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$171.2 million budget proposed By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local Dr. Jamelle Wilson, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools, had few surprises for the Hanover County School Board when she proposed the division’s financial plan for Fiscal Year 2016. The proposed $171.2 million 2016 operating budget closely mirrors the district’s 2015 $170.7 million plan. The budget was presented
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Rutland residents turned out Jan. 17 to remember jogger Meg Menzies, who was killed in 2014 by a drunk driver. Her cousin, Emma Moyer, who organized the run, shares memories on page 16.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, during a special meeting in Ashland. Wilson outlined expenditures that included a 1 percent across-the-board increase for school employees at a cost of $1.4 million. She said the budget proposal maintains efforts to restore the system to pre-economic slowdown levels and focuses on budget goals outlined by the School Board at its November
Local voters won’t pick a president this fall, but they’ll be tasked with picking the full slate of local and regional elected officials who make decisions closer to home. All Hanover County constitutional officers and every seat on the Hanover County
Board of Supervisors will be up for grabs this fall, as will two seats in the Virginia House of Delegates and three in the State Senate whose districts include some portion of the county. While the General Election, set this year for Tuesday, Nov. 3, is more than 10 months away, Hanover County Registrar Teresa “Teri”
Smithson said now is the time for prospective candidates for those seats to start working on the paperwork, including petitions of local voters’ signatures they’ll need to file to be included on the ballot. Smithson urged all voters, not just those interested in seeking a seat, to pay close see REGISTRAR, pg. 4
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With nearly 30 years of service to Hanover County, G.E. “Ed” Via III, Ashland District representative on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, has decided not to seek re-election. On Monday, Jan. 19 (after The Local’s press time), Via sent an email stating: “After see VIA, pg. 4
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After nearly 30 years of public service, Via won’t seek re-election By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
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Hazzard announces Senate bid Wayne Hazzard, South Anna District representative and chair of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, said the best solutions to problems lay at their root, and that is his motivation for announcing his candidacy for HAZZARD the 12th District Virginia Senate seat. When Sen. Walter Stosch announced he would not seek re-election, Hazzard said he saw an opportunity to make a difference at the level where many local mandates originate: the Virginia General
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New car dealers throughout the country and the state have devoted much of their time and money to develop projects that enrich the lives of those who live in our communities. “We know that these CPR training units will help save lives and give comfort and security to those who are trained,” said Michael Patrick of Patrick Buick GMC in Ashland. “Every trainee who receives a certificate for completing the CPR training course will have much to be proud of, knowing they possess lifesaving skills gained from training with one of these devices. History has shown that these skills are priceless.” Information submitted by Maj. Michael J. Trice, Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.
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sands. The fee for each 15x15 vendor booth is $125 until March 15. Vendors can reserve their space at the event by paying online at www.hanoverparksrec.com and then submitting
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ALSO… Incident Reports........3 Letters to the editor...6 Obituaries ..........10-13 Calendar ................. 18 Celebrations ........... 27 TV grids..............32-34 Sports ................36-39 Classifieds .........41-43 Got a news tip? Story or photo idea? Call Melody Kinser at 804-746-1235, ext. 22, or email mkinser@mechlocal.com.
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SHERIFF’S REPORTS | Crime, Accidents, Fire & Rescue
Unknown suspect(s) stole items at a location on Sporting Lane. Unknown suspect(s) stole an item at a location on Pole Green Road.
Jan. 16
An informational report was taken at a location on Atlee Road. Unknown suspect(s) fled the scene of an accident at a location on the Washington Highway.
Unknown suspect(s) stole items at a location on Winding Cedar Lane.
A suspect stole an item at a location on Bell Creek Road. A suspect was found in possession of a controlled substance at a location on Creighton Road. A suspect was driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated at a location on the Mechanicsville Turnpike. Unknown suspect(s) stole items at a location on the Washington Highway. An unknown suspect stole items at a location on
An unknown suspect used a victim’s information without permission at a location on Cold Harbor Road. Suspects passed checks fraudulently at a location on the Mechanicsville Turnpike. A suspect used a victim’s information without permissi9on at a location on the Mechanicsville Turnpike.
Subjects assaulted each other at a location on Tyler Station Road.
A suspect stole items at a location on Bell Creek Road. A suspect broke into a location on Wynbrook Lane and stole items.
A suspect trespassed at a location on Lewistown Road.
A suspect stole items at a location on the Mechanicsville Turnpike.
A suspect sexually assaulted a victim at a location on Beaver Dam Road.
A suspect damaged a victim’s property at a location on Perryville Drive.
A suspect fled the scene of an accident at a location on Bell Creek Road.
A suspect damaged a victim’s property at a location on the Mechanicsville Turnpike.
Jan. 19
A suspect was in possession of a controlled substance at a location on Hanover Crossings Drive.
An unknown suspect stole items at a location on the Mechanicsville Turnpike.
Unknown suspect(s) stole items at a location on Cold Harbor Road.
Unknown suspect(s) stole items at a location on Brentwood Drive.
A suspect assaulted a victim at a location on Atlee Road.
Jan. 17
An unknown suspect fled the scene of an accident at a location on Crown Hill Road.
An informational report was taken at a location on Lickinghole Road.
Jan. 18
A suspect damaged a victim’s property at a location on Chestnut Church Road.
Jan. 20
Property was recovered at a location on Air Park Road.
Jan. 15
A suspect assaulted a victim at a location on Falling View Lane.
A suspect obtained money fraudulently at a location on Bell Creek Road.
A suspect threatened a victim at a location on Greystone Creek Road. A suspect assaulted a victim at a location on Whippoorwill Road. Unknown suspect(s) stole items at a location on Durhams Ferry Place.
An unknown suspect damaged a victim’s property at a location on Old Scotland Road.
An unknown suspect stole items at a location on Pamunkey Road. An unknown suspect stole items at a location on Holly Ridge Road.
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serving Hanover County for 28 years, beginning with the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Planning Commission and now the Board of Supervisors, and after much thought and deliberation, I have decided not to seek another term on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors.” In his last year as a supervisor, he pointed out that he had run on a platform that included his belief in term limits. “I am now fulfilling that promise by passing the baton.”
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attention this year and participate in the election process. “Unfortunately, to the voters, local elections are not big elections – our voter turnout is dismal,” Smithson said of years like 2015, when only county and General Assembly seats are on the ballot. “With local elections, w h a t citizens d o n’t understand is that SMITHSON
He told The Local on Thursday, Jan. 22, that he would fulfill his obligations to the district and county in 2015 as if “this were my first year on the board.” He also said that he would talk about his years of public service and his plans when he leaves the Board of Supervisors later this year. The Tuesday, Jan. 20, edition of the Richmond TimesDispatch reported that Via is nearing the end of his second four-year term as a supervisor. He previously served four years on the Hanover County Planning Commission. And,
for 16 years before that, he was a member of the Hanover County Parks and Recreation Commission. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve, and I appreciate every moment of it,” Via told the Times-Dispatch. Via, the owner of Basic Fence Builders Inc., said he doesn’t have any plans for a continued public role but is considering going back to school. He said he isn’t sure exactly what he’ll study but said he wanted to look into what local colleges have to offer. “The main thing is when
you get older, you want to keep your mind working,” Via, who is 66, said. He also said there weren’t any specific political developments behind his decision. “I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and after 28 years . . . I just decided that it was time for me to move on,” he said. “I think the board is in good shape, and I think the right person will come along to fill this position.” Ted Strong of the Richmond Times-Dispatch contributed to this article.
this is where the rubber meets the road. These people have a direct impact on your life and how you do business in the county.” She added that Hanover County’s typical turnout for local elections, 40 to 50 percent, is high compared to the state average for similar races, but is not so hot when compared to the 80 to 90 percent turnout some local precincts see during presidential election years.
of Delegates seat, currently held by Republican Hyland “Buddy” Fowler. 97th District House of Delegates seat, currently held by Republican Christopher K. Peace. 4th District state Senate seat, held by Republican Ryan McDougle. 9th District state Senate seat, held by Democrat Donald McEachin. 12th District state Senate seat, currently held by Republican Walter A. Stotsch, who has announced that he will not seek re-election. Wayne T. Hazzard (R) has announced his intentions to run for the office. All seven Hanover County Board of Supervisors
seats, currently held by Sean Davis (R), Henry District; Wayne T. Hazzard (R), South Anna District; G.E. “Ed” Via III (R), Ashland District; Aubrey M. “Bucky” Stanley (R), Beaverdam District; Angela Kelly-Wiecek (R), Chickahominy District; Elton J. Wade Sr. (R), Cold Harbor District; and Canova Peterson (R), Mechanicsville District. Via has announced that he will not seek re-election. Hanover County Commissioner of Revenue, T. Scott Harris (R) has filed for re-election. Hanover County Commonwealth’s Attorney, currently held by R.E. “Trip” Chalkley (R), has filed for re-election. Hanover County Sheriff, currently held by Col. David Hines (R), who has announced that he will seek re-election. Hanover County Treasurer, currently held by M. Scott Miller (R). Hanover County Clerk of Court, currently held by Frank D. Hargrove (R). Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors seats currently held by W. Bruce Cauthorn and Donald L. Wells. Hanover County does not directly elect its School Board members, although some Virginia localities do include
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Assembly. Hazzard declared his intention to run for the seat last week, explaining his reasons in a letter to constituents. “The problem with county government is that — even after you find out how it works — you find out you don’t have control,” Hazzard said. “Most of the control comes from the state in the form of mandates, regulations and spending cuts.” “Everything from education to storm water is controlled by the legislature or some state agency that has the power to fine you or cut off funds if you don’t meet the mandates or regulations,” Hazzard said. Hazzard said he’s proud of
the job this board has accomplished, even with the mandate restraints. “I firmly believe you work with what you are given, and that’s what we have done in Hanover,” he said. “We have taken the rules that the state makes and implemented them in the most cost effective way, using your tax dollars as well as any state and federal funds that we are eligible for, and it has worked.” “With the announcement of Sen. Stosch’s retirement, it became apparent to me that this could be an opportunity to get a little closer to where the rules are made and be able to help Hanover and Henrico,” he said. Hazzard said he plans to remain on the HCBOS through the end of the year.
Rotary Club of Hanover sponsoring essay contest Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Rotary Club of Hanover County is sponsoring the second annual Essay Contest for interested fifth grade students in Hanover County. The topic of this year’s contest is “Rotary’s Motto – Service Above Self: What It Means to the Conduct of my Daily Life.” In 1911, Rotarian Frank Collins, a fruit merchant from Minneapolis, Minnesota, gave a speech at the second annual Rotary Convention. He told the audience how his club used a certain motto to explain what it meant to be a Rotarian. In 1950, Collins’ three words motto was officially adopted and has been used by Rotarians worldwide.
To be eligible to participate, all students must be in the fifth grade in Hanover County. This includes public, private and homeschooled students. The essay must not exceed 300 words in length. It may either be neatly handwritten single-sided on white paper or typed. If typed, use Microsoft Word format either Arial or Times New Roman font; print size 12 point; double spaced; printed on white paper, size 8½x11. Do not insert graphics, use of bold, italics or underlining. Also, the essay must be the original work of the student submitting the essay for competition. Team writing and/or the use of work written by other
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OPINION | The Local Views Guest commentary
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Don’t just talk about change — do something We often receive emails or phone calls about a need for change in our county. Well, that interest or concern is a start. The next step is to get involved — do something to ensure the future is what you consider best for the next generation and beyond. As of last week’s edition, the welcome mat as is out in terms of those seeking public office in the upcoming elections to submit their announcement of candidacy. A primary election would become necessary if a party chair files for that particular district for seats in the House of Delegates or State Senate. We’ve heard rumors, but nothing confirmed — so we’ll leave it at that for now. There’s plenty of buzz about what could be described as the two sides of Republicans: those dedicated to the Tea Party movement and the other faction. Both groups claim that a conservative platform is the key to a successful and prosperous government. But, some recent comments (all off the record) allege some in-fighting within the Republican Party in Hanover County. This is a only time will tell scenario. On Monday, Jan. 19, Ed Via, Ashland District representative on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, sent an email to this writer stating he would not seek re-election. He has served the county for 28 years as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. So, as we say goodbye to Via, we will thank him for nearly three decades of service to the county. What will become of that seat? Hmm . . . There has been speculation that the Democrats will have a candidate on the ballot. Among the names making the rounds are former Ashland Mayor Faye O. Prichard, and current Town Council member, and Toni Radler, an active member of the party’s county committee. This is the season to enjoy the show. Because, if anything, politics can be quite entertaining. That’s not to be dismissive of the importance of our political system, but the antics and mud-slinging witnessed in the past aren’t soon forgotten. Let’s sit back and see what happens . . . Melody Kinser
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Tips for finding the right school By Andrew Campanella Guest Columnist If you’d like to send your child to a different school next year, now’s the time to start the process of researching your options. With Virginia commemorating National School Choice Week – Jan. 25-31 — at 160 events across the state, and nearly 11,000 events nationwide, many parents will begin evaluating the educational opportunities that are available for their children. Believe it or not, seats in schools are already beginning to fill up for the 2015-2016 school year. Interest
in school choice – the process of actively choosing a public, charter, magnet, private or online school – is high. That means that waiting until the spring or the summer to begin researching schools for your children could restrict your options. No handbook or tip sheet can truly guide parents through the entire process of selecting a school, because choosing schools is an individual experience that will be unique to every family. However, parents can start by making a list of the attributes that they hope to find in an ideal school.
Ask yourself: What’s most important to you and to the academic, social and emotional well-being of your child? Is it the academic performance of a school, school safety, the instructional methods, the qualifications of teachers, the school’s educational theme, a school’s shared values or other factors? Once you’ve identified what matters most, start looking into the options available to you. In addition to the local public school, you may be eligible to send your child to a school outside of your zip code or in a differsee TIPS, pg. 8
LETTERS | Reader Views
Film issue provides lesson in the freedom to learn We were outraged as a society when North Korea became so angry, even to the point of threatening revenge by fire-bombing theaters, over the Sony film, The Interview. How dare North Korea try to restrain us from watching a movie? After Sony withdrew the movie from a scheduled major release to some 3000 theaters, they were persuaded to re-release. The film screened, to sellout audiences, in over 300 theaters around the country on Christmas Day. I am all for taking a strong stand against North Korea for trying to stampede us. The movie, billed as a comedy (although assassination, even of a really bad guy, hardly seems like a joke), is, according to reviews, a typical vulgar, gross Hollywood film without any redeeming qualities. We, as a society, would have been much better served if a broad ranging series of lectures and discussions about the real North Korea had been undertaken all over the country. Using The Interview to do the work of To Kill a Mockingbird is ridiculous. Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was banned from Hanover County Public Schools in 1966 for being “immoral.” This banning, undertaken by the School Board, was answered with a scathing letter from Ms. Lee, who enclosed a contribution to the newspaper’s (the Richmond News Leader) Beadle Bumble Fund, stating “. . . I hope [this contribution] will be used to enroll the Hanover County School Board in any first grade of its choice.”
