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Job losses still top county budget talks By Jim Fields jfields@mechlocal.com
told that the Parks and Recreation Department would lose 3.7 full-time equivalent positions; Community Services Board, 4.9; Social Services, Job losses continue to be addressed in the 2.0; and Emergency Services, 1.5. budget process for Fiscal Year 2013 in Hanover Department heads presenting their budget County. needs and plans have dominated the supervisors’ Last Wednesday, the Board of Supervisors was meetings. All have pledged to maintain a high
degree of service in the face of declining funds and lost jobs. On March 14, another $38.1 million of the proposed $367.4 million budget was discussed. The most recent figure puts needs at 99 percent of the budget proposal. Emergency Communica-tions will have a
budget increase of 21.1 percent to more than $4.6 million because the department has to accept responsibility for a maintenance contract for communication towers. Director Curtis J. Shaffer said Emergency see JOBS, pg. 4
Mom forgives teens accused in son’s death Clark Sands: ‘But there are consequences for what they did’ [to Jyreffe Patrick] By Jim Fields jfields@mechlocal.com
CLARK SANDS
Patricia Clark Sands lost her 17year-old son Jyreffe Patrick Clark in a shooting in December. And, as time goes by, the pain does not lessen. She has, however, forgiven the three classmates charged in his death. While forgiveness is part of
Tomato Festival seeks vendors The Hanover Tomato Festival is in search of vendors who make or sell unique tomato-related products. This fun-filled event highlights the Hanover Tomato and features children’s activities, crafters, artisans and live entertainment. With so much to offer, Hanover’s most popular event draws close to 40,000 attendees, making it a great platform for a see VENDORS, pg. 4
her life, she quickly adds a but to her sentence. “Yes, I have forgiven them — just like I’m sure Patrick is looking down from heaven, and he has also forgiven them,” Patricia said on Tuesday, March 13, while sitting in her living room surrounded by photographs of children. “But there are consequences for what they did. I can forgive them, but they still
have to take responsibility for what they did. “I really miss his smile when he would walk in the door, and I also miss his cooking,” she said. “Patrick loved to cook and his specialties were fried chicken and peach cobbler. All I’d have to do was tell him I’m a little hungry and he’d fry a Jim Fields/The Local chicken.” Patricia Clark Sands looks at photos of her son, Jyreffe Patrick, see MOM, pg. 4
from his childhood.
Shuknpul looks to draw youth
Home again
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Mary Stanley and her father Bill stand on the steps of her new home on March 12. In August, her home of 18 years was destroyed by Hurricane Irene. Story on page 5.
With attendance down almost 50 percent in 2011, the Mechanicsville Ruritan Club has added a cornhole tournament to this year’s Shuknpul. The 32nd annual event will be presented on Saturday, March 31, at the Courthouse
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The food line is a popular spot when the Mechanicsville Ruritan Club hosts the Shuknpul. This is a scene from 2011.
Ruritan Park in Hanover. means of attracting a younger Chairman Chester Sienko crowd. “We’re trying to spice up said the club decided to add see SHUKNPUL, pg. 8 the cornhole tournament as a
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Wendy Morgan and her children will become the residents of Hanover Habitat for Humanity’s 40th home. A groundbreaking ceremony recently was held at the site.
Hanover Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on 40th home Hanover Habitat for Humanity broke ground this month on its 40th home in Hanover County. Executive director Tim Bowring said, “We are excited to be making a life-changing difference for the Morgan family.” New homeowner Wendy Morgan is a working single mother who has been employed at a Hanover home improvement retailer for more than four years. She has four children, the oldest a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. She and her youngest three children rent a small and overcrowded two-bedroom apartment. She said they are thrilled at the prospect of having a home of their own. “I have always wanted to give my children a stable home,” Wendy said, “and, thanks to Habitat, that dream is finally becoming real. We are so grateful for this opportunity. It
means the world to us.” Family, friends, teachers, neighbors, supporters, volunteers and community members came out on Feb. 4 to celebrate the home’s groundbreaking with the Morgans. The family attends the Sandston Baptist Church and Mark Poland, their minister of worship, led the groundbreaking ceremony. “We are delighted to share the excitement of the Morgans’ new home with them. When something this wonderful happens to members of our congregation, we all celebrate. The Morgans are a very close-knit, deserving family and we couldn’t be happier for them,” the pastor said. To volunteer, donate or learn more, contact 569-6108, smidkiff@hanoverhfh.org or visit www.hanoverhfh.org. Information submitted by Cristi S. Lawton, Hanover Habitat for Humanity.
‘Cinderella’s Glass Slipper’ to be presented at CMS The Chickahominy Middle School Drama Department presents “Cinderella’s Glass Slipper,” a family-friendly musical based on the book by Vera Morris. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 22-24, and 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, in the CMS cafetorium.
Tickets may be purchased at the door and are $5. Children aged 2 and under will be admitted free. “Cinderella’s Glass Slipper” is produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service Inc. in Englewood, Colo.
27 EDUCATION Chickahominy Middle students raise funds for Red Cross.
34 SPORTS Hot bats have Spiders leading the nation.
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SHERIFF’S REPORTS | Crime, Accidents, Fire & Rescue February 28 X
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Unknown suspect(s) stole item at location on Garden Park Lane. Unknown suspect(s) used victim’s information without permission on Radford Mill Terrace.
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Suspect assaulted victim at location on Mountain Rd.
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Suspects broke into location and stole item on Foxlair Dr.
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Suspect fled the scene of an accident on Chamberlayne Rd.
Suspects assaulted each other at location on New London Rd.
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Suspect forged check at location on Jupiter Dr.
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of controlled substance on Atlee Rd.
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Unknown suspect fled the scene of an accident on Mountain Rd.
Unknown suspect(s) stole items at location on Buffridge Dr.
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Unknown suspect(s) damaged property at location on Mechanicsville Turnpike.
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Suspect assaulted victim at location on Barnette Ave. Unknown suspect(s) broke into location and stole item on Signal Hill Rd. Unknown suspect(s) stole items at location on Drinkard Ct. Suspect assaulted victim at location on Pole Green Rd.
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Suspect fled the scene of an accident on Matroka Rd.
Suspect damaged property at location on Catlin Rd.
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Suspect stole items at location on Bell Creek Rd.
Property was recovered at location on Kings Charter Dr.
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Suspect was in possession of controlled substance on Atlee Station Rd.
Unknown suspect threw object at occupied vehicle at location on Patrick Henry Rd.
Unknown suspect fled the scene of an accident on Mountain Rd.
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Suspect assaulted victim at location on Katy Lane.
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Unknown suspect fled the scene of an accident on New Bethesda Rd.
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Unknown suspect stole items from location on Stonewall Dr.
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Suspect was in possession of controlled substance on Tammy Lane.
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Communications has a mission to protect life and property of the citizens of Hanover County. He said he expected the lost positions to be taken care of by attrition and retirement. In 2011, Shaffer said the department processed 265,191 calls. Of that number, 41,484 were 911 calls and 38,968 were for the Sheriff ’s Office. He also assured the supervisors that Emergency Communications will make sure that 911 remains mission capable. “I’ve listened to you all late at night,” supervisors chairman G. Ed Via III told Shaffer. “You do a great job.” Social Services is facing a decrease of 17.4 percent to just over $5 million and will face challenges in rendering services. “Our lobby traffic is up 70 percent since 2009,” director Sheila Crossen-Powell said.
“We’re receiving applications from what are termed the new poor — people who had not previously applied for benefits. In the first seven months of FY12, the number of county families applying for benefit is up 7 percent over the same time in FY11.” One area that will put additional strain on Social Services involves children in foster care. Previously, a child in foster care had to be visited once a quarter. Now, it’s once a month. Parks and Recreation will suffer a revenue cut of 5 percent to just over $3 million. One revenue savings change involves having employees who staff events after hours. “From now on, when we have to staff an event after hours, the employees covering the event will have to adjust their daily schedule,” director Greg Sager said. “It will mean less staff for normal daily functions.” Another problem Parks
and Recreation will face will be keeping the grass cut on Hanover County playing fields next year. The department will have two fewer groundskeepers and their 80 hours of work will be divided among three regional crews. Sager also said that more people are signing up online for Parks and Rec events and that freed manpower to do other things. Cold Harbor supervisor Elton Wade Sr. read a proclamation and presented a plaque to Rudy Ingroff, who was retiring from the Hanover Community Travel Commission after serving 17 years from 1994 to 2011. Presentations for the final $2.5 million of the proposed FY13 budget will be made at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28. The supervisors will hold a public hearing on the budget at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, and adopt and appropriate the FY13 Budget at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11.
MOM Continued from pg. 1
Patricia said her son would use different spices when he fried chicken in order to provide distinct flavors. “When Patrick made a peach cobbler,” she added, “you better be one of the first to get some because it wasn’t going to last long.” He was known as Jyreffe to his parents, but his family called him Patrick. The Lee-Davis High School senior died on Dec. 17, 2011, from a single gunshot wound to the head. He was at the home of Franklin Eugene Robertson III, 17, on Lark Way in Mechanicsville, supposedly
to make a music video with Robertson, Michael Thompson, 18, and Laquan Tullis, 17. At some point, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported, a 9 mm firearm appeared. Jyreffe was shot in what the defense has said was an accident. After the shooting, the three teens moved Jyreffe’s body outside. He was discovered about 20 hours later. “They keep saying it was an accident,” Patricia said. “If it was an accident, why did they move his body and try to clean up the blood? Those three boys were not friends of Patrick. My son’s music was Christian and they preferred rap. Patrick was there because the Robertson boy has some recording equipment he
wanted to use. I don’t know anything about being there to make a rap video with them.” The charge against Robertson was reduced from first degree murder to second degree murder on March 8 in a closed hearing. His case has been moved to Hanover County Circuit Court. He is scheduled to stand trial on Wednesday, May 9. Thompson and Tullis were charged with being an accessory after the fact. They both entered not guilty pleas, but agreed there was sufficient evidence to convict them. Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Shannon see MOM, pg. 8
tomato and non-tomato related vendors. If you are interested in applying, visit www. Continued from pg. 1 hanovertomatofestival.com and click the company to reach thousands. “Vendors” tab to download an application. This year’s festival will take place from 9 a.m. Complete applications received with payment to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, at Pole Green Park are considered on a first come, first serve basis. at 8996 Pole Green Park Lane in Mechanicsville. For more information, visit hanovertomatoApplications are now being accepted for both festival@co.hanover.va.us or call 365-7150.
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Local woman returns home after hurricane over her” that fateful night will continue to keep vigil above her bed. Also nearby are her Bible, a wall hanging with a religious verse and her cat Journey. “The angel was still hanging on the wall the next day,” she said. “It wasn’t even wet, and I took it with me to the three other places I’ve lived while the house was being rebuilt. It will Jim Fields/The Local be back on the wall just Mary like before.” Stanley’s The Bible was found “guardian at the foot of her bed, angel” will continue to wet and covered with keep watch debris. She still reads it over her every day. bedroom. The religious saying
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Mary Stanley’s home on Lexington Drive in Mechanicsville is shown, above, after a tree crashed into her home in August as Hurricane Irene swept through the area. She returned to her newly reconstructed home last week.
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Mary Stanley’s house in Mechanicsville had an “all new” feel as she unpacked boxes and looked forward to returning to sleeping in her own bed on Monday, March 12. Her life in the house at 7415 Lexington Drive changed the night of Aug. 27, 2011, when Hurricane Irene came rolling through, bringing a tree into her bedroom where she slept. Four items of significance were being placed in Stanley’s bedroom. An angel wall ornament that she said “watched
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OPINION | The Local Views From the editor
It’s time to get ready for Tomato Festival An article on today’s front page solicits vendors for the 2012 Hanover Tomato Festival, and, as we all know, this is “the event” in Mechanicsville. If you want to get a booth to sell your goods (whatever they may be), now is the time to apply. Spaces fill up fast — because this is the biggest in demand one-day-a-year opportunity we have. And, most of all, the one we truly enjoy. With more than 40,000 people filling Pole Green Park, you need to get that application in as soon as possible. The 2012 Hanover Tomato Festival will be presented from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 14. Pole Green Park is located at 8996 Pole Green Park Lane in Mechanicsvlle (behind Pole Green Elementary School). To apply, you can visit www.hanovertomatofestival.com. Click on the “Vendors” tab to download an application. If you need more information, go to the website or call Hanover County Parks and Rec at 365-7150. While this may seem repetitive, the Tomato Festival is a Hanover County tradition and advance planning is necessary on all levels. And, yes, you can expect to be reading more as the date approaches. The Local is proud to be a part of such a significant part of our community and we look forward to seeing you there. It is imperative to send a special thank you to the Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department, which started the festival in 1978. To all those involved in the planning, which goes on year-round, thank you for the time you give. The Tomato Festival Committee, Parks and Rec staff, Sheriff ’s Office, Fire/EMS and countless volunteers join forces to make this day a success every year.
☞ Another “don’t forget” event is the Mechanicsville Ruritan Club’s Shuknpul, to be held on Saturday, March 31, at the Courthouse Ruriran Park in Hanover. Melody Kinser
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| Reader Views Families take care of one another and we appreciate your taking care of us more than you can know. May you receive more and more of God’s mercy, peace and love. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Hanover The Watson Family Fire/EMS and EHVRS for their assistance and support in Mechanicsville the recent death of a member of our family. see LETTERS, pg. 15 As is their custom, the firefighting/rescue community stepped forward to offer sympathy, comfort, and anything else our family needed to get through this very difficult time. The Local welcomes your signed letters to the editor on topics of We would also like to thank the pastor and congregainterest to Mechanicsville residents. Letters must include your tion of New Song Baptist Church for their support and address and a daytime telephone number. We reserve the right to prayers. edit letters. We do not guarantee that every letter received will be A very special and heartfelt thank you to retired Chief published. Letters reflect the opinions and positions of the writers Mike Harmon for his compassionate and uplifting service, and not The Mechanicsville Local. as well as Bill Beatley for his wonderful tribute. Finally, thank you to our Black Creek VFD family. We Send letters to: The Mechanicsville Local, 6400 Mechanicsville Turnpike, could not have gotten through this without you. Mechanicsville, VA 23111 When you become a firefighter/EMS provider, you Fax: 730-0476 E-mail: mkinser@mechlocal.com don’t just join an organization, you become part of a family.
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MOM Continued from pg. 4
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Hoehl found both guilty. Since Thompson is 18 and an adult, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail, with six months suspended. He will appeal the verdict to Circuit Court. Tullis’s case was continued to Thursday, April 5. Patricia said she attended the recent proceedings and will be present at all future court dates. Patrick, his mother said, also was known as being very religious. He attended Life Church on Atlee Road. She said he never missed a service and often walked up to eight miles to attend. The fact that Patrick wasn’t in church on Dec. 18 eventually caused concern among family and friends. “I got a text message from his girlfriend [Arial Weimer] wanting to know why Patrick wasn’t in church,� Patricia said. She said she replied that she didn’t know that he had not been home all night. She said she didn’t worry about him because he often stayed out overnight when he was working on his music. Text messages continued between family and friends until Patricia got off work at 7 p.m. She then called the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office with the intent of filing a missing person’s report, but, when officers arrived, they gave her the news no parent ever wants to hear.
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“I miss him so much, and it doesn’t get any better from one day to another. Every morning when I get up, it’s like it happened yesterday — all over again. I guess you can say I’m functioning. Some days I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.� Patricia said the people at Life Church have been wonderful in their continued support. “I never tried to push religion on my children, and I was surprised, and pleased, when Patrick started going to church with his friends. The church became very important to him, and he took his Bible with him everywhere he went. He had a little backpack he wore and his Bible was in it. He took it everywhere.� According to Patricia, her son died clutching his Bible. Patrick would have graduated in June from Lee-Davis High School. His mother said he was making plans to attend college. She said Patrick wanted to study music and was getting information about various colleges. Since losing Patrick, Patricia and her family have moved to another house. “We were planning the move before Patrick died. We would have made the move anyway. “ While Patricia and her family wait for Patrick to “get his day in court,� she holds to the memories of her son and his devotion to his church, his family and his music.
10 boards set up, if need be, and it only costs $10.� He also said the Ruritans have “everything sponsored and we’ve got some good prizes.� Looking ahead, Sienko said the long-term weather forecast calls for a “beautiful� day. Forty to 45 volunteers will help with the event, which features an oyster roast and tractor pull.
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needing removed. The 56-year-old is asking for financial assistance as he and Carole face considerable expenses associated to the surgery. Travel, food and lodging are among the financial responsibilities they will be confronting. BROWN Robert is working with the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT), which assists transplant patients with advocacy and fundraising support. Tax-deductible donations can be made to the NFT Transplant Fund at 5350 Poplar Ave., Suite 430, Memphis TN 38119. Those who submit checks are asked to include “in honor of Robert B. Brown� on the memo line. Secure online donations can be made at www. transplants.org. Click on Patients We Help and search for Robert Brown. For more information on NFT, call 800-4893863. In addition to the NFT account, Robert said one is set up at Wachovia Bank in the name Robert B. Brown. Before settling in Mechanicsville, Robert and his wife made their home in Orlando and Georgia, where he was employed as a police officer. He also did a two-year stint in similar work at Richmond International Airport. Carole is a hairstylist at JCPenney at Virginia Center Commons. She is applying for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) so she can be with her husband in North Carolina.
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“Billy”); a son, Ricky Nelson Jr. and his fianc‚, (Samantha, “Sam”); her mother, Helen Nicholson; two sisters, Kathy Smith (Tony), Virginia Hall (Lee); two brothers, Robert Hall and Alan Hall (Angela); adopted father, Robert Phillips and the children’s father and close friend, Rick Nelson Sr. (Kathy); many nieces and nephews and close friends. The family received friends on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 and Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, Va. Services were held Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Chapel Church of Christ. Graveside services followed at Holly Grove Christian Church Cemetery.
Chris (Melissa), Mike (Tina), David (Alicia) and Paula (Phillip); 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea. He loved his family unconditionally and was proud of each and every one of them. “Rest in peace Dad.” Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 3 p.m. at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 412 So. Washington Hwy., Ashland, where the family will receive friends from 12 to 3 p.m.
O. Wayne Edwards, “Nonnie”, 69, of Glen Allen, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Johnson Edwards; his children, Melanie Lavery (Paul), Blake Edwards and Ashley DeGonia (Brent); Myrtle A. Chenault, 48, William Louis Childress his stepson, Michael Johnson of Bumpass, passed away on (Kandy); five grandchildren, Sunday, March 11, 2012. She Sr., “Tee”, 78, of Sandston, was preceded in death by her born on May 18, 1933, passed two stepgrandchildren; four father, Vivian W. Hall; a sister, away March 17, 2012. He was brothers, Warren Edwards, Flossie Hall; a brother, Vivian preceded in death by a daugh- John Edwards, Rodney “Rocky” Edwards and John Hall; and a stepfather, James ter, Lorie Greene; and a son, Nicholson. She is survived Paul Childress. He is survived Oliver; one sister, Robin Masby her husband, Dwight B. by his loving wife, Joyce Ann termaker; and 19 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in Chenault; a daughter, Heather Childress; six children, Rita death by his parents, Archie Middlebrook (William (Jimmy), William Jr. (Faye), and Annie Edwards; and brother, Mahlon Edwards. 15216 Rockford Road 4000+ sq ft, 5 Bdrms, Formal Rms, Heart of Pine, stainless, granite, 3 fp, garage, barn & more. Call us!!! Just Listed! $574,900
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(Martin), Francis B. Frere, Jr. (Laura), Patrick Frere, and Jennifer Larson (Patrick); her beloved 14 grandchildren, Alexander, Nicholas, William and Andrew Baum; Andrew, Erin and Joshua Frere; Thomas, Samuel, Meghan and Mary Frere; and Emma, Sarah and William Larson. She is also survived by her mother, Jean Davis; sisters, Judith Clark O’Connor (Michael), Bonita Clark, Nancy C. Hinson (Robert), and Patricia C. Crutchfield (Richard); and a large extended family of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Roger Clark; and her grandparents, Andrew Jackson and Mary Louise Clark, and Morton and Jeanne Willoughby. Mrs. Frere formerly worked for the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of the Navy, and was a parishioner of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Ashland, Va. The family received friends on Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 412 South Washington Highway, Ashland, Va. A Mass of the Resurrection was held Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Ashland Va., where the family also received friends prior to services. Graveside services followed at the Holy Ghost Church Catholic Cemetery, Issue, Md. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to Bon Secours Hospice, 5875 Bremo Road, Suite 305, Richmond, Va., 23226, or the Ashland Christian Emergency Services, 507 Caroline St., Ashland, Va., 23005-1605.
