Prince Edward Island, Canada,where his family vacationed in the summer.In 1949 Paul enrolled in the University of Virginia. His English professor,Dr. Arthur Kyle Davis Jr., was a folklorist, who collected ballads from thenatives of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Davis had worked with U.Va.English professor C. Alphonso Smith, who, in 1916, introduced Cecil J.Sharp, a world-renowned ballad collector from England, to the local mountainsand coves. There, rich repositories of old ballads still existed in thememories of the inhabitants. Professor Davis was deeply devoted to the balladand to those who carried on the oral singing tradition, and it was he whoencouraged young Worthington along the way.During his first semester at U.Va., Paul met with several other students,most notably William Marburg, and they formed a music group playing oldstandards in the bluegrass style. Performing under the stage name BillClifton, Marburg established his own daily radio show at Charlottesville’sWCHV radio station. Paul hosted a weekly program at competing stationWINA, performing under the name Paul Clayton. They would occasionallycollaborate on Clifton’s early-morning program, billing themselves as TheClifton Brothers, Harvey and Bill.In May of 1950, Paul used the WINA studio to record African-Americanbluesman Pinkney “Pink” Anderson (1900–1974), who was performinglocally in a traveling carnival. (The English rock band Pink Floyd adoptedtheir name from the colorful moniker of the former medicine show entertainerfrom South Carolina whose impromptu Charlottesville recording session—hisfirst since 1928—was released by Riverside Records in 1961.)The next several years were filled with tremendous activity: Claytonobtained his English degrees and established himself as a respected folkmusician throughout the eastern states, especially within the New York folkscene centered around Greenwich Village. He collected ballads in severalEuropean countries and recorded a series of television programs comparingBritish and American folksongs for the British Broadcasting Corporation. In1956, he released six albums on three different record labels. He was a regularperformer at Izzy Young’s Folklore Center—ground-zero for “folkniks” inNYC.One of the more fortuitous routes Clayton took was to the Blue Ridgefoothills and Brown’s Cove. He was introduced to ballad singer and banjoistMarybird Bruce McAllister. Born in 1877, Marybird had a repertoire ofmore than 150 old songs. She lived with Al and Hilma Yates in a remote oldlog-bodied house, a popular stopping-in place for their mountain neighborsand extended family members. In the autumn of ’56, Paul made a $600investment that would return untold dividends: he purchased a primitiveThe view from the kitchen window in Paul Clayton’s mountain cabin features the logshelter protecting the cabin’s natural water source.Al and Hilma Yates relaxed near the woodstove in their secluded home in the Blue RidgeMountains of Albemarle County. George Foss photographed them during a visit in 1962.cabin on three acres of mountain land a short distance up the rutted trailfrom Al and Hilma Yates—and Marybird.The cabin became Paul’s private refuge from the rigors of travel and performing.With no electricity or running water, it provided rustic ambiancefor writing and composing. The home served as a close-in base for in-depthAppalachian ballad collecting—and a far-out location for partying with hiscontinued on page 6

page 6 s february 2008Crozet gazettePaul Clayton—continued from page 5Paul Clayton sang in countless coffeehouses during his career as a folksinger in the 1950sand ‘60s. Caffè Lena, in Saratoga Springs, New York, opened in 1960 and is billed as “theoldest continuously operating coffeehouse in the United States.”Marybird Bruce McAllister was a colorful singer of traditional mountain ballads. Sheaccompanied herself on a banjo made in Beech Creek, North Carolina, purchased on asouthern ballad collecting trip by Paul Clayton and Roger Abrahams. This 1960 photowas taken by George Foss.ample supply of friends. Many of those visiting friends helped make the oldcabin more comfortable. They chinked logs, built a new outhouse, andadded a log kitchen. Paul’s college friend and recording artist Bill Cliftonused the mountain cabin as a backdrop for several of his album covers.Folklorist and singer Roger Abrahams met Paul in New York’s GreenwichVillage. They made almost monthly trips to Virginia in 1957 and ’58, puttingon concerts at colleges along the way and in folk venues in Washington,D.C.“We always stopped by to see Ma’ybird and Al and Hilma before we wentup the road,” Abrahams recalled. “It was in their parlor that I first sat andtalked and sang in the approved mountain etiquette of interaction.”George Foss connected with Paul Clayton after hearingClayton on a Washington, D.C., radio interview. Foss,who was at that time playing cornet in the NationalSymphony Orchestra, joined Paul and others on theirballad collecting trips to the Blue Ridge Mountains.Like Paul, Foss also preserved many of thosemountain visits on audio tape, and he later wroteof his experiences in his book From White Hallto Bacon Hollow.Although great commercial success eludedPaul Clayton, he was well-respected in the earlyfolk singing community. Many of those singersfound their way to his secluded cabin, includingBob Dylan, who later recalled the barenecessities at Paul’s cabin and its mirrored kerosenelanterns. On one such trip in the early 1960s,Clayton, Dylan and Joan Baez visitedCharlottesville’s Gaslight Restaurant.Marybird’s musical repertoire was a source of amazementfor those who chanced to know her. It was a sourceof inspiration for Paul Clayton. One of her songs spoke imagesof a prisoner, lamenting that he “lay around, play around” on thechain gang until “summer come and gone, winter coming on.” Paul’s rewriteof her lyrics turned into the number-one country single “Gotta Travel On”for Billy Grammer in 1959. The big hit has since been sung by countlessother artists.Another ballad that Marybird sang for Paul asked, “Who Will Buy YourChickens When I’m Gone?” Again Paul rephrased the lyrics and, in 1959,George Foss pondered the life of his friendPaul Clayton during an autumn visit toClayton’s cabin near Cedar Mountain inBrown’s Cove.recorded “Who’s Gonna Buy YouRibbons (When I’m Gone).” BobDylan heard Paul performing thesong and decided to rework the tunehimself. In 1963 Dylan’s folk-rockclassic “Don’t Think Twice, It’sAlright” was recorded—a worldaway from Marybird and the Yates’ simple mountain home.Folk music evolved slowly into the mainstream in the 1960s; changeswere resisted by song traditionalists but embraced by the buying public. Afew folksingers adapted and realized some commercial success.Fortunately for most folk musicians, commercialism wasn’t theirgoal.Paul Clayton was part of the folk music communityin its infancy, but, despite his experience within therecording industry, he was unable to ride its wave ofpopularity. His many friends around the world andin the secluded coves of Appalachia were saddenedin 1967 to learn of his ultimate despairand untimely death in New York City.The gentle young singer is still revered todayby those who knew him. Many of them wouldprobably agree with the inscription beneath hisportrait, kept by the family of his professor andfriend, Dr. A. K. Davis Jr.: “Amongst the songshe sang for everyone did no one hear the song hesang alone.”Clayton recorded this single in 1959 and included it on hisalbum “Homemade Songs and Ballads” in 1961. Bob Dylanrewrote the lyrics—originally sung to Paul Clayton by MarybirdMcAllister—and in 1963 it became one of Dylan’s signature hits.Phil James invites contact from those who would share recollections and old photographsof life along the Blue Ridge Mountains of Albemarle County, Virginia. Youmay respond to him at: P.O. Box 88, White Hall, VA 22987 or philjames@firstva.com. © 2008 Phil James

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 7a.m. Fog Is ExpandingBy Kathy JohnsonYvonne and Ken Harris, owners of a.m. FOG on Rt. 151 in Afton, hopeto see their new farm market building open by early April.“It’s always been a part of our business plan,” said Yvonne Harris. “It justtook a little while to get there.” The new addition to the existing greenhousesand small garden shop will be an 1,800-square-foot building located at thefront of the property. The new shop will carry more produce along with newitems including coffee, tea, baked “on-site” muffins and breads, home cannedproducts and a full line of organically grown produce.In addition to the usual shrubs, plants, trees, annuals, perennials and herbofferings from the nursery side of their business, Harris says they will onceagain carry over 30 different varieties of heirloom tomatoes and in the fallthere will be “specialty gourmet pumpkins.”Valentine 5-KRace Movesto Old TrailRunning buddies of all sorts andages are invited to enter the 24thannual Valentine Couples Race,which benefits Amnesty International,on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 8 a.m.Runners must enter as a pair, butthe Charlottesville Track Club organizersare not looking for only traditionalsweethearts. Prizes will beawarded in six categories: parentchild,siblings, husband-wife, malefemale,two females and two males.Partners’ 5-K times will be addedtogether to determine the winnersin each group, but the pair do nothave to run together.Held for many years in downtownCharlottesville, this year’s racewill begin and end at the Old Trailgolf course clubhouse. For a map ofthe new course and to print out aregistration form, go to www.charlottesvilletrackclub.organd click onUpcoming Area Events. Forms arealso available at Ragged MountainRunning Shop near U.Va.Entry fees for each runner, ifmailed in advance, are $13 for trackclub members and $15 for nonmembers.All entries the day of therace are $20.In case of inclement weather, therace will be postponed until Feb.23. If in doubt about the weather,check http://avenue.org/Amnesty/after 6 p.m. on Feb. 15 or callRagged Mountain Running Shop at293-6115.For more information, call raceco-director Bruce Carveth at434-295-3289 (evenings only).BroadwayShows Comingto CrozetMiller School Drama will present“Journey Through Broadway, AMusical Review” at The Old Main.Tickets are $5. Call 823-4805 forreservations.Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2:30 p.m.Monday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.