And now in Hanover County, almost 50 years after the 1966 banning of To Kill a Mockingbird, the banning and restricting of documentaries and books has re-emerged. In September 2014, several vocal members of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, including the chairman, were reported by local media to be strongly opposed to the use of Thomas Freidman’s Searching for the Roots of 9/11 2003 documentary in the county’s high schools. (The complete Friedman documentary can be viewed by a simple computer search; watching the film will make one uncomfortable but, by being uncomfortable, it also should cause one to think.) During a November 2014 Joint Education Committee meeting (“joint” between the BOS and the School Board) see LETTERS, pg. 8
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Friedman’s film was again brought up for discussion. It was reported that several HCBOS members adjusted their criticism of school policy on controversial material. In addition to the documentary, five books, including Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize novel, The Color Purple, were added to the “objectionable” list by school administrators. At the December 2014 Hanover County School Board meeting, the matter of restricting film and books was, more or less, settled. School policy on controversial a material was
tion reform or school choice organization websites. For a directory of most schools in your area, along with parent rankings and some performance metrics, parents can visit this website: greatschools. org. With your list of requirements and your list of schools in hand, start making appointments to visit the schools. Ask to sit in on classes, and make sure to ask as many questions as possible of teachers, the administration and support staff. You’ll want to find out what motivates the adults in the building, while also seeing
how the students in the classes respond to their teachers. Ask yourself: Is this a place where I’d want to send my child for most of his or her weekday waking hours? Finally, make sure to talk with other parents – and to your own children. Ask parents how the schools’ administrators treat parents and whether they welcome, or discourage, parental involvement. And most importantly, ask your children about their perceptions of the schools that you’ve visited. Find out what excites and motivates your child at school, but also ask about their
worries, concerns and apprehensions. Making the decision to change schools certainly isn’t easy. And switching schools isn’t a piece of cake, either. But if you start now, and plan out the journey, you’ll find that the destination – a great school for your child – is well worth the diligence and effort. Andrew R. Campanella is the president of National School Choice Week. National School Choice Week, which runs from Jan. 25-31, is America’s largestever celebration of opportunity in education. Campanella lives in Miramar Beach, Florida.
updated and during the public session of the board’s meeting, Friedman’s’ documentary and the five novels were not mentioned. A dozen or so high school students spoke very strongly against the banning and restricting of film and books. So, it would appear, the School Board, with support from the public and students, turned back the threat of banning/restriction, a situation that parallels the North Korea/Sony film episode. In both cases, an effort to ban or restrict free speech is turned back by public uproar. But I still worry. Suppose you are a teacher in one of our
high schools, just starting out on your teaching career. You have strong ideas about presenting material that will cause your students to sit up straight and to think. But you also know that powerful elected officials are watching and that any controversial material, even if approved by school policy, could very well be reported back to one of the supervisors. That report, to use a phrase pertaining to the Friedman documentary and attributed to the chairman of the BOS, may state the teacher’s classroom material is “. . . disrespectful and unAmerican.” Next year you may not be offered a teaching position in Hanover County. After all, those supervisors do control the School Board. So, with this attitude ghosting around the county, the material . . . film, book, whatever . . . goes back in the drawer. Public outrage by elected officials, at least in this situation, may very well have
thrown a chilled blanket over the lesson plans of some teachers. In my opinion, by a not-so subtle threat to the teacher’s ability to use controversial material, Hanover County officials have limited our student’s Freedom to Learn. It may not be a “burn-all-the-books” bonfire as in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 . . . but a fire has been started. Ragan Phillips Ashland
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Deadline is today to order spiced shrimp Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Henry Volunteer Fire Company will sponsor a Super Bowl Sunday Spiced Shrimp Sale for pick-up from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, at Station 6 at 9634 Chamberlayne Road in Mechanicsville. This annual event serves as a fundraiser to benefit firefighter training, small equipment and supply purchases and assorted operating needs. Pre-orders are required. see SHRIMP, pg. 20
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Friends of Hanover Dog Parks gather donations to help homeless animals By Lynda Patterson for The Mechanicsville Local Hanover County residents once again showed their holiday spirit and generosity by donating items needed for the care of homeless animals housed at the Hanover County Pound. Friends of Hanover Dog Parks organized the donation drive, and needed supplies were collected at the Santa Paws Tree in the Parks & Rec building and at the county pound, both
located in the Taylor Complex in Ashland. The final tally of donations included 1,287 pounds of dog chow, 232 pounds of cat chow, 10 cases of canned food, 132 cans of pet food, 18 pounds of cat litter, 21 pounds of dog biscuits, collars, toys, bowls and many pounds of towels, sheets and blankets. This past December, the pound also featured an adoption “tree” in their lobby, resulting in 31 animal adoptions during the month of December.
During the same period, an additional 48 animals were transferred to other agencies for adoption, such as Hanover Humane Society and the Richmond SPCA. Hanover Animal Control reports that during this past year 1,585 animals were either returned to their owner, adopted at the pound, or transferred to another agency for adoption. The need for food, bed-
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Sandy Atkinson ATKINSON, Sandy. Ray Atkinson lost his soul mate, best friend and love of his life, Sandy Atkinson on January 21, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Ray; sons, Andy Luck of Colonial Heights and Travis Atkinson of Mechanicsville; parents, Nellie and Lewis Jamerson of Dillwyn; brother, Kirk Jamerson of Gastonia, North Carolina; and sister, Karen Gwinn (Bruce) of Chesterfield; four grandchildren, Devan, Gage, D.J. and Tori; and a host of friends and relatives. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Barbara Ayers AYERS, Barbara Whittaker, 71, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, January
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Christopher Banks BANKS, Christopher Lee, 29, of Mechanicsville, departed this life on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. He is survived by his mother, Barbara Banks of Mechanicsville. The funeral service was Saturday, January 24, at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 4389 The Trail, Bruington, Va. Rev. James T. Hill Sr. was the pastor officiating. Rev. Isadore Mims was the eulogist. The interment was in the church cemetery. There was a viewing one hour prior to the service at the church. Online condolences at washingtonfh.com.
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BOWLES, Frances, 82, of Mechanicsville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 18, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. Bowles Sr.; and her parents, Helen M. Duke and John C. Jenkins Sr. Frances is survived by her six children, Chuck Bowles (Wendy), Mike Bowles (Brenda), Donnie Bowles (Karen), Darlene Grubbs (Bob), Ron Bowles (Joan) and Tracie Helmick (Mark); 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; one brother, John C. Jenkins Jr.; and one half brother, Raymond C. Duke. Frances attended Immanuel Baptist Church faithfully for 48 years. She continued her spiritual nourishment in her remaining years at Shalom Baptist Church. She loved to read her Bible and listen to gospel hymns. She was always the happiest when surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Her remains rested at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where the family received friends Thursday, January 22, 2015, and where a celebration of life service was held Friday, January 23, 2015 with Rev. Mark Miller and Rev. Sparky Pritchard officiating. Interment followed in Washington Memorial Park.
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Robert Carver CARVER, Robert Warren, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 19, 2015. He was predeceased by his father, Roland K. Carver Sr.; his mother, Dorothea C. Durrett; and a brother, Roland K. Carver Jr. He is survived by his wife, Betsy Vaughan Carver; two stepdaughters, Gwen Craddock (Russell) of Huntington, West Virginia, and Dana Baldacci (Don) of Mechanicsville; and his three daughters, Michelle Murphy, Kim Gray, Shannon Scott; and one son, Robert Carver Jr. Other surviving family members include his brother, Roger Carver; and sister, Diane Newton, both of Fredericksburg; as well as many grandchildren. Services were held Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church, 2300 Dumbarton Rd. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Bob’s memory to Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church, the American Heart Association or the Diabetes Foundation.
Colden Elswick ELSWICK, Colden E., 62, of Mechanicsville, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Charla; son, Frank; daughters, Kristy and Sara; two grandchildren; as well as several nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. The family received friends and held a memorial service on Saturday, January 24 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to the Virginia Cancer Institute, 7501 Right Flank Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23116.
Sue Harrelson HARRELSON, Sue Mills (Walton), 63, of Church Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 19, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Cornelia Mills; and a brother, Bobby Mills. Sue is survived by her daughter, Amy Harrelson Raiford of Church Road; two stepsons, Brian Walton (Tammy) and Matthew Walton (Sally), all of Mechanicsville; eight grandchildren, Justin, Wesley, Adam and Gracie Raiford, Taylor Farmer and Carter Walton, Braden and Cadence Walton; three sisters, Ann Webb of Chester, Linda Strickland (Billy) and Betty Jo Rogers, all of Blackstone; sister-inlaw, Mary Mills of Colonial Heights. The family received friends Friday, January 23 at the Joseph McMillian Funeral Home, 1826 Cox Rd. (Bus. Hwy. 460), near Blackstone, where chapel services were held Saturday, January 24, 2015. Burial followed in Lakeview Cemetery, Blackstone. The family requests memorial donations be made to Southside Center for Violence, P.O. Box 487, Blackstone, Va. 23824 or to the Palliative Care Unit, N4N, MCV/VCU Hospitals, 1300 E. Marshall St., Richmond, Va. 23298.
Martin Helmick HELMICK, Martin Bruce, born May 30, 1933 in Bluegrass, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 22, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Lena Helmick; and several brothers and sisters. Mr. Helmick is survived by his wife of 58 years, Betty; sons, Ted Helmick (Deborah) of Panama City, Florida, Jeff
Helmick (Lisa) of Yorktown, Mark Helmick (Tracie) of Mechanicsville, Brent Helmick (Nicole) of Mechanicsville; grandsons, Blake, Matthew, Hunter, Coner, Mason, Hayden and Jack; granddaughters, Christine and Madeline; brothers, Wilbur Helmick of Timbersville, Eugene Helmick of Mechanicsville; sister, Mary Ruth Waitman of Charles City; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. Mr. Helmick attended Harrisonburg High School and Fishburne Military School. He served in the Marine Corps for six years and the VA Army National Guard for 20 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War and received the Purple Heart. Bruce retired from Bell Atlantic after 45 years of faithful service. He was a member of Varina Nazarene Church. Many thanks to VCU/MCV Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital for their excellent care. The family received friends on Monday, January 26, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231. A funeral service was conducted at Four Mile Baptist Church on Tuesday, January 27. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
numerous nieces and nephews. Don retired after 43 years of service with E-Systems in Falls Church, where he was an electrical engineer and the metrology lab manager. Don also served proudly in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He enjoyed traveling, golf and music. The family received friends Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. A graveside service was held Friday, January 23, 2015 at Greenwood Memorial Gardens, 12609 Patterson Ave., Richmond, Va. 23238. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Providence Forge Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 239, Providence Forge, Va. 23140.
Russell Lowe Jr. Tommy is survived by his wife, Kay C. Lowe; three children, Thomas E. Lowe Jr. (Carolyn Dyson), Kathryn Waddy and Marie Cox (Corey); four grandchildren, Thomas E. Lowe III, Tiffany Lowe, Victoria Van Steenburgh and Jennifer Van Steenburgh; and great- granddaughter, Leah Lowe. Family received friends Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the Bennett Funeral Home, Mechanicsville Chapel, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2015 (today) at McKendree United Methodist Church, 4347 Manfield Rd., Manquin, Va. Interment will follow at McKendree UMC cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to McKendree UMC in Tommy’s memory.
vived by her daughter, Laurie Palmen and her husband, Rick; two grandchildren, Nikki Croasdale (Paul) and Chris Palmen; also her special cousin, Barbara Allanson. She will be missed by all of those whose lives she touched. The family received friends Monday at the Huguenot Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd., and where services were held Tuesday. Interment was at St. Stephen’s Baptist Church Cemetery, St. Stephen’s Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Crestwood Presbyterian Church, Feed My Starving Children Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.woodyfuneralhome.com.
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MOORE, Emily Brooks, 85, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord January 21, 2015. She was the widow of Milton F. Moore. She is sur-
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Donald Hinchey HINCHEY, Donald C., of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord January 21, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clara and Joseph Hinchey; and three brothers, Joseph Jr., Patrick and Raymond Hinchey. Don is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Flanders Hinchey; four children, Debi Rainey (John), Donna Bowers, Mark Hinchey and David Hinchey; two sisters, Joyce Smithson (Clyde) and Kay Martine (Roy); one brother, Michael Hinchey (Jessie); and one sister-in-law, Janie Hinchey. He also leaves six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and
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Brenda P. Waller (Connie), William S. Perkins Jr., (Susan), Sherry P. Craighill (Lang), Faye P. Lipscombe (James); grandchildren, Chad L. and Mark G. Waller (Tina), Beverly F. Lilly (Craig), Chris L. and W. Peyton Craighill (Amber), Meredith A., Jared E and W. Sam Lipscombe; and great- grandchild, Griffin T. Waller. Friends were invited to visit with the family on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, with services that followed on Thursday at Cool Spring Baptist Church, 9283 Atlee Station Rd. Interment was at Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Operation Catnip of Richmond, P.O. Box 268, Quinton, Va. 23141 or a no kill shelter of your choice.
Edna Saxby SAXBY, Edna Lucille Cole, of Mechanicsville, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 23, 2015. She
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Jane Seward SEWARD, Jane Powell, 80, of Aylett, formerly of Mechanicsville, entered into the house of our Lord January 22, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Callie and Ida Garnett; two husbands, Irving Powell and Radie Martin; four brothers, Harry, N.C., Wilson and JC Garnett; and four sisters, Virginia and Charlotte Garnett, Tracy Putze and Ema “Spot” Sawyer. Jane is survived by her husband, Joseph Seward; two sisters, Elizabeth “Libbe” Whipple and Blair Carter (Tom); two sons, Michael Powell (Diana) and David Powell (Jan); stepson, Donald Martin; three stepdaughters, Marilyn Walls (Tom), Jan Powell and Tracy Fitzgerald (David); three grandsons, Joshua, Joseph and Jacob Powell; three granddaughters, Melissa Andrews, Ashley Powell and Ammie Evelyn; two great-grandsons, Luke and Noah Powell; as well as two great-granddaughters, Hannah and Logan Powell. She will always be remembered for her love of life, her faith and family. Jane had served as a deacon at Battery Park Disciples of Christ Church in Richmond and as president of the Happy Hearts for Gethsemane Church of Christ in Mechanicsville. During her years as an employee for Thalhimers, she was a manager of the Westmoreland Beauty Salon and became a regional manager for S&L Beauty Salons before retiring. She greatly enjoyed her time working at Thalhimers, where she made many long-lasting friends with her customers and employees. She was an avid reader, loved her flower gardens and enjoyed traveling with her husband, Joe as they toured
the United States and Canada. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and all of those whose lives she touched. The family received friends Sunday at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where services will were held Monday, January 26, 2015. Interment was at Mattaponi Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mattaponi Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 13468 The Trail, King and Queen Courthouse, Va. 23085.
Nelson Smith SMITH, Nelson Garnett, 85, of Ruther Glen, went home to be with the Lord on January 22, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Smith; a sister; and five brothers. He is survived by his children, Brenda “P-nut” Carter (Dennis), Nelson Bryant Smith (Linda), Gordon Lee Smith (Amy); a sister, Lelor Hampton; a brother, Willie “Wee Wee” Smith (Maradel); three grandsons, Brian and Brett Carter and Gordon Smith; five granddaughters, Elizabeth, Kristina and Summer Smith, Brittany Prewitt (Bob), Katherine Akers (Joshua); eight greatgrand-children and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Smith served in the U.S. Navy after World War II and was a millwright all his life, retiring from Allied Chemical. He was a member of Millwright Local Union 1402 and was a Masonic Veteran with the Kilwinning Crosse Lodge 2-237 in Bowling Green. He was a lifelong member of Hopewell United Methodist Church in Guinea, and in later years attended Concord Baptist Church. The family received friends at the Atlee Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 9271 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville, Sunday, January 25, and where a Masonic service was conducted see OBITUARIES, pg. 13
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at and where a funeral was held Monday, January 26. Interment followed in Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Concord Baptist Church-Food Pantry. Online condolences can be made at woodyfuneralhome.com.
