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By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND — A group of concerned and persistent parents could get an answer as early as next month regarding a change in Hanover County’s current grading scale.

Currently, county students are evaluated on a seven-point scale, one of the few systems in the Commonwealth still employing that system.

For the past months, a group of parents favoring a move to a 10-point system have taken

advantage of public comment periods to express their concerns with the current system.

Hanover Parents Supporting a 10-Point Grading Scale has more than 800 followers, and has conducted a well-organized effort to initiate a discussion and ultimately a change.

The Hanover County School Board had received a committee report comparing the two grading scales that reflected a preference for the 10-point system, but members have not

By Mollie Hargrove Reporter MECHANICSVILLE – The addition of a single-lane roundabout to be situated at the intersection of Creighton Road and Cold Harbor Road in Mechanicsville attracted a large crowd last week to a public hearing at Cold Harbor Elementary School.

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Liberty Middle School seventhgrader Blake Jenkins was the runner-up in the 43rd annual Spelling Bee hosted by the Richmond TimesDispatch. Before going out in Round 13, he successfully spelled words such as android, asterisk, coffle, sanphire, roux, tachyon, aubade, lillypilly, and xonda.

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Rogers helps celebrate youth Nick Liberante for The Local

Sam Rogers, a Hanover High School and Virginia Tech graduate, joined with the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Sunday at Hanover High in celebrating the county’s youth. Rogers talked about “Finding Your Identity in Life.� He focused on faith, hard work and perseverance and how he overcame challenges, as well as exceeded his expectations and achieved his goals. Col. David R. Hines, sheriff, said they welcome opportunities to partner with the community’s youth.

Works, and his team spearheaded the program, with the discussion focusing on the roundabout.

On Tuesday, March 7, Flagg reviewed the previous project at the intersection, which was proposed in 2012 and involved the extension of lanes, rising of medians and addition of a new traffic signal. Those plans increased the available funds

HANOVER — Hanover County Administrator Cecil R. “Rhu� Harris Jr. has announced the appointment of E. Linwood Thomas IV as Hanover County’s new director of Economic Development. He begins April 1.

He replaces Edwin Gaskin, who resigned late last year.

Thomas has been director of Economic Development in King George County since October 2013.

He and his team have helped facilitate at least eight major Fortune THOMAS 500 announcements in the last 32 months with capital investments estimated at $45 million that created more than 130 new jobs.

Over the last 11 years,

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SHLAND — Spend a day in the park and celebrate with friends, family, or co-workers at one of Hanover County’s picnic shelters.

Hanover Parks and Recreation boasts more than 1,500 acres of parkland, with trails, historic landmarks, athletic fields and boat launch sites.

At six of the 11 park sites, you can find picnic shelters that are available for booking.

Shelters are available at the following locations: Courthouse, Hanover Wayside, Montpelier, Pole Green, Pole Green and Washington Lacy Parks.

Shelter areas are open throughout the entire year during daylight hours only, with reservations that can be made up to six months in advance.

Charcoal grills are on-site, and portable

grills are permitted in designated grilling areas only.

The picnic shelters are adjacent to playgrounds, athletic fields and some are within close proximity to walking trails.

Whether you have an upcoming birthday party, family reunion, business celebration, sports team awards banquet, or a holiday to commemorate, you’ll get your choice of large and small shelters county-wide.

Shelters can be reserved online at www. hanoverparksrec.com under the Facility Availability and Reservations button, or book in person at 13017 Taylor Complex Lane, Ashland, VA 23005.

For more information, call 804-365-7150 or email at: parksandrec@hanovercounty.gov.

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OKMS needs volunteers during SOL testing days Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE — Oak Knoll Middle School needs volunteers to serve as

hall monitors March 20-23 during Standards of Learning (SOL) testing.

They are needed for about two hours at a time — or the entire time for those who are

able — to monitor the hallway and bathrooms during testing.

Monitors may bring a book, laptop or tablet, but the see OKMS, pg. 4

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| Crime, Accidents, Fire & Rescue in six months, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Feb. 24

Firearms, regardless of value, not from a person, was reported in the 7200 block of Barnette Avenue, Mechanicsville.

Violation of protective order (violence), second offense within five years, was reported in the 7200 block of Rural Point Road, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, subsequent offense, was reported in the 7200 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substances was reported in the 8200 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 7400 block of General Drive, Mechanicsville.

Reckless handling of a firearm was reported in the 11300 block of Air Park Road, Ashland.

Hit and run with injury or death, failure to notify police, was reported in the 7000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 10000 block of Atlee Station Road/Kings Charter Drive, Mechanicsville.

Concealment, price altering of merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Firearms, regardless of value, not from a person, was reported in the 9100 block of Caleb Drive, Mechanicsville.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substances was reported in the 7200 block of Garden Park Lane, Mechanicsville.

Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 13100 block of Mountain Road, Glen Allen.

Profane and threatening language over a public airway was reported in the 10100 block of Pollard Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Assault and battery of a family member was eported in the 10200 block of Lakeridge Square Court, Ashland.

Reckless handling of a firearm was reported in the 6100 block of Peace Road, Mechanicsville.

Vandalism was reported in the 7100 block of Rural Point Road, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, $200 or more not from a person, was reported in the 10200 block of Perrins Mill Lane, Mechanicsville.

Credit card fraud, $200

Entering or setting in motion a vehicle was reported in the 7300 block of Cranwell Circle, Mechanicsville.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substance

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 3700 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Petit larceny from auto was reported in the 200 block of Henry Clay Road, Ashland.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 17200 block of Mountain Road, Montpelier.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 7300 block of Roosevelt Avenue, Mechanicsville.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substance was reported in the 7300 block of Atlee Road/ Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 10300 block of Chamberlayne Road, Mechanicsville.

Obtaining money, etc., by false pretense, larceny, $200 conspiracy, was reported in the 7000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 7900 block of Elliott Drive, Mechanicsville.

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Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 7600 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, subsequent offense, was reported in the 7300 block of Bell Creek Road/ Brandy Branch Mill Road, Mechanicsville.

Sale and distribution of marijuana, ½ ounce to 5 pounds, was reported in the 7600 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7300 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substances was reported in the 9200 block of Hunters Club Court, Mechanicsville.

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Feb. 26

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 8000 block of Lee Avenue, Mechanicsville.

Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 6300 block of Creekway Court, Mechanicsville.

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Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7200 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

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New Hanover Christian School is doubling its numbers fast, and with five sets of twins it’s no wonder. The preschool for ages 2½ to 5 years old had an early twin celebration in February.

National Twin Day will be celebrated nationally Aug. 4-6.

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be testing online.

Those who are able to help may sign up at this link: https://www. signupgenius.com/

go/10C0D4FACA92DA02solhall3/. For more information, contact Jennifer Archer, administrative assistant, at jarcher@hcps.us.

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Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 6900 block of Old Millstone Drive, Mechanicsville.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substances was reported in the 14000 block of Gordons Lane/Mountain Road, Glen Allen.

Grand larceny, $200 or more not from a person, was reported in the 20500 block of Beaver Dam Road, Beaverdam.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substances was reported in the 7200 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike. Mechanicsville.

Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 6300 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

March 4

Coerce, intimidate or harass a person by computer was reported in the 6000 block of Shiloh Place, Mechanicsville.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substances was reported in the 11000 block of Linderwood Drive,

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Thomas has marketed King George County and the Greater Fredericksburg region.

Between 2006 and 2013, Thomas worked for the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance. His positions within the organization included being the director of Marketing and Global Business Development and director of Finance.

While with that organization, Thomas helped facilitate over 672 new jobs to the Fredericksburg region with a capital investment of over $119 million through creating a strategic marketing plan that helped the region gain national and international visibility.

“Linwood brings experience and knowledge of a regional program to attract new business and local experience of assisting current businesses grow and expand,” Harris said.

“He has great enthusiasm and passion for economic development and we believe he will hit the ground running here in Hanover County.”

“I am extremely excited about the opportunity to serve the citizens of Hanover County as the director of Economic Development,” Thomas said. “Hanover County has a tremendous

team already in place and is well positioned for healthy sustainable growth and development moving forward.”

“With low taxes, great healthcare, some of the best schools in the Commonwealth, and the affordable cost to do business right outside of Richmond, Hanover County will continue to be a destination for small businesses and corporations alike looking to grow and expand for years to come,” Thomas predicted.

Thomas was voted among the Top Ten under 40 Young Professionals in the Greater Fredericksburg Region in 2012 and is a 2013 graduate of the Executive Management Program’s “Leadership Fredericksburg.” He is a member of the International Economic Development Council and the Virginia Economic Developers Association.

Thomas received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations and Communications with a Minor in Business Administration from George Mason University and is currently in the International Economic Development Council Master’s Degree program.

Hanover County chose Thomas from a field of 35 applicants.

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

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Possession of forged coin or bank notes, 10, was reported in the 15100 block of Washington Highway, Doswell.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substances was reported in the 11300 block of Washington Highway, Ashland.

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Possession of marijuana, subsequent offense, was reported in the 11400 block of Mount Hermon Road/Ashcake Lane, Mechanicsville.

Possession and distribution of drug paraphernalia was reported in the 16600 block of Mountain Road, Montpelier.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 8000 block of Elm Drive/Sporting Lane, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 5200 block of Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville.

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Simple assault was reported in the 7500 block of Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville.

Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 7400 block of Jennifer Lane,

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Cold Harbor Elementary School was filled Tuesday, March 7, with concerned residents who turned out for a public hearing on a proposed roundabout at the intersection on Creighton Road and Cold Harbor Road in Mechanicsville. Director Mike Flagg and employees of the Hanover County Public Works Department addressed the group and fielded questions.

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to complete the project significantly.

According to Flagg, this roundabout is less expensive and reaches the safety and operational goals the county was concerned about in regards to the intersection.

The intersection of Creighton Road and Cold Harbor Road is a high-volume intersection, accommodating around 13,000 vehicles a day, a large amount of traffic for a small intersection.

During various traffic studies, the Department of Public Works concluded that there are 32 points of conflict currently existing in that intersection.

Flagg and his department determined that the construction of a roundabout will not only minimize the points of conflict, greatly reducing the possibility of collision, but will create a traffic flow that will aid in the decrease of traffic jams.

Flagg and his team created various live-action simulations, providing those in attendance with a visual representation of how the roundabout will look and work with traffic flow.

These simulations are available to the public for viewing.

Flagg also compared the future roundabout to simi-

lar, larger, roundabouts in Washington, D.C., proving that this roundabout will be more than capable of handling the high amounts of traffic in the area.

The design of the roundabout is fairly simple, and the county has provided access to the building and design plans for citizens to view.

This roundabout will be

team after the hearing.

Construction and implications of the project were among the questions asked of Flagg and the Public Works Department.

The construction of the roundabout is planning to begin towards the end of 2019, taking precisely nine months to complete. The project will have no road closures during

Public Works director Mike Flagg said the construction of a roundabout will not only minimize the points of conflict, greatly reducing the possibility of collision, but will create a traffic flow that will aid in the decrease of traffic jams.

about a half an acre in size with minimal concrete, cutting down on the costs of Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) maintenance and the impact of the businesses around the area.

The design is intended to save people gas and time, while having a low impact on the land around the roundabout and improving the air quality created while vehicles stop at the current stoplight. The roundabout will contain lighting.

In addition to responding to every comment and concern, Flagg provided traffic studies, blueprints and in-person conversations with him and his

times of construction.

Questions that arose during the hearing ranged from understanding the rules of a roundabout to maintenance of the storm drains around the intersection.

A resident mentioned the current state of the intersection of Creighton Road and Cold Harbor Road, saying it is a “trash pit,” and wondered how an intersection already littered with garbage would be kept clean with a roundabout in place.

Flagg agreed with the statement about the condition of the intersection, and asked the community to come up with see ROUNDABOUT, pg. 7

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LETTERS

Feeling nostalgic about Shuknpul’s end

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By Melody Kinser Managing Editor When the email arrived Friday, March 3, it was with a sense of sadness to read the news: The Mechanicsville Ruritan Club had decided to stop sponsoring the annual Shuknpul (or Shuk’ n Pul).

Members gave it their all for 36 years to reach the end of their biggest fundraiser.

This writer covered the event a few times and found the crowds to be enthusiastic and supportive. Oysters seemed to be available in every edible form (not that I would know much about that because I’m not a seafood fan), but those who did partake gobbled them up.

