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Ruritans, Habitat join again for ShukNPul By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com

partnership made in charitable heaven continues this year with the Mechanicsville Ruritan Club and Hanover Habitat for Humanity again joining forces to present the 34th Annual Oyster Roast and Tractor Pull, more commonly known as ShukNPul. On Saturday, March 29, the two organizations will partner for the second year at Courthouse Ruritan Park in Hanover. Gates open at 11 a.m. (rain or shine), with meals being served from 1 to 3 p.m. The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. Ruritan Chester Sienko, who has chaired the

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Andy Andrews of Mechanicsville said he likes his oysters raw while partaking of one during the 2013 Mechanicsville Ruritan Club’s ShukNPul. He said “cookin’ ’em ruins the taste.”

ShukNPul for several years, said the benefit to having a partner like Habitat is because “it’s always nice to have someone you can rely on. They have a wider diversity of volunteers.” The need for volunteers has increased, he added, as the club’s “member base has dropped.” Last year’s partnership proved so successful that Sienko said they “were able to eliminate the debt we’d had from the prior year and see SHUKNPUL, pg. 4

After budget director Kathleen Seay completed her update to the Hanover County Board of Supervisors regarding the county’s contingency fund balance, Wayne Hazzard, vice chairman and South Anna representative, had a suggestion as to where some of those funds might be best used. “I am concerned that this year’s budget is growing by $18 million over last year’s budget,” Hazzard said. “We can easily get back in a situation where we just spend

the extra revenue. I would like to consider a 2-cent tax rate cut and the way I would pay for it without touching the spending side is in this unassigned $3.1 million. I think by doing that, it controls some of the revenue.” He said real estate tax revenues for this year HAZZARD accounted for $124

million and are projected to rise to $153 million in five years. “I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think that we could give the citizens back $2.4 million a year in taxes,” Hazzard said. The county’s current real estate tax is assessed at 81 cents per $100 of assessed value, and Hazzard’s proposal would reduce that to 79 cents per $100 of assessed value. Angela Kelly-Wiecek, who represents the Chickahominy District, said she could not support the decrease and described the

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Ann Blanks, William Powell and Gwen Townsend, photo at left, all spoke in favor of a ban on neighborhood explosions caused by Tannerite during the March 12 meeting of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. Mike Flagg, right, Public Works director, addressed the board as budget talks continue. Story on Page 8.

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Jake Nielsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends and fans to celebrate his legacy the organ and piano for many years. He also served in the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth programs. In 1998, Jake Nielsen founded the benefit concert will be held from Richmond School of Rock. Tapping into noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March his passion for music, he mentored the next 22, with friends and fans of the late generation of musicians by organizing bands, musician Jake Nielsen gathering at leading rehearsal sessions, and managing the Byrd Theatre to pay tribute to a man had concerts. been involved in the Richmond music scene For most of his students, Casey said for years.

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Jake Nielsen was a Mechanicsville businessman, local music instructor, musician and founder of the Richmond School of Rock. He passed away suddenly in September. Andrea Casey, chair of the Jake Nielsen Tribute Concert, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;All are invited to enjoy a fun afternoon showcasing the next generation of musicians. Performing at the event will be several youth bands and former music students of Jake, as well as Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Susan Greenbaum.â&#x20AC;? Admission is $2. Nielsen began playing the piano at the age of 7. Casey said he studied music at VCU and enjoyed many styles of music, particularly progressive rock and classical. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he played

Nielsen provided their first opportunity to perform with other musicians on stage in front of an audience. She also said that Nielsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own work was well received by the musical community. His solo album, Perspectives (2012), was described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a unique blend of music that combines the complexity of progressive rock with more melodic singer/songwriter leanings.â&#x20AC;? Nielsen is survived by his wife Rebecca, daughter Rachel and sons Luke and Paul. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Nielsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family. Rebecca Nielsen said her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream was â&#x20AC;&#x153;to fill the Byrd Theatre.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This tribute allows Jake Nielsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream to become reality,â&#x20AC;? Casey said.

An article in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition of The Local incorrectly reported that a proposed increase in Hanover County Public Utilities water and sewage fees for residential customers would be an average of $15 a month. It should have read a proposed increase of an average of $15 a year. The article stemmed from a meeting of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. We apologize for the error.

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Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office has arrested two male juveniles in connection to a series of vandalisms that occurred in the Battlefield Green subdivision in late December 2013. Lt. Chris R. Whitley said both juveniles remain in their parents’ custody pending a hearing in Hanover Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court at a later date. As a result of these arrests, more than 50 vandalisms have been solved. Whitley said the vandalisms occurred in late December where the suspects destroyed Christmas decorations in homeowners’ yards,

as well as slashed the tires on multiple victims’ vehicles. Deputies and investigators also were able to obtain additional information in connection to other recent crimes affecting this neighborhood, which has been shared with the appropriate agency for further investigation. “Our personnel maintain exceptional focus on every case to which they are assigned,” Col. David R. Hines, sheriff, said. “This case underscores how valuable the relationships with our community partners are in helping to solve and prevent crime. I’m pleased that we are now able to give reassurance to the victims and residents who have been impacted by this.”

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ing to raise $20,000.” If they hit that $20,000 goal, Continued from pg. 1 Timberlake said there is an anonymous donor prepared show a profit.” He noted that it was “a decent profit and we to match that number. With took that profit and we used $40,000, she and Sienko pointthat to fund the high school ed out that it would almost scholarship program that we build a house. had and we also gave two “It’s definitely an awesome AEDs (Automated External opportunity. It continues to Defibrillators) to Engine grow, our partnership with the 5 (Hanover Courthouse Ruritans,” Timberlake added. Volunteer Fire) and Station 16 She said she considers it “a (Ashland Volunteer Rescue natural partnership for us to Squad). We presented each of join forces to expand both of them with an AED.” our reaches, and I think we’re Proudly, Sienko said, “We both able to be.” basically give all the money Sienko added, “We’re comback. We use it all and we used munity-minded and service it all last year.” organizations. They’re building Ashley Timberlake, Habitat’s director of commuhomes for people you want to nity engagement, said, “We saw continue to live in the coma benefit just because we’re able munity. to expose to the community Habitat is in the works with who we are and be exposed to its first actual community, individuals at the ShukNPul Bailey Woods, outside Ashland who may not have known we town limits. were here.” The partnership formed last “Since our partnership year when Sienko contacted has grown,” she continued, Tim Bowring, Habitat’s execu“and has been successful over tive director, about the options the past year, we are in talks, of the two groups working having conversations with all together. He attributes a lot the local Ruritans in Hanover of the success to Timberlake, County and they have been who he called “a go-getter. It given a challenge.” wouldn’t be the same if we Timberlake said they have didn’t have her. She’s the reason asked the other Ruritan club “to help us raise awareness as it’s been a good partnership.” well as raising funds. And colA Hanover County tradilectively among all 17 clubs tion, the ShukNPul usually that we’re talking to in the see SHUKNPUL, pg. 5 Chesapeake District we’re hop-

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attracts about 2,000 people. “It is a blast,” Timberlake said. “It really is a fun event.” She said she worked all day last year “and I had a blast. It’s a 14-, 15-hour day. I left happy as I could be.” This year has an additional bonus for attendees in a unique raffle prize: a cruise on the James River that is being donated by Explore the James. “Capt. Ron is donating it and it will be a private boat ride on the James,” Timberlake noted. Also new this year will be

10x10 spaces for people and vendors. Whether the area is used to advertise or wares or as a party tent, the spaces are being sold for $100 each. To reserve a space, contact Timberlake at 804-569-6108 or atimberlake@ hanoverhfh.org. Timberlake said Habitat plans to funds from the ShukNPul toward the building mission in Bailey Woods. “It’s a great partnership,” she said. “We are blessed as an organization to have found this organization,” she said of the Mechanicsville Ruritan Club. Admission to the ShukNPul

is $30 in advance and includes food, entertainment, the tractor pull and the raffle. The fee is $35 at the gate. A limited number of tickets are available. Children 10 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. Proceeds go to local volunteer fire and rescue squads. The menu includes raw, steamed and fried oysters; fish; cole slaw; hot dogs; hush puppies; French fries and golden beverages. Entertainment will be provided by Sweet Justice and The Honky Tonk Experience.

Tickets are available at Village Bank, Colonial Mobile Glass, Mechanicsville Drugstore, Gus’s, Studley Store, Riverbound Cafe; Marty’s; Copy Cat Printing; and Hanover Habitat for Humanity. They also may be purchased at www.shuknpul.com. Anyone interested in the type of community involvement the Ruritans offer can contact Sienko at 804-314-9170 (mobile phohe) or csienko1@ comcast.net. The website for the Mechanicsville Ruritan Club is www.shuknpul.com.

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not an ongoing revenue.” If there is a 12.6 percent contingency fund balance, Peterson asked, why would the extra roll over funds be necessary? If the rollover funds were used, county administrator Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr. said they would have to be removed from the unassigned category and would result in a lower percentage in the fund balance. He placed a more accurate accounting of the rollover funds at about $3 million. Ashland representative Ed Via indicated he thought Hazzard’s proposal deserved consideration and welcomed public comment on the idea. “I think it’s worth taking a look to see where we are with this issue and how the citizens feel about it,” Via said. Citizens will have that opportunity at the board’s next meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26.

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some savings at the end of the year. You’re not able to spend exactly 100 percent of your budget.” She also said said a portion of the yearly saving, about $1 million, is the result of unfilled vacancies in county positions. The budget provides funding for those salaries. Hanover maintains a AAA bond rating largely due to its healthy fund balance reserves, almost 13 percent of the total revenues. “I’m seeing a continuing rollover that stays in the $6 to $7 million that we’re going to be using in coming years,” Peterson said. “If we’re rolling $6 million from year to year to year, are we denying some of the needs we have right now that these funds could be used on, or are we using money that should be back in the taxpayer’s pocket?” “We budget conservatively because we might have a situation where we don’t have this at the end of the year,” Seay said. “It’s

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A commitment to a safe county A picture can be worth 1,000 words By Col. David R. Hines Sheriff of Hanover County

From a professional and personal standpoint, there are many times throughout the day that there’s the click of the mouse or scroll on the iPhone to Facebook. For the record, several of us here are administrators on The Mechanicsville Local’s Facebook page and enjoy engaging in “conversation” with you. As we have often said in that format, it’s because of you that we enjoy success in social media. An image on my personal Facebook page recently attracted my attention. A man was standing on Capitol Hill with a sign that read: “I want you to stop being afraid of other Americans, of other religions, of other classes, of other nations, of speaking out. You’re Americans, act like it! If you don’t get it, ask an American who does.” We’ve all heard the phrase, “One picture is worth a thousand words.” Well, this was a case in point. That photo was compelling and telling about our society today. Who are we to judge? Who are we to criticize? Who are we to blame? Why are some people afraid? We are all Americans and — regardless of political philosophies, religious leanings, whatever preferences — united we stand should remain the motto by which we live. Yes, we must stop being afraid. We must be united Americans.

