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Tax base up since ’09 Citizen questions public from this year’s assessment is By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local positive with a small increase in the county’s tax base of 2.1 Hanover County real estate percent. assessor Richard Paul said New construction account2014 reassessment figures are a ed for 1,115 building permits mixed bag for county property totaling $172,215,520, a 1.4 owners with some properties percent increase in the tax gaining value and others still in base. a downward pattern. The increase in the number ANGELA KELLY-WIECEK “We still have a-ways to go of building permits, up from Median new home price in to get back to where we were in 841 last year, is a positive indiHanover County was $300,000. 2009,” Paul said. cator that the economy is turnsee TAX, pg. 22 But, the overall picture ing around but slowly.
record policies in county By Jodi Deal jdeal@mechlocal.com After Hanover County received its first ever public records request for any and all emails pertaining to a particular topic, County Attorney Sterling Rives has said the county is making changes in how electronic record-keeping is handled. A recent request for public documents that grew out of a community effort to fight a now
withdrawn proposal to build a movie theater on the Mechanicsville Turnpike left resident Deborah Wetlaufer, who lives near the theater site, feeling as though it might be tougher for Hanover County citizens to access public information and government records than it should be. Wetlaufer made her Oct. 11 request for documents under the Virginia Freedom of see POLICIES, pg. 24
HCSB mulls changes to SOL testing schedule Calendars share history By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local
Last week’s meeting of the Hanover County School Board had a festive atmosphere as members enjoyed a holiday themed concert from Atlee High School a capella group Dissonance. Following the short concert, the aura
was more serious as several local education leaders listed priorities for the upcoming budget year. While salaries are the assumed top priority on the wish list of local educators, it’s not the only issue on their agenda. After conducting a survey among the members of her organization, Hanover Professional Educators (HPE) chapter
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The Hanover County School Board honored members of the Atlee High School girls volleyball team during the Dec. 10 regular meeting. The Raiders captured the Virginia High School League Group 5A state championship on Nov. 23 at the Siegel Center in Richmond by defeating Stone Bridge in five sets. Joining the girls, shown with their commendations, are Robert Hundley, School Board chairman; coach Curtis Carpenter and Jamelle Wilson, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools.
and bring scholarships President Virginia Darnell, who assumed responsibility of working or 30 years, the with the owners of the counPamunkey Woman’s ty’s many rich-in-history Club has bringing houses 26 years ago, is proud Hanover County his- of the work her club does in tory into homes and, more making the calendar a must importantly, providing schol- on many Christmas gift lists. arships for local high school see CALENDARS, pg. 24 seniors.
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or 18-year-old Brielle Carter, it was not a question of why she should pursue modeling, but why not. “A lot of people dream of things, but don’t ever take the
“You go to a casting call, and if they like you, you get to be a model who walks for designers,” Carter said. She was chosen to participate in two runway shows, one at the University of William and Mary’s Trinkle Hall and the other at the
like it so much,” Carter said. “I walked in about four pieces,” Carter said, noting that they ranged from a bikini to an elegant evening gown. “If you get back there quick, you might be able to walk in another. They’re really picky about who fits the look.”
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initiative to go out and get it,” Carter said. “I wanted to see if I can really do this, not just sit and let life pass me by. It’s amazing what you do when you think you can succeed.” One of Carter’s recent successes was taking her burgeoning modeling career out on the runway at Virginia Fashion Week, held in Williamsburg and Virginia Beach in early October. She is represented by the Virginia Beach-based Splash Model Management, which puts on the annual event.
Richard Stravitz Sculpture and Fine Arts Gallery in Virginia Beach. Runway shows are hectic, with models spending about five hours getting ready before the event, having hair and makeup crafted and being matched up with outfits, which must be painstakingly pinned if they don’t fit right, Carter said. Backstage, as many as 50 models are rushing around trying to get their looks right. “It’s a really big adrenaline rush, which, I think, is why I
The notion of walking the catwalk in the swimsuit gave Carter slight butterflies in her stomach at first, she said. “But when I was in that bathing suit on the runway, all of that went away, all of my nerves,” Carter said. “I just felt good about myself and tried to work it. I really try to have an open mind about it, because — if I try new things — I can find out what I do and don’t like.” Carter said she’s still pretty new to modeling, so Virginia see RUNWAY, pg.4
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dedicated Hanover citizens who behalf of the sheriff, said. In addition, Whitley said make up the Sheriff ’s Office that all Sheriff ’s D.A.R.E. and Courtesy Patrol. These citizens, dressed in fluoresSchool Resource cent green vests Officers will be reasemblazoned with signed from their “Hanover Volunteer school duties to this Courtesy Patrol,” initiative. will maintain high These officers visibility in shopwill conduct patrols ping centers from on foot and in vehi10 a.m. to 8 p.m. cles in the county’s Whitley said retail corridors durthat they will be ing peak shopping HINES equipped with cell hours. For the 14th year, the phones and note pads in order Sheriff ’s Office also is relying to report all suspicious activity. upon the services of about 50 In addition to providing extra sets of eyes and ears for the Sheriff ’s Office, they also serve as ambassadors to citizens and visitors. Lastly, Hanover Fire-EMS,
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Fashion Week was a major milestone for her. Now, she said, she’ll be doing some photography modeling and keeping her eye on RVA Fashion Week, which happens in the spring. She’s also focusing on her schoolwork. Carter, who graduated a year early from
Hanover High School, is taking classes at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, with the intent to transfer to a four-year university and pursue a career in medicine. “I know with modeling, a lot of people will criticize you and tell you you’re not good enough,” Carter said. “This has shown me that if you do believe in yourself, you can do it.”
Santa Runs Hawks Band visits Big Apple continue in the county Staff Report news@mechlocal.com Santa Claus continues to visit Hanover County communities, thanks to the many fire companies. Santa Runs continue with the Hanover Fire Department Station 10 and the Ashland Volunteer Fire Company. The schedule is as follows: HANOVER FD STATION 10 The schedule runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 — Kings Charter. Thursday, Dec. 19 — Rain day/makeups. For more information about Station 10, call 804-550-3473. ASHLAND VFC Routes get underway at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 — Omni Park Place, Omni Apartments, Slash Cottage Subdivision, Myrtle Street, Short Street, Randolph Street, Henry Clay Apartments, 300 block of Robinson Street, South Taylor Street, 300 block of New Street, Arlington Square Apartments and Misty Pine Apartments. Thursday, Dec. 19 — Ashland Heights Road, Cheroy Road, Cheroy Woods Subdivision, North Woods Subdivision, Oakhill Estates Subdivision, Melton Road and Fox Mill Run. Friday, Dec. 20 — Yankeetown Road, Country Club Hills Subdivision, Wintercrest Subdivision, Jamestown Road, Vaughn Road, North James Street (north of North Snead Street), Amburn Lane, Elm Avenue, Park Avenue, Linden Street, North Macon Terrace Subdivision and Haley Court. The Ashland VFC said there will be two Santas splitting the routes and asks residents to be
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The Hanover High School Marching Hawks visited New York City before participating in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Government offices announce holiday closing hours Hanover County Government offices will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25, and on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The six Hanover branches of the Pamunkey Regional Library also will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
All branches will close at 3 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Hanover County’s solid waste convenience centers will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Information submitted by Tom Harris, Hanover County public information officer.
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’Tis the season to be Holiday memories can be big and small giving, helping needy Giving and helping the needy are year-round goals of so many in our community. Supporting our neighbors is an obligation and responsibility, especially for those who have a Christian faith in their lives as they prepare to celebrate one of their holiest holidays. When we receive the call or photo about the near-bare shelves at the MCEF (Mechanicsville Churches Emergency Function) food pantry, it pulls at the heart strings to see the struggles this organization faces in providing supplies to our neighbors. So, while we sing a Christmas carol, enjoy a cup of egg nog, share our wish list with Santa Claus or hang an ornament on the tree, we must make the time to remember those who need our help. Wealth isn’t just about money. It comes in the form of our family and friends, the people we love. The holiday season is marked by how we choose to give and help others. Giving comes in many forms and, while this writer isn’t in a tax bracket that attracts attention, I do what I can as often as possible. Yes, it’s a year-round goal of giving. I’ve been blessed with riches that don’t stem from money and what I simply refer to as “things.” I am blessed by the people in my life and the good times we have shared and the memories we have made. Looking ahead to 2014, there is a hope and expectation for this type of good fortune. With Christmas upon us, let us remember those who may be encountering circumstances beyond their control. Let us give by digging deep in our pockets to ensure a Merry Christmas for our fellow Hanoverians. In addition to thinking about those in need, let’s also take time to remember and express our gratitude to those who are there for us on a daily basis. What a blessing we have in Hanover County with extraordinary services and leaders in law enforcement, fire and rescue, and emergency communications. We do value them and want them to know that. Be appreciative for what you have and keep those in mind who could use our help this holiday season. The reward is priceless. Melody Kinser
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There are some holiday traditions in widespread practice: a turkey dinner with all the fixings for Thanksgiving, visits with Santa and church cantatas at Christmas, light displays in downtown streets and favorite movies enjoyed on chilly nights. It’s a season of hot chocolate, solemn reverence, singing, enjoying loved ones, giving gifts and helping those less fortunate. Many families have their own special traditions: an heirloom nativity scene, a special star at the top of the tree, a wacky gift party or annual drives around the community to admire the lights. In my family, among other traditions, we have a long history centered around four ceramic knick-knacks that are technically intended to spell the word “noel.” That’s how they’re placed when my parents put out their holiday decoration display. Once I’ve arrived at my parents’ house for Christmas and as soon as my mother’s back is turned, “noel” becomes “Leon.” After she notices and we’ve enjoyed our annual first laugh, the ceramic message later gets changed to the slightly melancholy “lone,” then later to “Elon,” although no one in my family attended that school.
Before the night is over, a longtime late night host has gotten a nod with a ceramic arrangement that says “Leno,” which inevitably gets spaced out into the nonsensical “Le no,” which can be read with a French accent for effect. After that, the gibberish and giggles continue, usually for several days, with each of us taking turns rearranging. Those kitschy ceramic letters were displayed in my mother’s childhood home, and have been at my house as long as I can remember. And, as long as I can remember, we’ve played our annual word game. I’m not sure who started it: my wordsmith grandmother, my prankster mom or me. I cherish those memories, and — as important as more mainstream traditions are — it’s important to have your own. With my new husband Anthony I’m learning the traditions of his family, who come from a different region and different cultures than my own relatives. We eat different foods, discuss different things at dinner, and have a different timing and order for gift-giving. It’s wonderful and exciting. Because our families live far apart, I won’t be home see MEMORIES, pg. 7
LETTERS | Reader Views project, we believe that there should also be adequate funding set aside for capital improvements of our schools. The safety of our citizens is a driving factor behind the approval of the new courthouse project. While we agree that the (Editor’s note: Friends of Hanover Schools made this state- safety of our citizens that visit the courthouse is important, ment to the Hanover County School Board during the Dec. 10 see LETTERS, pg. 8 regular meeting.) Dear School Board members, We would like to follow up on some concerns we have discussed with you before and to also speak to some new issues that have come up. The Local welcomes your signed letters to the editor on topics of 1. First, we understand that there is a comprehensive interest to Mechanicsville residents. Letters must include your facilities study that is being completed —thank you for your address and a daytime telephone number. We reserve the right to attention to those needs. Once the study is completed, there edit letters. We do not guarantee that every letter received will be will be an extensive list of capital improvements for each published. Letters reflect the opinions and positions of the writers school. We would like to request that each board member and not The Mechanicsville Local. speak to their respective supervisors and urge more fundSend letters to: ing for such capital improvements and maintenance of The Mechanicsville Local, 6400 Mechanicsville Turnpike, our schools. As you probably know, recently the Board of Mechanicsville, VA 23111 Supervisors approved a plan to construct a new courthouse Fax: 730-0476 E-mail: mkinser@mechlocal.com that is expected to cost $44 million. While we support this
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On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the “Joining Award” was presented to 27 girls as they were officially welcomed into American Heritage Girls VA1736. American Heritage Girls (AHG) is a Christcentered character development program, open to girls of all faiths and backgrounds, dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. Service is a central focus of the program. AHG VA1736 is based in Mechanicsville and is named for Hanover’s Patrick Henry (1736-1799). Founded in 2012, nearly 60 girls are now participating in the program, which meets at the Church of the Redeemer.
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this year for the Deal family Christmas. We alternate the major holidays year to year. And while that’s hard, it’s okay. I’ll be spending my second Christmas with Anthony’s family, enjoying a big, boisterous celebration full of children, extended family and beloved neighbors. We’re also forming our own traditions, with each other and with our close-knit group of friends, who gather each year for a celebration that draws old buddies into town we only see once a year. I know that, despite my absence this year, Leon will make an appearance at my parents’ house. Next year, I’ll return and play the game again. One day, the game will move to my house. It is my sincere hope that all of you will enjoy cherished traditions and make new ones with those you love this holiday season. Jodi Deal is news editor of The Mechanicsville Local and The King William Local.
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ity to cover every day supplies were highlighted, but tonight we want to emphasize that our schools need adequate funding to cover bigger instructional tools such as SMART Boards and LCD projectors. While the HCPS central office often provides the labor to install such items, school budgets are expected to cover their purchase and maintenance. The school budgets cannot possibly cover those items and every day supplies as well. Parents are raising tens of thousands of dollars to fund equipment and instructional tools that our students need to learn and that our educators need to do their jobs. This is not right. Would we ask families of victims or families of the accused who use our courthouse to pay for security or technology that police officers or officers of the courts need to do their jobs? 3. Third, it has come to our attention that with the new directive stating that HCPS substitutes can only work 29 hours per week, a crisis of a shortage of substitutes has been created, contributing to a vicious cycle in which teachers must cover colleagues which cuts into their planning time which increases burnout which increases teach-
er absences which increases demand for subs. Furthermore, to counter this problem, retired teachers are being asked to substitute above all other functions. This situation is also causing a lack of consistency for our children. Lost instructional time and lack of consistency when there is a substitute teacher is hard enough, but now one class may have more than one substitute per absence period or may have substitutes who are less qualified or who have little to no relationships with the students they are teaching. Investing in fewer longerterm or regular subs would save money in the long run, both in terms of costs in instructional time and costs to having to manage a bloated pool of substitute teachers. 4. Fourth, we continue to hear reports of job dissatisfaction and low morale among secondary teachers. We understand that 6/8 is here to stay. We support keeping the “8” but we also support reconsidering the “6.” While the Human Resources report presented two months ago stated that attrition is not higher than average, we have heard that at the high schools level it is higher than average — in the double digits,
even, with more to come. We are doing our own research to confirm this. We used to have 1,700 teachers in this county. Now, we have 1,500. This reflects a drop of 11 percent in staffing versus a 3 percent drop in enrollment. Elementary class sizes have risen. Middle school classes in some schools are up to 30 per class. High school teachers were assured that their class sizes would decrease but that hasn’t proven to be the case for many of them. Many secondary teachers are no longer able to give attention that is needed to students and don’t assign challenging, enriching assignments, such as essays because they don’t have time to evaluate them. On top of 6/8, there is the aforementioned subbing issue and also as high schools complete their first round of Standards of Learning makeups and retakes, some teachers are being compelled to give up their planning to proctor SOLs and cover other classes or duties like study halls because retirees cannot proctor SOLs as they are in demand as subs. 5. Fifth, we want to let you know that for both financial and educational reasons we support
the basic order the fire company and Santa will follow each night Continued from pg. 5 but it may be slightly altered. Those wanting to see Santa prepared. The streets listed are
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Members of the TV99 Internship Program attended the VSBA general session conference to be recognized for their winning entries. TV99 Interns include, photo above, from left, Linda Dull, instructor; Bailey Herbert, Patrick Henry High School; Jordan Howard, Lee-Davis High School; Andy Ordaz, Lee-Davis High School; Kayla Lipford, Lee-Davis High School; Thomas Curley, Atlee High School; Jordan Mullins, Lee-Davis High School; Lucas Pienkowski, Patrick Henry High School; Delani Farrar, Atlee High School; Jake Harris, Patrick Henry High School; Ryan Cross, Lee-Davis High School; Michael Pegram, Lee-Davis High School; and Trip Wells, instructor, videographer and producer. Video Award Winners are, below, from left, second place winner Michael Pegram, Lee-Davis High School, and third place winner Lucas Pienkowski, Patrick Henry High School.