Marian Sorrell SORRELL, Marian Mae McNaught, 90, of Highland Springs, died on January 19, 2015, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born May 19, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa, the youngest child of Ethel and Samuel McNaught. Her father was a minister in the temperance movement and instilled high ethics and moral values in Marian that lasted her lifetime. Marian spent her early childhood in Iowa eventually moving with her family to Ohio, where she graduated from Sunbury High School in 1942 as Valedictorian of her class. Marian graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio in 1946. In her senior year of college, she met her future husband, James Gilmer “Gilly” Sorrell, who survives her. Marian and Gilly Sorrell were married on June 8, 1947 in her hometown of Condit, Ohio. Marian later earned her teaching credentials from the University of Richmond and completed her education when she received her master’s degree in English education from the College of William & Mary in 1974. Marian and Gilly were long-time residents of Highland Springs moving there in 1947. Marian was an English teacher at Highland
Springs High School, serving as the English Department Chair for most of her tenure (1958-1989). She loved teaching senior English literature and enjoyed the arts, and participated in many plays and musicals. She ofter took her students to the theater to broaden their appreciation of the arts. Marian loved to go on summer excursions with the MathScience Innovation Center and the College of William & Mary and her church. She traveled to all 50 states and was a world traveler with adventures to Africa, Australia, South America and the Galapagos Islands among others. Marian was also an avid reader and the love of a good book was her passion. Marian was an active member of New Bridge Baptist Church. She leaves behind her son, Victor Sorrell; and daughter, Karen Sorrell. She had three grandchildren, Angelia “Buni” Neighbors (Daniel), Andy Sorrell (Kristen) and Brad Sorrell; great-grandchildren, Nick and Arden Neighbors and Jack Sorrell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Ester McNaught Wolfe and Lucine McNaught McCall. The family will receive friends on Sunday, February 8, 2015, from 2 to 4 p.m., with a celebration of life service following at 4 p.m. at the Atlee Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 9271 Shady Grove Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4600 Cox Rd., Suite 130, Glen Allen, Va. 23060
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went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Thomas H. Slayton, sons, Robbie Priest and Chris Priest (Karen), granddaughters, Wendy and Candice; and eight greatgrandchildren. The family received friends Wednesday, January 21, at the Monaghan Funeral Home, 7300 Creighton Pkwy., Mechanicsville, where services were held Thursday. Interment was at Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
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Jeanne Starke STARKE, Jeanne May, 83, of Mechanicsville, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015. She was predeceased by her parents, Horace Matthew and Elsie May Wilkerson. She was a long-time member of Calvary United Methodist Church and was a member of the Calvary Helpers Circle. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Milton E. “Moe” Starke; two sons, Cary L. Starke (Heather) and Steve M. Starke (Tana); and three grandchildren, Victoria May “Tori” Starke, Matthew B. “Matt” Starke and Brittany L. Starke. The family received friends Sunday, January 25, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231. A funeral service will be conducted Monday, January 26 at Calvary United Methodist Church, with a reception immediately following the service. Interment was Monday at 2 p.m. in Washington Memorial Park, Sandston. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Calvary United Methodist Church Choir, 1637 see OBITUARIES, pg. 34
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Randy Sherrod, left, Del. Buddy Fowler, Chris Pace and Del. Chris Peace attended the Governor’s State of the Commonwealth, which was delivered on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
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meeting. To ensure a competitive edge in the workforce market, board members requested salary adjustments in addition to no increases in an employee’s
share for benefits. They also wanted a continued emphasis on teacher-pupil ratios and small class sizes. Wilson said the system continues to enjoy small class sizes on average, calculated at about 12 students to a class. “The quality of our school
division is not measured by test scores alone,” Wilson said. “In 2014, the school system ranked first in on-time graduation rates.” Hanover also ranked first in lowest dropout rates. “Our community reaps the rewards of an excellent school
Hanover County Parks and Recreation and the Hanover Senior Travel Commission are gearing up for an active 2015. The new year kicks off for those ages 50 and up with a trip to Fredericksburg. On Wednesday, March 11, seniors will travel to the Riverside Center Dinner Theater in Fredericksburg to see “9 to 5 The Musical.” Pushed to the boiling point at their workplace, three female workers concoct a plan to get even with their sexist, egotistical, hypocritical boss. TV and film star Sally Struthers
is expected to lead the cast, belting out songs varying from the hilarious to the downright suggestive. A plated lunch will be on the agenda before a matinee show. En route, the group will stop at the Russell Stover Candy Outlet. Cost of trip includes the following: round trip motorcoach transportation, plated meal at Riverside Theater, matinee performance of “9 to 5 The Musical,” tax and gratuities on inclusions, driver gratuity and refreshments on the return
trip. The fee is $117 and the registration deadline is Feb. 13. Spring will be celebrated on Thursday, April 9, aboard the Nina’s Dandy, one of Alexandria’s Potomac Party Cruises. The Dandy is designed to cruise under the low-arched bridges, cruising past our nation’s monuments to Georgetown and back to Old Town Alexandria. A guide will join the motorcoach in the morning for a riding tour of the streets and town of Alexandria.
system such as ours,” Wilson said. “By a noticeable margin, Hanover County Public
level, we are also mindful of being fiscally responsible with taxpayer dollars,” Wilson said.
changes from the 2015 document and continues the current improvements schedule for county schools. Myers suggested the board provide $400,000 for a reoccurring line item addressing painting and roof repair issues and an additional $400,000 for new bus purchases. Myers pointed out that he received requests totaling more than $5 million for capital improvement projects not included in the current plan. The proposed capital improvement plan averages about $3.7 million per year over the five-year span. It continues the current program, allotting $1 million for technology upgrades, but does not provide laptops for teachers. The school system’s total 2016 budget, including operating, capital improvements and food services, is balanced at $180,640,536 in the current proposal. Board members were scheduled to meet in special session on Tuesday, Jan. 27, to gather public input and consider the proposal for final approval on Feb. 10. Wilson will present the school budget to the Hanover County Board of Supervisors at its Feb. 25 meeting.
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Dr. Jamelle Wilson, above, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools, presented the system’s 2016 budget proposal at a special meeting of the Hanover County School Board last week. Assistant Superintendent David Myers, at right, presented the Capital Improvement Budget for 2016 to 2020.
Schools ranks first in the percentage of budget dollars that are devoted to instructional spending among our peers. Our focus remains on the classroom and student achievement.” The superintendent pointed to Hanover’s excellent record in spending money wisely. “As we ensure that funding is targeted at the classroom
“Simply stated, this means that, while we are able to dedicate more funds to the classroom, we are also able to maintain a cost per pupil … that supports our expectation of high student achievement.” Although the proposed document is short on new items, she said it fulfills the goals set by the School Board. “There’s not much in the budget that’s new, but we do believe that it represents the focus and priorities you have identified as a school board,” Wilson said. David Myers, assistant superintendent of business and operations, presented a 2016 to 2020 Capital Improvement Plan that also contained few
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Two area physicians at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center have combined their skills in a new minimally invasive “heart team” procedure called the convergent approach for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, commonly known as AFib. Electrophysiologist (EP) Harpreet S. Grewal, M.D., and cardiac surgeon Mark R. Bladergroen, M.D., are among the first doctors in the state to combine the best of both traditional catheter and surgical ablation treatments at Memorial Regional Medical Center. Early clinical experience has shown that the DR. GREWAL convergent approach, conducted in a single operating room setting, improves early outcomes for the most challenging patients and reduces procedure times when compared to approaches where the two disciplines work separately. “This is an exciting advancement for the treatment of AFib because it targets long-suffering patients who may have been unsuccessful with other types of treatment,” said Dr. Grewal. “We are pleased to offer the convergent approach in order to provide the community with innovative treatment options that may improve care, decrease recovery times and, most important, get patients back to enjoying a better
quality of life.” According to Dr. Bladergroen, traditional surgical ablation approaches to remove harmful material from the surface of the heart are much more invasive, requiring large chest incisions, or ports, and lung deflation. “The convergent approach is the only truly minimally invasive option without chest incisions, allowing the cardiac surgeon to have access to the posterior of the heart’s atrium under direct endoscopic visibility at all times,” he said. “Then the EP confirms ablation completion through intraoperative diagnostics that potentially predict outcome success.” Utilizing the convergent approach, the cardiac surgeon and the EP work together to perform cardiac ablation on a beating heart, using radiofrequency (focused heat) to produce scar tissue on the heart to block abnormal electrical signals. The surgeon is able to create comprehensive, linear lesions on the outside surface of a beating heart through a small one-inch incision made in the patient’s abdomen. The EP then threads a catheter through the patient’s femoral vein, in the groin, to reach the heart and fill in any gaps in the ablation. The EP utilizes diagnostic techniques to confirm that all abnormal electrical signals have been interrupted. The entire heart team procedure lasts roughly half the time of a single-discipline catheter ablation procedure. Following the convergent approach procedure, it is possible that the patient’s daily rhythm
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Remembering Meg: ‘Everyone loved her’ veryone loved her.” That’s how Emma Moyer remembers her cousin, Meg Cross Menzies.
while jogging with her husband Scott in Ashland. Meg’s story gained global attention as runners united to pay tribute to one of their own. “For as long as I’d known her” was Emma’s response to
for the 9 a.m. event. Meg, who was a few years ahead of Emma in school, had been a member of the track team in middle school and high school. “And that just carried off,” Emma said of her cousin’s interest in running.
On Saturday, Jan. 17, Emma spearheaded a run for Meg, who had been killed by a drunk driver on Jan. 13, 2014,
how long Meg had been running. Emma organized a Rutland community run with at least 200 participants turning out
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The Rutland community in Mechanicsville gathered on Jan. 17 to remember Meg Menzies, a jogger from Ashland who was killed by a drunk driver. The photo at left shows blue balloons being released in her memory. Emma Moyer, center, organized the run for her cousin. Above, participants take off when the run started at 9 a.m.
Rehearsals underway for Ashland Musical Variety Show
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As co-producers/directors Lorie Foley and Sue Watson prepare for the March 19-21 production of the Ashland Musical Variety Show, rehearsals are well underway. Karen Lynne is the choreographer for a performance of “One” from “A Chorus Line,” photo above. At right, Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” is being performed. This year’s theme is “Ashland, Our Valentine Town.” The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Blackwell Auditorium on the campus of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. The every other year production benefits the Hanover Arts and Activities Center, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote arts, education and community building. For more information, call Foley at 804-798-0704, Watson at 804-798-5686 or HAAC at 804-7982728. Additional information on HAAC can be found at www.hanoverarts.org.
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Ashland Film Club still seeking members to support theater Staff Report news@mechlocal.com Members are still being welcomed to join the Ashland Film Club and support the Ashland Theater. The first screening, James Cagney’s “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” will be presented at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1. Ragan Phillips said, “I believe 100 members in the new film club is a reasonable goal for Ashland. At the moment, we have just over 70 members so stop for a moment and consider making your donation and becoming a film club member.” “You can make the contribution and then,
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for specific movies, bring along additional family and friends as we will sell day of event tickets. But it is your donation that really counts,” he added. The benefits of joining, Phillips said, include an acknowledgement of support for the reopening of the Ashland Theater, which he described as “a very critical step in lighting up Downtown Ashland.” “Next,” he continued, “you do get reserved seats (mid-theater, 10th through 12th row) for four really good classic movies. And, after the screening, an insightful discussion about the film and the music, followed by a Q&A.” For more information on the Ashland Film Club and becoming a member, call Phillips at
must be qualified to vote for the office sought and must be a resident of Virginia for one year immediately preceding the election. The filing deadline is 7 p.m. June 9 for the Nov. 3 election. Party chairs must certify candidates running on their ticket by 5 p.m. June 15.
The Hanover County Registrar’s office is accepting candidacy paperwork, which includes petitions of registered voters’ signatures, campaign finance forms, statements of economic interest, certificates of qualifications and more. The complete list and requirements for each office
804-798-3429. Tickets may be purchased online at www. ashlandtheatreva.org/ashland-film-club-membership. A donation check with name and address may be mailed to: Ashland Main Street Association, P.O. Box 33, Ashland VA 23005. Checks are to be made out to Ashland Main Street Association; add Film Club in the “for” line. The Ashland Main Street Association is a 503(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Membership by donation opportunities are: Gold reservations/two persons: $80 or greater donation. Silver reservations/one person: $50 or can be found at http://elections.virginia.gov/index.php/ candidatepac-info/becominga-candidate/. According to Smithson, Scott A. Wyatt has filed for the Cold Harbor District Board of Supervisors seat. Should primaries be held for the House of Delegates or
greater donation. Student reservations/one person: $25. Ashland Theater events are being produced by the Ashland Main Street Association, Ashland Community Theater Foundation and Randolph-Macon College. In addition to the 1942 movie “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” the Ashland Film Club will present the following: Sunday, Feb. 15 – “The Searchers” (1956), a John Ford film with John Wayne. Sunday, March 1 – “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962) with Gregory Peck. Sunday, March 15 – “The Sting” (1973) with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. All movies start at 4:30 p.m.
State Senate races, the filing deadline is 5 p.m. March 26. Notice of a primary race must be filed by the party chair for the election district by Feb. 24. “One of the questions I get a lot is ‘If I don’t win the primary, can I still be on the ballot?’ ” Smithson said. “The answer is no, but you can still run a
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CALENDAR | News, Updates & Listings Beautify Your Thursday, Jan. 29 Support in Difficult Times will be held 7 to 8 p.m. on the last Thursday of every month at The Main Channel office at 6130 B Mechanicsville Turnpike in the Hedrick building. Leaders are Steve Saunders, M.Ed., 804405-5216, and Celie Thomas, M.Ed., 804-432-1109. Meetings are free and open to the public. Registration by phone is requested. www.themainchannel.net. GriefShare, a Christ-centered support group to help those who have lost a loved one, meets at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday through April 2 at New Highland Baptist Church, 9200 New Ashcake Road. Call 550-9601 for more information. New members are welcome.
Saturday, Jan. 31 The Hanover Master Gardeners will host a class,
World with Flowers, from 9 to 11 a.m. The class is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, visit www. hanovermastergardeners.org or call 804-752-4310. Participants who register will be told where the class will be held. American Legion Post 175 will hold a community breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. This year, the post is rolling out a new and expanded menu which this month will include omelets. Attending will support the Legion, and will contribute to the community projects that are funded by the American Legion Post 175. The Post is located at 8700 Bell Creek Road. The Studley Ruritan Club's famous "Super Bowl Chili" will be available for pick up at the Studley Store/Post Office (on the corner of Studley Rd. & Williamsville Rd.) between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Order early
before it sells out, and stock up your freezer for the cold winter ahead. The price is $7 per quart. Proceeds will benefit the community. Call Ronnie Gooch at 730-9786, Douglas Newcomb at 730-0570, or any Studley Ruritan member. The Mechanicsville United Methodist Church (7356 Atlee Rd) is holding its annual Super Bowl Brunswick Stew and Bake Sale starting at 8 a.m. Stew costs $8 per quart with pre-sales welcome (payable upon order placement). For more information, contact the church office at 746-5118. The Doswell Volunteer Fire Company will hold a Brunswick Stew sale fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m. at 16243 Washington Highway in Doswell. The annual event offers carry-out lunches and dinners. Fundraisers help offset costs for volunteer training, small equipment, supplies and
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Sunday, Feb. 1 GriefShare, a support group to help and encourage those who have lost a loved one, will meet from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Room E106 of Shady Grove United Methodist Church, 8209 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. The group will continue to meet each Sunday through April 19. For more information, email griefsupport@shadygroveumc.org or call 804-746-9073. The Henry Volunteer Fire Company will host a Super Bowl Sunday Spiced Shrimp Sale with pickup from noon to 3 p.m. at Station Six, 9634 Chamberlayne Road in Mechanicsville. The fundraiser will benefit firefighter training, small equipment and supply purchases along with operating needs. Preorders are required and are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Shrimp costs $8.50 per county, payable by cash or checks made out to HVFD Co. 6. To order, email Earl Boswell at henryfunddrive@comcast.net with your name, phone number and the quantity desired. The Gallery at The Montpelier Center for Arts & Education will host Mechanicsville artist, Charlene Lehto at an opening reception for her exhibition, “A Winter Break” from 3 to 5 p.m. The exhibition showcases the landscape interpretations of this painter and instructor. On the east gallery wall, the Center will feature “They Call It Stormy Weather” an exhibit on loan from its educational partner, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Both exhibits will run through Feb. 28. The center is
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located at 17205 Mountain Rd., Montpelier. For more information and gallery hours, visit www.montpeliercenter.org or call 804-883-7378.
Monday, Feb. 2 Families Anonymous Support Group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the Episcopal Church of the Creator at 7159 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville. The group is a self-help fellowship for the friends and family members of addicts who are in need of understanding and healing themselves. For details, call Sandy at 804-730-4812 or email sandy.leigh@verizon.net. Overcomers Outreach and Women’s Codependency, a Christ-centered anonymous support program offering hope and healing for recovering alcoholics, addicts and their families meet every Monday at 7 p.m., at Mechanicsville Christian Center at 8061 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. For more information, call or email 366-9645 or kjfaith1@gmail.com. The 2015 Hanover Relay For Life kick-off and informational meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Independence Christian Church, 14023 Independence Rd, Ashland. Anyone interested in forming a new or returning team or participating in the event planning is encouraged to attend the kick-off to find out more and enjoy refreshments. The planning committee will meet at 6 p.m., prior to the kickoff. Additional information about how to form a team or become involved in the Relay For Life planning committee is available by emailing Arlene Hayes at arehaze@aol.com, calling Amy Swartz at 527-3777, or by visiting Relayforlife.org/west-
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Tuesday, Feb. 3 Make your own valentines at the Mechanicsville Branch Library from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Participants of all ages can share a little love and creativity making handmade valentines. For more information, call 804-7469615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place.