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The Hanover County Planning Department received a request from Hanover Land Investors LLC to defer the public hearing that was scheduled for tomorrow evening’s meeting. Last Wednesday, Sharlee K.D. Mills, office manager with HCPD, contacted us, saying the hearing will be rescheduled. Stay tuned as this development at the intersection of Bell Creek and Pole Green roads continues to unfold. Melody Kinser

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maintaining partnerships with all segments of our community — citizens, business leaders, the faith community, civic groups and our Board of Supervisors. With these strong community partnerships and our proactive mindset, I know that we will continue to be effective in keeping our community safe. In closing, I am optimistic about our way forward. To be certain, we still face challenges as the county continues to experience residential and business growth while slowly emerging from a recession. However, I choose to see these as opportunities for our community to excel at what we do best — maintaining a strong sense of community and remaining committed to ensuring that Hanover remains safe.

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As the sheriff of Hanover County, I have the privilege of serving one of the finest communities in which to live, work and relax. As a long-time Hanover resident, I have not only a professional responsibility for the safety of our community, but also a vested, personal interest. Hanover is where I was raised and where I have chosen to raise a family of my own. This is a responsibility that I take seriously as I know it has a direct impact on the quality of life in our community. Without question, the past several years have been extremely challenging due to significant manpower and budget shortfalls. Naturally, these challenges have

taken their toll, as seen in slight increases in crime and response times, as well as aging equipment and technology. However, in spite of these setbacks, I’m pleased to say that we have remained committed to our mission and persevered. As a result, we continue to enjoy tremendous success as seen in our low crime rate and our high clearance rate, which is far above the national average. Our continued success is not accidental, it is deliberate. It is a result of the hard work of the men and women of our agency, as well as a solid foundation that has been built in our community over many years. As I’ve said on many occasions, we pride ourselves on building and

here. The Board of Supervisors has no power to “control spending” in Washington, D.C. Virginia has a balanced budget amendment in its constiAs reported in the Richmond Times-Dispatch by Cindy tution, and our fiscal house is in order here in Hanover. Huang, the March 12 Hanover County Board of Supervisors Problems need to be addressed in Washington, D.C., meeting revealed alarming discussion about county revenues but Hanover is still short on teachers, deputies, firefighters that might be higher than expected prompted Supervisor see LETTERS, pg. 17 Wayne Hazzard (South Anna) to suggest a property tax cut for this year of $.02 from $0.81 to $0.79 per $100. Canova Peterson (Mechanicsville) chimed in that he liked this idea. We believe that committing to such a tax cut using a onetime positive funds balance would be fiscally irresponsible. The Local welcomes your signed letters to the editor on topics of First of all, this marks only the first year of increasing interest to Mechanicsville residents. Letters must include your revenues. Second, the county has committed to other projaddress and a daytime telephone number. We reserve the right to ects. The board is talking about taking out an $18 million edit letters. We do not guarantee that every letter received will be bond to fund the new courthouse. More than $3 million is published. Letters reflect the opinions and positions of the writers owed for storm water projects. In addition, every departand not The Mechanicsville Local. ment of county services is in need of personnel, capital Send letters to: improvements, or both, as a result of five years of brutal cuts The Mechanicsville Local, 6400 Mechanicsville Turnpike, to county budgets. Mechanicsville, VA 23111 We are further mystified as to why Mr. Hazzard referFax: 730-0476 E-mail: mkinser@mechlocal.com ences spending in Washington, D.C., for use as an example

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While the system offers an Reynolds Community College. “The real bang of this pro- English composition course, gram is the cost savings to the U.S. history will be added iniThe Hanover County School parents. The more we can pro- tially followed by biology, Board announced a Tuesday, March 25, work session to consider dual enrollment and other pressing issues. Chairman Bob Hundley said the session will seek to set priorities for upcoming consideration. Cold Harbor representative Norm Sulser pointed out the potential savings parents could realize by taking advantage of the dual enrollment program. “It’s a tremendous savings to the parents — not only do Jim Ridolphi for The Local they get the college education, Hanover County School Board members, from left, Sue Dibble, it removes a burden on the par- Glenn Millican and Bob Hundley attended their first meeting utilizing computers at their desks to follow the agenda, a part of ents,” Sulser said. Hanover County’s effort to go paperless. He said first year enrollment figures might be low, but he is convinced the program will mote the program, the more chemistry and math courses Hundley said one of the participation we might have catch on in future years. downsides of the program is in this program, ” Sue Dibble, Sulser said Hanover County students receive a discounted South Ann representative, said. determining what credits will “At least we are providing transfer to which institutions. rate of enrollment when taking the classes at J. Sargeant the opportunity.” Sulser added. “It’s a hard thing to figure out,”

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he said. Clint Robertson, a parent of Hanover students, recommended a change in the grading system for students. He said many counties have switched to a 10-point system over the past 10 years. He suggested Hanover do likewise. “More than 63 percent of Virginia students are graded on the 10-point system,” Robertson said. “I’d like to start a serious conversation about starting the 10-point grading system in the 2014-2015 school year.” Robertson said most schools across the country use the 10point grading system. “With the current system, we are teaching kids that they have to be perfect,” he said. The City of Richmond and Henrico County have switched to the 10-point system in past years, and more than 60 percent of Virginia students are graded see PRIORITIES, pg. 8

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By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local Several Black Creek Estates residents spoke during the public comment period regarding explosions taking place near their neighborhood at last Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. The source of the explosions is not a mystery and the individual responsible is apparently wellknown to some of his neighbors. “He’s been a neighborhood nuisance for eight years,” Gwen Townsend said. “Now, he’s gone from shooting high-powered weapons to, I believe, making homemade bombs.” She said she was shaken by an explosion while she was on her deck on Sunday (March 9). “I thought a house had blown up and I screamed to the top of my lungs.” Townsend said her neighbor is using Tannerite, a legal explosive mixture used in target shooting. “As you are well aware, Hanover has a noise ordinance, but you can make all the noise you want to and blow up all the

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buildings you want to until after 9 o’clock.” She asked the supervisors to ban the use of Tannerite in the county or at least restrict its use within 2,000 yards of an adjacent property. Another neighbor said the explosions are a safety issue for his neighborhood. “It just makes common sense to try to keep this at a safe distance from residents,” William Powell said. “I don’t think it belongs in a neighborhood even as rural as we are,” Ann Blanks, another neighbor, said. “I had never heard an explosion like that. It sounded like a cannon and you could feel the shock wave from it.” Chairman Sean Davis, Henry District, said the board is looking into the problem in conjunction with the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office and Hanover County Commonwealth’s Attorney. It appears complying with Chesapeake Bay regulations will not cost county taxpayers as

much as originally anticipated “Originally, we had estimates as high as $230 million. Later on, we learned more about it and carved the number down to about $70 million,” Mike Flagg, Public Works director, said. Latest estimates indicated a more accurate figure is about $10 million over the next 15 years. Flagg said the figures are based on a cleanup cost of about $50,000 per pound and some of the funding could be provided through grants. The county has already received more than $400,000 in grant money to begin compliance projects. “The solution will require a variety of improvements and corrective procedures. Right now we are looking at much lower unit costs,” Flagg said. The first cycle will require about $2.1 million. “We’re estimating about a $10 million exposure over 10 years. The large piece of this is expected to be in grant money. We’ve already been awarded over $400,000.” Longer term future bud-

gets feature built in funding to maintain the improvements. “I continue to emphasize, as the research continues, it continues to be a moving target,” Flagg said. “The storm water management program continues to be one of those long-term important items.” Wayne Hazzard, vice chairman and South Anna representative, complimented Flagg on his efforts. “He’s narrowed this down and gotten down to a reasonable number.” Continuing a long tradition, the Hanover Sheriff ’s Office was tapped as a Certified Crime Prevention Community from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. The program was started in 1998 to promote community safety and recognize communities who meet those goals. Communities undergo a vigorous application to deem eligibility. Hanover passed with “flying colors,” and is one of only 12 localities that have maintained its certification since the program began.

using the 10-point scale. a plan that included few major School Board members changes from this year’s plan. approved next year’s calendar, Daryl Chesley, assistant superintendent of Instructional Leadership, said he received a handful of comments regarding the new calendar. “We do have built-in snow days for the proposed calendar,” he said. The board also considered Preschool Initiative selection procedures for the upcoming school year. The selection process is a standardized process that depends on several criteria to set qualification requirements. A committee reviews the Head Start Program’s selection criteria annually. Eligibility requirements are established locally, and reflect local priorities. The program is mostly

for 4-year-old students, but there are also two 3-year-old classes. Over the past two months, Hanover students have missed numerous days of school due to inclement weather, placing the division in catch-up mode when it comes to snow days. The closings have necessitated several changes to the schedule, and board members reviewed a list of recent closings at their latest meeting. The board recognized several students for recent accomplishments, including honoring Jenny Droujinsky, this year’s Hanover County Spelling Bee champion. The State Champion Hanover wrestling team also was recognized along with several indoor track state winners from various campuses.

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hickahominy Middle School student actors will present what has been described as “an amusing production which will delight and charm you.” They have been “deep in preparation and rehearsal” for their spring musical production of “Honk!” under the direction of Karen Mills. Atlee High School students have been assisting with costuming and set building, as well as multiple faculty members and parent volunteers. The performances will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 27; 7 p.m. on Friday, March 28; and 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 29. Cost of the show is $5. Children aged 2

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Gail Hubbard, left; Col. David R. Hines, sheriff; John Cox and Emma Lee Mitchell display the check from last year’s fundraiser for the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Foundation. Cox serves as president of the Foundation and Hubbard and Mitchell represent the Hanover Association of Businesses and Chamber of Commerce.

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The Grand Swan is ready and making her entrance for Chickahominy Middle School’s production of “Honk!”

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the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office Foundation. The Sheriff ’s Office Annual Awards Ceremony will be held in the County Administration boardroom, with the reception following at Hanover Tavern. Funds are raised through sponsorships. Individual citizen

tickets help offset the expenses of allowing deputies and their families to attend the reception at no cost and enable the sizable donation to the Foundation. Last year, the ceremony and reception raised $6,000. To register, go to http://www. habcc.com/events.

