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Tuesday, Aug. 16
The Mechanicsville Tea Party will be meet at 7 p.m. at Freedom Services Training, 6701 Cold Harbor Road in Mechanicsville. It is located directly across from Dollar General and near the traffic circle at Cold Harbor Road and Creighton Road. This month Rich Snyder from the John Birch Society will present a short video about a topic currently in the news and then lead a group discussion afterwards. As always, meetings are open to the public. If you have any questions, contact Glenn Baker at 804-752-8389. If he does not answer, leave a message and he will return your call.
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Th ursday, Aug. 25 – Saturday, Aug. 27
Friends of the Atlee Branch Library are hosting a series of lobby book sales in the lobby of the library, located at 9212 Rutlandshire Drive, Mechanicsville. Thursday’s book sale will be held from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday’s book sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday’s book sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact the library with any questions at: (804) 559-0654.
Friday, Sept 9 Saturday, Sept. 10
St. Ann’s Catholic Church Yard Sale will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1p.m. at 105 S. Snead St., Ashland, VA 23005 (Inside - Rain/Shine). Proceeds will benefit familes in crisis.
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Saturday, Sept. 10
The McShin Foundation is holding its 18th annual Recovery Fest from 12 to 5 p.m. at Hanover Courthouse Ruritan Club, 13497 Hanover Quarter Road, Hanover. The festival will feature an ice cream truck, music, people’s choice BBQ cook off, kid’s activities, special speakers, KCBS BBQ cook off, cornhole tournament, vendors, gold chipping contest and The Local Cup coffee truck. Contact honesty@mcshin.org for more information.
Saturday, Oct. 1
St. Paul Lutheran Church is seeking vendors for their 2022 Fall Craft Sale. This event will be rain or shine and held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 8100 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors will need to bring their own table, chair and tent and cannot sell food or quilts. Vendor spaces offered will be outside and are limited to a first come/first serve basis. The cost to rent a 9’x16’ space is $25. Vendors should contact Debbie Harris at Saintpaul.sec@ gmail.com to sign up or call the church office at 804-427-7500.
Ongoing
Mechanicsville Churches Emergency Functions One Stop Shop (MCEF OSS) is open for food, clothing and linens from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 7235 Stonewall Parkway in Mechanicsville (rear parking lot). The shop is available for residents in the 23111 and 23116 zip codes with identification and proof of residency.
Saturdays
Trinity Lutheran Church, Ashland Campus, located at 11515 Ashcake Road in Ashland 2 miles west of U.S. 1, holds its church service at 5 p.m. with Pastor Rev. Dr. Roy Minnix. Visit www.trinityrichmond.net or call 804-270-9626.
Sundays
All Souls Episcopal Church celebrates Holy Eucharist Rite II at 9:15 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. A nursery will be available for infants and toddlers. Katherine G. Dougherty is the Deacon in charge of All Souls. Visit www.allsoulsva.org.
A Healing and Recovery SS Class meets at 9 a.m. at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church at 7046 Cold Harbor Rd. in Mechanicsville. The class is for adults 18 and over and is an extension of the NorthStar community that also meets at 6 p.m. Fridays at the church. The Christian 12 Steps and Biblical wisdom are the basis of study and discussion to learn about God’s place in our lives. All are welcome. Contact 804-7465081 or contact Craig Simpson at craigwgbc@gmail.com.
Outside the Walls, a Narcotics Anonymous group, meets from 6 to 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Pamunkey Regional Jail at 7240 Courtland Farm Rd. in Hanover. Contact John Shinholser, McShin president, at 804-249-1845. The website is http://www.mcshin.org.
Tuesdays
The Hanover Concert Band rehearses from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Tuesday, mid-January through mid-December, at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center at 500 S. Railroad Ave. in Ashland, just south of U.S. 54. Membership is open to anyone who can read music and play a non-string instrument. High school students are welcome with parents’ permission. Visit www.hanoverconcertband.org or call 804-789-0536.
The American Legion Post 175, located at 8700 Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville, holds a “Meet and Greet, Coffee and Donut” event from 9-11 a.m. every Tuesday for the community and perspective members to meet members and learn about what they do for the community. Visit http://www. post175.org/.
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Wednesdays
Hanover Rotary meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Roma’s Restaurant at 7240 Bell Creek Rd. in Mechanicsville. Due to the pandemic, contact President Penny at pennyguiles43@gmail. com for current meeting at Roma’s or Zoom connection information.
Th ursdays
The Ashland Rotary Club meets weekly at noon at the Iron Horse Restaurant at 100 S. Railroad Ave. in Ashland. For more information, contact Steve Dunham at 804-496-6093 or sandrdunham@yahoo.com.
Overcomers Outreach & Women’s Codependency is a Christ-centered anonymous support program offering hope and healing for recovering alcoholics, addicts and their families. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. at Shalom Baptist Church at 8116 Walnut Grove Road Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-366-6524 or email mjfaith1@gmail.com.