page 8 s february 2008Crozet gazetteLocal Woodshop Offers Custom CabinetryBy Kathy JohnsonThere’s very little traditionalabout Jenny Upton. She’s not yourcookie cutter kind of person and sheand Heartwood Design appear to bea perfect fit. Heartwood Designdidn’t start out very traditionaleither, but both Heartwood Designand Jenny have evolved—andthey’ve done it together.“Heartwood is a wood shop,” saidUpton, one of the partners involvedin this wood shop with a history.Located in a corner of the ShannonFarm Community in northernNelson County, Heartwood providesa snapshot of evolution.Upton, who joined Heartwood as ayoung woman, has spent the past30 years moving from hand tools tolaptop.There was music in the backgroundof the very modest officebuilding and while some of the wallsdisplayed beautiful and interestingartwork, some of the walls offeredup bare studs and drywall. “We weregoing to be an owner/manager/worker collective. We started buildingit in 1977. We did furniture. Wedid additions. We did really whateveranyone wanted until—wellafter about a year of that we realizedour niche was in residential cabinetsand we started being more cabinetmakersdoing a little furniture onthe side,” Upton continued her tale.From those early days of providingwhatever someone needed, thebusiness has moved to higher endjobs, doing mostly custom work.“There’s a lot of time working withthe customer to find out what theywant and how they want it to look.And then we build specifically tothose drawings,” said Upton.“Sometimes we work with architectsand contractors who have drawingsand then we also work directly withthe customer to design theirkitchen.“In the mid 80’s we realized thatthe custom work was really a veryspecific market and we wanted tobranch out a little bit, so we startedrepresenting a couple of lines ofsemi-custom manufactured kitchens—mostlyin North Carolina,Canada and the Midwest,” Uptoncontinued. A phone rang with apersistent electronic sound andsomewhere in the backgroundsomeone answered the call. Uptonwent on. “So then we could offermore of a range.”On this day at Heartwood therewas little in the office to show thecraftsmanship of the work, as theold trailer now used as an office wasin transition. Going back to theircurrent production of high-qualityJenny Upton in the wood shopcabinetry, Upton explained theunfinished walls and bare studs.“That’s what this construction ishere. We’re going to be putting in adisplay kitchen with three or four ofour companies and they want a wallwith different cabinets so people cancome and look them over. We’venever had a real showroom before.”This elicited a nice smile fromUpton as she talked about the roadtraveled and Heartwood’s currentpath.continued on page 17Upton with the original crew at Heartwood Design.

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 9LET US MAKE DINNERFOR YOU TONIGHT♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦Call Ahead or Drop Byfor one of OurHomemade Hot DishesLiza’s 3-Cheese orBacon/Ham QuicheRoberta’s Award-Winning Chili 5 WaysMaria’s Tacos, Tamales,or PosoleLena’s Sloppy Joeor Pot PieChris’s Meatloaf withMashed PotatoesCid’s Barbecue Platteror Hot Italian SubLiza’s Chicken Noodle,Lentil, or Creamy CarrotSoupOur Classic Blue PlateSpecial — Hot Main Dish,Deli Side or Tossed Salad,and Homemade White orWheat RollTop It Off with One(or Many) of Liza’sLegendary Baked TreatsNow Offering16-inch Pizzawith Unlimited Toppingsfor Only $15.00A New York Yankee in Chief Bubba and Hubba’sFirehouse2007 Was a Busy Year for the CrozetVolunteer Fire DepartmentTom Loach, Jimmy Fink and Paul QuillonTwenty-four hours a day, 365days a year for almost 100 years,when the call for service hassounded, the Crozet Volunteer FireDepartment answered. In 2007, ourfire pagers shouted out their shrillbeeps 777 times. At the top of thelist of calls were 220 motor vehicleaccidents. Many were a dual effortbetween the fire department and theWestern Albemarle Rescue Squad,whose members, in addition to theirmedical training, are also experts atextricating accident victims.Interestingly, 138 of these calls werefor accidents on Interstate 64, and25 of those incidents involved tractortrailers. I’m not sure if the causeof the problem is the steep grade ofthe mountain, but most of the caror truck fires we responded to werealso on Interstate 64.Fire alarm activations account for133 calls. The vast majority of theseproved to be false alarms, but wetreat every one as a potential fireand we always prepare for any eventuality.These calls present twopotential dangers. About 25 percentof firefighter fatalities occur whileracing to the location of a call.Thankfully, our community is cooperativein yielding the right-of-wayto our emergency vehicles, makingit much easier for us to navigate ournarrow country roads. The secondproblem is the risk we’ll get toocomplacent about this type of calland not be totally ready when wearrive on scene.Since the CVFD covers a largerural area and we were in a droughtmuch of the year, I thought thebrush fire season would be muchworse, but brush fires prompted133 calls.Obviously, the most feared of allcalls are for structure fires. In 2007we were called out for structure fires81 times, ranging from small firesput out by a couple of squirts ofwater to monster fires that requiredmore than one department to extinguish.On 14 occasions, the CVFDwas called to cover the fire stationsof other departments when all oftheir equipment was out on a call.At the bottom of the list is a categorytitled “public service.” This isthe catch-all for everything fromflooded basements to my favorite(not really), the animal rescue call.So what’s new for the fire departmentin 2008? Here’s my first headline:“Firefighter Fink Fights FirstFire.” Jimmy Fink, son of firefighterGlen Fink and recent graduate ofFirefighter I class, got to be part ofthe attack team at a recent structurefire in White Hall. For Jimmy thiswas his first structure fire and hisbaptism into the brotherhood of fireand smoke. As part of that team,which also included firefighter PaulQuillon and Ty Milnor, I can attestto the fine job Jimmy did in helpingto make a good stop of a fire thatwas blowing out the roof vent whenwe arrived. Jimmy is a freshman atBridgewater College and was amember of the Crozet FireCrozet firefighters dowse a burning pickup truck on Interstate 64.By Tom LoachDepartment Junior Firefighter program.We look forward to Jimmybeing a value member of the departmentfor years to come.Also in the good news categoryare congratulations to firefighter JeffBodine who just passed hisFirefighter I state exam, as well asthe fact we now have two new members:Lance Blakely, a CharlottesvilleFire Department firefighter, andMark Carlson, who just moved herefrom Chicago.Remember, we can always usenew members, so if you’re interested,stop by the fire house anyevening from Monday throughThursday after 6 p.m. and talk tosomeone about joining. The departmentpays for all the training andequipment you’ll need to become amember of a first class department.

page 10 s february 2008Crozet gazettePaulien ComesOut SingingCrozet-based jazz singer Paulien launched herfirst CD, a self-titled album of love songs composedby her friend guitarist Royce Campbell, atthe Gravity Lounge in Charlottesville’s DowntownMall Feb. 1, marking her third appearance beforeappreciative crowds—now loyal fans—since May.Her Crozet friends were there, too. “Mesmerizing,”summed up Leslie Gourdet as Paulien wrappedup her first set, her alto voice so smooth, a touchsmoky, her phrasing conveying a candid, genuineexpression. She’s fun to watch sing. The Americansongbook and anything French or Brazilian seemto fit naturally in her repertoire.Dutch-born Paulien goes by her first name andshe does not really fit exactly in the jazz singercategory. Rather, she’s a “chansonniere,” explainedher husband, Gérard Brikkenaar Van Dijk, whoalso accompanies her on the keyboard. The bestexample of that, he said, is the legendary Frenchsinger Edith Piaf, someone with personality, evensome drama, in their singing.The CD is an 11-song cycle about romance,tracking its giddy first flutterings to a lonely, desolateend, that Campbell had been sitting on for10 years, waiting to discover the voice he wantedto interpret them. On the cover of the CD,Paulien’s face, supported by her left hand liftingher hair, emerges from a black background.“I wanted something mysterious, like ‘Who isthis person?’,” she explained. “Maybe it’s notworking?”It’s got lock-on eye contact that is nearly impossibleto peel away from.“I’ve been singing since ’83,” she said in a conversationtwo days before the show. She was nervouswith anticipation. “I still have that Alice inWonderland feeling. Is this really happening tome? I feel very fortunate to be playing with fabulousmusicians.”The Hague is her hometown. “I grew up in alarge family, the seventh of eight children. There’sa Dutch expression that says, ‘Act normal, that’sweird enough.’ Here parents treat their childrenlike they are princesses and they say “You’re sowonderful.’ to them. But I never had anythinglike that. But I would stand in front of the mirrorwith the vacuum cleaner, pretending to be asinger.“Being nervous is part of the whole thing,” shesaid, referring back the show.Paulien got her start singing publicly when sheworked in a restaurant where the waiters sang jazzin between working tables. Some of the otherwaiters were students at a music conservatory.Paulien started singing the American songbook,the timeless older jazz standards.“This is the very first time I’ve done somethingI truly believe in, musically speaking,” she said ofher new CD. She and Gérard were in the samepopular band, “the hot ‘80s college band inHolland,” she explained, but she joined it as hewas leaving it to go to college in the States atPaulien performs at Gravity LoungeBoston University. He later did graduatework in foreign affairs at U.Va.—he eventuallyserved as The Netherlands’ consul in LosAngeles—and made a mental note to himselfto come back to live in Charlottesville.They’ve been settled in Crozet five yearsnow, near Beaver Creek reservoir in a modest,comfortable house with a panoramicview of the Blue Ridge, and they and theirthree kids have put a tap root down.“I always did covers, disco.” Her versionof “Dominique” became a Top 10 hit inEurope in 1996 and led the Japanese chartsfor six straight weeks. After that the bandwas invited to sing before European VIPs.Meanwhile she had a career as a journalistand wrote a weekly woman’s page, a sort of stylepage, under her byline for The Telegraph,Holland’s largest-circulation national paper, basedin Amsterdam. She wasn’t singing on a professionallevel, she said, meaning she wasn’t touring.“I’m not trying to be something I’m not,”Paulien said. “There are better singers of the standards.”But: “What is an ‘expert’ on music?” sheasked rhetorically. “You’re there to give somebodya good time. For them, it’s ‘I like it’ or ‘I don’tlike it.’“Now I sing a lot in the car and I sing in myhead all the time, but I never sing in front of themirror any more.”Her son Alex, a seventh grader, did a report on“Autumn Leaves” in French for school and Pauliendiscovered that the Johnny Mercer translation ofthe song, in which a summer love is recalled inwintertime, had left out a verse. So now she’s gotthe original version and she sang it at the CDdebut. “I’ve always liked singing in French. Wewent to France every summer when I was a girl.The language works for my voice.”The Hook’s website has YouTube video files ofCD coverher performance of “Be My Valentine” and “YouAre,” both songs on the CD, at the GravityLounge in September in a sort unofficial debut ofthe songs. She studied them to plan her approachto her February show, which also included jazzstandards, some songs sung in French, and somefrolicsome bossa novas. She was joined by BobBowen on bass and Ron Free on drums. Free hasplayed with jazz piano great Bill Evans. Campbell,who also wrote the lyrics, was on guitar. He hasplayed with Henry Mancini and now lives inMassanutten. Paulien described him as a “GeorgeBenson-style jazz guitarist.” Drummer RobertJospé introduced them last spring when Campbellwas playing in Orange one evening. “I heard himplaying a samba,” she recalled. “It was amazing.He is so good.”Paulien later sang three standards with Jospé atRapture and this time Campbell was in the crowd.Campbell said he told his wife afterward that hehad finally heard the voice he was looking for tocontinued on page 13

