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By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local One message was abundantly clear when YMCA officials met with Rutland residents last week to discuss the closing of the Atlee Station YMCA. “This group is passionate about their YMCA,� said Blake Carleton, vice president of membership for the YMCA.

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Rutland residents spoke out about the planned closure of the Atlee YMCA at a “town hall� meeting last week.

“They let us know how they feel about this facility,� he said after the meeting concluded Thursday evening.

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Carleton said he left the meeting with a clear indication

By Cole Sydnor of what loyal members want Special to The Local and their commitment wasn’t (Editor’s note: The following lost on the YMCA representawas submitted by Cole Sydnor tive. from his blog.) “We at the YMCA are very ummer is a great time appreciative and grateful for the to get outdoors and turnout. It’s obvious that the Y is enjoy all your comdoing what it is supposed to do munity has to offer. and creating a glue for the comFortunately, I grew up in Kings munity,� Carleton said.

Charter, a neighborhood in He also noted that attempts Mechanicsville that supports Photo submitted by Kelly Sydnor had been made to increase healthy activities through its Cole Sydnor, shown in the front, is surrounded by his parents and friends “dressed to the membership through drives. nines� in a tuxedo. On hand were, from left, Clement and Kelly Sydnor, his parents, and Although the media was not see COLE, pg. 31 friends C.J. O’Donnell and Paige Durham and his brother Quint. allowed in a meeting that was described as members only, several people who attended were available to speak on the condition that their identities were Music will be provided by Baldy squad.

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this decision and regrets that the Y is not able to financially sustain operations resulting in their decision to terminate the lease at the Atlee Station Y,” George Moore III, vice president of development for HHHunt said in a letter to Rutland residents.

“HHHunt is actively seeking a new tenant for this location that could provide similar services to the Rutland community,” the letter continued.

But the more than 100 residents who attended last week’s meeting aren’t ready to give up saving their YMCA, and what previously seemed like a done deal now has possibilities, according to some who left the meeting.

“The door is slightly opened,” one attendee said.

Residents plan to form a group of interested parties in an effort to save their neighborhood YMCA.

Officials told residents and others who attended the meeting the facility came up about $300,000 short last year. The 800 members who currently use the Atlee Station facility will be allowed to use other YMCA locations.

According to reports from the meeting, the YMCA needs about 1,200 membership units to succeed at Rutland.

“It (the closing) was totally a business decision based on financials. We didn’t have enough memberships and we take responsibility for that,” Carleton said.

One attendee said some of the options offered to members are not acceptable.

“They suggested we use Northside facility,” one resident said. “That’s a totally different atmosphere and a long drive for most of us. Worst case, I’ll use

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Chess clubs meet around the world and many life-long Continued from pg. 2 friendships are created.

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He balked at the suggestion floated by YMCA officials that the facility had reached out to members regarding lower than expected memberships and the need to attract more users.

“In the three years I’ve been here, I’ve never been approached about how to raise money or ways to get the membership up,” the Rutland resident who attended said.

According to one person at the meeting, the YMCA also admitted that communication with developer HHHunt and the residents leading up to the announcement were not ideal.

HHHunt officials have maintained their dismay at the closing and are searching for wellness and fitness options for the site.

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the Patrick Henry Y.” That facility in Ashland represents the Y’s sole facility in Hanover County.

That possibility concerns Hanover County Board of Supervisors Chickahominy District representative Angela Kelly-Wiecek. While there is no government function involved in a business decision by the YMCA, she said she’s looking for possible solutions as an interested citizen and public official.

She attended the meeting and said the more than 120 people who attended were positive and focused on solutions.

“I’m so proud of the way everyone came together with positive energy and creative thinking about how to move forward,” Kelly-Wiecek said.

The Chickahominy supervisor said she also met with HHHunt and many constituents since the meeting.

She said she planned to be

involved in future negotiations between the residents group and the YMCA, and met with Atlee Station officials the day after the meeting.

“I think it was a very productive meeting. I am so pleased and proud of everyone’s energy on this and look forward to

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moving forward,” she said.

Carleton agreed. “We hope to work with these community leaders and come up with something that proves to be a win-win.

We hope we can figure something out to make sure we stay in the Atlee Station community and we look forward to working with those community leaders.”

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The Atlee Station branch opened in 2011 in the Rutland Business Park in the 10,000square-foot facility.

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When you have so many wonderful folks — by that I mean the YMCA, HHHunt and the citizens — working hard to find a way, I think you have to think there’s a chance we might find a way to make this work,” KellyWiecek said.

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What would your one wish be?

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Hanover: real example of a united community When tragedy strikes, it’s become obvious that our neighbors readily respond. Sadly, we have reported in recent weeks on two families whose lives have been disrupted by the unthinkable: One suffered the ultimate loss and another has watched a loved one fight to live.

Your response to the families of Renee Parr and Grayson Kirby make this transplant thankful to call Hanover County home. This is the type of compassion that fills me with memories of my hometown and the reaction when my father died suddenly in 1992.

We find ourselves feeling a unique kinship, a oneness if you will, to those suffering from loss or disaster.

The outpouring of support has been overwhelming and makes this writer proud to share the stories of the place I’ve called home for more than six years with family and friends. It is among the many reasons why Mechanicsville and Hanover County as a whole are so special.

With Parr and Kirby, News Editor Jodi Deal conveyed the families’ feelings and gratitude in a sensitive and caring manner. We respected the families in both situations when we reached out to them, being ever mindful of the roller coaster of emotions they were experiencing.

On June 25, Deal wrote about the community rallying to support Kirby, who had been injured on June 7 when the vehicle in which he was a passenger flipped, ejecting him. His brother Graham said he had sustained major head trauma, scores of broken bones and punctured and collapsed lungs.

The 31-year-old Studley native continues to improve on his road to recovery. To keep up with his status, go the the Facebook page dedicated to him at https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/gwkstrong.

Parr’s untimely death on July 14 shocked the community. The young teacher at Mechanicsville Elementary School is being remembered in charitable ways that will impact students for years to come.

Based on all the comments we have received, she epitomized what we expect of a teacher. More than that, she was a loving wife and mother. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to her family.

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By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist If you had only one wish, what would it be?

Unfortunately, most of us will never realize the fantasies that provide our minds with an escape from reality.

And, really, if you did have that one wish, how would you ever decide what it would be?

The Make a Wish Foundation is in the business of fulfilling dreams for chronically ill patients, providing them with at least one wish that does come true. It doesn’t mean that everyone who takes a trip ends up dying, but the organization makes sure every kid

realizes one dream.

For some, it’s a trip to Disney World. Others opt for a experience with their favorite sports team or a day with a sports hero. Corporations, sports organizations and others are all too willing to provide the backdrop for many of these experiences.

Doctors decide when it’s time for a patient to qualify for a Make a Wish trip, and that recommendation is followed by a visit from a team of experts who interview the family, and, more importantly, the child in an effort to ascertain what their dream trip will be.

The organization, the people who

so generously support it, the folks who run it and everything surrounding it are wonderful, positive and supportive to a community that is often overlooked by society.

For a parent, the Make a Wish visit is like the visit you never want to receive or the late night phone call that every parent dreads. So, the thought of my son Jack taking a Wish trip was at first a sad reminder that he has a chronic disease that constantly and consistently robs him of experiences we all take for granted.

Jack really didn’t have much to say about the whole episode, and the see WISH, pg. 8

LETTERS | Reader Views

Safety at issue with cyclists and runners With the back and forth of cyclists/runners rights vs. inconvenience of drivers, it really seems to boil down to one thing: Safety.

If you choose to run or bike on major roads where you are continuously inches away from vehicles powered by drunks and fools, don’t proclaim that you do it for your health.

There are less travelled roads and nearby subdivisions that should help you stay healthy as you train and exercise toward a longer life.

Forget about who’s right or wrong.

In an accident nobody wins, even though you could be dead right. Ain’t worth it!

Travel safely and good luck out there.

Mel Rice Mechanicsville

Fitness training locales suggested In response to Mr. [Willis] Rash’s letter from July 23, 2014, I would be remiss if I did not applaud him for his community involvement.

As an active member of numerous fraternal organizations who work diligently for the good of the community,

this is an important passion that we share.

In addition, I am a retired varsity high school cross country star. I was running 5K, sub 18 minutes as a freshman, which is pretty good, as Mr. Rash would know.

Unfortunately, a bad back ended my career after my freshman year.

I have an appreciation for running, fitness, etc. However, let’s get down to the “skinny.”

When the day is done, common sense must prevail over all else!

The cyclists and runners don’t own the road either, my friend. Yet, they act as if they think they do. For example, I used to have a convertible Pontiac Solstice. I will never forget this instance. I was going to work one spring morning with the top down and there was road work being done see LETTERS, pg. 8

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LETTERS on Route 606, complete with traffic sign men and the whole nine yards.

When I was given the “Slow” to proceed sign, I was, obviously, in the wrong lane. This lady on a bicycle was so oblivious to her surroundings (a road paver the size of my house in my lane) she looked right over at me and called me a name, as if I were intentionally trying to run her off the road!

Now, let me paint a scenario for you that, unfortunately, will happen sooner or later. I have spent almost my entire life in Eastern Hanover; I know every bump in every back road.

What will eventually happen is that a “come here,” adhering to the speed limit, or probably not, will come across a group of cyclists in a curve, swerve to avoid them, and cause a head-

on collision, killing potentially eight people!

Now, Mr. Rash, who is liable? The driver who chose not to plow over the cyclist, not the cyclists who caused the collision! Wrongly — but legally — the former.

Therefore, yes, you all pay taxes, so on and so forth.

But, bicyclists and runners as well need to have the common sense to realize how dangerous it is to bike or run on the back roads of Hanover. Out here, this is not the Monument 10K or the Tour de Richmond with police support; it is you all putting your own lives, and those driving, in a position of extreme risk.

Therefore, I fully back the idea of cyclists having to have permits and special insurance, for when they will be liable for a head-on collision to ride in Hanover!

As for the runners, I would

much rather run in a ¼-mile circle 72 times than risk dying running on a back road. This is all pure common sense!

In closing, to expect a county that cannot figure out how to give teachers a pay raise in over five years to put in bike/jogger lanes county-wide, you, sir, are absurd for even bringing that up!

Long story short, go to Maymont Park, Lewis Ginter, Hollywood Cemetery or our esteemed Monument Avenue for y’all’s fitness training; it will be safer for everyone!

Andrew Bennett Morehead Old Church

The tax I pay on my car does not keep me from having to pay it on my truck and should not keep you for paying it for any bike you want to ride on the street.

These road hazards are a menace and seem determined to get themselves or someone else killed. They have no problem being a danger and a hassle for everyone around them while they ride their toy up the road.

Many times they intentionally block up traffic just to because they can on the narrowest roads in our county with no shoulders. They will wave as if to tell us to slow down and stay behind them, and taunt drivers seemingly daring them to do something about it. One day, someone will!

This needs to stop before someone gets hurt or worse.

We need some new laws on this.

Certainly the millions of drivers needs are more important than the few arrogant toy riders.

I’m asking the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office to do anything in their power to get these groups of riders off of our secondary roads unless they are part of an event with police involvement. How about at least one day a week, like Sunday, where these people are not allowed to be on any road with over a 25 mph speed limit?

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Writer addresses bicyclists on road I agree with Mr. [Willis] Rash. These bicyclists need to get off our roads. I understand they have the same rights but they should not!

They don’t pay the same taxes that we do, and they are rude and impeding the flow of traffic. They should never be allowed on roads with over a 35 mph speed limit and should have to be licensed like a motorcycle and pay for a county sticker as well as display a big orange triangle like the farmers have to and lights like a motorcycle and inspected.

You can use the fees collected to pay for bike paths and then when we have enough of those, ban them from our secondary streets!

And don’t say you pay taxes, you don’t.

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Members of American Legion Post 175 in Mechanicsville met with the Rural Health Team at McGuire VA Hospital and toured the medical vehicles that are used in rural communities. The Rural Health Team can consist of doctors, nurses, clinicians and counselors. VA staff members can provide information on how to access veterans’ healthcare benefits and provide guidance on other veteran related issues, including disability compensation, pensions, women’s veterans’ health, crisis prevention, survivor benefits and how to enroll in the web-based E-Benefits and My HealthVet portals. Taking part were, from left in the photo at left, Charles Johnson, program support assistant, Rural Health Initiative Program, Department of Veterans Affairs; Colin Williamson, Honor Guard member, American Legion Post 175; Sharon Rhone, Rural Health integrator, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Jerry Tate, service officer, American Legion Post 175. Rural Health Initiative representatives visited the Post to check out the facility to determine how the hall can be utilized for the Outreach Rural Health Forum.

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being presented.

There are two workshops for each of the four time-slots as follows: he Hanover Writers Club 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. recently announced that the — Choices of workshops 2014 Hanover Book Festival, are “It’s Taxing! to be held on Saturday, Aug. Navigating Taxes 9, at the Liberty Christian School for Authors” by Activity Center at 8094 Liberty Circle in author JoAnn Meaker; Mechanicsville, will include workshops or “Active Meditation-Practical and seminars of interest to writers and Steps to Spiritual Balance” by author the general public.

Celie Thomas.

In the past, all workshops have been 11 a.m. to noon — Selections are geared toward authors and writers, but “Anatomy of a Mystery” (for readers this year there are several general topics and writers who love mysteries) by a

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— Options are “Creating a Memory Box” (a free workshop for children ages 8 through 12) by author Victoria Trifu; or “The Creative Writer” (a seminar for those considering becoming writers as well as those wanting to improve their craft) by editor April Michelle Davis.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. — Workshop picks

are “Genealogy 101” by author and educator JoAnn Meaker; or “Marketing Mavericks – Unique Marketing Methods” by a panel of authors who have worked hard as a group to perfect a great marketing plan for today’s technology-driven world.

For more information about the workshops and seminars and the presenters, visit the website at www. hanoverbookfestival.com.

Those wishing to attend the workshops and seminars must preregister. see WRITERS, pg. 17

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James Catesby Jones, a 2012 Hanover High School graduate and former All-District football player, was named to the Dean’s List at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, for the fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. His major is chemistry with a minor in computer science. He is the son of Bobby Jones and Leanne Seward Jones.