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Fuqua on May 31, 1931 and grew up in Fairmount. He graduated from John Marshall High School, Class of 1949, and served in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. Following a successful career with American Airlines, he retired and enjoyed travelling and playing golf. He is survived by his daughter, Joy Winfree (Steve) and son, Alan Fuqua (Cheryl); his sisters, Shirley Kay (Frank) and Barbara Foos of Mechanicsville, Va.; five grandchildren Kelly, Holly, Andrew, Katelyn, and Tracy; two great grandchildren Dalton and Ashtyn; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held on Friday, March 16, 2012, at Fairmount Christian Church, 6502 Creighton Road, Mechanicsville, Va. In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Fairmount Christian Church, P. O. Box 788, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
other relatives and friends, devoted, Margaret Wimberly. Family received friends at the F.E. Dabney Funeral Home, Ashland. Homegoing services were held Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Abner Baptist Ada M. Green, 90, of Church, Glen Allen. Rev. Rockville, went home to be with the Lord March 12, 2012. Jamal Hayes, pastor, officiated. Graveside services were She was preceded in death held in Roselawn Memory by her husband, Wallace A. Gardens. Online condolences Green; and eight siblings. can be made at fedabneyfuLeft to cherish her memory neralhome.com. are two daughters, Dorothy Brooks (Robert) and Barbara Brice; two granddaughters, Willard Winfree Henley, Crystal Tinsley (Hardy) and “WW”, 71, of Glen Allen, Tonya Brooks-Green; three the son of the late Roy and grandsons, Thomas Brice Helen Henley, passed away (Keeron), Dewayne Brooks March 11, 2012 after a long (Nikki) and Derrick Brice; and courageous battle with seven great-grandchildren, cancer. Survivors include two great-great-grandchilhis wife, Betty L. Henley; dren, three sisters-in-law, and his children, Brian Henley a host of nieces, nephews, (Alys), Laura Povedano
(Tom), Jeffrey Chiott (Nikkie) and Karen Peebles (Chris); grandchildren, Thomas and Helen Henley, Sophia and Chloe Povedano, Chris and Skylar Chiott, Ryann and Cannon Peebles and Chandler Emberlin. He is also survived by his brother, Aubrey Henley; sisters, Marian Marshall, Gayle Enos and Jackie Chandler; and many close friends. Mr. Henley retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 30 years of service. He was a lifetime member of the C.A.T. Hunt Club and enjoyed hunting, fishing, bluegrass music and junking. The family received friends on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad Street, also where a funeral service was held Thursday, March 15, 2012. Graveside services fol-
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ickets are on sale for the Miss Mechanicsville Pageant, which will be presented on Saturday, March 24, in the auditorium at Atlee High School. The pageant will get underway at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. For the 35th year, the pageant is being sponsored by the Miss Mechanicsville
Pageant Scholarship Foundation. The purpose of the Miss, Junior Miss and Little Miss Mechanicsville pageants is to provide scholarships to young women of Hanover County. Charitable proceeds will be donated to the Mechanicsville Churches Emergency Foundation (MCEF), Mechanicsville’s food pantry.
In addition, the pageant will hold a food drive during the pageant for MCEF. Those planning to attend are asked to bring non-perishable food item(s) to donate. For more information about the pageant, visit www.missmechanicsville.org or call 4906193.
be made to the charity of your a member of Mechanicsville choice. Church of Christ, and a long Continued from pg. 11 b time employee of FreidmanMarks Clothing Company. Harry V. Kirby Jr., Edmond E. Lee, of Fort 81, of Glen Allen, passed Washington, Md., formerly of away March 16, 2012. He is Mechanicville, Va., departed Raymond L. Mitterer, survived by his wife, Betty; this life on March 11, 2012. 85, of Mechanicsville, died children, Debby Shearon, He was a former member of Tuesday, March 13, 2012. He Vernon Kirby and his wife, Rock Hill Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his Sherri and Lee Kirby; granda graduate of John M. Gandy wife of 60 years, Eleanor. He children, Crystal Shadle and High School in 1953. He was is survived by his son, David her husband, Mike, Melissa preceded in death by his par- and his wife, Linda; two McMillan and her husband, ents, Richard and Myrtle Lee granddaughters, Jennifer and Jimmy, Robbie Shearon and and sister, Dorothy L. Price. Christine; and six great-grandhis wife, Kim, and Chris Funeral services were held children. Raymond served in the Shearon; great-grandchilon Friday, March 16, 2012 at Marine Corps in WWll and was dren, Makayla Shearon, Katie Alfred Street Baptist Church, a truck driver with the Teamsters and Lewis McMillan; sisters, 301 S. Alfred Street, Alexanfor 36 years. He was a member of Pauline K. Taylor (Harold), dria, Va. 22314. Viewing was VFW Post 2583. Family received Rachel M. LaDuke (Murray), held at the church. friends at the Mechanicsville Betty K. Paciocco, and Martha Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, K. Puffenberger (Allen). He Mattie C. Melton, of Me- 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., Thursday, enjoyed being a building March 15, 2012 and where chanicsville, went to be with contractor for over 62 years. the Lord March 17, 2012. She services were held Friday, March He was also a member of Mt. is survived by a son, Jerry and 16, 2012. Graveside services were Vernon Baptist Church. The held at Signal Hill Memorial Park. his wife, Beverly; grandson, family received friends on Eric; and granddaughter, Kim. In lieu of flowers, donations may Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the The family received friends be made to Medi Home Health West Chapel of Bennett FuHospice, 8100 Three Chopt Monday, March 19, 2012 at neral Home, 11020 W. Broad the Monaghan Funeral Home, Rd., Suite 226, Richmond, Va. Street. A funeral service was 23229. 7300 Creighton Pkwy., Meheld Monday, March 19, 2012 chanicsville. Graveside service at the Westhampton Memowere held Tuesday, March Durwood Lee Mozingo rial Park Mausoleum. In lieu 20, 2012 at Forest Lawn Jr. , 72, passed away on Satof flowers, contributions may Cemetery. Mrs. Melton was
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Fay Williamson, president of the Virginia Federation of Republican Women, recently addressed members and guests of the Hanover Republican Women’s Club (HRWC). She shared the history of the Virginia Federation of Republican Women and the National Federation of Republican Women at the February meeting. The HRWC was established in 1983 by Hanoverians Myrtle Murray and Francis Walker. In addition, the members collected cleaning supplies for the Hanover Humane Society. The HRWC is committed to helping worthy organizations in Hanover County. It also offers a scholarship to a deserving Hanover County high school female in the amount of $500. For more information, visit hrwomen.com.
School Board readies new calendar With the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget behind them, members of the Hanover County School Board was able to tackle its March 13 meeting in a much quicker manner. Following months of meetings and workshops in preparing the budget proposal, last Tuesday’s session ran about an hour. The school calendar for next year topped the agenda, with classes to get underway on Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day. The term will come to a close on June 13, 2013, with graduation scheduled for June 15, 2013. Three options for 10-month teachers to schedule two days of professional development in August were included in the
calendar. The dates are Aug. 1-2, 15-16 or 23-24. The training is required by all teachers to meet the new process for Hanover County Public Schools and the new state requirements for teacher-evaluation. For participating in the two professional development days in August, teachers and students will have a holiday on Wednesday, Nov. 21, the day before Thanksgiving and Jan. 28, 2013, the day between first and second semester. In other business, the School Board recognized an Atlee High School teacher and this year’s county Spelling Bee winner. Betsy Reid, an English teacher at Atlee, was recognized for being the Regional Virginia Thinkfinity Teacher of the Year.
The award recognizes Virginia teachers who successfully integrate Thinkfinity resources into the classroom. Thinkfinity is the Verizon Foundation’s free web portal that provides access to online instructional resources, including lesson plans aligned with state standards, reference materials and interactive tools for students. Reid was recognized at the annual Educational Technology Leadership Conference in Roanoke and will receive a $1,000 educational conference stipend and an iPad through a grant from the Verizon Foundation. Yashna Nainani, a seventh grade student at Chickahominy Middle School, was recognized
for winning the local school district’s Spelling Bee for the second year in a row. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raj Nainani of Mechanicsville. She captured the county Bee by correctly spelling “mealymouthed.” Yashna represented Hanover County on Saturday, March 10, at the Richmond TimesDispatch Regional Spelling Bee at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. The School Board’s next meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, at the Central Office at 200 Berkley St. in Ashland.
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The price of admission to the Shuknpul includes the meal, tractor pull and two live bands, Sweet Justice and The Honky Tonk Experience. This year’s menu includes raw, steamed and fried oysters, fish, cole slaw, hot dogs, hush puppies, French fries and funnel cakes. For more information, call Tim at 334-4121 Tickets are available at Village Bank, Colonial
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Rising up as a community I really enjoyed reading Leslie Smith’s letter to the editor in the Feb. 22 edition of The Local. I completely agree with her — we need to remember we are a community and get to
know, respect and talk to our neighbors. I think so much more could be accomplished with bringing our community together for us to be strong, united and connected to each other by having conversations with our neighbors. We should not come together and support each other only in tragedy, although I am always so thankful when we do rise up
together as a community when tragedy strikes. My only issue I struggle with is why did she have to mention in the very beginning of the letter that these were two cleancut white young men? What difference would it make if they were white, black, Hispanic or any other nationality? Our community is made of so many different nationalities see LETTERS, pg. 17 `
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and everyone should be given the same treatment and benefit of the doubt regardless of their race. Comments like that are what further divide our amazing community and it always disheartens me when I see this. What we believe is what we will teach our children. Vicki L Williams Mechanicsville
Suggestions to supervisors After two months of getting our new Hanover County Board of Supervisors members groomed and oriented, I see no reason for them not to know how to run the county by now, and, in which case, I have a few suggestions.
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hanging on the wall said “Bless this house oh Lord we pray, Keep it safe by night and day.” It was recovered and will be on a wall of the bedroom in her new house. “I was supposed to be in that bedroom when the tree fell, and I was supposed to survive so I could witness for God about the experience,” Stanley said. “I fell so blessed that I lived through the experience and that I have been able to tell so many people about it since then.” Stanley thought she had lost the cat after Irene.
1) Base the county budget on the enforced and collectable taxes only. Government handouts, state and federal should not be figured in long-term debt needed to operate the county. Doing this will eliminate overspending, layoffs and cutbacks the next time our politicians screw up the economy and our state and federal government has to stop giving us the freebies. 2) Collect taxes from voluntary means on unnecessary, unhealthy products. If you don’t want to pay the tax, don’t buy things that you could actually do without. No one complains when they voluntary pay these taxes while drinking, eating or smoking in other states and counties while traveling. 3) Suggesting everyone drink wine seems to be a plan, approved and recommended by our local, state and federal gov-
ernments, taxing it heavy would not be a problem. These guys know that after 6 p.m. and a bottle of wine; no one will really care, or believe the bad news about our country leaders, our economy or paying more taxes. 4) Tax the airplane owners the same tax rate as we pay for our luxury items such as our boats, cars, motorcycles, motor homes, etc. The planes are all in legal, tax-exempt corporations and the taxes would be deductible expenses anyway. 5) Charge a pick-up fee when the Sheriff ’s Office picks up and escorts law-breakers. Why charge innocent taxpaying citizens for emergency services while chauffeuring the lawbreakers for free? Maybe we could offer them discounted jail terms for turning themselves in and using a taxi to get to the jail. 6) Make sure not to turn
the assessment of our properties back over to fortune tellers and witch doctors. It was tried as we all know and 100 percent proven that it is not the way to assess property in the future. The county, realtors and bankers suckered people (by overvaluing and over-assessment) into buying properties that the county has now come back and assessed below their mortgage value. The least they could have done was left the value alone instead of making the disaster worse. 7) Enact a cat kennel license. Why discriminate against dogs by requiring dog owners to have a license and kennel license and then allow others to have packs of cats running loose. These would be voluntary fees. If you want a pack of cats, pay for them.
“The cat was a homeless cat that a friend arranged for me to get,” she said. “He came from Roanoke, so I named him Journey. I put a collar with a little bell on him when I got him. He was missing the next morning, and I figured he was gone. I was sitting on the back steps later that day wondering where he was when I heard the bell, and here he came.” Eighteen years ago, Stanley moved into the original house when it was new. “I can’t tell you how happy I am to be back home,” she said last week. “Everybody around here has done so much to help me. They pulled me out of the
house and helped me any way they could since then. I am so blessed to have people that care so much for me and that I care so much for.” Her ordeal appeared in the Aug. 31 edition of The Local. “I heard a loud noise and then felt the rain hitting me,” Stanley said, just days after surviving the hurricane’s impact. “A tree had crashed through
my house and was no more than a foot from my face. I was trapped, couldn’t move. After a few moments, I heard my neighbor Robert Tanner calling my name. Robert, along with Donald Farmer, Kenneth Previs, Steve Hester and Jerry Hester all came and helped me get out of the house. They are
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A special event to celebrate the 237th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech will be held at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at Scotchtown at 16120 Chiswell Lane in Beaverdam. Actor Mark Wilcox will share Henry’s words at “The Voice of the Revolution’s” home. Henry was living at Scotchtown when he rode to St. John’s Church in Richmond to deliver his speech. For more information, call 227-3500.
Ashland Arts Walk set March 30 Wine For Cures will join in presenting the Ashland Arts Walk/Night of Lights from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 30, at 202 A. England St. in Ashland. Organizer Gil Miles said Wine For Cures supports all cancer cure causes, raising funds for cancer research to find better treatment options for cancer victims. The event will honor Scarlett Sams in her fight against ovarian cancer. Her story can be found at WineForCures.com/stories.
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8) Limit Hanover County Public Schools to legal Hanover residents. Why take funds, classroom time and space from our students? I suppose it would be OK if Hanover could tax their personal and real property in other counties as if they were living in Hanover. And last but not least, I want to thank the Virginia General Assembly for turning down SB464, Hunting on Sunday Bill. Looks like the majority were smart enough to see that the bill had more to do with hunters than the private land owners. I’m sure it was backed mainly by hunt clubs so they could come to your property, disturb your peace and quiet on Sundays with guns blasting and dogs howling and when finished go back to their secluded neighborhoods where the discharge of firearms and barking dogs are illegal. I would, however, suggest a law that would limit hunting with dogs to tracts of land having a minimum of 1,000 or more contiguous acres. As it is now, if they have a half-acre they can turn their dogs loose on it and hunt 500 acres of posted land because their dogs can’t read. I’ve seen some pretty smart dogs that do exactly what their owners want them to do. Ted Mentz Old Church
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many of the current supervisors do not use county-supplied email accounts to begin with? The e-mail address for your supervisor can be found on the county website. I have heard from county residents from east to west that e-mail correspondence to the Board of Supervisors goes unanswered. This leads me and many other taxpayers to wonder: 1. Does my supervisor not have or know how to use the technology? 2. Is my supervisor ignoring me because he or she disagrees with the information I provided? 3. Does my supervisor choose not to communicate in a manner which becomes a permanent record of fact? It would be kind of nice if our supervisors would answer their e-mails since Hanover citizens are paying for this service and our supervisors are supposed to be open and transparent in representing us, right? Until members of our Board of Supervisors get on-board with basic computer technology, let’s hope and pray the Hanover County government does not use taxpayer dollars to get involved in the high speed Internet business. Dale Taylor Beaverdam
Lionel Richie visits area
The famous singing artist Lionel Richie just happened to be in our town on Sunday, Why would Hanover March 3, and show up at an County be involved in high estate sale on Atlee Road where speed Internet service when I was working.
Amazingly, he was just as handsome and debonair as on stage and TV. Unfortunately, I had some perplexing “eye rolls” from friends when relating my surprising encounter. After some investigation on the Internet, I discovered many of his forefathers lived in Virginia and North Carolina. Perhaps he was visiting family in this area or just decided Mechanicsville was a delightful town to explore on a Sunday afternoon. Ann Marie Rehmert Mechanicsville
Humane society positive result I just read the letter about Jennifer Cox’s negative take on the adoption process at the Hanover Humane Society. My experience was entirely different. In the past few weeks I was looking into adopting a dog. I saw one in the paper that I was interested in so I stopped in at the HHS in Ashland. Unfortunately the dog I was interested in had already been adopted. But in my conversation with a staff member I described my lifestyle plus what I wanted in a forever companion. The staff directed me to a cute little guy that had been returned from a previous home that did not work out for him. HHS was upfront with what this little guy needed and would I be the right home for him. So I said I would give it some thought and also visited the shelter a couple of times to discuss everything. I also wanted to make sure that if I took him that he would not be returned and be happy.