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 11School Awards—continued from page 1Charlottesville was also recognized.Each school gets a display bannerand a signed resolution of commendationfrom Governor Kaine.“Students in these schools are soaringfar beyond the minimumrequirements of the Standards ofLearning and No Child LeftBehind,” said Governor Kaine in hisstatement.“There are a lot of courageouspeople in this building,” said WAHSprincipal Chris Dyer. He gave credit1/2 off1 st Monthcssatcrozet@embarqmail.comfor the award to WAHS’s “traditionof independent thought fostered inan environment of academic collaborationthat’s longstanding, for 25years. And that’s with childrenwhose families value education. It’sa wonderful place and a healthyenvironment for children to challengethemselves to be all they canbe.”“We were doing this [No ChildLeft Behind] before it was vogue,”he said. “We have a breakfast programlike the free and reduced lunchprogram. We’re looking at how toget at all our kids.” He said WAHSalso “knocked the socks off” theWachovia Cup, a prize for highschools that recognizes athletic successin many sports.“There are 27 state championshipsin WAHS history,” said Dyerproudly. “We have an unbelievableacademic and athletic program thatexcels at all levels. WAHS is a truecomprehensive high school and itvalues every child.“I want to give Anne Coughlin alot of credit. She was here for 19years and there are solid conceptualpatterns here and quiet implementationsfor children that she accomplished.She needs to be recognized.”Of the 11 high schools given theaward, four are in Fairfax Countyand three are in Loudoun County.The others are Salem High School,Hidden Valley High in RoanokeCounty, and Princess Anne High inVirginia Beach. Western hasachieved a rarefied rank.The award is based on performancedata from two years,2005-06, Coughlin’s last year asprincipal, and 2006-07, the school’sfirst year under Dyer’s hand. TheVIP program awards points toschools and divisions based on thepercentage of students achieving atthe advanced level on Standards ofLearning tests and progress towardother educational goals advocatedby the Governor and the Board. Toqualify, schools and school divisionsmust meet all state and federalachievement benchmarks for at leasttwo consecutive years and meethigher goals for achievement in elementaryreading; enrollment inAlgebra I by grade 8; enrollment incollege-level courses; attainment ofadvanced diplomas and career andindustry certifications; and participation,if eligible, in the VirginiaPreschool Initiative. Schools alsoearn bonus points for other performancemeasures, including theGovernor’s Nutrition and PhysicalActivity Scorecard.Murray Elementary principalAndy Grider said a community syngeryis working at the school. “Wehave a wonderful community withsupportive parents and a great staffthat works really hard and tries tochallenge all kids. It’s a combinationof things. Parents, for example. Theyplay such a huge role. They’re askingabout school at the dinner table,too, but there is not a day that goesby that parents are not here involvedin the school. Our kids are great andwe try to make learning fun. Thisfall kids buried some trash so theycan dig it up later and see how itdecays and affects the environment.We’ve got that going on at everygrade level.“Our implementation of the professionallearning community modelhas been a tremendous help,” Gridersaid. “We used to work sort of inisolation. Our teachers are workingtogether and they know what studentsneed to be able to do. It’s notjust about working with the kidswho are having problems, but keepingall kids challenged. The modelreally helps that work. We canalways do better at that, of course,but we’ve been doing really well.The staff is committed to workingcollaboratively.”Grider said Murray is one of justseven Virginia elementary schoolsto be nominated for the U.S.Department of Education’s NoChild Left Behind Blue RibbonAward. He’s now drawing togetherdocumentation to support the nomination.A decision on which schoolsget the award will be announcednext fall.Same friendly, personal service.Same gentle, friendly dental care.Your comfort is our #1 concern.Jim Rice DDS • Jennifer Rice DDSSherman Smock DDS (Specialist in Periodontics)Sedation Denistry • Complete, Modern Denistry for Adults, Teens and ChildrenDental Cleanings, all types • White Fillings • Caps (Crowns), Bridges, VeneersRoot Canals • Implants • 1 Hour BleachingWe’ve movedthe Crozet office!Please visit us in our beautiful newfacility located in Shoppes at CloverLawn (above UVA Credit Union)Conveniently located on Route 250across from Blue Ridge BuildersSupply.434.823.2290crozet325 Four Leaf Lane, Suite 10Nellysford2905 Rockfish Valley Hwy434.361.2442

page 12 s february 2008PlanningCommissionApproves WatkinsRezoningThe Albemarle County PlanningCommission approved the rezoningof a residential parcel on Route250 next to the Clover Lawn Shopsto highway commercial status Jan.15 at the request of Scott Watkins,who sought its use for his landscapingbusiness. [See story in theGazette’s January issue.]White Hall commissioner TomLoach said the rezoning posed aproblem because “the Crozet communityhas long held the positionthat it is opposed any new commercialdevelopment over and abovewhat is currently zoned along Route250. Consistent with that view, itwould be fair to say that up to thenight of the meeting I was opposedto the rezoning, but in the end Ivoted for it.”Loach said he felt reassured byDeputy County Attorney GregKamptner’s statement that a yes votewould not constitute a precedentfor future rezonings in the samearea. “Someone can’t use this rezoningas a reason they should havetheir rezoning approved,” saidLoach. “This is not to say someonecan’t request a zoning change, butthe request would be judged on itsown merits or lack thereof.”Watkins agreed to remove all usesof the property under the highwaycommercial zoning except for landscapingand related businesses. Ifthe land is sold, it will carry thoserestrictions. Loach also noted thatWatkins’ business is not a point-ofsalebusiness, but a place where hewill store landscaping equipmentand greenery for use at other jobsites.Watkins also gave up the potentialto build up to 15 homes per acreunder a special use permit.“Another factor was the fact Mr.Watkins will not be connecting toeither water or sewer, but will usethe current facilities on the property.To me, that means any futurebusiness would have the same waterrestrictions,” Loach said.“My final reason for voting forthe rezoning is the fact that both theneighbors and Scenic 250, a watchdogorganization which keeps aneye on development on Rt. 250,both supported the rezoning.”Those groups had opposed thechange before Watkins formallyconceded use limits.Nielsen ConstructionHired to Build OldTrail Village CenterBeights Development Co. hascontracted with CharlottesvillebasedNielsen ConstructionCompany to build the first phase ofOld Trail Village Center, its commercialarea. Construction of the20,000-square-foot first building atthe roundabout nearest Route 250should begin soon, according todevelopment company presidentGaylon Beights.Leasing interest in the space hasbeen strong, he said, and letters ofintent are in hand for all but 1,800square feet. Tenants will beannounced as soon as binding leasesfor each are signed, he said.Nielsen Construction Co., whichalso has offices in Harrisonburg, iscelebrating its 100th year in businessthis year.Crozet gazetteO’Rourke Named WaynesboroDowntown Volunteer of the YearBy Kathy JohnsonRockfish Valley resident EileenO’Rourke has been named Volunteerof the Year for the WaynesboroDowntown Development, Inc.O’Rourke said it was because ofher work to help “bring people backdowntown to show off its uniquenessand to open their eyes to thevision of revitalizing downtownWaynesboro.” Staff at the WDDIsays it is because of her “strength,vision and compassion forWaynesboro.”O’Rourke said it was wonderfulto be recognized, but “It was also alittle sad. My dad passed away inJuly. He gave back to his communityas a volunteer for theWintergreen Rescue Squad and mymother volunteered as an RN atRockfish Elementary and Tye RiverElementary. I’m sad my fathercouldn’t see that I was recognizedfor everything I had done. I wasvery honored and surprised. But sadbecause my dad wasn’t here to seeit.”She volunteers an average of 18hours per week for the WDDI.O’Rourke has been working for thelast year and a half as chair of thePromotions Committee, whichcoordinates downtown events. “Wehave been working to bring peopledowntown—put ‘feet on thestreet’.”Eileen O’RourkeHer committee has organized orcreated such events as Taste of theTown, Main Street Muscle CarShow, the inaugural Chili Blues andBrews Cook-Off, and Christmas inthe River City.Her many hours have been a tremendousbenefit to the WDDI andthe city of Waynesboro. TheIndependent Sector, an organizationthat serves other charitable organizations,estimates the value of volunteerwork at $18.77 per hour.That’s a contribution of nearly$17,000 per year in O’Rourke’scase.O’Rourke is the owner of PilotMountain Photography and Love’sWish Notecards. She has been aphotographer for over 25 years,focusing primarily on this area ofVirginia.“It gives me great pleasure tosee how much Kindermusikhas enriched her. The class hasbonded us...nothing else we docompares.”—Jennifer B., mom toAbigail, 2 / years old1 2RKindermusik with Pam(434) 823-2387kmusicwithpam@aol.comkmusikwithpam@aol.comhttp://kmusikwithpam.kindermusik.nethttp://kmusikwithpam.kindermusic.comNOW ENROLLING FOR SPRING FALL CLASSES

