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No easy answers for funding county roads

By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local HANOVER — After years of declining state road revenues allotted to localities for secondary road improvements, Hanover County officials are searching for ways to fund an expanded list of local road projects.

There are no easy answers, and Mike Flagg, director of Public Works, said applying for and receiving those state funds is becoming more difficult Often, projects awarded through the Commonwealth Transportation Board are weighed on immediate impact the projects have

on problem areas and amount of dollars required to complete that project.

For example, the U.S. 360 project ranked 34th on a list of priority projects compiled by the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Unfortunately, only the top 24 projects on the list received funding this year.

Flagg said the state focuses on “broken roads” and projects deemed critical to certain areas, and many approved projects are located in the state’s two main traffic areas, Tidewater and Northern Virginia.

He cited significant cuts in projects like the see ROADS, pg. 5

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Mike Flagg, director of Public Works, told the Hanover County Board of Supervisors that Hanover County has more than $140 million in road projects in the pipeline, and more of that funding is coming from local sources. He outlined a tightening state method of awarding contracts and noted changes in proffer policies that are forcing localities to look for other road funding mechanisms. Shown are supervisors Wayne Hazzard and Canova Peterson and Rhu Harris, county administrator.

New supervisors chair: quality of life remains priority

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor

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MECHANICSVILLE – When Angela Kelly-Wiecek assumed the office of chair of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, she – in typical fashion – “hit the ground running.”

With any conversation, she’s always in planning mode and looking ahead when it comes to her county.

The Chickahominy District supervisor recently offered a glimpse into her upcoming year: “I know that development is on the minds of many people in Hanover.

We are committed to remaining a largely

rural county — with roughly 80% of our county set to remain agricultural and rural conservation.

“My planning commissioner, school board representative and I are planning several more ‘Positive Vision for Hanover’ forums. These have been very well received and attended in the past and are spe-

cifically designed to discuss many of the quality of life issues that are important to our citizens.”

With budget season well underway, Kelly-Wiecek also plans to host her annual Budget Town Meeting before the public see PRIORITY, pg. 16

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Deputy Bryan D. Cvengros of the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has been honored by the United States Coast Guard as Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year. In 2015, the Sheriff’s Office recognized him as Rookie of the Year.

Hanover deputy receives honor from Coast Guard

HANOVER – The United States Coast Guard has recognized Deputy Bryan D. Cvengros of the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office as Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year.

According to H.B. Jones, command master chief, CG Sector Hampton Roads, Cvengros, a maritime enforcement specialist, received the honor based on the following: Leadership; (1) Senior Boarding Officer during drill weekend periods; supervises and lead two boarding teams consisting of 6 personnel.

(2) Demonstrated superior leadership and managerial skills by organizing law enforcement (LE) training modules/lessons yearround to ensure the completion of required LE training for 23 SELRES personnel.

(3) Collateral Duty: Sector Boarding Team (SBT) Assistant Training and Assistant Weapons Petty Officer. Displayed a strong sense of pride and professionalism by maintaining the LE certifications of 10 boarding officers and 6 boarding team members through

two currency cycles without any lapses.

(4) Consistently sought by supervisors and peers to provide law enforcement training.

Provided over 20 hours of instruction for various currency tasks for LE certifications. b. Professional and Personal Development; (1) Superior Employee Review for the period of June 2015 to May 2016.

(2) Recipient of Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office’s “Rookie of the Year Award” for his outstanding performance, efforts, and contributions for making the community safer.

Also received the most commendations from citizens due to the compassion and professionalism he displays when performing his duties.

(3) Assigned as the intelligence officer for his patrol squad: gathers and disseminates information between other squads and to deputies on other shifts.

(4) In addition, recently assigned to the highly trained and select High Risk Entry Team with the Hanover County Sheriff ’s see DEPUTY, pg. 4

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County supervisor sues auto lobby A Hanover County leader has sued a state auto dealer lobbying group along with its leader in a multimillion-dollar complaint stemming from accusations of fraud and defamation.

Sean M. Davis, the supervisor for the county’s Henry District, is seeking $2.35 million in compensatory and punitive damages from the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association and Donald Hall, the lobbying group’s president and CEO. Davis, a former employee of the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association, alleges the organization and Hall committed two types of fraud, breach of contract, wrongful discharge and defamation in its employment and termination of Davis. The lawsuit, first reported by Richmond BizSense, was filed in January in Richmond Circuit Court.

Hall denied Davis’ allegations in an interview Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7, calling them “categorically untrue” and that plans call for filing for a dismissal of Davis’ suit. Speaking for both himself and the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association, Hall said he was not aware of any dissatisfaction Davis may have had with his job at the auto dealers association.

“He did not talk to HR at VADA,” Hall said. “I have an email about how much he loves his job from February 2016.”

In an interview Tuesday, Feb. 7, Davis said he did enjoy working for the members of the auto dealers association.

According to the suit, Davis worked for the auto dealers association as its director of dealer operations from May 2014 to December 2016. The Virginia Automobile Dealers Association is a trade association representing franchised new car and truck dealers.

Davis was allegedly aggressively recruited to work at the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association DAVIS while working as a real estate agent making $200,000 a year, according to Davis’ complaint. Taking the job with the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association meant Davis took a $75,000 pay cut. Davis signed on with the association believing he would eventually get a raise and succeed Hall as president and CEO, according to the lawsuit.

But that wasn’t how things played out, according to the suit.

“Davis routinely dipped into his savings to set off what he was told would be a temporary difference in income,” the lawsuit reads. “Davis acted in good faith reliance on Hall by accepting employment with the VADA and by using and deplet-

ing his savings to come to VADA and to continue employment. Unbeknownst to Davis, Hall had no intention of closing the pay gap or promoting Davis.”

Hall said he was incensed at the notion that he planned to retire anytime soon.

Hall said he did not “aggressively recruit” Davis; rather, Hall was impressed with Davis’ energy level and enthusiasm.

“I didn’t recruit him,” Hall said. “I didn’t really have much information on him. I figured he’d been elected, so I didn’t really do a vigorous background check.”

Hall said both he and Davis served in the U.S. Marine Corps and that he never disliked Davis. Hall said Davis was ultimately let go simply because Davis wasn’t fitting in and lacked the necessary experience.

According to Davis’ lawsuit, he was given a severance agreement and general release from the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association after about 2½ years of employment.

Davis’ eventual termination is alleged to be retaliation by Hall and the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association against Davis. Hall allegedly defamed Davis by making the statement that the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association “had to let Sean Davis go.”

“By implying, inferring or insinuating that Davis was terminated for cause, Hall intentionally set out to destroy Davis’

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Office, e.g., search warrants on major drug cases and hostage or barricade situations. c. Community Outreach/ Volunteerism; (1) Involved with Hanover Sheriff ’s Office’s Adopt-ASenior community outreach program. ME1 Cvengros spent several hours a week over the course of the past year providing support and visiting the elderly with special needs. His efforts and companionship have allowed for his adopted senior citizen to continue living independently.

(2) Involved with “Shop with a Cop.” Hanover Sheriff ’s Office partnered with local restaurants and retail stores to offer children of low-income families the opportunity to shop for Christmas gifts for their families and spend the evening with law enforcement officers. d. Impact on Unit Missions; (1) ME1 Cvengros is designated as the Senior/Lead Boarding Officer for drill weekend: conducted over 20 boardings of vessels transiting intra-coastal waterway for “Operation Gate Keeper.”

Augmented with active duty boarding teams to perform 4 High Interest Vessel boardings.

His efforts achieved over 50 hours of LE operations and increased the number of operational boardings by 25% over previous year.

(2) ME1 Cvengros has been able to bring his experience as a local law enforcement officer to mentor junior and newly reported members to the SBT.

His selfless devotion to duty have assisted with 3 members attain law enforcement certifications ahead of schedule.

(3) Ensures LE qualified SBT personnel are 100% ready to support the active duty and deploy when needed.

Cvengros was assigned to Sector Hampton Roads Sector Boarding Team in Portsmouth in 2013. He serves as one of the SBT Section Leaders and is directly responsible for 6 personnel. His collateral duties include Assistant Training Petty Officer and Assistant Weapons Petty Officer.

Cvengros was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was raised in Williamsburg. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in history. He joined the Coast Guard Reserve in 2010 and his first assignment was at the Port Security Unit 305 in Fort Eustis, where he provided port security in support of military or humanitarian operations worldwide. His following tour was at the Sector Hampton Roads where he has the opportunity to conduct port security/operations and law enforcement boardings in the nation’s largest Navy operation port.

Cvengros’ awards and decorations include: Port Security Insignia, Global War on Terrorism, Commandant’s Letter of Commendation, Gold Star in Lieu of Second, Meritorious Team Commendation, and U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct (waiting for second award).

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As a deputy with the HCSO, Cvengros was released from the field training program as a solo officer in April 2015. Since being released from the field training program, he excelled as a new officer. He consistently reported for duty with a positive attitude and is eager to work.

He received five commendations, ranging from range from being compassionate and professional to being a productive officer, as a solo officer.

When he was nominated in 2015 as Rookie of the Year, the Sheriff ’s Office noted that Cvengros “is continuously attempting to expand his knowledge base by seeking additional training opportunities. He takes his work serious and is constantly reaching out to senior officers for advice.”

The nomination also said “Deputy Cvengros consistently completes a very thorough report and turns in required paperwork on a timely basis.

Deputy Cvengros was recently tasked with being the “intelligence officer” for D-Squad.

He is responsible for gathering information about calls for service, problem areas, and other important information from his squad mates throughout his work week. Once he gathers all this information, he passes it on to the squad that works opposite of our rotation.

He was given this assignment because he is organized and meticulous. Since having this assignment he has passed on this information on a regular basis; not being late with an intelligence exchange once.”

He was described as “an impressive young officer and continues to grow in his chosen profession. He has an excellent work ethic not only for a new officer, but a senior officer.”

Information submitted by Sgt. James R. Cooper, public information officer, Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.

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Diners may choose from a hearty buffet, which will include scrambled eggs, plain or blueberry pancakes, biscuits, sausage gravy, bacon, breakfast potatoes, grits, fried apples, coffee, tea and juice.

The cost is $8 per person.

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reputation by creating a permanent black mark on Davis’ otherwise untarnished employment record,” the suit reads.

Davis’ complaint against Hall and the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association isn’t the only pending lawsuit the Hanover supervisor has in court.

In April, Davis sued Style Weekly, Landmark Media Enterprises LLC and Peter Galuszka for allegedly defaming him and sought $1.35 million in damages.

In a response, Landmark and Galuszka countered and denied Davis’ assertions.

“We have to have a dedicated source for transportation funding, I’m uncomfortable with Continued from pg. 1 waiting for someone else to send it to us,” U.S. 33 widening at Ashland Road and U.S. 360 Prichard said.

Henry District representative Sean Davis, upgrades, and said local government is asked to do more and more when it comes to road main- who heads the Community Development Committee where options are being studied, tenance and funding.

“We never envisioned at a staff level that the also favors prompt action to provide a steady county would be responsible for the primary revenue source for transportation needs.

He noted his opinion on the probability of road needs within the county,” Flagg said. state funds being restored for local road fundFor now, the prospect of a resumption of state funding seems remote, and Flagg presented ing. “I see nothing in speaking with our state a list of options for beginning the task of having legislators that there’s any chance of this coming in place a road funding revenue stream to meet back … the funding is cut; it’s not coming back,” Davis said. the growing needs.

“If we put this on hold, I just want people to There’s always the option of raising the county’s real estate assessment of 81 cents of know that we are putting some of these projects $100 of assessed value, the lowest in the region. on hold because there is no money,” he added.

The committee meets Feb. 20, and Davis Or, the county could opt for a meals tax, a mechanism employed by more than 80 Virginia invited anyone who has a plan to come forward.

“If we’ve got some plans, let’s get them on localities.

The most viable option involves a restoration the table, and get them on the table quickly,” of the county’s vehicle license fee, a $25 annual Davis said.

Mechanicsville representative Canova levy.

Wayne Hazzard, South Anna District super- Peterson applauded the airing of this issue, a visor, acknowledged the need for road funding, process that allows community input and feedback. but indicated it might “I’d like to recogbe too soon to give up “I see nothing in speaking nize the Development state sources or other with our state legislators Committee for bringrevenues. that there’s any chance ing this forward to “Our new administhe full board today,” tration in Washington of this coming back ...