So I made my decision, then called to discuss with them my options and filled out the paperwork. It was a thorough process and anyone who wants to adopt should understand it . . . Again, it is about the animal, not the human. Furthermore, the letter from Ms. Cox described mainly what they (the humans) wanted and not what was good for the animal. It is unfortunate that her son got caught up in the process. Ms. Cox should explain that maybe the cat (Alexander) may not have been right for their home. This in no way means that she could not have provided a good home. Again, it is what the cat needed. We must think about the animal. The staff at HHS cares for and knows what each animal in their care requires and it has nothing to do with what we as humans want. I love my little guy and we both are learning to enjoy each other. If it was not for the staff at HHS we may have missed this great opportunity. In conclusion, I am sure that the standards at HHS are of the highest quality and they look out for the animals in their care. I commend the staff and volunteers; they have a tough job and take it very seriously. So, I hope other people who have had a positive experience will write in as well to back up what I just wrote. Plus, we should all consider either volunteering at a shelter or send donations then and only then will we understand the difficult job it is. Suzanne Allen Ashland
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a newsletter for the patrons & friends of Lee-Davis High School Volume 24, No. 6 PleasejoinusincongratulatingReneeReisenweaver, theLee-Davis2012-13TeacheroftheYear, and Sara Edwards, 2012-13 New Teacher of the Year! Teachers in each category were nominated and voted upon by the entire faculty and staff. Other nominees for Teacher of the Year were Sara Anton, Tom Bosher-Perran, Virginia Butler, Maya Harris, Melissa Mohr, and Aimee Walters. Nominees for New Teacher of the Year included Lauren Catron, Megan Dixon, Zane Fessler, Ian Phipps, Stephen Salvato and Joey Wingo. Congratulations to all of these outstanding faculty members! Lee-Davis diva Lindsey Coggins is the newest “Hanover Idol.” She wowed the audience at the Hanover Arts & Activities Center competition in February with her vocal rendition of “Don’t You Remember.” We look forward to hearing Lindsey at the Tomato Festival and other events in the coming year. Congratulations to Lindsey and all the other finalists for a great show! The VHSL Capital District Debate Meet was held this month. Congratulations to Lana Ferguson who placed fourth in Lincoln-Douglas and will advance to compete in the VHSL Central Region Meet on March 31. Congratulations also go to Maria Salgado and Haley Cuneo who placed fourth in Public Forum and to Liz Lowery who placed fifth in Lincoln- Douglas; they will serve as alternates to the VHSL Central Region Meet. Team members also include Jonathan Irving and Lucas Mahoney in Public Forum and Alison Fling in Lincoln-Douglas. This is a great start to a new team. Congratulations for all your hard work this year and best of luck to our competitors at the regional meet! Congratulations to Deja Lee of the Forensics Team for placing First in Poetry Interpretation at the VHSL Capital District Forensics Meet. She did an outstanding job in her first year on the team! Sophomores Lana Ferguson and Ryan Cross have been selected as two of the top three students in Virginia to compete at the Moose International Student Congress April 27-April 30 in New York. Both excelled at their “kidstalks” presentations, have received scholarships and will be recognized at a local awards dinner in April. Congratulations to these outstanding students for their contributions and accomplishments. L-D DECA had an amazing weekend with 15 students qualifying for Nationals in Salt Lake City in April. Congratulations to Jeremy Gilbert & Valerie Smith, 1st place Hospitality & Tourism Business Operations Research; Carter Thompson, 1st place Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling; Kensley Watkins & Lucas Mahoney, Finalists, Financial Services Team Decision Making; Sam Hanny, 3rd place Fundamentals Selling; Ashley Berry, Logan Bryan, Linsdey Neal, Finalists, Financial Literacy Promotion Project; Arjun Jaini, Finalist, Marketing Management; Cameron Gibson, Finalist, Human Resources Management; Emily Korb, School Based Enterprise Gold Level Certification and Top 10 in a role play, Apparel & Accessories Marketing; Loren Beasley, Top 10 on 2 role plays, Restaurant & Food Services Marketing; Kelly Heinz, Top 10 on written test, Sports & Entertainment Marketing; Sawyer Barksdale, Top 10 on written test, Human Resources Management; Parth Patel, Top 10 on written test, Principles of Finance; Lauren Vickers, T op 10 on written test, Retail Merchandising. The following Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students recently competed in the J. Sergeant Reynolds Region Spring Conference Competition and placed in the following: Max Rettig and Erin Cronley, 3rd Place Marketing; Demi Hitchcock, 4th Place Advanced Accounting. Congratulations to these students. This was the first L-D first Spring Conference Competition in over 10 years and we are already looking forward to next year! Students at the Hanover Center for Trade and Technologies recently took part in the SkillsUSA Regional Competition, where the following L-DHS students were recognized: Brandon Lyon, 3rd Place Auto Service Technology and Kaitlyn Lawson, who will be going to State Competition in the Fantasy Mannequin competition. Congratulations! The African-American Studies Club (AASC) welcomed Dr. Michelle McQueen-Williams as guest speaker. She addressed students on the topic “Recapturing our Sisterhood” with an emphasis on conflict resolution and building self-esteem. Thank you to the 2011-12 members of the Principal’s Leadership Council. The principal meets with student representatives periodically to discuss current issues from the student perspective. Members are: Freshmen Rudi Baron, Sheldon Harris, Jordan Martin and Adam Trice; Sophomores Katilynn Hening, Arjun Janin, Andy Ordaz and Angel Shorter; Juniors Aaron Bolden, Dana Courney, Nayeed Quarterman, Krystalee Revanna and Jesse Tuck; Seniors Julian Burchett, Emily Hall and Kelly Heinz. AP US Government students traveled to the state capital to observe the General Assembly in action: Loren Beasley, Scott Blankenship, Cody Bowles, Thomas Burns, Hannah Card, Erin Cronley, Melissa Davis, Victoria Doss, Kadie Duggan, Corey Gilbert, Emily Hall, Alissa Kelly, Nicole Kirkwood, Jessica Lyon, Brittany Moore, Katie O’Malley, Christine Rivas, Nicole Shipp, Valerie Smith, Julia Snipes, Brandon Stroble, Christina Taylor, Sarah Troxel, Tori Winterbotham, Savannah Wood, Nick Aunspach, Blake Clark, Kristy Curtis, Geoff Duke, Maggie Jackson, Greg Jackson, Chase Keech, Austin Lackey, Wilson Lam, Randy Loving,
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Tania Martinez, Alexa Oswald, Samantha Perkins, Hunter Pernell, Max Rettig, and Ashley Sharpe The Library staff would like to thank everyone for their participation during the February Scholastic Book Fair that grossed over $1000 in sales during its four day run. That is approximately a 15% increase in sales from last year. Thanks to the support of our Lee-Davis Readers, we have been able to add 150 books to our collection. The library’s Destiny home page, now available online at www.destiny.hcps.us, has been expanded to include links to Librarian’s blogs, a series and sequels website and research databases Several staff members at Lee-Davis are participating in a book club which meets after school. Their first book was Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and the March read is Cutting for Stone. The group will read and meet monthly. The library added 410 e-books to their collection (which are also available from the Destiny Library Home Page) and has purchased several e-readers for school use. Congratulations to Olivia Feilds for having a piece of artwork (graphite drawing) in the SunTrust art exhibit during Youth Art Month! The Lee-Davis Photography Department is pleased to announce its Third Annual Paws for a Cause photography fundraiser. Photography students will hold photo shoots at Pole Green Park on March 24 and 25 where community members will be able to bring their pets for photographs. The students will present their printed images at Lee-Davis High School on May 12, 2012. The show will be open from May 7–12 during school hours and from 12 am – 3pm on May 12. A silent and online auction will allow community members to purchase the images as well as other auction items to benefit the Hanover Humane Society. Hope to see you there! For more information please visit our blog: http://paws4acausephotos.blogspot.com/ Congratulations to the members of the string orchestra on their Superior rating at the 2012 District I Orchestra Assessment Festival! Great job, Rebecca Arrington, Kyle Bourassa, James Brodie, Nicole Brown, Kayla Collins, Matthew Cox, Brooke Davis, Derrick Davis, Melissa Davis , Megan Dover, Abigail Elliott, Rachel Foss, Matthew Franklin,, Gretchen Gales, Katie Grimesey , Lauren Guridy , Kim Hall, Alaine Keeling, Nicolas Marin, Amanda McClelland, Zach Moore, Damien Nobles, Savana-Sue Stricker, Robert Stuckey, Philip Stuckey, Chase Talley and Libby Whitcomb. Congratulations to Director of Bands Lisa Brininstool and the Marching Band. They are now designated a “13-year Honor Band”! College Information Night: The Lee-Davis Counseling Center will be hosting “Junior JumpStart” on Tuesday, March 27 at 6:30 pm in the Lee-Davis Auditorium. This program will give students and their parents the opportunity to hear about the college application process, financial aid, scholarships and much more. AP Testing: Advanced Placement (AP) exams for Lee-Davis High School will be held May 7 – May 18. Most exams will be held off campus and students will be informed of the location and time to report. For questions or more information, please contact the counseling center at 723-2201. The L-D Talent Show will be held on April 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lee-Davis Auditorium. Tickets will be $5.00 and will be sold during lunches April 17 and 18, and at the door on the night of the show. Congratulations to all students who earned Academic Honor Roll for the first semester. Students with all As earned the Principal’s List honors; Students with all As and Bs earned Distinguished Honor Roll; and Students with A’s or B’s and only 1 C earned Honor Roll. Lists of the honorees have been posted outside of the Counseling Center and on the bulletin board next the E-Hall entrance of the Commons. Students at all honor roll levels were treated with ice cream sandwiches at lunch last week. As we move into warmer weather, the dress code can become an issue for our students. The school dress code for male and female students is detailed in the student planner on pages 11-12 and in the March Principal’s Blog on our website. Please keep the school dress code in mind when shopping for Prom attire. In addition, since hunting and fishing are popular weekend activities, students should be reminded that Hanover County policy prohibits pocket knives and certain other items at school: be sure to empty pockets and vehicles of all prohibited items before coming onto school grounds. Please help us remind students of these rules. Your support in this area in the past has had a positive influence on the school environment. Please see the Principal’s Blog on the L-DHS website and take advantage of the many means of communication in which we provide updated school information. Principal’s Blog: http://weblog.hcps.us/ldhsblog/blogs/principals_blog/default.aspx, DailyAnnouncements: http://weblog.hcps.us/ldhsblog/blogs/announcements/ School Calendar: http://www.highschoolsports.net/school/Lee-Davis-High-School-Mechanicsville-VA/
The Hanover County School Board does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, disability or national origin in its employment practices or educational programs and activities. The Administrator for Special Education is designated as coordinator for non-discrimination for access to and implementation of programs under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources is designated as coordinator for non-discrimination regarding matters under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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will conduct an orientation meeting for new members of the Social Services Advisory Board at 10 a.m. Discussions will include the duties and responsibilities of the Board and individual Board members. The meeting will be held in the Director’s Conference Room, Hanover County Social Services, 12304 Washington Hwy., Ashland, Va. This meeting is open to the public.
All Souls Episcopal Church, invites you to our Lenten Series: “Spiritual Practices for Real People�, a study of An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor. This week’s topic will be “The Practice of Saying No.� We will explore what it means to practice Sabbath, and protect it. Presenter: The Reverend Amelie Wilmer, Vicar. The program begins at 7:00 Hanover County p. m. at our Atlee House, 9077 Department of Social Services Atlee Road. For more informaJoin St. Paul Lutheran Church for their midweek Lenten Worship. Theme “God’s Lenten Gifts to Us�. Dinner at 6 p.m. and Worship at 7 p.m., 8100 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville – Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor. For more information please call 427-7500 or visit www.saintpaul-lcms.com.
tion, see our ad in the newspaper Hanover Branch Library Friends. or call 559-9302. Questions can also be direct to vicarallsouls@ Patrick Henry High School gmail.com. Class of 1992 is looking for alumni for our upcoming 20th year Hanover Humane Society will reunion happening Oct. 2012. hold a veterinary Wellness Clinic If you are a classmate or know at its facility at 12190 Washington someone who is and no longer Highway in Ashland. The clinic in the area please email contact provides routine vaccines, heart- information to PHHS92reunion@ worm testing, and other preventive aol.com. services. The clinic does not treat sick or injured animals. The clinic Feather Your Nest with Papierbegins at 4 p.m. and concludes at mache at the Atlee Branch Library 5:45 p.m. No appointments. Please at 6:30 p.m. Upgrade a school craft visit www.hanoverhumanesociety. classic and decorate for Spring! org for more information. Make and take a papier-mâchĂŠ bowl and fill it with goodies! Refreshments provided by the Thursday, March 22 Hanover Lunchtime Book Friends of the Atlee Library. For Club will meet in the meeting more information call 559-0654 room of the Hanover Branch of or visit the library at 9161 Atlee the Pamunkey Regional Library Road. to discuss the book Bonk, by The Chickahominy Middle Mary Roach from 12:30-1:30 p.m. School Drama Department presPlease bring your lunch. Beverage and dessert will be provided by the ents “Cinderella’s Glass Slipperâ€?,
a family friendly musical based on the book by Vera Morris. Performances will be held in the CMS cafetorium on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 22 – 24, at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, March 24 at 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door and are $5. Children aged 2 and under will be admitted free. “Cinderella’s Glass Slipper� is produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colo.
Friday, March 23 Join us for the blockbuster movie “Courageous� at 6:30 p.m. Free pizza and drinks. Event to be held at Shalom Church, Rt. 360 one mile east of Lee-Davis HS. Contact David 232-2311, or at 746-5437. Members of Lebanon United Methodist Church located at 8492 Peaks Road, Hanover, will deliver a hot
BBQ lunch to businesses within a 10-mile radius that order a minimum of 3 lunches at $6 each. Lunches include homemade pulled pork BBQ, Roll, Baked Beans, Coleslaw and Dessert and can be delivered between 11-2 p.m. Pre-ordered meals can also be picked up at the church between 11-6 p.m. Call 746-0980 to place your order from Monday, March 19 up until Friday morning, the 23. Leave a message and you’ll be called back with a confirmation. Order early to avoid the meals being sold out. Proceeds will support the Jubilee Project, a United Methodist mission project that helps residents of Hancock, Tennessee gain the skills, experience and hope necessary to provide for the needs of one of the lowest-income areas of Appalachia. see CALENDAR, pg. 29 `
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CELEBRATIONS | Engagements & Weddings
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Mr. And Mrs. Kenneth Crouch of Aylett are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kati Kristine Crouch, to James Ryan Goodman, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Goodman, Jr. of Mechanicsville. Kati is the granddaughter of Mr. Raymond Crouch and the late Mrs. Jean Crouch, and Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Lewis, Jr. and the late Mrs. Edith Lewis. Ryan is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Goodman, Sr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Worley. Kati is a 2005 graduate of Lee-Davis High School and a 2010 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. She is currently employed at Estes Express Lines. Ryan is a 2002 graduate of Atlee High School. He is currently employed at Kone Elevators and Escalators. An April 2012 wedding is planned.
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Wayne and Gloria Hatchel celebrated their 45th Wedding Anniversary. They were married on Dec. 23, 1966. Following the wedding reception they were showered with snow flakes. The next day their families woke up to eight inches of snow but Wayne and Gloria were on their Honeymoon in Daytona Beach, Fla. The couple has one daughter Leigh Ann and one granddaughter, Jessica Kathleen.
Carl and Joan Sharp were honored by their children and grandchildren with a 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration at the Laurels at University Park in Richmond. Joan is the former Joan Dale Smack, of Portsmouth, Va. She married Carl Sharp, also from Portsmouth, on March 17, 1962 at Green Acres Presbyterian Church. Both Carl and Joan went to Woodrow Wilson High School. Carl is a veteran of the Korean War where he served in the army. They met while Joan was working at American National Bank, and while Carl was working at Dominion Virginia Power, where he retired after 43 loyal years. Carl is a member of Washington Lafayette Lodge and the Scottish Rite. They were members of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Chesapeake for many years where Carl was active in the choir. They now reside in Glen Allen, Va. The Sharps have one daughter, two sons and many beautiful grandchildren.
From April 1 - June 30, Hanover County’s running at-large laws apply countywide Every year, beginning April 1 through June 30, it is unlawful for dogs anywhere in Hanover County to be running off their property without being leashed. The county’s “leash law” applies throughout the year in the suburban area. Between April 1 and June 30, it is extended to the rural areas as well because the births of vulnerable livestock, such as baby lambs and calves, tend to take place dur-
ing this period. Wildlife activity and rabies cases also generally increase in the April 1 through June 30 time frame. Any dogs caught off running off their owner’s property will be impounded. Impoundment fees are $25 for the first violation and an additional $10 for each subsequent violation within a 12-month period, including a $5 per day
boarding fee. Violations also can result in uniform summons or a written warning being issued. Each instance of a dog belonging to a particular owner running at-large is a separate violation, and an additional penalty will apply regardless of whether or not the same dog is involved. If you see a dog running at large, call Hanover County
Emergency Communications at 365-6140. Any dangerous animal can be reported by dialing 911 for immediate assistance, 24/7. For more information about Hanover County’s running at-large laws, call Animal Control at 365-6485. Hanover’s laws and regulations regarding dogs and cats can be read at www.co.hanover.va.us/ anmlctrl/lawsregs.htm.
MRMC forms vision for future expansion By Jim Ridolphi For The Mechanicsville Local In the pursuit of forming a vision for the future, Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville is leaving no stone unturned. The hospital conducted a week-long series of meetings designed to gather input from the public, hospital employees and officials on how MRMC will look in the next five, 10 and 40 years. With a sprawling campus and lots of room for expansion, hospital officials tasked world famous design firm Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company to facilitate the meetings, gather the information and present final ideas at a closing session on Friday. MRMC offers a variety of services in what may be described as a not so easy layout. Also, parking and navigation can be considered tricky. That will be a main focus of improvement in the future. Participants expressed the need for accommodation for the many patients who travel to MRMC from significant distances. A Hospitality House or perhaps a hotel could meet the needs of those potential
discussion, hospital official were pleased with the results. “This was a tremendous week of collaboration,” said Robinson. “The success of the past week is
truly the result of people from across our hospital and across our community coming to the table with ideas, input and vision.”
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Peter J. Bernard, photo at left, CEO of Bon Secours Virginia Health System, made some opening remarks at last week’s meeting. Above, an artist’s rendering provided by Memorial Regional Medical Center shows a street view of the proposal.
patients. “As a regional hospital, Memorial Regional cares for patients from a large coverage area,” said Michael Robinson, CEO of Memorial Regional Medical Center and Richmond Community Hospital. “Our goal is to bring people together to share their needs with regard to medical care and services.” The Bon Secours Richmond Health System facility opted for the five-day session, called a charrette, which allowed for interaction between community members and the design crew responsible for coming up with the vision for the hospital’s
future. Those plans include a Cancer Institute, a Women’s Health Center and a revamp of the physical plant that would include walking trails and community gardens. “There’s even a possibility that some retail or mixed use could be included in future plans,” said Liz Plater-Zyberg. Zyberg has conducted similar charrettes at St. Francis Medical Center, St. Mary’s Hospital and Richmond Community Hospital. Plater-Zyberg said the new plans follow a philosophy of new urbanization that features walkable, eco-friendly commu-
nities. The hospital expansion will include a “green” element. She also stressed the importance of community participation. “We use this method wherever we can because the interactions are very important and the intensity of the interaction is important. You can put something out, hear the reactions and change it if necessary.” The process continues and a schedule for the improvements is not available, but it seems certain a new clarified entrance will be first on the list of priorities. After a week of input and
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“Tim talks a lot about the importance of developing a talContinued from pg. 14 b ent economy. We’re proud of and find common ground to what we’ve done in Virginia address the commonwealth’s to raise up our talent – from fiscal challenges. pre-k programs all the way up through our wonderful community college system, higher education institutions and workforce training programs,” Anne Holton said. “We love to attract great talent and businesses from around the world to take advantage of the best Virginia has to offer. It’s this idea of a talent economy that Tim will bring to Washington to help create jobs and encourage economic growth.” PAMELA F. REGIMBAL, D.D.S., PLLC. After the meet and greet, Prichard took Holton on a tour Member of the American of small businesses on Railroad Avenue, which included visits Association of Orthodontists to The Caboose Wine Shop and Cross Brothers Grocery, ahead of the grocery’s 100th anniversary. • Complimentary Holton said that conversaInitial Exam tions with local business own• Accepting Most most Dental ers reinforced a message she has heard frequently throughInsurance Plans out her tour across Virginia: • Convenient While there are signs of ecoPayment Plans nomic recovery, small businesses need representatives in Washington to work togeth(1 mile north of I-295) Mechanicsville er and focus on policies that encourage small businesses to start up and hire.
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Fundraiser to aid summer mission trip Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The students of New Highland Youth Ministry (N-HYM) will host a spaghetti supper from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, at the New Highland Baptist Church at 9200 New Ashcake Road. The supper is a fundraiser to help offset the cost of their summer camp trip to Mission Fuge in Greenville, S.C. With the rising expense of transportation and the increasing number of stu-
dents in the youth group, a fundraiser is necessary so that each child can attend. The Mechanicsville community is invited to help support this mission so the students can reach out to those in Greenville. The Rev. Derek Gordon, minister of church and family life at New Highland, said, “The students look forward to this trip every year. It’s a chance for them to spread Christ’s love by interacting with another community who needs to hear
Tree Service. “It was a 100foot Poplar tree,” owner Ryan Alexander said. “It was about 40 inches in diameter.” Stanley’s family owns and operates Transit Lumber Company. “We hauled a big section of the tree to the lumber yard,” her brother Tim Stanley said. “It’s down on the back of the property, and when we need firewood, we just go and cut some. We’ll probably get firewood for the next couple of years from the section we brought here.”
Shannon Pritchard, owner of Old South Military Antiques and a nationally known Civil War artifact dealer and collector, will address the Hanover County Historical Society at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at St. Paul’s Church at 8050 St. Paul’s Church Road in Hanover. Pritchard, a Hanoverian,
owns Historic Hickory Hill, which he is personally rehabilitating. The church is located on the corner of U.S. 54 and U.S. 301. The meeting is free to the public and refreshments will be served. For more information, call Chris Peace at 370-7708 or email chris@chrispeace.com.
and this year’s review of the County’s Comprehensive plan. Continued from pg. 16 b The county’s proposed budget can be accessed at: www. and Hanover County. Peterson said he expects the co.hanover.va.us/finance/budsession will primarily focus on get-FY13_proposed.htm The county’s current current budget considerations Comprehensive Plan can be
accessed at: www.co.hanover. va.us/planning/compplan.htm “It is my hope that this meeting will allow the citizens of Mechanicsville to share with me and their neighbors their concerns and ideas related to these issues so that I can best
represent their interests at the courthouse,” Peterson said. While Peterson said the Town Hall has been set up for residents of the Mechanicsville District, he invites all Hanover County residents to participate.
Shane’s alma mater, and the two coaches decided to have an exhibition game. The inaugural fundraising event occurred on March 5, 2011, with more than $4,000 being raised. To date, more than $18,000. has been contributed. In order for the scholarship fund to be endowed, $ 25, 000 needs to be raised. The organizers’ goal is $50,000. In addition to the baseball game, there will be concessions, children’s activities, raffle prizes, games and entertainment between the innings.
Tickets are $5 at the gate. Children under 12 are admitted free of charge. For more information, call 938-8170. If you want to contribute, but are unable to attend, donations can be made to Longwood University either online, by phone or by check and identify the contribution for the Capt. Shane T. Adcock Memorial Scholarship. There also is a Facebook page about the scholarship (http://www.facebook.com/#!/ groups/151391891586192/.
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my heroes.” Even after surviving such adversity, Stanley found humor in what happened. “I was just lying there and couldn’t get out from under the tree,” she said. “I figured if someone didn’t come and get me out, I was going to drown. Then I heard Robert.” The tree was removed three days later by Alexander
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the Good News. It’s also an opportunity for the students to develop as disciples of Christ and grow closer together during this week away from home.” Mission Fuge hosts summer camps around the country. Participants experience a variety of mission projects such as ministry to area children, a social ministry, or construction and yard work, etc. For more information about the spaghetti dinner, call the church at 550-9601 or visit www.newhighlandbaptist.org.
