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Local NAACP files suit over county school names Lee-Davis and Stonewall Jackson targeted for changes

By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local HANOVER -- When the Hanover County School Board voted not to change the names of two schools named for Confederate leaders last year, local NAACP leaders expressed their intention to continue their effort to rename the schools.

Last week, the local chapter officially notified both the Hanover County School Board and Hanover County Board of Supervisors of pending litigation if action was not taken regarding the name changes.

Officials made that complaint public and formal at a news conference earlier today where they announced a suit against Hanover County and the school board. “Today, the Hanover County Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is suing the County and the School Board to change the names, change the school team names and take other steps to address a climate that denies African American students an equal education,� a

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press release from the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs said.

Following notification by the Washington, D.C.-based legal firm last week, the school board voted earlier this week to engage in mediation regarding an issue that has been the topic of conversation since the schools were named in 1959.

Following a public comment period that included a citizens’ survey regarding the name change, the board voted 5-2 last year not to rename the schools or remove the mascots.

An overwhelming majority of citizens surveyed expressed a desire to maintain the names and mascots.

Lee-Davis High School’s student body is known as the “Confederates�, while Stonewall Jackson Middle School students compete under the “Rebels� banner.

Since the school board decision, various civil rights activists have addressed the panel during public comment period with complaints regarding the names. “Every student has a right to an education free from discrimination. Students in these two schools must daily attend a school that honors generals who fought a war to keep

Technology helps local family in hosting Japanese student

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Kristin and Bernie Arnoldi and their children, Mark and Jacqueline Arnoldi and Frank Meyers, hosted Hiroaki “Hiro� Matsumoto, a Japanese exchange student, for four weeks in their Mechanicsville home. Hiro, who is 13, roomed with 11-year-old Frank. While Hiro does study English, a translation app used to help the Arnoldis communicate with their guest. The complete story is on page 12.

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After some Men in Ministry and their wives had dinner with Washington and Henry Masonic Lodge #344, the Men stood to be honored and get a Lodge donation to buy materials needed to build wheelchair ramps. Hanover County also recently gave the Men in Ministry its “Judges Choice” award for volunteerism.

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MECHANICSVILLE -- The Pamunkey Woman’s Club is preparing a special calendar to celebrate Hanover County’s 300th Anniversary in 2020.

The calendar, which will be available in October, will include houses, churches, and other buildings from the 18th century. Many of them were constructed by families that have helped build the county over the years.

Virginia Darnell, who handled the scholarship fundraiser for decades, said more information will be coming soon.

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ECHANICSVILLE -- Washington and Henry Masonic Lodge #344 in Mechanicsville recently honored the Dover Men in Ministry for helping families with a real “quality of life” need: wheelchair ramps.

To help buy building materials, send a check to the Dover Men in Ministry in care of Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd., Mechanicsville VA 23111.

Men from various Dover Association churches organized the Men in Ministry in 1988.

In the early years, they did roofing, plumbing, carpentry, concrete, anything to help families in need.

A growing population of aging folks need-

ing ramps finally moved them to focus on building ramps. They also repair and remove any ramp they build.

Some 18 active volunteers now build two days a week. They average building 80 a year.

So far this year, they have built 40, with almost that many more now on their schedule.

Since it was organized, the Men estimate that they have built more than 1,400 ramps complying with the American Disability Act (ADA) guidelines.

The Men in Ministry work in rain or shine, even with snow on the ground.

In the past, each volunteer provided his own tools.

An average ramp cost about $800 to $850 for materials. Ramp recipients are asked to pay for materials, but some help is available when recipients can’t pay all of it. Others may help buy building materials by sending a check to the Dover Men in Ministry, c/o Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd., Mechanicsville VA 23111.

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Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 7100 block of Brandy Hill Trace, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 8100 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Hit and run, personal injury, was reported in the 3300 block of Lakeview Road/McClellan Road, Mechanicsville.

Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 5300 block of Pole Green Road/ Williamsville Road, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 9400 block of Laurel Grove Road, Mechanicsville.

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substance was reported in the 8200 block of Richfood Road, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 10100 block of Kings Dominion Boulevard, Doswell.

Violation of a protective order (general) was reported in the 11300 block of Hanover Avenue, Ashland.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 6500 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike/ Brandy Creek Drive, Mechanicsville.

Carrying a concealed weapon, first offense, was reported in the 8200 block of Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 7100 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person, was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 10300 block of Sliding Hill Road/ Washington Highway, Ashland.

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Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 6400 block of Harbour Mist Lane, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny from auto was reported in the 10400 block of Lewistown Road, Ashland.

Embezzlement, $200, was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

Grand larceny building was reported in the 10000 block of Rinker Drive, Mechanicsville.

Breaking and entering to house to commit larceny and assault was reported in the 5300 block of Summer Plains Drive, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument value, $1,000, was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

Petit larceny, $500 not from a person, was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

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Assault and battery of a family member was

reported in the 7400 block of Full View Avenue, Mechanicsville.

Petit larceny building was reported in the 7100 block of Autumn Ridge Lane, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny from auto was reported in the 7400 block of Early Drive, Mechanicsville.

Violation of a protective order (general) was reported in the 12200 block of Goddins Hill Road, Ashland.

Petit larceny, $500 not from a person, was reported in the 13000 block of Country Place Lane/St. Peter’s Church Road, Montpelier.

Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person, was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, was reported in the 6300 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, auto theft, was reported in the 9200 block of Totopotomoy Trail, Ashland.

DWI, first offense, was reported in the 4800 block of Studley Road, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 7200 block of Grace Lane, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person, was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

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ECHANICSVILLE – Christy Farmer continues to suffer from the May 7 death of her son, Henry “Cullen�

Hazelwood, but she is determined to find justice – and she stands firm in her belief that he had been on the path to sobriety after battling drug addiction. “It would be easy to write him off as just another addict. You could ignore the fact that he graduated from Lee-Davis High School at age 16 and was the third generation in his family to be a LeeDavis alum. You could ignore the fact that he was working towards his journeyman’s card. You could ignore the fact that he had plans to join the military in the summer of 2019, which would fulfill a lifelong desire to serve his country. You could ignore the fact that he had graduated from Hanover County Community Services Board’s Drug Court program on May 1, 2019, and had months of sobriety under his belt. You could ignore the fact that for years he worked at Cullen’s Cove and Awful Arthur’s simultaneously while attending middle and high school fulltime. You could ignore the fact that he was loved by so many people for his kind and generous heart; sly humor; strong work ethic, and charming personality,� she said of her son.

Christy fights through her grief to bring attention “to help avoid similar deaths occurring.�

While Christy has suspicions surrounding an individual that she alleges contributed to her son’s untimely death, no name is being published as no legal action has taken place. She has contacted the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office to express her concerns.

A spokesman for Col. David R. Hines, sheriff, told The Local that the investigation continues, with coordinated efforts being handled with the assistance of the office of Commonwealth’s Attorney R.E. “Trip� Chalkley III. Christy’s pursuit for justice stems from what she believes is “careless disre-

gard of another human’s life.�

After graduating from the Hanover Community Service Drug Court, Cullen, Christy said, “had been clean for quite some time and planned to join the military in the summer of 2019.�

On May 6, Christy said her son was reportedly with the unidentified individual “and took drugs. Cullen had a heart attack from an accidental overdose.�

According to the Medical Examiner’s

“Hanover County has a drug problem.

This is hard to admit.

We live in a nice area with good schools, upscale neighborhoods, convenient shopping centers and plenty of opportunity for avancement.�

CHRISTY FARMER Cullen Hazelwood’s mother

Office, she said alcohol, marijuana and cocaine were found in his system.

For more than an hour, Christy said her son was being driven around d in his car rather than being taken to Memorial emorial Regional Medical Center. He wass taken to the home of a friend, who wass out when they arrived. When that friend iend got home, Christy said, “He saw how w bad the situation actually was. He screamed eamed for his neighbor to call an ambulance ance and started CPR and put Cullen in the shower to try to shock Cullen back ck to consciousness.�

Deputies came to the scene, but did not learn where the drugs had been een purchased during questioning.

Cullen was transported to thee Emergency Room; Christy was called at 11:30 p.m. Her son was taken off life support around 1 p.m. on May 7 and died, having never regained consciousness.

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On June 22, which would have been Cullen’s 19th birthday, Christy said family and friends gathered at Buckroe Beach in Hampton for a Celebration of Life. Christy noted that they had been celebrating Cullen’s birthday at Buckroe Pier every year since he was a child until he was 16.

She said that was what he considered his “happy place.�

Her son’s death most likely saved others though as he was an organ donor.

Christy continues to wait for the toxicology report. “Honestly, we do not know exactly why Cullen died. I am told the reports take three to four months to complete.� “Hanover County has a drug problem. This is hard to admit,� Christy said. “We live in a nice area with good schools, upscale neighborhoods, convenient shopping centers and plenty of opportunity for advancement.�

She did point out that those needing help with addiction have avenues available, including the McShin Foundation, Narcotics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, and the Hanover Community Services Board, as well as many churches. Most programs are free of charge and confidential. “If you are with someone that overdoses, please take them see JUSTICE, pg. 5

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The Mechanicsville Local joined Colleen Daugherty when she traveled to Togo, Africa, to vist her daughter, Chloe Daugherty. Chloe is a former Patrick Henry High School Patriot and University of Alabama graduate. She is serving as a Peace Corps volunteer serving a village in Anie. Colleen said Chloe is shown with some of her new “family� members.

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directly to the nearest Emergency Room or call 911 immediately,� she added. “A drug possession charge is a legal problem, but it is better than having a friend die.

Loved ones of someone using drugs also can

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Forcing African American students to attend a school rife with Confederate imagery and veneration creates a school environment that denies students of color an equal opportunity to an education and violates their right to Equal

receive help from Families Anonymous.

Cullen’s funeral was held at 2 p.m. on May 13 at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church at 7046 Cold Harbor Rd. in Mechanicsville. Interment followed at Signal Hill Memorial Park.

Cullen is buried next to Christy’s grandparents. “My

grandmother babysat him, and he is named Henry for my grandfather.�

His father, Rob Hazelwood, delivered the eulogy and is brother, William Hazelwood, served as a pallbearer.

Monaghan Funeral Home at 7300 Creighton Parkway in Mechanicsville was in charge of arrangements.

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African Americans in bondage and their dishonorable cause,� Jonathan Smith, executive director of the Washington Lawyers Committee said in the statement.

The lawsuit cites violations related to the First Amendment prohibition of

“compelled speech, and the Equal Education Opportunity Act that prohibits discrimination in public schools. It also cites violations of the Equal Protection Clause.

The suit alleges “Forcing public school children to use Confederate names as a condition of participation forces them to engage in speech they disavow, in violation of their

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Reader: no live fire demonstrations used by veterans

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have an almost 3-year-old great-nephew that stole my heart the first time I laid eyes on him. As someone who never had any maternal yearnings, Bailey made me realize how important a child can be in one’s life.

His mom Krissy was so close to my sister Robin, and I’d like to think that I have become somewhat of a substitute to that relationship.

My sister was an avid reader. She, like our mother, seemed to absorb books. Mom remains a voracious reader. Her day starts with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. In our hometown, we received the morning paper, as well as the afternoon publication where my career started.

I vividly remember the first Christmas that Bailey got a book in memory of my sister. Krissy immediately sat down in the floor with him.

She read the book while he listened intently and looked at the pictures. She became a bit emotional when she read the note Mom had written on the inside cover of the book.

In a world of too much time spent on smartphones and playing computer games, kids must return to the world of reading for enjoyment.

