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County administrator Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr. presented his proposed 2017 budget and fiveyear financial plan at last week’s meeting of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors.
2017 budget last Wednesday. Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr., county administra-
tor, presented a $427.7 million plan that includes funding for additional public safety positions, including five sheriff ’s office employees and an equal number of Fire/EMS positions. The additional full-time Fire/EMS positions allow the county to provide additional staffing at Black Creek and Rockville, stations experiencing staffing shortages due to a lack of volunteers. Harris’ budget also includes a 2% raise for county employees and provides $41.5 million over the next five years to meet the longterm capital needs for Hanover County Public Schools. “We’re glad to be able to fund a 2% raise. We wish our state partners had participated at the school level by making that a priority. The governor’s budget does not include any money for pay raises for education so the full 2% has fallen to the county — all local funds.” Harris also presented a five-year General Fund Financial Plan, an outlook that does not project tax increases to Hanover County citizens. Addressing the level real estate tax for this year’s proposal, Harris said, “I don’t think it’s necessary to meet the needs of this budget.” Hanover’s real estate tax remains at 81 cents
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ECHANICSVILLE – When Mark M. Gordon arrived at Memorial Regional Medical Center he brought with him what some may consider an unusual goal for a health care leader. He is focused on keeping people healthy. In addition to MRMC, Gordon is responsible for the operations of two other Bon Secours hospitals, Richmond Community Hospital and Rappahannock General Hospital. He moved into the position on Oct. 1, replacing longtime administrator Michael Robinson, who retired Oct. 31. A native of
Pinehurst, North Carolina, Gordon said, “Memorial is a fantastic facility. The conversation and the focus for Memorial Regional Medical Center are going to be on population, health and wellness. And, by that, I mean, as you have probably heard in political campaigns in state politics — Social Security, Medicare — the conversation sounds like a lot of people who are in that Baby Boomer generation are interested in understanding where we have opportunities for people to be well.” “We are glad to be a fantastic facility that has terrific outcome. We are interested in making sure that we can take care of you,” the new CEO added. What he will be encouraging in terms of wellness is that potential patients see GOAL, pg. 19
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live celebration of his creative powers as a songwriter performed by the people who wrote, recorded and performed with him over the last four decades.
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ticipation in the performing arts. It is the Thompson family’s wishes that all proceeds generated by the show go to SPARC and JAMinc.” Tickets are $25, $35 and $45 and are available on The National Theater website (http://www.thenationalva. com/events) or in person at The National Box Office. The National Box Office is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour prior to the doors opening the night of the show. For more information, call 804-612-1900 or visit www.thenationalva.com. The title of the show, Robbin Thompson’s Real Fine Day, is a nod to Thompson’s last recorded work, A Real Fine Day. The concert will consist entirely of songs penned by Thompson and feature a
Jan Williams, Bob “Rico” Antonelli, Velpo Robertson and Skip Rowland organized and curated the concert. It is underwritten by Digital Video Group Inc. (DVG); Donna Meade Dean-Stevens and The Old Dominion Barndance; Dr. Joe Niamtu; Kirk Schroder and Schroder Davis PLC; Nick and Becky Colleran and Acoustics First; and Virginia Tourism. Thompson was born outside of Boston but grew up on the The Space Coast in Melbourne Florida, just down the beach from Cape Canaveral. His father was quite literally a rocket scientist — a “missile man,” as Thompson called him. It was there that Thompson started his music and songwriting career. In 1969, he moved to see TRIBUTE, pg. 22
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Chickahominy Middle team proves name is right in reading ASHLAND – Team “Word” from Chickahominy Middle School captured the Reading Olympians competition Feb. 11 at Liberty Middle School. Presented by the Hanover County Public Schools, the annual county-wide event had 168 students and 16 teams representing Chickahominy, Liberty, Oak Knoll and Stonewall Jackson middle schools. The teams were either first or second place winners from their previously held middle school competitions. Team “Word” advances to the regional competition, along with “Bookologists 2.0” from Liberty Middle, “Bookinators” from Oak Knoll Middle, “Poseidon’s Page Surfers” from Stonewall Jackson Middle, and
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The book list is distributed to team coaches prior to summer break. Participants read and reread the selections for six to 10 months to prepare for the competitions. The Hanover Education Foundation (HEF) sponsors the event and provides Hanover County middle schools with copies of each book for the teams. The HEF also sponsors Reading Olympians teams at the elementary level. The goal of the competition is to help students showcase their comprehension skills and to celebrate their love of reading. Information submitted by Chris R. Whitley, Hanover County Public Schools public information officer.
Plight of freed slaves examined in lecture HANOVER — It’s a part of Civil War History that is often overlooked or forgotten, but the plight of thousands of freed slaves following the war’s end recently has become a hot topic for researchers. Recently, three experts gathered at Hanover Tavern for a symposium on the aftermath of the struggle — the longlasting economic effects of a slave-based economy suddenly ended, what freedom meant for freed slaves and an inside look at reconstruction. Hanover Tavern director David Deal said this session and three accompanying events seemed like the perfect way to wrap up the sesquicentennial celebration. After meeting with local
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Randolph-Macon College professor Jack Trammell was one of the featured speakers recently at Hanover Tavern. The lecture series focused on the aftermath of the Civil War. During a break, Trammell chatted with Hanover resident Steve Sewell above.
historians and officials, a four-part lecture series called “Aftermath of Civil War: Legacies of Reconstruction” evolved as a way to offer insight into an otherwise little known
part of the history. “We decided we would focus on the people and how they were being affected by events and situations at the end of the war,” Deal said.
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County administrator’s priorities are spot-on Meeting with the county administrator and his staff at budget time is most helpful and is a true and shining example of transparency. What’s more important to those of us who aren’t particularly adept at numbers (that seems to be a common affliction of journalists) is the fact that Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr. and the administrative team go to great lengths to explain the budget process before the proposal is presented to the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. This is extremely beneficial as we wade through the numbers. The explanations offered by Harris and the financial experts in his office (and that definitely includes him) offer direction on the budget, as well as the opportunity to ask questions. Without question, Harris has his priorities in the right places: emergency services and education. We wholly support his proposal and are confident our board of supervisors will agree with the county administrator. He presented his budget proposal to the supervisors last week and among the items we strongly support are a 2% pay raise for employees and an emphasis on public safety and education. Technology issues also are on the budget list. Increases in wages, Harris noted, enables the county to compete regionally. As a self-insured employer, the county will not have any increases next year for county employees. But he isn’t stopping there. Capital improvements, including school renovations and a taxiway to the east side of the county airport, are being proposed. “We’re taking care of things the way this community expects us to,” Harris said. We agree.
Get out and vote Hello, March 1 — my, you are upon us. And here we are facing a presidential primary election. This one is going to be a doozy. What a group of candidates. I won’t elaborate other than to say that it’s your responsibility to go to the polls and cast your ballot. Without hesitation, I’ll be heading to my polling place Tuesday. I recommend you do the same.. Melody Kinser
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Finding history in your backyard By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist You are never too old to learn something new. For years and years, I’ve passed by Chimborazo Park in Richmond and never realized the unique history of the acres of hilltop property that offers breathtaking views of the city. Sure, I realized the ground was hallowed and served as a Confederate hospital during the Civil War. Despite overwhelming challenges, Chimborazo treated thousands of soldiers during the war, and most of them who entered the sprawling hospital campus eventually healed and returned home or back to battle. It’s a medical history that is dis-
played in the National Park Service’s headquarters at the site that houses an extensive medical museum of the activity at Chimborazo. And, for years, that was the story at Chimborazo. Many enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of the park without studying its medical past, and others avoided the history altogether. And, that was the only history known for decades when it came to Chimborazo. NPS historian Mike Gorman said historians simply didn’t know what happened on the site from the time it ceased being a hospital and when it became a Richmond park in 1886. Researchers found evidence in the most unlikely of places. Records of
the Freedmen’s Bureau began showing up on the Internet, and the name Chimborazo was repeatedly listed as a residence for freed African-American slaves. After volumes of research, the period following the war is still an incomplete history, but the evolution of technology and the Internet allows historians to constantly pursue the unknown. While there are monuments and memorials to many heroes around the city, there’s not one mention of the evolving black community at Chimborazo, except a few misleading articles in the newspaper from the time. It seems racial relations between see HISTORY, pg. 8
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This letter is in response to Ted Mentz’s letter in the Feb. 10 edition of The Mechanicsville Local concerning tax increases that supposedly went into effect Jan. 1, 2016. This report of tax increases is totally false as reported on Snopes.com at the following link: http://www.snopes. com/politics/taxes/whathappened.asp Some tax increases did take effect at the beginning of 2013 as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (completely unrelated to the Affordable Care Act), and applied only to very high-income earners. The other errors reported in Mr. Mentz’s letter are too numerous to list. Rather than trying to repeat all the information provided by Snopes, I encourage readers to go to the link provided and read the details for themselves. I expect Mr. Mentz first received this false report via email from someone else, as I did a few weeks ago. But before I forwarded it or published it to anyone else, I went to Snopes.com to check it for rumor. As we all know, there is a lot of misinformation on the Internet, and crazy rumors and hoaxes circulated via email. If something looks ridiculous, it’s always a good idea to
Cruz only true conservative on state’s presidential ballot With the Virginia presidential primary only days away, I pray that all conservatives will think hard about the best man or woman to vote for. see LETTERS, pg. 8
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Permit fees and a storm drainage re-inspection fee that applies to storm water facilities that repeatedly fail the inspection. The proposed budget includes funds for widening of Sliding Hill Road and the Atlee Road project, new voting machines and infrastructure improvements for aging county systems.
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We certainly need someone who will lead us out of the abyss and darkness of the Obama disaster. Certainly that will eliminate Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, who are dangerous radicals who both would continue the destruction of our country started by Barack Obama. And, please, don’t throw your vote away on Donald Trump. He is not a true conservative by any stretch of the imagination.
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residents of Chimborazo and Rockett’s Landing located just below the hill were not cordial and the newspaper reported several incidents described as riots that, in reality, were fights
He says many good things that we can agree with, but most of what he says is just to please his current crowd who is speaking to. He is arrogant, vulgar and nasty, and tries to destroy anyone who does not agree with him. He does not just disagree with someone’s policies but goes after them in a personal way. Look at how he went after Megyn Kelly of Fox for a tough question she asked him or how he made fun of Carly Fiorina’s face or mocked a handicapped man. And yet he had high praise
for Vladimir Putin, the butcher of Moscow. The only true conservative in the race is Ted Cruz, a fearless conservative fighter who is not afraid to go after the liberal Obama allies in his own party and the liars in both parties. Ted Cruz came out against ethanol, a popular product in Iowa, knowing it would cost him votes. Even the Republican governor of Iowa told the voters of his state to vote for anyone but Cruz. It turns out the governor’s son was making big bucks from ethanol.
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between residents and intruders. In 1880, the city ordered the community torn down, and the lumber from the dozens of buildings was sold to the highest bidder and sold off. Some of the squatters moved structures across
Broad Street but remained in the area, but the large community of freed slaves who lived at Chimborazo spread out across the country and the world. It’s a piece of Richmond history that has been reclaimed thanks to the dogged efforts
of Gorman and his colleagues. It’s no surprise that there’s still much to learn about the years after the war when the industry of slavery ended, and thousands of slaves found that being free didn’t solve everything in a destroyed South. Learning about
Chimborazo affirmed something I’ve always believed: The more you look, the more you learn. When it comes to Richmond and its history, it’s also good to know there are still mysteries out there, places not visited and stories not told.
It’s never too late to discover them. I’ll view Chimborazo differently now as I recognize it’s another important part of African-American history in the city — a history that will one day be complete and celebrated.
ASHLAND – The Hanover County School Board, based upon a request from the Hanover County Electoral Board and Voter Registrar Teri Smithson, recently agreed to close all Hanover County Public Schools on Tuesday, March1, for the Presidential Primary. Chris R. Whitley, public information officer for the school division, said the Electoral Board and Smithson see PRIMARY, pg. 18
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Jenessa Hudson, 7, a first grade student at Cold Harbor Elementary School, was the winner of the February Kids Local contest. Her favorite part of the new publication, which appears in The Mechanicsville Local and The Hanover Local, was “The coloring of the snowman, because I really like art.” In her spare time, she said she likes to “watch movies with my family.” When it comes to her favorite TV show or movie, she said, “ ‘SpongeBob’ is my favorite TV show. My favorite movie is the ‘Goosebumps’ movie.” The Kids Local launched in December.
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The Hanover Towne Garden Club created 84 floral holiday arrangements for the MOW (Meals on Wheels) program that were delivered to participants. This is an annual tradition done in December and July. Club members encourage others interested in similar activities to join them. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at the Hanover Evangelical Church at 6420 Mechanisville Turnpike (back entrance) in Mechanisville. The March program will be “Creative Designs,” presented by Diane Burgess. For more information, contact Deborah at hanovertownegc2@gmail.com.
Tomato Festival recruiting vendors MECHANICSVILLE — The Hanover Tomato Festival is back at Pole Green Park for another fantastic year of family fun. The Hanover Tomato Festival Committee and Hanover County Parks & Recreation are interested in vendors who make or sell unique tomato-related products, artisan specialties and one-of-kind creative items. This fun-filled event highlights the Hanover Tomato and fea-
tures children’s activities, crafters, artisans and live entertainment. With so much to offer, Hanover’s most popular event draws close to 40,000 attendees, making it a great platform for your company to reach thousands. The Hanover Tomato Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Pole Green Park at 8996 Pole Green Park Lane in Mechanicsville.
Reservations are now being accepted for vendors that want to be part of the festival marketplace. Vendor booths are available for $150 per 15x15 space. Only a few remain. After April 1, the booth fee increases to $175 and the booth placement and availability may be limited. Take advantage of even more early bird savings by registering online. For an additional $25 off
the advertised vendor fee, use the online coupon code, “Tomato” to receive this great discount. If you are an interested vendor, visit www.hanovertomatofestival.com for more information. To reserve your space online, visit www.hanoverparksrec.com. For event questions, contact the Hanover Tomato Festival at hanovertomatofestival@hanovercounty.gov or
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The 2016 Hanover Tomato Festival will be held July 9 at Pole Green Park. Vendors are now being recruited for the biggest one-day event in Mechanicsville. These scenes offer a glimpse of the good times, crowds and merchandise available.
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OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals Riverview Cemetery will be private.