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Adcock was killed on Oct. 11, 2006, when an enemy grenade struck his Humvee, while he was serving in Iraq. Many of Adcock’s friends and Phi Kappa Tau fraternity brothers came together in 2011 to begin the process of raising funds for a scholarship to be awarded to a deserving Longwood University student. Drew Walker, the head coach of Meadowbrook, a fraternity brother, contacted Atlee,
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LuLu’s Creamery sets Grand Opening Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com LuLu’s Creamery, which opened at 9523 Kings Charter Drive in Ashland, will celebrate its Grand Opening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 24. Fifteen percent of all sales between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. that day will benefit the Chickahominy Middle School Archery Team. Proceeds will go toward the team’s quest to participate in the National championships in May in Kentucky. LuLu’s Creamery is locally owned and operated by Steve, Kathy and Jack Carlton. According to Steve, LuLu’s
serves fresh soft serve ice cream and opens at 6:30 a.m. weekdays “to help get your morning started with a piping hot cup of coffee or specialty drink, bagel, Danish, cookie or muffin.” He said they also serve all beef hot dogs, soup of the day, chips, smoothies, Hawaiian ice, cakes, pies and drinks. LuLu’s provides free WiFi with a printer and has two larger screen TVs. “Come in, hang out, relax, and enjoy,” Steve added. Photo submitted by Steve Carlton LuLu’s is open from 6:30 LuLu’s Creamery team members Ginger Curry Richmond, left, a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through and Kelley Davis are shown inside the new business. Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 10 The telephone number is screamery.com. p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 368-0734. The business also is on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. LuLu’s website is www.luluFacebook at LuLu’s Creamery. Sunday.
GRAND OPENING Enter a drawing to win one of 5 great prizes!!! Drawing held March 25th Any Cake of your choice ($30 value) One of 4 LuLu’s Gift Cards ($20, $15, $10, $5 values)
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Covenant Woods residents’ art displayed Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Thanks to Bell Café in Hanover, some very talented residents from Covenant Woods will have a place to hang their artwork. The two-month-long water color installment began in February and runs
through March. The café will host a reception at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, with light refreshments as well as its full menu available to purchase. The community is invited to come and mingle with some of the artists and sample
several of Bell Café’s treats. The Bell Café is located at 8319 Bell Creek Rd. Suite B, in Mechanicsville. For more information about Covenant Woods, which is located at 7090 Covenant Woods Drive in Mechanicsville, visit www. covenantwoods.com.
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Reggie Gordon, CEO of the Richmond Red Cross, accepts an oversized check for $555 from the Chickahominy Middle School Red Cross Club. The club raised the money by selling candy grams for Valentine’s Day. The teacher in the left rear is Shannon Floyd and Red Cross youth director Michael Rhea is next to her. On the back right is the other club sponsor, Shannon Floyd.
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360 Coin Laundry & Cleaners 7040 Mechanicsville Tpke
301 BP 9159 Chamaberlayne Road
Han Co Admin Bldg 7516 County Complex Road
BB & T - Lee Davis 7016 Mechanicsville Tpke
Atlee Branch Library 9161 Atlee Road
Hanover Co Sheriff’s Office 7522 County Complex Road
BB & T - Mech 8074 Mechanicsville Tpke
EVB (Kings Charter) 9495 Charter Gate Drive
Houndstooth Restaurant 13271 Hanover Courthouse Rd
Covenant Woods 7090 Covenant Woods Dr.
Hogg Professional Building 9137 Chamberlayne Road
Pamunkey Regional Jail 7240 Courtland Farm Road
Colonial Pharmacy 7510 Mechanicsville Tpke.
La Bella Hair Design 9369 Atlee Road, Ste 3105
Wickham Bldg 7515 County Complex Road
EVB Bank (Mechanicsville) 8123 Mechanicsville Tpke.
Nacho Mamas 7610 Left Flank Road
EVB Bank (Old Church) 4241 Mechanicsville Tpke.
Owens and Minor 9120 Lockwood Blvd
Hanover Cleaners 8092 Mechanicsville Tpke.
Padows Deli 8161 Atlee Road
Hanover Health & Rehab 8139 Lee Davis Road
The Dance Company 8324 Bell Creek Road, Ste
Hometown Realty 7240 Lee Davis Rd, Suite 200
Valero (Atlee & Sliding Hill Rds.) 10030 Sliding Hill Road
Long & Foster 6150 Mechanicsville Tpke Mechanicsville Drug 8077 Mechanicsville Tpke. Mech Local Lobby 6400 Mechanicsville Tpke
M & M Pizza - B&P Station 1418 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy. 360 Hardware & Rental 625 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy
Tropical Smoothie 7152 Mechanicsville Tpke.
KING WILLIAM 23086 Rennie’s Texaco/KWm 5033 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy.
Martins 7324 Bell Creek Road
Valero (King William) 12132 King William Road
UPS Store 8005 C Creighton Parkway
One Stop Market 2185 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy.
Village Bank 6127 Mechanicsville Tpke. Village Bank (Old Mech) 8051 Mechanicsville Tpke. Valero Atlee & Meadowbridge 8188 Atlee Road West Store 4225 Mechanicsville Tpke.
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Rite Aid 607 England Street Sheetz/Ashland 12341 N. Washington Hwy.
Hill City Chop House 10099 Brook Road
Chic-fil-A 10176 Brook Road
Suspect threatened victim at location on Creighton Pkwy.
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Suspect stole items at location on Meadowbridge Rd.
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Suspects were in possession of alcohol and under 21 on Meadowbridge Rd.
GLEN ALLEN 23059 Green Top Sporting Goods 10193 Washinghton Highway
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Suspect assaulted victim at location on Mechanicsville Turnpike.
in a motor vehicle accident at location on Washington Hwy.
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Suspect was in possession of controlled substance on Mount Hope Church Rd.
Suspect used victim’s information without permission on Rimfire Rd.
X
Suspect assaulted victim at location on Canterbury Rd.
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Suspect was found in possession of controlled substance on Old Ridge Rd.
X
Unknown suspect stole items from location on Pole Green Rd.
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Unknown suspect used victim’s information without permission on Georgetown Rd.
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Suspect was found in possession of controlled substance on Chamberlayne Rd.
X
Suspect was found in possession of controlled substance on Chamberlayne Rd.
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Unknown suspect fled the scene of an accident at location on Lewistown Rd.
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Suspect assaulted victim at location on Willow Farm Dr.
March 6 X
Suspect was in possession of controlled substance on Washington Hwy.
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Unknown suspect(s) stole items at location on Bell Creek Rd.
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Unknown suspect(s) stole items at location on Bell Creek Rd.
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Suspect stole items at location on Battle Hill Dr.
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Skateland 516 N. Washington Hwy.
Bank Essex/Va Ctr 9951 Brook Road
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Joyce A. Scott, departed this life on March 12, 2012. Family received friends at the Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home, 518 N. Washington Hwy., Ashland, Va. 23005. Patricia Louise Rhode, Funeral services were held Saturday, March 17, 2012 at “Pat”, 76 of Albemarle, N.C. passed away on Feb. 19, 2012. Mt. Hope Baptist Church, She is formerly from Mechan- Bumpass, Va. Graveside sericsville and a retired employee vices were held at Roselawn Memory Gardens. of J. Sargeant Reynolds. Pat enjoyed bowling on the senior leagues in Mechanicsville. She Anna Mae Shaw, 81, of is survived by her sisters, Della Mechanicsville, went to be Burleson (Doug) and Mary Hard- with the Lord on Thursday, ing (David): brothers, Bill Hall (Susan) and James Hall (Cathy): see OBITUARIES, pg. 29 ` Three sons; Michael, Richard
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Cross Brothers Grocery 107 South Center Street
Sheetz/Leadbetter Dr 10037 Sliding Hill Road
Parkway Restaurant 7211 Stonewall Parkway Shoneys 7137 Mechanicsville Tpke.
Ashland Visitor Ctr 112 N. Washington Hwy.
Henry Clay Shopping Center Rt. 54
MANQUIN 23106
(Leslie) and Matthew (Rose) Smither. One Granddaughter, Katie Smither. Also numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held Monday, April 2, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Signal Hill Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the Eastern Hanover Rescue Squad.
Ashland Coffee & Tea 100 N Railroad Ave.
Han Community Svc 12300 Washington Hwy.
Lee Davis B & P 7051 Mechanicsville Tpke. Lee Davis Pharmacy 7023 Lee Park Road
ASHLAND 23005
Marty Mozingo and his wife, Debbie Mozingo; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and in-laws. He retired from Lucent Technologies after 36 years of service and was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. His family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Memorial Regional Hospital and VCU Massey Cancer Center for the wonderful care they provided during his illness. The family received friends at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Greenwood Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the VCU Massey Cancer Center.
Judy Teresa O’Brien, of Mechanicsville, passed away March 12, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Richard O’Brien; a son, Michael Hooper; a daughter, Sparkle Shaw; grandchildren, Ryan, Daniel, April, Amber and Gavin. A celebration of Judy’s life was held Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Monaghan Funeral Home, 7300 Creighton Parkway, Mechanicsville. The family received friends two hours prior to the service.
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Unknown suspect(s) stole items and damaged property X Unknown suspect(s) stole at location on Smith Land items at location on Atlee Dr. Station Rd. X Suspects stole items at location on Bell Creek Rd. X
Suspect stole items at location on Atlee Rd.
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Person was fatally injured
March 7 X
Suspect committed perjury at location on Library Dr.
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Saturday, March 24 Engineer Expo at the Atlee Branch Library at 1 p.m. Ages 11 and up. Bring in your favorite LEGO creation to display and share new design ideas with your friends. Snacks provided by the Friends of the Atlee Library. For more information call 559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road. Hanover Humane Society will hold a dog adoption stand at its facility at 12190 Washington Highway in Ashland from 9-12 p.m. Cat adoption stands will be held at the Mechanicsville and Virginia Center PetSmart stores from 11-3 p.m. Please visit www.hanoverhumanesociety.org for available animals and additional adoption information. Rabies Clinic to be held at the Aylett Animal Hospital from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $7. Cats and Dogs only - animals must be four months or older. Attending Veterinarian - Dr. Slayman. Please contact Aylett Animal Hospital at 769-1530 with any questions. Proceeds to benefit Silver Stirrups 4H Club. Spaghetti Dinner and bake sale to benefit the Dawn Library from 5-7 p.m. Free will donation to be taken. To be held at Concord Baptist Church. For more information please call 337-8697.
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March 15, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Dwight M. Shaw and Francis Morgan. Left to share her memory are son, Randy Shaw (Karen); a daughter, Suzie Martin (Marty); five grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. A memorial service was held Saturday,
Hanover Humane Society and Lee Davis High school will have a photo shoot at Pole Green Park for its Third Annual “Paws for a Cause” Photo Event. Residents will be able to take their pets to the picnic shelter by the barn for check-in and to obtain photo shoot information. Printed and matted photographs and silent auction items will then be available at the Event Reception on May 12, 2012 at Lee Davis High School. For more information and photo shoot times, please. For more information please visit: http://paws4acausephotos. blogspot.com/.
by the barn for check-in and to obtain photo shoot information. Printed and matted photographs and silent auction items will then be available at the Event Reception on May 12, 2012 at Lee Davis High School. For more information and photo shoot times, please. For more information please visit: http://paws4acausephotos. blogspot.com/.
The LDHS Class of 1987 is looking for alumni for its upcoming 25th year class reunion, which is schedule for Oct. 6, 2012. If you are a classmate or know someone who is and no longer in the area, please go to leedavisreunions.com to Ashland Firehouse Theater update information. presents “The King and I” starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Hanover Humane Society Kerr. Event to be held at 7:30 will hold a cat adoption stand p.m. Admission is free. at the Virginia Center PetSmart store from 2-5 p.m. Please visit www.hanoverhumanesociety. Sunday, March 25 Bluegrass Gospel Music Sing org for available animals and at 6 p.m. Featuring “Amy Ladd additional adoption informaand Friends” and “Bob Stone tion. and The VA Gospel Singers”. The Hanover County Event is located at 9019 New Historical Society will host its Bethesda Rd. Mechanicsville, Va. 23116. Join us, all are wel- first meeting of 2012 at 2:30 p.m. come! For more information at St. Paul’s Church, 8050 St. please call 789-0443 or visit Paul’s Church Road, Hanover, www.amyladdandfriends.com. VA 23069 (Corner of Rt. 54 and 301). This meeting is free to the Hanover Humane Society public and refreshments will be and Lee Davis High school served. Questions? Chris Peace will have a photo shoot at Pole at 370-7708 or at chris@chrispGreen Park for its Third Annual eace.com. “Paws for a Cause” Photo Event. Residents will be able to take Monday, March 26 their pets to the picnic shelter The March meeting of
March 17, 2012 at Gethsemane Church of Christ. Rev. Bill Wines officiated.
Anne T. Wakefield, age 85, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Allen Stewart Wakefield; and a brother, Charles L. Tuck Jr. She is survived by three sons,
Steven L. Wakefield and his wife, June, of Midlothian, A. Scott Wakefield and his wife, Lisa, of Mechanicsville, and L. Craig Wakefield and his wife, Leanne, of New Kent; seven grandchildren, Chris, Johnathan, Steven, Kevin, Kyle, Mallory W. Sinsabaugh (Tyler) and Hannah; three great- grandchildren; her sister, Elizabeth T. Grayson of Temple, Texas; and sister-in-
the Pamunkey Woman’s Club will be held at Walnut Grove Baptist Church at 7 p.m. The speaker for the meeting will be Joanna Frank, Founder and Executive Director of The Resource Connection, Inc., an organization that advocates for strong partnerships with congregations, their leaders, and the community to strengthen and provide outreach, awareness and resources for adults and children with disabilities and their families. For more information about the meeting or becoming a member of the Pamunkey Woman’s Club, please contact Barbara Jacks, membership chairman, at 7463294 or visit the club’s web site, www.pamunkeywc.org.
Tuesday, March 27 Hanover County Department of Social Services Board meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, Hanover County Social Services, 12304 Washington Hwy., Ashland, Va. This meeting is open to the public.
Wednesday, March 28 Join St. Paul Lutheran Church for their midweek Lenten Worship. Theme “God’s Lenten Gifts to Us”. Dinner at 6 p.m. and Worship at 7 p.m., 8100 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville – Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor. For more information please call 427-7500 or visit www.saintpaul-lcms.com. All Souls Episcopal Church,
law, Ann Marie Galen and her husband, Dr. Ed Galen, of Portland, Oregon. Anne retired from C&P Telephone Company of VA after 25 years of service. In following Anne’s wishes, there will be no service. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
Michael Joseph Woltner, 48, of Montpelier, passed away on March 13, 2012. He
invites you to our Lenten Series: “Spiritual Practices for Real People”, a study of An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor. This week’s topic will be “The Practice of Being Present to God.” Brother John Ogle, radio reporter and Franciscan monk, will explore what it means to pray and to lead a life of prayer as vocation. The program begins at 7 p.m. at our Atlee House, 9077 Atlee Road. For more information, see our ad in the newspaper or call 559-9302. Questions can also be direct tovicarallsouls@ gmail.com. Come Praise the Lord with Christian Fellowship Ministries! Pastor Edwards will be speaking at True Word Assembly in Timmonsville, S.C. from March 28-March 30, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. The Lord will richly bless His people during these services! You can email Christian Fellowship Ministries for more information about the services at cfm23086@yahoo. com as well contacting Elder Julie Peters at 562-8059.
has partnered with Station Six to help with their fundraising needs. Stevi B’s Pizza Buffet has graciously agreed to donate a portion of their sales, this night, to benefit Henry Fire’s training, equipment and operating needs. Come have dinner with us (dine in or carry out) and a contribution will be made to our Firefighters. Members of the Fire Company will be here with an equipment display. The menu options are great, and we have a game room available for children. For additional information call 365-4906. The Pamunkey Regional Library Board of Trustees will meet at the Upper King William Branch Library at 8:30 a.m. The library is located at 694-J Sharon Rd., Sharon Office Park, King William, Va. 23086. The meeting is open to the public.
Friday, March 30
The Friends of the Mechanicsville Library will hold their Spring Book Sale from 12-6 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Library. Proceeds of the sale support the programs of the Giuseppe Verdi Lodge, is Library. Hard covers are $1 looking for vendors for their each; paperbacks, 50 cents; or yardsale. Space Rental is $20. fill a Friends tote bag for $10. Contact 241-2185 by April 6 if you would like to rent a space. Kidstuf is a fun 45 minute production where kids bring The Henry Volunteer Fire their parents to learn. The Company will hold a Pizza Easter show will be held at Atlee Night at Stevi B’s from 6-9 Community Church. Special p.m. Stevi B’s is located at 9158 guests John and Eli Tiller will Atlee Road in Mechanicsville (23116). This new business see CALENDAR, pg. 30 `
was preceded in death by his mother, Anncena M. Woltner; and his father, Rudolph E. Woltner Jr., a USMC retired Captain. Michael was an I.T. Engineer for Glotech Inc., which gave him the opportunity to travel the globe. He was an active member of the 601 Hunt Club and his hobbies included hunting, fishing, and cooking for his family. He is survived by his favorite person, Roberta Lynne
Sellers; a sister, Barbara A. Ivan of Florida; a brother, Rudolph E. Woltner from Front Royal, Va.; and a daughter, Lyndsay E. Woltner. The family received friends on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, Va. Graveside services were held at Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to woundedwarriorproject.org.
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be there to share their story. It is free to the community and there will be a variety of activities to enjoy before Kidstuf beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Kidstuf theatre opens its doors at 7:15 p.m. for the production. This event unites families while providing a fun environment filled with laughter and learning. Kidstuf is a “no drop off zone”. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Atlee Community Church is located at 7171 Verdi Lane, Mechanicsville, VA 23116. You can call 730-3676 if you would like more information you can also find us at www. atleechurch.org.
Saturday, March 31 The Friends of the Mechanicsville Library will hold their Spring Book Sale from 10-3 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Library. Proceeds of the sale support the programs of the Library. Hard covers are $1 each; paperbacks, 50 cents; or fill a Friends tote bag for $10.
be held at the Mechanicsville and Virginia Center PetSmart stores from 11-3 p.m. Please visit www.hanoverhumanesociety.org for available animals and additional adoption information. The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9808 will host a Tea Party, fashion show and silent auction to raise funds for the Cancer Aid and Research Fund. The event will be from 11-1 p.m. at the Post, 7146 Flag Lane, Mechanicsville, VA. Fashions will be provided by The Ruby Slipper Boutique. Advance tickets: $10, at the door $15. Reservations may be made by emailing vfw9808ladies@yahoo. com or calling 746-9808. Come enjoy and support the youth of New Highland at their Spaghetti dinner from 68 p.m. The Youth are raising money for a Mission Fuge trip this June. During the week the youth spend time in worship and serving the community. Enjoy a delicious dinner with live entertainment from the Youth Praise Bands. Dine in or take-out. Tax-deductible donations appreciated at the door. Church is located at 9200 New Ashcake Road, Mechanicsville.