Beer was flowing, music was playing, and folks were dancing. It certainly fell into the “A good time was had by all” category.

We must praise the efforts of the Ruritans and how much the membership gives to the community. In addition to the Shuknpul, the club joins with the Mechanicsville Rotary Club in hosting the annual Mechanicsville Christmas Parade in the Village.

In recent years, the club partnered with Hanover Habitat for Humanity in presenting the Shuknpul.

It was a win-win for both organizations.

Sadly, though, the Ruritans had to make a decision and we understand they did their best for nearly 40 years with the Shuknpul.

To the Mechanicsville Ruritan Club, we say “Thank you.” You made us proud with your commitment and dedication.

We’re with you and will support any venture you choose to pursue.

Let’s talk tomato While we’re on the subject of big events in Mechanicsville, let’s go ahead and start talking about the Hanover Tomato Festival.

This year’s festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at Pole Green Park at 8996 Pole Green Park Lane in Mechanicsville.

Mark your calendar because you don’t want to miss the celebration of the Hanover Tomato.

Thanks to the festival committee, you’ll enjoy a variety of vendors, games, foods, music, contests — you get the idea.

We always look forward to the big day. And, as usual, we’ll be in a tent welcoming you to visit our staff and learn about your newspaper.

See you then.

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Meditation may be the answer to peace of mind

By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist I once took a feature writing course where the professor employed what some would consider a strange technique to prepare the class for the upcoming session.

We spent the entirety of the first class learning how to meditate and

focus our energy in a single beam that, in theory, would translate to brilliant transmissions of enlightenment to the awaiting pen and paper.

I must admit I was a bit skeptical at first, but, after a few sessions, I realized that controlled breathing and meditation could affect my overall sense of being. As the professor

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promised, the words seemed to flow with less friction once I took five minutes to focus on the task.

So, it was decades ago that I discovered my happy place — a destination in my mind that supplies a soothing form of therapy for a mind that is often too full of thoughts.

Once the class ended, I pledged to

continue a pursuit of further understanding of the powers of meditation, but, like many other long-term goals, I soon ignored the good professor’s advice, and returned to life without meditation.

But, it’s never too late and the magic of meditation and its benefits see MEMORIES, pg. 8

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Advancing celebration of excellency Attracting the most capable citizens for public service at the highest levels of government is being greatly hindered by the “Politics of Personal Destruction” as practiced in America since Judge Robert Bork.

Clearly the perpetrators of this despicable action will not stop, so what should we do to offset this self destructive action and to respectfully celebrate and venerate the Excellency and Exceptionalism of America?

Promoting all good things that America stands for will provide hope for all our citizens.

Without veneration/celebration/acknowledgement of the noble achievements of honored and respected citizens, there will be a negative impact.

Simply, there will be no true heroes or moral leaders — no inspiration, no aspirations, no hope.

Layered moral leadership is essential to sustaining a nation of free people.

This cultural clash is having a very negative effect on our republic and may well be irreversible. Ineffective, weak, immoral leadership precedes the weakening of culture, which leads to the fall of the nation.

In my lifetime, I have never been aware of such hatred and destructive behavior toward fellow Americans.

The perpetual cultural war of the last five decades is having disastrous results.

If you are under the illusion that America will endure this forever, simply look at history starting with the Roman Empire, the British, Russian Empire, or China.

Listed below are some of the negatives of forgetting who we are and where we came from. see LETTERS, pg. 8

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ideas that would aid in keeping the garbage level down. He said VDOT, as well as female inmates of the nearby prison, just finished picking up garbage around the area, amounting to over 1,000 bags of garbage.

He also suggested that concerned citizens become more familiar with the VDOT website, which gives them the ability to submit work orders regarding maintenance of the roundabout.

Flagg said VDOT responds quickly to these requests and, if necessary, people can contact the Public Works office directly to make the county aware of the problem.

Resident Ann Richeson expressed particular concern about the safety of the roundabout. “People are snatchin’ and grabbin’ so if everyone is forced to yield, it’s going to be

a disaster.”

She talked about the large volume of work vehicles coming in and out of that area. She noted that there is a grocery store, a 7-Eleven, and farms that all contain work vehicles for deliveries and other things that she does not think the roundabout will be able to accommodate.

She also said there are hardly any roundabouts in Mechanicsville, so people will have a problem understanding how to use it, which may impact safety.

Brian Copeland, the Hanover County consultant, stressed that the roundabout will be able to accommodate these vehicles while simultaneously preserving the land around the intersection, so homes and farms will not be encroached upon with this project.

The appraisal regarding the project will be completed in the fall.

HHS student takes part in CPAC 2017 have over 1,000 chapters on college and high school campuses across the United States and we continue to grow daily.”

“Words can’t describe how passionate I am for the motive of Turning Point USA and I can’t think of a better organization that I would have liked to represent at CPAC 2017,” Simpson said. “With my past experience as a TPUSA ambassador at CPAC, I knew the importance of getting our powerful message through the entire conference. My personal experience has given me the ability to be able to easily inform oth-

Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE — Colleen Simpson, a student at Hanover High School, recently attended CPAC 2017, for the second time. She took part in four days of “Conservative Spring Break.”

“I have had the opportunity to network and listen to some of the most prominent conservative leaders in the United States,” Simpson said. “I traveled to CPAC as an ambassador alongside the organization, Turning Point USA, and through the years of getting more involved, I have found that the organization is committed to exceptionalism and is driven to get students like me involved in politics.”

She added, “Turning Point USA is an organization with the mission to identify, educate,

ers about the incredible work that we have done to deliver our message to young people across the United States.”

“Ronald Reagan once said that ‘Our Time Is Now,’ and, as a high school student, I’ve found this to be the truest statement of my time. Being in the middle of national politics, I’ve come to the realization that it’s my generation that will be leading the next, I encourage students to educate themselves on the issues, get involved, and continue to have a positive outlook on our future, because our time is now to make a difference.”

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are not designed for just one age groupe, a certain sex or a specified ethnic group. It works for everyone.

Apparently, I wasn’t the only one enthralled with the possibilities of deep thought and consciously applied breathing. In a recently completed study, researchers at the University of Oregon have recreated human chemical brain reactions to meditation in mice.

I’m not qualified to give you the scientific details, but lab results indicate mice with the genetically altered meditation genes experience the same positive benefits of meditation as that of their human counterparts.

Subjective research has echoed those same results with years of human studies that have actually identified specific areas of the brain that benefit from meditation.

In layman’s terms, the simple act of meditation makes your brain run smoother, allowing impulses to freely flow from one region to another.

As the years progress, I find myself depending on meditation on a more frequent basis, and it seems to be effective the more I practice.

I must confess I’m not well versed on the nuts and bolts of the process, and often return to the simple instructions provided by that professor.

Point is, 9 out of 10 times it works!

It’s almost magical how a few minutes of mental discipline can transform my state of mind and improve the quality of my day. I only wished I used the method on a more regular basis, and, often, it’s a technique used when it’s needed.

Milton said, “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav’n of hell, a hell of heav’n.”

A good book can offer the same escape for me and also has the power to transform or transport the mind. I suppose some would consider reading a form of meditation.

Others would question the positive results of either. “The more I read, the more I meditate; and the more I acquire, the more I am enabled to affirm that I know nothing.” – Voltaire.

But he might be surprised at that group of enlightened mice in Eugene, Oregon, and the peace and tranquility they’ve discovered with a few minutes of meditation.

The study not only confirms the already known positive benefits of meditation, but opens the door for scientists to examine the basic chemistry of how meditation affects and benefits the brain.

The ensuing studies could produce benefits that could make life easier and more peaceful for more than a few men and women … and maybe a few mice.

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1. Highly qualified citizens with proven records will be reluctant to offer their service where “Personal Destruction” is the goal of the opposition.

Why would anyone put their loved ones and family through the false, vicious personal attacks? The goal is to discredit the person so as to “destroy the “message” they represent.

(Borking) 2. Systematic destruction of the best citizens for service assures that a weak national leadership will emerge that can be controlled by the political elite. Essentially, this is what tyrants do when they take over a country. These methods of destruction are useful tools in the discouragement of any future leaders. It is destroying the hope of opportunity to serve with the noble sense of doing what is right, good, and noble.

3. These attacks are so damaging in the negative that the citizen’s attitude has become one of cynicism. The historically low approval rating of all government officials is further evidence of the toxic environment. The effects of national cynicism cannot be calculated in monetary or human losses.

Trust has been broken. The grand gift of “self-government” is now on the “endangered” species list. The next casualty is the “citizen.” Trust must be restored by Truth.

One can observe this cycle today first-hand as the new administration is being thwarted in filling the important positions in our nation’s government.

Accomplished and qualified citizens that are willing to serve are immediately assailed with personal attacks.

One must ask why would a citizen subject themselves and their family to the Marxist/ Alinsky plan to destroy a political opponent (fellow citi-

zen). These personal attacks are often false or designed to mislead the public.

The long-term effects of this tactic can lead to dangers that will affect the nation for many years into the future.

What noble cause can the proponents of this strategy offer as justification for these horrible actions? Those that practice this method of political strategy should be aware of the inherent dangers.

Why would our modern political types risk national suicide?

The favorable ratings of government at all levels is at an all-time low! This is a trust issue!

The lawless-selfish actions of leaders in public office in the last four to five decades cannot be justified but can be analyzed.

The hearings on the new president’s appointments are evidence enough that this technique of personal destruction is in full force.

Disgraceful is the only word that fits.

For example, why would Rex Tillerson and other well qualified individuals go through all that they did to serve our nation?

Not in my lifetime have such qualified citizens stepped into national service.

It is clear that a large portion of our nation would be characterized as “Seed Corn Eaters.”

These individuals are willing to destroy for personal gain the seed corn of our nation, which are the future virtuous leaders of America.

May God help us to once again drink from the clean stream of an “ordered American Liberty and Freedom” just as the early settlers did.

Sources: Books by Eric Metaxas, CS Lewis , Os Guinness, all respected writers of cultural issues.

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Officials urged to control benefits costs As the budget season approaches, there are state and federal mandates always cited as uncontrollable costs local elected officials cannot do anything about. That is true, so may I suggest the costs, in particular you can control, namely county employee benefit costs.

Since your own Code of Federal Regulationsd (CFR) report showed a actual decline in King William County population last year, and, considering the already high real estate tax rates we have here, an emphasis on spending control seems appropriate.

I am like many King William citizens who have faced a staggering increase in our personal health insurance premiums over the last decade.

I currently am spending almost $7,000 annually to pay for my health insurance, a policy that has a $10,000 deductible. This monthly expense now ranks right behind my mortgage payment as my second largest monthly expense.

I am not sharing this in hopes of gaining anyone’s empathy, but stating a simple straightforward fact so you have a basis for adjusting the 10% that single county employees are paying for their group health insurance, while asking taxpayers to pick up the remaining portion as a part of their total compensation package. I recall the single employee monthly costs was around $540 a month, with a single county employee then paying around $54 a month out of their own pocket.

It is absurd to suggest or defend this grotesque imbalance. You are asking someone paying $7,000 a year for their own health insurance coverage to also accept the burden see LETTERS, pg. 21

Casino Night raises funds for Hanover Safe Place

By Mollie Hargrove Reporter RICHMOND – Bringing awareness and raising money for Hanover Safe Place are the reasons the Rotary Club of Mechanicsville continues to host Casino Night.

This year’s event was held Saturday, March 5, at the ACCA Temple at 1712 Bellevue Ave. in Richmond.

Casino Night is considered one of the Rotary club’s leading fundraisers.

The evening included casino games such as blackjack and roulette. There also were a variety of raffles, door prizes, and auctions.

The Randolph-Macon College football team assisted Rotary members in making sure the evening was a success.

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About Hanover Safe Place: Beginning in the early

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Hanover Safe Place is a nonprofit organization composed of government agencies, community service members, and citizens of the local area.

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Hanover Safe Place has partnered with other organizations around the area, including the Greater Richmond region, to ensure effective and efficient care for those experiencing domestic

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OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals BETTY J. COCHRAN Betty J. Cochran, 75, was born January 26, 1942, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

She went home to her Lord on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl C. “Jim” Cochran Jr.; she is survived by her children, Rob Petres (Lea), Frances Adams (Mark), Suzanne Stricker (Kurt), Randy Petres (Mary), Bill Cochran (Debbie) and Katy Wilde (David); grandchildren, Nathan Adams, Rachel Adams, Sydney Stricker, Michael Stricker, Rowan Petres and COCHRAN Madelyn Grace Cochran.