MARY S. BURTON Mary S. Burton, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on February 16, 2016. She was preceded in death by her daughters Judy Kulp and Patricia Cahoon. Mary is survived by her daughter, Nancy Coates; h e r sons, Wi l liam Alvis and Claude BURTON Alvis; and her dear friends, Jean Dawson and Edith Loving. She was a longtime member of the Women of the Moose for Lodge 1543. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Monaghan Funeral Home at 7300 Creighton Parkway in Mechanicsville. Graveside services at
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CARL FREED MARY CORP Mary Gammon Corp, 61, of Hanover County, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Corp; and her father, Joseph Ring. She is survived by her mother, Margaret Ring; daughter and her husband, Jennifer and David Collins; granddaughters, Addie and Emily Collins; sisters, Bonnie Minor, Debbie Ashworth, Donna Rice and Cindy Stearns; and many loving friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or Hanover Humane Society. Bliley’s Staples Mill at 8510 Staples Mill Road was in charge of arrange-
Carl Hunter Freed, 91, was called home to be with the Lord on February 19, 2016. He passed away peacefully, in his home in Mechanicsville, with Joyce D. Freed, his devoted wife of 68 years by his side. He was born in Gordonsville, the son of John and Ollie Freed. He was preceded in death by three brothers, George H. Freed, John D. Freed a n d L a w rence D. Freed; and is FREED s u r vived by his beloved son, Carl Hunter Freed Jr.; and his beloved daughter-in-law, Debbie (“My little Debbie”);
and his loving granddaughters, Stacy and Alex and many nieces, a nephew and sister-in-law. Carl was a World War II veteran of the 508th Army Engineers and participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and The Battle of the Bulge. He played pro baseball for three years, pitching for the Richmond Colts at Mooers Field, and retired after 21 years of service as Engineering Shop Supervisor from Philip Morris. He was a member of Northminster Baptist ChurchThe Baraca Class for 65 years and most recently a member of Shalom Baptist Church. Carl was an avid golfer and loved hunting, fishing, boating and spending summers with his family (and granddogs) at Windmill Point and Nags Head, North Carolina. He also was a big Redskins fan. What he loved most, though, was
being a husband, father and granddad. The family would like to extend a special thank you to friends, neighbors and members of Shalom Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday, February 24, 2016) at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 Lee-Davis Road. Inurnment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 25, 2016, at Signal Hill Memorial Park, Hanover. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Hanover Humane Society.
GEORGE HEINIG JR. George B. Heinig Jr., of Mechanicsville, a retired employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 13, 2016. He was loved dearly by his family. Condolences may be
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GINO GURIDY Gino Ray Guridy, 48, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord February 17, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Frances and Cesar A. Guridy. He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Lisa. He was a loving father to his two children, Lauren and Matthew; sister, Yvette Hoegsberg (Brian); brothers, Cid, Duane (Wanda) and Mickey (Erin) Guridy; devoted aunt and uncle, Ray and Carol Worsham; and many loving nieces and nephews. Gino was a devoted husband, father, brother and loving friend to many. He will be remembered by his kind smile and his gift of creativity and design seen from start to finish. He was a faithsee OBITUARIES, pg. 11
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ful servant of Mechanicsville Baptist Church. He owned and operated L & G Construction. He thought of his work not as just a job, but his passion. A celebration of his life was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Mechanicsville Baptist Church. Interment followed at Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wheelchair Ramp Ministries at Mechanicsville Baptist Church. Bliley’s-Central at 3801 Augusta Avenue was in charge of arrangements.
JANICE HILT Janice M. Hilt, 77, of Walkerton, went to be with the Lord on the evening of February 11, 2016, at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond. Despite her own challenging struggle with pulmonary hypertension, Janice focused her concern on the well-being of others around her. She continued to share her winning smile, and she took pleasure in the simple things in life, even through her illness. Janice enjoyed reading magazines a n d would often do so into the “wee h o u r s” HILT of the night, while listening to her favorite country music. Her greatest joy was spending time at home with her family. She was originally from Waukesha, Wisconsin, where many treasured relatives and friends still reside. Janice is survived by her husband, Richard Hilt; her brother, Steven (Florence) Ohrmundt; her daughters, Annette Sannuti, Beth Hilt and Julie Pierce; her grandchildren, Shannon (Jason) Sannuti-Cetrone, Evan Sannuti and Renae Sannuti;
and her son-in-law, Stuart Pierce. Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Irene Ohrmundt; her sister, Gloria Peterson; and her son-in-law, Edward Sannuti. A celebratory sharing of stories and memories of Janice’s life will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016, at Monaghan Funeral Home at 7300 Creighton Parkway in Mechanicsville. A memorial service will immediately follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in Janice’s memory be made to either of the following: Mattaponi Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15, Walkerton, VA 23177; or Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA), 801 Roeder Road, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (www.phassociation.org/donate).
MABLE LANE Mable Carneal Shook Lane, 74, of Greensboro, Pennsylvania, formerly of Carmel Church, died at 9:44 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. She was born April 15, 1941, in Bowling Green, a daughter of the late Oddie Washington and Maude Virginia (Andrews) Carneal. Mrs. Lane was a member of the Chapel Church of Christ in Montpelier and worked at the J & G Quick Stop in Doswell until 1996. S h e enjoyed LANE reading her Bible, fishing, watching NASCAR and was a loyal Pittsburgh Steelers football fan. Surviving are her husband of 19 years, Clyde T. Lane; a son, Timothy R. Shook and his wife, Cammie, of Greensboro; a daughter, Debra K. West of Greensboro; four grandchil-
dren, Heather Shook and her wife, Claire, Cody Shook and his fiancee, Brittany Hileman, KC Shook and KJ Shook; two sisters, Mary Carneal Bailey of Ashland and Lillian Carneal Davis of Mechanicsville; and three nephews, Roger A. Fitzhugh, Rodney S. Carneal and Jeff James; and several other nieces and nephews. Deceased are a daughter, Tina Harper; three brothers, Raymond F. Carneal, Oddie Washington “Bubba” Carneal and Ernest Leroy “Peanut” Carneal; and a sister, Barbara June “BJ” Carneal. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, February 24, 2016) in the Yoskovich Funeral Home (724-966-5500) at 300 South Vine Street (Route 88) in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, with the Rev. Bruce R. Judy officiating. Interment will follow at Monongahela Hill Cemetery in Mapletown, Pennsylvania. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the American Liver Foundation, see OBITUARIES, pg. 12
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WENDI MAYHEW Wendi Rena Mayhew, 38, of Mechanicsville, passed away February 13, 2016. She is survived by her 10-yearold son, Brendan; parents, Ronald and Kathy Mayhew of Mechanicsville; brother, James Mayhew; and sister, Christy Sawyer. A memorial service was held at 7 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2016, in the old Hanover Fire Department at 8493 New Bethesda Road in Mechanicsville. In lieu of flow-
ers, memorial contributions may be made to Go Fund For Me Wendi Mayhew Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.woodyfuneralhomeparham.com.
MAURICE OHL Maurice Edward Ohl, 94, passed away January 21, 2016. He was born in Richmond to the late Raymond George and Ellen Hallahan Ohl. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Rilla Deane O h l , w i t h whom he traveled the world OHL for 45 years, flying on the last flight of the British Concorde, sailing
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on the last trip of the Queen Mary, walking the Wall of China in the early 1970s and visiting communist Berlin. He also is preceded in death by his brother, Raymond George Ohl Jr.; sisters, Ruth Kersey and Helen Burton; and niece, Carol Boykin. He is survived by his step-daughter, Paddi Waters (Hugh) and her three sons; Alan and Lea Butler and their children, Lexi and Prescott; Forrest and Elizabeth Butler and their children, Emily, Bess and Ned; and Charles and Elizabeth Valentine and their children, Stella and Charlie. He also is survived by nieces, Diane Ludeman, Phyllis Liete, Patricia Burton, Eileen Wimbish and Susan Vann; and nephew, Raymond G. Ohl III. Mr. Ohl was a Wirld War II veteran serving in the Pacific conflict (1941-1946). After the war he returned to the University of Miami, graduating in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science in accounting and soon began his long career with the CSX Corporation. He delighted in celebrating all the weddings, holidays, summer vacations, Christening and graduations up and down the East Coast. Mr. Ohl was an amateur photographer and left a library of films and photos of his lifetime of adventures. His passions included WWII history and his beloved cats. He loved and cherished his family, remaining a key part of their lives, always supportive and ready to celebrate a victory or to lend a helping hand. A Celebration of His Life was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 14, 2016, at the Virginia War Memorial.
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Lee China Jr. She is survived by her brother, Charles Randolph China (Paula); her nieces, Deborah China Sanders (Willis III), Dorothy Rebecca China (Wayne), Cynthia Childress Colley (Keith) and Julie Childress Gordon (Mike); sister-in-law, Elaine Martin China; great-nephews and nieces, Willis S. Sanders IV, Marisa R. Sanders, Jessica P. Newberry (Travis), Lindsay P. Ytuarte (Joe), William M. Gordon and Hayley M. Gordon; and seven other adorable great-great-nephews and nieces. Ms. Phillips graduated from Smithdeal Massey College. She retired as Vice President from Virginia First Savings Bank, now BB&T, after 51 years of service. Ms. Phillips was past President of Virginia Baptist Foundation and was a lifetime member of Broadus Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2016, in the chapel of Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 L e e Davis PHILLIPS Road in Mechanicsville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Broadus Baptist Church Building Fund, 5351 Pole Green Rd., Mechanicsville, VA 23116.
WILLIAM SHARPE William “Bill” Lewis Sharpe Jr., 49, of Mechanicsville, passed away February 15, 2016. He was a paver for Roadmaster Paving, and liked to work on cars. He was preceded in death by grandfather and his uncle. He is survived by his mother, Carrie June Robinson; girlfriend of 28 years, Pamela Maybush; grandmother, Myrtle B Parrish; two daughters, Tabatha and Krystal Sharpe; and five grandchildren. A graveside service was held at 1
p.m. Friday, February 19, 2016, at Washington Memorial Park. Online condolences may be left at www.nelsenrichmond. com. Nelsen Funeral Home Laburnum was in charge of arrangements.
HAROLD SCHWAMP Harold Sharden Schwamp, 74, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 20, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Linda; mother, Katherine Huffstickler; daughter, Lisa Gordon; son, Henry Shawn Schwamp; four grandchildren, Lauren, Layne, Lance and Lathan Gordon; and his sister, Cassie Mae Manger. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 2016, at Cool Spring Baptist Church.
DR. WENDELL SMITH Wendell E. Smith, M.D., born in Randolph, Vermont, June 8, 1927, peacefully succumbed on February 11, 2016. His devoted wife, Thelma, was at his side. He was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Eva Brown Smith; his brother, Robert (Margaret) and his previous wives, Kathryn Sowles and Sarah Rugg. Dr. Smith, a graduate of the University of Vermont School of Medicine, was Board Certified in surgery and practiced in Attleboro, Massachusetts, where he was affiliated with Sturdy Memorial Hospital. He was a highly-respected member of the professional a n d social c o m mu n it y SMITH in the g re at e r Attleboro area, where he was known for his generous and gracious ways. He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunt-
ing (watching the deer stroll by) and bird gaming. His griffon, Roy, was his much loved pal, as they strolled the woods of Vermont, where Dr. Smith held his prized memberships in two sports clubs. He loved his Westerns and local live theatre, but he graciously tolerated his wife’s love of opera and symphony. Upon his retirement, he moved to Pauma Valley, California, to live on the golf course, literally and figuratively, and was president of his community’s association. While living in California, Dr. Smith established a free-standing medical clinic, which cared for the families of field workers as he was determined that pre-natal and preventive care was essential. He was a former member and past president of the Rotary Club of Valley Center, California, and was a Paul Harris Fellow and Benefactor of the Rotary International Foundation. Upon moving to Glen Allen to be close to his daughter, Kathryn, he settled in at CrossRidge, joined the Mechanicsville Rotary Club and the Jefferson Lakeside Country Club. Soon after, he met Thelma, who lived across the street. Thelma wooed him with morning coffees, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and gourmet dinners and they married in 2011. Together they traveled, cruised and established the CrossRidge Cultural Arts Program and the Forever Young Theatrical Players, raising funds for theatrical equipment through a series of dinners and brunches serving fellow residents of a vibrant CrossRidge community. He is survived by his children, Kathryn Keate (Ray), James Smith (Peggy) and William Smith (Colleen); and his lovingly adopted three children, John Smith (Becky), Barbara Lilley (John) and Cheryl Hirsch (Mike). He also is survived by a brother, Chester (Joan); see OBITUARIES, pg. 13
KCES places second in Scotties Trees Rock Contest Kersey Creek Elementary came in second place in the Scotties Trees Rock Contest. With that accomplishment, the school is being awarded $7,000. Thanks were extended to everyone who supported the video with voting over the last month. Principal Lisa Thompson said, “A special thank you
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his sister, Margaret Rooney (John); and his 12 much-loved grandchildren, Ethan, Grady, Ian (Michael), Katie (David), Kim, Megan (James), Sean (Julie), Wes (Kristine), Andy (Jen), Eric (Leah), Christopher (Julie) and Karen. He was proud to have eight greatgrandchildren, whom he always remembered with little gifts. Dr. Smith loved Thelma’s daughters, sons-in-law and her grandchildren, who returned his love by visiting frequently and remembering him for all occasions. The family thanks the caring staff of Memorial Regional Medical Center Emergency Department, Dr. Gregg, nurses Tiara, Briana and Kaitlyn and the Pastoral Counselor, Geri, as they aided the family’s beloved husband, father and grandfather through his peaceful final moments. His loving wife, Thelma; his daughter, Kathryn; son-inlaw Ray; and his personal care assistant, Nick, tenderly cared for him during his last few months, making it possible for Wendell and Thelma to find peace in their home, together. A Celebration of Life will occur at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Grace Community Baptist
goes to Krista Loucas and Julie Hendricks. They spearheaded the project and worked countless hours creating it and marketing it to the community. The money awarded will be used to purchase books for our school. ‘ Some of the money will be given to Mechanicsville Elementary School to help start a school garden.
Church at 2400 Pump Road in Henrico, with a lunch reception to follow at the church. Interment will be at a later date in Massachusetts. Throughout Wendell’s time in Virginia, he worked closely with the Mechanicsville Rotary to support the Hanover Safe Place and their mission to provide services and support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Mechanicsville Rotary Foundation to benefit Hanover Safe Place in care of Dr. John Monacell, 1343 E. Williamsburg Rd., Sandston, VA 23150.
