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Quick actions by teacher help ailing student By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com Karen Drake is humble when she talks about a recent incident in her classroom at Lee-Davis High School. Because of her fast response, a student who became ill received much-needed care and attention. “I’m entrusted with their safety and well-being for those 95 minutes,” she said of her students. And, six months ago, her perspective changed when she and her husband Tim welBen Orcutt for The Local

Darlene Godsey, a 98-year-old Mechanicsville resident and a volunteer at Memorial Regional Medical Center, is joined by Rob Herndon, the hospital’s director of volunteers, and, from left in the back, her daughter, Darlene Sadler, and long-time co-volunteer Ann Glenn during the Sept. 27 birthday party for Godsey that was arranged by her fellow Thursday afternoon volunteers.

comed their first child, Clark. “Being a new mom now too, it hits home even more. My son just turned 6 months old. If something happens to him, I want somebody to step up.” The student approached her desk and said she wasn’t feeling well. “Then she starts to glaze over, so I got up to help her sit down. She took two steps and just kind of started down.” Small in stature, Drake then came to the student’s rescue. Lee-Davis has a registered

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Bulkley of Bass Pro Shops and Elizabeth Royal of Stone’s Throw Studios. Expansion is the word Hubbard said she is ready to new Hanover Association of hit the ground running. Businesses and Chamber of “I would like to see the Commerce president Gail upcoming year as one of expanHubbard looks at the new year. sion – expanding our memWith about 100 local busibership base, includness and commuing surrounding nity leaders taking counties and a great part in the election focus on the eastern of new officers to the region of Hanover, Board of Directors my home territory. for 2012-2013, We also plan to Hubbard, of Village expand our already Bank, is joined by existing ‘Down Carter Flippo of to Earth’ event in Flippo Lumber April – and explore Corporation as vice HUBBARD a new venue for a president and Jeff second fundraiser Yorke of The Yorke Agency as for HABCC. We will also work treasurer. hard to expand our regional Other newly installed memsee HABCC, pg. 4 bers of the board include Greg

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Lee-Davis High School teacher Karen Drake said “you roll with the punches and you have to be extremely flexible as a teacher.” She acted quickly in coming to the aid of a student who recently became ill in one of her classes.

nurse on-site, who “came down had come to.” see TEACHER, pg. 4 and got her. By that time, she

MRMC volunteer celebrates 98th with 2nd family By Ben Orcutt for The Mechanicsville Local

or 98-year-old Darlene Godsey of Mechanicsville, being a volunteer at Memorial Regional Medical Center provides her with a second family. Her second family is the Thursday afternoon crew that works from noon to 4 p.m. On Sept. 27, the group gave Godsey a party to honor her 98th birthday, which was on Monday,

“. . . it’s wonderful that she’s been able to continue as long as she has and we hope she’ll continue a few more years.” ROB HERNDON Director of volunteers, MRMC

Sept. 24. Rob Herndon, director of volunteers for the hospital, said Godsey is special. “Well, she’s one of our legacy volunteers, meaning that she started at Richmond Memorial,” he said.

“Obviously, we came out here to the Hanover campus in 1998, so she’s been here ever since — dirt as they say —and there’s very few of those ladies left anymore, so it’s nice that see VOLUNTEER, pg. 4

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Ready, Set, School! supply drive a success in county

he Hanover County Department of Community Resources and Hanover County Public Schools recently spearheaded a successful Ready, Set, School!, the county-wide school supply drive that benefits children in need throughout Hanover County. This year, school buses parked outside of Walmart Supercenter at 145 Hill Carter Parkway in Ashland and the Kroger at 9351 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville. Following the collection, more than 30 volunteers gathered at Oak Knoll Middle School to sort the donations. “We streamlined the collection and distribution system this year to make it more manageable. In previous years, citizens were encouraged to drop off donations at government locations or directly to the schools. By designating two dropoff points at easily accessible locations we made it more convenient for citizens to contribute. Also, by further streamlining distribution we ensured more students in need received supplies,” Laura Robertson, Youth Services specialist at the Hanover County Department of Community Resources, said. Those involved extended their thanks “to all the individuals that generously donated their time and supplies.” Also recognized were the following organizations for their support and ontributions: Ashland Churches Emergency Services, Curves of Ashland, First Capital Bank,

9 COMMUNITY Atlee girls volleyball team collecting donations for Food Bank.

Photos submitted by Linda Scarborough

A joint project of the Hanover County Department of Community Resources and Hanover County Public Schools proved successful for children in need throughout the county. The school supply drive known as Ready, Set, School! brought out volunteers to help fill the buses in Ashland and Mechanicsville. Students did their part by gathering and sorting donations.