Courthouse tour set The Hanover Historical Society offers free “open house” tours of the historic Hanover Courthouse between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. The next tour will be presented Tuesday, Aug. 12. For more information, call Hanover Parks & Recreation at 804-365-7150.

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OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals Deborah Burgess BURGESS, Deborah Howser, 60, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Deb was a loving and compassionate mother, daughter, sister and friend. She demonstrated incredible courage and strength in fighting her illness this past year. She was a lifelong educator, having been a physical education teacher since 1976 in Hampton, Poquoson, Albemarle, Dinwiddie and Colonial Heights schools. She is survived by her son, Trae Burgess of Henrico; daughter, Crystal Burgess and Keith Morehead of Mechanicsville; father of her children, Charlie Burgess of North Carolina; parents, Robert and Edith Howser of Leesburg; three sisters, Connie Stevens of Leesburg, Wendy Jones and husband, Bill, of Leesburg, and Tammy Carpenter and husband, Daniel, of Bluemont; nieces, nephews;

and her best friend, Richard Routten of Hampton. A special “thank you” to the CCU at St. Mary’s Hospital, Oncologist Dr. Steven Duffy and Nurse Practitioner Megan Cannon for their passionate and loving care. A funeral service was held Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard.

Interment was private. The family received friends Friday, August 1, 2014 at the funeral home. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall. com.

Alma Eells EELLS, Alma Lyon, passed away July 30, 2014, in Mechanicsville. She was born June 17, 1925, in Macon, Ga. Raised in the Highland Springs/Sandston area, she graduated from Highland Springs High School and attended Mary Washington

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She was also active in the Girl Scouts and volunteered for Hospice of Central New York and Upstate Medical Center.

She returned to her beloved Virginia in 1997 and from 2001, she was a resident of Covenant Woods Retirement Community. Mrs. Eells was predeceased by husbands, Lawrence Reith and Donald Eells. She is survived by her children, Lee (Nick) Baker, Laurie (Kihm) Winship, Jeffrey (Millie) Reith. Also surviving are grandchildren, Michael (Shelly) Myers, Allyson (Eric) Balzuweit, Abbie Rose and Erik Reith; great-grandchildren, Sophie, Jack and Beau Balzuweit and Arabella and Mariya Rose. Also surviving is her cousin, Carla O’Hare of Midlothian. Mrs. Eells is also survived by stepchildren and their spouses, Richard (Annie) Eells, Donna (Scott) Roberts; step-grandchildren, their spouses and children, Jeffrey, (Roxanne) and Ellie Roberts, Brian (Lisa) and Morgan Roberts and Summer Eells. There will be a memorial service at Christ Lutheran Church, 7809 Woodman Rd., Richmond, Va. 23228 on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 10 a.m.

The family will receive friends after the service. Gifts may be made in Mrs. Eells’ memory to Christ Lutheran Church or the Covenant Woods Fund at Covenant Woods, 7090 Covenant Woods Dr., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111.

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Joanna is survived by her children, Joseph Campbell (Tia), Carolyn Mondy (Roy), Nancy King (Allen) and Darlene Howard (John); brothers, Thomas Jacobsen (Mickey) and John Jacobsen; sister, Rosemary Kelley (Henry); eight grandchildren, 10 greatgrandchildren; and many other family members and friends here and in Denmark. Joanna retired from Life of Virginia with over 30 years of service and was an active member of Black Creek Baptist Church.

The family received friends on Monday, August 4, 2014, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231. A funeral service was conducted on Tuesday, August, 5, 2014, at Black Creek Baptist Church, 6289 McClellan Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111. Interment followed in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to Black Creek Baptist Church. Online condolences may be made at nelsenrichmond.com.

Shirley Glass

GLASS, Shirley Drumheller, 76, of Sandston, passed away July 26, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Hubbard Glass. Shirley was a former employee of C&P Telephone GLASS Company and a long-time member of Oak Hall Baptist Church. She enjoyed helping others through volunteer work. Shirley loved her family and was a devoted grandmother. Left to cherish her memory are her son, Marvin T. Glass; daughter, Joanna Ernest ERNEST, Joanna Sheri Balderson and her husJacobsen Campbell, 88, of band, John; grandchildren, Mechanicsville, passed away John “Johnny” Balderson Jr.,

William Balderson and Kevin Balderson; sisters, Christine Ownby, Elaine Hall, Diane Lam; brothers, Donnie Drumheller and Curtis Drumheller; and many other family members and friends. The family received friends Tuesday, July 29, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231. A funeral service was conducted Wednesday, July 30, at Oak Hall Baptist Church, 1877 Old Hanover Rd., Sandston, Va. 23150. Interment followed in Washington Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to New Song United Methodist Church, Youth Programs, 7450 Colts Neck Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111. Online condolences may be made at nelsenrichmond.com.

Alice Glaude GLAUDE, Alice Ann, 83, went to be with the Lord July 30, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward “Ted” Glaude. She is survived by her children, Lynn Wo o d w a r d GLAUDE (Clyde), Liza Chaulklin (Gary), Benjamin Stanley, Mary Ann Addison; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. II Corinthians 5:8 “Rather be absent from the body and present with the Lord.”

The family would like to thank Westport Nursing Facility for their excellent care. A memorial service and visitation were held on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, which is located at 8014 LeeDavis Rd. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Fair Oaks Baptist Church, 1701 E. Nine Mile Rd. Henrico, Va. 23075.

Lynn Guilford GUILFORD, Lynn Gilmer, of Louisa, passed away peacefully on We d n e s d a y, July 30, 2014.

Lynn was born at “Woodbourne,” her family home in Louisa, GUILFORD on October 14, 1928 to the late Weir B. and Ruth M. Gilmer. She graduated from Louisa County High School and received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Westhampton College, University of Richmond, in 1949. She attended graduate school at the University of Virginia for library science and was a librarian in the Louisa County Public School system for many years. Lynn was married to the late William B. Guilford, Retired Major, U.S. Army and retired Registrar of the University of Virginia.

She loved and supported her community. She was a charter founder and life member of the Louisa County Historical Society, life member of the Meriwether Society, long-time member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and served twice as Regent of the Louisa Courthouse Chapter of the DAR. She was a past member of the Louisa County Electoral Board and represented Louisa County on the Board of Trustees of Piedmont Community College. Lynn was preceded in death by her brother, Weir B. Gilmer Jr.; her sister, Ruth M. Gilmer; her sisters-in-law, Ruth S. Gilmer and Marcia J. Kerr; and her best friend, Griswold Boxley. She is survived by her brother, John B. Gilmer of Louisa; sister-in-law, Mildred C. Gilmer of Atlanta, Georgia; and three children, Lynn G. Wagner and her hussee OBITUARIES, pg. 11

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band, Scott Wagner, of Hanover, William B. Guilford Jr. and Michael B. Guilford of Louisa.

She is also survived by three grandchildren, James Matthew Wagner, Caryn Meriwether Wagner and Katherine Grey Wagner; and many beloved nieces and nephews. The family greeted friends and relatives on Monday, August 4, 2014, at The Boxley House, 103 Ellisville Dr., Louisa, Va. A private graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery in Louisa at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Louisa County Historical Society. Online guestbook woodwardfuneral. com.

David Holdsworth HOLDSWORTH, David Lee Sr., 80, of Spring Grove, passed away July 26, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Holdsworth retired

from Honeywell in Hopewell in 1996, after 45 years of employment. He was a charter member of Surry Ruritan Club, serving for 26 years, a member of Surry Hunt Club for 55 years, as well as a member of Blackwater Sportsman Club. Mr. Holdsworth was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph Johnson Holdsworth and Agnes Arwood Holdsworth; and his brothers, Earl Johnson Holdsworth and Wade Hampton Holdsworth.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 58 years, Estelle Warren Holdsworth; his sons, David L. Holdsworth Jr. and wife, Martha, of Henrico and Charles L. Holdsworth and wife, Terry, of Elberon; a granddaughter, Kimberly B. Holdsworth of Mechanicsville; a daughter by choice, Lorraine Curling and husband, John, of Wakefield; a brother, Walter T. Holdsworth and wife, Jean, of Wakefield; sisters-in-law, Ann M. Holdsworth of Disputanta see OBITUARIES, pg. 12

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and Sandy H. Holdsworth of Waverly; brothers-in-law, William E. Warren of Waverly and Henry L. Warren of Raleigh, North Carolina; his caretaker, Therese Evans; and his family pets, Dottie and Shadow Holdsworth. The family received friends Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at R.W. Baker & Company Funeral Home, 11414 General Mahone Hwy., Wakefield, Va. 23888. A funeral service was held Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the funeral home, with Rev. Gary Ross officiating. Burial followed at Waverly Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Surry Ruritan Club, 306 East Church Street, Wakefield, Va. 23888.

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Frank Jennings JENNINGS, Frank Leslie Jr., 83, of Ashland, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his beautiful wife of 60 years, Rose Marie Bateman Jennings; his parents, Frank L. Sr. and Rubye P. Jennings; sister, Elizabeth Jennings; and foster brother, Alton Webb. JENNINGS He is survived by his children, Dorothy Chandler (Russ) of Ashland, Gary Jennings (Anne Gail) of Richmond and Carole Jennings of Denver; his grandchildren, Danielle Jennings (Price), Katie Jennings, Will Chandler (Liz), Stacey Gibson (Josh) and Justin Schruijer; great-grandchildren, Aiden and Annabelle Chandler, Karen and Evelyn Gibson; nieces and nephews, Beverly Harris, Frank Harris, Wanda Koon and Mark Rash; foster brothers and sister, William Webb, Charles Webb and Barbara Webb; devoted friend, Sheila Beving; along with a host of family members and friends. Frank will be remembered for his love of

the outdoors, gentle spirit and courageous heart. Throughout his life, Frank, as a U.S. Army (Sergeant 1st class), honorably served his country in the Korean War, became a master brick mason, accomplished gardener, craftsman and woodsman, and most notably, was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Funeral arrangements included a visitation on Tuesday, July 29, at the Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, Va., where services were held on Wednesday, July 30. Interment was at Signal Hill Memorial Park, Hanover, Va. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Slash Christian Church, Ashland, Va., or your favorite charity.

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She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Robert Bailey of Kinsale; two sisters, Mickey Williams of Tappahannock and Paula Davis of Mechanicsville; two grandchildren, Murphy Bailey and Matthew Bailey, both of Kinsale; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday, August 3, 2014 in the Marks-Bristow Funeral Home, Tappahannock. The family will received friends Saturday, Aug. 2, at the funeral home.

William King KING, Mr. William Henry, affectionately known as “Boo,” of 730 S. Park Dr., Petersburg, departed this life Sunday, July 27, 2014 in Mechanicsville. A funeral service was held Friday, August 1 , 2014 at the Chapel of the William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, with the Rev. Joe Caple, pastor of the Greater Hickory Hill Baptist Church, officiating. The interment followed at the Greater Hickory Hill Baptist Church, Sussex. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, 804-7327841. For more information or to leave a condolence, visit at www.blandenterprisesinc.com.

Francis Magner MAGNER, Francis B. “Frank,” aka “Jug,” of Mechanicsville, triumphed over his long battle of illness on August 1, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Mildred Mitchell Frazier and Francis Burton MAGNER Magner; his stepfather, William A. Frazier; and cherished grandmother, Alice Magner. He is survived by his devoted wife, Betty; loving children, David, Chris (Diane) and Kari (Lisa Harper); precious grandchil-

dren, Jacob, Taylor and Skylar; two beloved dogs, Zoie and Dakota. He is also survived by three sisters, Ellen Jacobs (James), Carolyn Guthrie (Mike) and Mary “Bunny” Collier; and his lifelong best friends, Judy and Joe Bowles.

He served in the U.S. Army in Air Defense Artillery. He was a police officer for Henrico County and retired from the Virginia Credit Union. He enjoyed coaching youth soccer, football and softball and being with his friends and family. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in his name to one of the following: American Diabetes Association, Gary Sinise Foundation (garysinisefoundation.org) or your local animal shelter. There was a gathering of family and friends at Woody Funeral Home on Monday, Aug. 4.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 5, with interment following at Signal Hill Memorial Park. Online condolences may be offered at WoodyFuneralHomeAtlee. com.

Judith Miller MILLER, Judith Smith passed away peacefully in her sleep July 25, 2014 in Mechanicsville.

She was born June 15, 1938 in Richmond, grew up MILLER in Corpus Christie, Texas, and returned to Richmond in 1957 with her parents Howard and Marjorie Smith. She is survived by her daughter Stephanie Miller Brown, three grandchildren, Stephan Michael Miller, Katelyn Brittany Lemon, Hamilton Prescott Brown, and two greatgrandchildren, Hailey Mae Miller and Seth Michael Miller, all of Mechanicsville. The family will host a celebration of life, Sunday, Aug. 10, 1-4 p.m. at the daughter’s home in Mechanicsville.

Bennett Minor MINOR, Bennett O. III “Ben-Ben,” (Lt. Col., USAF Retired), age 83, of Mechanicsville, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2014.

He was preMINOR ceded in death by his father, Bennett O. Minor Jr.; mother, Mattie Gatewood Minor; two sisters, Frances Ann Litten and Carolyn Woodcock; and one brother, Philip T. Minor. He leaves one brother, Leslie W. Minor of Charlottesville; three children, Kimberly A. Minor (Donna) of Columbus, Ohio, William B. Minor (Lisa) and David L. Minor (Lisa) of Mechanicsville; four grandchildren, Courtney Luck (Ben), Matthew Minor, Christopher Minor and Sloan Minor; and great-grandson, Hudson Luck. Benny was born in Richmond, on January 30, 1931 and raised in King & Queen County. After graduating from VPI as a member of the Cadet Corps with a B.S. in Dairy Science in 1953, he joined the Air Force as a Second Lieutenant. While in the Air Force, he earned his pilot’s wings in 1955 and was stationed in Bangor, Maine.

Eventually, he returned to Mechanicsville where he finished his Air Force career as a fighter pilot with the Virginia Air National Guard, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel after 24 years of service. After leaving active duty, he worked for the Department of Agriculture as a dairy inspector, retiring as a supervisor after 31 years.

Following his “retirement,” he worked as a field rep for the Maryland and Virginia Milk Cooperative for seven years.

One of his favorite activities was promoting the dairy industry at the state fair. He loved his community, volunteering for many years. He was assistant chief in the Volunteer Fire see OBITUARIES, pg. 34

Industrial sludge may be coming to county farm fields

By Roslyn Ryan Richmond Suburban News There’s no getting around it: Sludge, for many Virginians, is a dirty word.