ELIZABETH SUITS Elizabeth Marie Suits, age 78, of Mechanicsville, passed away on February 18, 2016. She was born in Tibitha in Northumberland County on September 19, 1937, to Thomas Malcolm Hillman and Sarah Catherine Bowles Hillman. She was a retired MCV nurse. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Curtis Suits. Her sister, Mary Lee Kent, survives her. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, February 22, 2016, at the Welch Funeral Home Marks Chapel. Interment followed at Smithland Baptist
L-DHS student to take part in journalism program at George Mason University Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE – A Lee-Davis High School student has been chosen to represent Mechanicsville as a National Youth Correspondent for the 2016 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University in Fairfax. Catherine Deal is among 250 students selected for the program. She will join a select group from all Church Cemetery.
EVERETT WADE JR. Everett Granville Jr., 94, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, February 18, 2016. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Peggy Wade, and greatgrandson, Jackson Wright. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Cora Lee Terrell Wade; four children, Eleanor Newell (Bob), Shirley Goodin (Charlie), E. G. Wade III (Marcia) and Janet Condrey (Mark); 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. After graduating from Washington and Henry High School in 1939, Mr. Wade attended Virginia Tech for two years. Professionally, he began farming, later working as a plumber and electrician, before founding E. Granville Wade Jr. Inc., General Contractors in 1952. Mr. Wade was a lifetime member of the Shady Grove United Methodist Church, who dedicated numerous years to religious charity, including 25 years as a group counselor for Methodist Youth Fellowship, a member of the United Methodist Men, mission work with Westview on the James (UMC Campground, Oilville), Habitat for
over the country for an intensive study of journalism and media. They were chosen based on academic accomplishments and a demonstrated interest and excellence in journalism and media studies. National Youth Correspondents participate in hands-on, experiential learning through decision-making simulations that challenge them to solve problems and explore the creative, practical and ethical tensions inherent in journalism and media.
Humanity, Rappahannock Tribe Inc., Helping Hands (Philippi, West Virginia), church building projects in Mexico and Hurricane Hugo Relief (Awendaw, South Carolina). He also was a member of the Kiwanis Club
The experiential portion of the program is complemented by speakers who are well-known leaders in the media community. Presenters include prominent journalists, CEOs of major media outlets, researchers, and recent college graduates successfully entering the field. Past speakers include Hoda Kotb from NBC, Brian Lamb from C-SPAN, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Carol Guzy see JOURNALISM, pg. 15
for over 15 years. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, February 22, 2016, at the Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville. Interment followed at Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial contributions may be made to Shady Grove UMC Building Fund, P.O. Box 817, Mechanicsville, VA 23111. The Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 Lee-Davis Road was in charge of arrangements.
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This academy is designed to give participants an inside look into law enforcement with the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office. The training will consist of a variety of law enforcement topics and pro-active crime prevention presentations, which will give seniors a better understanding of what members of the
Sheriff ’s Office do on a daily basis. The goal of the academy is to develop productive relationships with the seniors in the community and for the seniors to develop a better understanding of law enforcement.
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Audrey Kate Taylor had the role of Amy Rose in “Santa’s Christmas Miracle.”
Rep shows at the Children’s Theater at Willow Lawn. She was Amy Rose in “Santa’s Christmas Miracle” and the Mouse in “Goodnight Moon.” She also played Small Alice in SPARC’s “Alice in Wonderland” and Amaryllis in SPARC’s “The Music Man.” She is currently rehearsing for her role as Freckleface Strawberry in SPARC’s production of “Freckleface the Musical,” which will be performed in April. She also competed in the preteen division of Miss
Virginia in which she won the talent portion of the competition. She recorded her first CD and gave them away as a fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Audrey Kate contributed $1,000 in donations she received from her CD, which were earmarked specifically for the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Audrey Kate had the chance to audition for Matilda on Broadway and earned a callback. In spite of
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impressive success, she realizes that in show business, “You don’t get everything you try out for.” According to her father, Jim Taylor, she “stays grounded and realizes that a lot of factors have to fall into place to get a particular part.” Jim said she has cherished her time as Hanover’s Junior Idol and appreciates the numerous times that the role has enabled her to be on stage. In particular, he said, “I think she enjoyed performing in the Ashland Musical Variety Show the most.” When her mother Kelly asked Audrey Kate about her future goals, she said, “Audrey Kate wants to attend Julliard, perform on Broadway, record another CD that could be played on iTunes, and be crowned Miss America.” “We think that you will believe that all of her wishes will come true when you hear Audrey Kate perform in both performances of Hanover Idols on March 6,” Watson said. All proceeds benefit the Hanover Arts & Activities Center, a nonprofit organization. is a unique student leadership conference designed to develop and encourage future leaders in the changing face of media in the 21st century. The Advisory Board includes CEOs of media outlets, distinguished journalists and renowned authors and university faculty. For more information, visit wjmc.gmu. edu.
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Ashland Town Council approves strategic plan By Meredith Rigsby News Editor ASHLAND — Ashland Town Council unanimously approved adoption of the town’s strategic plan during the regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The strategic plan, presented by Dallin Kimble, clerk of council, “expresses the community’s vision and the values, goals and objectives that are desirable for the community and town staff to strive toward.” Town staff has been working on developing the strategic plan since 2014, when an independent firm conducted a community survey from
The strategic plan’s vision statea randomly chosen representative ment, says “Ashland is a beautiful, sample of more than 300 residents. historical and diverse community Since the survey was conducted, uniquely known as the Center of council members and town staff have the Universe. Exceptional people and facilitated a strategic planning retreat, organizations gravitate to Ashland for have presented a draft of the strategic our great neighborhoods, the thrivplan’s core statements during a public ing economy that meet their needs, work session, have updated the plan’s excellent community amenities, and core statements, and have presented a vibrant cultural activities.” final draft of the strategic plan to town KIMBLE Focus areas include a strong and council for public review. The strategic plan narrows down a vision for diverse economy; community and neighborthe town, focus areas, objectives, initiatives, key hood livability; a safe community; a responsive and responsible government and cultural vitalindicators, the town’s mission and values.
ity. Guiding values set out by the strategic plan include sustainability, community, integrity, equity and excellence. “We look forward to working with you guys (town council) to utilize this as we make decisions on a day-to-day basis,” Town Manager Charles Hartgrove said. … “You’re going to see us, when we bring policy questions or budget questions in the future; we’re going to pull from this document.” In other business, council approved conditional use permit (CUP) 16-0105, filed by Steve see STRATEGIC, pg. 17
Growing up black and white Full schedule of events set to be shared in ‘Untold Stories’ through April at R-MC Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com SHLAND – “Untold Stories” Growing Up in Ashland/Hanover Black and White Experiences” will be presented from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Ashland Theater at 205 England St. in Ashland. These personal stories will include how different people decided what job they wanted after school and how they found that job. Barriers that different people faced in seeking work or in finding work opportunities that matched their skills and interests also will be addressed. Some of these stories will make members of the audience laugh, cry and better understand another person’s character and life. Local storytellers will be sharing their “untold stories” in the program, which is free of charge and open to the public. A panel composed of Jean Folly, Joe Giles, Brenda Gilman, James Hilton Harris, Ginger Stanley and Pete Taylor will join Anthony Keitt, MC, to tell their stories live. Tom Wulf and Andy Lynne will share short video clips of other storytellers. Dr. John W. Kinney, dean and professor of Theology at Virginia Union University
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and minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Beaverdam, will be the closing speaker. Dr. Kinney will bring the central points of the stories together and leave the audience with thoughts and ideas to consider. Bubba Johnson will lead a community gospel choir to close the program. This is the third annual program of Untold Stories, always presented during Black
History Month, and always sponsored jointly by the Center (the Hanover Arts & Activities Center), the Hanover County Black Heritage Society, the Ashland Main Street Association, and the Ashland Museum. Sue Watson, one of the organizers, said, “These nonprofit groups would like to continue to sponsor and film these important stories. The general topics that have been featured were education, social life and entertainment. “Future unifying themes might include topics such as transportation, civic life, reli-
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ASHLAND – With the spring semester well underway, Randolph-Macon College in Ashland has a full schedule of events scheduled for students and the community. They include: Feb.17-20 — Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling — 8 p.m. Cobb Theatre, RMC Center for the Performing Arts. Concerned with a group of gossipy Southern ladies in a small-town beauty parlor, the play is alternately hilarious and touching — and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness that underlies the antic banter of its characters. Directed by Sydney Hinckle, Class of 2016. Tickets are $5 per person and admission is free to R-MC faculty, staff and students. For more information, call the Box Office at 804-752-7316. Feb. 21 — Richmond Symphony Orchestra: Metro Collection Beethoven: Symphony No. 1. Steven
Smith, conductor. Gustav Highstein, oboe. 2 p.m. — PreConcert lecture, Dollar Tree Community Room, Brock Commons (free). 3 p.m. —
Blackwell Auditorium, R-MC Center for the Performing Arts (ticket required). Stravinsky’s Octet, Strauss’ Oboe Concerto in D Major, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Opus 21. To pre-order tickets, contact the RSO, patronservices@richmondsymphony. com, 804-788-1212. Admission at the door is $20 for adults; $18 for seniors; $10 for children; and $5 for students with valid college ID. Feb. 22-May 6 — Best of R-MC Study Abroad Photo Exhibition — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. McGraw-Page Library. This exhibition of student and facul-
ty photos illustrates moments of connection across the globe: discovering the history and culture of Cuba, studying Japanese macaques and animal behaviors in Kyoto, singing throughout England and Scotland, examining Baroque art and architecture in Central Europe, and more. By exploring this exhibit, visitors will witness the diversity of our students’ travels and adventures in new and unexpected ways. It is free and open to the public. Feb. 26 — Robert Jospé Express Quartet — 7 p.m. Blackwell Auditorium, R-MC Center for the Performing Arts. The Robert Jospé Express Quartet —Jospé (drums), Butch Taylor (keyboards), Dane Alderson (electric bass), and Brian Mesko (guitar) — plays a percussive driven mix of jazz, rock, funk, and Latin with a contemporary electric sound. Their music see R-MC, pg. 17
Benefit Breakfast to support American Legion Post 175 projects scheduled Saturday morning or blueberry pancakes, biscuits, sausage gravy, bacon, breakfast potatoes, grits, fried apples, coffee, tea and juice. The cost is $8 per person. Proceeds will go toward veterans and youth programs, including meals and financial assistance for needy veterans, veteran assistance
to register for VA benefits they have earned, bi-weekly nutrition classes, Boy’s State, Girl’s State, American Legion Baseball, JROTC sponsorships, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Oratorical Contests, Essay Contests and Junior Law Cadet program.
Studies Speakers Series. It is free and open to the public. March 9 — “Star-Spangled Girls” — 7 p.m. Blackwell Auditorium, R-MC Center for the Performing Arts. “StarSpangled Girls” is performed by the Touring Theatre of North Carolina and based on letters and interviews from the Women Veterans Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. In the play, five characters reunite 20 years after the end of World War II. Featuring 1940s era music, the women reminisce about enlistment, love, segregation, and service at home and abroad. The play is free and open to the public. March 16 — Women’s Studies Speakers Series: “The White Queen’s Rival: Presenting Jane Shore, the Mistress of Edward IV” — 6 p.m. Dollar Tree Community
Room, Brock Commons. R-MC English Professor Maria Scott is the author of Re-Presenting “Jane” Shore. Shore was the most famous of Edward IV’s many mistresses. Scott will examine how various scholars have used Shore as a vessel within which they have poured their own interpretations and agendas. This talk is part of the 2015-2016 Interdisciplinary Women’s Studies Speakers Series. It is free and open to the public. April 12 — “The Science of (Trans)Gender” — 7 p.m. Dollar Tree Community Room, Brock Commons. Christine Labuski, assistant professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies program at Virginia Tech, will discuss how the category of “transgender” challenges the ways that biological and other scientists both understand and produce the terms “sex” and
“gender.” Sex and gender will be discussed as anatomical, hormonal, neuropsychological and social realities. Free and open to the public. April 24-May 27 — “Recent Works” Art Exhibit — Opening Reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. April 24. The exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday in Flippo Gallery, PaceArmistead Hall. Artist Diego Sanchez said of his work, “I often wonder how making a painting resembles an act of faith. I don’t have preconceived notions of where the work will take me or what the painting will look like in the end.” The exhibit is free and open to the public. April 30 — R-MC Concert Choir — 3 p.m. Blackwell Auditorium, R-MC Center for the Performing Arts. The RMC Concert Choir will present its annual Spring Concert.
The choir is under the direction of Music Professor Chris Ryder. It is free and open to the public.
and cultural and non-profit leadership and leaders. Other topics could be determined based upon community interest.” She invites the community to “come to the Ashland Theater for this unique
program of living history. We do not need to wait until a century from now when people will come to a museum or read a history textbook to learn about the lives of our fellow citizens. It is exciting that for the first time the program
will be held in the Ashland Theater, which will hold our large audiences more comfortably.” For more information, call Sue Watson at 804-798-5686 or Barry Green at 804-7988609.
previously reviewed the CUP application and recommended approval of the request by town council with seven conditions. The conditions deal with landscaping, inoperable vehicles, display, sound, recordkeeping, compliance and recordation. Also at the meeting, Joshua Farrar, finance director, presented the 2016 second quarter
financial report to town staff, saying he was “happy to report generally good news.” The second quarter expenditures report, however, showed that the town did overspend on attorney’s fees related to a rezoning dispute with Green Acres. This overspend will push the town’s professional services line over-budget, according to Farrar.
Going forward, Farrar said he plans to be more aggressive in budget estimates in the coming years. The consent agenda was approved and no public comment was heard during the meeting. The next Ashland Town Council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at Town Hall, located at 101 Thompson St.
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draws from Jospé’s deep jazz roots and Taylor’s decade with the Dave Matthews Band. The performance is free and open to the public. March 3 — Women’s Studies Speakers Series: “Chocolate, Sex, and Disorderly Women in Colonial Guatemala” — 7 p.m., Dollar Tree Community Room, Brock Commons. Chocolate, widely available to people of all ethnic and social groups in Santiago de Guatemala, acted as a central vehicle of women’s ritual power. Martha Few, associate professor of Latin American history at the University of Arizona, will examine the gendered associations of chocolate with power and disorder during European colonialism. This talk is part of the 2015-2016 Interdisciplinary Women’s
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Farag, to operate an automobile sales and service business on vacant property located at 12163 South Washington Highway. The property is currently zoned B-2, Highway Commercial, and was last used for car sales. The planning commission
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Charles D. Morehead, President and General Manager, stands next to the portrait of Alphonso Winston Bennett, Founder-President 1897-1933. Now in its second Century, with 119 114 years of operation, Bennett Funeral Home continues its quality service in a compassionate local atmosphere.