High school students nab VSBA honors The annual student Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) video contest challenged high school students across Virginia to create a 30-second video utilizing the theme of “What’s Super About Public Schools.” Two videos submitted by Hanover County’s TV99 interns were selected among the finalists. More than 1,000 attendees from across Virginia viewed the award winning video productions during the opening session of the VSBA’s annual con- Davis High School received High School won third place vention in Williamsburg. second place and Lucas see VSBA, pg. 13 Michael Pegram of Lee- Pienkowski of Patrick Henry
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Ten school librarians from Hanover County Public Schools, along with the HCPS English specialist, one of their library office assistants and a colleague from Richmond City Public Schools, recently participated in a librarian’s ultimate professional development: a professional visitor tour of the Library of Congress. On Aug. 15, they boarded an Amtrak train in either Richmond or Ashland, arrived at Washington, D.C.’s, Union Station, and then walked to the Library of Congress. The visit included a docent-led tour of the iconic Thomas Jefferson Building, a session in the Center for the Book — Young Readers Center, a program in the Children’s Literature Center, and two sessions on using Library of Congress resources presented by the Digital Reference Section and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, Educational Outreach Division. Primary sources available from the Library of Congress and ideas for using them in classrooms were shared. The resources available at the Library of Congress were described as “incredible,” with a staff that is “efficient, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and very accommodating.” Participants said, “While an in-person visit cannot be topped, the virtual tours and digital access make the Library of Congress a No. 1 resource on every educator’s list.” Shown are, from left, Sammye Daou, Claudia Wells, Kim McCallister, Jennifer McClintock, Janet Craft, Judith Coughlin, Julie Tate, Karen Bryant, Pat Bossler, Kristy Banton, Elaine Naumann and Terri Lent.
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BAIRD, Dorothy White, 83, of Mechanicsville, peacefully went home, while surrounded by her family Friday, December 13, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Ulysses “Uley” Baird; and is survived by two children, Carol Parsons (Bill) and Douglas Baird (Debbie); four grandchildren, Jessica Laux (Geoff), Gwynn Ryder (Michael), Stephen Waddell (Autumn) and Stephanie Waddell; three great-grandchildren, Sadie, Cecilia and Griffin; one brother, Edward White; and two sisters, Virginia Seymour and Clara Stuart. The family received friends on Dec. 14 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. Funeral services were held on Dec. 15 at Pole Green Church of Christ. Interment was in Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pole Green Church of Christ, 8319 Lee-Davis Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111, or Discovery United Methodist Church Dignity Food Service, 13000 Gayton Rd., Richmond, Va. 23233.
BENSON, Barbara Jane, 77, of Washington, D.C., passed away November 24, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mildred Issac and Noble Butler; and one daughter, Linda. She is survived by four sons, Linwood, Rodney, Ulyssee Jr. (Honor), Kimm (Verline); one daughter, Jil; and a host of grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. A memorial service was held on Dec. 14 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, 2801 Mechanicsville Tnpk. Interment was in Forest Lawn Mausoleum.
Lois Brooks BROOKS, Lois Mae, 85, born and passed away peacefully in Hanover County December 13, 2013. Lois was predeceased by her husband, Jack Brooks and is survived by her loving sister, Mary Wilkinson (Earl); brother Maynard Reece; four nieces Kari Kyger, Robyn Miller (John), Cheryl Fuqua (Alan) and Valerie Rollison (Jerry); nephew, Mark Wilkinson (Karen); three great-nieces and great-nephew. A graveside service was held on Dec. 17 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond. In lieu
of flowers, contributions may be made to the Mechanicsville Church of Christ, 8067 Atlee Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111. Arrangements by Bennett Funeral Home Mechanicsville, Va.
Frances Browning BROWNING,FrancesFaber, 99, of Mechanicsville, passed away quietly on December 10, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Robert A. Browning Jr.; son, Robert A. Browning BROWNING III; brothers, Lynn and Guy Faber; and sister, Beatrice Vinje. Surviving are her daughter, Martha Krupin (Mike) of Beverly Hills, Calif. and Richmond her son, Billy Browning (Nancy) of Glen Allen, Va.; and her daughter-in-law, Linda Browning of Knoxville, Tenn. She was a loving grandmother to Cathy Sims (Chris) of Mechanicsville, Will Browning of Beverly Hills, Calif., Melanie Preston (Bob) of Knoxville, Tenn., Ashley Tischer (Casey) of Boston, Mass., and Bryan Krupin (Zena) of
Manhattan Beach, Calif. Seven great-grandchildren gave her great joy in her later years. In addition, she is also survived by her nephew, Lynn Faber (Betty Gray) of Richmond; and her niece, Pat Cutright of Mineral. Her life was dedicated to her family as a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother. Frances worked at Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia, served as a volunteer at Stuart Circle Hospital and was a longtime member of Chamberlayne Baptist Church. Her family and friends remember her for her cheerful smile and her genuine concern for others. She always made those around her feel at ease and everyone noted her sweet nature and complimented her on her beautiful hair. The family would like to thank the entire staff at Covenant Woods Retirement Community in Mechanicsville for their care and concern in treating mom as if she was a member of their family, particularly those in the health care unit. The family received friends on Dec. 13 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. A memorial service was held Dec. 14
at Covenant Woods, 7090 Covenant Woods Dr. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Chamberlayne Baptist Church, 215 Wilkinson Rd., Richmond, Va. 23227.
Jack Conwell CONWELL, Jack Phillip, 85, of Mineral, formerly of Montpelier, passed away Saturday December 7, 2013 at McGuire VA Medical Center. He was an Army veteran with service in Korea. He was also an HVAC installer CONWELL with the Commonwealth of Virginia and long-time owner of Conwell’s Auto in Montpelier. Jack is survived by his wife of 60 years, Claudine Conwell; three sons, Jerry and his wife, Lois, Barry and his wife, Patricia and Darrell Conwell; three grandchildren, Jamie Lewis, Jennifer Bryant, Amanda Fisher; three great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and friends. The family would also like to give a special thanks to the Holly see OBITUARIES, pg. 11
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Grove EMS and the Doctors, Nurses and staff of McGuire VA Medical Center fro the care Jack received. A gathering of family and friends was held on Dec. 10 at Beaverdam Funeral Home, 19370 Beaver Dam Rd., Beaverdam, Va. 23015 where a funeral service was held on Dec. 11, with Rev. Byron Newman officiating. Interment was in Signal Hill Cemetery, Hanover, Va.
Stanley Cwiakala CWIAKALA, Stanley, 89, of Sandston, formerly of Amsterdam, N.Y., born December 22, 1923, passed away December 14, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Josephine Balicka; sisters, Jennie CWIAKALA Cwiakala, Mary Nester, Helen Pawloski; and brother, Ted Cwiakala. He was retired from Philip Morris. Stanley served in the U.S. Army during World War II receiving a Good Conduct Medal and a WWII Victory Medal. He was a member of the American Legion Post 242. Stan loved raising tomatoes and cucumbers and mowing grass. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Anita Thompson Cwiakala; daughters, Patricia Logsdon (David), Beverly Forstner; stepdaughter, Donna Knack; granddaughter, Renee Christensen; brother, Bruno Cwiakala; sister, Adele Vainauskas; several nieces and
nephews; stepchildren, Faith Marotto (Tony) and John Korusek Jr. (Michelle); stepgrandchildren, Hanna and Katie Marotto and Maura and Zane Korusek. A visitation was held on Dec. 17 at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231, where a funeral service will be conducted on Dec. 18. Interment will follow in Washington Memorial Park. The family would like to thank Bon Secours Hospice for their care and support. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fairmount Christian Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 788 Mechanicsville, Va. 23111.
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Nancy English ENGLISH, Nancy Mills, 60, of Mechanicsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2013. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter Mills Jr. Nancy graduated from Averett University and was a retired Verizon employee. She was a member of Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church. Nancy is survived by her mother, Doris Mills; daughter, Amanda English Lumpkin (Thomas Donald Jr.); grandchildren, Bryce and Bryant Lumpkin; aunt, Linda Pickering; and cousins, Janice Renick and Janey Neff. The family received friends fon Dec.15 at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231. A funeral service was held on Dec. 16 at Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church, 2010 Carlisle Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231. Interment followed in Washington Memorial Park. see OBITUARIES, pg. 12
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remained a personal member until his death. He was a charter member of the TJ Cadet Corps. While still college, he joined the Virginia National Guard, having missed the military of his Cadet Corps days. He was commissioned in 1951 and served the Guard and Reserves until 1983, when he retired as a Colonel. He commanded the Richmond Howitzers from 1972 to 1975. He was a lifetime member of the National Guard Officers Association, (NGAUS) the Virginia National Guard Association (VANG), the Military Order of World Wars (MOWW), and the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). He was the president of VANG in 1992. In addition, he was the president of the Virginia Society of Mentally Retarded Children for 20 years, a group dedicated to building a home for special persons after their parents died. They have three such homes in the Richmond area, now operated by the Baptist Foundation. The family received friends on Dec. 14, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where services were held on Dec. 16. Interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Wounded Warrior Project, Richmond Animal League, 11401 International Dr., N. Chesterfield, Va. 23236, or a charity of your choice.
GALLOWAY, Joseph Edward “Ed” Jr., 85, of Mechanicsville, completed his life’s journey on December 10, 2013. He was preceded in death by his faithful and devoted wife of 59 years, Louise Avery Galloway; son, Joseph “Eddie” Galloway; parents, Elsie C. and Joseph E. “Doc” Galloway Sr. He is survived by sister, Jacqueline Schacht; sister-in-law, Evelyn Lee Richardson (Mike) of Missouri; four nieces and a nephew, and many close friends and family whom he cherished; as well as his beloved dog and companion, Brownie. After attending Richmond public schools, he entered University of Richmond in 1945 and graduated in 1949, majoring in physics. After he worked one year in the electrical business, he joined the Virginia Department of Highways, Testing Division. He rose through the ranks to become the assistant state materials engineer, retiring in 1989. During this period, he became the representative for the department, now the Department of Transportation in ASTM, (The American Society of Testing and Materials). He chaired several committees within the organization. In 1995, he was given the Award of Merit, the highest award for committee work. This award is also accompanied by the Lenora Hall HALL, Lenora E., of title of “Fellow.” As a result, he Mechanicsville, went home to was included in Who’s Who in the South and Southeast. He be with her Lord December
13, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband George “Newton” Hall; and brother, Marion Etheridge. She is survived by two nephews, Gerald Etheridge, John Hall (Denise); six nieces, Thelma H. Blount, Onita H. Richardson, Jo Anne Mitchell (Buddy), Sandra Louvier (Donnie), Nancy Salyer (Mike), Norma Hall (Art); two great nieces, Sarah and Danielle; one great nephew, Steven; five great-great nieces and nephews. She was a member of Monument Heights Baptist Church, and retired Assistant Manager at Aetna Life Insurance after 24 years of service. The family received friends on Dec. 15 at the Atlee Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, Route 301 and Shady Grove Rd, Mechanicsville. Graveside services were held on Dec. 16 at Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Make A Wish Foundation or At Home Care Hospice.
Alma Hepler HEPLER, Alma Wyatt Fallen, 94, of Mechanicsville, passed away December 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Lula Wyatt; one sister, Nellie Vonderau; brothers, Elvin, Floyd, Franklin, Buck and Clyde Wyatt; husbands, Mike Fallen and James Hepler. She is survived by nieces, Janice Slayton, Betty Parker, Mary Lyons; nephews, Carl Wyatt, Len Wyatt and George Vonderau. The family received friends at Bliley’s-Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., on Dec. 15 where a service was held
on Dec. 16. Interment was at Bermuda Memorial Park.
Doris Lesika LESIKA, Doris Hart Acree, 91, of Palmyra, formerly of Orlando, Fla. and Richmond, passed away on December 10, 2013. Mrs. Lesika was born February 13, 1922 in LESIKA Truhart, King and Queen County. She was preceded in death by her parents, John B. Hart and Mary Lou Davis Hart of Richmond.; three brothers, Cornell and Francis Hart of Truhart, Va., and Oscar S. Hart of Baltimore, Md.; two sisters, Anne H. Ashburn of Richmond, and Julia H. Jepsen of Mechanicsville. She is survived by one daughter, Elaine Acree Pleasants and her husband, David, of Palmyra; two grandchildren, Martha Anne Worley and husband, Wendell, and Stephen David Pleasants of Charlottesville; great-granddaughter, Emily Jane Worley of Charlottesville; and also a nephew, Clifford C. Ashburn of Chester; and cousins, Helen Hess, Connie Shook and Ronnie Shook of Richmond. Mrs. Lesika was a Baptist and a retired Federal Civil Service employee of 34 years. Arrangements are by the Cremation Society of Virginia. A graveside service will be held in Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond Dec. 20 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider Bybee’s Road Baptist Church, 4989 Bybees Church Rd.,Troy, Va. 22974. see OBITUARIES, pg. 21
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of the six semi-finalists from more than 70 applicants. The six were interviewed by the Children’s Museum and three were selected. The finalist who receives the most online votes by Dec. 24 will be the 2014 Snow Queen. The Children’s Museum of Richmond is looking for a Snow Queen who will: Serve as a role model for young girls, exemplifying inter-
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Convention in Richmond. Hanover County Farm Bureau, led by president Leigh Pemberton, won in the member involvement and retention category for its promotion of local farms at the Ashland Strawberry Faire. About Virginia Farm Bureau With 135,000 members 12.
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The links below can be Continued from pg. 9 accessed to view the winning entries. for their entries. Second place — Michael The videos were showcased during the Hanover County Pegram — http://youtu.be/ School Board meeting on Nov. E5Nmg0Kjz7I.
nal beauty and character. Reflect and celebrate The Children’s Museum of Richmond’s commitment to inspiring creativity and individuality. Extend her character’s relevance and impact beyond the holidays to encompass the entire winter season. Carly is involved in many activities, including track and field, tennis, the National Honor Society, Beta, Latin Club, Key Club, SODA, HYSC and Math Team. She serves as a Junior Class in 88 county Farm Bureaus, VFBF is Virginia’s largest farmers’ advocacy group. The Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, nonpartisan, voluntary organization committed to protecting Virginia’s farms and ensuring a safe, fresh and locally grown food supply. For more convention news, go to VaFarmBureau.org/ NewsVideo/ConventionNewsroom.aspx. Third place — Lucas Pienkowski — http://youtu.be/ gLBW6gfemew. Information submitted by Linda M. Scarborough, Hanover County Public Schools communications specialist.
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Hanover County employees raised money for three local food banks during this holiday season. As part of their United Way campaign, the county’s departments were challenged to create a department pig and “stuff the pig” with change to compete for a lunch with the county administrator. The departments took this challenge seriously and placed more than 700 pounds of change in their pigs. A total of $1,470.26 was collected and will be split between the three food banks (MCEF, WHEAT and ACES). Hanover County employees also gave generously to the county’s United Way campaign with a total of $43,900. Junior Reel and Eric Walker of the Department of General Services are shown with their pig, “Wilbur,” whose weight was a whopping 358 pounds. They were a winning department along with Court Services.
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the resolution to reform SOL testing that 65 other Virginia school boards have signed on to. We hope you will sign this resolution, as well. Thank you for time and Christmas is under attack! attention to these matters. Rachel Levy We are witnessing God and Secretary his word under relentless attack, Friends of Hanover Schools especially by secular humanists who are demanding the removal of God and his word from virtually every area of public life. In its place, they insert their own religion of secular humanMy first statement to all ism, which treats man and his Chesapeake District Ruritans is government as supreme in “Thank you” for giving your authority above God. time, talents, energies and America has seen: finances to our organization. Secular universities such One hundred years from now it as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, will not matter etc., which were founded as What kind of car I drove Christian institutions become What kind of house I lived in humanistic schools. How much I had in the bank The Bible removed from Nor what my clothes looked public schools. like Prayer and creation taken But the world may be . . . out of these same schools. a little better because . . . The Pledge of Allegiance I was important in the life and it’s phrase “one nation of a child under God” removed from Author unknown public schools. This, my fellow Chesapeake Increased attacks on the District members, is what part U.S. motto “In God we trust,” of Ruritan is all about — mak- including our own president ing a difference in the life of a telling foreign nations that our child through scholarships and motto is “E Pluribus Unum” grants. I have been pleased to and intentionally leaving out meet people all over the dis- “Under God” when he quotes trict that have been touched by historical documents like the Ruritans helping them. Declaration of Independence I would like to commend The removal of the 10 the members of this year’s Commandments displays from District Cabinet and each club public places. officer for their contribution to Attempts to force an the district and their commit- acceptance of homosexual ment to Ruritan. behavior and abortion upon It was a great privilege and Christian institutions (and even honor to serve as your governor churches). this year. With these kind of antiMy wife Jean and I would Christian attacks, did you really like to thank the clubs we vis- believe that even Christmas ited for their warm hospitality. would be spared? Ruritans are the nicest people Today, conflicts surin the world. I believe that we rounding Christmas include: as Ruritans are a great asset to refusals to allow staff to say our country, our state and our “Merry Christmas” but “Happy Holidays” instead in governcommunities.
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Online voting for Snow Queen finalists continues Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Online voting continues for Taylor Crabbe, one of three finalists for the 2014 Snow Queen at the Children’s Museum of Richmond. She is a junior at Lee-Davis High School. The Snow Queen is chosen through the online voting process, which continues through Tuesday, Dec. 24. A “Vote” button can be found under h e r photo a n d brief biography at w w w. c-mor. org / CRABBE s n ow queen-main. When the votes are tallied, the winner will be notified on Thursday, Dec. 26, as the 2014 Snow Queen Scholarship recipient. She said she applied for the Snow Queen title because she wants to mentor and give back to her community.