8 DEBATE Cantor, Republican, faced off with challenger Democrat, Powell

Market Ashland Partnership, Ashland Kiwanis Club, Pamunkey Regional Libraries, Covenant Woods, The Goddard School of Ashland, Cool Spring MOMS Club, Can Do Specialty Printing, Rutland Kroger, Ashland Wal-Mart, Oak Knoll Middle School, Hanover County Economic Development,

Gethsemane Church of Christ, Hanover Church of the Nazarene, Harleysville Insurance Company, Milestone Clubhouse, Burkwood Swim and Racquet Club, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center and Hanover County Public Schools Transportation Department. The Hanover Youth Services Council played a vital role in the collection and sorting of the supplies. Information submitted by Linda Scarborough, Hanover County Public Schools communications specialist.

38 SPORTS Hanover escapes with late win over Atlee.

ALSO… Incident Reports........3 Letters to the editor...6 Obituaries ......... 10, 12 Celebrations ........... 26 Calendar ................. 31 TV grids..............39-41 Classifieds .........42-46 Church news .......... 47

SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REPORTS | Crime, Accidents, Fire & Rescue possession of controlled substances at a location on North Lakeridge Parkway.

Sept. 25

Unknown suspect damaged property at a location on Boundary Run Drive.

Unknown suspect stole items from a location on Gemstone Place.

Sept. 27

Suspect stole items from a location on Bell Creek Rd.

Suspects broke into a location on Old Telegraph Road and stole items.

Suspect assaulted victim at a location on Mechanicsville Turnpike.

Suspects broke into a location on Greenwood Church Road and stole items.

Unknown suspect damaged property at a location on Castle Tower Road.

Suspects assaulted each other at a location on Patrick Henry Road.

Unknown suspect(s) stole items from a location on Air Park Road.

Unknown suspect(s) broke into a location on Pouncy Tract Rd and stole items.

Sept. 26

Unknown suspect stole items from a location on Pole Green Rd.

Unknown suspect(s) used victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information without at a location on Brandy Hill Trace.

Unknown suspect stole items from a location on Bell Creek Road.

Unknown suspect(s) used victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information without permission at a location on Chamberlayne Road. Suspect contributed to the delinquency of a minor at a location on Hunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chase Court. Suspect was found in

Sept. 28

Suspect trespassed at a location on Mechanicsville Turnpike.

Oct. 1

Suspect obtained money by false pretense at a location on Barkers Mill Road. Unknown suspect damaged property at a location on Walnut Grove Road.

Unknown suspect(s) used victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information without permission at a location on Bink Place.

Suspect discharged a firearm at a location on Wynbrook Lane.

Unknown suspect(s) stole items from a location on Castle Tower Place.

Unknown suspect damaged property at a location on Castle Tower Place.

Suspect obtained money fraudulently at a location on Atlee Rd.

Suspect was found in possession of controlled substance at a location on Shady Grove Road.

Unknown suspect damaged property at a location on Ashland Road.

Unknown suspect(s) fled the scene of an accident at a location on Ashland Road.

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Suspect passed bad check at a location on Mechanicsville Turnpike.

Unknown Suspect damaged victims property at a location on Castle Tower Place.

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Jennifer Y. Scott, HABCC executive director, said. “Our community is brimming with talented business leaders and innovators, as represented by our board. In the year ahead, we will continue to foster strong relationships among businesses, educators, governments and the residents of Hanover County.” Hubbard moved into the top office during the organi-

zation’s Annual Dinner and Membership Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Bass Pro Shops’ Islamorada Restaurant in Ashland. ----The HABCC is Hanover’s largest business association with more than 450 members. All types of businesses are represented in the HABCC membership -- from national and

international corporations to locally owned and operated one-person shops. Its mission is to provide leadership within the Hanover and Ashland business communities and to champion economic development. For more information about the HABCC and to explore the many benefits of membership, visit www.habcc.com or call 804-798-8130.