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Real estate tax relief deadline is Tuesday HANOVER — Hanover County residents who are elderly or permanently disabled with a net worth of $200,000 or less are invited to sign up for the county’s real estate tax relief program. Tuesday, March 1, is the deadline to apply for this program in time for the relief to be applied to the tax bills sent out later this spring. Davis Road.
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Suspect damaged victim’s property on Shiloh Place.
Suspect stole items on Cully Drive.
Suspect was in possession of controlled substance on Atlee Road.
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Applicants must be 65 years old or permanently disabled and must own or partially own the property and have lived in it on December 31, 2012. If the applicant is in a hospital or extended care facility, he or she may still qualify as long as the house is not rented or leased.
Suspect stole items on Brandy Hill Trail.
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cited higher than expected voter turnout, logistics and safety for the election. As a result of the school board’s action, which was taken during last week’s regular meeting, Whitley said March 1 is now a student holiday and a see DEADLINE, pg. 19 teacher workday. To make up for the unanticipated loss of instructional Suspect fled scene of an accident on Sliding Hill oad/ time, Whitley said Feb. 25 and New Ashcake Road. April 8 will now be full instructional days (previously early Suspect recklessly handled closing days). firearm on Howard Drive. Parent-teacher conferences Suspect used victim’s will still be held the evening of information without Feb. 25. permission on Pinehurst According to Whitley, 19 Forest Drive. of 25 Hanover schools serve as Suspect assaulted victim on polling places. Camille Drive. The Hanover Electoral Board estimates that there are Suspect violated a over 73,000 registered voters in protective order on Scotchtown Road. Hanover County.
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The $200,000 net worth figure does not include the value of the house and up to 10 acres around it. The home’s owners can have a combined gross annual income of up to $50,000 and still qualify. The income of relatives living in the home is counted except for the first $10,000 of the relative’s income, which is exempted. If an applicant qualifies for 100% tax relief, they pay no real property taxes on that qualified parcel. About 1,472 households currently participate in Hanover County’s tax relief for the elderly and disabled program. The average tax savings is about $946 for those households; about 34% of the participating households pay no county real estate tax at all as a result of the program. Because of this program, qualifying Hanover County residents had their real estate taxes reduced by about $1.3 million last year. To apply, call the Commissioner of the Revenue at 804-365-6128. Information submitted by Tom Harris, Hanover County public information officer.
R-MC celebrates historic fundraising campaign ASHLAND — Randolph-Macon College celebrate the success of its historic Building Extraordinary campaign Friday, Feb. 19, at a Gala in the R-MC Brock Center on Campus. More than 500 alumni and friends attended the celebration, the culmination of a campaign that holistically transformed the campus with new facilities, and provided support for the academic program and endowment. The campaign, which kicked off in 2008 with a goal of $100 million, far surpassed expectations, wrapping up with $125 million in gifts and commitments at its conclusion on Decem. 31, 2015. Its success celebrates a record milestone for the college. “Our Building Extraordinary campaign is one of the most significant events in Randolph-Macon’s history,” said President Robert R. Lindgren. “This astonishing success and incredible transformation was only made possible through the generosity of all members of the R-MC family. We added a new student center, new residence halls, new athletics facilities and now a new science building. We renovated existing facilities. We boosted an already robust liberal arts curriculum with enriching programs, partnerships and new academic majors. To our alumni and generous donors, I would say, ‘you are the reason for our success. You have helped to make R-MC truly extraordinary.’ On behalf of our current students, faculty and staff – and those who follow in the decades to come – we say thank you,” said Lindgren who is in his 11th year as president of Randolph-Macon. The Campaign The Building Extraordinary campaign launched its public phase in 2011 with $67 million in gifts already committed. Following development of a comprehensive master plan and strategic plan for the college, this campaign was designed to provide important funding
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don’t come to the hospital, but, rather, visit one of the network’s Urgent Care centers. He said some are located in retail outlets like a Martin’s Super Market. Gordon also said nurse practitioners also are available to provide medical care. “You might make it to the Emergency Department; it could be someone with home health. What we are interested in doing is keeping you well outside of Memorial Regional,” Gordon said. He did say the hospital is “happy to have you if you need to come here,” noting the services offered to an acute patient. “We’re an outstanding facility,” but, he stressed, “we want to keep you well and at home.”
necessary to position the college for the next level of excellence. The campaign’s goals included upgrading and building state-of-the-art facilities; increasing the endowment to provide greater opportunities and support for faculty and students; and enhancing student outcomes through The Edge, R-MC’s four-year personalized career program, which is integrated with students’ academic experiences to provide them with a competitive advantage in reaching their career and graduate school goals. The $100 million goal was reached in early 2015 – a full 19 months ahead of schedule – and was subsequently increased by the trustees to $115 million, ending in an astonishing $125 million in gifts and pledges to the college. “The success of this campaign has been astonishing,” said Alan B. Rashkind, 1969, chair of the R-MC Board of Trustees. “You can’t walk on our campus today without being amazed by the incredible transformation, which speaks to the generosity of our alumni and friends, and their belief in our vision and the quality of the liberal arts and sciences education we provide. Ours is a college that’s moving forward. We’re going to continue to grow, to upgrade facilities, add new programs and support the level of academic quality that is our hallmark.” Extraordinary Donors Scores of donors helped make the campaign a success. Several have been extraordinarily generous: Macon F. Brock Jr., 1964 serves as chair of the Building Extraordinary campaign. He and his wife Joan Brock have been active supporters in the life of the college, through their service and philanthropy. The Brocks gave gifts totaling $27,165,279. million to support the priorities of the campaign, which included the new Brock Commons student center,
“I am very, very interested in making sure we understand the patient’s experience: what’s important to you when you need someone to care for you — that access. Can you get to a quality provider in a way that fits your needs is something that’s really important to us.” Another aspect of care important to Gordon is getting patients the services the way they like to be served. Among possibilities being considered are electronic devices such as mobile phones or visiting a website on a laptop. “Next, you might even have a scratchy throat. Make sure you don’t have strep throat; go to one of our retail facilities and get checked for strep throat. It is less cost for you with a high quality outcome.” “When you come to the hospital,” Gordon said, “it increases your risk of getting some-
the heartbeat of student activity on campus with the SunTrust Theater, a new campus store, the Birdsong Café, Greenberry’s Coffee, multiple meeting and conference spaces, game rooms and “living rooms,” and the Maeder Fire Pit. Their gifts also supported a new science building to be completed in July 2017, renovations to current academic buildings, scholarships, and the Macon and Joan Brock Professorship in Psychology currently held by Dr. Kelly Lambert. Macon Brock, chairman and co-founder of Dollar Trees Inc., served on the R-MC Board of Trustees from 1992-2009 and as its chair from 1999-2009. In 2009, Macon and Joan received honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees for their service to the college. “Joan and I are thrilled to be part of this renaissance at Randolph-Macon,” said Macon Brock. It’s wonderful to see the faces of newcomers, or those who haven’t visited for a while as our beautiful campus captivates them. These physical and programmatic changes have instilled a renewed sense of pride and school spirit in each of us and we have been forever transformed. With this incredible momentum we’re building, the sky’s the limit in what we can achieve in the future.” Birdsong Hall, a residential facility, which houses 120 upperclassmen, is named for Thomas Birdsong, 1949 and The Birdsong Corporation, and construction was made possible through their $2.1 million gift. The Birdsongs have a long-standing tradition of philanthropy with Randolph-Macon. The family and corporation have supported the Birdsong Peaks of Excellence Center, the Birdsong Townhouses, the Birdsong Café, and the new science building. Andrews Hall, a 108-bed, suite-style facility for freshmen, was dedicated in 2011 and is named in honor of Ira Andrews III, 1959, R-MC professor emeritus of religious studies and former dean of stu-
thing you didn’t come here with.” The hospital implements great care and every measure possible so that patients are not exposed to illness. “If you don’t come to the hospital, that’s the best way you don’t get an infection.” Gordon has his sights set on ensuring that residents embrace the mindset of Memorial Regional “out in the community as well as on this campus.” As for his personal ambitions, he wants to stay with Bon Secours Virginia as CEO of the three health care facilities. Memorial Regional, he said, has “wonderful” people. “I love the mission; I love being part of Bon Secours. I’ve been a part of Bon Secours for 13 years. I’m having a great time and I see a great purpose in what I do.” He also is proud to point out that Bon Secours is the only faith-based health care sys-
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tem in Virginia. Gordon has been with Bon Secours Virginia since 2008 when he was named CEO of St. Francis Medical Center in Midlothian. St. Francis was not his first experience with Bon Secours though. He was with the health care system at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, Kentucky. He also has served in key leadership positions with Mission Health System in Asheville, Duke Health System, and Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. He earned his Master of Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and his Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has completed executive education at Notre Dame, Wake Forest and Harvard.
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CALENDAR | News, Updates & Listings Wednesday, Feb. 24 All Souls Episcopal Church Lent Program, “Growing a Rule of Life,” will be held from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. Each week All Souls will join with Messiah Lutheran for “My Relationship with God,” The evening will end with the liturgy of Compline. All supplementary program materials are available at www. SSJE.org/growrule For more information, call 804-955-5397 or visit oWWW.allsoulsva.org. The Rev. Amelie Wilmer Minor is the vicar.
Saturday, Feb. 27 Rock Hill Baptist Church will present a free viewing of “War Room” at 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The church is located at 4271 Rockhill Rd. in Mechanicsville. Refreshments will be available for a donation. All proceeds will benefit the Vision 2000 Project. The Rev. Phillip E. Knight Sr. is the pastor. For more information, contact Mrs. Charita Cannon at 804-683-1579 or Ritalee4U@ comcast.net.
Sunay, Feb. 28 New Hanover Presbyterian Church will offer a class on spiritual gifts at 10:45 a.m. It will be week two in an eight-week series. The class, “Everyday Gifts: The Gifts of the Spirit in Daily Life,” will focus on helping each participant identify their spiritual gifts and then discover how to use them in their family, church and world. The class will feature an online spiritual gifts inventory, a study on the Biblical meaning of each spiritual gift and the opportunity for individual counseling on using spiritual gifts with Dr. Robert Johnson, New Hanover’s pastor. Everyone is welcome, and
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All Souls Episcopal Church Lent Program, “Growing a Rule of Life,” will be held from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. Each week All Souls will join with Messiah Lutheran for “My Relationship with Self.” The evening will end with the liturgy of Compline. All supplementary program materials are available at www. SSJE.org/growrule For more information, call 804-955-5397 or visit oWWW.allsoulsva. org. The Rev. Amelie Wilmer Minor is the vicar.
The Hanover Humane Society and Marty’s at Rutland Crossing (Atlee Road and U.S. 301) are joining for a fundraiser. Those who dine during breakfast, lunch or dinner will help support the Hanover Humane Society. Marty’s will donate a portion of the tab to the nonprofit. Customers are asked to mention Hanover Humane Society when they go to the register. The Hanover Humane Society is a 501( c)(3) nonprofit entity located in Ashland. The Hanover Humane Society provides animal adoption, education, and prevention services for residents in Hanover County and the surrounding counties.
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 804-7304812 or email sandy.leigh@ verizon.net.
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All Souls Episcopal Church Lent Program, “Growing a Rule of Life,” will be held from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. Each week All Souls will join with Messiah Lutheran for “My Relationship with Others” The evening will end with the liturgy of Compline. All supplementary program materials are available at www.SSJE.org/ growrule For more information, call 804-955-5397 or visit oWWW.allsoulsva.org. The Rev. Amelie Wilmer Minor is the vicar. The Hanover Retired School Employees Association (HRSEA) will holding its spring meeting at 10:00 a.m. at the Hanover Center for Trades and Technology at 10002 Learning Lane in Mechanicsville, VA 23116. Dr. Michael B. Gill, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools, will address the group.
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All Souls Episcopal Church Lent Program, “Growing a Rule of Life,” will be held from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. Each week All Souls will join with Messiah Lutheran for “My Relationship with Creation.” The evening will end with the liturgy of Compline. All supplementary program materials are available at www.SSJE.org/ growrule For more information, call 804-955-5397 or visit oWWW.allsoulsva.org. The Rev. Amelie Wilmer Minor is the vicar.
Sunday, April 24 Washington Henry Elementary School at 9026 Washington Henry Drive in Mechanicsville will present its 7th Annual Earth Day Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. at the school. Local vendors are encouraged to participate. For more information, visit WHESEarthDayFestival@ comcast.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 the Mechanicsville Christian Center at 8061 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804366-9645 or email kjfaith1@ gmail.com.
Tuesdays General cancer support group meets from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Cancer Resource Center in Medical Office Building 1 on the hallway leading to VCU Massey Radiation Oncology. The group is cofacilitated by an oncology social work navigator, registered nurse navigator and survivorship nurse practitioner
First Tuesday Cancer caregiver support group meets from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Cancer Resource Center in Medical Office Building 1 on the hallway leading to VCU Massey Radiation Oncology. The group is facilitated by a Bon Secours oncology social work navigator and VCU Massey social worker
Second Mondays The WEB of Hope meets
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from 10 a.m. to noon the second Monday of each month (Feb. 8, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12) at the Black Creek Baptist Church at 6289 McClellan Road in Mechanicsville. The WEB of Hope group, an extension of the American Red Cross, meets to knit, crochet, sew and quilt for those that need assistance. Gifts are distributed to such groups as the Pregnancy Resource Center, MCEF, Bless the Children, various Native American Reservations, etc. Participants will learn how to knit and crochet if they don’t know how. For more information, Laurie Wagner at 804781-0338.
Second Tuesdays Hanover Family Support Group, a support group for family members of a loved one with a mental illness, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday evening of each month at the Ashland office of Hanover Community Services located at 12300 Washington Highway in Ashland. Attendees support one another, share experiences, challenges and resources and to advocate for their loved ones. For more information, contact Jennifer K. Edelman, LCSW, at 804365-4145. The Hanover County Historical Society will be conducting free tours of the Old Hanover Courthouse on the Historic Courthouse Green from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every second Tuesday through December. The address is 13182 Hanover Courthouse Road in Hanover. For more informa-
tion, visit http://www.hanoverhistorical.org/index.html.