Betty graduated as a Blockley Nurse from the Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing and earned a Bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. Betty was dedicated to serving others, giving countless hours to her church, Sheltering Arms Club Rec and Waters of Siloam Mission trips. She was a 40-year volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, and enjoyed sewing and teaching. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.

Monday, March 13, 2017, at the First English Lutheran Church at 1603 Monument Avenue in Richmond. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Heart of Virginia Council Boy Scouts at hovc.org, Sheltering Arms at shelteringarms.com or First English Lutheran Church at felcrichmond.com.

Online condolences may be left at www.nelsencares.com.

The family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to the HDH-Forest Ave SICU and Sheltering Arms Hanover staff for the exceptional care and support they provided.

Nelsen Funeral Home at 4650 South Laburnum Avenue in Richmond was in charge of arrangements.

LETHA L. DORSEY Letha L. Dorsey, 89, of Hanover County, formerly of Norfolk, passed away on March 6, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Michael E. Dorsey; her parents, Charles and Cara Miller; and brothers, Herman DORSEY Miller and Charles Miller Jr. She is survived her brother, Elmer Miller; sister, Edna Cline; her children, Linda J. Dorsey, Patricia D. Solari and Margaret D. Kapinos; sons-inlaw, Dennis Solari and Stanley Kapinos; six grandchildren, Laura Dunn, (Casey), Michele Basye (Danny), Michael Basye (Julia), Chris Hofstede (Dana), Stephen Kapinos and Daniel Kapinos (Christy); six greatgrandchildren, Gage Davis (Melissa), Cody Thomas, Savannah Basye, Addison Hofstede, Katarina Kapinos and Nathan Kapinos; and two great-great-grandchildren, Link Davis and Violet Davis; nieces, Peggy Allgeier and Norma Carlisle; and many other nieces and nephews.

Her passions were sewing, ceramics, teaching Sunday

School, singing in the choir, telling stories, bingo and being with her family. A celebration of her life was held at 1 p.m. on March 13, 2017, at Gethsemane Church of Christ on Mechanicsville Turnpike.

Interment followed at the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Gethsemane Church of Christ Children’s Ministry.

Bennett Funeral Home, Mechanicsville Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.

JANET M. FALZARANO Janet M. Falzarano, of Mechanicsville, formerly of Syracuse, New York, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael FALZARANO

Falzarano. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Michele and Peter Holleran; and their daughter, Alyssa, whom she adored. Janet was a keen business woman and an avid gardener and baker. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2017, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at 8200 Woodman Road.

Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23060.

BENJAMIN L. FURR Benjamin L. Furr, 39, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord, Monday, March see OBITUARIES, pg. 11

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6, 2017. He is preceded in death by the love of his life, Jessica.

He is survived by his parents, Ronald and Jeri FURR Furr, a sister, April (Shannon), nieces, Emily and Amy Rose, and nephews, Jack Shannon, Maverick, Joshua and baby James, and his very special Aunt Lori, and many cousins and numerous friends. Ben had a passion for motorcycles. He cherished his faithful dog Rosco and all of the camaraderie he shared with his friends and co-workers at the telephone company.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Gethsemane Church of Christ at 5146 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, charitable contributions can be made to New Life for Youth at newlifeforyouth.com.

RICHARD L. GILBERT Richard L. “Dickie�

Gilbert, of Aylett, was born November 30, 1942, and departed this life February 24, 2017, at the age of 74. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jackie. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Tyler Gilbert; daughter Tammy; son Richard Jr. (April); three grandchildren, Joyann, Thomas and Abigail; four sisters, Betty, Peggy, June and Virginia; two brothers, Ronnie and Buddy; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive visitors from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18,

at Monaghan Funeral Home at 7300 Creighton Parkway in Mechanicsville, followed immediately by a memorial service at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel. The family also invites those in attenGILBERT dance to attend a brief reception with refreshments following the service at the funeral home.

MAURICE J. GONSALVES Maurice J. Gonsalves; of Mechanicsville, originally of Georgetown, Guyana, was called home to God on March 6, 2017.

He was preceded in death by his GONSALVES parents, Marceline and Anna Mercedes Lopes Gonsalves; his brothers, Horace and Earnest Gonsalves; and his sisters, Cicely Ludington (Ken) and Corinne Roberts (Terence).

He is survived by his wife, M. Eileen Gonsalves; children, Gavin, Philip (Ann), Brian (Dorreen) Gonsalves and Maria (Jeff) Harris; and grandchildren, Alexander Gonsalves, Jacob Harris, Rachel Gonsalves, Joshua Harris, M. Morgan Harris and Meredith Harris. Maurice loved music and dancing.

He was a skilled harmonica player, an avid swimmer, cyclist, and motorcyclist. He enjoyed making crafts to give to family and friends as presents. The family will receive friends for a Rosary

prayer service at 6 p.m. with visitation to follow until 8 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 15, 2017) at Monaghan Funeral Home at 7300 Creighton Parkway in Mechanicsville.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at The Catholic Church of The Redeemer at 8275 Meadowbridge Road in Mechanicsville, followed by a procession to Hanover Memorial Park for burial.

Since Maurice had a tender place in his heart for orphaned children, in lieu of flowers, please make donations to Commonwealth Catholic Charities at www.cccofva.org . They have many foster care and adoption programs that would benefit from your support.

RUBY HAZELGROVE Ruby Phillips Hazelgrove, 90, of Mechanicsville, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 6, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Benjamin A. Hazelgrove; and her son, Benjamin A. Hazelgrove Jr. Survivors include her daughters, Carolyn Gilliam and Sallie Hairfield; four grandchildren, Matthew Hazelgrove, Lisa Woods, Catherine Reese and Kenneth (Ricky) Morris Jr.; also five great-grandchildren; her sister, Jean Warriner; and her daughter-in-law, Virginia Hazelgrove. Ruby was a former member of the Black Creek Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and served as principal of Vacation Bible School for many years. She is currently a member of Harvest Christian Fellowship. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017, in the Chapel of Black Creek Baptist Church at 6289 McClellan Road in Mechanicsville. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

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Boys’ and Girls’ State interviews scheduled

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Atlee High School choirs will present their Second Annual Free Choral Concert for Senior Citizens at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30. The Atlee Show Choirs Elegance and Illusion will perform. They will sing and dance their competition program.

Doors open at 2 p.m. with plenty of room for wheelchairs in the spacious auditorium. The concert should end around 3:30 p.m.

Those planning to attend are encouraged to “reach out and provide transportation to shut-ins in your organization.” Buses are welcome. RSVP to Nancy Hundley at nmhundley@comcast.net or 804-306-9102.

MECHANICSVILLE — Interviews for scholarships to American Legion Boy’s and Girl’s State will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, for the boys and Sunday, April 2, for the girls at American Legion Post 175 at 8700 Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville.

Post 175 sponsors most delegates from Hanover County, with representatives from all Hanover high schools.

Candidates must be rising high school seniors as of the end of the current school year.

They must reside in Hanover County but may attend a school other than the county’s four high schools.

Both Boy’s and Girl’s State will be held June 18-24.

Boy’s State will be held at Radford University and Girl’s State, sponsored by the American Legion Post 175 Auxiliary, will be at Longwood University. Scholarships include tuition, room and board for the week.

These are among the most respected educational programs of government instruction for high school students. see INTERVIEWS, pg. 17

Two dancers from Miracles in Motion to compete in Special Olympics World Contest Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE — Two dancers from Miracles in Motion (MIM) dance company will be competing March 22 on the world stage as part of the Special Olympics World Dance

Contest.

The contest is being held in Graz, Austria, as part of the Special Olympics World Winter Games.

Miracles in Motion (MIM) is a program designed to provide the full dance experience to people with special needs.

Jordan Hogan, 25, who has been dancing for five years with MIM will be performing a tap solo, and participating in a group “crew” as part of the contest. While Taylor Carpenter, 8, who has been dancing with MIM for five years will be performing a jazz solo.

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MARTHA HICKS Martha Newton Hicks, 96, a long-time resident of the Hermitage of Northern Virginia and Alexandria, died on February 24, 2017. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Joseph Robert Hicks. She was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, and moved to the Alexandria area in 1941. She was an active member in the Del Ray Methodist Church; a past regent in the Dr. Elisha Dick Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution; a member of the Potomac Regent’s Club; and a past president of the Colonial Dames Chapter of the 17th Century. She is survived by her three children, Diana Brooks of Hudson, Ohio, Stan Hicks (Pat) of Woodbridge and Robert Hicks (Susan) of Mechanicsville; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A private interment was held March 11, 2017. A memorial reception was held at 2 p.m. March 13, 2017, at the Hermitage. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Samaritan Program, Virginia United Methodist Homes, lnc. www. vumh.org/ samaritan-information, 5101 Cox Rd., Suite 225, Glen Allen, VA 23060.

DONALD McGOLDEN Donald Ray McGolden, 62, of Mechanicsville, passed March 4, 2017. He leaves his wife, Christine A. McGolden; daughters, Cheryl Lynn McGolden of Richmond, Colleen M. Motycka of Burr Ridge, Illinois, and Christine M. McGolden of Glendale, Arizona; stepsons, Aaron

NANCY NORMAN Nancy Hodges Norman, 81, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 8, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Virginia Faison and Maurice Hodges; and is survived by her husband of 62 years, Joseph H. Norman NORMAN Jr.; four sons, David (Susan), Gary (Stacia), Steve (Karol) and Rob Norman; 10 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; brother, Marion Hodges (Donna); and brother-in-law, Robert D. Norman. Nancy was a longtime member of Mechanicsville Baptist

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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to FeedMore, 1415 Rhoadmiller St., Richmond, VA 23220 or Good Samaritan Industries at goodsamaritan.com.

DOUGLAS R. SCOTT Douglas R. Scott, 82, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 8, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Louise A. Scott; two daughters, Pam S. VerLander (George) and Crystal S. Fields (Jimmy); five grandchildren, one greatgrandson; sister, Kathleen MacLelland (Bobbie); brother, Everette E. Scott (Charlotte); as well as several nieces and nephews. Doug retired after 34 years of service from VEPCO. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.

Friday, March 10, 2017, at the SCOTT Shalom Baptist Church. Interment followed at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hanover Humane Society, P.O. Box 1011, Ashland, Va. 23005 or the Arthritis Foundation, 1355 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30309. The Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 Lee-Davis Road was in charge of arrangements.

THOMAS L. SMITHERS Thomas L. Smithers, son of the late Thomas and Irene

Smithers, entered into eternal peace on Friday, March 3, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond. Thomas was born in Caroline County on February 20, 1938, where his family still resides. He retired from Richfood Distribution Center in 2000 after 28 years of employment. He then went to work for Hanover County Schools, Chicahominy Middle School for 16 years. He remained employed there until his death. He was married for 57 years to Mary Ann Green Smithers and to this union, five children were born. One son, Marcellus Smithers, preceded him in death. Thomas leaves precious and cherished memories to his devoted and loving wife, Mary Ann; two sons, Elmo SMITHERS Green and Michael Smithers Sr.; two daughters, Irene “Cindy” Boone and Jackie Smithers Horsford; six grandsons, Cevin Smithers, Marcus Anthony, Michael Smithers Jr., Miles Smithers, and Joshua and Jordan Horsford; three sisters, Eunice Smithers, Sarah Seabrooks and Cheryl Alsop; an adopted sister, Dorothy Toliver; two brothers, Alfred Wade and Alvin Smithers; a daughter-in-law, Cheryl Dugue-Smithers; two sonsin-law, Will Horsford and Michael Boone; one brotherin-law, six sisters-in-law; one goddaughter, Deridra Few; one devoted niece, Donna Smithers; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A Celebration of Life was held at noon Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Second Mount Zion Baptist Church at 31220 Old Dawn Road in Hanover, with the Reverend see OBITUARIES, pg. 17

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G.Roberts and his wife, Maria, and Aymer R. Gover III and his wife, Pamela Coe Gover, both McGOLDEN of the Richmond area; 16 grandchildren; brother, Michael McGolden and his wife, Shelly McGolden, of Evansville, Indiana; nieces, nephews and many friends. Mr. McGolden was employed at Sheehy Ford of Ashland and will be missed dearly. He was an avid golfer and had many golf buddies in the Northern Virginia area. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 10, 2017, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 Lee Davis Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Ashland, 800 Thompson Street, Ashland, VA 23005.

