Rock star Determination, grit have helped Ella Wiatt, 14, conquer obstacles in mountain climbing and in life
Editor For recent high school or college graduates trying to secure their first job, getting a foot in the door can be tough. For local businesses, finding the right fit in a potential hire can also present a challenge. The Goochland County School Board members think they might have a solution for bothAsproblems.partofthe school board’s 2023 legislative agenda, board members are asking delegates to support legislation that would establish tax credits for businesses that host students for career development
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The first time Ella Wiatt took on McAfee Knob, the popular Roanoke hiking spot known for its stunning views and challenging 1,700-foot climb, she wasn’t quite prepared. Her footwear wasn’t up to snuff, she didn’t have any gear, and her conditioning was so poor that she broke down in tears several times along the way. To be fair, it was her first attempt—and she was also 6 yearsToold.say Wiatt has come a long way since that first trip would be something of an understatement, but it would also be totally and completely true. Measured in miles—many of see Climber > 3 Photos courtesy of John Wiatt Above, left, Ella Wiatt and her father John enjoy a stunning view after a recent climb. Right, Ella scales a rocky section of terrain, a part of mountain climbing that can be particularly dangerous. She has also become an accomplished ice climber. see Internships > 2
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A FEW COMMON FOX HUNTING TERMS... As hounds ran: The total distance covered by hounds from the find (where the fox is found) to where the chase ends (not to be confused with the point).
To Goochland School Board Chairman Mike Newman, the plan for offering tax credits to businesses is particularly exciting. “I think it provides a tremendous benefit for students, and gives them so much more exposure to the real world.” Newman pointed out that the practice of bringing on students can also be a boon for business owners—and not just because of the tax credit. Should a company decide to hire a student on once they finish school, “just think of how much more that person will know than someone who is just starting out.”
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Brush: Fox’s tail. Coffee house: When members of the field chatter amongst themselves rather than pay attention to hounds. Draft: A hound that is cut from the pack. Feather: When a hound finds scent and begins to wag its stern (tail). Gossamer: Filmy cobwebs on the grass or bushes; more noticeable when there is a dew. Hark: When from the huntsman see Hunt > 3 meet Friday with state legislators to discuss the agenda, which was unanimously adopted during the school board’s recent workshop on JulyAmong29. the other items listed are the school board’s support for funding of school resource officers in every school, as well as support for legislation that reduces the total number and type of required SOL assessments.
Photo courtesy of the Goochland County Historical Society Deep Run remains haven for equestrians “If there is a motto for fox-hunters, it might well be this: Of all the recreations with which mortal man is blessed, go where he will, foxhunting still is pleasantest and best.”
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AugustThursday 4, 20222 Serving Goochland County Since 1955 Calendar SportsOpinionObituariesLettersClassifieds................................4...........................10....................................6..............................4..................................6.................................8-9 Goochland competes at GRAL champs PAGE SPORTS8CONTACT US Toll Free - (877) 888-0449 Office - (804) 746-1235 Joy Monopoli Fax:(804)Publisher775-4614(804)819-5529 Laura McFarland Managing Editor (804) 363-1577 Roslyn Ryan (804)Editor339-7956 Robby Fletcher Sports Editor (804) 380-0497 Cindy Adams Fax:(804)Classifieds775-4616(804)344-8746 Denine D’Angelo Production Manager (804) 775-4624 Our SecondCentury 359-4481 • www.bennettfuneralhomes.com —Established1897— CharlesD.Morehead,PresidentandGeneralManager BennettWest•Henrico 11020WestBroadStreet Henrico’sfamilieshavetrustedBennettFuneralHomes intheirtimeofneedforanentirecentury. Forsubscriptioninformation ordeliveryquestionscontact: MichelleWall 804-775-2711 email:mwall@timesdispatch.com 8460TimesDispatchBlvd., Mechanicsville,VA23116 Founded in 1887 in Henrico County, the Deep Run Hunt Club was recognized as an organized hunt by the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association in 1905. In 1948, Deep Run moved to Goochland, where the club sponsored one of the oldest Pony Clubs in the country and annually holds nationally and locally recognized horse shows, hunter trails and other equestrian activities. Pictured here are Cecilia Bullard, Carolyn Cook, Cabell Franklin and Ricky Cook.
