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By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com With more than 30 years of service to the children of Hanover County, Sue Forbes Watson is being recognized for her role in education. On Thursday, Feb. 11, she was named the recipient of a YWCA Outstanding Women award for education. The Ashland woman – the Ashland District representative on the Hanover County School Board -will join nine other women from the Greater R ichmond area at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 23, for
a luncheon at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. She is the longestserving School Board member in Virginia and became the first female appointed to the county School Board. Sue has served eight terms as chairwoman and nine as vice chairwoman since joining the School Board in 1976. Sue talked about the honor on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Seated in a booth at the front of Homemades by Suzanne on North Railroad Avenue in her beloved Ashland, she said she was nominated by Tina Egee, who retired as executive director of Leadership
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By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com Her faith is such an integral part of her life that Diane H. Ager had just returned home from church when she took time to talk about being honored with a YWCA Outstanding Women Award for religion. Nominated by CrossOver Ministry, one of the volunteer programs she supports, Diane has given her time over the years to about 15,000 patients – and that number will only continue to grow as her dedication remains strong. In addition to CrossOver Ministry, she volunteers at
the Richmond City Jail and Pregnancy Resource Center of Metro Richmond. A registered nurse, she had been employed by Retreat Hospital for 14 years when “I felt the Lord leading me last year to quit working.” That decision included giving more of her time to CrossOver. With a troubled economy, she said the need has increased. Diane is a familiar face at CrossOver Ministry, providing services on Thursdays and Fridays. Her primary role there is teaching Bible classes, often on an individual basis. Twice a year, she spearheads a Lay Health Promoter program that
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Corn growers’ group honors 6 county men Six Hanover County men have been recognized as winners of the 2009 National Corn Growers’ Association’s (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest in Virginia. Edwin A. Mills of John M. Mills & Sons; Gary C. Martin of John M. Mills & Sons; John N. Mills of John N. Mills & Sons; J.R. Newcomb of J.M. Newcomb & Sons; Kevin Engel of Engel Farms Inc.; and Robert L. Newcomb of J. M. Newcomb & Sons each earned one of the 346 state titles won by growers planting Pioneer hybrids. The NCGA awarded 525 state titles in this year’s contest. Growers planting Pioneer hybrids dominated the contest and won 66 percent of all state awards presented. In addition, growers planting Pioneer products took 17 of the 24 national yield
Pioneer brand hybrid 33M57, which yielded 267 bushels per acre. Robert L. Newcomb won third place in the Irrigated division with Pioneer brand hybrid 33F87, which yielded 254 bushels per acre. The NCGA Corn Yield Contest is an annual competition among corn producers with the goal of producing the highest yields. In the contest, growers compete within a broad range of corn production classes, including non-irrigated, no-till/strip-till non-irrigated, no-till/strip-till irrigated, ridge-till non-irrigated, ridge-till irrigated and irrigated classes. “Each year, we continue to see growers planting Pioneer corn hybrids succeed in the NCGA Corn Yield contest, and we’re thrilled that these growers choose Pioneer products for these winning yields,” Pioneer President Paul E. Schickler said.
categories. Edwin A. Mills won first place in the Irrigated division with Pioneer brand hybrid 31G71, which yielded 264 bushels per acre. Martin won third place in the No Till/ Strip Till Irrigated division with Pioneer brand hybrid 31P40, which yielded 238 bushels per acre. John N. Mills won first place in the No Till/Strip Till Irrigated division and second place in the Irrigated division with Pioneer brand hybrid 33F88, which yielded 253 bushels per acre, and second place with Pioneer® brand hybrid 33F88, which yielded 254 bushels per acre. J.R. Newcomb won second place in the A Non-Irrigated division with Pioneer brand hybrid 35H42, which yielded 249 bushels per acre. Engel won second place in the A No Till/Strip Till Non-Irrigated division with
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6 OPINION Application for Dixie Days denied due to parking at Pole Green Park.
9 COMMUNITY Contestants in Saturday’s Miss Mechanicsville Pageant listed.
44 SPORTS Local talent abounds on college baseball fields.
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Superintendent to address SEAC Monday The next meeting of the Hanover County Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 1, in
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Metro Richmond. Also involved in the process were Dr. Stewart D. Roberson, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools; Janet Binns, who she described as a good friend and member of the Hanover County Planning Commission; John E. Gordon Jr., member of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors and former member of the School Board; and Lorie Foley. Sue and Lorie, affectionately referred to as “my partner in crime,” are Ashland’s dynamic duo through their many and varied community involvements. Most notable are the Ashland Musical Variety Show and Hanover Idols competition. Her own educational background serves as an example of her commitment to children. She received a B.A. in English and religion from Duke University, an M.A.T. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from RandolphMacon College. In 1976, Nina Peace appointed Sue to the School Board and she has represented the Ashland District ever since. Through the years, she has worked “with five different, dedicated Ashland supervisors on the Hanover Board of Supervisors, “three different and impressive superintendents of schools, and many different outstanding colleagues on the Hanover School Board.” Through her 34 years on the School Board, Sue said she has “been able to work in a school system that has changed and grown and improved throughout the years. Ninety percent of the children in America go to public schools. So I am convinced that we can all effectively make a difference with children and families and our country by strongly supporting our public schools. And what happens in our Hanover schools every day does make a difference with our students.” She said “Our fine schools continue to try to meet the needs of each child, and we have excellent educators, and staff members who work very hard to make that hap-
tendent of schools, who will present a message to the committee and guests. The mission of the Special Education Advisory Committee
pen. I am proud of the programs, services, opportunities, remediation, business and community support, leadership and successes that happen each day and are offered each day for our students. And we do not take any of our successes for granted.” Enrollment in the Hanover County school system has grown from 6,000 students to nearly 20,000 during Sue’s tenure on the School Board. Today, it is Virginia’s 14th largest school division. With pride, she notes that the school district has been recognized for being one of the nation’s best in student achievement, parent satisfaction, arts and extracurricular accomplishments, business and community support, and educational leadership. Sue was an advisor and a founder of the Hanover Education Foundation, a successful organization that brings together business leaders throughout the community to support students and educators in the county school system. She also has served on the Superintendent’s Business Advisory Committee, the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee, several Long-Range Planning Committees, several redistricting committees, and other groups charged with advising and planning for the school system’s continuous improvement. As a leader in education, Sue has served on several regional and state boards, including the State Advisory Committee for the Talented and Gifted. She was the first and only Hanover County School Board member on the Math Science Innovation Center Board, the first Hanover School Board member on the Maggie Walker Governor’s School Board, and the first Hanover School Board member on the Metro Educational Research Consortium at VCU. Sue was a member of the Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 1987 and later served as chair of the LMR Board. She also has served as a member of the Hanover Business Council Board and as its chair. She is a past president and long-time member of the Woman’s Club of Ashland, member of the Ashland Garden Club, a founder of Hanover’s American Heart
is to seek to promote educational excellence for students with disabilities. All meetings are open to the public.
Association, and involved in other organizations dedicated to helping families in the community. She and other committed citizens started the Hanover Youth Achievement Program, which is designed to lead the way so that the community can help young people achieve their full potential. She serves on the R-MC Arts Advisory Council and is a long-time member of the Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church. With her sidekick Lorie, Sue served on the Steering Committee for Ashland’s 150th Birthday in 2008. The year was 1982 when Sue first took on the daunting task – and incredibly fulfilling role – of the Ashland Musical Variety Show, an event that supports the Hanover Arts & Activities Center. A true community effort, the show – presented every other year – spotlights singing and dance for a good cause. Sue was raised and attended schools in Wilson, N.C. She credits her parents, Robbie Sue and Vance Thomas Forbes, “for their example of community involvement – especially with regard to supporting local public schools and colleges.” She and her husband, Dr. Ritchie Devon Watson Jr., came to Ashland in 1970 when he joined the English Department at RMC. He recently retired, but still teaches a January course. He is working on his fourth book of studies on Southern history, literature and culture. Sue taught four years in Henrico County Public Schools until her first daughter, Susan Watson Hatchett, was born in 1974. Daughter Jane Forbes Watson Fields followed in 1976. Sue put aside the classroom to raise her daughters, but never lost interest – and being involved – in education. The extended Watson family – daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren – regularly visit Topsail Beach, N.C. Sue said she and her husband “love to travel with them – having gone together recently to New York City and Chicago.”
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International. Lee-Davis biology teacher Lesa Berlinghoff organized the event, assisted by Boundaries president Carol Negus. “I’m excited about our collaboration with BBI and support their mission of supporting and encouraging shared ideals through cultural communication and education leading to approved coexistence tolerance and mutual respect,” Robert Staley, Hanover County’s director of secondary education, said. Klein was introduced by Lee-Davis IB student Dana Cypress, who has been in the program since 2006.
World hot spots During his long and storied career, Klein served in some of the world’s most controversial regions, including Bosnia, Sierra Leone and Liberia. In all three cases, Klein walked into almost impossible situations, and took slow and deliberate steps to restore order. Perhaps his biggest challenge was his last assignment, entering war-torn Liberia and disarming the rebels and restoring peace to the region. “I’m here today to analyze how a country with every promise, a country that should have been a model of middle class, Christian capitalist values, became a failed state and a global embarrassment,” Klein said. He was referring to the historical background of Liberia, founded by American black freemen in the 1800s. For much of its history, the freed slaves and founders of the country controlled most regions, and possessed all political and financial influence in the country. That all changed in the 1980s when rebels from outlying areas of the nation began an effort to seize power. The result was years of a brutal and bloody
conflict that claimed the lives of millions of Africans, and displaced even more. Klein has witnessed the cruelty of internal conflicts in Bosnia, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “I’ve witnessed people slaughtered by people who have the same DNA, who have the same ethnic origin; people manipulated by diatribes of hate by political criminals and corrupt elites …,” Klein said. In Africa, the number of killed innocents exceeds two million, according to the former under secretary. “We have learned over time that tolerance and multi-ethnicity do not come naturally and must be nurtured supported, reinforced,” Klein said. “And when they are challenged, each of us has a responsibility, based as much on self-interest as morality, to stand and defend them,” he added. Years of foreign service
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Parking puts brakes on Dixie Days As of Thursday, it didn’t look as if Dixie Days Civil War Re-enactment, a two-day event of the Edmund Ruffin Fire Eaters Camp #3000, Sons of Confederate Veterans, would be gathering in April at Pole Green Park. Based on phone conversations that day with Greg Sager, director of Hanover County’s Parks & Recreation Department, and Grayson Jennings, one of the organizers of Dixie Days, the planned April 17-18 event would not transpire. At issue to the county is parking in an area under the supervision of Public Utilities. To Jennings, as a taxpayer, he said the land “belongs to us.” Both men mentioned the Tomato Festival, a county tradition that broke records in 2009 with attendance. Apparently Sager and staff are already addressing how to handle parking for this year’s festival. Jennings said the use of Polegreen Park “has been a standing gentleman’s agreement.” He said his group will “probably end up moving it out of Hanover since they don’t appreciate anything we do.” He also said the use of the word “Dixie” became an issue in recent years. “All we’re doing is helping the people in Hanover. Most of us live right here in the Mechanicsville area.” The parking issue, Sager said, is what led to an application from Jennings’ organization being denied. “We can’t schedule an event without parking being available.” In a letter to Andrew C. Smith, another member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sager said after reviewing the logistics of the group’s request it was determined that a “new ball field construction and associated development at the park has significantly reduced the available space for the proposed activities to be safely conducted without adversely affecting the public’s use of the remainder of the park; and increased security to utilize off-site parking for any non-county sponsored events.” He summarized his response by saying, “we believe there is insufficient space in the rear of the park to hold this event.” An e-mail from Jennings said it “looks like another ‘Civil War’ battle [is] brewing between the Sons of the Confederate Veterans and Hanover County over the use of Pole Green Park for Dixie Days.” Jennings did say the group may consider a fall event in Henrico County. Melody Kinser
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LETTERS | Reader Views
Peace a full service delegate I would like to commend the efforts of my delegate, Chris Peace, for his above and beyond efforts to keep the people he represents informed of the events happening at the State Capitol. Del. Peace began his preparation before the session with Town Hall meetings, Tele-Town Hall meetings, and he actively solicited comments on issues and problems facing the people of the 97th House District. And since the 2010 Virginia Legislative Session began, I have received a weekly, detailed summary of the events of the week and the status of his legislation as well as other important bills. This is a shining example to all of those who represent us and should be the gold standard of how to properly represent the citizens who entrusted them with the job. But Del. Peace takes his duty well above this high water mark. In addition to the weekly log of events, he has sent several snow emergency updates that include weather bulletins, VDOT information, contact information, where to find shelters and even information on the signs of a heart
attack — a big concern during snow emergencies. This effort is appreciated and does not go unnoticed. Virginia is blessed with a wealth of effective representatives. Del. Peace is the best of the best and a true “full service” delegate! Tom White Mechanicsville see LETTERS, pg. 7 `
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Waste in county governments The article in last week’s Local starring Rhu Harris, Hanover County administrator, has left very little doubt in the minds of many about the waste in all county governments. Mr. Harris has decided to have all county employees work 40 hour per week instead of 37.5 hours per week. Not one person commenting on the article had any idea they only worked 37.5 hours. I would assume the reason for not making it 30 hours is that 37.5 hours per week is required for government employee benefits. Mr. Harris, it is no secret that working less hours might require more employees to do
the same amount of work, but has it crossed anyone’s mind that working more hours would require less people? I know that you inherited the situation there and that you were hired as being the one who would keep with the tradition but times have changed and county governments have to change also. Today I found the following salaries on the web site of a large engineering company headquartered in NYC. This company has 750 employees with about 25 branches around the US. This might be a benchmark for the next round of salary cuts or hiring. Assistant engineer, $58,517; principal engineer, $78,571; environmental engineer, $51,667; assistant architect, $60,486; economic systems analyst, $67,000; engineer estimator, $53,000; environmental scientist, $55,556; resident engi-
neer $99,000 to $109,000. How does this compare with Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield and Richmond? Is there any doubt why everyone wants the government jobs? A small town mayor came by our factory today and on the subject made the following suggestion for pay cuts for all government employees. (everywhere): Employees making $20,000 to $30,000, no cut; $30,000 to $40,000, two percent cut; $40,000 to $50,000, three cut; $50,000 to $60,000, four percent cut; $60,000 to $100,000, five percent cut; and over $100,000, 10 percent cut. How about letting the taxpayers vote on this? It wouldn’t be such a hardship on anyone and would be a nice thing to do for the Hanover County people who have made Hanover what it is and have allowed a lot of see LETTERS, pg. 8 `
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March Raidergram Robbie Maino, junior, will attend the Virginia Youth with Disabilities Summit. He was selected from over 100 applicants. This three day leadership conference will aid students to identify ways to become better advocates and lead more selfdetermined lives. Six members of the Atlee Forensics Team were finalists at the New Kent Invitational Tournament on Saturday, 1/23/10. Katie Johnston placed sixth in Humorous Prose; Alexa Livezey fifth in Serious Prose; Conor Ginnell fourth in Humorous Interpretation; Rebecca Bassell and Brendan Molin second in Duo Improv and David Loebman won second place in Humorous Interpretation. Two Atlee students, one current, Samantha Cooper, and an alumna, Dena Sussman, were each awarded a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Undergraduate Fellowship for 20102011. Each girl was awarded a $4000 fellowship. This is the 70th year of the program. Toneshia Watkins and Audi Perkins were participants in the LCTAUnderage Drinking Prevention Video Contest. The girls acted in the award winning video, “Big Baby” directed by Kristen Papoulakos of Patrick Henry High
Athletic Director News Inquiries about schedules and events can be answered by going to www. highschoolsports.net. The WINTER SPORTS AWARDS will be held at AHS on Monday, March 8. Snacks will be provided at 6:45 PM and the program will begin at 7 PM in the auditorium. Those athletes participating this spring must have a current physical on file in order to try out for a team. Please refer to www. highschoolsports.net for cancellations and updates on all games. Home Contests: Baseball will play: Scrimmage on 3/10; D.S. Freeman on 3/16; Midlothian on 3/18. Softball will play: D.S. Freeman on 3/16; J.R. Tucker on 3/18; Hermitage on 3/25. Girl’s Soccer: Patrick Henry on 3/23. Boy’s Soccer: Clover Hill on 3/15; Mills Godwin on 3/26. Outdoor Track & Field: Hanover Quad on 3/31. Girl’s Tennis: Lee-Davis on 3/23; H. Springs on 3/25; Cosby on 3/26. Boy’s Tennis: Deep Run on 3/15; Henrico on 3/17; Patrick Henry on 3/29; Varina on 3/30. Important Athletic Dates: Spring Sports Senior Night—Tuesday, May 11; Spring Sports begin—Monday, Feb. 22; Spring Sports Digital Pictures Due— Wednesday, May 19 (Turn into Mr. Kannewurf); Spring Sports Awards
School. The video aired during the NFC Championship Game on January 24th. The following students are winners in Hanover County Council of PTAs 2009-2010 Reflections Program at the senior level: 1st place in Literature, Lauren Henley and 2nd place in Visual Arts, Andrew Catanese. A ceremony was held to honor all winners on February 21, 2010. The DECA District Competition was held in January. Atlee winners were as follows: 1st Place, Saphorah Carter, Apparel and Accessories Marketing, and Lavelle Portee, Business Services Management. 2nd Place: Carter Chandler, Principles of Marketing; Katie Bland, Job Interview; Rachel Stothoff, Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Laura Lambert, Communications; and Sebastian Morrison, Sports and Entertainment Marketing. First and second place winners will compete at the state level in Norfolk this month.
March Calendar SOL English Writing (Multiple Choice)..........................2 AHS Band Pre-Festival Concert 7 PM..............................2 SOL English Direct Writing .........3 Interim Report Day ........................4 AHS Orchestra Pre-Festival Concert 7 PM .......4 Mr. AHS 7 PM ...............................5 World Language Week.............8-12 Daylight Savings Time Begins ....14 4.0 & Above Breakfast 7:30 AM........................................16 Early Dismissal 1:15 PM.........................................19
Websites: Atlee H.S.: www.hcps.us/ahs Sports Information: www.highschoolsports.net
We recently received word that our literary magazine, Elements, was selected to receive a rank of Excellent in the 2009 NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines. A total of 425 schools entered the 2009 program. The program’s
mission is to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines, seeking excellence in writing and school-wide participation in production. ~ Vince D’Agostino Principal
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contact Mr. Rozecki in the band office at 723-2126. Pre-festival concert will be held on 3/2 at 7 PM in the school auditorium. The general membership of the boosters will meet in the band room on 3/10 at 7:30 PM to elect new 2010-11 officers, receive the budget, and hear last minute information regarding the trip. The spring trip to Orlando is 3/24-3/28. Final payment is scheduled for 3/5. If you need to make any arrangements, please contact Jennifer Young as soon as possible at commexpress@i2020.net. As always, please consult the official band website www.atleeband.com for more information.