Second and fourth Tuesdays Cancer support for men meets from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Cancer Resource Center in Medical Office Building 1 on the hallway leading to VCU Massey Radiation Oncology. The group is facilitated by an oncology social worker.
Second Wednesday The Greater Richmond Alzheimer’s Association and the Hanover Adult Center will host a caregiver support group from 9:30 to 11 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Hanover Adult Center at 7231 Stonewall Parkway in Mechanicsville. The meetings will provide an opportunity for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s to exchange coping skills and give mutual support. Co-facilitators are Vivian Bagby and Barbara Allen. For more information, call the Greater Richmond Alzheimer’s Association chapter at 9672580.
First Thursday Hillcrest Baptist Church will host First Thursday Hymn Sing at 10 a.m. on the corner of U.S. 301 and Hillcrest Road. The morning will include the singing of old hymns and a snack lunch. For more information, call 804-730-1500.
Second Thursday If gardening is your passion or hobby, consider attending the Hanover Towne Gardening Club. The Hanover Towne Garden Club meets the secsee CALENDAR, pg. 22
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Dr. Alphine Jefferson, a professor at R-MC, also spoke at the event, supplying a look at the aftermath of the Civil War.
In the end, the financial rewards of the trade headed North, and the sudden end didn’t hurt, so large dealers, but low-level agents, were financially destroyed. Alphine Jefferson heads the Black Studies Department at R-MC and provided a look at Reconstruction from the inside, and how the sudden end to slavery affected blacks. He told the story from the viewpoint of a former slave he called Big Mama, who waited patiently after the war to be reunited with her lost son and then promptly left the South for greener pastures to the North. Jefferson said the hardfought freedom meant little in a period of reconstruction that largely ignored black commu-
nities. The end of the war signaled a period of hardship for blacks during a failed Reconstruction. Jefferson reasons that failure can be attributed to several factors, including the fact that blacks had no land and still
who lived in the vacated hospital buildings. According to Gorman, it’s
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Mike Gorman, historian for the National Park Service, told the recently discovered history of Chimborazo, a former slave village after the war ended.
a part of history that might have gone undiscovered had the Internet not cataloged
the thousands of documents associated with the period following the war, including Freedman Bureau records available online. In June 1865, there were an estimated 35,000 blacks in Richmond, and Chimborazo provided the housing for many of them. By 1866, the Freedman Bureau had pulled out, but Chimborazo remained as a community, complete with schools and churches. All three speakers agreed the period that followed the end of the Civil War was chaotic and challenging for African-Americans. “My research has been specializing in the economics of this business. However, I’ve learned enough to know that everyone was broken by this war, and no one more so than these African-Americans who were freed into this chaos, and had nowhere to go …”
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in support services that surrounded the industry. Trammell authored “The Richmond Slave Trade” and has studied the economic impacts of the war. Understanding the enormity of the slave system is the first step in understanding the impact of its sudden end. “There’s never been an industry like this,” Trammell said. “You couldn’t take a GM or McDonald’s and combine them a hundred times and make an industry the size of the domestic slave trade.” When Richmond fell in 1865, it all came to a crashing completion. “At the end of the war, this multi-billion-dollar industry evaporated — it just disappeared,” Trammell said. That left many low level managers and brokers and many others in trades associated with the slave industry out of work. It left companies that relied on slave labor like Tredegar in dire shape, and an agrarian economy dependent on slaves was in jeopardy. Where did thousands of freed Richmond slaves go when the conflict ended? Some headed to existing Black Richmond communities of freed men and women, while others migrated North and West — and some returned to their owner’s property. Most relied on the recently opened Freedman’s Bureau for assistance. Equally in disarray, the more than 100 slave dealers in Richmond shuttered their businesses, and Union soldiers carried off the contents of souvenirs of what they had achieved in four arduous years of battle. Records of Southern Freedman Bureau offices have been discovered in Chicago and other cities, the result of the records being hauled off after the war.
faced an overwhelming sentiment of white supremacy in the South. He quoted one of his early professors who spoke on the newfound freedom. “It was an empty freedom. Free to go where? Free to do what?” National Park Service historian Mike Gorman said many freed blacks ended up at Chimborazo, the site of the largest hospital in the South during the war. Once the war ended, the barracks were emptied, and, eventually, freed blacks and some whites moved on to the sprawling campus. The camp was run by the Freedman’s Bureau until 1880 when the land was sold to the city for a park that exists today on the scenic hill overlooking Richmond. Gorman said there were minor clashes between neighboring whites and freed blacks
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Citizen speaks out about public comment protocols By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local
he was told to contact a staff member of his supervisor to receive approval.
His supervisor informed him that his request would require board approval, but
was provided the option of writing a letter. “When we cannot speak on an item you have on the agenda, if it’s not announced more than two weeks in advance, there’s no item to comment on unless you are having a hearing,” Bagby said. The results are far-reaching, according to Bagby. “In essence, you’ve put on the agenda, by your rules, an item which no citizen or employee can come to you and speak about. I know you want to fair. You were elected because of your fairness and trustworthiness.” Bagby said increased pub-
launched his solo career with the release of an album on Nemperor Records. During the recording sessions in Los Angeles, he met Timothy B. Schmit, who was brought in to do backup and harmony vocals. Thompson and Schmit, who was the bass player in Poco at the time and later went on to join The Eagles, struck up a friendship that lasted for the rest of Thompson’s life. Schmit sang harmony on several of Thompson’s
albums. They collaborated often over the years and cowrote “Find Out in Time,” which Schmit recorded with Poco on the 1977 album, “Indian Summer.” Thompson won the 1976 American Song Festival with “Boy From Boston,” which was included on his first album. Eight years later, he won the award again with “You’re My Obsession,” which was included on his “Better Late Than Never” album. In 1978, Thompson and long-time friend and musical collaborator Steve Bassett released “Together,” the album which introduced the first recorded version of their anthem to the Old Dominion, “Sweet Virginia Breeze.” Later that year, Thompson formed The Robbin Thompson Band. Their popular album, “Two B’s Please,” was released nationally on the Ovation label in 1980. The album would eventually sell 200,000 copies and included a re-recorded version of “Sweet Virginia Breeze,” as well as “Candy Apple Red” and “Brite Eyes,” All three songs were hits in the Southeastern United States and “Brite Eyes” spent
nine weeks on the Billboard and Cash Box charts. Another song from that album, “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,” got considerable airplay in the Southwest. Thompson, with the band and later as a solo artist, shared the stage with many well-known recording artists. His friendship and musical involvement with Bruce Springsteen resulted in his invitation to have a song on the EMI/Capitl release entitled “One Step Up/Two Steps Back — The Songs of Bruce Springsteen.” Thompson started releasing his music on his own label, Out There Records, in 1985. And though his former band mates all continued to pursue their individual musical careers, they remained close and continued to make appearances on Thompson’s recordings and at his performances throughout the years. In 2010, after a nearly 25year hiatus, Thompson got the band back together for a set of reunion shows, making a CD and DVD of the performance at The National Theater. In addition to performing semi-regularly together over
ject not on the agenda,” Tom Bagby said. Alluding to an issue on the agenda on which he had hoped to offer an opinion, Bagby said
HANOVER — At least one citizen thinks Hanover County’s current Public Comment policy at meetings of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors is broken and restricts community input on important issues. Presently, board policy prohibits speakers from using citizen’s time to address issues that are on the agenda for that meeting. “I want to speak to you today about your meeting protocols. I’m allowed to speak because I’m speaking on a sub-
“My concern is that I want you to have all the information you need to make a good, informed, intelligent decision when you raise your hand and take that vote.” TOM BAGBY to Hanover County Board of Supervisors
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Richmond to attend VCU and began to build friendships with the people with whom he would make music and memories for the next four decades. Richmond music fans of the 1970s will remember Thompson’s band, Mercy Flight, and his subsequent stint as the lead vocalist in Bruce Springsteen’s Band, Steel Mill. In 1976, Thompson
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lic input would only enhance the decision-making process. “My concern is that I want you to have all the information you need to make a good, informed, intelligent decision when you raise your hand and take that vote,” Bagby said. The county employee said the board should be aware of the ramifications of the current policy. “Citizens, such as me, have no way to get information out to you on items you put on the agenda that are not two weeks in advance notice or you don’t have a hearing on them.” the ensuing five years, the band also provided deep support for Thompson’s last studio album, “A Real Fine Day.” In March 2015, a little more that six months before Thompson’s death, Gov. Terry McCauliffe signed legislation making “Sweet Virginia Breeze” the official popular song of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Thompson had a lifelong love of the water, from his early days as a surfer to his later years sailing the Chesapeake on his beloved sailboat “Songbird.” He loved to travel — his career afforded him numerous opportunities to tour and perform in the Americas, Europe and Asia — and was a skilled and talented photographer. Thompson and his wife Vicki were married for 41 years and had two daughters, Wrenn and Rikki. He also was a proud and loving grandfather to his three grandchildren, Finch, Griffin and Oscar. More about SPARC and JAMinc SPARC (School for the
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ond Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Hanover Evangelical Friends Church at 6420 Mechanicsville Tpk. (back entrance) in Mechanicsville. Educational programs on a variety of gardening topics are presented monthly. Guests are welcome to attend. For more information, contact hanovertownegc2@ gmail.com.
Fourth Thursdays Laryngectomees meet at 5:30 p.m. to provide support, education and socialization at the American Cancer Society at 4240 Park Place Court in Glen Allen. For more information, visit newvoiceclub@gmail.com. Performing Arts in the Richmond Community): SPARC’s mission is to inspire young people, ages 3 to 18, to reach their full potential through quality training in the performing arts. SPARC develops life skills among young performers, preparing them for productive lives and leadership. For more information, phone 804-3533393 or visit www.sparconline.org. JAMinc: JAMinc’s mission has been to open minds, hearts and ears to music deserving a wider audience through education, performance and support. Since 2001, through in-school musical performances, monthly concerts, festival outreach, and workshops, JAMinc has helped deliver music to over 50,000 students and countless music lovers in the Richmond area. JAMinc operates as a nonprofit and is run completely by a group of dedicated volunteers who are passionate about the mission and devoted to the preservation of the arts. For more information, phone 804-303-0888 or visit www. jaminc.org.
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The Hanover County Pound, located at 12471 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland, has two wonderful pets available to a good home. Abbey, 431275, is a (estimated) 6-month-old female domestic shorthaired feline. She has had her first set of vaccines and is FELV/ FIV test negative. Abbey came to the shelter two weeks ago. She was shy and somewhat timid when she arrived, but, since then, Abbey has really become a friendly little cat. She is young, so she may have room to grow. Abbey is litter trained and likes to lay and sleep in her cat house the shelter staff gave her. She may make a good house cat. Addison, 427282, is a (estimated) 2-year-old male hound. He has had his first set of vaccines and is Heartworm test negative. Addison came to the shelter as a stray just before Christmas. He is a friendly guy who gets along well with his friends in the play yard. Addison seems to have been an outdoor dog, but there should be no trouble adjusting to inside life. He is superfriendly with people. For more information on these two great pets, as well as the many more still in need of homes at the Hanover County Pound Facility, call 804-365-6485 during the day. The hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The facility is closed on Sunday and county holidays. You also can visit the website to see other animals available for adoption at http://hanovercounty.gov/Animals/Adopt-a-Pet/.
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dents who was present at the dedication ceremony. Andrews passed away in August 2012. Construction of Andrews Hall was made possible with a lead gift from Stuart and Frank E. “Pepper” Laughon Jr., 1959. The two-story John B. Werner Pavilion at the McGraw-Page Library is named for Trustee Emeritus and Honorary Degree Recipient Dr. John B. Werner, 1953. Construction of the Werner Pavilion was made possible by a lead gift from the Robert G. Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Foundation. Everette G. “Buddy” Allen, Jr. ’62 and his wife Ann have given over $3.3 million to support the Buddy and Ann Scholarship, the R-MC Athletic Endowment, the new science building and the new football/ lacrosse field.
The Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park is named for Hugh Stephens ‘41, the head coach of the Randolph-Macon baseball program from 1950-1982. Construction was made possible through a generous lead gift from Carol Estes-Williams and her husband Clarence G. Williams Jr. New Science Building In conjunction with the campaign, the college set forth an overall goal of $22.2 million to build a new science building and a new observatory, and to renovate Copley Science Center and Smithey Hall. The renovations took place several years ago. Reaching the target of $17.5 million specifically for the new science building was particularly exciting and gratifying, said Lindgren. “We expect to begin construction in spring 2016, with a completion target of summer 2017,” said Lindgren. “The RMC community is exceedingly
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thankful to our donors—alumni, friends, parents, community members—who believe in the life of this special college. This momentous achievement would not have been possible without the help of so many. To have garnered this level of private support, particularly in the challenging economic times in which we have found ourselves these past years, speaks volumes about the commitment of our donors and volunteers and the quality and resiliency of Randolph-Macon.” Extraordinary Academics The Building Extraordinary campaign made it possible for the college to offer students new and improved programs—including new academic majors: behavioral neuroscience, communication
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get technology money for the schools right now? No. But, I understand the need,” he continued. Finance director Kathleen Seay pointed out the schools are still in the process of developing that long-term technology plan. Once Harris completed his FY17 budget presentation, representatives of the three largest beneficiaries of the funding presented their requests. Col. David R. Hines, sheriff, said Hanover deputies are performing excellent work — and it shows. He listed numerous accomplishments and recognitions his office has received. “Our crime rate is the lowest in the region,” Hines said, pointing to a 5% decrease from last year. This achievement reflects our number one priority to keep our community safe,” he added. The department’s crime clearance rate is three times the national average. While the proposed budget provides four new patrol
studies, archaeology, engineering physics, Asian studies and a separate business major. In addition, the campaign funded co-curricular leadership and service programs — important additions to the student experience. R-MC also boosted its already strong pre-health and pre-med programs, and formed partnerships with a variety of colleges and universities: Pre-med agreements include the BS/MD Joint Degree Agreement with Eastern Virginia Medical School; the Early Selection Partnership with George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; and the Preferred Applicant Track Agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University. Pre-nursing agree-
ments include the Guaranteed Admission Agreement with the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing Accelerated Bachelor of Science program and the Guaranteed Admission Agreement with the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at GWU. Students interested in a career as a physician assistant can pursue the Early Assurance agreement with the Eastern Virginia Medical School Physician Assistant program. R-MC’s pre-med program is supported by a generous gift from the estate of Dr. Paul Wornom, a 1937 R-MC alumnus. This funding provides eight full pre-med scholarships to science students who excel academically, known as the Wornom Fellows.
