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� SCHOOLS: Norris named Alumni of the month. P4� HUNTING AND FISHING: County boy hooks giant fi sh. P6�

COMMUNITY: Local scout troop working to fi ght hunger. P6� EVENTS: See what’s happening in your community. P3INSIDE

4-H Cloverbuds visit local tree farm. See page 5

Cumberland High School wrestlers put up big numbers

in Amelia Invitational. See page 8

Cumberland County honored

by Virginia High School League. See page 4

Contributed report On Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, Cumberland High School held a Junior Ring Ceremony in the cafetorium. Juniors received their rings from CHS principal Jeffrey Scales, who was himself a graduate of

CHS. Many parents were there to watch their children put on their rings, then participate in the traditional “ring turning” rite by having friends and teachers turn the ring the number of times equal to the last two digits of the class year.

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Dr. Julian Metts, founder of the World Pediatric Project,

brings quality care to underserved areas

By Roslyn Ryan

By just about anyone’s yardstick, Dr. Julian Metts’ life would be measured as a suc-cess.

The founder of the World Pediatric Project, an organization dedicated to connecting children in underdeveloped countries with lifesaving medical care, Metts has used his training as an orthodontist and his connections in the medical field to help

Traveling the world for kids in need

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thousands who would oth-erwise have gone untreat-ed.

He has earned the respect of his peers and has been honored for his humanitarian efforts.

Ask him where it all got started, however, and the Cartersville resident will take you back to a time when the path for-ward wasn’t at all clear, back when he wasn’t sure if wanted to further his education at all.

Born and raised in Chesterfield County, Metts went into the Army short-ly after graduating from Midlothian High School in 1952. After a two-year hitch, he had come back home to look for work without much thought to furthering his education. It was his father, Metts recalls, who changed his mind.

“He came to me and asked me if I would do something for him,” says Metts, who figured he needed help with some-thing around the house or some other task. What his father actually wanted, however, was quite differ-ent.

“He had never had the opportunity to get much of an education,” Metts recalls, “and he told me that he wanted me to go to college – just for one semester – just to see if it was something I wanted to do.”

Using the GI Bill, Metts enrolled at the University of Richmond, though he still wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. It was while helping a fellow student study for a comparative anatomy class that he first

began to think about medicine.

With the newfound discipline he had gained in the service, the for-

merly self-described “aver-age student” found himself excelling in the classroom and seeking out new chal-lenges, eventually gaining acceptance to the Medical College of Virginia.

After graduating from the college’s dental school, he went on to be a part of the first class to gradu-ate from the newly formed orthodontics program.

He could have stopped there, content with a local practice and easy, predict-able days.

Metts, however, didn’t stop there. Instead, as is his nature, Metts began seeking out ways to help others.

He thought back to his days in the Army, when he wasn’t sure what was ahead.

“Lord,” he’d said back then, “just give me some-thing to do that’s mean-ingful, and I’ll go anywhere you want me to go.”

Little did he know, Metts was going to get exactly what he’d wished for.

Through his involve-ment with the South Richmond Rotary Club, Metts got the opportunity in 1991 to travel to the South American country of Guyana on a mission to see how the club might be able to help bring educa-tion, health care and social services to a people in des-perate need.

After one week of wit-nessing the diseases, pov-erty and despair so many of Guyana’s people faced every day, Metts admits he found himself shaken.

“A dog doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor, big or small, young or old. He doesn’t care if you’re not smart, not popular, not a good joke-teller, not the best athlete, nor the best-looking person. To your dog, you are the greatest, the smartest, the nicest human being who was ever born. You are his friend and protector.”

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By Roslyn Ryan Editor

As so many of us can attest, there are few bonds in life quite as strong as that which

we share with our dogs. My husband and I were reminded

of this a few days before Christmas last year, when we lost the lovable mess of a dog we had spent our entire married life spoiling rotten.

I had found her in a roadside ditch when she was only a little bigger than my hand, and from the time I brought her home she had done everything in her power to tear our house to pieces. She chewed through lamp cords and love seats, ate my shoes and an entire bag of chocolate chips I made the mistake of leaving on a low shelf in the pantry.

When she wasn’t getting into trouble,

however (and even when she was), she became every bit as much a member of our family as if she had been there all the time.

She loved to ride in the car with my husband and curl up at my feet when I lay reading in bed. She was terrible at catching a tennis ball, but would go get it and bring it back until your arm ached from throwing it.