School Counseling News The Career Center is sponsoring a teen workshop entitled “Staying Connected with your Teen” on 3/10. It will be held during the school day at noon and any interested parent and/or teen should sign up in the counseling office or reserve a spot by calling 723-2117. Those students taking any advanced placement courses will need to sign up for AP exams during the week of 3/8-3/10. Forms will be sent home at the beginning of the month with the information involving fees and test dates. There will be a 4.0 and Above Breakfast on 3/16 in the library beginning at 7:45 AM. This is a breakfast to honor those seniors who have maintained a 4.0 throughout high school and the top ten in the class. Again, please call 723-2117 with any questions that you may have or to register for the workshop.
Band Boosters District One Festival will be held this year at Atlee on 3/19 & 3/20 and your help is needed in all areas. If you are interested in volunteering, please
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Orchestra Boosters Congratulations to Caroline Townley, Kimberly Thach, Jacob Alter and Amanda Neagle for their acceptance into the Central Regional Orchestra. Upcoming events are: all-state orchestra auditions Saturday, 2/27 at JMU and pre-district festival concert Thursday, 3/4 at 7 PM in the Atlee auditorium. Then we’re on our way to the Big Apple! Final payments for the NYC trip should have already been made. For details contact Miss Sunderland at msunderland@hcps.us.
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EPA support encouraged In an effort to combat global warming and protect the earth from further disaster, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is attempting to establish guidelines; however, several states are against the findings and are not going without a fight. The EPA’s efforts to reduce global warming pollution represents years of careful and considered analysis by career scientists and takes tens of thousands of public comments in account. Despite the outlandish claims in this frivolous lawsuit, the science is clear — global warming is happening and it
does put our public welfare at risk. Dozens of other states are already taking advantage of the benefits a clean energy economy can bring, implementing their own plans to reduce global warming pollution and grow clean energy jobs. It is time that Virginia decides to make smart choices and protect our future before it is too late. Let’s move in the right direction — please help support the EPA’s authority to take action when needed. Jennifer Keys Richmond
Responding to racism charge I wasn’t going to answer the pro-Obama, false propaganda letter against me in a recent Local, but I had to address the ridiculous charge of racism that the liberals have used so many times against those of us who dare criticize the president. This trick has worked very successfully in keeping thoughtful and legitimate criticism down against this most radical, leftist president. People cringe from the racism charge and therefore keep their mouths shut. But this is one conservative Christian who will not keep his mouth shut and is not afraid to tell the truth. At no place in my Jan. 20 letter did I mention race or even think about race as I was composing it. The real racists are liberals like Rudolph Davis who think about race all the time and who ascribe racism to everyone else’s motives and speech who dare criticize a black man regardless of how dangerous and radical that person’s policies and decisions may be. Calling a person a racist is so much easier than using your brain and thinking through the charges and criticisms made. One thing that I do agree
with Mr. Davis on, however, is that God commands us to pray for our leaders, including our president, which I do. I pray that God will change his heart and his thinking and give him a love for his country and a desire to put the best interests of our beloved country above anything else, except knowing Jesus Christ and serving Him. I believe also that God has given us a mouth and a brain to use for His honor and glory and to speak out boldly on the great moral issues of the day. When we see millions of babies being murdered each year through abortion, which Obama fully supports, Christians need to speak out in defense of the innocents being slaughtered. When we see families being destroyed through homosexuality, higher taxes and an assault on God in every area of our lives, Christians need to speak out. And Christians should speak out against this global warming hoax that Obama is trying to con the American people with, which would cost us, our children and grandchildren billions of dollars. God never intended for Christians to cower behind the doors of their homes and churches to do nothing but pray. Jesus Christ spent much time in prayer but He also boldly spoke out against wrongs and injustices and took strong physical action against the money changers in the temple when He overturned their tables and drove them out of the temple (Matt: 21:12-13). Liberals would like to shut Christians up by telling us to just crawl into a corner and pray. We certainly should pray a lot but also speak out respectfully but boldly against such radical leaders like Barack Obama when we see him trying to destroy our beloved country. We didn’t have to see Obama in office very long to know how radical he would be. Anyone who could sit under a hate-
spewing preacher like Jeremiah Wright (a real racist) for over 20 years and not come out a radical and hateful person would have had to be both deaf and blind! Mr. Davis says that when Obama took office many countries around the world had contempt for us. So is that why Obama goes around the world bowing and apologizing for our great country? Who cares if the rest of the world loves us or not? If they do love us, we must be doing something wrong! Do I think that just one year is too soon to call Obama the most incompetent president in history? Certainly not! Just look at his little experience and knowledge before he became president. Sarah Palin had far more experience, common sense and knowledge to be president and yet she was only running for vice president. Do you think that she knew there are only 50 states and not 57 as Obama stated and that the word is corpsman nor corpseman as he said a number of times? And, yes, Obama is certainly responsible for the massacre at Ft. Hood and the near tragedy aboard one of our planes on Christmas Day. His outrageous political correctness is not profiling. Muslims, especially those with radical Islamic beliefs, his granting of U.S. legal rights to captured Islamic terrorists and his pro-Arab anti-Israel stand have put our great country at huge risks to have many more Ft. Hoods and other far more deadly attacks! His coddling of terrorists has put every American citizen at great risk! Raymond Germeroth Mechanicsville
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Here they are . . . Miss Mechanicsville contestants Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com he Pamunkey Junior Women’s Club will present the 33rd annual Miss, Junior and Little Miss Mechanicsville Pageant on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Atlee High School. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the pageant gets under way at 7 p.m. All seats are general admission. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door on a first-come, firstserve basis. The pageant awards scholarships and prizes to Hanover County students. This year, proceeds will go to the Hanover Education Foundation, in memory of Bubba Worsham, a longtime supporter of the pageant. For more information, or to purchase tickets in advance,e contact Jenn Whitlock at 789-0916.
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Melvin L. Arey, 87, of Ashland, passed away peacefully on Feb. 19, 2010. Melvin is survived by his wife of 65 years, Doris Arey; daughter, Linda Houghtaling and her husband, Chester; two grandsons, Scott Houghtaling and his wife, Ann, and their daughter, Ella, of Glen Allen, and Kevin Houghtaling and his wife, Ashley, of Richmond; brother, John Arey of Charlotte, N.C.; and nephew, Ted Arey and wife, Grace, of Glen Allen. Melvin was the longtime owner of Arey Auto Parts, where he gained a reputation of honesty and fairness among the used auto parts business community. His real passion, however, was fishing on the Chesapeake Bay. With boats docked at Smith Point and Gwynn’s Island over a 30-year period, he became a well-known character among the fishing diehards. Melvin’s legacy of fairness and hardwork will live on through his grandsons for many years to come. There was a gathering of friends and family at Nelsen Funeral Home, 214 S. Washington Highway, Ashland, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ashland Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 667, Ashland, Va. 23005.
Alice L. Atkins, 83, went to be with her lord and savior Jesus Christ Feb. 20, 2010. She passed at Memorial Regional Hospital of natural causes, while surrounded by five generations of her loving family. Alice was born Sept. 26, 1926, in Harnett County, NC., to Gilbert and Macy Garner. She lived in the Mechanicsville Va. area since 1957. Alice loved her family most of all. She was the matriarch and foundational pillar of 5 generations including Atkins’, Mixon’s, Taylor’s, Carpenter’s, Gomersall’s, Leyton’s,and RaBorg’s, She is preceded in death by her husband Dewey Atkins and son Dewey (Bud) Atkins Jr. She is survived by
her brothers Albert Garner, Lewis Garner and Charles Garner and by her children: Brenda Taylor, Nadine Farmer, and stepson Gene Johnson. Grandchildren: Steve Mixon, Craig Mixon, Diane Gomersall, Scott Carpenter, Shannon Leyton, David Carpenter, Dana Oyer, Jonathan Atkins, Michael Carpenter. Step- grandchildren: Darla Pellersels, Joe Bowman, Cindy Cornett, Steve Birdsong. Great grandchildren: Corrie, Sarah, Mallorie, Macy, Thadeus, Sydney, Tatyana, Justin, Lauren, Ethan, Jacob,and Ender. Step-great grandchildren: Amber, Alicia, Nikki, Kristina, Kaitlyn, Wyatt, Amber, Amanda, and Goddaughter Melinda. Great great grandchildren: Mollie and Caleb. Alice retired from Nabisco in 1992. She was considered a master gardener and loved being in the sun harvesting the fruits of her labor. She was a professional seamstress creating beautiful wedding dresses and works of art with her quilting talents. Even in her later years no family member could catch more fish while out on the Rappahannock River! Alice served faithfully at the Ashland Church of God since the 1960’s. The family received friends on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 at the Ashland Church of God 407 Myrtle St., where a service was held Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Graveside services followed at Signal Hill, condolences may be registered at www.Nelsencares.com.
Shirley Motley Brown, 89, of Glen Allen, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Mrs. Brown was a retired educator with the Richmond City Public Schools. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 45 years, Fernando Ellis Brown. She is survived by her son, Fernando A. Brown and his wife, Brenda; three grandchildren, David Ellis Stipe, Carmen Diana
Brown and Fernando Courtland Brown; one great-grandson, Caleb Jaimen Brown McWhite; one brother, Milwood A. Motley Sr. (Myrtle); nephews, Milwood A. Motley Jr. (Wanda), Bertram A. Motley Sr. (Karen) and Victor A. Motley; goddaughter, S. Shirley Bashir-Mohammed of Washington; and a host of other relatives and friends. Her remains rest at the W.S. Watkins and Son Funeral Home, 2700 North Ave. Funeral services were conducted at First United Presbyterian Church, 3401 North Ave., on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. Pastor Willie Woodson officiated. Graveside services were held in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Howard Wilton Cauthorn , Jr., 83 of Ashland, the widower of Ann Claytor Cauthorn, passed on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard, Sr. and Etta T. Cauthorn; brother, John L Cauthorn; sisters, Reba Kelley and Shirley M. Cauthorn. He is survived by his daughter, Renee C. Duvall (Jeff), brother, Bruce Cauthorn and sisters, Gale C. Pagac and Jackie Puryear (John); sisters-in-law, Gay Cauthorn and Irene C. Stanley; and his beloved Snuggles. The family received friends on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 in the Nelsen Funeral Home - Reid Chapel, 412 S. Washington Hwy, Ashland; and where funeral services were held Wed. Feb. 17, 2010. Graveside services were held in Calvary Christian Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Vilma Luck Chisholm, 80, of Glen Allen, died Feb. 15, 2010. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, John R. Chisholm of Glen Allen; a son, Stuart R. Chisholm also of Glen Allen; a see OBITUARIES, pg. 11 `
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daughter, Sylvia P. Chisholm of Tampa, Fla.; a brother, Gilbert Luck and his wife, June, of Ormond Beach, Fla.; and a sisterin-law, Jane Luck of Suffolk, Va. She worked as a secretary for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and later as a medical secretary at the Westbrook Psychiatric Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hunton Baptist Church Building Fund, 11660 Greenwood Rd., Glen Allen, Va. 23059.
Dolores Creekmore Douglas, “Dee”, 72, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. She was the widow of J. Warren Douglas, and is survived by daughter, Terry Sandy; grandson, Cory Sandy; brother, Raymond Creekmore; great-grandchildren, Alex, Lucas, and Kayla; and many other family and friends. Family received friends Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road, where funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Graveside services were held in Signal Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hanover Rescue Squad or the Lupus or Sjogren’s Foundation.
Donna M. Flournoy, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great- grandmother, 79, of Mechanicsville, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. She is survived by husband, Charles Flournoy; children, David Dickerson (Linwood), James Dickerson (Molly), Nancy Foley and Steve and Belinda Flournoy; her six grandchildren, Jamie Kalantar (Bobby), Chrystie Swiney (Gabriel), Ben Foley (Beverly), Cole Flournoy, Nick Foley and Sam Flournoy; and her great-granddaughter, McKenzie Foley. Donna enriched the lives of all and will be sorely missed. Visitation at Ben-
nett Funeral Home, Mechanicsville, was held Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, and funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, which were followed by graveside service at Forest Lawn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ALS Foundation: 7505 Standish Place, Rockville, Md. 20855. For more information on the life and memories of Donna go to: http:// tinyurl.com/donnaflournoy.
16 at 2:16 a.m. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Hornby; his mother, Doris L. Hornby; sisters, Jane Fox and husband, Richard and their children and Barbara Halverstadt and sons; his children, Benjamin Hornby and his wife, Jenny, and Stephanie Lanciki and her husband, Brian; and his grandchildren, Nathan Benjamin Hornby and Violet Mae Lanciki. A visitation was held at Bennett Funeral Home on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. Funeral services were held Roy Edward Godsey, 56 at Cool Spring Baptist Church on of Mechanicsville passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. In lieu of Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. He was preceded in passing by his mother, flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Theophostic Ministries Norma Lee Young Godsey. He - his most recent heart and pasis survived by his wife, Julia M. sion- c/o New Covenant FellowGodsey; father; Richard Edward Godsey; two brothers, Raymond ship, 8624 Phoenix Dr., Manassas, Va. 20110. E. Godsey and wife Vivian, and Robert E. Godsey and wife Maria; one sister, Linda Godsey Stanley William F. Lamb, “Billy”, and husband Ricky; two nephews, 83, of Glen Allen, formerly of Raymond Godsey II and BranAshland, died on Feb. 4, 2010. He don Stanley; one niece, Michelle was a Navy Veteran of WWII, a Eibl and husband Joseph and teacher in Hanover County and children, Justin and Gabriel; three owner/trainer of thoroughbred brother in-laws, Stuart Maxwell, horses. He was employed by Bill Maxwell and wife DeeDee Colonial Downs. He is survived and children, and Joseph Toman by his former wife, Caroline and children; special loved ones, Lamb; two sons, Kevin and Crystal England and husband Patrick Lamb; two grandsons, Joseph and children, Hannah Jonathan and Andrew; brother, and Chase, Alton Miller and wife TC Lamb Jr. of Washington; Carol, Traci, Paul, Chris, Hunter, two sisters, Kathleen Mentzer of and Kelly; and many loved nieces Ohio and Annemarie Link of and nephews. Roy attended Atlee Mechanicsville, Va.; and several Community Church. He had a nieces and nephews, one special, great love for bowling, R.C. RacThomas C. Lamb. Family received ing, tennis, an incredible sense of friends at the Cremation Society humor, and a very warm hearted of Virginia on Thursday, Feb. 11, and giving person. The family 2010. Graveside services were received friends from Sunday, held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery on Feb. 21, 2010 at Nelsen Funeral Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave, Richmond; where funeral services Owen Wharton Matwere held Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. thews Jr., 90, of Richmond, Graveside services were private. passed away Wednesday, Feb. Memorial donations may be 17, 2010 at Sunrise Assisted made to the Hanover Humane Living, where he was visited Society at, P.O. Box 1101, Ashin his last days by many famland, VA 23005. ily and friends. He was born Aug. 8, 1919 in Norfolk, the Rev. Kenneth L. Hornby, son of late Owen and Clemye our beloved husband, father, Matthews. His twin sister, grandfather, son, brother, teacher, Nan Britton, preceded him minister and friend of Manassas, in death; as well as a grandpassed away peacefully on Feb. son, David Owen Matthews.
For 56 years, he was married to Evelyn Barger Matthews until her death in 2007. Owen was a member of the John Marshall Class of 1938, where he was Captain of the Cadet Band. After graduation from John Marshall, he took classes at the VPI Annex in Richmond and worked for IBM. He served in the US Navy during WWII. After
his discharge, Owen pursued a career in office product sales and finally retired from the state of Virginia, where he was a senior purchasing agent. Owen loved fishing, wood working, serving at his church, exploring his computer, emailing with family and friends and Virginia Tech football. He maintained his sense of humor and was kind and gracious to those around
him. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Owen S. Matthews and Lois of Winter Park, Fla.; brother-in-law, Edward Barger of Troutville, Va.; two grandchildren, Amy Matthews of Powell, Ohio and Elizabeth Matthews of Richmond; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held Sunday, Feb. see OBITUARIES, pg. 12 `
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daughter, Amelia Brinson (Mike); and son, Max Shelton; five grandContinued from pg. 11 b children, five great-grandchildren, 21, 2010 at the Mechanicsville and many loving friends. A memorial service was held Saturday, Presbyterian Church located Feb. 20, 2010 at Highland Springs at 7339 Atlee Rd., MechanChurch of Christ, 416 South icsville. A graveside service was held in Buchanan, Va. at a Kalmia Ave., Highland Springs. later date when Owen’s ashes In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Richmond will be interred beside those Chapter of the American Red of his wife Evelyn. ArrangeCross, where she volunteered ments are being handled by for many years. Arrangements Bliley’s Staples Mill. by Monaghan Funeral Home, Mechanicsville. Katherine Rogers
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McKinney, 84, of Ashland, passed away on Feb. 19, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Asa Ross Rogers and Laura Chapman Rogers; and stepson, Charles G. McKinney IV. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Charles G. McKinney III; her sister, Martha Rogers Mandell; her children, Thomas F. Pumphrey and his wife, Sue, Katherine P. Bailey and her husband, Bruce, Laurett P. DeRusha and her husband, Wayne, William R. Pumphrey and his wife, Becky; her stepchildren, Lynda M. Barone and her husband, Frank, Sharon M. Helms and her husband, David, Kent L. McKinney, Jeffrey L. McKinney and his wife, Kristina, Philip C. McKinney and his wife, Robin; 13 grandchildren, eight stepgrandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She will miss her husband, her family, the golf course, plants, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, her students and Alpha House. The family received friends in the Nelsen Funeral Home - Reid Chapel, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 and where funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. Graveside services were private. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Brownie Mosher, of Mechanicsville, passed away Feb. 15, 2010. Born July 23, 1928 in Killarney, W.Va., she was the oldest of 10 children of Ash and Amelia Tolliver. Brownie is survived by a
Amy Thompson Mosley, 84, of Glen Allen, passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. A member of Grace Baptist Church, Mrs. Mosley was a graduate of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1947, and was a retired registered nurse with many years of service. She is survived by her loving husband, William Harry Mosley Sr.; a son, William Harry Mosley Jr. and his wife, Lisa Gaye Dowden, of Washington, D.C.; and a daughter, Susan Mosley Hebel and her husband, David James Hebel, of Glen Allen; two grandchildren, Katelyn Rose Hebel of Glen Allen and Nelson James Mosley of Washington, D.C.; a brother, Fred Thompson; and sisters, Alta Evans, Erma Blucher, and Mary Ann Garrett. The family received friends Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 at Bliley’s - Staples Mill, 8510 Staples Mill Rd. A memorial service was held Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 at Grace Baptist Church, 4200 Dover Rd., Richmond, Va. 23221. Graveside services were private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Grace Baptist Church.
at Community Church of God, 2500 Gallows Rd., Dunn Loring, Va. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to a fund for their children, “Blessed with Two� c/o 2364 Westwood Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111.
Mary Peay Overton, of Mechanicsville, joined the body of Christ on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. She inspired, and is survived by her son, Bruce Overton; a niece who was more like her daughter, Patricia Warren; two loving granddaughters, Sarah Elizabeth Overton and Rachel Emily Overton; and “cousins by the dozens�, which she was always fond of saying. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Graveside services will be private.