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the HHS soccer teams and the begin at 8:30 a.m. Food, prizes track teams, will be held on and awards will be featured. The cost for registrants prior Saturday, April 5. The Kids Fun Run will start to Saturday, March 22, is $20 at 8:15 a.m. and the 5K will see RUN, pg. 14

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Center. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Dorothea Bowles Gentry. He is survived by daughter, Lenora G “Lee” McAllister and husband, Greg, of Charlottesville; son, William H. “Jay” Gentry III and wife, Deborah “Debbie,” of Sandston; siblings JoAnn Witt and husband, Robert “Bob,” of Richmond, Richard E. “Dick” Gentry and wife, Jean, of Mechanicsville and Robert “Bobby” Gentry and wife, Pat, of Gettysburg, Pa.; along with numerous nieces and nephews. After graduation from John Marshall High School in Richmond in 1947, Bill was the 40,000th volunteer to serve in the U.S. Air Force from 1948 to 1952 during the Korean War. In 1956, Bill graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and immediately went to work for General Electric until 1979. Also in 1979, he received his MBA at James Madison University. He relocated to the Silicon Valley in California, where he worked for various IT and start-up companies for 15 years before returning to Charlottesville in 1994 to retire. While working at

GE, he worked on various projects, including Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Station in Canada, the Titan Missile project, established communication systems in Cameroon Africa and testified to Congress on communication related technologies. Family received guests on March 16 at the Bennett Funeral Home West Chapel, 11020 W. Broad St., Richmond. Memorial services were held on March 17 at the Westhampton Memorial Park Mausoleum on Patterson Avenue, Richmond. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 5540 Falmouth St., Suite 101, Richmond, Va. 23230.

Lindy Lowery LOWERY, Mr. Lindy “Lin” H., died on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Brenda; and one daughter, Tammy Lynn and her special friend, Stephen Anstett; one son, Timothy Vincent; and one grandson, David C. Titmus. He also is survived by one sister, Thelma; three brothers, Aubrey, Emmett, and Weldon. He was see OBITUARIES, pg. 12

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predeceased by his father and mother, James E. and Annie C. Lowery; three sisters, Virginia Martin, Nell Bowen and Hilda Lowery; also brothers, Otis, Chester, Floyd and Augustus. He was an avid golfer and had many friends in the golfing community. He was a member of North Fork Baptist Church in Virgilina and attended Chester Baptist, whenever his health allowed. A funeral service was held on March 15 at the Chester Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Johns Foundation, 1401 Johnston Willis Drive, Richmond, Va. 23235 or Virginia Patient Cancer Fund, P.O. Box 2921, Mechanicsville, Va. 23116.

Rhea Mehl MEHL, Rhea Wilkerson, 67, of Mechanicsville, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. She was born in Wythe County on September 2, 1946. She was the daughter of the late Morris Edward Wilkerson and Helice Christine Kincer Wilkerson. Rhea graduated from Rural Retreat High School in Wythe County. She was hired by the A.H. Robins Company (MillerMorton Chapstick Division) in 1966. During her 39 year

career with the company (later called Wyeth Consumer Healthcare), she held management level positions in date management, customer service and supply chain. Rhea was a talented leader and trusted mentor whose legacy lives on through those she helped to coach and develop over many years of service. Rhea was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Carlotta Ann Wilkerson; brothers, David Douglas Wilkerson, Larry Zane Wilkerson and Timothy Kevin Wilkerson. She is survived by her brother, William Edward Wilkerson; sisters, Brenda Wilkerson Johnson, Regina Kay Wilkerson and Vera Ellen Wilkerson; many nieces and nephews and extended family. The family received visitors at the Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville, on March 16. The funeral service was held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 8005 Atlee Rd., in Mechanicsville on March 17. Interment was in Signal Hill Memorial Park.

Elizabeth “Dolly” Payne PAYNE, Elizabeth “Dolly”/ ”Mimi” Ball, age 96, died peacefully at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg on March 8 2014. Dolly was born in King and Queen County and graduated as Class Salutatorian

from Marriot School where she later taught. Dolly received her teaching certificate from Farmville PAYNE State Teachers College and later her BA Degree from Lynchburg College. Dolly’s teaching career began at the Magruder School near Williamsburg during which time she met her husband, now deceased, State Trooper Lewis Franklin (L.F.) Payne. Following their marriage in King and Queen County in 1940, Dolly and Payne moved to the Town of Amherst where they resided for over 50 years. Dolly retired from teaching after 25 years of service. Throughout her life Dolly dedicated herself to her family, friends, church and community. Throughout her years Dolly enjoyed her children and grandchildren, attending many of their school and college activities no matter where they occurred. As a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Dolly was an inspiration to all. Dolly appreciated her family and friends for their love and care and most especially her caretaker, Amy along with other staff at Westminster Canterbury. Dolly loved life and will be remembered by all for her beautiful smile, good

cheer, and abiding interest in all friends and family members. Dolly was preceded in death by her husband, L.F., her parents, John and Lucy Ball, and her brothers and sisters, Thomas, Malcolm, Gilbert and John Ball, Dorothy Timberlake and Josesphine Longest. She is survived by a sister, Harriet Howell of Mechanicsville and brother William Ball of Tappahannock; sisters in laws, Anne Ball, Walkerton and Jean Ball, Tappahannock; her children, John Samuel Payne (Brenda), Amherst; L.F. Payne, Jr.(Susan), Charlottesville and Mary Ball Morton (John), Wilmington, Del.; her grandchildren, Jack (Cynthia) Morton, David Morton, Graham Payne (Jennifer), Hunter Matthews (Clay), Sara Barber (Matt), Anna Fife (Alex), John Payne (Susan), and Kristy Godsey ; and her great-grand children, Jake Morton, Payne and Levi Matthews, Stewart, Grayson and Elizabeth Payne, Austin and Zoe Payne, and Kenzie Godsey, and beloved nieces and nephews. A viewing was held on March 11 at Whitten’s Funeral Chapel, 3966 South Amherst Highway, Madison Heights, and funeral services were held on March 12 with the Rev. John Gordon officiating. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Amherst County Historical Museum P.O.

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Mildred Shiflett SHIFLETT, Mildred L., 84, of Mechanicsville, passed away peacefully March 9, 2014. She was a retiree from C&P Telephone Company after 28 years of service. She was a longtime member of Mechanicsville United Methodist Church. Her life revolved around her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved her home and her yard. She couldn’t wait for daylight savings time to start so she would have more light outside to cut her grass on her riding lawn mower. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Robert J. Shiflett; and her mother and father, Paul and Eva Linka, of Quinton. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara, Audrey (Mike), Marie (Charlie), Robin (Bobby); grandchildren, Charles (Stephanie), Daryl (Tisha), Jamie (Matt) Jake (Nikki), Eddie (Jennifer), Michelle (Bart) and Brian and Seth; great-grandchildren, Alex,

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Darryl Smith SMITH, Darryl Anthony, 59, of Ashland, died suddenly March 6, 2014 in Florida. Darryl attended Hanover Friends Church for many years and loved baseball and bowling. Surviving are his mother, Helen Scott Smith; sister, Lark Scott Smith of Fredericksburg; brother, Todd Lee Smith of Great Mills, Md.; niece, Kristen Wooldridge; nephew, Raymond Wooldridge; and aunt, Sue Sampson. He was preceded by his father, Harry Lee Smith. Funeral services were held on, March 13 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home. Interment Signal Hill Memorial Park, Hanover. see OBITUARIES, pg. 14

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Bernard Stanley STANLEY, Bernard “B.A.” Attwell Jr., of Montpelier, 71, passed away March 11, 2014, at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond. He was born on October 24, 1942 in Richmond to the late Bernard A. Stanley Sr. and Lucy Gilman Stanley. B.A. grew up in western Hanover County, where he graduated from the first full graduating class at Patrick Henry High School in 1961. After high school, he went to work for the RF&P Railroad in Richmond. B.A. served in the United States Army in the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam, where he was a recipient of a Bronze Star Medal, The Air Medal, and three Bronze Service Stars. Following his military service, he returned to the railroad and worked as a conductor for the RF&P Railroad, Amtrak, and CSX Corporation until he retired following his tragic accident in April, 1993. B.A. was a member of St. Peter’s United Methodist Church. He enjoyed gardening, wildlife and the great outdoors. His greatest moments were times spent with his family. B.A. is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Linda Campbell Stanley; son, Bernard “Bernie” A. Stanley III (Alison) of Ashland; sisters, Peggy Stanley Schwartz (Wayne) of Goode

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and Eleanor Stanley Davis (Ron) of Kilmarnock; and grandchildren, Madeline Grace Stanley and Lucas “Luke” Maxwell Stanley. He is also survived by his brothers-in-law, David Campbell (Emily) of Charlotte, N.C. and Jim Carr of Glen Allen. B.A. left behind a large family of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family received visitors on March 13 at Bliley’s-Staples Mill, 8510 Staples Mill Rd. A funeral service was held on March 14 at First Baptist Church, 800 Thompson St., Ashland, Va. 23005. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Farrington Volunteer Fire Dept., 14582 Mountain Rd., Glen Allen, Va. 23059, or St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, 15599 Mountain Rd., Montpelier, Va. 23192.

Virginia “Jenny” Brock Rose ROSE, Virginia “Jenny” Brock, 66 died on Tuesday February 18, 2014 at Hanover Regional Memorial Hospital with her family by her side. Jenny was born on September 26, 1947 in Richmond to Carlton Edward and Hazel Vass Brock. Jenny is survived by her three sons, Joey and Johnny Rose, and Brandon Floyd; brothers Charlie A. Brock and Paul E. Brock; sisters Gracie “Mickey” Lett, Carolyn Brock, and Connie Toone; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Joe Rose and her bother Carlton “Jeter” Brock. A private memorial was held on March 1.

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Leslie Swann SWANN, Leslie Wayne, 73, passed away March 8, 2014. He was preceded in death by his mother, Arnette Smith; and stepfather, William Smith. He is survived by his brother, Cary Smith. Graveside services were held on March 15 at Gethsemane Church of Christ in Mechanicsville..