And then, suddenly, she was gone. Heartbroken in a way neither one

of us could remember being before, we swore to ourselves that we would not get another dog for a while. This was in part because that seemed to be the respon-sible thing to do, but mostly because we knew we would never find a dog as perfect as the one we had.

Reader, we made it two days. That was when the phone call came

from my husband’s cousin, casually mentioning that they had a puppy they needed to find a home for. There was nothing the matter with him, per se, but they had hoped to make a hunting dog out of him and, well … let’s just say this dog wouldn’t hunt.

“Just come and have a look at him,” the family said.

“Well…” We waffled. It was far too soon. But would it hurt so much just to

have a look? That was how we found ourselves last

Christmas morning, still aching, star-ing into the gigantic brown eyes of a pup that looked like a cross between a Labrador retriever and a footstool.

“What is he?” we asked tentatively, looking him over. By that point, how-ever, it didn’t really matter.

As I write this, the new puppy is asleep on the loveseat across the room, likely dreaming of new ways to destroy the few parts of our home that our first dog left intact.

A little Googling revealed that he is more than likely a Bassador (a mix between a lab and a Bassett hound), with a little sprinkling of something else.

He is about as stubborn a pup as I ever seen, prone to doing the exact opposite of what you tell him to do and then giving you “the sad puppy look” before you can even fuss at him.

No matter. What is infinitely more important to us is the companionship he offers, the unconditional love, the fat little paw and the wet nose. Because no one who has ever loved a dog can deny their unique ability to fill up certain holes in our lives – even as they chew new ones through our furniture.

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9

The WWII veteran’s meeting is held at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at St. John Neumann Catholic Church located behind Flat Rock Village Shopping Center. All are welcome.This week, B-17 pilot Maurice Miller will relate his experiences with the 94th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. From an emergency landing in Belgium with three engines out to participating in the over 2,000 plane raid on Christmas Eve in 1944, Miller has plenty of incredible stories. For further information on the round table, visit www.ww2rtcva.com.

Books Over Coffee is held at 10 a.m. at the Cumberland Library. Bring your favorite recent reads to discuss and share with the group. Coffee and dessert will be provided by the library. Cumberland County Public Library Meeting Room. For more information, please call (804) 492-5807.

Murphy the Reading Dog visits the Library at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays to lend a friendly paw and ear to Preschool Story Time. Story time is led by Murphy’s “mom,” Marjorie Robison in the library’s children’s area. For more informa-tion, please call (804) 492-5807.

THURSDAY, Jan. 10

The Rotary Club of Farmville will meet at 12 p.m. at Charley’s at 201 B-Mill Street in Farmville.

FRIDAY, Jan. 11

The Skinquarter Farm Market is open daily from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., featuring locally-grown produce, fl owers, jam and jellies and more. The market is located at 20800 Hull Street Road, Moseley, Va.

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SUNDAY, Jan. 13

The United Daughter s of the Confederacy, Elliott Grays chapter 1877 have their monthly meeting at 2 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month at Italian Delight in the South Creek shopping center on Anderson Highway

in Powhatan.

TUESDAY, Jan. 15

BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For information call 598-2809.

H.O.P.E. – Helping Others Prepare for Eternity – is a Ladies Group that meets at 7 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month in the Fellowship Hall at Cartersville Baptist Church. All women are invited to be a part of this event. H.O.P.E encourages Christian development of ladies in the church and community through missions, spiritual outreach, community involvement, and Christian fellowship.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16

Books Over Coffee is held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Cumberland Library. (See Jan 9. entry).

Murphy the Reading Dog visits the Library at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. (See Jan. 9 entry).

THURSDAY, Jan. 17


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SATURDAY, Jan. 19

The Christian Motorcyclists Association Pow-hatan chapter Living Wheels meets at 6 p.m on the third Saturday of each month. You are invited to join us at Company 1 Fire station, Old Buckingham Rd. and Mann Rd. Come fi nd out what we’re doing, and where our next ride or event will be. For more information call 598-1834 or 357-6730 or 512-8835

TUESDAY, Jan. 22

BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information call 598-2809.

THURSDAY, Jan. 24


TUESDAY, Jan. 29

BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information call 598-2809.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30

Books Over Coffee is held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Cumberland Library. (See Jan. 9 entry).


THURSDAY, Jan. 31


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FRIDAY, Feb. 1

The Skinquarter Farm Market is open daily from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., featuring locally-grown produce, fl owers, jam and jellies and more. The market is located at 20800 Hull Street Road, Moseley, Va. (1/2 mile west of Skinquarter Road).

