The Goochland Gazette – 01/12/2023

Spoonhower elected to second term as chairman of board of supervisors. See Page 2

Board agrees to additional $15M for new school

ROSLYN RYAN Editor

After several meetings and much discussion concerning the county’s planned new elementary school, the Goochland County Board of Supervisors has come to an agreement with the county school board on how to cover a $15.6 million gap between the initial projected cost of the project and the current price tag of $56,075,904.

During the monthly supervisors meeting on Jan. 3, the board voted 5-0 to approve additional funding for the new Goochland Elementary School, a project that has already been through several iterations as school leaders worked to reign in construction and other costs.

The vote was in response to a Nov. 29, 2022, letter from the school board to the board of supervisors asking supervisors to appropriate an additional $15,726,130 for the new school. That number had been slightly reduced by the time the two boards met last week, but remained a considerable concern according to several supervisors.

While both boards have expressed that the ballooning costs have largely been due to inflation and other factors outside the school division’s control, several supervisors have expressed dismay over the cost challenges during recent meetings. At issue during the discussions again and again has been whether certain features and amenities associated with the project—including everything from building materials to furnishings—are justifiable expenditures.

The most frank assessment during the

LOCAL ARTIST TAKES INSPIRATION FROM NATURE

When it comes to her paintings, Goochland artist Pat Garber takes much of her inspiration from the natural world. Perhaps this is why much of her work feels so familiar—the subjects are literally all around us. Garber’s colorful, delicate watercolor paintings are currently on display at the Goochland County Library and feature an array of flowers, birds and other area wildlife. Her work reflects her passion for nature, Garber says, including her particular fondness for native bees.

Garber’s paintings will be on display at the Goochland County Library through the month of January.

Couple holding on to hope that cat will be found

ROSLYN RYAN Editor

It’s been 15 months since Charlottesville residents Seamane Flanagan and Rob Gowen last saw their beloved grey tabby Chouffe (pronounced “Shoof”), who slipped away just after the couple pulled over near the Shannon Hill exit off Interstate 64 on the way to a vet appointment on Oct. 18, 2021.

Flanagan explained last week that she had just set Chouffe’s carrier on the ground when she heard the carrier’s door latch open. Before she could react, the cat was headed for the nearby woods.

She and her husband tried to go after Chouffe but were stymied by thick, tangled brush and barbed wire fencing. Still, they spent five hours by the side of the road that day just hoping they might be able to find the cat before nightfall. When that failed they came back the next day... and the next. They brought food, supplies, a litter box—anything they could think of to coax Chouffe out of the woods. Flanagan, a freelance writer, brought her computer and worked there in the woods, at one point having to convince a man that she wasn’t homeless.

She can laugh about incidents like that now, Flanagan said, because she knows what it must have looked like. But even after so much time has passed, the couple has not given up hope that someone, somewhere might be able to help bring Chouffe home. It’s why they’ve set up dozens of trail cameras and traps, hung hundreds of signs and hired a professional

INSIDE: Over a century ago, Fife man became bootleggers’

PHOTO BY ROSLYN RYAN

The Goochland County Board of supervisors has elected district 3 representative neil spoonhower, left, to serve as chairman for the second consecutive year, while interim board member from district 4, Charlie Vaughters, has been named vice-chairman.

Spoonhower will lead BOS for another term

CONTRIBUTED REPORT

The Goochland County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, Jan. 3, to re-elect District 2 supervisor Neil Spoonhower as chairman and elect District 4 supervisor Charlie Vaughters as vice-chairman for the 2023 term.

Vaughters was appointed interim supervisor on Nov. 1, 2022, following the untimely passing of supervisor Don Sharpe.

The board broke its recent practice of rotating the chairmanship among its members by electing Spoonhower to his second consecutive term as board chair.

“Goochland doesn’t stand on convention,” said outgoing vice-chair John Lumpkins. “Our decisions have the county’s best interest at heart. The experience Mr. Spoonhower and Mr. Vaughters will gain in these leadership positions will be invaluable to the county in the years to come.”

Asked if he was surprised at this break from tradition Spoonhower replied,

“At first, of course I was. Every other person on the board had more proven experience, they literally did heroic things to turn this county around 11 years ago. Let’s be honest, most politicians have big egos and want the gavel. Charlie [Vaughters] and are l lucky that we serve with an amazing group of servant leaders. They understood our board would be transitioning. They truly love this county and want to ensure Mr. Vaughters and I have the opportunity to grow into the leaders they’ve proven themselves to be.”

Goochland’s board of supervisors regularly meets at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. Additional budgetrelated meetings and public hearings are scheduled in the months of February through April.

Meetings are held in the Goochland County Administration (Room 250), 1800 Sandy Hook Road unless otherwise noted. For more information, call (804) 556-5811 or visit https:// www.goochlandva.us/158/ Board-of-Supervisors.

GOOCHLAND HISTORY REVEALED

GOOCHLAND MAN SIGNED ON TO ASSIST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL WHISKEY

Philip Franklin Parrish of Fife joined the Virginia division of Motor Vehicles as one of its first inspectors on July 19, 1928. he is seen here at the “nor th Pole” in Crozier wearing a uniform of Oxford gray, with dark blue stripe and trimmings. riding boots and a visor cap set off the blouse and breeches. sirens were mounted on the right running boards and both doors bore the state seal of Virginia. On the rear of the car was written “division of Motor Vehicles.” By 1932, in addition to highway patrol duties and the enforcement of motor vehicle statutes, inspectors began pursuing traffickers of illegal whiskey. hundreds of violators were apprehended during Prohibition days. Many pursuits ensued over paved roads, dirt roads and paths through the woods of Goochland County.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

2.259 acres; Origin Medical Group LLC to J.R. Walker & Co. LLC, $275,000.

12317 Beech Hall Circle, Manakin Sabot; Eagle Construction of Virginia LLC to Michael D. Guerin III, trustee, $663,000.

2505 Carver Oaks Court, Rockville; W.V. McClure Inc. to John Michael Rich, $670,936.

5151 Georges Farm Lane, Goochland; New Ventures Real Estate LLC to Mark E. Weatherford, $450,000.

Lot 2, Section 4, Breeze Hill; Breeze Hill Inc. to Hunton Station LLC, $150,000.

