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Volume 57, Number 24 • June 17, 2010
Schools to look into odor problem By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com
Photo by Ken Odor
Above, Jack Parslow puts a sign on his 1965 Rambler at the Classic Car Show at last Saturday’s Spring Thing, put on by Field Day of the Past. Below, “Squirrel” Dandridge tries tot coax a few more feet out of his Cub Cadet in the Lawn Tractor Pull.
Pulling weight at the Spring Thing By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com
It was a hot day last Saturday, but that didn’t keep folks from turning out for the annual Spring Thing held at the Field Day of the Past grounds in Rockville. Although the main attractions were the truck and tractor
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pulls scheduled for 4 p.m., the lawnmower pulls in the morning sparked considerable interest. The second Classic Car Show also drew onlookers. And there were some interesting cars to look at. Take Dave Nixon’s “rat rod.”
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Goochland School Board members voted last week to spend some money on an old problem – whenever they can get their hands on the cash to tackle it. But they declined to authorize payment for a study of electricity and energy savings, deferring action until their next meeting First up was the ongoing odor problem at Goochland Elementary School. G o o c h l a n d Superintendent of Schools Linda Underwood recommended the board approve paying up to $3,500 to Mosely Architects, pending the availability of funding. Mosely would meet with county maintenance to review existing documents and do a visual inspection. Mosely also proposed using Stemmie Plumbing Repair to conduct a smoke test. A narrative report of the results of the smoke test and any other discoveries would then be provided to the board. “At this point we don’t have funding to start this
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process,” said Underwood. With board members Ivan Mattox and Andrew Meng absent, the board voted 3-0 to approve the Mosely bid when funds become available, possibly in early August, according to Underwood. The board deferred a vote on spending up to $7,000 on a study by Esperitus on possible electricity savings and management of energy, on the urging of District 1 board member James Haskell, who cited the absence of two board members. The issue was tabled until the June 22 workshop meeting. School employees will continue having their five percent employee contribution to the Virginia Retirement System picked up by the schools after the three board members present approved a resolution to that effect.
Childhood obesity The board heard the yearly presentation by Heather Earley of the School Health Advisory Board. Earley also presented statistics on childhood obesity among see Schools> page 3
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Riding the rollercoaster at Pocahontas Middle School