Peterson said. “The full [D.C.] has talked about the funding is cut; board and the public infrastructure spendit’s not coming back.” can be part and paring. I think it’s wise that SEAN DAVIS cel of this discussion we use every avenue we Henry District representative of road projects going can to let them know Hanover County Board of Supervisors forward.” the impact on us at the Peterson also local level to see what urged more pressure we can do about bringing it back — at least to the level it was two or on state legislators to at “least come up with three years ago … before we go to local sources,” a plan.”

Hazzard warned against hasty action on this Hazzard said.

He also noted the disproportionate amount matter, citing the state’s Line of Duty Act which of project funds that flow to the Tidewater and localities are now forced to fund.

“There’s nothing the state would like better Northern Virginia areas.

“Because of the traffic in Northern Virginia than for us to take this over,” Hazzard said. “I and Tidewater, we’ve kind of been skipped over, think we need to be careful about rushing out and the funds we would normally get for our and curing this problem.”

Chair Angela Kelly-Wiecek, Chickahominy roads are now going to other jurisdictions,” he District, said the county is attempting to deal said.

Beaverdam representative Bucky Stanley with a problem; one not entirely of its own makpointed out the county is now tasked with the ing. “If, on one hand, we’re not going to get the money we used to, and you’re not going to let burden of taking care of state-owned roads.

“These are state roads but you are putting us go to other sources to fix it – quite frankly, it right back on the counties to come up with I’m talking about recent changes in the proffer additional money,” Stanley said. “That’s very legislation, the fact Richmond was not allowed to participate (in the formation of transportation disappointing to me.”

Ashland supervisor Faye Prichard said she districts), we are simply doing our best. We have agreed with those points, but noted the need is this set of cards and we are doing our best to play them on our citizens’ behalf.” now for many road projects.

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Peace adds voice to battling opioid abuse

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor The posts were vague and cryptic, but the message was the same: an increasing number of deaths had cast a huge cloud of grief over my small hometown. Sadly, many were attributed to drug overdoses.

One of those deaths was the son of a woman with whom we have a mutual friend. While I don’t know her well, I sent her a private message to express my condolences. Her response was “Thank you so much. Devastated and heartbroken.”

Having seen the pain my mother has suffered following the 2011 death of my sister, I have an idea of what that mother is experiencing. Her life will never be the same.

I reached out to our mutual friend first, who said the young man had battled addiction for some time. I don’t know what drug ended his life, but opioids and heroin are rampant in those areas of West Virginia.

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Del. Chris Peace sent a press release about him fighting the opioid epidemic in the Virginia General Assembly.

After what had been taking place in a small town about 350 miles away, the timing of his action was a relief for our state.

According to Peace, recent statistics report that opiate addiction claims more lives than car accidents. He is supporting several measures to fight the opioid crisis during the current session.

The delegate, a Republican who represents the 97th District, is the co-patron of House Bill 2161,

which passed the House by a vote of 97-0.

Peace said HB 2161 “will require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to work to develop educational standards and curricula for training health care providers in the safe and appropriate use of opioids to treat pain while minimizing the risk of addiction and substance abuse.”

The House action would require that, as of July 1, 2020, any prescription for an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription.

The goal of the measure is to cut down or eliminate the prescription mills that have popped up across the region.

Col. David R. Hines, sheriff of Hanover County, said, “Having this bill in place is a step in the right direction. Having served on the Governor’s Task Force for Prescription Medicine and Heroin Abuse, any measure to reduce this kind of abuse is a positive endeavor.

“As I have said for many years, this is not something we can arrest our way out of. I can only hope this is just one of many steps to be taken to help law enforcement and our communities respond to this growing problem.

“Partnerships have always been the key to success and supports our belief that strong partnerships create safe communities.”

Peace added, “A public health emergency has been declared in the Commonwealth as a result of the opioid epidemic. In 2016, statewide fatal opioid overdoses will surpass 1,000 and in 2015 more people died from opiate related overdoses

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“We can no longer stand by while this addiction claims more lives. We cannot address this epidemic with a one person, one mindset approach.

“Thanks to the work of stakeholders from across the state, including Del. Todd Pillion, the House has advanced solid public health initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic with a shared focus on prevention and treatment.”

While my hometown continues to mourn too many drug-related deaths, the concern and actions taken by our delegate and sheriff provide much-needed support and peace of mind for our community in what are troubling times in so many towns, cities and states.

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Resident: BOS neglects duty to respect citizens I’d like to second the opinion of Larnie Allgood with regard to the letter “Resident: development at all cost” that ran in the Feb. 8, 2017, edition.

For too many years now, members of the Hanover County Board of Supervisor have neglected their basic duty to respect the input of county residents.

Their willingness to “green light” virtually every project presented to them has led to development that not many residents want, leading to road construction that not many residents want, and finally now to a proposed decal tax that I’m certain no resident wants.

If the BOS as a whole does not have the ability to say “No” to projects then members completely misunderstand the purpose of their elected positions as my 18-year-old could just as easily “green light” projects if that is all that is required.

What’s even more disturbing is the cavalier attitude of Sean Davis’ edict concerning transportation funding, that it “has to come from taxpayers (“Hanover considers reviving car fee to pay for roads”, Richmond TimesDispatch, 1/26/2017). Really, Mr. Davis? Who made you King Tut? The only saving grace in all this is, as mentioned, is these are elected officials and we, the residents of Hanover, will be able to be heard even more loudly when these “public servants” are up for re-election.

Ken Essigman Mechanicsville

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ciation to Del. Buddy Fowler and Del. Christopher K. Peace for voting “no” on HB1900.

HB1900 was a bill introduced into the 2017 General Assembly of Virginia that would allow dog owners to be subject to a civil penalty of $100 per dog per occurrence for a dog “trespassing” on posted land.

While this penalty would not be exclusive to hunters, hunting with dogs is a longstanding tradition in Virginia (and especially in Hanover County) and this would be a step in the wrong direction for preserving that heritage.

There are existing laws that should be enforced whenever a person is trespassing, hunting without permission, causing damage to livestock, etc.

This bill would have been a nuisance to animal control, conservation police, and other

law enforcement from a logistical standpoint. It also could have had a negative effect on neighbor relations and caused good, law-abiding people to pay unnecessary fines because their pet crossed a posted sign.

Thanks again to Del. Fowler and Del. Peace for their support on this.

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Group reviews HCPS tech budget plan We support Superintendent Michael Gill’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018. He did the best job that he could with the funds available.

We are in favor of granting teachers a long overdue raise of 2% and are glad that Hanover County Public Schools are covering health insurance cost increases and

Virginia Retirement System obligations.

We support the laptops for teachers which are, again, long overdue, that will start with our middle school teachers next year. We are confident that the additional staffing is necessary.

We are pleased that all of our schools will now be participating in the National School Lunch Program. We support the investments in maintaining current technology and in bandwidth infrastructure expansion.

Dr. Gill’s proposal includes a five-year plan that represents a major investment in educational technology — devices and infrastructure. This plan was much needed. It is what the accrediting and evaluative bodies and HCPS stakeholders, including many of us, have been asking for.

However, it is hard for us to get too excited about this

proposal. For one, no device is slated to be in any student’s hands until 2020 — nearly a quarter into the 21st century and a long time from now in the career of a K-12 student.

And how will all of the technology be accommodated in our older high school buildings? In Patrick Henry High School, for example, only a handful of outlets can be in used in any given classroom at any given time.

This past October, due to a blown fuse, half of the classrooms on the 400s hallway lost power for several days. What happens to the electrical grid when every student in the building has a device?

We agree that, in this day and age, educational technology is an essential, yet many schools continue to lack other essentials; our schools continue to have many other needs.

We are still $10 million

below 2008 funding levels and at the schools’ budget presentation, even Assistant Superintendent Terri Stone acknowledged that HCPS division heads had $10 million in items that did not make it into the superintendent’s budget.

Many of our teachers continue to work second jobs and continue to have overwhelming workloads. Our veteran teachers experience salary compression and we lose them to surrounding counties.

We have classrooms without sufficient numbers of books and instructional materials. We have schools with dysfunctional HVAC systems and chronically leaking roofs.

Some of our children — and the adults who visit the buildings that house them — are forced to use crumbling bathrooms that lack heating.

Furthermore, accommodating that level of technology requires an infrastructure and

a modernization that many of our school buildings simply do not have. Our four oldest and neediest school buildings need replacement or renovation: Battlefield, Beaverdam, Henry Clay, and Washington-Henry Elementary Schools. But that is not to be for six or seven more years. Lee-Davis and Patrick Henry High Schools also will require large-scale renovation or replacement.

Industry standard is to replace or renovate school buildings every 50 to 60 years.

We have surpassed that already.

People in those high school communities want modernized buildings.

And while the four elementary schools are in the greatest need, a community’s high schools are the most visible, flagship facilities to existing and potential Hanover County families and to the public.

We continue to ask for see LETTERS, pg. 8

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LETTERS

Can a country be safe and merciful?

By Roslyn Ryan Richmond Suburban News “It’s not doing what is right that’s hard for a President. It’s knowing what is right.”

— Lyndon Johnson Though polls suggest that nearly half of all Americans agree with — or at least support — President Donald Trump’s recent executive order concerning, among other things, refugees from war-ravaged Syria, outcry over his action has been difficult to ignore.

It should probably surprise no one at this point that President Trump is not one to check which way the political winds are blowing before making decisions.

So it also shouldn’t have

come as much of a shock that his latest move flies in the face of both tradition and the advice of those who have made diplomacy their lives’ work.

But while many voices on both sides of the aisle — and internationally — have been decrying Trump’s ban on Syrian refugees, I will not lend my voice to that chorus.

Instead, as someone who has worked with refugees in the past, I will simply offer a few words on their behalf.

I would assume that President Trump has at least a rudimentary understanding of just what the people of Syria are fleeing, the desperate lengths to which they are willing to go to get out, and

the future that awaits them if they are not permitted a safe haven.

I would hope that he has had the chance to meet some of these families, to see that they love their own children as much as he loves his, that many of them are as educated, intelligent and industrious as he is, and that they are asking nothing more than for an opportunity to raise their families in a country that isn’t collapsing all around them.

If the system, as House Speaker Paul Ryan said, is broken, then do what needs to be done to fix it.

No one is asking for a less safe country.

But also please remember that so much of what has

made our country great over that past 100 years — and indeed long before that — has been the dedication, sweat, ingenuity and patriotism of those who came here from somewhere else, many seeking the same protection that citizens of Syria are begging for now.

I’m going to give our President the benefit of the doubt on this one.

He is keeping a promise to those who elected him, and his efforts, misguided as they may seem to some of us, are not without precedent.

I simply hope that, in our quest to remain watchful, we have not forgotten what it means to be merciful.

Roslyn Ryan is editor of The Goochland Gazette.

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reasonable workloads for our teachers so that they can sufficiently instruct our children and for sufficient educational technology.

Most of all, we are demanding an investment in our schools in the form of a concrete, written long-term renovation and replacement plan for our aging school buildings.

This includes a transparent and honest proposal for how it would be paid for.

Hanover has revenue issues that will not be solved by a vehicle decal or by the current unreliable casino-like build-orama approach that irreversibly swallows our rural land and fills the coffers of developers.

At $0.81 per $100 of assessed value, Hanover currently has the lowest property tax rate in the Greater Richmond Metro area and it shows in our inadequate services and facilities.

Caroline’s is $0.83, Henrico’s

is $0.87, Chesterfield’s is $0.96, and the City of Richmond’s is $1.20.

If we raised our property taxes by only $.01 per year, for a property assessed at $300,000, for example, this would equate to a mere $30 a year. We could also institute a meals tax — 50% of which would be carried by those from outside the county — currently in effect in the Town of Ashland, the City of Richmond and Henrico County, where restaurant business has not been negatively impacted.

The Hanover County Board of Supervisors must come up with a responsible, sustainable revenue-generating plan that would sufficiently fund our schools and other public services. They must trust the public to decide if great 21st century technology and schools are worth having in our community. We certainly think so and we are willing to pay for them. see LETTERS, pg. 9

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Rachel Levy, Chris Pace, Michelle Schmitt, Randy Sherrod, Cathy Easter, John Hardy Willson.

Mary Anne Pugh, Glenn Millican, Delores Dalton Dunn, Web Stokes, Jeanne DuLaney.

Jason and Christi Byrd, Pat Pace, Elizabeth & Todd Chambers, Dina and Ben Pully, Heidi Craft.