TUESDAY, Feb. 5

BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information

call 598-2809.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6

Books Over Coffee is held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Cumberland Library. (See Jan. 9 entry).


THURSDAY, Feb. 7


FRIDAY, Feb. 8

The Skinquarter Farm Market is open daily from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., featuring locally-grown produce, fl owers, jam and jellies and more. The market is located at 20800 Hull Street Road, Moseley, Va. (1/2 mile west of Skinquarter Road).

To get your events on the community calendar please contact Roslyn Ryan at Cumberland Today at 804-598-4305 or e-mail [email protected].

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Dr. Julian C. Metts, left, has spent years helping to bring much-needed medical care to people in South and Central America and the Caribbean.

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“On our return flight,” Metts recalls, “I found myself praying ‘Lord, please do not bring me back here again.’”

Four months later, however, he was back working with other team members and other organizations already in Guyana to help make inroads with the local population.

They began to take four to six trips a year, bringing Richmond-area pediatri-cians and dentists to the Guyanese capital of Georgetown for week-long stints. Child by child, case by case, the group began to grow. Working with Guyanese Rotarians, the

group brought children who not be treated in Guyana to Richmond for treatment.

Fast forward nearly two decades later, and the World Pediatric Project has now treated over 2,500 children and is active in six coun-tries in Central and South America.

One of the group’s most notable cases was 2012’s headline-making surgery that success-fully separated a pair of 2 1/2 -year-old con-joined twins from the Dominican Republic.

Characteristically humble, Metts shies away from taking any credit for the work he has done.

“I don’t know if ‘proud’ is the word,” he says, smiling. “But I am so pleased with the things we have been able to accomplish.”


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SCHOOL NOTES

Contributed report Cumberland students were recognized at the December School Board meeting for their achievements in Virginia High School League competitions. A number of students earned awards for fall activities, including drama, football, volleyball, wrestling, and cross country. Pictures above are: Geoffrey Oliver, 1st Team for Theatre and Actor of the Year; Matthew Horton, 1st Team for Cross Country and Runner of

the Year; Justus Dowdy, 1st Team Punter and 2nd Team Linebacker for Football; John Bapties, 1st Team Cross Country; Ivy Arbaugh, Honorable Mention for Volleyball; Claire Drummond,2nd Team for Theatre; and Princess Royall, Honorable Mention for Theatre. Not pictured included Bryant Winbush, 1st Team Defensive Back for Football; De-Aundre Brooks, Honorable Mention for Football; Mackenzie Parker, 2nd Team for Volleyball; and Sylvia Fusari, Honorable Mention for Theatre.

County artists’ work will be featured in annual exhibition

Each spring the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts sponsors the Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, a show mounted on the LCBA’s Lower Level. The exhibition fea-tures work from some 400 students from ten counties, including public, private, and home schools.

In 2012, the youth art exhibition will run from March 25th through April 21st, with a free opening reception for the young art-ists, their families, and the public on March 25, 2012. The work of Cumberland students Reheema Fulani, of Cumberland Elementary School; Dakoda Boyles, of Cumberland Middle School; and Dakota Blanton, of Cumberland High School will be included in the exhibi-tion.

Cumberland students take on wind turbine challenge

Students in Ms. Whittaker’s Renewable Energy class recently completed a Project Based Learning assignment on wind energy. As part of the assignment, students divid-ed into teams. Each team designed a wind turbine, which was judged using a rubric. Criteria included appearance, durability, teamwork, and energy production. Turbines not only had to be able to perform well under extended use and high wind speed, but also had to be attractive to consumers.

The winners were Gillian Cubbage and

Marya Elasha. Ms. Whittaker noted, “The girls come through and trounced the boys. No other team came close to beating their small blade design!”

County schools host winter concert, stage production

Cumberland County Public Schools hosted several winter fine arts programs in December. On Dec. 11, 2012, Cumberland high school and middle school chorus students presented their winter concert, showcasing an original play by band director Micah Lee. The choral concert was preceded by an Art Show, featur-ing work by students in art classes taught by Mrs. Ronda Jones and Mrs. Janice Stanley. On December 12, 2012, CHS/CMS Band stu-dents held their annual winter concert, also directed by Mr. Lee. Cumberland Elementary School hosted a music concert and Pajama Jam on December 14, 2012. Music teacher Gary Archer directed their performance, but the entire school joined in event.

Norris named CHS alumni of the month for December

Chris Norris, CHS class of 2007, has been select-ed as the December 2012 Alumni of the Month.