Tree removal will benefit AHS band Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Don’t know what to do with your Christmas Tree after the holidays? The Atlee High School Band Boosters will take care of it for you. On Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, do the following: Put your tree near the curb in front of your house see TREE, pg. 17
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Food is arriving at grocery store shelves across the East Coast with a smaller carbon footprint, thanks to the recent purchase by SuperValu Inc. of 35 Class 8 Volvo trucks that operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). The fleet, which operates out of SuperValu’s Mechanicsville distribution center and serves about 500 grocery stores in Virginia,
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more than 1 million gallons and result in 1,300 fewer tons of greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to the environmental benefits, the new CNG fleet and fast-fill station is expected to reduce SuperValu’s operating costs given the lower cost of compressed natural gas. The new trucks and fastfill station recently were officially unveiled at a ceremony
Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Caroline Davis and Nick Aunspach, both of Mechanicsville, are members of the Marching Virginians at Virginia Tech as a percussion musician and a manager,
The Hanover High School Band will present a free Winter Concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, at the school on U.S. 301 in Mechanicsville. An evening of holiday music also will include the HHS Band Boosters selling raffle tickets for $5 each, with the first prize being the new Apple iPad Air and second prize the iPad Mini. The drawing for the raffle will take place at the Jan. 16 No BS! Brass Band Concert to be held
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tor, said they will perform the cantata, “Candles and Carols,” Continued from pg. 16 by Mark Hayes and Pamela on Sunday, Dec. 22. Martin. Stephen Manley, choir direcThe choir will be accompa-
nied by a 15-piece orchestra. The evening will include a couple of instrumental pieces as well, and a carol sing with the audience.
envelope and place it in your paper box or taped under your Continued from pg. 16 respectively. mailbox. Davis is a first-year student, by 10 a.m. The tree will be disposed of Put a check in the amount properly and proceeds will benefit majoring in chemistry in the of $10 made payable to Atlee the AHS Marching Raiders Band. College of Science. For more information, call Nick Aunspach, a sopho- Band Boosters (ABB) in an more, is majoring in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering.
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Hanover students work with NASA Four Hanover High School seniors spent a week working at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Vineeth Kirandumkara, Divya Patel, Sedrek Kovar and Matt Jones entered the NASAsponsored program VASTS (Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars) last year as juniors and spent a week of their past summer working at NASA Langley. NASA has been a program for more than 60 years. Created in 1958 under Dwight D. Eisenhower, it has had 12 astronauts that have walked on the moon and a total 211 manned missions to outer-space. Over 60 years, NASA has accomplished wonders for humanity and the new generation of NASA engineers are starting to arrive. After a brief application process that entailed two personal
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essays, a letter of recommendation from a teacher and a copy of their high school transcript, the VASTS program informed the students that they were accepted into the next part of the rigorous program. The next part, the modules, consisted of nine two-weeklong problems that entailed their own research paper, which was a challenge. “The modules were the worst part of the entire journey,” Kovar said. “Just the difficulty of them on top of your junior
year school work left you with really no time to do anything enjoyable.” “Each of these capsules contains solutions to real world questions such as designing an exploration vehicle, or upgrading the International Space Station (ISS)” Kirandumkara added. Eighteen weeks later, the four students had their tickets punched to NASA on a mission that entails a team projsee NASA, pg. 19
“Oriental Design” will be presented by Libby Hayes, a teacher from The Sogetsu School, at the next regular meeting of the Pamunkey River Garden Club. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, in rooms 111-113 at the Shady Grove United Methodist Church at 8209 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. The meeting is open to anyone who is interested. For more information, contact Liz Martin, president, at 804-559-0898.
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for restoration of recently cut teaching positions, HEP also requested the School Board advise the Hanover County Board of Supervisors to slightly raise property taxes. Downer said a study with neighboring localities is in
order. “It is essential that we remain competitive.” Smaller class sizes also were on the group’s agenda, and Downer said class sizes have not decreased as a result of the new block scheduling. She also called on School Board members to adjust attendance zones to provide similar opportunities for all students.
Rachel Levy, representing Friends of Hanover Schools, urged School Board members to request more funding from the Board of Supervisors to restore past educational funding levels. Levy said the initiation of the 6 X 8 scheduling system has resulted in a shortage of qualisee SOL, pg. 22
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Chris Bonelli accepted at Tech Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Chris Bonelli of Mechanicsville was accepted to the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Ambassador Program for the 2013-2014 academic year. Bonelli is majoring in communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Since 1993, the program has been serving more than 3,000 volunteer hours to college departments each year. The program helps students build on their leadership skills and strengthen their resumes.
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ect where the students send a manned mission to mars. There are four teams that the students could be part of when they were at Langley: Mission Integration, Mission Transit, Science and Surface Operations, and Human Factors. Kirandumkara, Jones and Kovar worked in Science and Surface Operations while Patel worked in Mission Transit. The Science and Surface Operations team had to control the mission’s objectives and each other team had to adjust its information accordingly. “Science and surface operaexpected to be operational in three to four months. By the end of the second quarter 2014, Trillium CNG will be operating 81 CNG stations nationwide, with 54 of them having public access. “The CNG station we built at the SuperValu distribution center in Mechanicsville, Va., is a turnkey fueling solution that allows SuperValu to focus on converting its fleet while Trillium focuses on the necessary fueling infrastructure to help SuperValu meet its transportation goals,” said Mary Boettcher, president, Trillium CNG. “We welcome SuperValu as a customer and applaud its commitment to CNG vehicle fueling for its Eastern Region fleet.” In addition to serving hundreds of independently owned grocery stores, the Mechanicsville distribution center supplies SuperValu’s Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy banner, which operates 42 stores primarily in Virginia, as well as more than 50 Shoppers Food & Pharmacy stores in Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Volvo Trucks designed the new trucks specifically to meet
tions was probably the most interesting of the four to work on because you got to control the mission,” Jones said. One thing that made it easier for the three students that were in the Science and Surface Operation team was that they knew each other upon arrival. That was not so for Patel, who went into Mission Transit. “Mission Transit relates to all the things that spacecraft had to go through,” he said. “For instance, I was in charge of the radiation aspect of the voyage.” The whole mission had restrictions on it along with the NASA restrictions on its
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at the Mechanicsville Branch Library in the meeting room. “Mechanicsville Chess Club” is a community chess meeting, no membership dues, open to all ages and skill levels. Players under 18 years of age will need to be accompanied by an adult. For more information look the group up on Facebook, visit www.chessmeeting.org or email chess@mechcns.com
Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School students will pool their talents to present a String Concert, their annual holiday gift to the community. The festivities begin with a Winter Bazaar at 5:30 p.m. Come out for an affordable Dominos pizza dinner and enjoy some holiday shopping. All proceeds will benefit the L-DHS and SJMS Orchestra programs. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. and admission is free. Contact strings teacher Maureen Hawley at mhawley@hcps.us for information.
A Computer Basics II class will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Learn how to do basic tasks with Microsoft Word and how to surf the web with Internet Explorer. You must call 746-9615 to sign up for this class. Holiday Movie Night will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Celebrate the season with a family holiday movie on the big screen. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Mechanicsville Library. For more information call 804-
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746-9615 or visit the library Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 7461 Sherwood Crossing New Highland Baptist Place. Church presents three family-friendly candlelight com The Mechanicsville Tea munion services at 3 p.m., 4:30 Party meets at 6:30 p.m. at 8700 p.m. and 6 p.m. New Highland Bell Creek Road. Bring a cov- Baptist is located at 9200 New ered dish and join them for their Ashcake Road. For details, visit annual Christmas Social. For www.newhighlandbaptist or call more information visit www. 550-9601. mechanicsvilleteaparty.com or Black Creek Baptist call 513-5766. Church’s Christmas Eve Candlelight worship service Saturday, Dec. 21 will be held at 6 p.m. at 6289 First Shiloh Baptist McClellan Road, in the church Church’s Christmas cantata will sanctuary. Join them for an evebe held at 5 p.m. at 8150 Walnut ning of traditional Christmas Grove Road in Mechanicsville. hymns, music and readings, as The cantata will feature the they rejoice in the birth of our music and arts ministries of Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. the church. All are welcome. For information, call 781-0330. Admission is free. Holy Cross Lutheran Church will hold a Candlelight Shiloh Baptist Church’s Christmas Ball will be held Christmas Service at 7 p.m. from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Four at the church, which is locatPoints Hotel by Sheraton, which ed at 11515 Ashcake Road, in is located at 4700 S. Laburnum Ashland,. The service will have Avenue. A buffet dinner, fun, Christmas carols, bible readings, fellowship and dancing will take and a Cantata, “Come Messiah place from 6:30 until 11 p.m. King,” performed by the choir. Tickets are $40 for adults and For information visit www.hclu$20 for children. For informa- theran.org tion and tickets call Margaret Carey 921-5903, Deborah Wednesday, Jan. 1 Shannon 432-7929, or Gwen All branches of the Wilson 240-0140. The attire is Pamunkey Regional Library formal. will be closed in observance of the New Year holiday. Branches will reopen at the regular time on Jan. 2. Sunday, Dec. 22 The Church in Restoration Christmas program Friday, Jan. 10 Family Storytime will be “Candles and Carols” by Mark Hayes and Pamela Martin will held from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. begin at 7 p.m. at Oak Knoll at the Hanover Branch Library. Middle School. The choir will Join them each Friday morning be accompanied by a 15-piece as they sing, read and play. Ages orchestra. The evening will birth and up are welcome. For include a couple of instrumen- information call 365-6210 or tal pieces as well, and a carol visit the library at 7527 Library Drive in Hanover. sing with the audience.
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Lessie James JAMES, Lessie Beatrice, 70, departed this life on December 8, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Robert E.T. James Sr.; four children, Robert E.T. James Jr., Loleta James Brown, Melissa James Thomas and Ronald James Sr.; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The remains were entrusted to the Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home, 518 N. Washington Hwy., Ashland, Va. Visitation was held on Dec. 13. The funeral was held on Dec. 14 at Second Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Hanover.
Barbara Lowery LOWERY, Barbara S., 80, of Powhatan, died December 12, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Phillip B. Lowery Jr.; children, Susan Privett of Powhatan, Sandra Webster of Chesterfield, Phil B. Lowery III of Middlesex; sisters, Anna S. Tyler, Gloria S. LOWERY Tiller, both of Henrico; brother, John L. Schneider Jr. of Mechanicsville; grandchildren, Heather, Matthew, Megan, Chessa; and many nieces and nephews. The family received friends on Dec. 15 in the Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy. (Rt. 60), Powhatan. Funeral services were held on Dec. 16 in the May Memorial Baptist Church, Powhatan. Interment was in Powhatan Community Cemetery.
Hazel Mahanes MAHANES, Hazel S., 82, of Mechanicsville, passed away December 13, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis “Lou” E. Mahanes. She is survived by her son, Ray Mahanes and his wife, Vicki; daughter, Mary Sue Query; grandchildren, April MAHANES Sluder and her husband, Matt, Austin Mahanes and Dustin Query; greatgrandchildren, Noel and Gracie Sluder; sister, Georgie Harper; and her brother, Franklin Sydnor and his
wife, Ethel. Hazel was a graduate of Sheltering Arms Nursing School. The family received friends on Dec. 16 at the Atlee Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, Rte. 301 and Shady Grove Road. Services were held on Dec. 17 at the funeral home. Interment was in Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011.
Frank Marks MARKS, Frank R., 94, a resident of The Hermitage in Richmond, went home to be with the Lord on December 10, 2013. He was born in Beaverdam on August 16, 1919, the middle child of nine. He was a WWII veteran, who participated in the Normandy Invasion, and a graduate of the University of Richmond. He retired after 31 years of service as a vice president of the Bank of Virginia, now Wells Fargo. After retiring, he enjoyed a second career as a substitute teacher at Highland Springs High School. He was an active member of Cool Spring Baptist Church for over 50 years, where he was Deacon Emeritus, trustee, Sunday School teacher and other positions. He was also the past president of the Sandston Rotary Club. Mr. Marks was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Flora Emily West Marks; and by his “sunset years” wife, Rosemary Parrish Marks. He is survived by his two daughters, Bettie Brixey (Ronald) of Glendale, Ariz., and Nancy Fry (James) of Chesterfield,; three grandchildren, Elisabeth Keller (Timothy), Andrew Brixey and Jonathan Fry (Michele); four great-grandsons, Daniel, Benjamin, Ethan and Noah Keller. The family wishes to thank the staff at The Hermitage for their loving care. A graveside service was held Monday, Dec. 16 at Cool Spring Baptist Church, 9283 Atlee Station Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23116. There was a celebration of Frank’s life at The Hermitage Chapel on Tuesday, Dec. 17. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cool Spring Baptist Church or the Christmas Employee Fund at The Hermitage, 1600 Westwood Ave., Richmond, Va. 23227.
Cynthia Pleasant PLEASANT, Deaconess Cynthia M. “Yvonne,” 59, of Mechanicsville, entered eternal rest December 4, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Robert Pleasant Jr.; five children, Michael, Robert III and Leatrice Pleasant, Michelle Kelly and Crystal Wood; mother, Hazel Moran; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, three sisters, one brother and a host of relatives and friends. Family received friends Dec. 10 at Wilson & Associates’, 5008 Nine Mile Rd. Funeral service was held on Dec. 11 at Rock Hill Baptist Church, 4271 Rockhill Rd., Mechanicsville. Rev. Phillip Knight officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Charles Perry PERRY, Jr., Charles H. “Charlie,” 81, of Richmond, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, December 8, 2013. At age 15, (July 27, 1947) he joined Co. A., 1st BN., ‘116th Infantry Regt. 29th Inf. Div. VANG. At age 16 he was discharged and joined the regular army and took PERRY basic training at Camp Pickett. Upon completion of basic training he was assigned to the U.S. Constabulary Horse Troop stationed at Schweinfurt, Germany. When the Horse Cavalry was disbanded, he then was assigned to HQ & HQ Co., 14th Armored Cavalry Regt. where he rose through the ranks to become Tank Section Sergeant. Upon completion of his European tour, SFC Perry was assigned to Camp Pickett where he changed his M.O.S. from Cavalry to Ordinance and was assigned to the 147th E.O.D. (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) Detachment. The detachment was transferred to Fort Monroe and SFC Perry received a direct commission to 2nd Lt. After basic officer’s training at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD he was assigned as commanding officer of the E.O.D. Unit at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. He was promoted to 1st Lt. and shipped to Vietnam where he became an advisor to the Vietnamese Army Ammunition Co. (703 K.D.D.) at NHA Trang, VN. Lt. Perry was then assigned to the E.O.D. Det. at Fort Knox, Ky. and was promoted to CPT. After a three year tour
he was assigned to the E.O.D. Det. at Ft. Clayton, Canal Zone (Republic of Panama). Upon completion of his duty in Panama, he was reassigned to the Directorate of Maintenance at Ft. Dix, N.J. where he was promoted to Major. After a short period, he was assigned to Camp Kilmer, N.J. and assumed command of the 5th Echelon (Re-build) facility at Camp Kilmer and Lakehurst Naval Air Station, N.J. After completing his assignment he was re-assigned to the 15th ORD BN (Ammo) in Frankfurt, Germany and served as BN. XO until his retirement, December 1968. Major Perry was 37 years old when he retired with 21 and a half years of service. He and his wife of 59 years, Shirley Gallahan Perry, served in or visited 21 countries and islands during their marriage. In his capacity as an E.O.D. technician, he worked with and taught at the Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois State Police Academies, the Louisville, Ky. police department, the FBI and Secret Service (President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Central America) and the Chicago Police Department Bomb and Arson squad. He was preceded in death by two infant daughters, Shirley and Sandra; and brother, Thomas Edward Perry, of Bedford. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Shirley (Gallahan); son, Charles H. Perry III, of Plant City, Fla.; daughter, Victoria Perry Held, of Clearwater, Fla.; four grandchildren, Jason, Kyle, Bridget and Brianna; and two siblings, Carolyn Faye Fisher, of Vinton, Lydia Sue Dinwiddie Woods, of Bedford. The family received friends on Dec. 12 at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Avenue Richmond, Va 23231, where a funeral service was held on Dec. 13 in the chapel. Interment with military honors followed at Hampton National Cemetery.