Soon, however, if the Baltimorebased company Synagro is able to secure a state permit to spread industrial sludge on around 16,000 acres of Virginia farmland, they could see it coming to their communities.

Hanover and Goochland are two of seven localities across the state that could be affected by Synagro’s plan to use sludge as a source of fertilizer for agricultural operations.

Mike Flagg, director of Public Works for Hanover County, said Monday that he has requested a copy of Synagro’s permit application from the state Department of Environmental Quality, and he is still working to better understand the company’s proposal.

“I would say we are in the learning process right now,” Flagg said.

By definition, sludge is the treated

It also is, as has been seen in the past, often a lightning rod for controversy.

Flagg said that industrial sludge, also referred to as biosolids, has been in use in Hanover for many years and few residents have seemed concerned.

That may soon change, however.

Synagro has been at the center of the debate in many localities for several months, and the State Water Control Board has already postponed making a decision on the permit —an initial vote was to be taken on June 26 — due to public outcry.

The board could take up the matter again on Sept. 29.

At issue, in part, is the fact that where there is sludge there is often File photo/Jim Ridolphi a smell, one that many residents are quick to point out has the potential MIKE FLAGG to significantly impact their quality Director of life.

Hanover County Public Works Just as important to many are the poultry processing plants and paper health concerns often associated with industrial sludge, which can contain mills. waste of industrial operations such as

heavy metals including arsenic, mercury and lead.

State rules do limit the levels of metals in the sludge — and set firm limits on how far it must be kept from homes and wells — but some still say it isn’t worth the risk.

Posts on a Facebook page called Citizens Against Sludge, which includes a photo of what is described as a sludge-covered tree, had garnered 34 likes as of Monday.

The sludge Synagro plans to use would come from three industrial operations: the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in western Hanover County just north of the Henrico County line, the RockTenn Co. paper mill at West Point and the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Isle of Wight County.

Lorrie Loder, Synagro’s senior director of technical services, described the spreading of sludge as part of the “circle of life.”

“These products help build soil quality and close the nutrient loop

on farmland. … Plants take nutrients from soil, humans obtain nutrients from the plants, and then we return nutrients to soil.”

Many local residents simply don’t see it that way.

Goochland’s Trannis Pace, who commented on the Citizens Against Sludge site, said she fears what the use of sludge would mean for her community.

“I really do believe it causes people to get sick,” Pace said. “I think it gets in the ground, and in the water and affects the vegetables we grow.”

Like many others, Pace said she worries about the smell. And while she has not yet had to deal with industrial sludge near her own residence, she’s seen its impact on other areas.

“I just don’t like to see the county messed up by that stuff,” Pace said.

Rex Springston of the Richmond Times-Dispatch contributed to this article.

Roslyn Ryan is editor of The Goochland Gazette.

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The answer I wanted to be clarified was: Does Comcast folContinued from pg. 8 low the same request of putting cable through the whole county, as Verizon was mandated to, if they were to be allowed in the county? If not, it looks like a This was posted in your double standard and a way to paper on June 25, 2014: keep Verizon/FiOS out.

“I’m assuming this was Russell J. La Ferrera directed at my statement a few Mechanicsville weeks earlier about Hanover County preventing Verizon FiOS from providing service here due to them not agreeing to lay fiber optic cable throughout the county. That being said, In his recent letter to The you did not address in your let- Mechanicsville Local, Mr. ter why there is no presence of [Donald] Berberich takes some Verizon FiOS in Hanover.” liberties with numbers and I find the question asked dates.

by Paul Adams was not fully The original studies of preanswered by Sean Davis, chair- ventable hospital deaths related man of the Hanover County to medical errors were done by Board of Supervisors. the Institute of Medicine. Those

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Questioning numbers, dates

works showed somewhere between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths a year for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Later studies confirmed those horrific numbers and some, using different record review tools cited even higher figures.

However, the numbers have held relatively steady over both Republican and Democratic administrations.

The numbers published in The Journal of Patient Safety were extrapolated from the averages of four small studies which accounts for the broad range of figures and lack of specificity.

A precise number will never be known.

The article was published in September 2013, which means that the “research” was done in the very early stages of the

Affordable Care Act roll out.

Therefore, the numbers cannot be blamed on the President or the ACA. Also of interest; the Patient Safety Evaluation System piece of the ACA will not take effect until Jan. 1, 2015. This will require hospitals to evaluate outcomes and improve performance.

Hopefully, by 2017 or 2018, we will begin to see a measurable difference in these figures.

The ACA is not associated with negative outcomes measured to date and should only improve the overall quality of care in the future.

The CDC says that we average about 30,000 firearms deaths a year.

Where did you get the 6,000 figure, Mr. Berberich?

June Bohrer Mechanicsville

Supervisors commended The recent vote by the Hanover County Board of Supervisors to accept a twoyear grant for a mental health crisis site is commendable.

It innovatively addresses the serious problem of gaps in mental health services, gaps that open the way for tragedies such as that attending the family of Sen. Creigh Deeds.

Good work by the Community Services Board!

The remarks by Supervisor Wayne Hazzard, though, regarding sustainability of the program put a damper on the good news.

Terming the grant “another government handout” just shows how cynical and parsi-

monious we have become in this harsh economy.

Certainly, long-term survival of the program should be a concern; Ms. [Ivy] Sager addressed the issue ably.

Around any program the discussion of funding, or the lack of it, can be a drag, but citizens accept it as necessary.

What I don’t find acceptable or necessary is how Hanover can restructure the Winding Brook debt, find $44 million for a new courts building and amend cash proffers to the tune of $16.25 million as of December 2013, then wring its hands over a $451,777 grant.

Pattie P. Bland Montpelier see LETTERS, pg. 17

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Thursday, August 14th NOON – 7PM Enjoy tastings from a spectacular spread of our specialty foods.

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Calvin Harris and his wife Christine recently opened Four C’s (representing Calvin, Christine, Cal Jr. and Cameron) Produce and Plants on U.S. 301 next to Hanover High School. “It has been a dream of ours for a long time to own a business,” Calvin said. Around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, a U.S. Army convoy traveling from Ft. Belvoir had mechanical issues with a vehicle and the entire convoy stopped in front of the produce stand. After a few minutes, Calvin said a large number of soldiers entered their stand and “we proudly served all of them.” He said they mostly purchased drinks and fruit. Calvin asked them if he could get a group of soldiers together for their Facebook page. He said this photo “pretty much sums it up.”

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R-MC joins two universities and USGS in water quality study Geological Survey (USGS) that will provide students with the opportunity to test the water quality of the James Robert R. Lindgren, president of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, River. has announced the formation of a new Partnerships partnership among Randolph-Macon College, Virginia Commonwealth This new partnership is a first-ofUniversity, Washington and Lee University and the United States its kind, real-time water quality assess-

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Response to executive action In reference to letter of July 23, 2014: Ms. [Judy] Thomas, we are a nation of laws not of man.

Mr. Obama is subject to our laws like anyone else. He does not have the authority to bypass the United States Congress by executive action. Neither he nor any president has that author-

ity.

He is not a king though he seems to think so.

He and his cohorts have broken laws, twisted our Constitution, and ignored the will of the people.

The Constitution does not give Obama the authority to make law through executive power. Only Congress has that authority.

Obama has committed acts that would have gotten any other president impeached.

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ment network in a large coastal watershed and its estuary. It also represents a unique and innovative collaboration with higher education, government and corporate supporters.

The four-year project, “From the Mountains to the Sea,” includes research and education components and is funded by the Jessie Ball duPont

Festival should run two days I am responding to your letter regarding the annual Hanover Tomato Festival and the traffic situation that occurs each year. This event is such a huge success that I’m wondering why it is not a weekend event.

I was unable to attend Saturday’s festivities this year and with the number of people that did attend it would have been nice to have it continue on Sunday. Just think of how many

more people would be able to attend and what the additional revenue would do for Hanover County.

I know there would be the added expense of having the police and fire departments on hand but believe the additional day would pay for itself and may alleviate some of the traffic issues by spreading out the fun for that additional day.

I’m hoping those involved will consider making this a weekend event.

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In addition, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ) has donated laboratory analysis for the project.

“We are thrilled to be working so closely with the USGS and these outstanding institutions of higher

education,” Lindgren said. “Our students and our environment will benefit greatly from the generous support we’ve received from our corporate supporters. They are indeed our partners in every sense of the word.”

“The health of the James River and the vibrancy of the Virginia acasee R-MC, pg. 19

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Local joins family in Hawaii Photo submitted by Tom Walsh

Madeleine Walsh is shown with her great-grandmother, Madeleine Lee, holding a copy of The Mechanicsville local in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Walsh family — Tom, Laura, Mark, Andrew, James, Luke, Jonathan and Madeleine — reside in Mechanicsville. They traveled to Honolulu, where Madeleine Lee lives (she’s lived in Honolulu since her retirement from Boeing/Vertol in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1970.). They celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family on June 28. According to Tom Walsh, “Mrs. Lee is in great health and has a sound mind.

She is an avid reader and plays Mahjong several times per week.” This photo was taken on the top floor of the Ilikai Hotel penthouse. It is the same balcony that Jack Lord is seen in the opening of the original Hawaii 5-0 series (1968-1980).

Madeleine Lee’s husband, William F. Lee, appeared in dozens of episodes of Hawaii 5-0 from 1970-1980 as a “regular” extra. When Hawaii 5-0 ended, the same production crew worked on Magnum P.I. where Lee was cast as a regular extra once again. He had one speaking part in the original Hawaii 5-0 series, which still pays residuals in reruns. Madeleine Lee (Mom Mom to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren) just received a check for $34 in June.

Forty family and friends attended from the East Coast plus an additional 60 family and friends attended from the West Coast and Hawaii. Since Mom Mom was born in 1914, several companies who started or were born in 1914 sent letters and supplied complimentary product for favors on the tables at the party. The companies that sent products included: Wrigley’s Doublemint gum, Mary Jane candy bars and Tastykake.

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Public Works receives award from recycling group The Hanover County Department of Public Utilities and grass received each year.

Its most popular has received the Virginia Recycling Association’s 2014 composting operation award for Outstanding Organics Program.

The Virginia Recycling Each year the VRA recognizes the best waste reduc- Association recognizes is the vermi-composting center, which is tion and recycling programs in the state. the best waste the home of 300,000 Nominations are sought from the public and prireduction and red wiggler worms. vate sectors, business, industry, schools, government recycling programs The red wigand non-profit agencies, civic or volunteer organizain the state each year. tions and individuals. gler worms also are Hanover County has the only government-operan educational tool, ated composting facility in Central Virginia, creating receiving visits from schools and scouting groups. compost from the approximately 2,400 tons of leaves Many of the county’s master gardeners get red

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demic community are important not only to MWV’s business, but also to the communities where we live and work,” said John A. Luke Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of MWV. “The MeadWestvaco Foundation is proud to support the sustainability of both through this unique partnership with Randolph-Macon, VCU, Washington & Lee and the USGS.” “This research and educational partnership will improve the student and faculty experience at VCU as we emerge as one of our nation’s premier urban public research universities, and it will also lead to a more thorough understanding and effective management of the waterways upon which we depend each day,” Michael Rao, Ph.D., VCU’s president, said. “VCU looks forward to strengthening its connection with these partners and with America’s founding river.”

Unique opportunities Randolph-Macon Biology and Environmental Studies Professor Chas. Gowan, who spearheaded the grant proposal, said the partnership offers unique opportunities for everyone involved in the project.

“The USGS and the VA DEQ measure nutrients in the

water about 20 times per year at a dozen sites in the James River watershed, and these are currently the best data available to detect water quality trends over time,” Gowan said. “Through this project, students and researchers from R-MC, VCU, W&L and USGS will be able to measure the water quality every 15 minutes using new, sophisticated sensors not available until now. The colleges get fantastic learning opportunities for their students, USGS gets data never before possible to collect, and the entire Bay region benefits by having more reliable information about whether our efforts to clean up the Chesapeake are working.”

“This project will give our university partners access to cutting-edge technologies for measuring, interpreting, and using water quality information in ways that will support the effective management of large coastal rivers and the living resources that depend on these ecosystems,” Greg Garman, Ph.D., research director at the VCU Rice Rivers Center, said.

The sophisticated sensors — one in Cartersville and one along the lower James River near the VCU Rice Rivers Center — will be installed to measure pollution.

An additional type of sensor will be used to measure the amount of tidal water moving up and down the river on a continual basis.

The sensors will be installed

by USGS with the assistance of students during their internships — one each from R-MC, VCU and W&L — who will be trained by USGS experts.

Ultimately, the data collected may indicate the amount of pollution (much of it caused by fertilizer) that ends up in the Chesapeake Bay. The data collected will be available to the public in realtime on a website maintained by the USGS. “Nowhere on the East Coast is there a water-quality network of this type that links mountain landscapes to marine waters,” Gowan said. “Our work will connect non-tidal and tidal monitoring networks in the James River so that continuous data are available.”

“We are excited to enhance the water-quality network and add a new station in the tidalfreshwater reach of the James River,” Jennifer Krstolic, biogeographer and GIS specialist with the USGS, said. “This kind of partnership helps to expand and enhance the Chesapeake Bay monitoring network, and provides opportunities for multi-disciplinary investigations with our University partners who have extensive experience in both nutrient cycling and fisheries biology.”

Student interns USGS will provide exten-

sive training this summer for the three student interns. Once trained, the interns will share their knowledge with other students.

At R-MC and W&L, the interns will return to campus in September and then lead other students in conducting USGS-style monthly sampling on a stream near each home institution.

VCU also will expand opportunities for student engagement in water quality assessment in and around the Rice Rivers Center.

Aaron Bartlett, Class of 2015, an environmental studies major, will represent RandolphMacon.

“I am excited to work on this project because I have an interest in water quality and I want

to help preserve our waterways for future generations,” Bartlett said. “I look forward to learning new water quality monitoring practices and working with environmental professionals.”

The USGS is committed to helping to shape the next generation of scientists to collect precise, consistent, and accurate data for the nation to facilitate understanding and management of the environment.

Partners in education USGS experts will visit Gowan’s class periodically, beginning in fall 2014, to talk to environmental studies students about the project.