Wednesday, Feb. 4 Transcendental Meditation will be up for discussion from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Jonathan Shear, an affiliated associate professor of philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University, will talk about the practice and application of Transcendental Meditation. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Mechanicsville Library. For more information, call 804-7469615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place.
Thursday, Feb. 5 GriefShare, a Christ-centered support group to help those who have lost a loved one, meets at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday through April 2 at New Highland Baptist Church, 9200 New Ashcake Road. Call 550-9601 for more information. New members are welcome to join at any meeting. Salem Presbyterian Church (Studley Road) will host its monthly Sing-A-Long at 10 a.m. Since February is the "love month", the group will be singing hymns relating to the love of and for God and Jesus as well as favorite love songs of yesteryear. All are invited to attend for a morning of food, fun, and fellowship.
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was scheduled to run last year. Scott took his late wife’s place and ran for her. “I actually had done a run that Saturday after her passing when everything kind of started. Everyone kind of dedicated that Saturday as a run for Meg Day,” Emma said. Then a Facebook group — https://www.facebook.com/ groups/megsmiles — started. The support continues to grow. With a run in Meg’s honor planned in Ashland, Emma said residents in the Rutland neighborhood decided they wanted to get involved. She posted an invitation on Facebook “and people started cheering. It just kind of blew up.” Emma received 400 RSVPs. When she thinks about Meg, she said a few things come to mind. “One, she was a great runner. When you qualify for Boston, that’s basically the Olympics for any runner. That speaks to her running abilities so a lot of people could relate to her. That’s their
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against their will, the use of the military for civilian police matters and more for offense than defense, a very long and growing list of what the government deems a “hate” crime, increasing pressure on the Second Amendment as established, the increasing use of executive orders without any legal basis or repercussions from anyone whatsoever, and probably most damaging of all is the increased efforts of the entire Obama administration to silence the church. Folks, when the Police State is fully functioning, there is no place to go except into submission or revolution. But revolution without righteousness is
goal in life is to get to Boston. And then another part of it is just running safety.” She also said Meg’s death has brought attention to drunk driving. “I think, most importantly, her legacy is not about the running, the drunken driving, I think it’s her character. She was just a model citizen. She was a stay-at-home mom that put being a mom first. She put God first then she put her family,” Emma said. As for the response Meg’s story has generated, Emma said many talked about what “an angel” she was and “how could something like this happen? It kind of got people reevaluating their lives.” From her own perspective, Emma said the Facebook page “made me take a step back and see little things don’t matter. Let me look at the bigger picture and the footprint I’m leaving on this planet.” “Whenever someone sees a tragedy, it makes them look at their own lives,” she added. “It’s gone from talking about Meg and how tragic that was and sharing her story to runners are now saying ‘This has now inspired me to sign up
for a marathon. What kind of training plan should I do?’ It’s kind of turned into a runners helping runners community.’ Among the posts Emma has noted are those involving faith. She said one read “Ever since I heard Meg’s story, I’ve decided to become closer to God.” Meg’s story, she said, may help others learn about God and grow. Emma and Meg’s fathers are cousins, so they “saw each other at all the family functions.” They primarily spent time together when the entire family gathered. The Cross family, as Emma said, is rooted in Mechanicsville. “We’re all here.” The occasions when they would come together are memorable for her. “We used to always have a big Christmas party where the entire — I mean every Cross — family would get together,” Emma said. She compared it to a scene where there always was that one aunt “waiting to pinch your cheek.” Emma also spent time with Meg at meetings of MOPS (Mothers Of Pre Schoolers) at Cool Spring Baptist Church.
no solution at all. Rightly did Patrick Henry call it, “the holy cause of Liberty.” Without an understanding of the undergirding Natural Law principles of liberty, without an understanding of the rightness and justness of liberty, without a moral and reasoned conviction in the hearts and minds of men regarding liberty as the divine will of our Creator, no revolution could be blessed of Heaven. And that’s where the pastors and churches come in; and that’s where the pastors and churches are failing — and failing miserably! This is no game, folks. If you believe in liberty for our country and for your children, you must get out of these corporate churches that are dancing with the devil and letting
the forces of hell obliterate our liberties. If your pastor isn’t preaching the Biblical Natural Law principles of liberty that were used extensively to establish our founding documents like the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, find one who will. John Calhoun Mechanicsville
Fear and hatred of Muslim faith Reading recent letters to the editor, I’m struck by all the fear and hatred of those of the Muslim faith. From reading Dale Gouldman and Raymond see LETTERS, pg. 24
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Virginia Dance Festival slated Feb. 7 Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The 16th Annual Virginia Dance Festival to benefit Children’s Hospital Foundation will be held with two shows starting at 3 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Altria Theater in Richmond. The event will feature over 300 dancers performing traditional and cultural dances as well as a silent auction. Tickets are $15 for adults (ages 12 and up) and $12 for children (ages 3 to 11). For those interested in attending both shows, the price will be discounted to $27.50 for adults and $18 for children. Tickets are for sale online through Altria Theater (www. altriatheater.com) or you can call the box office at 800-5143849. All proceeds will go to Children’s Hospital Foundation. In addition, there will be
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Morgan coordinates the event each year by gathering dance organizations throughout Virginia to showcase their unique dance styles and talents to benefit the Foundation.
Since this event began 14 years ago, she said it has generated “over $187,000 for Children’s Hospital Foundation through performances, ticket sales, generous sponsors and silent auction donations.” Morgan also said that the event “has grown to represent a wide range of dance styles and different cultures and is not only very entertaining, but also offers an educational opportunity for guests as they learn more about different cultural dances.” The performances will consist of Irish, Bavarian, Latin, Ballroom, Filipino, Spanish, Chinese and much more. More than 30 pre-professional dance organizations will be performing in this year’s event. For more information, visit www.virginiadancefestival. com. To learn more about the Children’s Hospital Foundation, visit www. chfrichmond.org.
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the proper political district. “They also need to make sure they get more than the necessary signatures,” Smithson said, noting that candidates for county offices and House of Delegates seats must collect at least 125 valid signatures, while Senate candidates must collect 250. “For a county office, I’d get at least 200.” Smithson added that signatures must be witnessed, so petitions should not be left on store counters or in other public places unattended. Potential candidates also should become very familiar with the border lines of their districts, Smithson said. She noted that district maps are available in a variety of locations, including the county’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Department. Candidates can purchase a list of those who voted in the last election from the Virginia Department of Elections, according to Smithson. However, she added, candidates who have filed as a Democrat or a Republican, not as an independent, should be able to get that information from their party’s leadership. Info for non-candidates As for voters, the last day to register to vote is Oct. 13 and the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot by mail is Oct. 27. The last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person is Oct. 31. Smithson said voters should educate themselves on local
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ding, toys and other pet items is ongoing, so donations to the Hanover Pound are always welcome. You can find more information on needed items by visiting the Hanover County Animal Control website: http://www.
co.hanover.va.us/anmlctrl/ default.htm. Those interested in learning more about Friends of Hanover Dog Parks and the mission of the organization are encouraged to visit the Facebook page or http:// friendsofhdp.org/ or send an email to friendsofhdp@gmail. com.
Farmers, producers urged to update yields By Ken Upshaw County executive director Producers are reminded that the deadline to update yield history and/or reallocate base acres is Feb. 27. Farm owners and producers can choose between the new 2014 Farm Bill established programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) through March 31. The new programs, designed to help producers better manage risk, usher in one of the most significant
reforms to U.S. farm programs in decades. USDA helped create online tools to assist in the decision process, allowing farm owners and producers to enter information about their operation and see projections that show what ARC and/or PLC will mean for them under possible future scenarios. Farm owners and producers can access the online resources, available at www. fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc, from the convenience of their home computer or mobile device at any time.
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The vaccination is good for up to three years unless the pet has never had a rabies vaccination before, in which case it is good for one year. Put the rabies tag on the dog’s collar and keep certificates for proof of vaccination. For more information about rabies or the upcoming rabies vaccination clinics in Hanover County, call Animal Control at 804-365-6485. Information submitted by Tom Harris, Hanover County public information officer.
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Madeline Atkinson, photo at left, and Nicholas Brown are serving as pages for Del. Christopher K. Peace, R-97, during the current session of the Virginia General Assembly. Nicholas’ sister Mallory also is shown in the photo with Peace.
Students serve as House pages Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com On Jan. 14, Del. Christopher K. Peace (R-Hanover) welcomed Madeline Atkinson and Nicholas Brown to service as pages in the Virginia House of Delegates during the 2015
General Assembly session. Madeline Atkinson is an eighth grader at Oak Knoll Middle School. She said her favorite class in school is math. Outside of school, she enjoys running, swimming, being a Girl Scout, and attending youth
group at church. As for being chosen to represent the 97th District, Madeline said, “I will miss my family the most while I’m working. I will also miss my cat and dog.” see PAGES, pg. 25
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sources, even if foot-noted, is not authorized. Participating students must sign the pledge on the Cover Sheet stating that the essay is
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Germeroth, one would think every rock hides a terrorist planning on assaulting a school, every terrorist follows Islam exclusively and everyone who follows Islam is responsible for the acts committed in that faith’s name or by any of its followers. So from here on, I expect, nay, demand, that The Mechanicsville Local and Richmond Times-Dispatch be more politically correct in their terminology. The press, and especially fear-mongers like these recent writers, regularly use terms like “Muslim terrorism” to describe events like the Charlie Hebdo massacre. So when a priest abuses a young boy, I
their original work. The signed Cover Sheet must be submitted with each essay. Instructions and Cover Sheet can be found at the Hanover County branches of the Pamunkey Regional
Library System (Ashland, Atlee, Hanover, Mechanicsville, Lois Wickham Jones/Montpelier and Cochrane Rockville Branch), on the Hanover Rotary website www.hanoverrotary.org or by emailing JoAnn Meaker at jomeaker@
yahoo.com. The deadline for entries is Feb. 28. They must be postmarked by midnight. Essays will be judged on content, organization and style. The first place winner will receive a $200 gift certifi-
cate; second place will receive a $100 gift certificate; and third place will receive a $50 gift certificate. To submit an essay entry, mail it to: Hanover Rotary Club, P.O. Box 6451, Ashland VA 23005. Essays will not be
returned. Only one essay per student may be submitted. For more information about the essay contest and the Rotary Club of Hanover County, visit the club’s website at www.hanoverrotary.org.
expect you to call it “Catholic pedophilia” — after all, all Catholics are responsible for allowing the leaders of their faith to rape children, right? When an evangelical publicly says something bigoted about gay marriage, you must call it “Christian homophobia.” And so forth. But wait, you say — you can’t libel an entire religion based on the stupidity or acts of a few! Why, perhaps you’re right! Yet you do it without giving it a thought ... when it’s not your religion. (And spare us the noise about how your religion is the “correct and true” one — they believe just as strongly as you that their faith is the true and correct one, and while you can’t both be right, you can both be wrong.)
The reality is that the differences between religions has been a political pawn and tool since the first time different men fantasized alternate explanations for natural phenomena they didn’t understand. People in the Middle East have social and political change goals, just like you do; they use the cultural and religious envelope they exist in to drive those changes, just as you do. The Christian religion has its share of bloody history (see: Dark Ages, the Crusades, Salem witches, etc.) but you conveniently forget that, blackwashing all in a religion you don’t follow for the horrid acts of a few. You’re completely missing that those few are trying hard to put a religious face on what are really political actions, in the hopes that it will
rile you of the other-faiths persuasion into escalating reactions — and by propagating your fears, you’re helping them accomplish their goals! Terrorists do what they do because they’ve had their compassion and socialization stripped away by extreme religious radicalization. Islam isn’t the only religion with such people — that description sounds an awful lot like some Christian homophobes and anti-abortionists, too. (And before you say Christians don’t gun people down in the name of their beliefs, I’ll mention just one example: Dr. George Tiller.) If such radical actions are acceptable when done in the name of your religion but not when done by some other faith, then you are the worst sort of hypocrite — you have no place in a civilized society, you belong in Coventry. If those actions are not acceptable in either religion’s case, then religion is not a suitable designator. Unless, of course, your true goals are about advertising the perceived superiority of your religion. So don’t blame the religion, blame the actors. And find a more honest way of identifying them. Steve Sneed Mechanicsville
at all. I assume he or she was running in the road because there was snow and ice still on the edges and in some places on the road. (Schools opened late that day). Did this person never hear of Meg Menzies? If you are going to jog in the road, in the dark wearing all black, you should not challenge traffic. Scott Gregg Mechancsville
We often speculated about who might have built it, and how beautiful it probably was in its heyday. There are some old beehives, several birdhouses and a grape arbor in the backyard, so there are hints that the backyard was once quite lovely. We have many plans to restore the landscaping back to its former glory, as we have the time and money, as well. Right before Christmas, we found a wonderful letter in a Christmas card from the grandchild of the original owner on our back door, signed “Pat.” From the letter, we learned that the house was built by a widow, known as Polly, with five children, who raised her family here. Pat described many happy memories of family gatherings, hosted by her grandmother Polly, and later her uncle who purchased the home. We were both tickled to learn more about the history of the house, and to learn that the family of the original builder is still in the area. I want to extend an invitation to Pat, and anyone else from the family to contact me and to come visit our home sometime. We would love to learn more, and to let them see the full restoration, both inside and out! I will leave my phone number with The Mechanicsville Local, and hope to meet you in person sometime. Thanks again, Pat, for letting us know a little piece of our new home’s history. With sincere gratitude, Patsy Salyers Mechanicsville
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Driver: joggers dress to be seen So on the morning of Jan. 15 I’m going to work at 6 a.m. (first light) and driving down Studley Road when I come up on a jogger running in the road, wearing a black jogging suit! It’s still dark and this person had nothing reflective on
Thanks for sharing story To the mysterious “Pat” who left a Christmas card note on my back door, I want to thank you for taking the time to share your story. Last summer, I purchased a “diamond in the rough” foreclosed house in Mechanicsville on a renovation loan. A team of contractors, along with my boyfriend Nick and me, spent three months working every spare minute to restore this lovely home. The house is a Cape Cod on two acres near the Beaver Dam Creek battlefield area. It was obviously built with attention to detail and quality, but had sat empty for a number of years and was on the verge of deterioration beyond repair. We didn’t know any details about the original construction or the age of the home except for architectural clues such as the plaster walls and the style of the underlayment outside. Nick and I moved into the home in September, and finished up a few more projects.
