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Lawler pursues 97th House seat Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Erica M. Lawler has announced her candidacy for the 97th District seat in the House of Delegates. “This November marks the first time in nearly a decade that the House of Delegates race in the 97th District will be a competitive one,” she said. A longtime Hanover resident, Lawler moved to the county from Northbury Farm in New Kent. She attended the first Governor’s School for Agriculture at Virginia Tech in summer 2001, graduated LAWLER from Lee-Davis High School in 2003, and received her Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Tech in May 2006. “Although I am not a lawyer, I have worked in a regulatory environment since taking my first job after college as a contracts assistant at an international health nonprofit. I see LAWLER, pg. 4
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Vol. 32, No. 21 | Richmond Suburban News | September 23, 2015
Bike Fest gives county front row seat By Meredith Rigsby News Editor
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ECHANICSVILLE — In celebration of the UCI World Championships, several businesses, including Kroger, Center of the Universe Brewing Company (COTU), Dominion Orthodontics, HHHunt Corporation, HCA Virginia,
Performance 23) at Rutland Bicycle Commons in Richmond, Mechanicsville. Rebkee The bike race Company and started Sept. 19 the Hanover and continues Photo courtesy of Richmond Times-Dispatch Chamber of through Sept. 27. Commerce, are partnering with Today’s event will feature live residents of the Rutland commusic from Easy 100.9, food munity to host a free Hanover trucks, a kids’ zone, free bike tuneBike Fest event from noon to 4 ups, local vendors, an appearance p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. by Flying Squirrels mascot Nutzy
and a beer garden from the Center of the Universe. “Knowing that the World Championships are held in the U.S. so rarely, we saw this as the perfect opportunity to bring the community together and create a memory that will last a lifetime,” John Ellis, executive chef of Kroger, said in an email. … “We’re showing our support through the
60 become citizens at Scotchtown By Meredith Rigsby News Editor BEAVERDAM — On the morning of Thursday, Sept. 17, 60 adults gathered at Patrick Henry’s home in Scotchtown to become naturalized as United States citizens. The 11th annual naturalization ceremony, which took place on Constitution Day, brought immigrants from a wide range of countries, including Lebanon, Germany, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, India, the United Kingdom, Romania, El Salvador, Egypt, Iraq, Vietnam, Kenya, Cambodia, Pakistan,
see BIKE, pg. 4
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Sixty men and women stand as they take their Naturalization Oath to become American citizens.
Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Belize, South Korea, Nigeria, Columbia,
Honduras,
Moldova,
Poland,
see CITIZENS, pg. 22
ECHANICSVILLE – Santa Claus will be coming to the Village of Mechanicsville on Sunday, Dec. 6. In order to prepare for his visit, the Mechanicsville Rotary see RACE, pg. 4