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INSIDE Goochland artist to dedictate ‘Villages’ series during BOS meeting > page 6

Volume 60, Number 20 • May 28, 2015

GHS’s Farkas honored as top teacher

Revealing history Thanks to local group’s effort – and elbow grease – long-covered grave markers have been restored

Veteran county educator has spent 14-year career mentoring local students

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The Virginia Department of Transportation began a bridge replacement project on River Road (Route 650) over Tuckahoe Creek in Goochland on Tuesday, May 26. The new structure will replace the aging structure built in 1950. During construction, the road will be closed to through traffic. Drivers can use the following detours: Eastbound River Road/Route 650: Take N. Gaskins Rd. (Route 157) north to Patterson Avenue (Route 6) west back to River Road (Route 650) east. Westbound River Road/Route 650: Take Patterson Avenue (Route 6) east to N. Gaskins Road (Route 157) south back to River Road (Route 650) west. The project is expected to be complete by December. For more information, go to www.virginiadot.org/projects/richmond/ river_road_bridge_replacement.asp.

By Roslyn Ryan Editor

Call him the MVP. Goochland County Public Schools recently announced its 2015 Teachers of the Year, and Goochland High School Physical Education teacher Wes Farkas earned honors as the top teacher for his school and the division as a whole. Farkas and the other winners from each individual school were recognized during the May 12 monthly school board meeting. A native of Paeonian Springs, Farkas attended Farkas Loudoun Valley High School and The College of William & Mary. As the school’s baseball coach, Farkas also knows a thing or two about teamwork. Seeing students work together and learn from one another is one of many things he has come to appreciate over the years, Farkas said. “I also love seeing students find an activity or interest that they will hang on to for the rest of their lives.” To GHS principal Mikle Newman, Farkas’ true strength is in his ability to combine school lessons with life lessons. Farkas, a 14-year teaching veteran, “does an amazing job focusing on instruction each day,” Newman said. “In addition to the physical education or health lesson, he guides students in developing and enhancing leadership skills, teamwork and respect for others.”

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Annual jubilee features music, food, history Contributed report

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n the morning of May 9, cemetery restoration experts from the Chancellor Wythe chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), Barbara New, Diane Enroughty and Donna Hoffman joined with fellow NSDAR member Karen Mick and her husband Steve to begin the restoration on the 19th century gravesites located within the dilapidated black steel fence at Grace Episcopal Church in Goochland. see Cemetery > 4 Contributed photo

Donna Hoffman, left, and Rhonda Baker, Rector of Grace Episcopal Church pause in front of the partially cleaned Payne obelisk.

Rassawek Vineyards, located in Columbia, will host the Rassawek Spring Jubilee Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7. The two-day festival will spotlight Virginia’s people and their passion for craftsmanship and creativity, which contributes to strong communities, heritage and a vibrant culture. All are invited to celebrate the event’s fifth anniversary and enjoy 10 wineries, entertainment, kids’ activities and demonstrators. see Jubilee > 3

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College notes Sandy Hook resident Tammara Taylor made the Dean’s List for the fall and spring semesters at Hampton University. Taylor is a rising junior in the Five-Year MBA program and a member of the Honors

Program, the Golden Key International Honors Society and The National Black Masters of Business Administration Association. The daughter of Edwin and Brenda Taylor, she is a 2013 graduate of Goochland High

School. Goochland resident Cody Johnson, a senior majoring in business administration, has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2015 semester at Bridgewater College.

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Jubilee continued from >1 “Rassawek Spring Jubilee provides a unique event for the whole family that celebrates the local, the handmade and the homegrown,” Rasswek Vineyard owner Joe Liesfeld said. “We’re excited to be working with many local organizations to spotlight their service to the region and help them further their mission by participating with the Jubilee.” Wineries featured at this year’s event will include Elk Island Winery, General’s Ridge Vineyard, Grayhaven Winery,

Hunts Vineyard, Lazy Days Winery, Lake Anna Winery, James River Cellars, Saude Creek Vineyard, Stanburn Winery and Thistle Gate Vineyard. Historical displays will include batteau boats, steamboats, spinning, hearth cooking and small engine displays. Food will be available for purchase, including homemade ice cream, oysters, burgers, wood fired pizza and bbq. Music will include King Edward & the BDs back this year with other talent, including John Tracy, Dan Rosnato, The Embalmers, The Taters, Rumble Seat Revival, Elana

NEWS: What’s Going on in Goochland County Lisa and the Hot Mess and Paulo Franco & the Rateros. Community organizations involved in this year’s Rassawek Jubillee include Goochland Habitat for Humanity; The Goochland Education Foundation; Goochland Free Clinic & Family Services; and Second Union Rosenwald School Corporation. Comfortable shoes are encouraged, as are picnic blankets and chairs. Dogs are not allowed. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared for all weather. Online tickets and additional information may be found at www.rassawek. com.