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were like ‘Hmmm,’” she said of the students. “Otherwise, they stayed pretty much on task.” The student, Drake said, was taken to a physician who determined there had been a salt and water imbalance. As for her role, a modest Drake said, “It’s part of the job — you roll with the punches and you have to be extremely flexible.” She teaches English at the International Baccalaureate (IB)

level. Now in her eighth year of teaching, she acknowledges that “I still look like one of the students.” A 2001 L-DHS graduate, she has spent seven of her eight years at her alma mater. Drake serves as sponsor of the Junior Class Council and is a member of the Teacher Advisory Committee, representing Lee-Davis in meetings with Dr. Jamelle Wilson, HCPS superintendent of schools. Drake also is co-lead of the

Literacy Focus Team. The Drake family makes their home in Highland Springs, but, she is quick to point out, “I’m from Mechanicsville — born and bred. Been through Hanover (County Public) Schools.” She received her bachelor’s and master’s at Milligan College. They attend the Fairmount Christian Church and are active working with the youth. Drake

said dealing with elementary age children “is a whole new ballgame for me.” (Editor’s note: Karen Drake’s story came to The Local through an e-mail from, unbeknownst to us at the time, her father, Ray Alexander. Justifiably proud, he said his daughter “rose to the occasion. By her action, she undoubtedly prevented the student from banging her head on the concrete floor and doing other potential damage to the student’s

Godsey delivers mail and flowers to patients. When they Continued from pg. 3 are discharged, “I push the carts, which has their luggage she continues on. Many of on it,” she said. them obviously have to step Godsey said she’s enjoyed away for one reason or another, so it’s wonderful that she’s been being a volunteer. “I certainly have,” she said. able to continue as long as she has and we hope she’ll continue “Made a lot of friends.” As for the secret of her lona few more years.” gevity, Godsey said it’s probably “Not everybody gets a in her genes. party,” Herndon added. “You “I think so,” she said. “My have to be a special person for mother lived till 97.” the group to love you enough Godsey, who is petite, said that they do this — go to all she doesn’t really watch what this trouble.” she eats, and, besides walkThe recent lunch featured ing at the hospital, the only fried chicken and biscuits, an array of salads, and ,of course, other regular exercise she gets is walking up the stairs a birthday cake. to her bedroom in the home “It means a whole lot to she shares with her only child, have friends at my age like Darlene Sadler. this,” Godsey said. “I’m very lucky,” Sadler said. Between Richmond “She’s very independent, very Memorial Hospital and independent. So we do well Memorial Regional Medical Center, Godsey said she’s been together.” Thursdays are an important volunteering for at least 30 part of her mother’s life, Sadler years. added. “I really came so I could “Well, you know, she’s lost a walk and meet friends and all,” lot of her friends because of age she said.

and this is one of her families other than our family,” Sadler said. “These are her friends and she looks forward to working over here on Thursdays.” Ann Glenn, 81, of Henrico, is in her 31st year of volunteering and has worked a long time with Godsey. Glenn said Godsey’s dry sense of humor enables her to make ordinary things sound funny. She also said Godsey is dedicated. “Well, she’s loyal,” Glenn said. “That means a lot.” Dot Bills, 80, of King William, also is a member of the Thursday afternoon volunteer crew, and, like her cohorts, she also is fond of Godsey. “She is so sweet to everybody and just always so friendly,” Bills said. “She always stops by the front desk and talks to us and she’s very, very friendly.” While the national average of service for a hospital volunteer is three years, those at Memorial Regional Medical Center average about five years,

Herndon said. “They’re very committed here in Hanover,” he added. “But, for Darlene and Ann, for example, that they have been here for multiple years like that, it’s amazing.” Godsey attends the Shady Grove United Methodist Church, where Ernie Babel is a pastor who works with seniors and the homebound. “My goodness. She’s in worship and she’s over here volunteering and she just is an extraordinary giver,” Babel said of Godsey. “She’s a giver. Some people are takers, but she’s a giver.” A native of Freemont, Neb., Godsey has two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, one of whom also is a volunteer at Memorial Regional Medical Center. Herndon said his corps of about 300 volunteers represents the face of the hospital and Godsey does it well. “The volunteers really have taken ownership of the hospital,” he said. “It’s their facility.

HABCC Continued from pg. 3

connections including, but not limited to, placing Hanover business and community leaders on key and influential committees both locally and regionally,” Hubbard said. “We are excited about the new elections to the HABCC board for the upcoming year,”

TEACHER Continued from pg. 3

The incident did not cause a disruption in the class as students were engrossed in the opening episode of the TV program “Lost,” as part of studying “The Lord of the Flies” as the new term’s first novel. With the exception of a lamp, Drake’s classroom was dark. “It wasn’t until the nurse came in with the wheelchair that they

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Curves, Zumba fight breast cancer at 8324 Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville. In the event of inclement weather, the classes will be held inside the Curves facility. The classes are free with all donations benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. body.” Alexander also said his daughter “quickly appraised the situation; secondly, moved to act; and thirdly, when she acted, she had to make a much bigger effort to save the student from potentially greater danger to the student’s well-being at a potential threat to her own physical well-being.” He said her “attitude is admirable. I am thankful that she responded so quickly and did the right thing to help one of her students.”)