Lot 49, Section 4B, Mo-

saic at West Creek; HHHunt Homes LC to Michael McKinney, $474,740.

Lot H, Section 2, Hadensville Estates; Duke Homes Virginia Inc. to Tristan Charles Tate, $295,000.

15638 Mosaic Creek Blvd., Richmond; Style Craft Homes Inc. of Virginia to Peter M. Haines, $546,210.

Parcel; MGGK Goochland-River LLC to Tuckahoe I LLC, $1,400,000.

2815 Preston Park Way, Sandy Hook; Brandon J. Ambrose to Robert James Ham, $430,000.

2948 Sandy Hook Road, Sandy Hook; Thomas V. Ambalavelil to Roger Scott

Lyttle Jr., $306,100.

12368 South Readers Drive, Manakin Sabot; Eagle Construction of Virginia LLC to Richard C. Holtkamp, $619,711.

12023 Talavera Terrace, Richmond; HHHunt Homes LC to Lisa R. Taylor, $517,285.

309 Wickham Drive, Richmond; Christopher J. Grady to Peter Charvat, $1,849,000.

2 acres; Jerry L. Nixon to Lawrence E. Henley Jr., $292,000.

7 lots, Section 1, Tuckahoe Bridge; Windswept Development LLC to W.V. McClure Inc., $1,387,750.

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Goochland family helping to bring up future service dog

CONTRIBUTED REPORT

Canine Companions, the nation’s first and largest service dog organization, has announced that Kristen Moslow and her family of Manakin Sabot, Virginia recently began raising a future service dog for Canine Companions.

Puppy Jagen IV is a Lab/ Golden Retriever cross who will one day know over 40 professional commands and be matched with an adult, child or veteran with disabilities free of charge. Jagen will be able to open and close

doors, turn lights on and off, and pick up dropped items to name just a few.

Volunteer puppy raisers are critically important to the work of Canine Companions. Puppy raisers take the pups into their home at 8 weeks of age, teaching them basic commands and socialization skills. The socialization is perhaps the most important, because the dogs need to be exposed to all different types of surroundings. With the special yellow capes they wear, these dogs are permitted

to go to many public areas that family pets aren’t allowed. When the dogs reach about a year and a half old, they are returned to the Canine Companions regional headquarters in Medford, New York. They begin six months of professional training with the organizations nationally renowned instructors, before they are matched with an adult, child or veteran with disabilities. For more information about becoming a puppy raiser, visit canine.org or call 1-800-572-BARK.

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Catpet tracker (she was able to tell them with certainty that Chouffe had been in one of the locations where he’d reportedly been spotted, which offered a glimmer of hope).

Flanagan keeps a close eye on local animal shelters in case he’s brought in, and they are even offering a $1,500 reward for any information that helps bring the cat home.

Sometimes, to bolster her spirits, Flanagan will seek out stories on Reddit and other websites about cats that have been reunited with their owners after several years. She said she knows there are cats found every day that nobody claims, possibly because their owners have given

up hope of ever finding them.

“I don’t want that to be us,” she said.

Hope for the couple these days has come from the many sightings that area residents have reported, as well as the outpouring of support from

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Jan. 3 meeting came from District 1 supervisor Susan Lascolette, who called the vote to approve more funds one of the toughest she has had to make since being elected to the board in 2011.

“The process has been horrendous, and it has put everyone in a bad position,”

Lascolette said of the struggle to fund the new school, suggesting at one point during the meeting that residents could be given the chance to vote on appropriating more funds.

Goochland residents voted overwhelmingly in November of 2021 in favor of issuing $96 million in general obligation bonds for schools, fire-rescue, and courthouse construction projects. Almost

friends and strangers alike. One of the things that she will never forget, Flanagan said, is just how “insanely, incredibly, heartwarmingly nice everyone has been to us.”

In addition to setting out food and offering prayers, people have repaired posters that have fallen down and allowed the couple to set up trail cameras on their land. One man even presented the couple with a painting he’d done of Chouffe.

Flanagan said last week that she knows there is a chance they won’t be reunited with their cat. But she also pointed out that, because he was considered a feral cat before they adopted him in 2018, Chouffe may be better suited than most to survive in the wild.

immediately after that vote, however, initial excitement over the new school took a back seat to concerns over skyrocketing costs and the realization that the original plans for the project would need to be pared down. Even with a simplified design, however, school leaders have continued to face budget challenges.

School board member Mike Newman told supervisors last

“He’s very fast and very sharp—he’s not helpless,” Flanagan said. “There are so many places for a cat to shelter around here, so all of that is very promising. Someone just has to see him at the right time.”

Flanagan said she doesn’t see her or her husband giving up the search for Chouffe any time soon, no matter how emotionally challenging it can be. They made a commitment to love and take care of him, she explained, even if that means searching long after others might have given up.

Said Flanagan, “I don’t feel like I can just walk away.”

For more information on the search for Chouffe, visit the Facebook page HelpFindChouffe or contact the couple at (434) 906-0060.

week that the current school board and administration has learned a great deal over the past year about the building process, and has remained committed to spending the allotted budget in a fiscally responsible manner.

“It’s not a palace that we’re building,” Newman assured them, but rather “a learning environment that will be substantially improved over what exists for the students.”