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Goochland High School teacher Wes Farkas, here with his wife Jennifer and children, from the left, Sam, Rachel, Ben, and Luke, has been teaching in Goochland for 14 years.

Farkas continued from >1 Farkas said he decided to become a teacher after finding how much he enjoyed the volunteer tutoring and coaching he was doing while in college.

“I decided to take my passions for athletics and helping others and put it all together,” he said. When it comes to the advice he would give young teachers just starting out, the father of four said it’s important to remember that enthusiasm is contagious. “Be genuine,” Farkas said.

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Cemetery continued from >1 Other members of Grace Episcopal Church, including Katie Meyers, Nichole and Patrick Jackson and Miriam Turner and priest Rhonda Baker, stopped by to cheer the group on and Brian Meyers supplied a much-appreciated barbeque lunch. Greg Lagasse and Eleanor Andrews, a community member who had seen an article about the group in the Gazette, stopped in to lend a hand as well. The first task was to scrub the stones with a mild soap, rinse, and apply the “magic potion” — D/2, an environmentally-safe biological agent used to keep the grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery, many national monuments, and even the White House, clean. While D/2’s ultimate effectiveness will be seen only after two to four months, engravings on the stones that had been obscured by lichens and grime were once again legible after just a few minutes. One large obelisk, often used as a hunting perch by a red-tailed hawk, required a team all its own (Karen, Eleanor, Donna and Diane) to remove the first layers of grime. As sun, time

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Barbara New, and Diane Enroughty pause while reseting the headstone of Lucy Hubbard Payne.

and cleaning agents work their magic, the white marble will once again dazzle the eye. The group’s next task was to straighten the three early gravestones that had tilted in the bumpy ground, heaved from many winters’ frosts. Barbara, Diane, Steve and Greg dug out and reset the stones using pea gravel and sand. Now George

Payne and his wife Betty’s markers are cleaned and standing tall. A fifth unmarked grave within the old fence remains a mystery, but the group has evidence that it is the grave of a female child. According to those taking part in the effort, May 9 was just the beginning of a long and arduous restoration effort.

They will continue to clean stones in the coming months, look for resources for building a new brick foundation for the fence, and work on finding someone to restore the fence. In the fall, the group will dig up the footstones, level the ground, reset the footstones and reseed the area. Contributed by NSDAR member Karen Mick

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May 28, 2015 Library. Call 804-749-3146 The Goochland TEA Party or visit the library at 16600 will be hosting a 7 p.m. meet- Pouncey Tract Road for more ing featuring guest speaker information. E.W. Jackson, recent candiSaturday, June 6 date for lieutenant governor and founder of Exodus Faith Do you know a teen lookMinistries. Jackson will be ing for a volunteer opportujoined by Pastor Travis Witt, nity this summer? Summer who has an established record Volunteen Training will be held of supporting conservative from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at causes and campaigns both the Goochland Branch Library. nationally and in Virginia. This event is for ages 13 and up The meeting will be held and teens will have the opporat 2955 River Road West in tunity to train to assist with Goochland. For more infor- the library’s Summer Reading mation, visit www.gooch- Program. Pizza will be prolandteaparty.org. vided by the Friends of the Goochland Library. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at Saturday, May 30 3075 River Road West for more The 2015 Hadensville information. Fire/Rescue Spring Car, Truck and Vendor Show will be held The Pure Water, Pure Love from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bingo Party will begin at 7 p.m. Goochland Drive-In Theater at the Hadensville Volunteer . This event is free. For more Fire Department. The event information, visit Hadensville will help dig wells and provide Fire-Rescue at www.hadens- water filters for missionaries and the people they minister ville6.com. to. A $10 donation will benefit PWPL. Hot dogs, drinks Sunday, May 31 and baked goods will be availSt. John’s Episcopal able. The fundraiser is being Church, Columbia will hold sponsored by the Mt. Gilead a Holy Eucharist service on at MEB/EP – WMU Group. For 10:30 a.m. St. John’s is located more information, call 804north of the intersection of 457-2289. Washington St. and Route 6. Sunday, June 7 Friday, June 5 Second Union (Rosenwald) First Friday Films will be School will be hosting an Open held from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at House from noon- 6 p.m. and the Cochrane Rockville Branch from 2 - 5 p.m. The event will offer the opportunity to Library Bring the whole crew for a tour a school that educated great movie on the big screen! African Americans from 1918Refreshments will be provided 1959 and view the pictures of by the Friends of the Rockville Central High School graduThursday, May 28