Diane Colquitt, Bonniejean Boggess, Mitch and Meredith Hayes, Daniel McGraw, Dan Chamberlain.

Justin Godard, Martha Montgomery, Chris and Kristina Leggett, Marty McDonell.

Jamie Edwards, Phillip Hein, Cedar Riener, Rob and Sharon Stiles, Jen and Brent Chambers, Becket Franklin.

Jendi Davis, Carl and Rebecca Schieber, Kim Farnsworth, Jim and Ricki Carson, Jason Burrow.

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Tea Party officer: tax will increase At the Feb. 8, 2017, meeting of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors Mike Flagg, director of Public Works, gave an update on Long-Term Road Improvements Needs and Funding. His report contained nothing new. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has no money for road improvements. Every member of the BOS has known this for years. Yet they took no action.

After this report there was a discussion about how to raise the necessary funds. There was some talk about having Hanover County assume responsibility for all Hanover County roads. They do not want to do this just yet.

Every possible tax increase was discussed.

Hanover County only has one thing in abundance that can be taxed enough to provide anything like the millions of dollars necessary: This is real estate.

Hanover County residents currently enjoy a low real estate tax rate when compared to other localities in this region.

This is about to change.

Residents can expect their real estate tax rate to be raised from $.88 to $1. Even this may well not be enough.

The current chairman of our BOS wants to add bike trails to all road improvements.

This will add millions. It is not too late to stop this unnecessary extravagance.

This is very clear. Our taxes are going to go up more than we ever thought possible and then they are going to come back for more.

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After a full scholarship to Northwestern University and graduation, he entered the U.S. Navy , serving in combat during the Korean War and retiring as a highly decorated Naval Reserve Commander.

He was a retired federal executive having worked at the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, later with the Atomic Energy Commission and Departments of Transportation and Energy finishing his Federal Career as Chief of Transportation for the energy department. He was active in community affairs in

Dare County, North Carolina, serving as an EMT and served for five years on the NC DOT Bicycle Committee, two of them as chairman. He was a skillful marksman with pistols and rifles and was a well-known Outer Banks Senior Olympic athlete and bicycling enthusiast. Music was very special in his life having sung in and directed the Outer Banks Barbershop Chorus, “The Sea Notes,� the Commodore (Norfolk) Barbershop Chorus and The Virginians (Richmond) Barbershop Chorus. He always had a song in his heart. He was a commercial airplane pilot, clock collector and repairman, genealogist and piano tuner and player.

Along with his beloved wife of 16 years, Dorothy Hager, he was a world traveler. He loved dogs and was a theatre

actor, bicyclist, walker, kayaker and sailor. In addition to Dorothy he is survived by his daughters, Linda Becker of Pittsboro, North Carolina, Gail Perry of Roanoke and Kathryn Brobst of Virginia Beach; son, David Brobst of Gaithersburg, Maryland; , stepdaughter, Victoria Byers (Thomas) of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina; stepson, Christian Hager of Jefferson, Maryland; sister, Mary “Polly� Scott of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Throughout his life he never forgot the Scout motto, �Always leave things better than you found them.� His cremated remains will be interred in the Jerusalem Church Cemetery in Berks County, Pennsylvania, where his Swiss and French ancestors settled in see OBITUARIES, pg. 11

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1732. A celebration of his life is not yet scheduled. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice.

CURTIS BROWN Curtis William “Buck” Brown went to be with the Lord on February 2, 2017.

He is survived by his parents, Arthur James Brown and Mary Virginia Shepard; daughter, Kimberly B. Wright (Jody); wife, Lisa Brown; sisters, Linda Armstrong and Bonnie Carroll (Marvin); and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at the Westhunt Baptist Church at 3801 West End Drive in Henrico. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Hanover Humane Society in Ashland.

He loved dogs so much and this was his favorite charity.

Wilbert “Buck” Fields, of Hanover, entered into eternal rest on February 8, 2017. He leaves to cherish his memory his devoted wife, Rose; four children, eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two brothers, one sister-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, February 15, 2017) at the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church at 21795 Mattaponi Trail in Milford. H.W. Dabney Funeral Home at 518 N. Washington Highway in Ashland was in charge of arrangements.

SHARON GARNETT Sharon Garnett, 68, of Mechanicsville, passed away February 4, 2017, in Richmond. Sharon was born in Winchester to Charles W. Parish and Elzada “Grace” Michael Parish on January 14, 1949. She went to high

school at James Wood High School and graduated in 1967. She went on to earn a degree in 1971 from Virginia Commonwealth University.

After spending time as a teacher in Charles City County Schools, she went to have a successful career with AH Robbins, which later became Pfizer. Sharon will always be remembered as a loving mother, friend, hero and inspiration by her sons.

Through her whole life, she found a way to provide for them all they ever needed and way to pave a smooth path. This continued through her last day on this earth and will carry on. Sharon is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Elzada Parish. Sharon is survived by her sisters, Kay Largent, Andy Lentz and Mickey Cunningham; sons, Jami and Brandon; daughters-in-law, Stacy and Tovah Garnett; and grandson, Brodie Garnett.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the Bon Secours Community Hospice House for their support in her final days. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Bon Secours Hospice House. 7229 Forest Ave. Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23226. www.bsvaf.org/supporthospice

ELI GREER Eli Thomas Greer, of Mechanicsville, passed away February 4, 2017. We know he is at peace in heaven.

He is survived by his loving parents, Michael and GREER Heather; his brother, Luke; sister, Ainsley; and a large, loving extended family. Eli was dear-

ly loved and will be deeply missed by his family and many friends. He had such a unique personality and sense of humor that was appreciated by so many. Eli had a big heart and was taken much too soon. A Celebration of Life was held at 6:37 p.m.

Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at Three Chopt Church of Christ at 9500 Three Chopt Road. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to CKGfoundation. org for SpeakUp programs.

CORA MARSHALL Cora Nell Marshall, 82, of Mechanicsville, died Sunday, February 5, 2017.

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VERNON MARSHALL Vernon Andrew Marshall, 82, of Mechanicsville, died February 10, 2017, widower of Cora Nell Marshall. He is see OBITUARIES, pg. 13

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ECHANICSVILLE — The Atlee High School Emerging Leaders will host a Dance-a-Thon from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday, Feb. 24, in the Atlee High School Commons to benefit Camp Hope Richmond, a camp for underprivileged teens.

The Atlee Emerging Leaders class is comprised of 27 seniors who are passionate about helping the community while developing leadership skills.

The students have spent close to 40 hours planning this dance-a-thon. “I’m really excited for the event,� senior Zack Berenson said. “I’ve been involved in

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Registration, which was only open to Atlee students, was available last week.

Tickets were $10 and a Dance-a-Thon T-shirt was included.

VFW honors public servants, students Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE — VFW Post 9808 recently held its annual Awards Night at the Post home on Flag Lane.

Commander Ed Mann

gave the opening remarks and welcomed Post members, students, firemen, police and EMTs and their families and friends.

Navy JROTC members from Lee-Davis High School presented the colors, and Post

Chaplain George Woods gave the invocation.

Post Senior Vice Commander Rodney Bissey took over and introduced Nancy Smithson, chairman of the Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest for sixth to eighth

grade students at three local middle schools.

Assisted by Auxiliary President Edith Jones, scholarships were awarded as follows: Chickahominy Middle see VFW, pg. 26

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They agree it’s probably “rare to find and keep friends from our days in middle school.” They met playing badminton when they were eighth-graders at Liberty Middle School. A friendship was formed and they have been “besties” since that time.

That card remains something to look forward to during the year. When life becomes routine, Kim and Perri know that Feb. 14 will be rolling around as a reminder of their bond.

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There are times that they trick each other by placing the card in unexpected locations with a “hide-and-seek” type game.

One year, Kim sent the Valentine’s Day card to Perri in a Christmas card.

Has it ever gotten misplaced? “That has happened!”

Perri said. One year she couldn’t find the Valentine’s Day care for months, which created a great deal of stress and anxiety for her.

Perri recalled telling Kim that she had lost it, but did not tell her when she found

and Nicole; five great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Henry Marshall (Mil-dred) and Clarence Marshall (Shirley). A celebration of his life will be held at 6 p.m. today (Wednesday, February 15, 2017) with visitation one hour prior to the service, at the Atlee Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, at 9271 Shady Grove Road. Online

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They were in the school cafeteria when, while experiencing adolescent laughter and shy crushes, they selected a silly cartoon Valentine from a sale box during their lunch break.

Thirty-five years later they still have the Valentine. Faded and torn around the edges, the card has a crazy-eyed dog sitting “shotgun” in a car with a little boy driving furiously.

Despite the years, it remains vibrant and recognizable.

The words “You’re Driving Me Crazy” are printed in black ink at the top of the card, wrapped thoughtfully in plastic wrap and placed inside a laughable Valentine’s Day card.

Kim and Perri said they never expected to be sharing the same Valentine’s Day card after more than three decades.

With the significant anniversary, Kim told Perri, “Do you know it’ll be 35 years this Valentine’s Day of exchanging this Valentine? We have to tell someone about this!”

Looking back into the history of the two friends, their gratitude towards each other is

the prized memento. Kim discovered it had been recovered when she opened a St. Patrick’s Day card from Perri.

The Valentine’s Day card was safe and sound inside.

The two said these jokes that go along with the card have become part of the tradition. They’ve even started inserting funny jokes as reminders of their years together.

One story that stands out is Kim’s mother, who would constantly carry around floppy pieces of cheese for an easily accessible — and quite warm — snack. Kim shaped a piece of the same kind of cheese into a heart and added it as a funny inside joke to the Valentine’s Day card one year.

With a worn Valentine’s Day card continuing to go between them, Kim and Perri are loyal friends with a special tradition.

The two reside in the same area, but said if there was any distance between them it wouldn’t matter. That Valentine’s Day card would still be shared.

Kim and Perri said the card serves as a reminder of home, as well as keeping relationships alive. They are secure in the knowledge that, even when loved ones are far away, they’re thinking of their best friends.

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Rehearsals continue for the Ashland Musical Variety Show, which will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31 and April 1, at the Blackwell Auditorium on the campus of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. This year’s theme is “Ashland Loves a Parade.” Lorie Foley and Sue Watson, co-producers/directors, and Carter Flippo and Fred Horn, music directors, have planned musical numbers that will showcase many different kinds of music, talents, dancing, singing, comedy, and people.

HABA plans Clean-Up Day for Feb. 24 Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND — The Hanover Airpark Business Association invites members of the community to take part in the Hanover CleanUp day from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24.

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Opioid, heroin abuse to be addressed on Feb. 27 Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND – The documentary “Chasing the Dragon,” with the “dragon” referring to opioid abuse, will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, in the Ellis Hall of the First Baptist Church at 800 Thompson St. in Ashland. A question-andanswer session will follow.

Hanover Cares Coalition is presenting the communitydriven event will focus on the state-wide crisis in the abuse of prescription opioids and heroin.

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the Commonwealth from opioid overdose (800 deaths) than were killed in traffic accidents.”

“Hanover County is at risk,” he said. “The abuse of opioids is not limited to cities or to those families with low incomes. The risk is for everyone, regardless of race, culture, age, or economic status. Opioid abuse is indiscriminate as to who it traps and kills.”

“We must not allow this addiction to become stigmatized. We must not allow our community to “look the other way,” he added.

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ASHLAND — Authorization and funding for a construction project to add improvements on the Town of Ashland’s eastern side of Railroad Avenue were approved by Ashland Town Council last week.

The planned site of construction falls between Robinson Street and Myrtle Street.

Specific goals of the project aim to improve Ashland’s downtown aesthetics by replacing the deteriorating sidewalk, the downtown area’s nighttime visibility by updating to high-efficiency LED lighting, as well as improving the area through the elimination of overhead power lines on the affected block were discussed the regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Ashland Town Hall.

Also included in the project’s improvements for this section of downtown Ashland, along with the replacement of the block’s sidewalk, are to replace the curb and gutter with a brick Ashland Town Attorney Andrea Erard finalized the town manager contract, formally setting the date for Joshua Farrar, current finance manager and interim town manager, to officially transition into his new position.

accent, and to upgrade the storm water sewage system.

Mike Davis, the town’s director of public works, told council that Talley and Armstrong had been contracted for the excavation, as well as for the work that will need to be done on the curb, gutter and sidewalk.

Davis also said that the town’s public works department will be working with Dominion Power to remove the existing overhead lights, noting it’s been their goal to complete this streetscape.