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This tradition of excellence can be seen in four beautiful chapels located throughout the Richmond area: centrally located on Cutshaw Avenue in the city, on Broad Street Road past Innsbrook, on Ashbrook Pkwy. in Chesterfield and serving the Hanover-Mechanicsville area on Lee-Davis Road. All four facilities are under the personal direction of Charles D. Morehead, President.

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Ashland Town Council OKs Wawa construction

By Logan Barry for The Mechanicsville Local

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ASHLAND — Wawa was given a green light last Tuesday, March 7, for the construction of a new fueling station and accessory convenience store at the intersection of England Street (U.S. 54) and U.S. Route 1, a major intersection in Ashland.

In a 4-1 vote, Ashland Town Council approved to grant the applicant’s requested

conditional use permit (CUP) under certain conditions.

Expected to be a positive economic addition for the “Center Of The Universe,” council members boasted the gas station/ convenience store chain’s worth to the town when explaining their decision, but Vice Mayor James Murray had different concerns and reasoning in opposition to the majority’s vote, asking for a deferral to take more time to look at the project.

Mayor James Foley and other council members pointed out not only the tax revenue that would be generated with the chain’s presence, but the fact that businesses of lesser quality could potentially occupy the site without being required to obtain a CUP (conditional use permit).

That location does, however, require that a CUP be issued if a fueling station is being built.

Councilman George Spagna said he

favored the development by reiterating the major loss to the town, that the property has been in its current state, and explaining how the current site is a disservice to Ashland and that Wawa would bring value.

“As I did in the previous meeting, I am going to take a different perspective than the vice mayor. My perspective is the see WAWA, pg. 19

Convenience store, auto repair Government gets in on the act business get planners’ approval

By Logan Barry for The Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND — Two applications requesting conditional use permits (CUP) were approved for recommendation by the Ashland Planning Commission after a unanimous vote at its Wednesday, March 8, meeting. Commissioners voted to approve a fuel station/convenience store and an automobile repair and sales business for recommendation to Ashland Town Council.

The two CUP applications are unrelated, and target properties on opposite ends of the town; 10437 Dow Gil Road and 10281 East Patrick Henry Road (State Route 54).

CUP17-0203 (Maumentum) Robert Mau, the applicant requesting a CUP to operate an automobile repair and sales business on Dow Gil Road said the conditions set forth by the town are in line with how he wants to run his business.

“What I envision happening with that building aligns with what you want to have happen in Ashland,” Mau told the commissioners. He would like to title the business “Maumentum.”

Mau said he has no intentions of his business ever turning into a big car lot, with advertising on the street and customers constantly coming in.

“I do cars as a hobby, I want to create a place that is mechanic-focused, doing car work … it’s more about having something that’s specialized that creates pull for people, and use internet marketing to bring people in,” he said.

He concluded by saying he envisioned his plans for the business to be somewhat profitable, while doing something that he loved.

Mau’s CUP application was approved for recommendation by the Planning Commission with 12 conditions that were recommended by the town’s planning staff.

These conditions were applied to ensure compatibility with Ashland’s Comprehensive Plan policies, and include requirements concerning: landscaping, vehicle servicing, overnight vehicle storage, inoperable vehicles, outdoor display, parking, stormwater, sound, signage, compliance, record keeping and recordation. see PLANNERS’, pg. 17

Coffee with a Cop to be held Monday Staff Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND – Officers from the Ashland Police Department and community members will come together from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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Monday, March 20, at McDonald’s at 201 S. Washington Hwy. (U.S. 1).in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships, and drink coffee.

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Town of Ashland and Hanover County government officials show their whimsical side as participants in the Ashland Musical Variety Show. This year’s theme is “Ashland Loves a Parade.” The show begins at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 30-31, and Saturday, April 1, at the Blackwell Auditorium on the campus of Randolph-Macon College. Among those shown here are Ashland Police Chief Doug Goodman; Dr. Michael Gill, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools; John Axselle, chairman and Beaverdam District representative, Hanover County School Board; Faye Prichard, Ashland District, Hanover County Board of Supervisors; and Ashland Mayor James Foley. Tickets are $20 for reserved seats for Friday and Saturday and $15 for Thursday. General admission, which is balcony seats, is $15. All general seating will be in the balcony. General admission tickets are being sold at Cross Brothers Grocery and at the door. For reserved seating, call 804-798-2881.

Montpelier resident named to Colgate Dean’s List Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com HAMILTON, New York – Cassady Olson of Montpelier,

a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, was named to the fall Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence at Colgate University.

Olson is a member of the Class of 2018 at Colgate.

The Dean’s Award at Colgate is awarded to students with a 3.3 or higher term average.

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Marvin Fields delivering the eulogy. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home at 518 North Washington Highway in Ashland was in charge of arrangements

KEITH TROY Keith Allen Troy, 60, of

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The property is zoned M1 (limited industrial), and its future land use classification is also identified as “industrial”.

CUP17-0214 (BP/Circle K) Commissioners also listened to the second applicant, Jay Desai, as he summarized his plans and intentions for the currently vacant site that is located on the corner of Mount Hermon Road and East Patrick Henry Road, on the edge of town.

“We spent a lot of time with [Senior Planner] Garret [Prior] and the team, and took a couple months to look at the site.

We didn’t know how much it

Rockville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 9, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Alice Troy. He is survived by his two chilTROY

dren, Kyle Troy and Angela Jernigan (Richard); two grandchildren, Skylar and Ryder Jernigan; two brothers, Charles Troy (Pam) and Wayne Troy; sister, Sandy Traylor (Joey); and numerous nieces and nephews. Keith loved art, history, music and playing the guitar. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, March 15, 2017) in Westhampton Memorial Park. The West

Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home at 11020 W. Broad Street is in charge of arrangements.

takes to build a great site [in] Ashland, but we do now know what it takes. We are pretty excited – pretty pumped to build a good site, we’ve done a lot of legwork,” Desai said.

His intentions are to operate a BP gas station and an accessory Circle K convenience store.

Desai said that, in the future, they also have potential plans to build a Dunkin Donuts or a quick service restaurant.

Chairwoman Lou Ann Jewel had one concern about traffic issues that could be created when turning in and out of the parking lot.

Prior said the safest route and the preferred method for the future would probably be for people to enter the

site through U.S. 54 and exit through Mt. Hermon Road.

Commissioner Bob Flanagan made the motion to approve recommendation of the CUP to Ashland Town Council under 10 conditions recommended by staff that include requirements on: elevations and building materials, signage, stormwater, landscaping, lighting, dumpster screening, transportation, sound, compliance and recordation.

Desai’s family owns a business on Three Chopt Road, and a Sweet Frog out of Charlottesville.

In other business: During the meeting’s committee reports, Vice Mayor James Murray approached the Planning Commission

and spoke on the outcome of the March 7 Ashland Town Council public hearing, which approved Wawa’s CUP at Ashland’s major intersection of U.S. 1 and England Street.

“I [was] exceptionally impressed by our community yet again, as I think it was one of the most civil contentious discussions that I have ever witnessed in town. I think I was probably the least civil person in the room, so I’m trying to make everyone else as a shining example,” said the vice mayor.

Murray held the lone vote on the matter in council, but said he welcomed Wawa to the community, and that it would “make quite a difference on that block there.”

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Each participant becomes part of a mock local and state government, and is exposed to the rights and privileges, duties and responsibilities of

opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the department’s work in Ashland’s neighborhoods. All community members are

CLIFTON WALLACE SR. Clifton “Dale” Wallace Sr., 62, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 9, 2017. He was preceded in death by his father, Clifton F. Wallace. He is

survived by his mother, Joyce A. Wallace; children, Kimberly Wallace, Becky WALLACE Adt (Joe) and Clifton Dale see OBITUARIES, pg. 19

Immanuel Fish Fry set An all-you-can-eat fish fry will be held from 6 p.m. until the fish is gone on Friday, March 17, at Immanuel Episcopal Church at 3263 Old Church Rd. in Mechanicsville. The meal includes local fish caught by Clyde Stewart, with cole slaw, corn bread and brownies. Glutenfree is available. Cost is $15, adults, and, $5, children under 10. Hot dogs will be available.

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created in 2007 by Kim Moncrief and is a dance group for people of all ages with all disabilities. In addition to being the founder, Moncreif is the artistic director.

Jordan, Taylor and Miracles in Motion can be seen performing at a variety of events in this community, nationwide and worldwide.

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citizens.

The mock jurisdictions are operated by the students elected to the various offices.

Activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, and law enforcement presentations.

The programs are described in detail at www. vaboysstate.org and www. vagirlsstate.org.

A faculty coordinator at each of the county’s high schools has been involved in obtaining candidates, but

others interested may contact Harold Padgett, Boy’s State coordinator, at h.padgett@att. net or Betty Flippo, Girl’s State coordinator, at betflip1963@ comcast.net.

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Stonewall Jackson Middle School, in collaboration with Oak Knoll Middle School and Laurel Meadow Elementary School, recently collected over 17,000 packs of Ramen noodles from students, staff, and the community. Members of the USO were on-site to accept the donations from the students. The noodles will be distributed to U.S. military service members around the world. Over 70,000 packs of noodles have been donated to the USO over the past six years as a result of this ongoing effort.

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Wallace Jr. (fiancee, Raine O’Brien); grandchildren, Erika, Nicholas, Taylor, Austin, Grayson, Gabby, Tyler, Lauren, Lucas and Marly; great-granddaughter, Ryleigh; sister, Cindy Brown (fiance, Chris Bell); nephew, Phillip; niece, Kati; and great-niece, Leah. A great joy in his life was the volunteer work he did preparing Wednesday night meals and bereavement dinners at Mechanicsville Baptist Church. Dale had a gentile heart and a giving soul.

He was loving, kind, selfless and never without a smile when helping others. He was deeply loved and will be dearly missed. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home. Interment followed in

Signal Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd., Mechanicsville, VA 23111.

WARREN WILLIS Warren “Hogman” Francis Willis, 66, of Bumpass, died March 7, 2017. He was preceded in death by his father, William Willis; brothers, Bill Willis and Eldridge Willis.

He is survived WILLIS by his wife of 45 years, Ruby Willis; mother, Louise Toler Willis; sons, Chris Willis (Beth) and Michael Willis (Belinda); daughter, Stephanie Willis; granddaughers, Amber, Grace

and Faith Willis; sister, Ginny (Gene); brothers, Gerald (Johanna), Garland, Dickie, Dutney (Nicole); devoted dogs, Cuddles and Buddy and many other family members and friends. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m.

Friday, March 10, 2017, at the Hopeful Baptist Church in Montpelier. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to American Cancer Society in Warren’s name. Bliley’s-Staples Mill at 8510 Staples Mill Road was in charge of arrangements.

BEATRICE WOOTTON Beatrice “Bea Bea” Hailey Wootton, 82, of Richmond, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lee Wootton Sr.; three brothers, James “Tucker,”

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following: That corner is not just underutilized, that corner is a detriment to the town in its present condition,” Spagna said.

The developers agreed to meet certain conditions pertaining to landscaping and requirements with building materials, as well as traffic control. One of the conditions that was not clear involved the overnight idling of trucks.

Town Attorney Andrea Erard read aloud the list of conditions to be imposed with the applicant’s CUP, and reemphasized the edit made to the language under the condition in question, stating that “There shall be no overnight parking or idling of tractortrailers, delivery trucks, or other similar kinds of trucks.”

“As I was last time, I say again, not only do I not want to let the perfect be the enemy of the good, but this is a case where what we’ve got this week

is much better than what we had two weeks ago, and I am willing to support this one,” added Spagna.

“I’m not worried about letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, I’m worried about letting the adequate be the enemy of the good,” said Murray.

Mentioning that that this is their one opportunity as town council to make the outcome of this property the best that it can be, Murray reconfirmed with Mayor James Foley and the other council members that a vote for deferral was not a vote to kill it.

Council voted to defer action on the proposal at its previous council meeting.

“For some background, I think it’s pretty notable that I’m being so critical about this proposal. Should I vote ‘no’ tonight, should that happen, it would be the first time that any development project has come to a vote on council and I have voted against it – so this is a big deal for me, to be speaking

critically about this particular issue, nobody can accuse me of being anti-development,” Murray said.