ates. For more information, visit www.secondunionrosenwaldschool.org. Second Union Rosenwald School is located at 2843 Hadensville Fife Road. Thursday, June 11 The “Read to the Rhythm” Kick-off Party will be held from 6 -7:30 p.m. at the Goochland Branch Library. Storytimes at the Goochland Branch Library will be held for Toddler (2 years old, must be accompanied by a parent) at 10 a.m.; Mother Goose (6-24 months, must be accompanied by a parent); and Preschool (3-5 years old) at 11:30 a.m. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 River Road West for more information. Friday, June 12 Family Storytimes for all ages will be held at 10:30 at the Cochrane Rockville Branch Library. Call 804-749-3146 or visit the library at 16600 Pouncey Tract Road for more information. Friday, June 12-Aug. 7 The Friday Morning Movie will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 10 a.m. noon (no show Friday, July 3). This is a chance to see a great kids’ movie on the big screen at the library. Popcorn will be provided by the Friends of the Goochland Library. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 River Road West for more information. Saturday, June 13

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All are invited to join the fight against cancer at the annual Relay for Life of Goochland event from noon to midnight at Goochland Elementary School. For more information, call (804) 527-3777.

Upcoming events Sept. 26 The Goochland High School Class of 1990 25-year reunion will be held from 7 -11 p.m. at Deep Run Hunt Club in Manakin-Sabot. The event, which will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres, costs $50 for each graduate (with one guest) and former teachers and administrators are welcome to attend at no cost. For more information, contact Larry Proffitt at (804) 928-2139 or larry_proffitt@yahoo.com; or Felicia Woodson Funn at (804) 305-0823. More details can also be found on Facebook at “Goochland Class of 1990 - 25 yr Reunion 2015.”

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Garden more than just a place to get hands dirty By Roslyn Ryan Editor

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. — Alfred Austin For many years, after losing a beloved dog, I didn’t have much interest in gardening. I suppose I should explain: The dog I lost — a playful, mischievous mutt — had over the years become my constant gardening companion. And if her “help” wasn’t always appreciated (she loved to run off with my plastic pots, and would occasionally “un-plant” what I had just put in the ground), her company was. She was a puppy when I first began to create a tiny garden on the back deck of our house, and each year she and the garden got a little bigger. When I would sit on the deck and read, inhaling the scent of whatever was coming up at that moment, she was always at my feet. She was steadfast in her defense of tomatoes and peppers, barking fear into the hearts of any bird or squirrel that came near. The spring after I lost her, I found I didn’t feel much like planting anything. And if guests wondered why our deck was covered in empty clay pots and

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Goochland resident Patti Rosner will dedicate her Villages of Goochland painting series during the June 2 Goochland County Board of Supervisors meeting. The five paintings will then hang in the County Administration Building.

For Goochland artist, ‘Villages’ series was a true labor of love For two years, Goochland painter Patti Rosner has been working tirelessly on her Villages of Goochland project, an effort to tell the history of the county through the village life in each of its five districts. Now complete, her paintings will be dedicated at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, during the Goochland County Board of Supervisors meeting in the County Administration Building. Recently, Rosner chatted with The Goochland Gazette about the project’s origins, its challenges and what it felt like to paint that final brushstroke.

What inspired you to take on this project? The concept for this project goes back to the early 2000s, when the old Goochland High School was renovated and became the new Administration Building. Several local artists were called in by the

county administrator at the time to propose ideas for art for the halls of the building. My idea was to paint a history of our village past. The black and white photo collection from The Goochland Historical Society continued to inspire my idea.

Were you concerned at the beginning about how much work it would take to complete the series? I’ve done commissioned works for the past 15 years, and have always completed the projects in the contracted time frame. When I committed to this project I had no concerns, since I had a good track record. It soon became evident how different this project was. I created it because I had a passion for the subject and wanted to give back to my community. I was my own contractor . The project started to take on a life of its

own, and I chose to indulge in that. It was going to take whatever time and effort was necessary to see it to completion.

What kind of reaction have you received from the community? In the fall of 2013, I went to various community organizations doing presentations to promote the project. In this presentation phase, I explained how the project was to weave together art, history and community service. I showed the photos that would represent the districts. I also had examples of the products that I would sell to fund the project. I had painted my version of the iconic Courthouse from a late 1800s photograph. The painting was a demonstration to see how my see Rosner > page 7

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continued from >6 art work would translate on the merchandise that would fund the project. I sold out of samples after the first presentation. That was an indication that I might be on the right track, and people were eager to see how their Village would be portrayed.