Audrey Powell POWELL, Audrey Margarette Frame, 85, of Richmond, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 12, 2013. She was born January 5, 1928 in Buckingham County, the third child of eight children born to Elben James and Nannie Alberta Frame of Richmond. She was preceded in death by her lov- POWELL
ing husband of 60 years, William Thomas Powell; her sisters, Bessie Frame Williams of Richmond, Anne Frame Lickey of Mesquite, Nev.; her brothers, Glyde Frame of Richmond, Jesse James Frame of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Richard Douglas Frame of Richmond. She is survived by her two sons, William Arthur “Bill” Powell of Richmond and William Thomas “Tom” Powell Jr. (Sheree) of Mechanicsville; three grandchildren, Catherine Marie Van Drew (Tim), Jason Thomas Powell (Nancy) and Kelly Powell Wharff (C.T.); four greatgrandchildren, Joseph William Van Drew, Ellie Grace Van Drew, Scarlett Margarette Wharff and Amelia Claire Wharff, all of Mechanicsville. She is also survived by her sister, Charlotte Frame Mulvihill of Easton, Pa.; and her brother, Albert Yeatman Frame of Sarasota, Fla.; as well as many nieces and nephews. Audrey graduated from John Marshall High School in Richmond. She worked for Miller & Rhoads for 15 years, and later worked and retired from Reynolds Metals Company in Richmond after 20 years of service. She was an avid gardener and a gifted seamstress. Her true love and devotion in life was to her husband, family, many friends who will miss her dearly and remember her as a true Southern lady and a generous hostess. The family received friends Dec. 13, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where services were held on Dec. 14. Interment was in Washington Memorial Park. The family would also like to express their deep appreciation and gratitude to the loving care and support provided by the Bon Secours Hospice team.
Edward Rankin RANKIN, Edward “Sonny” Patrick Jr., at 91 years old, departed this world to be with God on December 8, 2013. He was a devoted husband and father and a longstanding member of St. John’s Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife of 66 years, Lottie “Dolly” Walker Rankin; three children, Christine Rankin O’Connor, RANKIN Tim Rankin and
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The median assessment in the county was about $250,000, also the median assessment for existing homes. “Reassessment is finally starting to show some positive numbers for the first time since 2009,” Paul said. “The number is positive this year versus a negative.” Collectively, this year’s assessment resulted in a 2.1 percent increase in the tax base. Assistant county administrator John Budesky presented the Board of Supervisors a comprehensive strategic plan update for members to consider. Budesky provided data reflecting how the county is progressing in meeting identified goals. These key indicators guide county officials to areas that need improvement. “It’s an attempt to take complicated data and simplify it for citizens,”
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the county’s Human Services Plan, and also saw increases in service demands. “The biggest amount of visits is by WIC (Women, Infants and Children food and nutrition service) recipients, a program for children,” Taylor said. More than 6,600 people are served at Social Services each month. “A lot of people need services and are calling us every month,” he added. All aspects of the county’s human services reported increases in the number of citizens served in 2013. Rises in free reduced lunches and families receiving Medicaid benefits were noted. If Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe expands the Medicaid program, Taylor said it would result in an additional increase in cases in Hanover County. In other matters, the supervisors recognized long-time Hanover legislator Frank Hargrove Sr. for his numerous contributions to the county. The supervisors announced they intend to name the field at Hanover Airport in honor of the longtime public servant.
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Goatee said. She said salary is a big issue with the organization’s members, but not the only concern. “Our members said that salary was a very important component of the compensation proposal but not the only thing that was important,” Goatee said. “They were also concerned about health care and retirement benefits.” Levy also asked School Board members to join other Virginia localities in a request to reform the current Standards of Learning. School Board members considered that action later in the meeting. While some were anxious to sign on to a draft resolution that would reform the current SOL testing system,
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fied substitutes and a lack of consistency in the classroom. She also cited low morale and job dissatisfaction in Hanover’s teacher ranks and attributed those conditions to overworked teachers in classrooms with too many students. Afreen Goatee, representing the Hanover Education Association, said the county’s teachers are working an extra 11 to 15 hours a week over the normal level. Some teachers report putting in even more hours. “Hanover teachers are working above and beyond the work week with absolutely no extra pay or benefits and they haven’t had any in the past five years,”
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The Pamunkey Woman’s Club debuted its first calendar Continued from pg. 1 in 1985. She delights in her role “For a long time,” she said, “because I get to see the houses the calendar has been sold for and meet the people. Most $10. She pointed out there are of them are very happy to be no plans to increase the cost. included.” When they first launched In the spring of 1984, Mary the calendar, the PWC preDoyle Winters and Gabie sented a scholarship to a LeeCrutchfield attended an event Davis High School senior. Now, that included the Smithfield Lee-Davis, Atlee and Hanover Woman’s Club, which had its high schools benefit, with one own calendar project. They student per school receiving “brought back a copy and pre- $500. sented it to us and the rest is Darnell is quick to note history.” that the scholarships are “the “They thought it was a great important part.” idea — and the Smithfield Once, the club received “the Woman’s Club was doing real nicest letter from one of the well with it — so they prestudents who told us who she sented it to us and we thought was, where she was going to go it was a good idea too,” Darnell to school, what she was going recalled. Crutchfield spearto do. Something like that realheaded the project for the ly gives you a big charge.” Pamunkey Woman’s Club the The schools select the first four years. recipients and the scholarship Since it was their first venis presented by a club member ture into that type of fundrais- on awards night before graduer, she said, “We didn’t know ation. how many to print. So the first Through the years, the time we printed 300 and had club holds to the goal of the to go back and get another calendar being county-wide in hundred.” For more years than interest by including commushe said she could remember, nities such as Beaverdam and the club has had 500 calendars Montpelier. printed every year. To be chosen for inclusion
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Information Act. The Act, known as FOIA, governs which documents must be provided to the public, in what timeframe and how. In her request, Wetlaufer asked for any and all e-mails between economic development director Ed Gaskin, planning director David Maloney, planning department staff, the Department of Public Works, County Administrator Rhu Harris, Rives, and any members of the county’s Board of Supervisors or planning commission on the proposed movie theater or its developer, Hanover Village, LLC. She also asked for any communications between those county officials and any consultants, contractors, developers and traffic engineers about the movie theater site, along with any documents, notes, plans, reports or invoices relating to a traffic study on the site. Wetlaufer said she knew from the outset that
some county officials, including Canova Peterson and Sean Davis, chairman and vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and planning commissioner Randy Whittaker, had used personal email for some correspondence about the theater. As she communicated with Rives in the weeks that followed, Wetlaufer said she learned that half of the Board of Supervisors — Peterson, Davis, Wayne Hazzard and Angela Kelly-Wiecek — and all members of the planning commission weren’t included in the e-mails the county keeps in its electronic archive system, meaning that county IT (information technology) professionals couldn’t perform document searches to provide movie theater-related e-mails. That meant the burden of providing any and all documents was on the supervisors and commissioners. “I’m not alleging that anything funny is going on,” Wetlaufer said. “For me, it’s a question of whether they know what they’re doing.” Wetlaufer noted that in her research she see POLICIES, pg. 26
in the calendar, a house must be 100 years old. Many houses, Darnell added, have “great history. We have saved some places.” One year, the house that was featured for January unfortunately burned in December. The image in the calendar, in a sense, saved the home for the ages. “When we first started, we had the old homes of Hanover book,” Darnell continued. “It had all these places in it.” She said they easy to locate and most of the homeowners are “very accommodating” and “delighted” to be featured in the calendar. Through the years, more and more houses have reached that 100-year mark that make them eligible for inclusion in the calendar. As far as any houses make repeat appearances, Darnell said it was rare. “If so, it’s been many years.” “I thoroughly enjoy doing it because I get to see the houses, I get to meet the people, then I go back and give them a calendar,” she said. “I just enjoy it and working with getting the history together. I’m a history nut.”
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Cummings family welcomes Brooklynn Alise
Brooklynn Alise Cummings Big Brothers Brenden and Braxton Pope are very proud to announce, along with their parents Kevin and Kesha Cummings, all of Mechanicsville, the arrival of baby girl Brooklynn Alise Cummings. Born on September 21, 2013 at 5:03 a.m. at Memorial Regional Medical Center, she weighed 7 lbs., 2.3 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. Proud grandparents are Michael and Gloria Howard of Mechanicsville, Doug and Patty Crist of Bradenton Fla., and Steve and Sara Cummings of Greensboro, N.C. Greatgrandmothers are Mildred Herring of Turkey, N.C., and Virginia Cummings of Jamestown, N.Y. Brooklynn was also welcomed by proud aunts, uncles, cousins and great friends. Photo: Carly Jones Photography
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r. and Mrs. R. Steven Spott of Fort Myers, Florida are happy announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Kathryne Spott of Mechanicsville, Virginia to Bryan Eugene Daniel of Mechanicsville, Virginia, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Daniel of Ashland, Virginia. Their engagement was celebrated during an engagement party on October 12, 2013 at the home Lucinda Daniel. They thank all for celebrating with them! A May wedding is planned.
The Mechanicsville Local welcomes your announcements Submit your announcement by e-mail to news@mechlocal.com or by mail to P.O. Box 1118 Mechanicsville, VA 23111. To announce your wedding or engagement call Michelle Wall 746-1235 ext. 10.
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JESSICA JARVIS and KENNY RICHARDS to be married August 2014
r. and Mrs. William Jarvis are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jessica Jarvis to Kenny Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Richards, all of Mechanicsville, Va. The bride to be is a graduate of Atlee High School and received both her Bachelor’s and Masters Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and currently is a teacher in Hanover
County. The future groom is also a graduate of Atlee High School, receiving his Bachelor’s from Virginia Tech, and Masters from Virginia Commonwealth University. Mr. Richards will be graduating with his Doctorate in May 2014 also from Virginia Commonwealth University in Physical Therapy. The wedding is planned for August 2014 in the town of Ashland, Va.
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ever storage medium could be within a year. In a subsequent interused.” Continued from pg. 24 view several hours later, Rives reported that he had learned Refining practices, systems has found other localities, like Although Hanover County the county has just purchased York County and the City of hasn’t passed and isn’t currently a $37,000 Barracuda message Fredericksburg, that have very considering any official pol- archive system, which should specific steps public officials icy changes, Rives confirmed be brought online in January. are supposed to take to make “It will be able to store all that procedural and technical sure their public business gets e-mails that come to or go from changes are happening. archived in county records, and All members of the Board of a county e-mail address,” Rives that the Library of Virginia has Supervisors and planning com- said. “It will be, I’m told, a lot released sets of specific guidemission have been added to the more functional and easier to lines laying out ways electronic list of officials who have county use.” records should be kept. All new board members, e-mail accounts that are official“They do public business,” ly archived, and members of the employees and appointees are Wetlaufer said. “That absolutely planning commission received given a lesson on FOIA and should be archived.” a review of FOIA requirements discouraged from transacting business on personal accounts, at a recent meeting. Required versus Currently, Rives said, the Rives noted. recommended county uses an outdated sysRives agreed that the docuCost concerns tem that makes searching for ments should be kept, but Another issue that cone-mails difficult and has limited explained that the actual law storage capacity, which is why cerned Wetlaufer is the price on the books in Virginia doesn’t only department heads and cer- she and her fellow concerned require the county to archive tain elected officials were previ- citizens have paid for various supervisors’ correspondence: documents they have requested ously archived. It only says documents relatRives cited money con- under FOIA. ing to public business must be Wetlaufer ultimately paid straints when explaining why retained. The Virginia Public the system hadn’t been updat- $273.68 for the information she Records Act lays out what must ed, and said the county hoped received, which included hunbe kept and how long. to have a new system in hand dreds of pages of photocopied “There is no state law documents and about 17,000 e-mails on a flash drive. The county told Wetlaufer that IT professionals’ search of e-mail archives would take 30 to 45 minutes per person due to the county’s outdated system, but cut the amount of time she was billed for in half, Wetlaufer and Rives both said. However, Wetlaufer said she feels the charges are high. “Something like this is a barricade to allowing the people to have insight and transparency for government,” Wetlaufer said. “I understand there’s got to be a balance,” she added, noting CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY. ONLY ONE COUPON PER PERSON PER DAY. that she knows the Freedom OFFER EXPIRES 12/31/13. of Information Act can be used to throw large requests at local governments to slow them down. “People can abuse the system. But it should not be so cumbersome as to prevent people, especially people FURNITURE • APPLIANCES • FLOORING • WINDOWS • LIGHTING • CABINETS • DOORS • TOOLS of lesser means, from obtaining the information they need.”
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requirement that there be an email archive system, much less that every public official be connected,” Rives said. “There is a requirement that public officials retain e-mails and other records that are created in the transaction of public business.” Library of Virginia records analysis coordinator Anita Vannucci said there’s nothing in the Public Records Act that prohibits the use of personal e-mail, but the Library, which oversees public records for the state and has generated a list of “best practices” for local government, certainly doesn’t recommend it. “If I use my Gmail account, I can’t say that’s not a public record,” Vannucci said. “It’s the context, not the e-mail account I used. The retention schedules apply.” Virginia Freedom of Information Act Council attorney Alan Gernhardt said Fredericksburg encountered a similar issue several years ago, and solved it by passing a policy that any public business con-
ducted on a personal account should be copied to a “Council Archive” address. “Then, if the FOIA request comes in, it can go through staff,” Gernhardt said. “It simplifies that process. It’s a little more work on the front end.” However, Gernhardt and Vannucci agreed that those decisions are local, and are not addressed by Virginia law. The bottom line, Rives said, is that failing to produce the requested documents, if they’re not excluded from public record disclosure laws, is a violation of the Freedom of Information Act. Violations are punishable with civil penalties of $500 to $2,000. “Compliance with the FOIA requires honesty on the part of public officials and employees,” Rives said, no matter the kind of document. “Before e-mails, if you requested a paper document, the requester had to rely on the integrity of the public officials to produce whatever is in her files or desk or what-
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Rives said much of the cost associated with Wetlaufer’s request was a result of her asking that IT employees search the e-mails, not the account holders. “Our IT director acknowledged this is more time consuming than he wanted it to be,” Rives said. “We decided in the interest of fairness we would cut the actual time expended in half.” “It was a substantial investment of an important employee’s time,” Rives added. Rives also noted that FOIA laws allow a local government to recoup the cost of responding to a large request. For smaller requests, such as a single report or four pages of copies, the county doesn’t usually charge. “The county takes a pretty liberal view toward that,” Rives said. “For an incidental amount of time, frankly, it doesn’t make sense to charge search time for that.” However, he said, when employees are spending hours of their time fulfilling a single request, it makes sense to charge. According to Rives, Wetlaufer’s bill for $273.68 includes $11 for a USB thumb drive used to store data, and a half charge for 9.5 hours of an IT employee’s time. That employee’s hourly rate is $53.94. Rives noted that Wetlaufer paid in advance for an estimated 12 hours of the employee’s time, and received a refund. Wetlaufer also paid $18 for photocopied information from the planning department. As for the county’s rate of 25 cents per page for photocopies, Rives said county officials feel that is a reasonable rate when staff time, supplies, maintenance and other costs are factored in. Wetlaufer said her group has paid about $100 for other FOIA requests. While they have members able to support the costs of their cause, not all citizens see POLICIES, pg. 28
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others had reservations. “Speaking personally, I don’t know if I want to jump on that bandwagon,” John Axselle, Beaverdam District, said, referring to the resolution that has been adopted by many Virginia localities. “The SOL establishes the bar. I think it’s a good thing rather than a negative thing,” he added. Many localities have signed on to the proposed legislation to be considered in the upcoming session of the Virginia General Assembly. “More than 60 school divisions across the state have established some forms of revisions to the accountability system,” school superintendent Jamelle Wilson told the board. “Why can’t we say do away with these tests as a measuring tool? These are not good,” Hank Lowry, Ashland District, said. “We have to let our teachers teach.” “With that test, it sets a mark
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may have access to the funds required for requested information, she said, noting that Arizona recently struck down charges for public documents. “I’m for getting the information out to the people — let them know what’s going on and
for the minimum,” Axselle said. “I don’t understand the concerns.” School Board chairman Robert Hundley, Chickahominy District, serves on a group studying the current forms of assessment and evaluation. “While we believe in accountability and testing for accountability, we believe that the state is administering way too many tests during a student’s career,” Hundley said. Currently, students are up to 34 tests a year. “Is there a way to do that better?” Hundley asked. “That’s the kind of discussion we’re having.” Wilson said members of the General Assembly are looking for changes. “We need to be able to provide some information of what makes sense. We can’t just say just get rid of them.” Lowry said the testing is causing undue concerns among students and parents. “What’s best for our students? We are all trying to get to that,” he said. “Somewhere, we’ve got to take a stand and convince the legisla-
tors to listen to us as to what is actually going on,” Lowry added. Axselle said he would welcome a discussion on the number of tests. Glenn Millican, Mechanicsville District, said he would like to see a list of the current number of tests that students are required to take. “Basically, a new one is added every other year. It’s an incremental creep type situation that has ratcheted up to 34,” Hundley said. Sue Dibble, South Anna District, said she’s willing to consider changes if we can achieve the same goal with other methods. “The first thing to look at would be decreasing the frequency of the tests,” she said. “We may be already accomplishing those goals.” The School Board will consider that resolution at next month’s meeting. In other matters, members recognized the Atlee High School state championship girls’ volleyball team for their recent state championship victory.
let them judge,” Wetlaufer said. “I think the county needs to be compliant with law. I think they’re taking steps toward that.” Wetlaufer added that the gaps in county archiving she found make her more concerned about county supervisors’ efforts to get the rules about how many members can gather without advertising a public
meeting relaxed. She added that she had previously supported those efforts in the interest of governmental efficiency. “The transparency is lacking. I don’t think we should relax FOIA rules until they’re in line with the law,” Wetlaufer said. “We need to increase transparency. It’s been like pulling teeth.”