.As a student at CHS, Norris was the Battalion Commander of J.R.O.T.C,

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On Dec. 11, the 4-H Cloverbud Club toured the Nuckols’ Tree Farm in Cumberland. Mr. and Mrs. Nuckols’ talked about the trees that they raised and how to care for them. Pictured are Lacey Bryant, 4-H Cloverbud Leader, Mr. Nuckols and the 4-H Cloverbud Club members. If you would like information about the 2013 Cloverbud schedule, please contact the Cumberland Extension Office at 804-492-4390.

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member of yearbook club, member of F.B.L.A., and member of the chess club, as well as a par-ticipant in Southside of Virginia Governor’s School program. In addition to his academic activities, he played baseball and football.

After graduating from CHS, Norris attend-ed Old Dominion University (ODU) graduat-ing in 2010 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Science.

While at ODU, he was the secretary and later vice-president of the Exercise Science Club. In addition, he served as an equipment manager for ODU’s football team during the first year of its creation.

Norris earned his degree in three years with magna cum laude honors. He was the recipient of the Academic of Excellence in Exercise Science award, which ODU gives to the top academic performing student in their program. Additionally, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.

After graduation, Norris went on to earn a Master of Public Health degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School. While at EVMS, he participated and then later led medical brigades located in Honduras. Chris and his fellow teammates saw over 400 patients in four

days during one medical brigade. Moreover, Norris served as the secretary and treasurer of the American Medical Student Association.

To gain experience in his field of study, Chris participated in two internships during his graduate program. During his first intern-ship, he worked as a health policy analyst at a Fortune 500 company called Amerigroup. It was during this internship that he discovered his love and passion for health policy.

In his second internship, Norris continued to explore his new passion at a healthcare consulting firm called A. Reddix & Associates (ARDX). Shortly into his internship, Norris earned a full-time position at ARDX as a healthcare consultant. In 2012, at the age of 22, he earned his MPH concentrating in healthcare management and policy. Today, as a consultant, he is assisting in the remodeling of Medicare Advantage, which will impact nearly 600 organizations across the nation.

Norriscontinues his involvement in the community. During the Thanksgiving holiday, he lead a community outreach by raising funds and building food baskets for Hospice families. Additionally, Norris is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an organization dedicated to improving the healthcare system in America. His hobbies include theater, basketball, snowboarding, and politics.

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John Tucker Bowman, 5, of Cumberland, went fishing with is dad at Bear Creek Lake on New Year’s day. What was already a pretty good day turned extraordinary when he caught this 2 1/2 pound, 16-inch, large mouth bass and proudly proclaimed, “my first fish for the new year!” Tucker’s parents are Chris and Laura Bowman of Cumberland. His grandparents are John and Joann Pearman, and Johnny and Debbie Bowman, all of Powhatan.

What a catch!Cumberland Daisy Troop 5201 recently earned their “center patch” by participating in a local food drive. Pictured above, from the left, are Johnna, Madison, Somer, Lydia and Addy.

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She is the daughter of Nakeace Harris and Damian Davis. Aliyana weighs 5 pounds, 1 ounce, and is 18 inches long. Her family lives in Dillwyn.

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Cumberland Today Sports

Spotlight on: Cumberland High School Wrestling

Top: Troy Parrish of Cumberland (top) gets the upper hand and controls his match against Nick Jones of Maggie Walker Governors School in the 182lb weight class.

Bottom: Rodney Richardson of Cumberland (blue) takes a peak at the score board as he takes the lead in his match against Lloyd Beyers of Amelia in the 160lb weight class.

Cumberland Today contributing photographer Kenny Moore was on hand to catch up with the CHS Dukes during the recent Amelia Invitational.

CHS’s Mathew Horton works to keep his opponent from getting the advantage during his match in the 132lb weight class.


Clockwise, from top left: Cumberlands Mathew Horton (top) tries to flatten out to get out of the grasp of Amelias Joseph Hicks and tries to move over the top as well.

Rodney Richardson of Cumberland (front) makes a strong stand and tries to keep Lloyd Beyers of Amelia from pulling him down.

Mason Dukes of Cumberland (left) reverses his position off Jake Ryan of Cosby for two more points toward his win in the 152lb weight class.

Cumberlands Jayvon Faison power lifts Maurys Latron Moore and drops him to the mat and adds to his score for the eventual win in the 170lb weight class.