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Cody Cavallaro, 17, one of the youngest volunteers at Memorial Regional Medical Center, joins 98-year-old Darlene Godsey, the hospital’s oldest volunteer, during Godsey’s 98th birthday party on Thursday, Sept. 27.

So when you come here, you’re their guests. They treat you as if you were coming into their home. So they are really the ambassadors for the hospital in that they are probably the first people you meet when you walk in the front door

and we hope they’re one of the last people that escort you out when you’re done.” Godsey said she plans to remain in that number. “As long as I’m able to walk and do any good, I’ll continue,” she said.

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The Health Insurance Tax (HIT) will take valuable resources from small businesses and inhibit their ability create jobs, according to small business owners who met last week in Mechanicsville, hoping to urge lawmakers to repeal the tax set to take effect next year. The healthcare reform law calls it a tax on insurers, but local small business said it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come cheap. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the past five years, my businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health insurance premiums have increased by 10 percent or more every year. The HIT is an additional increase of 15 percent on top of that. I thought the PPACA was supposed to reduce health care costs, not increase them,â&#x20AC;? Melissa Ball, owner of Ball Office Supply in Richmond, said. The Stop The HIT Coalition, a bipartisan group supporting the repeal of the tax, said the HIT will cost small business own-

ers, the self-employed and their employees $87 billion within its first 10 years alone and $208 billion in its second 10 years. The Oct. 2 event, co-hosted by Mechanicsville Drug Store and the Stop The HIT Coalition, small business owners and supporters, including NFIB Virginia state director Nicole Riley, gathered to tell Washington, D.C., that â&#x20AC;&#x153;enough is enough.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the NFIB is doing a great service to small businesses by getting this [Stop The HIT] kind of important information out there in the business community. As a local pharmacist, customers come in my drugstore all the time with questions and concerns over health insurance, for themselves and for their businesses,â&#x20AC;? Tommy Thompson, owner of Mechanicsville Drug Store, said. Legislation to repeal the Health Insurance Tax in the U.S. House introduced by Reps. Charles Boustany (R-La., 7) and Dan Boren (D-Okla., 2) recently hit a landmark 224 bipartisan co-spon-

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Looking back on Obama’s grand vision for America

Obama and ‘Affordable Health Care Act’

This is President Obama’s grand vision for America. Since Obama took office in January 2009, five million “green” jobs were promised, and, as of 2010, 225,000 had been created. Eighty percent of the green loans, loan guarantees and grants given out by The U.S. Department of Energy went to Obama backers: • SunPower, after receiving $1.5 billion from DOE, is reorganizing, cutting jobs. • First Solar, after receiving $1.46 billion from DOE, is reorganizing, cutting jobs. • Solyndra, after receiving $535 million from DOE, filed for bankruptcy protection. • Ener1, after receiving $118.5 million from DOE, filed for bankruptcy protection. • Evergreen Solar, after receiving millions of dollars from the state of Massachusetts, filed for bankruptcy protection. • SpectraWatt, backed by Intel and Goldman Sachs, filed for bankruptcy protection. • Beacon Power, after receiving $43 million from DOE, filed for bankruptcy protection. • Abound Solar, after receiving $400 million from DOE, filed for bankruptcy protection. • Amonix, after receiving $5.9 million from DOE, filed for bankruptcy protection. • Babcock & Brown (an Australian company), after receiving $178 million from DOE, filed for bankruptcy protection. • A123 Systems, after receiving $279 million from DOE, shipped some bad batteries and is barely operating. It cut jobs. • Solar Trust for America, after receiving a $2.1-billion loan guarantee from DOE, filed for bankruptcy protection. • Nevada Geothermal, after receiving $98.5 million from DOE, warns of potential defaults in new SEC filings. That is only a partial list. If this all sounds eerily familiar, it should. Especially the part about how an elected politician is breaking a campaign promise to not raise taxes. Obama said he would lower taxes and is actually raising them. He will claim that circumstances change and Americans have to adapt to them. One similarity is inescapable. The excesses of the past are going to have to be paid. Thanks to the failed presidency of Obama, those excesses have grown disproportionately larger. Walt Fitzhugh Hanover