Carol Throckmorton THROCKMORTON, Carol Tredway, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 after a two and one-half year battle with cancer that she fought bravely. She was born in Richmond on May 12, 1942, and was predeceased by her parents, George and Julia Tredway. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Wilson “Billy” Throckmorton; daughter, Laura Gauntt (Charles) of Mechanicsville; son, Gary Throckmorton (Caroll) of White Stone; four grandchildren that she adored, Katrina and Garrett Gauntt of Mechanicsville, Wilson and Parker Throckmorton of White Stone; her sister, Evelyn Tredway of Richmond; aunt, Betty Dean Dise; and uncle, Gerald Wheatley of Tangier; brother-in-law, Robert Throckmorton (Donna) of Mechanicsville; a niece, nephew and many cousins on Tangier Island. Carol was a 1960 graduate of Hermitage High School and later received an Associate Degree in Education. She was a Teacher’s Aide in the Hearing Impaired Program for the Broward

County (Florida) School System and the City of Richmond School System. In 1988, Carol and Billy moved to Wicomico Church in the Northern Neck, where she loved her home on Mill Creek looking out over the Chesapeake Bay. She was active in her church and for several years was the co-chair of the Red Cross Blood Drive for Lancaster County. She and Billy became active boaters and cruised extensively in the Chesapeake Bay, and as far north as Maine and south to Key West, and spent many years cruising in the Bahamas. They were members of the Indian Creek Yacht & Country Club and the Virginia Yacht Club. Meemaw, as she was known to her grandchildren, loved to cook and entertain her family during their visits to the Bay. Christmas was a special time as she displayed her collection of hundreds of Santas. We would like to thank Dr. Charles Jones and his staff, the nurses in 3 North at St. Mary’s and Hospice of Virginia, for the care and compassion that Carol received. The family received visitors on March 17 at Currie Funeral Home, 116 East Church St., Kilmarnock, Va. Funeral service and burial was held on March 18, at Wicomico Parish Church, 5191 Jessie Ball DuPont Hwy. (Rt. 200), Wicomico Church, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Wicomico Parish Church Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 70, Wicomico Church, Va. 22579. see OBITUARIES, pg. 38

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By joining, a BJ’s membership is provided. Jan Campbell and Commonwealth Attorney of L-DHS said the drive is wel- salaries. The Lee-Davis high School So when Canova Peterson come to anyone who wants to PTSA is sponsoring a spring asks if “we are meeting the renew or sign up for membermembership drive through citizens’ needs,” the answer is see DRIVE, pg. 19 no, and decreasing the revenue Friday, March 21. stream will not help the county The race is open to all who to better meet those needs. Fortunately for county wish to join in on the fun of the Continued from pg. 9 residents, chairman Sean special day. Register individuDavis (Henry District) and per person and $60 per family. ally or as a team. Chickahominy District repreIf you are interested in being Special pricing of $15 for sentative Angela Kelly-Weicek all Hanover County students a sponsor, or interested in more immediately responded in and staff members. T-shirts are information and the registration opposition to this extreme idea. guaranteed for early registrants. form, go to http://www.faceMr. Davis wisely cited fisAfter March 22, the pricing book.com/HanoverHawks5K cal conservatism and our AAA is $20 for any Hanover County or email Kim Farnsworth at bond rating as reasons for not student or staff member, $25 kimberly.farnsworth007@ using one time funds, while gmail.com. per person and $70 per family. Mrs. Kelly-Wiecek commented on the stress to county services caused by the recession and the the farmyard and life around fiscally conservative principle of the pond. He meets friends and Continued from pg. 9 the rainy day reserve. a foe or two before figuring out On March 26, the county his true place in the world. Christian Anderson story of budget hearing will be held and This family-friendly musithe “Ugly Duckling” and it folcitizens need to be present to cal is appropriate for all theater lows the character Ugly as he echo the sentiments of thoulovers, young and old. navigates through the wilds of sands of Hanover residents who

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Reader on homosexuality With the new ruling now in effect that gay people have the right to get married, we are getting further and further away from our Creator and His intentions for us. Gov. Terry McAuliffe thinks gays are being discriminated against. This is God’s world. He made it. He set the rules for it in The Bible. We cannot be truly happy when we go against His rules. God expects man to governor themselves but not to the point we go against His laws. Genesis 1:27–28 states, “And

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God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. vs. 28, And God blessed them; and God said to the, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” If God sanctioned gay marriages, how would we be able to multiply and fill the earth? His directions in the Bible are very clear. Well, let’s talk about homosexuality. Genesis 19:24-25 states, “Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of the heaven, vs. 25, and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground”. These cities were destroyed because of the homosexual activities there were rampant. Again, in Romans 1:20-32 states, “For since the creation of the world His invisible attri-

butes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. vs. 21 – For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. vs. 22, Professing to be wise, they became fools, vs. 23, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. vs. 24, Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, that their bodies might be dishonored among them. vs. 25, For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. vs. 26, For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function see LETTERS, pg. 19

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Between snowstorms, The Mechanicsville Local went to Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel with Mechanicsville residents Janete Moran, left, and Judy VanNess, right, and Carolyn Dooley, center, of Quinton. The ladies said, “A good time was had by all.”

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for that which is unnatural, vs. 27, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. vs. 28, And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, vs. 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, vs. 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, vs 31, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; vs. 32 – and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.” This is some strong language. It is not a grey area in The Bible.

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ship. According to Campbell, the $40 “Inner Circle” membership fee is a $10 savings from the regular membership fee. Other benefits include: The PTSA will receive $5 from each membership or renewal. An extra card will be provided for an additional family member. Three bonus months will be added to each new membership or renewal. Campbell also said that forms are available on the school website, http://hcps2.hanover. k12.va.us/ldhs/, and in the main office at 7052 Mechanicsville Tpk. in Mechanicsville.

It is plain black and white. Homosexuality is a sin and is punishable by death. But, there is hope for all people to repent of their sins and turn to God. He is willing and waiting for any who comes to Him with a repentant heart. The future for them can be eternal life. When we live by The Bible, we can live life to the fullest. Again in the scriptures, 1 Corinthians 6:9 states, “Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, not effeminate, nor homosexuals, vs. 10, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God,” Nothing could be clearer than

this. Homosexuality is a sin. In Hebrews 10:31 states, “It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the loving God.” I Thessalonians 4:3 states, “For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, you abstain from sexual immorality”. Leviticus 18:22 states, “You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination “. God has told us over and over again. Are we listening? We live in God’s world and we will never enjoy all that God would have us to enjoy if we don’t live by His rules. My hope is for all of God’s creatures to have a full life and enjoy all that God has given us and give up our sinful ways. Homosexuality is a sexual sin (just the same thing as fornication and marital infidelity). They are all sexual sins.

Come join a Bible study I hope everyone realizes how group and explore The Bible blessed we are to have these with others to find out what young men and women stand in God’s textbook is all about. harm’s way for our freedom. Gwen Townsend C.B. Southward Mechanicville Mechanicsville

Locals respect Reader weighs those who serve in on Medicare While eating in a local restaurant on 3/5/14, my wife and I noticed a serviceman in uniform eating with two small children. As they got up to leave, we decided we would offer to pay for their meal. When my wife approached him he said we were the fourth people to offer to pay. She thanked him for his service and he responded, “It is a honor to serve.” Great people in Mechanicsville. It is so heartwarming to see so many people show their gratitude and to hear this soldier’s response.

As you know there is a whole lot of hyperbole being thrown around by Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his administration who are attempting to play on your emotions in an effort to get your support for expanding Medicaid coverage in the state of Virginia. Well, regardless of any and all hyperbole you hear, I am writing to inform you of the indisputable cold hard facts so you don’t get sold a false bill of goods. Here are the facts:

1. Virginia money will not go to other states, our money will help pay down the federal debt. 2. Currently Medicaid is 22 percent of the Virginia budget and growing at 8 percent per year. 3. We already get our fair share — Virginia sends about $65 billion to Washington, D.C., and gets back about $136 billion. 4. Virginia cannot “opt-out” once we are in the expansion. 5. Massive fraud is present in Medicaid and must be audited and reduced before adding any more people. 6. Expansion reduces service and quality to the truly needy already on Medicaid. 7. Expansion reduces funds for other Virginia programs see LETTERS, pg. 21

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CALENDAR | News, Updates & Listings Wednesday, March 19 Goodwill will hold a VA Employment Commissions “The Ultimate Plan” class from 10 to noon at Goodwill Employment Center, 7147 Brandy Run Drive in Mechanicsville. For information call 417-6721. St. Paul Lutheran’s midweek Lenten Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and Worship Service begins at 7 p.m. at 8100 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. Rev. Rodney Bitely is pastor. For information call 427-7500 or visit www.saintpaul-lcms.com.

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Chess will be played at the Atlee Branch Library. Bring your chess set and enjoy a game starting at 6 p.m. in the meeting room. “Mechanicsville Chess Club” is a community chess meeting, no membership dues, open to all ages and skill levels, all are welcome. Players under 18 years of age should be accompanied by an adult. For more information visit www. mechcns.com/chess or send any questions to the following email address: chess@mechcns.com.

Thursday, March 20 Goodwill will hold a Home Depot Meet the Employer, an opportunity to get hired, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Goodwill Employment Center, 7147 Brandy Run Drive in Mechanicsville. For information call 417-6721.

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The Arthritis Foundation is offering a six-week Tai Chi class at Covenant Woods in Mechanicsville. The class meets on Thursday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 27 to April 6. This program uses easy to learn, gentle movements that improve physical strength, flexibility, balance, and well-being. Cost is $48 or you may drop in for $10 per class. Contact Jo Ann

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Widner RN for more informa- for 7th District Delegate. For additional information about the tion or to register at 370-3906. meeting or to become a mem GriefShare orientation ber of the HCRC contact Nancy begins at 6:30 p.m. at New Russell, chairman at nsrusHighland Baptist Church at 9200 sell29@yahoo.com or visit www. New Ashcake Road. GriefShare hanovergop.com. is a support group for those who Salem Presbyterian are coping with losing loved ones. Weekly sessions follow on Church is holding a Brunswick Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Call the Stew Sale. The stew is being sold church at 550-9601 for more for $7 per quart and is being information. made at the Church at 5394 Studley Road in Mechanicsville. A&J Training Solutions, Stew will be available for pickin association with Ashcake up beginning at 4 p.m. on Volunteer Rescue Squad, will March 22. To place an order hold a class in pet first aid from ahead of time, leave a message 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Certification with the church office at 804cards in Pet First Aid will be 746-0732. issued. Email classes@trainingbyaj.com, or call 746-4906 and Sunday, March 23 leave a message to secure a spot. A free Interview Skills Cost is set at $30 per student. Seminar hosted by Life Church The course will concentrate on will be held at 3 p.m. at 8378 canine care, but feline first aid is Atlee Road in Mechanicsville. mentioned. Enter at the rear of Learn a professional approach the squad building. to a successful job interview to land the job you are looking for.. Contact Jeanette at 690-1308 to Friday, March 21 Goodwill will hold an make your reservation. Interviewing and Thank You Letters class from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, March 24 at Goodwill Employment Center, Goodwill will hold a 7147 Brandy Run Drive in Resume Writing Basics class Mechanicsville. For information from 1 to 2:15 p.m. at Goodwill call 417-6721. Employment Center, 7147 Brandy Run Drive in Mechanicsville. For Family Storytime will be information call 417-6721. held from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hanover Branch of the Tuesday, March 25 Pamunkey Regional Library. Goodwill will hold a Basic Sing, share stories and make Budgeting Fun class from 10 crafts. All ages are welcome. For a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Goodwill more information visit the library Employment Center, 7147 Brandy at 7527 Library Drive in Hanover Run Drive in Mechanicsville. For or call 365-6210. information call 417-6721.