Bethel UMC Drive-In Movie under the Stars in our Fellowship Hall will show “Soul Surfer”. Event to be held from 7-9 p.m. Admission is free and open to all concession sales benMechanicsville Ruritans efit Stop Hunger Now. Bethel UMC is located at 17380 Dawn are having their 32nd Annual ShuknPul 2012 at the Blvd., Hanover, Va., 23069. Courthouse Ruritan Park. This There will be an Easter Egg annual event, Oyster roast and Hunt at 10 a.m. Children ages Tractor pull, is held on the last 1 to 10 bring your own basket Saturday in March. The price to the Family Center at Fairfield of admission to full day’s events Presbyterian Church. There will include: Meal Tractor pull, 2 be crafts, puppets and activities live bands, SweetJustice and for children. Refreshments will The Honky Tonk Experience. be served. The church is located Menu Includes Raw, Steamed, at 6430 Cold Harbor Road in and Fried Oysters, fish, cole Mechanicsville. For more infor- slaw, hot dogs, hush puppies, French fries, and funnel mation please call 730-7164. cakes! For more information Hanover Humane Society call Tim at 334-4121. Tickets will hold a dog adoption stand at are available at Village Bank, its facility at 12190 Washington Colonial Auto, Mechanicsville Highway in Ashland from 9-12 Drugstore, Studley Store, Gus’s, p.m. Cat adoption stands will Riverbound Café, West Store,
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The Mechanicsville Local
March 21, 2012
Copy Cat Printing, Marty’s and Hanover Humane Society Rick’s Auto. Proceeds from this will hold a cat adoption stand event go to Local Volunteer Fire at the Virginia Center PetSmart and Rescue Squads. store from 2-5 p.m. Please visit www.hanoverhumanesociety. The students of New org for available animals and Highland Youth Ministry (N- additional adoption informaHYM) are hosting a spaghetti tion. supper from 6-8 p.m. at New Highland Baptist Church. The Black Creek Baptist supper is a fundraiser to help Church, 6289 McClellan Road, offset the cost of their summer Mechanicsville, is having its camp trip to Mission Fuge in Palm Sunday worship service Greenville, S.C. New Highland in the church sanctuary. Please Baptist Church is located at come and join in a beautiful 9200 New Ashcake Road. service of remembrance as we For more information about trace Jesus Christ’s triumphant the spaghetti dinner, call the return to Jerusalem leading up church at 550-9601 or visit www. to his death and resurrection. newhighlandbaptist.org. Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. with the worship service beginThe annual Easter Egg Hunt ning at 10:15 a.m. For more at Fairmount Christian Church information, please call the will be held from 10-12 p.m. for church office at 781-0330. children 2-8 years old. Rain or shine. Bring your egg hunting Monday, April 2 baskets and join the fun and felBlood Drive will be held lowship. There will be refresh- from 12:30-3 p.m. at Colonial ments, games, egg decorating, Farm Credit located at 7104 face painting and much more. Mechanicsville Turnpike. The If you have any questions, call goal is to have at least 20 or 261-4129. more donors. A drawing for a gift will be held for each perAll-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti son who donates. Call Debbie Dinner at the Doswell Ruritan Delby at 746-1252 for more Club 5-7 p.m. Proceeds go to details or to select an appointbenefit Scholarship Program. ment time. $8 for Adults, $4 children. Event located at 16433 Washington Tuesday, April 3 Hwy, Doswell. Parkinson’s Disease – Support Group – Roundtable Sunday, April 1 discussion for Parkinsonians Easter Egg Hunt to be held at and caregivers held at Circle 3 p.m. at New Highland Baptist Center, 4900 W. Marshall Street Church, located at 9200 New at 7 p.m. Contact Kathy H. Ashcake Rd., Mechanicsville, Morton at 730-1336 for more Va. 23116. Event to be for 1 year information. old – 5th grade. For more information please call 550-9601 or Wednesday, April 4 visit www.newhighlandbaptist. Do you have a Confederate org. soldier in your family’s history? If so, perhaps you would like to Palm Sunday service at join the Sons of Confederate 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. at New Veterans (SCV). The SCV is an Highland Baptist Church locatinternational historical organied at 9200 New Ashcake Rd., zation dedicated to the presMechanicsville, Va. 23116. There ervation of the honor of the will be prayer, hymns and scripAmerican Confederate Veteran. ture read. For more informaThe Edmund Ruffin SCV Camp tion please call 550-9601 or visit meets on the first Wednesday www.newhighlandbaptist.org.
of every month at 7 p.m. The featured speaker for April 4 will be Kelly Atkins Hinson. She will present a first-person account of “Stonewall” Jackson’s second wife, Anna, including period dress. This should be a very interesting performance. For information on the meeting place, please contact rader. james2@aol.com, or call 8697116.
Thursday, April 5 Fairfield Presbyterian Church, 6430 Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville, invites everyone to a Holy Week Pilgrimage in Fairfield’s Fellowship Hall, April 5-7. Come and experience prayer in new ways. Prayer stations are open for spiritual reflection and private devotions following the Maundy Thursday 7 p.m. Service, on Good Friday from 1-5 p.m. and on Saturday from 10-12 p.m. For more information please call 730-1764
Mr. Cuccinelli’s assessment of the arguments on the health care law, heard at the Supreme Court, just days before his visit. Join us the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., 8700 Bell Creek Road. For more information visit www.Mechanicsvilleteaparty.com, Mechanicsville VA TEA party on Facebook, or call 241-8549. Men, Women, and War: The Overland Campaign of 1864 at the Atlee Branch Library at 6:30 p.m. Join them for a multi-media discussion on the impact the desperate fighting of the spring of 1864 had on soldiers, their families, and homes in Hanover. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Atlee Library. For more information call 559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road.
Bethel UMC proudly presents “Beneath the upper Room” a play depicting the events surrounding Jesus’ Last Supper and the women that prepared it. Event to be held at 7 p.m. in their fellowship Hall. Salem Presbyterian Church Open to all. Bethel UMC is locat(Studley Rd) will host its ed at 17380 Dawn Blvd., Hanover, monthly Sing-A-Long at 10 a.m. Va., 23069. They will be singing their favorite hymns of the Lenten/Easter Friday, April 6 season as well as some secular Good Friday service at 6 p.m. Easter songs. Our hymn of the at New Highland Baptist Church month is “Were You There?” located at 9200 New Ashcake Rd., and we will be talking about Mechanicsville, Va. 23116. For how bunnies and eggs relate to more information please call 550Easter. Bring a friend and join 9601 or visit www.newhighlandfor a time of praise, food, and baptist.org. fellowship. Varina High School class The LDHS Class of 1987 of 1972 is planning a 40th year is looking for alumni for its reunion on June 16, 2012 at Dorey upcoming 25th year class Park. Two picnic shelters (#5 reunion, which is schedule for and #6) have been reserved Oct. 6, 2012. If you are a classmate from 3 p.m. until dusk. Family or know someone who is and no members are invited. The plan longer in the area, please go to is for each family to provide leedavisreunions.com to update their own picnic dinner and non-alcoholic drinks. We look information. forward to catching up with Attorney General Ken the classmates from ‘72. If you Cuccinelli, a Tea Party favorite, have any questions or need fura champion for state’s rights and ther information, please concandidate for Governor will be tact Jackie (Meador) Walton welcomed by the Mechanicsville at 226-1580 or Linda (Barden) Tea Party. All modern day patri- Gill at 746-1023. ots are cordially invited to hear
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Good Friday service at 7 p.m. at Bethel UMC. The service will be a reflective service of scripture. Bethel UMC is located at 17380 Dawn Blvd., Hanover, Va., 23069. Storytime at the Hanover Branch Library. Family Storytime 10:45 a.m.; All ages. For more information call 365-6210 or visit the library at 7527 Library Drive.
short dramatic presentation for the Good Friday service entitled “Were You There?” It combines music, soloist Heather Mentz, with a series of short monologs written from the point of view of characters who would have been witnesses to the last hours of Christ’s life. Be sure to come back on Easter Sunday morning for the conclusion of the story. For more information, please call the church office at 781-0330.
Saturday, April 7 Black Creek Baptist Church, 6289 McClellan Road, Mechanicsville, is having its Good Friday service at 6 p.m. in the church chapel. Please come see our MONDAY EVENING 4 PM 4:30
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Where are the eggs? Easter Egg Hunt, at 10 a.m. Mechanicsville Church of Christ, 8067 Atlee Road. Preschoolers through 5th graders bring your basket and an 5 PM
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adult with you and join in the search for hundreds of eggs. Rain or Shine. For more information please visit www.mccforchrist. org or 746-5765 for info. Check out our Facebook page; search Mechanicsville Church of Christ. As the time draws near to celebrate Easter, that glorious day, come and enjoy a musical journey of our Lord’s passion, death and joyous resurrection presented in the musical celebration “Near the Cross” - an Easter worship experience, performed by the Choir of Holy Cross Lutheran Church at 4 p.m. at 11515 Ashcake Road, Ashland, Va. Refreshments will follow the performance.
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Easter Sunday services to be held at 6:45 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. at New Highland Baptist Church located at 9200 New Ashcake Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23116. The 6:45 service will be followed by breakfast. For more information please call 550-9601 or visit www.newhighlandbaptist. org.
Free invitation to Easter Communion Service and Breakfast. Live music on the grounds of Patrick Henry High School, at 8 a.m. The Master’s House is hosting the event. For more information please visit www.tmhnow.org, or call 368There will be a Community 7592. Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. Easter Black Creek Baptist morning at Pole Green Park Church, 6289 McClellan Road, 8996 Pole Green Park Lane. Join Mechanicsville and Fairfield Mechanicsville, is having two Presbyterian Churches as we Easter Sunday worship serviccelebrate the new day of res- es. Our sunrise service will be
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Bethel UMC will hold Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. with breakfast being held at 8 a.m. with a combined worship at 10 a.m. Bethel UMC is located at 17380 Dawn Blvd., Hanover, Va., 23069. MARCH 26, 2012 11 PM 11:30 12 AM SportsCenter (N) Å
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held at Sweets Pond (adjacent to the church) at 6:30 a.m. The second service will be held in the church sanctuary at 10:15 am. Please come and join in a beautiful service of celebration as we praise God for Jesus’s death and resurrection resulting in our gift of eternal life. Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. For more information, please call the church office at 781-0330.
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Hawks rally in sixth to down Cosby 6-5 By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com Trailing Cosby 5-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, the Hanover baseball team shocked the Titans with five unanswered runs, then got a strong closing performance from pitcher Allen Ellis to take Thursday night’s non-district match-up 6-5. “It wasn’t clean and we didn’t expect the first one to be clean,” said Hanover assistant coach Russ Abernathy. “What I was really proud of is our kids didn’t seem to get tight. They just kept fighting. We put a little pressure on (Cosby). They made a few errors and we had some good at bats.” Though their offense was steady throughout the first five innings, the Hawks were lim-
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Above: A throw in the dirt gets past Hanover catcher Keith Searles but it was one of the few to do so in the game. Searles came up big digging pitches out of the dirt to keep Cosby in check. At right: Andrew Knizner, left, looks in the ball as Cosby’s A.J. Nicely (4) steals third.
ited to a single run by the solid of Ryan Bickford. Cosby defense and the pitching see HAWKS, pg. 35 `
Hanover softball gets first win over Titans By Arthur Utley For The Mechanicsville Local Late in the season the past few years the Hanover and Cosby softball teams have hooked up for region playoff preparation games. Cosby, the perennial power in the Dominion District, has Charlie Leffler/The Local
In his first game as head coach, Hanover’s Brian Letourneau gives his Hawks a pep talk before taking the field against Cosby.
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won each time, including twice in the region tournament quarterfinals. The Top 10 worthy teams played Thursday night at Hanover. Instead of thinking playoffs, each team used the matchup to get an idea of what’s ahead for the coming season. It was the opener for Hanover, a program that won a state championship in 2006 and was runner-up in 2007 but hasn’t been back to the state event since.
The visiting Titans have won a lot of games in their history, but they are still looking to advance past the semifinals of the region tournament. They opened their season last week with a slugfest victory over rival Midlothian before taking the long road trip to Hanover on Thursday. The Hawks prevailed 5-3 this time around for first-year coach Brian Letourneau, who had been an assistant to now retired Chris Pace. Letourneau has key
returning players in outfielders Erica Barrett, a first-team Richmond Times-Dispatch AllMetro selection, and power hitter Brooke Throckmorton, both seniors, and pitcher Shannon Albright, a junior. Three of the infielders, Lynnse Caler (Sr., 3B), Julie Palmer (Sr., 2B) and Kiandra Mitchum (So., 1B), are first-year starters. They, especially Caler, earned high marks against the Titans. see SOFTBALL, pg. 35 `
SOFTBALL Continued from pg. 34 b
Hanover’s defense played a major role in the victory. Barrett, the center fielder, ranged to her left to rob Karie Burgess of an extra base hit in the second inning. In the seventh, she caught a deep shot by Sam Quinn and followed that by nabbing a sinking line drive by fellow All-Metro outfielder Meagan Jones while on both knees. “Shannon pitched a really good game, and we had her back 100 percent always,” said Barrett, who contributed two doubles and an RBI on offense. “We have a whole new infield, but they stepped into big shoes and are doing really well. Lynnse came in and she has really quick feet and a quick release that’s helping us a lot with the slap defense.” Cosby has three left-hand hitting slappers, and Caler
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Titan second baseman Bryan Miltenberger led the way by initiating two double plays that ended Hawk threats in the bottom of the first and third innings. “We hit some balls early and they made some nice plays, got a couple of double plays” Abernathy said. “That’s what good teams do. We weren’t totally upset, we hit some balls hard and they made some good plays on them.” But in the sixth, everything came together for the Hawks just as it was falling apart for the Titans. Though Bickford was solid through five innings, the Hawks began to connect in the sixth. It was perhaps a sign of things to come when Hanover’s Lew Johnson led off with a shot to short but reached when the throw pulled the first baseman off the bag. Next up, Andrew Knizner sent a shot to third
errors opened the way for the Hawks. Palmer drove in Caler with a hard shot to right field but was thrown out at first. Barrett, Mitchum and Throckmorton produced RBI doubles and McLaughlin drove in the final run with a drive to the right-field gap, but she was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. “Each time through the order our swings and approach got better,” Letourneau said. “The girls were communicating in the dugout about what they were seeing and making changes. We had better results because we were taking better swings.” The Titans scored 12 runs in their opener against Midlothian. They put the ball in play against the Hawks, but the Hanover defense responded. “They made plays,” Cosby Charlie Leffler/The Local Hanover’s Shannon Albright goes to work in the circle in the Hawks’ 5-3 win over Cosby. coach Ray Jeter said of the Titans. “Hopefully, some of handled them all. Left fielder for the final out in the fifth and line drive in the sixth. Jess McLaughlin, a sophomore, contributed an RBI. Shortstop Hanover scored all their those hard hits will go through made a couple of superb catches, Shawna Kirby, the lone return- runs in the fifth off Cosby start- for us. We have seven sophocut down a runner at the plate ing infielder, leaped to snare a er Kirsten Copley. Two Cosby mores and only three seniors. and the throw to second was a bouncer that put both runners in scoring position. Bryant Lowry kept the rally going when he connected on a deep shot along the right line. The ball was not fielded cleanly and Johnson scored. A single from Chris Childress drove in Knizner to pull the Hawks within two, 5-3, and brought Cosby’s Hunter Williams to the mound. But the Hawks had already grabbed the momentum. Lowry scored on a wild pitch and Keith Searles was walked. When Williams attempted a pickoff at first, the throw went wide and Childress came home to tie the game 5-5. Next up Blake Spiers drove in pinch runner Michael Billups to give Hanover a lead they would not relinquish. In the top of the seventh, Ellis struck out Miltenberger and Bradley McKay, gave up a walk to Nicely then got Michael Carpenter to ground out to seal the win. “We had breakdowns on
defense and they took advantage of it,” said Cosby coach Tim Lowery. Hanover made good use of its pitching rotation, Childress went three innings in the start, Derek Casey the next two. John Roakes and Ellis both pitched in the fifth. “It was our plan, when we sniffed a little trouble to make some moves, being the first game,” Abernathy said. “We wanted an awful lot of guys to get some work and I think they did. Casey came in, pitched well. We brought Roakes in to try to get a couple of ground balls and then Allen closed it out.” Childress started off strong getting two strikeouts in the first two innings but Cosby began to connect in the third, leading off with two hits and a walk to load the bases. Casey came to the mound and struck out Luke Lowery but a Williams’ single to short left drove in Brandon Light. Next up, Ryan Hall sent a shot to short and the throw went wide of sec-
ond, allowing James Sink and Adam Meeker to come home for a 3-0 Cosby lead. Hanover got one run back in the bottom of the inning when Steven Mack stepped up big. Throughout his career, Mack has not made it onto the field due to injury but in the first at-bat of his senior season he finally got a chance to prove himself and drilled a triple down the right line. Mack then scored on a sacrifice from Johnson. But Cosby got the run back in the fourth when Meeker drove in A.J. Nicely. The Titans widened the margin to 5-1 in the sixth when Lowery’s shot to the fence drove in James Sink. The Hawks brought Ellis into the game with two outs and bases loaded in the fifth and he got Light to pop up foul and the ball was chased down by Searles to escape without giving up a run. It was Searles who was the unsung hero of the game. Catching for a variety of pitchers, he repeatedly saved runs and
We’re building now, and things will be better as we go.” The Titans have pitching issues to sort through. They don’t have a veteran pitcher like they have had in the past, and four-year All-Metro catcher Taylor Hall has graduated. She called the pitches. Holly Stargardt changed positions this year to become the catcher. Copley, whose two-RBI single in the sixth cut Hanover’s lead in half, pitched well until the Hawks’ bats caught up to her in the fifth. Jones drove in the Titans’ first run in the top of the fifth, and Alex Beyer contributed two hits. Letourneau was happy to see the Hawks finally turn the tables on the Titans. “They’ve gotten us the last few times. It’s nice to get them back, and it’s a good way to start the season.” Cosby............. 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 – 3 6 2 Hanover.......... 0 0 0 0 5 0 x – 5 7 2 Copley, Burgess (6) and Stargardt; Albright and Long. L – Copley.
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Hanover’s Trevor Denton, left, tags out Cosby’s Ryan Hall in a steal attempt at third.
kept Cosby runners in check by digging pitches out of the dirt. “He fought hard back there and he had a lot of tough balls to handle,” Abernathy said. “That’s kind of what we expect of him. He brings energy to our team.” After the disappointment of last season, the Hawks could not have asked for a better start to the season to build team chemistry. “All of our positional guys had some role tonight,” Abernathy said. “Two of our pitchers did not get in, but everybody else played
a role or got in the game. It was a full team effort. Everybody contributed in some way.” Cosby.............. 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 – 5 7 4 Hanover........... 0 0 1 0 0 5 x – 6 7 2 Bickford, Williams (6) and Lowery. Childress, Casey (3), Roakes (5), Ellis (5) and Searles. W: Ellis L: Williams Highlights: Cosby- Adam Meeker 2b, RBI; James Sink 2 runs. HanoverAndrew Kinzner 2-for-3, run, Steven Mack 3b, run; Blake Spiers 2-for-3, RBI, 2 steals; Bryant Lowry 2 RBI, run; Derek Casey 3 Ks in 2 2/3 innings. Records: Cosby 1-1, Hanover 1-0
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Hot bats have Spiders leading nation in HRs Former Hawk Mayers providing punch at the plate and on the mound By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com With a 12-6 record, the Richmond baseball team is off to one of its best starts in nearly a decade and clearly the best for head coach Mark McQueen, who is in his fifth year with the Spiders. UR appears to be clearly en route to surpass last year’s mark of 29-27-2. In the young season, the Spiders have already notched an 11-game winning streak, which came to a close last week. “To run off 11 in a row is beyond my wildest dreams,” McQueen said. “I never really experienced anything like that in this game before.” One of the key contributors to the Spiders’ success is former Hanover standout Jacob Mayers. Though best known for his pitching during his days as a Hawk, Mayers is now making a name for himself at the plate as well. But he is not the only one. The Spiders have belted a nation-leading 32 home runs this season; one ahead of #1 ranked Florida. In comparison, Richmond hit a total 37 home runs in all of 2011. Chris Cowell leads the way with nine homers while Mayers and Phil Ruzbarsky have seven each. Bryan Conway upped his total to four by hitting two against Princeton on Friday. Other than Richmond, only two Atlantic 10 players have as many as three home runs on the season and no Atlantic 10 team has more than nine. “It’s just one of those seasons,” Mayers said. “Everybody’s swinging the bat real well, when you do that, the balls will fly.”
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The Richmond Spider baseball team is off to one of its best starts in recent history. Former Hanover standout Jacob Mayers is one of the players leading the way both on the mound and at the plate. The Spiders currently lead the nation in home runs with four batters atop the A-10 ranks.