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Defending state champs outgun Lee-Davis By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com Lee-Davis High boys’ basketball team had its hands full Tuesday night. The Confederates hosted the reigning Virginia High School League Group AAA state champion, Henrico High School, and the Warriors, after jumping out to a more than 40-point halftime lead, coated to an 85-48 victory. The game featured two 21-point performances: Ryan Pearson for Henrico and LaDarien Autry for the Confederates. “I want to coach against the best and compete against the best,” said Lee-Davis head coach Robert Rice. “That’s why we’re here.” With Henrico picked to win Conference 11, Rice seemed to be getting his wish. But LeeDavis (1-2) doomed itself with a slow start, managing just 16 points in the first half. “It’s the third game in a row with a bad start,” Rice said. “We’ve talked about it in practice. We work on it in practice, but it’s something we’re struggling with. Hopefully by the end of the year we’ll be a better starting team. “We seemed to rearrange things in the second half. We seemed to come together a little bit more on the ball and seemed to move a little bit more. We’re a
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Henrico’s Claude Clarke (1) blocks a layup attempt by Lee-Davis’ Tariq Caldwell (5) in the visiting Warriors’ 85-48 win Tuesday.
better team in the second half.” The Confederates were a better team in the second half, outscoring Henrico 33-28. “Lee-Davis always presents some obstacles for us,” said Henrico coach Vance Harmon. “We have to come in and play
hard, we have to come in and execute and do things. … We both have a lot to work on.” One Henrico player, Tristan Bazemore, scored more points in the first quarter than all the Confederates combined. Bazemore netted 11 of his 17
points the first eight minutes while Lee-Davis managed must seven. Rice said his team needs to get a handle on game-opening jitters. “I think the kids get a little nervous, a little over-anxious
and want to overdo it,” Rice said. “They’re motivated to play against a team, like, of that caliber. That’s exciting.” But the excitement comes at a cost. see LEE-DAVIS, pg. 31
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By Josiah Turner For The Local The new and improved Hanover High School boys’ basketball team went into the night against visiting Patrick Henry High School unbeaten, and the Hawks were determined to stay that way. Hanover took advantage of 24 turnovers to claim a 64-46 victory over the Patriots. Patrick Henry has shown a lot of fight this season, and it characteristically scratched and clawed all night against the Hawks, but the Patriots were not able to make enough plays on offense to get into striking distance. “I don’t think we came into the game mentally focused,” said Patrick Henry head coach Randy Anderson “It was an emotional letdown to be honest.” see HAWKS, pg. 30
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Washington & Lee outruns King William, 57-44 By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com For three quarters, King William High School’s boys’ basketball team gave visiting Washington & Lee High School a run for its money Friday night, but a big second-quarter effort by the Eagles dimmed the Cavaliers’ prospects of victory. Washington & Lee outscored King William 22-11 in the second quarter and held on the lead in the second half as the Eagles, led by Tre Brown and D.J. Weldon with 12 points apiece, won 57-44. Cavaliers head coach Joe Harper was satisfied with the effort by his team. “We have freshmen and sophomores and a couple of seniors,” Harper said. “We are trying to grow.” King William has to grow, both in terms of experience, but also in terms of size. With the exception of a couple of players, they faced a significant height disadvantage on the court. It made it hard to get to the basket on the inside. Even on the outside, Cavalier shooters had to leap high to get above outstretched Eagle hands. Washington & Lee team had sold ball-handling skills in addition to greater height. “They are very athletic,” Harper said. “They pass the ball well. They’ve got excellent
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The Patriots trailed 22-9 after the first quarter, and were unable to get into a flow offensively, as Hanover’s 2-2-1 press gave them trouble from start to finish. Patrick Henry shot only 15 percent from the floor in the first half. “Defense is something that
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guards. … They can shoot it, handle the ball, break it down, and are good passers. We have to learn how to play like that in our guard play – and we’ll be OK.” Despite the victory, Washington & Lee coach George Hunter wanted his team to do better especially in the third quarter, in which the Cavaliers outscored the Eagles 19-14. “We just came out flat, not playing team basketball,” Hunter said. “Everybody wanted to shoot for themself. … We’re not playing together yet.” King William hurt itself with turnovers in the first half, but by doing a better job of controlling the ball in the second half, the Cavaliers cut Washington & Lee’s lead to five points mid-way through the fourth quarter. But the sustained effort and fouls were taking their toll. “We couldn’t maintain it because we wasted so much [energy] getting there,” Harper said. “They were making [their] free throws, which means we couldn’t cut into their lead, and then we made some turnovers that we shouldn’t have and we missed some free throws.” Both teams went to the line as referees were busy with their whistles. “Because of the new rules, this year, everything has changed,” Hunter said. “They
used to allow a little bit of hand touch, but now … if you breathe on them, they’re going to call it. It’s going to take a little while to adjust.” Todd Braxton led King William with 14 points. Jeremy Turner scored 10 points for the
Eagles. While the Cavaliers are in a rebuilding year, but Harper feels good about the team. “John Calipari at Kentucky said the good thing about freshmen and sophomores is that they become juniors and
seniors,” Harper said. “They get better. Your program gets better. Everybody’s happy.”
we really want to hang our hats on all year, so our defensive pressure is something that I think really stood out for us,” said Hanover head coach Darren Thornton. Patrick Henry was only down 31-17 at halftime, but the Patriots never completely recovered as they continued giving up the ball in the second half. One bright spot for Patrick
Henry was big man Lucas Pienkowski, who finished the night with 18 points and 15 rebounds. He was the only double-figure scorer for the Patriots. Sophomore Jalen Elliott led the Hawks with 14 points, five assists and five steals. “Jalen is really a budding star,” Thornton said. Thornton has a collection of young talent on his roster,
and looks for his team to continue to improve as the season goes on. While there are eight seniors on the Hawks’ roster, only one, Jordan Wade, is among the starting five. “I think we can keep growing and growing every game. … Those guys are going to keep getting better and better as the year goes along,” Thornton said. “It helps also, because we’ve got a lot of seniors too
to give that leadership and stay together as a team.” Thornton is very optimistic about how the Hawks (4-0) have played the first few weeks of the season. He believes defense will be the key to their success. “Those close games early showed that if we stay together and we work hard defensively, we’ll get W’s,” Thornton said. “I think our guys are really starting to trust that and believe
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King William’s Todd Braxton (30) pulls up for a short jump shot in the Cavaliers’ 57-44 loss to visiting Washington & Lee Friday.
KING WILLIAM — Spurlock 6, Johnson 4, Dylan 0, Shannon 1, Walter 0, Peatross 5, Braxton 14, Leach 6, Bing 6, Beck 2. Totals 17 8-15 44. WASHINGTON & LEE — Hamilton W&L 9 22 14 12 — 57 6, Douglas 0, Sumiel 2, Brown 12, King William 6 11 19 8 — 44 Kelly 0, Newman 2, Weldon 12, 3-point goals — W&L: Brown 3, Graham 0, Dickerson 6, Turner 10 Hamilton. KW: Spurlock 2. Smith 7. Totals 20 13-28 57.
that.” Patrick Henry (1-4) has faced some tough opponents in the first weeks of the season, but Anderson understands that they have to be ready to play every night they step on the court. “You have to be ready for every single game,” Anderson said. “Every game we play is tough, so you have to be mentally prepared.”
Confederate girls see role model in Jaguars By Chip Knighton For The Mechanicsville Local Lee-Davis girls basketball coach Alvin Puller got an upclose look at the model he hopes to emulate Friday night when Glen Allen came to town. The Jaguars are in their third season as a varsity program, and the core of the team has been with Glen Allen head coach Dwight Watson the whole time. Their experience and continuity showed Friday in a 66-33 victory over the Confederates. “When I first came on board, I had a lot of young players,” Watson said. “I remember a coach telling me, ‘Those young players become older players.’ And now that class that I had when I first got here are seniors now. To see their growth and how they’re able to play with the really good teams is really great.” Two seniors, Alicia Hudalla and Kiersten Richardson, led the way for Glen Allen (3-1). The University of Richmondbound Hudalla scored six of her 13 points in the first quarter as the Jaguars raced to a 22-7 lead. “I wanted her to be a facilitator, manage the game,” Watson said. “If you have your open shots, good, but get your teammates involved. That’s what she did.” Richardson finished with nine points as part of a balanced effort for the Jaguars, who got
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“[The Confederates] try to do things they don’t typically do,” Rice said. “They don’t run our offensive sets like they should, and when they take quick shots and get in transition – that’s what happened in the first half.”
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Left, Lee-Davis’ Olivia Tuck (14) looks for to make a layup in the Confederates’ 66-33 loss to visiting Glen Allen Friday. Above, Tuck launches a jump shot over the oustretched hands of Glen Allen’s Michal Ross (34).
10 points from Michal Ross and eight each from Kelsey Scott and Makayla Stanley. Ten players got in the scoring column for Glen Allen. Lee-Davis (1-4), meanwhile, got the vast majority of its scoring from senior Kerstin Winston and junior Olivia Tuck, who had 14 points each.
“Those two girls are the center focus of our team,” Puller said. “The other ones are just so young that they’re not sure of their roles yet. They’ll pick it up.” Lauren McIntyre and Imani Boothe were the only other players to score for the Confederates, who count seven
freshmen and sophomores on the roster. “We’re young,” Puller said, “and next year we’ll probably be younger.” And they ran into a talented Glen Allen team that got its offense going at the right time. “We hadn’t been shooting well in the three games we
played,” Watson said. “A lot of good passes, a lot of good shots tonight. The shots were going in. That was good to see.” It wasn’t all good news for the Jaguars, who absorbed a big blow in the fourth quarter when Stanley, a talented, 6foot-4 freshman center, fell to the ground clutching her right
Harmon said the Warriors have their share of work to do, too. “A little bit of everything,” Harmon said. “Offensively, we’ve got to work on our timing, our sets – just executing. Defensively, we’ve got to work on communicating and [getting] everybody sliding over to gaps and helping each other out.”
Harmon was happy with the way the Warriors shared the ball. In addition to Pearson, Henrico had three other double-figure scorers: Tristan Bazemore with 17 points, Walter Williams with 13 and Tony Daniels with 11. Nine of the 12 Warriors who stepped on the court scored. Lee-Davis had one other double-figure scorer, Tariq Caldwell with 10 points. The
Confederates had trouble keeping the ball while on Henrico’s side of the court. “Ball handling is a problem,” Rice said. “The guys understand that when they play a team like [Henrico] with an uptempo press, you have to handle the ball well.” What Rice would like is for someone to be able to take over as point guard in order to free
up Autry on offense. “We rely on LaDarien a lot to handle the ball,” Rice said. “We would rather have him on the wing. … I think he’s a better shooting guard than he is a point guard. I think point guards need to set the offense and get us in the right positions to score, and LaDarien is a scorer.”
knee. She was helped off the court and taken to the hospital for evaluation. “When you see a kid go down like that and she grabs her knee, you assume the worst,” Watson said. While his team lost to the Jaguars, Puller could look at his opponent and see a team that walked the path he hopes his young group will follow. “That’s what I’m hoping for – to build a program a little bit at a time,” Puller said.
English 6, Pearson 21, Williams 13, Wallace 6, Clarke 0, N. Buckingham 0, Branch 4, Johnson 5, Daniels 11, Georgiadias 2, Suggs 0. Totals 32 11-16 85. LEE-DAVIS (1-2) — Caldwell 10, Hewlett 0, Reisenweaver 0, Ramsey 2, Autry 21, Lee 0, Jackson 0, Sergent 9, Croxton 6. Totals 19 8-14 48. Henrico Lee-Davis
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HENRICO (1-0) — Bazemore 17, 3-point goals — H: Bazemore 5, Pearson 4, Williams; L-D: Autry 2.
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Atlee swimmers dominate in meet with Hawks By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com Despite losing a number of key swimmers on its boys’ swim team to graduation, Atlee High School handily defeated Hanover High School in a meet at Randolph-Macon College Wednesday night. Atlee’s girls won all but two events to claim a 117-53 victory. The Raiders’ boys won all but one event for a 129-41 victory. It was a solid performance for a team missing some of its swimmers who were attending a school awards banquet that night. “Great meet,” said Atlee head coach Karen Seeber. “We got
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medley the 400 freestyle relay teams; White in the 200 butterfly and also as part of the 200 medley the 400 freestyle relay teams; and Wilkerson in the 200 freestyle and as part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams. Three members of Atlee’s boys’ team were triple winners: Tristan Amatruda in the 100 backstroke and as a member of the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams; Jeremy Edwards in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle and as a member of the 200 medley relay team; and Connor O’Brien in the 100 freestyle and as a member of the 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams. Hanover’s only multiple winner was Sarah Browning in the girls’ 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle. Hanover head coach Stuart Bernstein said she qualified for both Kecoughtan as well as the Virginia High School League Group 4A state meet in the 500 freestyle and in the 100 breaststroke. He said it was a difficult night, though, for both teams. “It was a hard swim tonight. The air quality and water quality were not good, I don’t think, for either team,” said Hanover head coach Stuart Bernstein. “Although they were swimming pretty fast and our kids were swimming fast, I don’t think it was their best night.” Both coaches saw things their team members need to work on. “We still need to work on some turns and some starts,” Seeber said. “Still focusing on technique, especially our newbies who’ve got to work on relaxing, not getting excited.” Technique is at the top of Bernstein’s list for his Hawks. “I think a lot of it has to do with stroke work – making the strokes smoother so that
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Top, Atlee’s Connor O’Brien heads toward the finish on the last leg of the boys’ 400-yard freestyle relay in a meet with Hanover at Randolph-Macon College Wednesday. Bottom, Hanover’s Sarah Browning takes a commanding lead in the girls’ 500-yard freestyle.
they’re not working so hard in the water,” Bernstein said. But there’s more. “Our relays don’t get to practice a whole lot together, so I think a lot of what I’d like to do for the next week to get ready for Patrick Henry is see what relays I want to put together, do it early, and then work those relays together.”
(A) 2:04.03; 200 individual medley: 1. Sarah Browning (H) 2:15.50; 50 freestyle: 1. Olivia Fisher (A) 25.65; 100 butterfly: 1. Madeline White (A) 1:05.29; 100 freestyle: 1. Olivia Fisher (A) 56.75; 500 freestyle: 1. Sarah Browning (H) 5:19.56; 200 freestyle relay: 1. Atlee (Brittany Wilkerson, Mica Baker, Emily Beaudin, Olivia Fisher) 1:48.88; 100 backstroke: 1. Molly Murphy (A) 1:05.96; 100 breaststroke: 1. Oakleigh Hogg (A) 1:15.18; 400 freestyle relay: 1. Atlee (Brittany Wilkerson, Olivia Fisher, Madeline White, Molly Murphy) 4:02.19.
GIRLS Team scores: Atlee 117, Hanover 53. 200-yard medley relay: 1. Atlee (Emily Beaudin, Molly Murphy, BOYS Madeline White, Mica Baker) 2:02.68; Team scores: Atlee 129, Hanover 41. 200 freestyle: 1. Brittany Wilkerson 200-yard medley relay: 1. Atlee
(Tristan Amatruda, Ryan Reutti, Jeremy Edwards, Andrew Newman) 1:54.46; 200 freestyle: 1. Chris Isabelle (A) 2:00.78; 200 individual medley: 1. Jeremy Edwards (A) 2:12.81; 50 freestyle: 1. Connor O’Brien (A) 24.41; 100 butterfly: 1. Seth Gulas (H) 1:02.15; 100 freestyle: 1. Connor O’Brien (A) 53.85; 500 freestyle: 1. Jeremy Edwards (A) 5:15.31; 200 freestyle relay: 1. Atlee (Steven Seay, Chris Isabelle, Will Schroeder, Connor O’Brien) 1:39.90; 100 backstroke: 1. Tristan Amatruda (A) 1:02.17; 100 breaststroke: 1. Andrew Newman (A) 1:12.87; 400 freestyle relay: 1. Atlee (Steven Seay, Tristan Amatruda, Will Schroeder, Connor O’Brien) 3:41.57.