In explaining his issue, Murray pointed towards the town’s comprehensive plan, and how it states in it that the property in question would be “underutilized” if there were to be a fueling station located on it.

Referring to a survey that was conducted on residents across the Ashland community to gain public input for developing the comprehensive plan, Murray noted the results showed that their top priority was a small town atmosphere.

Their second priority was concern about the increase in traffic and with the third being commercial redevelopment.

“All three of those are at play here, and one of the reasons why I wouldn’t just sit here and categorically reject Wawa is because it will improve this corridor. There’s no way see WAWA, pg. 24

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CALENDAR | News, Updates & Listings Wednesday, March 15 A Spring Revival will be held at 7 p.m. at the New Bethesda Baptist Church at 9019 New Bethesda Rd. in Mechanicsville. The Rev. Roger Roller will be the guest evangelist. There will be special music each evening. For more information, call the church office at 804-779-2101.

The Hanover Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pixel Factory Data Center and Richweb at 9680 Atlee Commons Drive in Ashland. Registration is $15 for members (early) and $20 for non-members. Nibbles and beverages will be provided.

Payment options are online or on-site. For more information about the host, go to www. pixelfactorydatacenter.com or www.richweb.com.

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.

Sunday, March 19 Atlee Baptist Church will be having Pack-A-Pew at 11 a.m.; all are invited to attend.

There will be special singing and Bible preaching. For more information, call 804-4422537. The church is located at 9201 Rutlandshire Dr. in Mechanicsville.

The Greater Richmond’s Children Choir will present a concert of organ music at 4 p.m. at Old St. John’s in King William County. The award-winning and criticallyacclaimed ensembles of the

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Greater Richmond Children’s Choir feature an eclectic mix of songs sacred and secular sung in English, Latin, Hebrew, German, Spanish, the Ghanaian language of Éwe, Indic languages, Cherokee, and East Coast Algonquin. Composers include Antonio Vivaldi, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Ralph Vaughan Williams, T. W. Kwami, Thomas Dorsey, and Virginia musicians Allan Blank, Martha Jones Burford, and Sharon Sun Eagle. The organ at Old St. John’s was built in 1976 by Virginia organ builder, Ron Tindall. Old St. John’s is located at 103 St. John’s Church Lane, 10 miles north of West Point on Route 30. A link to a map of its location can be found at http://oldstjohns. org. Admission is free, with an offering collected during intermission.

Monday, March 20 The March meeting of the Pamunkey Woman’s Club will be held at 7 p.m. at the Atlee Library. The speakers for the evening will be Mr. and Mrs. Dana Wood, owners of “Thrill of the Hunt” in Ashland, who will instruct club members on, as well as demonstrate, chalk painting. Information about attending the club meeting or becoming a club member may be obtained by contacting the club’s membership chairman, Debbie Walker, at 804-730-2311 or by visiting the club’s website, www.

PAMUNKEYWC.org.

Tuesday, March 28 The Hanover County Department of Social Services Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room at 12304 Washington Hwy. in Ashland.

The meeting is open to the public.

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Wednesday, March 29, to Tuesday, April 18 Grand Prix Auto Wash is supporting the Atlee High School Band Boosters through customers using the “Fundraiser” option to automatically donate $2 to the Atlee High School Band program.

Saturday, April 1 The Doswell Ruritan Club is offering a night of music and dancing featuring Patsy and The County Classics from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Doswell Community Center at16433 N. Washington Hwy. in Doswell. The admission fee is $10 at the door.

The music of the William & Mary’s Women’s Chorus will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Creator at 7159 Mechanicsville Tpk. in Mechanicsville. Formed in 1923, the ensemble consists of about 50 undergraduates from different backgrounds, concentrations and interests, all brought together by their love of music. There is no admission charge.

Saturday, April 22 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.

Saturday, May 13 Online registration is open for the Laurel Meadow Elementary School Rock N’ Roll 5K. For registration, and more details, go to http:// lmes5k.weebly.com/.

Saturday, May 20 Henrico High School Class of 1967 will hold its 50th year reunion. Friends from other dasses of the 1960s are invited. For more information, visit //www.classc~eator.com/ ~ichmond-~irainia-~enricol967/class index.dm.

Ongoing During the season of Lent and Easter, Holy Cross Lutheran Church is having many special services in addition to its Sunday service. On Ash Wednesday, March 1, two services will begin at 1 p.m. and the other at 7:30 p.m. The 7:30 p.m. service will be preceded by a light supper at 6:30 p.m. Supper will be furnished by the church. On Thursday, March 9, March 16, March 23, March 30 and April 6, there will be two services” 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with supper at 6:30 p.m. On Maundy Thursday, April 13, and Good Friday, April 14, evening service will begin at 7:30 p.m. An Easter celebration will start at 10:30 a.m. April 16. Holy Cross is located at 11515 Ashcake Rd. in Ashland. For more information, check the website, www. hclutheran.org Families Anonymous Support Group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the Episcopal Church of the Creator at 7159 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville.

The group is a self-help fellowship for the friends and family members of addicts who are in need of understanding and healing themselves. For details,

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.

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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 During the season of Lent at All Souls Episcopal Church, the Adult Formation at 10:45 a.m. will use videos and discussion to talk about the “Five Marks of Love” series inspired by the Anglican Marks of Mission. This six-week series provides the opportunity to observe and to reflect on the ways in which the Divine Life expresses itself. Each week will explore the Anglican Marks of Mission (Tell, Teach, Tend, Transform and Treasure) through videos, questions and exercises.

All Souls Episcopal Church celebrates Holy Eucharist, Rite II at 9:15 a.m. with Christian Education at 10:45 a.m. All Souls worships at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. A nursery will be available for infants and toddlers. The Rev. Amelie Wilmer Minor is the Vicar. For more information, visit www. 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 call 804-789-0536.

Wednesdays during Lent All Souls Midweek Lenten programming begins at 6:30 p.m. All Souls is joining with Messiah Lutheran for a community soup and bread supper followed by the program, “Spirituality for your Personality.” Knowing your personality type can be helpful in determining how best to relate to others, but it also can be useful to determine what form your spiritual practice might take. During the five-week series, participants will complete a modified version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to determine their spiritual “temperament.”

They also will explore spiritual practices. Evenings will end with a devotional that engages in a form of prayer or worship that suits the personality type explored. All Souls meets at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. The Rev. Amelie Wilmer Minor is the Vicar. For more information, visit www.allsoulsva.org.

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 see CALENDAR, pg. 21

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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.

Second Tuesdays Hanover Family Support Group, a support group for family members of a loved one with a mental illness, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday evening of each month at the Ashland office of Hanover Community Services located at 12300 Washington Highway in Ashland. Attendees support one another, share experiences, challenges and resources and to advocate for

their loved ones. For more information, contact Jennifer K. Edelman, LCSW, at 804365-4145.

The Hanover County Historical Society will be conducting free tours of the Old Hanover Courthouse on the Historic Courthouse Green from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every second Tuesday through December. The address is 13182 Hanover Courthouse Road in Hanover. For more information, visit http://www. hanoverhistorical.org/index. html.

Second Wednesday The Greater Richmond Alzheimer’s Association and the Hanover Adult Center will host a caregiver support group from 9:30 to 11 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Hanover Adult Center at 7231 Stonewall Parkway in Mechanicsville. The meetings will provide an opportunity for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s to exchange cop-

ing skills and give mutual support. Co-facilitators are Vivian Continued from pg. 8 Bagby and Barbara Allen. For more information, call the of picking up 90% of someone Greater Richmond Alzheimer’s else’s health insurance cost. On Association chapter at 804- its face, it is simply ridiculous.

Add the avalanche coming 967-2580. with the certain financial burden of state pension obligations, Third Wednesday The Mechanicsville which taxpayers will be forced Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. to salvage, it is reasonable to ask at Calabash and the first that you raise the cost sharing Wednesday of the month as portion for county employees a volunteer opportunity to to what is a much more reahelp with a bingo game for the sonable level in order to lessen veterans at McGuire Medical the burden of those who are Center. For more information, already getting buried under contact Pam Bartle at 804-730- their own escalating costs.

0427 or Rick Starling at 804When one considers the 550-1112. taxpayer-funded portions of the health insurance, generous

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First Thursday Hillcrest Baptist Church will host First Thursday Hymn Sing at 10 a.m. on the corner of U.S. 301 and Hillcrest Road. The morning will include the singing of old hymns and a snack lunch. For more information, call 804730-1500.

defined benefit pensions, and the myriad of other benefits largely subsidized by taxpayers this suggestion merits consideration.

Given the particular emphasis on the growing pension debacle I also would suggest that consideration of adding any county employees be weighed with an emphasis on not making this problem any worse. Each of you was elected to be good stewards of the public’s money.

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But, she noted, what makes her Mechanicsville location different is the hospitality and care.

Thynn is joined by family members in customer service and the food.

Unlike many other franchises, she said BonChon uses fresh chicken, never frozen.

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The music of the William & Mary’s Women’s Chorus is well-known and enjoyed in the Williamsburg community by students, faculty and staff, local residents and tourists alike.

On Saturday, April 1, choral members will present their melodious sounds at 7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Creator at7159 Mechanicsville Tpk.Formed in 1923, the ensemble consists of about 50 undergraduates from different backgrounds, concentrations and interests, all brought together by their love of music. The performance is free of charge.

VCU Health System notifies patients of improper access to info Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com RICHMOND — VCU Health System is notifying about 2,700 individuals that their or their minor child’s electronic medical records were inappropriately accessed.

There is no indication that the private health information has been or will be used for any unintended purposes.

The matter came to light Jan. 10, 2017 when an unusual pattern of accessing electronic medical records was detected.

As part of the health system’s partnership with physi-

cians in the community (not employed by the VCU Health System), access is provided to their practices so they can view the medical records of their patients who are referred to the VCU Health System for medical care and treatment.

Access also is provided to certain contracted vendors who provide medical equipment to patients for continuity of care upon their discharge from the hospital.

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In addition, the VCU Health System has instituted new safeguards to prevent inappropriate access to the electronic medical record sys-

Information that may have been viewed includes the patient’s full name, home address, date of birth, medical record number, healthcare provider, visit dates, health insurance information and other medical information.

received at the VCU Health System.

As a result of the incidents, the respective employers terminated those employees.

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The inappropriate access happened generally between Jan. 3, 2014 and Jan. 10, 2017.

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OBITUARIES

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 Lee-Davis Road. Interment followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Special thanks are extended to the Nursing Staff and Therapy Staff at Beth Sholom for their Loving Care.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Beth Sholom, 1600 John Rolfe Pkwy., Richmond, VA 23238.

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Linwood and Emmett Hailey; and a sister, Katherine Wilcox.

Bea Bea is survived by two sons, Thomas Lee Wootton Jr. and Michael Wootton (daughter-in-law, Judy); six grandchildren, Christopher, Justin, Joshua, Sarah, Jordan and Jacob; a great-grandson, Ian; sistersin-law, Anne and Barbara Hailey; as well as a WOOTTON special niece, Susan Hall; nieces and nephews. She enjoyed cooking shows, crocheting, reading and, most especially, spending time with her grandchildren and family. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m.

EVELYN WRIGHT Evelyn Keck Juroe Wright, 92 of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 10, 2017. She loved her garden and flowers. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward Keck; mother, Mildred Evelyn Atkinson; sister, Miriam Bertrand; late husband, Charles P. Juroe Sr.; and uncle, Calvin F. Atkinson.

She is survived by her husband, Richard L. Wright; daughters, Mildred Kennedy

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around that, Wawa [is a] fantastic business, [and] what’s there now is underutilized.”

After a series of rebuttals made between

the electronic medical records were viewed without malicious intent and no information was inappropriately used.

However, it is the VCU Health System’s responsibility to notify affected patients that the incidents happened.

Information that may have been viewed includes the patient’s full name, home address, date of birth, medical record number, healthcare provider, visit dates, health insurance information and other medical information.

In some instances, social security numbers also could

have been viewed.

The VCU Health System is staffing a toll-free response line for patient questions at 844-308-6636.

The health system also is providing one year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to assist patients whose social security numbers were viewable.

Instructions have been provided to all patients for placing a fraud alert, freezing a credit file, obtaining a free credit report and protecting health information.