Explaining the process of how they will work with Dominion, Davis said the town has defined its goal to Dominion Power that they would like to be accomplished, as well as what’s currently preventing that goal from being accomplished, then Dominion examines what they’ve asked for

and produces an estimated quote.

“They engineer it and tell us what it would take financially to do that,” Davis said.

Concerned how an intentional power outage could potentially affect local businesses in Ashland, Councilman Steve Trivett asked Davis about the impact it would have during the time period that the power is shutdown.

Davis said it wouldn’t be like a normal power outage. “They have systems in place to deal with these kinds of things.” He also said that local business owners have been made aware of the project.

Reconfirming how the town’s funding for the project “shall not exceed $250,000,” Councilman George Spagna made a motion to authorize the fund to the Ashland public works department and to proceed with the project. Council unanimously approved the funding.

Davis said the improvements would “enhance public safety.”

Davis then appeared before council seeking about $86,000 in funding to build a Town Shop Complex.

He expressed the public works department’s need for the town to construct a climate-controlled garage that would be used to store a street-sweeper.

After listening to Davis’ second presentation, council members approved funding to construct the garage, which will be located near the railroad tracks at the intersection of Vaughan Road.

This property is located at a storage space already being used by the town for other equipment and vehicles.

Davis said the street-sweeper is their largest piece of equipment they have, and a critical one, but they’ve never had a shelter to store in it in during the winter months.

In other news, Ashland Town Attorney Andrea Erard finalized the town manager contract, formally setting the date for Joshua Farrar, current finance director and interim town manager, to officially transition into his new position.

Farrar will officially move into the town manager’s role on Feb. 25.

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the Lord February 6, 2017.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Edward Ray Mason; and daughter, Judy Ann Crews.

She is survived by her granddaughter, Brandi Crews Butalewicz (Eddie); nieces, JoAnn Christopher LaneAtkins (Rick) and Donna Munson (Bobby); nephews, Phillip Christopher (Ann), Barry Christopher (Judy) and Ralph (Chris) Christopher (Deborah); sister-in-law, Patricia Christopher; and devoted neighbors, Rodney and Tracy Brooks. Alice retired from Liggett Meyers Tobacco Company. Alice will be greatly missed, but is at peace after a long illness.

She will always be remembered fondly by her family, friends, doctors and nurses for her positive attitude, sense of humor, storytelling and caring/lively spirit.

Her celebration of Life was held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, February 10, 2017, at Woody Funeral Home, Atlee Chapel, at 9271 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. Online condolences will be received at woodyfuneralhomeatlee. com.

EMMA PILLIS Emma Sue Ingoe Pillis, 92, of Salem, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, George Pillis; her mother and father, Ellis and Clara Turner Ingoe; and her brother, Dewey “Buddy” Ingoe. Sue was a

by selling Cookie Dough for the Art and Band Programs.

Funds will be used to supplement the support already received from Oak Knoll and Hanover County

Public Schools. The profit will be used to enhance the learning environment in each of classroom as students enter

lifelong resident of Salem and co-owner of Pillis Brothers.

She loved spending time with her family and working in the yard. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and was instrumental with George in helping to get the church established in Salem. She will be greatly missed by her sons and their wives, David and Beckie PILLIS Pillis of

of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Salem Food Pantry 620 Chap-man St., Salem, VA 24153. An online guestbook is available for family and friends by visiting www.johnmoakey.com.

Roanoke, Sherman and Julia Pillis of Mechanicsville, and Steve and Robin Pillis of Salem; daughter, Carolyn Pillis and husband, Richard Howard, of Salem; grandchildren, Cassie Pillis-Gent and David Gent, Rob and Tara Pillis, Clare and Casey Peters, Mandy and Zach Butler, Drew and Mary Kiracofe, Jacob Pillis and Zachary Pillis; and great-grandchildren Livi, Garrett, James, Turner and Hazel. The family would like to thank the staff of Salem Terrace at Harrogate and the staff of the sixth floor at Lewis Gale Medical Center for the compassionate and loving care they showed our mother. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 11, 2017, at the Chapel of John M. Oakey & Son in Salem, with the Rev. Ken Shuping and Rev. Dr. Eric Surat officiating.

Burial followed at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. In lieu

see COOKIE, pg. 26

ROBERTA ROBERTSON Roberta Gee Hughes Robertson, 92, of Hickory, North Carolina, formerly of Mechanicsville, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Springs of Catawba. Born May 8, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Cody Hughes and Helen Anderson Hughes. A daughter, Nancy Combs of Newton, North Carolina, and a brother, Noland Hughes of Virginia survive her. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m.

Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Cartersville Cemetery in Cartersville. Please sign the online guestbook at www. jenkinsfuneralhome.net.

The Robertson family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton, North Carolina (828-464-1555.)

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HAROLD ROEPKE JR. Harold G. Roepke Jr., age 89, of Highland Springs, passed on February 6, 2017.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thama Childrey and Harold G. Roepke Sr.; his sister, Ann Neale Roepke; and his daughter, Linda R. Hale. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, LaVerne B. Roepke; his son, Mark N. Roepke of Highland Springs; granddaughters, Traci Hale Parsley (Greg), Erin, Emily and Alison Roepke; and great-grandson, Luke Parsley, all of Mechanicsville; and devoted second daughter, Linda Bricker Banks. He was a veteran of World War II (United States Navy), a member of American Legion Post 144, and the Bridge Club at Confederate Hills Recreation Center, and a lifetime active member of Trinity Episcopal Church and Varina Episcopal Church. He retired from Macy’s (Thalhimers) in May of 1990 as DVP of System Services. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 10, 2017, at the

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If you would like to donate, checks can be made payable to Atlee High School and can be sent to 9414 Atlee Station Rd., Mechanicsville, VA 23116.

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In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Varina Episcopal Church.

SUSAN WILBURN Susan Gale Pollard Wilburn, 61, of Mechanicsville, passed away with her loving family by her side on Monday, February 6, 2017, after fighting a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald Alvin Pollard and Geraldine Alicia Pollard. She is survived by her husband, Stephen Wayne Wilburn; daughter, Dawn Renee Wilburn Carter, and her husband, Christopher Shawn Carter; grandchildren, Kamden Wayne and Brianna Dawn Carter; and sister, Cheryl Lynn Peek, and her husband, Pete Peek.

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hearing. In addition to budget talks, she is including a transportation/road funding discussion at the same time.

As recent headlines have shown, road improvements are on the minds of the supervisors. The chair said, “Road funding is also a crucial topic for us this year. Changes from the state level regarding proffer negotiations and a reduction in state funding for secondary roads have made it necessary for us to adjust our approach.”

On Jan.11, when KellyWiecek accepted the gavel as leader of the seven-person body, she thanked her fellow board members for their support.

“It has been my experience that we can always learn from those around us and this past year has given us ample opportunities to work towards common goals and to do good work on our citizens’ behalf,” she said.

“It is my goal to continue that work in the coming year and to further our efforts at citizen engagement and communication, and transparency.”

Kelly-Wiecek referenced the recently created Citizen Engagement Committee, which was formed “to better understand what our citizens need and expect in terms of bike/pedestrian infrastructure.”

She also said, “I wish to continue our efforts to leverage new technologies and media options so that citizens know exactly what we are doing on their behalf, but more importantly so that they will know about the many ways in which they can participate and have their voice heard.”

“This year,” she continued, “we will begin our Comprehensive Plan Review with our Planning Commission. It is essential that our citizens understand what

this plan is, how we use it, and, most importantly, have input on it!

“It is, after all, the plan for how we want our county to look in 20 to 30 years, and it has a profound impact not just on the lifestyles of our citizens but on the health and expansion of our economic development efforts,” Kelly-Wiecek said.

She said a preliminary schedule had been established with a base number of meetings. “I want our citizens to

Angela Kelly-Wiecek, the new chair of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, addresses her colleagues in this file photo. The Chickahominy District representative joined the board in 2012.

know that this is, in fact, a preliminary schedule and we can certainly expand the number of informational sessions if necessary.”

County Administrator Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr., Kelly-Wiecek said, “will be bringing a set of board initiatives for the year” in the next few months.

“I would like to take this opportunity to share with Mr. Harris and my colleagues my desire for one of those initiatives. Over the last few years we have improved our IT infrastructure and, in particular, our financial management software. With those improvements and the features they provide, I believe we are ready and the time is right for us to put our county checkbook online. It is my hope to provide

not just access to our citizens but also meaningful information on the nature of the expenditures we make on their behalf.”

Kelly-Wiecek said, “We hear a great deal these days about what is wrong with government. I think that, here in Hanover, we are the example of what is right. We have outstanding, conservative, financial management, and a dedicated and qualified staff. People want to live here because of our sense of community and because together with our Sheriff ’s Office and our school system, we offer a very attractive way of life.

“For some that’s a more rural life, and for others it’s a more suburban life, but, either way, we have much to offer.”

The new chair emphasized the supervisors’ commitment “to serving our citizens — and not just this board’s commitment, but the commitment of Mr. Harris and Mr. [Sterling] Rives and their top-notch staff. We could not do our job without them. I want to thank you both and your respective departments for your hard work.” Rives is the county attorney.

Kelly-Wiecek extended what she described as a personal and public thank you to Col. David R. Hines, sheriff, “for the outstanding work he and his office do to keep us safe in these often disturbing and worrisome times. I want to thank Chief [Jethro] Piland and his staff for their perseverance in the face of challenge.”

Piland serves as the chief of Hanover Fire-EMS. “Last, but certainly not least, I want to thank the [Hanover County] School Board and Dr. [Michael] Gill for their tireless work to provide equity and an outstanding education for each and every Hanover student.” Gill is superintendent of Hanover County Public see PRIORITY, pg. 17

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Resident takes issue with women’s rally The Feb. 8, 2017, issue of The Mechanicsville Local carried a letter from Mary Anne Pugh stating why she took part in the Jan. 21, 2017, “Women’s

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Schools. “As we enter into the FY 18 budget process, we pledge to working with each department to understand your needs and to provide funding for meeting our core responsibilities and mutual goals in the service

March�.

She was pushing for a lot of socialism in her letter.

Her “paid maternity leave� would be forced on companies by the government; it is fine if companies do it on their own, but not by force.

Affordable childcare and universal pre-K� are more socialist goals to be paid for by more money stolen from taxpayers.

She wants equal pay for women, but leaves out the fact that the main reasons for the pay differences of men and women is that women often chose different jobs from men; they often go into teaching, social work, or retailing that do not pay as much as law, medicine, or manufacturing, etc.

In addition, women often take time off for family, or hav-

ing children, and then re-enter the workforce thereby reducing their overall pay.

The march “felt so loving�, but Mary Anne Pugh left out the hateful signs, the funding for the march coming from foundations of the Americahating George Soros, the fact that the Communist Party U.S.A. was listed as a sponsor, that the 1970s communist radical Angela Davis was a

speaker, as was a woman who served 27 years in prison for the kidnapping and torturing of a homosexual man.

Further, the main theme of the march seemed to be the promotion of abortion: the murder of helpless, unborn children.

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When she announced her re-election bid in 2015, Kelly-Wiecek said that she had “enjoyed advocating for commonsense decisions on school and public safety funding. Further, I take very seriously our ongoing commitment to smart growth to

preserve our sense of community and most importantly Hanover’s truly rural areas.�

As she announced her campaign bid, she also said, “Good government is no accident. Fiscal responsibility, return on investment for our citizens, and open communication will continue to be

my focus for all efforts we undertake. We must continue to make our decisions not just based on short term gain, but

on long term feasibility and impact. I have approached each decision in the last three years with this philosophy in

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The Mechanicsville Local joined, from left, Stuart and Kelly Bernstein and Cindy and David Stanley, all of Mechanicsville, when they traveled Jan. 21-28 to Aruba. They are shown at the LaQuinta Beach Resort.

The Hanover County Pound, located at 12471 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland, has wonderful pets available to a good home. Honeybee, left, 466853, is a 2-year-old spayed shepherd mix female. She has had her first set of vaccines and is Heartworm test negative. Honeybee is an energetic, playful girl.

She is very sweet around people she comes in contact with. She has tons of playful energy.

She would be a perfect companion for someone who loves to stay active.

Honeybee will be best suited for a single-dog household. Rhu, 462011, is a 1-year-old neutered hound mix. He has had his first set of vaccines and is Heartworm test negative. Rhu is a nice male dog who has a super sweet temperament. He seems to do well with other dogs he comes into contact with. He also is friendly with new people. Rhu will make a great house dog. He also loves to go on walks. For more information on this great pet, 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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The event will include the documentary, “Cyber Seniors,” to help learn how to enhance computer skills.