Who hasn’t said “One more chapter” before calling it a night?

I am so impressed by Hanover County Public Schools and the Pamunkey Regional Library system for summer reading programs. It is so exciting to become transported through the pages.

(OK, I’ll admit it -- I’ve been known to turn to the

back of a mystery novel to learn whodunit.)

As I’ve said before, I wasn’t a particularly motivated student (check that one in the regret box), but I’ll never forget an extracurricular class I took my senior year. Teacher Carla Zeto opened a magical door when I was assigned a project on F. Scott Fitzgerald. His writing still stirs me after all these years. That era of authors was amazing.

The talent, the imagery, the narrative. “The Great Gatsby” is my favorite of Fitzgerald’s works.

With every holiday and birthday, Bailey and his older brother Jonathan receive a book, as well as toys from Mom and me. Robin lives on through Krissy and her husband Clay reading to their sons.

Read to your children. Teach them to appreciate the written word.

There are no live fire demonstrations. There are no projectiles. Blanks are used. And it is not all day.

You can verify this with the local police who attend the twice a year events that honor veterans, and educate the public.

Everyone needs to know something about what our veterans and active military have done, and do for this country.

My connection with the VFW is my better half is an honorary member of the auxillary. We attend events there and participate in the twice yearly events to honor veterans – on or near Veterans’ Day and Memorial Day. He also volunteers every Wednesday, helping with BINGO. Cathy Cowger get there.

Providence Forge If my father stayed in Richmond and worked, we took the train and he usually arrived for our second week and drove us back to Richmond.

But, the most memorable times were spent in those long hours in the car traveling down two-lane roads that often looked eerily unfamiliar.

Once again in the news a person’s The road trip in those days bore reference on the Hanover County little resemblance to today’s version School Board was mentioned about where interstates and rest areas make the possible renaming of two schools

Recalling summer getaways and the long road home

By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist The dog days of July and August provide the perfect backdrop for an American tradition that still intrigues and excites centuries removed from its inception.

Summer vacation is one of a few remaining constants in American culture, and, although it’s changed throughout the years, the idea of a family hitting the road together still

attracts generation after generation.

Perhaps, it’s a sign of the times that family trips are more of a rarity, or so it seems, and summer vacation is for some families, the only opportunity to get away and spend time together.

It’s an important time that has lost significance in our work-a-day world, and Americans spend less time taking days off than workers in many industrialized nations.

While my friends are mostly out of town, many of them headed to the

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Like many families, summer vacation at our home meant a trip to Grandma’s house. For our crew, that involved a two-day road trip to Montgomery, Alabama. There was never a discussion of where we’d go for summer vacation -- it was more of a question of when and how we would

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that have names from the Civil War. I began in 8th grade in 1966 at LeeDavis High School.

The only good I have to say about Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson is they were exceptional leaders of men. The problem is “the what” they were leading for.

White people are simply called white people so I also call here black people the same. To use the term African-American implies a minority. So I learned at a very young age, on my own, to be respectful of all people and at times we must relent on see LETTERS, pg. 8

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cultural ideals out of respect for others.

I never noticed the horror of young black men and women who attended pep rallies listening to “Dixie” being sung. I am now regretting ever attending a pep rally.

These students had to enter any classroom knowing it was named after a Confederate general. Think of it, white people, what if you had a beef like that and you knew if you said anything there would be an uprising against you? I look at

them now as incredible people to have kept the peace like they did while internally they were suffering.

The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” who that was about the man is a hero. I also look at Rosa Parks the same way and many others. This did not end with the students -- oh no.

Some faculty members were at odds with the black teachers!

I grew up being told a black teacher can’t teach and that from those with just 8th grade educations. If you don’t think they can be smarter than you, look up the life of Dr. Ben Carson who is right now sec-

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Now so many white people, of that I am one, want to keep the school names. Those that feel that way, to me, still hold prejudices when you should be saying, “Wow, look what they all dealt with. The least we could do now is change the names.”

It hurts me now knowing all that they went through to get an education and those names are a vivid reminder.

Let them drive by and see Mechanicsville High School!

We should change the school names immediately to show how bad we feel and that we now respect all people.

I also grew up being sold on

the idea that white people are supreme beings in this world.

Jesus, our Lord and savior who existed even before the world began, was not white like many still believe. He looked like those he was born around.

To not name a name but I do not think she would mind, I talked with the wife of a former black teacher that was forced out who died a bit ago.

She didn’t think anyone cared at all. I care and I know many others who also care.

She got to see her granddaughter be the first to march on the field as the head majorette. That’s one proud lady right there, and I am so happy for her. Let this asinine name

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go. Show some respect.

The war is over, let it go! It is 2019 not 1966 or 1865. It is not the heritage I want to remember. Let’s begin this new one!

When you see a black student from the back or educator from back then tell them how sorry you are for all they endured and to show that you also want the name changed at Lee-Davis and Stonewall Middle.

And let’s allow real Christmas songs for the school choirs to sing not just “Jingle Bells.” Show respect for the season and that is the way to understand respect for each other.

The Bible says those who do not recognize us all as equals Christ will not recognize you at your Judgment Day. The school calendar used to say Christmas Day not winter break and it said Easter not spring break.

We used to have Bible reading. Washington-Henry, our first school, its main subject was the Holy Bible so we had a foundation to even want to

learn. That foundation is long gone so see the results?

Probably 70% of born here Americans do not even know what John 3:16 says.

Larry Johnson Mechanicsville

Recyclables urged for local business use I am sitting here at home having just heated up a leftover dinner from a local restaurant.

It’s pretty tasty.

A few weeks ago my wife and I went to the Outer Banks and were served a lunch on a recyclable plate made from bamboo.

So I am suggesting that your paper include a category in its “best of ” contest you run periodically: call it best restaurant recycling program.

My wife is always on me about recycling and we do try, although we can always do better. see LETTERS, pg. 9

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John Staley, Ryland Wilson and Rhett Klauer, all of Mechanicsville, took The Mechanicsville Local to Baltimore, Maryland, Aug. 1-4. They qualified to compete in various speedcubing events at the Cubing USA National Cubing Competition. Nearly 800 competitors from around the world gathered to solve Rubik’s Cube type puzzles as quickly as possible.

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I complain about taxes on our dinners out, but I, for one, am willing to be charged an extra fee if it means a restaurant is providing recycling material either for carry-out or dining in.

In fact, I am calling on local establishments, especially those that do advertise in your paper, to begin advertising that they use recycling products.

Rick Ciferno Mechanicsville (Editor’s note: The following letter first appeared in the July 31, 2019, edition. Due to a few typographical errors, we decided to publish it again in its entirety. We apologize for the mistakes.)

‘The Cause’: Fearful, stupid and angry When I was a kid in 1962, it was the Centennial of the Civil War. If you look at old toy catalogs, you’ll see a lot of “Rebel” toys. TV and magazines romanticized the Confederacy. I thought it was just innocent fun about a past event.

Though my father was from Louisiana, he was an officer in the U.S. Army and never promoted “The Cause” or espoused racial bigotry. He was an American and a gentleman.

Today, the issue of “The Cause” is a pathetic, racist push. Like evil, it has persisted.

Unlike Evil, it has to be kept

ECHANICSVILLE – The Mechanicsville United Methodist Church will host a Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14. Organizers are seeking vendors to take part.

The Craft Fair is a venue for holiday shopping with a selection of local artisans and local small business. A “Reindeer Shop” for children ages 4 to 10 will be available, with each child being assisted by a helper assigned to them to help with their shopping needs.

The gifts will be boxed or bagged and wrapped before they leave the reindeer shop area so that there is no peeking.

For vendor registration, go to www.mechumc.org and select the community tab.

More information also may be obtained by calling the church office at 804-746-5118 or emailing Nancy Reid at nbreid@comcast.net. alive in each generation by three acts: Keep ’em fearful.

Keep ’em stupid.

Keep ’em angry.

It started before the “Wah of Nawthun Aggression” when the rich Southerners (like certain rich nowadays) manipulated the uneducated, fearful poor against the black man (like nowadays), warning them that the black man is coming for your money, your “wimmin”, and your liquor. Enter fear.

Did you ever wonder why Southern states are always so down on the Federal government’s control of education?

It is simply that they need to keep mis-educating students to believe in “The Cause.” Enter stupid. see LETTERS, pg. 10

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Classes available for CERT training New fair attractions HANOVER -- Join your friends and neighbors in receiving Hanover County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training this fall.

The CERT team consists of citizens who help during times of emergencies.

Basic CERT training classes will be held on Wednesday nights, beginning Sept. 25 through Oct. 16, as well as on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Farrington Fire Station at 14582 Mountain Rd. in Glen Allen.

These classes are free. You must be 18 years of age.

Times are from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the Saturday class on Oct. 5.

Attendance at all sessions is necessary for graduation.

There is no physical requirement for this hands-on class.

You will learn about the origins of CERT, how to identify risks in your home and neighborhood, disaster preparedness, fire extinguishers, basic first aid and light search & rescue, among other subjects.

Over 200 Hanover residents have

already taken this class and more than 50 have gone on to join the CERT Unit as volunteers under Hanover Fire/EMS. Members assist in events and, with higher training, can also be deployed to incidents such as search and rescue, traffic control, etc.

To sign up, please e-mail HanoverCoCERT@gmail.com.

The registration deadline is Monday, Sept. 16.

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

Hanover County Public Schools ADULT EDUCATION 2019-2020 Programs CLASSES GED® Preparation – Provides targeted instruction to help students prepare for the official GED® exams English Class – Understand American culture while learning to speak, write, and read English ServSafe® Manager – Earn this widely recognized and respected certification for employment in the food service industry • Minimum test scores required to qualify GED® Preparation $60.00

English Class (ELL) $60.00

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The Georgetown School M/W 5:30-8 p.m.

Henry Clay Elementary School 310 South James Street Ashland, VA 23005 M/W 6-8:30 p.m.

Stonewall Jackson Middle School 8021 Lee Davis Road, Mechanicsville T/Th 6-8:30 p.m.

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Registration – Registration and testing begin promptly at the specified time.

L-DHS Class of 1974 plans 45th reunion STUDLEY – Members of the Lee-Davis High School Class of 1974 are encouraged to “Save the Date” of Saturday, Oct. 19, for their 45th class reunion. The event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at Creamfield Farm at 10572 Summer Hill Rd. in Studley.

The cost is $45 per person and tickets may be purchased starting on Monday, July 8, at the Mechanicsville Drug Store or mail money to the Mechanicsville Drug Store, Class of 1974 Reunion, P.O. Box 7, Mechanicsville VA 23111.

Checks can be made to LeeDavis Class of 1974. After Oct. 1, tickets will go up to $50 per person.

The class has a Facebook page: Lee-Davis Class of 1974 45th Reunion.

big on energy, thrills Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com DOSWELL -- Attractions at this year’s State Fair of Virginia promise plenty of action, and they’ll kick off Sept. 27 with a bang.

That bang will be courtesy of the Ultimate Thrill Circus, whose world-class stunt performers include a Human Cannonball. Others are renowned for aerial derring-do on the Wheel of Destiny, and maneuvering motorcycles inside the Globe of Death.

In addition, the Xtreme Chinese Acrobats will perform acrobatics, juggling and tumbling feats with an international flair daily on the fair’s Main Stage.

Fairgoers who march to the beat of their own drums will want to catch the roving drum and percussion show of Street Drum Corps. The ensemble has been featured on America’s Got Talent, American Idol and MTV. Families seeking thrills with an educational twist should proceed full-steam ahead to Professor Newton and Kidz Science Safari.