James D. Quarles, “J.D.�, 89, of Ashland, went home to be with the Lord Feb. 11, 2010. He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Myrtle Quarles; two brothers, Benjamin Harrison Jr. and Richard Quarles; and two sisters, Helen Murray and Cecil Lacy. J.D. was the retired owner of James Street Cleaners. During World War II, he was a recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Left to cherish his memory are four nieces, Pearl Davis, Cleopatra Quarles, Myrtle Lacy and Patricia Walker; four nephews, William Murray, Willis Lacy, George Quarles and Cecil Lacy; a number of great-nieces and nephews, two devoted, Horace and Michelle Davis; along with other relatives and many friends. Remains rest at the F.E. Dabney Funeral Home, 600 B Street, Ashland. Homegoing services were held Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 Deonna C. Moss, 27, at the Greenwood Baptist departed this life Feb. 12, 2010, Church, Ashland. Rev. Todd leaving behind husband, Travis O. Moss; and one-year-old twins, Winston, pastor, officiated. Graveside services were held in Dylan and Kaiya of Richmond; and large loving families in North- Quantico National Cemetery, Triern Virginia and Richmond. angle, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Visitation and funeral services Online condolences can be made were held Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 at fedabneyfuneralhome.com.
Peggy Brown Raper, Peggy showed her family and friends the true meaning of the words “Strength,� “Courage� and “Faith,� as she battled for over a year with the “evil beast,� Pancreatic Cancer. She answered God’s call Feb. 10, 2010. She was 77 years young! If God hand-picked anyone suitable for the nursing profession it was Peggy. After graduating from Stuart Circle Hospital School of Nursing, she stayed loyal to her alma mater by practicing her profession there for several years. Her effervescent smile was ever present, as if it were molded, and her calm demeanor was assuring to those in need and whose lives she tirelessly touched, both professionally as a nurse at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital - Forest, and as an ultra-devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great- Grandmother. Peggy was extremely dedicated to her family and spent years looking after them whether they wanted her to or not. She also had a reputation for filling her life, and those around her, with miniature Christmas villages and little white snow characters! This led to her longtime involvement with the Department 56 Christmas Village Club (RAFSCO) of which she held many positions. This fun and light-spirited addiction was passed to her husband, children and many friends. While she kept herself busy and efficient, she managed to find time to keep up with just about every sport at every level, especially her regular attendance at her grandsons’ athletic events. She was also a passionate fan of the Duke University basketball team and the Atlanta Braves! It’s no coincidence that her and Bob’s annual use of their Kissimmee, Fla. timeshare was scheduled during the Braves spring training camp at Disney. They also attended exhibition games which she immensely enjoyed. No matter the pain level during the past year, Peggy’s constant smile never waned! Peggy would like to be remembered by her neighbors, many friends and former co-workers (of whom she see OBITUARIES, pg. 12 `
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The Hanover Democrats’ Annual Pancake Breakfast will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 6, at the Ashcreek Recreation Center at 10857 Linderwood Drive will feature a walk down memory lane. The original sign from the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room will be on display, along with other Tea Room memorabilia. The sign is owned by Carolyn Griffis of Cold Harbor. Griffis’ late husband, Bob, bought the sign as a gift to her when the store closed. The Pancake Breakfast, which will also feature speakers and a silent auction, is free and open.
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meets for seven weeks. That program teaches healthy living to women in the City Jail. “We teach them health care and how to take care of their bodies and what is good health, and then we encourage them to share that knowledge with the other women and then when they get out of the jail to share it with family and friends.” For 17 years, she has been sharing her skills as a nurse at CrossOver Ministry, which she describes “as a full service clinic that helps people who do not have health insurance.” She said it has “been so rewarding to try to use my knowledge as a nurse to help people who come to our
the elderly and disabled program. leased. The average tax savings is $1,105 The $200,000 net worth figure does not include the value of the home and up for those households and 40 percent of the participating households receive 100 to 10 acres around the home. The home’s owners can have a com- percent tax relief. Pa r t i c i p a nt s bined gross income received a total of of up to $50,000 Applications are due $1,752,592 in tax and still qualify. by Monday, March 1, relief last year. The income for the relief to be applied Disabled appliof relatives livto the real estate tax bills cants must provide ing in the home is that will be sent out later this certification of discounted, but the spring and are due on June 1. ability. first $10,000 of the This can be relative’s income is a statement from the Social Security exempted. If an applicant qualifies for 100 per- Administration, a statement from the cent tax relief, they pay no real property Veterans Administration, a statement from the Railroad Retirement Board taxes on that qualified parcel. Currently, 1,585 households partici- or a sworn affidavit from two medical pate in Hanover County’s tax relief for doctors.
Once an application is on file, only an affidavit is needed for the following two years, unless there is a significant change in income or net worth. A new application is necessary only every third year. All information on the application is confidential and is not open to public inspection. “We invite all residents who think they might qualify to call our office,” Scott Harris, Hanover’s Commissioner of the Revenue, said. To apply, call the Commissioner of the Revenue at 365-6128. If you have computer access, application forms also can be downloaded from http://www.co.hanover.va.us/comrevnu/ txrelief.htm.
Rabies clinic set The Hanover County Rabies Vaccination Clinic scheduled for Feb. 6 at the East Hanover Volunteer Rescue Squad building, 8105 Walnut Grove Road in Mechanicsville, has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information about this clinic or rabies control in Hanover County, call Hanover County Animal Control at 365-6485 or visit www.co.hanover. va.us/anmlctrl/rabiesct.htm.
Raines named to Milligan Dean’s List Erin Raines of Mechanicsville has been named to the Academic Dean’s List for the fall 2009 semester at Milligan College. Raines, a piano performance major at Milligan, was honored at a Dean’s List Ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 13, in
clinic, and it’s also so wonderful that I can freely share scripture, pray with patients that come in.” She said “it’s been a tremendous influence in my life work of volunteering at Crossover.” The Pregnancy Resource Center work centers on trying “to help women choose not to abort their babies. We also work with any woman that’s pregnant and needs help.” She teaches parenting classes for mostly first-time mothers — “although some of the women have several children.” She also said she is “getting some of the fathers coming now and I teach from bringing the new baby home talk about the different stages of childhood, infancy, early childhood, middle years, adolescence. And we talk about loving
Milligan’s Seeger Memorial Chapel. The Dean’s List recognizes students who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the academic semester. Located in Northeast Tennessee, Milligan is a Christian liberal arts col-
discipline in the home.” Important to Diane is the fact that she will teach them “about trying to introduce your children to a faith in Christ.” She also teaches money management classes. “We want our children to be wise with money – we need to teach them and set an example.” She said it’s valuable for children to have the responsibility of chores and giving them an allowance, as well as “teaching them to tithe their allowance and then taking them to the bank, opening up a savings account and teaching the children about the importance of saving.” Her work at the jail includes 20 years with the Gideon Ministry, as well as Bible study. Attendance is voluntary, but,
lege offering a range of degree programs in the liberal arts and in professional fields such as business, nursing and education. For more information, visit www.milligan.edu or call 423-461-8756 or 800-447-5922.
Diane said, “I do feel some have some background, but I’ve also had women come that have totally hit bottom in their life and they’re searching and they’re looking for something to help them turn their life around and so they’re coming to give the Lord a chance.” “I love the jail because — so many of these women when they come into the City Jail — it’s tough, it’s scary, they’re depressed, they’ve been through so much in life. So it’s a wonderful opportunity to speak to them about Jesus Christ and that He loves them that He has a purpose for their life if they will just let Him come into their heart and life. I feel good because I have that opportunity to share the word of God with
these women and many of them do respond and it’s been real rewarding. “ Diane and her husband Bill are members of the First Baptist Church of Ashland. She said he is “a very committed Christian and a tremendous support to me.” Diane and Bill teach Sunday School classes at their church. She received her nursing degree from the University of Richmond. The Ashland residents are the parents to three: Truly of Manhattan, Rebecca of Indianapolis and Chris of Richmond. They also have three grandchildren. Diane adheres to the philosophy she and Bill had with their children: “Try to lead your children to faith in Christ.”
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36 become CERT-ified Hanover County is preparing citizens to respond to emergencies in their communities by training them as a Community Emergency Response Team (“CERT”). Thirty-six citizens graduated on Feb. 4 from the second Hanover County CERT class. Graduates of the most recent CERT training class were: Jazmen Alley, Larnie Allgood, Kenneth Angus, Lee Ann Ashby, James Boles, Johnny Capps, Jennifer France, Eric Frost, Margaret Frost, Gloria Jean Garris, Linwood E. Garris, Diane Haworth, Rob Haworth, Jean James, Daryl Johnson, Sue Kerr, Robin Lee, Dana Little, Hunter Mackenzie, Shellie Mackenzie, Nancy Mandas, Stephen Mandas, Lynn Martin, Larry McCann, Grace Palmer, Jenni Pendergrass, Elizabeth Pezold, Brad Richmond, Katherine Rios, Gary Rocoff, Tom Rummel, Laura Taylor, Judy Tinsley, Richard Troxel, Melissa Vaughan and Terri Winston-Abri. Instructors were Kevin
Mills and Wayne Woo. Doug Andreous, Tina Chamberlain, Chuck Duerson, John Fugman, Tina Fugman, Jean Garris, Terri Harrelson, Wayne Lutz, Doug Mooney, Barbara Peace, Chuck Smith, Clay Smith, Judy Tinsley and Jim Weichman graduated from the first CERT training class last fall. These volunteers completed several sessions that covered various aspects of preparation for a disaster in their community, including providing medical assistance to victims and, light search and rescue operations and disaster psychology and team organization. Classes are taught by professionals from Hanover Fire/EMS, the American Red Cross and other agencies that are active in emergency preparedness. The next course will begin in April, with a March 15 application deadline. For more information, call Dana Davis at 365-6195 or e-mail her at dtdavis@co.hanover.va.us.
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Graduating as members of the Community Emergency Response Team Seated are, from left, first row, Nancy Mandas, Laura Taylor, Melissa Vaughan and Margaret Frost; second row, Lee Ann Ashby, Shellie Mackenzie, Robin Lee, Terri Winston-Abri, Jazmen Alley, Judy Tinsley, Diane Haworth and Katie Rios; third row, Richard Troxel, Hunter MacKenzie, Dana Little, Sue Kerr, Jean James, Grace Palmer, Elizabeth Pezold, Daryl Johnson, Rob Haworth and James Boles, and fourth row, Stephen Mandas, Larnie Allgood, Jennifer France, Lynwood Garris, Tom Rummel, Jenni Pendergrass, Johnny Capps and Eric Frost.
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Applications being taken for Ms. Wheelchair Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Applications are now being accepted for the title of Ms. Wheelchair Virginia, USA. The winner will represent Virginia in July, competing against 50 other state representatives, for the national title of Ms. Wheelchair USA. The Ms. Wheelchair USA program is dedicated to celebrating the abilities and successful accomplishments of women with disabilities. Virginia is the home state of Beryl Holzbach, Ms. Wheelchair USA 2008-2009, This year, one representative will be selected from each state based on the judging of their official state representative application package. Judging of the official contestant application, contestant platform statement, two recommendation letters, and an overall impression score will result in the state titleholder selections. To qualify, contestants must be women, ages 18 and older by July 30, 2010. There is no “age limit� in this competition. Contestants must utilize a wheelchair as their main source of mobility, but the program does not exclude women who may be able to utilize their legs. Contestants must be residents or students in Virginia for at least two months, may be married, single, or divorced. Contestants may have children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, or no children. The winner of the Ms. Virginia title will receive an official MWUSA crown, banner, and qualify for the live competition and show late July 2010
Diamond to display students’ art Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Hanover County Public Schools is proud to announce that the artwork of three of Hanover students will be featured in the concourse at The Diamond when Richmond’s new baseball team, the Flying Squirrels, opens the season this spring. Anderson Huband, fourth-grader at Cool Spring Elementary School; Mason Ferguson, a third-grader at Kersey
Anderson Hubbard, Mason Ferguson and park Smith were among 20 elementary school students from across the metro area whose artwork was chosen to be permanently displayed at the ballpark.
Creek Elementary School; and Parker Smith, a fifth-grader at Battlefield Park Elementary School; were among 20 elementary school students from across the
metro area whose artwork was chosen to be permanently displayed at the ballpark. The winning students, their parents, teachers and principals were invited to attend a celebration on Thursday, Feb. 11, where the team mascot “Nutzy� was introduced to the community. “The school district congratulates these young artists and wishes the new team good luck as they prepare for opening day,� Dale S. Theakston, communications specialist for HCPS, said.
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CELEBRATIONS | Births, Engagements, Weddings & Anniversaries
MISS ELIZABETH MARGARET SHELTON and MR. JUSTIN DAVID MATHEWS
Shelton-Mathews announce engagement Mr. and Mrs. James Allan Shelton are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Elizabeth Margaret Shelton to Mr. Justin David Mathews. Elizabeth is a 2002 graduate of Lee-Davis High School and a 2005 graduate of Christ For the Nations Institute in Dallas Texas. She also attended trainings and was a full time missionary with YWAM (Youth with a Mission) in Guadalajara, Mexico. She has traveled to China, Vietnam, Hong
Kong, South Korea, Haiti and many different cities and states in Mexico. Justin graduated 2007 Summa Cum Laude from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and Physics with a minor concentration in Mathematical Sciences. He is currently employed as a Business Unit Leader by Altria Company in Richmond. A beautiful winter wedding is planned for late February of 2010.
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Simpkins-Wright celebrate engagement Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Simpkins are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Kristen Marie Simpkins, to Mr. Eric Wayne Wright. Miss Simpkins is the granddaughter of Mrs. Betty Dye and the late Mr. Glen A. Dye and Mrs. Emma Simpkins and the late Mr. Edward D. Simpkins all of Mechanicsville. Mr. Wright is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Wright of Mechanicsville. He is
the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wright of Mechanicsville and Mr. and Mrs. Todd Lowry of Odenton, Md. and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Martz of New Paris, Pa. Kristen is a graduate of Lee Davis High School and currently works as a Respiratory Therapist at VCU Health System. Eric is a graduate of Lee Davis High School and currently works as a Journeyman Electrician at M & E Contractors. An April 17, 2010 wedding is planned.
ERIN ELIZABETH LONG and MATTHEW AUSTIN MICHAEL
Long-Michael to wed in April Ceremony to be held in Hampton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Long of Yorktown, Va., take pleasure in announcing the engagement of their daughter, Erin Elizabeth, to Matthew Austin Michael of Hampton. Erin is a graduate of Hampton Christian High School and Old Dominion University, where she received a B.S. degree and masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in speech-
language pathology. She is currently employed as a speech pathologist at Sentara Careplex Hospital. Matthew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Michael, Jr. of Mechanicsville. He is a graduate of Lee-Davis High School and Virginia Tech, where he received a B.S. degree in ocean engineering. He is currently employed as a naval architect with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. An April 17, 2010 wedding is planned in Hampton.
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Choral Guild to present “Stabat Mater” in March The Williamsburg Choral Guild will present the Dvořák “Stabat Mater” Saturday, March 13 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 14 at 4 p.m. The performances will be at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Road. The Choral Guild again welcomes Branch Fields, Williamsburg’s own “gifted young bass.” An audience favorite, Mr. Fields joined the New York City Opera roster in 2005 and has been invited to return again this year. He is recognized in Virginia for creating the role of John
Rolfe in the world premiere of “Pocahontas” commissioned for the 400th anniversary celebration of the founding of Jamestown. In advance of each concert, there will be a presentation by Dr. Monica Potkay, American literature specialist in the English Department at the College of William and Mary. The talk is entitled “Seeing God: The Visual Poetics of the Stabat Mater.” Presentations will be in the church sanctuary at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Concert-goers may round out their experience with this performance by dining before or after the concert at Alizé
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visitation was held Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 at the West Chapel of Continued from pg. 12 b Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad Street Road, Glen Allen, had many fond memories ) and Va. In lieu of flowers, Peggy especially the North River family asked that donations be made to of die hard, mountain campSkipwith Baptist Church, 1900 ers who will continue to stretch Skipwith Road, Henrico, Va. stories about the best and worst 23229. A memorial service was meals ever cooked over a wood officiated by Dr. Cecil Chambers fire and the coldest night they ever at the church on Saturday, Feb. spent in a tent! Peggy is survived 20, 2010. by her husband and best buddy of 57 years, Bob “Robert”; her Keith O’Connell Savage, brother, Bill Brown of Fleming 46, of Mechanicsville, went to Island, Fla; three children and be with the Lord and meet his their spouses, Debra Kelleher sister, Cheryl Harris, on Feb. (Pat), Robert Draper (Terri 17, 2010. He is survived by his Lynne) and Patti Aldredge (Jay); parents, Leroy and Annabell six grandchildren, Michael and “Ann” Nevins Savage; two Adam Farmer, Wesley (Laura) nephews, Seth and Caleb Harand Blake Draper, and Alex and Drew Aldredge; two great-grand- ris; one niece, Rebekah Harris; and many family members children, Memphis and Aiden Farmer; and a special niece, Teresa and friends. Graveside services Kuperberg of Tallahassee, Fla. We were held Monday, Feb. 22, especially want to thank Hospice 2010 at Forest Lawn Cemetery. of Virginia for their outstanding assistance. Peggy is in good hands Mildred Tatum now and will be taken care of with Thompson, 81, of Faythe same care that she spent her etteville, N.C., formerly of life doing for others. An informal Richmond, passed away Feb.
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15, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, George C. Thompson Sr.; son, Michael Wayne Thompson; grandson, George C. Thompson III; and sister, Frances Tatum Walthall. She is survived by her son, George C. Thompson Jr. and wife, Sue; grandsons, Michael Wayne Thompson, Jason Thompson and wife, Shawna; great-granddaughter, Jordan Noelle Illund-Thompson; and sister, Ruth Cook. Visitation was held at Bennett Funeral Home, Mechanicsville, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. Graveside services were held Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 at Signal Hill. In lieu of flowers, donations to American Heart Association would be appreciated.
Lawrence E. Wood, “Larry”, age 69, of Mechanicsville, passed away peacefully at his home on Feb. 18, 2010 surrounded by his beloved family. He was retired from the Commonwealth of Virginia in data processing. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Cold Harbor Road Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his father, Irving Lester Wood of Ridgeway, Va. He is survived by his mother, Elva West Wood of Ridgeway; his wife, Robyn Holliday Wood; son, Stephen West Wood and wife, Wendy Hall Wood, of New Kent; daughter, Susan Wood Larkin and husband, Michael Larkin, of Chester; grandsons, Ryan and Collin Larkin; two sisters, Linda Moore of Boones Mill, Va., and Elizabeth Lester of Ridgeway; and a number of nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 at the Cold Harbor Road Church of Christ, 6856 Cold Harbor Rd., Mechanicsville. The family request that in lieu of flowers, please make donations to the NRA or the Cold Harbor Road Church of Christ Building Fund.
Sisters release inspirational story Calabash Seafood Restaurant Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Jennifer Salmon Melton and Stephanie Salmon Weis, sisters from Mechanicsville, have co-authored “Pink Sky at Night,” an inspiring story released one year after their father, Steve Salmon, died from lung cancer. Steve Salmon was raised in Mechanicsville and attended Lee-Davis High School. He became a real estate appraiser.