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 13Paulien—continued from page 10sing on love themes that he hadbeen holding onto all those years.“He asked me to listen to a tapeof his songs,” Paulien said, “and Iliked them.”The CD was recorded at BiasStudio in Springfield in July withGrammy-winner Bob Dawson asthe sound engineer. Local greats TheDave Matthews Band and MaryChapin Carpenter have alsorecorded gold- and platinum-sellingalbums there and the list of famousnames that have flocked to the studiois impressive. Campbell hadsheet music ready for the musiciansthey brought in, some of the best inthe D.C. area.“My favorite is “Since that Day,”the ninth song, and “Be MyValentine,” said Paulien.“Releasing a CD in the U.S. as aDutch person is really big to theDutch,” she said. The Dutch publictelevision service was trying to setup an interview with her. “Theythink it’s really big.”The CD is on Amazon.com andCDbaby.com and copies are availablein Crozet at Maupin’s Musicand Video. CDbaby.com’s reviewsays: “Mellow singing, eschewingvocal dramatics, transcending genredemarcations. Recommended if youlike Diana Krall, Norah Jones, JulieLondon.” Wow. That’s good company.“The trick these days is to createan ‘indy’ label,” said Gérard, whoadded that early sales in Japan aregood. They’ve named their labelBrik Productions.They are sending it to radio stations,hoping for play, and twomajor record labels —Gérard wasreluctant to speak specifically, butone of them might be Sony—havealso expressed an interest.The day had started with ice andcold gray rain. Paulien had twistedwith worry over the show. Wouldfolks come out? But her final notewas sunny. The anxious mood waslifting and the first steps forward ina new adventure were behind her.Paulien ended the show singing arequest, “The Girl From Ipanema,”with pronouns appropriatelyswitched, as an encore. “We’ll dothat on our next CD,” she told thecrowd jauntily. “We’ll be back!”Zoning—continued from page 1be to not rezone the lumberyardand west Carter Street” so that theCounty could get proffers toimprove Carter Street or build thenew main street through the lumberyardwhen those properties werepresented for rezoning.At the same meeting, downtownbusiness and property owners weretold that according to a memo producedafter its Nov. 27 workshop,the Planning Commission hadrejected the suggestion of a1,000-square-foot average residentialunit size, which planning staffdesired to force the creation ofaffordable housing; had agreed thatthe mixed-use requirement for eachbuilding should instead be presentedthrough incentives and notmandates; and that the parkingrequirement for each 1,000 squarefeet of commercial space, now at 5spaces, would be set at one space.Residential parking was also reducedto a maximum of two spaces perunit. The question of the downtowndistrict’s boundary remained as thelast unsettled issue before theCommission.The Crozet Community Advisorytook up the status of the plan at itsJan. 17 meeting. Carter Street residentJon Mikalson, speaking onbehalf of five other households onBlue Ridge Avenue who were alsopresent, said that the neighborhoodhad accepted that commercial useswould develop on Carter Street, butthat they should be on a smallerscale than allowed under the proposedzoning terms (up to four stories)and should relate sensitively toexisting homes in the area. A fourfootfence and a 20-foot minimumsetback were not sufficient barriersbetween residential and commercialuses, the residents said.Mikalson presented the committeea petition drafted by the neighborhoodin 2005 when anotherdevelopment plan was proposed forthe area. Its key themes were thatinfill projects should not overwhelmadjoining houses and that the neighborhoodshould stay residential. Thepetition was also forwarded to thePlanning Commission.The Council discussed the conceptof a transitional “neighborhoodcommercial” description, a sort of‘commercial lite’ type, that woulddefine the edges of the downtowncommercial area where they touchexisting residential areas.The Council reached consensuson four points. First, they agreedthat the downtown boundaryshould include both west side ofCarter Street and the lumberyard tomake clear that if these propertiesare rezoned in the future that theywill come into conformity with thenew downtown zoning. Second, theCouncil supported the concept of atransitional zoning description,which will likely need to exist toaddress development on the westedge of Parkside Village as well.Third, after they heard that theproperty owners of west CarterStreet and the lumberyard did notwish to be rezoned, the Councilwould not endorse such actionagainst those wishes. Such an actionsmacked of eminent domain tothem, and the Council sided withthe current owners’ view of theirproperty rights. Thus, somewhatreluctantly, because they understoodthat this position removed most theeasily developable parcels from theplan to revitalize downtown, theyalso agreed with the County’s proposedrezoning boundary. TheCouncil further agreed that rezoningsalong west Carter should notadvance until the new transitionterms are prepared. CCAC chairMike Marshall reported these consensuspoints to the Commission atits Jan. 29 meeting.Addressing the Commission atthe final workshop meeting, RossStevens, who owns five parcels onCarter Street and Blue RidgeAvenue, said, “the front of CarterStreet needs to support downtown.Blue Ridge Avenue does need to beprotected.”Downtown Crozet Associationpresident Sandy Wilcox said thatgiven the requirement for buildingsto be very near the street front, newbuildings on Carter Street are likelyto have large rear areas separatingthem from the back yards on BlueRidge Avenue.CCAC member Mac Lafferty,who also owns property on thatblock, said that the new boundaryplan allows no room for downtownto grow, and that need was why westCarter had been included in the firstplace. He pointed out that thetopography of the area meant thehouses on Blue Ridge are higherthan Carter Street. “We are gettingparalysis by analysis,” he said.“Unless we do something to attractbusiness downtown soon, it won’tmatter what the zoning is.”White Hall commissioner TomLoach raised a concern that withouta mixed-use requirement in the district,a developer might constructonly apartments and defeat thecommercial aims of the plan. “Takefor example if someone bought thelumberyard and built 500 apartmentson it. That is not what I wantto see happen downtown,” he said.“Crozet business people don’twant the mixed-use requirementbecause they see it as a deterrent toinvestment there.” But he said it wasnecessary and that the County businessdevelopment facilitator shouldwork to promote the area. He alsospoke up for the “neighborhoodcommercial” zoning description.Commissioner Bill Edgerton followedup on the mixed-use point.“I’m beginning to feel strongly thatthe mixed-use requirement shouldnot be thrown out. We’re trying tojump start downtown. The lumberyardis the wild card. If we rezone it,we can’t get a proffer for it. But ifwe don’t, we’re going against theMaster plan. I’m struggling withthis.”“The lumberyard should be leftout for now,” said Loach.Commissioner Jon Cannon saidthat mixed use should be createdthrough structural incentives suchas building height requirements andnot mandated. “I hear concern thatif [downtown] all goes commercialthat’s bad, and if it all goes residential,that’s bad.” Cannon said thatallowing residential by-right wouldencourage the mixed-use goal.Julia Monteith, who observes theCommission from the dais as a representativeof U.Va., suggested thata rule be made that forbids residentialuses on the first floor of a buildingand in the end that idea seemedto resolve the problem.Loach responded that a mixeduserequirement that was alterablefor exceptions gave the Commissionthe greatest control over the mix ofcommercial and residential buildout.Commissioner Eric Struckoargued that “the emphasis has to beon creating an encouragement toinvest in the area.”“We want to stimulate, but notsay all bets are off,” counteredEdgerton.Planning director Waynecontinued on page 28

page 14 s february 2008Crozet gazetteFalconers—continued from page 1Duane Zobrist disputed that number. Theywere on Zobrist’s 60-acre Canary Cottage farmjust south of downtown Crozet to share their falconryenthusiasm. Crozet lay under a damp grayblanket of stratocumulus clouds and the temperaturehovered slightly above freezing. Dusk wasnigh.More like 60 members, Zobrist said. His pointwas that the VFA has members who are not livingin Virginia. Of that 60 who are Virginians, thesetwo have lived along the same fence line for a fewyears now and never had any occasion to fly theirbirds together. Their meeting Jan. 26 was theirfirst. Master falconers are for the most part lonerswho are working one-on-one with their hawks.There is a world of patience and dedication toappreciate in seeing men achieve a relationshipwith a raptor like Zobrist and Markey have.“Us? We see at 26 frames per second,” saidZobrist authoritatively. There are essential facts,he meant to say, and once you comprehend them,you behold the nature of falconry. For him theview is sublime. “This goshawk sees at 200 framesper second. It detects a lot more motion.”His goshawk, an sleek aerial athlete streakedwith what look like black and white racing stripes,goes by the name “Big Guy.” He has bright goldenirises around his eyes, which seem to have theacuity of satellite cameras.“I want him to kill every day,” explainedZobrist. The prey is usually a chucker, a 10-ouncepartridge bred for shooting clubs, but also theperfect prey for training hunting birds. Zobristkeeps some two or three dozen on hand in clean,neat hutches.“When you come home with your bird, you’vehad a good day,” said Markey, trying to set a reasonablestandard for expectations. He was wearinga small pair of binoculars in a light chest harness.Markey lost his bird last year when it flewoff from his house on Haden Street towardGreenwood. It was found in Waynesboro, luckily,sitting aloft, vulnerable and in a miserable mood.Markey recovered it.Zobrist puts a radio telemetry device about thesize of a watch battery on his hawk’s leg. It sendsoff a homing signal, and a small bell is attached,too, but still the birds can be hard to spot or hearon the ground, even when they are relatively near.Zobrist lost a Lanner falcon, a Middle Easternbird, on Buck’s Elbow Mountain. He trackeddown the telemetry signal and at last found it asit was being devoured by a Red-tailed Hawk. Herecovered its carcass, the bell and the transmitter.Telemetry gear costs about $1,200 and Markeyhas put it off buying it. So far, he’s just been lucky,he agreed.Zobrist was getting Big Guy ready to show hisstuff. Big Guy flew frantically around his compound,distressing Markey. “This may not work,”he said softly. “He could be freaked.”But Zobrist calmed Big Guy, fed him a chickand the plan to release a chucker for him to chaseproceeded.“I’ve just had 40 minutes here with Duane andI’m full of ideas,” said Markey excitedly. Theyquickly jumped into falconer lingo to comparenotes. “He has seen so many different birds,”noted Markey with evident respect. They bandiedback and forth the names of falconers they knewand rare birds. They realized they had a bond.Markey tried to get involved in the sport as an8-year-old in New York. He sent off for a marshhawk he saw in an ad. It came in a box. His Dadmade him give it away. Then he started hangingout with master falconers, kicking up game fortheir birds.Zobrist has been hooked since he was introducedto it as a Tenderfoot Boy Scout. He gotinto it professionally in 1990 when he broughtover English master falconer Stuart Russell to behis tutor. “He’s the best I know,” said Zobrist.Zobrist’s son, also named Duane, runs theFalconry Academy at the Greenbriar Resort inWest Virginia. He has 46 raptors there as well as asecond school at the Homestead.Goshawks are a northern boreal forest bird,Zobrist said. They like cold weather. They’ll gofor ground or flying prey.“Goshawks are a lot more finicky,” observedMarkey. “Each bird has a prey spectrum and thenthere’s their personality. Mine doesn’t like snow.It will try to stay out of it.”“They’re doing what’s their nature,” he saidmatter-of-factly.“We’re dirt hawkers,” Markey said, drawing adistinction with Zobrist and the goshawk. “Wefly birds that kill things on the ground.”Duane Zobrist and his goshawk “Big Guy”“Big Guy” gets his reward

