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Rick Hutson Hired as Tree Farm Manager

Boys Home is happy to announce the hiring of Rick Hutson as Tree Farm Manager at Boys Home (Tannehill) Christmas Tree Farm located in West Augusta, Virginia. Rick was born in Norfolk and has been a lifelong resident of Virginia. He has owned his own HVAC company in the past. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys hunting and fishing. As he takes over management of the tree farm, he welcomes the opportunity to plant more trees and desires to utilize the full potential of the land. Looking forward to the busy Christmas season at Tannehill in West Augusta, he maintains that he is looking forward to creating a memorable experience for all who come to the farm in search of their Christmas tree.

Bobby Trice Hired as Director of Support Services

Boys Home of Virginia is excited to announce the hire of Master Sergeant Robert Trice as Director of Support Services effective June 15, 2017. Trice has a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management and is a licensed practical nurse. Before coming to work at Boys Home, Trice was a medic and LPN in the United States Army for 20 years. He worked primarily as the Chief Clinical Noncommissioned Officer at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. He was responsible for the manning of approximately 1,100 enlisted personnel and responsible for hospital operations for 3,200 staff members to include mass casualty management, staffing, operations orders, tenant unit support, military training exercises, presidential inauguration support and National Capital Region medical support exercises/activities. He also oversaw the execution of a $400 million budget. Robert is a Boys Home alumnus and Boys Home is excited to have him take on this role.

Hilltoppers 2017 Season Review

by Jason Cordova, Head Coach

Perseverance.

You hear the word a lot, thrown around casually through the course of a conversation. It is often used to describe the morale and character of an individual who overcomes hardships and does not waver from their goals. In an individual it is easy to see the results of meeting the challenge. For a team it is much, much harder.

The Boys Home Basketball Team just wrapped up their season with a 10-19 record. While this does not compare well to last season’s breakout year, it did show how well the team overcame a lot of obstacles to get to that point. It wasn’t a tale of one season, but of two.

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