COURTESY PHOTO

Elbert Bertram Henley

HENLEY, Elbert Bertram, 90, of Manakin-sabot, passed away January 3, 2023. he was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Lee Gathright henley; parents, Frank and Elva henley; and two brothers, Ben and Louis henley. he is survived by three daughters, debbie henley, Carolyn henley and anne Leigh Bisese (steve); two granddaughters, Eleanor Chase Bisese and Caroline Grace Bisese; sister, Mae Toler; two brothers, al henley and Conway henley; and numerous other loving extended family members. Mr. henley was involved in the Goochland County habitat for humanity and was a 50-plus year member of st. Matthew’s united Methodist Church. The family received friends on Monday, Jan. 9 at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral home, 11020 W. Broad st. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 10 at st. Matthew’s united Methodist Church. Interment followed in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Goochland habitat for humanity, P.O. Box 1016 Goochland, Va. 23063 or st. Matthew’s united Methodist Church, 1706 st. Matthews Lane richmond, Va. 23233.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY,

JAN. 11

yoga will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 4 – 5 p.m. for ages 18 and up. anyone who would like to participate is encouraged to bring a mat and join in for a yoga session that aims to promote strength, flexibility, and balance. The class will be led by certified instructor, Kathleen Tsengas. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

an action Figure ar t Class will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 6:30 — 7:30 p.m. for those ages 10-18. Participants will meet local artist Curtis Brown and learn techniques to draw their own superhero action figure. registration is required and may be completed at https://pamunkeylibrary. libcal.com/event/9986055

Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

THURSDAY, JAN. 12

at the Goochland Branch Library from 11 a.m. – noon for those ages 18 and up. Join in to discuss the group’s monthly book choice. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

SATURDAY, JAN. 14

yoga session that aims to promote strength, flexibility, and balance. The class will be led by certified instructor, Kathleen Tsengas. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

THURSDAY, JAN. 19

18 and up. The Goochland Bridge Club is for those who want to learn how to play or those with a basic knowledge of the game. Each week there will be instruction and play time. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

CONTRIBUTED REPORT

Understanding that there are many families in the Goochland community for whom meeting basic needs is a challenge, the local nonprofit Shrine of the Black Madonna Sanctuary has stepped up to help alleviate one of those burdens. Through the organization’s Children’s Clothing Assistance Program, local families may be eligible to receive up to $50 per child per month during the school

year to provide clothing and shoes, including attire for organized sports.

In order to qualify for this program, the children must be Goochland residents enrolled in grades Pre-K through 12. Families must meet income requirements and return supporting documentation for continued eligibility in the program.

For more information, visit www.blackmadonnainc.org, or call (804) 3637578.

Family storytime will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 10 — 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-5 with caregiver. Families will enjoy a fun time with books, singing, rhymes, and much more. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

FRIDAY, JAN. 13

The rotary Club of Goochland will host its Club assembly. The meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. at The residence Inn shor t Pump at the notch, 1800 Wilkes ridge Circle.

Toddler and Preschool storytime will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 10 — 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-5 with caregiver. Enjoy a fun time with books, singing, rhymes, and much more. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

Family storytime will be held at the Cochrane rockville Branch Library from10:30 — 11 a.m. Participants can enjoy a fun time with books, singing, rhymes, and much more. Family storytime is for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Call (804) 749-3146 or visit the library at 16600 Pouncey Tract road for more information.

Friday Book Group will be held

The library will be offering a virtual Ornamental Pollinator Garden program from 10 – 11 a.m. for those ages 18 and up. Participants will learn how to use seven easy, native plants to produce six full months of garden blooms, bee food, and bouquets to bring inside. This workshop will be presented by master gardener Cathy McCarthy with the Goochland Powhatan Master Gardener association. This program will be hosted virtually through Zoom. registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/event/9751261. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to the email registered before the event occurs. Please contact the library if you do not receive this email. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

Crafternoon: Crochet will be held at the Cochrane rockville Branch Library from 3 – 4 p.m. for those ages 8-12. Participants will explore different crafts and techniques is this workshop, which is appropriate for beginner and veteran crafters alike. This time the group will be learning about crocheting. Call (804) 749-3146 or visit the library at 16600 Pouncey Tract road for more information.

MONDAY, JAN. 16

Goochland Bridge Club will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 3 – 5 p.m. for those ages 18 and up. The Goochland Bridge Club is for those who want to learn how to play or those with a basic knowledge of the game. Each week there will be instruction and play time. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18

yoga will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 4 – 5 p.m. for ages 18 and up. anyone who would like to participate is encouraged to bring a mat and join in for a

Family storytime will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 10 — 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-5 with caregiver. Families will enjoy a fun time with books, singing, rhymes, and much more. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

read 2 rover will be held at the Cochrane rockville Branch Library from 4:30 — 5:30 p.m. for those in grades K-2. read 2 rover provides comfort and motivation for beginning readers as they read aloud to Colby or Pepper, the library’s therapy dogs. space is limited. Call the rockville Branch at (804) 749-3146 or visit the library for more information to register for this rewarding program.

FRIDAY, JAN. 20

The rotary Club of Goochland will welcome n ei l s po onhower and Kevin Carroll, who will discuss Goochland and Central Virginia Transportation authority. The meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. at The residence Inn shor t Pump at the notch, 1800 Wilkes ridge Circle.

Family storytime will be held at the Cochrane rockville Branch Library from10:30 — 11 a.m. Participants can enjoy a fun time with books, singing, rhymes, and much more. Family storytime is for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Call (804) 749-3146 or visit the library at 16600 Pouncey Tract road for more information.

Toddler and Preschool storytime will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 10 — 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-5 with caregiver. Enjoy a fun time with books, singing, rhymes, and much more. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

MONDAY, JAN. 23

Goochland Bridge Club will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 3 – 5 p.m. for those ages

TUESDAY, JAN. 24

Mystery Book Club will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 10 – 11 a.m. for those ages 18 and up. Participants will discuss the group’s chosen mystery title for the month. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

yoga will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 4 – 5 p.m. for ages 18 and up. anyone who would like to participate is encouraged to bring a mat and join in for a yoga session that aims to promote strength, flexibility, and balance. The class will be led by certified instructor, Kathleen Tsengas. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

THURSDAY, JAN. 26

Family storytime will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 10 — 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-5 with caregiver. Families will enjoy a fun time with books, singing, rhymes, and much more. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

FRIDAY, JAN. 27

Toddler and Preschool storytime will be held at the Goochland Branch Library from 10 — 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-5 with caregiver. Enjoy a fun time with books, singing, rhymes, and much more. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 river road West for more information.