(Gene Sprouse) and Margaret Pugh (Joe); stepson, C.P. Juroe Jr.; stepdaughter, Terry Cornwell (John); granddaughter, Jennifer Burnett (Chris); grandson, Wayne Arrighi; greatgrandchildren, Madelyn Paige Burnett, Morgan WRIGHT Brooke Burnett, Samantha Keck Burnett and Teresa Lynn Burnett, Amber Lynn Arrighi, Victoria Lynn Arrighi and Joseph Wayne Arrighi; sonin-law, Geoff Harton (Toby Silberstein); stepgranddaughter, Carey Hofle (Mark) and Kelly Wilkinson (Heath); stepgreat-granddaughter, Hayden Wilkinson; nieces, Judy Neidermayer, Christine

Patterson and Kathy Kirby; and nephew, Frank Bertrand.

Funeral services were held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 13, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home at 8014 Lee-Davis Road. Interment will be at noon today (Wednesday, March 15, 2017) in Forest Lawn Cemetery at 4000 Pilots Lane in Richmond. The family would like to thank the kind and caring staff at Heritage Green, and At Home Hospice Care.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to, ChildSavers, 200 N. 22nd St., Richmond, VA 23223 or Central Virginia Food Bank, 1415 Rhoadmiller St., Richmond, VA 23220.

the members, Councilman Steve Trivett made the motion to approve CUP 160922 (Wawa) based on the staff report and under the conditions as read by the town attorney during the evening; which was seconded by Spagna.

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Jackson Gibbons, PLC, which represented the applicant for the project, Attorney Andrew M. Condlin, said the development will help draw travelers into Ashland from Interstate 95, and serve as a boost for the community’s economic development.

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dishes are the salmon avocado bowl, the Japchase dish, filled to the brim with Japanese vegetables and noodles, and the chicken wings. Their wings are double fried, super crunchy, and not dripping with grease.

Thynn said the pork buns, the Japchase dish, and the kimchi remind her most of home in Myanmar, which is located near Thailand.

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently visited the 4D wing of the McGuire Medical Center, bringing carnations and Valentine’s Day cards to each veteran. He also took time to have photos made with some of them. He met Bella, the facility’s police dog. After touring 4D, the governor went to the Mall area and listened to some music performed by the Hanover High School Jazz Band, shown above. McAuliffe greeted veterans and employees throughout the Mall area, took photos with several of them, and listened to their comments about both the Veterans Administration (VA) facility and the Commonwealth of Virginia. At right, two students from Hanover High School will be joining musicians from across Virginia to participate in this year’s All Virginia Band and Orchestra Event. Sarah Castle, left, and Josie Garner, juniors at Hanover High, will take part April 6-8 in Manassas in the event that will showcase talented musicians from across the state.

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Supervisors continue budget consideration process

By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local HANOVER — Members of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors continued their examination of the proposed FY18 budget last week, hearing several presentations related to the document scheduled for approval next month.

Jacob Sumner, director of Finance and Management Services, presented an update on the Capital Improvement Program and an overview of revenues and the Five-Year Plan.

In both cases, the county’s coffers appear on the rise.

The FY18-22 Capital Improvement Program allots $267.3 million for a variety of projects, including improvements at the airport, public

safety, parks and roadway improvements.

Projects include the construction of the Atlee Library at a cost of 9.9 million, and a $7 million construction for the Montpelier Library, and plans for two parks located in the western and eastern portions of the county.

“The CIP invests $16.6 million for public safety,” Sumner said. “The first year includes a $2.9 million investment for the replacement of fire trucks, ambulances and the replacement of mobile radios.”

In addition, the CIP replaces aging air packs for firefighters and replaces a past its prime burn building. Revenues for the proposed budget increased by almost 3 percent or a $12 million increase. Those funds

include state and intergovernmental aid.

Real estate property taxes also provided an additional 6.6 percent and sales tax represented $21 million, an increase of 3.5 percent over last year.

Sumner said no new taxes are projected for the upcoming five years, and positive revenues are expected to remain steady.

Schools and salaries and benefits account for 71 percent of this year’s plan.

Director of Human Resources Janet Lawson presented an update of Human Services increases for FY18.

She outlined a list of non-public safety positions that will be filled with the new budget, including full time positions for building inspections, the

assessor’s office, Parks and Rec Public works and others.

Lawson said there is no change projected for benefits to current employees.

In other matters, the board heard a presentation from deputy county administrator

Kathleen Seay explaining how the county advertises public hearings and other government meetings.

The request originated in the Community Development Committee in an effort to better inform citizens of upcom-

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Currently, the bulk of the county’s legal notices are published in a local newspaper that only reaches about 3,000 residents. see SUPERVISORS, pg. 26

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Seay presented a comparison of coverage provided by the county’s three newspapers of record, including The Mechanicsville Local.

Seay said The Local reaches more than 30,000 residents.

Supervisors decided to revisit the matter at one of their upcoming meetings either later this month, or the first meeting in April.

Supervisors also recognized the Ashland Lions Club for its more than 60 years of service in the community.

Teresa Gooch of the Department of Criminal Justice Services presented the Hanover Sheriff ’s Office with a certificate of recertification of its status as a Certified Crime Prevention Community.

In another recognition, Superintendent David Ruth of

the National Park Service presented members of Hanover Fire-EMS and the Sheriff ’s Office with certificates of appreciation for their continued support of Park Service sites in the county.

The board also considered a claim against the county made by the parents of a student involved in a traffic accident on U.S. 301.

The parents claimed construction in the area contributed to their daughter’s mishap, and contended the delays in the construction’s completion also played a role in the accident.

County attorney Sterling Rives said the county was not liable for the charges since it was not involved in the actual construction taking place at the time.

While the county undertook management on the project, the construction is statefunded.

“Where there is no legal liability under state law, this board is without the authority to pay a claim for which it has no legal liability,� Rives said.

The board unanimously adopted a motion denying the claim.

Planning director David Maloney introduced a motion to advertise an ordinance change that would alter the county’s current family homestead policy.

Maloney proposed new wording that requires the recipient of the family plot division maintain ownership of the property for at least five years. “This is regardless of whether a dwelling is to be constructed or not,� Maloney said. “A vast majority of homestead lots are for the purpose intended but, from time to time, we’ve had to deal with

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Joe Gallagher, a 20-year Air Force veteran and graduate of the Air Force Academy, spoke as a parent in support of a 10-point grading scale. Gallagher serves on a committee that selects Virgiiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s candidates for the service academies and said there is a lack of standardization in differing grading scales across the state.

scheduled a formal vote on the issue.

The subject will be aired at a public workshop scheduled for 1 p.m. March 20. It seems likely the matter will be on the April agenda, and the board will make a final decision on which way to proceed.

Chairman John Axselle indicated thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a possibility, but not a guarantee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That will be one of the subjects we will be working on March 20 planning session. We have been researching this and will have an in-depth discussion,â&#x20AC;? Axselle said.

He said the board could take several actions following that discussion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Either weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come out of that meeting with a recommendation to vote on it at the next meeting in April, or we have further discussion and research.â&#x20AC;?

He did say the board intends to dispatch the issue with as little delay as possible â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is the intent of the board to work this through and make a decision on what we feel is best for the children

of Hanover and not delay it any longer,â&#x20AC;? Axselle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our focus will be on what we think is good for the children. We may or may not come out of that meeting (March 20) with a decision.â&#x20AC;?

Cheryl Campbell from the Parents group said the proposed changes not only aid A students but also would benefit students who struggle with C/ D grades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a seven-point difference between a D on a seven-point scale and a D on a 10-point scale,â&#x20AC;? Campbell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is a huge point spread to expect our children to overcome. Students with a 70 to 76 in most of Virginia are considered C average students. A student with a grade of 70 to 76 in Hanover is labeled a D below average student.â&#x20AC;?

She also pointed to a disadvantage to Hanover students when seeking scholarships of financial aid and submitted findings that the amount of scholarship monies awarded to Hanover students is less than neighboring districts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is it possible that Hanover families are leaving dollars on the table by way of scholar-

ship awards?â&#x20AC;? she asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The resounding answer is yes.â&#x20AC;?

Joe Gallagher, an Air Force Academy graduate, also addressed a belief that admission officials are acquainted with differing grading scales and have no difficulty converting the figures to allow a level field for applicants.

He serves on a committee of 20 people who volunteer to screen applicants for the service academies from Virginia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most frustrating thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found about that experience was seeing the lack of standardization across the state of Virginia with grading scales,â&#x20AC;?

Differentiating between one system versus another presented problems for Gallagher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was virtually impossible to distinguish between the GPAs (grade point averages).

When you have a thousand applications, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to delve in and try to understand the math behind the numbers. This is something that could be detrimental to our students,â&#x20AC;? he continued.

The next school board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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GOOCHLAND – As spring approaches, now is the time to learn about landscaping with native plants, attracting beneficial birds and insects, and improving the health of local streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. A free workshop, “Bees, Trees, and Clean Water,” will be held Saturday, March 25, at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Goochland at 1851 Dickinson Rd. It is sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF).

Online registration is required and can be completed at: www.cbf.org/beestrees.

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Corinne Luck performs as a Hippo for the Circle of Life, African Animal Parade in this year’s Ashland Musical Variety Show. The costume was made by Jen Inge and Ginger Brooking. Tickets for “Ashland Loves a Parade” are on sale at 804-798-2881.

The show is sponsored by the Hanover Arts and Activities Center.

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Eight Hanover High School musicians traveled to James Madison University in Harrisonburg on Saturday, Feb. 25, to audition for the All State Band. They excelled in their county and district auditions before the audition for the All Virginia Band with students from across the state. The All State Band concert is scheduled for April 8 at a high school in Harrisonburg.

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College Wrestling: NCAA Championships, Second Round. (N) (Live)

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ATP Tennis: BNP Paribas Open, Semifinals. (N) Paid Prog.

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NBA Basketball: Wizards at Hornets

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(57-PBS) Nature Cat

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Judge Judy Judge Judy Two Men

Los Angeles Marathon

Best of Junkies

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“Night at Mus.”

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Bar Rescue ’ Å

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Bar Rescue ’ Å Epic Beach Homes ’

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“Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb”

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Epic Private Islands ’

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(11:20) “Shrek Forever After” (2010)

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“Don’t Wake Mommy” (2015) Ashley Bell. Å

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(11:00) ›› “Sex and the City 2” (2010) Å

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Dragon

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Badlands

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(11:35) ››‡ “Grumpy Old Men”

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(:05) ›››‡ “Michael Clayton” (2007) ’ ‘R’

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(:20) ››› “Unlocking the Cage”

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American Ninja Warrior

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In the Heat of the Night

Blue Bloods Pilot Å

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NBA Basketball: Bulls at Wizards

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NBC News

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Blue Bloods Brothers ’

Blue Bloods ’ Å

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NBA Basketball: Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Clippers.

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2017 NCAA Basketball Tournament

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Into the Badlands Å

Caps Game NHL Hockey: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. (N)

Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller ’ Old House

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Fundraiser at church to benefit A Stepping Stone The organization works to “empower the women to learn to live a healthy, independent lifestyle by encouraging them with much needed resources, immediate shelter, long-term housing, counseling, and more for up to a year and a half.”

The website is www.

SteppingStoneServices.org.

Bingo cards are $5,which includes one card and a raffle ticket for a Grand Prize drawing at the end (*must be present to win.)

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ECHANICSVILLE — “Charity Bingo & Shopping Night will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 31, at the New Hanover Presbyterian Church at 10058 Chamberlayne Rd. Mechanicsville.

The fundraiser is for A Stepping Stone, which supports women and children escaping domestic abuse and violent situations.

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would like but play only three cards per person per game.

Children under 10 can bring a new toy donation or a pack of diapers to receive a bingo card, one piece of pizza and one drink free.

There will be prizes awarded for each bingo winner, as well as separate prizes for teens and children winners.

There will be pizza, canned drinks and brownies sold for $1 each.

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bingo cards will go directly to A Stepping Stone’s clients.

Vendors include: four LulaRoe clothing lines will be present, each with different patterns and styles; 31 bags; TupperWare; doTERRA oil essentials; Rodan + Fields; Norwex chemical-free cleaning supplies; Scentsy; Art by Clare; Crystal Jewelry; Stella & Dot; and Paisley Kate’s boutique.

For more information, or to sign up as a vendor, contact Brande or Christy at 804-887-9936 or SteppingStoneVA@gmail.com.