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 15On a broad open hilltop, Zobrist placed thechucker in a trap that would spring open at aradio signal and catapult the chucker into the air.Once the Goshawk detected the partridge, as itdashed frantically for cover, it would launch inpursuit. In this set-up, the chucker’s chances ofreaching the protection of briars were small. ForBig Guy, this takedown was as tough as catchinga pop-up.The chucker dived under a small footbridge,the nearest refuge it found, and cowered in thegloom there. Big Guy lit on the deck above andthen shifted to the opposite rail to wait for thechucker to peek out. When it dared, he pouncedand captured it.As Zobrist arrived, he distracted the goshawkwith a chick carcass and dropped a small graytowel over the chucker. Once the chucker was outof his sight, the hawk assumed it had ceased toexist and he went instead to shredding and swallowingthe chick. The chicks are euthanzied malesthat come from hatcheries, which breed essentiallyto supply the need for hens after all. Thechucker was in good condition and Zobristtucked it in a pouch to release again.“They are trained to wait,” Zobrist said aboutthe goshawk’s forbearance. “They will pluck at theplumage, but never break into the kill.” That is agoal of their training. “You have to control thegame first. The bird won’t leave while it’s stillthere.”Hawks molt every spring and Zobrist freezesthe recaptured chuckers, most of which die, andthen uses them for the molting season diet whenhawks have even bigger energy needs. “You wantthem to have the best feathers possible,” Zobristexplained.There is a two-year apprenticeship under amaster falconer to do before a new falconer canqualify for the master falconer exam, a tough100-question test. Many spouses also do it toqualify legally to share the duties of maintainingthe birds. Falconers have to have a federal license,a state license and any appropriate local huntinglicense.A falconer’s first bird has to be trapped fromthe wild —typically it’s a red-tail or a kestrel—sothat if it becomes lost it will have a chance to survive.All training is based on food reward conditioning.Initially, it’s preferred that trapped birdslose weight so they will begin to see the offeredprey, the chucker, as the most certain meal. “Theart and practice of hawking can be learned only… by devoting one’s life to it,” the VFA warns thecontinued on page 17Kevin Markey after Ronan’s first-ever strike on flying game.

page 16 s february 2008Crozet gazetteDr. Robert C. ReiserBy Dr. Robert C. ReiserTo Sleep, Perchance to DreamOne of the many mysteries of daily life is sleep. Despite spending onethird of our lives in this state, it is little understood scientifically. It is noteven really clear why all higher organisms require sleep. There is no specificphysiologic requirement for sleep, yet complete sleep deprivation is fatal.After spending a significant portion of my professional career working whileothers sleep, some of the curiosities of sleep have been revealed to me.I was consulted on an intriguing case recently in the pediatric ED. A14-year-old boy reported to his mother that he was unable to get out of bedto go to school. So far, not so unusual. What was unusual was that his reasonfor foregoing school was that when he woke up that morning he found himselfcompletely paralyzed and unable to rise from his bed. After about fiveminutes he began to regain use of his limbs and was completely back to normalwithin 15 minutes. His neurologic exam in the ED was without abnormality.This fleeting paralysis seemed so improbable to the resident seeingthe patient that he had assured the family that the episode was likely psychosomatic“school phobia.” This is a well-recognized entity in pediatrics,Didaskaleinophobia. Mom and son seemed happy enough with this explanation,although the boy did want to us to understand how real this paralysisseemed to him. Mom also affirmed that to her it seemed profound andreal.After ruling out some esoteric diseases, we concluded that this young manhad had an episode of sleep paralysis. When you fall asleep and dream (rapideye movement or REM sleep) your brain disconnects from your body sothat muscle impulses are not transmitted while you dream. For the mostpart, you are paralyzed while you dream. Occasionally, the paralysis willoccur just slightly before you fall asleep or linger for a short time after youawaken. This is sleep paralysis and it can be disorienting or frankly terrifying.In the penumbra between dreaming and awakening, hallucinations orother perceptual disturbances often accompany the state. Many believers inalien abduction are thought to have actually undergone sleep paralysis. Themany types of incubus myths across all cultures likely reflect the commonnessof sleep paralysis. In English/early American folklore, “The Old Hag”incubus is the bringer of nightmaresand sleep paralysis. Herman Melvillededicates an entire chapter of his classicnovel Moby Dick to his curiousexperience with sleep paralysis. About50 percent of the population willexperience this phenomenon duringtheir lifetime. Hypnic jerks, thoseoccasional sudden leg twitches as youare falling asleep, are the oppositephenomenon, the body falling asleepand beginning to dream before paralysishas set in.Most of sleep, however, is spent innon–REM sleep (NREM) and this iswhen sleepwalking and its more rarevariants, sleep-eating, sleep-driving,and even sleep-sex can occur. The latteris considered under-reportedbecause it may be viewed less as a complaint and more as a dividend. Thewidely prescribed sleeping pill Ambien has been strongly associated withthese “parasomnias.” Contrary to popular belief, it is completely safe toattempt to wake a sleepwalker, although they are usually difficult to arouse.You should suspect sleep-eating if you have unexplained weight gain andfind yourself waking up in the morning with chocolate smeared on your faceand candy wrappers scattered around the bed. No, seriously, that is howpeople discover this disorder. That reminds me of the children’s joke aboutthe guy who dreamed he was eating a giant marshmallow and when he wokeup his pillow was gone.And finally a tip about insomnia, which is very common and admittedlycan be quite troubling: the time to report it and expect an empathetic ear isnot 4 a.m. in the ED.Albemarle Ballet TheatreBallet, Jazz, & Modern Dancewww.aballet.comRob Garland PhotographersRegister now for the Spring SemesterDowntown Crozet • 5798 Three Notched Road • Rear Entrance • 823-8888

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 17Heartwood—continued from page 8“We go from the beginning tothe end of the job. We have designersand we have installers and everythingin between. We have two fulltimeinstallers but we would behappy to do jobs for people wherewe would order the kitchens, but weusually install them,” she said. “Weare trying to do more work in thevalley. We have a full-time salesperson(Cindy Leverock) who is spendinga lot of time over there.”“We have done a number of highendjobs in Charlottesville, but mostof our custom work that goesthrough the shop is going up to theNorthern Virginia, Potomac andMaryland areas. We’re working witha contractor up there that has peoplethat are building.” She stretchedher arms wide and smiled andlaughed. “And they are really quitethe patron of artists,” Upton said,referring to the detail work andcraftsmanship these homeownersdemand.“That’s our niche for our customwork these days. It’s up there andthen with our more local jobs we’retrying to sell more of our pre-manufacturedwork. What we are offeringare cabinets that are semi-custom,so they are not just stock. They canbe altered in some way to fit thespace better. So the cabinet companiesthat we represent are companiesthat we can stand by.“The company has been here 30years and I have been here 28 of the30. Three men founded the companyand built the shop and I joinedit about two years later. I was a singlemom … and I was looking fora career. This was happening hereand I live at Shannon FarmCommunity.“It was very convenient. At thetime it was going to be a Shannonbusiness, but that’s not what itevolved into, but in the early daysthat was what it was going to be.”Upton said she personally liked tolook at opportunities and see whatneeded to be done—what wasneeded at Heartwood then was aportfolio, a brochure and marketing—soshe did that. “Rather amateurish,”she admitted with a smile,but still a start. Then she discoveredher aptitude for working with thewood and cabinetry. Turns out thatUpton’s aptitude “was just beingable to look at something and seehow it was built and understand itand then duplicate it.” So she startedworking in the shop making someof the crafts they were currently sellingand then moved into cabinetry.Next, she became shop foreman—for about 18 years. “Then when Iturned 50, I kicked myself upstairs,”she said with a smile that displayednone of that age. A young-looking50, Upton is now one of just threepartners in the business.Asked if she liked this part, shelaughed. “Most definitely. I probablywould not have done well in my30s. I was looking for somethingmore nontraditional and physicalwork, and that fulfilled that for sure.Now I look back and go ‘how did Ido that?’ (more laughter). I wantedto do something different. I had allmy digits and the fact that I hadspent 18 years in the shop, I thoughtit was time that I do something different,plus I was getting interestedin administrative work and the businessitself. I found a real interest inthe business itself as I got older.”Upton has grown and matured withthe company as it has grown andmatured.Current partners are Upton,Patrick Hughey and Tim Rowe.Rowe and Upton started early withthe company but Hughey joinedthem in 1984. “Being a partner Icould be in on creating my jobdescription. I got a lot of support—I’ve had three jobs and I’ve nevercontinued on page 26