Tally-ho: A phrase indicating the quarry has been viewed. Whipper-in: Assists the huntsman (extra eyes and ears) with hounds during the hunting day by going on point, viewing the quarry away, watching and correcting (if necessary) hounds, bringing on the tail hounds. If an amateur, he or she is referred to as an honorary whipper-in. —www.foxhuntinglife.com Hunt continued from >2 them completed in punishing weather conditions and at dizzying heights— the 14-year-old has spent the last eight years compiling an impressive resume of climbingAmongfeats.her favorites so far? Mount Washington in New Hampshire, the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288.2 feet and one that challenged the then-11-year-old climber’s stamina but rewarded her tenacity with a stunning view once she reached the summit.Ella admits that the Mount Washington climb may have also been the one that pushed her closest to her limit in terms of discomfort and fear, but says that, like all of her successful climbs so far, the trick was to simply set her sights on the top of the mountain and keep moving forward. To John Wiatt, the perseverance and tenacity his daughter shows when charging up a mountain comes as no surprise—even if he did have to give her a nudge or two early on. It was John, after all, who took her on that first trip to McAfee Knob and refused to carry her when she wanted so badly to give up. He told her they could stop as many times as they needed to on the six-hour hike, but he insisted they would finish the Theyjourney.would come back the next year to do the hike again, this time with a bit less difficulty. And somewhere along the way, Ella realized just how much she loved the view from the top and the exhilaration of pushing herself to the Theselimit. days the two spend much of their free time taking part in climbing excursions, including a recent trip to climb Mount Baker in the North Cascades in Washington State. Ella’s summit of the north ridge took 15 hours and required two nights sleeping on the mountain side. “I think, especially for someone her age, she has so much determination and grit,” John says about his daughter, who will begin ninth grade at Maggie Walker Governor’s School at the end of August. “I always tell her when she gets scared during a climb that she doesn’t have to keep going, but she always pushes herself ahead.”Ella says she doesn’t meet many kids her age when she’s climbing, and finds that some people she tells about her hobby confuse it with hiking. While she does do plenty of walking, she explains, mountain climbing also involves rappelling, ice-climbing and negotiating obstacles rarely encountered on a typical hikingAndtrip.then there are the three big “W”s that every mountain climber must contend with: wind, weather and weight. In order to prepare for hikes, Ella lifts weights, runs and climbs stairs with a weighted pack, an exercise meant to simulate carrying all the gear she typically takes up the mountainside. Still, even with the best preparation, guides and gear, sometimes the mountain wins. To Ella, this may be both the hardest thing to accept and also the greatest gift that climbing has given her: the ability to keep going and focus on her goals, even when the wind howls or the weather turns. No matter how hard the climb, Ella said, the reward is always worth it. On a recent climbing trip to Washington’s North Cascades, she remembers a particularly breathtaking scene. “There was snow, but also grass and waterfalls, and you could see bears and goats,” Ella recalls. “We were up there standing above the clouds, and it was just incredible. You just don’t see that anywhere else.” from >1
Her advice for new climbers: “Go with a guide. It’s always nice to climb with someone who knows the route. I would also say to just try and stay mentally strong. The first thing to give up is your mind. Clear your head, put one goal in mind and move forward.”
What inspires her: “There is a quote my dad gave me by Theodore Roosevelt, about the fact that even if you fail, you can still try again, and what really matters was that you went out and did it. That’s a quote I hung on my wall and read every day. It inspires me in mountain climbing and in everyday life.”
The toughest climb she’s had so far: “It was on Mount Washington, in New Hampshire. The wind was blowing 40 miles per hour and it was so cold. I was scared, and tired, but I eventually got over the mental block, set my sights on the top of the mountain and just decided I was going to focus on nothing else but getting there.”
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Climber Ella Wiatt, 14
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Thursday, Aug. 18 Read to Rover will be held at the Cochrane Rockville Branch Library from 4:305:30 p.m. for those in grades K-2. Read to Rover provides comfort and motivation for beginning readers as they read aloud to the library’s therapy dogs. Space is limited and registration is required at moreLibraryCallpamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/.https://theRockvilleBranchat(804)749-3146forinformationtoregister.
The Cochrane Rockville Branch Library will host Outdoor Family Story Time from 11 – 11:30 a.m. All are invited to join in for an all-age Storytime to sing songs, learn rhymes, and listen to stories. Participants are encouraged to bring a blanket. Storytime is held weather permitting. Register at information.Callitfiedlibrary.libcal.com/https://pamunkey-tobenoti-priortotheprogramifiscanceledduetoweather.(804)749-3146formore
The Cochrane Rockville Branch Library will be hosting “Medicare: Learn How to Simplify the Decision Making Process” from 6 – 7 p.m. Medicare mistakes are common and can be costly. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls with Justin Williams of Edward Jones Financial and Bryan Gay of Boomer Insurance. Registration is required information.orcal.com/.https://pamunkeylibrary.lib-atCall(804)749-3146visitthelibraryformore
The Goochland Library will be hosting Mystery Book Club from 10 – 11 a.m. for those ages 18 and up. Attend the meeting to discuss the chosen mystery title for the month. Call (804) 556-4774 for more information.
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Action Figure Art Class will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 6:30 –7:30 p.m. for ages 12-18. Meet local artist Curtis Brown and learn techniques to draw your own superhero action figure. All supplies will be provided. Call (804) 556-4774 for more information.
Saturday, Aug. 20
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Obituaries 14.9083 acres; Phillip E. Davidson to Faustino Nava Contreras, $620,000. 68.6 acres; Milton H. Wachter to Yan Ling Chen, $550,000.1290 Autumn Breeze Drive, Oilville; Steve M. Becraft to Robert M. Pray, $685,000.2510 Carver Oaks Court, Rockville; W.V. McClure Inc. to Joseph Lyle Canada, $570,331. 13005 Fresco Court, Richmond; Schell Brothers Richmond LLC to Mark E. Perkins,4957$706,723.HillRoad, Kents Store; Richard M. Dees to Grace E. Stevens, $292,000. 805 Kline Court, Goochland; William D. Mackay to Lindsey L. Russell, $440,000.Lot 33, Section 4A, Mosaic at West Creek; HHHunt Homes LC to David P. Batalo,
Tuesday, Aug. 16
The Cochrane Rockville Branch Library will host “Saving Virginia’s Oyster Reefs” from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. for those ages 13 and up. Learn how people are working to save Virginia’s oyster population with the collection of shells and the rebuilding of the reefs with Master Naturalist Cindy Haddon Andrews.