The show features STEAMbased, interactive science experiments presented by a veteran in children’s educa-

tional entertainment. After each performance, audience members can check out the hands-on Kidz Science Safari exhibits.

Back by popular demand this year are: The fast-paced porkers of the Rosaire’s Royal Racers pig races.

The artistry of master chain saw carver Ben Risney.

Garden tractor pulls.

Demolition Derby presented by Papa John’s Pizza.

The metal-pounding excitement of the World Championship Blacksmiths.

Large equipment demonstrations by the Virginia Loggers Association.

Exhibitors in the fair’s popular Heritage Village will include a blacksmith, a glass blower, a wool spinner and crafters of banjos and violins.

Young MacDonald’s Farm presented by Farm Credit, a multi-generational fair favorite, will feature hatching chicks, pigs, roosters and other farm animals, the iconic baby duck slide, and Goat Mountain.

The annual Pumpkin and Watermelon Weigh-Off will be held at noon on Sept.

28. There will be plenty of seating, along with pumpkin decorating opportunities, see NEW, pg. 18

Students must bring a photo ID and class fees (cash or check).

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LETTERS Continued from pg. 9

Great statues of Confederate “heroes” stand in the South to this day to glorify “The Cause” to remind the black man that this cancer might return someday. But enter the brown man.

Not enough wall. Enter angry.

Let’s not mince words; Lee and all his conspirators were traitors to the United States of America. The common soldier was the dupe of his day just as now, fighting to prop up rich people but believing he was fighting for his home and hearth against the scary non-white man. But Putin is OK, huh?

So, in Hanover County, Virginia, the backwater hicks voted to keep the school names of Davis and Jackson and “Keep the Dream Alive”. Let’s ask criminals if we should hire more police. Gee, what would they say?

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OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals HAMMERSLEY, Kenneth Harrison, of Old Church, was called home to be with the Lord Monday, August 12, 2019. Kenneth was born August 26, 1925, in Richmond and was raised in Chesterfield County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Obie Abner and Edna Vest Hammersley; brothers, Boyd and Wendell Hammersley; sisters, Marion Faris, Margaret Collie HAMMERSLEY and Eileen Thompson. Kenneth was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 63 years, Ruth Kreynus Hammersley.

Left to cherish his memory are his devoted daughters, Marlene Hammersley of Richmond and Linda Cordoni (Bill) of Sanford, Fla.; son, David Hammersley of Jacksonville, Fla.; as well as several nieces and nephews.

Kenneth was a WWII Army veteran, serving in the 135st Engineer Combat Battalion and participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the Battles of the Bulge, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. He retired from VEPCO (Dominion Resources) with 35 years of service. Kenneth was a longstanding member of New Bethesda Baptist Church. The family received friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where services were held 11 a.m.

Monday, August 19, 2019.

Interment followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-

tions may be made to New Bethesda Baptist Church, 9019 New Bethesda Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23116.

HARLOW, Frances Atwell, 83, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 8, 2019.

One of seven children born to the late Jay and Frances Atwell, she was also preceded in death by four brothers, Jay Jr., Calvin, Lamont and Charles Atwell.

Frances is survived by her husband, Albert Harlow; son, Albert HARLOW Harlow Jr.; daughter, Elizabeth Lee "Missy" Harlow; brother, Sam Atwell; sister, Jacqueline Underwood; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was an exceptionally kind and loving mother. She enjoyed the arts, painting and pottery, as well as caring for her pets, most recently, Fluff, Molly and Rowdy. She attended Ferrum College and was a former employee of the Michie Co. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the SPCA, 2519 Hermitage Rd., Richmond, Va. 23220.

HICKS, Cecil F. Jr., 82, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 13, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, the love of his life, Faye C. Hicks; two children, Cecil F. "Flip" Hicks III (Lisa) and Melissa Skelton; four grandchildren, Sasha, Heather, Mathew and Noah.

Cecil was a well-known auctioneer, antique dealer and property investor. The family

received friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2019, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 LeeDavis HICKS Road, with services at 3 p.m.

Interment will be private.

LaVOIE, Kathryn Meador, 68, of Ashland, passed away on August 11, 2019, surrounded by family.

She was the beloved wife of Francis Allen LaVoie Jr. for 28 years; and amazing mom to three daughters and one son, Kathryn (Allen) Corbin of Gordonsville, Kristy Williams (deceased), Karisa Kirby of West Point, Eric LaVoie of Ashland; and loved by 10 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Kathryn was preceded in death by the late Harold and Audrey Meador; and was the wonderful sister to the late Brenda (GL) Quesenberry. She is survived by two sisters and their husbands, Wanda (Stuart) Boblett, Molly (Bob) Pinner; and several nieces and nephews. Kathryn loved working in her garden, painting, embroidering, sewing, riding horses and spoiling her dogs. At this time, no services are planned, but an expression of sympathy can be made by donating to the Hanover Humane Society, 804-798-0806.

MILLS, Saundra Lynn, loving wife, mother and grandmother, went to be with the Lord on July 27, 2019. She was born on September 17, 1943, in Ellwood, Pa., to the

late Anthony Louis Macioge and Maxine Jean (Gerard) Macioge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Craig Louis Macioge; and her stepdaughter, Kimberly Sue Mills.

Sandy is survived by her husband of 52 years, Allen Mason Mills. She is also survived by her children, Patrice Mills Markle (Tim), Todd Eric Mills (Sylvia), Tara Mills Cobb (Terry); and MILLS stepchildren, Allen Mason Mills Jr. (Tina) and Roland Mills. Sandy was the proud grandmother to Danielle, Alexandra, Katie, Madeline,

Aidan, Peyton, Tristan, Maesyn, Sebastian, Arena; and six great-grandchildren.

Sandy was also survived by two sisters, Toni Macioge Keefer and Jody Macioge Nowry (Ronald). Sandy was a devoted Christian and loved her church family at Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, Va. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, August 26, 2019, at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, 7046 Cold Harbor Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111, where a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.

A reception will be held at the church following the service.

NEWCOMB, Connie Jenkins, 66, of Mechanicsville, Va., went to be with the Lord Monday, August 12, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her father, Walker Jenkins; and her husband, Walter

Newcomb. Connie is survived by her children, Jennifer Allen and Andrew Cersley; grandchildren, Kimber Allen and Colten Cersley; mother, Loraine Boyd; brother, Jimmy Jenkins; and a host of beloved friends.

Connie loved NEWCOMB the Lord, the beach and her home, which she took great pride in. She was a loving and giving mother and "Grammy," who always put her family first. She will be greatly missed. The family received friends Thursday, August 15, 2019, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Monaghan Funeral see OBITUARIES, pg. 12

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Communication issues didn’t deter Japanese student from enjoying local visit

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Maybe there is a universal method of communicating.

Hiroaki Matsumoto, a 13-year-old from Kyushu, the third largest island of Japan’s five main islands, wrapped up a four-week exchange program on Saturday as the guest of the Arnoldi family in Mechanicsville. He roomed with Frank Meyers, 11, the oldest child.

He prefers to be called Hiro, and, despite the occasional puzzled look during the interview, he was at ease as host Kristin Arnoldi used a translator app to provide him with the questions. He entered in responses in Japan and they were then translated into English.

Hiro was among 30 students, known as delegates, and three adult chaperones that came to Virginia through the 4-H International Exchange Program.

Without hesitation, Hiro said he came to the United States “Because my English teacher forced me to apply.”

He has been studying the English language for 11 years, but said, “I can’t speak too much.”

Hiro admitted that he didn’t do much research before arriving in the States, but did say that the country is what he expected.

The positives he pointed out included the ability to experience nature, as well as play basketball, tennis, swim, and walk trails.

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Jacqueline – were dedicated to providing the Japanese teen with as many experiences as possible. The most memorable for Hiro was visiting Washington, D.C. He said he would share that trip with his classmates.

He proudly showed a souvenir he had gotten from the Natural History Museum.

At this stage, Hiro isn’t particularly interested in returning to the U.S., because, as is typical for his age, he has many friends in Japan.

He would, however, encourage friends and classmates to take part in an exchange program.

Kristin said her family decided to host an exchange student after she received an email from a home school group of which she is a member. She said they were in “des-

perate need for host families, and it was Hiro and two other boys.”

Descriptions were included of the boys and she said Hiro seemed to be an ideal match for Frank.

For Frank, “It’s an interesting experience; it’s very different than what I’m used to.” The two boys have done their best to come to terms with ways to communicate. It has been difficult to communicate, but Frank said they have managed.

Their bond is such that Frank is planning to go to Japan as Hiro’s guest.

Kristin already plans to apply as a chaperone, “so whenever we think he’s [Frank] ready to go, I’m going to volunteer to be a chaperone.”

When Kristin was a sophomore in high school, she traveled to Norway and Germany

Photo courtesy of Kristin Arnoldi

Frank Meyers, left, and Hiroaki “Hiro” Matsumoto enjoy a game of Connect 4 while eating ice cream at Narwhal's in Carytown.

as an exchange student. After her own experience, she said she is “already familiar with the process.”

“Overall, it’s been a great experience,” Kristin said.

“He’s taught us a lot about the Japanese culture, but also that even if you speak a different language -- even without the translator -- you can communicate.”

Just like any family, she said, “We laugh around the dinner table; expression is like 90% of communication.”

Hiro is an only child and quiet. Kristin said it took him awhile to become accustomed “to the sounds of a lively house.”

The Arnoldis are relatively new to Mechanicsville.

They moved here in February because Frank, who had been home schooled, wanted to attend middle school. “We were looking to either stay in Fredericksburg or move to Richmond. Hanover County

has awesome schools, so we decided ‘Let’s do it.’ ” Kristin explained that States’ 4-H International Exchange Programs is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

“We work with 4-H Youth Development Centers of Cooperative Extension in the U.S. and a network of international partners around the world to conduct cultural immersion and exchange programs. Since 1972, our exchanges have impacted nearly 60,000 youth and their families in 31 countries on 6 continents!”

The organization’s mission is “Enhancing world understanding and global citizenship through high-quality 4-H international cultural immersion and exchange programs for 4-H aged youth.”

For more information, go to https://www.states4hexchange.org/about-us/who-weare/.

OBITUARIES

Smith, age 92, passed peacefully on August 9, 2019, into her eternal home in SMITH Heaven.

A faithful believer in Jesus, a devoted

Continued from pg. 11

Home, 7300 Creighton Pkwy., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111. A funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2019, at Gethsemane Church of Christ, 5146 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, Va. 23111, with interment following in the church cemetery.

SMITH, Annette A. Our beloved mother, Annette A.

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Photo submitted by Robin Smith

Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Jones of Mechanicsville will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on September 6, 2019.

They have four children, nine grandchildren, 11 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

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Protection under the Fourteenth Amendment.”

One speaker at one of those public comment periods (Citizens Time) told board members she couldn’t wear her school ring due to the Confederate flag featured on the jewelry, and another told of athletes covering the mascot’s name from their jerseys because of the negative connotation the term Confederates carries in the African American community.

“The School Board’s decision to sustain the names and imagery creates a school environment that denies students of color in Hanover County an equal opportunity to an education,” Smith continued.

“Students and alumni of Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School, along with their families and community, have been urging the Hanover County School Board to change the names for decades,” the press

Nominations being accepted for Harris award HANOVER -The Hanover County Community Services Board has announced that the nomination period for the Jean C. Harris Award for Excellence is now open.

The nomination form and further information can be found at: https://www. hanovercounty.gov/675/JeanC-Harris-Award. Nominations are due by Sept. 9.

