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ECHANICSVILLE – The Food Truck Rodeo Night, presented by Hanover County Parks and Recreation, is returning by popular demand to the 2017 Hanover Tomato Festival. The “Rodeo” will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 19, at Pole Green Park. The air will be filled with the smells of savory menu items cooking up, enticing you to enjoy delicious food truck favorites. Enjoy food and treat selections from: Woodhead’s Grill, Jus Cukn’, eXtreme Concessions, Two Kings Concessions, SuperFROG see RODEO, pg. 5

Vol. 34, No. 1 | Richmond Suburban News | May 10, 2017

Advisory rail committee meeting set for May 22 HANOVER — The DC2RVA Ashland/Hanover County Area Community Advisory Committee (CAC) will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, May 22, at the Hanover County Administration Building at 7516 County Complex Rd. in Hanover. Through the DC2RVA

alternatives development process and related community meetings, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) recognized the unique nature of the Town of Ashland and Hanover County, and that many of the alternatives for greater rail capacity in this area generated

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community concerns. As a result, DRPT recommended to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) a community-based effort to supplement DC2RVA public involvement activities and help inform DRPT’s recommendation for a see RAIL, pg. 4

Strawberry Faire approaches File photo

The 36th Ashland Strawberry Faire will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 3, along the streets of Randolph-Macon College. The Center of the Universe draws thousands to the annual event. Of course, the strawberry is the main attraction as seen being enjoyed in this photo. The Faire has brought as many as 40,000 people into the town. For more details on the Faire, turn to page 16.

Reformation’s 500th anniversary observed with sales, blood drive By Melody Kinser Managing Editor MECHANICSVILLE – St. Paul Lutheran Church will be observing the 500th anniversary of the Reformation on Saturday with a blood drive to signify, as Pastor Rodney Bitely said, “the shed of Jesus’ blood on the Cross of Calvary.” He said the Lutherans are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, which was “when Martin Luther on Oct. 31, 1517, posted his ‘Ninety-Five Theses’ on the chapel in Wittenberg, Germany.” “He wanted to have a debate about what was going on in the church (Roman Catholic) at the time that was ultimately known as the Reformation,” Bitely said. With the 500th anniversary, he said churches throughout the Richmond area are taking part in a blood drive, which

will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The church, located at 8100 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville, also will be holding its Annual Spring Yard Sale from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bitely said the sale is unique in that everything is being sold for $1. The rain or shine event will feature clothes, books, toys, baby items, NASCAR memorabilia, and lawn and garden items. Hot dogs and drinks also will be available for purchase, as well as baked goods. The pastor also said that the “all for $1 sale is an idea they picked up from another Lutheran Church in Northern Virginia to help folks in need.” With Virginia Blood Services on-site, Bitely said “People can shop and take part in the sale” and then take advantage of an “easy opportunity to stop by and give a unit of blood.”

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