Mills Godwin shows gymnasts value of teamwork By Paislee Winkler For The Mechanicsville Local Teamwork paid off for Mills Godwin High School’s gymnastics team Thursday night as the Eagles, despite a relatively small squad, finished on top of a fourteam field in a meet at Hanover High School. Godwin scored 137.05 points. Patrick Henry finished second with 134.45 points, followed by Hanover with 128.7 points and Varina – with one gymnast from Highland Springs – fourth with 115.30. “We have a small team. It is the teamwork that makes the difference,” said Mills Godwin head gymnastics coach Tracy Layne. “Everybody is going to have to do their share to contribute for us to move forward. As much as gymnastics is an individual sport it takes the whole team to move forward.” Patrick Henry was led by last years’ Central Region gymnast of the year Kristin Valasek. Valasek, who is recovering from wrist surgery this summer, placed in all three events she competed in – and won in the balance beam and uneven bars. “She has a real talent for staying calm under pressure and she is just a great competitor,” said
Patrick Henry head gymnastics coach Austin Beazley. The Patriots were helped by the performance of sophomore Keion Greenhow, who finished third in the all-around standings. Team Scores: 1. Mills-Goodwin 137.05; 2. Patrick Henry 134.45; 3. Hanover 128.7; 4. Varina/Highland Springs 115.3. All around: 1. Caroline Capolla (MG) 35.9; 2. Maddy Greene (MG) 35; 3. Keion Greenhow (PH) 34.9, 4. McKella Grow (MG) 5. Micki Gregory (MG) 6. Ashleigh Byrant (HS) Uneven bars: 1. Kristen Valasek (PH) 9.25; 2. Caroline Capolla (MG) 9.1; 3. Katelyn Gillis (H) 8.4; 4. Keion Greenhow (PH) 8.35; 5. Micki Gregory (HS) 8.6; 6. Amirah Anderson (MG) 7.8. Balance beam: 1. Kristen Valasek (PH) 9.5; 2. Keion Greenhow (PH) 9.3; 3. Caroline Capolla (MG) 9.25; 4. Maddy Greene (MG) 9.2; 5. McKaella Grow (MG) 9.05; 6. Emily Johnson (PH) 8.9. Vault: 1. Maddy Greene (MG) 8.9; 2. McKaella Grow (MG); 2. Caroline Capolla (MG); 3. Emily Johnson (PH) 8.8; 3. Courtney Kaufman (PH) 8.8; 4. (tie) Kristen Valasek (PHS), Keion Greenhow (PHS), Abby Kaufmann (PHS) 8.75; 5. Amirah Anderson (MG) 8.7; 6. Alyssa Shaffer (MG) 8.65. Floor: 1. Caroline Capolla (MG) 8.7; 2. Ashleigh Bryant (H) 8.65; 3. Maddy Greene (MG) 8.55; 4. Keion Dave Lawrence/TheLocal Greenhow (PH) 8.5; 5. Katelynne Hanover gymnast Julia Grubbs spins in mid-vault in a gymnastics meet with Mills Godwin, Patrick Henry and a team from Varina Gillis (H) 8.45; 6. Leah Kemler (H) and Highland Springs at Hanover High School Thursday. 8.35.
Lee-Davis, New Kent wrestlers get down in New Kent meet By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com Two area wrestling teams traveled to New Kent High School Saturday for Trojan Duals, and both teams found the trip a worthwhile learning experience. Lee-Davis High School finished third, while King William High School did not fare as well
– but the Cavaliers expected to take some lumps. The Confederates finished with a 3-2 record, losing only to host – and tournament winner – New Kent 54-10 in the preliminary round and to secondplace Mountain View 54-15 in the four-team upper bracket. Lee-Davis edged Glen Allen 38-37 to claim third place. “I was happy,” said Lee-
Davis head coach Craig Spruill. “We had two tough losses – New Kent and Mountain View are two really good teams. [We] didn’t give up and beat Glen Allen by one point. Overall it was a pretty good day, a good measuring stick to see where we were and where we need to get to.” The Confederates’ top wrestlers of the day were Hayden
Keener in the 113-pound class and Tyler Wooten in the 126pound class. Both were undefeated on the day. King William was hampered by the absence of four of its starting wrestlers who were out because of injuries. While that did not help the team’s final standings in the tournament, there were some benefits. “A lot of our new guys
– a lot of our freshmen and eighth graders were able to get some exhibition matches and get some varsity time to see what it’s like to wrestle the big boys,” said King William head wrestling coach Andrew McMillion. Despite some of the drubbing that the Cavaliers took, McMillion said they accomplished their mission.
“The tournament itself was exactly what we – Coach [Dylan] Duhart and I – planned it to be,” McMillion said. “The idea with the tournament was to put our kids in something that was above our level in order to push our kids to the next level.” King William was led by Kody Walter, who went 4-1 on the day in the 170-pound class.
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Indoor track teams gear up for winter season By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com All four Hanover County high school indoor track teams are in at least a partial rebuilding mode this year, but all four still have the raw materials for a successful season on a landscape changed by Virginia High School League realignment. Atlee, Lee-Davis and Patrick Henry remain in VHSL Group 5A. The Raiders and Confederates will compete against some other former Central Region powerhouses in Conference 11, while Patrick Henry joins Conference 16 with relative strangers Albemarle, Halifax and Orange. Hanover will no longer compete in postseason with most of its former Capital District
foes. It is now in Group 4A, Conference 20, but the Hawks will not get a break, as they will go head-to-head in postseason with some other Central Region stalwarts. One thing that has not changed, is the energy that fills a venue when an indoor track meet is being held. “This is my favorite season,” said Lee-Davis cross country and track coach Neil Mathews. “I love cross country and being a distance coach, but if I had to pick a track between indoors and outdoors – give me the indoor track all day long. … It’s tight and compact. Everybody’s right on top of the action. I think that’s a good atmosphere for high school kids that don’t get to play in a gym or on a football field on Friday nights
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to get to experience with people right on top of them screaming and cheering.” Patrick Henry Patrick Henry lost quite a few key team members to graduation, including state champion hurdler Travis Phillips, who is now attending East Carolina University. But the Patriots get another year with girls’ shot put runner-up Shania Williams. Aside from Williams, the Patriots are a team still trying to find its new leaders. “To a certain extent, I think we’re still searching for some people to step up in that leadership role and to try to figure out what kind of team we’re going to be,” said Patrick Henry indoor track coach Scott Brown. “We have a lot of young guys out, a lot of ninth and 10th graders out, that are new to the sport, that are trying to learn as fast as they can.” On the boys’ team, Brown is looking to Logan Hager to lead the team in distance events, Owen Shelton in the hurdles, and Daquan Morris in sprints. The Patriots have a lot more questions about the girls’ team, but Brown expects juniors like Crishna Hooker to help Williams provide leadership for the young team. Brown is optimistic that the Patriots will be successful in Conference 16. “Looking back, I know Halifax has a lot of sprinters and jumpers, and Albemarle traditionally has a lot of great cross country runners and distance runners,” Brown said. “The one thing that I like about our team is typically we’re pretty well rounded. We’ll have a little bit of everything, and I think that’s going to help us out on the conference level.” Atlee Atlee coach Jim Triempler lost a handful of team members on both the boys’ and girls’
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Atlee head indoor track coach Jim Triempler expects senior Nathaniel Hall, left, to be one of the stalwarts of the Raiders’ indoor track team this season.
teams, but the Raiders still field one of the biggest teams in the area, with more than 150 varsity and junior varsity team members to draw from. And he has some steady hands coming back in leadership roles, including all-state distance runner Nathaniel Hall, “jack-of-all-trades” David Segovia, and pole vaulter Bryce Simpson. On the girls’ side, Triempler expects a lot from multi-talented India Lowe in running, hurdling and jumping events. Kat Grassberger will be the Raiders’ top distance runner along with sisters Scarlett and Chloe Bavin. Katie Gardner and Zaliah Carey will be key runners in shorter events. Lee-Davis The Confederates have most of its boys’ team back, but lost a lot of leaders on its girls’ team to graduation. “On the girls’ side, we lost a lot,” Mathews said. “We lost our top two girls’ sprinters, and they probably accounted for about 80 percent of our points last year overall. And we lost most of our top distance runners last year.” The graduating sprint-
ers were Dallas Tennessee and Shakiya Sheppard, and the graduating distance runners were Bonny Turnage and Tiffany Reynolds. The Confederates also lost their top girl thrower, Kori Hughes. The loss of so much experience leaves seniors Hailey Warren and Madison Doss having to bear much of the burden of leadership. “They’re both going to have to shoulder a lot of the load with the distance and middle-distance races this year,” Mathews said. “They’ll be very important.” In field events, returning Central Region outdoor champion Madison Angus will be a key team member. But for the rest of the events, particularly sprints, Mathews is looking for younger team members to emerge as new leaders. Mathews has a solid boys’ squad coming back. Lee-Davis has two solid distance runners, Paul Adam and Grayson Morgan, returning. Adam qualified as an All-America with an eighth-place finish in the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympics cross country championships in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday.
Hanover The Hawks girls’ squad lost only a couple of its distance runners to graduation, but they did not fare so well on the boys’ squad, with graduation taking a particularly heavy toll among their sprinters. Leading the girls’ will be senior Annie Sadler, who qualified for the state tournament the past two years in the 1,000-meter run, and senior Samantha Seymour, who qualified for the state tournament in the pole vault last year. Sophomore hurdler and jumper Leila Haynesworth and another jumper, Taylor McCormick – who qualified for the state tournament in a meet in Newport News this weekend – will also play key roles among the Hanover girls’ leadership. Senior runner Casey Cook will be among the leaders of the Hawks’ boys’ team, along with thrower Ryan Long and distance runner Christian Gilliam. “I think our girls’ team is going to be pretty strong,” said Hanover coach Jennifer Ennis. “Our boys, they’re going to be weaker compared to our girls. They’re probably going to be in the middle of the pack.”
MECHANICSVILLE CHURCHES ASSEMBLY OF GOD Mechanicsville Christian Center: Families encountering Christ Sun. 9 & 11AM, children’s ministries Wed. 7PM, students Sun. & Thurs. nights, small groups. 8061 Shady Grove Rd. www.mccag.org The Bridge – We want to build a Bridge to Christ, to spiritual maturity, and of hope to the world. Our vision is to be “less church, more fulfilling.” No matter where you are or what season of life you’re in, be our guest on Sunday mornings at 10:30. We are located at 8026 Walnut Grove Road, 442-6565. Please check us out online at thebridge2hope.org
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All Souls Episcopal Church Worshiping at Messiah Lutheran, 8154 Atlee Rd, SUNDAY WORSHIP 9:30am Holy Eucharist • 10:45am Christian Ed Nursery Provided • 804-559-9302 Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7pm The Rev. Amelie Allen Wilmer, Vicar Email: allsoulsepiscopalva@gmail.com Visit our website: www.allsoulsva.org Immanuel Episcopal Church Welcomes You! 3263 Old Church Rd., Mechanicsville. Sundays: Holy Eucharist at 9am & 11am, Adult Christian Education at 10am, Nursery 11am-12:15pm, Refreshments at 12:15pm. Godly Play (Children’s Christian Education) at 10:30am on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month (children will join their families in church for Communion). 779-3454 or immanueloc.org.
The Episcopal Church of the Creator 7159 Mechanicsville Pike, 746-8765 Christ Centered, Biblically Focused 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Nursery provided @ 9:00am & 10:15am Sunday School 9:30 - 10:15 am www.creatorfamily.net email: creatorcontact@comcast.net
EVANGELICAL FRIENDS Hanover Evangelical Friends 6420 Mech Trnpk. 804-730-9512, friendlychurch.org Worship: Sundays 8:30 or 11am, w/Sunday School @ 9:45. Daily preschool & after school child care.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Hanover Baptist Church ( 3 mi from Va Ctr Commons Mall). Practical Bible preaching & conservative, sacred music. Active teens & children’s master club. Family oriented & God-centered. Emphasize personal salvation through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior. 798-7190 www.hbcva.org
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 4000 Creighton Rd., 1.8 mi. west of I295. "The Church With Your Family At Heart" Sunday School 9:45; Worship 11:00 Evening Service 6:00; Wednesday Evening AWANA (KJV) 7pm, Prayer Service 7:30 Pastor Don Sumpter. Find out more on our web: landmarkbaptistrichmond.org Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170
COME & SEE! All info at: www.truthbaptistchurch.com
INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN Fairmount Christian Church, 559-8070 6502 Creighton Rd. Sunday AM Worship Traditional 8:15 & 11:00, Contemporary 9:30 & 11:00, Bible School at 8:15, 9:30 & 11:00. Rick Raines, Senior Minister; Chris Santasiere, Associate Minister; Mike Langley, Associate Minister; Tracy Thomas, Worship & Music Minister; Mike Campbell, Youth Minister; Rose Williams, Children’s Director. fairmountchristian.org Gethsemane Church of Christ 5146 Mechanicsville Turnpike Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM 804-779-2044 Bill Wines, Senior Minister www.gethsemanechristian.org
LUTHERAN Messiah Lutheran Church & School 8154 Atlee Rd. 746-7134 www.mlcas.org Sunday Service- 8:00 am & 11am, Sun. School 9:30. Preschool for 3 -5 yr olds. Child Care 7am-6pm St Paul Lutheran Church (LCMS) 427-7500 8100 Shady Grove Rd, saintpaul-lcms.com Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor; Sunday School 9:15am, Worship Service 10:30am, Nursery Available.
NAZARENE Hope Community Church 8391 Atlee Rd, (www.hopenow.cc) Atlee Christian Academy -- PK-5th grade atleechristianacademy.com (746-3900)
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MECHANICSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN Atlee and Signal Hill Rd. Rev. James E. Salyers, Pastor 746-5496; www.mechpres.org Sunday Schedule: 9 am Contemporary 10 am Sunday School Classes 11 am Traditional SALEM Presbyterian Church - Loving members, biblically-based teaching & preaching. Join us in our historic sanctuary! Worship 11AM, fellowship after. 5394 Studley Rd. Pastor: Sandi Shaner 746-0732
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Meadowbridge Seventh-Day Adventist Church 7400 Antique Lane Mechanicsville, Saturday Services: Sabbath School, 9:30am. Worship Service, 11am. Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting, 7pm. Church phone: 746-2788
SOUTHERN BAPTIST Black Creek Baptist Church, 6289 McClellan Rd. Sunday School, 9am; Worship 10:15 am (Nursery Prov.); Wed. Night Activities: Family Fellowship 6:00 pm, Children in Action Missions Time & Children’s Choir 6:15 pm, YOUTH 6:45 pm, Adult Bible Study 6:45 pm, Adult Choir 7:45 pm. Dr. Darden Battle, Pastor. 781-0330, www.blackcreek.org Broadus Memorial Baptist Church , 5351 Pole Green Rd. Mechanicsville 23116. 8:45am Traditional Worship 10am Bible Study for all ages, 11am Contemporary Worship, Phil Peacock, Pastor. #779-2700 broaduschurch.org Cool Spring Baptist Church 9283 Atlee Station Rd. For info, activities & worship times visit www.cool spring.org or call 746-0800 FCC - Fellowship Community Church Teaching the Word of God and watching for the miraculous. Hanover High School 9:45am www.fellowshipcc.com Grace United Family Church
NON-DENOMINATIONAL New Found Church of Christ 14166 Gordons Lane, Glen Allen, VA 23116 Amy Ladd & Friends in Concert Sat., Dec. 21 @ 6pm
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Rural Point Baptist Church 6548 Studley Road, 730-3226 www.ruralpointbaptist.com
Beulah Presbyterian Church 7252 Beulah Church Road Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:45 Where Faith and family meet
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“Where Grace Unites Us” 8700 Bell Creek Road Mechanicsville 23116 Sunday Worship 10:30 AM Visit us on FB Hot Button Questions: "The Law/Whole Law/Nothing But the Law?" Info: 335-6728 /graceunitedfc@gmail.com Glenn Hawkins, Pastor Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd, 746-7253 Dr. Rev.Tim Madison Sunday Schedule: 8:30am Contemporary Worship, 9:45 Bible Study & 11am Traditional Worship
Hillcrest Baptist Church 11342 Hanover Courthouse Rd. 730-1500. Wed Eve 6 p.m.-Dinner & Study, Sun 11am Svc 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. hbchanover.org New Bethesda Baptist Church 9019 New Bethesda Rd. 779-2101 Todd Combee, Pastor Tyler Burkett, Student Minister Sunday School 9:30AM, Worship 10:45 am. Bible Study/Youth activities; 6:00 pm Wednesday Dinner/Prayer/Youth/Children 6pm www.newbethesda.org New Highland Baptist Church Worship 8:30 am & 11 am, Sunday School 9:45am Pastor Robert Lee 9200 New Ashcake Road, Mech. 550-9601 www.newhighlandbaptist.org Shalom Baptist Church 6395 Mech Trnpk 746-7737 Sunday School 9:45am, Worship 11am, Wed. 6:30pm Children Bible Study / Youth " Striving to be the complete church using our complete gifts completely" shalombaptist.net
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST New Hope Baptist - Located at 5452 Spotslee Circle, Mechanicsville. Sunday school 9:45 am, Morning worship 10:30 am, afternoon 1pm, Wednesday Prayer & Bible study 7:30 pm. L. Ronald Staley, Pastor. For more info 321-2110. www.sovereigngraceinmechanicsville.org
UNITED METHODIST Enon United Methodist Church 6156 Studley Rd; 746-4719 Rev. Dr. Jeff Harlow, Pastor Join us for Sunday School, for all ages, 9:45am Worship Service at 11am (Nursery provided) enonchurch@verizon.net www.enonumc.org Lebanon United Methodist Church, 8492 Peaks Rd, 746-0980, R. Spencer Broce, Pastor Sunday Worship 9am & 11am (Nursery Provided) Sunday School all ages. 10 am. Staff Youth Director. www.lebanonumc.org Mechanicsville United Methodist Church 7356 Atlee Road, Join us for Sunday School at 9:45AM, Worship at 8:30 & 11 am. & Wed. night worship service at 6:45pm. Kerry D. Boggs, Pastor. 746-5118 Shady Grove United MethodistCelebrate Christ on Sunday Mornings. Traditional worship: 8:15 & 11:15. Contemporary worship: 9:45, Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:15am. All Ages. Nursery for infants & toddlers at all services. Corner of Meadowbridge & Shady Grove Rd, Mechanicsville. Jay Kelchner Pastor. 746-9073 shadygroveumc.org Advertise with The Mechanicsville Local Call 746-1235 for more details!
