INSIDE Rotary Club grant will fund exercise trail near new animal shelter. > page 3
Volume 64, Number 35 • August 29, 2019
LACE ’EM UP: 8k Training Team welcomes all walkers, runners. See page 8
For feral cat rescue group, expenses can add up quickly By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Photo by Lisa Beczkiewicz
A new chief in town: Goochland’s new Fire Rescue Chief Eddie Ferguson was joined by his daughters Campbell, Rachel and Shannon during his swearing in ceremony on Monday at the County Administration Building. Ferguson had been serving as the Interim Chief since the departure of former Chief William MacKay.
Bridge band set to headline Shrimp Festival Waterford and his band were a few songs “Are you kidding me?” Waterford recalls into a blues set they’d been hired to play at asking the man. Launching into several Rockville’s Midnight Brewery, when some- Motown hits designed to get the crowd Ask and ye shall groove? one approached and asked if the group see Shrimp festival > 2 Not long ago, longtime musician Carl knew any funk or R&B tunes. By Roslyn Ryan Editor
A local nonprofit focused on caring for Goochland’s feral cat population is kicking off its first-ever fundraising campaign, seeking to raise $25,000 to help support the group’s continued efforts. Money raised will be used to provide care for approximately 500 cats in Goochland, helping to meet the need for medical care, food, shelter and spaying/ neutering services. Founded in 2014, Goochland Community Cats (GCC) has so far helped hundreds of feral cats located in colonies throughout the county. The goal, members explain, is to trap, neuter and release (TNR) as many cats as they can, and also to provide veterinary care and rabies shots when needed. The work is difficult and time-consuming, but members of GCC say they feel they owe it to the animals to do whatever they can. The group, which recently obtained its 501c3 nonprofit status, is always see Cats > 2
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