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Prep baseball: Deep Run at Atlee 7:00 p.m.

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Prep softball: Douglas Freeman at Atlee 7:00 p.m.

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New season, big diamonds, bigger dreams

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The Atlee Raiders show off the new state championship rings they received in a ceremony at Atlee on Jan. The Raiders would like to add another ring to their jewelry collection this year.

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Hanover County has been able to boast of some of the best high school softball teams in the state, with three state champions and one state finalist in the

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previous six years. Neighboring King William County has produced two state finalist teams in that time frame.

This year, in the final year of conference play, all the local teams hope to continue making a lot of postseason waves – even with big targets on their backs as

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the teams to beat in the region.

Atlee is looking for a Group 5A three-peat. Lee-Davis, Group AAA champions in 2011, would like another championship trophy in its case. Patrick Henry, Group AAA state finalist in 2012, would like to claim a trophy of its own.

All three Group 5A teams start the season with the same head coaches as last year and with major portions of their lineups intact. Hanover and King William, on the other hand, both have youthful lineups and new head coaches – but both teams still have plenty of

potential for significant sea- lenge for us … is to stay hungry,” said Atlee head coach Tom sons.

McIntyre. “We don’t want to be complacent with that and feel Atlee The biggest challenge for like we deserve this next one.

Atlee may be one of desire. Will … We know and we talk to the it want another championship team a lot about understandbad enough?

“I think the biggest chalsee DREAMS, pg. 33

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ing that nothing is owed to us, nothing is going to be given to us. We’re going to be walking around with the biggest bullseye was far as softball goes.

“That’s the biggest challenge, to stay focused and keep working with nothing assumed.”

The Raiders lost six starters from their 2016 state champion lineup – Mallorie Fodill, Laura Kate Moss, Taylor Sanderford, Riley Satterwhite, Laken Throcknorton and Raine Wilson – but they still have a core of high-impact players returning, among them pitcher Peyton St. George, shortstop Casey Barrett, second baseman Jordan Durbin, right fielder Erin O’Flaherty and center fielder Kelly Warren.

Those five return with impressive statistical resumes.

St. George went 19-2 last year with 163 strikeouts and just 30 bases on balls. Barrett batted .380 with 28RBI and three home runs. Durbin hit .388 with 17RBI and 23 runs. Warren hit .494 with 17RBI and 28 stolen, and O’Flaherty hit.373 with 13 RBI and 12 runs.

While St. George, a senior, will be the anchor for Atlee’s pitching rotation – a role she is comfortable with –she will have no shortage of help as the Raiders have a pair of newcomers, sophomore Rachel Davis and junior Sydney Kuester, who should be able to contribute plenty of significant innings.

The Raiders’ offense lost a lot of power to graduation last year, but they have a lot coming back, too.

“Losing Raine Wilson is definitely a big blow from a power standpoint,” McIntyre said. “But when you bring back Casey Barrett, of course Peyton St. George hitting, Eric O’Flaherty, Jordan Durbin and Kelly Warren – you’ve got a recipe there that’s still going to be pretty powerful and get quite

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Above, Ella Alvis, seen diving back to first base in a game at Hanover last year, will return to help anchor the Confederates’ lineup. Left, Charlotte Mitchell will return to anchor Patrick Henry’s pitching rotation and try to lead the Patriots back to the Group 5A state tournament.

a few wins and do some pretty good hitting.

“Filling that in, we have Amanda Bohannon, a senior who’s picking up the slack at catcher and who’s been looking really good in preseason. She

also brings a lot of power. Then we have Maddie LaFemina, Sydney Kuester, Rachel Davis – who is the backup pitcher but who is also going to play first base for us … she brings a big bat as well. We feel like we

may have even picked up a bit offensively.”

Lee-Davis The Confederates were ousted by the Raiders in the Group 5A state semifinals last year.

ing back,” said Lee-Davis head coach Jackie Davis. “We have five seniors coming back, plus all of our power hitters are back.”

Among the returning seniors are second baseman Ella Alvis, center fielder Heather Childress and third baseman E.B. Hudson.

Another key returning starter is Logan Hawker, a junior who has moved from right field to behind the plate to replace Martin as catcher.

“I think she’s going to be fine,” Davis said. “She’s got a strong arm – big presence back there. I think she’s going to do a very good job for us back there.”

A big question mark for the Confederates is experience on the mound. Stonebraker was a mainstay of the Lee-Davis lineup. Her graduation yields the mound to two players with relatively little game experience: senior Kayley Scott and freshman Savanah Henley. “[Scott] pitched a lot of the Highland Springs, Henrico, Varina games,” Davis said. “She ended up coming in in the state semfinal game and threw well for us in the last couple of innings. … She’ll have mound time this year. I’m looking at her and [Henley] to carry us this year. So it’s going to be the two of them together that, hopefully, are going to get the job done for us.”

Davis has an abundance of options defensively, which makes it hard right now to determine who will be where in the starting lineup.

“We’re still trying to solidify defensive positions,” she said.

“I’ve got so many questions defensively. … I’ve got numerous players who can start. It’s all going to depend on how they hit. The ones that hit are going to play.”

They are one of the teams who would like some payback from Atlee, but they also are targets in their own way – Region 5A South champions last year as well as three-time Conference 11 champions.

While other teams are gunning for them, Lee-Davis should be in good position for a return trip to the state tournament, having lost just three starters to graduation last year – including Patrick Henry pitcher Kylie Stonebraker and The bad news for the Patriots catcher Brooke Martin – and is that they were ousted in the look to continue to be a threat at the state level this year.

“We have a good core comsee DREAMS, pg. 35

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Hawks hope to continue baseball dominance

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Hanover doesn’t want to seem greedy.

But the Hawks do think a fourth state baseball title in five years would be nice.

Hanover won its first state title in 2013 – the Group AAA state title the year before realignment. The Hawks then won the first Group 4A state title the following year. They won another Group 4A title last year.

While Hanover lost a lot of key seniors to graduation last year, Hawks’ head coach Charlie Dragum thinks they might have what it takes to win it all again. They have to get through some other hungry Hanover County teams first before worrying about postseason.

The Hawks lost seven starters to graduation – among them some heavy hitters on the mound and at the plate, like Grey Lyttle and Hunter Marshall. But they have a lot of experienced returners coming back.

Dragum thinks pitching will be Hanover’s strength.

“We graduated five Division I kids on the mound, but I think we still are going to be pretty tough on the mound,” Dragum said. “Our pitching staff, I think people are going to be a little bit surprised at what we have still. … I really like our potential on the mound.”

Anchoring the pitching rotation will be junior Jack Dragum, who finished with a 3-0 record with a 1.21 ERA, 45 strikeouts and six walks. Senior Antonio Balducci (1.71 ETA, 10 strikeouts, four walks) and junior Will Lopez will be the well, such as Camden Grimes mainstays on the mound. They and Nick Zona.

The Hawks will be somewill have plenty of help from position players who can throw what challenged at the plate,

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however. While they will have some power – maybe more than they had last year – advancing runners when they need to may

Atlee The Raiders, who lost five seniors to graduation last year, will have a new head coach – John Corbin, former head coach at Warhill High School in Williamsburg. He will have most of Atlee’s staff from last year on hand – including former head coach Ken Shrad, who took the job on an interim basis last year.

The coaching continuity, along with an improved field, should give the Raiders a boost this year. But they have to overcome some experience gaps.

“From last year’s team, we have to fill every outfield position, second base and catcher,” Corbin said.

But the Raiders will have plenty of experience on the mound. The rotation will be anchored by senior Rob Whitfield (7-4, 3.54 ERA with 24 strikeouts and 29 walks), junior Preston Eacho (3-0, 2.16 ERA with 20 strikeouts and six Dave Lawrence/The Local walks) and Carson Box (0-1, Above, The Hawks don’t want 0.36 ERA with 27 strikeouts to seem greedy, but Hanover and four walks). hopes to enjoy another scene like this when they won the The left side of the infield VHSL Group 4A state baseball will be defended by shortstop championship last year. If they Adam Jewell (.308 average) and repeat this year, they will have third baseman J.T. Fitzpatrick won state titles in four of the (.312). The Raiders will alterlast five years. Left, Preston Eacho returns to help anchor nate at first base between Clay Atlee’s pitching rotation this Naff (.358) and Zach Beach year. (.386).

“Pitching and defense is are going to really have to take probably going to be our strong advantage of other teams’ mis- suit with our starting pitching takes and run the bases and and relievers we have a little bit execute the small game.” of depth,” Corbin said.

When not pitching, Jack Dragum (.306 batting average Lee-Davis with 19 RBI, 27 runs and three Lee-Davis, like most of home runs) will play shortstop. the other county teams, will Junior Camden Grimes (.313 rely upon pitching to get the average, 10 RBI, 30 runs, one Confederates through the seahome run) will play third base son. The pitching staff will and Nolan Caler (.288 aver- be anchored by two proven age, 15 RBI and 10 runs) will stalwarts, Bryan Diehr and be problematic.

“I think we’ve got some guys play in the infield or outfield Matthew Holler. who are going to hit for some as needed. power,” Dragum said. “But we see HAWKS, pg. 35

Throwing strikes

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Lee-Davis pitcher Bryan Diehr pulls away from first base after forcing Patrick Henry hitter Cole Carrano (1) out in the Confederates’ 2-0 victory over the visiting Patriots last year. Diehr returns this year to help anchor the Lee-Davis pitching rotation.

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Former Patrick Henry pitcher Candace Whittemore pitches in relief in the nightcap of a doubleheader against visiting Gettysburg College Saturday. The Yellow Jackets split the doubleheader, losing 9-6 in the nightcap for their loss of the season.

DREAMS Continued from pg. 33

Region 5A North tournament last year. Considering they had a young team, though, it wasn’t that bad.

The good news is that all of their starters are coming back, among them starting pitcher Charlotte Mitchell, a sophomore who finished with an 8-4 record with a 1.69 ERA, 111 strikeouts and only 29 walks.

Madison Carroll and Olivia Sewell will fill out the rotation on the mound.

The Patriots will have just two seniors in their starting lineup: shortstop Grayson Radcliffe and catcher/third baseman Taylor McLarn.

Mitchell, Radcliffe, sophomore center fielder/second baseman

Autumn Slemaker and junior first baseman Hailey Thomas will form the core of Patrick Henry’s leadership.

Radcliffe, Slemakekr and Thomas will helm the Patriots’ offense.

“At the plate we will be led by Grayson Radcliffe who hit .524 last season and led the team in hits with 33, and 23 RBIs – and who was first team AllConference and first team AllMetro,” said Patrick Henry head coach Walter Pettus. “Autumn Slemaker, who was first team All-Conference last year and hit .333, will be counted on to be a big contributor at the plate as well as Hailey Thomas, who hit .327 last year, and Delaney Nuckols, who hit .327 last year.”

Pettus has high hopes for his team.

“I think if we hit throughout

strikeouts and six walks last year. Holler went 5-3 with a Continued from pg. 34 1.98 ERA, 62 strikeouts and 12 walks.

“Pitching will carry our Diehr finished with a 62 record with a 1.7 ERA, 48 team,” said Lee-Davis head

coach Tyler Johnson.

The Confederates will get some offensive punch from senior center fielder Dallas Jackson (.283 average with 11 stolen bases), sophomore

catcher Zach Lass (.455 average) and senior shortstop Sam Lytlle (.275 average).

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in and enormous dedication to the program,” Parramore said.

“You can really tell that the girls are buying into the program and are willing and ready to do everything they need to do to succeed. They’re working hard every single day and I can’t ask for anything more than that.”

The Hanover lineup will be anchored by senior Emma Casey at catcher and Cameron Murray at shortstop.

A trio of hurlers will anchor Hanover’s pitching rotation: Savannah Thorne, Ellen Palya and Leslie Curry.

“I think the team’s strength this year is attitude and aggressiveness,” Parramore said. “They are so determined. They will never give up. … We are winners. We don’t accept losing.”

King William The Cavaliers have a new head coach, Elizabeth Welshonce, but they bring all but two of their starters from last year’s team back to the diamond.

While Welshonce is new to the coaching ranks at King William, she brings plenty of high school coaching experience as a former head coach at Patrick Henry-Roanoke. The Hanover County native has high expectations of her young team.

“They are great athletes, and they’re learning very, very quickly,” Welshonce said. “They have high expectations on winning, which is great.”