“This collaboration builds on the strengths of the various partners by providing stu-

Sen. Ryan T. McDougle, R-4, who serves as Senate Republican Caucus chairman, will host his 10th Annual Fiesta Luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, at Mexico Restaurant at 7162 Mechanicsville Tpk. in Mechanicsville.

dents from VCU, R-MC and W&L an opportunity to learn techniques for environmental monitoring from our colleagues at USGS and to use these skills in research projects conducted with faculty at their home institutions,” VCU professor Paul Bukaveckas said. “For the faculty and scientists involved, it provides an opportunity to work on a shared dataset and improve our understanding of water quality in the James.”

“This is a really unique opportunity for our students,” Gowan said. “Our undergrads will be trained by and work with the premiere water-quality monitoring agency in the world on a groundbreaking study using advanced equipment. I don’t know of another situation like it in the country.”

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Hanover also collects over 10,000 tons of brush annually. Accepted at the Mechanicsville Convenience Center and the U.S. 301 Transfer Station, brush is ground into either mulch or fuel chips.

Mulch is sold to businesses or backhauled to all six convenience centers, where it is given away to county residents.

Fuel chips are sold to Bear Island Paper Company.

Information submitted by Tom Harris, Hanover County public information officer.

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Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is an international historical organization dedicated to preserving the honor of the American Confederate Veteran.

The SCV will help trace your ancestor’s Confederate service and help put together a periodlimited family tree linking you to your ancestor. The Edmund Ruffin SCV Camp meets at 7 p.m. The featured speaker will be Scott Williams and the topic will be The Bermuda Hundred Campaign. For more information, contact rader.james2@aol. com or 804-874-5336. You may also visit edmundruffinfireeaters.org or find the group on Facebook.

Bat World, a summer reading program, will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Hanover Branch Library, which is located at 7527 Library Drive in Hanover. Participants will learn all about bats, and will hear a demonstration using echolocation. For more information, call 365-6210.

Thursday, Aug. 7 Salem Presbyterian Church will host its monthly sing-along at 10 a.m. All are welcome to attend, sing favorite hymns and learn about the hymn of the month, “There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit.” Fun, food and fellowship will be offered.

Saturday, Aug. 9 A course, How to Borrow eBooks, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Do you have an eReader, smartphone, tablet or laptop? Library officials will show you how to use OverDrive to find, check out and download your favorite titles in eBook and audiobook formats. For more information or to register for the

the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place.

King William-Dawn Community Doctors will host a celebration of National Community Health Week from 7:30 to 11 a.m. The event will include a yard sale, free family events and health screening information. Pre-registration is required for sale participation. Call 769-3022 for more information.

The Hanover Book Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Liberty Christian School’s Activity Building, which is located at 8094 Liberty Circle in Mechanicsville. More than 50 Virginia authors from all genres will be displaying, discussing and selling their latest Books. There will be a free children’s workshop for ages 8 through 12 at 12:15 p.m.

Other children’s activities for all ages will happen throughout the festival. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.hanoverbookfestival. com.

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Summer Sundae and Show, a celebration of the end of summer, will be held at the Atlee Branch Library from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Participants of all ages will enjoy ice cream sundaes and an all ages movie. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Atlee Library. For more information, call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road.

Mechanicsville Chess Club meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Station, 4428 Mechanicsville Turnpike, starting at 6 p.m. The group is an open community chess club with no membership fees and all skill levels are welcome. Chess players Monday, Aug. 11 under 18 years old must be Families Anonymous accompanied by an adult. For Support Group meets from 7 more information visit www. to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at MechanicsvilleChessClub.org the Episcopal Church of the Creator, which is located at Wednesday, Aug. 13 7159 Mechanicsville Turnpike The Pamunkey Regional in Mechanicsville. The group Library’s summer reading is a self-help fellowship for the program will come to a close. friends and family members Library officials urge patrons to of addicts who are in need of log all of the books they have understanding and healing read online, then stop by their themselves. For details, call local branches for a prize and Sandy at 730-4812 or e-mail certificate. For more informasandy.leigh@verizon.net.

Overcomers Outreach tion about the program or your and Women’s Codependency, local branch library, visit www. a Christ-centered anonymous pamunkeylibrary.org. support program offering hope and healing for recovering alco- Thursday, Aug. 14 A Towel Origami activity holics, addicts and their families meets at 7 p.m. at Mechanicsville will be held at the Atlee Branch Christian Center, located at Library from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Participants ages 11 through 18 are invited to learn to make animal origami with towels. Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Atlee Library. To sign up

by July 7, call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road.

A Seuss-themed evening Vacation Bible School will begin at Hope Community Church.

The free VBS, open to all children in kindergarten through fifth grade, will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each night Aug. 1416. Activities will include music, games and snacks. The church is located at 8391 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville. Register online at www.hopenow.cc by clicking the VBS banner on the homepage. For more information, call 746-3900 or e-mail joan@hopenow.cc.

The Mechanicsville Tea Party will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ashcake Volunteer Rescue Squad, which is located at 8375 New Ashcake Road. The speaker will be Fred Gruber, Republican party chairman for the 7th District. The topic will be “Projects for Moving the District Ahead in Grassroots and Voting.” For more information, contact Larnie at 5928918.

Friday, Aug. 15 Winn’s Baptist Church will host a gospel music concert at 7 p.m. True Harmony and The Finneys will be ministering with their music at Winn’s, which is located at 12320 Winns Church Road in Glen Allen.

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HHS grad takes to bike on Journey of Hope main summer efforts by Push America, Pi Kappa Phi’s philanthropic arm.

Other fraternity members will spend their summer on a journey around the country helping to build accessible recreation facilities for people with disabilities, according to

Kappa Phi. He and four other brothers from the Delta Alpha chapter of Pi Kappa Phi decided to participate in the bike ride this summer.

While Evan Eshelman, Sam Johnson and Tim Scott chose the Trans America route

TransAmerica teams, along with a third South team, reunited on Saturday, Aug. 2, in t’s unlikely that Virginia Washington, D.C. Tech senior Ryan Alkire “I wanted to commit my will be asked to write a time this summer to bring “What I did on my sumvalue to someone else’s life, mer vacation” essay when he other than my own, and returns to school this fall, but become a part of something — if he had to — he’d have a that was larger than myself,” big story to tell.

Alkire said. “Not only has Alkire, a 2011 graduate of my friendship with Darren “I wanted to commit my time this Hanover High School who is become stronger, but I’ve now summer to bring value to someone majoring in architecture, didn’t developed a lifelong brotherspending his downtime snoozelse’s life, other than my own, and hood with 33 other brothers ing on the beach. from across the nation. I’ve also become a part of something Instead, he was up and at developed strong relationships that was larger than myself.” ’em every morning around 5:30 with the clients that we see at RYAN ALKIRE a.m. to set out on his bike with our friendship visits.”

Mechanicsville native on participating in Journey of Hope about 35 other members of the Alkire said, hands-down, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, and his favorite part of the experididn’t usually bed down until Push America’s website, www. from Seattle, Washington, to ence was the team’s regular about 9 p.m. after a day full of pushamerica.org.

Washington, D.C., Darren meet-ups with local groups that long-distance biking and visits The journey is meant to Miller and Alkire picked the serve people with disabilities, with organizations that serve raise money and awareness.

Journey of Hope’s North Route, like branches of Arc and the people with disabilities.

Alkire said the efforts of which started in San Francisco, Boys and Girls Club, referred The cycling event, called Push America are part of the California. to as “friendship visits.” These Journey of Hope, is one of the reason he chose to join Pi The North and visits, he said, give participants

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Photo courtesy of Ryan Alkire

Mechanicsville native Ryan Alkire, far right, biked across the country with his Virginia Tech fraternity brother, Darren Miller, second from right. The two met up with other Virginia Tech members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity who followed a different bike route when their paths crossed in Denver, Colorado. They are, from left, Sam Johnson, Tim Scott and Ecan Eshelman.

in Journey of Hope an opportunity to have a direct positive influence on other people.

“Not only do we have an

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More than 30 line dancers at Club Midway showed their patriotism in early celebration of the 4th of July by wearing their red, white and blue. Several members of the line dance group are members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Battlefield Post 9808 and its auxiliary.

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The Cold Harbor Ruritan Club recently presented two Hanover County students with $1,100 scholarships at its annual family picnic. Each year the club gives out at least two scholarships. This year the L.C. Hall Scholarship was presented to Josselin Cruz from LeeDavis High School and Devon Altman from Hanover High School was presented the Eugene Mitchell scholarship. Shown are, from left, Tony Griffin, treasurer; Joe Bowles, president; Devon Altman, HHS; Josselin Cruz, L-DHS; Donald Rozell, vice president; and Steve Smith, secretary. The club is approaching its 50-year anniversary of giving back to the community.

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partners with community organizations to enhance healthcare services to veterans living in rural communities.

VA staff members will be available to provide information on how to access veterans healthcare benefits and provide guidance on other veteran-

Hanover County Parks and Recreation invites female and male youth, ages 6 to 15 years to the NFL’s Punt, Pass and Kick competition, which will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, at Courthouse Park Multipurpose Field 7 at 7232 Courtland Farm Road in Hanover.

The free event will allow participants to successfully throw 1 pass, kick 1 punt and 1 placekick.

The first place winners in each age bracket (6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13 and 14-15) will advance to the sectional competition to be held in late October/early November with the possibility of advancing to the national finals to be held at an NFL playoff game in January. No cleats will be permitted.

Though on-site registrations will be taken, pre-registration is recommended.

Participants are required to

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Mechanicsville Cub Scout Pack 544 recently met with the Mechanicsville Chess Club at the Atlee Branch Library to earn their Cub Scout Belt Loops for Chess. Members of the pack proved their skills on the board by playing several chess games and completing other tasks required to earn their belt loops. The Mechanicsville Chess Club is an adult chess club that meets twice a month. For more information on the Mechanicsville Chess Club, go on Facebook or send an email to chess@mechcns.com.

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Outreach Forum slated Aug. 14 Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com American Legion Post 175 and McGuire VA Medical Center’s Rural Health Program will be co-hosting an Outreach Forum from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 8700 Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville.

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ames Beninghove of Kinsale and Joan Salmon of King William, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Beninghove,

to Daniel Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Taylor of Richmond.

An October wedding is planned.

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athryn Elise Brittingham of Mechanicsville and Russell True Campbell of Quinton were married May 17, 2014, at Le Clara in Hanover County, the home of the bride’s maternal grandparents. Katy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. David Brittingham of Mechanicsville. Russ is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Campbell of Quinton.

Grandparents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. L. Everett Gentry Jr. of Hanover, Mrs. Ethel Brittingham of Glen Allen, formerly of Hampton, and the late Mr. William Cecil Brittingham of Hampton. Grandparents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bailey of Quinton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ernest of Mechanicsville, and the late Mr. Joseph Campbell of Mechanicsville.

The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father and given in marriage by her parents. Lena Campbell of Quinton, sister in law of the groom, was matron of honor.

Bridesmaids were Margaret Gentry of Fairfax, cousin of the bride, Esti Crow Bradley of Fairfax, Amanda Miller of Springfield, and Paige Givens Hazelgrove and Lauren Clingman of Mechanicsville. Sidney Slosjarik, cousin of the groom, was the adorable flower girl.

Brandon Campbell, brother of the groom, was best man. Groomsmen were Alec Bailey of Quinton, cousin of the groom, Dane Summerell of Raleigh, Sean Adkins of Glen Allen, and Aaron Hazelgrove and Ryan Clingman of Mechanicsville. Levi

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MR. and MRS. RUSSELL TRUE CAMPBELL the former Kathryn Elise Brittingham married May 17, 2014 Gentry, cousin of the bride, was the Arlington was the scripture reader.

The bride is a graduate of awesome ringbearer.

Reverend Philip Peacock offi- Hanover High School and James ciated at the evening ceremo- Madison University. The groom is a ny. The flutist and matchmaker graduate of Lee Davis High School extraordinaire was Lydia Sanford and Longwood University. They of Mechanicsville. Marisa Seitz of reside in Mechanicsville.

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Hanover judge steps aside in runner’s death case

By Bill McKelway Richmond Times-Dispatch The chances that the manslaughter trial of a Hanover County doctor will be moved may have increased last Wednesday after the county’s senior judge recused himself from hearing the case.

In a brief statement from the bench July 30 in front of the defendant, Circuit Judge J. Overton Harris said he is declining to hear the case based on his own sense that his ties to the county might create an impression of partiality.

Harris, who practiced law in Hanover before taking the bench and whose father was a longtime banker

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there, said he would turn the high-profile case over to Circuit Judge Patricia Kelly, who is not from Hanover.

Harris referred to incidental conversations he’s heard about the case in social and church settings and to a sense of uneasiness about handling the matter.

Dr. Michael J. Carlson is charged with the Jan. 13 involuntary manslaughter of 34-year-old Meg Menzies, the mother of three young children.

Menzies, whose birthday was Friday, was a member of the longestablished Cross family in Hanover: an uncle is a former state senator; her mother has taught hundreds of people

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in the county in day care and church settings; and an aunt was struck and killed on a county highway by a car as a child decades ago.

Menzies also was married to Dr. Michael J. Carlson is charged with the Jan. 13 involuntary manslaughter of 34-year-old Meg Menzies, the mother of three young children.

a sergeant in the Ashland Police Department who was running with her at the time of her death and is expected to be the primary witness at trial against Carlson.

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Court documents show that Carlson, an internist, told investigators that he looked up after adjusting his car radio and was unable to avoid striking Menzies.

His car became stuck in a drainage ditch alongside the road at the accident site.

Carlson was later shown to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.11 percent, .03 percent above the legal presumption of intoxication.

He told investigators he had had something to drink the night before, although Menzies’ husband testified at a preliminary hearing earlier this see JUDGE, pg. 28

American Legion Post 175’s service officer also will be on hand to assist veterans and their families.

Those who have served in the military and may not be sure if they qualify are encouraged to come speak to an enrollment specialist. They need to bring a copy of their DD-214 if pos-

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Membership in the American Legion is not required.

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her son, as a Type I diabetic, faced the day-to-day physical Continued from pg. 22 demands of distance cycling, he had to be careful to balance clients we meet may have his riding. more of an impact on our Alkire said he found a lives,” Alkire said, noting that the visits have been a big “eye- comfortable rhythm of blood sugar checks, food intake and opener” for him. physical activity within a week Alkire said he planned to of starting his ride, and that do his best to make sure he doesn’t forget what he saw on his diabetes hadn’t restricted his participation. his once-in-a-lifetime trip.