In the first week of March, Mayers turned in a phenomenal performance against St. Peter’s and Old Dominion. In four games, Mayers went 6-for12, hit four home runs, had 13 RBI, scored six times and drew five walks for a .632 on-base percentage and a 1.500 slugging percentage. For his efforts, he was recognized as Atlantic 10 Player of the Week and National Player of the Week by Colligate Baseball/Louisville Slugger. Through 18 games, Mayers is batting .299 with a .636 slugging percentage. Though his hitting has tapered off since the season began, his value to the team has not. Mayers leads the A-10 and ranks among the top five in the nation with 28 RBI. Ruzbarsky is second in the A-10 with 20 while Cowell and Conway are tied for third with 19 each. As a team, the Spiders are batting .307 with a slugging percentage of .529 that is second in the nation. They are also second
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in the nation with an OPS of ther emphasized in a 12-0 season opening loss to Liberty, .936. Surprisingly, Richmond which was followed by a 7-10 came into 2012 facing huge loss to The Citadel and an 11-10, question marks both at the plate 11-inning loss to Niagara. “I didn’t expect to start 0and on the mound. “Honestly, coming into the 3 because we’ve been outside season we didn’t know what we from day one with this weather,” had because we had lost a lot McQueen said. “Maybe it was my fault. of hitting and We weren’t we weren’t sure “It’s just one of quite preon the pitchthose seasons. pared to ing,” Mayers Everybody’s go down said. “We’ve swinging the bat and play had like four real well, when you that first or five injured weekend pitchers so far. do that, the balls obviously. We weren’t too will fly.” Liberty—, sure.” JACOB MAYERS ran into a McQueen Richmond junior buzz saw concurred. there.” “We lost our That first loss is not looking big power guys from last year, (Mike) Mergenthaler and (Billy) so bad now that Liberty has ran Barber,” he said. “That was one out to an 18-3 start. Mayers got the first start of of my main concerns this year is, where is our power numbers his junior season against the Citadel and it was clearly one going to come from.” The team’s doubts were fur- the worst of his college career.
“Jake had a rough start throwing strikes that day,” McQueen said. In two innings, Mayers faced 13 batters and gave up seven hits, seven runs, six walks and had six errors for an ERA of 27.000. “Man, those first three games were tough,” Mayers said. “Those were really tough and we were questioning ourselves. We were like, ‘Let’s get back to basics guys. Everybody needs to work on their own thing, get better individually then as a team’.” The team responded by winning 11 straight before a late game comeback by George Mason ended the streak on Tuesday. Since the disaster start, Mayers has not lost on the mound, winning four straight including a 9-7 victory over Princeton last Friday. In 31 innings pitched, Mayers has gotten his ERA down to 4.94 and leads the A-10 with 34 strikeouts on the season. “He’s done outstanding on
the mound other than that first start he had,” McQueen said, but added a barb when it comes to Mayer’s hitting. “If I can get him to stop swinging at some fast balls over his head he’d be hitting a whole lot better than he is.” But McQueen feels Mayers brings more to the team than just production. “He’s a leader on the team,” the coach said. “The guys respect him and one thing you know about Jake, every time he goes out there he’s going to battle. He’s going to give you a chance and give you everything he has. I feel pretty good when he’s on the mound.” This Wednesday at 3 p.m. UR hosts cross-town rival VCU in a game that the Spiders always looks forward to. “It’s always a lot of fun playing against guys I played against in high school,” Mayers said. “They’re a local team so we’re going to get a big audience.” The crowd numbers are also something that’s gone up with see SPIDERS, pg. 37 `
R-MC endowment to fund men’s hoops tournament
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Richmond’s Bryan Conway (12) gets congratulations after hitting his second home run of the day against Princeton.
Contributed report Last week Randolph-Macon Athletic Director Jeff Burns announced the creation of the Dr. Jerry and Marie Suyes Endowed Fund for Men’s Basketball. The endowment will fund the creation of a men’s basketball tournament on the R-MC campus. The Dr. Jerry and Marie Suyes, Jr. Invitational Tournament will give the R-MC Men’s Basketball Team the ability to host three non-conference teams during the two day tournament. President Robert Lindgren said, “The Randolph-Macon College community is indebted to Jerry and Marie for their gen-
been playing,” Mayers said. “I’m looking forward to that game. Continued from pg. 34 b I haven’t played UVa. since I’ve Richmond’s production on the been here. It’s going to be at field. “This is one of several treat.” games we’ve had the stands have been full, had a good crowd out in the outfield,” McQueen said Friday. “It’s nice to get a little excitement from the fans and the community. I just hope we can keep it up and keep bringing them out.” Atlee product Ryan Farrar leads the Rams’ pitching staff with 2-1 record and an ERA of 3.45 with 23 strikeouts. Another big game looming on the horizon for UR is an Photo submitted by Scott Miller Apr. 17 trip to Charlottesville Congratulations Syracuse OrangeHYBL Division 6 Champions. to take on the Cavaliers. “It will From left: Zachary Boyd, Matthew Horn, Aidan Shields, Drew definitely be a great challenge Miller, Jason Fedock, Jayce Catterton, Colin Campbell, Connor just because how good we’ve Vayette and Joseph “Hammer” Murphy.
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Local wrestlers keep competing
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From left: Bishop Guempel and J.D. Gregory placed at the VAC Freshman, Sophomore, Junior States in Virginia Beach.
On Mar. 3, a few Hanover County wrestlers competed in Virginia Beach at the VAC Freshman, Sophomore, Junior States. Local wrestlers were Spencer Blanton, Hanover HS; Chris Nester, Hanover HS; Christian Unger, Hanover HS; Reid Hues, Lee Davis HS; Bishop Guempel, Hanover HS; and J.D. Gregory, Hanover HS. Hues placed fourth in Junior Division 132 lbs, Guempel placed third in Sophomore Division 160 lbs and Gregory first in Freshman Division 113 lbs. Submitted by Jeff Gregory PAID ADVERTISEMENT
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MECHANICSVILLE CHURCHES ASSEMBLY OF GOD
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
Mechanicsville Christian Center: Encountering Christ Sundays 9 & 10:30am (wonderful children’s ministries); Students meet Sun. & Thurs. nights. 8061 Shady Grove Rd. 746-4303 www.mccag.org
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Rural Point Baptist Church 6548 Studley Road, 730-3226 www.ruralpointbaptist.com Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170
Trinity Christian Church 8469 Atlee Road, 746-4838 Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Nursery Provided Dr. Rick Harrison, Pastor Helen Simpson, LCSW, Associate Pastor Donna Lewis, Director of Music www.trinitychristianchurch.com
EPISCOPAL ALL SOULS CHURCH Worshiping at 9:30am, the 2nd, 3rd,& 4th Sundays at Cool Spring School, 9964 Honey Meadows Rd., The Rev. Amelie Allen Wilmer, Vicar, 804-559-9302, www.allsoulsva.org Immanuel Episcopal Welcomes You! 779-3454 3263 Old Church Rd. Sun 9&11am Holy Eucharist. Education for all ages at 10am. Nursery 10-12. Refreshments after 11am service. immanueloc.org St. Paul’s Episcopal Church , Rte 301 & 54, Hanover Courthouse, VA 23069, Fall/Winter Schedule: Sunday Service will be at 8am & 10:30am with coffee hour after both services. A nursery is available for infants & toddlers at the 10:30am service. Rev. Jack Sutor 537-5516. stpaulshanover.org
The Episcopal Church of the Creator 7159 Mechanicsville Pike, 746-8765 Christ Centered, Biblically Focused 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Christian Education 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Nursery provided @ 9:30 & 10:30 www.creatorfamily.net email: creatorcontact@comcast.net
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INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN Fairmount Christian Church, 559-8070 6502 Creighton Rd. Sunday AM Worship Traditional 8:15 & 11am, Contemporary 9:30am, Bible School ay 8:15, 9:30am & 11am. Rick Raines, Senior Minister; Chris Santasiere, Associate Minister; Mike Langley, Associate Minister; Tracy Thomas, Worship & Music Minister; Mike Campbell, Youth Minister; Rose Williams, Children’s Director. fairmountchristian.org Pole Green Church of Christ 8319 Lee Davis Rd. 746-3376, 9am Sunday School; 10am Morning Worship; 7pm Wednesday Bible Study 746-3376 www.pgchurchofchrist.com
LUTHERAN Messiah Lutheran Church & School 8154 Atlee Rd. 746-7134 www.mlcas.org Sunday Service- 8:15 & 10:45am, Sun. School 9:30. Preschool for 3 -5 yr olds. Child Care 7am-6pm St Paul Lutheran Church (LCMS) 427-7500 8100 Shady Grove Rd, saintpaul-lcms.com Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor; Sunday School 9:15am, Worship Service 10:30am, Nursery Available.
NAZARENE Hanover Church of the Nazarene 8391 Atlee Rd, (hanoverlife.com) Atlee Christian Academy -- PK-5th grade atleechristianacademy.com (746-3900)
EVANGELICAL FRIENDS Hanover Evangelical Friends 6420 Mech Trnpk. 804-730-9512, friendlychurch.org Worship: Sundays 8:30 or 11am, w/Sunday School @ 9:45. Daily preschool & after school child care.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Hanover Baptist Church ( 3 mi from Va Ctr Commons Mall). Practical Bible preaching & conservative, sacred music. Active teens & children’s master club. Family oriented & God-centered. Emphasize personal salvation through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior. 798-7190 www.hbcva.org
NON-DENOMINATIONAL Solid Rock Ministries, 8166 Ladiestown Road Sunday Morning Contemporary Worship- 10:30am "Come As You Are!" Child care provided. 779-7904, Dr. Michael R. Howard, Pastor TMH/The Master’s House. Meeting at Patrick Henry High School, Ashland, Sundays 10 AM, Jim Langlois, Pastor; 368-7592 www.tmhnow.org
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LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 4000 Creighton Rd., 1.8 mi. west of I295. "The Church With Your Family At Heart" Sunday School 9:45; Worship 11:00 Evening Service 6:00; Wednesday Evening AWANA (KJV) 7pm, Prayer Service 7:30 Pastor Don Sumpter. Find out more on our web: landmarkbaptistrichmond.org
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MECHANICSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN Atlee & Signal Hill Rd. Nancy Clark, Interim Pastor 746-5496 www.mechpres.org Sunday Schedule: 9 am Contemporary 9:45 am Education 11 am Traditional
PRESBYTERIAN SALEM Presbyterian Church - Loving members, biblically-based teaching & preaching. Join us in our historic sanctuary! Worship 11AM, fellowship after. 5394 Studley Rd. Pastor: Sandi Shaner 746-0732
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Meadowbridge Seventh-Day Adventist Church 7400 Antique Lane Mechanicsville, Saturday Services: Sabbath School, 9:30am. Worship Service 11am. Wed. evening Prayer Meeting & Kids Clubs for Children of all ages, 7pm. Church phone #746-2788
SOUTHERN BAPTIST Black Creek Baptist Church , 6289 McClellan Rd. Sunday School, 9am; Worship 10:15am (Nursery prov.); Wed. night prayer service 7pm. 1st & 3rd Wed. Children in Action, Preschool to 5th grade, 6:45-7:45pm. Rev. John Johnson. Youth Pastor, Reverend Craig Secor. Church 781-0330. www.blac kcreek.org Broadus Memorial Baptist Church , 5351 Pole Green Rd. Mechanicsville 23116. 8:45am Traditional Worship 10am Bible Study for all ages, 11am Contemporary Worship, Phil Peacock, Pastor. #779-2700 broaduschurch.org Cool Spring Baptist Church 9283 Atlee Station Rd. For info, activities & worship times visit www.cool spring.org or call 746-0800 FCC - Fellowship Community Church Teaching the Word of God and watching for the miraculous. Hanover High School 9:45am www.fellowshipcc.com Grace United Family Church “Where Grace Unites Us” 8700 Bell Creek Road Mechanicsville 23116 Sunday Worship 10:30 AM Get connected in one of our small groups; “Communities of Hope” to begin soon. Contact: 335-6728 /graceunitedfc@gmail.com “Come as you are” -- See you Sunday! Glenn Hawkins, Pastor Hillcrest Baptist Church 11342 Hanover Courthouse Rd. 730-1500. Wed Eve 6 p.m.-Dinner & Study, Sun 11am Svc 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. hbchanover.org Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd, 746-7253 Dr. Rev.Tim Madison Sunday Schedule: 8:30am Contemporary Worship, 9:45 Bible Study & 11am Traditional Worship New Highland Baptist Church Worship 8:30 am & 11 am, Sunday School 9:45am Pastor Robert Lee 9200 New Ashcake Road, Mech. 550-9601 www.newhighlandbaptist.org
SOUTHERN BAPTIST New Bethesda Baptist Church 9019 New Bethesda Rd. 779-2101 Todd Combee, Pastor Emily Swartz, Minister of Youth & Education Sunday School 9:30AM, Worship 10:45 am. Bible Study/Youth activities; 6:00 pm Wednesday Dinner/Prayer/Youth/Children 6pm www.newbethesda.org Shalom Baptist Church 6395 Mech Trnpk 746-7737 Rev. Mark Miller Sunday School 9:45am, Worship 11am, Wed. 6:30pm Children Bible Study / Youth Ryan Greene -Youth Min, Jean M. Dart, Music shalombaptist.net
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST New Hope Baptist - Located at 5452 Spotslee Circle, Mechanicsville. Sunday school 9:45 am, Morning worship 10:30 am, afternoon 1pm, Wednesday Prayer & Bible study 7:30 pm. L. Ronald Staley, Pastor. For more info 321-2110. www.sovereigngraceinmechanicsville.org
UNITED METHODIST Enon United Methodist Church 6156 Studley Rd; 746-4719 Rev. Dr. Jeff Harlow, Pastor Mark Roscoe, Youth Director Join us for Sunday School, for all ages, 9:45am Worship Service at 11am (Nursery provided) Sunday Afternoon Faith Exploration, for all ages 4:30-5:30pm; Wednesday Night Family Service 6:15 - 7pm; www.enonumc.org enonchurch@verizon.net Lebanon United Methodist Church, 8492 Peaks Rd, 746-0980, R. Spencer Broce, Pastor Sunday Worship 9am & 11am (Nursery Provided) Sunday School all ages. 10 am. Staff Youth Director. www.lebanonumc.org Mechanicsville United Methodist Church 7356 Atlee Road, Join us for Sunday School at 9:45AM, Worship at 8:30 & 11 am. & Wed. night worship service at 6:45pm. Kerry D. Boggs, Pastor. 746-5118 Shady Grove United MethodistCelebrate Christ on Sunday Mornings. Traditional worship: 8:15 & 11:00. Contemporary worship: 9:45, Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:00- All Ages. Nursery for preschoolers at all services. Corner of Meadowbridge & Shady Grove Rd, Mechanicsville. Jay Kelchner Pastor. 746-9073 shadygroveumc.org
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6497 McCauley Lane Stunning 4Bd/2Ba Cape in Mechanicsville. New tile, carpet, hardwood, windows and hvac. Rear fence and shed with electric. Original owner has done a wonderful job updating house with "Today’s Buyer" in mind. Price to sell $199,950. For more information or to schedule showing call Steve/Ed Landi 467-1015. Neumann & Dunn Real Estate and Development
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Mechanicsville, 23111 - 2100 Sq. Ft. Brick Rancher on 3 acres. 3-bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room, dining room, family room, eat-in kitchen, closed-in side porch, deck, 2 car detached garage & 2 sheds. Asking $269,900. Call 779-7345.
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LakeRidge Square Apartments , Voted Hanover’s Best for 2010! "Superior" Resident Satisfaction Award! Your "Home" , Our " Pleasure" Spacious 2BR/2BA Apartment Homes. Washer/Dryer /Alarm and all Appliances included. Prices from $850! www.lakeridgesquare.com 866-610-1221 804-550-3566 Fax 2 miles from VCC Mall and all conveniences! Mechanicsville Now Leasing 2-bdrm/1-ba. spacious apts. Starting at $700/mo. incl. water, sewer & trash. Available immediately. Additional discount for seniors. Call 746-5525 for details MECHANICSVILLE- Windmill Way, 2-bedrooms, large eat-in kitchen, W/D, D/W, thermal pane windows, balcony, very nice, From $785. Call 804-3402828 or manager.windmillway@gmail.com
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Hanover Courthouse Area - Duplex. 2-bedrooms, 1-bath, large living room, eat-in kitchen & large yard. $850/month + $850/deposit. Available Immediately. Call 746-1281.
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FOR SALE BY OWNER Berkeley Forest Subdivision. Stunning 3700 sq. ft. all brick Cape Cod on ½ acre+ lot, 4 BRs, 30’ X 30’ attached garage, 1st floor master suite, 3 full baths, 2 half baths. $439,950.00. Open House dates and photos on Facebook. Search: 9253 Wyattwood Road, Mechanicsville, VA or Jerry Edwards at 839-7012 for questions or private showing.
7060 Senn Way, Mechanicsville - 3-bedroom, 1.5 baths 2-story with fenced backyard. Storage shed on spacious lot next to park. Available now. $1050/month + $1050/deposit. Call 337-2665
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House For Rent 23222- 3 BR 2 BA- Dining room, living room, eat-in kitchen. Stove, refigerator, washer, dryer. No pets. No smoking. $900. per month + $900. deposit. Call 615-1342. Mechanicsville- 3-bedroom, 2-bath brick rancher with garage. 3 wooded acres. Updated! Hardwood/Tile flooring, new baths, paint & fixtures. No Smoking/Pets. $1150/mo. Call 513-2402
Mechanicsville - 3-bedroom, 2-bath formal living & dining rooms with hardwood floors, large family room on 1 -acre. Covered patio & carport. $1200/month + $1200/deposit. Available immediately. Cold Harbor/Lee Davis Schools. Call 338-1683. Mechanicsville - 3-bedroom, 2-bath with great room. 8056 Lee Ave. All Appliances. $1100/month. Available April 1st, 2012. Call Dennis 746-1371 or 513-0717. Section 8 Approved.
VACATION, WATERFRONT & RESORT Condo Myrtle Beach, SC - 3-bedrooms, 2-bath, 2-balconies. Great Location. Ocean Front. Excellent Condition. Call to book your vacation today at 730-6348.
Business & Service Directory AC & HEATING 100% WOOD HEAT, NO WORRIES. Keep your family safe and warm with an OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE from Central Boiler.Call today 804-966-5411
ADULT CARE Companion/Aid will care for and assist your elderly loved one in your home - Available part time, days. 35 years experience & references available. Call 804-908-3738.
CHILD CARE Child Care for All Ages. Infants welcome. Mechanicsville Elementary School district. Lots of Experience. Great Rates! Call 723-5236 or 445-4808
Experienced caring child care provider has 1-fulltime & 1-part-time opening for ages 2 & up. High Point Farms Sub. CHES Bus Line. Safe, Fun, & Affordable. Call Kim 804-402-3347 for an interview. FT/PT openings in a Great, Learning & Loving Day Care. 25 yrs exp. Call 909-2333. MOM with 20 years experience has 1-after school opening & 2-FT opening. MES. Near Memorial Regional. EMT trained. Call 615-1342.
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House Cleaning - Errands Reasonable rates. Contact Linda, 804-437-3412 or l.mccormick93@yahoo.com HAIR & BARBER Charlie’s Family Hair Care located off Pole Green Road across from BP Gas. Offering: Haircuts, Perms, Color & highlights Special $10 Hair Cuts. Call 730-2051 or 291-7985 HAIR STYLIST experienced with All Hair Types Clipper/Razor Cuts, Color, Highlighting, Balayage, Perms, Styling, and Waxing. Affordable Prices. Please call Ashlee Mitchell at 385-3617.
HAULING û FREE TOWING û No Title Needed. $400/up CASH PAID for all Junk Cars/Trucks. 804-247-8640. Abandoned Junk Cars Wanted Pay $350 up to $1,000. No title needed - free towing. 804-677-0156
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Transportation AUTOS FOR SALE 1984 SL500 Mercedes 2 Door Roadster with 120k+miles, Hard and Soft Top Convertible, Original Paint and Mechanical is Excellent. Asking 13,500.00 Please call 804-781-0153.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Bed - New Mattress Set in Plastic w/ warr. Full $99, Queen $109, King $189. Delivery/Lay -A-Way. Call 804-340-0143.
Fender - starter electric guitar. Includes amplifier and carrying case. Good condition. $ 85. Corn Hole Game -Quality made. Complete with bags. $145. Bags only $25. Call 779-3638. Honda self propelled Lawn Mower , $100. Two electric keyboards - Concertmate 900 series, $75. Yamica PSS 470 series, $75. Ping Pong Table $100. Call 779-3308
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The Dairy Bar Restaurant, family operated for 65 years. Now hiring FT/PT Experienced Line Cooks for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner shifts. Weekends a must. Call Bill or Tricia, between the hours of 7 am & 3 pm only, 355-1937. dairybarrestaurant.com Part-time Cook needed for Calabash Seafood, 7514 Lee Davis Rd. Call 746-8630 Tuesdays & Wednesday, 6pm to 8pm.