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Tammy Rankin Volk; two grandchildren, Lisa Verdi Fabbi and Shane Rankin; great-granddaughter, Gianna Fabbri. The family received friends on Dec. 11 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where funeral services were held on Dec. 12. Interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Dee-Dee Riggan, Lori D. Bangs (Jon); grandchildren, Chandler, Grace, Chaleo and Clark Kent; sisters, Deborah Carnes, Zandra Wolff. He was a wonderful husband, son, father, grandfather, brother and friend, who loved the Lord. The family received friends on Dec. 13 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where services were held on Dec. 14. Interment was in Hanover Memorial Park.
Larry Riggan
Karen Scott
OBITUARIES Continued from pg. 21
RIGGAN, Larry Robert, 64, went to be with the Lord on December 11, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father, John Robert Riggan. He is survived by his wife, Chaleo Riggan; mother, Jane Goldman; daughters, SeRha R. McEachern (Tate) and MONDAY EVENING 4 PM 4:30
SCOTT, Karen L., 59, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on December 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her brother Michael McDonald. She is survived by her husband Steven M. Scott; her children, Jason Dunham (Jeanne), Marla Draper (Brigham), Katherine Anne Scott, Elizabeth Ruth Scott, Ashley Rose Scott; her mother, Dorothy Didier
RIGGAN
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Vanessa Upshaw UPSHAW, Vanessa Elizabeth, 61, of Richmond, departed this life on December 6, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Upshaw Sr.; and mother, Ellen E. Lurry. She leaves to cherish her memory, two daughters, Adria Savannah and Anitra Julien; two sons, Darryl Lurry (Ardrina) and James H. Upshaw Jr.; 11 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; father, James W. Lurry Sr.; two sisters, Vera UPSHAW Harris and Elisa Lurry; brother, James W. Lurry Jr.; lifetime friend, George Lantz; a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rested at March Funeral Home, 2110 E. Laburnum Ave., where a viewing was held on Dec. 13. Funeral service was held on Dec. 14 at Life Church, 8378 Atlee Rd., Mechanicsville where Buddy Thompson is pastor. Rev. Dr. Gloria Flowers officiated. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. DECEMBER 23, 2013 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM
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(Ernie); her father, Terry McDonald (Mickey); four grandchildren, Anden, McKenzie, Soren, Holly; siblings, Terry McDonald, Linda Miller, Danny McDonald, Mark McDonald, Cathy Schinzel, Jeff McDonald; 73 nieces and nephews. Karen worked for the Henrico School District, was a member of Church of the Redeemer. She loved flowers SCOTT and flower gardens. The family received friends on Dec. 16 at the Atlee Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, Route 301 and Shady Grove Rd, Mechanicsville. Funeral Mass was held on Dec. 17 at Church of the Redeemer, 8275 Meadowbridge Road in Mechanicsville. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Ocular Melanoma Foundation, 1000 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 900,Washington, DC 20036.
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CLASSIFIEDS MISCELLANEOUS REAL ESTATE & SERVICES ROOMMATES To share 3-bedroom, 1.5 bath home with large kitchen in Highland Springs. $450/month includes utilities. Available January 5th, 2014. Call Ms. Jones, 901-3411
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Mechanicsville- Completely remodeled Rancher in Bruce Estates. Some appliances. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Large great room with vaulted ceiling. Half wall to kitchen, utility room, deck. $1200. per month + deposit. No smoking. May consider small pet. Available January 1. Owner 804-337-1370.
Windmill Way, 2-bedrooms, Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher in the island, balcony or patio. From $795. www.windmill-way.com Open 7-Days a week by Appointment 804-340-2828
HOUSES UNFURNISHED 23111 - Mill Valley Sub. 2-story 4-bedroom, 2.5 bath home with an attached garage. Stove, dishwasher, washer/dryer included. Available now. $1450/month + $1450/deposit. No Smoking. No Pets. Credit Check Required. Call 804-789-9621. 305 Treva Road, Sandston - 3-bedroom, 1.5 baths, family room, living & dining rooms, separate utility room. All appliance included. $925 per month + $1,000 security deposit. Call 305-4294 3-bedroom, 2 bath home with central air & heat near Tappahannock. All appliances included. $875 per month. Available Immediately. Please call 385-1010 Ashland Area -2-bedroom, 2.5 bath with screened porch on 1 acre lot. Washer/Dryer, Electric Heat Pump. $1250/month. Deposit/References Required. No Pets. Leave message 804-798-5795 Lovely home in "Fox Head" in cul-de-sac, 4 bds, 2.5 baths, NEW windows, hdwds -1st floor, Dining room, Back porch, nice rear yard, paved drive, one car garage. Great Neighborhood and Schools. Available December 1st. $1700/mo. Call Deborah @ 804-387-0000 Mechanicsville ∂ 1800+ sq. ft. 4BR, 2BA 2story , attached Garage $1300 monthly + security deposit at 4994 Hanover Meadow Drive. ∂ 1500+ sq. ft. 4BR, 2BA Cape , $1150 monthly + security deposit at 7071 Wahoo Ct. ∂ 1200+ sq. ft. 3BR, 2BA Ranch, $1050 monthly + security deposit at 6311 Midnight Dr. Carlos & Company Realty Inc. 804-730-8488 Mechanicsville - 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch, built in 2009. Central Air / Heat, Gas Fireplace with open floor plan & rear deck. Pets Negotiable. No Smoking. Available January 1st. $1200/month + $1000 deposit. Lee Davis / Stonewall Middle School. Call 804-814-0668 Advertise with The Mechanicsville Local Call 746-1235 to hear about The Local’s upcoming advertising opportunities!
WANTED RESIDENTIAL ALL CASH for your house immediately.... Call Larry Powers with ERA Woody Hogg and Assoc at 804-740-9120
Business & Service Directory ADULT CARE Adult Care in our Private Home. Specializing in Alzheimer’s patients. 20 years Experience. Call 559-3316. ALL NURSES CARE, INC. SENIOR IN-HOME CARE We’re dedicated to our seniors in the community and the chronically disabled who aren’t ready to leave their home. Licensed, Bonded & Insured. BBB. Free In-Home Assessment. 20% off the first week of services. We accept Medicaid LTC & Private Pay. 559-0322
CHILD CARE FT/PT openings in a Great, Learning & Loving Day Care. 25 yrs exp. Call 909-2333.
Mother of 5 with over 20 years child care experience has immediate openings for full-time & after school care. Lots of activities. Mech. Bus line Lots of References. Call 389-6962 CLEANING & HOUSEKEEPING L&J Cleaning Services - Residential & Commercial. Weekly, Bi-Weekly & One Time Cleans. Reasonable Rates. Insured. Call 804-277-8314 River City Cleaning Solutions 930-7820 Residential & Commercial Cleaning Locally owned, call for a free estimate. We don’t cut corners, we CLEAN them! T-N-T Cleaning Inc. offers regular & Spring cleaning for res/comm. & new construction. Bonded. Ins. Call 746-8805
HAULING Abandoned Junk Cars Wanted Pay $200 up to $1,000. Cash on the spot. No title needed. Same day pickup, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free towing. Lic. salvage dealer & vehicle remover. 804-247-5263
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Announcements AUCTION SALES PUBLIC AUCTION - Friday, December 20th, 1pm, 4217 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mech., 23111 1983 Sting Ray 19 foot Sport Craft, Title #VA858KK 1983 Cox Boat Trailer Title #41969312 Cash or Check Only! RESERVE IN PLACE! Any questions call Mike at 804-306-1019
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LOST CAT - Male - Gray with black stripes from Beechwood Farms Subdivision, since 11/13. Please call 873-0459, with any information. Two Female Tri-Color Beagles, Both 2 Years Old. Missing since end of October in Pole Green/ Mech. Tnpk area. Named "Hugs (white stripe partially around neck) and Kisses." Call 516-0082.
Merchandise FIREWOOD & FUEL Seasoned Firewood For Sale. Small/Large Loads Delivered. Call 229-2694
FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS $150 - Queen Pillow Top Mattress Set . New in plastic - free layaway. Delivery available. 804-869-8889
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Bed - New Mattress Set in Plastic w/ warr. Full $99, Queen $109, King $189. Delivery/Lay -A-Way. Call 804-218-0680.
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Uncontested Divorces & Separation Agreements
Uncontested Divorces $450 plus costs 804-564-0016 Susan H. Call, Esquire
Saturday Appointments 7301 Hanover Green Dr. Mechanicsville
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ON CALL - Direct Support Professional needed for small, not for profit, day support program in Mechanicsville. Essential Skills: ability to provide community and center based supports for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities; initiative, compassion, professional rapport. Experience in human services preferred. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent; positive fingerprint background check and VDSS Central Registry check; Fax cover letter, resume, and 3 professional references to 559-1139 Delivery Person Needed F/T Position. Benefits. Apply in Person 8082 Mechanicsville Turnpike.
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Electrical Apprentices / Helpers Good Driving Record & Own Transportation. Call 746-3122 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS Drivers: DEDICATED. Regional & OTR. Start up to $.44/mi + Excellent Benefits. 401K + Bonuses. Excellent Hometime! CDL-A 6mos. exp. 877-704-3773
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CDL CLASS A DRIVER WITH A HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT Best Distributing is seeking an experienced Class A CDL driver with a Hazmat endorsement for the Richmond, VA area to work Monday through Friday with no overnights. The position offers competitive wages, health insurance, dental insurance, vision, life and disability insurance as well as a 401k plan that includes company contributions, paid holidays, sick time and vacation days.
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The driver’s primary duty is to deliver building materials to lumber yards and job sites. These deliveries include roofing materials, vinyl siding, accessories and windows. Best operates tractor trailers, a stake body and boom trucks. Experience with moffits and forklifts are a plus but not necessary. Safety and compliance are of primary importance and a corporate directive. GPS units are standard in all of our trucks. There are no overnights and we only work one Saturday a year for inventory. Interested applicants should email Dwight Galbraith at dgalbraith@bestdist.com or call 804-328-5082. We are located at 100 Lumber Drive, Sandston, VA 23059 very close to the airport.
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in racks and boxes at the following locations in Ashland, Hanover, King William and around Mechanicsville. MECHANICSVILLE 23111
MECHANICSVILLE 23116
HANOVER 23069
BB & T - Lee Davis 7016 Mechanicsville Tpke
Atlee Branch Library 9161 Atlee Road
Hanover Co Sheriff’s Office 7522 County Complex Road
BB & T - Mech 8074 Mechanicsville Tpke
BB & T - Atlee Station 9186 Chamberlayne Road
Houndstooth Restaurant 13271 Hanover Courthouse Rd
Covenant Woods 7090 Covenant Woods Dr.
EVB (Kings Charter) 9495 Charter Gate Drive
Pamunkey Regional Jail 7240 Courtland Farm Road
Colonial Pharmacy 7510 Mechanicsville Tpke.
Hogg Professional Building 9137 Chamberlayne Road
Wickham Bldg 7515 County Complex Road
EVB Bank (Mechanicsville) 8123 Mechanicsville Tpke.
La Bella Hair Design 9369 Atlee Road, Ste 3105
EVB Bank (Old Church) 4241 Mechanicsville Tpke.
Owens and Minor 9120 Lockwood Blvd
Hanover Cleaners 8092 Mechanicsville Tpke.
Padows Deli 8161 Atlee Road
Hanover Health & Rehab 8139 Lee Davis Road
The Dance Company 8324 Bell Creek Road, Ste
Hometown Realty 7240 Lee Davis Rd, Suite 200
Valero (Atlee & Sliding Hill Rds.) 10030 Sliding Hill Road
360 Coin Laundry & Cleaners 7040 Mechanicsville Tpke
Lee Davis B & P 7051 Mechanicsville Tpke. Lee Davis Pharmacy 7023 Lee Park Road Long & Foster 6150 Mechanicsville Tpke Mechanicsville Drug 8077 Mechanicsville Tpke.
301 BP 9159 Chamberlayne Road
MANQUIN 23106
M & M Pizza - B&P Station 1418 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy. 360 Hardware & Rental 625 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy
Tropical Smoothie 7152 Mechanicsville Tpke. Martins 7324 Bell Creek Road UPS Store 8005 C Creighton Parkway Village Bank 6127 Mechanicsville Tpke. Village Bank (Old Mech) 8051 Mechanicsville Tpke. Valero Atlee & Meadowbridge 8188 Atlee Road West Store 4225 Mechanicsville Tpke.
ASHLAND 23005
Ashland Breakfast & Lunch 539 S. Washington Hwy. Ashland Coffee & Tea 100 N Railroad Ave. Ashland Visitor Ctr 112 North Railroad Ave. Cross Brothers Grocery 107 South Center Street Han Community Svc 12300 Washington Hwy. Henry Clay Shopping Center Rt. 54 Rite Aid 607 England Street
Mech Local Lobby 6400 Mechanicsville Tpke Shoneys 7137 Mechanicsville Tpke.
Han Co Admin Bldg 7516 County Complex Road
KING WILLIAM 23086
Rennie’s Texaco/KWm 5033 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy.
Sheetz/Ashland 12341 N. Washington Hwy. Sheetz/Leadbetter Dr 10037 Sliding Hill Road Skateland 516 N. Washington Hwy.
Valero (King William) 12132 King William Road One Stop Market 2185 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy.
STUDLEY 23162
Studley Store 5407 Studley Road
GLEN ALLEN 23059
Green Top Sporting Goods 10193 Washinghton Highway Bank Essex/Va Ctr 9951 Brook Road Chic-fil-A 10176 Brook Road
HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS ADDITIONS BROADDUS BUILDERS Home Improvement ∂ New Homes ∂ Additions Renovations ∂ Garages ∂ Decks ∂ Roofs Window Replacement & More! Locally Owned & Operated 15 Years Experience ∂ VA Class A Licensed & Insured Call Today! (804)516-3310
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Danny Electric Specializing in Residential Service. Professional work that you can afford! Lic/Ins. Danny Hinton, 804-640-5044
Purcell Construction Hunter Purcell 804-972-2215 www.PurcellConstruction.Biz Additions ∂ Barns ∂ Siding & Windows ∂ Roofing ∂ Home Repairs Decks ∂ Porches ∂ Inter/Exter Renovations ∂ Custom Homes ∂ Free Est. Lic/Ins ∂ Res/Comm ∂29 yrs exp ∂ BBB∂ Angie’s List
EXCAVATING RIVER ROAD REMODELING, LLC Kitchen & Bath Remodeling, Custom Cabinetry, Framing, Decks, Trim & MORE! Licensed / Insured. Free Estimates. Check us out on facebook! Richard A. Hufner, Jr. 804-248-2752
A SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE Commercial and Residential Excavation Clearing & Site Work, Road & Driveway Construction & Repair, All Size Ponds, Grading, Shore Line Repairs & Erosion Control. Lic. Fully Ins. 746-2605
S.W. Catlett Const ruction 539-2747, 779-0013 Energy Star EARTHWISE Vinyl Replacement Windows, Doors, Vinyl Siding, Custom Alum. Trim. Lic. & Ins. Free Est. swcatlett@gmail.com
FENCING APPLIANCE REPAIR Jasco Appliance Service - 804-737-7699 Family Owned - 30 years Experience Asko - Dacor - Viking - Scotsman - Bosch Most Major Brands
CARPENTRY Affordable Home Repairs Carpentry, Roofing, Siding, Replacement Windows Gutters & Decks. Lic/Ins. Jim Martin, 347-3812 jwmartinjr01@gmail.com
CHIMNEY CLEANING Hanover Chimney Sweeps - Serving area since 1981. Ins. Chimney & Gutter Cleaning. 746-1056
**Fence Scapes** 559-8797 Custom Wood, Chain-Link, Vinyl, Ornamental Aluminum. www.fencescapesllc.com
*SUPERIOR FENCE CO* for the BEST VALUE on a Quality Wood Fence. Call 559-2211 Repairs & Improvements of All Sizes Licensed & Insured. Free Estimates.
Winters Fencing 627-2935 Best Prices! Licensed & Insured. Free Estimates.