Family storytime will be held at the Cochrane rockville Branch Library from10:30 — 11 a.m. Participants can enjoy a fun time with books, singing, rhymes, and much more. Family storytime is for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Call (804) 749-3146 or visit the library at 16600 Pouncey Tract road for more information.

GCSO honored for commitment to staff development

CONTRIBUTED REPORT

On Tuesday, Jan. 3, the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office was presented with the FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) Agency Trilogy Award.

Retired Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Sheriff Ira Edwards Jr., who serves as the current FBI-LEEDA president, presented the award to Goochland County Sheriff Steven Creasey during the afternoon session of the Goochland Board of Supervisors meeting. The FBI-LEEDA Agency Trilogy Award is presented to law enforcement agencies nationwide whose agency head and command staff complete

the three leadership courses through FBILEEDA, including the Supervisor, Command, and Executive Leadership Institutes.

Edwards applauded the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office as a “premier sheriff’s office” where “sheriff Creasey leads by example, along with his major and captain.”

Creasey said that the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office was honored to receive the award, which he described as a testament to the organization’s commitment to providing the very best law enforcement services for the Goochland community.

“FBI-LEEDA leadership training is

top-notch and is not training that only command staff at the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office is receiving,” Creasey said. “From our 911 dispatchers to our newest deputies, leadership development is an important part of providing the very best law enforcement services to our community.”

The Goochland County Sheriff’s Office joins only 63 other agencies in the nation that have received this award.

Creasey noted that a number of Goochland County Sheriff’s Office members, including deputies and dispatchers, are working toward their individual Trilogy achievements.

Salem Baptist Church set to welcome ‘Biblical Nutritionist’

CONTRIBUTED REPORT

Often the beginning of a new year is a fresh start for healthy eating and exercise. But by the end of January those well-intended resolutions are getting tougher to keep or were passed over for another year. A local church is hosting an event to help women renew their desires for healthy living.

Salem Baptist Church will be kicking off their women’s ministry events for the 2023 year on Jan. 27 and 28 with Annette Reeder, the Biblical Nutritionist. Reeder is prolific on YouTube with over 221,000 followers and is anchoring the Biblical Wellness Conference, along with fitness instructors Body and Soul and the duet

team Lark10.

According to women’s ministry leader Terri Scarola, “Annette was secured for speaking for the women of Goochland and the greater Richmond area because I trust she will use the Word of God to promote living healthy lives. Her teachings are grounded on both science and Scripture. In a conversation with Annette, I asked her if she was going to share a bunch of rules and foods that we can’t eat. Annette’s response was encouraging. She said, ‘I never give anyone an “Eat This/ Don’t Eat This” list because ultimately, people’s beliefs effect their behaviors.’”

Reeder will share her personal journey when facing medical health issues and

how food choices healed the concerns. Whether you’re fit and passionate about health and wellness, or you’re sick and tired and wondering how you can change it, this event is for you. Tickets are $30 and can be found at BiblicalWellnessConference.org. The conference price includes three food and fellowship times, an (optional) full aerobic workout with Body and Soul on Saturday morning and a generous swag bag for healthy living.

Numerous local businesses have partnered with Salem to host this Wellness Conference. All women and girls are invited to participate in this event. Tickets can be found at BiblicalWellnessConference.org.

Goochland FireRescue offers tips on safely using heat sources

CONTRIBUTED REPORT

There is something about the winter months and curling up with a good book by the fireplace. But did you know that heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fire deaths? With a few simple safety tips and precautions you can prevent most heating fires from happening.

Be warm and safe this winter!

„ Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove or portable space heater.

„ Have a 3-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters.

„ Never use your oven to heat your home.

„ Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions.

„ Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.

„ Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.

„ Always use the right kind of fuel, specified by the manufacturer, for fuel burning space heaters.

„ Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.

„ Test smoke alarms at least once a month.

„ Install wood burning stoves following manufacturer’s instructions or have a professional do the installation.

„ All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

„ Install and maintain CO alarms to avoid the risk of CO poisoning. If you smell gas in your gas heater, do not light the appliance. Leave the home immediately and call your local fire department or gas company.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

On Jan. 3, the Goochland County sheriff’s Office was presented with the FBI-Law Enforcement Executive development association (FBILEEda) agency Trilogy award.

FROM THE EDITOR

Where is public outcry on behalf of youngest victims?

ROSLYN RYAN Editor

As news of Buffalo Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during a Jan. 2 game traveled around the world last week, reaction from the public was swift.

Billboards went up, donations poured in, and all manner of celebrity voices filled the airwaves—and the social media channels—with heartfelt messages of support. Since then the eyes of the nation, it seems, have been riveted to the story of the stellar young athlete cut down by a cruel twist of fate during what should have been one of the most exciting nights of his life.

None of this, of course, has been surprising. And while Hamlin’s story has already touched off the expected debate about the inherent dangers of a sport that involves violent collisions and myriad ways for players to be seriously injured, you’d have to turn over quite a few rocks before you found a person who didn’t at least offer a few grudging words of support.

So what then, you might ask, could possibly be the problem?

Last week, as the world was discussing Damar Hamlin, Hopewell resident Brionna Taylor was still reeling from the loss of her 8-year-old daughter, P’aris Moore, a sweet-faced elementary schooler who was shot

to death while riding her bicycle in her neighborhood.

Few of us who don’t work in the medical field will ever have to know the destruction that a bullet will do to a child’s tiny body, or the trauma the loss of that child inflicts on a family and a community. But what we do know is that, almost certainly, within a few weeks the story of P’aris Moore’s brief life will be forgotten by most of the people outside her immediate family and her community. The law enforcement officers who worked the case and the medical personnel who tried desperately to save her will remember. But to the rest of us she will become just another statistic, one of the

many innocent children struck down in this country every year by gun violence.

Maybe we don’t pay attention because we don’t feel like these is anything we can do, that the problem is too big. Maybe we look away because we can’t imagine such a thing happening in our own neighborhoods. Whatever the reason, a solution will never be found until we are no longer able to look away.

So why bring this up? Why conflate these two events that, in almost every sense, have nothing to do with each other?