Tuesday, Aug. 9
JAMES BROOKING JR. Mr. James Edward “Jim” Brooking Jr., 61, of Goochland, Virginia, passed away July 17, 2022. Jim was born to James Edward Brooking Sr. and Ruby Bragg McMillen (Trescak) and was a graduate of Huguenot Academy. He married his high school sweetheart, Denice Wood Brooking. He was preceded in death by Denice; and his father. Jim is survived by his mother, Ruby (Michael Trescak); sons, Quentin Brooking and Trey Brooking (Katie) and daughter, Amber Scruggs (Darin); his granddaughters, Madison Nuckolls, Natalie Scruggs, Noelle Scruggs and Elise Brooking. Jim enjoyed hunting and spending time with his family. A memorial service was held Saturday, July 30 at Goochland Christian Fellowship. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Goochland Cares.
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BROOKING SWIFT Recent Property Transfers As county drivers may have noticed in recent days, work on the highly anticiworkintersectionFairgroundbegins pated Fairground Road intersection improvements has now begun. Drivers are encouraged to stay informed of road closures and impacts along the Fairground Road (Route 632) and Sandy Hook Road (Route 522) intersection. Once completed, the project will include a single-lane roundabout to improve user safety. Virginia Department of Transportation’s expected completion date for the project is Fall of roadAnnouncements2023.regardingclosuresanddetourswill be posted on the county website and Facebook page. For more information on the project, visit goochland.asp.tersection-improvements-in-fairground-road-route-632-in-iadot.org/projects/richmond/www.virgin-
Edward Nelson Swift, 75, of Culpeper, Va., passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at his residence. He was born June 3, 1947 to the late Granville Lipscomb Swift Jr. and Virginia Dare Sheppard Swift in Richmond, Va. During the Vietnam War, Ed proudly served the U.S. Army as a medic in the 173rd Airborne Brigade and remained close with many of his Army brothers after the war. Ed worked his whole life in the food brokerage business. From owning and operating his own grocery store in the 70’s, “Swift’s Super Market,” to retiring as a food broker at age 70. He appreciated a well-run grocery store. Throughout his life, you would often find Ed spending time with his family at their beloved “rivah house” in Virginia’s Northern Neck, enjoying a good book, a cigar and his favorite glass of scotch. Surviving Edward are his brother, Robert “Bob” Swift; children, Rusty Robertson (Leann), Christina Swift (Tommy Stewart) and Nick Swift (Jane); grandchildren, Ryan Robertson (Amanda), Anna Robertson (fiancée, Justin Van Kuren), Sarah Stewart, Chase Stewart, Connor Stewart, Claire Swift and Lila Swift. A funeral service will be held Friday, August 5, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper, Va. 22701, with Pastor Brad Hales officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. For those unable to attend, the family invites all to view via livestream link: Culpepercomwallorg/.atBrigadetionsInby22701501willphp?k=1659036098198799.view.oneroomstreaming.com/authorise.https://IntermentfollowinCulpeperNationalCemetery,E.ChandlerStreet,Culpeper,Va.withMilitaryHonorsprovidedtheU.S.ArmyandVFWPost2524.lieuofflowers,memorialcontribu-canbemadetothe173DAirborneNationalMemorialFoundationhttps://www.173dairbornememorial.Anonlineguestbookandtributeareavailableatwww.foundandsons.FoundandSonsFuneralChapelofisservingthefamily. trustee, $528,110. Lots 53 and 56, Section 2A, Mosaic at West Creek; HHHunt Mosaic LLC to Schell Brothers Richmond LLC, Parcel;$263,900.Carter Home Builders LLC to Christopher K. Walsh,4211$359,950.Riddles Bridge Road, Goochland; Judson Gee to Ruth S. Palczynski, $585,000.2055 Strawberry Run, Crozier; Jerry Mason Camp to James A. Manning, $474,950.12024 Talavera Terrace, Henrico; HHHunt Homes LC to Ruth W. Floyd, $471,940. 12035 Talavera Terrace, Henrico; HHHunt Homes LC to Ellis B. Morse III, $451,865.7170 Yare St., Glen Allen; Eagle Construction of Virginia LLC to Leon J. McGinthy, $652,391.