“Having diabetes allows “I’ve brought a journal to record how I’ve felt on specific you to fully understand what days, who we’ve met with, how you are putting into your the ride went for that day and body with your own personal diet, and being conscious of a new friend that I’ve made,” how many carbohydrates and Alkire said. “I plan on being sugars I’m eating gives me the able to keep this journal for opportunity to keep my blood the rest of my life to remind myself of the value of this trip, sugar at healthy levels and go on with my day,” Alkire said. and that the only disability in Alkire exceeded his fundlife is a bad attitude.” raising goal of $7,500 for the Barb Jewell, Alkire’s journey, pulling in $7,950 to mother, pointed out that as

help with Push America’s various efforts to help build facilities for and raise awareness about people with disabilities.

At the end of the road, Alkire said he hopes to head home with lifelong friendships, both with teammates and with people he met at stops along the way.

“I hope that I have also positively impacted someone else’s life, whether it be one person or a hundred,” Alkire said. “I hope to become a better man. I want to be able to come back from this trip and teach other people about the abilities of all people, the adaptive techniques that some organizations use to help benefit people with disabilities, and the impact that the clients on this trip have had on my life.”

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Christopher A. Bain, the attorney representing Carlson, declined to comment about any effort to move the trial to another locality; prosecutor Steven Royalty told Harris that he wants a two-day jury trial scheduled in the case.

Menzies and her husband were running east on the narrow paved shoulder of East Patrick Henry Highway facing traffic when Carlson’s vehicle struck Menzies on a sharp curve in the road.

Her husband jumped in a different direction and the car missed him.

The collision occurred at about 8:13 a.m. as Carlson was on his way to work at a Bon Secours-affiliated clinic

Aldi grocery store leases space in local shopping center

By Randy Hallman Richmond Times-Dispatch Aldi, the no-frills discount grocery chain, continues to expand its planned Richmond-area footprint.

The latest space lined up to have an Aldi store is in a Hanover County shopping center.

The German-based company has leased 15,750 square feet of space in the Hanover Village

shopping center on Mechanicsville Turnpike at Lee Davis Road in southeastern Hanover.

James Ashby IV, a vice president with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, assisted the shopping center’s landlord, Florida-based Regency Centers Corp., with the lease, which was executed about two weeks ago.

“Aldi had been looking at this part of the area for nearly two years,” Ashby said. “We were able to find a strong location for them.”

The grocery company’s space in the shopping center will require relocation of one or two of the merchants there now, Ashby said. Aldi also may build an addition to the rear of its space.

Aldi has yet to open a store in the Richmond area, but the chain said last year that it would enter the Richmond market. The company has not said how many stores it plans for the market.

With Hanover Village, Aldi has now indicated plans to put stores in four locations.

Two stores are planned for Henrico County — one at 1776 N. Parham Road near the Regency Square mall and another in the Staples Mill Square shopping center on the east side of Staples Mill Road between Old Staples Mill and Hungary Spring roads.

Another store is planned for Colonial Heights on a lot near Southpark Mall. see ALDI, pg. 30

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Funds available for cooling assistance Application forms for the Cooling Assistance program offered by the Hanover County Department of Social Services are available online.

The Hanover DSS started processing applications for its Cooling Assistance Program on June 16. This program runs through Friday, Aug. 15, or until the money is gone.

Cooling Assistance, offered through the Virginia Department of Social Services Energy Assistance Program, helps eligible households meet costs related to cooling one’s home. This can include: Payment of electric bills (up to a determined maximum) to operate cooling equipment.

Payment of security deposits for electricity to operate cooling equipment.

Repair of a central air conditioning system or heat pump.

Purchase of a whole-

house fan, including ceiling or attic fans.

The purchase and installation of one window unit air conditioner for households where there is no unit or where the unit needs to be replaced.

To be eligible, the household must have at least one vulnerable individual aged 60 or older, disabled or a child under age 6.

Assistance is based on the availability of funds and is firstcome, first-serve.

Renters must have written permission from their landlord to make alterations or improvements to the property in order to be eligible.

“It’s probably going to be hot and humid this summer and this weather can be very dangerous to elderly and disabled people as well as children,” Sheila Crossen-Powell, director of Hanover County Social Services, said. “We urge anyone

who would like to know more about the cooling assistance program to call us at 804-3654100.”

An eligible household can receive more than one type of assistance per application and may apply more than once during the cooling season, but only one member of a household may apply.

Financial eligibility is based on income only. Income levels cannot exceed federal poverty guidelines by more than 30 percent.

Applicants must provide proof of income for all household members.

Electric utility bills must be in the name of a household member or the service address must be the same as the applicant’s address.

The Energy Assistance application has been updated and must be used to apply for Cooling Assistance. It can be

accessed on the web at or it can be requested by calling the Hanover Department of Social Services at 804-365-4100 or on the web at www.dss.virginia. gov/benefit/ea/cooling/index. cgi.

The completed application can be mailed, faxed to 804365-4110 or returned in person.

All applications must be signed by the applicant.

The Hanover County Department of Social Services is located at 12304 Washington Highway in Ashland.

Applications can also be sent to the new DSS satellite office at 8475 Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville.

For more information about the Cooling Assistance program, call the Hanover Department of Social Services at 804-365-4100 or stop by the office.

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Fan Care helping older adults beat heat Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging is helping older adults combat summer heat through the Fan Care Program.

Through Fan Care, older adults age 60 and over receive fans and cooling assistance information. They must meet income eligibility requirements and have a situation that threatens their health.

Fan Care is made possible

by funding from Dominion Virginia Power in conjunction with the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). The program will end Sept. 30.

Applicants are encouraged to call one of Senior Connections’ Fan Care Hotlines – (804) 343-3005 or (804) 672-4491 to leave their name, address and phone number. A Fan Care representative will return the call.

In conjunction with the

Fan Care Program, the agency is issuing a hot weather advisory for seniors.

Prolonged exposure to hot temperatures, low fluid intake, certain medications and some chronic illnesses may increase the risks of dehydration and heat exhaustion especially among older adults.

Senior Connections is advising family, friends and neighbors to take time to check on the well-being of

care under the state’s impaired physician program, which he Continued from pg. 26 entered into after the accident, summer that Carlson exhibited according to state Board of Medicine records. slurred speech.

Carlson, 47, lost his wife, the Carlson is free on bond pending trial and is receiving mother of his three children, in

a head-on crash about 10 years ago in New York.

In April, Carlson was permitted to leave Virginia to attend his father’s funeral in New York.

Menzies, who was training

for the Boston Marathon with her husband, received worldwide attention after her death, and on the following Saturday tens of thousands of runners across the country ran in her honor.

The Mechanicsville Tea Party will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Ashcake Volunteer Rescue Squad at 8375 New Ashcake Rd. in Mechanicsville Fred Gruber, Republican chairman of the 7th District of Virginia, will present the program, “Projects for Moving the District Ahead in Grassroots and Voting.”

The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call Larnie at 804-592-8918.

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The Freeman family of Mechanicsville recently took The Mechanicsville Local to Sydney, Australia. Mark and Christie, along with their daughter Lauren and son John (who frame this photo), went to visit their oldest daughter, Olivia Freeman, who graduated from Atlee High School in 2009, Roanoke College in 2013, and now is working on her Master’s in PhotoMedia at the University of New South Wales.

Nomination applications are available in the Lee-Davis High School office: 7052 Mechanicsville Turnpike Mechanicsville, VA 23111 and online: http://hanover.k12.va.us/ldhs/ (Athletics) Nomination applications will be received through August 31, 2014.

All nominations from previous years are still active and will be considered.

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Police investigating threat at King William High School

BY REED WILLIAMS Richmond Times-Dispatch

Authorities are investigating a message scrawled in a bathroom at King William High School that threatens to “kill everyone.”

The message was brought to the attention of the school’s principal about 10 a.m. Thursday,

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said King William County schools Superintendent Mark Jones.

Officials said they are taking the message seriously and will be adding security at county schools today and next week.

The message, written in a boy’s bathroom at the school, says, “I will kill everyone.” Written below the threatening words is Monday’s

date.

Beside the message is a crudely drawn symbol that authorities said they do not recognize.

King William sheriff’s Lt. Tim Hixenbaugh said he has sent a picture of the symbol to law enforcement officials nationwide to see if anyone recognizes it.

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Three county schools rate US News and World Report among top 100 in state recognize AHS and HHS Three Hanover County high schools – Patrick Henry, 68; Atlee, 72; and Lee-Davis, 78 — placed in the top 100 throughout Virginia in the recent Washington Post list of America’s Most Challenging High Schools.

Out of the 2,149 schools identified in the national ranking, three Hanover County high schools placed as follows: Patrick Henry, 1,045; Atlee, 1,128; and Lee-Davis, 1,274.

Jay Mathews with the Washington Post has been ranking the most challenging schools in the country and the Washington, D.C., region for 16 years.

To make the list, the total number of Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate

(IB) and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) tests given at a school each year is divided by the number of seniors who graduated in June. This is called the “Challenge Index.”

Public schools that achieved a ratio of at least 1,000 (those that have as many tests in 2013 as they have graduates) are put on the national list and ranked in the order based on this ratio. This year only 9 percent of the approximately 22,000 United States public high schools reached that standard to earn placement on the list.

Information submitted by Linda M. Scarborough, Hanover County Public Schools communications specialist.

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City of Richmond and counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico.

The mission is to help grow the regional economy through the attraction of high quality jobs and new capital investment, the retention of existing businesses and the continued improvement of the region’s business climate.

For more information, visit www.grpva.com.

The Hunt

Hanover County Parks and Recreation and the Hanover Senior Travel Commission invite those ages 50 and up to explore Monticello on Oct. 24.

Participants will visit the new state-of-the-art visitor center and enjoy lunch at Michie Tavern. The group also will visit Carter Mountain Orchard.

The $110 fee includes roundtrip motor coach transportation, admission to Monticello, lunch at Michie Tavern, driver gratuity and tax on inclusions, refreshments on the motor coach.

Registration deadline is Sept.

Atlee High School and Hanover High School have been recognized by US News and World Report for academic excellence.

Atlee High was ranked 33rd in the state and achieved a national ranking of 1,256.

Hanover High rated 36 in the state and was ranked 1,550 nationally, according to the US News and World Report figures.

Both schools achieved a silver medal for the designation as they were placed into the second group of high schools with the highest unrounded college readiness indexes (numerically ranked 501 through 2,008).

A total of 31,242 public

high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia were analyzed.

To produce the 2014 U.S.News & World Report Best High Schools rankings, U.S. News teamed up with the Washington, D.C.based American Institutes for Research (AIR), one of the largest behavioral and social science research organizations in the world.

AIR implemented U.S. News’s comprehensive rankings methodology, which is based on the key principles that a great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college-bound, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic

12. Preregistration and payment is required in advance for the trip. Space is limited, so don’t delay in registering.

For more trip details or an itinerary, contact Connie Alexander with Hanover Senior Travel Commission at 804-7494592.

To register, visit www.

By Ken Upshaw hanovercounty.gov or contact County executive director Hanover Parks & Recreation at 804-365-7150 or parksandrec@ The Notice of Loss (Form CCC-576) is used hanovercounty.gov. to report failed acreage and prevented planting Information submitted by and may be completed by any producer with an June Sneed, Hanover County interest in the crop.

Parks and Recreation.

Timely filing a Notice of Loss is required for

outcomes to show the school is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance indicators.

A three-step process is used to rank all schools. The first step determines whether each school’s students are performing better than expected for the average student in the state. The second step examines whether each school’s least-advantaged students are performing better than average for similar students in that state. The third step of the process focuses on college-readiness performance.

Information submitted

by Linda M. Scarborough, Hanover County Public Schools communications specialist.

Timely filing for Notice of Loss required all crops including grasses.

For losses on crops covered by the NonInsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and crop insurance, you must file a CCC-576, Notice of Loss, in the FSA County Office within 15 days of the occurrence of the disaster or when see LOSS, pg. 31

Real Estate Team alone, to insure their comfort and safety during hot weather.

Continued from pg. 28 The agency offers the fololder family members and lowing safety tips to help older friends, especially those living adults cope with the hot and/or

humid temperatures: 1. Drink plenty of water to control body temperature and prevent dehydration. Do not wait until you are thirsty.

2. Limit outdoor activities.

If you must go outdoors, wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing that allows your skin to keep cool.

3. If you become overheated, increase the ventilation in your home by placing a fan in a window or installing an air conditioner.

LLC. Bruce Bigger of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled negotiations for those purchases on behalf of Aldi.

At a recent Henrico Planning Commission meeting, Aldi Director of Real Estate Josh Walls said the company is under contract on “a handful” of locations.

The chain’s stores carry a limited variety of products — mostly Aldi store brands — and offer bargain prices.

The stores assess a nominal charge for bags and have a deposit system for shopping carts. Customers deposit a quarter to use a cart and get the quarter refunded when they return the cart.

Customers can pay with cash and debit cards, but not with credit cards.

Aldi is a family business that began with a single store in Essen, Germany, before World War II. There are two divisions in the Aldi empire — Aldi North and Aldi South — since a family split in the 1960s over wheth-

er to sell cigarettes. Between them, the two divisions have about 10,000 stores worldwide, according to a 2012 report in Forbes magazine.

The U.S. Aldi stores are part of the South division. The North division owns more than 400 Trader Joe’s stores in the U.S., including one in the Short Pump area.

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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer said Friday that Aldi has purchased land for two of the stores — about 1.4 acres for the Parham Road location from Spirit Master Funding, and a 2.9-acre lot in Colonial Heights from South Bay Development

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amenities, and I thrived in this environment.

As a former athlete, I took full advantage of our playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts, pools and weight room to keep me physically fit. However, since a diving accident three years ago, I don’t use our amenities like I once did but I still understand how important remaining active is to a healthy body, spirit, and mind.

Now, I work out in a specialized gym with exercise physiologists trained to handle quadriplegics and others like me who have mobility issues.

Still, you don’t have to be an athlete with specialized equipment or experts to enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle, the camaraderie it fosters, or the fresh air it offers your lungs.