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“Pink Sky at Night” is published by Mascot Books of Herndon. “Our book is the story of profound loss and resulting uncertainty that engulfs a family as they grieve, attempt to heal and try to chart a path forward” Jennifer said. “When we started writing, we wanted to author a children’s book that we could read to our own children as a way of initiating discussions about their grandfather, whom they adored,” Stephanie added.
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Cullen’s Cove will be hosting a benefit show to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti from 1 to 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at 6233 Mechanicsville Turnpike. All proceeds will go to Haiti for Christ Ministries www. haitiforchrist.net, a family-run organization based in Haiti. The event will feature six local bands: 4Play, HalfBrother Sid, ReAwakened, RIP 28, Hare Trigger and Slick Sid. For more information, call There will be a $10 cover and will also include a 50/50 raffle, bake sale, and various 559-6011 or visit Cullen’s Cove charge at the door. on Facebook. This is an all ages event other raffles.
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A 112 Year Tradition of Caring
8014 Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville • 746-8665 Bennett Funeral Home was established in 1897 to serve the needs of Richmond families. Since then, this locally owned and operated business has continued to serve the community with its unique combination of caring and convenience. This tradition of excellence can be seen in the four beautiful chapels located throughout the Richmond area: centrally located on Cutshaw Avenue in the city, on Broad Street Road past Innsbrook, on Ashbrook Parkway in Chesterfield and serving the Hanover-Mechanicsville area on Lee-Davis Road. All four facilities are under the personal direction of Charles D. Morehead, President. In a time of need, you can turn to Bennett Funeral Home with trust and confidence. It serves families of all faiths with personal service, before, during, and after. There is a long tradition of professionalism and caring. One way in which Bennett cares for families is by offering a convenient and personalized pre-need program. Through this program of pre-need planning, you can spare your loved ones the burden of making decisions at an emotional time. Call Bennett Funeral Home at 746-8665 to schedule a pre-planning consultation.
A bill sponsored by Sen. Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, aimed at protecting Virginia residents and businesses from potentially significant electricity rate increases due to newly-proposed federal regulations passed the Senate on Monday, Feb. 15, with wide bipartisan support. Senate Bill 128 will ensure that Virginia electricity generators will be able to meet current and future demand despite the enactment of new, more stringent ozone standards proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA). The Commonwealth participates in the US-EPA’s emissions trading program whereby electricity generators must have sufficient “emissions allocations” in order to generate electricity. This is considered to be the most cost effective method to achieve maximum environmental benefits. Specifically, the existing
system limits the discharge of nitrogen and sulfur air emissions. However, based on regulations promulgated by the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board, electricity generators are prohibited from purchasing these important emissions allocations if they do not meet a federally-established benchmark known as the eight-hour ozone standard. Currently all but one area in Virginia satisfies this standard. However, the newly-proposed US-EPA changes to the standard, which would take effect early next year, would render nearly every developed area in the state as “nonattainment” for exceeding the new, stricter standard. Without the passage of the legislation sponsored by McDougle, virtually all electricity generators in the Commonwealth could be prohibited from purchasing the required emissions allocations, severely limiting the state’s electricity infrastructure.
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Charles D. Morehead, President and General Manager, stands next to the portrait of Alphonso Winston Bennett, Founder-President 1897-1933. Now in its second Century, with 112 years of operation, Bennett Funeral Home continues its quality service in a compassionate local atmosphere.
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just as Steve Salmon did with his daughters. That’s when I knew the Salmon sisters had a story that would inspire readers of all ages.” The work of creating the book was a labor of love for Jennifer and Stephanie, with each sibling playing a key role in the creative process. “Our father loved to write, and since he died, we’ve found writing to be great therapy and a way of connecting with him,” Stephanie said. Jennifer, who took the lead on the book’s artwork, said “Everyone faces tragedy and loss at some point. We hope that many lives are touched by our story and that it
Coal-fired generation currently accounts for approximately 50 percent of the states generating capabilities. Thus, without this new law, major price increases would result from switching from coal-based to much more expensive fuel sources and imported power. “Virginia is the only state in the country with regulations that restrict the purchase of emissions allocations, which are legally required for electricity generators to operate,” McDougle said. “Our citizens and businesses cannot afford the change that this represents. If these generators can’t purchase sufficient allocations, electricity shortages and price increases are almost a certain result. “After careful review, both Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have voted for my bill, agreeing that this is the best way to meet electricity needs and to stay economically viable.” The Senate produced amendments to former Gov.
will bring families together as they navigate their way through the grieving process and beyond.” In the short time since the book’s release, “Pink Sky at Night” has already made an impact on readers: “I really enjoyed the book, especially the preface. The gum shared through the fence was a powerful hook and the images of being weighed down by the water were overwhelming. The artwork was haunting,” Sandra Hunt of Mechanicsville said. “This quick read will leave a lasting impression of how one can grow stronger through dealing with tragedy. After reading this story, people of all ages will hopefully shine a little brighter and discover “our own light within.” John Murdy of Richmond said.
Kaine’s introduced budget on Sunday, Feb. 21, after Senate Finance Committee members met and decided which budget items to amend from the former governor’s proposed budget. T he full Senate intends to vote on the budget and amendments on Thursday, Feb.25. As the General Assembly moves towards the halfway mark, the major focus will continue to be balancing the state budget. McDougle said he is carefully considering which cuts must be made in the state’s biennial budget and is reviewing the Senate Finance Committee’s recommendations. He also said he appreciates hearing the views and feedback of thousands of his constituents. To express views on legislation or a budget matter, constituents are encouraged to continue to contact McDougle at district04@senate.virginia. gov or by phone at 698-7504. For weekly news updates, visit www.ryanmcdougle.com.
Almost instantly, the Salmon sisters have found themselves in demand for book-related events, with several book signing scheduled in the coming weeks and months, including: ✏ 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 1, and Saturday, June 12 — Barnes and Noble Chesterfield Towne Center. ✏ 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 8, and Saturday, June 19 — Barnes and Noble Libbie Place. ✏ 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 2, and Sunday, June 13 — Barnes and Noble Short Pump. “Pink Sky at Night” is sold wherever books are sold, including Barnes and Noble, Borders, and online at www.amazon.com and www.mascotbooks.com.
Legislators reach halfway point in current session By John Cox 55th District delegate Last week, I mentioned that Tuesday, Feb. 16, was “crossover day” in the Virginia General Assembly. Crossover marks the unofficial halfway point of the legislative session, and is a good time to assess what the House of Delegates has accomplished. Of course, the most important House Bill is still out there, the state budget, which will be taken up this coming Thursday, Feb. 25. Virginia state budget Gov. McDonnell made news last week when he released information on his proposed ideas to bring Virginia’s budget into balance. Our new governor’s input is important to the process of completing a budget and the public release of his ideas generated a lot of coverage from the media. I believe that it is important to note that Virginia is taking a very different approach than is the federal government in dealing with its budgetary challenges. The budget being discussed in our nation’s capital features increased spending, higher deficits, and even tax increases. Here in Richmond, we’re considering plans to complete a budget that includes spending reductions, no deficits (Virginia’s budget must be balanced), and no tax hikes.
Just as families across Virginia have to make difficult decisions – often curtailing spending – during difficult economic times, Virginia’s government is doing the same. The goal is to emerge from the recession more quickly, generating more private-sector jobs by practicing budgetary restraint. It makes the process of a constructing a budget more challenging in the short run, but also makes our economic outlook brighter in the long run. Other legislation While the state budget is getting most of the attention, many important pieces of legislation have passed the House and will now be considered in the State Senate. HB199 expands the type of incentives that may be offered to major employment and investment economic development projects to attract more job-creating employers to Virginia. HB389 promotes development of off-shore wind-powered electric energy generation. HB787 expands state policy to promote oil and natural gas exploration, development and production, not just exploration for natural gas. HB1300 allows electric generating facilities to better and more easily comply with emissions restrictions. HB76 requires local school boards to report the percentage of their budget spent on instructional spending, and, if the per-
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centage is less than 65 percent, to develop a plan to increase instructional spending. Visitors It is always a pleasure to receive visitors from Hanover County during the General Assembly. Last week Jim Dunn and Sister Mary Kerns with Bon Secours came by to discuss issues facing Memorial Regional Medical Center. Debra Holloway and friends from Hanover ARC took the time to stop by our office. Chief Fred Crosby of the Hanover Fire/EMS also came by to talk about public safety; and Kirby Harlow, who is a student from Mechanicsville, visited my office on behalf of the Family Foundation. Constituent survey I hope that you will take
the time to complete my 2010 Constituent Survey. In order to participate, go to www.delegatejohncox.com, and click on “Take My Survey”. Contact my office We are now set up in our offices in Richmond. My legislative assistant, Buddy Fowler, along with Dianne Rife, are staffing our State Capitol office, located in Room 821 of the General Assembly Building. You can contact us by sending an e-mail to DelJCox@house. virginia.gov or by sending a letter to me at PO Box 406, Richmond VA 23218-0406. If you prefer to contact my office by phone, I can be reached at 698-1055, or by the toll-free Constituent Viewpoint Hotline at 1-800-889-0229.
Windemere to present exotic woods creations Simmons with “Tranzotic Art,” creations March 1 through 31. A reception is scheduled for with exotic woods. The gallery, located at 6162 Saturday, March 20, from 2 to 5 p.m. Starting Monday, March 1, Windemere Mechanicsville For more information, call 730Turnpike in Art Gallery will feature artist Cindy Mechanicsville, will present Simmons 0384.
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First president still looms large By Chris Peace 97th District delegate This week featured the second national holiday to fall during the General Assembly session, Washington’s Birthday. Capitol Square features two prominent statues of our nation’s first president, as well as a recently renovated 12-story state office building named after him. While Virginia’s Capitol commemorates all of the presidents who hailed from our commonwealth, George Washington’s presence looms largest. Virginia’s Capitol and Capitol Square are replete with statues, monuments and paintings of great historical and artistic significance. Every day, lawmakers conduct debate on contemporary issues great and small surrounded by works that serve as a reminder of Virginia’s rich and significant history. Crossover, often referred to as the “halfway point” of the General Assembly session, came last week. At this point, both houses have completed work on all legislation filed by its respective members. From this point forward, members of the House of Delegates will be reviewing bills filed by senators, while members of the Senate will be considering measures sponsored by delegates. MY LEGISLATION A majority of the bills I introduced are now under consideration in the Senate. Just as I had to appear before my fellow delegates over the last five weeks to explain my proposals, I now have to appear before committees comprised of senators to repeat the process. This very deliberate approach is intended to ensure that when new laws are enacted, they have received a full vetting and only the most necessary measures may become law. In the remaining weeks of the session, the Senate will be considering my bill (HB 708) to call for home care and home health care organizations to develop policies regarding a drug free workplace through testing and subsequent reporting to agencies responsible for licensure. HB 708 passed the House of Delegates with unanimous support. I brought this policy forward to ensure that those who are present in the most intimate of settings caring for the most vulnerable of people are doing the right thing. I see this legislation
as protecting consumers that contract with home care and home health professionals. Home support services provide an opportunity for elderly, frail or ailing people to stay in their home and perhaps maintain a more independent lifestyle than a group home or nursing home might offer. Another measure of importance to many of my constituents and citizens across the Commonwealth passed the House last week. I joined Del. Clay Athey, R-Front Royal, and other fellow legislators in support of House Joint Resolution 125. HJR 125 passed the House of Delegates on Monday, Feb. 15, by a vote of 76-20. Last year I was the first to introduce a Tenth Amendment resolution with HR61 and again this year with HR5. The Athey/Peace Resolution will require the approval of the Senate. HJR 125 affirms those founding principles of Federalism guaranteed under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The resolution sets forth the principle that the Commonwealth of Virginia is sovereign and has authority to claim powers not specified or granted to the federal government. Over the past few years, states around the country have passed resolutions claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment and resolving to serve notice and demand to the federal government to cease and desist mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers. Virginia, upon passage of this legislation, joins the movement that so clearly demonstrates the imbalance and growing concern that the federal government is increasing its dominance over their state policy affairs. In my Sunday Richmond TimesDispatch commentary of Feb, 22, 2009, I wrote: “Printz v. United States held that the federal system limits the ability of the federal government to use state governments as an instrumentality of the national government. But this traditional notion of Federalism has devolved into ‘cooperative federalism,’ where Congress creates new state programs by affixing certain conditions to the receipt of those funds . . . and the ultimate danger is the erosion of the principles of Federalism whereby Virginia becomes, effectively, a ward of the federal super state.” In keeping with Tenth Amendment principles, additional legislation support-
ing an individual’s right and power to participate in the health care system recently passed. House Bill 722, which I introduced and was incorporated into House Bill 10. This “Health Care Freedom Act” passed the House by a vote of 72-26 and is intended to serve notice to the federal government that Virginians have great concerns about the mandating health insurance against their will. It provides that Virginia will not impose penalty of fines and possibly jail time for not complying. BUDGET Gov. McDonnell made news this week when he released information on his proposed ideas to bring Virginia’s budget into balance. Our new governor’s input is important to the process of completing a budget. Although he had already shared his recommendations on possible spending reductions to address the challenges brought on by declining revenues, the public release of his ideas generated a lot of coverage from the media. An important point made by the governor regarding the process of approving a biennial budget was largely absent from much of the reporting. As he noted, Virginia is taking a very different approach in dealing with its budgetary challenges than the federal government. Discussions in Richmond stand in stark contrast to the budgetary proposals being considered in Washington. The budget being discussed in our nation’s capital features increased spending, higher deficits, and even tax increases. Here in Richmond, we’re considering plans to complete a budget that includes spending reductions, no deficits (Virginia’s budget must be balanced), and no tax hikes. Just as families across Virginia have to make difficult decisions — often curtailing spending — during difficult economic times, Virginia’s government is doing the same. The goal is to emerge from the recession more quickly, generating more private-sector jobs by practicing government spending restraint. It makes the process of a constructing a budget more challenging in the short run, but also makes our economic outlook brighter in the long run. To read the January Revenue Letter from Richard D. Brown, Secretary of Finance: http://chrispeace.com/2010/02/17/janusee PRESIDENT, pg. 32 `
L-DHS students capture top spots in art competition The works of Lee-Davis High School students Taylor Berberich and Kasey Brach were selected to participate and earned significant honors in the Richmond CenterStage “Sit In – Stand Out” art competition, Berberich was awarded frst place and received a $200 gift certificate to CenterStage, while Brach was awarded second place and a $100 gift certificate to CenterStage.
On Feb. 11, a reception was held in Rhythm Hall at CenterStage for metropolitan area students who participated. The art competition was in remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the Richmond lunch counter sit-ins. The sit-ins were peaceful demonstrations by university students against racial discrimiSubmitted photo nation and had a major impact Lee-Davis High School art students Taylor Berberich and Kasey on the civil rights movement of Brach received first and second place honors in the Richmond CenterStage “Sit In — Stand Out” art competition. the 1960s.
Tax Aide Center services now available Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The third year of the Senior Connections and AARP Tax Aide Center opened on Monday, Feb. 1, to serve the Richmond metropolitan community. Those eligible will receive free assistance in preparing their basic state and federal tax returns. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 343-3059.
The center is located on the first floor at 24 East Cary St. Tax assistance is available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. AARP Tax-Aide is a confidential, free and quality service supported by trained AARP volunteers from the Richmond community. This service is available to middle- and low-income taxpayers of all ages with special
Health Wellness Expo and Luncheon scheduled March 5 Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Hanover County Parks & Recreation Department will present a Health Wellness Expo and Luncheon on Friday, March 5, at the Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville. Registration deadline for the event, which will be held from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., is Monday, March 1. The expo is designed to inspire those attending to embrace a life of health, wellness, fitness and environmental living through awareness of natural, organic and alternative products and solutions, education, nutrition, exercise and see EXPO, pg. 33 `
attention to those age 60 and older and able to meet income eligibility criteria. Volunteers providing the free assistance are IRS certified. The program is administered through the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the IRS. ----About Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging
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ary-2010-revenue-report SCHOOLS AND THE BUDGET As you undoubtedly recognize, delivering a balanced budget this year will be difficult and yet it is our charge to keep. The former governor exponentially added to our difficulties by presenting a draft budget with latent defects, notably an income tax increase which is unpalatable to most. The resulting effect is a plan laid at the doorstep of the incoming assembly with a severely imbalanced budget. Gov. McDonnell and our own legislative leadership already indicated that new tax proposals are a nonstarter while we recover from the Great Recession. Voters feel the same way. Unfortunately, by focusing on on-going reductions and leaving Car Tax relief as is, the legislature will need to find another $1.9 billion in ongoing spending reductions and right sizing government in addition to the $1.5 billion that the Kaine budget proposes. Of the $6.3 billion of net reductions that have been made to the current FY 2009-10 budget since it was first introduced, fully 70 percent ($4.9 billion) were one-time actions over the biennium. Most the “easy” fixes have been used, and closing the shortfall in the upcoming 2011-12 biennium will have to be accomplished in large part through the use of more ongoing cuts which will likely have an impact on certain government functions including public education. Over the last 10 years, the General Assembly has increased the Commonwealth’s funding for public education by almost 60 percent (58.9) — from $3.7 billion in FY 2000 up to $5.9 billion in FY 2010 (as adopted during the 2009 session). Furthermore, if one includes the $365.2 million federal stimulus
funding budgeted in the 2009 session for FY 2010, the total funding for FY 2010 increased by almost 70 percent (68.7) over FY 2000. Over the last 10 years, student membership only increased by 7.2 percent. So, while funding increased by 60 to 70 percent, the number of students increased by less than 10 percent. Clearly, the Commonwealth has invested significantly more than population growth and more than inflation when times were good. Remember, too, that prior to last year, public education was held harmless while other state agencies and services were reduced during several rounds of budget cuts . While Gov. Kaine’s FY 2010 introduced budget (HB 29 for the current fiscal year that ends on June 20, 2010) for public education does include a decrease to last year’s adopted budget, that proposed funding is still 51.9 percent higher than the FY 2000 funding. For the next two-year budget (HB 30) that begins July 1, 2010, and ends June 30, 2012, the state’s estimates indicate deeper declines in state revenues because of the lingering effects of the worst economic recession in over 70 years or since the Great Depression. That means that education simply can no longer be held harmless to balance the state budget without a job-killing tax increase. Given that additional cuts to state spending were included in Gov. Kaine’s two-year budget and even with the proposed reductions, it’s worth noting that: For FY 2011, K-12 spending of $5.7 billion is 53.4 percent higher than the FY 2000 level — while student membership is estimated to only increase by 8.1 percent. For FY 2012, K-12 spending of $5.8 billion is 55.4 percent higher than the FY 2000 level — while student membership is estimated to increase by 9.0
percent. However, in order to avoid tax increases to the already struggling taxpayers and working families of Virginia, the new biennial budget spending (to which amendments offered by the House and Senate on Sunday, Feb. 21) will have to be reduced further and state agencies will realize additional decreases. However, keep in mind that because of the federal stimulus requirement for a ‘maintenance of effort’, the public education budget will be funded at least to the FY 2006 level in FY2011. In many jurisdictions in my district those levels approach 2008 levels. I welcome your input on the budget generally and this matter in particular. VISITORS Friendly faces from home continued to visit us here in Richmond last week. We were delighted to see our friends from Hanover ARC, Lucy Cantrell, Jennifer Godfrey, Sharon, Linda, Mike and many more. Also visiting last week: Jeff and Tory Purdy of Henrico, David Swynford of Quinton, Alice Zimak, Nan Pilard, Mish Vaden Clay, Frank Hughes all with the Wiliamsburg Realtors Association, Dave Croson, Joanne Payne of the Virginia Land Title Association, Willie and Eddie Good of Richmond, Jerry Benson of Lanexa, Fred and Nancy Ridgeway, Jane Ladd and Wayne Hayden of Quinton, John and Dorothy Stump of New Kent, Lois Smith of Partlow and Betty-Anne Teter of Virginia Economic Developers Association. CONTACT ME This week, the House and Senate are scheduled to approve their respective versions of Virginia’s budget. If you want to contact our office during the General Assembly session, send me an email at Delcpeace@house. virginia.gov.