TECHNOLOGY Developer, Sr., F/T (Richmond, VA) Define detailed data requirements, including compliance, to support corporate management reporting. Define data warehouse life cycle standards, architecture and procedures. Design, develop and implement scorecards and dashboards for management. Support implementation of sandboxes and other databases as required to meet near-term business needs and work with corporate IT. Document the sandbox environments for transparency and to ensure the ability to recreate the results. Assist with the analysis and gathering of requirements for developing the approach and prioritization of data loading into the warehouse environment (largely marts). Work with Corporate IT to implement an environment to support the business needs. Perform data analysis and system profiling to create clear data definitions. Work with data quality rules and processes in the implementation of requirements. Incorporate new data requirements and/or new applications into warehouse environments. Translate business and data requirements to technical implementation. Design, develop, maintain, analyze requirements, enhance, production support and test n-tier business applications using ASP.Net, C#, VB.Net, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, HTML, Adobe Photoshop. Work with databases (SAS, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server) querying tools (SQL, Toad, Access, SAS) report development (SQL Server Reporting Services, Excel) capabilities for data manipulation and presentation; data and reporting; leading data metrics; database design, concepts, large datasets and data warehouse environments. Must have Bachelor’s in Computer Technology or related field. Foreign degree equivalent acceptable. Any suitable combination of education, training or experience is acceptable. Must have 2 years of experience in job offered or in a position with same duties. Send resume to Ashley Davis, VP, Staffing Programs, SunTrust Banks, Inc. Mail Code GA-ATL-0636G, 303 Peachtree Center Avenue, Ste. 200, Atlanta, GA 30303
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û COTA, PTA with $5,000 sign-on bonus û RN Supervisors, LPN, CNA Weekend Positions Available û HOUSEKEEPING/LAUNDRY DIRECTOR û Central Supply Coordinator To apply, please visit our website www.lifeworksrehab.com
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Wait Staff & Golf Staff Mattaponi Springs Golf Club is seeking enthusiastic, outgoing, reliable individuals to join our team as (part-time/seasonal) Wait Staff (must be at least 21). Cook, Golf Shop and Outside Golf Staff. Playing Privileges on an Award Winning Course, Discounted Meals, Uniforms Provided. Apply in person at 22490 Penola Rd Ruther Glen, VA. or Call 804-633-7888. Northside Baptist Church is seeking part-time Director of Music Ministries (15 to 20 hrs. wkly.) to develop and promote a vibrant music ministry for children through adults at Northside Baptist Church, 7600 Studley Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116. Send resume, references, and salary requirements to dboone7600@comcast.net. www.NorthsideVA.org Looking for more home time? Like driving regional but need a more flexible schedule? Marten’s new Flex Fleet might be the answer! 7 days on, 7 days off or 4 days on and 4 days off. Multiple positions available. Excellent pay & benefits package. Must live within 150 miles of Richmond. 866-322-4039 or www.drive4marten.com YOU CAN DO IT! And We’d Like To Help! Having your own business and achieving your dreams could be as close as picking up your phone & listening to this 2 min message! Dial: 804-412-2535. If nothing changes, nothing changes! Golf Course Mechanic - Mattaponi Springs Golf Club in Ruther Glen VA is seeking a full-time mechanic for golf course equipment, repair & routine maintenance. Knowledge of diesel & gas engines as well as hydraulic and electrical systems required. Contact John 804-633-2828.
Work Closer to Home Need CNAs, NAs, PCAs for Home Care in your area! Medicaid Personal Care & Private Duty cases available
FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED Foster Parents needed to provide nurturing homes to foster children. Long term or short term placements. 24 hour case management services provided and a monthy stipend. For information on the next training class at 804-730-0444, Ext. 202.
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HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS ADDITIONS L&G Construction, LLC ∂Additions ∂ Garages ∂ Attics ∂ Kitchen ∂ Baths ∂ Basement ∂ Windows ∂ Decks ∂ Porches Lic/Ins ∂ Member BBB A+ Rating References ∂ Free Estimates Call 382-9735
CARPENTRY Affordable Home Repairs Carpentry, Roofing, Siding, Replacement Windows Gutters & Decks. Lic/Ins. Jim Martin, 347-3812
CHIMNEY CLEANING Hanover Chimney Sweeps - Serving area since 1981. Ins. Chimney & Gutter Cleaning. 746-1056
CONCRETE/BRICK Concrete - All types. Specializing In Garage Slabs & Driveways. Please call John 434-334-0650 D & P Concrete Patios, Sidewalks, Driveways, Garages, Agerate & Footings. Call 572-4510 or 221-2342
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ELECTRICAL Affordable Installation Residential/Commercial ∂ Licensed/Insured Free Estimates. Call 746-4350 www.mallory-electric.com Always Call Brent Electric Master Electrician 30 yrs. exp. Lifetime Mech Res. Free Est. Lic/Ins. 804-833-5184 CRH Electric - Licensed Master Electrician at affordable rates. Service change, additions, receptical replacement, ceiling fans & lights, all trouble shooting problems. Call 439-3470
EXCAVATING A SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE Commercial and Residential Excavation Clearing & Site Work, Road & Driveway Construction & Repair, All Size Ponds, Grading, Shore Line Repairs & Erosion Control. Lic. Fully Ins. 746-2605
FENCING **Fence Scapes** Custom Wood, Chain-Link, Vinyl, Aluminum & Railings. Lic. & Ins. Free Estimates. 559-8797 Winters Fencing 627-2935 Best Prices! Licensed & Insured. Free Estimates.
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*SUPERIOR FENCE CO* for the BEST VALUE on a Quality Wood Fence. Call 559-2211 Repairs & Improvements of All Sizes Licensed & Insured. Free Estimates.
FLOORS Hardwood Installation & Refinishing. Laminate & Tile flooring also. Licensed & Insured. Call Derrick 804-928-6564. Hardwood, Laminate, Refinishing Licensed & Insured. Free Estimates. Call William, 804-640-1153 or email: tropicalfloors777@yahoo.com
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Mechanicsville Garage Door Sales & Service. Licensed & Insured. 254-0398
GENERAL REPAIRS Parmelee Construction & Trim Int/Ext Doors, Windows, Interior Molding/Trim Decks, Custom Carpentry. Call 678-9606
GENERAL CONTRACTORS Locklear Construction - Renovations, Additions, All Types of Repairs everything from replacing windows, doors, siding to rot repair. No job too small or too large. Lic/Ins. Free Est. 730-0589 / 382-7570 New Homes, Additions, Florida Rooms, Garages, Decks, Interior Trim, Masonry, Pole Barns, Railings & More. Licensed/Insured. Call Murphy & Toland Inc. for your free estimate, 804-912-5222.
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HAULING BERBERICH HAULING Serving Mechanicsville Since 1988 Trees, Bushes, Junk 779-3118 or 334-0919 R.C.’s Disposal Hauling, recycling of metal/cardboard, small demo; licensed and insured 804-572-8690
HEATING/AC BELL CREEK Heating- Cooling Service & Preventative Maintenance. 31 yrs exp. Lic. BBB 559-1045. FRESH AIR Heating, Cooling, & Indoor Air Quality - Schedule your spring service or maintenance before the summer heat arrives! Only $55 per system - Act now: Limited time offer expires May 30th! Contact us now: 804.730.1999
Stanley Home Improvement Repairs inside & outside your home. No job too small. 20 years experience. Licensed & Insured Ken 262-8845
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Drywall Repairs- Small jobs welcome. Clean & Dependable. Licensed & Insured 30 years experience. Dean~ 803-8417
A SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE Commercial and Residential Landscaping Including design installation & maintenance, 12-month contracts, irrigation installation & maintenance, hardscapes, driveway stone, drainage issues, outdoor lighting, mulch delivery & leaf removal services with curbside pickup. Licensed and insured. (804)746-2605
Herring Home ImprovementWindows, Decks, Sheds, Repairs. Licensed & Insured. Call 537-5755
BRUCE’S Affordable Lawn Care Cell 658-6606
Seward’s Home Repairs Residential & Rental Property Painting & Repairs. No Job too small! Licensed/Insured. Call for all your handyman needs, Larry 402-6548.
CCLS Lawn Care - Great Grass Cutting Prices! We are a complete lawn care service. Free Estimates. Call 519-1549
Braco & Sons Home Improvement - Interior & Exterior. Lawn Maintenance, Decks & all your home improvement needs. 30-years exp. Lic. & Ins. We accept most major credit cards. Scott 258-0752
HOUSEWASHING Hanover Handy Services - P o w e r w a s h i n g Houses, Decks, Gutter Cleaning Licensed & Insured. Call 363-8393 JAY-M’S POWER WASHING Houses, Decks, Driveways Free Estimates - Licensed & Insured 730-4969 / 363-6988 Mobile Perfection Auto Detailing & Powerwashing. Locally Owned & operated for 10 Years! Lic/Ins. Autos, Houses, Decks & Much More! Comm/Res. 804-539-9682. www.mpadrichmond.com Perdue’s Power Washing Est. 1995 Res/Comm. House, decks, sealing, gutter cleaning, fences, cement, roofs. Licensed & Insured. Free Estimates Senior Discount! Call Ernie Perdue, 328-1668 BL&G Powerwashing Lic / Ins. Houses, Decks, Fences etc. Deck Sealing & Staining avail. Free Est, Donald Cassity 317-9156, 779-0349. www.BLGPowerwashing.com Mark W Johnson Powerwashing Cleaning of all surfaces: houses, decks, driveways /sealing, etc. Gutter Cleaning & Covers. Lic/Ins. Free Est. 16 years experience. Call 683-9866
LAWN CARE NORMAN’S TREE & LAWN CARE SERVICE. GRASS CONTRACTS, SEEDING, AERATION, MULCHING, LEAF REMOVAL, TRACTOR WORK & MORE. FREE EST. LICENSED & INSURED. CALL 769-7197 1-Call for all your Lawn Care needs. Mulching, Leaf Removal & more. Insured. Free Est. L & J Landscaping & Tree Service, LLC. Call 229-2694
Affordable and Dependable Lawn Mowing & Yard Work Lance’s Lawn Care, Call 833-1560. Free Estimates A-Plus Lawn Care - Friendly & Professional. Grass Cutting-most yards $45. Other services offered. Mechanicsville & Richmond Resident 40+ yrs. Lic. & Ins. Call for a free estimate, 833-4539 Cheap Lawn Care / Handyman Service - There is no job that I can’t handle from Home Repair/ Improvements down to just having someone cut your grass. Discounts available for Seniors or Referrals. Call Josh for Free Estimate at 804-512-7352
Johnson’s Lawn Service Retired, looking for lawns that need TLC. Lawn Clean up. 543-8627 KJLC Commercial Grounds Maintenance Commercial & Residential Landscape Grading, Pavers, Sidewalk, Patios & Retaining Walls, Drainage, Weed Control, Fertilization, Aeration, Seeding, Pruning, Mulch. Call 746-0827, ext. 2. LAWN CARE PLUS Complete Lawn Care Affordable Lawn Maintenance & Weed Control. Fully Lic/Ins. Certified. Free estimates. 301-8626 Mulch - 746-1281 Bark Mulch Shredded & Colored Mulch. Small/Large Loads Delivered. MULCH-Double Shredded Hardwood & dyed mulch. Screened Top Soil. Call 994-2878 or 339-0722 Sandy Valley Lawn Care - Insured Leaf Removal and Yard Clean Up Mowing, Pruning, Trimming 779-7046 Turf Tech, LLC. Annual Turf Care Programs Soil Analysis & Ammendments M-ville res. 26 yrs exp. 357-1774 turf_techllc@comcast.net
PAINTING Affordable House Painting & Repairs Int. & Ext. Painting, Staining, Power Washing, Textured Ceilings, Sheetrock & Wall Papering Lic. & Ins. - Kevin Taylor, 241-5016
ALLSHOUSE PAINTING Powerwashing, Sheet Rock Repairs, Gutter Cleaning, Commercial/Residential. Lic/Insured. Int./Ext. Call 730-6531 or 402-6531 A Women’s Touch to make your home Beautiful! Interior/Exterior, Comm. & Res. Painting. Call for FREE estimate & color consultation Diane’s Painting 651-6134 or 437-0612. www.dianespainting.com We now accept major credit cards!
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E.J. HornungExcellent References. Interior & Exterior. Great Rates. 746-5613 Painting By George Interior & Exterior Reasonable Rates. Call 550-3260
1 Call For All Your Tree Needs L & J Tree Service, LLC. Stump Removal, 24 hr. Emergency Service Free Est. Fully Ins. Call 229-2694
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Atlee Road/Chamberlayne Road (State Routes 638 and U.S. Rt. 301) Intersection Improvements – Hanover County
Route 615 (Creighton Road) and Route 156 (Cold Harbor Road) Intersection Improvements Hanover County Design Public Hearing
Find out about the Hanover County Department of Public Works’ proposal to provide additional turn lanes at the Atlee Road and Chamberlayne Road intersection.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 5-7 p.m. Cold Harbor Elementary School Cafeteria 6740 Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Review the project information which includes the proposed road intersection improvements, project schedule, National Environmental Policy Act documentation in the form of a Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (PCE), and funding information at the Department of Public Works, County Administration Building, 7516 County Complex Road, at the Hanover County Government Center Complex. Telephone: (804) 365-6181.
Find out about the Hanover County Department of Public Works’ proposal to provide additional turning and through lanes at the Creighton Road and Cold Harbor Road intersection along with new traffic signalization. Sidewalks and accommodations for bicycles are also included in the project.
If your concerns cannot be satisfied, Hanover County is willing to hold a public hearing. You may request a public hearing by sending a written request to Mr. Joseph Vidunas, Traffic Engineer at the Department of Public Works, P.O. Box 470, Hanover, Virginia 23069 on or before April 6, 2012. If a request for a public hearing is received, notice of the date, time and place of the public hearing will be provided.
Property impact information and tentative construction schedules are available for review at the above address and will be available at the public hearing.
Project: VDOT # 0638-042-341, P101, R201, C501, UPC 77121 Federal Aid Project # CM-5217 (644)
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Give your written or oral comments at the hearing or submit them by May 4, 2012, to Mr. Joseph Vidunas, Traffic Engineer, Department of Public Works, P.O. Box 470, Hanover, Virginia 23069. Comments may also be emailed by May 4, 2012 to jevidunas@co.hanover.va.us. Please reference “Creighton Road/Cold Harbor Road Comments” in the subject line of your email. Hanover County ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Joseph Vidunas at the above address or phone number or TTY 711. Project: VDOT # 0615-042-350, P101, R201, C501, UPC 81667 Federal Aid Project # CM-5127 (948)
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In compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 and 36 CFR Part 800, information concerning the potential effects of the proposed project on properties listed in or eligible for listing in the .contact Joseph Vidunas at the above address or phone number or TTY 711.
Review the project information which includes the proposed road intersection improvements, project schedule, National Environmental Policy Act documentation in the form of a Categorical Exclusion (CE), and funding information at the public hearing or at the Department of Public Works, County Administration Building, 7516 County Complex Road, at the Hanover County Government Center Complex. Telephone: (804) 365-6181. Please call ahead to ensure the availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions.
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Call ERA Woody Hogg and Associates at 804-559-4644 for more details. Conditions and limitations apply; including but not limited to: seller and house must meet specific qualifications, and purchase price will be determined solely by ERA Franchise Systems LLC, based upon a discount of the home’s appraised value. Additionally, a second home must be purchased through a broker designated by ERA Franchise Systems LLC. Not available in all areas.
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Gorgeous Starter Home Beautifully updated home in quiet neighborhood. Large cul-de-sac lot with privacy fenced backyard and detached storage shed. This home features beautiful hardwood flooring throughout the first level, granite counters with tile backsplash, all stainless appliances, new cabinets, breakfast nook with bay window in this recently updated kitchen. The second floor boasts an awesome master suite with a walk-in closet with window, master bath with granite countertop and skylight. Home has been well maintained and comes with a 1-year AHS home warranty. $200,000
Contact Chuck Shepherd at (804)335-5241 chuckshepherdrealtor.com
New Construction in WOODSIDE ESTATES.
Suzanne Dr. Lovely two story 4 bedroom Colonial on a beautiful lot! This home features a country porch, a large park like view with a Koi pond! Rear fenced in yard with storage shed and Detached 2 car garage. This home also features hardwood and ceramic tile floors and a brand new master bath with ceramic tile. All appliances including the washer, dryer, refrigerator and freezer convey! Heat pumps have been replaced. Seller is providing a one year ERA buyer’s warranty! Very nice home! 269, 950,
Call Woody Hogg at 804-357-0969 for more information.
Stunning BRAND NEW CRAFTSMAN HOME perfect for entertaining. The home has a large kitchen with granite, stainless appliances, island, unfinished walk up 3rd floor, tray ceiling, luxury master bath, and a HUGE open family room all on a ½ acre private lot. Hanover High District. BETTER MOVE FAST BECAUSE THIS HOME WILL NOT LAST LONG!!! $349,950
Sledd Run New Meticulous cape cod that has four bedrooms, two full baths, over 1500 sq/ft, and a brand new privacy fence in the rear of the property. This cape cod features low-maintenance vinyl siding, all exterior windows have been wrapped, newer dimensional shingle roof installed 2006, hot water heater just installed feb. 13, 2012, Very large flat lot; perfect for dogs or entertaining. 14X10 detached shed with electricity, 16x10 deck, paved driveway and so much more... $172,500
BUY THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION STYLECRAFT HOME AND WE WILL LIST YOUR HOME FOR FREE. CALL JOHN THIEL AT 467-9022 OR KEVIN MORRIS AT 652-9025 FOR DETAILS
Call Jeremy Roberts at 804-382-6899 or Kevin Morris at 804-652-9025
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LAND FOR SALE
PEBBLE CREEK Lovely transitional Rancher with an open floor plan. This home features a eat in kitchen, formal dining room and 2 ½ baths. This home also comes with a Master Suite with a deluxe master bath. Enjoy the fenced in back yard for entertainment. This home comes with an ERA Warranty and many more extras. $259, 950
Please call Woody Hogg at 804-357-0969 for more information.
New to Market in Kings Charter
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Exceptionally well maintained One Owner Home on quiet Cul-de-sac. New Vinyl Siding, Gleaming Hardwoods, Loads of windows, Open Floor Plan. Formal Living & Dining rooms, Family Room Open to Kitchen. Loads of Windows. 2200 Sq Ft. Plus Over 350 sq. ft. of space that can be finished in the walk-up attic. Fresh Paint and Carpeting throughout. 2 Car Garage. Oversized Deck. One of the nicest lots in Kings Charter. $263,000.
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Custom Built – PRIVATE LOT Crown Colony Looking for a unique home, unlike all the others in the area? Well, you’ve found it! This home offers great architectural features, with the latest in updates. Super layout, with large living spaces and bedrooms. A nature lover’s delight all! Watch the wildlife from your 21x21deck. Six person hot tub! FIRST FL Luxury Master Suite. 4-5 Bdrms. Renovated Kitchen/Baths. Over 3200 Sq Ft.
Call Laurel Bartlett for more information. 804-363-6661
PA PA Ln Mechanicsville Come see this “custom built” brick and vinyl rancher that features three bedrooms, two full baths, 2.56 Private acres that has a park like setting, with an attached garage. The neighborhood is beautiful and peaceful. New heat pump installed late 2010. The family room has vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, and a corner gas fireplace. Master bedroom suite has three closets; two of the closets are walk-in! Master bath has a jetted garden tub, double vanity, and a separate shower. Nice size kitchen with custom cabinets and an island. $269,000
Call Jeremy Roberts 804-382-6899 or Kevin Morris 804-652-9025.
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Windy Hill Estates Lovely Brick Rancher! Beautiful yard with a 2 car carport and a detached 2 car garage. Newer dimensional shingled roof, deck and rear vinyl fenced yard! Family room with fireplace, living room and Florida room. There is also a fantastic addition to the master bedroom with a deluxe bath and large walk in closet! The refrigerator, washer and dryer will convey with property. Seller is providing a one year ERA buyer’s warranty! This property is updated and very well kept! $274,950.
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Call Woody Hogg at 804-357-0969
Berkeley Forest
All brick Rancher featuring 2 car attached garage and 1 car detached garage, which could also be used as a large storage shed. This home is located on a quiet cul de sac lot. Also features deck, irrigated yard and the home is well landscaped! Transitional floor plan with a vaulted ceiling in the great room. Updated kitchen plus a breakfast nook. Security system. Sellers are leaving all appliances! The Sun/Florida room has great natural light. Sellers are providing a one year ERA Buyers warranty. $344, 950
Call Woody Hogg at 804-357-0969
Call Fran McCauley at 804-746-0020 or 804-337-6218
Castlewood
Call Woody Hogg @ 804-427-5100.