I invite you to come out to the first-annual RollwithCole Sport-A-Thon on Saturday, Aug. 9, and join my neighbors and friends as we compete and play in some fun activities, all while benefitting those who are physically challenged.

The RollwithCole Sport-AThon will be an action-packed winner for all ages.

The Kings Charter, Milestone and AshCreek neighborhoods are teaming up with me to host several exciting

losses become apparent.

If filing for prevented planting, an acreage report and CCC-576 must be filed within 15 calendar days of the final planting date for the crop.

Beginning farmer loans FSA assists beginning farmers to finance agricultural enterprises.

Under these designated farm loan programs, FSA can provide financing to eligible applicants through either direct or guaranteed loans.

FSA defines a beginning

farmer as a person who: Has operated a farm for not more than 10 years.

Will materially and substantially participate in the operation of the farm.

Agrees to participate in a loan assessment, borrower training and financial management program sponsored

by FSA. Does not own a farm in excess of 30 percent of the county’s average size farm.

Additional program information, loan applications, and other materials are available at your local USDA Service Center.

You may also visit www.fsa. usda.gov.

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offers a fun alternative — especially for those who don’t enjoy posting up under the basket anymore — and there also will be three Cool Swim-A-Thons throughout the day.

The Community 5K for Runners and Walkers kick starts it all with a chance to run, walk and roll as one.

Try getting your “roll on” as you navigate a sport wheelchair in a race. And be sure to give the Free Throw competition

a shot.

There will be so much more to keep you active and entertained while earning some sweet prizes and, perhaps, even some bragging rights.

You might even spy a Flying Squirrel from time to time . . . things could get “Nutzy”!

So, come to Hanover and get your body moving Aug. 9.

You can register at RollwithCole.org.

I hope to see you out there!

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tournaments for many different age groups.

The Classic 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will give kids aged nine through 35-plus a chance to showcase their skills on the court, the Sand Volleyball Blast (4v4) will surely be a spectator favorite, the KC Open Mixed Doubles Tennis Challenge will feature three different levels of play (and the winners’ prize is spectacular), Cole’s Corn Hole

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Dept., coached his sons in Little League, served as president of the Recreation Association, as an auxiliary officer for the Hanover Sheriff ’s Dept. and as a member of the Hanover Ruritan Club. He was a member of Fairmount Christian Church, serving as a deacon for several years. Visitation was held Monday, Aug. 4, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. Services were held Tuesday, Aug. 5 at Fairmount Christian Church.

Interment followed at Upper

King and Queen Baptist Church, Helmet. In lieu of flowers, you may make contributions to the Fairmount Christian Church, Onward Program, P.O. Box 788, Mechanicsville, Va. 23111.

James Sirles SIRLES, James Monty Jr. “Tim,” 50, of Mechanicsville, was called home to be with our Lord on July 30, 2014. Our beloved Tim was a devoted son, father and friend. He was a 1982 Lee-Davis graduate and then attended VCU. He was an avid golfer and true Redskins fan.

Tim was preceded in death by his father, James M. Sirles Sr. He

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grateful and happy to have had Timmy in our lives. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, Va. 23060.

is survived by his loving mother, Peggy Sirles of Ashland; and his two devoted children, Hannah Shae and Cole Matthew; and their mother, Kari Sirles of Mechanicsville.

He also leaves behind his love, Natalie SIRLES Tanner. The family received friends Friday Aug. 1, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where services were held Saturday, Aug. 2. Interment Washington Memorial Park. Tim is forever in our hearts. We are so

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ly to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ. Braxton lived life to the fullest, with a carefree spirit and a giant sense of humor. He was a loving son, awesome brother and best friend to many. Braxton was a well- VAUGHAN known, talented, tattoo artist at Graffiti’s Art Gallery. He was preceded in death by his beloved grandma, Violet Vaughan; and great-grandmother, Nanny Jones. He is survived by his mother, Melissa Vaughan; stepmother, Michelle Vaughan; father, Butch Vaughan; brother,

Raymond Taylor TAYLOR, Deacon Raymond K., of Mechanicsville, departed this life August 1, 2014. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Funeral notice later.

Braxton Vaughan VAUGHAN, Braxton Glen, 25, of Hanover, formerly of King & Queen, left us sudden-

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Michael Vaughan; sister-inlaw, Ally Vaughan; soon-to-be niece, Violet Vaughan and sister, Alexis. Also left to cherish Braxton’s memory are grandparents, Harriet and Eugene Jones of West Point and William and Mary Ann Turner of Maryland; along with a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.

The family received friends on Thursday, July 31, 2014 and Friday, August 1, 2014, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231, where a funeral service was conducted on Saturday, August 2, 2014. Online condolences may be registered at www.nelsenrichmond.com.

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GRAL swimmers smash records in meet

By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com As the 2014 Greater Richmond Aquatic League Championships came to a close, so did an era of records.

In all, 21 records were broken in the three-day event held at the Collegiate School Aquatics Center Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Four of those records were shattered at the hands of AshCreek swimmer and recent Atlee High School graduate Wyatt Grubb. Grubb, who recently claimed the VHSL Group 5A boys’ 100-meter butterfly title, brought home gold medals and GRAL championship records in the 15 to18 boys’ 50 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke and 50 butterfly. He won all six events he competed in.

“Leading up to this meet I remembered my friends had set records the year before, so I really wanted to get these [records],” said Grubb, who will swim next fall for William and Mary. “We trained hard and going into the meet I felt really confident; I was feeling really good in the water.

It was a very, very good way to go out.”

Other local swimmers that sealed their name in the record books included Mechanicsville Recreation Association’s Sonora Baker, who prevailed in the girls’ 15-18 50 freestyle, 100 back-

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Left, Burkwood Swim and Racquet Club’s Sarah Browninng (foreground) finished first in the senior varisty division in the 15-18 girls’ 100-yard breaststroke in the Greater Richmond Aquatic League Champs swim meet at Collegiate School Aquatic Center Sunday. Above, Ashland’s Thomas Perkins throws up a sheet of water as he swims to a first-place finish in the senior varsity division of the 15 to 18 boys’ 100-yard freestyle.

stroke, and 50 backstroke. Her teammate Sara Gaston swam to the girls’ 13-14 100 freestyle record.

Wyndham claimed the team title as the Tidal Waves overcame Canterbury’s 18-point lead on the final day of competition.

“We were in fifth place on Friday and we started coming into the top three on Saturday,”

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said Wyndham head coach Kate Smucker. “We knew that our 9- to 12-year-olds would determine if we could take the lead or not. It was really close with Canterbury and Twin Hickory.

They’re two really great teams.

We’re happy to swim against them. We knew it was going to be a tight race.”

This season was Smucker’s

first as head coach — she served as an assistant for three years prior.

“I swam for Wyndham for 13 years. I love it, I love the families; I grew up in the neighborhood,” she said. “We knew we had a shot at Champs. Everyone maxed out in their events.”

Canterbury, which had the most competitors in the meet,

was pleased with its secondplace finish.

“Our kids swam the best they’ve ever swam,” said Canterbury head coach Cameron Moore. “There’s not much else we could have done.

Across the board, I would say 90 percent of our team had their best times.”

Burkwood Swim and

Racquet Club topped all of the Hanover County teams as they finished fifth overall and came in as the top Division 2 team.

Josh Altman, Ryder Bradley, Sarah Browning, Madison Schmidt and Ashley Zicafoose all scored more than 30 points for the Buccaneers.

“We’re really excited. We had a lot of team drops,” said Burkwood head coach Karen Seeber. “We won the video contest, novice division and the see GRAL, pg. 38

Gymnast Long hones Olympic aspirations

By Danny Polk For The Mechanicsville Local When Viorel and Terry Popescu opened Above the Bar Gymnastics Academy, it served primarily as a recreational gym.

Summer camps and beginner classes still go on as usual, but now a handful of the country’s best junior gymnasts train around them.

Among them is rising ninth grader Jonas Long, who has grown up with the academy.

Long, who will attend Hanover High School in the fall, has worked with his coach, Viorel Popescu, for nine years. “[The academy] started as a recreational program for exercise and fun,” Popescu said.

“Now we are trying to take it to that next level where we can be competitive.”

And competitive they have been. Long, a level 9 gymnast (the highest level is 10), made his way to the United States Junior Olympic National Championships in Long Beach, California, in May by qualifying through the state and regional competitions. He was one of 25 gymnasts aged 13 to 14 to advance out of the Region 7 (Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the District of Columbia) championships.

In the national competition, Long placed 17th on the high bar and 24th on the floor, his favorite event.

“It was exciting,” Long said, “Everybody was watching me in the stands.”

Long and his fellow junior elite gymnasts at the academy follow a rigorous practice schedule, training 18 hours a week year-round.

“It’s really fun coming here everyday and seeing all my friends,” Long said, “We have

fun but we know when it’s time to get serious.”

Including Long, Popescu coaches six of the region’s top male gymnasts. Among them is Kiwan Watts of Richmond, who was the lone 15-16 year old qualifier out of Region 7 for the USA National Gymnastics Championships.

Popescu hails from Romania, where he competed internationally on his country’s junior and senior national teams. He came to the United States prior to the Sydney Olympic Games where he ended his competitive career and began coaching.

“My experience with gymnastics has been at a very high level,” Popescu said, “I’m up to the challenge with anybody that wants to maximize their potential. Anybody that doesn’t give up on themselves I’m right behind them.”

None have trained longer with Popescu than Long, who began honing his skills at Above the Bar when he was a Level 4 gymnast.

“Just thinking about it is really an accomplishment. It’s been a really long process,” Popescu said, “Very few kids train this long with me. What I really appreciate with kids like that is that they give me a long span to work with and I can fully develop what they have. I can fully explore their potential.”

Long’s training program will keep him from competing at the high school level, but the determined 13-year-old has his eyes set on much bigger goals.

He got a taste of one of those aspirations during his time at the Junior Olympics when he spoke with and competed in front of college coaches.

“Right now I’m trying to be the best I can be,” he said, “Hopefully I can eventually get into the Olympics.”

“I see him performing at

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Above, Mechanicsville’s Jonas Long, a rising freshman at Hanover High School, keeps a steady grip on the rings as he practices at Above the Bar Gymnastics Academy. Long hopes to compete in gymnastics in college — and the Olympics. Below, Long maintains perfect form as he levels out right-side up.

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any school,” Popescu said, “He’s dedicated. He understands, now that he’s getting older, his goals. Up to this point I had to set the goals for him but now he is starting to set the goals himself.”

Long won’t compete again

until November when he will begin a series of invitational meets in preparation for the state, regional, and national competitions that begin in the spring. In the meantime, you know where to find him — the gym.

Atlee Little League 9-10 All-Star softball team won the District 5 championship last month. Atlee went undefeated in the tournament, which included teams from Chesterfield, Huguenot, Mechanicsville and Tuckahoe. Shown are, from left, front row, Brooke O’Donnell and Danielle Brown; middle row, Lacy Miller, Kelly Ayer, Jennie Currie, Savannah Nash, Kayla Olden and Julia Mardigian; and, back row, Bella Pastore, Kara Hammock, Reagan Hill, Riley Dull. The manager is Scott Currie and the coaches are Paul Miller and Chris Mardigian.

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Mechanicsville’s sixth place finish in head coach Ari Brothers’ first season was a significant jump from years past.

The team went undefeated in the regular season.

“I think how I do things is working really well with our team,” she said, “We had a really good season and we did well today. I think we scored more points than we ever scored as a team.”

Ashland coach Kevin Trent was pleased with his team’s finish.

“We brought in fewer swimmers than a lot of the Hanover teams, but we had some quality swims,” Trent said. “We try to push them beyond qualifying for champs; we want to help them perfect their performance once they get here.”

sportsmanship award.”

Burkwood competed in the GRAL for the first time this season after years in the James River Aquatic Club.

“We are excited about the format — the old JRAC was both days all ages. The GRAL divided it up by ages, so we got to spend time with each age group,” Seeber said, “We like having the kids sit with us on deck. Both leagues have their strengths, but this year was nice.”

Mechanicsville Recreation Association, Kings Charter, and Pebble Creek all finished in the top 10 overall. AshCreek, Atlee Recreation Association, Ashland, Hanover Country Club, Old Church, Milestone, Rockville, Battlefield Green, Bell Top 15 teams: 1. Wyndham 815, Creek and The Federal Club 2. Canterbury 741, 3. Twin Hickory rounded out the county teams, 700, 4. Hungary Creek 664, 5.

Burkwood 635, 6. Mechanicsville respectively.

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The final race of the weekend — the senior varsity division 15 to 18 mixed 200-yard relay — begins in the Greater Richmond Aquatic League Champs swim meet at Collegiate School Aquatic Center on Sunday, Aug. 3. Swimmers are, from left, Rockville’s Jonathan Spaulding, Antioch’s Zachary Adams, Hungary Creek’s Dylan Fales, Ashland’s Seth Gulas, King’s Charter’s William Schroeder, AshCreek’s Christopher Isabelle, Wellesley’s CHarles Reiter and Mechanicsville’s Austin Farrar.

Rec. 607, 7. Kings Charter 582, 8. Church Run 528, 9. Dominion Club 506, 10. Pebble Creek 497, 11.

Colonies 486, 12. AshCreek 477, 13.

Atlee Rec. 477, 14. Ashland 448, 15.

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Ryan Long commits to CNU Hanover High School Class of 2014 graduate Ryan Long finished his senior track and field season breaking many personal and school records in a stellar run in the final three weeks of the season.

He will be attending Christopher Newport University in the fall, majoring in computer engineering and continuing to hurl heavy implement on the Captains’ track and field team.

While at Hanover High, he first competed at the Conference 20 meet held at Atlee High School and earned a third place in the shot put.

He then became the inaugural Conference 20 discus champion with a throw of 148 feet 8 inches — a 7 1/2-foot improvement over his personal record.

The following weekend in the Region 4A South meet at Lakeland High School in Suffolk he qualified for the Group 4A state meet in the shot put with a sixth-place throw. He then claimed the

Submitted by Josh Just

Hanover High School hurler Ryan Long (seated, second from left) committed to competing for Christopher Newport University’s track and field team beginning this fall. Long is joined by (clockwise from left, Hanover head track and field coach Jennifer Ennis; his mother, Lisa Long; his father, Kenny Long; Hanover assistant coach Allen Bayuk; and his coach from Stonewall Jackson Middle School, Jeff Arco.

region championship and set a personal best in the discus with a throw of 149 feet 2 inches.