Home Gardening Series continues with beautifying flowers Hanover County Master Gardeners have announced the dates for their Winter 2015 Home Gardening Series. A series of 13 free classes will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays, beginning Jan. 3, 2015. All classes are free and open to the public, but those wishing to participate are asked to register for each class they would like to attend
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Nicholas Brown is an eighth grade student at Stonewall Jackson Middle School. He said he enjoys civics. Playing soccer is his favorite extracurricular activity. As for being chosen to represent the 97th District, Nicholas said, “I will miss my beagle Sam, and my sister Mallory while I’m working at the General Assembly.” “Nicholas and Madeline are smart young people with very bright futures,” said Peace.
online at www.hanovermastergardeners.org or by calling the Hanover County Extension Office at 804-752-4310. Once registered, participants will be given the location and address of the events. For more information, call the Hanover County Extension Office. If you are a person with a disability and
“I want to give them every opportunity to have this once in a lifetime experience. With a few members who were once pages, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them in the legislature one day.” Each year, the Speaker of the House of Delegate appoints 13- and 14-year-old youth from across the Commonwealth to serve as House pages during the regular session of the General Assembly. These young people assist the members of the House of Delegates, the House clerk’s staff and other legislative staff in the
daily duties required for the successful operation of the House of Delegates during the session. The page workday begins promptly as 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. A lunch break is provided. There is no weekend work except for the last Saturday of session. Pages collate bills for filing, deliver legislation and documents throughout the Capitol complex, and perform errands for members and staff of the House of Delegates during each day’s floor session and at committee meetings.
desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, contact the Extension Office at 804-752-4310 during business hours at least seven days before the event you wish to attend. The dates and topics of the 2015 Winter Home Gardening Series are: Jan. 31: Beautify Your World With Pages also are selected for assignments in specific House offices, including the Speaker’s Office, the Clerk’s Office, the Enrolling Room, the Bill Room, the Fax Center and the Governor’s Office. They are trained for these assignments during the first two days of their employment. Peace said every effort is made to provide each page with a variety of work assignments. All work assignments are important to the legislative process and should be performed in a professional man-
Flowers Feb. 7: Growing Berries and Small Fruits in Hanover County Feb. 14: Growing Seeds Indoors — Get a Jump Start on Your Garden Feb. 21: Plant It Right Feb. 28: Have a Lawn to be Proud of see GARDENING, pg. 28
ner. While at work pages are under the supervision of the Clerk and Executive Assistant to the Clerk, the Page Coordinator and Assistant Page Coordinator, and two Head Pages who served as pages the previous year. After work, pages have approximately two hours of unsupervised free time from 5 until 7 p.m. reserved for eating dinner. It is mandatory that all pages reside at the hotel. There are two chaperons on duty at the hotel from 5 p.m. until 8:30 a.m. each day,
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medications may be reduced or even eliminated. Typical hospital stays for the convergent approach have lasted two to three days, compared to five days or more for more invasive heart surgery, and patients are back to their normal activities quickly. Sylvia Johnson’s story – the first patient to undergo the convergent approach at Bon Secours
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Sylvia Johnson’s first AFib attack in 2013 was a frightening experience. “I had just finished doing the dinner dishes when suddenly my heart started pounding and I felt very weak,” she said. After a visit to the emergency room and then the doctor, she started taking heart medications but continued to struggle with periodic AFib attacks for about a year. “They are just awful,” she recalled. “My jaws would shake, my teeth would literally chatter and my left arm would
get so limp.” When Dr. Grewal suggested the convergent approach as a possible solution to her condition, she didn’t hesitate a moment before agreeing to be his first patient for this innovative procedure. “I wanted to try anything that would make the AFib go away,” she said, noting that both Dr. Grewal and Dr. Bladergroen thoroughly explained the process to her. “They both made me feel so comfortable about what they would be doing.” From the moment that she
woke up from the convergent approach surgery, she said she felt a dramatic difference in her chest and neck. The ever-present tightness that had plagued her for many months was completely gone. She went home two days later, contrary to many other heart surgeries that require up to five days or more in the hospital. “I am 99.9 percent better now than before,” laughed the 67-year-old mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. “My prognosis is excellent
and the main prescription is to do lots of walking. It’s amazing how my life has changed — just amazing.” “Until now, a closed chest, beating heart, multidisciplinary approach has not existed,” Dr. Grewal added. “The convergent approach may become a new standard of care for those suffering from AFib because it is a unique hybrid of two areas of expertise working together to result in a more effective longterm solution for the patient,” he said.
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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest jet in the word, the Enola Gay, and the space shuttle Discovery. Lunch is scheduled for mid-day at Famous Dave’s Barbeque. The menu includes award-winning Georgia Chopped Pork Barbeque or Country Roasted Chicken (lemon-pepper marinated half roasted chicken) with two sides, corn bread, dessert and beverage. Next, the group will journey to Potomac, Maryland, for a visit to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, as well as a trip back in time to the 1870s for a one-hour narrated muledrawn canal ride. The canal boat ride departs from Great Fall Park. Time permitting, a halfmile walk will be offered to see the waterfalls. Tour cost includes the following: round trip motorcoach transportation, lunch
at Famous Dave’s Barbecue, guided tour at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, admission to Great Falls Park, boat ride on canal, tax and gratuity for lunch, refreshments served aboard coach en route home, driver gratuity. The fee is $122 and registration deadline is May 8. Preregistration and payment are required in advance for all trips. Spaces are limited, so don’t delay in registering. For more trip details or itineraries, contact June Snead with Parks and Recreation at 804-365-7152. To register, visit www. hanoverparksrec.com, contact Hanover Parks & Recreation at 804-365-7150 or parksandrec@hanovercounty.gov. Information submitted by Niko Reikalas, Hanover County Parks & Recreation.
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for crop losses that exceed 50 percent of expected production. Producers can now choose higher levels of coverage, up to 65 percent of their expected production at 100 percent of the average market price. The deadline to pay service fee and enroll in 2015 NAP for most fruits, vegetables and forage crops is Feb. 17.
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American Legion Post 175 will kick off its Community Breakfasts for 2015 on Saturday, Jan. 31. The breakfast is offered between 7:30 and 11 a.m. A new and expanded menu will include omelets. Those who attend support the community projects funded by the Post.
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MR. and MRS. JOSHUA ERIC DAVIDSON the former Maura Rae Seelmann iss Maura Rae Seelmann and Mr. Joshua Eric Davidson were married May 17, 2014, at 6 o’clock in the afternoon at the Nags Head Village Beach Club in Nags Head, North Carolina. The Rev. Jeff Wade officiated. The ceremony was performed on the beach then followed by a reception at the Nags Head Village Beach Club. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Donna Axselle Crews and Donald Lee Seelmann Jr. of Mechanicsville, Virginia, and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Axselle and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Seelmann
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of Mechanicsville, Virginia. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davidson of Montpelier, Virginia, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. David Samuels of Sandston, Virginia. Kayla Lawson of Richmond, Virginia, best friend of the bride, served as the matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Mallori Seelmann, August Seelmann, Sydnie Meadows and Krystal Kellum all from the Richmond area. Logan Davidson of Montpelier, Virginia, brother of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Brian Grimes, Matt Walder,
Nelson Rice and Logan Lipscomb, all from the Richmond area. The bride is a graduate of Hanover High School and J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College with an Associate’s degree in Small Business Management. The groom is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School. He is a Firefighter/ EMT/Paramedic for Chesterfield, Virginia, and a brick mason for his father. The couple honeymooned in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, at a resort called Majestic Elegance and now reside in Ashland, Virginia.
THOMAS HAYDEN SHARPE and MORGAN KRISTEN GREGORY to be united in marriage in November
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r. and Mrs. Chris (Dana) Gregory of Mechanicsville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Morgan Kristen Gregory, to Thomas Hayden
Sharpe, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John (Lynda) Sharpe of Henrico. Thomas is a graduate of Godwin High School and is a deputy with the Henrico County Sheriff ’s Office.
Morgan graduated from Lee-Davis High School and is employed with Union First Market Bank. A November wedding is planned at the Apple Blossom Plantation in Providence Forge, Virginia.
Pamunkey branch libraries announce storytimes Staff Report news@mechlocal.com Area branches of the Pamunkey Regional Library offer regularly occurring storytimes for young library patrons. The Atlee Branch will host two days of storytime sessions each week in of February. Each Wednesday, Mother Goose Storytime will begin at 10 a.m. for children 6 to 24 months old and
accompanied by a parent, followed by Toddler Storytime for 2-year-olds accompanied by a parent at 10:45 a.m., then Preschool Storytime for 3- to 5-year-olds at 11:30 a.m. On Thursdays, Mother Goose Storytime will be held at 10 a.m., Family Storytime for all ages will start at 10:45 a.m., and Preschool Storytime will begin at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 804-559-0654
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Dear friends, When we meet people around town, they usually say, “I’ve seen your ads with your picture in it.” Well, perhaps we should tell you a little bit more about that photo, and why we use it. First, Dr. Melissa, “When I was 13 I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. My fatigue was so severe that it was all I could do to make it home at the end of the day and crawl into bed. Feeling frustrated and concerned about my health and life, for years I tried all kinds of different approaches, none of them worked! A friend of mine convinced me to give chiropractic a try. I was reluctant at first thinking that chiropractic was only for people with bad backs, but soon discovered that it was so much more… The Chiropractor did an exam, took some films, and then took the time to explain to me that when the spine is not properly aligned it can interfere with the proper function of the nervous system resulting in all types of health problems because the nerve system controls all function of the body. Thatwasthecauseofmysymptoms,imbalances in my spine, which interfered with my nerves. The chiropractor then gently “adjusted” my spine using her hands. The adjustment didn’t hurt, it actually felt good. It made so much sense to me and worked so well that I decided to become a Chiropractor so that I could help people overcome their health challenges naturally, just as chiropractic helped with mine.” Now for Dr. Mike, “I was in a car accident in 1988 that resulted in severe leg pain (sciatica) and low back pain and had also been a migraine headache sufferer since early childhood. After being told
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that I may need surgery, I got serious about seeing a chiropractor. My leg pain went away quickly and the back pain all but disappeared. And with regular chiropractic adjustments I haven’t had a migraine headache in years! Melissa and I decided to go back to school together so that we could help families live happier, healthier and more productive lives without having to depend on potentially harmful drugs or surgery for their health concerns.” “What if we had just taken medicine to cover up our symptoms? What would our health be like today? You see, we weren’t content with just eliminating symptoms, we wanted to be healthy and knew that there had to be a natural and safe way to get and stay healthy naturally.” And there is! Our three children also benefit from a wellness lifestyle. They enjoy being checked regularly and “tuned-up” when needed. And they have enjoyed incredibly vibrant health, thanks to good nutrition, lots of love and regular chiropractic care. It’s strange how life is, because now people come to see us with their fatigue, arthritis, sciatica and migraines. They also come to see us for help with back and neck pain, shoulder/arm pain, asthma/
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allergies, sports injuries/performance, and poor posture, just to name a few. Some visit our office regularly to naturally promote and enhance the overall God-given health and wellness potential of their entire family and to stay drug-free. Here’s what some of our practice members have had to say: “I am calmer, more patient, in much less pain and my headaches are gone!” –A. Moore “Chiropractic is the best thing I have ever done for myself and my family” -Sherrie B. The body was created to self-heal and selfregulate and it does this through the nervous system. That’s why chiropractic care helps people get tremendous results. It’s as simple as that! The studies speak for themselves, like the Virginia study that showed that 99% of patients who saw a chiropractor were satisfied with their results. Another recent study published in the January 3, 2012 issue of the Wall Street Journal showed that chiropractic care and exercise were almost twice as effective as OTC and prescription medications for neck pain. That’s just incredible! Many Americans are finding that their insurance
benefits are being reduced. That’s where we come in. We have cost effective fee plans so that more people are able to afford the corrective care they need with or without insurance. Another way to save…studies show that chiropractic can enhance your immune capacity, naturally and without drugs. The immune system fights colds, flues, and other sicknesses. Studies also show that people actually pay less for their long-term overall health care expenses if they are seeing a chiropractor regularly. You Benefit from an Amazing Offer- Look, it shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg to find out if you might benefit from chiropractic care. *When you make an appointment before February 14th, you will receive our entire new patient exam for only $25! That’s with x-rays (if indicated), functional testing and a report of your findings…. the whole ball of wax. This exam could normally cost you over $200. We simply want you and your family to get checked to discover if chiropractic can help—and we don’t want price to be the reason you don’t. We provide specific and measurable results!
We are MATHES FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC “Healthy by Choice!” Call us at 746-5700 for your appointment. Sincerely, Drs. Mike and Melissa Mathes and the Mathes Family Chiropractic Team *Due to Federal regulations we are unable to extend this offer to recipients of any Federal Health program, such as Medicare.
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Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Studley Ruritan Club’s “Super Bowl Chili” will be available for pick-up at the Studley Store/Post Office (on the corner of Studley Road and Williamsville Road) between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31. Those interested in the chili are encouraged to order early. The price is $7 a quart. Proceeds benefit the community. To place an order, call Ronnie Gooch at 804-730-9786, Douglas Newcomb at 804-7300570 or any Studley Ruritan member.
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music. On Saturday, Feb. 7, the church will host an all-day The Church of the retreat, “Preparing for Lent: A Redeemer Catholic Church Day of Music Reflection,” and in Mechanicsville will host prayer. Grammy nominated composThe cost ers, David is $25 with Haas and Lori IF YOU GO . . . lunch includTrue (“I Shall 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 ed. see God”), in Church of the Redeemer Christians concert at 7 8275 Meadowbridge Rd. of all denomip.m. Friday, Mechanicsville nations are Feb. 6, at the welcome. church on Anyone who attends both 8275 Meadowbridge Rd. in events can receive a ticket for Mechanicsville. $35. The cost is $15. Purchase tickets at the Haas and True are performers and liturgy leaders church office, order online who compose and sing their www.churchredeemer.org for Christian contemporary music “will call” pickup or mail a with songs such as “You are check payable to Church of the Mine” and “Quietly Peacefully.” Redeemer. For more information, go Haas has produced more than 45 collections of original online or call 804-746-4911.
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Del. Christopher K. Peace, R-97, recently hosted Stonewall Jackson Middle School student Lauren Schenack at the Virginia General Assembly. She spent the day getting a firsthand view of the legislative process, including attending committee meetings, floor session and other activities with Peace. As a past volunteer for the office, Lauren said, “I am excited to spend my day off of school learning more about the legislature.” Shown with the delegate are Jeanine Schenack and her daughters Lauren, Lindsey and Emily.
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American Red Cross to visit Trane office Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to start a lifesaving habit by becoming a regular blood donor this year, starting with January’s observance of National Blood Donor Month. Donors are welcome to take part in a bloodmobile from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at Trane at 10408 Lakeridge Parkway in Ashland. January is said to be a challenging time for blood donations. Inclement weather can result in blood drive cancellations, and cold and flu season may cause see TRANE, pg. 30
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The Doswell Volunteer Fire Company will host a Brunswick Stew Sale Fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at 16243 Washington Highway in Doswell. The annual fundraising meal is available for carry-out lunch or dinner. The fundraisers help with costs for volunteer training, small equipment or supplies and operating needs. Preorders are suggested and are available by phone. Those wishing to order the stew were urged to do so before Jan. 24. The cost is $7 per quart. For ordering or more information, call 804-876-3880. The company also welcomes members of the community to inquire about joining and volunteering.
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‘The Maggie Walker Story’ opens Friday Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Virginia Repertory Theatre opens “The Maggie Walker Story” on Friday, Jan. 30, at Virginia Rep’s Children’s Theatre at Willow Lawn at 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. The show will run through Feb. 15, with public performances running for three weekends and school matinees running through Feb. 13. This drama by Bruce Craig Miller is based on the true story of Maggie Walker, the American woman from Richmond, who helped organize an early civil rights strike by black students and became the nation’s first woman bank president. “The Maggie Walker Story” is part of the Acts of Faith Theatre Festival. A talkback will take place
on Sunday, Feb. 8, after the matinee. The show lasts about one hour and is best enjoyed by children 7 years and older. Director John Moon said, “Maggie Walker exemplified the best in the human spirit. In spite of spending much of her life in devastating poverty, she managed to elevate her family through education and determination while founding one of the most influential black newspapers of her time and becoming the first woman bank president in the country. She proved that hard work and a belief in basic human dignity always triumphs over hardship and despair.” Moon is a long-time director of children’s theatre. He recently directed several tour productions with Virginia Rep’s Theatre IV on Tour such as “Buffalo Soldier,” “I Have
A Dream” and “The Wright Stuff.” His directing credits on the Signature Season include “The Music Man.” Jessi Johnson returns to Virginia Rep in the role of Maggie Walker. Recent credits include “Charlotte’s Web” at the Children’s Theatre and “They’re Playing Our Song” at Hanover Tavern. Rounding out the company are Children’s Theatre veterans Mike Brown, Nicole Pearson and Hannah Zold, as well as Virginia Rep newcomer, Jahred King. For ticket information, call the Box office at 804-282-2620 or visit www.virginiarep.org. Full price tickets are $16; student matinee tickets are $12 with groups of 15 or more. One free adult ticket is provided with groups of 10 students. Discounted group rates are available.
‘Delicious Dessert Musicale’ set Feb. 12 Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Booster organization for the Lee-Davis Orchestra is hosting a “Delicious Dessert Musicale” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, at Lee-
Davis High School in the Commons. Musical groups and individual musicians from Stonewall Jackson Middle School and Lee-Davis High School will be performing.
Cash prizes for first through third place will be awarded. The cost for the evening will be $5 per person in advance or $7 at the door and includes the entertainment, desserts and drinks.
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Williamsburg Rd., Richmond, Va. 23231. Online condolences may be made at www.nelsenrichmond.com.
Carey Toombs TOOMBS, Carey Eugene, 85, of Dunnsville, formerly of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord January 22, 2015. Born February 15, 1929 in Henrico, he was raised in Glen Allen and graduated from Glen Allen High School in 1947. Carey served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952 aboard the U.S.S. Wasp. He later worked and
retired from Spencer Printing. He loved his family, NASCAR and fishing. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Virginia; his sons, Keith (Gail) Toombs of Mechanicsville, Kevin Toombs of Louisa; daughter, Carol (Abraham) Redman of Amelia; and his grandchildren, Christopher Toombs of Dunnsville, Ashleigh (David) Weyant and Hunter Ward of Amelia. Carey was preceded in death by his parents, John and Gladys Toombs; granddaughter, Kimberly Toombs. Funeral services were held Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd,
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with interment in Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Massey Cancer Center.