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Mansfield Woods 10 Acre Land Incredible opportunity to own 10 wooded acres! Not tied to a builder and no requirement to build in any time table. Buy the lot and build later. Soil work has been done. Lovely hardwoods! $69,950.
Call Woody Hogg at 804-357-0969 for more information.
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Call Kevin Morris at 804-652-9025 or Jeremy Roberts at 804-382-6899.
English Walnut 1st flr w/over 2,100 sqft, fin. walk-out basement w/1,776 sqft not included on tax records! 4 bedrm, 2 full, 2 half ba, almost 4,000 sq ft. Lot w/over 10 private acres; w/1st flr Ma w/lg bay window & walk-in closet. Lg kitchen w/cherry cabinets & sliding wooden pantry. New 3-D shingle roof, ceramic tile floors, vaulted ceilings, brick fp, woodstove in basement, french doors, glassed-in sun porch, rear deck, unfin. 529 sqft loft, barn that has electrical. $344,950.
Call Jeremy Roberts @ 804-804-382-6899 or Kevin Morris @ 804-652-9025. A Y ER ANT RR WA
Battlefield Farms/ East Blvd
Mechanicsville Land
Great opportunity to own this 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath brick rancher in Mechanicsville! Large fenced rear yard with deck and two large storage sheds. All appliances convey and seller is providing a one year ERA buyers warranty! $154,950.
Location, Location, Location!! 8.2 Acres of land in Mechanicsville, Zoned A-1. Priced below tax assessment. $85,000.
Call Woody Hogg at 804-357-0969. A Y ER ANT RR WA
Sandy Valley
Maintenance free rancher on 2.12 acres! Lovely landscaped yard with a rear fenced-in yard and attached 2 car garage. This home has been recently updated with new appliances, new heat pump, new hot water heater and counter top. Large eat in kitchen with custom cabinets! Sellers are leaving the refrigerator and are providing a one year ERA buyer’s warranty! Located minutes from Interstate 295 makes it convenient also with the private feel of being in the country! $279,950
Call Woody Hogg at 804-357-0969
Bluffs At Bell Creek
Immaculate home in the Bluffs with 4 BR, 2.5 Baths, 3rd Floor Rec Room, Amazing back yard, 2-car garage, aggregate driveway, detached shed, and an awesome front porch. Inside w/ Hardwood Floors throughout the downstairs, Corian Counters, breakfast bar, formal LR & DR, and an Amazing Master Suite. One year Warranty. Must See! $315,000.
Call John Thiel at 467-9022
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Count Kristopher Drive Beautiful spacious two story home with lake view access on an acre lot in Hartford Oaks! This home features a gas fireplace, oversized ‘heated’ rear entry garage, new ceramic tile floors and counter in all bath room, stainless steel appliances, new granite kitchen counter tops, new carpet, gazebo and much more. This home also has five bedrooms and 2 1/2 bath. Enjoy fishing and boating in the 12 acre community lake. Paved driveway serves as a great basketball court! Seller is providing a one year buyers warranty. All this located in the Hanover High School District! $364,950.
Call Woody Hogg at 804-357-0969.
BUILDABLE LOTS FOR SALE
Colonial on over 1/3 acres features 1,840 sq. ft. home with 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths. Updated kitchen with granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and 42” cabinets. Hardwood floors throughout the first floor with wood burning fireplace. Large Master suite offers walk-in closet with private master bath. Spacious backyard with fruit trees and large deck. $219,000.
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Meticulous Brick Rancher
Don’t miss this beautiful brick rancher on a half acre cul de sac lot. This home offers 3 bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, rear entry garage, and 1600 square feet. The exterior offers new heat pump, paved driveway, large rear deck, fenced rear yard, and professional landscaping. The interior offers a bright family room with hardwood floors and fireplace, an open kitchen with ge appliances, formal dining room with hardwood floors, master suite with walk in closet and master bath, and 2 large bedrooms with large closets. 1 Year home warranty included. $199,950
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Farrington-Ashland
Private 11.4 acres in Hanover County! Features a 7 stall barn which includes utilities, phone, water and a tack room, with fenced pasture. Perfect for horses or Alpacas. This home features a first floor in-law suite with a living room, private bath and separate entrance! Lovely hard wood floors down stairs with a formal dining room. 5 total bedrooms and 3.5 baths! This home has 9ft cathedral ceilings, two fire places one wood burning and one gas logs, a 3 Zone Heat Pump unit and 2 Electric Hot Water Heaters. This home originally had a two 2 car garage that was converted into a room which could be converted back into a full 2 car garage. Great location in Hanover County! $499,950
5-Acres-$19,900 Hill Fork Lane, King William 5-Acres-$40,000 Mt Olive Cohoke Rd, King William 10 Acres-$75,000 Mt Olive Cohoke Rd, King William 20 Acres-$175,000 Near Palls, Va King William 5.75 Acres-$99,950 Mechanicsville Va All Woodland-Spring Run Rd
13.4 Acres on Chestnut Church Rd $125,000 13.2 Acres on Herring Creek Rd for $73,900 8.4 Acres on Antique Ln / Commercial Potential $250,000 5 Acre waterfront on Chickahominy River $199,950 Lot w/ Garage Chickahominy Haven/Owner Finance $110,000 TWO 5+ Acre Lots SOLD together for in King William 79,900
Call John Thiel for details at (804)467-9022
Wyattwood Road
This 2452 sq. ft. brick fronted Colonial is located on 1+ acres. This Open floor plan features 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room, dining room, family room with fireplace and a 2 car garage. Spacious master with large walk-in closet and luxury bath. All situated on a very private wooded lot with a stream to the rear of the property. $319,950.
Buy This House “ERA Woody Hogg Elite Home” and we will list your home for FREE. Call Woody Hogg at 804-357-0969 for more details
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t can be difficult to envision warm summer days when the wind is blowing and the snow is falling. However, the winter months are a great time to explore summer camp options. In fact, many camps have strict enrollment timelines that require decisions to be made prior to spring. Attending summer camp has been a tradition in the United States for more than 150 years. Statistics indicate that around 30 million American kids attend summer camp each year. There are many benefits to summer camp. Camp enables children to stay engaged during the summer when there may be limited interaction with school friends. It also gives parents both a safe and viable daycare solution during the summer. Summer camp pulls together children from different neighborhoods, social classes and backgrounds, which can make it a good place to meet new people -- some of whom may become lifelong friends. Camps also provide a variety of activities that can challenge
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children to try new things that go beyond their comfort zones. Some children are very receptive to the idea of attending summer camp. Others need a little coaxing. But summer camp should never be forced on a child who does not want to go. In such instances, consider local daytime programs that may fill the void instead of programs that require being away from home. Once the decision for summer camp is made, there are some questions to answer.
your children enjoy? These types of questions will help you narrow down your options. Then you can visit and interview camps to find one that is the best fit. When visiting camps, go armed with a checklist of questions. Some of these can include: • What is the philosophy of the camp? • Can you explain a typical day?
• What are the types of activi• What are your finances like? ties and facilities offered? Do you have a budget for • What is the camper-to-counsummer camp? selor ratio? • What size camp do you de- • What is the camp’s drug/alcosire? hol policy? • Should the camp be co-ed or • Does the camp have insursingle sex? ance and security personnel? • How far do you want your • What percentage of staff rechild to travel for summer turn each year? How are staff camp? What are the options selected and trained? in your area? • What kind of health care is • Are there any camps that provided? have been recommended by • Can you tell me about the friends or family members? policy on phone calls and • What kinds of activities do family visits? • What do you do in the event of emergencies?
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There are many different camps available. Some offer a “little bit of everything.” Others cater to academics, sports, specific hobbies or even religious preferences. Don’t wait too long to research and sign up for camps because many fill up quite early or have an extensive waiting list. That is why choosing a camp should be part of a winter to-do list. –Metro Creative
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Research the weather Before choosing a campsite, get a firm grasp of what to expect from Mother Nature while you’re there. Research weather patterns and how much the weather can vary during the time of year when you will be vacationing. Does the weather fluctuate significantly during the daytime and nighttime hours? Is rain likely or unlikely? Weather conditions will dictate which gear is necessary for the trip, and families might want to avoid campgrounds that are frequented by rain. Adults might be able to cope with a rainstorm or two, but such
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conditions may make everyone might scoff at such amenities, miserable. but families would likely prefer some combination of roughing it in the wild and modern Find an activityday living. friendly
campground When looking for a campground, look for one that boasts a lot of activities. Adults might enjoy the simple relaxation of camping, but kids will likely need more to do. Look for a campground that can offer activities the children will like, such as hiking, kayaking, rafting, or even mountain biking.
Determine who you are as campers Not all campers enjoy the rustic life of camping. Some need to combine camping with the amenities of modern life, including running water and toilets that flush. Campers should be honest with themselves in regards to their needs in amenities when researching campgrounds. If you and your family will need a shower, consider renting an RV for the trip or choose a campground with accessible showers and restrooms. Veteran campers
Get the right gear Entry to many campgrounds is free or nearly free. However, camping gear could cost money. The good thing about camping gear is it’s reusable. If this year’s camping trip is a success, then next year’s trip won’t cost nearly as much. Visit a local camping store and explain your situation, including what you hope to get out of the camping trip and where you’ll be heading. An associate should be able to help you find the right gear for your trip, including a tent, lights, a water filter, cooking materials, and inflatable mattresses. The materials needed for a successful camping trip are many, but again these materials are reusable and can last a lifetime if families choose the right gear.
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amily vacations are a tradition for millions of families across the globe. Such vacations have declined in number over the last several years, when many families were forced to cut expenses in the midst of a struggling economy. Though the economy has gradually begun to rebound, families with fresh memories are still reticent to commit to costly vacations. One of the more affordable and family-friendly vacation options is camping. Families get the chance to experience some of nature’s most idyllic settings at a fraction of the cost of expensive resort vacations. But before venturing out in the great outdoors, a family should consider the following tips to ensure their camping vacation is a swimming success.
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ULTRA SPORTS CAMP JOIN US FOR THE ULTIMATE SPORTS EXPERIENCE!
This camp features a variety of sports and games including basketball, soccer, flag football, volleyball, kickball, physical fitness, field day events and more! Overtime Athletics coaches strive to give each camper a rewarding camp experience and include sportsmanship, teamwork and healthy living as major themes of the camp. Who: Open to boys and girls in grades 1-5. Where: Cool Spring Rec Center
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Bring a water bottle, snack and bagged lunch each day.
Sprinklers are refreshing, but they can waste water. A better idea is to take a dip in a pool, or a lake, or stream to cool off.
Registration begins: April 1 Register at: www.overtimecamps.com Questions: email reccenter@coolspring.org
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Boys Camp: July 16-19 • Girls Camp: July 23-26 Location: The Rec Center at Cool Spring Church 8am-3pm
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Both camps will be facilitated by Rolando Lamb, member of VCU Basketball Hall of Fame and former Seattle Supersonic. This is a conditioning, skill development and character development camp. Ages of the participants are 7 to 15 Cost is $125. After June 15th, cost goes to $140. Register online at www.coolspring.org then click on “The Rec Center� Questions? Call 746-0801 or email reccenter@coolspring.org
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he warm weather is tailor made for children who want to enjoy some fun in the sun. As the kids get ready for summer, parents can find activities that are fun and beneficial to the environment. Consider the activities that fill warm days: Pool parties, water balloon tosses, bicycle riding, and afternoons spent on a swing set are just a few ideas that come to mind. Small changes can add up to big benefits for the planet. * Bye, bye balloons:What’s more fun that getting sprayed with cold water on a hot day? Instead of purchasing disposable latex balloons that will end up in the trash after the first pop, look for reusable absorbent balls that can be dipped into a bucket and then tossed to a partner. When he or she catches the ball, splashes of water will fly out. * Pool vs. sprinkler: Sure it’s fun running through an icy-cold sprinkler, but leaving a sprinkler running for a while is a waste of water. Plus, it can drown surrounding plants and other landscaping items. Instead, take a dip in the pool or fill up a child-sized pool and later use the water to give a drink to potted plants. * Go safe with swing sets: Safety is often the name of the game when erecting a swing set in the yard. It’s a good idea to surround the ground surface with a material that will cushion falls. There are mulches and rubber pellets for this purpose, but these may be treated with
chemicals and not be good for the environment. See if a local lumberyard or building supply store can drop sand in the area. It’s allnatural and can be a good shock absorber. * Recycle toys: While on the subject of swing sets and play materials, check out consignment shops or tag sales for gently used play items rather than brand new toys. Or initiate a toy swap in the neighborhood where once a year neighbors swap toys with one another so the kids have something “new�to play with. * Jump on a bike: Bicycles remain one of the greenest modes of transportation. Children clamoring for a new bike this season may be pleasantly surprised at how well a used bike or a hand-me-down may ride and look. Sometimes all it takes is a little elbow grease to tune up a tired bike. * Enjoy nature: Instead of plastic toys and electronics, kids with creative imaginations can turn items outdoors into nice play props. Twigs can serve as dueling swords while rocks and leaves can be piled to make an impromptu fort or home base. Kids may enjoy themselves exploring parks and caves right in their own neighborhoods. Just be sure to stress the “carry in, carry out policy� whenever enjoying nature. That means not to leave trash behind and to disturb natural wildlife the least amount as possible. –Metro Creative
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any people assume that simply wearing a life jacket or another personal flotation device is enough to provide adequate safety while enjoying activities on the water. But just as important as wearing the PFD is that it fit properly. Selecting a life jacket is not a one-size-fits-all scenario. Nor are all life jackets suitable for all types of water sports and other marine activities. The amount of buoyancy the jacket provides is relative to the activity and the size of the person wearing the jacket. Furthermore, it is unwise to think that children can simply wear an adult life jacket in a pinch. According to the Pennsylva-
nia Fish & Boat Commission, life jackets that are too small or too large can come off or ride up in the water. A jacket that rides up can end up rising over the mouth and nose, making breathing difficult. The proper fit of a life jacket is one where the jacket is snug, but not suffocating. All of the zippers, ties, straps, snaps, and other connection points should be correctly secured. Those who have experience in the water can test out the fit of a life jacket by walking into the water up to the neck. After lifting up the legs and tilting the head back, the person should be able to float comfortably and not have to put any effort into staying above water. Further-
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more, the life jacket shouldn’t obstruct the mouth. The person should also be able to swim easily on the back or side without restriction of the arms. In terms of children and life jackets or flotation vests, the Division of Boating and Oceanic Recreation of Hawaii says that fitting children with PDAs is one of the most frequently asked questions of boating safety educators. Typically, children 12 years and younger are expected to wear a life jacket at all times when in a boat or around the water. This means kids will spend significant time wearing the life jacket, so it should be comfortable and fit properly. According to DOBOR, children’s life jackets are typically designed around three sizes. An infant device is for children under 30 pounds. A small child is appropriate for children 30 to 50 pounds. A youth size is right for children 50 to 90 pounds. Larger children may graduate to a small adult’s size. Life
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jackets for young children may have a flotation collar that helps to keep the head upright, as a child’s head tends to be his or her heaviest part of the body. In addition, there will likely be a strap that secures between the legs to prevent vest from riding up. All life jackets should be replaced when they start to fade to the color of the inside label. This might be indicating that their safety protection may have started to deteriorate. In addition to properly fitting a life jacket, it is important to practice being in one in the water. While life jackets may keep adults and children afloat, they may not keep a struggling person face up. Therefore, it is adviseable to remain calm in the water while wearing the PFD. Life jackets can save lives when properly fitted and worn correctly. Also, many people prefer to purchase life jackets that are a Coast Guard approved device for added protection. –Metro Creative
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the right gear, don’t forget to stock up on the other essentials. Particularly during the warmer months, campgrounds can be very hot and insects abound. Be sure to bring adequate amounts of sunscreen and bug spray and apply each liberally every day. Even if the sky is overcast, apply sunscreen to avoid painful sunburn. Other
eaching a child to swim can enable him or her to enjoy a life filled with fun in and around the water. It is also one of the ways to prevent water-related injuries or death. Water safety is nothing to take lightly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that in 2007 there were 3,443 fatal unintentional drownings in the United States, averaging 10 deaths per day. An additional 496 people died from drowning and other causes in boatingrelated incidents. Also, more than one in five fatal drowning victims are children ages 14 and younger. Although teaching a child to swim does not negate the necessity to carefully watch young children whenever they are around water, it does offer a measure of safety. A boy or girl who knows how to swim may be able to prevent an injury or get out of harm’s way better than one who is floundering in the water. In fact, the CDCrecommends it as one method of preventing water-related injuries. Teaching kids to swim requires some patience and general knowledge of swimming techniques. Parents or
caregivers unsure about their teaching abilities can enroll their children in swimming courses offered in their towns and cities. Adults choosing to teach swimming on their own can try these techniques. 1. Start with teaching the child to blow bubbles out of his mouth and nose. This teaches the youngster how to prevent water from being inhaled. With only his or her mouth and nose under the water, the child can blow out and create bubbles. Once this technique is mastered, he or she may be less frightened about water going up the nose. 2. Have the child hold onto the side of the pool or a floatation device if out on a lake or in the ocean. The child should extend his or her legs outward and practice floating and kicking. Begin by kicking any which way, eventually evolving to a control kick once he or she is more comfortable. 3. The next step is to practice a few strokes. A breast stroke may offer more propulsion and buoyancy than see SWIMMING, pg. 7 `
is not a resort-style vacation, it’s up to Mom and Dad to entertain the kids. Bring along a guitar for a campfire sing-a-long, and pack a few board games the family can enjoy under the stars at night. If a nearby park is known for being especially Don’t forget to have family-friendly, consider it as a campsite. Kids might meet felfun low campers their own age and Families should emphasize make some new friends. having fun when visiting the –Metro Creative campground. Because camping
essentials include toilet paper (bring more than you expect to use), bottled water, plates and utensils, and garbage bags. Be sure to bring extra garbage bags to avoid littering in the campground.
swim and stay afloat.
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a simple doggy paddle. Have the child stand in the water and practice pushing water out of the way in the desired stroke. Then he or she can practice doing it while floating with an adult providing some added support under the belly. With time he can learn to float and stroke at the same time. 4. Once the separate elements are mastered, it’s time to put them all together. He can choose to simply launch off of the pool bottom or kick off of the side. It’s important to stress that the kicking motion is like the accelerator of the car; it will keep him moving and also keep him afloat. Swim strokes will simply steer him and provide propulsion assistance. Knowing that each motion has its own importance will help the child remember that all are needed to
Once the child has become comfortable swimming above the water, he or she may eventually want to learn to swim below the water, which many people find to be less tiresome and allows one to cover more ground faster. Swimming underwater employs the same techniques as above, but the child will need to be comfortable holding his or her breath for a long period of time. This can be practiced standing in the water and dunking the face or body (with supervision nearby) underwater. Don’t encourage kids to hold their nose because both hands will be needed to swim underwater. After the child has grown accustomed to holding his her breath stationary, he or she can try doing it underwater and swimming. Swimming is an important skill to learn, one that’s both practical and fun. –Metro Creative
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on’t let summer fun interfere with your child’s learning. Research has shown that kids can lose much of what they learned during the school year during the summer months, a phenomenon known as “summer brain drain.” Parents don’t need to fret, however; there are plenty of opportunities for children to keep their brains sharp and focused during the summer break. Here are some tips to help keep your children learning and their brain’s sharp during summer vacation.
Keep them problem-solving Math and problem-solving skills are the subjects experts say are more likely to be affected by brain drain. This doesn’t have to be the case, however, as there are plenty of activities to make math and problem-solving fun. One game that has the attention of educators and parents alike is Perplexus by Plasmart Inc. Perplexus is a 3D maze game where players manoeuvre a small marble around
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challenging barriers inside a large-sized transparent sphere. Unlike traditional flat-surface mazes that are composed of one path, Perplexus challenges player’s problem solving abilities with numerous paths to choose from and hundreds of barriers to overcome. In addition to being an entertaining game, Perplexus is a great tool for cognitive development, encouraging children to exercise their problem-solving, motor and dexterity skills, as well as improving their hand-eye coordination. Perplexus is just as challenging for adults as it is for children and is for people aged 4-104, and so will help keep parents problem solving skills sharp as well.
Keep them active It is widely accepted that there is a link between a healthy body and a healthy brain. Keeping your children’s bodies fit will help keep their brains fit and reduce summer brain drain. Physical activity can be either indoor or outdoor fun. One popular indoor and outdoor riding toy is the PlasmaCar by
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