What has been the most challenging part of the project?

ished each painting, I would do a “soft unveil” at district town hall meetings and other district events. The sales from each event helped fund the next painting. One other commitment I chose to make when I created the project was to the community. After the costs of the project are paid for, the profits will benefit The Goochland Historical Society and Goochland Family Services.

What has been The most challenging part the most of the project was funding. rewarding part? While I had the support of the supervisors and county administrator, I had to fund the project. Fine tuning the merchandise was important. My goal was to keep the products affordable for people to support the project. As I fin-

One of the most rewarding parts was meeting the folks that shared their stories. Without the stories, the canvasses would have just been paintings of old photographs. As I listened to their stories, I imagined them in the village

setting going about their business. Not every story made it in the painting, but they helped create the “flavor” of the village life I was trying to capture.

What did it feel like to paint that final brush stroke?

Do you have a favorite village depicted in your series? My favorite was each painting, right after I finished it. Then the next one took its place! What I hope folks will take away from the project is that Goochland is a special place. As the county grows and develops, we need to pause and remember our past and mindfully move on to accommodate the future needs of the community in a responsible way. Folks need to stay engaged with their representatives, and remember that our officials have to listen and respond to all sides.

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The last brush stoke — honestly it was a race. Even though the dedication did not have a specific date, I knew it would be in the spring of 2015. I also knew the birth of my first grandchild was in March, and I felt I would be terribly distracted if I did not get the paintings finished before her birth. So it was a race to make sure the For more on Patti Rosner’s Sabot Village painting was finished before the grand- Villages of Goochland projbaby was born. By the way, ect visit www.facebook.com/ VillagesofGoochland. it was!

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Playoffs begin for Bulldog teams No second chances as postseason progresses By Jim Ridolphi Special Correspondent

oochland took full advantage of the last week of the regular season, fitting in two victories that secured the team’s number one seed entering this week’s district post-season play. Lunenburg starter Tyler Harding had a rough outing against the visitors, giving up six runs in the first inning. The starter gave up three walks, a hit batsman and three errors in the opening stanza. That’s all Bulldog starter Tanner Bradshaw would need as he worked four innings with only two hits allowed. Nick Norman provided the relief, pitching one inning and allowing only one hit. “Tanner pitched very well, only needing 45 pitches over four innings, and Nick Norman pitched the fifth inning, only needing nine pitches,” Goochland coach Wes Farkas said. “We took advantage of their miscues early and just kept adding runs.” But Goochland’s offense added six more, one in the second inning and five in the fourth inning to complete the Bulldogs’ tenth five-inning game of the sea-

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Scott Carter is getting familiar with the home run trot. He got his second in as many weeks in a thriller against Randolph Henry last week. the Bulldogs won 2-1 and move to Conference 34 playoff action this week, opening with Bluestone.

son, 12-0. Reid Chenault went 3-4 against the Chargers. Farkas said he knew the final assignment would not be as easy. “Randolph Henry is always tough. We want to win when we play them,” the coach said. The game didn’t disappoint as the two district leaders met to settle matters

on the field on the final day of the regular season. “Friday night was a great game,” Farkas said. “We went into the game trying to get some guys some innings on the mound and make sure they were battle-tested going into the playoffs,” he added. The Bulldogs used five pitchers to edge the Statesmen, 2-1, and fea-

tured Joe Cutchins in his first appearance on the mound. Cutchins picked up the win, and Norman again got the save. Scott Carter assumed his familiar role as team slugger, launching a massive shot over the left field fence in the third inning. Carter scored both Bulldog runs.

“Scott Carter came up big at the plate, hitting a solo home run, which proved to be the difference in the final score of the game,” Farkas said. The Bulldogs ended the regular season with a 17-2 record, the best in recent memory, and earned a bye in the first round of this week’s playoffs. Farkas said he knows it’s

all on the line with each game as post season moves on. “Our only focus right now is getting a win on Wednesday. If we don’t win that one, then we are done, so we can’t look past them,” the coach said. “With a win Wednesday, we would move see Bulldogs > 9

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SPORTS: Youth, High School, College, Recreational, Professional Bulldogs continued from >8 on to the Regionals, with Thursday’s win determining which team would host or travel.” The team will host Bluestone at 5 p.m. in the second round of the Conference 34 playoffs. The varsity girls’ softball team also earned a bye by claiming the district title. They will play on Wednesday as they begin their run for a state championship. They face Nottoway for their first game of the playoffs. Both girls and boys soccer also began post season play this week with victories. The girls won 9-0 over Cumberland, and the boys

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defeated Greensville 1-0. The boys move on against Bluestone and the girls’ soccer team will host Prince Edward in the second round.

“Our only focus right now is getting a win on Wednesday. If we don’t win that one, then we are done, so we can’t look past them.” Head coach Wes Farkas

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