In 2000, the Hanover County Community Services Board established an annual award in the name of longtime board member, community volunteer and advocate, Jean C. Harris.

The Jean C. Harris Award for Excellence has been given annually to Hanover-based individuals, families or groups that demonstrate outstanding contribution in the areas of intellectual/developmental disabilities, mental health, and/or substance use.

Acknowledging that many individuals, families and groups in Hanover are making a difference in these areas, up to three awards will be given this year. Nominations for those contributing in these

release continues.

“They renewed their request in the wake of the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville two years ago. At every turn, the School Board has refused to change these symbols of racial injustice.”

Robert Barnette, president of the local NAACP, said “The school board’s decision to maintain school names when knowing that they cause BARNETTE harm signals that African American students and families are not valued as members of our school communities.”

Barnette said continued efforts during the past two years have produced no indication that the school board would favor a name change or the omission of the offensive imagery. see NAACP, pg. 18

areas in a professional capacity will be considered with clear demonstration that their service goes above and beyond their professional duty.

Who was Jean C. Harris and why do these awards bear her name? Harris is a shining example of a person of compassion who directed her time and energy to helping those in need in Hanover County. She made a difference every day.

A native of Hanover whose father ran a country store, Harris worked as a secretary to a judge, was married to a local bank executive, and raised

three children. She was a tireless advocate for those without a voice. She noticed those in need and tried to help in big and small ways. She was feisty and persistent and was a founding member of the Hanover County Community Services Board. With her first appointment in 1977, she served for nearly 20 years, including as chairman five times.

Throughout her service, she focused on promoting the development of much needed community-based services and supports in Hanover County and has left a lasting legacy.

Those planning to submit a nomination are encouraged to consider those whose work today follows in Harris’ footsteps of advocacy and care for those in need in Hanover County. The challenges are great and their work is invaluable.

The awards will be presented on Oct. 23 at a reception in the Parish Hall of St. Paul’s Church at Hanover Courthouse where Harris served as treasurer and Outreach chairman for many years.

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ECHANICSVILLE -- Covenant Woods has announced its 2019-2020 Board of Directors, with 14 local leaders volunteering to serve in governance of the Continuing Care Retirement Community.

The Board, which has three new members and 11 returning members, will be chaired by Michael Carter, who has previously served as both vice chairman of the Board and chairman of the Development Committee.

Carter will be joined in leadership by Emily Bennett, who will serve as vice chairman. The members of the Board are as follows:

MICHAEL C. “MIKE” CARTER (CHAIRMAN) Mike Carter is a native and life-long resident of Virginia. A graduate of Randolph-Macon and the University of Virginia, Carter enjoyed a 37-year career in education, first as a History and Geography teacher, and then as a professional fundraiser for Randolph-Macon College. At Randolph-Macon, he worked closely with three presidents developing strong and productive relationships with the college’s most generous benefactors. A

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Kiwanian since 1995, Carter helped found and continues to serve as president of the Ashland Kiwanis Charitable Foundation. Carter recently was appointed to the Hanover County Electoral Board.

EMILY “MIMI” COOGAN BENNETT (VICE CHAIRMAN) Emily “Mimi” C. Bennett, Board vice chairman, is a graduate of the VCU School of Nursing, where she received her B.S. in nursing, her M.S., and OBGYN Nurse Practitioner certification. She has been nationally certified as a woman’s health care nurse practitioner since 1980.

She was employed by MCV/ VCUHS from 1972 to 2012.

She is a member of several professional organizations related to her specialty and has served on two national nursing boards in the past, including a five-year term as president of the National Certification Corporation.

She currently volunteers with CrossOver Health Ministry.

BRANDON ARMOR Brandon Armor, currently director - Variable Insurance Product Portfolios at a Fortune 500 insurance company, has 32 years of busi-

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ness and financial experience, covering the manufactur-ing, financial services and insurance sectors. Armor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration & Finance from the University of Maryland, Class of 1987, and is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute.

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ROGER BOWERS, ESQ. Bowers practices in the areas of commercial real estate and business representation with FutureLaw. His focus is on commercial transactions, land use, development finance, construction and contract administration.

He served on Hanover’s Economic Development Authority for the Ashland District from 2006 until 2016. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University School of Law and Columbia University. He currently serves on the Vestry for St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ginter Park.

KAREN L. COOK Cook served her country throughout her career, which included 38 years in Federal Service and then continued as a National Security Consultant. She was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Defense Security

Members of the 2019-2020 Board of Directors at Covenant Woods are, from left, front row, Chairman Michael Carter, CFO Erik Mauritsen, Vice Chairman Mimi Bennett, and President and CEO John Dwyer; and, back row, Thelma Bland Watson, Michael Smith, David Fuller, Natalie Kent, Roger Bowers, Karen Cook, Brandon Armor, Rick Richardson, Jack Hill, and Chuck Graves.

Glenn Millican, W. Canova Peterson, and Mike Reynold also are members of the board.

Service (DSS) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the highest award given by the Defense Security Service.

She also was recognized by the Secretary of De-fense for her service during the Cold War and for various DSS Disabilities Program awards. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, Overseas Division.

DAVID FULLER Fuller is a seasoned executive in business and economic development, strategic planning, high technology manufacturing, international business and marketing. He serves as chair, Hanover Tourism Supporters, a consortium of tourism-oriented business, attraction, location and marketing leaders. He has extensive economic and commu-

nity development experience in regional public education, public safety, social services, comprehensive planning and government affairs. He served on the Northern Virginia Economic Development Coalition and the Virginia Forest Based Economic Development Council. He is treasurer and Finance chair of the Historic Polegreen Church Foundation Inc., secretary of the Virginia Police Chief ’s Foundation and a director and Leadership Development chair for the US Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia. He serves on the Hanover County Parks and Recreation Commission, the Hanover County Schools Business Advisory Committee and Hanover County Schools Career Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Board. He is a

member of the Mechanicsville Rotary Club, the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Advisory Board and the Hanover Chamber of Commerce.

He earned an MBA from University of Richmond and is a graduate in Engineering from North Carolina State University. He has studied at Brookings Institute and the Darden School at University of Virginia.

CHUCK GRAVES Graves is the director of Finance and Investor Relations at Owens & Minor Inc., a Fortune 500 global healthcare solutions company (NYSE: OMI). He has an extensive financial background in a variety of treasury and investor relations functions with Owens & Minor see COVENANT, pg. 16

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HEF now selling bricks for PHHS Memorial Garden Staff Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND – Since 2012, a Memorial Brick Ceremony has been conducted on the grounds of Patrick Henry High School in Ashland. This year’s dedication is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 1.

The PHHS Memorial Brick Program, which is affiliated with the Hanover Education Foundation, is a memorial garden to honor former alumni, faculty and staff of the Patrick Henry community.

According to Addison Jones, the project was launched in 1999, with the first ceremony being held in October 2012.

“Once a year, a dedication ceremony is conducted at the Memorial Garden,” Jones said.

“Bricks engraved with the name of the individu-

al and class year are placed by family members, classmates, or friends.”

Jones added, “Bricks can be donated for any deceased student or faculty starting with the first graduating class in 1960. At this time, there are 260 bricks in the Memorial Garden. The memorial garden was expanded in 2017-2018.”

The cost is $75 per brick with the check made payable to Hanover Education Foundation (HEF) and mailed to 200 Berkley St., Ashland, VA 23005.

For more information, contact Margaret Hill at 804 365-4560. Hill is the executive director of Hanover Education Foundation.

Fifty bricks for alumni and faculty were dediPhoto submitted by Addison Jones cated on Nov. 2, 2018.

This file photo shows the 260 bricks that have been added to the Memorial Garden since its The deadline to order bricks for this year’s inception in 2012. The bench was added in recent years. A Memorial Brick Ceremony will be held on Nov. 1 at Patrick Henry High School in Ashland. dedication is Sept. 20, 2019.

Programs at Ashland-Hanover libraries listed State Fair’s concert lineup HANOVER – Librarian Carolyn Garner has announced the upcoming programs at Ashland-Hanover area libraries.

Richard S. Gillis Jr.Ashland Branch Library Ashland Chess Academy – 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, for frades K-12.

Get a sound foundation in chess and have opportunities to practice and play games with your peers each week. Refreshments will be provided by the Ashland Friends of the Library. For more information, call 804-798-4072 or visit the library at 201 S. Railroad Ave. for more information.

Stitchin’ Time! – 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Mondays, Aug. 26. Grab your needles, yarn, and patterns and join us for fun conversation and stitching at our drop-in fiber crafts group. From knitters to crossstitchers, crocheters to hand-sewers, all are welcome! For more information, call 804-798-4072 or visit the library at 201 S. Railroad Ave. for more information.

Must Love Words – 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27. Writers, are you

looking for inspiration? Need readers with a discerning eye? Join us for constructive feedback and discussion about the craft of writing. For more information, call 804-798-4072 or visit the library at 201 S. Railroad Ave. Explore 3D Printing – 10:30 a.m.

adult. All participants must be registered for the class. For more information, call 804-798-4072 or visit the library at 201 S. Railroad Ave. for more information.

How to Build a Healthy Lunchbox – 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29. Tired of making the same boring lunch? Join us to learn how to pack fun, healthy meals on the go. We will make kid friendly lunches and some adult ones too! Healthy lunch ideas and recipes will be provided. For more information, call 804-798-4072 or visit the library at 201 S. Railroad Ave.

Cochrane Rockville Branch Library

Metro Creative Connection

to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, for ages 8 and up. Explore 3D printing at the library!

Learn to use Tinkercad to create your own design and submit your "thing" to the library to be printed. Computer mouse skills are needed for this class. Children 12 or younger must be accompanied by an

LEGOs! – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Aug, 24, for ages 5 to 12. Use your engineering skills to create a LEGO design all your own. Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Rockville Library.

For more information, call 804-749-3146 or visit the library at 16600 Pouncey Tract Rd. Librarian Carolyn Garner may be contacted at 804-746-3176 or cgarner@ pamunkeylibrary.org.

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OSWELL — Hiphop, bluegrass, Christian rock and country artists will be part of this year’s State Fair of Virginia evening concert series.

The fair will run Sept.

27 through Oct. 6, with performances at 7 p.m. on six nights on the Main Stage, presented by Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance.

Legacy hip-hop group the Sugarhill Gang will perform on opening night.

In 1979, their Rapper’s Delight became the first hiphop single to appear on the Billboard Top 40 chart.

The Sugarhill Gang also is known for singles 8th Wonder and Apache (Jump On It).

On Sept. 28, Blue Highway and the Wolfe Brothers String Band will perform as part of the fair’s Crooked Road Showcase.

The Wolfe Brothers String Band, based in Grayson County, plays traditional old-time music and has been together since 1993.

Blue Highway is a Tennessee-based bluegrass band formed in 1994.

These performances are supported by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and National Endowment

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and, prior to that, a variety of accounting and financial reporting roles with The American Tobacco Company.

He received his MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1993 and his B.S. in accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in 1986. He serves on the Finance Committee of the Mechanicsville United Methodist Church.

JACK HILL Hill retired from the IBM Corporation in 2016 after 42 years in the Information Technology field, which also

included employment with the Federal Government and small businesses. Hill’s business background includes business unit management, technical sales management, project management, and software engineering. Hill has worked with several industries, includ-ing Federal, state and local government, legal, retail e-commerce and most recently healthcare and life sciences. Hill has a B.S. in economics from George Mason University and an M.S. in telecommunications policy from George Washington University.