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Tomatoes air pollinate but also rely on insects. Prune some of the growth to allow for ventilation. Leaf Roll Mature tomato plants begin to form curled leaves particularly near the bottoms of the plants. Wet soil, high temperatures, and excessive pruning can cause this problem. Fortunately, it rarely effects fruit formation. Avoid standing water and excessive pruning. Sunscald Plants are healthy and the tomatoes ripen normally. Then as the fruit fully ripens, yellowish patches form on the tops of the fruits. Avoid excessive pruning if possible. Leaving some leaves and branches provides shade for the fruit thus preventing damage from sun rays. Herbicide Injury If the tomato plant leaves look distorted, deformed or feathery, the problem could be caused by spraying lawn herbicides mid-day and too close to the vegetable plants. Solution? Don’t use herbicides. Or if you do, spray at dusk or early in the morning when breeze is at a minimum. Blight You find brown spots on the tomato leaves, particularly the older leaves or those closest to the ground. Concentric circles resembling a target or bull’s-eye grow and form yellow leaves. The browning leaves drop one by one. Eventually this spreads to the entire plant. Early Blight caused by the fungus Alernaria solani occurs all throughout the Again,U.S. the easiest way to avoid early or late blight, fusarium wilt, yellow leaf curl or mosaic virus, is to choose disease resistant tomato varieties. Once a disease starts, it’s nearly impossible to stop the progress. Many new hybrids have good taste in addition to being disease resistant. Blossom End Rot This is a physiological disorder not a disease. Those water-soaked black spots on the blossom end of the fruit are caused by a calcium deficiency. Fluctuations in moisture, rain, temperatures help set the stage. Calcium by the way of gypsum or calcium sulfate should be applied around the roots when the tomatoes are first transplanted. Later in the season, the problem can be difficult to remedy. I’ve had some luck inserting human calcium supplements directly to theForroots.more information including directions to grow tomatoes from seed, consult Virginia Cooperative Extension publication 426418, “Tomatoes,” and publication 426-480, “Vegetables Recommended for Virginia.” Virginia McCown is a master gardener and master food volunteer living in Central Virginia along with her vegetable garden and assorted creatures both great and small. the Garden pressing mid-summer
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Q.What are these clumps of tiny, hairy worms in my trees and what can I do to stop them? A.The nasty creatures are fall webworms (Hyphantria cunea). These caterpillars—often confused with tent worms or bag worms—begin their webs from the ends of the branches. Fall webworms are often found on pecan, sourwood, and persimmon trees at the end of summer or fall. Yet paw paws and other trees often prove attractive to them as well. Fortunately, webworm damage is mostly cosmetic. Worry only if you have an already failing or distressed tree. Fall webworms can be destroyed by pulling down and destroying the webs within reach. Should you use pesticide? If you do spray, remember to include the foliage closest to the web mass. Spraying the web will not kill all the caterpillars.Thesafest pesticide to use is Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) available at most garden centers. Sprays are best applied in the early morning or late afternoon. BT will not harm birds or beneficial insects as much as other pesticides. Many wild birds eat the worms.
By Virginia McCown Contributing Writer St. Swithin’s day if thou dostForrain,forty days it will remain.St.Swithin’s day if thou be fair,For forty days ‘twill rain nae mare. —Traditional saying regarding the July 15th feast day of St. Swithin, a ninth century bishop. Since farmers began working the soil, they’ve sought explanations for the actions of nature. Before science, we got our answers from fishing and farmSolore.why does Buchanan County suffer record flooding while parts of Cumberland County continue to remain dry?Disasters occur cyclically. Yet many “once in a century” disasters are happening every other year—or so it seems. We’ve become a society that’s bracing rather than acting. Global warming is real.
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A.Fertilizer, particularly nitrogen, encourages leafy development but not flowering and fruit development. Yet if you’re only getting fruits the size of small gherkins and still watching them fall of the vines, you may have a pollination issue. Pollination is impaired when the temperatures climb into the mid-90s or higher.Itcould also mean your plants are simply not being visited by enough bees, butterflies, wasps or birds. You may have to hand pollinate your plants with a small paint brush or ear swab this year. Plan for next year. Easy perennials such as cone flower, bee balm and butterfly weed could be started this year to attract pollinators to your garden next year.
Q.What’s wrong with my tomato plants? A.That could be anything! In addition to blossom-end rot, tomatoes face a plethora of diseases. Aphids and tomato hornworms are the most common insect pests but can be controlled. Diseases are harder to control. Here are the most common plant problems we’re seeing: Poor Fruit Set You discover you have flowers and healthy plants but few tomatoes if any. Too much nitrogen in the soil encourages green leafy growth, and the tomatoes aren’t focusing on fruit formation. Were the plants situated too close or crowded when placing them out into the soil in spring?
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Chesterfield Recovery Academy is funded through legislation approved by the Virginia General Assembly and Gov. Glenn Youngkin in June 2022, and, according a press release sent out last week ahead of the ribbon-cutting ceremony, will receive assistance from health agencies, local and state government programs, police and legal agencies. It will welcome students from across the region, including Goochland, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond, Surry and Sussex.As Goochland Powhatan Community Services’ clinical director Irene Temple pointed out last week, the idea of setting aside space for students in recovery is not a new one, and has already gained significant traction on college campuses in the form of sober dorms and other Becauseprograms.the Chesterfield Recovery Academy program operates on a regional level, Temple said, “small places like Goochland don’t have to create their own versions. They can give kids more options, and they are able to scale it because all the students are coming to the same place.”