Bills tightening sex offender restrictions die By Ali Eaves and Julia Pepe Capital News Service Four bills that would have brought tighter restrictions on registered sex offenders died in a House committee last week. The bills would have prohibited registered sex offenders from living within 500 feet of a child daycare center or school, from entering onto the property of a daycare center at any time and from being within 100 feet of a children’s museum. A fourth bill would have retroactively included offenders convicted before July 1, 2000, in legislation that bans loitering near schools. Local legislators said that the bills failed because they would have had fiscal impact in a year that allows no room for extra spending. Del. Chris Peace, R-Mechanicsville, is a member of the Courts of Justice com-
mittee, which considered the sex-offender legislation. “Many of these bills that create new penalties were left in committee this year because of their financial impact,” Peace said. “Simply because of budget reasons we can’t afford to do these things.” Del. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, said the chairman of the Courts of Justice committee announced on the first day of session that any bill having fiscal impact would not be heard. “Unless you could get rid of their fiscal impact, they were dead,” McClellan said. In the past, the General Assembly has supported tough legislation in dealing with sex offenders. In 2006, former Gov. Timothy M. Kaine signed a bundle of bills that increased punishment and monitoring for convicted sex offenders. Peace said that keeping the children of
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Virginia safe was a high priority. “The prevailing wisdom of this legislature has been one to crack down on sexually violent predators and to make sure that they are not repeat offenders,” Peace said. “I think I would say that generally speaking, these bills have been seen in a favorable light if they lead to keeping our community safer.” But some convicted sex offenders may not be dangerous predators. “The truth is, there are sex offenders living in communities all across Virginia,” Peace said, “and they’re doing so peacefully and they’re abiding by the laws.” Liane Rozzell, executive director of Families and Allies of Virginia’s Youth, said juvenile sex offenders differ from adult sex offenders. see BILLS, pg. 34 `
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Childs and his family have also persevered through the devastating experience of losing a child. His 18-yearold daughter Heidi and her boyfriend, David Metzler, were SGT. DON CHILDS found murdered at the Caldwell Fields Campground near the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg. The August 2009 double homicide remains unsolved and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff ’s Office at 540-382-6900 or Virginia State Police tollfree at 800-542-5959 or by e-mail at bcisalem@vsp.virginia.gov. Rewards are being offered to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for these deaths. At the age of seven, Childs decided to become a helicopter pilot. He piloted Cobra gunships for the army from 1983-1988, then entered law enforce-
very broad,” she said. Rozzell said research shows Continued from pg. 33 b that juvenile sex offenders are “We have to remember that very unlikely to commit a secthe definition of a sex offense is ond sex crime. To Rozzell, regis-
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ment in 1989 with the Virginia State Police’s Abingdon Aviation Base. His career has been nothing short of stellar. He has been instrumental in saving the lives of victims involved in shootings, river rescues, car and motorcycle crashes. In addition to saving lives, the sergeant also has taken aerial photos of crime scenes and conducted surveillance. He has been recognized for his dedication and desire to serve on several occasions. He has been a recipient of the Flight Safety Award of Honor, Red Cross Award and the Superintendent Award of Merit. Childs has more than 5,000 hours of accident-free flight time. Recently, the helicopter he was piloting took seven shots from a shooting suspect. Miraculously, he was able to land safely, “it’s part of your job being exposed to a certain amount of danger.” Childs said he looks forward to more hours of flight time as he continues to protect and serve from high above.
tering nonviolent youths as sex offenders could severely impair their futures. “There are quite a few horror stories that we’ve heard where
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an act that somebody commits as a young person ends up causing them to have to be on the registry for the rest of their life.” Rozzell said. “It hinders their ability to get employment, hinders where they can live, hinders their access to adult additional schooling and so forth. Juveniles should be treated in a way that enables them to reintegrate into society and to have the best opportunity possible to go on and be productive citizens.” Del. Rob Bell, RCharlottesville, the patron of the bill that would have banned registered sex offenders from being near a children’s museum, said it was only the budget that killed the bills and that he would propose his again next year. “I’m hopeful that when the budget situation improves, we can look at them again,” Bell said.
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like to have it critiqued after class. Call 746-9615 to sign up for the class. Sponsored by the Pamunkey Regional Library. For more information call 746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place.
Friday, Feb. 26
Trinity Christian Church will hold a grief support group at their church located at 8469 Atlee Rd. This course runs Wednesday, Feb. 24 The Testifying Toastmasters, from Jan. 22-Feb. 26. Please the newest Toastmasters club call 767-1313 to register; space in Mechanicsville, meets is limited. on the Second and Fourth Lebanon United Methodist Wednesday of every month at the Hanover Church of the Church located at 8492 Peaks Nazarene at 6:30 p.m. All Road, Hanover, will be delivadults over 18 are welcome! ering a Pork BBQ lunch comFor more information please plete with baked beans, colecontact Sandy Sanders, Vice slaw, and homemade dessert President for Public Relations, to local businesses ordering at 779.3057. Toastmasters is a minimum of 3 lunches that an international organization are within a 10-mile radius dedicated to helping others of the church. Lunches are improve their public speaking $6 each. Meals may also be picked at the church (no and leadership skills. minimum required) from Mechanicsville Employment 11-6 p.m. Proceeds benefit Center located at 7147 Brandy local, national and global misRun Dr., will be holding a sion projects. Call 746-0980 “Money Matters” seminar to place your orders between from 10-12 p.m. This event Monday Feb. 22 and Thursday, is entitled “Identity Theft and Feb. 25. Leave a message and Investments”. Please call 417- your calls will be returned with a confirmation. 6721 to sign up!\ The Newcomers (club for women new to the area) will hold a morning coffee at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $5. Reservations are due by Feb. 17. Call Brenda at 754-0460 for more information.
Thursday, Feb. 25 Resumé Workshop at the Mechanicsville Branch Library from 6-8 p.m. Learn tips and tricks from professional presenters to improve your resumé. Bring an electronic copy of your resume if you would
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Boy Scout Troop 531 will hold a Spaghetti Dinner at Immanual Episcopal Church, 3263 Old Church Rd Mechanicsville. Price: $8, adults; $5, 4 - 10 yrs.; Free 3 yrs. and under. Seatings are at 6, 6:30 and7 p.m. (Takeout also available) The Italian Kitchen has once again agreed to donate the sauce for the event. There will be drawings for prizes and a great time of food and fellowship. So come on down to help support a worthy cause, and have a deli-
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cious meal at the same time. RSVP to 514-7595 (leave message) with the seating time and number of tickets desired. We look forward to seeing you there.
Saturday, Feb. 27 Would you like to win college scholarships and prizes, have fun and meet new people if yes then sign up to participate in the Miss Mechanicsville, Junior Miss Mechanicsville and Little Miss Mechanicsville pageants! The Pamunkey Junior Women’s Club is now accepting registrations for the 32nd annual pageant to be held at Atlee High School on Feb. 27, 2010.The pageant awards over $10,000 college scholarships, savings bonds and prizes with the proceeds to benefit a Hanover Charitable organization. For more information or a registration form please contact Lori at 909-2457.
The Mechanicsville UMC, 7356 Atlee Rd, is holding it’s rescheduled winter-time Brunswick stew and bake sale on Feb 27 beginning at 8 a.m. This hearty meal is the “gold medal” of Brunswick stews. Throw in an excellent selection of homemade baked goods for sale and you will discover why our products are “olympic” in stature within the community. Come early because once we’re sold out, the stew won’t come around again until fall.
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The Kiwanis Club of Ashland is seeking some new members - men and women who share our commitment to community service and to “serving the children of the world” through projects and programs. The Club meets the first and third Monday evenings of each month for dinner meetings at Estes Dining Hall, Randolph Macon College, and its members work throughout the year on a variety of projects and programs that support community needs and the youth in Hanover County. Interested in learning more about Kiwanis and “giving back?” We’d love to meet you and let you learn what we’re all about. Be our guest at one of our meetings or service projects to decide if Kiwanis might be right for you. Call 568-9485 for information and directions.
Ashland Eagles now has Bingo! Beginning Wednesday, March 3, Ashland Eagles #4513 will offer bingo every Wednesday night. Doors open at 5 p.m. – games start at 7 p.m. Conveniently located on RT. 301 just south of Rt. 30 (Dawn). Proceeds to benefit local charities. Ashland Eagles, People helping People.
VFW Post 9808 Monthly Band Night is from 8:3011:30 p.m. and is open to the public featuring The Splash Band playing a wide variety of Country and Southern Rock and popular dance tunes. This band is a “Dance Band for All Occasions”. Entry fee is $15 per couple or $7.50 for singles. Come out to your VFW Battlefield Post 9808 with your dancing shoes on! Contact 746-9808 The Autism Society, for more info. Central VA will sponsor the Hebron Day School, a following meeting. All meetChristian preschool located Spaghetti Dinner to ben- ings are free and open to in Manakin-Sabot, is now efit the New Dawn Library the public unless otherwise accepting applications for from 5-8 p.m. Free will dona- noted. Meetings take place at the 2010-2011 school year. tion to be held at Concord River Road United Methodist Hebron offers two, three, and four-day classes for children Baptist Church. For more Church, 8800 River Road two years old through Pre-K. information please call 338- unless otherwise noted. For information: 257-0192 or The school provides a loving 8697. asacv@aol.com. The event and nuturing environment, Lee-Davis High School will begin at 7 p.m. and is has the best child-to-teacher ratio available, and has child- Class of 1970 is looking for entitled Parents of Children initiated center time. Hebron members. Contact the class (Preschool/School Age) with also provides a Music pro- at leedavisreunions.com or Asperger’s/High Functioning gram as well as Bible study. phone Darlene Diehr (Mills) Autism Interest Group. Hebron Day School sched- at 994-5103 or Bobby Hamil ules field trips and special at 730-5803. Tuesday, March 2 events and also offers afterParkinson’s Disease school classes in Dance Sunday, Feb. 28 Support Group - Roundtable and Art. For an application Soccer for Men 47 and Over. discussion for Parkinsonians or to arrange a visit to the Teams Looking For New Players and caregivers held at Circle school at 1040 Shallow Well - Call 972-1208. Get all the Center, 4900 W. Marshall Rd., please contact Shirley details at: www.casa47soccer. Street. Contact Kathy H. Bonovitch, Director, at 784- com. Scrimmages Begin Feb. Morton at 730-1336 for more 3950. 28th at Robious Middle School. information.
The Autism Society, Central VA will sponsor the following meeting. All meetings are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Meetings take place at River Road United Methodist Church, 8800 River Road unless otherwise noted. For information: 257-0192 or asacv@aol.com. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and is entitled Parents of Children (Preschool/School Age) with Asperger’s/High Functioning Autism Interest Group.
Thursday, March 4 Blood Drive will be held from 8:30-11 a.m. at Colonial Farm Credit located at 7104 Mechanicsville Turnpike. The goal is to have at least 20 or more donors. A drawing for a gift will be held for each person who donates. Call Debbie Delby at 746-1252 for more details or to select an appointment time.
Saturday, March 6 Kidstuff, the Richmond Area Mothers of Multiples is holding their semi-annual Kidstuff yard sale from 8-11 a.m. at Chickahominy Middle School located at 9450 Atlee Station Road, Mechanicsville, VA. 23116. There will be a vast array of gently used toys, equipment and nursery see CALENDAR, pg. 38 `
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Coastal Basins Roundtable March 16, 2010 8-10:30 a.m. at the Upper King and Queen Ruritan Center. This meeting will address: Requirements for buffers on perennial streams, Wetland issues and violations Clearing land for agriculture, Financial impacts to landowners for violations, Local regulations for rural and urban land use. Complimentary breakfast will be served Register on line by March 10 at www.h-cswcd. org. Questions? Call Marian Moody 537-5225 ext 111, or Michelle Cater at 443-2327 ext 110.
Mechanicsville Community Salt Fish Breakfast will be held at Enon United Methodist Church located at 6156 Studley Rd. from 8-9:30 a.m. The cost is $5 for adults (including fish, $7) and under 12 years old $2.50. Family limit is $14. Profits Hanover Democrats will go to the Heart Havens Fund host their annual Pancake (residential housing for the Breakfast at 9 a.m. at the mentally handicapped). For Thursday, March 11 more information or to set up Lights! Camera! Action! Paid Advertisement Paid Advertisement reservations, please call 746- at the Atlee Branch Library at 4719 or 730-4956. 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Teen Tech Week! Find out how to create As scientists have continued to delve deeper into humansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mind/body connection over the past few decades, they have found scientific evidence that confirms the age-old notion that optimism Messiah Lutheran School and produce your own movie is healthy. That is to say, not only does a positive attitude lead to a healthier life, it also leads to a will be holding its annual yard with tips from local filmmaklonger life. In fact, an analysis of over 100,000 American women over the age of 50 shows that the optimistic ones (those who expect good things to happen rather than bad things) were 14 percent sale/bake sale from 8-12 p.m. er Zack Matzganis! Subs and less likely than their pessimistic peers to die of any cause. Moreover, the optimists were 30 percent at 8154 Atlee Road (corner sodas served! Sponsored by less likely to die from heart disease than pessimists during eight years of follow-up in the study. It may be hard to believe, but being optimistic is a choice you make. Every morning, you choose of Atlee and Meadowbridge). Friends of the Atlee Library. to wake up happy or unhappy. If you choose unhappiness, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll face a long, tough day, which For more information or For more information call means youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to work extra hard at pulling yourself out of your gloomy mood. One thing you can do is to live every day as if it were your last. By doing so, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll let go of the past, stop worrying directions, call 746-7134. 559-0654 or visit the library about the future, and make this one day your best. Will be held rain or shine. at 9161 Atlee Road. P.S. Not only are you what you eat, the study mentioned above seems to suggest that you are what
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Wednesday, March 10 Before the Backhoe: A Meeting for Rural Land Disturbers and Farmers. Presented by the HanoverCaroline and Three Rivers Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the VA Department of Conservation & Recreation and the York River and Small
Friday, March 12 First Shiloh Baptist Church will be holding a Choir Workshop from March 12-14. The theme of the event will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Developing the Spiritual Aspects of the Music Ministryâ&#x20AC;?. Form more information please call the church office at 730-1348. First Shiloh Baptist Church is located at 8150 Walnut Grove Rd., Mechanicsville.
Saturday, March 13 Shady Grove United Methodist Women invite you to our annual yard/bake sale from 7-1 p.m. at 8029 Shady Grove Rd. Breakfast items will be available for purchase. There will be a Country Store with many home made crafts and goodies. The United Methodist Men will be selling their deli-
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(DISC)
Extreme Loggers: Ice
49
(NICK)
SpongeBob SpongeBob iCarly ’
iCarly ’
50
(DISN)
“Read It and Weep” (2006) ’ Å
Montana
53
(FAM)
(10:30) ››› “My Girl”
››‡ “My Girl 2” (1993) Anna Chlumsky. Å
›› “Nancy Drew”
60
(LIFE)
(11:00) “Footloose” Å
››‡ “Gracie” (2007) Dermot Mulroney. Å
›› “Uptown Girls”
56
(AMC)
››› “The War Wagon” (1967, Western) John Wayne. Å
301
(HBO)
“Temple Grandin” (2010) Claire Danes. ’ Å
320
(MAX)
The Unborn ››‡ “Virtuosity” (1995) Denzel Washington.
(:45) ›‡ “The Cookout” (2004) Ja Rule.
Extreme Loggers: Ice
SATURDAY EVENING 4 PM 4:30 5 PM
Paid Prog.
NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup: Shelby American.
›› “Ice Princess” (2005) Joan Cusack.
›› “Walking Tall” (2004, Action) The Rock.
WWE Superstars Å
›‡ “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo” (1999) ’
Boston Legal ’ Å
Bill Moyers Journal ’
33
(USA)
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU
››› “Independence Day” (1996)
34
(TNT)
Law & Order Stiff ’
›› “Poseidon” (2006) Josh Lucas. Å
››‡ “I Think I Love My Wife”
35
(WTBS)
››‡ “Deliver Us From Eva” (2003)
››‡ “Eraser” (1996) Å
Seagal
›››‡ “The Green Mile” (1999, Drama) Tom Hanks, David Morse. Å
Trucks! ’
MuscleCar
Law & Order: SVU
›› “Enough” (2002)
›‡ “Underclassman” (2005) Nick Cannon.
37
(A&E)
39
(SPIKE)
Swamp Loggers Å
44
(DISC)
New York Earthquake
The Fairly OddParents
Penguins
Penguins
49
(NICK)
SpongeBob SpongeBob iCarly ’
iCarly ’
Drake/Josh Drake/Josh Penguins
Penguins
Montana
Montana
Montana
50
(DISN)
“Twitches” (2005) Tia Mowry. Å
Suite/Deck
Suite/Deck
Suite/Deck
53
(FAM)
Karate Kid
60
(LIFE)
(11:00) “Footloose” Å
56
(AMC)
Silverado
››‡ “Dante’s Peak” (1997, Action) Pierce Brosnan. Å
301
(HBO)
Fred Claus
Real Time W/ Bill Maher
320
(MAX)
“Someone Like You” ’
Swamp Loggers Å Montana
››› “Silverado” (1985) Å
(:15) ››‡ “Baby Mama” (2008) Tina Fey. ’
5:30
(:20) ››‡ “Body of Lies” (2008)
6 PM
6:30
7 PM
7:30
8 PM
Real Vice
Real Vice
Real Vice
Cosmic Collisions ’ Å Suite/Deck
›› “Terror in the Family” (1996) Joanna Kerns.
9:30
10 PM
10:30
Washington SportsNite
College Basketball: Massachusetts at Dayton.
(8-ABC)
›› “Around the World in 80 Days” (2004) ’
News
ABC News
Fortune
College Basketball: Maryland at Virginia Tech.
News
CBS News
Sports
Paid Prog.
Paid Prog.
Seinfeld ’
News
NBC News
Entertainment Tonight
XXI Winter Olympics: Figure Skating, Snowboarding, Skiing, Bobsled. Å
News
››› “The Wedding Singer” (1998)
Judge
Judge
Payne
››› “Robots” (2005, Comedy), Halle Berry
Legend of the Seeker
Legend of the Seeker
Bones ’ Å
(6-CBS)
(35-FOX) (3:00) “The Hollow” Å
12
(12-NBC) XXI Winter Olympics
13
(65-CW)
15
(WGN)
House ’ Å
“The Karate Kid Part III” “Glass House” Coraline
College Basketball: Villanova at Syracuse. (Live)
Boxing: Henry Bruseles vs. Mike Jones. (Live) News
(:35) CSI: Miami Ambush
Paid Prog.