Because I want a billboard for P’aris. I want a Google search of her name to pull up more than a handful of local news stories

and a link to her obituary and for her story to be known far and wide. I want the names of Akeem Briscoe, Kyhara Tay and Briana Palmer, just a small fraction of the children under the age of 12 who were killed last year by stray bullets, to be familiar to all Americans. I want a memorial to fallen children and an annual day of mourning.

I want people to understand that a professional athlete suffering a life-threatening medical crisis is a truly horrible event, but a child being murdered should be the bigger headline. We need to protect our athletes. But the fact that we can’t protect our children is the real tragedy.

With family behind him, young student faces challenges head-on

JIM RIDOLPHI

Contributing Columnist

It has often been said it takes a village to raise a child, and if that son or daughter is disabled, the saying takes on new meaning.

My twins, Jack and Emma, are preparing for their second semester at VCU, both having successfully negotiated the challenges of a new environment and a new set of challenges of a freshman first semester.

I must admit I didn’t know how this would all play out, and there were times when I considered the

obstacles facing the twins as they entered college.

I should have known better. As soon as living arrangements were finalized and Emma was placed in a suite with Jack, I was relieved and satisfied that Jack’s chances of success were greatly improved with his twin sister’s presence.

In reality, Jack’s siblings have stepped up and shown enormous resolve since his diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy more than a decade ago. They have endured the broken legs and disappointing drug trials and

supported him every step of the way. Honestly, I sometimes have questioned the negative effect of having a sibling with a chronic illness might have on them, but I’ve learned the experience has been more motivating and positive than any negative impact.

It’s instilled a sense of compassion and caring that seems almost noble to a parent looking on from afar, and I’m thankful for the amazing example they display.

Jack’s older sister, Sophia, participated in a webinar broadcast last year featuring siblings of

Duchenne patients, and expressed how her life had been enhanced by Jack’s experiences and the positive impact it had on her outlook for the future.

Emma recently provided remarks for a fundraiser for Parents Project for Muscular Dystrophy, a dedicated community comprised of supporters and affected families.

“I love being Jack’s twin, and we share a special bond. Seeing the effects of Duchenne manifest in the people we love is hard. I want to do everything I can to make sure

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Jack stays healthy for as long as possible,” Emma said in her post.

Speaking in support of a cardiac initiative sponsored by PPMD, Emma said, “Keeping Jack’s heart strong means that he feels healthier for longer, he can do more of the things he likes to do, and stay mobile. It will give him a better quality of life for longer, and that means we get to make even more memories together in the years to come.”

These efforts are just a small example of the importance of Jack’s siblings to his well-being, a statement of true dedication and compassion that has become a way of life for them.

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The promise of a new year and the possibilities it presents offers new hope of cures and treatments, but all of us live with the reality of a cruel disease with no known cure. But, Jack also lives with the promise of a dedicated support group headed by his siblings who will not waiver in providing him with the things he treasures the most — the love and respect of his family.

Benedictine’s comeback falls short at St. Christopher’s

ROBBY FLETCHER Sports Editor

Benedictine has made a habit of closing out games strong this season. With a 9-6 record and close wins over teams like Steward, Hanover and Collegiate, the Cadets have played sound defense and relied on the scoring talents of players like M.J. Winstead to gain the late edge over their opponents.

Their matchup in St. Christopher’s gym on Jan. 6 was no different, but on this occasion, the mighty Saints (9-2, 3-0 in the region) were able to pull away with the victory in a 57-54 nail-biter.

This was the second meeting between the two schools, with the first also being a down-to-thewire finish in St. Christopher’s favor, 63-61. This time though, the Saints had the advantage of a home court crowd in a packed Scott Gymnasium.

The Cadets trailed 41-27 with three minutes to go in the third quarter, with the Saints crowd filling the gym with noise as the Cadets looked to fight back. Entering the fourth quarter, the Cadets shaved a point off that deficit and went into the final eight minutes down 47-34.

Thanks to good free throw shooting and some strong defense that closed out well on perimeter shooters, the Cadets were able to scratch and claw their way back into the game.

It also helps that Winstead, who had emerged as the team’s bonafide top scorer in crunch time, added 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, including knocking down all four of his free throw attempts. Junior center Luca Puccinelli, who led the team with 17 points, also chipped in six in the fourth quarter to complement Winstead’s scoring outburst.

With 4:40 left in the game, the Cadets got the score within 10 points after junior Connor Pleasants got to the cup for a quick layup to make it 51-41.

A minute later, a bizarre mo-

ment slowed the game down to a halt as a St. Christopher’s shot bounced off the rim and laid still on top of the backboard. It took multiple tries to get the ball to fall back down, and at one point a second ball was added to the top of the backboard when Winstead attempted to knock the ball off the board. When both basketballs eventually dropped down to the court, the bizarre oddity of the situation created a rare moment of truce before the game’s established intensity got back underway.

Once the short break was over,

Benedictine’s comeback bid was right back where it started, and the Saints lead was cut down to six with two minutes remaining after Puccinelli scored on a postup and Winstead added two more with a steal-and-score.

Thirty seconds after his steal produced a bucket, Winstead again attacked the middle of the paint and finished through contact with a fall-away layup for an and-one that made it 53-50 with 1:33 left in the game.

During the late run, credit goes to the Benedictine defense as well, who forced consecutive stops to

produce those six points. They nearly forced a third straight stop after Winstead’s three-point play, but a long rebound off a missed 3-pointer fell into the hands of St. Christopher’s center, who finished with a putback to make it a five-point game.

With 41 seconds left and still down five, the Saints got a huge break when the Cadets called timeout on an offensive possession where Pleasants banked in a three off the wing just as the whistle sounded. His 3-pointer wouldn’t count as a result, and out of the timeout, a Winstead

layup went in and out and forced the Cadets to start fouling to stop the clock.

There was still hope after a missed one-and-one free throw, but after the Saints got one more stop on a Winstead drive to the hoop, they were able to ice the game on their next free throw attempt and come away by the skin of their teeth for their ninth win of the season.