Heritage Green and students from Lee-Davis High School will be available to help seniors learn more about Facebook, YouTube, etc.

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Attendees are invited to tour the newly renovated and expanded Heritage Green community.

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Tax relief available to elderly, permanently disabled HANOVER — Hanover County makes real estate tax relief available for residents who are elderly or permanently disabled and who have a net worth of $200,000 or less, and combined household gross income of $50,000 or less.

The application period for the upcoming year began Jan. 3. The deadline is March 1 for the relief to be applied to the tax bills due (first half) on June 5.

Applicants must be 65 years old or permanently disabled

and must own or partially own the property and have lived in it on Dec. 31.

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.

The $200,000 net worth figure does not include the value of the house and up to 10 acres around it. All owners must live in the home.

The home’s owners can have a combined gross annual income of up to $50,000 and still qualify.

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The discount percentage is based on a sliding scale of the total income.

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CALENDAR | News, Updates & Listings Mechanicsville Elementary School will take part in Jump Rope for Heart, which is sponsored by the American Heart Association. The event will be held during physical education classes. Donations may be made in cash or check to the AHA. An online account also may be set up using the information students brought home. For more information, contact Barry Simon at bsimon@hcps.us.

be held at the Rural Point Baptist Church at 6548 Studley Rd. in Mechanicsville, with special speaker Evangelist Max Alderman. Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. , with Monday through Thursday worship beginning at 7 p.m. There will be an International Banquet following the Thursday evening service in the Fellowship Hall.

For more information, call 804-730-3226 or visit www. ruralpointbaptist.com

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Wednesday, Feb. 15, to Friday, Feb. 17

Winn’s Baptist Church at 12320 Winns Church Rd. in Glen Allen will host a gospel music concert at 7 p.m., with Smokey Wilson. A love offering will be taken or more information, call 804-7985512, 804-798-6179 or Carlton at 804-651-4544.

Saturday, Feb. 18 The Atlee Ruritan Club will make Brunswick Stew. Pick-up will be available at 11 a.m. at the Atlee Little League Field Complex. The cost is $7 per quart. Funds raised will remain in the Hanover community for scholarships.

Sunday, Feb. 19 Join Queen Victoria and other members of the royal family at an elegant afternoon tea at 2 p.m. at the E.J. Wade Coach House at the Hanover Tavern. The lavish three-course service will be one of the most elegant of the four teas to be presented at the Hanover Tavern in 2017. Tiaras, gloves, fans and Victorian gowns are appropriate. Booking early is advised.

Tickets are $30.

Sunday through Thursday, Feb. 19-23 Faith Promise Revival will

RSVPs are due for the first student-run Hanover County Model Congress, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at Atlee High School. Students may serve as delegates or committee chairs. Parent volunteers are appreciated. Cost is $20 per student (lunch included).

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Robin Scott, manager of Imaging & Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, and Suzi Poe, clinical lead specialist for Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, will address the Pamunkey Woman’s Club at 7 p.m. at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Mechanicsville. They will talk about women’s heart issues.

Those interested in attending the club meeting and/or becoming a member, contact Debbie Walker, the club’s membership chairman, at 804-7302311 or visit the club’s website, www.PAMUNKEYWC.org.

Tuesday, Feb. 21 Kersey Creek Elementary is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive through the Pint-Size Hero program. The

blood drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. in the school gymnasium. This program will introduce students to the importance of blood donation and will provide lifesaving blood products for hospital patients. Each student who has an adult donate will be recognized as a Pint-Size Hero with a fun gift from the Red Cross. You can support this program by donating blood, recruiting other donors or volunteering at the blood drive.

Blood donation appointments may be scheduled at redcrossblood.org using sponsor code “CaringComets,” by downloading the Blood Donor App or contact Teresa Nelson, school nurse, at 804-723-3444 or tnelson@hanover.k12. va.us.

for Counseling and Spiritual Formation in the Youth Center at the First Shiloh Baptist Church at 8150 Walnut Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. The Soaking Prayer service provides an opportunity to pray in a quiet setting and is open to the community. For more information, contact The Healing Place staff at 804-7301348.

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The Hanover Democratic Women’s Coffee will be held at 7 p.m. at Sonya Arrington’s home at 7110 Kella Way in Mechanicsville. For more information or to RSVP, contact Diane Neergaard at daneergaard@comcast.net or 804-299-2399.

Sunday, Feb. 26 Mt. Sinai Baptist Church at 2217 Commins Rd. in Aylett will celebrate its Annual Black History Month program at 10 a.m. with special guest Wycliffe Moshoeshoe, who is from the Kingdom of Lesoto in South Africa. Moshoeshoe is the author of “What I Would Leave for My Family Before I Ship Out.” The Rev. Dr. Charlene Gresham is the pastor-elect. For more information, call 804-769-4879.

Friday, March 10 A Soaking Prayer service will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Healing Place Center

Saturday, March 18 New Song Church’s Student Ministry will sponsor its second 5K, the Mission Possible 5K Run/Walk, to benefit its second mission trip in July to Haiti. The race begins and ends at New Song Church at 7450 Colt’s Neck Rd. in Mechanicsville. To register, visit www.newsongumc.org.

The Hanover Book Festival will be held in the Community Room at the Richmond Times-Dispatch at 8460 Times-Dispatch Blvd. in Mechanicsville. Authors are encouraged to register soon as there are only 11 tables remaining. For more information and registration form, go to www. hanoverbookfestival.com.

For those interested in writing, there will be workshops.

Information on the workshops and registration forms also may be found on the website.

This is a free event for readers to meet authors and discuss and purchase books.

Ongoing 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

ax submissions to calendar to 804-730-0476, email to mkinser@mechlocal.com or mail to 8460 TimesDispatch, Mechanicsville VA 23116. Deadline is 3 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s issue. Calendar announcements cannot be taken by phone. We reserve the right to edit all items submitted to The Local. in need of understanding and healing themselves. For details, call Sandy at 804-730-4812 or email sandy.leigh@verizon.net.

Overcomers Outreach and Women’s Codependency, a Christ-centered anonymous support program offering hope and healing for recovering alcoholics, addicts and their families meet every Monday at 7 p.m., at the Mechanicsville Christian Center at 8061 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville.

For more information, call 804366-9645 or email kjfaith1@ gmail.com.

Sundays All Souls Episcopal Church will look at the history of the various denominations of Christianity and the ecumenical movement through the season of Epiphany. Special guests will highlight the conversations. All Souls worships at 9:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist and 10:45 a.m. Adult and Children’s Formation meet at Messiah Lutheran Church located at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. The Vicar is Amelie Wilmer Minor. For momree information, visit the website at http://allsoulsva.org/.

Tuesdays The Hanover Concert Band rehearses from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Tuesday, mid-January through mid December, at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center at 500 S. Railroad Ave. in Ashland, just south of U.S. 54.

Membership is open to anyone who can read music and play a non-string instrument. High school students are welcome with parents’ permission. For more information, visit www. hanoverconcertband.org or

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Thursdays The Rotary Club of Ashland meets at noon for lunch at the Henry Clay Inn at 114 N. Railroad Ave. in Ashland. For more information, contact Jennifer Fox at 804-314-2834 or jfox@barnesfamilylaw.com.

Second Mondays The WEB of Hope meets from 10 a.m. to noon the second Monday of each month (Jan. 10, Feb. 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11) 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.

Alzheimer’s/Dementia support group for caregivers and others who want to help and encourage those who have loved ones with dementia illnesses meets at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in Room E106 at Shady Grove United Methodist Church at 8209 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. For more information, contact Jennifer Bean at 804-559-2805, Mark Elliott at 804-746-8288 or the church office at 804-7469073. see CALENDAR, pg. 22

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Because of this program, qualifying Hanover County residents had their real estate taxes reduced by about $1.3 million last year.

Disabled applicants must provide certification of disability.

This can be a statement from the Social Security Administration, a statement from the Veterans Administration, a statement from the Railroad Retirement Board or a sworn affidavit from

OBITUARIES Continued from pg. 15

Hospital in Richmond in October of 1955 and had lived in both Richmond and Mechanicsville. She worked at Home Beneficial Insurance before being diagnosed with MS in 1990. She fought her illness for as long as she could but as time went by it was harder for her to get around but she never stopped being her mischievous self. She was fortunate to become a mother and grandmother to a beautiful family. She was living in Manor Care at the time of her passing, and though at first she was not pleased

two (2) medical doctors.

Once an application is on file, only an affidavit is needed for the following two (2) years, unless there is a significant change in income or net worth.

A new application is necessary only every third year.

All information on the application is confidential and is not open to public inspection.

Applicants must sign up by March 1 for the relief to be applied to the real estate tax bills that will be sent out later this spring and which are due (first half) on June 5, 2017.

“This is a great program designed to help those taxpayers who most need the help,� said Scott Harris, Hanover’s Commissioner of the Revenue. “We invite all residents who think they might qualify to call our office.�

To apply, call the Commissioner of the Revenue at 804-365-6128.

If you have computer access, application forms can also be downloaded from www.hanovercounty.gov.

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

with the move, she became very involved in the provided activities and became very close with the people who took care of her. She met a wonderful friend there, Ellen, who was at her side as often as she could be. They were coffee buddies and very well known in the Lakeside area as “Those two ladies in wheelchairs!� A memorial service was held at 2 p.m.

Friday, February 10, 2017, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 Lee-Davis Road.

Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to National MS Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY

10163 or your local SPCA.

LILLIAN WILLIAMS Lillian Lumpkin Williams, 91 of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. She was preceded in passing by her parents, Joseph and Jesse Lumpkin; husband, Harvey Williams Sr.; three brothers and one sister. She is survived by her children, Joan Anderson (Ron), Harvey “Benji�

Williams and Patti Mitchell (Allen); grandchildren, Tom, Jennifer, Amy, Jacob, Sean and Jayson; eight greatgrandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, other family

Atlee Friends Spring Book Sale rescheduled next month Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE — The dates of the Atlee Friends Spring Book Sale had to be changed due to schedule conflicts with the rooms at the library used for the sale.

The previous dates were March 30 and 31 and April 1.

The news dates are March 23, 24 and 25. members and friends.

A graveside service was held at WILLIAMS 1 p.m.

Friday, February 10, 2017, at Forest Lawn Cemetery at 4000 Pilots Lane in Richmond. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favorite charity. The Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 Lee-Davis Road was in charge of arrangements.

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Donations of gently used books, DVDs, CDs, audio books, and VHS tapes are still needed for the Spring Book Sale.

However, Friends of the Atlee Library needs to have the books in bags or boxes.

If you have more than two bags or boxes, call the library at 804-559-0654 to make an appointment to drop off your

books.

The organization needs to be assured that members can take care of moving all the books.

Those who donate may receive a receipt to acknowledge contributions for tax purposes from the staff.

The biggest need for the sale is for hardback and paperback fiction.

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second Tuesday through December. The address is 13182 Hanover Courthouse Road in Hanover. For more information, visit http://www.hanoverhistorical.org/index.html.

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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 804-365-4145.

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

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COOKIE Continued from pg. 15

the second semester of this school year.

The goal is to sell more cookies than last year, with a target of five to seven boxes per student.

VFW Continued from pg. 12

School: first prize to Chelsea N. Brown and second prize to John William Staley; Oak Knoll Middle School: first prize to Audrey Elizabeth Belton and second prize to McKenzie Nevin; and Stonewall Jackson

The school administration offers a few reminders about the fundraiser: 1. All forms and money must be turned in no later than Friday, Feb. 23. Please understand the burden it places on the teachers when forms come in late and encourage

your child to keep this deadline in mind. When your child turns in their form, please seal the form and money inside the large envelope that we provide. Your child’s name should be written on the outside of the envelope.

2. Cookie Dough will

be delivered to OKMS on Monday, March. This year the cookie dough will arrive already sorted by student’s last name. At this time, the school does not need parent volunteers to help sort cookie dough.

3. Students and parents

should pick up their cookie dough between 3:30 and 6 p.m. in the OKMS cafeteria.

If your child sells one to four orders they can take them home on the bus that afternoon. **If they sell five or more, school administrators ask that an adult come to pick

up the cookie dough before 6 p.m. Cookie Dough will spoil if left out of the refrigerator too long. All dough must be out of OKMS before 6 p.m.