Vote to overturn ‘Roe’ will not end abortion Dear Editor, A six-person majority on the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the states are now free to make criminals out of abortion seekers and abortion providers, thereby overturning 49 years of expanded “abortion rights” under Roe v. Wade. (What the judges giveth, the judges can surely take away!) In my memory, it is the first time in U.S. history that the Supreme Court has sought to take away a personal liberty instead of expanding it. Editor Roslyn Ryan seems to have some enthusiasm for Dobbs as expressed in her editorial on 7/7/22. Her focus on the “life and death” of the fetus is certainly understandEditorial & Business Office and Mailing Address: 8460 Times-Dispatch Blvd. Mechanicsville, VA 23116 © 2022 by Richmond Suburban Newspapers. All advertising and editorial matter is fully protected and may not be reproduced in any manner without the permission of the publisher. CAC Audited Circulation: 8,014. Phone – (804) 746-1235 Toll free – (877) 888-0449 Fax – (804) 344-8746 Online: www.goochlandgazette.com WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR ISSUE-DRIVEN LETTERS
While most areas offer access to recovery services, this new program can offer “a really robust response to treatment,” Temple said. And while students attempting to leave behind their past battles with substance abuse might struggle in a traditional classroom setting—sitting alongside peers who may use drugs or alcohol recreationally—in a sober school environment “everybody is on the same page.”
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Time will tell how great the demand is for Chesterfield Recovery Academy’s services, or what the impact will be on the students who attend. While the dream, of course, is that a day will come when programs like this are not needed, it’s comforting to know that our students do not have to choose between maintaining their recovery and continuing their education. Their futures—and in so many cases their lives—depend on both.
By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist National Night Out has been described as the country’s celebration of community, a salute to neighborhoods and the people who live there and a reclamation of lazy summer nights spent with neighbors.Theevent also solidifies a solid relationship among local law enforcement and the citizens they protect. It’s a chance for communities to get up close and personal with officers, share a hot dog and exchange ideas. Those exchanges exemplify the importance of interactions between law enforcement and citizens, and how strong communities depend on good citizen input and a direct line to law enforcement. The event provides more than just a police presence, but humanizes the individuals who wear the badge. It also forms bonds of trust and respect that ensure safe neighborhoods and thriving communities.Perhaps, NNO is even more important in an atmosphere of fear and hate that exists in many communities where poor relationships are on display. Unfortunately, law enforcement is the target of community ire in some portions of the country, and it seems like trust and respect are foreign elements in many areas. The power of personal interaction is sometimes not appreciated in these communities. Sadly, the power of people conversing in a relaxed atmosphere is not appreciated by some. But, communities who realize the importance of National Night Out have reaped the benefits that good community relationships can foster, and the event begun in 1984 continues to garner national support. A summer night out can make a real difference > page
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By the time you read this column, representatives from Chesterfield County Public Schools will have cut the ribbon on the new Chesterfield Recovery Academy, an innovative approach to supporting students across the region, including Goochland, recovering from substance use disorders. And by the time you go to bed tonight, according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, another 130 Americans will have died in the past 24 hours from opioid-related overdoses.Asmost of us are aware, drug deaths—particularly those caused by opioids—have soared in recent years, and young people make up a staggering percentage of those tragedies. According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adolescent opioid overdose deaths outpaced those in the general population between 2019 and 2021, increasing by 94% in children ages 14 to 18. Between 2020 and 2021, the number rose an additional 20%. The approach being taken by Chesterfield Recovery Academy is a simple one: Create a safe, supportive environment where students in the early, most fragile days of recovery from substance abuse can continue their studies and also have access to recovery support services.
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Even Backpacks of Love’s cost to fill each bag, which it had gotten down to just over $3 last year, is back over $4 now, or a 33% increase, Hardy said. At the end of the 2021-2022 school year, Backpacks of Love was sending home close to 1,500 bags a week to children in Powhatan, Cumberland, Buckingham, Goochland, Chesterfield, Henrico and Amelia counties. All but the bags for Henrico schools, which are packed at Cobb Technologies, flow through the nonprofit’s Powhatan location.Backpacks of Love currently serves Goochland Middle and High schools but is working to add the elementary schools, Hardy said. But with the start of the 2022-2023 school year, Hardy said the nonprofit is expecting a possible increase in need at the schools it already covers caused by inflation and the resulting strain on families’ abilities to make ends meet. “We are estimating somewhere around a 20% growth, if not more.”