The Cumberland Dukes placed 3rd

out of 12 teams at the 2013 Amelia Raider Invitational. The Dukes scored 146 points behind two solid AAA teams, Maury High School (218 points) and Prince George High School (152 points). Overall, seven Dukes placed in the Tournament. John Ryan Bapties (106 lbs.) placed 4th at the event. Matthew Horton (132 lbs.) and Rodney Richardson (160 lbs.) placed 3rd in the tour-nament. Aaron Sims (195 lbs.) and Zach Amos (145 lbs.) advanced to the finals

to finish 2nd in their weight classes. Mason Dukes (152 lbs.) and Troy Parrish (182 lbs.) are 2013 Amelia Invitational Champions.

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By Bruce WellsSports Editor

It’s often said that “big boys don’t cry.” Try telling that to the thousands of hunters across our area saddened by the end of another deer season.

This past Saturday brought the end to Virginia’s 2012-13 deer sea-son, arguably by far the most popular attraction for Virginia hunters, but hunting season is far from over.

There are several small game sea-sons still open, as well as seasons for waterfowl. Here’s a look at the options still out there.

SquirrelSeason runs though Jan. 31Daily limit: Six

Squirrel hunting has declined in popularity over the past couple of decades, in part because of the growth of the white-tailed deer population and the resulting expansion of deer hunting opportunities.

But back when squirrels garnered more attention, it wasn’t simply because they were the only game in town.

They were challenging and fun to

hunt. And made for good eating too.While the tastes of Virginia’s hunt-

ers may have changed over time, the characteristics of squirrels haven’t.

So grab the .22 - a shotgun is another option, but not really neces-sary in the late season when the leaves are off trees - and get out after them.

RabbitSeason runs through Feb. 28Daily limit: Six

Most hunters employ the leapfrog-ging technique when hunting rabbit. The method consists of choosing a patch of wilderness, hunting in this one area for a certain amount of time and then moving on to another patch of wilderness. Leapfrogging increases your chances of finding hares.

If hunting on private farmland, it’s a good idea to utilize the knowledge of the land owner. Chances are that he knows where the rabbits feed and take shelter. Also, instead of scanning the brush for the rabbit’s entire body, it’s best to concentrate on spotting the rabbit’s round, dark eyes.

Turkey

Season runs Jan. 12 through Jan. 28Daily limit: One

Interest in fall turkey hunting in Virginia has waned as many hunters choose instead to focus on deer.

In 2011 the DGIF approved this two-week January season in an effort to pull some of those deer hunters back to turkeys.

The traditional way to hunt turkeys in the fall is to scatter the flock, then make calls to capitalize on the birds’ desire to regroup, but stalking turkeys is another option.

DuckSeason runs through Jan. 26, plus youth day on Feb. 2Daily limit: Six, with species-specific limits

Duck hunting can be a gear-inten-sive undertaking.

Many hunters often use dozens upon dozens of decoys, with tricked-out blinds atop their boats. But it isn’t necessary to go to that expense.

Water fowlers can have a good day by making a simple blind on the banks of a farm pond and setting up with just a dozen decoys.

Jump-shooting ducks from a canoe

on a meandering river is another sim-ple option. Just make sure to wear a personal flotation device and to be extra careful during wintertime river floats, as watercraft accidents claim the lives of a few duck hunters nationally every year.

Canada gooseSeason runs through Feb. 15Daily limit: Three geese through Monday; five geese thereafter for the rest of the season

While Canada goose season closes at the end of the month along the coast to protect migratory geese, the season remains open in this part of the state because the majority of the area’s birds are residents year-round.

Having been hunted on and off since early September, resident geese can be wary by the late season. That’s fine because it can make for more interesting, challenging hunts.

Setting up with decoys and lay down blinds in fields where geese are feeding is one way to have some good action.

Like with ducks, river floats also work, as can setting up decoy spreads on lakes and ponds where geese roost.

PredatorsSeasons varyDaily limit: Varies by species

Pursuit of predators such as coy-otes, bobcats and foxes has become more popular in recent years.

One reason is that many hunt-ers believe that controlling predator numbers can be biologically beneficial for game species such as deer and turkeys.

While the biological benefits of killing predators can be debated, one certainty is that predator hunting can be exciting and challenging.

Coyotes, in particular, are known to be difficult to fool even with the best equipment.

A popular approach to predator hunting is to use an electronic call that mimics the sound of prey, such as an injured rabbit or fawn.

Shotguns will work under some circumstances, such as hunting foxes at night. Daytime coyote hunting usu-ally calls for a flat-shooting, accurate rifle.

The firearms season for bob-cats and foxes runs through Feb. 28. Coyotes are fair game year-round.

Deer season ends but options remain for local hunters


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