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CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS: Police Officer Eric Allen is the fifth recipient of the Colonial Heights Customer Service
Employee of the Year Award, according to City
Manager Robert E. “Bob” Taylor. In February, 2003 the police department’s communications
department received a call
for help at an old rock quarry. Several officers
responded to find an 11 year old girl who had slipped
down an icy 20 foot embankment into the frozen water
below. When Officer
Allen arrived at the scene,
he saw the father of the victim run through the woods
to her aid and also fall into the water. Officer Allen grabbed a tree trunk while jumping into the
water and assisted the girl and her father out of the
water. After bystanders helped the two victims to
a waiting ambulance, they were transported to a local
hospital. They had hypothermia and multiple
abrasions on their lower bodies and limbs, but were
otherwise in good condition. For more information call Bob Taylor at (804)
520-9265 or www.colonial-heights.com.
HENRICO COUNTY: Longtime Henrico
County Staff member Jane C. Klosky has won the fourth annual Excellence in Public Service Award. This award recognizes a general
government employee who demonstrates and exemplifies
outstanding public service on a routine, consistent
basis. Nominees are chosen by their coworkers;
only one of Henrico’s
more than 3,600 general
government employees receives the award each year.
She has been on the staff since 1978 and
currently serves as senior
human resources manager in
the human resources
department. She has
played a key role in the development and advancement of
numerous technology projects, including the management and personnel system,
personnel information system, and the job
opportunities source for Henrico. All these dramatically enhance the
efficiency and effectiveness of county operations while
simultaneously making the county more customer friendly
for both residents and employees. [] Antoinette
V. Irving is the first
woman to attain the rank of major in the Henrico Sheriff’s Office. She was promoted this past January.
She has been with the Sheriff’s Office since 1988 when she was hired as a deputy and
then steadily worked her way up the ranks. She
served most recently as captain
of operations and security at
one of the county’s jails. As the new major of administration her responsibilities include courts and
civil process; finance, contracts, and human resources;
and training, standards, and accreditation. For more information contact Sheriff
Michael L. Wade at
(804) 501-4571.
LOUDOUN COUNTY: Loudoun County Zoning Enforcement Supervisor
Keith Fairfax has been
elected to serve a two year term as vice president of
the Virginia Association
of Zoning Officials
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APPOMATTOX COUNTY: Aileen Ferguson, who served as Appomattox
County Administrator from
1993 to 2000, has been reappointed to that position.
Since leaving the county, she has been employed
in Prince Edward County
Courts but has remained
active within the county. She said in a recent
press report that she is glad to be back. John Spencer, the Appomattox
Assistant Administrator had
been interim
administrator. For more information call Aileen
Ferguson at (434) 352-2637.
APVA: Dr. William Kelso, director of the Jamestown
Rediscovery archaeological project at Historic
Jamestowne will be the
featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities (APVA). That meeting will be held May 1 at the Williamsburg Hospitality House in Williamsburg,
VA. His talk will be
titled “Ten Years of
Rediscovery” recounting
the Jamestowne Rediscovery
team’s world renowned
findings at the site of the original 1607 James Fort at
Historic Jamestowne.
Ten years ago, APVA Preservation Virginia launched the Jamestowne Rediscovery archaeological project to identify and analyze
any remains from the 1607 fort, settlement, and town.
The discoveries have helped to change our
understanding of America’s
history as well as Virginia’s. Findings have been televised on the History Channel, Discovery Channel,
PBS, National Geographic TV, and major network news programs, as well as
attracting international news media. For more information about the
conference or the APVA in general contact Paula Neely
at (804) 781-0116 or pneely@erols.com.
BATH COUNTY: Bonnie Jo Robertson is the new director of Parks
and Recreation. Her
previous experience includes coaching girls sports at Bath County High School. For more
information contact Claire Collins at (540) 839-7221.
CENTER FOR POLITICS: Dr. Larry J. Sabato, who moved his residence last year into Pavilion IV on the UVa Lawn, invites us all to log onto his Crystal Ball Updates - his prognostication on the political events
of the day for our statewide elections and leaders, as
well as on important national ones. The updates
are free, witty, and informative, and help users
understand the complicated machinations of
today’s political environment. Dr. Sabato is
the founder of the Center
for Politics that is
affiliated with the University, and is a well known statewide and
national authority on political trends and outcomes.
To sign up for the Crystal
Ball log onto www.centerforpolitics.org. For
more information in general about the Center contact
Kim Tobin for a Center for Politics brochure at (434)
243-8473 or ktobin@virginia.edu.
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