INSIDE After months in shelter, Goochland pup still seeking loving home > page 2 Volume 64, Number 5 • January 31, 2019
NOW HEAR THIS: Some treasured sounds live on only in memory. See page 6 Vehicle smashes into pharmacy, no injuries reported
Wood for
GOOD
Staff says accident occurred during lull in store traffic By Roslyn Ryan Editor
County organization makes sure those in need can heat homes Contributed report
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n a recent Saturday morning at the old Ragland Woodyard just west of the Courthouse, 12 hearty Goochland residents were braving the elements and cold temperature to perform a vital service for the community. Armed with chain saws, wood-splitters and pickup trucks, the Goochland Rotary Club Woodchuckers cut, split and deliver firewood to needy members of the Goochland community that rely on wood to heat their homes throughout the winter. The Goochland Rotary Woodchuckers have been active for over 15 years. The
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The Goochland Rotary Club Woodchuckers include, from left, Knight Bowles, Sam Smith, Jim Popp, Kevin Kelly, Dan Linnabary, Sally Graham, Paul Miller, Stan Corn and Frank Wentzel.
group evolved as a club service project to assist members of the community with their winter home heating needs. The wood supply that they use is donated from private citizens and local companies in the construction and land development businesses. “We are really fortunate to have the support of companies like Liesfield Contractors and others, who generously supply and trans-
port wood to our work area at Ragland woodyard,” said Rotary member Joe Morgan. In an average year the club cuts and splits between 100 and 150 pickup truck loads of wood and delivers them to client families that are referred to them by GoochlandCares. According to Sally Graham, Rotary member and Executive Director of Goochland Cares, see Woodchuckers > 2
Goochland Pharmacy employees were left stunned but unharmed last week, after a customer drove through the front doors of the building. Security camera footage of the incident shows the vehicle smashing through the plate glass doors and continuing into the store. According to pharmacy technician Sarah Nelson, the car continued to tear through the building and stopped only when it hit the fixtures about 30 feet later. The driver, whose name has not been released, reportedly hit the gas instead of the brake while attempting to park in front of the River Road business. Nelson said last week that the driver of the vehicle is a good customer and that the pharmacy staff members were “heartbroken” over the incident. Nelson said they had sent the woman flowers that morning. Fortunately, she explained, the incident occurred during a rare slow spell in what had otherwise been a busy morning and only one customer was in the store. The rest of the employees were in the back at the time, Nelson said.
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