7AugustThursday 4, 2022 Serving Goochland County Since 1955OPINION: Editorial, Letters to the Editor able· and commonplace, but it ignores what I think is the much bigger question of why does anyone think that (a mostly male) “government” should have any say in the matter of early pregnancies, imperiously threatening the mother and her doctor with jail and fines when the fetus, regardless of “life,” is no more than a speck of gristle developing inside the mother’s womb? The argument is really about when should states criminalize and punish those who seek to “artificially” terminate pregnancies. No “law” is self-enforcing. Criminal laws, such as anti-abortion laws, must be backed up with threats of fine and/or imprisonment. Yet, abortions are not going to just stop because a mostly male legislature says so. And it may take thousands of dollars in defense costs for a woman, if vindicated, to learn that she actually has a right to not be threatened by suchNevertheless,stuff! abortion-rights advocates need to be brutally honest about the circumstances of abortion. It is the killing of a fertilized human egg – a human fetus. “Sanctity-of-life” arguments as advanced by Ryan are religious in nature and may well be a persuasive argument against having an abortion, but they have no place being used to empower secular criminal sanctions in the U.S. against living, breathing adult humans who choose, for whatever reason, to terminate an early pregnancy. U.S. law has been traditionally written to protect persons, not “humans” so the Roe decision had blocked the states from criminalizing early-term abortions, before fetuses had become “viable,” with the ability to survive outside the womb and thereby becoming “persons” independent of the mother’s body and entitled to their own protections—thus the fierce struggle in certain states to define an early “person-hood” that has ensued ever since Justice Harry Blackmun’s opinion in Roe had permitted state government intervention in the third “trimester” (last 3 months) of pregnancy, establishing protection for such “viable” fetuses. Human animals have likely been terminating unwanted pregnancies for thousands of years by a variety of means, long before the U.S. government and state governments ever existed. I daresay that illegal abortions will continue, despite the Dobbs decision. Neither the U.S. Supreme Court nor any state legislature has the ability to stop abortions, so the plea to “save babies’ lives” will mostly be ignored. Technically, Roe did not “legalize” abortions, nor did it suddenly “start” them. It merely prevented states from turning otherwise law-abiding pregnant women and their doctors into criminals. Yet, every pregnant woman could still be an abortion waiting to happen. Few people are alive today who might remember what was going on before Roe v. Wade was announced in 1973. There were many abortions occurring all over the place, and women with limited means were destined to end their unwanted pregnancies primarily by illegal means, with high risks of infection, injury and death. Now, pregnant women who cannot afford to travel to other jurisdictions where safe abortions are available may well receive their “due” punishment for seeking illegal abortions closer to home, in the form of internal tears, deadly infections and death and maybe criminal prosecution and punishment, on top of that, just like it was before Roe v. Wade. Many of the pious role models who hold political power in the states will likely insist that the “law” make clear that sex is only for procreation, within the sole religious legitimacy of heterosexual marriage. All that may gratify the morally superior folks like Roslyn Ryan, but it’s a new day out there, sports fans, and they’re coming for you next.
POWHATAN – Even as Backpacks of Love considers expanding into more schools across the seven counties it serves to make sure children don’t go hungry, there are concerns that existing demand is going to be higher than ever with the start of the new school year. Backpacks of Love’s mission is to eliminate hunger in school-age boys and girls in Central Virginia by providing food for their weekends. Enough individually-packaged food items that are appropriate for any age to handle are sent home each weekend at no cost to make sure children who have been identified as being in food insecure households will have enough to eat.
Kevin Hardy, who has been executive director of Backpacks of Love since October 2021, recently shared with the Powhatan Today the concerns he has about the strain the economy has put on families, creating more food insecure“Forhouseholds.alotoffamilies, they are staring down at $400 to $500 more a month for food, gas and all of those things than they were paying a year ago,” Hardy said. “A lot of these families are struggling to put food on the table as it is, so when things like prices of fuel go up and the price of food, which has gone up well over 25% in many cases, that has an impact on a family.”
Even as the nonprofit tries to plan for a possible increase in need at its current schools, it is looking to add a few schools to Goochland and Henrico to Backpacks of Love’s service area, Hardy said. It might seem like one of the better options would be to slow down to get a better handle on the numbers, but the problem, he said, is “these kids aren’t numbers, they are real.”“I speak from experience. I grew up one of these kids. My mom was a single mom who raised three boys. I was the oldest. I understand what it is like to watch parents work hard simply to put a roof over your head and you go home from school wondering what, if anything, will be on the table. So I understand this cause,” Hardy said. For more information about volunteering or donating, contact Kevin Hardy at director@backpacksoflove. com or 804-350-1127 or visit www. backpacksoflove.org.
H. WatkinsHadensvilleEllerson In Central Virginia, National Night Out has been embraced by communities large and small and has become an opportunity for neighbors to meet neighbors as well as local law enforcement. It’s not unusual to see an officer handing out candy, or taking a turn in a dunk tank to celebrate the occasion.And while no one can judge the benefit of a young child who gets to sit in the driver’s seat of a patrol car or wear the helmet of a firefighter, it’s evident that relationships born of trust and respect at early ages yield positive results for our communities.National Night Out is confirmation that healthy communities are comprised of citizens and officials who realize the importance of good communication, and represents a continuing effort to make us closer and more acquainted with our neighbors.It’samission worth celebrating and embracing.
By Laura McFarland Managing Editor
According to the state of Virginia’s own statistics, almost one out of four school-age children comes from a food insecure household, Hardy said. Those children don’t know where their next meal is coming from, which is a problem that has a longer reach than many people realize, he added. “If a kid is hungry they are not focused on learning the way they should. Teachers will tell you they have behavioral issues, and as they get older those behavior issues turn into behavior issues that impact the entire community. If kids struggle with education, their likelihood of being a productive member of the community diminishes. So it impacts all of us whether or not our kids come from a food insecure household or not. This impacts the entire community,” Hardy said. Hardy said there are a number of ways people can help: volunteer their time packing bags Monday through Wednesday or delivering them Friday, donate funds to purchase food items; host a food drive, or donate individually packaged food items. But most importantly, people can share the message that this is a real problem impacting children in the region, he said. Food donations may be dropped off at Can drop off food at 3035 Lower Hill Drive in Powhatan. “We tend to get lost in our own lives sometimes. We go to work, come home and take care of our families, and we don’t often stop to think what is going on in our community. But these kids are real and truthfully we are just scratching the surface,” he said. “If you look at the state of Virginia’s numbers and you take one out of every four school-age kids in this situation, that equates to almost 300,000 kids in the state of Virginia alone.”