NUMB3RS Hydra Å
(:35) Monk Å
Raymond
Cops (N)
Cops Å
Cold Case WASP Å
48 Hours Mystery (N) ’
News
America’s Most Wanted
News at 10
The Wanda Sykes Show
The Office
TMZ (N) ’ Å
Brian McKnight Show
NBA Basketball: Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers. ’ (Live) Å
Fun Videos
WGN News at Nine (N)
Scrubs ’
As Time...
Romance
Payne
Katie
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BBC World
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(57-PBS) History Detectives ’
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Antiques Roadshow (N)
Nature (N) ’ Å
Mega Beasts
››› “9 to 5” (1980) Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin.
Gallery
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU
(USA)
Law & Order: SVU
34
(TNT)
(2:30) ››› “Independence Day”
››‡ “The Replacements” (2000) Keanu Reeves. Å
35
(WTBS)
I Think
King
37
(A&E)
(2:30) “Eraser” (1996)
39
(SPIKE)
Jim
Law & Order: SVU Raymond
King
The Office
Seinfeld ’
›››‡ “The Green Mile” (1999, Drama) Tom Hanks, David Morse. Å
(3:00) ›› “Road House” (1989) ’
››› “First Blood” (1982) Sylvester Stallone. ’
Browns
Browns
Browns
Browns Die
Va. Current
Nature ’ Burn Notice
››› “Independence Day” (1996) Will Smith.
Browns
›‡ “Gone in Sixty Seconds” (2000) Nicolas Cage. Å ›› “Rambo: First Blood Part II” (1985) ’
EastEnders EastEnders Classic
Law & Order: SVU
››‡ “The Longest Yard” (2005) Adam Sandler. Å
Seinfeld ’
Red Green
Smash Cut
“The Sixth Sense” ’
(23-PBS) Antiques Roadshow (N)
Keeping Up My Family
Sit Down
(:29) Saturday Night Live
24 33
World
››› “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007) Daniel Radcliffe.
Jeopardy!
23
Burt Wolf
Knight Tle
“Substitute 4: Failure”
SportsCenter (Live) Å
College Basketball
SportsNite
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FEBRUARY 27, 2010 11 PM 11:30 12 AM
College Basketball
Game 365
Real Vice
“Escape From L.A.”
›››‡ “Coraline” (2009) ‘PG’
(:05) ››› “The Incredible Hulk” (2008) ‘PG-13’
9 PM
Gone Real Vice
Prehistoric Disasters ’
››‡ “The Karate Kid Part II” (1986) Ralph Macchio. Å
8:30
College GameDay Å
Real Vice
Golf: Wendy’s Champions Skins Game, Day One.
9
Law & Order: SVU
›› “Road House” ’
“Road House 2” (2006) Johnathon Schaech. ’
COMCAST
11
Basketball
College Basketball: Louisville at Connecticut. (Live)
Law Order: CI
24
8
NBA
››› “The Truth About Cats & Dogs” (1996)
Hollywood
Law Order: CI
Openroad
(CSN)
Paid Prog.
(35-FOX) Judge Judy Judge Judy Two Men
Lidia’s Italy Best of Joy Landscape
(ESPN)
(8-ABC)
(12-NBC) XXI Winter Olympics: Hockey, Cross Country Skiing. ’ (Live) Å
Avec Eric
7
Golf: Wendy’s Champions Skins Game, Day Two.
12
Kitchen
4
My Life 365 Women’s College Basketball
11
(23-PBS) Chefs
MuscleCar
PBA Bowling
Eagles
“The Hollow” (2004)
23
Trucks! (N)
SportsCtr.
XXI Winter Olympics: Cross-Country Skiing, Speed Skating, Snowboarding.
Exploration Animal
Law & Order: Intent
Paid Prog.
FEBRUARY 28, 2010 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30
1:30
COMCAST
Die
Browns
Payne
Payne
Seagal
Seagal
Seagal
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Die
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Swamp Loggers Å
Swamp Loggers Å
Swamp Loggers Å
Raging Planet Tornado
Raging Planet ’ Å
Raging Planet Lightning
Raging Planet Hurricane
Raging Planet ’ Å
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49
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Fanboy
Fanboy
iCarly ’
iCarly ’
iCarly ’
iCarly ’
iCarly ’
iCarly ’
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The Troop
iCarly ’
Lopez
Lopez
The Nanny
The Nanny
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50
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Wizards
Wizards
Wizards
Wizards
Wizards
Wizards
Wizards-Place
Montana
Wizards
Suite/Deck
Phineas
Phineas
Montana
Wizards
Suite/Deck
Suite Life
53
(FAM)
(3:00) “Nancy Drew”
››‡ “Legally Blonde” (2001, Comedy) Å
“My Fake Fiancé” (2009) Melissa Joan Hart. Å
›› “The Wedding Date” (2005) Debra Messing.
60
(LIFE)
(3:00) “Uptown Girls”
“Sorority Wars” (2009) Lucy Hale, Faith Ford. Å
“The Positively True Adventures”
›› “Sydney White” (2007) Amanda Bynes. Å
56
(AMC)
(2:30) ››› “Silverado” (1985) Å
››‡ “Dante’s Peak” (1997, Action) Pierce Brosnan. Å
301
(HBO)
››‡ “17 Again” (2009) ‘PG-13’
(:45) ››› “The Fifth Element” (1997) Bruce Willis. ’ ‘PG-13’
320
(MAX)
Body
›‡ “Bride Wars” (2009) ’ ‘PG’
SUNDAY EVENING 4 PM 4:30
5 PM
COMCAST
››› “I Am Legend” (2007) ‘PG-13’
5:30
6 PM
6:30
iCarly ’
›› “Fast & Furious” (2009) Vin Diesel. ‘PG-13’
(:45) ›››‡ “Basic Instinct” (1992) Michael Douglas. ‘R’
7 PM
7:30
8 PM
8:30
›› “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
9 PM
9:30
10 PM
(ESPN) (CSN)
8
(8-ABC)
NBA Basketball: Nuggets at Lakers
News
ABC News
Funniest Home Videos
Extreme-Home
Desperate Housewives
9
(6-CBS)
College Basketball: Big Ten Wildcard: Teams TBA.
CBS News
News
60 Minutes (N) ’ Å
The Amazing Race 16
Undercover Boss (N) ’
11
(35-FOX) (2:00) NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup: Shelby American. Å
Two Men
’Til Death
Simpsons
Family Guy
News at 10
12
(12-NBC) XXI Winter Olympics
NBC News
XXI Winter Olympics: Closing Ceremony. From Vancouver, B.C. ’ (Live) Å
13
(65-CW)
Cosby
Hates Chris Hates Chris ››› “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story”
15
(WGN)
Baseball Tonight From Orlando, Fla. (Live) Å
SportsCenter Å
Wm. Basketball
NBA Basketball: Washington Wizards at New Jersey Nets. (Live)
››› “The Missing” (2003, Western) Tommy Lee Jones. ››› “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” ’
23
(23-PBS) ››› “9 to 5” (1980) Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin.
24
(57-PBS) America: Beyond (USA)
Law & Order: SVU
34
(TNT)
(3:00) ›› “Enough” (2002) Å
35
(WTBS)
›› “The Honeymooners” (2005), Mike Epps
37
(A&E)
Law & Order: SVU
’Til Death
››‡ “Caddyshack” (1980) Chevy Chase. ’
Massive Nature
College Basketball
33
NBA Basketball: Miami Heat at Orlando Magic. (Live)
Law & Order: SVU
Newhart
Newhart
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(:01) Brothers & Sisters
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(:35) CSI: NY ’ Å
Cold Case (N) ’ Å
News
Storm
Van Impe
Seinfeld ’
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Family Guy
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XXI Winter Olympics
King
King
Friends ’
Friends ’
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WGN News
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Cheers ’
Cheers ’
M1 Fighting
Becker ’
Inside Out
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Globe Trekker ’
Nature Is That Skunk?
Trip-History Va. Current
Great Divide
Great Divide
Evening-Smokey
Justice: Right
Nature ’
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU
House ’ Å
House ’
››› “G.I. Jane” (1997) Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen. Å
Masterpiece Classic The 39 Steps (N)
››› “Twister” (1996, Action) Helen Hunt. Å
››› “Twister” (1996, Action) Helen Hunt. Å
›‡ “Code Name: The Cleaner” (2007) Å
››‡ “Madea’s Family Reunion” (2006) Å
(:15) ›› “Daddy’s Little Girls” (2007) Å
Cleaner
(3:30) ›‡ “Gone in Sixty Seconds” (2000)
CSI: Miami Kill Switch
CSI: Miami Born to Kill
Criminal Minds Birthright
Criminal Minds 3rd Life
Criminal Minds Limelight
Criminal
39
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DEA ’
DEA ’
DEA Flip The Stripper ’
DEA Drug Dealing Deli
DEA ’
DEA Big Rig Meth Bust
Entourage
44
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Clash of the Dinosaurs
Clash of the Dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurus Sex ’
Prehistoric New York ’
Prehistoric Dallas (N) ’
Prehistoric DC (N) Å
Prehistoric Los Angeles
49
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Penguins
Penguins
Ned’s
Ned’s
iCarly ’
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The Troop
Jackson
››‡ “Uncle Buck” (1989) John Candy. Premiere. ’ Å
50
(DISN)
Sonny
Sonny
Sonny
Sonny
Jonas
Jonas
Jonas
Montana
Sonny
53
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(3:00) ›› “The Karate Kid Part III”
60
(LIFE)
“Glass House”
“Hush” (2005) Tori Spelling, Victoria Pratt. Å
56
(AMC)
“Escape From L.A.”
›››‡ “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
301
(HBO)
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Substte 4
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Fast Furi
Life on Top 04
NBA Basketball: New Orleans Hornets at Dallas Mavericks.
College Basketball: Duke at Virginia.
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›››‡ “Forrest Gump” (1994)
››› “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (2008) ’ ‘R’
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News
›› “Sydney White” (2007) Å
›››‡ “Forrest Gump” (1994, Drama) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright.
4
Washington SportsNite
›››› “When Harry Met Sally...”
›› “The Next Karate Kid” (1994, Action) Hilary Swank. Å
The Mechanicsville Local
››‡ “Eagle Eye” (2008) Shia LaBeouf. Å
February 24, 2010
››‡ “Beethoven’s 3rd” (2000)
Big Love (N) ’ Å
›› “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
MAX/Set
How
Entourage
Batman ’ Prehistoric
Lopez
The Nanny
The Nanny
The Nanny
Wizards
Montana
Suite Life
Funniest Home Videos
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››‡ “Mr. Brooks” (2007) Kevin Costner. Å
›› “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” (2003) Å
(:45) Band of Brothers ’ Å
Entourage
Prehistoric Dallas Å
Wizards
››› “The Parent Trap” (1998) Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid. Å
“Dead at 17” (2008, Drama) Barbara Niven. Å
(:45) ›› “Fast & Furious” (2009) Vin Diesel. Å
››‡ “The Strangers” (2008) ‘R’
Jonas
Entourage
Criminal Minds Damaged
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››‡ “Mr. Brooks” (2007) Å
“Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life” Å How
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$10 for adults and $6 for hold their next meeting at children 12 and under. For 6:30 p.m. at the Library. Continued from pg. 38 b more information, please Please join us. you on! Snacks served! call 737-2766. Sponsored by Hanover Thursday, March 18 Branch Library Friends. For Tuesday, March 16 Bedtime Bunnies and more information call 365The MOMS Club of Buddies at the Atlee Branch 6210 or visit the library at Mechanicsville-Central welcomes Library at 6:30 p.m. Dress 7527 Library Drive. Moms and children to their meet- in your PJs and bring your ing at 9:30 a.m. at Shady Grove favorite cuddly bunny or United Methodist Church. The friend. Listen to stories Sunday, March 14 ChurchYard Grass will club offers support for Moms about Peter Rabbit and his be holding a reunion con- with play groups, parties, activi- friends and sing bunny songs. cert at the Henrico Theatre ties, Mom’s night out and more! Refreshments ser ved. in Highland Springs, Va. Contact mechanicsville_central_ Sponsored by the Friends of There will be a perfor- moms@yahoo.com. the Atlee Library. For more mance at 3 p.m. and also information call 559-0654 one at 6:30 p.m. All current Wednesday, March 17 or visit the library at 9161 and past band members The Friends of the will be featured. Tickets are Mechanicsville Library will Atlee Road.
CALENDAR
MONDAY EVENING 4 PM 4:30
COMCAST 4
(ESPN)
7
(CSN)
8 9
NFL Live
Burning
5 PM Around
5:30
Washington Post Live
(8-ABC)
Oprah Winfrey Å
News
(6-CBS)
The Dr. Oz Show Å
News
11
(35-FOX) Maury Å (12-NBC) News
13
(65-CW)
15
(WGN)
Inside Ed.
6:30
Interruption SportsCenter Å
Air Racing
12
6 PM
7 PM
7:30
Community Center located at Rt. 1 and Doswell Rd. Adults are $8, children ages 4-10 $4, and children under 4 are free. Carry-out available.
Hanover Lunchtime Book Group at the Hanover Branch Library at 12:30 p.m. The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Dessert and drinks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch. Sponsored by the Hanover Branch Library Friends. For more information call 365-6210 or visit the library at 7527 Library Drive.
Call for Patrick Henry High School Memorabilia! Patrick Henry High will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary. We would love for former alumni and staff to attend and evening of celebration, school tours, and memorabilia. If by chance you have an old letterman jacket, uniform, picture, class ring, or cow bell you would like to put
Saturday, March 20 Doswell Ruritan, All you can eat Salt Fish Breakfast will be held from 6:30-9 a.m. at the Doswell 8 PM
8:30
College Basketball: Georgetown at West Virginia.
9 PM
9:30
10 PM
SportsNite
To Be Announced
SportsNite
8 News
News
ABC News
Wheel
Jeopardy!
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love ’ Å
News
News
CBS News
News
Extra (N)
How I Met
Two Men
Big Bang
Redskins
MARCH 1, 2010 11 PM 11:30 12 AM SportsCenter Å
NFL Live
Washington Post Live
Bachelor-Wings of Love
News
Nightline
CSI: Miami L.A. (N) ’
News
Late Show W/Letterman
FOX News at 10 (N)
Family Guy
’70s Show
News
Tonight Show w/J. Leno
Family Guy
Two Men
Two Men
House Wilson Å
24 (N) ’ (PA) Å
News
NBC News
Ent
Inside Ed.
Chuck (N) ’ Å
Law & Order A family is found murdered. (N) Å
Payne
Life Unexpected Å
Life Unexpected (N) ’
News
Spaghetti Supper from 5-7 p.m. sponsored by the men of Enon United Methodist Church. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Reservations suggested as space may be limited. Call the church office at 746-4719 or Bob Tate at 730-4956. Dinner will be at the church located at 6156 Studley Rd.
SportsNite
Judge Judy Judge Judy Simpsons News
Friday, March 26
10:30
College Basketball: Oklahoma at Texas. (Live)
Redskins
Rules
on display for the evening please contact PH immediately. Please call Brian Maltby, assistant principal, 365-8000, or bmaltby@ hcps.us.
Raymond
The Tyra Show Å
Judge Mathis (N) Å
Judge
News
Payne
King
Name Earl
Friends ’
King
Bewitched
Cheers ’
Cheers ’
Becker ’
Becker ’
Funniest Home Videos
NBA Basketball: Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls. ’ (Live) Å
WGN News
Scrubs ’
Scrubs ’
South Park
Bewitched
TMZ (N) ’
Kimmel
23
(23-PBS) Fetch! Ruff
Cyberchase Electric
WordGirl
BBC World
Business
PBS NewsHour (N) ’
Antiques Roadshow (N)
American Experience Dolley Madison
Morristown
By the People
C. Rose
24
(57-PBS) Arthur
Super Why! Sid
Peep
Curious
Clifford
Burt Wolf
Globe Trekker ’
VCU-TV/HD
VCU-TV-HD
News-Lehrer
T. Smiley
Burt Wolf
VCU-TV/HD
VCU-TV/HD
33
(USA)
White Collar Å
White Collar Å
NCIS ’ Å
NCIS ’ Å
NCIS ’ Å
WWE Monday Night RAW ’ (Live) Å
(:05) White Collar Å
Psych
34
(TNT)
Law & Order ’
Law & Order Payback
Law & Order ’
Bones Pilot ’ Å
Bones ’ Å
Bones ’ Å
Law & Order City Hall
CSI: NY ’
35
(WTBS)
Raymond
Seinfeld ’
Family Guy
37
(A&E)
Cold Case Files Å
39
(SPIKE)
CSI: Crime Scn
44
(DISC)
Overhaulin’ ’ Å
49
(NICK)
Drake/Josh
BrainSurge
50
(DISN)
Phineas
Phineas
53
(FAM)
What I Like
What I Like
60
(LIFE)
Desperate Housewives
56
(AMC)
“Lara Croft Tomb Raider”
301
(HBO)
(:15) ›› “Over Her Dead Body” (2008) ‘PG-13’
›› “Get Smart” (2008) Steve Carell. ’ ‘PG-13’
Real Time W/ Bill Maher
320
(MAX)
(:05) ››‡ “Shoot to Kill” (1988) ’ ‘R’ Å
››‡ “The Express” (2008) Dennis Quaid. ’
(:15) ›‡ “Stephen King’s Thinner” (1996) ‘R’
King
King
Friends ’
The First 48 Å
(ESPN) (CSN)
8 9
NFL Live
Burning
Seinfeld ’
Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy
Criminal Minds Å
CSI: Crime Scn
CSI: Crime Scn
UFC Unleashed Å
›‡ “Gone in Sixty Seconds” (2000, Action) Nicolas Cage.
Cash Cab
Cash Cab
Cash Cab
MythBusters ’ Å
MythBusters ’ Å
SpongeBob SpongeBob iCarly ’
Jackson
iCarly ’
SpongeBob G. Martin
Phineas
Phineas
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Wizards
Montana
Gilmore Girls ’ Å
8 Rules
8, Rules
Desperate Housewives
Grey’s Anatomy Å
Cash Cab Phineas
5:30
Around
6 PM
6:30
Interruption SportsCenter Å
Moon Landing
BlueMount
Mission Critical: Hubble
Hates Chris Hates Chris Lopez
“Hatching Pete” (2009) Jason Dolley.
Family Guy
Hoarders Claudie (N)
Phineas
Phineas
The Nanny
The Nanny
Suite/Deck
Suite Life
Greek (N) ’ Å
Make It or Break It (N)
››› “Philadelphia” (1993, Drama) Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington. Å
8:30
College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Florida. (Live)
9 PM
The 700 Club Å
Whose?
Will-Grace
Frasier ’
›› “Semi-Pro” (2008) Will Ferrell.
10 PM
Oprah Winfrey Å
News
8 News
News
ABC News
Wheel
Jeopardy!