Long followed his region outing with the best performances of his high school career.

He entered the Group 4A state meet ranked last in the shot put, but he beat his personal record by nearly 2 feet

and claimed sixth place in the state with a throw of 49 feet 1 inch, which also set a Hanover High record.

His best was yet to come — again in the discus. He bested himself by six feet, throwing the disc for 155 feet 6 inches for a third-place finish in the state meet.

— Submitted by Allen Bayuk

Mechanicsville drops first two in Little League tournament

By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com The Virginia state champion Mechanicsville 10-11 All-Stars got off to a rough start in the Southeast Tournament of State Champions Little League baseball tournament in Greenville, North Carolina, this weekend.

Mechanicville ran into two juggernaut teams – Goodlettsville, the Tennessee state champion, and Keystone, the Florida state champion.

Mechanicsville fell to a Tennessee team that hit three home runs by a score of 9-3 Saturday. It likewise gave up three home runs to the Florida team — but two of them were grand slams — and could not catch up as it stumbled 13-6 Sunday.

Mechanicsville could not reach home plate the final three innings of either game.

Caden Plummer gave Mechanicsville its only advantage of the weekend. He reached on an infield single. One out later, Plummer advanced to

third on Brett Allen’s single to left field, and scored on a passed ball.

The tide turned in the third inning. Goodlettsville’s Luke Fleming opened with a home run to center field to tie Mechanicsville 1-1. Caden Cutrell walked and was replaced by pinch runner Adam Urquhart. Bryce Miller doubled home Urquhart and scored himself on Bradley Wheeler’s single to make it 3-1.

Mechanicsville recovered in the bottom of the inning to tie the game again. Cayden Richardson singled, stole second and advanced to third on a passed ball. Nate Kagey struck out, but Urquhart, Goodlettsville’s catcher, dropped the ball and Kagey attempted to steal first base. Richardson scored on Urquhart’s throw.

The Tennessee team regained the lead with two runs in the fourth inning, the first coming on a one-out home run

by Brooks Langston. Fleming and Urquhart hit back-to-back singles, and Miller walked to

load the bases. Fleming scored on a fielder’s choice by Wheeler to make it 5-3.

Mechanicsville loaded the bases in the fourth inning, but could manage no runs.

Goodlettsville increased its lead to 7-3 when Kaleb Powell tripled in Jarrett Webb and Preston Driver, who had both reached on singles.

Goodlettsville added two more runs in the final inning.

Wheeler doubled, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on Devvan Darden’s sacrifice bunt. Webb finished the scoring with a solo home run to center field.

Keystone wasted little time getting the first of its three home runs in its game against Mechanicsville Sunday. Justin Noah opened the game with a walk, stole second and scored

on Chase Jackson’s single.

Jackson advanced to second on a groundout by Keaton Howard and scored on Ryan Lowder’s home run.

All of the Florida team’s five runs — including its first grand slam — came with two outs in the second inning. Brett Schoessler singled, then scored on an error on Noah’s fly ball in the outfield. Noah advanced to second on Jackson’s single, and Bobby Christy loaded the bases with another single. Howard hit a line drive over the center field fence to make it 8-0.

Mechanicsville responded with a couple of runs in the bottom of the inning. Plummer and Nikolas Talley opened the inning with back-to-back singles. They both advanced on Daniel Colgin’s groundout.

Plummer scored on a ground

ball and Talley scored on an error to make it 8-2.

Mechanicsville closed the gap with four runs in the third inning. With one out, Allen singled, advanced to second on a passed ball and reached third on a fielder’s choice by Caleb Harris. Allen scored and Harris reached third on Richardson’s single. Harris and Richardson in turn scored on Plummer’s home run to center field to make it 8-6.

Keystone added a run in the fourth inning, but slammed the door on any hopes of a comeback by Mechanicsville with another grand slam in the sixth.

Jackson opened the inning for the Florida team with a single, but was forced out at second

on Christy’s fielder’s choice.

Howard walked, and Lowder was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Joey Johnston hit a pitch over the right field fence to drive in the game’s final four runs.

Pool play (Saturday) Tennessee 003 222 — 9 11 1 Virginia 102 000 — 3 6 1 Lewis, Powell (2), Langston (5), Fleming (6) and Cutrell, Urquhart (3), Cutrell (5). Allen, Harris (5), Plummer (6) and Kirby. W — Powell.

L — Allen.

Pool play (Sunday) Florida 350 104 — 13 13 1 Virginia 024 000 — 6 6 3 Bitman, Christy (3), Schoessler (4), Noah (6) and Noah, Howard.

(3). Kagey, Plummer (3), Richardson (6) and Kirby, Hawley (6). W — Schoessler. L — Kagey.

First ace

Big fish, light line

Congrats Sports!

Submitted by Susan Brown

Hanover Sports-Daily 10u fast-pitch softball team won the National Softball Association state championship in Williamsburg in June with a record of 6-0. Members of the team are, from left, front row, Reagan Hill, Kelly Ayer, Christine Dungee, Danielle Brown, McKenna Jones, Kailyn Belfield and Regan Patrick; and, back row, Kayla Olden, Savannah Nash, Bella Pastore, Kara Hammock, Brooke O’Donnell, Julia Mardigian and Riley Dull. Nicole Daily is the manager/coach and Chris Mardigian is the coach.

Submitted by Norm Edwards

Photo by Surfside Bait & Tackle

Sarah Ladd of Mechanicsville did something even fishing pros have trouble doing. The 12-year-old landed a 24 1/2inch citation chain pickerel on an ultralight rod and reel with 4-pound test line.

Diane Edwards of Old Church made her first hole-in-one despite playing golf for only three months. She aced hole 17 on July 17 on the Marsh Course at the Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs, Florida. Edwards — playing with her husband, Cookie, who has been golfing for more than 40 years without an ace of his own — hit a 7-iron on the 103yard hole. The ball took one bounce, hit the flag and fell in.

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Social Services officers discuss benefits, demand in demand for the agency’s ser- Cold Harbor District while

By Melody Kinser Fuller is from Mechanicsville. vices. mkinser@mechlocal.com Lynn H. Saunders and David Four-year terms are appointed With a mission to help those by the Hanover County Board who are least able to help them- W. Fuller moved into their new of Supervisors. selves, the newly-elected chair positions on July 27. Both are Saunders, in the role and vice chair of the Hanover now in their seventh year on of chair, said she sees firstCountySocialServicesAdvisory the board. see NEED, pg. 25 ` Saunders represents the Board talked about the increase

Local teen taking talents to Texas

By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com Abram Dean’s “first real thing” in terms of performing paid off earlier this year when he captured the title of Hanover Junior Idol.

Thanks to some encouragement from his mom Debbie Lunsford, he took the leap into the world of music. And now the 16-year-old from Mechanicsville is preparing to move to Texas to pursue his dream.

On Aug. 20, Abram and his mother will head to Dallas where he has been accepted to study — and hone his skills — with the Linda Septien Entertainment Group.

Debbie said she suggested Abram enter the Hanover Arts and Activities Centersponsored Idols competition because he “wants to get into this music thing, so let’s see TEEN, pg. 14 `

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Taylor Dragum, Alex Goleski, Laci Miller, Courtney Chenault and Madison Cox cheer on the Atlee All-Stars on Saturday, July 31, during the opening game of the Tournament of State Champions at Mitch Stadium near Huntington, W.Va. For more, see Sports, page 32.

School district again expects full accreditation For the ninth consecutive year, Hanover County Public Schools will again receive 100 percent full accreditation.

According to Dale S. Theakston, communications specialist, the accreditation is determined based on the 200910 Standards of Learning assessments. Preliminary information from the Virginia Department of Education indicates the accreditation status.

Final accreditation reports are expected on Sept. 15.

County receives VACo honor Hanover County has Development.

VACo received 60 entries been recognized by the Virginia Association of for the statewide contest.

Former Hanover County Counties as the recipient administrator of the 2010 Achievement assistant Award for the Dominion Marilyn Blake joined Lane Resources Greentech Ramsey, former Chesterfield County administrator, and Incubator.

The county was honored Tedd Povar, associate direcfor its model local govern- tor ofthe Virginia Institute of ment program in the catego- Government, in judging this ry of Community/Economic see HONOR, pg. 4 `

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10256 Grand Hickory Drive Beautiful 4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath 2341 Sq. Ft. home with Refinished Hardwood Floors, Freshly Painted, & New Carpet. Home features Formal Dining Rm & Living Rm which opens to Family Room with new carpet, gas FP, and Door to Deck. Kitchen with rear staircase, Ceramic Tile Floor, Ceiling Fan, Vaulted Ceilings, Skylights, & French Doors to Deck. Upstairs features 4 large bedrooms all with new carpet, Ceiling Fans, & Closets.

Home also features front porch, fenced rear yard, multi level deck, detached shed, vinyl siding, vinyl windows, pull down attic, and newer upgraded HVAC system. Great location! $289,900.

The Larry King Team, Remax Commonwealth, Alan King, 804512-9856 or Larry King, 804-4322731. www.larrykingteam.com 3-Bedroom, 2-Bath Rancher at 6287 Simi Court, Sledd Run off Creighton Road. Vinyl sided with 1.5 car attached garage, new roof & windows, screened in porch with attached deck, detached 14’x30’ work shop & additional 12’x20’ storage shed, both w/electricity. Open floor plan. All appliances convey. Heat Pump/AC. Rear yard has 700 gallon fish pond. $180,000. Owner 804-569-0378

5085 Arrowhead Rd., Hanover, Va. 23069, 5 acres, pool, gourmet kitchen w/granite and stainless steel appliances.

Close to Va Center and Mechanicsville. mother-in-law or extended family suite w/kitchen. $459,000.

Contact Treslyn Reichert with Hometown Realty @ 402-9223.

King William / Caroline Line - 21-acres California Style Home $365,000; Some financing or rental options. Strong references required.

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HOUSES UNFURNISHED 5042 Mechanicsville Turnpike 3BR, 1BA, new hardwood floors, large shed, brand new central heat and air, 1/2 acre lot, stove, fridge with ice maker, washer/dryer. $1,050 per month., $1,050 security deposit plus credit check. Call 757-707-7010 8132 Bell Creek Road - $1,250 per month. 2-story 3 BR, 1.5 BA. New flooring and fresh paint throughout. All appliances including washer/dryer. Half acre wooded, fenced back yard. 2-car garage, shed, deck. Avail. Aug. 6th, Call 804-615-5024, for more information.

Beautiful Contemporary home on 21 acres, detached 5-car garage. King William / Caroline Line, 6 miles from Kings Dominion. $2,000/month. References Required. Call 804-347-3889.

Business & Service Directory ADULT CARE 24 Hr. Care for residents in our home, 20 yrs of exp, refs avail, 804-559-3316 All Nurses Care, Inc. providing quality Nursing Assistants and Live-In Companions Day & Night Shifts at Affordable Rates 24 - Hours.

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CHILD CARE www.lakeridgesquare.com 866-610-1221 804-550-3566 Fax 2 miles from VCC Mall and all conveniences!

Mechanicsville Now Leasing 2-bdrm/1-ba. spacious apts.

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Affordable After School Openings Rural Point bus line. Snacks provided.

16 years established with Masters degree in Teaching.

References available. Call 229-5221.

Experienced child care provider has openings for ages 3 yrs. & up. Safe, fun family environment. High Pt Farms Sub. CHES Bus Line. Snacks provided. Reasonable Rates. References.

Call Kim 804-402-3347

CHILD CARE FT/PT openings in a Great, Learning & Loving Day Care.

25 yrs exp. Call 909-2333 Mom with 30 years experience in child care has two-full time openings available.

Near MRMC. EMT trained.

Call 730-2509 or 615-1342 Mom with Masters Degree in Teaching has immediate openings.

References. Non-Smoker Call 723-5211 Nanny Available - Evenings & Weekends. References Available Call 804-754-6721 Providing afterschool care. Pre-K Teacher. CPR and First Aid certified.

Planned activities with lots of fun.

Nutritious snacks. Only $50. per week.

MES bus line. Only a few spaces available so call early, 432-5646.

Retired Grandmother in Mechanicsville has one opening for an infant. Ideal for the hours of a school teacher.

References available upon request.

Call 746-1344 for more information.

DRIVEWAYS -SEASON SPECIALLoad of Driveway Stone, delivered & tailgate spread, $230.

Top Soil $185/ per load. Also available driveway grading & bushogging. Call 804-400-9957

HAULING WANTED JUNK CARS dead or alive. paying up to $1000. 804-577-1234

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HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE Handicap Apartment Mechanicsville area - 1 Bedroom, kitchen and refrigerator included. Heat, lights and cable included. Private deck, handicap ramp, handicap bathroom. Small pets okay.

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HOUSES UNFURNISHED 3-bedroom, 1-bath Old Church Area.

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Garage Sale - Sat. Aug. 9th, 8 am - 2 pm 9047 Craney Island Road Furniture, clothes, lawn equipment, tools, etc.

Experienced Piano Teacher has several openings for the fall. Studio not far from Hanover High School. Music degree from Longwood. 804-746-5221.

Garage Sale Sat. August 9th, 7 - 12 Rain or shine. 9084 Mossy Brook Rd, 23116. Strawhorn Subdivision.

Household, preteen boy/girl clothes, furniture, antique perfume bottles, beach stuff, much more.

HUGE Yard Sale - Sat. Aug. 9th, 7:30 am - 1:00pm, 6295 Banshire Drive.

Furniture, home decor, clothes, DVD’s, holiday items. etc. Everything Must Go! Indoor - Tag Sale - One day only Sat. Aug. 9th 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

No early birds, please. Tools, band saw, some furniture, garden, cooking and other fine books, lots of household misc. 8009 Dominion Park Drive.

Near windmill bank.

Pre-Moving Basement Sale Sat. Aug. 9th, 11am - 3pm. Rain or shine Household, sports, toys, antiques and more. 10461 Old Telegraph Road, 23005 Near Va Center Commons.

Three Rivers Estate Sales, LLC If you are downsizing or in need of help getting a lifetime worth of stuff sold, include us in your plans.

