THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, June 4, 1995 TAG: 9506030083
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 20 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 69 lines
Chatterbox is a not-quite-newsy look behind the scenes from City Hall to City Park.
FINANCIAL GURU - A Portsmouth native, Lynn Hopewell, was featured in a recent issue of Newsweek in a three-page interview about money.
The magazine called the 57-year-old financial adviser ``one of the best in the country.''
Hopewell is the son of Charlotte Hopewell, who retired as principal of John Tyler School 15 years ago.
Hopewell lives in Warrenton and works out of an office in Falls Church. He frequently is quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Times, his mother said.
``But this article really was special,'' she said. ``I am as proud as I can be of him.''
Lynn is the oldest of four children in the Hopewell family. His father, Harry Hopewell, is deceased.
A DIME'S WORTH OF DIFFERENCE - George Hanbury, who left Portsmouth about five years ago to become city manager of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is getting a pay raise this year.
According to newspaper reports, Hanbury's pay will increase by about $9,000, making his base pay $118,391 a year. His total compensation in salary and benefits will be $182,618. That includes a $12,000 annual housing allowance and it makes Hanbury the second best compensated manager in Florida.
His old job in Portsmouth is now held by Wayne Orton, who gets $98,251 in base salary plus benefits that add up to annual compensation of about $120,000.
But whatever the difference in pay, Hanbury and Orton seem to be in the same boat.
A story about the Fort Lauderdale city commissioners was headlined ``Ft. Lauderdale wrestles with crime, image problem.''
The story outlines commission concerns about ``ways to combat the nation's highest crime rate without worsening chronic budget woes'' and reports Hanbury's plans for city staff layoffs.
HORSING AROUND - Horse enthusiast Richard Huneycutt recently returned from Lexington, Ky., where he served for two weeks as road manager for a Guatemalan Olympic equestrian team.
Huneycutt, a Portsmouth auxiliary police officer and retired school teacher, was primarily responsible for the team's security.
``They've got a terrific amount of money invested in the horses,'' he said. ``We had 15 horses and probably the value of them was close to $8 million to $10 million.''
Currently, the team is being trained in Virginia Beach by Debbie Connor, daughter of Larry Weldon, former Cradock High School athletic director. Eight of the horses are with the Guatemalan team and the others are being trained by Connor as hopefuls for the U.S. Team.
``She's showing a horse called `Second Honeymoon' that's right now the No. 1 contender for the gold medal on the U.S. Olympic Team,'' said Huneycutt.
``So it's a possibility that if the horse performs right on through that, she'll be one of the American Olympic Team members.''
Huneycutt, who helped found the city's Mounted Patrol unit, has already made plans to be in Atlanta next summer for the Olympics. As sports manager for Great Atlantic Travel, Huneycutt is currently in the process of booking groups to attend the games. by CNB