President Obama and his Chicago Cronies tout the “Affordable Health Care Act” (an oxymoron) in regard that it will provide healthcare for everyone. He also says that it will cut the national debt and provide tax cuts for the middle class. ObamaCare will go down in American history as the highest tax increase ever. This adversely impacts everyone, especially the middle class where many small businesses fall into the $250,000 category, which the impending high taxes and “spreading the wealth” could put them out of business. Result: thousands more on welfare. In regard to his promise of reducing the national debt, do you know that $500 billion will be taken out of Medicare to help pay for this bill? Medicare will become a thing of the past. How do you feel about something that you paid into all of your working life only to have it taken away? It will happen. What do you think of Obama’s “Hope and Change” now? Doctors will be opting out and/or retiring due to this terrible law. Reputable health insurance companies and several medical supply companies will be put out of business, due to the excessive costs of this law. Thousands of jobs will, therefore, suffer the consequences. Also, how would you like a Washington bureaucrat standing between you and your doctor telling him/her what he/she can prescribe and what can’t be prescribed? If put fully into effect, ObamaCare will resemble a socialistic style of a system used in Europe and Canada. Ask a Canadian what they think of it. The government taking over your healthcare is one more step towards the government controlling your life. Our socialist commander-inchief can call it whatever he wants, but it’s still socialism. see LETTERS, pg. 8

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Cantor - Powell Debate U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, a Republican, faced oﬀ with 7th District challenger Democrat, Wayne Powell By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local Accusations, innuendo and personal attacks were the order of the evening as U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, a Republican, faced off with 7th District challenger Wayne Powell, a Democrat. Both candidates entered the debate with a spirited list of charges for their opponent, and it appeared Cantor’s lack of debate experience didn’t affect the six-term representative. It was the incumbent’s first debate appearance since 2002. All seats were filled at the CarMax headquarters in Goochland for the Richmond Chamber-sponsored debate. It didn’t take long for the discussion to become heated, and Cantor’s opening statement outlined a philosophical difference between him and Powell, a lawyer and retired U.S. Army colonel. Cantor, who was elected majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, centered his policy positions around a familiar theme of lower taxes, less regulations and creating jobs. He said those positions are in stark contrast to those of his opponent.

“These two positions will take us to very different futures,” Cantor said. “One track leads to higher taxes, more regulation and less jobs. The other track means lower taxes, less regulation, more jobs, more success and more opportunity.” While he supports lowering taxes on small businesses, Cantor, 49, said Powell supports higher taxes to which the challenger responded, “I’m not against small businesses. I am a small businessman and I don’t want to pay any more taxes and I don’t want small businesses to pay more taxes.” And, there were the obvious and predictable differences on the Affordable Health Care Act, better known as ObamaCare. “I oppose ObamaCare and I will repeal it and replace it with patientcentered healthcare reforms,” the sixterm congressman said. “My opponent supports ObamaCare and says it’s working and even wants to expand it.” “I believe insurance companies should not deny people health coverage because they have pre-existing conditions,” Powell responded. Both candidates offered an opposing view on the impending fiscal cliff the nation faces at the end of the year.

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“This is about Congress and the man standing to my left who decided to kick the can down the road,” Powell said. “When I hear fiscal cliff, I see Eric as a person who is dysfunctional, who will not sit down and cooperate with the President.” Cantor said America has the highest corporate tax rate in the world and he would work to close loopholes in the tax system to raise revenues. “Let me start with the premise that a tax increase is the last thing that our country needs right now,” Cantor said. “I also think that the fiscal cliff has a lot to do with spending.” The impending mandatory cuts to the federal budget, known as sequestration, were approved by Congress last year, and Powell was quick to point out that Cantor voted for the measures. “The reason why sequestration is in place is because the president would not agree to the kind of spending cuts Mr. Powell says he’s for,” Cantor said. If re-elected, Cantor said he would fight to remove those mandatory cuts from the defense budget, which he said would leave the nation in dire straits militarily. “We will have the smallest ground force since 1940,” he said. The two also disagreed on new regulations for the coal industry that

some say would make production economically challenging. Cantor supports coal-fired power plants and expanding the use of one of Virginia’s principle imports, while Powell favored non-fossil solutions to the nation’s mounting energy demands. Powell said some cuts in defense can and should be made. “The defense budget is bloated by anybody’s standard,” he said.” To say we need to keep the defense budget as its current level is just plain ludicrous.” Powell showed little political restraint in attacking Cantor on his corporate donations and what he called the congressman’s extended vacations. He also said Cantor was not being responsive to 7th District citizens. Powell was highly critical of Cantor for his lack on involvement in veterans’ issues. Goochland Democratic Party chair Molly Payne agreed with Powell. “Mr. Powell took Mr. Cantor to task tonight for neglecting our veterans, the people of the 7th District and all average Americans in favor of big industry and those least in need of a leg-up,” Payne said after the debate. Cantor objected to Powell’s personal attacks several times, and continually attempted to return the debate

