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Vol. 28, No. 52 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | April 25, 2012
NASCAR at the White House
Hanover Workforce Awards. Nominations are now being sought to honor county organizations that In remembrance of the late Hanover have achieved success in areas, includCounty economic development direc- ing recruiting, hiring, retaining, traintor Marc Weiss, the Hanover Business ing, incorporating innovative workplace Council of the Greater Richmond see WEISS, pg. 8 Chamber has established the Marc Weiss
By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
WEISS
Accredited
Get those tomatoes ready for the contest Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The weather is getting warmer — and that means it’s Charlie Leffler/The Local time to start planting Hanover The Top 12 NASCAR drivers from the 2011 season were invited to the White House’s South Lawn on Tuesday, April 17, to be recognized by President Barack Obama. Shown on the tomatoes. podium are, from left, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Kevin Grow your best tomatoes Harvick, Tony Stewart, President Obama, Carl Edwards (behind Obama), Matt Kenseth, and start perfecting your recipes Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Kyle Bush. More on the NASCAR visit to for this year’s Hanover Tomato the White House can be found on page 36. Contest, which takes place at the Hanover Tomato Festival. The judges are eager to taste your best salsa- or tomato-based dishmade celebrated with a luncheon at By Jim Ridolphi with the For The Mechanicsville Local the Hanover Center for Trades one and and Technology. Secretary of After 10 years of commuonly HanCommerce and Trade James nity service, the Hanover Career over toCheng provided the keynote Student Resource (HCSR) has mato. address at this year’s annual touched thousands of lives and WinJim Ridolphi for The Local formed a lasting relationship event. ners of James Cheng, Virginia Guests were treated to a bufthe recipe contest will have the Secretary of Commerce and between the county’s business fet lunch provided by students community, government and the chance for their prized dish to Trade, said “Virginia Is for at the school, many of whom Lovers” is the longest runing public school system. see CONTEST, pg. 4 state slogan in the nation. see HCSR, pg. 4 Last Tuesday, the group
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Hanover County Public Schools participated in an AdvancED District Accreditation process in October 2010. The division was one of the first in Virginia to earn district accreditation through AdvancED Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI) in 2006. After a review by the Board of Trustees for AdvancED, the school division was presented with a plaque and a new District Accreditation flag during the 2012 Annual AdvancED SACS Conference in Williamsburg. John F. Axselle III, left, School Board chairman, and Dr. Jamelle Wilson, superintendent of schools, are shown with the plaque.