Lottie Turner TURNER, Lottie E., 95, of Mechanicsville, passed away January 20, 2015. A funeral notice will be issued later by Wilson & Associates. www.wilsonafs.com
George Williams WILLIAMS, George Ronald “Ron,” died January 18, 2015 in Chesterfield. As a Navy Seal and Korean War veteran, Ron honorably served his country. After his military career, Ron
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later years, Ron was a competitor in the sport of table tennis, winning multiple tournaments. His was a life well lived. Ron was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emma Matheny of Richmond. He is survived by Janice Williams, his wife of 35 years; sisters, Dorothy Purcell of Orem, Utah, Jean Dennis of Huntsville, Alabama and a brother, Raymond Williams of Mechanicsville. He is survived by his children, Steve Williams and Diane of Powhatan, Jeff Williams and Kimberly of Henrico County, Jason Williams and Andrea of Boise, Idaho, David Hinkle and Penny of Mechanicsville, and
continued to serve his community at different times as both a firefighter and a paramedic for the City of Richmond. For many years he was co-owner of Henry Clay TV in Ashland. Eventually his expertise took him to Circuit City, from which he retired after more than 30 years. Ron was known for a plethora of talents, but most notably, for being a fiercely competitive and accomplished athlete, excelling in numerous sports, diving and judo among them. His numerous awards and accolades include titles for Virginia’s State Judo Championship and Virginia All-Tournament Crown. In his
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Sheri Campbell and Scott of Stafford. He was preceded in death by one grandchild and is survived by eight grandchildren and many cousins, nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held to honor Ron’s life on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at United Christian Church, 2101 Fordson Rd., Richmond. A family reception immediately followed in the church’s fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ron’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project which honors and empowers our country’s Wounded Warriors. Donations can be made online at www. woundedwarriorproject.org
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All Souls Episcopal Church Worshiping at Messiah Lutheran, 8154 Atlee Road Sunday Worship 9:30am Holy Eucharist 10:45am Christian Ed. We are a welcoming, inclusive faith community. Nursery Provided ∂ 804-559-9302 Rev. Amelie Allen Wilmer, Vicar Email: allsoulsepiscopalva@gmail.com Visit our website: www.allsoulsva.org
Fairmount Christian Church, 559-8070 6502 Creighton Rd. Sunday AM Worship Traditional 8:15 & 11:00, Contemporary 9:30 & 11:00, Bible School at 8:15, 9:30 & 11:00. Rick Raines, Senior Minister; Chris Santasiere, Associate Minister; Mike Langley, Associate Minister; Tracy Thomas, Worship & Music Minister; Mike Campbell, Youth Minister; Ashley Sears, Children’s Director. fairmountchristian.org
Immanuel Episcopal Church Welcomes You! 3263 Old Church Rd., Mechanicsville. Sundays: Holy Eucharist at 9am & 11am, Adult Christian Education at 10am, Nursery 11am-12:15pm, Refreshments at 12:15pm. Godly Play (Children’s Christian Education) at 10:55am on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month (children will join their families in church for Communion). Healing Service with Holy Eucharist on Wednesdays at 6:15pm. 779-3454 or immanueloc.org.
Gethsemane Church of Christ 5146 Mechanicsville Turnpike Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM 804-779-2044 Bill Wines, Senior Minister www.gethsemanechristians.org
The Episcopal Church of the Creator 7159 Mechanicsville Pike, 746-8765 Christ Centered, Biblically Focused 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Nursery provided 9am & 10:15am Sunday School 9:30 - 10:15 am www.creatorfamily.net creatorcontact@comcast.net
EVANGELICAL FRIENDS Hanover Evangelical Friends 6420 Mech Trnpk. 804-730-9512, friendlychurch.org Worship: Sun. 8:30 or 11am, Sunday School @ 9:45.
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INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Hanover Baptist Church (3 mi from Va Ctr Commons Mall). Practical Bible preaching & conservative, sacred music. Active teens & children’s master club. Family oriented & God-centered. Emphasize personal salvation through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior. 798-7190 www.hbcva.org LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 4000 Creighton Rd., 1.8 mi. west of I295. "The Church With Your Family At Heart" Sunday School 9:45; Worship 11:00 Evening Service 6:00; Wednesday Evening AWANA (KJV) 7pm, Prayer Service 7:30 Pastor Don Sumpter. Find out more on our web: landmarkbaptistrichmond.org Rural Point Baptist Church 6548 Studley Road, 730-3226 www.ruralpointbaptist.com
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170 COME & SEE! All info at: www.truthbaptistchurch.com
LUTHERAN Messiah Lutheran Church & School 8154 Atlee Rd. 746-7134 www.mlcas.org Sun. Service- 8:00 am & 11am, Sunday. School 9:30. Preschool for 3 -5 yr olds. Child Care 7am-6pm St Paul Lutheran Church (LCMS) 427-7500 ∂ 8100 Shady Grove Rd, saintpaul-lcms.com Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor; Sun. Sch. 9:15am, Worship 10:30am
NAZARENE Hope Community Church 8391 Atlee Rd, www.hopenow.cc Atlee Christian Academy PK-5th grade, (746-3900) atleechristianacademy.com
PRESBYTERIAN Beulah Presbyterian Church 7252 Beulah Church Road Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:45 Where Faith and family meet Fairfield Presbyterian Church Worship: 9am Contemporary 11am Traditional 6930 Cold Harbor Rd, 23111. www.fairfieldpcusa.org MECHANICSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN Atlee and Signal Hill Rd. 746-5496; www.mechpres.org Rev. James E. Salyers, Pastor Sunday Schedule: 9 am Contemporary 10 am Sunday School Classes 11 am Traditional
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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Meadowbridge Seventh-Day Adventist Church 7400 Antique Lane Mech., Saturday Services: Sabbath School, 9:30am. Worship Service, 11am. Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting, 7pm. Church phone: 746-2788
SOUTHERN BAPTIST Black Creek Baptist Church, 6289 McClellan Rd. Bible Study, 9 am; Worship 10:15 am (Nursery Prov.) ; Wed. Night Activities: Family Dinner 5:45 pm, Children in Action Missions Time & Children’s Choir 6:15 pm, YOUTH 6:30 pm, Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm, Adult Choir 7:45 pm. Rev. Joe Kendrick, pastor 781-0330, www.blackcreek.org Broadus Memorial Baptist Church, 5351 Pole Green Rd. Mechanicsville 23116. 8:45am Traditional Worship 10am Bible Study for all ages, 11am Contemporary Worship, Phil Peacock, Pastor. #779-2700 broaduschurch.org Cool Spring Baptist Church 9283 Atlee Station Rd. For info, activities & worship times visit www.coolspring.org or call 746-0800 FCC - Fellowship Community Church Teaching the Word of God and watching for the miraculous. Hanover High School 9:45am www.fellowshipcc.com
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SOUTHERN BAPTIST Grace United Family Church "Where Grace Unites Us" 8700 Bell Creek Rd Mechanicsville, 23116 Sun. Worship 10:30 AM, Visit Us On FB Info: 335-6728 / graceunitedfc@gmail.com Glenn Hawkins, Pastor "Love God, Learn Bible, Care for People" Hillcrest Baptist Church 11342 Hanover Courthouse Rd. 730-1500. Wed Eve 6 p.m.-Dinner & Study, Sun 11am Svc 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. hbchanover.org Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd, 746-7253 Dr. Rev. Tim Madison 8:30am Contemporary, 9:45 Bible Study & 11am Trad. Worship New Bethesda Baptist Church 9019 New Bethesda Rd. 779-2101 Todd Combee, Pastor Tyler Burkett, Student Minister Sunday School 9:30AM, Worship 10:45 am. Bible Study/Youth activities 6pm Wednesday Dinner/Prayer/Youth/Children 6pm www.newbethesda.org New Highland Baptist Church Worship 8:30am & 11am, Sun. Sch. 9:45 am, Pastor Robert Lee 9200 New Ashcake Rd, 550-9601 www.newhighlandbaptist.org Shalom Baptist Church 6395 Mech Trnpk 746-7737 HE Brews Cafe 9:00am Sunday School 9:45am, Worship 11am, Wed. Supper 5:30pm(Sept- May) Wed. Activities for Children Youth & Adults 6:15pm www.shalombaptist.net
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SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST New Hope Baptist - Located at 5452 Spotslee Circle, Mech. Sunday school 9:45 am, Morning worship 10:30 am, afternoon 1pm, Wednesday Prayer & Bible study 7:30 pm. L. Ronald Staley, Pastor. For more info 321-2110. www.sovereigngraceinmechanicsville.org
UNITED METHODIST Enon United Methodist Church 6156 Studley Rd; 746-4719 Rev. ReNe’e Teague, Pastor Chrissy Vaughan, Youth Director Join us for Sunday School, for all ages, 9:45am Worship Service at 11am (Nursery provided) www.enonumc.org enonchurch@verizon.net Lebanon United Methodist Church, 8492 Peaks Rd, 746-0980, R. Spencer Broce, Pastor Sunday Worship 9am & 11am (Nursery Provided) Sunday School all ages. 10 am. Staff Youth Director. www.lebanonumc.org Mechanicsville United Methodist Church 7356 Atlee Road, Join us for Sunday School at 9:45AM, Worship at 8:30 & 11 am. & Wed. night worship service at 6:45pm. Kerry D. Boggs, Pastor. 746-5118 Shady Grove United Methodist Celebrate Christ on Sunday Mornings. Traditional worship: 8:15 & 11:15. Contemporary worship: 9:45, Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:15am. All Ages. Nursery for infants & toddlers at all services. Corner of Meadowbridge & Shady Grove Rd, Mechanicsville. Jay Kelchner Pastor. 746-9073 shadygroveumc.org
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L-D Hall of Fame welcomes Class of 2015 By Chip Knighton for The Mechanicsville Local Versatility was the theme when the Lee-Davis High School Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed its second class Friday night during the halftime of the Confederates’ basketball game against Glen Allen. The five new members included a three-sport star and two twosport standouts. Three of the new inductees – Adam Burke (class of 1996), Wade Hughes (1969) and Philip “Turtle” Zaun (1984) – were football stars at Lee-Davis. The Hall of Fame’s class of 2015 boasts seven individual state championships, with Kathy Howard Van Beek (2006) winning five as a thrower in track and field and Aaron Bradley (1996) winning two wrestling titles in as many weight classes.
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Aaron Bradley Bradley, a workout warrior who won two Group AAA state championships and four Central Region titles, has the most current athletic influence of any of the inductees. He is the coach of the reigning Virginia High School League Group 4A state champions at Hanover High School. As a coach, he has led his team to three Central Region championships, and his charges have won six individual state titles. He can point to two titles of his own at Lee-Davis, win-
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Aaron Bradley (left), Adam Burke, Kathy Howard Van Beek, Wade Hughes and Philip “Turtle” Zaun were inducted into the LeeDavis Athletic Hall of Fame in a ceremony honoring the inductee Class of 2015 Friday.
ning in 1995 at 132 pounds and 1996 at 135. Bradley – still the record-holder for highest winning percentage in Central Region history at 109-6 (.948) – won Capital District and Central Region championships all four years of his high school career. It’s not any of those moments of glory that Bradley reminisces over, however. The first anecdote from his speech Friday concerned a memorable practice
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during his high school days. “I walk into the wrestling room and there’s a stack of bricks in the corner, which was different,” he recalled. “I’m not used to seeing that. So we’re wondering what we’re going to be doing with these bricks, what we’re going to be building today with these bricks. We found out later as we’re holding the bricks above our heads, running laps around the wrestling room.” Those practices pushed
Bradley to be tougher and better conditioned, values he tries to instill in his wrestlers today. That hard work made him one of the most celebrated athletes for a school that’s not short on decorated performers. “I’m honored to be recognized by the school, with the athletics tradition as rich as LeeDavis’s,” Bradley said. “When considering the athletes who have come through Lee-Davis over the years, in its long his-
tory, I guess being part of the second class inducted is still pretty good.” Adam Burke Burke, whom former LeeDavis athletic director Della Childress called “one of the most versatile athletes in Lee-Davis track and field history,” was a six-time all-Central Region pick as a sprinter and on relay teams. But he reached his greatest fame on the gridiron, where he led
the Confederates to the Capital District and Central Region championships as a senior in 1995 before they fell to E.C. Glass in overtime in the state semifinals. That team went as far as it did by relying on a potent ground game, with Burke as the centerpiece. His 2,785 rushing yards that year stand as a LeeDavis record 20 years later and remained in the top 10 seasons in Virginia history until last fall, when Tuscarora’s Noah Reimers rang up 3,005 yards to push Burke to 11th. (Reimers compiled his eye-popping total in 15 games, while Burke played only 13 that year.) “Back when I was that age, I didn’t realize I was as good as I did,” Burke said. “I was young, growing up, just living. It didn’t really sink in that I was doing see HALL OF FAME, pg. 37
Track teams jockey for postseason positions A number of powerhouse indoor track and field teams from around the state came to St. Christopher’s for the St. Christopher’s Invitational Friday and Saturday, among them Atlee and Lee-Davis. Unlike most track meets, however, this one was more focused on individual improvement than team standings, and the two Hanover County participants used the opportunity to push some team members to improve their performances and qualify them for postseason meets. Atlee’s Richard Anderson was the only winner – in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 5 inches – from the two county schools, but Raiders’ head coach Jim Triempler said it was a pretty good day. “We had some good races and some not-so-good races,” Triempler said. “The one thing about indoor track is you have to be flexible and adaptable, because you’re going to have a break at Christmas, you’re going to have a break for exams,
to get some marks, get some take that.” qualifying standards, and we St. Christopher’s Invitational came in here and actually did Boys that,” McPherson said. “It’s nice 55 dash: Davis (Fork Union) when you do what you actually 6.43; 300: Thomas (St. Christopher’s) set out to do.” 35.13; 500: Barnes (Hermitage) What was arguably the 1:06.31; 1,000: Novak (Deep Run) 1,600: A. Lomong (Fork Confederates’ most exciting 2:29.21; Union) 4:20.50; 3,200: P. Lomong moment came in the 1,600- (Fork Union) 9:50.69; 55 hurdles: meter relay. Seeded in the sec- Agyemang (Woodbridge) 7.88; ond of five heats – with the high- 200 relay: Episcopal 1:34.22; 400 Hermitage 3:26.39; 800 relay: est seeds last – the Confederates relay: Douglas Freeman 8:07.45; HJ: won their heat and set a mark Anderson (Atlee) 6-5.00; PV: Arlint (3:29.66) that was not exceed- (Battlefield) 14-03.00; LJ: Agyemang ed until the final race of the (Woodbridge) 21-10.00; TJ: Harrell 45-10.50; SP: Warren day by the three placing teams: (Woodbridge) (Midlothian) 54-05.00. Hermitage first with 3:26.39, St. Christopher’s second with Girls 55 dash: Taylor (Osbourn Park) 3:27.66 and Woodbridge third 7.12; 300: Taylor (Osbourn Park) with 3:28.12. 40.27; 500: Kerr (Douglas Freeman) “It would have been nice to 1:17:28; 1,000: Jones (Patriot) 2:59; have gotten a win, or second or 1,600: Call (Maggie Walker) 5:03.77; third place,” McPherson said. 3,200: McArthur (Patriot) 11:03.41; hurdles: Ray (Hampton) 8.14; “But the second-fastest time 55 200 relay: Manchester 1.45.90; 400 Dave Lawrence/The Local we’ve run this season was 10 relay: Bethel 4:01.42; 800 relay: Atlee distance runner Connor Moses takes the lead in his heat in the boys’ 1600-meter run in the seconds slower than that. So Battlefield 9:42.16; HJ: Grier-Spratley St. Christopher’s Invitational at St. Christopher’s School Saturday. coming in here and running a (Thomas Edison) 5-06.00; PV: Scelzi Run) 11-00.00; LJ: Marsh Justin Hall, Gabe Hawkins, state-qualifying time and close (Deep you’re going to have some crazy things.” (Thomas Dale) 18-06.50; TJ: Marsh Triempler said a number of Matthew Hyland and Connor to a school record … I’ll take (Thomas Dale) 40-00.00; SP: Morris weather to deal with, and almost that as a coach. I’ll definitely (Manchester) 39-02.50. every kid will get sick as some Raiders did well: Chloe Bavin, Moses on the boys’ side. Lee-Davis’ assistant coach point or the other during the Carly Feyerabend, CeCe Harris, year. So you just have to work India Lowe, Erin McDaniel, Trevor McPherson said the around all that. In the places Laney Owen and Logan Shearon Confederates’ boys’ team perwhere we did not run so well, on the girls’ side; and, in addi- formed pretty well. 2008 World Series Participants “We came in here needed I think it was because of those tion to Anderson, Jake Dehetre,
in 1994 and the 800-meter relay in 1995. That relay team still Continued from pg. 36 holds the Lee-Davis record. “I was definitely one to try to something pretty amazing at the outrun you,” he said. time. It’s a big honor to be recKathy Howard Van Beek ognized by your peers and your Van Beek is the second community in that way.” Burke’s historic 1995 season woman inducted into the Hall still ranks as the top rushing of Fame, joining her former season in Richmond-area pub- track teammate, Rachel Butler. lic school history, and he was She won five Group AAA state honored as the All-Metro player championships in the shot put – of the year in addition to all- three during the outdoor season district, all-region and all-state and two indoors – and was the nods. The speed that pushed state runner-up in the discus as him to those heights also served a senior in 2006. Van Beek and Butler carried him well in track and field, where he won region champi- the Confederates on their backs onships in the 300-meter dash in 2006, leading the team to a
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Lee-Davis’ Adam Burke (32) runs against E.C. Glass in 1995.