The Cadets will look to bounce back from the loss when they take on the Shining Star Sports Academy at home on Jan. 12. That game starts at 7 p.m.

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Junior center Luca Puccinelli, seen at the free throw line, scored a teamhigh 17 points for the Cadets.

Benedictine guard Omar Johnson lines up to shoot in the team’s road matchup against st. Christopher’s on Jan. 6.

Benedictine hosts second East Coast Catholic Classic

ROBBY FLETCHER Sports Editor

Schools from eight different states featuring some of the best wrestling talent in the nation traveled to Benedictine’s McMurtrie-Reynolds Pavilion for the second East Coast Catholic Classic held Jan. 6-7.

Of the 19 schools competing, the Cadets placed 10th with 78 team points. Sam Parsons’ second place finish in the 113-pound class and Jameson Burns’ third place finish in the 106-pound bracket were notable highlights for the Cadets, who placed fourth in last year’s tournament.

Mount Saint Joseph from Maryland won the tournament outright, scoring 278.5 points, while St. Mary’s Ryken claimed second place with 231 points and Cardinal Gibbons out of Florida rounded out the top-3 with 180 points.

Parsons, Benedictine’s top performer of the weekend, holds a 13-6 record on the season after his impressive outing at his home gym, which started with a bye in the first round before he won his next three matchups by fall. He started out with a first period pin of Peninsula Catholic’s Josiah Turner in 1:12 in the second round, then defeated Jonny Binanay of Cardinal Gibbons of North Carolina in similar fashion in the quarterfinals, though that pin came in the third period in 4:45.

In the semifinals, Parsons booked his ticket to the final with a riveting 10-8 decision victory over St. Mary’s Ryken Cameron Jefferson that set up a meeting with Mount Saint Joseph’s Jake Tamia, who won first place with a pin in the second period after taking a 5-0 lead.

While Parsons cruised through his first few watches with a dominant display of wrestling, Burns (4-1) had to start out in a true dogfight in his opening matchup in the 106-pound class. Taking on James Wright from Mount Saint Joseph, Burns had to win his opening bout through overtime

after the two wrestlers tied 2-2 after three periods.

Wright got the early advantage with a takedown to take a 2-1 lead into the second period, but Burns tied things up in the second with an escape that took things to overtime in order to be settled.

With 32 seconds left in the lone overtime period, Burns got the upper hand and advanced with a go-ahead takedown that pushed him to the next round in thrilling

fashion.

His matchup against AJ Stefko from St. Mary`s Ryken was a little less dramatic, as Burns won through a pin in 1:39, but Burns’ quest for a spot in the final was upended in the semifinals when he fell in a close 10-7 decision to Stefko’s teammate Austin Wood. Burns would end the tournament on a high note, winning the first consolation match in a rematch over Wright with a pin in four

minutes and later taking third place with a 7-2 decision win over Joseph Cooper from Mount Saint Joseph.

Other notable finishes from the Cadets include a fifth place showing from team leader Brady Bollander, who won the fifth place game with a 12-8 decision over Frankie Florio from Cardinal Gibbons as well as a sixth place showing from reigning state champ Lane Foard in the

138-pound bracket.

With another successful East Coast Catholic Classic in the books, the hosting Cadets will look to use their experience against some top competitors as a baseline to build off of as they prepare to also host the VISAA state tournament that will start on Feb. 17.

robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@powhatantoday.com.

PHOTO BY ROBBY FLETCHER

Benedictine’s Brady Bollander battles in the fifth place match against Frankie Florio from Cardinal Gibbons at the East Coast Catholic Classic held at McMurtrie-reynolds Pavilion on Jan. 6-7. Bollander won the contest in a 12-8 decision.

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VIRGINIA: IN THECIRCUITCOURTOFTHECOUNTYOF GOOCHLAND

PAYAM SAADAT, as ExecutoroftheEstateofTourajErtefai Plaintiff, v. AND CaseNo.:CL22-835

Anyone elsewhomayclaimaninterestinthe Property whichisthesubjectmatterofthis suit andwhoismadeapartyheretobythe caption PARTIES UNKNOWN SERVE: ByOrderofPublication

Defendants.

leaving 606, 22"W.375.00feetto arodset;thence N.36.A.015’ 15"W.347.74feetto arodset; then N. 53.A.044’45"E.275.60feetto arod set; thence S.36.AO15’15"E.797.64feetto State Route 606;thencecontinuingalong State Route 606,S.69.AO14’02"W.189.50feetto a point; thencealong acurvetothelefthaving a radius of913.09feet,anarcdistanceof 139.80 feet tothepointandplaceofBEGINNING.

PARCEL 2:(GO-074)

ALL thatcertaintractorparcelofland lying and beingsituateintheByrdMagisterial District, GoochlandCounty,Virginia,andin the Mineral District,LouisaCounty,containing 80.l acres, moreorless,boundedbythelands now or formerlybelongingtoAndrewJackson, Jennie Demure,NatDuke,JosephGreen, Susan Robinson andJohnMarks,beingpartof the land knownastheNelsonMartinTract. This parcel ofrealestatehasbeenfoundby survey dated September23,1965,preparedby Carroll Gillespie. C.L.S.,whichplatisrecorded in Goochland County,Virginia,withthedeed in Deed Book320,page596,intocontain 80.1 acres.

ORDEROFPUBLICATION

The objectofthissuitistoasktheCourt for aid andguidanceinregardtothedistribution of theEstateofTourajErtefai,assetforth in Touraj Ertefai’sWill,inregardstocertain parcels oflandsituatedintheCounty of Goochland, Virginia,beingpreviouslyowned by TourajErtefai,moreparticularlydescribed as follows:

PARCEL 1:(GO-071)

THAT certaintractorparceloflandlocated in the ByrdMagisterialDistrictofGoochland County, Virginia,andtheMineralDistrict of Louisa County,Virginia,containingonehundred (100)acres,moreorless,andlying approximately oneandone-half(l.1/2)miles north ofHadensvilleonthewestsideof State Highway Route#606,andbeingbounded on the southbythelandnoworformerlybelonging toJewelPayne,onthewestbythelands now orformerlybelongingtoRichard0.Parris and JohnSamBowles,onthenorthbytheland now orformerlybelongingtoWilliamJackson and ontheeastbyStateHighwayRoute#606, less andexceptthreecertainparcelsofland heretofore containedinthattractandcontaining 2.00acreseach,and6.00acresinthe aggregate, whichparcelsaremoreparticularly defined in aplatmadebyMichaelL.Parrish & Associates, datedMarch26,1987,entitled "Plat ofSurveyofThreeLotsForRagland Wood Products &Co.",whichplatisattached to andmade apartofthedeedrecorded in Deed Book238,page780.