Please do not send your customers to OKMS to pick up their cookies. It is up to the student to deliver their orders.

Middle School: first prize to Lauren M. Schenack and second prize to Easton Kelly.

Post member Jim White presented the Teacher of the Year Award to Jeff Arco of Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

Law Enforcement Officer of the Year was given to Deputy Rodney Davis. Fire

Fighter of the Year went to Richard F. Ladd, and EMS of the Year was awarded to Jonathan C. Minter.

Bissey presented the Voice of Democracy Awards as follows: Atlee High School: first prize to Axel Bax; second prize to Kayla Johnson and third prize to Brianna Callahank. Hanover High

School winners were: first Madison Lee; second Mattie Grant and third Lara Ainsley Fritter. Lee-Davis High School winners were: first prize Harley Steger; second William Palicia and third Jasmine Samuel. First prize winners of both Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contests read their essays and were roundly

applauded.

Post 9808 introduced a new prize this year in the Voice of Democracy contest.

The top three essays from all three schools were judged and first prize went to Madison Lee of Hanover High, second prize was given to Harley Steger of Lee-Davis; and third prize was won by Mattie

Grant of Hanover High.

JROTC award winners were: Atlee High School: Mariano Hornedo and Melissa Harris. Lee-Davis winners were Isabelle L. Ross and Bryce V. Courtney.

Post 9808 was pleased to give back to the community over $12,000 in the scholarships and awards.

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Lee-Davis boys win elusive 5A South title

By Dylan Garner Richmond Times-Dispatch HAMPTON – For the past three years, the Lee-Davis boys had to settle for second place at the Region 5A South indoor track and field championships.

On Saturday, the Confederates finally grabbed the elusive title.

Lee-Davis totaled 71.5 points at the two-day meet at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton to claim the 5A South region title, beating out runner-up L.C. Bird and thirdplace Douglas Freeman. Maury edged Nansemond River for the girls title, with J.R. Tucker taking third.

For the Confederates, the championship run started with an outright dominant Day 1 of field events.

“When we saw the schedule and we knew the makeup of our team, we figured man, Day 1, that (noon start) is going to be really good to us, so we need to take advantage there,” said Lee-Davis head coach Neil Mathews. “I think that took the pressure off of everybody.”

In Friday’s six events, the Confederates claimed three victories and amassed 49 points, giving them a substantial lead.

Connor Scott threw a meetrecord mark of 55 feet, 10.5 inches to win the shot put; Brandon Brooks dashed to a win in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.57

but we’ll remain humble and work hard for these next two weeks, since we have a little bit of a break before states, and get everyone healthy and ready to come out and compete,” Jackson said.

Among the individual winners was Douglas Freeman’s Waleed Suliman, who doubled up with titles in the 1,600 and 1,000. It didn’t come without a bit of a struggle, however, as he came down hyperventilating after his 1,000 win.

He said he’s been sick for over a week now, and his breath cut short after the extra burst and strain he put on himself on his final kick in the 1,000.

An expedited schedule left him and other runners with shorter time to recover, which may have been a factor as well.

Pains aside, the Freeman senior was happy with his victories. And like Jackson said for his team, Suliman hopes to use the next two weeks to regroup and get back to 100 percent.

“That really alerted me that something’s going wrong with Daniel Sangjib Min/Times-Dispatch my body, so I gotta figure out Lee-Davis’ Jeremiah Hankerson (center) runs between Bethel’s Edward Richardson III (right) and L.C. Bird’s Aaron Lewis in the what’s going on,” Suliman said. boys 500-meter dash in the Region 5A South championships at Boo Williams Sportsplex Saturday. Hankerson finished third. “... All I gotta do right now is just as an emergency substitution focus on getting healthier.” seconds; and Alex Slinkman set up perfectly for the final (1:07.08).

“I think it almost took the for the 4x400 relay to close the cleared 14-6 in the pole vault to day, Mathews said the big lead Conference 20 might’ve held them back from edge off of the guys,” Mathews meet, but Johnson and the relay earn a victory.

RICHMOND – The start of Dallas Jackson and Chris truly running away with the said. “We started to get a little took fourth and finished off the Vincent added runner-up per- prize. Jeremiah Hankerson nervous there ... and we started scoring that Lee-Davis needed the Conference 20 indoor track and field championships wasn’t for the title. formances in the triple jump recorded the best performance running better at the end.”

“We’ll definitely celebrate Mathews was forced to insert of the day for Lee-Davis by finand pole vault, respectively.

Although Lee-Davis was ishing third in the 500 meters distance runner Lane Johnson this one today for regionals, see LEE-DAVIS, pg. 28

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Hanover boys second in 4A East swimming

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor RICHMOND – Jamestown’s boys had no individual winners in the Region 4A East swim championships at Collegiate School Aquatics Center Friday night. But the Eagles took advantage of their depth – and two important relay wins – to edge Hanover for the region championship.

On the whole, it was a good night for Jamestown as its girls dominated to make it a sweep for the evening.

The Eagles boys had only two wins on the evening, but both packed a wallop in terms of team standings. Their 200-yard freestyle relay team of Austin Smith, Matt Williams, Corey Shideler and Taylor Watson won with a 1:30.03 finish. With a regional championship on the line, the quartet returned for to close out the evening for a win in the 400 freestyle relay, edging second-place Hanover with a 3:17.91 finish.

The relay wins were extra important because they count as double the points of an individual win.

“We knew the boys would be close coming in. We knew it would come down to the end,” said Jamestown head coach Molly Sandling. “We had no individual swim winners on the boys side. … That is playing to our depth of having multiple guys scoring in every event and amassing enough swims to make that work.”

The Hawks might have been able to pull out a win if they had won the 400 relay. But the Eagles stayed close, with their anchor – Watson – slipping ahead on the final lap.

“We couldn’t quite catch them. There were a couple of close races there,” said Hanover head coach George Massey. “We swam well as a team, but it came

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Hanover’s Ross Newton swims to a fifth-place finish in the boys 200 yard freestyle during the Region 4A East swim championships at Collegiate School Aquatics Center Friday night. Courtland’s Nick Ashton won with a time of 1:45.25.

down to relays. … The relays make all the difference.”

Hanover’s boys were led by Patrick Townsend, who won both the 200-yard individual medley (in 1:56.96) and the 100 butterfly (in 51.21). He was part of the Hawks’ second-place 200 medley relay team with Jonathan Moss, Ross Newton and Marshall Brooks. They finished one-one hundredth of a second behind winner Courtland’s Ryland Leupold, Kyle Pins, Nick Ashton and Nick Slater who came in at 1:40.11.

Townsend’s performance came on a night when he started out not feeling his best.

“I felt a little tight,” Townsend said. “Practice and gym have been a little rough on me the past few weeks, but I know all I have to do is count on my team to step up. I have to step up. I

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know what I have to do and I just go out and do it.”

Townsend had plenty of support from his teammates. Luke Daley finished fourth behind him in the 200 individual medley. Newton finished fifth in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle.

Jack Hufner finished second in the 500 freestyle, with Moss third and Josh Altman seventh.

Brooks was fifth and Carson Sizemore eighth in the 50 freestyle.

Daley, Hufner and Seth Gulas finished third, fourth and seventh, respectively, in the 100 backstroke. Brooks, Gulas and Sizemore were fifth, sixth and ninth, respectively, in the 100 freestyle. Moss finished third and Delaney Kassab sixth in the 100 breaststroke.

Jamestown easily outpaced all others in the girls meet.

Joelle Vereb and Abby Larson

led the Eagles. Vereb won the 100 backstroke in 57.55 and the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.20.

She was also part of the Eagles’ winning 200 medley relay team (with Larson, Ashley Adams and Carter Catherine Roehrle), which finished in 1:49.12, and the winning 200 freestyle relay team (with Larson, Roehrle and Kaitlyn Pegram), which finished in 1:39.57. Larson also won the 50 freestyle in 24.26 and anchored the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay teams.

Mattie Grant had two topfive finishes for Hanover’s girls.

She was second in the 200 freestyle and third in the 500 freestyle. Maddie Walters finished fifth in the 100 butterfly.

Lindsey Fanz finished third in the 50 freestyle for Powhatan.

Region 5A South NEWPORT NEWS – Douglas Freeman’s girls continued their perfect inaugural season at the 5A South region championships in Newport

LEE-DAVIS Continued from pg. 27

shaping up to be the blowout Midlothian has been used to.

Coach Stan Morgan let his team know it.

“Hanover’s getting better, and Dinwiddie’s got some good athletes,” Morgan said. “We just hoped that we could do some things on the track today. And we did.”

The Trojans pulled off another pair of conference titles at the Arthur Ashe Center on Thursday, sweeping the girls

News, scoring 451 points and taking the region title Thursday.

The Rebels distanced themselves by 209 points to take the championship over runner-up Menchville. Lee-Davis was fourth with 197 points, and Mills Godwin was fifth with 189.

Carter Bristow won the girls 200-yard freestyle (1:52.72) and 500 free (5:00.56), Lizzie Danforth won the 200 individual medley (2:06.48), Sarah Bender won the 100 free (52.47) and Maya Atkins won the 100 breaststroke (1:04.49). Freeman took first place all three relays as well.

Lee-Davis’ Molly Sheffield took first in the 100 butterfly (56.83), and Glen Allen’s Miranda Fellows won the 100 backstroke title (57.85).

Princess Anne won the boys title with 360 points. Douglas Freeman claimed runner-up honors with 342, and Godwin was fourth with 225. Godwin’s David Dixon won the 200 IM (1:53.44) and 100 fly (49.19).

Ray Nimmo of the VirginianPilot contributed to this report.

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

and boys competitions. The boys tallied 173 points, running away from Dinwiddie (119.5) and Hanover (105), while the girls scored 222.5 to escape Hanover (182).

It’s the fourth straight Conference 20 title for the boys and third consecutive for the girls. Hanover’s girls won by 4 points in the first year of Conference 20’s existence.

Early on, Dinwiddie’s boys jumped out front, thanks to some excellent performances in the field events. Junior Cirdale see LEE-DAVIS, pg. 29

Douglas Freeman gymnasts win repeat region title VIRGINIA BEACH – The competition was tough, but Douglas Freeman gymnast Kameryn Shears was determined to bring home a second straight region title for the Rebels.

While Salem’s Jazmine Belmar had more wins in individual events, Shears claimed one event win of her own as well as the all-around championship as she led Douglas Freeman to its second straight Region 5A South gymnastics championship at Salem High School Saturday.

The Rebels scored 144.125 points in their win. Salem was second with 142.975 points and earned the region’s other team berth in the VHSL Group 5A championships Friday at Patriot High School in Nokesville.

Kempsville was third, while Lee-Davis and Patrick Henry finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

LEE-DAVIS Continued from pg. 28

Lucess won both the long jump (21-8.5) and triple jump (423.75), and the Generals took the top four spots in the latter event.

Tye Freeland won the 55-meter dash, and Dinwiddie took the 4x200-meter relay, giving it a 24.5-point edge.

At the same time, Hanover hung around with Midlothian through the 55-meter dash, thanks to wins in that and the hurdles from senior Sophie Kinney.

Once the distances began to expand, it was Midlothian’s go-time.

“When I got here, we were down by a lot. And (Coach Morgan) was like, ‘Oh, we’re not

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Patrick Henry’s Sierra Baxter competes in the vault in the Region 5A South gymnastics championships at Salem High School Saturday. Baxter qualified for the Virginia High School League Group 5A individual championships in the vault, parallel bars and floor performance.

With the team and allaround titles, Shears accomplished both of her goals for the day. To get there, though, she had to pull off something she had not attempted in competi-

tion all season: a Yurchenko pike on the vault.

“My vault, I hadn’t done in two years. I just got it back recently,” Shears said. “So that was a little scary to compete

today, but I did it. … I felt really accomplished when I landed it.”

The vault netted her a score of 9.500, good enough for third place in the event

gonna win.’ So Court (Warfield) and I knew we had to really push in our races,” said Midlothian sophomore Max Etka. “And the mile was loaded, so we had to really push in that race.”

Warfield and Etka finished first and second, respectively, in the 1,600 meters, cutting down the boys’ deficit. After Jermani Brown won the 300, Midlothian took control.

Warfield later added a victory in the 1,000, and Etka won the 22-lap 3,200. Warfield, a senior, also ran a leg in the winning 4x400-meter relay and was named the conference runner of the year. Dinwiddie’s Lucess was tabbed field athlete of the year.