Extraordinary Athletics The campaign made it possible for R-MC to add state-ofthe-art athletics facilities and programs to the campus. Day Field, which now runs north and south, is home to Randolph-Macon’s football and men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. It’s surrounded on the north side by Andrews Hall and by Birdsong Hall on the south side. Renovations to Day Field were made possible through the generous support of alumni, parents and Yellow Jacket fans. The Banks Tennis Center, which sit on five acres, includes 10 courts, stadium seating, a gazebo and benches. Construction was made possible by former Board of Trustee member S. Andrew Banks.
deputies, two court services positions and an administration FTE, Hines said his office needs more. “This serves as a start,” Hines said. “But, it is not going to meet our needs.” He requested 10 deputies and two civilian positions for FY17, a result of staffing studies performed in his office. “These are budget recommendations,” Hines said. “I ask that you evaluate the budget needs I have presented to you.” Hines described a new reality that includes serious terrorism threats and an environment where officers are threatened by just wearing the uniform. “We’ve got to do something to protect our officers,” Hines said when explaining the purchase of bullet shields and go bags for his department. Harris said the cost of adding a single patrol deputy is about $100,000. Chief Jethro Piland presented budget requests from Fire/EMS and said calls for service increased last year, as well as the complexity of those incidents also is on the rise.
EMS response times fell slightly largely due to the aforementioned factors. “This is a symptom that our resources are strained and stressed,” Piland said. Piland said the need for 24/7 staffing throughout the county is critical. He also addressed a growing problem in the county, a slowly shrinking volunteer pool. Piland pointed out that the more than 200 volunteers provide more than 100,000 hours of service. Some supervisors questioned the diminishing numbers in many stations, and sought clarification on what the county is doing to attract and retain volunteers. Piland explained it’s more difficult to become a volunteer than in the past with more technological training and hours required to qualify. He said efforts to enhance recruitment are ongoing and his department continues to value and appreciate the service provided by Fire/EMS volunteers. In the end, Harris’ proposed budget addressed all of Piland’s
requests, including five new firefighters for the Black Creek station, a new pumper and a new ambulance, and replacement of aging equipment. Dr. Michael Gill, superintendent of schools, presented a school operating budget of $175.6 million. He noted substantial challenges in this budget that includes a lowered Local Composite Index figure and decreased funds for education raises in the first year of the Governor’s budget. He also cited technology needs that included infrastructure upgrades needed to accommodate a growing number of personal devices in Hanover campuses. The proposed FY17 budget presented by Harris fully funds the Hanover County School Board’s request. The next meeting of the board of supervisors is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. A public hearing on the proposed will be conducted April 6. The budget is expected to be adopted April 13.
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House passes bill to create memorial license plate By Meredith Rigsby News Editor RICHMOND — In a 990 vote, the Virginia House of Delegates passed HB 1312, sponsored by Del. Christopher K. Peace (R-Hanover), which seeks to create a special license plate in honor of a late Hanover
County resident and mother of three who was struck and killed by a drunken driver while running along U.S. 54 in January 2014. Meg Menzies, wife of Ashland Police Department Sgt. Scott Menzies, was an avid member of the Richmond Roadrunners Club. Following the tragedy, county residents and members
If the bill is ultimately plan to continue to grow and of the running community spread her legacy.” banded together and created approved and the The license plate “Meg’s Miles,” a memorial run plates made, the design features a siland social media effort aimed DMV provides a houette of Menzies at raising awareness of drunk profit sharing prorunning in front of gram that eventudriving. a backdrop of the The bill now moves to the ally will allow the Richmond skyline. proceeds from the Senate for a vote. Hudson met However, according to sale of the plates to with Menzies’ mothstate law, the Department of go toward a charer Pam Cross to Motor Vehicles (DMV) can ity that will offer help come up with only begin manufacturing a scholarship in MENZIES a design idea for the honor and making available a new Menzies’ memorial license to stulicense plate if it dents at Atlee and plate and artist Frank Engler receives General Hanover high brought the idea to life. Assembly approval “This legislation and subseschools, Hudson and if 450 plates are quent plate will generate more said. pre-sold. “Meg was really awareness of drunk and disAt this point, known all over in tracted driving as well as honor “the numbers are the running com- Meg’s memory,” Peace said. very close” but more The Menzies memorial munity, in the faith people still need to community, she was license is available for $35. purchase the speFor more information just a tremendous cial license plate in PEACE mentor and she did about the memorial plate or order for the plan a lot in her 34 years,” how to purchase one, contact to move forward, Ryan Hudson, organizer of the Hudson said. “The license plate Ryan Hudson as ryanhudson@ is just one piece of a greater comcast.net. initiative, said.
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Supervisor to hold meeting on budget Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com
specific departments and budget allocations. The majority of the ECHANICSmeeting will be dedicated VILLE — to a question and answer Angela Kellyformat. Wiecek, vice “Giving the citizens an chair and Chickahominy opportunity to ask quesDistrict representative on tions about how we spend the Hanover County Board their money is an of Supervisors, important part will hold a of my service to Community Hanover County. Meeting at 7 p.m. I look forward Thursday, Feb. to this town hall 25, in the cafeteevery year to ria at Washington encouragement Henry citizen interest Elementary and engagement. School. She will We want this discuss Hanover meeting to be KELLY-WIECEK County’s equally informaFinancial Year tive but more 2017 Budget. importantly interactive. Each During the town hallyear requires careful evalustyle meeting, Kelly-Wiecek ation of needs and funding will give a brief overview of for core functions. That’s the county’s proposed budwho we are in Hanover,” get and planning process, Kelly-Wiecek said. “We want outline the boards 2016 to share the whole story, initiatives and gather input long term impacts, and from citizens on key areas of address everyone’s concerns interest. in an open and conversaIn addition to county tional manner.” administrative staff, public While the meeting is tarsafety and Hanover County geted to Chickahominy resiSchool Board representadents, all interested citizens tives will be on hand to help are welcome. answer questions about
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CAMPAIGN Continued from pg. 24
R-MC also created an Equestrian Team, which provides opportunities for students interested in competitive riding or improving their skills. The Team offers riders of all levels the opportunity to compete against other colleges in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association in hunt seat equitation. R-MC also boasts
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an Eventing Team. Recognized by the United States Eventing Association, the Team competes against other collegiate teams at USEA-recognized horse trials. Extraordinary Alumni R-MC has a long-standing tradition of alumni who stay connected to their alma mater in countless ways. Throughout the campaign, that involvement has increased exponentially. Alumni share their expertise
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Dunnavant, Obsenshain discuss Republican Party’s need to grow Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com GLEN ALLEN – State Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant, District 12, and Suzanne Obenshain, candidate for the Republican National Committeewoman, were the keynote speakers for the January meeting of the Hanover Republican Women’s Club. They emphasized the need to grow the party’s numbers by sharing the message of conservatism and reaching out to all groups and all ages. Obenshain is the wife of State Sen. Mark Obenshain. Former State Central Committee
member Dave Fuller explained the recent redistricting and the statement of affiliation. Liza Bradford, HRWC president, said, “This subject was of great interest to members and guests.” “The HRWC strives to educate their members on timely issues and promote the ideals DUNNAVANT of the Republican Creed,” Bradford added. The HRWC awards an annual scholar-
ship to a college-bound senior woman from Hanover County. Hanover homeschooled students also are eligible. Information will be forthcoming and provided to the guidance directors at the various Hanover County high schools. HRWC club members also may be contacted to provide the necessary application. The recent meeting was held at Debbie’s Kitchen in Glen Allen. John Findlay, executive director for the Republican Party of Virginia, is February’s guest speaker. For more information, visit Hrwomen. com.
American Legion Boy’s and Girl’s State interviews set Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE — Interviews for scholarships to American Legion Boy’s State and Girl’s State will be held this year from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at American Legion Post 175 at 8700 Bell Creek Rd. in Mechanicsville. American Legion Post 175 sponsors most of the delegates from Hanover County. Candidates must be rising high school seniors as of the end of the current school year. Both Boy’s State and Girl’s State will be held June 19- 25. As in prior years, Boy’s
State, sponsored by the American Legion, will be at Radford University in Radford. Girl’s State, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, will be at Longwood University in Farmville. American Legion Boy’s State and Girl’s State are among the most respected educational programs of government instruction for high school students. Each participant becomes a part of the operation of his or her local, county and state government. Two participants will be selected to attend Boy’s Nation and Girl’s Nation. Participants are exposed to the rights and privileges, the
duties and the responsibilities of a franchised citizen. The training is objective and practical with city, county and state governments operated by the students elected to the various offices. Activities include legislative session, court proceedings, law enforcement presentations, assemblies plus band, chorus and sports recreational programs. Candidates are not required to attend a Hanover County high school. Students who do not attend a Hanover County high school, but reside in a Hanover County high school district also may apply.
Scholarships include complete tuition, room and board for the entire week. Interested students are urged to visit the Boy’s and Girl’s State websites at www. vaboysstate.org and www. vagirlsstate.org. Applications are available by contacting C. B. Arnett, Boy’s State coordinator, at boysstatepost175@gmail.com or Betty Flippo, Girl’s State coordinator at betflip1963@comcast.net. Applications also are available from counselors or Social Studies Department at the Hanover County high schools. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, March 18.
with students; provide students with career advice and training; and serve as ambassadors of the college A remarkable 40 percent of alumni made a gift to the college during fiscal year 2014-2015—ranking R-MC first in alumni loyalty in the Commonwealth and 16th in the nation among all colleges and universities. Additionally, during the campaign:
92 new scholarships were created totaling $15 million 5 endowed professorships were created and two partially funded 12,139 – total number of donors 33,005 – total number of gifts 6,416 – number of new, first-time donors to the college 66% of alumni made at least one gift during the cam-
paign 573 faculty and staff (current and retired) gave to the campaign “The spirit of generosity is at the heart of our R-MC community,” says Lindgren. “It is rooted in the exceptional character of our entire college family, who make investing in the quality of an R-MC education a priority. Especially inspiring is the percentage of alumni who made a gift to the col-
lege this past year. The impact of our alumni loyalty ranked 16th among all colleges and universities in the nation last year – is truly extraordinary. Their generosity throughout the years—especially during the campaign—illustrates their unparalleled dedication and loyalty to R-MC.” Information submitted by AnneMarie Lauranzon, director, Marketing & Communications, Randolph-Macon College.
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Interested seniors are urged to download an application at (the application needs to be notarized) http://www.hanovercounty.gov/SO/Senior_ Citizens_Police_Academy_ Application.pdf or contact Deputy Jim McLaughlin at 804-365-6110 for an application or additional information. The deadline to apply is March 15. Information submitted by Sgt. Christopher Stem.
Deadline nears for Spirit of Volunteerism Award nominations HANOVER — Monday, March 7, is the deadline to nominate someone for a Hanover County 2016 Spirit of Volunteerism Award. These annual awards recognize outstanding volunteer service throughout the county. Anyone may nominate inspiring individuals or groups of any age, whether they serve small or large organizations, schools, neighborhoods, government, faith-based community initiatives or civic-led community outreach. Self-nominations are also welcomed. Awards are granted in the following categories: Spirit of One (honoring an individual over 18); Spirit of Youth
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(honoring youth or youth group up to age 18 or still in high school); Spirit of Dedication (honoring an individual 60 and over); Spirit of Team (honoring two or more adult volunteers working toward a common cause); Spirit of Family (honoring two or more family members working together toward a common purpose); Spirit of Inspiration (honoring an individual who has volunteered 20 years or more for a specific organization); and Commitment to Community (recognizing a Hanover business which has demonstrated a sustained commitment to supporting the community). Award recipients will be selected from each category.
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All award recipients will receive an engraved plaque and a financial donation of up to $250 made in their honor to the tax-exempt organization designated on the honoree’s nomination form. All recipients will be nominated for the statewide Governor’s Community Service and Volunteerism Awards. All nominees will be recognized and award recipients will be announced at the Spirit of Volunteerism Celebration at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at Hanover High School auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. The goal of the celebration is to pay tribute to all volunteers within the community, as well as honor award nominees
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MECHANICSVILLE CHURCHES EPISCOPAL
All Souls Episcopal Church Worshiping at Messiah Lutheran 8154 Atlee Rd Sunday Worship 9:15am Holy Eucharist 10:45am Christian Ed We are a welcoming, Inclusive faith community. Nursery Provided o 804-559-9302 The Rev. Amelie Wilmer Minor, Vicar allsoulsepiscopalva@gmail.com
On the web: www.allsoulsva.org Immanuel Episcopal Welcomes You! 779-3454. 3263 Old Church Rd. Sundays: 10a Holy Eucharist, 10-11a Nursery, 11:15a Refreshments and Adult Christian Ed. immanueloc.org. The Episcopal Church of the Creator 7159 Mechanicsville Pike, 746-8765 Christ Centered, Biblically Focused 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Nursery provided @ 9:00am & 10:15am. Sunday School 9:30-10:15am www.creatorfamily.net creatorcontact@comcast.net
EVANGELICAL FRIENDS Hanover Evangelical Friends 6420 Mech Trnpk. 804-730-9512, friendlychurch.org Sun. Sch. 9:15am: Worship: Sun. 10:30am; Wed. Night Ministries @ 6:30pm
INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN Fairmount Christian Church, 559-8070 6502 Creighton Rd. Sunday AM Worship Traditional 8:15 & 11:00, Contemporary 9:30 & 11:00, Bible School at 8:15, 9:30 & 11:00. Rick Raines, Senior Minister; Chris Santasiere, Associate Minister; Mike Langley, Associate Minister; Tracy Thomas, Worship & Music Minister; Mike Campbell, Youth Minister; Ashley Sears, Children’s Director. fairmountchristian.org Gethsemane Church of Christ 5146 Mechanicsville Turnpike Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM 804-779-2044 Bill Wines, Senior Minister www.gethsemanechristians.org
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: lbcrichmond.com Rural Point Baptist Church 6548 Studley Road, 730-3226 www.ruralpointbaptist.com Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170 COME & SEE! All info at: www.truthbaptistchurch.com
LUTHERAN Messiah Lutheran Church & School 8154 Atlee Rd. 746-7134 messiahmech.org Sunday Service- 10:45 am Sunday School 9:15am. 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 Fairfield Presbyterian Church Worship: 9am Contemporary 11am Traditional 6930 Cold Harbor Rd, 23111. www.fairfieldpcusa.org Knox Reformed PCA 4883 Southard Lane Sunday School 9:30 Worship 11AM Scriptural, Confessional & Traditional MECHANICSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN Atlee and Signal Hill Rd. 746-5496; www.mechpres.org Rev. James E. Salyers, Pastor Sunday Schedule: 9 am Contemporary Service 10 am Sunday School Classes 11 am Traditional Service
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
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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, Rev. Chris Thomas, Minister of Music. www.blackcreek.org
Hillcrest Baptist Church 11342 Hillcrest Road Hanover, VA. 23069 730-1500. Wed Eve 6 p.m.-Dinner & Study, Sunday 11am Service 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. www.HillcrestHanover.org
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
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 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"
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Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd, 746-7253 Dr. Rev. Tim Madison 8:30am Contemporary, 9:45 Bible Study & 11am Trad. Worship www.mechanicsvillebaptist.org
Lebanon United Methodist Church, 8492 Peaks Rd, 746-0980, R. Spencer Broce, Pastor Sunday Worship 9am & 11am (Nursery Provided) Sunday School all ages. 10 am. Staff Youth Director. www.lebanonumc.org
New Bethesda Baptist Church 9019 New Bethesda Rd. 779-2101 Todd Combee, Pastor Sunday School 9:30AM, Worship 10:45 am. Bible Study/Youth activities 6pm Wednesday Dinner/Prayer/Youth/Children 6pm www.newbethesda.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
New Highland Baptist Church Bible Study for all ages: 9:15 am, Blended Worship 10:30 AM, 9200 New Ashcake Rd, 550-9601 www.newhighlandbaptist.org
Prospect United Methodist Church Service 11am - Noon 2387 Westwood Rd. Mech. 23111 ProspectUMCmechanicsville@ gmail.com See Us On Facebook!!