SUCH propertybeingfurtherdescribed as 103.534 acresby aplatofsurveydated April 13, 1990,preparedbyG.D.Hosaflook,P.C., entitled "APlatShowing ABoundarySurvey Of Tax MapSection6,Parcel(1)-1TheBearIsland Timberlands Co.L.P.PropertyByrdDistrict, Goochland County,Virginia", acopyofwhich is recordedinPlatCabinetB,page136. This plat incorporatedhereintofurtheraidin the description oftheaboveproperty.

LESS ANDEXCEPTthatportionoflandcontaining 5.0acresoflandconveyedinDeedBook 321, Page471inGoochlandCountyandis also recorded inDeedBook478,Page56inLouisa County (5.000ACREPORTIONOF THE RAGLAND-KENT TRACT(G0-071);describedas follows:

ALL thatcertaintractorparcelofland lying, being andsituateinLouisaCounty,Virginia (assessed fortaxpurposesinByrdMagisterial District, GoochlandCounty,Virginia)containing 5.000acres,andknowntoBearIsland Timberlands Co.,L.P.as aportionoftheRaglandKent Tract(GO-071),whichportionisshown on theplatmadebyGregoryD.Hosaflook, P.C., datedMarch1,1994,entitled"A Plat Showing APortionOfTaxMapSection6, Parcel (1)-1TheBearIslandTimberlandsCo. L.P. Property", whichpropertyismoreparticularly described asfollows:

BEGINNING at arodsetonthenorthernline of State Route606,saidrodbeinglocated 0.6mile northeastfromtherightofwayofl-64; thenceleavingStateRoute606,N.29.A.030’ 22"W.375.00feettorodset;thence

BEING thesamerealestateconveyedto Touraj Ertefai, byDeedfromRiveroakTimberland Investments, LP, aTennesseelimited partnership, datedJuly11,2002,recordedJuly 17, 2002, intheClerk’sOffice,Circuit Court, Goochland County,Virginia,as Instrument Number 020003562.ThesaidTouraj Ertefai died testateOctober10,2008,copyofhis Will was recordedinGoochlandCircuitCourt, Virginia, inWillBook11000425with reference made toArticle 4ofhisWillleavingthe rest, residue andremaindertoPayam Saadat, Peirnan Saadat,MahvashErtefai,Iraj Ertefai, Katherine Reich,SeyedVaezallai, Mina Tomadon, EllenSchorsch,Nourollah Ertefai and MehrangizTaghisubject.

Affidavit havingbeenmadeandfiledthat due diligence hasbeenusedwithouteffectto ascertain theidentitiesand/orlocationsof certain partiestobeserved,andthatthereare or might bepersonswhosenamesare unknown, interested inthesubjectmatterofthissuit; It isORDEREDthattheunknownheirs, descendants, devisees,assigns,and/or successors intitletoTourajiErtefai’sestateand other unknownheirsorpartieswhohavean interest inthesubjectmatterofthissuit,who are proceeded againstasPartiesUnknown, appear beforeCourtonorbefore March28, 2023 at 1:30p.m. toprotecttheirinterests,ifany, in this suit.

Entered: 1/3/2023 BY:TimothyK.Sanner,Judge

ingdescribedproperty,towit: ALL thatcertainlotorparcelof land, with theimprovementsthereon and the appurtenancesthereto belonging, lying andbeinginDover District, Goochland County,Virginia,shown and designated asLot10,BlockC,of Section 3,onplatmadeby Austin Brockenbrough andAssociates, Consulting Engineers,datedMarch 27, 1972, entitled"LowerTuckahoe Section 3", recordedinPlatBook12,pages 1922, Clerk‘sOffice,Circuit Court, Goochland County,Virginia,said plat was correctedbyplatmadeby Austin Brockenbrough andAssociates, C.E., dated March27,1972,revisedMay 12, 1977, entitled"Corrected Subdivision, Lower Tuckahoe,Section3, acopy of which platwasrecordedMay29, 1977, Clerk‘s Office,CircuitCourt, Goochland County, Virginia,inPlatBook12, pages 32-36, referencetowhichplatis hereby made for amoreparticular description of saidrealestate.

AND asmorefullydescribedin the aforesaid DeedofTrust.

TERMS OFSALE:Thepropertywill be sold "ASIS,"WITHOUT REPRESENTATION ORWARRANTYOFANYKIND AND SUBJECT TOconditions, restrictions, reservations, easements,rightsof way, and allothermattersofrecord taking priority overtheDeedofTrusttobe announced atthetimeofsale. Adeposit of $20,000or10%ofthesale price, whichever islower,howevernot less than $10,000,thatwillberequired at the timeofsale,intheformof certified check, cashier’scheckormoney order by thepurchaser.Thebalanceof the purchase price,withinterestat the rate containedintheDeedof Trust Note fromthedateofsaletothe date said fundsarereceivedintheoffice of the SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE,willbe due within fifteen(15)daysofsale.In the event ofdefaultbythesuccessful bidder, theentiredepositshallbe forfeited andappliedtothecostsand expenses ofsaleandSubstitute Trustee’s fee. Allotherpublicchargesor assessments, includingwater/sewer charges, whether incurredpriortoorafter the sale, andallothercostsincidentto settlement tobepaidbythepurchaser. In the eventtaxes,anyother public charges havebeenadvanced, acredit will beduetotheseller,tobe adjusted from thedateofsaleatthetimeof settlement. Purchaseragreestopay the seller’s attorneysatsettlement, afee of $470.00forreviewofthe settlement documents.