JANET "NATALIE" KENT Kent has over 40 years of experience as a health care

executive and has a unique skillset from the senior living industry. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in education from VCU in 1970, master’s degree in adaptive education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1973 and a master’s in health care management from Medical College of Virginia in 1977.

Kent is li-censed in multiple states to provide oversight and evaluation of Health Care communities. In 2018, she began consulting in the health care industry, specializing in education, training, business re-engineering and turnaround operational analysis. She serves on the Westhampton United Methodist Church Council,

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Pastor/Parrish Relations Committee and as chair of the Day School and the Food Pantries.

GLENN MILLICAN Millican is a graduate of the College of William and Mary, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of Richmond. He has undergraduate degrees in Accounting, Art History, English Literature and a master’s of commerce. A retired CPA, Millican has held positions as director of Planning and Community Development for New Kent and Hanover counties; owned and operated a private business in Hanover and Henrico counties; worked in cash man-agement for a Fortune 250 company and held several financial and management positions with the Commonwealth of Virginia. Millican was a member of the Hanover Rotary Club, the Mechanicsville Ruritan Club, finance chair for the Old Dominion Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (a nonprofit conservation foundation preserving wildlife habitat throughout the U.S.) and served on the Board of Directors for Metro County Bank. He has been involved with community service in Hanover County for over 34 years, serving for eight years on the Board of Directors for the Pamunkey Regional Library, two years on the Hanover Board of Assessors and 24 years on the Hanover County School Board. He currently serves as treasurer for ReachCycles, a nonprofit charity that provides free ambulatory equipment for disabled children.

W. CANOVA PETERSON Peterson received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute; and participated in the MBA program at Virginia Commonwealth

University. In 1979, Canova founded Canova Associates Architecture. He is a member of the American Institute of Archi-tects, Virginia Society of American Institute of Architects, James River Chapter of VSAIA, and a past member of the Interfaith Forum on Religious Art and Architecture, and of the Construction Specifications Institute, Richmond Chapter (Board of Directors). Peterson has been involved with the Community Advisory Board of Memorial Regional Medical Center, the Hanover County Rotary Club (past president) and is a past member of the Mechanicsville Ruri-tan Club.

He has served on the Hanover County Housing Task Force, King William County Building Code Appeals Board and the Hanover County Board of Supervisors.

MIKE REYNOLD (SECRETARY) Reynold is a partner with McGuireWoods LLP and a senior vice president at McGuireWoods Consulting LLC. His practice focuses on healthcare, life science and technology, transportation and energy issues. In addition to representing clients before the Virginia General Assembly, state agencies and the U.S. Congress, he is well-versed in building diverse and effective stake-holder coalitions to advocate to policy-makers.

He joined McGuireWoods after serving as a senior policy advisor for the Governor of Virginia. He earned degrees from Washington & Lee University and the Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law.

RICK RICHARDSON Richardson was born in Whitefield, New Hampshire, and received his degree in Business Administration from American International University. He spent his life working with the gov-ernment

in different capacities, eventually moving to Richmond from Charlottesville in the 1990s to become the director of Communications and Promotions at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Having now retired from both work and his major pastime, motorcycling, Richardson enjoys travelling, history, and politics.

He is currently serving as the chair of the Covenant Woods Residents’ Council.

MICHAEL S. “MIKE” SMITH Smith, a CPA and Certified Financial Planner, founded Michael S. Smith, CPA and Financial Planning Services Ltd. in 2005. He spent the previous 33 years serving as controller and CFO for several local businesses. Smith is a member of the Virginia Society of CPAs and the Na-tional Society of Tax Professionals and is a University of Richmond graduate. He is an active member and past president of the Hanover Rotary Club, serves on the Senior Connections Ad-visory Board, volunteers with the Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program, the Hanover Senior Rides Program, the Hanover Early Childhood Council and has been active in local Little League Baseball since 1979.

Thelma Bland Watson Watson is the executive director of Senior Connections, the Capital Area Agency on Aging, and has served in this role since 2002. Senior Connections provides a range of home and com-munity services to assist older adults and caregivers. Her extensive experience includes service as a former Commissioner of Aging for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She served as execu-tive director Field Services for the Committee see COVENANT, pg. 23

CALENDAR | News, Updates & Listings Wednesday, Aug. 21 Salem Presbyterian Church will hold its Annual Dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Fried chicken or ham dinners will be sold. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Takeouts are available. For more information, call 804-746-0732.

Thursday and Friday, Aug. 22-23 The Sheltering Arms Circle will host its annual fund raiser, a Masquerade $5 Jewelry and Accessories Sale, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday on the second floor of the hospital at 8254 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. Proceeds will benefit the hospital’s patients and other circle projects. The public is invited.

Saturday, Aug. 24 In celebration of Homecoming 2019, the First Shiloh Baptist Church located at 8150 Walnut Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville will host a church picnic at Camp Hanover from 2 to 6 p.m. It will be a time of family fun and fellowship with lots of good food, swimming, games, and a cake and pie baking contest. Tickets and additional information are available by contacting the church office at 804-730-1348.

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inconvenience seem like a thing of the past. It’s difficult to travel more than a few miles without access to gasoline or food.

The road to Montgomery was much less hospitable. And finding a place to rest, eat or get gas presented challenges. It was a

your relationships need to be repaired? Are you experiencing grief from loss? The Small Group ministry at The Healing Place can give you the support and care that you need.

To learn more, join in a small group orientation at 6:30 p.m. at The Healing Place Center for Counseling and Spiritual Formation, located at the First Shiloh Baptist Church (Youth Center), at 8150 Walnut Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. For more information, visit The Healing Place website at www.thehealingplaceva.org or contact the church office at 804-730-1348.

Wednesday, Aug. 28 The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will meet at 3 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the County Administration Building at 7516 County Complex Rd. in Hanover.

at 7 p.m. at Rural Point Baptist Church at 6548 Studley Rd. in Mechanicsville. Special services will feature Dale Vance, Steve Wagers and Jonathan McNesse. For more information, call 804-730-3226 or visit www.facebook.com/RPBCVA.

Rd. in Mechanicsville is hosting Family Fun Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will include food, games, music, activities, and fun for all ages.

It will be held rain or shine.

There is no admission fee.

Sunday, Sept. 8 Friday, Sept. 6 A Soaking Prayer service will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Healing Place Center for Counseling and Spiritual Formation at the First Shiloh Baptist Church (Youth Center) at 8150 Walnut Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. The Soaking Prayer service provides an opportunity to pray in a quiet beautiful setting and is open to the community. For more information, contact The Healing Place staff at 804-7301348.

Thursday, Aug. 30

Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7

The Hanover Tavern will host a Tap Takeover featuring Stone Brewing from 5 to 8 p.m.

Live music will be provided by Grits n’ Gravy on the patio.

Games will be available on the lawn. Pub Foods will be served to compliment the brews. This is a rain or shine event. For more information, go to www. hanovertavern.org.

A Brunswick Stew Sale will be held by the Knights of Columbus at the Church of the Redeemer at 8275 Meadowbridge Rd. in Mechanicsville. The cost is $10 a quart. Once an order is placed, it will be ready for pick up on Sept. 6 and 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. To place an order, email asmmlm344@gmail.com.

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Saturday, Sept. 7

In celebration of Homecoming 2019, the First Shiloh Baptist Church located at 8150 Walnut Grove Rd. will host a Gospel Music Concert at 3 p.m. Featured musical guests include The St. James Intergenerational Choir of Tappahannock and the Emmaus Baptist Church Male Chorus of Goochland. The community is invited to attend and share a great afternoon of Gospel music.

Monday through Wednesday, Sept. 9-11 Rural Point Baptist Church will host a revival with Evangelist Brent Carr at 7 p.m. at 6548 Studley Rd. in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-7303226 or visit www.facebook. com/RPBCVA.

Saturday, Sept. 14

Super Tuesdays will be held

New Highland Baptist Church at 9200 New Ashcake

Church of the Redeemer at 8275 Meadowbridge Rd. in Mechanicsville will hold its Annual Gian Indoor “Yard and Bake Sale” from 7 a.m. to noon. All profits will fund the

time when a AAA Travel Guide and Trip Tik provided the only connection to civilization.

A Scotch Cooler placed strategically between my sister and me in the back seat provided provisions for the trip.

Even with the snacks, the hint of a Stuckey’s provided a thrill.

My father loved the pecan logs.

My mother and sister were

fonder of the rest rooms.

After two days of driving, we pulled up to my grandmother’s house a tired and weary bunch, me overly filled with the last sodas from the cooler and my sister at her highest level of annoyance.

It all seemed worth it for a week at what we then called home, the peace and seren-

ity of a town so different from Richmond that it was almost like transforming from the city to the country.

Well into my teens, I spent a good bit of every summer in Montgomery. As the years passed, the trip home got easier, faster and more accommodating; but the trips home became more infrequent.

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ministry with Haiti. Donations are being accepted. For more information, text Beth at 804357-9494.

Sunday through Wednesday, Sept. 15-18 First Shiloh Baptist Church will celebrate its annual homecoming and revival beginning with morning worship at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday and afternoon worship at 2:30 p.m. Pastor R. Neal Siler will deliver the morning service message and the guest pastor and church for the afternoon service will be Rev. Maurice Vincent and the New Chestnut Baptist Church. Revival services will be held at 7 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday.

The revival preacher will be Dr. Michael Kelsey, pastor of the Good Samaritan Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The community is invited to celebrate Homecoming and Revival with the First Shiloh congregation.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

At some point, Richmond became home and those hot summer days in Montgomery reside only in my mind. But, those precious moments with family in that overheated car heading down Route 301 pointed south still remain fresh.

And even though the cars are nicer, the route less challenging and the destinations

The Colonial Farm Credit blood drive will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at 7104 Mechanicsville Tpk. in Mechanicsville. To set up

an appointment, call Megan Arrington at 804-746-1252 or visit the Red Cross website at www.redcrossblood.org and search for the Colonial Farm Credit drive using the 23111 zip code. The Red Cross highly encourages appointments.

Tuesday, Oct. 1 The last night of Rural Point Baptist Church’s Super Tuesday services will begin at 7 p.m. with Pastor Kenny Baldwin. The church is located at 6548 Studley Rd. in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-7303226 or visit www.facebook. com/RPBCVA.

Saturday, Oct. 19 Crafters and vendors are wanted for the 29th Annual Short Pump Ruritan Club Bazaar, which will be held at Short Pump Middle School at 4701 Pouncey Tract Rd. To obtain and application and/or more information, call 804387-6804 or email suebzink@ aol.com.

Saturday, Sept. 28 A Community Yard Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Trinity Christian Church at 8469 Atlee Rd. in see CALENDAR, pg. 18

more exotic, summer vacation remains an important tie that binds families together.

So, whether it’s rushing through an airport to catch a flight or taking the path less traveled down a country road where being kind of lost is a blessing, enjoy the moment and the memories that only summer vacation can create.

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for the Arts.

Other artists affiliated with The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail will perform throughout the fair in front of the Meadow Pavilion.

Schedule information is available at StateFairVa.org.

Christian rock artist Zach Williams will perform on Oct. 3. Known for his Grammy-winning album Chain Breaker, released in 2016, Williams is currently on tour in the U.S., Canada and Israel.

Set to perform on Oct. 4, newcomer HARDY continues to distinguish his own brand of country, releasing two EPs — October 2018’s This Ole Boy and January 2019’s Where to Find

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“We have been in constant consultation with the school board and the board of supervisors with regards to the name change,” Barnette said in a Friday afternoon press conference.