page 18 s february 2008Crozet gazetteBy Charles KidderGoing Native: Patriotic PlantsThere are many native plants that are worthyadditions to the garden. But what exactly is anative plant, and why should we use them? Andin some cases, why might we avoid using them?There is general agreement that native plantswere those present on the North American continentprior to 1492; that is, they were not broughthere by Europeans, Africans or Asians. (We’re notconsidering crops—such as corn—here, butrather wild plants that are capable of reproducingthemselves.) So native plants are presumably insome kind of equilibrium with the environment,as well as other plants and animals. Competitionamong the native plants keeps one species fromrunning amok, and the resultant diversity helpsother life forms, including man.You could further refine the definition of“native” down to the level of a particular state.This is fine for the purpose of studying a plant inits native habitat, but less useful for horticulturalpurposes. A plant native only to the HamptonRoads area or to the highest parts of the BlueRidge would probably not do well in a Crozetgarden.Native plants are often touted as being toughand drought-resistant. I guess you would have tosay this is true by virtue of their very presence inthe landscape. However, I have seen many nativeswilting in our recent drought. As always, “rightplant, right place.” Don’t put a native that normallygrows along streams on a dry hillside.Exotic, or alien, plants, particularly those fromeastern Asia with its climate similar to ours, oftengrow well in the southeastern United States,which is one reason they are popular in horticulture.Moreover, a plant that is free from the pestsand diseases of its native continent can be a trouble-freeplant for the garden. And therein lies therub: some species are so happy here that theyescape from the garden and invade natural ecosystems.These are known as invasive exotics andshould not be planted. What’s more, if they areon your property, they should be removed. (Andwhen I am appointed dictator, all invasives everywherewould have to be removed, including frompublic properties. And now I’ll get off that soapbox.)Invasive plants should not be confused withaggressive plants and/or weeds. There is no formaldefinition of the latter two terms, but weoften say, “a weed is a plant out of place.” You didnot deliberately plant that weed in your garden,but of course it’s doing all too well. On the otherhand, you may have put in an ornamental plant,only to find that it is aggressive and is crowdingout other desirable plants.And there are native plants that are indeedaggressive. Did you ever plant Monarda? I did.It’s an attractive plant, beneficial to wildlife, butit sure likes to run, so I now spend a lot of timetrying to contain it. (If you are going through anursery catalog and they say, “give plenty of roomto romp” when describing a plant, alarms shouldgo off.)In either case, weeds and aggressive plants aresuccessful in disturbed or non-natural areas, notin natural ecosystems. The ability of truly invasiveexotics to flourish in natural areas poses the greatestthreat, as they inhibit or wipe out a broadarray of native species.You can access a great deal of informationabout native plants at the website of the VirginiaNative Plant Society www.vnps.org. (There is aJefferson Chapter of the Society based inCharlottesville.) There is also a link to theVirginia Department of Conservation andRecreation, which provides a list of invasive species.Their list is particularly useful since it sortsspecies according to region. If a plant is onlylikely to be invasive near the coast, you may nothave to worry about it in the western Piedmont.Beware of some lists of invasive species that areout there. It’s all too easy to ride down the roadand see clumps of miscanthus grass, for example,and label it as an invasive plant. But rememberthat this is a disturbed environment: man camein and cut down the forest to make a right-ofway.The miscanthus is extremely unlikely tojump from there into the surrounding forest.There are strong feelings on both sides of thenative/exotic question. I have a friend whobecomes hysterical at the sight of a Paulowniatree. It’s undoubtedly a weed or trash tree, but Iam not too sure that it is a threat to the naturalenvironment. On the other hand, the horticulturalcommunity can get a bit testy when a hugechunk of their income comes from the sale ofexotic plants, invasive or not. They might be amenableif some of their stock came with a seal ofapproval from native plant societies, but are notlikely to accept warning labels on English Ivy.Incidentally, many native American plantswere taken over to Europe (where they were exotics,or course), and for years they were moreappreciated there than here. Superior cultivarswere developed, and eventually the plants wereintroduced to gardens in the United States. So,welcome back to the natives!On another subject, I had a comment from afaithful reader that my last column on alternativesto pansies was too woody plant-oriented.Mea culpa, as I would confess to that bias. Anherbaceous alternative is primulas, or primroses.New hybrids have been developed that withstandsouthern summers, yet flower in the cool months.Pam Beck has an excellent article on primulas inthe February 2008 Carolina Gardener.GIRLSFASTPITCHSOFTBALLWE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A FEW ALEVEL PLAYERS FOR OUR U12 TEAM. PLAYERSLOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES AT THE HIGHESTLEVEL OF PLAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT US.WE HAVE LIMITED SPACE FORA FEW SELECT GIRLS.FOR INFO CALL MARC POWELL296-4765 / 531-0721or email: marc@weatherhilldev.comwww.albemarlecountyredbirds.com/

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 19The residents and staff of Mountainside Senior Living would like tothank each and everyone in our community for the wonderful acts ofkindness which have been shown to us over the years. We understandhow precious time is in everyone’s life and for so many to take time fromtheir lives to contribute so much to ours is truly overwhelming.Please know in your hearts that every kind gesture, no matter howlarge or small, has made an unspeakable difference in the lives of theseniors at Mountainside. It is a blessing to know we are surrounded bysuch caring people, and for that, we personally thank you.Mountainside would like to contribute something back. We inviteeveryone to come to Mountainside, visit with our residents, and enjoythe many activities and fundraisers which we have scheduled throughoutthis year.Sub DaysMarch 21, June 20, August 22Homemade subs made to orderwith fresh vegetables and meatsand accompanied by a bag ofchips. Orders taken in advanceand can be picked up or delivered.If you missed this last year,talk to someone who had one.You’ll want to keep these “SubDays” in mind!Third Annual MountainsideMusic FestivalMay 17Come enjoy a full day of familyorientedfun, food and greatentertainment featuring Gospel,Christian, ContemporaryChristian, Blue Grass, CountryMusic, special fun for the kidsand much more. And rememberyour ticket includes all entertainmentAND your meal!Second AnnualMountainside Animal FairMay 18Bring the kids free of charge andenjoy the many animals underthe big tent. Last year we had apigmy goat, bunny rabbits, babypeacocks, cockatiels, puppies, ababy calf, box turtles, a babyllama, hens with chicks, “Pops”the rooster, and pony and cartrides. We even saw a hen lay anegg!Tim the MagicianApril (date to be announced)Bring the kids and come watchTim the Magician free of chargeperform exciting magic acts withdoves, bunnies and much more.We were shocked at what happenedwhen Tim came last year!Fourth of July ParadeStop by Mountainside duringand after the Fireman’s parade,make a donation, visit with theresidents under the tent andenjoy a hot dog, bag of chipsand lemonade on a hot July day.Southern Hospitality DayApril (date to be announced)Y’all Come and enjoy somedown home southern cookin’,bring the kids, enjoy the bluegrass music, hay rides, squaredancing and some good ol’southern hospitality! Ticketsinclude all entertainment andyour meal!Two of the projects Susan Leschke is working on at her shop.“Stitch-In” Being Held onWednesday, February 13Textile artist Susan Leschke willhost a “Stitch-In” at her workshopin the Rockfish Valley CommunityCenter on Wednesday, Feb. 13,from 7 to 9 p.m.“Bring whatever you are workingon,” Leschke says. “Cross-stitch,embroidery—whatever.”Stitch-In evenings are designed tohelp those involved in creative needlework,whatever the medium, totake time away from home for themand to make progress on their projects.“It’s a time just to sit and workon our projects.”Other Stitch-Ins are scheduledfor the second Wednesday of eachmonth. Leschke was one of severalartists offering their work at themost recent Rockfish ValleyCommunity Market.For more information about theStitch-In, contact Leschke at434-760-2882. There is no charge.To be added to our mailing list to receive specific information onevents call (434) 823-4307.

page 20 s february 2008By Nick WardThe Western Albemarle HighSchool boys and girls track teamstraveled to Blacksburg Jan. 25 tocompete in the prestigious VirginiaTech Invitational, which attractshigh school teams with some of thevery best athletes in the county fromthe entire East Coast.Both the boys and the girls fromCrozet refused to back down againstsuch intimidating odds. Both teamsperformed very well in Blacksburg,but three members of the boys trackteam at WAHS put WesternAlbemarle on the map nationally.Kyle Satterwhite, Tyler Stutzmanand Nick Ward all returned toCrozet after having run amazingtimes on Tech’s indoor track.Satterwhite ran the two-mile race in9:12.9, which makes him the secondfastest two-miler in the countryas of right now. Stutzman raced inthe invite-only mile and crossed thefinish-line in 4:17.45, a time thatranks Stutzman seventh nationally.Ward ran the 500m dash in1:05.9, placing him fourth nationally.Western Albemarle HighSchool, a public, class AA schoolwith 1049 students, now possessesthree Top 10 track and field athletesin the entire United States.Satterwhite had to run soon afterarriving at the meet. When the gunsounded, it was evident that thejunior distance runner had donewhat he needed to do to prepare.The defending AA indoor statechampion in the 3200m was quicklyout with the fastest runners, trailingonly Peter Dorrell, a William andMary track commit and a superstarin Virginia. Stutzman, was rightbehind him pushing himalong. These three runners pulledaway from the rest of the very talentedfield, and all three lookedextremely smooth. At the one-milemark Satterwhite clocked at 4:37and Stutzman was right behind himat 4:39.“I felt pretty relaxed; I just wantedto keep myself in position. That iswhat Coach [Lindy Bain] told meto do,” said Satterwhite about hisblistering first mile.Dorrell, who is not used to havingother runners stick close to himin a race, quickened the pace duringthe second mile, but that did notbreak Satterwhite’s will. With 600meters left, Satterwhite made a boldmove, taking the lead from theDistance Goliath.“Once I passed him I wanted tosee what this guy [Dorrell] wasmade of,” said Satterwhite, “I knewonce I passed him that if he passedme back that it would be very hardto win the race.”Satterwhite held this lead for 200meters until Dorrell began hiskick. Solidifying his supremacy, thesenior from Blacksburg High Schoolran a very fast final two laps, andfinished the two-mile race in thelead with a time of 9:06.30: a meetrecord and the current nationalnumber one time. Satterwhite finishedsecond, ranking secondnationally and securing a schoolrecord. Stutzman crossed the linein third place in 9:26.46, giving himthe tenth spot nationally in the twomileevent.After a good night’s rest and afine dinner at a local Italian restaurant,the Warriors were ready tocompete in their various eventsSaturday. The invitation-only miletook place in the morning on the26th, and Satterwhite and Stutzmanboth raced in this race also. AfterSatterwhite proved that the 3200mis his distance, it was now time forStutzman to show off in the 1600m.Before the race started, Dorrell wasseen as the favorite to win, but in avery talented field anything couldhappen.“Obviously Dorrell was the favorite,but I also wanted to stick with[Dylan] Ferris. With his speed Ithought that he would be the standardin the race,” said Stutzman.The two Western runners beganthe race differently than they mayhave wanted to. The pack ranaround the first turn at a very rapidpace, and both Satterwhite andStutzman fell back to the middle ofthe pack. At the halfway pointStutzman had woven his way forwardthrough the pack and crossedthe 800m mark in 2:10, not quite asfast as he had planned before therace began. The eventual winner ofthe race, Dylan Ferris from NorthCarolina, made his move at thispoint and drastically quickened thetempo. Stutzman was one of theathletes who refused to back downCrozet gazetteWAHS Speedsters Earn National Standing at Va. Tech InvitationalTyler Stutzman, Nick Ward, Kyle Satterwhiteand did his best to go with thespeedy Ferris. Although he did notcatch the gifted senior, Stutzman,only a junior, finished 3 rd , clockinga time of 4:17.45.He seemed somewhat frustratedafter his impressive finish. “I wasannoyed about how slow the racestarted, and being tripped. I couldhave gone much faster if I had notbeen tripped three times,” Stutzmansaid.Satterwhite finished 10th in theinvitational mile in 4:29.41, cappingoff his own very impressiveweekend.As the 500m dash finals began,senior co-captain of the sprint teamNick Ward, who was not running inthe fastest heat, knew he would haveto battle the clock to place high.“Coach Bain had already told methat I would not be in the best heat,but he and my sprint coach, WilliamTillery, knew that I had it in me tocompete with the very best,” saidWard.He clocked 23.00 in the first 200meters of his race, and 36.00 in thefirst 300. Ward led his heat for thefirst 400 meters of the race, but Eric