Saturday, March 22 The Hanover County Republican Committee’s monthly meeting will begin 8:15 am. at the Honey Meadows Club House. The guest speaker will be House Majority Speaker U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, Republican Candidate

Wednesday, March 26 The Pamunkey Regional Library Board of Trustees will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Upper King William Branch Library. The library is located at 694-J Sharon Road in King William. The meeting is open to public. Goodwill will hold a Learn and Earn HVAC and Plumber opportunity for apprenticeships at Colonial Webb from 11 a.m. to noon at Goodwill Employment Center, 7147 Brandy Run Drive in Mechanicsville. For information call 417-6721. St. Paul Lutheran Church’s midweek Lenten Dinner at begins at 6 p.m. and Worship Service begins at 7 p.m. at 8100 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville Rev. Rodney Bitely is pastor. For more information call 427-7500 or visit www.saintpaul-lcms.com. Dog Parks, Day Care and Your Dog will begin at 6:45 p.m. at the Pole Green Community Center sponsored by Friends of Hanover Dog Parks. Their guest speaker will be John Billeter, DVM, Hanover Animal Hospital founder. A donation of $10 is suggested. This presentation launches their 2014 series of classroom and hands-on workshops. For more information email J. Hardwicke at yenniefair@yahoo.com.

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Goodwill will hold a Job Hunting for Ex-Offenders workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Goodwill Employment Center, 7147 Brandy Run Drive in Mechanicsville. For informa A Hanover County depart- tion call 417-6721. ment of Social Services Board meeting will be held at 3:30 Friday, March 28 p.m. in the conference room at Family Storytime will be Hanover County Social Services, held from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. located at 12304 Washington at the Hanover Branch of the Hwy in Ashland. This meeting is Pamunkey Regional Library. open to the public. see CALENDAR, pg. 25

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The 90-minute concert features a variety of musical genres including classical and gospel music. Special preconcert dinner beginning at 3:30 p.m of boneless fried chicken, Carolina pulled pork BBQ, mashed potatoes, southern style green beans, cornbread, cookies and iced tea. Dinner package reservation deadline: March 25. Tickets & Info:

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The Hanover County Pound, located at 12471 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland, has two wonderful pets available to a good home. Snickers, 349328, a 3-year-old female hound, has had her first set of vaccines and is heartworm test negative. Snickers is such a nice, calm dog. She just loves to sit next to someone and be petted on the head and chest. She would be a great dog for any type of person or family. Joe, 353334, a 1½-year-old neutered male domestic short-haired cat, has had his first set of vaccines and is FELV/FIV negative. Joe is a playful cat that interacts well with people. He also seems to get along well with other cats. He is very playful and litter trained. For more information on these two great pets, as well as the many more still in need of homes at the Hanover County Pound Facility, call 804-365-6485 during the day. The hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday; and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. You also can visit the website to see other animals available for adoption at http://www.hanover.co.va.us/anmlctrl.

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Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com A Mechanicsville native who moved to Nashville to pursue his musical career will perform in concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, in the auditorium of Hanover High School. Tim Menzies, who will share his “The Word and Song” concert, is being presented by the Hillcrest Baptist Church. He was part of the musical Menzies family, led by his mother, Janet Menzies, a member of Hillcrest Baptist. In 1980, he moved to Nashville where he soon began playing guitar on recordings with artists such as Kenny Rogers, Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings and see CONCERT, pg. 24

Boy’s and Girl’s State interviews to be conducted on Sunday Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Interviews for scholarships to American Legion Boy’s State and Girl’s State will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, at American Legion Post 175 at 8700 Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville. The American Legion Post and Auxiliary

Unit sponsor most of the delegates from Hanover County. Candidates must be rising high school seniors as of the end of the current school year. Both Boy’s State and Girl’s State will be held this year June 15- 21. Boy’s State, sponsored by the American Legion, will be at Radford University in Radford.

Girl’s State, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, will be at Longwood University in Farmville. Candidates should attend a Hanover County high school. However, students who do not attend a Hanover County high school, but reside in a Hanover County high school district also may apply.

Scholarships include complete tuition, room and board for the entire week. Interested students are urged to visit the Boy’s and Girl’s State websites: www.vaboysstate.org and www.vagirlsstate.org. Applications are available by contacting Dave Dehettre, Boy’s State coordinator, or Pat Arnett,

Bill Lohmann to talk about ‘Back Roads’ book at Atlee Library Bill Lohmann, columnist and feature writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and author of “Back Roads: People, Places, and Pie Around Virginia,” will present a slide

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— schools, public safety, other medical, etc. 8. 40 to 60 percent in the expansion population already have private health insurance. 9. Anyone earning less than the 138 percent above the poverty level is likely to lose their private insurance and be forced to go onto Medicaid which is less care. 10. The Federal Government essentially bribes the Virginia state government with billions of Federal dollars for a few years and then cuts the money spigot off. Then what? Please memorize these facts and/or cut them out and carry a copy in your wallet so you don’t get hoodwinked by Gov. McAuliffe and those attempting to drain more of your hardearned money from you with their attempts to redistribute it into expanding an already broken and very wasteful Medicaid system. John Calhoun Mechanicsville

show and talk about his book at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 31, at Atlee Library. Following his program, there will be a book signing and light refreshments will be served. The Friends of Atlee Library, sponsor of the event,

Peace asked to clarify comments Often times elected officials speak volumes without really disclosing much of anything. This was on full display in Del. Chris Peace’s statements regarding The Mechanicsville Local article on Medicaid Expansion on Feb. 5, 2014. All Del. Peace need do is point out where in the budget language that it says the implementation of Medicaid Expansion requires that the General Assembly must then vote on the commission’s reform measures before it is indeed expanded. In typical legislator speak, Peace alludes to the commission being established to “retain legislative control” the very process that will allow legislators like Peace to say he opposes expansion without having to actually vote on it, the commission will do the deed, which was the design from the beginning.

invite the public to attend the free program. Lohmann, a native of Richmond and graduate of the University of Richmond, Joined the News Leader in 1988 and went to the Richmond TimesDispatch when the newspapers merged in 1992. Earlier he

worked for the Charlottesville Daily and United Press International in Richmond, Orlando and Atlanta. He also is the author of “Are We There Yet: A Modern Family’s Cross-Country Adventure” and “Backroads and Byways of Virginia.”

This book is based on Lohmann and Richmond Times-Dispatch photographer Bob Brown traveling the back roads of Virginia for many years from the Atlantic Ocean to the far western parts of the see LOHMANN, pg. 24

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daycare facilities. A suggested donation of $10 for attending the workshop would be appreciated. All donations collected will be added to the funds that are being raised by Friends of Hanover Dog Parks to open a new dog park at Pole Green Park.

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r. and Mrs. Ronald Gibson of Mechanicsville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Kait, to Nick Mechling. Nick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mechling of Mechanicsville. Kait and Nick are graduates of Lee-Davis High School. A December wedding is planned for 2014.

Philip and Wanda Gahm of Mechanicsville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 7, 2014. They have two children and five grandchildren.

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Chickahominy Middle School and Atlee High School Archery teams will be holding a Silent Auction from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chickahominy Middle School Gymnasium. Both teams won 1st place at the NASP VA State Tournament on March 8 and this auction is to raise funds to help send the teams to the NASP National Tournament in Louisville, Ky., in May. They have over 200 items to bid on. For more information or to donate any items contact Doris Martin 804746-2966 or 804-244-0682 or email Robin Sullivan at myshiptrip@verizon.net. see CALENDAR pg. 38

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Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., will address the monthly meeting of the Hanover County Republican Committee at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, at the Honey Meadows Club House at 10126 Orchard Meadow Rd. in Mechanicsville. Cantor is the incumbent candidate for the 7th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. For more information about the meeting, or to become a member of the HCRC, contact Nancy Russell, chairman, at nsrussell29@yahoo.com or visit the website at www.hanovergop.com.

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Rural youth loans The Farm Service Agency makes loans to rural youths to establish and operate income-producing projects in connection with 4-H clubs, FFA and other agricultural groups. Projects must be planned and operated with the help of the organization advisor, produce sufficient income to repay the loan and provide the youth with practical business and educational experience. The maximum loan amount is $5000. Youth loan eligibility requirements: Be a citizen of the United States

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St. Paul Lutheran Church will hold its midweek Lenten Dinner at 6 p.m. and a Worship Service at 7 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 19) at 8100 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. The theme is “Our Father Who Art in Heaven.” For more information, call 804-427-7500 or visit www.saintpaul-lcms.com.