“Specifically, over the past two years we have been speaking at Citizens Time and doing community events,

Me — to critical acclaim and rocketing into Country radio’s Top 30 with debut single Rednecker.

HARDY also boasts songwriting credits on chart-toppers, current singles and album cuts for Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett, Chris Lane and more.

English rock band Foghat will perform Oct. 5. Performing since 1971, Foghat has amassed eight gold records, one platinum and one double-platinum and is perhaps bestknown for the singles Slow Ride, Fool for the City and a cover of bluesman Willie Dixon’s I Just Want to Make Love to You. Country rock duo LOCASH will close out the fair on Oct. 6. Made up of Chris Lucas and Preston Burst, the band is known for their hit singles I Love This Life, I Know Somebody and

community and organization meetings in the county … and time and again this issue comes up, asking why do African American students have to go to school with the name Lee-Davis and Stonewall Jackson,” he added.

“We’ve made many pleas with the superintendent [Michael Gill] and the school board,” he continued. “We’ve exhausted all other opportunities to get them to change the

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All concerts are included in the cost of admission. Blue Ribbon Premium Seats can be purchased online in advance for $10 each. Those seats are closest to the stage and are general admission.

The seating area will open at 6 p.m. on concert nights.

Fairgoers also may bring blankets and lawn chairs for Main Stage concerts. Chairs will be available for rent for $3 each with an additional $2 refundable deposit.

Premium parking is available online in advance for $15. Ticket and parking details are at StateFairVa.org.

Additionally, the State Fair’s Summer of Savings offers an opportunity to purchase tickets at a discounted price online throughout August. When purchased before Sept. 1, adult admis-

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Mechanicsville. To rent a space, $15 for one or two for $25, call the church office at 804746-4838. The sale will include baked goods and Rada knives, as well as taking orders for Billy Moore’s “All Stewed Up” Brunswick stew to pick up on Oct. 5. For more information, go to www.trinityccdoc.com.

Saturday, Oct. 26 The Frog Level Fire Department will host its Fall Festival and Parade from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors may sign up by calling 804-338-8796 or emailing crozell@verizon.net. see CALENDAR, pg. 23

names.”

The school board is responsible for establishing a school name policy, naming schools or making changes to that policy.

Deputy Legal Director and lead attorney on this case Kaitlin Banner of WLC said the struggle to remove the names of those schools is not new.

“Students and families have been fighting to change the names in Hanover County for decades,” Banner said. “The school board had refused them at every turn.”

She said the message is

clear to African American families in the community.

“From what we’ve heard from talking from members of the community, African American students and families feel unwelcome and excluded from the school community due to the names,” Banner said.

“We are calling today on Hanover County schools to do the right thing,” Banner said. “In Hanover County and across the nation, the naming of the schools was never about honoring Confederate generals but rather about signaling resistance to equal rights for

African Americans” She said the imagery (mascot names), coupled with the school names, inhibits African American students from receiving an equal opportunity to education.

The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and Covington & Burling LLP represent the Hanover County Unit of the NAACP and its members in this case that was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division.

School board chair Roger Bourassa refused to comment on the action, citing board pol-

icy that prohibits comments on pending litigation.

When contacted for comment, Hanover County public information officer Tom Harris replied similarly. “We do not comment on pending litigation.”

Barnette said he has received positive feedback regarding the suit and efforts to change the school names, and outlined the ultimate goal of the action.

“Our aim is to create an inclusive school environment that will welcome all children in Hanover County to access equal education opportunities.”

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29 in the fair’s Harvest Landing area.

Also returning are the Blue Ribbon Craft Beer Fest, which will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 5, and Virginia’s Finest Sundays on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. The beer festival, presented by Loudoun County, will include the products of more than 20 Virginia craft brewers.

Tickets are $30 and include fair admission.

Virginia’s Finest Sundays will showcase agriculture and specialty foods branded under the Virginia’s Finest program

of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Fairgoers will have an opportunity to tour Meadow Hall on Sept. 28. For just $5, visitors can see an exclusive collection of family memorabilia from the late Penny Chenery, as well as a gallery of famous Meadow Stable Thoroughbreds, including Secretariat.

Ticket information, an online ticket purchase site and a complete, searchable fair schedule are available at

StateFairVa.org.

The 2019 State Fair of Virginia will run from Sept. 27 through Oct. 6. Information is available at StateFairVa.org.

The State Fair is held each fall at its permanent home at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County and attracts 250,000 fairgoers. The event celebrates the best of Virginia’s past, present and future through scholarship initiatives, creative programming and a focus on the commonwealth’s agriculture and natural resources industries.

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sion tickets will be $10, and youth (5 to 12) and senior (60 and older) tickets will be $7. Unlimited ride wristbands will be $16 when purchased before Sept. 1, and season passes will be $35.

Children 4 and under will be admitted free, but will need passes, which can be ordered online.

The 2019 State Fair of Virginia will run from Sept. 27 through Oct. 6.

Information is available at StateFairVa. org.

The State Fair is held each fall at its permanent home at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County and attracts 250,000 fairgoers. The event celebrates the best of Virginia’s past, present and future through scholarship initiatives, creative programming and a focus on the commonwealth’s agriculture and natural resources industries.

samples of pumpkin-themed fair foods and pumpkin-related giveaways for children.

Things will be moo-ving and shaking at the SouthLand Dairy Farmer Center, which houses SouthLand Dairy Parlor and hand-milking demonstrations and the Dairy Cow Birthing Center.

And who doesn’t love a parade? Don’t let the annual State Fair Parade pass you by when it rolls at 4 p.m. on Sept.

Repeal of King’s Dominion law won’t affect opening day of Hanover schools

By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND -- The Virginia General Assembly’s repeal of a decades-old law that prevented the state’s public schools from opening earlier than the day after Labor Day will not affect the first day of school in Hanover County.

For county students, the first day of school is Sept. 3.

The General Assembly voted to overturn the regulation known as the Kings Dominion Law during its recent session. The law was designed to provide theme parks and other summer attractions across the state with student workers through the summer season.

For decades, supporters of the legislation lobbied to keep the law in effect to ensure a steady workforce to man the parks.

Previous to the new law that took effect July 1, school districts could seek waivers allowing them to open earlier if they could demonstrate that additional snow days might be required in their specific location. All but 44 districts in the Commonwealth have obtained

those waivers This year’s revision allows school systems to open up to two weeks before Labor Day, providing a four-day holiday weekend is provided for faculty and students.

Although the new law does not affect school opening in Hanover, it could begin a conversation regarding the calendar.

Cold Harbor school board representative Norman Sulser asked if might be time to begin that discussion. “I think after Labor Day we should address this situation and start looking at how we are going to handle this,� Sulser said. “The Calendar Committee is still meeting and they will have more options available to them,� superintendent Michael Gill said. “They would, along with the school board, want input from the public and to go through the process that has been used. So, there is nothing imminent. This should not be interpreted that any change is imminent.�

But, Gill said it could be viewed as an enhanced opportunity for the committee. “It should be interpret-

ed that now the Calendar Committee has more options in which to reach out to our public and gather feedback while setting the calendar for next year or for any subsequent year,� he said.

HCPS attorney Yvonne Gibney presented school board members with revisions that ensure the Hanover code is in compliance with the new calendar requirements.

She presented a list of necessary code changes for review, mostly minor, to accommodate new state regulations that went into effect on July 1.

In addition to the calendar requirements, the list of revisions included new regulations regarding residency for school attendance that allows owners of properties that are taxed in two districts to choose either system for their children’s education. The child is considered a student in any locality the home is taxed.

Other proposed code changes outline parental notification for sexual or controversial subjects addressed in health and physical education classes that allows students to opt out at their parents’ request.

The General Assembly also enacted legislation that requires threat assessment teams in each school, a practice that has been installed at every Hanover campus for several years. “This simply formalizes that in our code,� Gibney said.

The board took the revisions under consideration Jim Ridolphi for The Local and will take formal action in Roger Bourassa, left, chairman of the Hanover County School September to bring the code Board, presents outgoing chair Robert Hundley with a gift as recognition for his service for the past 12 months. up-to-date.

Hand-painted tea pots on display at library Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE – A unique display of hand-painted tea pots and related items are being exhibited by Midge Amos at the Atlee Library on Atlee Road in Mechanicsville.

Big, small and inbetween sizes, in addition to tea pots in the shapes of a swan, rabbit, cat, and fish, are available for viewing through the end

of the month.

Amos said the exhibit features a teapot lamp she painted a few years ago. Also included are chocolate pots because hot chocolate may be served at a tea.

A tea party would not be complete without lemon slices and the saucer-sized plates with handle serve this purpose. There is a tea strainer left over from see TEA POTS, pg. 20

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wife, mom, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to all, she joins our dear father, Robert "Rabbit" E. Smith, who passed June 23, 2019. They were married 71 years and longtime residents of the Old Church community for over 60 years. We invite friends to help celebrate their lives with a memorial service Saturday, September 7, at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. Family will welcome friends at 1:15 p.m. and follow with a service of remembrance at 2 p.m.

They are survived by children, Bonnie Roden, Marcia Thomas and Barry Smith; grandchildren, Meghan Rudd, Craig Thomas, Becky Eley, Jeff Thomas and Hunter Smith; and great-grandchildren, Leah and Dexter Rudd,

TEA POTS Continued from pg. 19

days before tea bags became popular.

Tea bag caddies in the shape of a teapot are a necessity today to hold the dripping tea bag.

Tea tiles protect a table sur-

Charlotte and Jack Thomas and Saylor Eley; and her devoted caregiver, Sheila Richards. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bethlehem Presbyterian Church and/or the Alzheimer's Foundation.

TAYLOR, Anna Lee, 89, passed away August 3, 2019, at home. She was a graduate of Grace Hospital Nursing School and spent her nursing career as an RN at MCV Hospital and Richmond Public Schools.

Anna Lee was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Warren Curtis Taylor. She is survived by her sons, Brent

and David Taylor; daughter, Karen Lynn Highlander; daughter-in-law, Jackie Taylor; eight grandchildren, Ryan and Jason Cales, Ashley, Christopher and Nathan Taylor, Allison Shofe, Jared and Nick Taylor; and eight great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Memorial services were held at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 12312 Church Rd., Richmond, Va. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 98018, Washington D.C. 20090-8018.

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face from the hot tea pot.

Items in the showcase are for sale after the exhibit in September.

All of the china exhibited has been hand-painted by Amos. She said this has been a hobby of hers for many years.

In the past, she traveled around Virginia and neighboring states selling her work and meeting many people who added her work to their col-

lections.

She still has customers who commission work for newborn babies and Christmas ornaments.

Amos has participated in competition at the Virginia State Fair for many years and will again have items this fall.

Her work has been awarded many different color ribbons, includ-

Aloha!

Photo submitted by Jim McLaughlin

Jim and Renee McLaughlin recently returned from what he called “a trip of a lifetime to Hawaii as we vacationed on all four islands and we took The [Mechanicsville] Local with us.� When the McLaughlins arrived in Hawaii, they completed visits to all 50 states. Jim said they took a helicopter tour of Kauai, bus tour of the while island (12 hours) of the Big Island (Hawaii), bus tour of Ohau, and spent six hours at Pearl Harbor. On Maui, they drove the road to Hana. “What a drive that was and so many natural sights to see as well as a sunset dinner cruise off the coast of Maui and the Luau at the resort where we were staying!� Jim and Renee visited 50 states in 16 years, as well as eight countries.

ing Best of Section. Her work has been published in many professional porcelain magazines over the years.

Porcelain art is an old art form that came to the Western world from Asia centuries ago via Marco Polo.

