Schools Get Increase From State

Halifax County Schools will receive more state funds next year, but less than originally expected.
School officials designed their budget based upon $41,408,923 in state revenue for school year 2008-09, but they were informed last week the school division will receive $41,273,771.
During the school board’s budget work sessions, Superintendent Paul Stapleton told board members the state revenue figures they were were using for the proposed budget were from Gov. Timothy M. Kaine’s original state budget proposal. Stapleton explained those figures were merely a “guess.”
The governor had warned his second budget proposal would not contain as much funding for the state’s school systems, so Halifax County Public Schools Finance Director Bill Covington worked with the figures from the governor’s initial budget proposal.
Even though the amount of state revenue is $135,152 less than the original proposal, the amount is $1,530,259 more than the state’s $39,743,512 in the current budget.
The school board had included a five percent salary increase in its budget for employees, an increase of over $254,000 in the board’s contribution for employee health insurance, just over $777,000 to purchase 10 new buses, and approximately $1.5 million for vehicle and heating fuel.
“Unfortunately rising fuel costs will have a major impact on next year’s budget,” Covington said.
Two new positions for special education services are being mandated by the state. The school budget contains $123,485 for a speech therapist and an occupational therapist.
County Administrator Bryan Foster has suggested the board of supervisors increase its local contribution to the county school system approximately $693,000, much less than the $2,671,050 increase requested by the school board.
Covington said the board has not scheduled additional budget work sessions, but will probably do so when the supervisors approve the county budget and school officials learn the exact amount of the local contribution to the county schools for next year.
“Every line item will have to be looked at, including the five percent salary increases,” said Covington. “Some other school divisions are giving their employees three, four or five percent increases, and Halifax County is already behind many of them in teacher salaries.”
The board of supervisors is holding a public hearing on the county budget Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the public meeting room of the Mary Bethune Complex. The supervisors are scheduled to adopt the county budget during their monthly meeting April 7.

Halifax Planners Hear Vet, Community Market Requests

Two speakers, Dr. Larry Younger and organic farmer Chelsea Webber, sought clarification and specifics regarding proposed amendments to the town’s zoning ordinance during a public hearing Wednesday night.
Proposed amendments to the town’s Zoning Ordinance adding certain definitions including “community market (farmers market) and “veterinary hospital (animal clinic), and certain allowed uses in a C-1 Commercial Zoning District were discussed.
Webber asked planners about “the time frame,” proposed location and operating hours of a farmers market. She also asked about public interest in a future farmers market in the town.
Halifax Town Manager Carl Espy said there was a great deal of public interest expressed in the farmers market concept during the town’s Comprehensive Plan hearings.
Planner and town council member Dick Moore noted the town is marketing the former grocery store building on Main Street, an area often discussed as a possible site for a farmers market. But Moore and other planners pointed out that several acres of additional land had recently been purchased in the area, land which could be developed.
“We hope the farmers market continues even if the grocery store (building) sells,” added Beth Gillis, chairman of the planning commission.
Younger sought future options for his veterinary clinic, which is located on South Main in Halifax. Although he said he had no immediate plans, he said he wanted to keep options open for him or a future owner to expand and serve as a mixed animal hospital/clinic in the zone. “It’s not impossible that (one day) we might want to expand as a hospital for horses,” he said, explaining his interest in seeking terminology that included “mixed animals” in new code definitions.
Currently, the clinic does not keep horses overnight, he said, although horse owners do bring their animals to the clinic for vaccinations and specific procedures. If the clinic should expand at some future date, Younger said he did not want to have to seek a special permit.
Planners will now make their recommendation for the proposed amendment changes to town council. Halifax Town Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed changes during its 7:30 p.m. April 8 meeting at town hall prior to adoption.
In other business, planners endorsed the concept of the Scenic Rivers designation for the Banister River. “It is a real asset,” said planner Bill Confroy. The planner said the designation encourages property owners along the river to be good stewards, to address debris and erosion problems, and that the designation could possibly include tax benefits.
”There are no restrictions on land use,” added Espy, but best management practices would be encouraged.
Espy noted the Scenic River Designation process for the Banister River will be addressed at the supervisors/town councils joint meeting on April 21.
During their Wednesday night session, planners - with planning commissioner Timothy Moore absent - approved a motion of support for Scenic River designation for the Banister.
Planners also received a Banister Bridge replacement project update from the town manager. The public hearing for the project, which is located at the north end of the town, is scheduled June 10, with the VDOT project to be advertised in December 2009.
In a Halifax Downtown Revitalization Project update, Espy said facade work downtown was winding up. Next on the town agenda is the removal of utility lines from poles fronting Main Street in the core Downtown Revitalization Project, and the placement of benches downtown. The Halifax Woman’s Club is securing donations for benches. The town manager said creation of a small plaza at the southern entrance to town near the railroad tracks would follow.
Planners and Espy also noted the improvements at the old mill by its owners. Espy said the owners, Bill and Darnell Abbott, are improving the building with the intention of marketing it to investors interested in the historic structure.