The Hanover County Community Services Board is accepting nominations for the 2014 “Jean C. Harris Award for Excellence.” This award recognizes Hanover County citizens who have made an outstanding contribution to the mission of

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Parsons’ Cause Foundation lists summer performances Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Parsons’ Cause Foundation Inc. has announced its Summer 2014 program of free performances at the Historic Hanover Courthouse. Each performance runs about 45 minutes. Performances are free and open to the public. Donations are accepted. Groups of 10 or more should call 804-837-4900 to make reservations to attend a performance. For individuals or groups of less than 10, no advance reservations are required. Tickets will be distributed beginning at 10:30 a.m. on the date of the show. The number of tickets distributed will be limited to the legal capacity of the courthouse. The Parsons’ Cause Foundation Inc. is incorporat-

ed in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Foundation receives no government funding or support. To make a contribution, and/or to volunteer to assist with performances, contact The Foundation at: The Parsons’ Cause Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 364, Mechanicsville, VA 23111-0364; http://jtucker3.wix. com/parsonscause; jtuckeriii@ comcast.net; or 804-837-4900. The schedule is as follows: The Parsons’ Cause – Prelude to Revolution; performances on June 21 and Aug. 23. On Dec. 1, 1763, a country lawyer from Hanover stepped from obscurity into the forefront of legal and political circles in Virginia. His name was Patrick Henry. The event that shaped his destiny was the trial of The Parsons’ Cause. Henry challenged the two most potent entities of colonial Virginia, the

king and the clergy. The case proved to be one of the opening salvos of the revolution, and started Henry on the path of becoming the “Voice of the Revolution.” George Washington – My Life, the Revolution and Hanover County; performance on June 28. The father of our country reflects on his life, the battles and turning points of the revolution, his connection to Hanover County and the importance of leadership. Patrick Henry – The Voice of Liberty; performance on July 5. Hear Henry, in the last year of his life, as he reflects on his childhood, two marriages, religious convictions, love of children, various careers and key contributions to the formation of the United States. The talk also includes excerpts from Henry’s best known speeches. Margaret Wight – My View of the Civil War; perfor-

mance on July 12. Hanover Tavern was a place of refuge during the Civil War. Margaret Copland Brown Wight and some of her family braved the war at the Tavern from 1862 until 1865 in the company of a small community of refugees. She kept a diary to document each hardship and every blessing, news of her sons fighting in the Confederate army or word from her daughter caught behind enemy lines. Wight’s diary, discovered more than a century after the war, is a vital voice from a time of tumult. Capt. John Paul Jones – “I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight;” performance on July 19. Hear the inspiring story of Capt. John Paul Jones of the Continental Navy. Experience being on the deck of the Bonhomme Richard with the wind in your hair, the roar of guns in your ears, and the flash of swords before your eyes. Jones battles the British frig-

ate Serapis against impossible odds, but wins this incredible sea battle simply because he will not give up. The talk also includes anecdotes from the life of Jones before and after his famous battle, including his unsuccessful courtship of Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge, who instead married Patrick Henry. James Madison – The Revolution, the Constitution and Beyond; performance on July 26. Hailed as “The Father of the Constitution,” James Madison reflects on the Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and his own Presidency. William Byrd II – The Founder of Richmond; performance on Aug. 2. Byrd discusses his life at Westover Plantation, the founding of Richmond, his role in establishing the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina, and his relationship

with the Chiswells of Hanover, including his lust for Mrs. Chiswell. Benjamin F. Stringfellow – “The Most Dangerous Man in the Confederacy;” performance on Aug. 9 “Frank” Stringfellow, who weighed 100 pounds soaking wet, was turned down in his first four attempts to join the Confederate army. Frank later convinced an officer to let him enlist. Thereafter, he became a “scout” and developed the second biggest spy ring in the South. Hear Frank tell of his adventures, including posing as a dentist, a woman and a merchant in order to escape from the enemy. Lafayette – My Travels Through Hanover County; performance on Aug. 16. The Marquis de Lafayette expounds on his commitment to the American Revolution, his close ties to George Washington and his travels through Hanover County during the war.

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in late May or early June, depending on the school schedules. “The HABCC is pleased to offer scholarships to Hanover students,” executive director Jennifer Y. Scott, APR, said. “Today’s students are tomorrow’s business leaders. The scholarship program is our way of helping to secure a bright future for the area’s business community.” ----As Hanover County’s largest business association, the HABCC represents the county’s strong entrepreneurial spirit. Its mission is to champion economic development in the Hanover and Ashland business communities and to maintain positive relationships among businesses, educators, governments and residents. To learn more about the mission and activities of the HABCC, visit www.habcc.com or call 804798-8130.

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graduating Hanover County high school seniors who intend to continue their education in an accredited two- or four-year college, university, junior college or a vocational training school. They are only available to students who plan to advance their learning in the area of business studies, leadership or specialized skills training. Scholarship applications are available in the Guidance Offices of Lee-Davis, Patrick Henry, Atlee and Hanover high schools. Completed applications should be returned to the respective guidance offices/guidance counselors no later than Friday, March 28. Applications will not be distributed by or accepted at the HABCC office. Scholarships will be awarded at the senior class awards assemblies

Teen raises funds to find Atlee Library Friends for childhood cancers to hold Spring Book Sale cures By Melody Kinser ed supporting St. Baldrick’s, he Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Atlee Library Friends’ Spring Book Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 4, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, in Atlee Library’s meeting rooms. A Preview Sale for current members of the Friends will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 3. Those interested in becoming members of Friends may do so at the door. A huge selection of well sorted books and other media will be available at bargain prices. All hardback books, CDs and DVDs are $1 each. All paperback books and VHS tapes are only 50 cents each.

The best bargain is to purchase a Friends’ book/tote bag for $12 and fill it to the brim for free. During the Spring Book Sale, the Friends of Atlee Library is sponsoring a Food Drive, collecting nonperishable food items, toiletries, paper goods and cleaning products for the Mechanicsville Churches Emergency Functions (MCEF). Members of the community are encouraged to bring a donation to the library, and Friends will deliver all the donations to MCEF. All proceeds from the Book Sale directly benefit Atlee Library and its programs. For more information, call the library at 804-559-0654.

mkinser@mechlocal.com A sophomore at Lee-Davis High School will be taking part in the Church Hill Irish Festival on Saturday, March 22, to raise funds for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which, according to the website http://www. stbaldricks.org/, “is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long, healthy lives. Sam Carter, 16, of Mechanicsville will be shaving his head for the fifth year in memory of his cousin, Kelli Carter, who lost her life to cancer in 2006. A website in remembrance of Kelli is at www.kelli-lynn-carter.memory-of.com. Lorrie Benton Carter, Sam’s mother, said he has raised about $165 in a month. Since he start-

has raised almost $4,000. “He just has a really big heart,” Lorrie said, “and is always doing things to help other people.” She said he shoveled the driveways and walkways of elderly female neighbors until they passed away. He continues to help an elderly neighbor cut and split wood, “because he tells me he’s too old to be doing that with his heart condition.” According to Lorrie, Sam also volunteers at the Food Bank at Friend’s Church “every chance he gets.” Those donating to help Sam’s efforts for St. Baldrick’s Foundation are eligible for taxdeductible status. In addition to his cousin, Lorrie said Sam lost his grandmother, Delores Benton, to liver cancer in 2002. Lorrie said that his grandfather, Jimmy Carter, is now battling prostate cancer.

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Sam Carter, a 16-year-old sophomore at Lee-Davis High School, will be getting his head shaved in his efforts to raise money for St. Baldrick’s Foundation. For five years, he has participated in the fundraiser, which works to find cures for childhood cancers and provide long, healthy lives for survivors. Allison Wyld, who was with Wyldology, is shown shaving his head last year just as she has every year. Wyldology is actively involved with St. Baldrick’s.

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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 Rural Point Baptist Church 6548 Studley Road, 730-3226 www.ruralpointbaptist.com Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170 COME & SEE! All info at: www.truthbaptistchurch.com

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PRESBYTERIAN Beulah Presbyterian Church 7252 Beulah Church Road Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:45 Where Faith and family meet

PRESBYTERIAN 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, biblicallybased 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 Mech., Saturday Services: Sabbath School, 9:30am. Worship Service, 11am. Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting, 7pm. Church phone: 746-2788

SOUTHERN BAPTIST 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.coolspring.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 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

SOUTHERN BAPTIST Grace United Family Church "Where Grace Unites Us" 8700 Bell Creek Rd Mechanicsville, 23116 Sun. Worship 10:30 AM, Visit Us On FB Info: 335-6728 / graceunitedfc@gmail.com Glenn Hawkins, Pastor "Love God, Learn Bible, Care for People" 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 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 6pm 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, Mech. 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 Chrissy Vaughan, Youth Director Join us for Sunday School, for all ages, 9:45am Worship Service at 11am (Nursery provided) www.enonumc.org enonchurch@verizon.net 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 Methodist Celebrate 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

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Something old, new herald baseball season pitchers, certainly,” Burton said. ‘They’re very versatile. We can use them pretty much anywhere we want to. They’re the two that got to play them most out of the returning seniors.” Elsewhere, Burton expects a lot from a battery of seniors, including center fielder Tyler Carter, who missed most of last season with mononucleosis, and infielder Ryan Hooper, infielder/pitcher Ben Collie, outfielder Michael Feild and left-handed pitcher Will Pritchett. With the exception of Bazemore and Thompson, none of the other saw much playing time last year. “The kids are working hard, and just looking forward to this as a great challenge,” Burton said.

By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com Hanover High School, last year’s Virginia High School League Group AAA state baseball champion, has some new furniture on its field in addition to the new furniture in its trophy case, but those are not the only changes to the prep baseball landscape this year. Area teams are likely to continue their traditions of success, as well as of trying to beat each other over the course of the season, but as a result of VHSL realignment, some of the old rivalries may not be quite as significant in terms of postseason honors, but every game will be important in terms of seeding for conference tournaments. As in the old Capital District days, Atlee and Lee-Davis high schools remain in the same league with one another in Conference 11 against teams such as Douglas Freeman and Mills Godwin. Patrick Henry moves away from its old Colonial District rivals to Conference 16 with Albemarle, Halifax and Orange. And the Hawks move to Conference 20 with former Capital District foe Glen Allen and new conference foes such as Dinwiddie and Midlothian. The times, they have a changed. But the strong baseball tradition remains the same.

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Aside from getting new hardware for their trophy case, the state-champion Hanover Hawks got new hardware for their dugouts, with new benches, cubbies, a turf carpet, and barriers to help keep players and coaches out of harm’s way from errant balls.

ATLEE The Raiders defeated Hanover in the Capital District tournament this year, but fell to Douglas Freeman in the Central Region tournament. They lost their entire starting lineup to graduation – including outfielder Kenner Berry, pitcher/

designated hitter Luke Bolka, catcher Roy Coates, pitcher Taylor Crowe, shortstop Dalton Ruch and first baseman/pitcher Evan Swecker – so field a lot of questions this season. “It’s a different circumstance that we’re working with, but … these kids [we’ve got] are good

players. They really are,” said Atlee head coach Barry Burton. “They just haven’t done it at this level yet. As soon as they make these adjustments, and get in there and get comfortable, we’re going to be fine.” Burton expects a lot from Collin Bazemore, who pitched

20-1/3 innings last year, with a 0.89 ERA, 25 strikeouts and six saves for the Raiders last year, and Cody Thompson, who also saw a lot of time on the mound. “[Bazemore] and Cody Thompson are probably our two best players – our best

LEE-DAVIS The Confederates look to be pretty powerful this season, with eight starters returning from last year. Most of them are seniors, including shortstop Brett Langhorne, who committed to the University of Tennessee; center fielder Haiden Lamb, who committed to Virginia Commonwealth University; and third baseman Josh Lam, who committed to the University of Mary Washington. But Lee-Davis head base-

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Softball squads return with strengths intact ers coming, and [that we were] pretty solid in most defensive positions. The question mark was going to be how well we responded pitching-wise,” Earley said after the Saturday scrimmage against Monacan. “I thought both of the girls did a great job – Peyton and Laura Kate did a great job today.” Just like last year in the battle for the Capital District title, Earley expects the Confederates to be their biggest rival for the new Conference 11 title.