While there are still many people in the United States who paint, the painters are

becoming fewer today.

Porcelain painting is thriving in Europe, Asia and South America.

Amos belongs to two international organizations headquartered in the U.S., primarily World Organization of China Painting in Oklahoma City.

Amos serves as secretary of the local club in Richmond, Old Dominion China Painters, and has served at the state level as secretary for years and pres-

ident three times.

The club meets at Pine Camp in Richmond the first Tuesday of each month and welcomes newcomers.

For more information, contact Midge Amos at midge. amos@gmail.com or 804-2411493.

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on Social Security and Medicare, Washington D.C., from 1997 to 2002. She received her undergraduate degree in sociology from Virginia State University and a graduate degree in gerontology from Virginia Commonwealth Universi-ty (VCU) and doctorate in public policy and administration also from VCU. She has previously served on the Covenant Woods Board of Directors.

Currently, she is president

Continued from pg. 17

of the Board for the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging (VAAAA) and is a member of the Capital Region Workforce Development Board.

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About Covenant Woods Covenant Woods is a Life Plan retirement community located in Mechanicsville, Virginia. The community has 188 apartments, 43 cottages as well as assisted living and skilled nursing care centers.

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Families Anonymous Support Group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the Episcopal Church of the Creator at 7159 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville.

The group is a self-help fellowship for the friends and family members of addicts who are in need of understanding and healing themselves. For details, call Sandy at 804-730-4812 or email sandy.leigh@verizon.net.

Overcomers Outreach and Women’s Codependency, a Christ-centered anonymous support program offering hope

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All Souls Episcopal Church celebrates Holy Eucharist Rite II at 9:15 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. A nursery will be available for infants and toddlers. Katherine G. Dougherty is the Deacon in charge of All Souls. For more information, visit www.allsoulsva.org.

Saturdays Trinity Lutheran Church, Ashland Campus, located at 11515 Ashcake Road in Ashland two miles west of U.S. 1, holds it church service at 5 p.m. with Pastor Nycholas Greig. For more information, visit www.trinityrichmond.net or call 804-270-9626.

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8:30

A Healing and Recovery SS Class meets at 9 a.m. at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church at 7046 Cold Harbor Rd. in Mechanicsville. The class is for adults 18 and over and is an extension of the NorthStar community that also meets at 6

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p.m. Fridays at the church. The Christian 12 Steps and Biblical wisdom are the basis of study and discussion to learn about God’s place in our lives. All are welcome. For more information, call 804-746-5081 or contact Craig Simpson at craigwgbc@gmail.com.

Outside the Walls, a new Narcotics Anonymous group, has been organized and will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Pamunkey Regional Jail at 7240 Courtland Farm Rd. in Hanover. For more information, contact John Shinholser, McShin president, at 804-249-1845. The website is http://www.mcshin.org.

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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.

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Heat illnesses: A failure to communicate?

By Rob Witham and Dave Lawrence Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND – An individual’s fitness level has long been recognized as one of the key factors predisposing one to exertional heat illness and heat stroke, and maximum oxygen consumption, or VO2max, has likewise been long recognized as one of the best measures of fitness.

“Since exercise and heat stress can stress the cardiovascular system to the limits of its regulatory ability, the first major problem is what constitutes a ‘maximal’ cardiovascular adjustment,” wrote Loring B. Rowell in an article in Physiological Reviews in 1973.

“The solution depends on our ability to establish some objectively measured, reproducible, and specifically defined index of maximal cardiovascular function. Maximal O2 consumption (VO2max) appears to be such an index.”

VO2max testing has a long pedigree, dating back to the first decades of the twentieth century in the Nobel prize-worthy work of Archibald Vivian Hill and Otto Fritz Meyerhof. While it’s not the only way to measure heat tolerance in athletes, the test is not difficult to do – all you need is a machine like a climber or an inclined treadmill to put the athlete through

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Atlee linebackers run through a drill during practice in this photo from 2014. The lack of pads helps them acclimate to the heat.

research continues into how to improve the test – particularly for specific age groups and for his or her paces and a way to people with specific medical measure gas (oxygen and car- conditions – there is little to bon dioxide) exchange. While no question as to its utility as a DEADLY PRACTICE Fourth installment in a series

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stood in the world of running. measure of fitness.

In the Winter 2010 edition Locally, the idea of using VO2max testing as an overall, of “Sports Backers Quarterly” individualized assessment of a from Richmond Sports Backers, student-athlete’s fitness seems to be most accepted and undersee HEAT, pg. 25

MECHANICSVILLE – When I took the VO2max test with Mike Craven at Mike’s Olympic Gym, the goal was very short-term.

Mike had described the test in some detail, but I could not visualize it from the description. I needed to take the test in order to understand it enough to write about it.

But after taking the test – and finding out I scored a bit below average for my age group – I had another question: How does one improve his or her VO2max scores?

Mike had a simple answer. It involved work.

Ugh. Getting into shape is not that complicated. Push your body to work harder than it is used to. This week, push a little harder see CONDITION, pg. 25

CONDITION Continued from pg. 24

than last week. Next week, push a little harder than the week before, and on and on.

What work one does depends on what one’s goals are, and since mine was to get into better condition, Mike designed a workout designed to builds my endurance from week to week without overtraining (and wrecking what I was trying to build).

Mikes workout consisted of three intensity levels: high, medium and low. The difference was in the exercise and the target heart rate I would try to maintain for each intensity level. The target heart rate was derived from that obtained in my VO2max test: 161 beats per minute.

On high-intensity days, I would return to the infernal medieval torture device – i.e., the Versa climber. The heart rate I was to shoot for was 145 to 160 beats per minute.

On medium-intensity days, I would tackle one of the greatest challenges of my limited coordination skills – the elliptical. My target heart rate for that was 130 to 145 beats per minute.

Finally, on low-intensity days, I would just walk, wherever I wanted, with a target heart rate of 115 to 130 beats per minute.

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a column featuring questions from readers asked if “working out in hot weather ... make me have thin blood?” The response cautioned readers to use gradual acclimation to heated conditions – with an eventual result being a higher VO2max.

Another publication, by the Tidewater Striders running club in 2016, featured an ad from a

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Mechanicsville Local sports editor Dave Lawrence keeps his eye on the heartbeat monitor while hitting the elliptical.

The initial hitch was my own idiocy. The day I was to learn the plan, Mike planned on me to start working. I found out I was to start on my favorite torture device – the climber – shooting for 30 total minutes of exercise at 5-minute intervals separated by a minute of rest.

But idiot me, the former biol-

ogy professor with Type II diabetes who should know better, I didn’t eat before showing up at Mike’s. I lasted 5 minutes, was woozy after I stepped off for the first rest break, and Mike wisely suggested we stop.

I did better the second say of the program: 30 minutes on the elliptical in 15-minute inter-

vals with a minute of rest in between.

The third of the program was a walk – in the neighborhood. Thirty minutes, with no rest breaks. As that is my favorite exercise, and one I do fairly often anyway, I had no problem other than keeping my earbuds in my ears as I bounced down

the streets of Highpoint Farms.

The second week, I got through the full 30 minutes I should have completed on the climber the previous week.

Mike tacked on extra time for the elliptical and the walk – 45 minutes in three 15-minute intervals for the elliptical and 40 for the walk. Each day, I strug-

regional medical firm offering reduced-price VO2max testing.

If VO2max knowledge has been around for decades, why hasn’t there been widespread acceptance and usage of it or similar testing in order to accurately gauge athletes’ exercise as well as heat tolerance?

One reason may be a failure in risk communication.

Currently, the Virginia High School League offers a special page on its website dedicated to education surrounding exer-

tional heat illness. The VHSL Heat Guidelines, last updated in 2017, breaks down into areas of prevention, types of illness, the signs and symptoms for each, fluid replacement recommendations, and the use of the wet bulb globe temperature to best determine current conditions.

The VHSL recommends gradual acclimatization to heat, hydration, monitoring of environmental conditions, among other things. But the need for student-athletes to be

pre-tested, using a method such as VO2max, for their baseline tolerance of heat and exercise is not addressed, even though individual fitness is explicitly acknowledged in the guidelines as a risk factor for heat illnesses.

For example, in the document’s section on “Heat Exhaustion,” it says, “Heat exhaustion is the inability to effectively exercise in the heat, secondary to a combination of factors, including cardiovascular insufficiency, low blood

pressure, energy depletion and central fatigue.”

Guidelines on preventing sudden death in athletes (published in the Journal of Athletic Training in 2013) and position statements on preventing exertional heat illnesses (published by the American College of Sports Medicine in 2007 as well as by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association in 2015) all acknowledge that poor physical fitness predisposes an athlete to exertional heat illness

gled at first, but as I got deeper in each session, any discomfort I felt faded away.

The third week, I had a mission: to get back on the original track with the program. I did 40 minutes on the climber, 60 on the elliptical, and 50 on the walk.

Mike designed the program to work in a stair-step fashion.

Rather than increasing week to week, after the third week in each cycle, the total times decrease a bit from the week before – although the intervals on the climber, in particular, increase in length. So last week, the fourth week, I did 30 minutes on the climber with 10-minute intervals, 30 minutes on the elliptical (all in one swoop), and 40 minutes on the walk.

This week, I’ll do it all a little longer, and next week, even longer – then I’ll drop down again in terms of total times for each exercise. My targets for the 12th and final week of this plan are 60 minutes on both the climber and elliptical – each with no intervals, just one long slog – and 70 minutes on the walk.

After that, I’ll take the VO2max test again. And I promise to follow up in these pages, no matter how embarrassing the result may prove to be.

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

and heat stroke.

For example, in the latter position stand, which was published in the Journal of Athletic Training, the authors wrote that, “Untrained individuals are more susceptible to [exertional heat illness] than trained individuals because, as aerobic power (VO2max) improves, the ability to withstand heat stress generally also improves.”

Despite the best practice

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King William holds off Raiders in season opener

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MANQUIN – Weather and depleted rosters marred some planned head-to-head matchups last week, area golf teams hit the links just the same.

Patrick Henry squared off against a Hanover team missing its top two golfers along with Henrico and Varina at Hanover Country Club on Aug. 13, while

Lee-Davis hosted a depleted Henrico lineup at Queenfield Thursday and King William – with its planned season opener postponed by storms on Aug. 13 – got in a storm-shortened match in at Queenfield Thursday.

The Cavaliers planned to play 18 holes against visiting Rappahannock Thursday, but severe weather forced the teams off the course while the last

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group was on the ninth hole.

The golfers in the final foursome– two from King William and two from Rappahannock – were awarded par on Queenfield’s No. 9 as they were unable to finish the hole.

King William’s golfers had a touch of the first-match jitters, but they didn’t last. Even the top two Cavaliers, No. 1 Taylor Hubbard and No. 2 Arria Gross, had their share of difficulties.

“I’d say they came around a little bit,” said King William head golf coach Jay Blanton. “It wasn’t pretty by any means, but it got better.”

The Cavaliers were led

by Hubbard, a senior, with a 37 and Gross, a junior, with a 41. The other two scorers were freshman Owen Burrow (46) and sophomore William Knoeller (48).

Senior Sydney DeShazo led Rappahannock with a 39.

Jessica Rathbone and Dan Ailor led Patrick Henry with a 35 and 37, respectively, in their quad against Hanover, Henrico and Varina. The Patriots (158) finished well ahead of Hanover (182) and Henrico (219).

Highland Springs had only three golfers and did not record

a score.