Alton Man Points Rifle At Deputy, And Other Crime News

An Alton man was arrested late Tuesday night on felony charges of assault on a police officer and obstruction of justice and misdemeanor resisting arrest following an incident in the western part of the county, according to the sheriff’s office.
Capt. S.M. Cassada said Deputy S.M. Bowen went to the residence on Sawtooth Trail around 10:40 p.m. to investigate a 911 hangup. When he arrived at the camper trailer at that address he saw a man, later identified as David Louis Gaddo, 48, pointing a loaded rifle at him from behind a tree, Cassada said.
Gaddo eventually laid the gun on the ground, but the man resisted arrest, Cassada said. After a struggle Bowen was able to subdue Gaddo and place him under arrest, Cassada added.
Gaddo is currently being held in the Halifax Adult Detention Center under a $3,500 secured bond, according jail officials.
In other police business, someone broke into a home on Green Valley Road, Scottsburg, sometime Sunday, according to Capt. Larry Fears.
Fears said the house was being remodeled by Ed Bennett and Leroy Johnson at the time of the break-in, and entry was gained by breaking the glass in the back door.
An assortment of carpenter’s tools, including drills, saws, staple guns, an air compressor and other items, were taken from the residence, according to Fears.
In other police activity, Lashane R. Kirby, 21, of Ball Park Loop, Halifax, was charged with felony grand larceny of $400 from an individual. The alleged offense occurred March 20.
Kirby was also served a capias warrant from Halifax County Circuit Court for robbery with a weapon. The alleged offense occurred Dec. 29. Deputy J.O. Tanner served the warrants Wednesday.
Alex Smith, 43, of River Road, Halifax, was charged with felony grand larceny for allegedly stealing a CD player and amplifier.
The alleged offense occurred March 22. Deputy M.A. Womack served the warrant on Smith Tuesday.
Gary A. Parks, 33, of Eric Lane, South Boston, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of writing bad checks to Apple Market on July 14 and July 23.
Deputy D.H. Barksdale served the warrants on Parks Tuesday.
Samuel Watts, 59, of Link Puryear Road, South Boston, was charged with misdemeanor using profane or threatening language on the telephone.
The alleged offense occurred Feb. 11. Deputy D.W. Martin served the warrant Wednesday.
Christopher Craig Whitlow, 22, of Riley Avenue, South Boston, was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery of a family or household member.
The alleged offense occurred March 16, and Barksdale served the warrant Tuesday.
Michael Eugene Wheeler, 53, of Philpott Road, South Boston, was charged with misdemeanor adulterating a sample with intent to defraud a drug or alcohol screening test.
The alleged offense occurred March 18. Barksdale served the warrant on Wheeler Tuesday.
Alan Scott Totherow, 42, of Harmony Road, Alton, was served a capias warrant from Halifax County Circuit Court for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The alleged offense occurred Jan. 6. Deputy P.C. Clayton served the capias warrant Tuesday.