Lost Lighthouse Å
Lost Sundown (N) Å
20/20 (N) ’ Å
News
Nightline
The Dr. Oz Show Å
News
News
News
CBS News
News
Extra (N)
NCIS Mother’s Day (N)
NCIS: Los Angeles (N)
The Good Wife Bang (N)
News
Late Show W/Letterman
13
(65-CW)
15
(WGN)
Inside Ed.
SportsNite
NFL Live
(6-CBS)
(35-FOX) Maury Å
Redskins
SportsCenter Å
(8-ABC)
(12-NBC) News
SportsNite
Ricky
“Alien Sex Files”
MARCH 2, 2010 11 PM 11:30 12 AM
10:30
College Basketball: Illinois at Ohio State. (Live)
To Be Announced
Will-Grace
›››‡ “Antwone Fisher” (2002)
›› “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
9:30
DEA ’ Moon
The Nanny
“Solstice” (2007, Horror) Elisabeth Harnois. Å
8 PM
BlueMount
MythBusters ’ Å Wizards
Secret-Teen
7:30
BlueMount
Lopez
Grey’s Anatomy Å
7 PM
Name Earl Intervention
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Atlee’s Kaitlin Schroeder, pictured above, won the Girls 200 Freestyle with a state record time of 2:02.95. Her time was only 01:42 seconds off the national record set in 2003 by then future Olympian Amanda Weir. For more local results see pg. 47.
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From right: Atlee’s Marques Atkinson, Michael Atkinson and Shaowei Tu lead the rest of the field in the boys 500 meter dash at the Central Region Indoor Track Champoinships. Marques took the championship with twin brother Michael second.
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capped a commanding Atlee and Capital District performance as the Raiders trounced the competition to claim the Central Region boys indoor track title yesterday at the Arthur Ashe Center. The Raiders became the first team since 1984 to score more than 100 points at the region meet. Atlee’s 104 points far outpaced second-place Mills
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Godwin’s 58. Two other Capital District teams, Highland Springs with 48 points and Lee-Davis, with 37.5, rounded out the top four. The Capital District won nine of the meet’s 15 events: high jump, shot put, 55-meter hurdles, 55 dash, 300 run, 500 run 1,600 run, 1,600 relay and 3,200 relay. The Capital District also
claimed field performer of the meet, runner of the meet, and coach of the year honors. In addition to his performance in the 1,600 relay, Marques Atkinson won the 500meter race and was named the meet’s top runner. Atkinson credited his comFile photo by Charlie Leffler petitors with spurring him to Gabe LaVey, left, became Hanover High School’s first state do better. wrestling champion by winning the 135 class this past weekend see ATLEE, pg. 45 `
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Above: Lee-Davis’ Montasia Golden, right, takes the Central Regional Championship in the Girls 55 Meter Hurdles. Right: Patrick Henry’s Lizzie Powell takes the Central Regional Championship in the Girls Pole Vault competition with a vault of 12-3, breaking the 12-1 record set by Atlee’s Emma Dejarnette.
Powell, Golden are soar subjects; L-D captures title By Arthur Utley Media General News Services Every day, every practice, every week, every track meet, Lizzie Powell gets stronger, faster and healthier. The latest step in her progression came Saturday at the Central Region indoor track and field meet at the Ashe Center. Powell, a senior at Patrick Henry, won the pole vault, clearing 12-3 and establishing a new meet record. It was the meet’s only record. She finished ahead of the region’s other two premier vaulters, Stephanie Oleson (116) of Henrico and Cameron Overstreet (11-0) of Atlee. Powell got the record, but Montasia Golden, a junior from Lee-Davis, earned the meet’s top field performer honor. Golden won the triple jump and fin-
ished second in the long jump and high jump. She also finished first in the 55-meter hurdles, fourth in the 300 and anchored a come-frombehind win in the meet’s final event, the 1,600 relay. Lee-Davis won the indoor team title for the first time. The Confederates totaled 94 points, 37 ahead of runner-up Patrick Henry. Midlothian and Deep Run shared third with 41 points apiece. The top four teams, top six individuals in each event and the top three teams in each relay advanced to next week’s Group AAA meet at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton. “It was an awesome team performance,” said Lee-Davis’ Neil Mathews, the region coach of the year. “It showed that we’re well rounded . . . sprints, jumps and distances. They all work and hang together and believe in each other.” Golden was disappointed that she lost the high jump (by two inches) and long jump (by one
inch), but “overall I’m pleased since I’m just a junior,” she said. “And my team won. That made it all the more worth it.” Her goal next week? “I’m hoping to do big things. I want to be all-state in every event I do and maybe win something.” L-D teammate Tiel Westbrook was a winner in the 500-meter dash and ran the leg in front of Golden in the 1,600 relay. Courtney Dobbs of Deep Run was the runner of the meet. She won the 1,600 and was second in the 3,200. Powell beat the previous pole vault standard by two inches. The 12-3 is three inches higher than the current state indoor record. Yesterday’s vault is two inches higher than the region and state outdoor records she set in June. She set the state mark a couple of days shy of her 17th birthday. She learned on her birthday that she had Hodgkin’s disease, a cancer of the lymph system. Powell underwent chemo-
therapy and radiation treatments and weathered setbacks. She lost her hair, but it’s growing back. It’s shorter than she likes it, but it was her weight that created stress for her in the week leading up to yesterday’s competition. She won the Colonial District meet last week at 11-7 (a meet record), but not with the pole she wanted to use. She lost a couple of pounds to get the preferred pole. “That took a lot of the stress off. It was so much fun,” she said of the competition with Oleson and Overstreet. But as always for Powell, her chief competition is the bar. “The best sight is when I’m on see LEE-DAVIS, pg. 47 `
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College ranks filled with local players Hanover County boasts top talent at all levels of the sport By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com The college baseball season kicked into high gear this past week for a majority of schools across the country. And with it the new year of hardball also brings a diversity of talent up and down the East Coast that found its beginnings in Hanover County. The Mechanicsville Local takes a look at some of the top local talent, where they are playing this season and what role they will play with their college teams.
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Patrick Long- Georgia Tech- sr. 2B/P – Hanover Long missed all of the fall baseball season while recovering from surgery on his wrist. But the Yellow Jackets see that his strong instincts as a runner, strong arm and compact swing from the left side of the plate combining with patience at bat will assure him a role with Georgia Tech this spring. Long entered college as a third baseman, but spent the majority of his Photo courtesty of University or Richmond time at second base over the last three Jake Mayers seasons. In 2009, Long pitched for the first time in his college career and this mer. This season at VMI Worthington season he will be called on to perform is listed as a backup at third base but as in late inning work. one of the Cadets’ top infielders could see action at several positions. Robbie Bailey Jr.- Longwood- sr. As a freshman with the Cadets, CF – Hanover the former Raider saw action in 10 After redshirting in 2009, Bailey is games and was most productive in slated to be the starting centerfielder VMI’s biggest contests. In his first colin his final season with the Lancers. legiate game, Worthington went 2When he last played in 2008, the forfor-2 against then ranked #1 North mer Hanover Hawk hit .302 with four Carolina and he had a pinch-hit single home runs, three triples, 10 doubles, in the Cadets game against #23 Coastal 42 runs and 19 RBI for Longwood. Carolina. Bailey was also 15-for-20 on stolen bases. Ryan Kontra- Guilford- so. OF - Atlee Chase Worthington- VMI- so. In his sophomore season at 3B/IF – Atlee Guilford, Kontra is one of a handful Worthington returns for his sophoof younger players vying for playing more season with the Cadets after time in the Quakers’ outfield. Guilford leading the Post 175 American Legion graduated two starters from last year’s team to the region finals over the sumclub so the prospects of playing time
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for Kontra are good. The Guilford the field and he’s been swinging the bat coaches see Kontra as a solid hitter real well in the preseason. He’ll probably start the year backing up at first who had a good fall season. and third base with some DH opportunities as well. I can also see him givJake Mayers- Richmond- fr. ing us some innings on the mound in a P/3B - Hanover After leading Hanover to the state spot-start or relief role early on.” championship game last spring, Meyers makes the transition to college as one Austin Erb- Ashland Univ. Oh- fr. 1B - Hanover of the highest touted players from the Last spring Erb was a key element region. As a freshman with the Spiders, in Hanover’s run to the state champiMeyers will play multiple roles. “We’re looking for great things out onship game. This season he joins the of Jake,” said Richmond head baseball D-II Eagles team that was seeded #1 in coach Mark McQueen. “He’s got big- the region in 2009 and finished 5th at time experience, helping take Hanover the World Series in 2008. Because of the strength of the deep in the state tournament and he’s played in the Richmond Braves travel Ashland team, Erb is expected to play organization for many years and that backup as part of the junior varsity has helped him develop both mentally team this season. But this could be and physically - more so than your a valuable learning season for Erb, typical freshman. He’s aggressive on because Ben Minard, the senior in
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front of him at first base, is a two-time All-American. Minard will also pitch this season which will open opportunities for Erb to see varsity game action. “He’s going to be good,” Ashland Sports Information Director Al King said of Erb. “He’s a lefty. He’s got power. He’s going to get a chance to play early on. The question’s going to be when we get into the conference schedule just how much he’ll play. Bryson Kemler- William & Mary- fr. OF - Hanover Kemler was yet another key player in Hanover’s state run and he will also continue his career in college. As a freshman playing fall ball with William & Mary, Kemler’s solid play impressed coaches. Though Kemler does not see BASEBALL, pg. 44 `
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have a designated role with The Tribe as the season begins, the coaches say he will definitely see playing time, most likely in center or left field. BJ Mortimer- East. Mennonite- fr. OF - Lee-Davis Mortimer will start his freshman season with the Royals listed as the number four outfielder, but the EMU coaches have high expectations for him. “His future is bright at Eastern Mennonite,” said head coach Mark Mace. “This year we see him working hard, learning the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, and what it means to play at this level. We really like his speed on the bases and he’s a good-looking left-handed contact hitter. We feel we got a great recruit in BJ that we can mold into a solid everyday player.” Reid Berry-Methodist- fr. P - Patrick Henry
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“Competing with the best people in the region, like Grant Pollock and Garth [Bowen] — they really push me hard,” Atkinson said. Atkinson’s brother, Michael, anchored Atlee’s winning 3,200meter relay team Friday and ran the third leg of the 1,600-meter team yesterday. He finished second to his brother in the 500 run. The Atkinsons’ teammate, Trevor Elie, won the 55-meter dash. “It made my day. I feel really excited,” Elie said. “I felt I was going to win, but I didn’t want to be very cocky —anything could happen today. I knew that if I just went out there and ran my race, I’d win.” Highland Springs’ Quentin Moore was named the meet’s best field performer.
Even though he is a freshman, Berry is expected to play a key role with the Monarchs this season and they are happy with what they’ve seen in a short period of time. “Reid Berry is a fine young man,” said Methodist head coach Tom Austin. “He has made the adjustment to throwing sidearm and we think he’s going to make a major contribution to our program this year as a freshman. We’re really excited about him and his willingness to work hard to change. He’s a good kid with a great personality and we’re just happy to have him in our program.” Other locals playing college baseball: Brandon Powers, Dawson Langhorne- so. Christian Pack, Johnathan Dip- fr. -Lee-Davis Last season at Rappahannock Community College, the local players were part of a Gulls team that defeated Danville Community College to win the school’s sixth Virginia Community Championship. Moore won the high jump with leap of 6-7. He credited fellow high jump competitor Marques Atkinson for his success. “I wasn’t expecting it, but it feels real good,” Moore said. “I love competition — especially when it’s him. He helps me out a lot.” Moore’s teammate, Sulaiman Fareed, won the shot put competition Friday with a toss of 53-2. He wasn’t entirely happy with his effort, as he hoped he could exceed 60 feet by the end of the season. “I’ll accept it,” Fareed said. He still felt pretty good, though, as he now prepares for the state meet. “I feel I have an opportunity to be among the best in the state — hopefully to get in the top three, hopefully to win it all.” Lee-Davis’s Cody Snyder bested James River’s Ted Richardson
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Ryan Farrar- VCU- fr. Pitcher- Atlee T.J. Daneker- Chowan University-fr. - Atlee Beau FlinchumHampden-Sydney- fr.Hanover in the 1,600-meter run. Even though Richardson was the state cross country champion, Snyder didn’t think it was much of an upset. “I think he’s had a little bit of injury trouble this season,” Snyder said. “I guess I just made it out on top today.” Thomas Dale’s Quintin Fulgham won the long jump Friday and qualified for the state meet in two other events—the triple jump and the 55-meter dash—despite a sprained left ankle and strained groin. In the long jump, he cleared 23-1⁄2 despite the fact that he takes off from his left foot. “It felt kind of weird, but it felt good jumping, though,” Fulgham said. “It felt like I was jumping out of the pit — not that it was what I was trying to aim for.” Dave Lawrence is a special correspondant for the Richmond Times Dispatch.
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R-MC offense a no show in rivalry loss to H-SC King stings Jackets for 25 points
Jackets start slow, finish fast against Guilford 79-50
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Randolph-Macon women hold on to second in ODAC
As expected, the fans showed up in droves to fill Crenshaw Gym when #16 Randolph-Macon hosted arch-rival Hampden-Sydney last Wednesday night. Unfortunately, the RandolphMacon offense didn’t turn in as good of a showing. The Yellow Jackets couldn’t get the ball to drop on numerous shots in close, missing 15 layup attempts including five in the final three minutes of play. Meanwhile on the opposite end of the floor Tigers’ senior Turner King was burning the net for 25 points to help Hampden-Sydney pull off a 6661 upset win. “I thought our timing was a little off at times,” said R-MC head coach Nathan Davis. “We were getting the ball a little late in places. In that respect I don’t think we did as good of a job as we could have. And we did, we missed a lot of open shots, we missed a lot of layups. You do that in a close game you’re going to be in a lot of trouble.” Junior guard Eric Pugh agreed. “We just weren’t able to make the plays that we usually make,” he said. “It’s unfortunate because we fought back and we were right there. We just weren’t able to pull it off.” It was a game filled with tension throughout, enduring 11 ties, 17 lead changes and no fast break points by either team. The two teams were separated by less three points or less throughout a majority of the contest. R-MC’s pulled out to its largest lead of five points early in the second half while Hampden-Sydney opened up its largest lead of six with a little
The Randolph-Macon women’s basketball team battled in a nip-and-tuck game against Guilford (14-10 /11-8 ODAC) on Friday night before finally hitting their stride. Through 22 minutes of action the Yellow Jackets and Quakers saw six ties and 11 lead changes with neither team pulling ahead by more than five points. Guilford retook the lead for the final time with 17:59 to play lighting the fuse on a R-MC explosion. Over the next 5:37, R-MC (17-6/15-4 ODAC) went on a 17-0 run that expanded to 4010 over the remainder of the game; running away with a 7950 victory. The Yellow Jackets started the game eerily similar to the way their male counterparts did against Hampden-Sydney two nights earlier, unable to connect inside. R-MC was 1-7 on layups made in the first half with many of their shots not even drawing iron. Most notably was a very untypical performance from senior Molly Ariail who went 1-for-5 in the opening half. “I think we were getting all the looks we wanted, it just wasn’t falling for us,” Ariail said. “We missed a lot of easy shots, shots we typically make,” said R-MC head coach Carroll LaHaye. “We just kept telling Molly, relax, your shots will fall.” Macon held a one point lead heading into the locker room despite shooting a woeful 35.7 percent from the floor and turning the ball over nine
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RMC’s Eric Pugh launches a first-half 3-pointer against visiting Hampden-Sydney last Wednesday evening at RMC’s Crenshaw Gymnasium. H-SC Coach Dee Vick was not pleased that Pugh was wide open for the shot.
over two minutes to play. Statistically speaking, it is surprising the game was even as close as it was. R-MC shot a discouraging 35.7 percent from the floor while H-SC shot nearly 55 percent. The Jackets were out-rebounded, had more turnovers, fewer steals and blocks but still had a shot to tie or take the lead in the final 30 seconds of play. The Tigers held a 63-61 lead with 39 seconds to play, when R-MC’s Eric Pugh fouled
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Hampden’s Ben Jesse sending him to the line. Jesse missed the front end of a one-and-one and Macon’s Jordan Brown pulled in the rebound. Pugh took the ball into the front court and with 30.7 seconds left in the game, Davis called time to set up a play. Davis’ plan was to get the ball to junior Danny Jones, who led the Jackets with 19 points. Jones got the ball low and backed his defender into the lane for a layup with 14 secsee RIVALRY, pg. 47 `
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RMC Senior Molly Ariail (50) grabs one of her seven rebounds against visiting Emory & Henry Saturday afternoon at RMC’s Crenshaw Gymnasium. Ariail became the first player in Randolph-Macon Women’s Basketball history to record over 1,000 career rebounds.
times. Meanwhile Guilford stayed in the contest by coming away with four steals and shooting 46.2 percent. “I felt like the first half we never really got into our flow,” LaHaye said. “We started a different combination tonight because of them playing really well in practice and we decided we just wanted to push the ball up the court. We thought that that was the combination to do it. But I think we just kind of got into (Guilford’s) tempo.” Ariail agreed. “At halftime I think we all kind of came together and decided we’re a lot better than that team,” she said. “I think that we’re in better shape and we decided we can just start pushing the floor. I think we were also capable of playing much better defense
than we did in the first half.” A layup by Ann Seufer gave the Quakers a 40-39 lead two minutes into the second half but the Jackets’ defense tightened down and Guilford did not score again for over five minutes. Meanwhile, on offense RMC suddenly found its stride as six different players scored and the Jackets went on a demoralizing 17-0 run. With 5:31 to play, Guilford made its final field goal and was limited to a single free throw over the remainder of the game. After a disappointing display of offense in the first half, R-MC finished the second shooting a blistering 79.2 percent. Five Jackets scored in see ARIAL, pg. 47 `
Schroeder leads strong showing by local girls Staff reports
Atlee’s Kaitlin Schroeder picked up the lone win among Hanover County teams at the state swimming championships, but she did so in resounding fashion. Schroeder won the Girls 200 Freestyle with a state record time of 2:02.95 a second and a half ahead of her nearest competitor. Schroeder’s time was only 01:42 seconds off the national record time set in 2003 by future Olympian Amanda Weir. Schroeder went on to take second in the Girls 400 Free with a time of 4:22.93. Kasey Morris of Oscar Smith won
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double figures led by 14 points from Taylor Wieczorek and 13 from Molly Brown. Ariail and Jillian Asay added 12 each while Maggie Roy scored 10. “We came out in second half and played like we wanted to play,” Brown said. “Push the ball, move the ball around on the offensive end, got the shots that we wanted.” “It’s really exciting knowing that on any given night anyone on our team can play really well, shoot really well,” Ariail said. “That’s a hard team to beat when you have five people in double-digits.” For LaHaye, the Yellow Jackets displayed a key to how far they can travel in the post season. “I think that that’s going to be the key to our success,” she said. “We do have to have people contributing. I think that we have the depth this year to really run some people and pull some people into playing some defense.” Defensively R-MC held the Quakers to two second half assists while forcing 17 turn-
the event with in a record 4:14.90. Patrick Henry’s Elisa Worrell took a second place finish in the Girls 200 IM with an impressive 2:19.65; a time that was 00:35 off the national record mark set by Ashley Evans in 2005. However, Oakton’s Kaitlin Pawlowicz won the event in an amazing new record time of 2:16.39. Worrell also picked up a third place finish in the Girls 100 Back. Hanover’s Lindsay Pierce came in 10th in the event and also picked up a 15th place finish in the Girls 100 Freestyle. Among local boys, Hanover County resident Ben Catanese overs. “I was really pleased with our defensive effort in the second half,” LaHaye said. “That was one of the things, I kept it plain and simple at halftime. It’s a very simple game. We want to push the ball up the court and score and we want to stop the other team from scoring. I’m not going to go into how we need to do that, what we should do, who we should stop, we just need to do it.” It was an important win for R-MC because with it they maintained a half game lead over Washington & Lee for second in the ODAC standings. On Saturday afternoon, Ariail closed out her senior day with 22 points in R-MC’s 96-62 win over Emory & Henry. With seven rebounds, Ariail became the first player in Randolph-Macon Women’s Basketball history to record over 1,000 career rebounds. The win kept R-MC in second place in the conference and as the No. 2 seed they will open ODAC Tournament play facing No. 7 Eastern Mennonite on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Salem Civic Center.
picked up a 6th place finish, swimming the third leg on Maggie Walker’s Boys 200 Medley Relay team. As part of the Boys 400 Free relay squad, Catanese and his teamates came in 7th. Catanese also took a 14th place finish in the Boys 200 IM. Atlee’s Jesse Burnley, Ben Gastrock, Austin Glass and Travis Huff took an 11th place finish in the Boys 200 Medley Relay. Gastrock also took a 13th place finish in the Boys 200 Freestyle. The Raider foursome of Huff, Matt Schroeder, Graham Roper and Burnley also took a 14th place finish in the Boys 200 Free Relay. In Boys 100 Back, Catanesse, Burnley and Glass finished among the state’s best taking 14th through 16th. Patrick Henry’s Trey McGraw took a 10th place finish in the Boys 100 Freestyle. In team scoring, the Atlee girls finished 22nd and Patrick Henry 24th. Among boys, Atlee came in 31st.