to a discussion on the economy, jobs and lower taxes. “You can go on with your personal attacks, but, again, it’s not going to create a job and it’s not going to bring down the deficit,” Cantor said. Powell said his accusations were not a personal attack, but an attempt to allow voters of the 7th District to obtain a clear view of their elected representative. “I’m not attacking you. I’m describing you. And it’s a very difficult process,” Powell said. Manuel Alvarez, a member of the Goochland County Board of Supervisors, also attended the event, but had a different take on the outcome than did Payne. “I feel like Mr. Powell came across as angry. He didn’t really talk about a lot of issues, but just did a lot of attacking,” Alvarez said. While the Powell campaign has stated a desire for more debates, the Cantor campaign has indicated this is Cantor’s last stop on the debate trail. The 7th District hasn’t elected a Democrat in more than 40 years in a congressional district that represents portions of Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, Spotsylvania, Goochland, Orange, Louisa and New Kent counties and the City of Richmond.

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Hazel Burgess Christian, Tuesday at the Mechanicsville 94, of Mechanicsville, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, September 30, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, P. Rudolph Christian; and grandson, Michael Maida; and is survived by two daughters, Mary C. Beasley and husband, Vernon, and Marie C. Maida; five grandchildren, Robin Fraley and husband, Jim, Marion Lee Humphries, Vernon “Bubba” Beasley Jr. and wife, Jeanne, Peyton S. Beasley and wife, Sharon, Connie Lapallo and husband, Chris; 11 greatgrandchildren, nine greatgreat-grandchildren; sister-inlaw, Addie Burgess; as well as several nieces and nephews. Hazel was a lifetime member of Fairfield Presbyterian Church, enjoyed traveling and loved the Lawrence Welk Show. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Fairfield Presbyterian Church. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fairfield Presbyterian Church, 6930 Cold Harbor Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111.

Mary Elizabeth Gibbs, of Richmond, widow of Wilber Lee Gibbs, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 30, 2012. She retired from the Virginia Employment Commission and was an AVON Representative for 52 years. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Lee Jones and husband, Dennis; son-in-law, Warren McAlister; daughter, Deborah Case; grandchildren, Barton, Brandon and Brittany

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Left to cherish her memory are her daughter and son-inlaw, Joyce and Richard Rowe; her son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Chris Goodrich, all of Mechanicsville, Virginia; four grandchildren, Kevin Nowell (Lori), Brett Nowell, Steve Goodrich (Carrie), Amy Childress (John); five greatgrandchildren, Ryan, Laurel, Katelyn, Grayson, Acree and soon to be, little Lily. She also survived by her sister, Lucille Hite of Spring Grove, Virginia; and many nieces and nephews. Ruby was a longtime member of Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir for Ruby Gwaltney many years. She also served Goodrich, 89, went to be with Jesus on Monday, October as a volunteer at Richmond Memorial Hospital for 15 1, 2012. She was born in years. A funeral service will Savage, Virginia, on May 10, be held 2 p.m. on Thursday, 1923 and spent most of her childhood in Waverly, Virginia. October 4 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lillie Gwaltney. Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road, She was preceded in death by see OBITUARIES, pg. 12 her husband, Clyde Goodrich.

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four grandchildren, Hannah, Rachel, Nicholas and Noah; sisContinued from pg. 10 ters, Betty W. Wade and Mary Beth Brown of Mechanicsville; Mechanicsville, Virginia. The and brothers, Horace, Maurice family will receive friends and Sam Wyatt of North one hour prior to the service. Interment Greenwood Memorial Carolina. Memorial services will Gardens. The family would like he held on Monday, October 8, to express sincere gratitude and at 11 a.m. at Branches Baptist Church, 3400 Broad Rock appreciation to the wonderful Blvd., Richmond, 23234. The staff at Heritage Green for all family will receive friends at the love and care they so graciously extended to Ruby for the the church on Monday from past 12 years. In lieu of flowers, 10 a.m. until service time. Interment will be private. In lieu the family requests donation of flowers, memorial contribube made to the East Hanover tions may be made to Massey Rescue Squad, 8105 Walnut Cancer Center, 401 College St., Grove Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 22111. Online condolences may Richmond, 23298. be posted at www.bennettfunerSandra P. “Brown” alhomes.com. Harris, 67, of Mechanicsville, Peggy W.,Goodman, 69, went to be with the Lord on of Mechanicsville, lost her cou- October 1, 2012. She was rageous battle with leukemia on predeceased by her parents, Clota F. Brown Sr. and Edith Q. Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Brown; and her brother, Clota F. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard S. “Dick” Brown Jr. She is survived by her Goodman; and a sister, Faye W. brother, John Brown (Cindy); and sister, Betty Estes (James); Todd. She is survived by her daughter, Heidi Trala (Richard); and numerous nieces and neph-