South Boston Police have arrested an aide with the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce on embezzlement charges.
Sgt. Tim VanAernem said 30-year-old Leslie H. Jackson of Greens Folly Road, South Boston, was arrested without incident Tuesday and charged with three counts of felony embezzlement.
Jackson allegedly stole an undisclosed amount of money from the chamber where she was employed as an administrative aide, according to VanAernem.
According to Chamber President Nancy Pool, the chamber discovered in January what appeared to be a theft and took immediate action as defined by its policies and procedures. The discovery was made as a result of measures used to ensure appropriate controls for the chamber’s finances.
Jackson was hired by the chamber as a temporary office worker in November 2005 and became a full-time employee the following year, according to Pool.
“This is a case where having clear policies and procedures in place allowed the chamber to take all necessary and appropriate action immediately. We have a good system of checks and balances” said Pool.
“This is an unfortunate situation, but it proves that following good business practices and having a good policy manual is important,” Pool added. “We want people to know that the chamber is positioned to transition into its new fiscal year April 1 with an impressive and ambitious business plan.”
Jackson was released on a $3,500 unsecured bond. VanAernem said the investigation is continuing and additional charges are pending.

Obituaries

Lorenzo Orange Cardwell
Lorenzo Orange Cardwell died March 20, 2008.
He was born August 8, 1911, the son of the late Lazarus Cardwell and Fannie B. Cardwell, and was first married to the late Ester Mae Terry, and them to Ophelia E. Medley. Mr. Cardwell was a member of Williams Temple CME Church.
Survivors include five daughters, Rush S. Crawley, Willie Mae Ragsdale, Celestine W. Sutphin and husband, Floyd, the Rev. Shirley Cardwell and Brenda C. Spraggins and husband, Michael, all of South Boston; his sons, Jerry Caldwell of Seatpleasant, Md., Douglas Cardwell of Washington, D.C. and Willard Cardwell and wife, Jacqueline, of South Boston; one stepson, David L. Medley and wife, Yvonne, of South Boston; one sister, Mamie Sizer of Philadelphia, Pa.; five sisters-in-law, Irene M. Hankins, Mattie Newman and husband, Harold, of South Boston, Pauline Montgomery and husband, Ivory, of Conn., Elizabeth Cardwell of Southern Pines, N.C., and Jane Medley of Patterson, N.J.; two brothers-in-law, Albert Medley and wife, Betty, of Washington, and Willie F. Medley and wife, Ella Mae, of South Boston; 21 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.
Two sons, Fredderick and Thomas Lee Cardwell Sr., two grandsons, one granddaughter, and one great-grandson, also preceded Mr. Cardwell in death.

Katie Lynn Coleman
Katie Lynn Coleman, 14, of Williamsburg died March 22, 2008. She was a ninth-grade student at Lafayette High School, where she was a member of the Booster Club and choir. She was a member of Christian Life Center.
She was preceded in death by a grandfather, Daniel J. Sullivan. Survivors include her mother, Cindy S. Coleman of Williamsburg; father, Raymond Paul Coleman of Chester; sister, Christina Ashley Coleman of Williamsburg; grandparents, Lois Jane Sullivan of Middleburg, Fla., Gene Raymond and Charlotte Hite Coleman of Halifax; special friends, Phil and Pat Richardson of Williamsburg; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
A memorial service was held March 26 at 3 p.m. at Christian Life Center. Memorial donations may be made to the Katie Coleman Memorial Fund, c/o any Bank of America.

Rosa Alice Griffin Hite
Rosa Alice Griffin Hite, age 100, of Buffalo Junction died March 26, 2008 at her home.
Born October 12, 1907, in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Robert H. ‘Heck’ Griffin and Rosa Owen Griffin. Mrs. Hite worked with Burlington Mills, and was a member of the Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Overland Grey ‘Dick’ Hite; her son, Ryland Winn Hite; her son-in-law, Carlton S. Bowen; two infant sons; six brothers and two sisters.
Surviving are her daughter, Joan Hite Bowen of Buffalo Junction; a daughter-in-law, Marjorie Murray Hite of Clarksville; one granddaughter, Karen Hite Overton and husband, Anthony, and their children, David, Michelle and Thomas Grey Overton, all of Buffalo ; a grandson, Russell C. Bowen and wife, Lauren, and their sons, Tyler, Zach and Cole Bowen, all of Raleigh, N.C.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hite will be held tomorrow, March 29, at 2 o’clock in the Chapel of Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. David Pruett and the Rev. Bill Weeks officiating. Interment will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends this evening, March 28, from 7:00 to 8:30 at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home in Clarksville.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider the Mecklenburg County Life Saving & Rescue, P.O. Box 1539, Clarksville, 23927.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.wclfh.com.