Sophomore Erin Babashak set the foundation for the Midlothian girls with a nearperfect day in the jumps, taking

the high, triple and long jumps.

Babashak led off the winning 4x400 at the end and was named the conference field athlete of the year, one of the same awards won by her older sister, 2015 Midlothian grad and Indiana University athlete Alice Babashak.

Along with Kinney, Hanover got its boost from a pair of freshmen. Makenzie Joiner won the 500 and placed second in the 500, and Rachel Crytser claimed victories in the 1,600 and 1,000. Crytser was named the girls conference runner of the year.

It’s a duo that should continue to move Hanover closer and closer to a title shot in the coming years.

“Coming into track, I was very excited to run with

Makenzie. I’ve run with her through AAU and for a long time,” Crytser said. “It’s really special to have somebody there right with you.”

Morgan expects the same competition from last year to challenge Midlothian at next week’s 4A East region meet.

The girls will be looking for a repeat title, while the boys hope to compete with the likes of Lafayette, Grafton and Jamestown.

“We just had a lot of people come through, and it’s going to be a little bit tougher next week, but that’s what it’s all about,” Morgan said. “Every week you get deeper into the season, you know it’s going to be more challenging.”

Dylan Garner can be reached at dgarner@timesdispatch.com.

behind Belmar and Kempsville’s Cemone Moore, who both tied for first with a 9.525.

Shears close out the day (literally as the last athlete performing) by winning the balance beam – an event causing no end of trouble for many of the gymnasts – with a 9.750.

She was second by a tenth of a point to teammate Erin Hayes on the parallel bars (Hayes scored 9.475) and finished in a tie for fifth in the floor performance with Princess Anne’s Nicole Ebrea with a score of 9.300.

Belmar won the floor performance with a 9.575 score.

It was the first regional victory for the Rebels’ first-year head coach, Miggen Carlson.

She had little idea of what to expect at the regional level.

“I honestly did not know the level competition in the [Virginia] Beach area,” Carlson said. “I knew that Freeman came down here last year and that they won. So my ultimate

goal was to get them to states.

I feel like I have achieved my goal, but these girls have far exceeded my expectations.”

Patrick Henry’s Sierra Baxter and Lee-Davis’ Britney Blowers both advanced to the state individual tournament in three events: the vault, parallel bars and floor performance.

Glen Allen’s Savannah Hughes will advance in the parallel bars, and Hanover’s Sophie Vota will advance in the balance beam.

The Group 5A individual tournament will be held Saturday at Patriot High School in Nokesville.

For both the Confederates and Patriots, the end of the season for most of their gymnasts is bittersweet.

“I feel like we’re in good spirits,” said Patrick Henry head coach Kylie Foster. “We have a super awesome positive team.

We’re losing one of our super awesome gymasts – Jennifer see GYMNASTS, pg. 30

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Matoaca wrestlers edge C-feds for 2nd in region

By Adam Culler Richmond Times-Dispatch VIRGINIA BEACH — Entering the championship round, Salem already had wrapped up the 5A South wrestling championship at Green Run High School thanks to strong results in the preliminary rounds, but that didn’t prevent any late drama as Lee-Davis attempted to top local rival Matoaca for second place.

Thanks in part to a penalty in the match between LeeDavis’ Ned Anthony and Eric Gamboni of Hickory that benefited Gamboni, Matoaca was able to escape as the tournament’s second-place team by edging the Confederates by half a point, 164-163.5.

The call was made late in the 182-pound match between Anthony and Gamboni, as Anthony clung to a 1-0 lead.

Anthony attempted to take down Gamboni for 2 points, but officials ruled Anthony illegally slammed Gamboni headfirst into the mat, incurring a 1-point penalty to tie the score and giving the Hickory wrestler a huge shift in momentum.

Gamboni went on to win 4-2.

“I didn’t feel like it was an illegal move, but after that, the momentum shifted and it messed Ned’s head up, but it happens,” Lee-Davis coach Craig Spruill said.

Matoaca coach Hal Miles knew the call could have gone either way, but he credited three of his wrestlers for their wins in the final round that were essential to his team even being in the conversation in claiming second place.

“We needed all three of our guys to win and one of them got a pin and the other a (major decision). If we hadn’t gotten that, we would have lost,” Miles said. “We needed every point,

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Lee-Davis 152-pounder Fisher Evans controls Nansemond River’s Elijah Williams in the Region 5A South finals Saturday.

so that was extremely big.”

With only half a point separating the two teams before the finals started with a score of 149-148.5, 113-pound wrestler Sam Braswell started off a string of three wins for the Warriors in the championship round, defeating Dominick Abbondante of Salem via with a 14-5 major decision. Brandon Woody followed his teammate with a pin of Mills Godwin’s Carson Tinsley in 2:46 at 120 pounds.

Noah Roulo completed the trio of wins for Matoaca by getting a 5-2 win over Hickory’s Danny Horowitz at 132 to push Matoaca’s score to 164 with five Lee-Davis wrestlers still to take the mat.

First on the mat for the Confederates was Jonathon Conrad, who despite his best efforts, was thwarted by Evan

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Jablonski of Salem, but a 10 win for Fisher Evans over Nansemond River’s Elijah Williams matched Roulo’s win, and Andy Aldridge’s major decision matched Braswell’s.

After Andrew Anthony pinned Joshua Morrison of Norview in 44 seconds, Ned Anthony needed a win to clinch a second-place region finish for the Confederates. Instead, he finished second for the second consecutive year.

The Confederates, who finished third for the second consecutive year, will be looking to ride the momentum of their winners and will be expected to do well with their strong middleweight wrestlers in the Group 5A championships Thursday through Friday at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake.

As for the Warriors, a region

title was non-essential last season. Despite falling to Hickory in the 5A South championship in 2016, Matoaca still went on to win the 5A state crown, defeating Hickory for its third consecutive state championship.

“We know we can do it without a regional title,” Miles said. “We’re going into state and we are going to throw our (hat) in the ring and go for it. We have enough wrestlers to make a run for it, and we’ve got good enough wrestlers to make a lot of noise there, so we’re gonna go for it.”

Region 4A East PORTSMOUTH – Five wrestlers from the Richmond area won region championship on Saturday at the 4A East meet at Churchland High School.

Collin Gerardi of Powhatan

was the 126-pound champion, beating Charles Steckline of Great Bridge 7-0. John Bolstad of Midlothian lost the thirdplace match at 126.

David Hoover of Hanover won the 138-pound title, securing a 13-4 major decision over Monacan’s Ethan Carpenter.

Eric Hogge of Midlothian lost

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[Flores]. This year is her last year, and we’re sad about that.

“But all around, I feel like we did a fairly good job. We had some stumbles and falls like normal, but I feel like we overcame those and bumped our way up.”

Lee-Davis head coach Cy Witherow was likewise happy

the consolation match at 138.

Another Hanover wrestler, Carson Allen, took the 152pound crown, beating Kyle Caravan of Great Bridge 7-4.

Omar Tyson of Dinwiddie won the 220-pound title, pinning Kyle Jenkins of Eastern View in 0:40.

Tony Thurston of Louisa claimed the championship at 285 pounds, besting Arthur Stevens of Caroline 10-4.

Dinwiddie’s Brandon Harris won the consolation match.

Eastern View (243 points) won the team championship ahead of Great Bridge (188.5) and Smithfield (166).

Powhatan scored 151 points and finished fourth. Louisa finished fifth and Dinwiddie sixth. Hanover was 10th and Monacan 11th.

J.D. McMillin of Powhatan lost the 106-pound championship bout to J.J. Laird of Eastern View. McMillin was pinned in 4:16. Teammate Jeffrey Hoyt won the consolation match at 145.

Dinwiddie’s Blake Smith won the consolation at 170 pounds.

Teammate Logan Miller won the consolation at 182. At 195, Dinwiddie’s Ryan Martin lost the championship match.

Ray Nimmo of the VirginianPilot contributed to this report.

Adam Culler can be reached at aculler@timesdispatch.com.

with the Confederates’ performance – despite the fact that the team was missing several starters at the regional.

“We scored more with a backup lineup today than we did last week with everybody at conference,” Witherow said.

“So I was pleased that the kids stepped up and filled in for the kids that we were missing.”

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

Buzzer-beater lifts Yellow Jackets over Lynchburg

By Andrew Spencer for The Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND – RandolphMacon was clearly the underdog when its women’s basketball team hosted Old Dominion Athletic Conference leader Lynchburg at Crenshaw Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

But the Yellow Jackets were not willing to accept the underdog role. They fought back from an early 10-point deficit to make it a see-saw contest throughout regulation. Despite trailing 7572 with 12 seconds remaining in overtime, they scored five points in the final six seconds – a jumper by Michal Ross and a 3-pointer by Marisha Berry – to earn a 77-72 win.

While it was senior day for Randolph-Macon, the underclassmen really lit up the court.

Freshman Kelly Williams led all scorers with 29 points and 19 rebounds, and former Atlee standout Ashley Weaver added

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Randolph-Macon women’s basketball head coach Carroll LaHaye watches as Michal Ross goes for a loose Lynchburg ball. The Yellow Jackets beat the Hornets 77-75 in overtime Saturday.

13 points.

But there were no bigger points on the night than the trey scored by Berry as time was running out in overtime.

“When I got the ball and

saw that I had the open shot, I knew I had to take it,” Berry said. “I was just praying that it would go in when I let it go.

And I didn’t know it was going in until it bounced off the back-

board and fell through the net.”

Randolph-Macon head coach Carroll LaHaye was proud of her team’s performance.

“I thought we showed great

poise in that last possession,” said LaHaye. “We hustled after the ball and came up with the shot. If there’s somebody that I would want to take that shot, Marisha is certainly somebody I would want taking it.”

After trailing for most of the game, the Jackets battled back in the fourth quarter. They took the lead with 58 seconds to play when Weaver was fouled on a jump shot. She got the basket and made the follow-up free throw to complete the threepoint play to put the Yellow Jackets (12-10, 7-7 ODAC) ahead 65-62.

But with 31 seconds left on the clock, Lynchburg’s Olivia DeFrancesco nailed a 3-pointer to tie the game and send it into overtime.

The teams battled backand-forth in overtime, which featured multiple ties and three lead changes.

With just under six seconds left to play in the extra period, the Jackets cut the Lynchburg

lead to 1. On the ensuing inbounds pass for Lynchburg (18-5, 12-2), it was Hanover County versus Hanover County, as Weaver broke up a pass intended for former Lee-Davis and St. Catherine’s standout and current Lynchburg junior Caroline Naumann.

The ball richoted off Naumann and went out of bounds, giving the Jackets the ball with 5.9 seconds.

“I didn’t want to foul her, so I tried to let her go,” Weaver said, “When the ball came in, I got my hands up and she ended up hitting it out.”

This game showed how much the Yellow Jackets – with just one senior and four juniors – have matured.

“We’ve been slowly growing throughout the year,” LaHaye said. “And I’m just really proud of this team. Today was a great confidence builder for us.”

Andrew Spencer can be reached at sports@mechlocal. com.

R-MC men hold on for win over Shenandoah

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor ASHLAND – RandolphMacon’s men have one big task to master in the final days of the regular season: finishing off opponents.

The Yellow Jackets repeatedly built up double-digit leads, then lost them, against visiting Shenandoah Wednesday night.

It took a pair of free throws by Michael Taylor with 18 seconds left to ensure an 80-73 victory over the Hornets in Crenshaw Gymnasium.

In the final nail-biting moments for the RandolphMacon faithful, the Yellow Jackets watched a 12-point lead with 58 seconds left in the game shrink to a 3-point lead with 23

seconds left.

Taylor was fouled on a drive to the basket. Part of the reason why Shenandoah had stayed at Randolph-Macon’s heels had been somewhat shaky Yellow Jacket free-throw shooting down the stretch, but Taylor wasn’t feeling any extra pressure when he stepped up to the line.

“I’ve been in that situation quite a bit and I want the ball in that situation,” he said. “It’s something I’ve trained for my whole life, so I don’t feel any pressure. I have confidence in my ability to make those free throws.”

His confidence was well placed. He sank both free throws to make it at least a twopossession game and all-but put an upset victory out of reach for

the Hornets.

While Randolph-Macon (16-6, 12-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) avoided the loss, Shenandoah (8-14, 49) exposed a weakness that may prove fatal to the Yellow Jackets’ hope of returning to the NCAA Division III tournament – the ability to close out games.