Shalom Baptist Church 6395 Mech Trnpk 746-7737 Sunday Activities: 8:30am Worship 9:20am HE Brews Cafe 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Wednesday Night Activities: 5:30pm Supper (Sept- May) 6:15pm Children, Youth & Adults Bible Studies www.shalombaptist.net
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST New Hope Baptist - Located at 5452 Spotslee Circle, Mech. Sunday school 9:45 am, Morning worship 10:30 am, afternoon 1pm, Wednesday Prayer & Bible study 7:30 pm. L. Ronald Staley, Pastor. For more info 321-2110. www.sovereigngraceinmechanicsville.org
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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
ROMAN CATHOLIC Church of the Redeemer 8275 Meadowbridge Road 746-4911 www.churchredeemer.org Mass celebrated on Saturday 5:30 PM Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 AM
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Indoor track & field: VHSL Group 4A meet at Liberty Univ. 9:30 a.m.
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Trio of county swimmers win state 5A titles By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor FAIRFAX – Patrick Henry’s Ted Schubert closed out his senior season swimming for the Patriots with a pair of additional state championships to his name, and both Atlee and LeeDavis each headed home with a state champion in the Virginia High School League Group 5A state swimming and diving championships at George Mason University Friday night. Patrick Henry-Roanoke swept the team titles, winning the boys championship with 272 points and the girls title with 328. Schubert, who will continue his swimming career at the University of Virginia next fall, won both the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke in helping Patrick Henry claim an eighthplace finish in the boys standings with 103 points. Lee-Davis likewise claimed a top-10 finish among the boys, finishing in a tie for ninth place with Stafford with 92 points. Olivia Fisher won the girls 100 breaststroke in 1:03.50, and Lee-Davis’ Molly Sheffield claimed the girls 100 butterfly title with a 55.19 performance. Schubert said he felt more relaxed after getting his first win – in the butterfly. “It’s a relief,” Schubert said. “But at the same time, it pumps you up for your next race that
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Patrick Henry’s Ted Schubert swims to victory in the boys 100-yard butterfly in the VHSL Group 5A swimming championships at George Mason University on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Schubert finished in 49.15.
much more.” That energy and good feeling carried over into his next race, the 100 backstroke. He felt even better, though, after aother win. “It felt great. It’s a good way to end my high school swimming career,” Schubert said. “There were some pretty strong competitors coming back, so I had to keep my eye on them
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and make sure that I came out ahead.” Fisher had hoped to likewise win a pair of titles, but had to settle for second in the girls 100 freestyle. But it was still a good night for her overall – and especially for her 200 freestyle relay teammates: Sonora and Mika Baker and Ashley Zicafoose. “Our 200 free relay, we did really good,” Fisher said. “We
dropped a lot of time from our seed time and all the girls just really stepped it up. So I’m really proud of them. And we placed second, which was way higher than we were seeded.” Sheffield, like Fisher, was pleased with her title, but would have liked to have done better in another race – the 200 individual medley, in which she placed fifth.
“I would have liked to have gone faster in my 200 IM and placed a little better,” Sheffield said. “But butterfly, I was happy that I got the chance to win again.” This was Sheffield’s third straight state championship in the butterfly. Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.
MIDLOTHIAN – It wasn’t pretty — not by a long shot — but for the Monacan Chiefs, it was pretty enough. Thursday night, coach R.J. Spelsberg’s boys defeated visiting Hanover 53-37 in the semifinals of the Conference 20 tournament. The game was a cacophony of missed shots and turnovers caused by spirited defensive efforts by both squads. It featured frantic scrambles for loose balls spewing all over the floor and furiously-contested scrums when players finally chased them down. And in the final 1:24, as the Hawks made their last futile, albeit plucky attempt to wrest victory from the home team, the Chiefs found the composure to hit see HAWKS, pg. 33
Hanover boys second in Group 4A swimming By Natalie Pedraja For The Mechanicsville Local RICHMOND – “It’s just a magical day.” That’s how Hanover head swim coach George Massey described his team’s recordbreaking performances at the Virginia High School League’s Group 4A swimming and diving championships Saturday at the Collegiate School Aquatics Center. Hawk swimmers – with 16 athletes competing in 17 events – broke nine program records en route to claiming a second-place finish for the boys and an 11th-place finish for the girls. Sophomore Patrick Townsend broke two of the school’s records, besting his own state championship time in the boys 100-yard butterfly in last year’s Group 4A championships with a 51.09 finish in a second-place performance this year. His other individual program record was in the boys 100 backstroke, clocking in at 50.36 in another runner-up performance. Townsend – along with teammates Jonathan Moss, Garrett Gauntt and Seth Gulas – secured second place in the boys 200 medley relay. Their time of 1:39.56 was another program record.
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11 of 14 free throw attempts and provide themselves, finally, a chance to exhale. “Once you get to playoff time, defenses step up,” Spelsberg said. “Kids aren’t worried about individual stats. We made an emphasis on coming out, playing defense and rebounding the basketball. “I really didn’t care too much
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Hanover’s Mattie Grant pushes forward in the girls 500-yard freestyle during the VHSL Group 4A state swimming championships at Collegiate School Aquatic Center Saturday. Grant finished seventh with a time of 5:15.06.
Moss went set a Hanover record of his own in the preliminaries of the boys 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:02.82. He finished seventh in the final with a 1:03.34 time. Hanover’s boys set two more
individual program records. Ross Newton set a new mark in the preliminaries of the boys 200 freestyle with a 1:48.90 finish. He finished seventh in the final in 1:49.81. Marshall Brooks, while on the opening leg of the
boys 200 freestyle relay, set a new 50 freestyle record with a time of 23.18. Brooks – with Gulas, Carson Sizemore and Newton – set a new 200 freestyle relay record of 1:34.47. The Hawks other boys
relay team – the 400 – closed out the boys competition by setting a final program record. Gauntt, Moss, Townsend and Newton finished fourth with a 3:20.66 performance. By the time it was over,
what our offense looked like because I knew we could put it in the bucket.” For most of the game, Monacan used a 2-1-2 fullcourt press and dropped back into a 2-3 zone in an attempt to throw the Hawks’ offense out of synch. The Chiefs set the tone they wanted from the outset and forced seven turnovers in the first 4:30 of the game and 1-of-9 shooting in the first quarter and entered the second ahead 9-3.
On the strength of 3-pointers by Thomas McAndrew and Ryan Payne, the Hawks battled back and trailed 21-17 at the break. Then, in the first five minutes of the third quarter, the Chiefs forced seven more turnovers and 0-for-6 shooting and took a 31-25 lead into the fourth. That’s when Spelsberg switched the Chiefs into a boxand-1 with 5-10 junior guard Wallace Washington shadow-
ing Jason Wade, the Hawks’ goto guy. “First, I check how many fouls he has,” Washington said of his defensive play in the boxand-1. “Then, I try to get in his grill, get him frustrated, and try to foul him out, like I did today. “It’s just staying in front of him, make a move on the ball. If he tries to dribble, go for tips to steal.” That strategy, an offensive spurt fueled by a strike from 3-point land, then a pair of
attack-the-basket layups by Washington gave the Chiefs a 42-34 lead with two minutes to go and forced Hanover to foul in an attempt to regain possession. The Hawks shot 10 for 45 from the floor and committed 18 turnovers. The Chiefs were 17 for 49 with 13 lost possessions. Hanover had 46 rebounds, Monacan 41. Afterward, Gregory Parham stood with Washington on the court and motioned toward an
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Hanover – with a total of 154 points – significantly improved upon their 10th-place ranking in the 4A state championships last year. The Hawks boys edged third-place John Champe by a point. Jamestown swept the boys and girls championships with 275 points for its boys team and 318 for its girls. Although the girl’s team did not place as highly this year, Coach Massey was proud of his swimmers. “I am happy across the board with the entire team,” Massey said. “Last year we took twelfth, this year we took eleventh.” They girls team set a new school record of their own. Ellie Sherry bested Hanover’s old mark in the girls 200 freestyle with a sixth-place finish in 2:00.56. With only one senior on the team – Gauntt – Massey is looking forward to next year. “Next year, we can expect to be … in t same position we were this year,” Massey said of the boys team with s swimmers like Patrick returning. That is not all. “The girls [will be] competing even higher. Better, stronger,” Massey said. Natalie Pedraja can be reached at sports@mechlocal. com.
empty boys basketball banner hanging amidst many others high on the gym wall. Since the school opened in 1979, the Chiefs have never won a championship. Tonight, they play at Dinwiddie for the Conference 20 title. “This (victory) is an honor,” Parham said. “We want a banner for this team.” Weldon Bradshaw can be reached at sports@mechlocal. com.
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Hawks finish sixth, L-D 5th in wrestling tourneys By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor SALEM – Hanover brought the big guns – including a reigning state champion – to the VHSL Group 4A state wrestling championships, but Powhatan was the team to bring home a title. Fauquier successfully defended its team championship with 114.5 points to Eastern View’s 101.5. Hanover finished sixth in the Group 4A team standings. Powhatan was 11th with 39 points. Both the Hawks and the Indians sent a pair of wrestlers to the group finals Saturday at Salem Civic Center, but Powhatan 120-pounder Collin Gerardi outwrestled his opponent – Kettle Run’s Caden Lody – to claim a state title with a 7-0 decision. Gerardi had a simple plan: to not leave his opponent an opening. “He was really strong, stronger than I thought he would be,” Gerardi said of Lody. “But I just stuck to my game play, took him down and pretty much dominated him from there. I rode him out, took him down again in the third period and just did what I do best … dominate.” Gerardi’s teammate, Elijah Jordan, joined him in the finals in the 106-pound division, but finished runner-up after a being pinned at the 3:38 mark by Great Bridge’s Brandon Morales. Even though the Indians finished with a split in the finals, they broke new ground for the team by sending a pair that deep into the tournament bracket. “First time we’ve had two state finalists in school history, so we’re really happy about that,” Powhatan wrestling coach Jonathan Tanaka said. “Our coaching staff has done a tremendous job pushing kids
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Lee-Davis 120-pounder Hayden Keener of Lee-Davis celebrates his first state title after beating Massaponax’s Kaz Gootee in the 2016 VHSL 5A State Championships at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake Saturday.
in the 132-pound title match.
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Hanover’s Reggie Mouton turns the tide against Amherst’s Tatom Tyree in a 138-pound third-place match in the VHSL Group 4A wrestling championships at Salem Civic Center Saturday. Mouton overcame a five-point deficit late in the match to win.
along. … The kids have bought in. I love our young kids, our freshman and sophomore class. They’re really getting after it.” Gerardi, a sophomore, is one of those sophomores, and, as the first repeat champion in school history, is helping create that legacy Tanaka hopes to build upon. The finish this year was something of a disappointment for Hanover. With 182-pounder T.J. Allen – a champion last year in the 195-pound class – and 132-pounder Tyler Flora, the odds looked good for Hanover taking away at least one trophy. But Allen fell to Sherando’s
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John Borst 12-6 and Flora lost a scrappy squeaker to John Handley’s Lio Quezada 6-5. “Flora’s match could have gone either way,” Hanover coach Aaron Bradley said. “Flora was the aggressor, in on more shots, taking more shots, pushing the action – but his opponent just came out on top in a couple of scrambles.” Arguably the best match for Hanover was the third-place match in which 138-pounder Reggie Mouton was trailing Amherst’s Tatom Tyree by five points with 40 seconds left in the match. Mouton was down, but reversed his position and
the outcome. The reversal was two points. Mouton held Tyree on his back for three more points. Tyree, trying to avoid getting pinned, executed an illegal move which, in itself, was worth another point in general and resulted in an additional point for Mouton. The seven-point play gave Mouton an 11-10 victory. “I always prepare myself like I’m down five, six points and always have that game plan to keep coming and coming and not give up on wrestling,” Mouton said. “I had to get it done.” The area produced two other
champions in other divisions in Salem: New Kent’s Caden Darber, a 9-3 winner over Christiansburg’s Josh Linkous in the Group 3A title match and Maggie Walker’s Joe Paul, who pinned R.E. Lee’s Ta’ Strother in 2:32 for the Group 2A 106pound title. New Kent’s Kade Sanders was runner up to Christiansburg’s Hunter Bolen in the Group 3A 160-pound division. King William had two runnersup: David Jones, who fell to Grundy’s Tristan Bonds in the Group 2A 182-pound division, and Kevin Overstreet, who fell to Grundy’s Maverick Coleman
Group 5A championships CHESAPEAKE – Lee-Davis, led by senior 120-pounder Hayden Keener, earned a fifthplace finish in the Group 5A wrestling championships at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake Saturday. Keener closed his high school career with his first state championship in a 6-3 decision over Massaponax’s Kaz Gootee. Keener’s only teammate to reach the final round, 170pounder Andrew Anthony, finished as runner-up after getting pinned by Glen Allen’s Chip Sturek. Sturek, who won all of his postseason matches by pins, became the first Jaguar wrestler to win a state championship. Two other Confederates placed. Ned Anthony, a 182pounder earned a third-place finish with a 5-1 decision over Hickory’s Eric Gamboni. Garrett Plummer finished sixth in the 132-pound division after being pinned at 48 seconds by Thomas Edison’s Robert see WRESTLING, pg. 36
Atlee, PH girls claim top 10 finishes in 5A North By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor HYATTSVILLE, Md. – Hanover County girls ruled in the Region 5A North indoor track and field championships, with Atlee’s girls finishing third and Patrick Henry’s girls ninth in the event, held at the Prince George’s County Sports Complex Wednesday. Atlee’s boys finished strong, too, coming in at fifth place in their respective standings. Patrick Henry’s boys finished 15th. “I think we had a pretty good day all in all,” said Atlee head coach Jim Triemplar. “It’s been kind of a crazy season with the snow. Indoor is always a challenge because – between Christmas break, exams, sicknesses, weather – there’s always going to be some interruptions. … I think we handled them pretty well.” Atlee’s efforts were spearheaded by its pole vault corps, with the Raiders sweeping the pole vault titles. Numa Rehmani won the girls title with an 8 foot, 6 inch jump and William Chapman won the boys title by clearing 13 feet, 6 inches. Rehmani had cleared 9 feet
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Atlee’s William Chapman clears 13 feet, 6 inches in the boys pole vault to claim the boys title in the Region 5A North indoor track and field championships at the Prince George’s County Sports Complex Wednesday.