Lorene Gravitt Nelson
Lorene Gravitt Nelson, 87, of 1048 Carolina Avenue, Virgilina died March 24, 2008, at her home.
Mrs. Nelson was born June 17, 1920, in Virgilina. She was married to the late Robie James Nelson, and was a member of Union Christian Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Shellie Nelson Bellairs and husband, Del, of Raleigh, N.C.; two sons, James Allen Nelson and wife, Vivian, of Roanoke, and Ira Brann Nelson and wife, Sharon, of South Boston; six grandchildren, Teri Loree Bellairs and friend, Lance Buchholz, Dwayne Alan Nelson and wife, Kim, David Victor Nelson and wife, Nikki, Laura Nelson Woods and husband, Patrick, Jeffrey Allen Nelson and fiancé, April Feeser, and Michael Thomas Nelson and wife, Debra; and four great-grandchildren, Mollie Mckenzie Woods, Emily Anne Woods, Ashley Paige Woods and Katherine ‘Kate’ Leigh Nelson. Several brothers and sisters preceded Mrs. Nelson in death.
Funeral services were held at Brooks Funeral Home Chapel March 27, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jimmy Pulliam officiating. Burial followed in Virgilina Cemetery.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Halifax Regional Hospice, 2204 Wilborn, Avenue, South Boston, 24592, South Boston Fire Department, 403 Broad Street, or Virgilina Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 266, Virgilina, 24598.
Online condolences may be sent to brooksfh@embarqmail.com

 