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Swim teams turn focus to tournament prep By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com
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Lee-Davis’ Hannah Ikenberry (right), Patrick Henry’s Josephine Koren and Atlee’s Emily Beaudin begin the girls’ 100-yard backstroke in a swim meet at Randolph-Macon College Friday.
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With just two weeks before conference tournaments, three of Hanover County’s high school swim teams used one of their last meets of the regular season to experiment – to nudge some of their swimmers out of their comfort zones, finalize members of relay teams, compete in events they don’t normally swim in and, if possible, qualify for postseason meets in those events. After nearly three hours of competition at RandolphMacon College Friday night, all three teams – Atlee, Lee-Davis and Patrick Henry – could say “mission accomplished.” “Overall, I was really looking for some of those people to solidify their spots for conferences,” said Patrick Henry head coach Bob Flanagan, who had, for example, five swimmers
competing to fill two spots on the 200 freestyle relay. “We kind of let them slug it out, so to speak, and they did very well – a lot of shaved time there.” Because of last-minute schedule changes, the teams met in an impromptu threeway meet. While all three teams swam together, the results were tallied as three separate dual meets. Atlee was a big winner, beating both Lee-Davis and Patrick Henry overall (combined scores of 110-77 and 146-42, respectively) as well as in separate boys’ and girls’ results. “Atlee is just so deep in talent,” said Lee-Davis head coach Stuart Bernstein. “When you put them in the water, they have several [swimmers] that can follow up right behind the fastest. It’s hard to keep up unless you have that much depth as well.” Lee-Davis beat Patrick
Henry – missing the services of ace Ted Schubert, who was to take the SAT the next day – in the other matchup (101-86 combined). The last-minute scramble to put the three teams together was a bit of a headache for the coaches who initially had another meet scheduled for this week. “My goal for the meet that we were going to have – thinking that we were going to have one more meet – was to swim people in different events to get some time for conferences,” said Atlee head coach Karen Seeber. “Then we were going to have one more meet to get some more times, because you want to swim everybody around to get a good picture of what people are doing. … So, people necessarily were not in their strongest events at this meet, but I was happy. We had a lot of time drops.”
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doors. Already an accomplished shot putter, she took longer to reach the elite level in the discus, but finished second in the state and earned an all-Central Region nod as a senior. She still holds the school records for the shot put (44 feet, 11.25 inches) and discus (131 feet, 8 inches). “My biggest fans are my mom and my grandmother, who had to sit in 35-degree weather at polar bear games and deal with me,” she said. Wade Hughes Hughes played basketball and ran track at Lee-Davis, but it was on the football field where he really earned the honor. He was an honorable mention prep All-American and earned player of the year honors from
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Lee-Davis’ thrower Kathy Howard prepares to throw the shot put during the Central Region track and field championships at Sports Backers Stadium in 2006.
the Richmond Times-Dispatch Touchdown Club as a senior in 1968. He kept racking up the honors as a running back at Clemson University, where he won the Hamilton Award as the team’s MVP in 1972, winning two Atlantic Coast Conference Back of the Week awards and
earning a spot in the Blue-Gray All-Star Game in the process. Hughes excelled off the gridiron and was Lee-Davis’s outdoor track MVP in 1969. But his greatest success came in football, where he was a threetime all-district selection and see HALL OF FAME, pg. 39
Close finish for top teams at King William tourney By Dave Lawrence dlawrence@mechlocal.com No one could have anticipated how close a finish would be in the King William Invitational wrestling tournament at King William High School Saturday. By the time the final round ended and wrestlers started rolling up the mats, only two points separated the top three teams: King William, Highland Springs and Patrick Henry. The hosts were in good shape, with 102 points to 100 each for the Springers and Patriots. Second and third place would have to be settled by tiebreakers. King William head coach Andrew McMillion said the Cavaliers did not expect to win – and that they got a lot of help from some unexpected ranks. “Every little bit counted,” McMillion said. “The way the tournament was set up, only the varsity wrestlers for every person’s team could score points, but we allowed JV wrestlers to be in there. So even our JV guys were a key part to us being able to win because some of them beat a varsity person, which prevented that person from scoring. So even our JV team was very instrumental in pulling this one off.” The first tie-breaker for Highland Springs and Patrick
Henry was most first place finishes. Both teams had three. The second tie-breaker was second place finishes. Both had four. The third was third place finishes. Both had two. The fourth was fourth place finishes. Both had one. The fifth was pins. Finally there was a difference. Highland Springs’ wrestlers had 28 on the day, while Patriots had 18. “It was pretty close,” said Patrick Henry head coach Robert Toney. “We actually headed out before the team scores [were added] because we didn’t think we were in the running.” Toney said his team’s finish was a surprise because the Patriots looked lackluster early. “We got off to a pretty slow start,” Toney said. “A lot of times, I think, we need to work on the mental aspect. I think my guys went out a little bit cold, weren’t really ready to wrestle. We didn’t look too hot in the first round. As the tournament wore on, we started to wrestle a little bit better and had some guys kind of redeem themselves.” The tournament was in a round-robin format, so that every wrestler wrestled every other wrestler in his or her weight class unless there were too many wrestlers competing, in which case a bracket format
Rugby club meets The Hanover Rugby Football Club is gearing up for the spring season and registering students in grades 5 through 12 now. Practices and recruitment are currently being held on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. Competitive practices are held on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. Games are held on Saturdays,
and will begin in mid-March. Come on out and learn more about a sport that will return to the Olympic Games in 2016! For more information, please call Coach Davis Theakston at (804)366-0524, or email us at rhinosrugby@yahoo.com.
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Patrick Henry’s Brendan White has King William’s Brenon Sawdy in a bind in a match in the King William Invitational Saturday
was followed. King William finished with four individual champions: Tyler Gilbertson (200 pounds),
David Church (138), Aaron Duszynski (132) and Kevin Overstreet (126). Ian Browning finished second at 126 pounds,
and Shane Shannon (120), Kyle The Patriots finished with Harley (145), David Jones (182) three champions: 145 Jeremy and David Shields (285) fin- Roup (145), Brendan White ished third. (152) and Tanner Kump (160).
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a two-time All-Metro pick. He grew up in Richmond and had planned to attend John Marshall High School, like his older sister. “I was coming to Lee-Davis High School, where I knew no one,” he said. “But I knew that I had to be good to play for these guys here, because they didn’t know who I was, and I had to make a point. I was fortunate to meet the guys I did.”
Phillip “Turtle” Zaun Zaun is best known for his baseball exploits, but he was just as successful at football during his high school days. He was an all-state selection in both sports as a senior, but his baseball career took off after he — Submitted matriculated at North Carolina by Cindy Spott State, where he was a two-time
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Left, Wade Hughes looks tough on Lee-Davis’ basketball Court. Above, North Carolina State first baseman Phillip “Turtle” Zaun slides safely home for the Wolfpack.
All-American and three-time All-ACC selection. Zaun, a power-hitting first baseman, held the Wolfpack’s career home run record at 54 when he graduated and was chosen for the ACC’s 50th anniversary team and N.C. State’s baseball Hall of Fame. A 10th-
round draft pick of the San Francisco Giants, he passed up professional baseball to attend dental school. In football, Zaun was an All-Metro tackle on both sides of the ball. He was named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Touchdown Club player of the
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year as a senior in 1983. “It really makes you think how lucky I was to come through Lee-Davis when I did,” Zaun said. “I look around the room and see former coaches, players and teammates, and it really makes you feel, or realize, how special this place is.”
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Legislation would give electric utility leeway in surcharge fees By Matt Leonard Capital News Service
Photo submitted by Teressa Pearson
Guest artist Janet Visser presented a demonstration to the Lee Artists Association during the group’s monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8. Anyone interested in being a part of the LAA group is welcome. The next meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Windemere Art Gallery at 6162 Mechanicsville Tpk. in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-730-0384. Visser’s website is J-PVisser.Artistwebsites.com.
‘The Secret Life of Lucy Bosman’ book signing slated Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Local novelist and creative writing teacher Rebekah L. Pierce has released her second historic fiction novel, “The Secret Life of Lucy Bosman.” A book signing event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Books, Beads & More at 8324 Bell Creek Road #100 in Mechanicsville. “The Secret Life of Lucy Bosman” is about the pioneering spirit of women, patriots and the conflict between gender, love, race and war. It tells the story of a former slave and mulatto woman named Lucy Bosman who comes to Richmond from Tennessee in the spring of 1860 to claim an inheritance left to her by her deceased husband. To do so,
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she makes the fateful decision to “pass” as a white woman and soon opens a successful bakery and confectionery shop in the heart of 17th Street Market. But her dreams and her life are threatened by an unwelcome suitor and the outbreak of civil war. Pierce is an English instructor at Fortis College and placed as an alternate in the Virginia Commission of the Arts Playwriting Fellowship in 2006 for her three plays, “The Myth,” “Perfect” and “Bell Blu.” Her first historic fiction novel, “Murder on Second Street: The Jackson Ward Murders,” was an ebook Amazon bestseller. To read an excerpt from “The Secret Life of Lucy Bosman,” visit www.rebekahlpierce.com.
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RICHMOND – Dominion Virginia Power would be allowed to avoid state regulation for eight years while having the ability to raise consumers’ electric bills, if the General Assembly passes a bill before the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor. The legislation would require Dominion to maintain its base rate for eight years beginning in 2013 – when the state last reviewed the company’s rates – until 2020. While the base rate would stay the same, the company would retain the authority to increase fuel surcharges and other “riders” that are added to customers’ utility bills. The base rate typically makes up just over half of a customer’s bill, said Ken Schrad, director of information resources at the State Corporation Commission, which regulates public utilities. The riders – also known as rate adjustment clauses, or RACs – still would require approval from the SCC. But when approving them, the agency does not take into account Dominion’s “costs, revenues, investments, or earnings.” That is information the SCC examines during biennial reviews. Under current state law, the SCC performs a review of Dominion Power every two years to ensure that the company is not “overearning” by overcharging customers, Schrad said. But Senate Bill 1349, introduced by Sen. Frank Wagner, R-Virginia Beach, would prohibit the SCC from conducting its reviews until after 2020. Under the bill, the SCC would be “barred from adjusting the utility’s rates until the conclusion of the 2023 biennial review, with certain exceptions,” according to a summary of the measure by the Legislative Information Service, the
General Assembly’s staff. The bill stipulates that “no adjustment to a Phase II Utility’s rates shall be made” – meaning Dominion’s base rate would not change; however, it says nothing to limit riders. Wagner approached Dominion for help with wording part of the bill, and the company provided “some draft language,” The legislation would require Dominion to maintain its base rate for eight years beginning in 2013 — when the state law reviewed the company’s rates — until 2020. While the base rate would stay the same, the company would retain the authority to increase fuel surcharges and other “riders” that are added to customers’ utility bills.
said Rob Richardson, a senior communications specialist for Dominion. Asked who would benefit most from the bill, Richardson said customers would. He said federal and state regulation, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reduce carbon emissions, could endanger “low electric rates and reliable service.” However, consumer advocates say SB 1349 could benefit Dominion at the expense of consumers. The Virginia attorney general’s office, which represents consumers in rate cases, said that the bill would eliminate SCC oversight, freeing Dominion to raise fees on consumers. “We oppose bills like this that limit the attorney general’s ability to advocate on behalf of consumers for the lowest rates possible or that tie the hands of
the State Corporation Commission in setting appropriate rates,” said Michael Kelly, director of communications for Attorney General Mark Herring. Schrad said current Virginia state law binds Dominion’s rate changes to the biennial reviews. Changes can be made only after the review process. This became customary after a 2007 law ended a 10-year period aimed at creating competition in the electric industry. The 10-year experiment failed, and Dominion maintained a monopoly over Virginia utilities, Schrad said. The 2007 legislation brought back regulation of the electric industry. Under settlements reached after the SCC’s first review of Dominion, the company had to refund $726 million, with the average customer receiving $153. As a result of the SCC’s review in 2011, Dominion had to refund customers $78.3 million due to overearnings. The most recent review by the SCC resulted in a lower base rate. Wagner served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 through 2000, when he was elected to the Senate. Since 1997, Wagner has received $43,100 in donations from Dominion, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonprofit group that compiles campaign finance data. Dominion gave Wagner $10,500 in 2013-14, VPAP records show. Wagner did not respond to a request for comment. But he told The VirginianPilot that he proposed SB 1349 because the EPA’s Clean Power Plan will impose costly pollution standards on Virginia. The bill has been referred to a subcommittee of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee that is examining the EPA plan. Wagner chairs the subcommittee.
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ision can easily be taken for granted, but when a persons sense of sight is compromised, the results can present a number of challenges and affect quality of life in some profound ways. Millions of people rely on corrective lenses to see clearly. The National Eye Institute says more than 150 million Americans use corrective eyewear, spending more than $15 billion annually on contact lenses and glasses. Those who must rely on glasses and contact lenses may wonder if there was something they could have done to protect their vision. Myths and misconceptions about vision have prevailed through generations, but many of these myths are to be taken with a grain of salt. Myth: Sitting too close to the television will hurt your eyes. Fact: Being too close to the screen will not harm your vision. In fact, it could be a coping mechanism for nearsightedness and a symptom of existing vision problems. If you find yourself sitting close to the television, speak with an eye doctor. Myth: Reading in dim light will be harmful to your vision.
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Fact: Good lighting can prevent eye fatigue and headaches. However, working in dim light will not harm your eyes. Myth: Eating carrots improves your vision. Fact: A healthy diet helps the body maintain its eyes. But eating an abundance of carrots will not give your eyes superpowers. Vitamin A deficiency may lead to poor vision, but eating a lot of the vitamin by way of carrots will not enhance your vision. Myth: Using corrective lenses will make your eyes dependent on them. Fact: Eyesight naturally deteriorates as we age. Corrective lenses do not change the physiology of the eye; they just make it easier
to see. Similarly, not wearing glasses if you need them will not make vision deteriorate faster. Myth: Wearing someone elses’ glasses will hurt your eyes. Fact: Wearing someone elses’ glasses forces your eyes to work harder, which can cause fatigue or headache. But once the glasses are taken off, your eyes will automatically readjust, leaving no permanent damage. Myth: Crossing your eyes will make them get stuck like that. Fact: Telling a joke and crossing your eyes for a few laughs will not result in them getting stuck. They will return to their normal place after you tell your latest knee-slapper.