The Cavaliers, though, are also young.

“We only have two seniors.

Most of my starters will be soph-

omores and juniors,” Welshonce said. “Defense is very sound.

Pitching is very strong.

The big question mark for the team is hitting in game situations.

“We have great hitters,” Welshonce said. “It will just be how they are going to score runs.”

Some of the key returners include senior Brittney Branch, coming back from an injury that sidelined her most of last year, senior catcher Sierra Healey, junior third baseman Hailey Baldwin and junior center fielder Hailey Reid.

Jenna Evans, a junior, will anchor the Cavaliers’ pitching rotation.

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HAWKS

the lineup we can go really deep into the playoffs and possibly win the state championship,” he said. “We have good pitching and we will play good defense, so hitting will be the key for us.”

Hanover The Hawks begin the year with a new head coach this year, Rebecca Parramore, who has coached basketball for the Hawks in previous years.

Parramore starts her softball coaching career with a fairly green team.

“We have a very young team this year. We have 13 players, and six of them are freshmen,” she said.

Yet, she has high hopes for her young Hawks.

“We have a tremendous amount of talent that has come

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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

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3263 Old Church Rd. Sundays: 10a Holy Eucharist, 10-11a Nursery, 11:15a Refreshments & Adult Christian Ed. immanueloc.org.

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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

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Emphasize personal salvation through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior.

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NAZARENE Hope Community Church 8391 Atlee Rd, www.hopenow.cc Atlee Christian Academy PK-5th grade, (746-3900) atleechristianacademy.com

PRESBYTERIAN Fairfield Presbyterian Church Worship: 9am Contemporary 11am Traditional 6930 Cold Harbor Rd, 23111. www.fairfieldpcusa.org Knox Reformed PCA 4883 Southard Lane Sunday School 9:30 Worship 11AM Scriptural, Confessional & Traditional MECHANICSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN Atlee and Signal Hill Rd. 746-5496; www.mechpres.org Rev. Nancy Clark Sunday Schedule: 9 am Contemporary Service 10 am Sunday School Classes 11 am Traditional Service

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Worship Service, 11am.

Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting, 7pm.

Church phone: 746-2788

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Black Creek Baptist Church, 6289 McClellan Rd. Bible Study, 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

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

Cool Spring Baptist Church 9283 Atlee Station Rd. For info, activities & worship times visit www.coolspring.org or call 746-0800

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

FCC - Fellowship Community Church Teaching the Word of God and watching for the miraculous. Hanover High School 9:45am www.fellowshipcc.com

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

Grace United Family Church

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

"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

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 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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Gutter Cleaning. Lic. & Ins. Free Est. Ernie Perdue 328-1668

R. J. Davis Lawncare, Inc. Complete Lawn Care Services & Turf Care Packages 798-0492 www.RJDavisLawnCare.com

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CARPENTRY Affordable Home Repairs Carpentry, Roofing, Siding, Replacement Windows, Gutters & Decks. Lic/Ins. Jim Martin, 347-3812

CHIMNEY CLEANING Hanover Chimney Sweeps Serving area since 1981. Ins. Chimney & Gutter Cleaning.

746-1056

ELECTRICAL Affordable Generator - Installations, Sales, Service & Repairs Free Estimates. BBB. Call 746-4350 www.mallory-electric.com Danny Electric Specializing in Residential Service. Professional work that you can afford! Lic/Ins. Danny Hinton, 804-640-5044

Additions • New Construction • Remodeling • Low Cost Drywall Repair Class A Lic. Free Estimates. 40 yrs Exp. Home Owner and Realtor Punch Lists George at 804-690-2767

HANDYMAN EXPRESS Your Small Job Specialist Painting, Repairs, and Maintenance Call Steve Hall 426-8544

HAULING SHED MOVER, Over 30 years of experience Shed move and set up Call David Crowder for an estimate 804-314-8111

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FENCING **Fence Scapes** 559-8797 Custom Wood, Chain-Link, Vinyl, Ornamental Aluminum. www.fencescapesllc.com *SUPERIOR FENCE CO* for the BEST VALUE on a Quality Wood Fence Call 559-2211 Repairs & Improvements of All Sizes Licensed & Insured. Free Estimates.

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Licensed & Insured 30 years experience. Dean~ 803-8417 Herring Home ImprovementWindows, Decks, Sheds, Repairs Licensed & Insured. Call 537-5755

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A BROWN’S HOUSE WASHING ROOF STAINS REMOVAL 804-937-8351

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Todd’s Lawn Care Grass Cutting, Mulching, Leaf Removal Call Todd 804-779-3362 or 804-366-8185 PAINTING Affordable House Painting & Repairs Int. & Ext. Painting, Staining, Power Washing, Textured Ceilings, Sheetrock & Wall Papering Lic. & Ins. - Kevin Taylor, 241-5016 ALLSHOUSE PAINTING Powerwashing, Sheet Rock Repairs, Gutter Cleaning, Commercial/Residential.

Lic/Insured. Int./Ext. Call 730-6531 or 402-6531 E.J. Hornung Excellent References.

Interior & Exterior. Great Rates.

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

Call 550-3260 PCT Remodeling Exterior/Interior Painting.

Licensed/Insured. 264-9352

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Call 730-2163.

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New & Re-roofs Residential & Commercial Certified/Master Installers for GAF & Certainteed Standing Seam, Metal &Copper, Gutter Installation. BBB Member VA Class A Licensed - Fully Insured We accept all major credit cards.Call today for your FREE Estimate, 559-4144

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Call 804-347-3812

Ernie’s Tree Service - Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding. Free Est. 75ft. Bucket Truck. BBB. 730-6563 or 833-9663

FINE PRUNING Tree Services, LLC Tree & Shrub Pruning, Removals, Stump Grinding. Health/Risk Assessments. Insured. Free Est. 804-779-2170 Certified Arborist and MD LTE

Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, etc. No Job too BIG or small. Lic/Ins. Free Estimates.

SIDING EXTERIOR PAINTING & CARPENTRY REPAIRS Call Jacob’s Ladder 804-409-2856 info@jacobsladderinc.com

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Call 264-9352

TREE SERVICE

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Hardscape Services: Patio Installs/ Designs, Sidewalks, Retaining Walls, Repairs. For free estimates call, 804-779-3464. Fully Insured. hanoverpruningandhardscapeinc.com

PLUMBING

972-2215

www.PurcellConstruction.Biz Custom Homes & Additions ∂ Barns ∂ Siding & Replacement Windows ∂ Roofing ∂ Sunrooms ∂ Decks ∂ Porches ∂ Inter/Exter Renovations ∂ Kitchen & Bath Remodels ∂ Free Est. ∂ Lic/Ins Res/Comm ∂ 33 yrs exp ∂ BBB ∂ Angie’s List ∂ Senior Citizens Discount Available.

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A W Austin/ Q R & R Vinyl Siding, Thermal Windows, Seamless Alum. gutters, Roofing & Painting, 5 yr. warr. Free Est. Class A #2705133754. Ins. BBB. Call 226-9293

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

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

ADAM S. MEDEK MEDEK TREE SERVICE, INC. Resid. & Comm.

Services Tree Removal, Pruning, Stump Grinding Emergency Services Class A VA License Fully Insured – accepting VISA/MC/AmEx Call today for your FREE EST. 746-8580

Tree & Stump Removal ∂ Lot Clearing ∂ Brush Removal Topping & Trimming Insured Free Estimates 804-730-0600

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MC/VISA/Discover.

WALLPAPERING Wallpaper Hanging & Removal.

References. Reliable.

Call Jane Watkins 746-9025 www.janeswallcovering.com

Supervisors join in recognizing public safety and civic group

Jim Ridolphi for The Local

Superintendent David Ruth of the National Park Service, right in the photo above, recognized Hanover Fire-EMS and the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office for their continued support of Park Service sites in Hanover Count. At right, Teresa Gooch, second from left, of the Department of Criminal Justice Services honored the Sheriff’s Office with a certificate of recertification for its status as a Certified Crime Prevention Community. Below, members of the Ashland Lions Club were recognized for 64 years of service.

Getting ready for the show

Nick Liberante for The Local

Rolling up the carpet and clearing the stage, Chopper Dawson and other volunteers for the Ashland Musical Variety Show start to work on the stage and set at Blackwell Auditorium on the Randolph-Macon College campus. The show will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 30-31, and Saturday, April 1. This year’s theme is “Ashland Loves a Parade.”

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lots created under the pretense of a family division and it was really intended to circumvent the ordinance.”

In addition, the change

would remove a requirement that mandates that family dwellings on parent tracks must remain with the parent tract.

“This ordinance would eliminate that requirement and allow flexibility for the

family to determine how to best divide the property under the homestead provisions,” Maloney said.

The board’s next scheduled meeting is at 6 p.m. March 22 in the Administration Building.

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Honey Meadows Open floor plan w/morning room. Updated kitchen w/ granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, gas cooking looking out to family rm. Second flr laundry rm w/washer & dryer & 3 bedrooms w/possibility of converting the loft Hermitage High School into a 4th bdrm. Master suite w/large walk-in closet and luxurious master bath with dual sinks, soaking tub and Great 3 bed, 1½ bath home great for a first time separate glassed-in shower. All of this plus many more buyer, downsizer or an investor! One owner home upgrades, extra windows and a premium lot. $389,500 with vinyl siding! Large eat-in kitchen! $133,950 Please call The Woody Hogg Team 427-5100 Please call The Woody Hogg Team 427-5100

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two new heat pumps and a renovated eat-in kitchen that features new granite countertops and stainless steel appliances! This open plan features an inviting, open foyer when you enter, a music/living room, a formal dining room, spacious family room and a large Florida Room. The rear, double tiered deck includes an awning to shield the afternoon sun. The seller is leaving all of the appliances, including the refrigerator, washer and dryer. $564,950 Please Call Bradley Boykin 804-427-5104

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Call The Thiel-Morris Team at 804-467-9022 or 804-652-9025 Breckenridge/Hanover High 5 bd, 2½ bth, 3160 sq. ft., rear entry 2-car garage, paved driveway, new roof, & heat pump, detached shed, hot tub, outdoor kitchen, lg. covered porch. Formal living rm. & dining rm w/hdwd flrs. Lg. kitchen w/island, pantry, morning rm w/wet bar, gas FP, family rm. w/wood FP. Rec rm. w/ built-ins. Master bd. w/ hdwd firs, walk-in closet, full en suite. Bd. 2,3 & 4 w/ hdwd firs. & lg. closet, bd 5 w/lg closet. Offered for $449,950

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Hanover High School

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Creekside Village – Hanover High School End unit, 3 BRs, 2.5 BAs & almost 1,900 sq. ft. Open floor plan w/hdwd flrs throughout 1st flr, family rm, eat-in kitchen w/granite counters, stainless appliances, island w/bfast bar & pantry. Master BR w/tray ceiling, walk-in closet & en suite luxury bath. Maintenance free community w/community pool & clubhouse. $229,950.

HORSE FARM 50 plus acres with 25 in fenced pasture! The barn has over 8,000 square feet with 6 stalls and a huge loft!

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New Listing Custom Built 5 bedroom/2 bath home located on over 6 acres in Lee Davis HS district. First floor master with WiFi. $329,950

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on 6.6 wooded acres with a full basement. If you want privacy, here it is. This one is tucked back off the road and offers peace and quiet on this serene setting. Brand new dimensional shingle roof. Meticulously renovated kitchen with granite countertops, new tile floors and new appliances. Living room with a corner fireplace, an office/study with a corner fireplace and a formal dining room. The basement offers a recreation room with another fireplace.

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Berkeley Forest This immaculate Transitional Rancher offers 2,600 sq ft, 4 BRs, 2.5 BAs, 2 car garage, and nice cul de sac lot, all in the Atlee High School District. The exterior also offers new roof w/new skylights, new rear fence, whole yard irrigation system, rear deck w/patio & rear shed. Interior offers a great open flow, family rm w/vaulted ceiling & sunroom off the rear, eat in kitchen w/new granite top, master retreat w/2 walk in closets & en suite. $363,900.

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Atlee High School 3 BR, 2 full BA rancher w/huge 1 ACRE lot, rear patio, detached storage shed & enclosed 18x22 metal building for tons of exterior storage! Newer HVAC system plus oil backup, WHOLE HOUSE GENERATOR & replacement windows.

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