Faith, Perseverance Define Dr. 'Jim' Priest

By Doug Ford
G-V Staff Writer
Sports have been a life-long passion for Dr. James H. “Jim” Priest, a candidate for induction into the Halifax County-South Boston Sports Hall of Fame.
The Induction banquet for Priest, Robert “Frosty” Owens, Lawrence Carter and the late Hubert A. “Dude” Austin will be Saturday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Halifax County Middle School cafeteria.
Priest played baseball, basketball and football as a youngster, baseball under the tutelage of Charlie Moorefield, and football and basketball under Addison Marable, both members of the Hall of Fame.
Priest has served as head coach for Babe Ruth, Pee Wee, Dixie Youth, and Dixie Boys baseball teams, and was head coach of two Virginia State Champion All-Star teams, the 1996 Dixie Boys 13-Year-Old all-stars and the 1997 Dixie Boys 14-Year-Old all-stars.
He was an assistant coach for the Post 8 American Legion baseball team from 1997-2001, and the Halifax County High School Baseball Booster Club president from 1999-2001.
Currently, Priest is an assistant coach for the Halifax County Middle School baseball team, a post he has held twice before, in 2007 and 2000.
The scope of Priest’s involvement extends from the ball diamond to his church and community.
A practicing oral surgeon, Priest has provided free medical exams for Halifax County High School athletes and area Boy Scout troops since 1985, and has served as a volunteer surgeon for Mission of Mercy free dental care program.
Priest is a Lay Leader and Sunday School teacher at Asbury United Methodist Church, and has served as Cub Scout Master, and member of the YMCA Board of Directors.
He volunteers his time as a speaker at area civic clubs, nursing homes and churches, but still has found time for other activities including sports.
His involvement in sports and community service was briefly sidetracked by a potential life-threatening illness, but Priest, a Vernon Hill resident and father of three sons, conquered that illness and still approaches life with the zest of a teenager.
Priest admitted to being “shocked” when he found out he had been nominated for the Hall of Fame.
“In all honesty, I haven’t done anything to be in the Hall of Fame, let’s be honest about it,” he remarked. “Looking back to youth sports, the only reason I excelled at it was because I was a big kid for my age, at age 12 I was already as big as I am now.”
Priest said he had some athletic ability, and was lucky to play high school football and baseball, but he wasn’t a superstar.
“I look at my sons, Michael and Regan, they were far better at sports than I was.”
Nevertheless, Priest was the captain of the baseball team in high school and was a baseball district and All-Southern Region all-star.
He was a member of the National Honor Society, and was awarded the McKinney Medal, given to the most outstanding graduating senior in 1968.
A biology major at Virginia Tech (ranking 35 out of a class of 2,182), he attended the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry, ranking second in a class of 110.
Everything began at home in Scottsburg, where Priest grew up.
“My parents, Bob and Christine, were Christian people and brought me up in a Christian home,” he recalled.
“They always taught me never to give up, and it was a combination of that and what the Good Book tells us about dealing with adversity and turning it into something positive.”
“Their influence is what has shaped my entire life, and it became even more evident when I was out sick for two and a half years (1998-2001) with Guillaume-Barrre Syndrome.”
Priest said that he prayed for two things while he was fighting that disease of the central nervous system, one that he would be able to walk again.
“The second wish, which some thought was crazy, was that I would be able to throw batting practice,” he added with a smile.
“God didn’t allow me to throw from the mound, but he did allow me to have use of my right arm again, to sit behind a screen halfway to home plate and throw.”
Next to his parents, Moorefield and Marable have been the biggest influences in his life, said Priest.
“Charlie and Addison would pick me up, take me to practice and take me home, and they’re the two who really gave me the love for the game.
“I owe everything to those two.”
Moorefield had enough faith in Priest to allow him to coach third base as an eight-year-old, and he recalled a humorous incident one night during a baseball game.
“Back then you didn’t have major and minor leagues, it was one age for everyone, so I was on a team with 11- and 12-year-olds,” said Priest.
“Obviously, I didn’t have the ability to start on the same team as they, but Charlie found a place for me as third base coach.
“Charlie would relay signals to me and we didn’t have anything fancy, but one night I had chiggers all over me,” continued Priest, whose constant scratching was confused with the “take” sign.
“I’m trying to scratch and not be too conspicuous, but the ‘take’ sign was a balled fist at waist level, and every batter mistook my scratching for that sign.”
Moorefield, Priest recalled, was none too happy that three straight batters took every pitch and struck out without swinging.
“There wasn’t much he could do when I told him what was happening,” smiled Priest.
That bit of adversity was nothing compared to what Priest faced later on in life, but through it all, faith and perseverance have prevailed.
“Bad things happen to a lot of people, but God doesn’t put these things on us as punishment or necessarily as a test,” explained Priest.
“He tells us that when bad things happen, we have to turn them into something good. For two and a half years I was out of work, and I’ve seen some of my patients go through some things just as bad and let it destroy them.
“But, others have gone through worse than I did, but their positive attitude saw them through.
“I’ve always told my sons that when they had their down times, what makes the difference between a good and exceptional person is that a good person will deal with things as best they can,” continued Priest.
“An exceptional person will take an adverse event and make it positive in some way, and that’s the person who will succeed in life and in sports.
“I’ve told that to all the boys who’ve played for me all these years.”
Perseverance and a good work ethic can make an average athlete better, and a more talented player even stronger, but it all comes down to a positive mental attitude, noted Priest.
That is even more important than raw physical ability, he added.
“There are a lot of players who were not necessarily stars, but because of their desire and work ethic have made themselves into very good ball players,” said Priest.
“But I have seen excellent athletes who have not applied themselves and not progressed, and a lot of it is mental, accepting defeat, picking yourself up and keeping going.”
Priest said his greatest accomplishments have not come as an athlete, coach or surgeon, but rather as a father and family person.
“The best day of my life was when I married my wife, Mary Eleanor, and the greatest accomplishments from our marriage have been our three boys, Berkley, Regan and Michael, my daughter-in-law, Kim Wilmouth Priest, and our grandson, Noah Jackson.
“It hasn’t been about baseball or my career as a surgeon, but my family, and they mean more to me than anything else.”