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By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor
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There has perhaps been no greater recruiting ascension around the 804 basketball scene this summer than that of Benedictine and Team Loaded VA standout Davin Cosby Jr., a Richmond native. Cosby Jr. on Tuesday added Tony Bennett and Virginia to a long list of elite offers that have come pouring in since he turned heads at the Adidas boys 3SSB championship in Rock Hill, S.C., July 6-10.
By Zach Joachim Richmond Times-Dispatch
Nothing in the basketball development of Cosby Jr., who led the Richmond area in scoring this past season with 23.5 points per game for the Cadets, has been a fluke. His father, Davin Cosby Sr., put UNC and L.A. Lakers basketballs in his son’s crib before he was born, said mother Irene Cosby. Davin Jr. has two older
John Marshall and Team Loaded VA coach Ty White said Cosby Jr. has always been a talented scorer with lots of potential, but his all-around game has really started to click this“He’ssummer.abig, strong guard who has developed his ball handling and passing; he’s just starting to figure it out,” White said.“He’s tough on defense, good athleticism. He’s just been fun to watch this July. The complete package is really starting to come together. He’s a mature kid, smart, cerebral and motivated. You put all those things together and you’ll see the results. The kid has put in a lot of hours in the gym. I couldn’t be happier for him.”
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Photo by Robby Fletcher Benedictine guard Davin Cosby Jr. is coming off a season in which he led VISAA Division I in scoring with 23.5 points per game.see Cosby > 9
Competing on the biggest stage of the season at the GRAL Swim Championships held at SwimRVA, Goochland’s swimmers stepped up with the lights at their brightest and the stands packed with fans. With 28 teams competing at the championship weekend held from July 30-31, the Goochland Manta Rays swam to a ninth place finish as a team, recording a final team score of 364 points. At the top of the standings was the Burkwood Swim and Racquet Club with 1,189 points, followed by second and third place finishes from Church Run Rockets and the Canterbury Swim Team. Goochland took home first place honors in five events over the weekend, with the opening team victory coming courtesy of 12-year-old Alexandra Reid, who won her division contest in the Girls 11-12 50-meter backstroke to the tune of a 37.65-second result that beat 14 other swimmers, shattering her 39.25-second seed time in the Later,process.Cole Malkerson won the top spot in his division for the Boys 15-18 100-meter individual medley event by over a one second difference between the second place finisher. Malkerson finished his excellent swim with a time of 1:07.91. He also had a second place result in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 26.43 seconds and later another second place mark in the 100meter freestyle at 59.76 seconds. It was a strong day for Jude Chapman as well, who won the 100-meter individual medley, just barely edging out a Twin Hickory Torpedoes swimmer with a 1:20.46 time that put him atop the standings in a 19-swimmer field. Chapman also placed third in the 100meter freestyle with a 1:12.32 mark.Bill Belcher, 15, then had the team’s third victory of the day in Event 88, winning the 50-meter butterfly competition with a remarkable 29.40-second showing to earn his team nine points. He also finished in second in the 100-meter butterfly with a 1:05.75 finish, beating his seed time of 1:06.17.The fourth win came UVA, Tech offers add to ascension of Davin Cosby Jr.
Photo by Nick Cooley Manta Rays swimmer Jude Chapman, 12, competes in the 50-meter butterfly event at the GRAL Swim Championships held at SwimRVA from July 30-31. Chapman finished that event with a time of 35.61 seconds. see Champs > 9
In addition to the Hoos, he’s picked up offers from Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Maryland, N.C. State, West Virginia, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Alabama, California, USC, LSU and Wichita State, among others. He’s a 6-foot-5, 192-pound combo guard with standout shooting range, off-ball movement and perimeter defending. “The first two games really got the coaches’ attention. I had 11 [points] both games, but I was just shooting very efficiently,” said Cosby Jr., who had one wild up-and-under finish on a rugged drive through the lane to force triple-overtime in one“Everythinggame. that I shot was in the clutch timing. Throughout that whole week I was just keeping it consistent, being able to show college coaches that consistency is here for me, it’s not just a fluke.”
Goochland competes at GRAL champs
endar.Davin Cosby Sr. passed away in late April. Cosby said her son “has a huge support system behind him” that included a strong “brotherhood” at Benedictine and throughout his immediate and extended basketball family. She added that, though Cosby Sr. wasn’t here physically, the father and son would talk three or four times a week. And almost every time, basketball was the thing they talked about most and bonded over. “I play for him,” Cosby Jr. said. “He wanted me to be a superstar.”
Collegiate, Goochland football stars heading to ACC
In his junior season, Black converted on four of his six field goal attempts with a longest kick of 38 yards, while going 26-of-31 on PATs. He was also a solid placekicker, finishing the season with 45% of his kickoffs going back for Blacktouchbacks.wasableto impress the Demon Deacons staff when he showcased his kicking ability at their camp on JuneLike17. Williams, Black was also a standout track and field athlete, winning his second consecutive pole vault state title this past winter for the Bulldogs.
