THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, May 26, 1996 TAG: 9605240194
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Eric Feber
LENGTH: 67 lines
James W. Scott is on a roll.
The Chesapeake resident was invited in March to join the ranks of such top literary notables as Rita Dove, poet laureate of the United States, and Nikki Giovanni, Mary Lee Settle, Rita Mae Brown and Jeffrey Hopkins to participate in a four-day Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville.
Scott, who is known to thousands of Hampton Roads youngsters as ``The Loud Poetry Guy,'' was invited to be that prestigious festival's grand finale performer.
Now the Loud Guy has another accolade.
Scott recently received the 1996 Communication and Leadership Award by the Toastmasters District No. 66., which comprises most of the state.
The Toastmasters, an international organization dedicated to developing its members' leadership, communications skills and public speaking, cited Scott for his ability to communicate to others.
The 44-year-old media director of the Chesapeake-based Grey Matter & Co. advertising agency, has worked on public television, been a stand-up comedian for more than 20 years and was one of the leaders and head writers of the now defunct comedy troupe, The Funny Farm.
Scott's award also cited his most recent and most popular work as The LOUD Poetry Guy.
For years he's enthralled students, teachers and parents with his many times funny, often times emotional, stentorian delivery of original poems and humorous works by others. 110 years young
When Katie Sanderlin was born, the Statue of Liberty was being built in New York Harbor and Grover Cleveland was in the second year of his first term as president of the United States.
Sanderlin has lived to see Henry Ford develop the first motor car, the Wright Brothers fly the first airplane, the horrors of World War I and World War II, the Cold War, the development of radio, television and movies, the wonders of modern medicine and man walking on the moon.
When she was 3 years old, the country's population was close to 62 million people.
Now the U.S. population is well over 250 million, and Mrs. Sanderlin is still going strong. Last week, she celebrated her 110th birthday at her residence, the Sentara Nursing Center on Oak Grove Road.
She was joined by her daughter, two nieces, a great-niece and three great-great-great-granddaughters. Her party also included Sentara Nursing Center residents and staff and members of her church, the First Church of Christ in Norfolk.
A former cook at the old Lake Taylor Hospital, she is the widow of George Thomas Sanderlin and is the surviving sibling of 15 brothers and sisters. One of her late brothers also lived to see the century mark.
The party featured a cake and musical entertainment by the Red Caps Band, who played a mix of oldies, big band and gospel tunes.
``Mrs. Sanderlin enjoyed the party,'' said Donna Millis, Sentara activity director. ``She just sat there and smiled at everyone.'' ILLUSTRATION: Drawing by Mark Carey
Mark Carey's Chesapeake
From inside the J.G. Wilson door plant next to the Jordan Bridge you
can see part of the Royster water tower. The plant's size and
turn-of-the-century architecture take you back in time. The
buildings are in great disrepair, but the site on the Elizabeth
River would make a great set for a movie. by CNB