NOTICEOFSUBSTITUTETRUSTEESALE

20BuckBranchDrive, Richmond,VA23238

Byvirtueofthepowerandauthority containedin aDeedofTrustdatedAugust25,2003andrecordedatInstrumentNumber030005504intheClerk’s OfficefortheGoochlandCountyVirginiaCircuitCourt,Virginia,securinga loanwhichwasoriginally$206,000.00. TheappointedSUBSTITUTETRUSTEE, CommonwealthTrustees,LLCwilloffer forsaleatpublicauctionatthefront stepsoftheCircuitCourtfor Goochlandlocatedat2938RiverRoad W,Goochland,VA23063.

January23,2023at4:00PM improvedrealproperty,withanabbreviatedlegaldescriptionofthefollowingdescribedproperty,towit:

Additional termswillbeannounced at the timeofsaleandthesuccessful bidder willberequiredtoexecuteand deliver totheSubstituteTrustees amemorandum orcontractofthesaleat the conclusion ofbidding.

TRUSTEE SALES

TRUSTEE’SSALE 3815COUNTYLINERD KENTSSTORE,VA23084

InexecutionoftheDeedofTrustintheoriginal principalamountof$150,228.00,datedApril 17,2009,andrecordedasInstrumentNumber 090004156inGoochlandCountylandrecords, theappointedSubstituteTrusteewillofferfor saleatpublicauction inthefrontoftheCircuit CourtbuildingforGoochlandCounty,2938RiverRoadWest,Goochland,VA23063onFebruary07,2023at12:45PM, thepropertydescribedinsaiddeedoftrust,locatedattheabove addressandmoreparticularlydescribedas follows:

ALLTHATCERTAINTRACTORPARCELOF LANDLYINGANDBEINGINBYRDDISTRICT, GOOCHLANDCOUNTY,VIRGINIA,CONTAINING 2.47ACRES,ACCORDINGTO ASURVEYAND PLATTHEREOFMADEBYCARROLLGILLISPIE, C.L.S.,DATEDMAY4,1972,WHICHPLATISRECORDEDINTHECLERK’SOFFICE,CIRCUIT COURT,GOOCHLANDCOUNTY,VIRGINIAIN DEEDBOOK126,PAGE461,ANDONWHICHIT ISMOREPARTICULARLYDESCRIBEDASFOLLOWS:

BEGINNINGAT APOINTONTHEEASTERNSIDE OFSTATEHIGHWAYROUTE#669ANDADJOININGTHELANDSOFJOEJOHNSON;THENCE NORTH68DEGREES15’EAST689FEETTOAN IRONINCORNER;THENCESOUTH14DEGREES 15’EAST152FEETTO ASTAKEINCORNER; THENCE,SOUTH68DEGREES15’WEST729 FEETTOTHERIGHT-OF-WAYOFSAIDROAD; THENCE,UPTHESAIDRIGHT-OF-WAYOF STATEHIGHWAYROUTE#669DUENORTH160 FEETTOTHEPOINTOFBEGINNING.

BEINGTHESAMEREALESTATECONVEYEDTO JUSTINH.RICKMANBYDEEDFROMROBERT MARTIN,DATEDAPRIL8,2009,ANDRECORDED INTHECLERK’SOFFICE,CIRCUITCOURT. GOOCHLANDCOUNTY,VIRGINIASIMULTANEOUSLYHEREWITH.

ALLOFBORRROWER’SOBLIGATIONSSECURED BYTHISSECURITYINSTRUMENTALSOSHALL BESECUREDBYTHEFOLLOWINGMANUFACTUREDHOME: MAKE:OAKWOOD,MODEL,MANUFHOME, YEAR:2006,SERIAL/VIN#:ROC719846NCAB, ANDLEGNTHXWIDTH:40X27.00

Thepropertyandimprovementswillbesoldin "asis"physicalconditionwithoutwarrantyof anykind.

TERMSOFSALE: Anon-refundablebidder’s depositof10%ofthesalepriceor10%ofthe originalprincipalamountofthesubjectDeed ofTrust,whicheverislower,bycashier’sor certifiedcheckrequiredattimeofsaleexcept forthepartysecuredbytheDeedofTrust. Riskoflossonpurchaserfromdateandtime ofauction.Balanceofthepurchasepricemust bepaidbycashier’scheckwithin15daysfrom saledate.ExceptforVirginiaGrantortax,all settlementcostsandexpensesarepurchaser’sresponsibility.Taxesarepro-ratedtothe dateofsale.Purchaserisresponsibleforobtainingpossessionoftheproperty.Ifpurchaserdefaults,depositmaybeforfeitedandpropertyresoldattheriskandcostofthe defaultingpurchaserwhoshallbeliablefor anydeficiencyinthepurchasepriceandall costs,expensesandattorney’sfeesofboth sales.IfTrusteedoesnotconveytitleforany reason,purchaser’ssoleremedyisreturnof depositwithoutinterest.Thissaleissubjectto post-saleauditofthestatusoftheloansecuredbytheDeedofTrustincludingbutnot limitedtodeterminingwhetherpriortosalea bankruptcywasfiled, aforbearance,repaymentorotheragreementwasenteredintoor theloanwasreinstatedorpaidoff;inanysuch eventthissaleshallbenullandvoidandpurchaser’ssoleremedyshallbereturnofdeposit withoutinterest.Thiscommunicationisfrom adebtcollectorandisanattempttocollecta debtandanyinformationobtainedwillbe usedforthatpurpose.

SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE:RASTrusteeServices, LLC,4012RaintreeRoad,Suite100A,Chesapeake,Virginia23321

FORINFORMATIONCONTACT: RASTrusteeServices,LLC,SubstituteTrustee c/oRobertson,Anschutz,Schneid,Crane& Partners,PLLC 11900ParklawnDrive,Suite310 Rockville,Maryland20852 (844)442-2150 (470)321-7112

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