By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com Last year, Atlee High School, Lee-Davis High School and Patrick Henry High School all advanced to the Central Region softball tournament playoffs. Atlee finished as region runner up. This year, Atlee and LeeDavis will be fielding experienced, strong squads that will again be slugging it out with each other, albeit in new Conference 11. But the other area teams – Patrick Henry, Hanover High School and King William High School, also look to be bringing back a lot of talent and hope to be making their own postseason runs in the realigned Virginia High School League landscape. ATLEE The Raiders lost a key leader in pitcher Jessica Holte to graduation last year, but, with seven starters returning, bring a lot of winning experience back to the diamond. Four seniors are back: catcher Cameron Hall, who hit .387 with five home runs and

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ball coach Kenny Lewis may be looking to sophomore infielder/pitcher Justin Sorokowski as his No. 1 player, and for good reason. Sorokowski has already received Division I attention, and has verbally committed to Florida State. Lewis expects Sorokowski to be one of the Confederates’ top pitchers as well as big help in the infield – especially early in the season as Langhorne recovers from an injury he suffered in the off-season. “Sorokowski has to play

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Atlee’s Annamarie Warley puts the ball in play in a scrimmage against visiting Monacan Saturday.

20 RBIs last year; left fielder Blair Jones, who also hit .387; right fielder Mattie Fitzgerald, who hit .328; and first baseman Delani Farrar. Sophomore third baseman Raine Wilson returns

from a .478 batting average, 21 RBIs season; along with junior center fielder Shelby Hill (.356 batting average, three home runs) and junior second baseman Annamarie Warley (.309

average). The major question marks are at pitcher, with sophomore Laura Kate Moss and freshman Peyton St. George sharing time on the mound.

Given that the Raiders had not been able to scrimmage until Saturday, Atlee head coach John Earley was not sure what to expect. “I know I had seven return-

[shortstop],” Lewis said. “Then he’s going to play some third [base]. He’ll hit third for us in the lineup. He’ll pitch. So, despite the fact that we’re a senior-heavy team, I don’t think there’s any question that we’re going to look to Justin Sorokowski for a lot of help.” Other seniors in Lee-Davis’ starting lineup include catcher Adam Boyle, first baseman Andrew Sergent, left fielder Cody Powers and right fielder Patrick Holler. Aside from Sorokowski, other underclassmen in the Confederates’ starting lineup include second baseman Adam Trice and designated hitter Kevin France.

Other seniors in Lee-Davis’ starting lineup include catcher Adam Boyle, first baseman Andrew Sergent, left fielder Cody Powers and right fielder Patrick Holler. Aside from Sorokowski, other underclassmen in the Confederates’ starting lineup include second baseman Adam Trice and designated hitter Kevin France. Lewis expects junior outfielder Brandon Fox and sophomore utility player Austin Morris to get a lot of playing time, too. While the Confederates will be strong, Lewis said that Douglas Freeman, last year’s Central Region cham-

pion, will be the team to beat in Conference 11. “Freeman is loaded,” Lewis said. “They had a great team last year, and they’ve got everybody back.”

come this year. “We’ve got some pitching this year,” Hart said. “We’ve got [junior] Chesdin Harrington, who threw a little bit for us and played shortstop. He’s coming back. We’ve got a newcomer, William Strong, who throws it well, also. We’re looking for a lot of good things from those fellows. We’ve got first baseman/pitcher Joe Buehren, who logged a lot of innings for us last year.” But the Patriots have some question marks, especially at catcher. Hart expects solid pitching and defense, but Patrick Henry’s bats remain untested.

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PATRICK HENRY The Patriots had a pretty good season last year, finishing with a 14-7 overall record – 133 in the Colonial District. But Patrick Henry, which lost five seniors to graduation – including catcher Joe Bugas – has to contend with new conference with teams head coach Sam Hart knows little about. But he knows his team, and expects more good things to

LEE-DAVIS The Confederates’ big loss to graduation was at the opposite end of their battery: catcher Haleigh Cottrell. Sophomore Brooke Martin has big shoes to fill. “Having a sophomore back there, and having her able to communicate with the field and having her be able to step up and be a leader is what we’re concerned about the most,” said Lee-Davis head coach Jackie Davis. “It will come. She’ll get there. She’s a good catcher. It’s going to take us working with see SOFTBALL, pg. 33

“Scoring runs is always kind of tough early in the year,” Hart said. “Until the weather warms up and the kids get their rhythm down and timing down, it’s going to be a bit hard to score some runs.” Hart expects leadership from his seniors, including Buehren, second baseman Tyler Starling, and outfielder Riley Enright. Junior A.J. Hart will also likely start in the outfield. Hart is not sure what realignment will bring to the Patriots. “There’s no district anymore, so it’s kind of hard, or see BASEBALL, pg. 34

R-MC dominates Royals in doubleheader Randolph-Macon’s baseball team brought the bats to Hugh Stephens Field Saturday. The Yellow Jackets (9-6, 5-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) hosted ODAC rival Eastern Mennonite (12-8, 0-5) for a doubleheader, and hammered the Royals with 26 runs over the two games, both of which ended in scores of 13-3. Former Powhatan standout Nicholas Maiolo accounted for much of Randolph-Macon’s offense in the two games, going 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI in the first game and scoring three in the second. “I had a good day offensively,” Maiolo said. “I felt like I barely kept the balls up and

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her to get her to feel comfortable stepping up into a leadership role that you need your catcher to be in.” But the Confederates get a lot of their other leaders back, including pitcher Lauren McIntyre, a junior. Their returning seniors are second baseman Kinsee Stonebraker, center fielder Becca Fields and right fielder Victoria Houff. Left fielder Kylie Stonebraker will be among the sophomores starting for the Confederates, along with freshmen third baseman/shortstop Ella Alvis, Elizabeth Hudson and Jordan Trimiew will be other freshmen worth watching. Davis agrees with Earley in that she expects Lee-Davis to be battling with Atlee for the top spot in Conference 11. PATRICK HENRY

they just happened to fall where I needed them to fall.” Maiolo had a triple and double in the first game. Former Atlee catcher Mitch Keeler hit a two-run homer in the first game. Travis Lodge also hit a home run in the first game. Keeler added a run-scoring double in the nightcap. Nate Meiners added a home run of his own, and Jordan Schmeer and Michael Trentham each belted triples for the Yellow Jackets. Eastern Mennonite coach Ben Spotts was philosophical. “It’s just one of those days. It’s unfortunate, but it’s just one of those days,” Spotts said. “I’ve been around enough to have 1-0, 2-0 doubleheaders in this conference, and also have been Dave Lawrence/The Local on this side before, just like we The shadow of Randolph-Macon center fielder Blake Saathoff appears to be trying to help make a catch at the warning track in the Yellow Jackets’ 13-3 baseball victory over visiting Eastern Mennonite in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday. were today.”

The Patriots finished last year with an 18-3 record and went undefeated in the Colonial District last year. Their season ended against Lee-Davis in the Central Region quarterfinals. Like Atlee and Lee-Davis, they return the bulk of their squad this year. Patrick Henry’s main losses to graduation were centerfielder Ellen Davidson and first baseman Hunter Glave. But the Patriots return Colonial District pitcher of the year Candace Whittemore, a junior; senior catcher and team captain Ashley Samuels, junior shortstop Paige Mitchell and junior second baseman Beth Ford. Freshman third baseman Grayson Radcliffe is a promising newcomer. Head coach Shelby Webb feels “blessed” to be working with this squad. “The work ethic and passion to win and compete that they possess is a coach’s dream,” Webb wrote in an e-mail.

“Many of them have been committed to our ‘Work to Win’ offseason program and have been going above and beyond team requirements on their own. We can coach tool refinement and knowledge of the game, but you can’t coach heart, attitude, desire and work ethic.”

– who led the Capital District last year in hitting – Erin Watkins and Mackenzie Wyatt; and freshmen Emma Casey and Erin Acors. The Hawks have a simple philosophy. “We’re playing every game as if it is our last, because every game is important – especially HANOVER for seeding” Stephnie Acors The Hawks lost four seniors, said. “We’re going to play every including designated hit- game out-by-out, inning-byter/pitcher Shannon Albright. inning.” They get back their top pitcher, Kiandra Mitchum, and catcher KING WILLIAM Maura Long, however. Head The Cavaliers, last year’s coach Stephanie Acors expects Group 2A, Division 2, Region a lot from Mitchum, especially. A champions, have a strong “We’re looking for big things group of returning starters led out of her this year,” Acors said. by Kayla Huffman, the region’s “She’s looking good as long as pitcher of the year, and Essence she stays healthy.” Jackson, the region’s player of The Hawks do not have a the year. A host of all-region terribly deep bench, however, players likewise return to the with just 13 girls on the roster. squad: Erin Anderson, Brianna Among them are seniors Tabby Branch and Megan Jenkins. Dabney and Kristin Wilcox; King William coach Barbara junior Erin King; sophomores Baker said she and co-coach Kay Haley Gilbert, Kaylyn Shepherd Gammon plan to start Shannon

Hott, McKayla Sims and Jessica Webb in the outfield. The Cavaliers will be tested heavily in the center of their infield, having lost seniors Jaclyn Campbell, Lauren Jenkins and Amy Thomas. Freshmen Sierra Healey and Brittney Branch will

be called upon to anchor the middle. “Offenively, we’re going to be strong,” Baker said. “Pitchingwise, we’re going to be solid with Kayla Huffman coming back. Our biggest question mark is going to be our defense.”

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Healthy Kids Running Series starts April 6 in Mechanicsville Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Beginning on Sunday, April 6, Health Link Family Chiropractic: A Creating Wellness Center will present the Healthy Kids Running Series (“HKRS”) to Hanover County. Registration is now open for the HKRS Mechanicsville program. HKRS is a five-week, nonprofit youth running program created by Jeff Long, founder and president of HKRS.