Comets Face Person High

By Joe Chandler
Sports Editor
After having had a couple of days off during spring break week this week, the Halifax County High School varsity baseball team will return to action tonight, facing neighboring border rival Person High School.
The Comets enter tonight’s 7 p.m. contest in Roxboro, N.C. with a 2-2 slate. Person High School enters tonight’s game with a 7-3 overall record and a 2-3 slate in conference play in the PAC 6 Conference.
With tonight’s contest, Halifax County High School moves another step closer to the end of its slate of non-district games. Next week the Comets have another pair of non-district games on tap as they will face Bluestone High School at home on Wednesday. and will go on the road to face Tunstall High School Friday. Following those two games, the Comets will host their Western Valley District opener on April 8, against Franklin County High School.
With the team not having played since last Friday, Comets head coach Kelvin Davis is ready to get his players back out onto the field. He also said he is glad to have his team facing Person High School after having not played the Rockets for the past few seasons.
“This will be the first time we’ve played those guys in a long time,” Davis said.
“I’m glad we can play them again. They’re just right down the road and it’s good that we can play a good, quality team that is a short distance away. I’m looking forward to it and the guys are looking forward to it.”
The Comets will be looking to try to get back into good form tonight after having dropped a close 6-5 contest last Friday night against the Loyalsock Township (Pa.) Lancers.
Halifax County had the lead going into the final inning only to victimize itself with defensive miscues that opened the door for the Lancers to take a good shot at a win out of its grasp.
That was the second time in the team’s last three outings that such a circumstance occurred. Halifax County also held the lead going into the final inning in its game against Great Valley (Pa.) High School and saw victory slip away due to defensive errors.
“We were right the ballgame,” Davis said of the Loyalsock game.
“We had the lead going into the seventh inning and just didn’t make the play when it counted at crunch time. It happens. Major-Leaguers make mistakes like that sometimes.”
Despite being 2-2, Davis said he and the players are still very much optimistic about the rest of the season.
“We’ve got to continue to be positive about the season,” Davis pointed out.
“I saw some really good things about the ballclub, both on the mound and in swinging the bats. We are going to be right there. I don’t foresee us facing any better pitchers in our district than the two quality pitchers we faced in the last two guys that we saw against Loyalsock.
“We faced good quality teams and that’s what we want to do in these non-district games.”

SBS Goes Under The Lights April 5

By Tim Chandler
Special To The Gazette-Virginian
South Boston Speedway will take a week off this weekend before returning to action on Saturday, April 5, with the running of the Randy LaJoie’s Safer Racer 150.
The second race of the 2008 season at America’s Hometown Track will feature the campaign’s first racing under the lights. The green flag for the start of NASCAR Whelen All American Series racing action on April 5, is set to fly at 7 p.m.
A total of six races will be on tap for the April 5 event, highlighted by a 150-lap race for the drivers in the Barkhouser Late Model Stock Car Division.
Roxboro, N.C. driver Justin Johnson, motoring the number 44 Frank Deiny Jr. Racing Chevrolet claimed a victory in the hotly contested season-opening event. While certainly pleased with the victory, Johnson probably wasn’t overly surprised. Prior to the start of the season, Johnson said his goal was to win the track championship at South Boston Speedway and he felt confident he could score quite a few victories along the way.
“I would be surprised if we did not win six or seven races this season,” Johnson said following a preseason test session at the four-tenths mile asphalt oval. “I would say that I think we will win 10 or more races, but I don’t want to over-exaggerate anything right now.”
Other racing slated for April 5 includes a battle for the Limited Sportsman Division, twin shootouts for the Budweiser Pure Stock Division and races for the drivers in the INEX Legends Series and the touring Legendary Flatheads.
Lee Pulliam of Semora, N.C. secured a victory in the first Limited Sportsman race of the season, while Joey Connor of Halifax was the victor in the first event for the competitors in the Budweiser Pure Stock Division. While the drivers in the Legendary Flatheads Series will be making their debut at South Boston Speedway on April 5, Brad Hancock of Newport News will be bidding for his second straight triumph.
Pit gates will open April 5 at 1 p.m. with practice for all divisions beginning at 2:15 p.m. and continuing through 3:45 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 5 p.m. and qualifying time trials will get cranked up at 5:15 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults. Youth, ages 7-12, will be admitted for $5 and children, ages 6 and under, will be admitted free. All youth must be accompanied by a paying adult to receive discounted admission.