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 21Gyamfi pulled alongside him going down thefinal stretch. The senior from Potomac HighSchool passed Ward before the runners made it tothe finish line. As it turned out, both Gyamfi andWard had beaten all of the runners in the firstheat and so placed first and second in themeet. Ward’s second place time of 1:05.9 was apersonal best, currently placing him fourthnationally in the 500-meter dash.“My hamstrings tightened up pretty bad atabout the 450 meter mark. I am very happy withthe beginning of my race, but there is definitelystill room for improvement before the state meet,”said Ward, who is the reigning AA state championin the 500-meter dash.The boys 4x200m relay comprised of AdrianSitler, Ryan Dettmann, Aaron Myers, and QuinSweeney ran a season-best time. The boys 4x400mrelay also ran a season best. This team was madeof Sitler, James Howard-Smith, Myers, and Ward.Ben Fitts also traveled to Blacksburg to videotapethe boys’ races.Anna Almy ran a very solid 500-meter dash forthe Western girls team: 1:23.53. Hilary Waylandhad an impressive race in Blacksburg, running the1000 meters in 3:15.36. Freshman ClaireJohnson ran the 1600 meters and finished in5:40.30.The Warriors will compete next in a JeffersonDistrict meet on February 13 and both the girlsand the boys teams are doing all that they can toprepare themselves for state title runs.Falconers—continued from page 15curious on its website. A hawk has to be workedwith every single day of the year. Markey hastrained Ronan every day for six years now. “It’s alifestyle,” he said.Markey wears tough leather chaps for goinginto the underbrush where the prey seeks escapeand the hawks therefore usually end up. Falconershave to learn to do many things one-handed, liketie knots or open and close knives, which theycarry to defend their birds from squirrels, shouldthey attack one, because squirrels will fight backand possibly maul the hawk.The goshawk took a second flight, a lazy, cruisingchase, slowing down even, before pinning achucker on a dense creek bank. Its body languagewas loud with swagger and confidence.Then Big Guy went to his roost in the shedand Ronan got his chance. Once released, he flewwith heavy deliberate strokes into a tree top andcast his keen eyes down. Markey swung a decoyaround as if it were a lasso, pacing the creek sidehoping to flush some game. The hawk skippedfrom tree top to tree top, following Markey’ssteps. But no rabbit made a move.Zobrist called out to Markey. He had that firstchucker to release yet. Markey turned to look asZobrist unexpectedly heaved the chucker into thesky. It began drumming its wings toward thebrushy creek.Ronan plunged aggressively, her eyes locked onand talons flared, and struck the chucker like anblitzing linebacker. The partridge shuddered witha thud and collapsed as it was snared in Ronan’sWestern Albemarle Boys Basketball 15 Game TotalsWestern Albemarle Boys Basketball 15 game totalsRecord: 8-7Points per game: 59.6Opponents’ points per game: 56.1Player NameGames 3 pointPlayed shot %FieldGoal %Pointsper gameReboundsper gameSteals Assistsper game per gameFreeThrow %Ryan Hughes 11 25% 49% 8.8 2.5 3.5 3.6 64%Travis Washington 14 37% 54% 12.1 2.6 3.2 1.9 69%Keith Miller 15 N/A 47% 5.5 5.7 2.3 1.4 54%Christian Pierce 15 23% 44% 10.5 5.2 1.8 0.6 69%John Hawk 15 N/A 57% 7.5 5.3 2.1 0.7 67%Cameron Johnson 15 N/A 52% 2.7 2.7 0.9 0.5 53%Peter Hurley 14 17% 25% 3.1 1.5 2.6 2.1 64%Chris Jackson 15 33% 45% 7.1 4.1 1.5 0.9 67%Tom Clifton 12 N/A 52% 2.4 1.3 0.3 0.2 75%Donte Crawford 3 N/A 68% 11.3 5.6 1 0.0 50%Jim Vale 12 N/A 70% 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 67%Michael Morris 10 20% 33% 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 N/AStephen Schuler 8 50% 67% 1 0.6 1 0.9 25%talons. A faint dust of feathers 20 feet off theground marked the spot where Ronan had rakedthrough the air and swept up the partridge.She glided to an upper limb of a sycamore tree,clutching the helpless chucker, reluctant to dropto the ground and give up actual food to Markey.“That was probably the first bird she’s taken inflight,” said Zobrist, casting an analytical eyetoward the Harris. “His bird came off there[about 60 feet up in the tree] and nailed it. It washer first flying game, so she wasn’t sure what todo.”Markey waded through brambles and acrossthe creek to recover her. Hawks have two largetalons on each foot that work like an old-fashionedpair of ice tongs to grip prey. They werelocked on the chucker until Markey pulled off achick substitution.“I was nervous when she went up in that treewith it,” he admitted.“That was a milestone for her,” said Zobrist tohim in an excited congratulation.“Nothing energies me more than to be outwith the bird,” Zobrist said emphatically. “It’smainly a solo thing. It’s you and the bird and it’sall about your training of it.”Markey’s step was lightened by elation. Hewanted to stay around, to talk falconry. The birdshad come home; Ronan with pride, her breastheaved high, and Crozet’s neighbor falconers hada new story to tell.Miller School SeekingNominations for PrestigiousSamuel Miller AwardCharlottesville, VA - The Miller School ofAlbemarle is seeking nominations for the17th Annual Samuel Miller Award. Givenby Miller School and the Miller SchoolAlumni Association, this prestigious awardrecognizes people who have demonstratedongoing generosity to the youth of AlbemarleCounty and Charlottesville.A list of previous recipients includes manydistinguished names from the Charlottesvillearea. Nominees should demonstrate a significant,long-term commitment to improvingthe lives of young people in the area, ideallythrough both volunteer service andfinancial donations. Nominees need not livein Albemarle County or Charlottesville.Anyone submitting a nomination for theAward should send a letter describing thenominee’s work on behalf of young people,along with any supporting materials or recommendationsfrom others. Further informationis available from Rita P. Ralston atrita@millerschool.org.Nomination letters should be sent to“Samuel Miller Award”, Miller School, 1000Samuel Miller Loop, Charlottesville, VA22903. The Deadline for nominations isSaturday, February 12, 2008.Miller SchoolA Culture of SuccessSince 1878

page 22 s february 2008Crozet gazetteCrozetScouting NewsBy Sandy WilliamsThe Boy Scouts of America isplanning for its 100th anniversaryin 2010. Scouting originated inEngland in 1907 under the inspirationof Lord Baden-Powell and wasbrought to the United States in1910 by William Boyce, anAmerican publisher. Boy Scoutingis a year-round program for boys11-17 that helps young men achievepersonal fitness, strength of characterand habits of good citizenship.Cub Scouting offers a similar programfor boys ages 7 to 10.In Crozet, Troop 79, charteredto Crozet United Methodist Churchin 1950, has been a part of scoutinghistory for 58 years. It meets atthe church every Tuesday from7 to 8:30 p.m. Gary Conley isScout-master and the troop has 36boys registered. Patrick Gorman issenior patrol leader and Jacob Ball isthe assistant senior patrol leader.Eagle Scout rank is the highestlevel a scout can achieve. NathanHyde (the son of Gary and EllenHyde) is Troop 79’s most recentEagle Scout.Troop 79 will take its WinterSurvival Backpacking trip February9 and 10 in the George WashingtonNational Forest. Scouts must providetheir backpack, clothing, bootsand food supplies for pre-approvalbefore they can attend.In January of 1981, three boysfrom Troop 79 became separatedfrom their group while on this tripand a large search rescue effort wasmounted to find them.At the troop’s Feb. 19 meeting,two former scouts, Daniel Shafferand Scott Eaton, one of those lostand one who was a searcher, will tellthe story of that event.Ed.’s Note: Sandy Williams willbe collecting information about Boyand Girl Scout activities aroundWestern Albemarle for a regular columnin the Gazette. Call her at979-3143 or email her at sandccpack114@hotmail.com.Cub ScoutsRace CarsCrozet Cub Scout Pack 79 heldits annual Pinewood Derby race atthe Crozet United MethodistChurch Jan. 26. Thirty-five boysentered their cars in the races. All ofthe boys attend Crozet ElementarySchool, grades one through five.The Pinewood Derby is an annualevent held by Cub Scout packsnationwide every January. Thescouts must make their own carsfrom a standard block of pine andmust adhere to strict constructionguidelines. The design and paintschemes are decided on by the scoutand the finished car may not weighover 5 ounces when completed.Four cars race at a time on astainless steel track. Each car mustrun in 4 heats and the combinedtimes are calculated to a hundredthof a second. The derby takes aboutthree hours to complete. Trophiesare given to the owners of the fastestcars as well as to those with the bestdesign, best scouting spirit and tothe most creative car.Best in ShowJackson Smith (Wolf)Best Scouting SpiritBrendan Ventura (Weblos)Most Realistic DesignSage Wibberley (Tiger)Best Scout EffortDanny O’Connor (Wolf)Most Creative ConceptTimothy Murphy (Tiger)Pack 79 watching a race.The two boys holding trophies had the fastest cars. On the right is Jack Vaughn, age 7,who came in first. On the left is Wiley Martin III, age 8, who came in second. Both boysare in Den 2.