Contact: Carter Harrison 804-387-8355 ThreeRiversEstateSales@gmail.com

Merchandise FURNITURE & HOUSE ITEMS Furniture Sale and a lot more Call 746-3100 or 901-3986 between 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Bed - New Mattress Set in Plastic w/ warr. Full $99, Queen $109, King $189. Delivery/Lay -A-Way. Call 804-218-0680.

Black Walnut lumber dried to <8%. Various grades & dimensions are avail. Boards are planed to 13/16 in. w/optional 180 grit surface sanding to ¾ in.

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A Custom Landscaping - Lawn Cut & Trim, Mulching, Hedge Trim & Cleanup & Powerwashing (Multi House Discount). Free Estimate. Lic./Ins. Locally Owned & Operated. Call 804-543-1287 A SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE Commercial and Residential Landscaping Including design installation & maintenance, 12month contracts, irrigation installation & maintenance, hardscapes, driveway stone, drainage issues, outdoor lighting, mulch delivery & leaf removal services with curbside pickup.

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Jay Davis R. J. Davis Lawncare, Inc. Office 798-0492

FRESH START LANDSCAPING & JUNK REMOVAL Clearing, Underbrush, Small Demolition,Tree Work, Grass Cutting, Mulch, Property Clean Up. No job too small. Call Anthony at 399-1917 KJLC Landscape Management Commercial & Residential Landscape Grading, Pavers, Sidewalk, Patios & Retaining Walls, Drainage, Fertilization, Aeration, Seeding, Pruning, Mulch, Fence Installation & Repair.

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Paul Brown Plumbing - 28 years in business. New Residential, Light Commercial, Renovations, Additions & Service. We do it all! Senior Citizen Discounts. For free estimate, 746-5030 LAWN CARE PLUS - Complete Lawn Care & Landscaping Year Round Maintenance Programs Available Fully Lic/Ins. Free Estimates 730-2367

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24 Hour Emergency Storm Service Trimming, Topping, Tree & Stump Removal. Firewood.

Lic. & Ins. / Res. & Comm 804-937-3671 William A. Silva Jr., Owner/Operator

E.J. Hornung Excellent References.

Interior & Exterior. Great Rates.

746-5613 Guy Stinchfield Painting & Repair Int./Ext. Painting, Carpentry, Drywall Repair, Pressure Washing, Wallpaper Removal. Lic/Ins. 20 yrs experience Refereneces. Free Est. 804-439-7700 Painting By George Interior & Exterior Reasonable Rates.

Call 550-3260 PCT Remodeling Exterior/Interior Painting.

Licensed/Insured. 264-9352

PLUMBING Gary’s Plumbing Repair Service. Lic./Ins. 218-1467

It Fitz Plumbing 30 Years Experience Repair & Renovation Call 804-767-0979

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New & Re-roofs Residential & Commercial Certified/Master Installers for GAF & Certainteed Standing Seam, Metal &Copper, Gutter Installation.

VA Class A Licensed - Fully Insured We accept all major credit cards.Call today for your FREE Estimate, 559-4144 Davidson Roofing Co. Residential Roofing & Repair Specialists. Lic/Insured GAF Master Elite Contractor BBB /Free Estimates 804-672-0540 www.davidsonroofing.com

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8 0 4- 9 2 0-2 3 0 3 Certified Arborist 24 Hour Emergency Service www.whiteoakrichmond.com ADAM S. MEDEK MEDEK TREE SERVICE, INC. Resid. & Comm.

Services Tree Removal, Pruning, Stump Grinding Emergency Services Class A VA License Fully Insured – accepting VISA/MC/AmEx Call today for your FREE EST. 746-8580 A People’s Tree Service Professional work at a reasonable rate. Insured.

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L&J Landscaping And Tree Service, LLC (804) 229-2694 1 Call For All Your Tree Needs Tree & Stump Removal, Bucket Truck and Climber 24 Hr Emergency Service.

Free Est. Fully Insured.

Pay it Forward Tree Service - Full Service, Log Split & Storm Damage. Pay what your budget will allow. Minimum climb price. 20 yrs. exp. Ins. Troy 804-387-3434

Your Pruning Specialist Over 10 Years Deadwood/Thinning, Crown/Weight Reduction, Tree/Stump Removal, Property Maintenance Paver Patios, Retaining Walls

For a free estimate call, 804-385-7864 hanoverpuningandhardscapeinc.com Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, etc. No Job too BIG or small. Lic/Ins. Free Estimates.

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Atlee Lakes Estates

Dual Master Suites

6 bdrms, 3.5 ba. & 2 Masters or 1st flr suite/Rec Rm! Endless possibilities! 2-car attached garage, & fenced yard.

Over 3,700 sq ft, huge family rm w/ stone gas fp. 1st flr also feat.suite w/family rm w/fp, bdrm w/walk-in closet & en suite ba. The 2nd flr master w/2 walk-in closet & en suite ba. Enjoy the Kings Charter Community. Seller will also Hanover High School install new roof prior to closing!! $344,950.

This six bedroom beauty is located on a dead Call John Thiel at 804-467-9022 end street on 14.59 park like acres! Beautiful lot with a stream. Very private! The home features a luxury kitchen with granite tops and a large granite top center island! Gas range plus lots of counter space! The home offers six bedrooms with a downstairs, first floor bedroom plus a full bath, perfect for an additional or guest bedroom!

Upstairs features 5 bedrooms and two full bathes!

There is a screened porch plus a large deck plus a High Point Farms paved driveway! Gorgeous view! The sellers are Charming 1200 square foot rancher located on a leaving the hot tub! There is a large detached shed professionally landscaped corner lot w/3 bedrooms, open for storage. Sellers are also providing a one year floor plan w/large family room, eat in kitchen w/huge ERA Buyers warranty! This home is located in dining area, plenty of counter top space, ample cabinets, the Hanover High School district! This is a must and dishwasher. The master suite is large with a half bath see! $459,000 and large closet. The exterior offers double width driveway, large rear shed, & nice rear deck. $163,500.

The Woody Hogg Team 804-427-5100 or Call Kevin Morris 804-652-9025 visit us www.erawoodyhogg.com

9108 Rural Crosse Dr., Mechanicsville, VA 23116. Custom built transitional w/lake view. 5 bdrm, 4.5 ba., 5000 sqft.

Lg eat-in kitchen, family rm, formal dining rm, formal living rm, finished basement, finished 3rd flr & attached 2 car garage. Hrdwd flrs, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, 2 gas FPs, 12x12 brick garden shed, screened porch, deck, patio, landscape lighting package, Generac 17.5KW stand by generator. Offered at $675,000.

Call Bradley Boykin 363-2731

New In Battlefield Farms

Just Completed vinyl sided transitional rancher on ½ acre lot! Conveniently located in Mechanicsville! Features a large family rm, big kitchen w/breakfast nook, 2 full ba., spacious master bdrm w/large walk in closet. 2 car garage.

This can be yours for $248,950 and will qualify for Grant Funds! Buy now and select your option! Builder pays $2,000 in closing costs when buyer uses a preferred lender!

The Woody Hogg Team 427-5100 or visit us at www.erawoodyhogg.com

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Meredith Farms

Perfect 3 BR, 2 BA vinyl sided Rancher in cul de sac in Meredith Farms. Move in condition. Vaulted ceilings, open concept, gas FP, huge kitchen, recessed lighting, new top of the line laminate flooring throughout, gorgeous new ceiling fans, new kitchen and bathroom fixtures and separate laundry room. The MBR has a full bath with tub, shower, sink and toilet. Two other nice sized BR’s and full guest BA. Front country porch, paved driveway and patio finish off this great property. $200,000.

Please call Kathy Carmichael at 804-683-0011

NEW TO MARKET!!

4 bedrooms all with ample closet space, 2 full bathrooms, great looking hardwood floors throughout the first floor, large open living room that can be used as a dining room; eat in kitchen with a pantry and a sun room with great natural light. The exterior has maintenance free vinyl siding, a large paved driveway, two tier deck that’s great for entertaining and a private .9 acre lot that backs up to Beaverdam Creek. Sellers are offering a 1 year AHS Warranty. $174,950

Please call Bryan Boykin at 467-8637

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BRAND NEW in Davis Place

Spacious Family Rm w/triple windows that bring in loads of light is separated from the Office/Study by distinctive columns.

Huge Kitchen, very large Laundry Rm, Pwdr Rm and 2-Car Garage complete the first floor. Second level includes Master Suite w/walk-in closet and adjoining ba., 3 additional Bdrms and Full Ba. Builder pays $4,000 closing plus another $1,000 when an approved lender is used! $269,950.

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Oakley Hill

Lovely 4 bed/2 Ba Transitional rancher on a cul-de-sac lot! In ground pool! Attached 2 car garage plus another detached 2 car garage w/lots of walk up storage! Beautiful custom kitchen! Great Formal Dining rm! Separate home office! Appliances including washer & dryer convey. One Year ERA Buyers Warranty also offered! $355,000.

Call The Woody Hogg Team 804-427-5100 or visit www.erawoodyhogg.com

Sherrington

2-Story transitional w/4 bdrms, 2 ½ baths & almost 2,900 sq. ft. in the Hanover High School District! Paved driveway & 2-car garage. Open floor plan w/2-story foyer, large family room w/gas fireplace, eat-in kitchen w/pantry, island & attached morning room/vaulted ceiling, formal dining room w/hdwd floors & tray ceiling & master suite w/vaulted ceiling, his & hers walk-in closets and en suite bath w/soaking tub. Move in Ready! $289,950.

Call Kevin Morris at 804-652-9025

Milton Woods

Charming 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath Ranch style home on a great Cul-de-sac lot! The exterior offers maintenance free vinyl siding with a double wide driveway and a large rear yard and with a deck. The eat in kitchen has a great dining area with plenty of counter space and comes with the dishwasher! New interior paint. This home is located close to shopping and the interstate. $164,950 Stuart Haynes 901-0808

Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath All Brick Cape Home in Mayfield Farms. This home features a family & living NELSON’S BRIDGE ROAD room with hardwood flooring. Other features include Lovely 4.51 Acre Lot in King William County with 325’ a Dining Room, Florida Room, Master Suite and two of Road Frontage. additional bedrooms with hardwood flooring. $249,000.

Call for Plat & Soil Work.

Please call Kathy Carmichael at 804-683-0011 Dewayne Lawford 804-513-1074 for more details.

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Totopotomoy

Great home with lots of upgrades!! Complete renovation on hallway bathroom—New cast iron tub, Floor, Sink and Toilet. New heating and Air conditioning unit inside and outside plus new duct working. New roof on the house and the garage! Added carpet in all upstairs bedrooms. New flooring in the kitchen. $239,950 Please call Stuart Haynes 901-0808 for more info.

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Hanover High

Immaculate 2-story Transitional w/over 2,900 sq ft, 5 bdrms, 3½ baths on an acre lot! Featuring open family room w/gas fireplace, eat-in kitchen, formal room with crown & hdwd flrs, master suite w/walk-in closet & en suite bath w/Jacuzzi tub, 2-car attached garage, and rear screened porch! Move-in ready! Offered for $385,000.

Call John Thiel at 804-467-9022

12+ Acres Studley

Great location! Has been soil tested for septic system and driveway has been put in. 12.22 wooded acres $100,000

The Woody Hogg Team 427-5100

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Acre plus lot! Pier and dock to access the 12-plus acre lake! Wraparound deck on rear of the home.

Formal living and dining rm w/10 ft ceilings! Lg Family rm. Kitchen has upgrades. Downstairs office w/view of the lake! Master bedrm has bath & closet space! 2 additional full baths and 2 half baths on the second floor! Walk-up attic that could be finished. One year ERA Buyers Warranty. $524,950.

The Woody Hogg Team 804-427-5100

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Somerset

Immaculate Transitional w/almost 4,000 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths and 2-car garage in the Hanover High School District. Featuring family rm w/gas fireplace, open eat-in kitchen w/hdwd flrs, large island, pantry & morning room. Formal living & dining rms w/moldings. Master w/sitting area & en suite bath w/soaking tub. Covered deck & large rear yard. $409,950 Call John Thiel at 804-467-9022

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Vinyl sided, transitional rancher to be built on a 1/2 acre lot in Mechanicsville! Features lg family rm, big kitchen w/breakfast nook, 2 full ba, master bedrm w/lg walk in closet. 1 car garage. All this for $215,950 and will qualify for Grant Funds! Buy now and select your option! Builder pays $2,000 in closing costs when buyer uses a preferred lender! The Aspen I @ The Oak Plan.

Call The Woody Hogg Team 804-427-5100 or visit us www.erawoodyhogg.com

10 Acres in Hanover High District

Ryan Homes at Honey Meadows

Beautiful Maintenance Free Living in Sought After Atlee with amenities! Over 2000 sq.ft home with brick front, two car garage, upgraded kitchen including granite and stainless steel appliances! Luxury owners suite, and Sunroom off the main living area! Come see it today!

Immediate move-in. $279,990 with $1500 CC. Call Kevin Morris at 804-652-9025

Woodside Estates

Beautiful Like NEW 4 bdrm, 2 ½ bath 2,800 sq. ft. 2-Story in the Hanover High School District! Open floor plan with family rm w/fireplace, eat-in kitchen w/granite & pantry that opens to morning rm, formal dining rm w/tray ceiling, 1st floor master suite w/en suite bath and 3 additional bdrms have walk-in closets. Convenient to interstates, shopping & restaurants. $360,000 Please call Kevin Morris at 804-652-9025

Beautiful 2-Story, 6 bdrm, 3½ bath home w/1st flr master suite w/en suite bath, hdwd floors throughout 1st floor, large family rm w/gas stone fp & built-ins, eat-in kitchen w/granite, built-in desk, vaulted ceiling & skylights, formal rms w/crown, 2nd floor master w/en suite bath and walk-in closet and huge rec room/6th bdrm w/cedar closet. Exterior has screened rear porch, 2-car attached garage, rear deck & country front porch. $424,950.

Call John Thiel at 804-467-9022

BRICK RANCHER

Has just been painted, hardwood floors, 3 bdrm 2 ba., all windows recently replaced. Large living, room den with fireplace. Utility room has washer dryer that conveys.

Attached garage and great yard with zoysia grass.

Backyard is level and fenced, large flag-shaped lot. This house is super clean and ready to move into. Great Schools, Great Location. You will not be disappointed $224,950 Please call Joe Inge 389-6655