“We got a little comfortable, a little too comfortable, coming out in the second half,” Taylor said. “We let them feel that they almost had a chance because we weren’t attacking as we normally were. In the future we need to come out with more intensity.”

He said the Yellow Jackets were relying too much on the clock to do their work for them.

“It was like we were playing scared,” Taylor said. “When we would do that – let’s say we ran 30 seconds off the clock but didn’t get a shot up – that’s feeding them momentum, giving them energy. So they were attacking. We were more just trying to take care of the ball.”

Randolph-Macon head coach Josh Merkel said the Yellow Jackets will work to do a better job of finishing games.

“It’s good to – as all coaches will say – learn from those experiences in a win,” Merkel said. “We’ve actually been pretty good in those situations, so it’s disappointing that we did not finish strong. That’s a mental thing. That’s just losing mental focus down the stretch.”

Taylor led a quartet of Yellow

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Randolph-Macon’s Daniel Noe (3) drives past Shenandoah’s Kwa McDonald (20) for 2 of his 16 points in the Yellow Jackets’ 80-73 win over the visiting Hornets Wednesday.

Jacket double-figure scorers with 19 points. Daniel Noe added 16 points, Jamie Wilson contributed 12 and Jermaine Johnson scored 11 off the bench for Randolph-Macon.

Shenandoah’s Malcolm

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Clark led all scorers with 31 points. Dalon McHugh scored 14 points and Kwa McDonald 12 for the Hornets.

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

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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 & 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 Worship: Sun. 10:30AM Sunday School @ 9:15AM

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

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INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170 COME & SEE! All info at: www.truthbaptistchurch.com

LUTHERAN Messiah Lutheran Church 8154 Atlee Road 746-7134 messiahmech.com Sunday Service- 10:45 am Sunday School 9:15 am 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

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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SOUTHERN BAPTIST

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

Black Creek Baptist Church, 6289 McClellan Rd. Bible Study, 9am; Worship 10:15 am (Nursery Prov.) Youth Bible Study, Children’s Choir 4:00 pm; Wed. Night Activities: Family Dinner 6:00 pm, Children in Action Missions Time, Adult Bible Study and Youth 6:30 pm, Adult Choir 7:30 pm, Rev. Joe Kendrick, Pastor. www.blackcreek.org or call 781-0330

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

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" 7252 Beulah Church Road (Site of Historic Beulah Church) Mechanicsville, 23111 Sundays, 10:30AM & Wednesdays, 6:00PM For info, call 335-6728 Web: graceunitedfc.org Our Mission: "Love God, Learn the Bible, Care for People" Glenn Hawkins, Pastor

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 New Bethesda Baptist Church 9019 New Bethesda Rd. 779-2101 Todd Combee, Pastor Caleb Bittler, Minister to Students & Family Sunday School 9:30AM, Worship 10:45 am.

Bible Study/Youth activities 6pm Wednesday Dinner/Prayer/Youth/Children 6pm www.newbethesda.org New Highland Baptist Church Bible Study for all ages: 9:15 am, Blended Worship 10:30 AM, 9200 New Ashcake Rd, 550-9601 www.newhighlandbaptist.org 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

UNITED METHODIST Enon United Methodist Church 6156 Studley Rd; 746-4719 ReNe’e Teague, Pastor Join us for Sunday School, for all ages, 9:45am Worship Service at 11am (Nursery provided) www.enonumc.org office@enonumc.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 Mechanicsville United Methodist Church 7356 Atlee Road, Join us for Sunday School at 9:45AM, Worship at 8:30 & 11 am. & Wed. night worship service at 6:45pm. Kerry D. Boggs, Pastor. 746-5118 Shady Grove United Methodist Celebrate Christ on Sunday Mornings. Traditional worship: 8:15 & 11:15. Contemporary worship: 9:45, Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:15am. All Ages. Nursery for infants & toddlers at all services.

Corner of Meadowbridge & Shady Grove Rd, Mechanicsville.

Jay Kelchner Pastor. 746-9073 shadygroveumc.org

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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All persons are hereby informed that all the dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Davis Financial Services, LLC Tax Preparation Serving Hanover & Surrounding Areas Convenient - I can come to You Henry Davis III, CPA - Call 914-6233

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Merchandise ANTIQUES EXCITING NEWS FROM MIXIE’S ANTIQUES - Starting Monday, Feb. 6, we will be expanding our hours.

New hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, 10 to 5; Sun, noon to 5. Many new dealers have joined us and more are expected. 7508 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, VA, 804-559-9100

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Mattress Truck Load Sale - Twin $89; Full $99; Queen $129; King $189. Delivery/Lay -A-Way. Call 804-218-0680.

Recruitment EDUCATION & TRAINING Toddler University Is Now Accepting Applications!

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Must be 21. Previous child care experience preferred.

Apply within or call 569-0301 9001 Dickey Drive, Mechanicsville Behind the McDonalds on 301

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Valid Drivers License & CAR REQUIRED! Hourly pay + mileage. Must pass a background check. Call 804-305-4068 Clubhouse Staff Mattaponi Springs Golf Club is seeking enthusiastic, reliable individuals to join our team as (part-time/seasonal) Wait Staff (must be at least 21), Cook, Golf Shop and Outside Golf Staff. Playing Privileges on an Award winning course, Discounted meals, Uniforms provided.

Apply in person at 22490 Penola Road, Ruther Glen, VA.

HEALTHCARE

Full-Time: Fertilizer Applicator CDL & farm experience preferred but not required. Drug Test & DMV Records Required. Please apply in person. E.O.E. Crop Production Services, Aylett. 804-769-9200.

Hanover-Caroline Soil & Water Conservation District is accepting applications for the position of Administrative and Education Specialist. The qualified candidate will perform office administrative /bookkeeping duties and coordinate K-12 Education Outreach opportunities. Applicants must be able to work independently and have strong computer, math, and financial skills.

QuickBooks, public relations, media and K-12 Education experience are a plus. Valid driver’s license and criminal background check required. A minimum of 40 hours per week is required including occasional night and weekend travel. Starting salary is a Virginia state pay band 3 with benefits and is commensurate with experience. Applications must include a Commonwealth of Virginia Application for Employment and two letters of recommendation.

Resumes are optional. A fillable application form is available at https://www .trs.virginia.gov/Documents/Gm/state app.doc. A copy of the full job description can be downloaded at http://www. hanovercounty.gov/Soil-andWater/3077/. Applications must be received or post-marked by March 3, 2017 to the Hanover-Caroline SWCD, P.O. Box 446, Hanover, VA 23069. An Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information call 804-537-3014.

Pearson & Company, PC is looking for a seasonal tax preparer January through April 2017. The candidate should have experience with prior CPA firm and preparing business and individual income tax returns.

Ultratax experience preferred, but not necessary. Telecommuting is a possibility. Please email Lisa White @ lisaw hite@cpas4u.net for further details.

Pet Boarding Facility looking for PT Kennel Assistant Pet experience helpful.

Early Mornings & Afternoons.

Includes weekends & some holidays. Call 730-4616

Healthcare service looking for an experienced companion to sit with a elderly woman at least once a month, Friday Sunday evenings, for family members to have time off. Respite hours can be used as well. Must be pet friendly for two dogs to let outside when needed.

Very little cooking, housekeeping, or supervision is required. Must have a current cpr/first aid certificate. Back ground check is required. PCG is involved with the state for payroll. If interested contact, Sandy at 804-9805576. If no answer, leave message and telephone number.

OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS Driver - Local Richmond Area Delivery of Portable Storage Units Mon. - Fri. 8:30am - 5:00pm Flatbed wrecker experience or CDL is Required. Please send Resume to: Applicant, 10487 Washington Hwy. Glen Allen, Va. 23059 Or email to hubblec@hotmail.com Drivers: Getting Home is Easier.

Nice Pay Package. BCBS + Other Benefits. Monthly Bonuses. NoTouch. Chromed out Trucks w/APU’S. CDL-A. 855-200-4631 Full-Time / Part-Time: Seasonal Truck Driver with overtime opportunities.

CDL, Drug Test, DMV Records Required.

Retired Person Welcomed. Please apply in person. E.O.E. Crop Production Service, Aylett. 804-769-9200

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HANDYMAN EXPRESS Your Small Job Specialist Painting, Repairs, and Maintenance Call Steve Hall 426-8544 Indoor/Outdoor Handyman: Sheetrock Repairs, Painting, Hardwood Floor Installation & Refinishing, Plumbing, Light Electrical & Landscaping.

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HOME REPAIR Herring Home ImprovementWindows, Decks, Sheds, Repairs Licensed & Insured. Call 537-5755

HOUSEWASHING A BROWN’S HOUSE WASHING ROOF STAINS REMOVAL 804-937-8351 HANOVER HANDY SERVICES Low Pressure Powerwashing Gutter Cleaning Lic. & Ins. Call 363-8393 www.hanoverhandy.com

LAWN CARE BASHAM LAWN CARE Offering local residents High Quality Lawn Care services at an Affordable Rate: starts at $25. MOW ∂ TRIM MULCH ∂ GUTTERS ∂ CALL 398-8287 KJLC Landscape Management Commercial & Residential Landscape Grading, Pavers, Sidewalk, Patios & Retaining Walls, Drainage, Fertilization, Aeration, Seeding, Pruning, Mulch, Fence Installation & Repair.

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15. Improves intellectually 18. A sign of assent 21. Island-based Italians 24. Pragmatic 26. PeterÕs last name 27. A bag-like structure in a plant or animal 30. Mexican city 32. Sir Samuel __, Brit. statesman 35. Summer Olympics were just here 37. Fiddler crabs 38. Southern military academy 39. Tumors 42. Speaks incessantly 43. Sacred sound in Indian religions 46. Transactions 47. Et-__ 49. Reminders 50. DoesnÕt interest 52. Norse gods 54. Canola is one type 55. Beloved sportscaster Craig 57. Irish mother goddess 59. Daddy 62. Press against lightly 63. Sound unit 66. Master of Ceremonies 68. Morning

CANCER • Jun 22/Jul 22 You may notice a strange vibe in the air this week, Cancer. You might feel your intuition kick into high gear.

Trusts your instincts on this one and see where it goes.

LIBRA • Sept 23/Oct 23 It may be difficult to pull yourself out of a slump this week, Libra.

However, if you surround yourself with upbeat friends, the week will end up being positive.

CAPRICORN • Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, do not beat yourself up for little mistakes you might make.

No one is keeping a tally, so just go with the flow instead of trying to control every little thing.

TAURUS • Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your heart is telling you to aim for the highest peak because anything is possible if you put your mind to it. It might be a bit scary, but you wonÕt know unless you try.

LEO • Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you have a generous heart and you often see the good in all of those around you. This can make you an excellent friend for anyone to have on their side.

SCORPIO • Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, try not to drift on autopilot this week; otherwise, you may miss crucial details along the way. Try to be engaged even if it is challenging at this juncture.

AQUARIUS • Jan 21/Feb 18 Wishing and hoping for dreams to come true will only get you so far, Aquarius. You must take certain steps to make plans come to fruition. If you must, go it alone.

GEMINI • May 22/Jun 21 Your reputation will precedes you, Gemini. That reputation may elicit positive feelings in some and negative sentiments in others. DonÕt let the detractors get to you.

VIRGO • Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may become preoccupied with what others think of you.

Try not worry so much about what others think. If youÕre comfortable with yourself, that will reflect positively.

SAGITTARIUS • Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, make extra time for your immediate family and other loved ones this week. Enjoy the warmth and laughter, and embrace the companionship that family provides.

PISCES • Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, give an important decision ample consideration. A solid foundation of careful thought will make you feel more confident.

THIS WEEK’S ANSWERS

CLUES ACROSS 1. Package 7. Wear away 13. Joins a leaf to a stem 14. Worsen 16. Promotes international cooperation (abbr.)

17. Your folks 19. Publicity 20. Moves up 22. Dept. of Labor 23. Physicist Enrico 25. Whitney and Manning are two 26. Human foot (pl.)

28. Coral is an example 29. Extended error correction 30. Small amount 31. Dash 33. The greatest of all time 34. Middle Eastern country 36. Ravine 38. Cup-like cavity 40. Chemical substances 41. Extremely stupid behavior 43. He built Arantea 44. Beverage beloved by Brits 45. Cereal plant 47. Signal 48. A bar bill

ARIES • Mar 21/Apr 20 It may hard to separate reality from fiction this week, Aries. You need to find a way to distinguish the two so you can move forward with confidence.

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