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 23Christian-based Preschoolis now accepting applications forinfants through four year olds.Call 823-6500or e-mailaftoneric@aol.comMountain PlainBaptist ChurchA small, friendly, moderate church invitesyou to share your Sunday with us.Sunday School 10 amTraditional Worship Service 11 amRev. Sam Kellum, Pastor4297 Old Three Notch’d RoadTravel 2 miles east of the Crozet Library on ThreeNotch’d Rd. (Rt. 240), turn left onto Old Three Notch’dRd., go 0.5 mile to Mountain Plain Baptist ChurchMore information atwww.mountainplain.org or 823.4160Green OliveTree SnippetsBy Sheila FreemanYour friends at the Green OliveTree are happy to announce thatbusiness continues to improve. Webelieve the store improvements, theincreasing volume of quality donations,and the growing number ofdedicated volunteers are factors.Our satisfied customers and thegreat bargains give us the ability toincrease our donations to worthycauses and expand our services.There are continuing clothingdonations to individuals atMountainside Senior Living andThe Cedars, as well as bags by thehundreds to Equipping the Saintsin Stuart’s Draft and to individualfamilies who have need.We are pleased to be able to providesmall household goods andclothing to an Iraqi family relocatingin Charlottesville. Lois Castlewith the International RescueCommittee, is, again, the customshopper for this family. We hope tofind other large-scope organizationswho can use our surplus clothes.Newcomers are sometimes surprisedat the humble appearance ofthe store and the lack of space. Inthe back sorting room, EleanorKruger and others display greatenergy as they dispatch and hangclothes. We have fondly dubbedEllie the “Queen of the SortingRoom.”As we strive to improve our looksand service, we are blessed with newvolunteers like Ted and TrishRaymond from Ivy. One of Ted’sfirst official acts was to restart thefurnace. Now he is planning andinstalling a system of wall supportsto enable us to display assorteditems and pictures attractively. Thispromises to be a great improvementover the old nails-in-the-plasterdécor.Trish is assisting Joice Wright, avolunteer with a penchant for decorating,to spruce up our dishes andglassware department. We havepretty sets of plates and way toomany punch cups.Pat Dillon, the Thursday manager,often works on Saturdays witha couple of her friends, cleaning,vacuuming and arranging. PeteGarnett and Maxine Roberts aretireless behind-the-scenes workers.The trio makes the store so muchcleaner.Junior Barber arrives several timesa week, quietly gets the key to thebasement storage area and hauls theplastic bags of mission clothes downthe stairs. As he replaces the key, hisfirst (and often only) words are totell us for our daily recordkeepinghow many bags he has carried down.Some days there are more than 20.We chuckle at Terry Crone forthanking us for letting him help.This, after hours of busting cardboardboxes, disposing of trash, testingappliances, sorting books and allkinds of etceteras. How did we getso lucky?We send a special HappyValentine’s Day greeting to oursweetest Monday flowers: Iris Potterand Violet Shifflett.Remember, Valentine’s day is Feb.14 We have a number of specialmementos for a special sweetheartor friend. Forgetting Valentine’sDay can be disastrous.Our monthly bag sale will beduring the week of Feb. 19. Comeand see and shop. We have fun.

page 24 s february 2008Crozet gazetteTabor PresbyterianScreening of SickoPrompts Discussionof Health IssuesBy John AlexanderMichael Moore’s film “Sicko” was aired at Tabor PresbyterianJanuary 20 at the impetus of Rev. Marie Hulme Adam. DeniseMurray provided the DVD and Rich Oboyski brought the projector.The viewers numbered not quite a dozen, including a ladwho looked to be middle-school age.Whatever one may think of Moore, he is a skillful film-makerand the subject, American health care, is a rich vein to mine.Artfully, he had us fighting back tears or letting them flow asthe people on the screen related their tales of lives interruptedby sickness and accident. We also shared their sense of betrayalby insurance companies, HMOs and pension plans—organizationsthat seem overly concerned with cost effectiveness andindifferent to tragedy. If the testimony of medical directors andinsurance policy adjudicators was not enough to bring seethingfrustration to the boil, our political leaders perversely answeredthe call. They routinely obscured important issues and rarelyclarified as money figures of five, six and seven digits movedbetween them, their staffers, lobbyists and industry giants. Wealso felt a touch of envy as we found out more about the systemswhich our Canadian and European cousins use. As grimas all this was, there were moments of humor and hope. It was afilm worth seeing and the discussion which followed was everybit as good.Rev. Adam led this discussion in a fair and open-minded way.With the exception of the youngster who, by the way, did notseem overly concerned about sickness, insurance policies,HMOs, mortality, etc., the ages of the viewers ranged from thethirties to the fifties and at least one retired person. The genderdivide was 50-50 and it seemed that most present were raisingor had already raised children.Since both health care and Michael Moore are hot-buttonitems, we tried to keep the salt shaker handy as we discussed thefilm and our opinions. A radiologist present stated that hisexperience showed that insurance companies often seemed arbitrarywhen denying coverage.Someone raised the issue of faith: If we were to agree a problemexisted, should the search for a solution be faith-based? Noone was willing to answer with a definite “yes,” but there wasagreement that faith is both welcome and helpful. Several peoplestressed the importance of the educational system. Certainlythis would be part of a long-term plan, but it also raised thequestion: Is our education system as troubled as the health caresystem is? Concerns were also expressed about the modern diet.Have we exchanged food that is both chemical-free and localfor the packaged and processed kind? Common sense seems tosay that good diet is one of the pillars of healthy living.How should we continue? Write our Congressperson? Votefor a favorite candidate? Morph into a Crozet-style “grassroots”movement? The last choice seemed the most inspiring and hadthe advantage of not precluding the others while at the sametime building community ties.Discussion of the topic will continue at Tabor Presbyterianand all are urged to participate. Rev. Adam can be reached at882-2518.Crossword Puzzle by Mary MikalsonAcross1. Flying mammal4. Try a Pepsi again9. Beginning of wolf or crab12. Jackie’s ex13. Relative on the mother’s side14. Equilibrium organ15. A Santana Moss catch17. English teachers’ prof. group18. Swiss canton19. What hitchhikers want21. On the ______ (up for consideration)23. Arafat’s org.24. Ungentlemenly men25. Results of 35A, often29. NOW’s 60’s kindling?30. Question32. Gov’t. agency33. Alfalfa: e.g.35. A fourth-down strategy36. No or not37. 19th century Supreme Court ChiefJustice39. Biggest Bowl of all42. Ignoble43. _____ Gray (American botanist)44. Occasional result of 41D49. Mid50. Call forth51. A short life52. _____ Sullivan et al.53. Smooth fabric54. Va Tech grad, oftenDown1. Miller’s (in Charlottesville): e.g.2. An area of 100 square meters3. Facial _____4. Drive away5. Between: French6. Make the sign of the cross7. Judge in Simpson trial8. Interference, for example9. Familiar sight on Int. 8110. Thirty minutes of football11. She was: Latin16. Recedes20. ______ Groza (kicker)21. Camping necessity: abbrev.22. Sixth month of the Jewish civil calendar23. Word found in NFL statistics24. ______ Sports25. Legal thing26. An example of 47D27. Hawaiian goose28. Drunkard30. ________ back (Campbell or Collinsfor example)31. Utah: abbrev.34. _______ for the money35. Having a parti-colored coat37. Crazy38. Pale39. Not different40. Previously owned41. A Brett Favre throw42. Raise up (spirits)45. Eggs: Latin46. Type of corporeal separation: abbrev.47. Score the most points48. Type of strong English ale

Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 25BereavementsAlfred Hartman, 87 December 26, 2007Robert James Lawton, 78 January 2, 2008Buford Ellis Baber, 85 January 4, 2008George William Bailey, 80 January 4, 2008Eleanor Sandridge Hoover, 88 January 4, 2008Norman Ray Garrison, 75 January 5, 2008William James Watson, 85 January 5, 2008Warner Franklin Wilkerson, 69 January 5, 2008Sherwood Berkley Thompson January 6, 2008Albert King Smith, 94 January 7, 2008Frances Breeden Tapscott, 75 January 7, 2008William Earl Shifflett Sr., 87 January 8, 2008Robert Edward Lee Crawford, 96 January 9, 2008Dirk Geerlof DeHooge, 101 January 9, 2008Billy Frank Ballard, 81 January 11, 2008Mary Elise Brickle Deale, 92 January 11, 2008Ruby Pearl Roach, 79 January 12, 2008Joseph Shelton Ritchie, 63 January 14, 2008Blanche Morris Small January 14, 2008Claude Leroy Kennedy, 76 January 18, 2008George M. Penn, 77 January 18, 2008James McConnell Christmas, 80 January 19, 2008Helen Bittner Ponton Atkins, 98 January 21, 2008Howard Aberle Monto, 95 January 25, 2008Edna Dovel Jones, 100 January 2008Maxine Fox Lowe, 78 January 26, 2008Tobi Gardner Gay, 64 January 28, 2008Samuel Robert Ward, 71 January 28, 2008Mary Magdalene Shifflett Morris, 78 January 31, 2008Rosie Marie Fitzgerald, 80 February 2, 2008AndersonFuneralServicesInc.Serving Western AlbemarleFamilies Since 1967Robert S. Anderson &John W. Anderson, Jr.,D I R E C T O R S823-50025888 St. George AvenueCrozet, VA 22932

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