Myth: Foods and medicines will not affect vision. Fact: Using artificial sweeteners can make your eyes more sensitive to light. Also, certain medicines, like antibiotics, high blood pressure drugs, contraceptives, and diabetic medications, can make the eyes more sensitive to light. Myth: All eye professionals are medical doctors. Fact: Only an ophthalmologist is an actual medical doctor with special training to diagnose and treat diseases of the eye. Optometrists and opticians are trained in some aspects of eye care but cannot prescribe medications nor treat diseases of the eye. • Metro Services
DID YOU KNOW? According to the National Sleep Foundation, a short nap of 20 to 30 minutes can improve alertness and performance without creating feelings of grogginess or interfering with nighttime sleep. A NASA study that examined sleepy pilots and astronauts found that those who napped for 40 minutes improved their performance by 34 percent. While napping can be beneficial, napping can have a negative impact as well. For
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example, those who nap too late in the day may struggle to get a decent night’s rest later that night, when the length and quality of sleep may not be as long or as strong as it would had they not napped so late in the day. Men and women who find themselves suddenly need naps despite no obvious cause of fatigue should consult their physicians, as this might be indicative of a sleep disorder or another medical condition.. • Metro Services
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Cholesterol and its relation to heart disease H
igh cholesterol levels have long been directly linked to heart disease. But as more research into cholesterol and its relation to heart disease is conducted, some doctors are shifting their views on the relationship between the two. Statistics from the American Heart Association indicate that 75 million Americans currently suffer from heart disease. And even though one-quarter of the population takes cholesterol-lowering medication and have reduced the fat content of their diets, the AHA estimates that more Americans will die of heart disease than ever before. More revelations are coming to the forefront regarding cholesterol and heart disease. New research has shown that statin drugs are ineffective at reducing mortality rates in most populations. Furthermore, according to the Framingham Heart Study, which is the longest-running and most comprehensive study on heart disease to date, it was demonstrated that cholesterol intake in the diet had no correlation with heart disease. The study found that men and women with above average cholesterol levels had nearly identical rates of heart disease compared to those with below average cholesterol rates. Another potential eye opener is that, in addition to cholesterol not affecting heart disease risk, eating high-cholesterol foods does not elevate blood-cholesterol levels as doctors once thought. Ancel Keys, who is considered the ‘father’ of the theory that cho-
lesterol contributes to heart disease, now says that there’s no connection between cholesterol in food and cholesterol in the blood. If not cholesterol levels and the foods one eats, what, then is responsible for heart disease? Many medical professionals and researchers now believe the primary causes of heart disease are inflammation and oxidative stress. According to Dr. Dwight Lundell, a heart surgeon and author of the book, ‘The Great Cholesterol Lie’, foods like refined sugars and vegetable oils used to preserve processed foods may lead to the inflammation that ulti-
sugar and saturated fat can exacerbate inflammation. Bacteria and other unwanted substances in the body also contribute to inflammation. To combat inflammation, people can adopt a healthy eating style. Fatty fish, whole grains, leafy greens, fiber, and nuts can help reduce inflammation. Exercise also can reduce inflammation. Research from Mark Hamer, PhD, an epidemiologist at University College London, found that, Metro regardless of BMI or weight, study participants who comCholesterol levels may not have the same relationship to heart disease as once believed. pleted 2.5 hours of moderate mately causes heart disease. immune response to a for- exercise each week Ñ about Inflammation is the body’s eign invader. Foods high in 20 minutes a day Ñ lowered
their markers of inflammation by at least 12 percent. When a person exercises, muscle tissue releases a protein molecule called cytokine, which likely prompts an inflammation drop. Just about any type of workout that raises heart rate is effective in helping with inflammation. The public may have been misinformed about just how vital it is to reduce cholesterol levels. Contrary to popular belief, high cholesterol may not have the same connection to heart disease as doctors once thought. In fact, inflammation may be the bigger component in heart disease risk. • Metro Services
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potentially deadly ailments like diabetes and heart disease. But cardiovascular exercise also can boost brain power. Cardiovascular exercise pumps oxygen-rich blood to the brain, and that blood contains glucose that can fuel brain cells. Cardiovascular exercise also strengthens blood vessels, which can help prevent potentially devastating diseases, such as stroke, that can have a lasting and negative impact on cognitive function. Find time for friends and family. Many people need no reason to socialsee SIMPLE, pg. 6B
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he stuffy nose, aches and pains that often accompany the common cold can leave sufferers feeling miserable for a week or more. Cold season seems to kick into high gear when the temperatures drop, but this can be the year you donÕt come down with a case of the sniffles. The following cold prevention tips can increase your chances of making it to spring without losing any days or sleep to the common cold.
Keep kids clean School-aged kids tend to carry home lots of germs, so when kids get home after a long day at school, make sure they wash their hands thoroughly and change into fresh outfits. Such precautionary measures can keep colds and other illnesses from running rampant through your house.
Go outdoors and get some fresh air It’s a myth that cold air will bring on a cold. In reality, being outside instead of congregating indoors with other sick people may decrease your risk of getting a cold. Don’t be afraid to go outside when the temperatures drop for fear of getting sick. Fresh air and exercise can be good for you.
Drink plenty of fluids Keeping your body hydrated will help flush toxins out of your body, strengthening your immune system and making it more capable of fending off colds.
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virus can be shot up to three feet away when someone sneezes? The virus travels on the small droplets of saliva and mucus that get propelled from the nose and mouth of a sick individual. If you know someone is sick, stay as far away as possible and wash your hands frequently, paying special attention to your fingertips.
Wipe down surfaces The cold virus can live on surfaces for up to 24 hours. That means a sick person can easily transfer a virus by touching a computer keyboard or remote control he or she shares with others. Use disinfecting wipes or warm, soapy water to clean off doorknobs, telephones, light switches, cabinet handles, and METRO anything that is frequently Several strategies can reduce your risk of succumbing to the cold virus. touched around a home or business. tive at treating bacterial Maintain your exercise Let it out gently infections, not viruses, which routine Blowing your nose forceRegular exercise can boost means they are ineffective at fighting the cold virus. fully or pinching your nose to the body’s immune system hold back sneezes can irritate and help it to fend off foreign If you do get sick, nasal passageways and make invaders, including the cold play it smart them more vulnerable to virus. A recent study found Should you succumb to infection. that taking vitamin C in a cold in spite of your best addition to daily exercise can efforts, steer clear of othAvoid touching your reduce your risk of cold and ers so you are not spreading eyes, nose and mouth the virus. Rest and fuel your cut the duration of the cold If you are well, keep body with healthy foods and should you get one. Before your hands away from beverages. There’s no need to taking any supplements, your mouth, nose and eyes. visit a doctor for a cold unless speak with your doctor to Viruses are especially good you have a fever after several at entering the body through make sure they won’t interact days of being sick. Colds northe mucus membranes locat- negatively with other medicamally last between seven and ed in these areas of the body. tions. 10 days. If your symptoms do A combination of frequent Recognize that not improve or if they seem handwashing and avoiding antibiotics are to be worsening, visit your touching your face can keep not the answer doctor. colds at bay. Antibiotics are only effec• Metro Services
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air conditioner and dehumidifier can help you keep indoor humidity levels in check, especially during the summer when humidity levels tend to be their highest of any time during the year. When renovating your home, remove any existing carpeting from bathrooms and basements and toss out soaked carpets or upholstery as well. If painting will be
he presence of mold in a home is a sight few homeowners want to see. In addition to being unsightly, mold found in a home can be unhealthy. While certain cleaners may prove effective at removing mold, homeowners who want to remove existing mold growths and prevent future growths may benefit from gaining a greater understanding of mold and why it grows inside homes.
part of your home renovation projects, add mold inhibitors to paints prior to application. Mold that grows inside a home is unsightly and potentially unhealthy. But concerned homeowners can take several reactive and proactive steps to reduce existing mold growths and prevent them from returning in the future. • Metro Services
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Mold is a blanket term used to describe fungi that can be found both indoors and outdoors. Many species of mold exist, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that some estimates suggest there may be more than three hundred thousand different species of mold. Common indoor molds include cladosporium, penicillium, alter- Poorly ventilated bathrooms are susceptible to mold growth. naria, and aspergillus. otherwise healthy. The same Molds are a natural and report found that mold may resilient part of the enviWhich conditions trigger asthma symptoms promote mold growth? ronment, but mold growth Homeowners may notice indoors should be addressed among people with asthma and hypersensitivity pneuand avoided. Mold spores that mold tends to grow monitis, a disease in which are tiny and invisible to the in specific areas of their the lungs are inflamed when naked eye, and when these homes but not in others, a person breathes in certain spores attach to wet surfaces, and thatÕs because molds dusts he or she is allergic to, they begin to grow. Once grow best in certain condiin people susceptible to that these spores begin to grow, tions. Warm, damp and condition. they can then affect people humid conditions, such as Some people who do not in various ways. Roughly a those found in poorly venhave a preexisting condition tilated bathrooms and base- decade ago, the Institute of can still be sensitive to molds. ments, make ideal breeding Medicine found sufficient When exposed to mold, such evidence to support a link grounds for mold. people may experience sympbetween exposure to indoor toms like nasal stuffiness, eye mold and respiratory tract What are the effects issues, such as coughing and irritation, wheezing, or skin of mold exposure? wheezing in people who were irritation.
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How can exposure to mold be decreased at home? Adequate ventilation is arguably homeownersÕ best friend with regard to reducing mold exposure at home. Control humidity levels in areas of the home that tend to be warm and humid, such as the kitchen and bathroom. Install an exhaust fan in the kitchen and bathroom and a window in the bathroom if yours does not already have one. The CDC recommends that humidity levels be no higher than 50 percent throughout the day, and an
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ince 2007, the American Psychological Association has commissioned an annual nationwide survey to examine the state of stress across the United States and understand its impact. The 2013 survey found that people continue to experience what they feel are unhealthy stress levels, with 42 percent of adult respondents reporting that their stress levels have increased over the past five years. In addition, 44 percent of survey respondents feel they aren’t doing enough to manage their stress, painting a potentially troubling future for people who cannot find better and healthier ways to manage their stress. The picture is none the rosier
in Canada, where data from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey revealed that nearly 23 percent of Canadians aged 15 and older reported that most days were “quite a bit or extremely stressful.” While those figures marked a slight improvement from the previous year’s survey, it’s apparent that stress is still a considerable concern for people throughout both the United States and Canada. Though many people unfortunately regard stress as an inevitable side effect of adulthood, it’s important that men, women and even children avoid characterizing stress as simply a byproduct of a difficult and/or successful life and career. referred to as “acute stress,” like Even momentary stress, often the kind that appears when stuck in a traffic jam, can have a potentially devastating impact on overall health. According to the American Institute of Stress, acute stress causes an increase in heart rate and stronger contractions of the heart muscle, and some medical professionals have suggested there is a link between repeated episodes of Specializing in the acute stress and heart attack. oral health care of Regular use of relaxation infants, children, adolescents, and those with special needs Sedation dentistry
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trauma, to consult their health care provider before attempting to address their stress on their own, the following are two popular relaxation techniques that may help relieve stress in a healthy way.
Meditation
There are many types of meditation, but in general people who meditate employ certain techniques when meditating. These techniques may include maintaining a specific posture or finding a quiet, distraction-free location to meditate. Many practitioners of meditation choose to recite a positive mantra that they Metro repeat throughout their session. techniques to reduce stress While many people question can help to counteract the the effectiveness of meditation, effects of long-term stress, research has suggested that which the National Center routine meditation sessions can for Complementary and alter the brain’s neural pathAlternative Medicine notes can ways and make a person more contribute to depression, diges- capable of combatting stress. tive disorders, headaches, high Yoga blood pressure, and insomYoga has grown increasingly nia. While it’s always best for popular in recent years, and anyone, and especially those much of that can be traced to people with heart disease, epilepsy, certain psychiatric condi- the multitude of health benefits that have been linked to this tions or a history of abuse or typically low-impact practice of the mind and body. The NCCAM notes that studies Andy is an have suggested yoga is effective undefeated Stonewall at lowering heart rate and blood Jackson wrestler and pressure and can even relieve member of Mike’s anxiety and depression. Those Olympic Gym where are beneficial side effects for Champions are built. sufferers of stress, which over time can contribute to high blood pressure and arrhythmia Learn more about how Andy achieved his strength and conditioning success by reading the article on Mike’s Olympic Gym’s (abnormal heartbeat) and even cause people to worry too Facebook page: www.FB.com/TrueFitnessSolutions much about minor things or True Fitness Solutions AKA Mike’s Olympic Gym suspect bad things are about to Call True Fitness Solutions for your education, happen. evaluation & exercise prescription and to learn More information about more about how practically applying exercise stress and coping techniques is science guarantees your goals to be met. www.TrueFitnessSolutions.com available at www.apa.org. 7495 Old Hickory Drive | Mechanicsville, VA 23111 | 804-746-5022 • Metro Services
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ize, but those that do can now cite boosting brain function as a great reason to get together with family and friends. Routine socialization can keep a brain sharp by reducing its levels of cortisol, a potentially destructive hormone brought on by stress. Researchers also believe that routine interaction with other people stimulates structures in the brains frontal lobe that are likely responsible for planning, decision making and response control. Squeeze in a nap every so often. Naps can have a reenergizing effect on men and women, but a study from German researchers also found that naps also can improve memory. In the study, researchers divided participants into three groups: people who would stay awake for 60 minutes; people who would sleep for six minutes; and people who would sleep for 30 to 45 minutes. After the hour was up, participants were given a word recall test, and those who slept performed better on the test than those who hadn’t. But the development that was perhaps most interesting was that those who slept for just six minutes performed just as well on the test as those who slept for far longer, leading researchers to suggest that men and women need not take long naps to improve their memories. • Metro Services
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ontrary to popular belief, adopting a healthy lifestyle is not a difficult undertaking. In certain instances, convenience may need to be sacrificed in favor of nutrition, but many people find that living healthy is not nearly as difficult as they assumed it would be when they initially decided to make a change. When men and women decide they want to start living healthier, many mistakenly assume they must abandon their existing habits entirely and start from scratch. But the following are some easy ways to start living healthier every day.
fast can increase your risk of overeating. While eating, try to limit distractions that can take your attention away from how much you’re eating. If you’re always watching television or checking emails on your phone while eating, try a few days of distraction-free, careful eating, and you may find yourself eating less and feeling more energized after a meal.
Skip the second glass of wine The much publicized medi-
cal benefits of wine are somewhat misleading. According to the Mayo Clinic, when consumed in moderation, red wine can help prevent heart disease. That’s because alcohol and antioxidants found in red wine have been shown to increase levels of high-density lipoprotein, often referred to as ‘good’ cholesterol, and protect against artery damage. But wine also contains sugars that can fatten the liver, and a fatty liver can contribute to a host of serious health problems. If you
already drink wine, limit yourself to one glass per day. If you are not a wine drinker, then it’s important to note that many doctors believe the potential benefits of drinking wine do not outweigh the potentially negative consequences associated with alcohol consumption, which include neurological problems and an increased risk for heart disease.
Get more sleep Inadequate sleep affects the body in a variety of ways.
Many people are aware that one poor night’s sleep is certain to affect their energy levels the following day, but fewer may know of the link between sleep duration and chronic disease. For example, the Harvard Medical School notes that studies have linked insufficient sleep to type 2 diabetes, as the body’s ability to process glucose can be compromised by poor sleeping habits. Other medical conditions that have been linked to insufficient sleep include obesity, heart
disease and mood disorders. While you might be proud of your ability to function on minimal sleep, the long-term effects of insufficient sleep can be dire, so be sure to get at least seven hours of sleep each night. Choosing to live healthier does not mean you need to completely overhaul your existing lifestyle. In fact, you can make several easy everyday changes to dramatically improve your overall health. • Metro Services
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Eat more fruits and vegetables One of the best and easiest ways to live healthier is to begin eating more fruits and vegetables. Instead of unhealthy snacks like potato chips and cookies, snack on a piece of fruit, and never sit down to a meal unless you include some vegetables to go along with the main course. Studies have shown that men and women whose diets are high in fruits and vegetables are less likely to develop certain types of cancers, including cancers of the digestive tract. In addition, the United States Department of Agriculture notes that people whose diets are rich in fruits and vegetables have a lower risk for heart disease, including heart attack and stroke.
Slow down your eating routine. Some people may already be eating the right foods, but they may just be eating too much of them. It takes time for your body to let you know itÕs had too much to eat, so eating too
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