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Published: Sep 01, 2010  What happens to a thoroughbred racehorse when he can no longer run competitive times on the racetrack? Well, the animal could end up at a Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) site like Greener Pastures, a TRF Second Chances Program at the James River Work Center. Or it could find itself in the slaughterhouse. To raise money to make alternative first option more likely, a tour of some of the most interesting horse barns in Goochland is scheduled for later this month. Set for Sunday, September 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the tour will feature five unique barns in… Read more... Published: Sep 01, 2010 Goochland shool sports programs ask for funds Goochland’s school athletic programs need more money, said Goochland High School Principal Francie Ball at last week’s School Board workshop. “You build into your budget each year help for our athletic department, for supporting our athletic teams, not just in the high school but in the middle school,” said Ball. “We request that you build in a line item that addresses officials.” Goochland High School Athletic Director Bryan Gordon said that the athletic department pays about $25,000 for officials and $7,000 for security staff to assist at high… Read more... Published: Sep 01, 2010  They call it DTB time. It stands for door to balloon time. Measured from the time the ambulance crew brings the patient through the doors of the hospital until a balloon is in the artery of the patient, it can be critical in saving lives or preventing more extensive damage to heart muscle starved of oxygen rich blood by a coronary artery blockage. At Henrico Doctors Hospital, Goochland Fire/EMS holds the record for DTB at 23 minutes. Last Wednesday evening at the Henrico Doctors Lecture Series meeting, two Goochland Fire/EMS crews were honored during the EMS Recognition… Read more... Published: Sep 01, 2010   On August 2 Richard Costanzo was driving to work when he realized that one of Goochland’s historic landmarks was no longer standing: Men were razing the damaged remains of what was once a general store at the corner of Genito and Cardwell Roads. Heavily damaged by a thunderstorm earlier this month, the building was unsafe, said owner Larry Page. “Half of the tin roof blew off and landed on a neighbor’s property,” said Page. Page added that after the storm damaged the building it was structurally unsound. “When we first moved there we… Read more... Published: Aug 27, 2010 Louisa man arrested after 20 mile chase on I-64 A 22-year-old Louisa man is in custody after he crashed his pickup truck through a guard rail and into a utility pole after a chase down Interstate 64. Ernest D. Jones Jr. of Cross County Road in Mineral is facing charges for felony eluding and DUI after he was clocked by a Goochland deputy driving 97 mph on Broad Street Road near Route 28. Published: Aug 25, 2010  Fifty-five big yellow buses traveled the roads of Goochland County Monday morning, bringing students to their first day of the 2009-2010 school year. At Goochland Elementary School Assistant Superintendent Peter Gretz and new principal Stacey Austin and staff waited to greet the arriving students. Most students came on buses, but some parents brought their children for the first day. Outside, P.E. teacher Brad Jackson greeted new kindergarten students, putting a piece of tape with their bus number on their clothes to make it easier on the afternoon return trip home. … Read more...Published: Aug 25, 2010 Electronic signs stir controversy in Goochland Is there another sign controversy on Goochland’s horizon? Probably not. The Goochland Planning Commission considered a measure last week that would allow limited electronic signage in the county. There seemed little support for the new ordinance, and commissioners agreed to take the matter up again in 60 days. Goochland’s Director of Planning Bob Hammond told the planning board that neighboring counties have differing views on the limitations of the evolving electronic signage trend. Most rural areas do not allow scrolling of messages and most… Read more... Published: Aug 25, 2010  Goochland’s Byrd Elementary School has been named a Virginia Title 1 Distinguished School for the second straight year. BES, one of 110 schools in the state to receive such recognition, received an additional $13,658 from the federal government’s Title 1 program for use in reading improvement programs. “The Byrd staff and community have worked hard over the past years to move BES to high levels of achievement for all students,” wrote Goochland Superintendent of Schools Linda Underwood in an email to The Gazette. “I just got the email last week… Read more... Published: Aug 25, 2010  “When we travel we mean business,” said Charlotte Cerne, laughing. She was discussing her family’s recent trip to South Africa. Cerne and her husband Adeeb Hamzey recently returned from the two-week excursion, where, with their four children and two friends, they squeezed in three soccer games along with a whirlwind tour of some of the most famous sites in the country. They visited, for example, the house in Soweto where anti-apartheid activist and former South African president Nelson Mandela once lived. Although they didn’t get to see the… Read more... Published: Aug 25, 2010  The Goochland YMCA’s new Tender Tots program is starting this fall with 23 children enrolled. YMCA Program Director Jan Kenney said an Open House was held last Thursday at the Goochland Specialty Center. Key to making the program work has been the help the YMCA has received from the Goochland Rotary Club and YMCA members Shannon and Tommy Allen. The Rotary Club donated $1,000 toward start up costs for the program and put a fresh coat of paint on the walls of the Specialty Center, said Kenney. Kenney was especially appreciative of the Allens’ donation. … Read more... |
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