FLOORS Flooring Installation - Hardwood, Laminate, Refinishing. Licensed & Insured. Free Estimates. Call William, 804-640-1153 Better Business Bureau Accredited
CONCRETE/BRICK SIDEWALKS ONLY CONCRETE CO. Concrete Sidewalks, Patios & Driveways Free Estimates. Licensed/Insured. Call 804-986-2871
Hardwood, Laminate & Tile Flooring – Floor Refinishing, Rejuvenation & DUST FREE options More than 15 years of experience - Lic. & Insured Call Derrick 804-928-6564 or 804-426-5989
GUTTERS GUTTER CLEANING Licensed /Insured. Free Estimates. Call Ernie Perdue, 328-1668
ELECTRICAL Affordable Generator Installations Sales, Service, and Repairs Free Estimates. BBB. Call 746-4350 www.mallory-electric.com
Always Call Brent Electric Master Electrician 30 yrs. exp. Lifetime Mech Res. Free Est. Lic/Ins. 804-833-5184
CRH Electric - Your Safety First - BBB Master Electrician - Excellent w/Troubleshooting Panel Upgrades, Recess Lighting, Anything Electric Lic /Cert. www.crh-electric.com or 439-3470
NORTHERN NECK GARAGE DOOR "Affordable garage door services in your community!" For all your garage door needs, call Eddie Kruger, Owner 804-514-5962. Locally Owned & Operated.
HANDYMAN HANDYMAN EXPRESS Your Small Job Specialist Painting, Repairs, and Maintenance Call Steve Hall 426-8544
Hanover Handy Services - P o w e r w a s h i n g Low Pressure on Houses, Decks, Gutter Cleaning Licensed & Insured. Call 363-8393
Mobile Perfection Pressure washing & Detailing Locally Owned & Operated for 12 Years! Lic/Ins. Houses, Decks (Wash & Stain), Sidewalks & More! 804-539-9682. www.mpadrichmond.com
LAWN CARE
A-Plus Lawn Care - Friendly & Professional. Leaf Special* Call for Free Estimate. Grass Cutting, most yards $45. Lawn Programs available. Lic. & Ins. Mech. resident 30+ years, 833-4539.
HEATING/AC BELL CREEK Heating- Cooling Service & Preventative Maintenance. 31 yrs exp. Lic. BBB 559-1045.
FRESH AIR Heating, Cooling, & Indoor Air Quality - Call for Service or Replacement Estimates www.freshairva.com 804.730.1999
804-288-4747 Sales • Service • Installation • 20 Years Experience www.westendheatingandair.com
HOME REPAIRS Stanley Home Improvement Repairs inside & outside your home. No job too small. 20 years experience. Licensed & Insured Ken 262-8845 or 840-0464
GENERAL CONTRACTORS KENNY WILBOURNE CONSTRUCTION - Custom Home Builder since 1977 with over 1,200 custom homes built! Class A Licensed Contractor/ Fully Insured. Free estimates for all of your residential contracting needs including additions, garages, and decks. Let us take the worry out of building your new home or expanding and improving the one you already own! Call Kenny today at (804) 737-4333 or (804) 690-6777. KMWBuilder@aol.com
A BROWN’S HOUSE WASHING ROOF STAINS REMOVAL 804-937-8351
1-Call for all your Lawn Care needs. Mulching, Leaf Removal & more. Insured. Free Est. L & J Landscaping & Tree Service, LLC. Call 229-2694
West End Heating and Air
GARAGES/GARAGE DOORS
HOUSEWASHING
Drywall Repairs- Small jobs welcome. Clean & Dependable. Licensed & Insured 30 years experience. Dean~ 803-8417
Herring Home ImprovementWindows, Decks, Sheds, Repairs. Licensed & Insured. Call 537-5755
A SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE Commercial and Residential Landscaping Including design installation & maintenance, 12-month contracts, irrigation installation & maintenance, hardscapes, driveway stone, drainage issues, outdoor lighting, mulch delivery & leaf removal services with curbside pickup. Licensed and insured. (804)746-2605
"CALL THE EXPERTS" DECEMBER TIPS ∂ Make your final mowing if needed ∂ Apply your December Fertilizer ∂ Mulch Beds to protect Plants for winter ∂ Keep leaves off lawn especially newly seeded lawns. ∂ Make sure Irrigation Systems is Winterized. ∂ Pickup your shovels & Ice Melt for Winter Don’t Forget!
Jay Davis R. J. Davis Lawncare, Inc. www.RJDavisLawnCare.com Office 798-0492
FRESH START LANDSCAPING & JUNK REMOVAL Clearing, Underbrush, Small Demolition,Tree Work, Grass Cutting. Year round contracts, No job too small. Call Anthony at 399-1917
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LAWN CARE KJLC Landscape Management Commercial & Residential Landscape Grading, Pavers, Sidewalk, Patios & Retaining Walls, Drainage, Fertilization, Aeration, Seeding, Pruning, Mulch, Fence Installation & Repair. Call 746-0827, ext. 2. LAWN CARE PLUS Complete Lawn Care & Landscaping Leaf Removal ∂ Year Round Maintenance Fully Lic/Ins. Free Estimates 730-2367 MACDONALD & SON COMPLETE LAWN SERVICE FALL CLEANUP ∂ LEAF REMOVAL HEDGES TRIMMED ∂ GUTTERS CLEANED REFERENCES ∂ SINCE 1992 804-513-7521
Sandy Valley Lawn Care - Insured Leaf Removal and Yard Clean Up Mowing, Pruning, Trimming 779-7046
PCT Remodeling Exterior/Interior Painting. Licensed/Insured. 264-9352
Affordable House Painting & Repairs Int. & Ext. Painting, Staining, Power Washing, Textured Ceilings, Sheetrock & Wall Papering Lic. & Ins. - Kevin Taylor, 241-5016
1 Call For All Your Tree Needs Tree & Stump Removal, Bucket Truck and Climber 24 Hr Emergency Service. Free Est. Fully Insured.
Gary’s Plumbing Repair Service. Lic./Ins. 218-1467
24 Hour Emergency Storm Service
It Fitz Plumbing 30 Years Experience ∂ Repair & Renovation Call 804-767-0979
L & J Landscaping And Tree Service, LLC (804) 229-2694
A People’s Tree Service Professional work at a reasonable rate. Insured. Free Estimates. Mulch. Call 730-2163.
Aguilar Plumbing -For all your Service & Plumbing Needs. Drain Cleaning Included. Licensed/Insured. Free Estimates. Flat Rates. Senior Discounts. Call Jorge 804-503-6530
Trimming, Topping, Tree & Stump Removal, Firewood. Lic. & Ins. / Res. & Comm. 804-937-3671 William A. Silva Jr., Owner/Operator
ROOFING
804-920-2303
A W Austin/ Q R & R Vinyl Siding, Thermal Windows, Seamless Alum. gutters, Roofing & Painting, 5 yr. warr. Free Est. Class A #2705042498A. Insured. Call 226-9293.
Pay it Forward Tree Service - Full Service, Log Split & Storm Damage. Pay what your budget will allow. Minimum climb price. Line Clearance Certified. 18 yrs. exp. Insured. Call or Text Troy 804-387-3434
DAVE’S PAINTING COMPANY Rental Turnovers, Home Improvements. Good Rates!! CALL 730-4263!
Committed Experience for Over 20 Years! New & Re-roofs - Residential & Commercial Flat Roofs, Repairs, Storm Damage, Standing Seam Metal & Copper, gutter installation. VA Class A Licensed - Fully Insured We accept all major credit cards Call today for your FREE Estimate, 804-559-4144
E.J. HornungExcellent References. Interior & Exterior. Great Rates. 746-5613
Davidson Roofing Co. Residential roofing & repair specialist. Lic/ Ins. GAF authorized installer. Free Est. George Davidson 804-672-0540. BBB. www.davidsonroofing.com
Guy Stinchfield Painting & Repair Int./Ext. Painting, Carpentry, Drywall Repair, Pressure Washing, Wallpaper Removal Lic/Ins. 20 yrs exp. Refer. Free Est. 804-439-7700
Riverside Roofing & Construction- Specializing in Affordable New & Re-roofs, Repairs, Vinyl Siding, Thermal Windows. Class A Lic. & Ins. Free Est. Over 25 years experience. Call 804-370-5009. We Accept All Major Credit Cards Advertise with The Mechanicsville Local Call 746-1235 for more details!
ADAM S. MEDEK MEDEK TREE SERVICE, INC. Resid. & Comm. Services Tree Removal, Pruning, Stump Grinding Emergency Services Class A VA License Fully Insured – accepting VISA/MC/AmEx Call today for your FREE EST.746-8580 A SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL TREE REMOVAL SERVICES Pruning, Stump Grinding, Emergency Services and Grapple Trucks available. Certified Arborists, Free estimates, licensed and insured. 804-746-2605
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Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, etc. No Job too BIG or small. Lic/Ins. Free Estimates.
www.whiteoakrichmond.com 24 Hour Emergency Service • Certified Arborist
Powerwashing, Sheet Rock Repairs, Gutter Cleaning, Commercial/Residential. Lic/Insured. Int./Ext. Call 730-6531 or 402-6531
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Ernie’s Tree Service - Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding. Free Est. 75ft. Bucket Truck. BBB. 730-6563 or 833-9663
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PCT Remodeling Tile / Kitchens & Baths Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. Call 264-9352
Paul Brown Plumbing - 28 years in business. New Residential, Light Commercial, Renovations, Additions & Service. We do it all! Senior Citizen Discounts. Call for free estimate, 804-746-5030.
PAINTING
Painting By George Interior & Exterior Reasonable Rates. Call 550-3260
TILE
Tree & Stump Removal ∂ Lot Clearing Brush Removal ∂ Topping & Trimming Insured Free Estimates 804-730-0600
Trimming & Take Downs. Stump Grinding If it’s tree work - we do it! Insured. Free Est. BBB THANK YOU!!! MC/VISA/Discover.
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Three Years young! Almost 3,400 square feet with 5 bedrooms, 3½ baths, formal dining room, great room with gas fp, 1st floor office, tons of wood floors, Granite kitchen w/ Maple cabinets, 2nd story loft, screen porch & stone patio, vinyl siding & partial brick front in the Atlee School District. $393,000
SOUTHERN LIVING COLONIAL ASH CREEK
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Very Well Maintained Brick Front & Vinyl Siding Transitional w/almost 2,900 sq ft, 4 BR’s including a beautiful master suite with an awesome walk-in closet & double sided gas fp, formal living & dining rooms, family room w/gas fp, eat-in kitchen w/new flooring & granite countertops, 2 zone heating & cooling, 2 car garage and more sitting on almost a half acre lot! $364,950
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Beautiful Southern Living Cape Cod With Wrap Around Front Porch. Featuring 2,420 sq ft, 3BRs including a 1st flr master, 2 ½ baths, large kitchen open to sunny Florida room, wood & ceramic tile floors downstairs, brick fireplace, 2 zone heat pump & central air, vinyl siding, 1.25 acre lot plus ERA One Year Home Warranty. $249,950 VIRTUAL TOUR
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3,022 sq ft Transitional, tons of wood floors, 2 story foyer w/ double staircase, formal rooms, gourmet kitchen w/ Granite open to Florida & family room, amazing vaulted master w/ 2 walk-in closets & deluxe walk-in bath, 2 zone heating & cooling. Wildlife on Property. Shows Like A Model! $439,500
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Almost 2,400 Sq. Ft. Vinyl Sided Ranch Home w/three bedrooms on the first floor and one bedroom upstairs, two full baths, vaulted ceilings, formal living and dining rooms, spacious rear deck, two car attached garage, irrigation system in the Atlee School District. $275,500 VIRTUAL TOUR
CUSTOM DESIGNED HOME – 1.34 ACRE PRIVATE LOT
FRESH TO THE MARKET IN ASH CREEK A TY ER RAN R WA
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Renovated Ranch Home featuring 3 BR’s, new tiled bath, all new flooring throughout, new roof, new vinyl siding, new kitchen w/new stainless steel Frigidaire appliances, all new plumbing lines & electrical wiring, new GE stack washer/dryer, partial fenced back yard, fresh paint throughout, new central air/heat pump, one and a half detached garage w/new door plus one year ERA Home Warranty. $147,950.
REDUCED $15,000. Over 3,200 sq ft, 4 BR’s, 3 full baths & 2 half baths, large kitchen w/ new Granite, dining room w/wd flrs & brick fp, huge family room w/stone fp, 1st flr office, Florida rm, 2 decks, detached workshop plus detached covered shed, 3 zone heating & cooling, 1.5 car attached garage plus ERA One Year Home Warranty in the Hanover High School District. $339,950 VIRTUAL TOUR
Beautiful Two Story Colonial with over 2,500 sq ft, 4 BR’s including a vaulted master suite and deluxe bath w/ a jetted tub, formal living & dining rooms, family room w/ gas fp, updated kitchen, vinyl siding, rear deck, 2 zone heating & cooling, rear deck, two car garage and more. $312,950
COOL SPRING ELEMENTARY DISTRICT
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2,300 square feet, 4 bedrooms including a master suite with an updated master bath, formal living and dining rooms, refinished wood floors, nice family room with fireplace, kitchen with all appliances plus breakfast nook with bay window, two car garage, rear deck, walk-up attic, vinyl siding and windows plus ERA One Year Home Warranty. $264,950
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1500+ sq ft Cape Cod w/first floor master & full bath down. 2 bedrooms & second full bath upstairs. Lots of wood floors. formal living rm, lg kitchen w/ceramic tile, & family rm w/brick fireplace. 1/2 acre wooded lot, & huge rear deck. Kitchen appliances convey. VIRTUAL TOUR $163,950
All Brick Renovated Brick Rancher featuring over 1,400 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, new kitchen with new countertops, tile floor & stainless steel appliances, dining area w/ tile floor, living room w/ wd flrs, new tiled bath, full size utility room, new Electric Heat Pump/Central Air, vinyl windows, 30 year dimensional roof sitting on a ¾ acre lot. $175,000
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FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
12/18 -12/19
SOCCER WORD SEARCH
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
HOROSCOPES
CLUES ACROSS 1. Reverberation 5. Sonny’s ex wife 9. Drives elephant 11. High-spirited tomboy 13. Plans 15. Gather materials together 16. Brew 17. Discovery child star 19. Stalk of a moss capsule 21. Capital of Yemen 22. Local area network 23. Belgrade River 25. Straight or bobby 26. Tennis player rank 28. Helped (archaic) 30. Lounges 32. Dove sounds 34. Int’l relief organization 35. Planted crops 37. Gobblers 39. Animal companions 40. Firth of Clyde city & river 42. Korean writer Mogeum 44. 007’s creator Flemming
45. Ursine animal 47. Voyage 49. Pageant title 54. A woman’s undergarment 55. A treeless grassy plain 56. Anarchic 58. Gun dog 59. Coat of wool 60. These (old English) 61. Somalian shilling CLUES DOWN 1. Birds of prey 2. Fastest land animal 3. Judge’s moniker (abbr.) 4. Part of Uttar Pradesh 5. Italian crooner Perry 6. Syringe 7. Articles fit to eat 8. Replace spent bullets 9. International metal polish 10. New Mexico artist town 11. Elf (Brit.) 12. Glowing gas element 14. Break suddenly
15. Blue colored 18. Br. children’s author Blyton 20. Limicoline bird 24. Burn plants 26. Gulf of, Aegean Sea inlet 27. Clysters 29. Leguminous fruit 31. Large tub 33. Member of U.S. Navy 35. Having physical sensation 36. Colors clothes 38. Plural of 33 down 39. Grouped by twos 41. Fence bar 43. Cherry brandy 44. Pixies 46. Canadian flyers 48. Emit coherent radiation 50. Lot 51. Area units 52. Russian space station 53. Tools for holes 57. 5th sign of the zodiac
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, when you wear your heart on your sleeve for everyone to see, you cannot be shy about expressing your emotions. Friends may be skeptical of you though. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, don’t be shy about sharing unique plans with your loved ones. The support of friends and family members will only restore your confidence in this new direction.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Expect your ideas to take shape over the next couple of days, Cancer. Concrete plans will materialize as you begin to pull thoughts from your imagination. The results will be unique. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 You probably are not interested in inching along this week, Leo. Though it’s good to attack a project with gusto, don’t rush so much that you make mistakes. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you are quite comfortable sharing your thoughts now that you have gotten some things worked out. It’s now much easier to talk about future possibilities.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Decoding all of the mixed signals coming your way won’t be easy, Libra. The only thing you can do for the moment is to take each signal one at a time.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you will ride a creative wave for the next several days. Inspiration will strike when you least expect it. You should have some time for play.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you are not in the mood to play games, so you will want to push your romantic relationship to the next level. You will have no problem leading the way.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, expect some support from family members and close friends. Receive their generosity as warmly as you can, even if you’re feeling a bit smothered.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Opportunities to address your physical well-being present themselves this week, Sagittarius. Make the most of these opportunities to make a significant change.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, it can be easy to get swept away by other people’s agendas when you attempt to lend a helping hand. Do your best to pitch in.
THIS WEEK’S ANSWERS
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, handle some unfinished business and establish clear priorities. Otherwise, you may turn what could be a productive week into something frustrating.
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