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Hampden-Sydney College Graduates Two Mechanicsville residents recently graduated from Hampden-Sydney College. Benjamin Todd Rogers, the son of Todd and Becky Rogers, graduated cum laude with a B.A. degree in economics. He is a graduate of Hanover High School. Kirk Montgomery Rohle, whose parents are Ken and Amy Rohle, received a B.S. in biology. He also is a graduate of Hanover High School.

cost of regular road improvements. In all, 24-state maintained rural rustic roads that had been gravel were improved in this fashion. This approach permitted the hard surfacing of all the state maintained gravel roads in the county except for a few small sections where residence overwhelmingly agreed they should remain gravel. The improvements to these roads involved a total of about 22.5 miles at a cost of $1,909,000 and benefitted more than 200 households. The roads will remain rural in nature, but will not have the maintenance chal-

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Atlee girls’ volleyball team spikes for Food Bank Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Atlee High School girls’ volleyball team is joining with the Central Virginia Food Bank this season by collecting donations at all home games, varsity, JV and freshman throughout October. Members have a goal of 1,000 cans by Thursday, Oct. 18. The project is being spearheaded by the seniors, but the girls taking part are in grades eighth through 12. Many children and families face a food shortage at home. In Central Photo submitted by Sheri Sullivan Virginia, many families struggle with Seniors on the Atlee girls’ volleyball team are, from left, Stella Thai, Karlie hunger, especially during evenings and Suber, Hailey Brooks and Kayleigh Moody. weekends when children don’t have access to healthy school meals. Photo submitted by Sheri Sullivan In addition: • Working poor parents who must Members of the Atlee High School girls’ varsity volleyball team include pay for childcare often don’t have Kayleigh Moody, Rachel Stanford, Stella Thai, Erika Fescina, Lauren Stanford, Molly Jarvis, Taylor Sanderford and Karlie Suber.

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to meet both food and basic living needs. During the past school year, Representing the freshmen on the AHS girls’ volleyball team are, from left, Jennifer Godbolt, Savannah Clarke, Annie the Community Kitchen provided Jarvis, Lily Tyson, Macey Tomczak, Savanna Barbarian, Kendall Walker, Mattie Crain and Elizabeth Brockwell. nutritious and easy-to-prepare food more than 572,000 meals and snacks l Suddenly unemployed adults or on weekends through the BackPack enough money to feed their families. for children in the Kids Cafes and those who’ve had their hours reduced program to 2,000 children each week. The Community Kitchen produced Summer Feeding Programs. Urgently needed food items include: often don’t have adequate funds Photo submitted by Sheri Sullivan

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The Northside Baptist Church on Studley Road in Mechanicsville is hosting Trunk-rTreat for community children and their families from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Halloween, Wednesday, Oct. 31. The church, which is situated on Studley Road between Washington and Henry and Rural Point Elementary Schools, will be giving out candy, refreshments and providing fun and games for area children and families.

The VCU Medical Center will be offering the following free seminars at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Education and Library Complex, located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue. Registration is required. Free parking available. PLUS, if you come early, you can tour the gardens before the seminar for free.

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The Dangers of Snoring Snoring can be a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnea that can lead to chronic fatigue, heart disease and stroke. Join Dr. Evan Reiter who will discuss the causes of snoring and sleep apnea, as well as the signs, symptoms and current treatments available.

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High-risk Pregnancy: Know What to Expect A high-risk or difficult pregnancy might pose challenges before, during or after delivery. Join Drs. Karen Hendricks-MuĂąoz, Elena Kwon and Ronald Ramus as they discuss the causes of high-risk pregnancies, and what you can do to take care of yourself and your baby.

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Now more than ever, community newspapers are an important binding thread of our cities and towns and the people that report the news are often our friends and neighbors down the street. We would like to invite you to make your own newspaper by writing a headline, story and drawing a picture for the story. Make copies and give them to your family and friends. Winner: Our winner will receive a gift bag with a gift card, a brand new box of “64 Crayons” and a 1-year subscription to The Mechanicsville Local. Judging: Entries will be judged on a combination of the following: best local “news” story, best use of creativity and best use of color. Drop off location: The Mechanicsville Local office 6400 Mechanicsville Turnpike Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111 Between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mon – Fri Deadline: 5 p.m. on Friday, October 26 Contest rules: The “Make A Newspaper” contest is open to elementary school children ages 6–10. One entry per contestant may be submitted. Photo copies will not be accepted. Employees of Richmond Suburban News and their families are not eligible.