Staff Report Goochland Gazette brothers, Juan Wilson (Virginia Union) and DaVaughn Kelsie (Shaw University), who played in college.IreneCosby said the brothers grew up playing together, and learned to love the game from their father. “He got his basketball IQ from just being amazed by it at that young age,” said Cosby, who remembers Davin simulating games by himself while she worked at a hair salon. “My clients used to laugh and say ‘He really loves this game of basketball.’ And it’s been his passion ever since.” A third team All-Metro honoree this past season, Cosby Jr. feels he’s long been overlooked. He grew up playing at Blackwell Community Center off East 15th St. As a sixth grader, he didn’t make the team at Albert H. Hill Middle. Then in eighth grade, he won team“HisMVP.determination and drive come from being overlooked for so many years. I’ve always seen his potential in this game; sometimes he doesn’t have the opportunity to show it,” Cosby said. “This year, when he went to South Carolina, he just left it all out there on the court.” Cosby Jr. said the past few weeks have been a whirlwind. He can’t put his phone down for fear of missing a call or text from a coach or recruiter. On the bus ride home from the Adidas 3SSB tournament, White called him to tell Cosby Jr. he’d been invited to the Adidas All-American camp. So the bus pulled off the highway and dropped Davin at a hotel so he could take an Uber back to Rock Hill. “It’s just a blessing being able to go through this process,” said Cosby Jr., who models his game after twoguards who can handle and score the ball like the Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker and Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal.He credits much of his growth on the court to his oldest brother and Gem Prep’s MJ Wynn, a local skills development coach. Cosby Jr. used to go to Wilson’s VUU games with his mother. He’s strikingly soft-spoken in an interview, has volunteered with the Red Cross and worked in the Richmond Mayor’s Youth Academy. “If the coach needs me to play the 1 and run plays, I can do that. If a coach needs me to score, I can do that,” Cosby Jr. said. “I take pride in defense. And I can really shoot the ball.”In a college program, Cosby Jr. is seeking a coaching staff and teammates that feel like family. He’s hoping for a chance to contribute as a freshman, and sets that fit his skill set on both ends of the floor. Coaches that will help him develop into a professional prospect are key, too. He’s currently busy lining up official visits in the coming months, with Alabama and Wake Forest already on the cal-
SPORTS: Youth, High School, College, Recreational, Professional
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Left photo contributed, right photo by Daniel Sangjib Min/Times-Dispatch
Goochland kicker Tyler Black (left) committed to Wake Forest while Collegiate athlete Krystian Williams (right) is going to Virginia Tech.
Finally, Charles Bradbury had a second-place finish in the 100-meter IM with a time of 1:18.83. Charles also finished second in the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 39.07 seconds and second in the 100meter freestyle at 1:05.44. With plenty of strong results in Goochland’s favor, the team wraps up another exciting and successful season of swimming.
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from 13-year-old Zachary Cheatham, who dominated in the 100-meter breaststroke with a 1:27.72 showing that gave him a three-second difference between the second place finisher from the Canterbury Swim Team. In the second to last event of the GRAL championships, Goochland had its last first place victory in a close race with 18 other teams as Nathan Getter, Belcher, Adele Wheatley and Joseph Hardman recorded a 1:56.19 time in an exciting 200-meter relay victory that gave Goochland a well-earned 18 points to help close the final day off in style. It was also a good day to be a Bradbury. Catherine Bradbury, 7, got a third place finish in the 25-meter freestyle at 20.10 seconds and 12-year-old Henry Bradbury placed second in the Boys 11-12 50-meter freestyle in his division, clocking in at 33.77 seconds. Then, 10-yearold Elise Bradbury finished third in the Girls 9-10 50-meter butterfly with a time of 49.79 seconds along with contributions in a third place 200-meter freestyle relay performance.
The Athletic Coast Conference received a boost in its recruiting these last few weeks, with the Virginia Tech Hokies grabbing a commitment from Collegiate star Krystian Williams on July 18 and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons getting a boost in their special teams with Goochland kicker Tyler Black on July 28. Williams, a three-star athlete in the Class of 2023 according to 247Sports, was an All-VISAA member in his junior season and is yet another in-state pickup for newlyhired Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry and his staff. On the same day he committed, Williams tweeted a Hokies-themed graphic that read “The best in Virginia stay in Virginia” with an 804-shaped image of Lane Stadium. Williams is the eighth Virginia recruit to choose Virginia Tech in the 2023 class. He also fielded offers from a multitude of ACC programs like Wake Forest, Boston College and Duke. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound Cougars senior is a speedy, dynamic player with the ball in his hands, helping his team to a 5-5 record. Williams is also a track standout, running a 6.66 indoor 55-meter time along with a long jump of 24 feet, 1.5 Blackinches.isalso coming off an outstanding junior year in which he earned second team All-State honors and was listed as an honorable mention member of the All-Metro Team. “I am blessed to have received and committed to a full scholarship at Wake Forest University,” Black announced on his Twitter. “Thank you to everyone who has helped me through this journey and I’m excited to continue my athletic and academic career at Wake Forest!”
Photo by Nick Cooley Manta Rays swimmer Alexandra Reid swims in the 50-meter butterfly competition.
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