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onds to play, but as with most Jackets’ shots through the game it missed. Hampden’s George Harrison corralled the ball, was fouled by Adam Desgain and made both free throws to create the final margin. “We did exactly what we wanted,” Davis said. “We wanted to get the ball to Danny Jones in the post where he could make a move. On Saturday he made it, today he missed it, it’s the way the game goes.” The Tigers came into the contest sporting an unimpressive record (12-11, 7-7 ODAC) but as with every intense rivalry game records can be thrown out the window. “I think there record’s mis-
Central Region wrestles strong Atlee takes sixth in state at state meet took home an 8th place finish Staff reports gymnastics Gabe LaVey became Hanover’s first state champion with a dominant performance, blanking Salem’s Zach Ketcher 6-0 in the 135 final. As a team, Hanover finished eighth with 56 points. Lee-Davis 17th with 31 points. Several local wrestlers were medal-winners as part of a strong showing by the entire Central Region. Hanover’s Patrik Foxworth took 5th in the 140 while Lee-Davis’ Anthony Lineberry took 6th. In the 152 class, Hanover’s Ben Wilson laid claim to 5th. Teammate Kyle Locke took 5th in the 189 class. Lee-Davis’ John Alexander
at 189, while teammate Calvin Davis finished 5th at 215. TOP 20 TEAM SCORES Frank Cox 177.5, Robinson 129.5, Westfield 79.5, Kellam 77, Hopewell 75, Colonial Forge 72.5, James River 72, Hanover 56, Franklin County 52.5, Matoaca 52, Forest Park 49, Oscar Smith 45, Deep Run 43.5, Salem 38, Great Bridge 36, Riverbend 36, LeeDavis 31, Annandale 30.5, Landstown 28, Norview 26. Other Central Region scores: Cosby 20, Hermitage 19, Henrico 16, Dinwiddie 11, Thomas Dale 11, Midlothian 8, Varina 7, J.R. Tucker 6, Colonial Heights 4, Atlee 2
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leading,” Davis said. “They’ve been playing pretty good basketball. They came down to the last possession at (#4) Guilford and they lost the game. Went right down to the end at (#12) Virginia Wesleyan and lost the game. They beat (#10) Eastern Mennonite and those are the three teams we’re going to finish behind in the league and they played with them all. And they played with us the first time, so they’ve got some talented guys and they made more plays than we made today.” One of those talented guys was King, who despite intense defensive pressure from Brown continued to find ways to get open. King finished the night shooting 10-of-15 from the floor while teammate Jonathan Mudd scored 18 points on 4-of-
4 shooting, going 10-of-12 from the free throw line. “I think they executed their offense pretty well, but our defense wasn’t very good tonight,” Davis said. “We put them on the line way too many times, too many bad fouls and that lets you get a rhythm going. You start going to the line getting some easy shots and you start to feel confident about yourself and you get going. And once you get going it’s hard to get them out of it.” Randolph-Macon will not have a long wait to redeem themselves. Finishing fourth in the ODAC means the Yellow Jackets will face Hampden-Sydney in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament opener next Friday at 3 p.m. played at the Salem Civic Center.
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Lee-Davis’ Hannah Chenault was the top finisher among local gymnastics at last weekend’s state competition. Chenault claimed 11th in the all-around competition with a score of 36.050. Atlee sisters Brianna and Jaimee MacKay took 14th and 15th in the all around with scores of 35.450 and 34.850. In the vault, Atlee’s Jessica Nunnally had the top finish among locals, tying for 18th with a score of 9.350. Teammate Brianna MacKay took 20th with a 9.300. Chenault was 25th with a 9.150. Nunnally was also the highest local finisher in the uneven parallel bars, taking 15th with a 9.200. Brianna MacKay tied for 16th with a 9.100. Chenault took 20th with a 9.025. Brianna MacKay took home the top individual finish among locals by finishing in a three-way tie for 9th in the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.400. Teammate Chelsea Clark finished 21st with a 9.075. In team scoring, Atlee finished sixth in the state with 140.675. Kellam won the event with 151.100. Central Region runner-up Deep Run finished 7th.
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my back on the mat and see the bar staying there.” Yesterday’s vault was a birthday present for her mother, Pat. “I was jumping for her,” Powell said. “She started crying.” Arthur Utley is a staff writer for the Richmodn Times Dispatch.
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JULIA PATTERSON, if she be deceased, and WILSON PATTERSON, believed to be deceased, his or her heirs, devisees, and successors whose whereabouts are unknown, if they be living or if they be dead, the widows, widowers, heirs, devisees, successors and assigns in title who are made party defendants by the general description of the parties unknown, GPIN 7827-45-0224, Defendants, ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the above-styled suit is to quiet title to and establish title in the Plaintiff to the following described real property, situated in Beaverdam District, Hanover County, Virginia, GPIN 7827-45-0224 being 2.042 acres, to-wit: ALL that certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in Beaverdam District, Hanover County, Virginia, containing 2.042 acres, situated on the west side of Route 682 (Ben Gayle Road) adjacent to the lands of Marshall and others and for a more particular description reference is hereby made to a plat of survey by Resource International, Ltd., entitled "Plat of GPIN 7827-45-0224, Beaverdam District, Hanover County, Virginia," dated May 31, 2001, a copy of which is recorded with deed in Deed Book 1825, page 62. Being the same real estate conveyed to Wilson Patterson by deed dated April 24, 1946 and recorded June 25, 1948 in Deed Book 131, page 68 located in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, Hanover County, Virginia. The said Wilson Patterson having died intestate and one of his heirs at law to wit, Evelyn Minor, continued...
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VIRGINIA: continued... IN THE CIRCUIT BEING a part of the COURT OF HANO- same real estate VER COUNTY conveyed to Anna M. Frost by deed HUGH CAMPBELL, from Lettie E. Jones, Plaintiff, widow, dated November 24, 1976 and V. CL10000084-00 recorded November 29th, 1976 in Deed Book 410, Page 81 in ANNA M. FROST, and the aforesaid if she be deceased, Clerk’s Office. The her heirs, devisees, whereabouts of said and successors Anna m. Frost is unwhose whereabouts known and she is are unknown, if believed to have they be living or if abandoned subject they be dead, the property. widows, widowers, The interest in and to heirs, devisees, suc- the above described cessors and assigns parcel of real propin title who are erty of said Frost, made party defend- whose whereabouts ants by the general are unknown, and description of the all her heirs, parties unknown, devisees, succesGPIN 7825-78-0346, sors and assigns in Defendants, interest of said defendant whose ORDER OF whereabouts are PUBLICATION unknown, if they be The object of the living, or if they be above-styled suit is dead, their widows, to quiet title to and widowers, heirs, establish title in the devisees, and sucPlaintiff to the fol- cessors in title, who lowing described are made party dereal property, situ- fendants by the ated in Beaverdam general description District, Hanover of the parties unCounty, Virginia, known and the obGPIN 7825-78-0346 ject of this suit is to being 6.001 acres, establish fee simple to-wit: title in and to said ALL that certain tract tract of real estate or parcel of land, in the plaintiff by lyingand being in adverse possession Beaverdam District, and abandonment. Hanover County, And it appearing Virginia, deeded as from an affidavit containing 6.001 filed according to acres, more or less, law that the said and bounded on the defendant is or may North by a 30’ right be deceased and of way, on the East that the whereby the land of abouts of all the Droppleman, on the heirs, devisees, sucSouth by the lands cessors of the said of Brown and on the defendant, if they West by the lands be living or deof Scott. For a more ceased, the widows, particular descrip- widowers, heirs, tion reference is devisees and suchereby made to a cessors in title are plat of survey by unknown and their William Hugh Redd last addresses are dated November 10, unknown. 1976 and recorded It is ordered that the in Deed Book 410, said unknown parPage 83 in the ties, who are made Clerk’s Office, Cir- party defendants by cuit Court, Hanover the general descripCounty, Virginia; tion of parties unand for a more re- known, do appear cent description ref- before the Court on erence is hereby the 18th day of 2010 at made to a plat of March, survey by Resource 9 : 0 0 a m , and do International dated what is necessary February 2, 2002 to protect their inwhich is recorded in terest. Plat Book 36, page ENTERED: 2/2/10 835 in the aforesaid J. OVERTON HARRIS, Clerk’s Office. JUDGE continued... I ask for this: Hugh Campbell, Plaintiff 13138 Scotchtown Rd Beaverdam, VA. 23015 804-227-3253
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Search all MLS Listings @ www.erawoodyhogg.com Sherrington 3656 sq. ft., 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths, 3rd-floor rec room plus an office and double staircases. Huge kitchen with maple cabinets, Corian tops, stainless appliances, island, vaulted morning room, all open to the large family room. Formal living & dining room, wired for surround sound/ security system/Internet, gas fireplace, and hardwood floors throughout. Huge master w/ walk in, double vanity, shower & tub. Also a rear deck, 2-car garage with auto door, large laundry room, paved driveway. Neighborhood includes a pool, tennis courts and common area maintenance. Also included is a 1-yr. warranty. $359,995!
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Rates are 5% or below, tax credits are available, and great prices! ” LAND FOR SALE IN HANOVER 5 ACRES–Hanover High - $137,950 10 ACRES–Montpelier - $79,950 These are approved for building, no restrictions and not tied to a builder! Call Woody Hogg at 804-427-5100 for more details. PRICE REDUCED
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Laurel Meadows This lovely Transitional Rancher features 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, large Eat in Kitchen with Breakfast Nook, huge Great Room with vaulted ceilings and fireplace, Master Bedroom with Master Bathroom, private rear yard, rear deck, and 2 car attached garage. 1 Year ERA Buyers Warranty included! $224,950.
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Atlee Road Recently Renovated Cape with huge addition! This lovely home features 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, living room with fireplace, huge eat-in kitchen, basement with bar and room for a pool table, huge addition with vaulted ceilings and fireplace, lovely rear deck, and detached garage on a large lot. Washer, dryer & refrigerator convey! Seller is offering 1-year ERA buyer’s home warranty! This is a must see! $223,950.
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Well Maintained 2-Story Colonial New 1,580 sq. ft. Rancher on a 1 acre lot! Custom 3 bedrooms, 2 full bath home with attached garage. Open plan with numerous upgrades. Builder pays $5,000 in closing costs and eligible for the $8,000 tax credit! $224,950.
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Davis Place
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Gorgeous Rancher in Mechanicsville This lovely rancher looks like a Cape but is a one-level beauty and has been updated throughout! This home features: 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, family room with fireplace, refinished hardwood floors, eat-in kitchen with all appliances, formal dining room, office, den, which is also part of the addition, rear porch, large rear yard, and detached garage. $198,000.
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Just a stone’s throw away from the Hanover line, this 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom Rancher sits on over 2 acres and is move-in ready! Features include replacement windows, newer roof, renovated kitchen and bath, updated appliances, hardwood floors, newer carpet in bedrooms, two sheds, and much more! Also a one-year home warranty included. $149,950.
One owner, updated ranch w/1,700+ sq. ft., 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths and on 1.2 acres. Two fireplaces and three living areas. So much usable space here and endless possibilities for decorating. Many new renovations including refinished wd flrs, new carpet, open kitchen, new stainless apl, new counters, new HVAC, new front walkway, and a fenced area w/a large multiuse building. One-year home warranty included. $199,950.
Lovely Transitional 2-story on a large lot! This gorgeous home features 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms, open floor plan with vaulted ceilings, eat in kitchen with granite countertops, family room with fireplace, formal living and dining rooms, 3rd floor with 5th bedrooms/rec room, master bedroom with master bathroom, fenced rear yard, and screened rear porch! 1-year AHS buyer’s home warranty provided by the seller! $364,950.
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Beautiful 3-story Transitional in Ash Creek. Don’t miss this home that offers 2,700 sq. ft., 5 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, 2-car side entry garage, and a private ½-acre lot. Features include custom paint and hardwood flooring throughout main level, formal dining and living rooms with tray ceilings, remodeled kitchen with maple cabinets, silestone countertops, and stainless appliances, plus large family room with a beautiful pellet insert fireplace. The upstairs offers new carpet and paint throughout. The master suite is huge with sitting area, cathedral ceiling, walk in closets, and master bath with Jacuzzi tub, double vanity, and separate shower. The other large bedrooms offer plenty of space and large closets. $324,950.
Charming one-level Cape that sits on a great lot in the heart of Mechanicsville. This home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and almost 1,300 sq. ft. The home is located on a private road and the yard is scenic with plenty of room for kids to play. The interior offers a nicely-sized family room with brick wood-burning fireplace that opens to the formal dining room. The kitchen is nicely and bright and opens to the laundry area and to the rear porch. The master suite has a large double-door closet and master bath with tiled shower. The other two bedrooms are nicelysized with ample closets. The other full bath is located between bedrooms two and three and has ceramic tile flooring and new vanity. There is also a huge attic area with plenty of storage space. Located in the Atlee School district. $159,950.
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Call Kevin Morris at 804-652-9025.
Mill Valley
This fantastic Transitional 2-story features an open plan with 3 bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms, 2-story vaulted ceiling great room with fireplace, morning room with skylights, 1st-floor master suite with jetted tub & separate shower, recently cleaned roof, brand new washer, new vinyl in the kitchen and pantry, and rear deck. Perfectly located in the heart of Mechanicsville, this is a must see! Seller is also providing a 1-year ERA buyer’s warranty and will continue with Scott’s Lawn Care for a year! $208,950.
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Large Rancher on 4 Private Acres in King William This home features open floor plan with 1,700 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, family room with fireplace, eat in kitchen with new countertops & appliances, dining area, and master suite with sliding door leading to rear deck and huge master bathroom. Exterior features include 4 private acres, 3-car garage with electricity, two storage sheds, circular driveway, rear deck, replacement windows & doors, and heat pump. $179,950.
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KING & QUEEN – LAND FOR SALE 6.9 commanding acres on a bluff on the historic Mattaponi River! This is a gorgeous wooded lot and is ready to build on! Boat ramp and dock with deep water available. Paved roads and fantastic views! $375,000.
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New homes being built in the new section of Davis Place in Mechanicsville! These 2-story homes feature 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms, master bedroom with vaulted ceilings and master bathroom, family room, large kitchen with breakfast nook, and formal dining room. Builder will pay $2,000 in buyers’ closing costs & has included $10,000 of free options!
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Laurel Meadows – Mechanicsville
Great Floor Plan! King William – Black Walnut Estate
Cook’s kitchen, Florida room, hardwoods, new carpets. 4 bedrooms, 2½ baths, garage, fenced, culde-sac lot, private backyard. ERA 1-year Home Warranty. $269,000.
This home features 4 bedrooms, 2½ baths, updated kitchen with stainless appliances, updated bathrooms including vanities & fixtures, large dining room and family room with fireplace. This home sits perfectly on a 1-acre lot in a cul-de-sac and features rear deck and oversized 2½-car garage. This is a must see! $249,900.
Call Laurel Bartlett at 804-363-6661.
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Park Drive – Mechanicsville
Beautiful Cape in Royal Glen This home sits on a professionally landscaped lot located on a quiet cul-de-sac. Boasting 2,700 sq. ft., this home features 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, fully finished basement, hardwood floors, living room with gas fireplace, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, and master suite with hardwood flooring, Exterior features include country front porch, rear deck, double-width paved driveway, 2-zoned heat pump, rear patio, irrigation system, and fenced rear yard. $279,950.
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Lovely Estate on 10 Acres!
High Point Farms
This all-brick 2-story home features 6 bedrooms and 6 full bathrooms, Florida room, and tons of extra features including custom molding, tray ceilings, custom cabinets and vanities, and hardwood floors. The yard has been completed by a landscaped architect! And best of all this home features a 3-car garage with 2 bedroom unit plus separate bath for a perfect in-law suite! 1-year buyers warranty provided! $949,950.
This lovely 4 bedroom, 3 full bath all brick rancher features eat in kitchen, formal living room, family room with fireplace, new heat pump, replacement windows, and a huge addition that make a great in-law suite with a private bathroom. Home also features a 2½ car detached garage and seller is providing a 1 year ERA buyer’s home warranty! $269,950.
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Looking for a home for the EXTENDED FAMILY/OFFICE/ WORKSHOP? TWO HOMES IN ONE! Featuring brick ranch with living room, fireplace, 3 bedrooms, and 2 full bathrooms. Vinyl addition features 900 sq. ft., with family room, kitchen space, bedroom, bathroom, separate HVAC’s, and plenty of storage! Quiet neighborhood. Fenced level lot and carport. $239,000.
Avondale
Spacious Tri-Level
This lovely all brick rancher features 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, updated kitchen, formal dining room, family room with fireplace, hardwood floors throughout, screened rear porch, and two-car detached garage. Seller is providing a 1-year AHS buyer’s home warranty! $239,950.
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This lovely home sits perfectly on 1.9 acres in the Hanover High area. The interior features include a large family room with fireplace, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, formal living room, 3 bedrooms with a 4th bedroom that would be a great rec room. The exterior features include an oversized 2-car garage, fenced rear yard, and many fruit trees on the property. 1-year ERA buyer’s home warranty included! $249,950.
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