The program is designed to combat childhood obesity while providing children with a positive, educational and fun introduction in the world of running. The divisions and race distances are as follows: Pre-kindergarten – 50-yard dash. Kindergarten and first grade — ¼-mile. Second and third grade — ½-mile. Fourth and fifth grade — 1-mile.

Middle school — 1-mile. “The Healthy Kids Running Series is all about having fun and motivating kids to be active,” Long said. “Our goal is to provide a fun and positive experience for every participant and see them improve over the five weeks. The support and growth of our series has confirmed our value and mission.” At the completion of the series, each participant receives a medal and trophies will be awarded based on total

points to the top boy and girl in each age group. All runners registered for the fiveweek program will receive a race-bag and HKRS tech shirt. The series provides participants with a fun learning experience that includes living an active lifestyle, dedication and goal setting. To register, volunteer or become a sponsor, visit www. HealthyKidsRunningSeries.org.

Cold Harbor images included in Civil War photography exhibition in Newport News Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com A new exhibition at The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News offers more than 120 images that helped lay the reality of the Civil War at the doorsteps of the American public. Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War from the George Eastman Collection is at The Mariners’ Museum through April 27, and presents photographs of Civil War battlefields, fortress interiors, prisons and portraits by iconic photographers, including George Barnard, Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner. The exhibition includes several from the Richmond area. Three are of Libby Prison, located on the Tobacco Row on the James River, and second in notoriety for its poor conditions to Andersonville Prison

in Georgia. An additional two Richmond-area images in the exhibition originally appeared in Gardner’s Sketch Book of the War, Vol. II, published in 1866. The Sketch Book included two volumes, with 50 mounted photographs each. One is from the aftermath of the Battle of Cold Harbor, fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864. In the Battle of Cold Harbor, the Union sustained heavy losses against Gen. Robert E. Lee’s fortified Confederate Army. The image, “A Burial Party, Cold Harbor, Virginia,” is by John Reekie. The second Sketch Book image is captioned “Inspection of Troops at Cumberlanding, Pamunkey, Virginia,” and is credited to “Wood and Gibson,” referring to photographers John

Wood and James F. Gibson. Often, Civil War photographers collaborated for studios, and it can be difficult to discern who actually captured an image. More than 620,000 Americans died in the Civil War, the largest number of fatalities for American soldiers in any war. Photography played a key role in bringing the sobering reality of the Civil War to the public. For the first time, publishers could reproduce images of war in mass quantities and present them to American readers. Popular journals such as Harper’s Weekly and Humphrey’s Journal were filled with images showing the destruction of cities and the aftermath of battles. In 1862, The New York

Times opined of Mathew Brady’s work: “If Brady has not brought bodies and laid them in our door-yards and along the streets, he has done something very like it.” Some of the images are rarely seen, and held only in the George Eastman House collection. The traveling exhibition includes sections on Gardner’s Sketchbook, Brady’s Album Gallery, Civil War Personalities, Portraits of Soldiers, The CSS Alabama and The Lincoln Conspiracy. It includes portraits of numerous soldiers, and also Civil War-era figures such as Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony. The exhibition is included in the price of regular museum

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This image, “A Burial Party, Cold Harbor, Virginia,” is by John Reekie and appeared in Gardner’s Sketch Book of the War, Vol. II, published in 1866. The image is included in the exhibition Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War from the George Eastman Collection. The traveling exhibition will be featured in The Daily Press Gallery at The Mariners’ Museum through April 27.

admission. ----The Mariners’ Museum, an educational, nonprofit institution accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, preserves and interprets maritime history through an international collection of ship models, fig-

ureheads, paintings and other maritime artifacts. It is home to the USS Monitor Center. For hours and information, visit MarinersMuseum.org, call 757-596-2222 or write to The Mariners’ Museum, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606.

S&S Painting celebrates 10th anniversary and being named magazine’s Favorite Painter Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com S&S Painting LLC was voted Favorite Painter by the readers of R Home magazine. The survey results were published in the March edition and featured a wide variety of businesses, from antique dealers to pest control.

“We were thrilled to hear that Richmond considers us one of their favorite businesses,” Stacey Spear of S&S Painting LLC said . “We really do focus on providing an exceptional customer experience.” The timing of the award coincides with the company’s 10-year anniversary. Since 2004, S&S Paint-ing LLC has

grown to one of the most popular painting companies in the Greater Richmond area. It has appeared on Style Network, won first place in the Middle Atlantic Council PDCA’s Picture It Painted Perfectly contest, donated time and painting talent to organizations such as the YWCA, in addition to receiving first place in the R Home magazine 2014

reader favorites survey. “We love what we do,” Valerie Abbott of S&S Painting LLC added. “We do more than paint. We help people create the home they dream about. Our job is exciting every day.” S&S Painting, LLC of Mechanicsville is a women-owned and operated interior painting firm that services the

Greater Richmond area. Established in 2004, S&S Painting, LLC offers a wide variety of interior painting services, including traditional and decorative finishes, wallpaper removal and drywall repair. For more information, contact Valerie Abbott at sspaintingllc@comcast.net or visit http:// www.sspaintingllc.com.

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Patrick Henry names new head football coach By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com The Hanover County School Board has appointed Bryan Davis as the new head football coach at Patrick Henry High School. Davis replaces Jonathan Clark, who was released after just one season with a 2-8 record. Davis, a teacher at Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, N.C., was head coach at Topsail High School in Hampstead, N.C. Over the past six years, he led the Pirates to a 40-30 overall record. He has strong ties to Virginia, however. His father, Dave Davis, was head coach at Ferrum College from 1994-2010. The younger Davis graduated from Ferrum in 1997. Patrick Henry activities director Matt Crowder said that Davis is a turnaround specialist. “Bryan has a history of com-

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different, to have to think about jockeying for position,” Hart said. “You play every game and, of course, try to win every game that you play, and then you go to your Conference 16 and see how it shakes out.” HANOVER The Hawks added a state championship trophy to their trophy case. But they also added some new furniture to their diamond in the form of new benches, cubbyholes and desks in their dugouts, along with a turf surface in the dugout and bullpen areas and bar-

ing into programs that have been struggling and turning them around,” Crowder said. “That’s one of the things that we felt was going to be a positive for us. He has a great ability to communicate. … “In the interview process, he was able to get his points across to us. We just felt comfortable with him. We thought he was going to be a good fit for our community, a good fit for our kids.” At Topsail, Davis had to find ways to get his players to understand what was required of them to be successful on the field. “At Topsail, the biggest thing was just general apathy. We had a ton of first-generation football players. … It was like you and me going to the moon to try to understand the work ethic that’s involved,” Davis told the podcast, Patriot Talk Live. “When you give them something that is so positive, and you make it goal-driven, most kids are able

to figure out whether they’re getting better or worse. And I can honestly say that very few players that came through our football program [at Topsail] ever got worse.” Davis will not officially start at Patrick Henry until August 1, but he will be involved with the team in the interim as they work in the weight room and elsewhere to prepare for next season. “I know that he’s itching to get started and he really wants to try to get up here as soon as possible,” Crowder said. “We’ve got some things in place, we’re going to work with the kids as much as possible. Once he gives us a program for the weight room, we’ll make sure that’s implemented. … “We may have some events on a Saturday when he can come in and work with the kids a little bit – just whatever he feels he can give. I think that’s going to be key, developing that relationship with the kids off the bat.”

riers in front of the dugouts to limit the number of wayward balls scattering the players and coaches inside. The Hawks lost five players to graduation: Andrew Knizner, who is playing for North Carolina State University, All-Metro Player of the Year Keith Searles, Jeff Decker, Chris Gilliam and Brett Whitlow. But they have a lot of starting talent returning, including senior pitcher Derek Casey, who has committed to the University of Virginia; pitcher/infielder Trevor Denton; infielder Josh Shepherd, and pitcher Thomas Renfro. Three sophomores are among those ranks: pitcher/ first baseman John Gregory, infielder Cayman Richardson

and pitcher/outfielder Hayden Moore. “We feel that our strength will be in our pitching,” said Hanover head coach Charlie Dragum. “But, you know, we’ve got a lot of young kids who were playing last year who have gotten bigger and stronger, so we’re hoping they can step up and fill the shoes of those guys that we lost. Some of the guys that are coming in can fill the shoes of the guys who are stepping up. That’s the way it’s going to have to be, the domino effect. I think we’ve got good players.” While Hanover no longer has to worry about Atlee and Lee-Davis in the championship race, it has some other teams

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Macon Midnight Milers

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Randolph-Macon student Paloma Hack (in wheelchair) gets help from friends Lindsay Grohowski (pushing) and Jordan Goodman (left) down the Henry street portion of the Macon Midnight Mile run on Sunday, Mar. 16. The goal of the run was to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving and to raise funds for the Hanover Cares Fund as well as for the family of Meg Menzies, who was killed by an alleged drunken driver in January.

with strong traditions to contend with. “There’s a lot of good teams in 4A,” Dragum said. “You’ve got Dinwiddie, you’ve got Glen Allen, you’ve got Midlothian [in Conference 20]. All those guys are going to be pretty good. No doubt.” KING WILLIAM The Cavaliers – last year’s Group 2A, Division 2, Region A champions – lost much of their middle defense to graduation: second base, shortstop and centerfielder, in addition to their third baseman. While they get a lot of starters back, they will have to fill a lot of the gaps with new players. “We didn’t have a lot of ris-

ing juniors,” said King William head coach Jay Blanton. “So we’ve gone to some younger kids. We kept four freshmen on our team this year. And they’re going to be asked to give us some considerable time. They’re very talented, but, in the same sense, just inexperienced at [the varsity] level.” All of the Cavaliers’ pitchers are returning. Topping the rotation is left-hander Daniel McGehee, the Region A, Division 2 and Tidewater District player of the year with a 16-3 record and 0.89 ERA. Right-hander Justin Balderson is next in the rotation. Balderson went 7-3 last year with an ERA just above 1. “We’re going to be leaning

on our pitching. We have got some good, young kids who can throw,” Blanton said. “We feel like our pitching is obviously our strength. We’re lucky to have a little bit of depth at that position. They’re going to have to carry us some this year and we’re going to have to find a way to score four or five runs a game. If we do that, we’re going to have a pretty successful season.” The Cavaliers expect to get some of that needed offense from catcher Storm Coleman, who bats left; Lucas Dobbins, a first-team all-district player who hit better than 300 last year; R.C. Sutton, who hit better than .350 as a sophomore, and Austin Simons.

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