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Board of Supervisors gets a new look 2011 election: two incumbents ousted and two newcomers elected to fill vacated seats By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
Tuesday, Nov. 8, the voters decided to make some changes of their own by replacing two incumbents. With two members of the Hanover County W. Canova Peterson IV will be replacing Board of Supervisors opting not to seek re-elec- Deborah B. “Debbie” Winans, the current tion, the dynamics already faced a change. On chairman of the board, in representing the
Mechanicsville District. He took in 1,339 votes, John E. Gordon Jr. 1,435, 36.16 percent, in six pre51.18 percent, to her 1,264, 48.31 percent, in cincts. There were 11, 0.27 percent, write-in votes. the five precincts. There were 13, 0.49 percent, Angela C. Kelly-Wiecek and Sean M. Davis write-in votes. will be moving into the seats vacated by Robert R. In the South Anna District, Wayne T. Hazzard, see SUPERVISORS, pg. 15 2,522, 63.55 percent, defeated longtime supervisor
Community recognizes veterans By Jim Ridolphi For The Mechanicsville Local
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Lula Lamb, the mother of 1st Lt. Almar L. Fitzgerald, was surprised by Capt. Davis Gooding, her late son’s roommate at The Citadel, during Friday’s Veterans Day ceremony. Fitzgerald’s father, retired Sgt. 1st Class Robert Fitzgerald is at the left.
Hanover County citizens joined millions of Americans in honoring their military veterans on Friday at a poignant ceremony held at the Hanover Veterans Memorial at Hanover Wayside Park. More than 200 people attended the annual event, a staple since the memorial opened four years ago. South Anna District supervisor and memorial co-founder John E. Gordon Jr. delivered the keynote address, recounting his Vietnam experience and the bonds he formed while fighting for his country in Southeast Asia.
Drafted as a young man, Gordon said he didn’t know what to expect when he got his induction notice or, as he described it, an “invitation from President Richard Nixon.” He said the following months transformed his life and formed friendships and bonds that are still fresh in his mind today, many years later. “This was an invitation delivered to a teenager to join with others in doing the work of a man,” Gordon, then only four months out of high school, said. “I was not ready That fear and apprehension subsidJim Ridolphi/The Local ed as Gordon completed basic training South Anna District supervisor John E. see VETERANS, pg. 31
Gordon Jr. was the keynote speaker. He served in Vietnam.