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Vol. 30, No. 19 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | September 11, 2013
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Cantor tours tech center School division shows off trades students’ successes By Jodi Deal jdeal@mechlocal.com
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U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, R-7, at left, talks with a group of culinary arts students at the Hanover Center for Trades and Technology as local elected officials and media representatives look on.
Although Wednesday, Sept. 4, was only the second day of school, the Hanover Center for Trades and Technology was buzzing with activity. As U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, R7, the Hanover County School Board and Board of Supervisors,
Fundraiser to benefit ‘Sabrina’s Boys’ By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
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everal local businesses are joining forces to sponsor a fundraiser to benefit “Sabrina’s Boys,” Aiden and Heath, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Cullen’s Cove at 6233 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville. Their mother, Sabrina Maters, was killed by their father, Ryan P. Markham, on June 2, 2012, in what was described as
an act of domestic violence. Since her death, the community has embraced the two boys, who were 7 and 3 when they lost their mother. At that time, an account was set up at Village SABRINA MATERS Bank at 6127 Mechanicsville Turnpike. All Village Bank
locations have helped by accepting contributions. According to Kristy Verlander, who is helping organize Saturday’s event, the sponsors are A New Length Salon and Day Spa, Main Street Realty and River City Diner. Live music will be provided by Proverbial, Perfect Mistake, P.J. Bottoms and The Flying Graysons. Verlander also said that raffles will see SABRINA’S, pg. 4
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Hanover County Public Schools superintendent Jamelle Wilson and a team of local media toured the school, cosmetology students were practicing “updos,” building trades students clambered on ladders hammering a door frame, and automotive students crowded around an engine trainer. Students enthusiastically
showed Cantor around their workshops as the rest of the tour group looked on. “What kind of car do you have?” Cantor asked Patrick Henry High School junior Watson Miller, an automotive student. “Actually, I have two,” Miller see CANTOR, pg. 21
Photos submitted by Kristy Verlander
Aiden and Heath, the sons of Sabrina Maters, will benefit from a fundraiser to be held on Saturday at Cullen’s Cove. A fund for “Sabrina’s Boys” was established soon after her untimely death last year. The Maters family asked that the photo at left be used to ensure the boys’ privacy without showing their faces.