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Fall Fire Season Begins Oct. 15; Virginia Observes National Fire Prevention Week As temperatures begin to dip and the leaves on the trees begin to change color, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time once again for the start of fall wildfire season in the Commonwealth. Officials at the Virginia Department of Forestry remind all Virginians that the threat of wildfire increases each autumn as leaves dry out and fall from trees, grasses turn brown, humidity levels drop and winds increase. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wildfires are directly linked to weather conditions,â&#x20AC;? John Miller, director of resource protection at VDOF, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s someone burning debris or trash, an unattended campfire, or an intentional case of arson, wildfires have a greater chance of causing bodily harm or property damage in the fall and spring months because the conditions are right for fires to burn hotter and spread faster.â&#x20AC;? Because of the increased risk of wildfires, the VDOF has joined paid and volunteer fire departments in

their efforts to ensure the safety of Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s citizens. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus of National Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 7-13) is to ensure you have at least two escape routes both in your home and in your neighborhood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because your primary escape route might be blocked during a fire, having an alternate escape route could save your life,â&#x20AC;? said Miller. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While many people may have thought about a secondary way out of their homes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highly likely that most have not given the same thought to an alternate way out of their neighborhoods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you live on a cul-de-sac or in an area where there is only one road in and out, would you know how to safely evacuate in the event that one road is blocked? And are you prepared to evacuate on foot if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way out with your vehicle? These are potentially life or death questions,â&#x20AC;? Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We recommend that every Virginian take a few moments to consider

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Communications with King William County Approved By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local A working communications and radio use relationship with King William County was approved during the Sept. 26 meeting of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. The neighboring county will tap into Hanover’s extensive communications system for its emergency and official networks. Emergency communications director Curtis Shaffer said the county’s system is readily adaptable to King William’s request and any others that may follow in the future.

King William County will pay Hanover more than $340,000 yearly for the use. That will reduce Hanover’s yearly maintenance rate on the system, a service that costs the county about $1.3 million annually. “We worked collaboratively to develop a proposal and we’ve worked with our staff to develop a plan, and what we have before you is a win-win situation,” Shaffer said. The county’s system currently has 800 subscribers and the new plan will add about 300 more. Supervisors unanimously approved the request.

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Bottom line: In November, vote for anyone that has vowed to repeal this terrible law. The future of America depends on you. Major Mansfield Mechanicsville

Vandalizing sign benefits Obama To the person who vandalized the Obama 2012 sign in our front yard: We made a $20 donation to the Obama campaign in order to get the sign that you tore down. Now we will need to make another donation to the Obama campaign to replace the sign. So, thank you for your support of the Obama for President 2012 campaign. Scott Vrana Mechanicsville

Recognizing act of kindness Regarding the man in the truck from the letters to the editor in the Sept. 26, 2012, edition: This was a real act of kindness, one that everyone can be proud of -- not the fake kind on some television stations.

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election laws. Why have the yellow billboard people gotten away with not paying for permits and not made to follow the same laws and cited for violations? Are there not specific laws restricting billboards along Virginia roads, as part of the Virginia beautification projects? I can be ticketed or/or towed for putting a â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Saleâ&#x20AC;? sign on my car and parking it where many of these yellow signs are. Proud supporter and neighbor of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Car on the Poleâ&#x20AC;? Sign. Bill Pearce Mechanicsville,

Founders and religion This is in response to LaToya Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments about me in the Sept. 26, 2012, edition of The Mechanicsville Local. Ms. Brown, thanks for your quotes. Since you accept as gospel out-of-context quotes from

the Founders, let me offer you a few more: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it.â&#x20AC;? -- John Adams â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man.â&#x20AC;? -- Thomas Jefferson â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lighthouses are more useful that churches.â&#x20AC;? -- Benjamin Franklin The point, of course, is that the Founders werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as Christian or as bamboozled by religion as you would like to believe. Of the seven men considered the â&#x20AC;&#x153;keyâ&#x20AC;? founders (Adams, Franklin, Hamilton, Jay, Jefferson, Madison and Washington) only John Jay was clearly an orthodox Christian -- the others, including your favorite Adams, were deists and free-thinkers of various stripes. And they were all politicians, meaning they would often say in public things with which they privately disagreed or disbelieved. Franklin, for example, is generally considered to have been an atheist, but that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

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