New Highland Baptist Church hosts open basketball gym time for adults in the Christian Life Center (CLC) starting at 7:30 PM. The church is located at 9200 New Ashcake Road in Mechanicsville. Use the side back entrance to enter. Contact Jeff Fitzgerald at jkfitzgerald@comcast.net with any questions.
Civil Air Patrol, Hanover Squadron, meets Thursdays, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fairfield Presbyterian Church, 6930 Cold Harbor Road, in Mechanicsville. CAP is an awesome program for youth, ages 12- 21, as well as for adults who care about young people and want to help train America’s next generation of Leaders. You’ll find cadet life exciting if you enjoy Flying, Leadership Training, Model Rocketry, Earning Rank & Awards, and much more. For more information, visit hanover.vawg.cap.gov. You can also call or email Capt James Wright at 804-551-3354 or james.wright@vawg.cap.gov.
Fridays
The Building Bridges group of Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. The group’s mission is to bring a message of hope and recovery to those suffering from addiction issues. They meet on Fridays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mechanicsville United Methodist Church, 7356 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville. For more information, visit rvana.org.
see CALENDAR, pg. 8
Contributed Report Th e Mechanicsville Local
Master Gardeners are public educators who provide education to the citizens of Hanover and surrounding counties. Training is offered annually for those wishing to become a Master Gardener. Training includes a minimum of 50 classroom hours, followed by 50 hours of volunteer service in approved activities that benefit Hanover County.
The 2023 training classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hanover Extension Office in Ashland (13015 Taylor Complex Lane). Internet access is required by class participants.
An open house will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Extension Office to learn more about the program and to meet current Master Gardeners. Visit the VCE Hanover website (https://hanover.ext.vt.edu) or the Hanover Master Gardener Association website (https://hanovermastergardeners.org/) for additional information and a link to the application form.
If you wish to improve your gardening knowledge without the class time and volunteer commitment, consider the Home Gardening Series (HGS) sessions. HGS sessions will be in person at the Atlee Library. Schedule will be posted on both websites reference above.
About Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and local governments. Its programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status or any other basis protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, contact Laura Maxey Nay-Hanover Unit at 804-752-4310 during business hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event. *TDD 800-828-1120
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Continued from pg. 1 ing families, faculty and staff shortly after community members raised concerns with the logo.
According to Gill, the logo was designed by a teacher who intended for the image to represent “four hands and arms grasping together – a symbol for unity for [the] all-county professional learning conference” and was “created without any ill-intent.” In response to negative feedback, they stopped distributing the T-shirts and began working to remove them from all conference materials, Gill stated.
“We are deeply sorry for this mistake and for the emotions that the logo has evoked by its semblance to a swastika and, by extension, to the atrocities that were committed under its banner,” Gill stated. “Unquestionably, we condemn anything associated with the Nazi regime in the strongest manner possible.”
Gill wrote that HCPS is committed to inclusion and ensuring that all students, faculty, staff and community members feel welcome, safe and secure in the school division.
“We truly regret this error and are sorry that it has distracted from the great work that is being accomplished through this conference and throughout the school division, which will help us to continue to uphold our longstanding Tradition of Excellence by supporting all students and their unique needs,” Gill wrote.
The Jewish Community Federation of Richmond responded to Gill’s apology statement with the Facebook post: “We appreciate this swift response from Superintendent Michael Gill. ADL Washington D.C., Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, Virginia Holocaust Museum and JCFR look forward to continuing to work with the Hanover County Public School system as we all strive for an inclusive education space & community,” the post stated.
Online discussion over the logo continued to circulate following Gill’s apology, with various social media users expressing concern over how the logo was approved initially.
Rachel Levy, a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, was among the Twitter users that posted updates and comments on the controversy throughout the day. “I am outraged but not surprised that Hanover Schools Superintendent Mike Gill would blame a teacher for his approval of the logo,” Levy stated in a tweet. “Where does the buck stop? Apparently, never with him or his office. Unacceptable.”
Ethan Lynne, a Patrick Henry High School graduate, also posted of the controversy on Twitter and received a number of messages concerning the logo on Wednesday.
“At first, I was appalled and dumbfounded,” Lynne said. “I always try to give people the
see HCPS, pg. 7
Upcoming events at the Hanover Tavern
Thursday, Aug. 18: Haunted Tavern Tour at the Hanover Tavern. Come for a guided ghost tour of the Tavern at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person.
Friday, Aug. 19: “Something’s Brewing” Beer Pairing Dinner at the Hanover Tavern featuring four courses beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person. Reservations are required.
All tickets are available for purchase through the website: hanovertavern.org. For any questions, submit a “contact us” form on the website or call: 804-537-5050.
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