in the preliminaries, so her finals effort was a bit of a letdown. “Unfortunately, we haven’t gotten a lot of practice this year because of the weather
and stuff,” Rehmani said. “Also senior year has just been really complicated. I hope to keep improving and hopefully I’ll do better.” Rehmani has until this week-
end to improve. The Virginia High School League Group 5A indoor track and field championships will be held Friday and Saturday at Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton.
Chapman won the boys pole vault with his first attempt, clearing 12 feet, 6 inches – a foot better than the secondplace effort by Patrick HenryRoanoke’s Corbin Turner. He
finished with a 13 foot, 6 inch vault, and was trying to qualify for nationals by clearing 14 feet, 3 inches when technical issues ended his day. “I had to stay on one of the smaller poles and I just didn’t get enough extension off the top,” Chapman said. The lack of spring caused him to either hit the bar going forward or fall backwards to land on his feet on the track. He hopes to do better in the state meet this week. Hanover County’s other winner was Tiffany Harris. The Patrick Henry star outpaced the field in the 500-meter dash and won in 1:18.85. While the Patriots would have liked to finish ninth and 15th in the girls and boys standings, respectively, it was a good day for the team. “Overall, I thought we did pretty good,” said Patrick Henry head coach Scott Brown. “I think we were a little beat up coming into this meet with some different injuries. … We just really tried to depend on some of the other seniors and are looking forward to the outdoor season and getting healthy.” see 5A NORTH, pg. 36
Hawks turn heads in 4A East regional By Billy Fellin Richmond Suburban News HAMPTON – Hanover’s Jeremy Davis and Leila Haynesworth certainly turned heads at the Region 4A East track and field meet at the Boo Williams Sportsplex Thursday. Davis won the triple jump championship with a 44-foot, 5Billy Fellin/Powhatan Today 1/2 inch jump. He was also fifth Hanover’s Leila Haynesworth leaps to a second-place finish in in the long jump with a 20-foot, the girls triple jump in the Region 4A East indoor track and fielld championships at Boo William Sportsplex in Hampton Thursday. 9 inch jump, ninth in the finals of the 55-meter hurdles, and
11th in the 55-meter dash. His times in the preliminary heat for the 55 meters (6.69), the fourth heat for the 55 hurdles (7.71), and his long jump and triple jump marks were all season bests. His triple jump was also a personal record. Haynesworth also had her share of strong performances. She was second in the triple jump with a 37 foot, 5 inch leap. She also grabbed fourth in the 55 meter hurdles with an 8.92 and was seventh in the shot
put with a 31-foot, 7-1/2 inch throw. She was also ninth in the long jump with a leap of 16-feet, five inches. Her shot put throw, triple jump leap, and time in the 55 hurdles were all season highs. “Leila Haynesworth has just blown it up today,” said Hanover track coach Chris MacNeil. “She just works hard and just loves track.” Those two athletes were not the only strong performances
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from the Hawks. Courtney Rosser was sixth in the 3200 run with a time of 12:20.75. Sophie Kinney was sixth in the finals of the 55 hurdles with a time of 8.94. Carter Unger was fourth in the pole vault with a 10 foot, 6 inch jump and Elizabeth Meeks was ninth in the same event with an 8 foot jump. On the boys side, Joey Badalamenti was seventh with see REGIONAL, pg. 4
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Atlee, PH teams advance to Region 5A tourney By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – The road to the Region 5A North boys and girls basketball tournaments passed through Hanover County last week, with Atlee hosting Patrick Henry’s boys, Patrick Henry hosting Atlee’s girls and with three of the four teams advancing to their respective regional tournaments. Atlee’s girls, after beating the Patriots 43-27 in the Conference 16 girls semifinal at Atlee Thursday, went on to win the league title with a 53-36 upset win at top-seeded Orange Friday. Despite its semifinal loss, Patrick Henry likewise clinched a berth in the Region 5A North tournament with a 54-29 win over visiting Halifax Friday. Atlee’s boys eliminated Patrick Henry 68-48 in the first round of their Conference 16 tournament Tuesday. The Raiders stumbled at top-seeded Albemarle 74-52 in a semifinal Wednesday, but then edged host Patrick Henry-Roanoke 60-57 Friday to advance to the regional. Atlee’s girls struggled at the
WRESTLING Continued from pg. 34
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Atlee’s Robert Jenkins Jr. (34) pulls up for a jump shot beyond the reach of Patrick Henry’s Ryan King in the Raiders’ win Tuesday.
start of the season, suffering from a lack of leadership and cohesiveness. The Raiders have improved, especially in their ability to work together. “They’re starting to come to come together, have a little cohesiveness,” said Atlee head girls coach Michael Rawlings.
“I think they were a little fractured before because of the lack of leadership. Everybody was, kind of, in different directions. … I think they’ve come together as a unit, so no one person has stood out as the team leader per se, but they’re starting to come together a little bit as a
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Hanover program, which finished 10th in the girls standings and 10th in the girls. “It’s great,” he said. “We started out the beginning of the year wanting to do well at conferences and regionals and we did that. Now, being able to do as well as we are, it means a lot. We only have four seniors on our entire team and with a roster of over 60 kids, that means a lot of growth and good years ahead for Hanover track.” Billy Fellin is sports editor of Powhatan Today, Goochland Gazette and Cumberland Today. He can be reached at wfellin@ powhatantoday.com.
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Garnett. Patrick Henry had the only other wrestler who placed at the 5A tournament. Scott Toms earned a sixth-place finish in the 182-pound division after dropping a 6-2 decision to Kecoughtan’s DeQuandre Edwards. The Richmond TimesDispatch’s Katrina SpinnerWilson contributed to this report. Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.
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a jump of 10 feet even. Jonathan Glore was right behind his teammate in the same event with a 9 foot, 6 inch jump. Will Chelsey was 10th in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:50.67, while Nathaniel Good was ninth in the 3200 meters with a 10:27.49. The 4x800 relay team was seventh with a time of 8:45.57. The Hawks will send a handful of athletes to the Group 4A meet this weekend and MacNeil said that it was huge for the
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team” Patrick Henry began the tournament seeded second, but were upset by the Raiders – in part because of the dominating inside presence of Alyse Armentrout – in their semifinal. “It was not our best game, for sure,” Patriots head coach Phillip Cobb said of the loss to Atlee. “Atlee’s a good team. We hung in there for three quarters. In the fourth quarter, they started pounding inside to Armentrout, and she was
the difference in the game in the second half, in that fourth quarter.” Armentrout scored 10 of her game-high 14 points in the second half against Patrick Henry. In the conference final, Armentrout recorded a tripledouble: 12 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks. Teammate Ashley Weaver had a doubledouble herself with 19 points and 10 rebounds. In the boys tournament, Atlee ended Patrick Henry’s season in their third meeting
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Wednesday. Jordan Lipinski won the girls championship with a 11 foot, 9 inch vault. Her teammate, Yomna Soliman, finished fourth with a 9 foot effort. Three Confederate boys finished among the top 10 in their pole vault standings. Josh Grant finished second with a 14 foot even clearance. Alex Slinkman (12 foot, 6 inches) was fourth,
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Region 5A South HAMPTON – Lee-Davis’ pole vaulters led the way as the Confederate boys finished second and girls finished 12th in the weather-delayed Region 5A South championships at the Boo Williams Sportsplex
– and third Raider win – of the season. Both teams started cold, scoring only in the single digits in the first quarter, but the Patriots were frigid, registering just 2 points. The pace picked up afterward – both teams scored 16 points in the second quarter – but Patrick Henry slipped farther and farther behind the Raiders in the second half. Atlee head coach Reynolds said Patrick Henry’s thin bench hurt the Patriots, with one point guard out because of illness and another out because of injury. “Their short-handedness was huge,” said Atlee head coach Phil Reynolds. “Both their point guards were out. We saw that and that’s why we pressed as much as we did. That really, really hurt them. … That wore them down, I think.” Patrick Henry head coach Randy Anderson agreed that the lack of point guards was key, forcing shooting guard Marcus Holman to shoulder the load of moving the ball around. “I see how important the point guard spot is,” Anderson said. “With Marcus – the great scorer that he is – he’s still not a true point guard.” But he felt the Patriots had a good season. “It’s unfortunate that we have to pack up, but it’s been a heck of a season,” Anderson said. “We played as hard as we could every night.”
and Chris Vincent (12 foot even) eigthth. Lee-Davis’ boys had three athletes with third-place finishes: Jeremiah Hankerson in the 500-meter dash, Brandon Brooks in the 55 hurdles and Connor Scott in the shot put. Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.
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Social Services officers discuss benefits, demand in demand for the agency’s ser- Cold Harbor District while By Melody Kinser Fuller is from Mechanicsville. vices. mkinser@mechlocal.com Lynn H. Saunders and David Four-year terms are appointed With a mission to help those by the Hanover County Board who are least able to help them- W. Fuller moved into their new of Supervisors. selves, the newly-elected chair positions on July 27. Both are Saunders, in the role and vice chair of the Hanover now in their seventh year on of chair, said she sees firstCountySocialServicesAdvisory the board. see NEED, pg. 25 ` Saunders represents the Board talked about the increase
Local teen taking talents to Texas By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com Abram Dean’s “first real thing” in terms of performing paid off earlier this year when he captured the title of Hanover Junior Idol. Thanks to some encouragement from his mom Debbie Lunsford, he took the leap into the world of music. And now the 16-year-old from Mechanicsville is preparing to move to Texas to pursue his dream. On Aug. 20, Abram and his mother will head to Dallas where he has been accepted to study — and hone his skills — with the Linda Septien Entertainment Group. Debbie said she suggested Abram enter the Hanover Arts and Activities Centersponsored Idols competition because he “wants to get into this music thing, so let’s see TEEN, pg. 14 `
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Taylor Dragum, Alex Goleski, Laci Miller, Courtney Chenault and Madison Cox cheer on the Atlee All-Stars on Saturday, July 31, during the opening game of the Tournament of State Champions at Mitch Stadium near Huntington, W.Va. For more, see Sports, page 32.
School district again expects full accreditation For the ninth consecutive year, Hanover County Public Schools will again receive 100 percent full accreditation. According to Dale S. Theakston, communications specialist, the accreditation is determined based on the 200910 Standards of Learning assessments. Preliminary information from the Virginia Department of Education indicates the accreditation status. Final accreditation reports are expected on Sept. 15.
County receives VACo honor Hanover County has Development. been recognized by the VACo received 60 entries Virginia Association of for the statewide contest. Former Hanover County Counties as the recipient of the 2010 Achievement assistant administrator Award for the Dominion Marilyn Blake joined Lane Resources Greentech Ramsey, former Chesterfield Incubator. County administrator, and The county was honored Tedd Povar, associate direcfor its model local govern- tor ofthe Virginia Institute of ment program in the catego- Government, in judging this ry of Community/Economic see HONOR, pg. 4 `
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Bathrooms Bathrooms also tend to bear the brunt of winter weather, as mold and grime can accumulate throughout a season in which it’s too cold to open bathroom windows to let fresh air in after bathing. Inspect ceilings, tubs, shower stalls, and floors for any signs of mold growth or grime. Mold growth in a home can lead to respiratory problems and exacerbate existing conditions such as asthma, so it’s best to inspect bathrooms for any signs of mold growth throughout winter. If you have let that slip, prioritize such inspections come spring cleaning time.
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Reclaimed wood can be found everywhere. Most people do not have to look too far to find wood they can salvage. Check salvage yards, landfills, dumpsters in front of older homes being renovated, or older, unused barns in rural settings. You also can collect driftwood or discarded shipping crates. While some reclaimed wood can be used as-is, some pieces may require millwork, including sanding, cutting, shaping, and finishing. If you do not have these skills, you probably will have to hire someone who does. The Internet is awash with ideas for putting salvaged wood to use. Get inspired and then find the pieces that will fit your project. -Metro Creative
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time dusting them and cleaning off any accumulated debris. If need be, switch out old lamp shades for newer ones that let more light shine through. If inadequate lighting is a problem no matter how many lamps you have, consult with an electrician about installing more overhead and accent lighting. Give rugs and floors a deep cleaning. Recirculated air may be full of dust and other microscopic particles that end up blowing throughout your home. Also, it’s easy to track in dirt and other materials on your shoes that become imbedded in carpeting. At least once a year, rent or enlist the surfaces of carpet and upholstery cleaners to give floors a thorough cleaning. You may be surprised at how clean and fresh a home looks and smells once rugs and car-
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Simmer homemade home deodorizer. In a large pot, boil water and some scented herbs, such as rosemary, citrus rinds, vanilla, or lavender. The aroma will waft through the home, creating a pleasing scent.
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