DELIVER TO: Postal Patron Mechanicsville, VA 23111
PRSRT. STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Mechanicsville, VA Permit No.141
Vol. 31, No. 21 | Richmond Suburban News | September 24, 2014
STOPS AT EVERY HOME IN TOWN
Studley mail call ends for Beazley By Jodi Deal jdeal@mechlocal.com
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Their citizenship official, a group of naturalized U.S. citizens recited the Pledge of Allegiance led by Dan Johnson of the Montpelier Ruritan Club.
51 become new citizens Patrick Henry’s home hosts naturalization ceremony By Jodi Deal jdeal@mechlocal.com Seated in rows of chairs set up on the grounds of Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 51 people from around the globe’s voices united to sing “America the Beautiful” with the Patrick Henry High School Chamber Ensemble. They were just moments away from a major
milestone in their lives – becoming U.S. citizens. Led by immigration services officer Carolyn Osinski, the new citizens took a solemn oath of allegiance to the United States, followed by whoops and huge applause from their assembled family members and friends. “All of us swell with pride as we welcome see CITIZENS, pg. 5
W
hen Kay Beazley moved from Warrenton to Studley in 1973, the community’s post office was a small counter in the Studley General Store made of wood and chicken wire, which customers would simply hop over to retrieve their mail if the postmaster wasn’t on the clock. Beazley and her husband David quickly became acquainted with then-Studley postmaster Edna Lauterbach. Before long, Lauterbach had asked young Kay if she’d like to come in and work as an
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After 34 years as the postmaster of the small Studley Post Office, Kay Beazley, center, has retired. Retired Mechanicsville postmaster Otho Mitterer, left, and Edna Lauterbach, right, who retired from the Studley Post Office in 1980, stopped by on Beazley’s last day of work on Aug. 29 to share cake, laughs and memories.
assistant from time to time. Fast forward four decades.
In late August, Lauterbach see STUDLEY, pg. 4