Thursday’s match between Lee-Davis and Henrico – which was missing its No. 1, Mitchell Marcus – was a laid-back affair that allowed the mostly green golfers from both teams a chance to get more experience.

“It’s a young bunch. Even experience-wise, it’s a young bunch. But they’re coming around,” Lee-Davis head coach Tyler Johnson said. “Playing golf four days a week kind of helps out.”

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

King William No. 1 Taylor Hubbard just misses a putt in a match against Rappahannock at Queenfield Golf Club Thursday.

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medical service departments in the U.S. and elsewhere.

For now, the word about the importance of some form of individualized fitness testing and conditioning programs is driven locally by individual coaches at individual schools.

While the Patrick Henry and Varina High School football teams are currently using VO2max testing for their players, other institutions are aware of the usefulness of the test, and one now-famous program has used it in the past.

“We were one of Mike’s first schools six years ago,” Highland Springs head coach Loren Johnson said of Mike Craven, owner of Mike’s Olympic Gym in Mechanicsville. “We did it with him twice.”

Johnson noted that while recent teams have not had the baseline testing, his coaching staff utilizes the theories behind VO2max in their conditioning programs, and not just during summer. Johnson said that cost was the reason why he did not get his players tested every year, though he noted that – with most kids who had the latest round of tests having graduated – a new round of testing was likely needed.

“We watch what kids are doing, and aren’t asking them necessarily to push themselves to the max, but just give us effort,” Johnson explained.

“When you see a guy giving effort, and he may not be as fast as he should be, we ask him how he’s feeling. We’ve learned from Mike how to get a better feel on that individual.”

Johnson learned firsthand the dangers of exertional heat illness when, in June 2014, Springer Brandon Lambert collapsed during the first day of offseason workouts, the victim of heat stroke. Lambert battled for over a month in the hospital, but recovered, famously taking the final snap in Highland Springs’ 2015 Class 5 State Championship win over Stone Bridge at the University of Virginia.

Can there be a consensus regarding the use of VO2max or some other form of cardiovascular or heat tolerance test across either the Richmond region or the Commonwealth before someone else experiences a life or death emergency?

Recent visits to practices and scrimmages revealed the presence of athletic trainers and an ample supply of fluids.

Some schools have cooling tubs for emergency ice baths readily available.

Are all schools immediately ready and capable of handling an exertional heat stroke emergency? That should be a major concern for all high school sport programs that play or practice in hot, humid conditions, no matter the time of year.

Watching the weather, modifying practices accordingly, and having the capability to respond with rapid hydration or emergency cooling when a player falls ill from the heat is important, and the progress made by the VHSL and other sanctioning bodies as well as local schools made toward that regard is laudable.

But it would be even better if there was a system-wide policy in place for the testing of student-athletes to identify those at risk of exertional heat illness and to fine-tune their training to best prevent such an event?

The data have been out there, but, it seems, the message has not.

Rob Witham can be reached at sports@mechlocal.com.

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

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Contributed by Travis Holt

Mechanicsville Little League’s 9-year-old All-Stars swept the competition in the 31st annual Atlee Invitational, capping the tournament with a 15-9 win over Tuckahoe American in the tournament championship on Aug. 3.

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statements and position stands, few organizations – including sports-sanctioning bodies such as the VHSL – recommend methods to assess an athlete’s physical fitness beyond obtaining a medical history during a routine physical exam.

This reticence stands in start contrast with militaries from around the world, many of which have recognized the importance of fitness testing for recruits as well as for volunteers for specific types of missions such as special forces. The U.S. Army, in its Physical Fitness Training field manual, recognized that “VO2 max, also, called aerobic capacity, is the most widely accepted single indicator of one’s [cardiorespiratory] fitness level.”

Other branches of the U.S. military, other military forces, such as the British Army, Royal Navy, Israel Defense Force and others likewise recognize that VO2max is an essential measure of fitness and has set minimum standards derived from the test. The test is also used by police, fire, and emergency

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All Souls Episcopal Church Worshiping at Messiah Lutheran 8154 Atlee Rd Sunday Worship 9:15 am Holy Eucharist 10:50 am Adult & Children’s Formation We are a welcoming, Inclusive faith community Nursery Provided 804-559-9302 Rev. Katherine G. Dougherty, Priest Rev. Karla Hunt, Deacon allsoulsepiscopal@gmail.com www.allsoulsva.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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Immanuel Episcopal Church Worship @ 10AM on Sundays 3263 Old Church Road www.immanueloc.org 804-779-3454 The Episcopal Church of the Creator 7159 Mechanicsville Pike, 746-8765 Christ Centered All Are Welcome 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Nursery provided @ 9:45 am Please visit our website www.creatorchurch.net

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5351 Pole Green Rd. Mechanicsville 23116.

8:45am Traditional Worship 10am Bible Study for all ages, 11am Contemporary Worship Hebron Campus 3407 King William Rd. Aylett (at Mangohick) 23009 11am Contemporary Worship Phil Peacock, Pastor. #779-2700 www.BroadusChurch.org Belong, Believe, Become Cool Spring Baptist Church 9283 Atlee Station Rd. For info, activities & worship times visit www.coolspring.org or call 746-0800 FCC - Fellowship Community Church Teaching the Word of God and watching for the miraculous. Hanover High School 9:45am www.fellowshipcc.com Grace United Family Church "Where Grace Unites Us" 7252 Beulah Church Road (Historic Beulah Church) Mechanicsville, 23111 Sundays, 10:30AM & Wed. Dinner, Study, Prayer: 6:00-8:00 p.m.

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Applications must be received in the County Office by 4:30 pm August 30, 2019. Instructions are contained in the vacancy announcement which can be obtained by calling 804 537 5225. USDA is an equal Opportunity Provider, Employer, and Lender.

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By Melody Kinser Fuller is from Mechanicsville. vices. mkinser@mechlocal.com Lynn H. Saunders and David Four-year terms are appointed With a mission to help those by the Hanover County Board who are least able to help them- W. Fuller moved into their new of Supervisors. selves, the newly-elected chair positions on July 27. Both are Saunders, in the role and vice chair of the Hanover now in their seventh year on of chair, said she sees firstCountySocialServicesAdvisory the board. see NEED, pg. 25 ` Saunders represents the Board talked about the increase

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By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com Abram Dean’s “first real thing” in terms of performing paid off earlier this year when he captured the title of Hanover Junior Idol.

Thanks to some encouragement from his mom Debbie Lunsford, he took the leap into the world of music. And now the 16-year-old from Mechanicsville is preparing to move to Texas to pursue his dream.

On Aug. 20, Abram and his mother will head to Dallas where he has been accepted to study — and hone his skills — with the Linda Septien Entertainment Group.

Debbie said she suggested Abram enter the Hanover Arts and Activities Centersponsored Idols competition because he “wants to get into this music thing, so let’s see TEEN, pg. 14 `

Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors has set Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at 7:00 P.M., in the Board Room of the Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the day, date, time, and place for a public hearing to consider the following cases, at which public comments will be accepted:

Photo courtesy of Brian Sizemore/The Wayne County (W.Va.) News

Taylor Dragum, Alex Goleski, Laci Miller, Courtney Chenault and Madison Cox cheer on the Atlee All-Stars on Saturday, July 31, during the opening game of the Tournament of State Champions at Mitch Stadium near Huntington, W.Va. For more, see Sports, page 32.

School district again expects full accreditation For the ninth consecutive year, Hanover County Public Schools will again receive 100 percent full accreditation.

According to Dale S. Theakston, communications specialist, the accreditation is determined based on the 200910 Standards of Learning assessments. Preliminary information from the Virginia Department of Education indicates the accreditation status.

Final accreditation reports are expected on Sept. 15.

County receives VACo honor Hanover County has been recognized by the Virginia Association of Counties as the recipient of the 2010 Achievement Award for the Dominion Resources Greentech Incubator.

The county was honored for its model local government program in the category of Community/Economic

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C-24-17(c), MARCHETTI PROPERTIES, III, L.L.C., ET AL. Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District, and B-3, General Business District, to MX(c), Mixed Use District with conditions, on GPINs 7767-17-2423, 7767-08-0569, 7757-98-4106, 7757-96-1157, 7757-96-5577 and 7757-86-7936, consisting of approximately 323.29 acres, and located on the east line of Mountain Road (U.S. Route 33) at the Henrico County Line. The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Commercial and Planned Business. The proposed zoning amendment would permit a mixed use development, which includes the creation of 1,787 residential units for a gross density of 5.5 units per acre, 313,140 square feet of retail and office space, and an additional 87.48 acres designated for future commercial and light industrial development. The residential units include 970 multi-family units and 817 townhouses. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: South Anna C-8-19(c), SUSAN K. OMER Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District, to RS(c), Single Family Residential District with conditions, on GPIN 8706-90-1466, consisting of approximately 3.37 acres, and located on the east line of Triple Trail (private road) at its intersection with Academy Drive (State Route 701). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban General (1.5-3.0 units per acre). The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of one additional building lot for a family member for a gross density of one (1) dwelling unit per 1.69 acres. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Chickahominy

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C-9-19(c), HANOVER LAND, L.L.C. Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District to AR6(c), Agricultural Residential District with conditions on GPIN 8756-41-5098, consisting of approximately 4.91 acres, and located at the terminus of an access easement on the north line of Old Church Road (State Route 606) approximately 1,200 feet east of its intersection with McClellan Road (State Route 628). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of one (1) additional building lot for a gross density of one (1) dwelling unit per 2.46 acres. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Henry CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS

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CUP-3-95, AM. 1-18, GLEN ALLEN POST, VFW #10657 Request(s) an amendment to its Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 26-20.10 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to amend the approved sketch plan and conditions for GPIN 7778-14-3311, consisting of approximately 7.4 acres, currently zoned A-1, Agricultural District, located on the north line of Cedar Lane (State Route 623), approximately 1,150 feet east of Karen Drive (State Route 772). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban General (1.5-3 dwelling units per acre). The proposed zoning amendment would allow the addition of a garage/storage structure and recreational vehicle trails. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: South Anna ORDINANCES OF VACATION OV-6-19, GIBSON WRIGHT (NORTHLAKE, SECTION 5, BLOCK B AMENDMENT) Request(s) an Ordinance of Vacation in accordance with Section 15.2-2272, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, in order to vacate a note stating “Variable width right-of-way dedicated to Hanover County,” on GPIN 7788-29-5157, located on the south line of North Lakeridge Parkway (State Route 782) approximately 675 feet east of its intersection with Washington Highway (U.S. Route 1), as shown on the plat titled, “Northlake, Section 5, Block B Amendment,” prepared by Jennings Stephenson P.C., recorded November 3, 2010, in Plat Book 40, Page 150 in the Office of the Clerk of the Hanover County Circuit Court.

Magisterial District: Ashland SPECIAL EXCEPTION SE-6-18, MARCHETTI PROPERTIES III, L.L.C., ET AL. Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-336 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit light poles taller than permitted on GPINs 7767-17-2423, 7767-08-0569, 7757-98-4106, 7757-96-1157, 7757-96-5577 and 7757-86-7936, consisting of approximately 323.29 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and B-3, General Business District (rezoning to MX(c), Mixed Use District with conditions pending), and located on the east line of Mountain Road (U.S. Route 33) at the Henrico County Line. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: South Anna

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By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com Abram Dean’s “first real thing” in terms of performing paid off earlier this year when he captured the title of Hanover Junior Idol.

Thanks to some encouragement from his mom Debbie Lunsford, he took the leap into the world of music. And now the 16-year-old from Mechanicsville is preparing to move to Texas to pursue his dream.

On Aug. 20, Abram and his mother will head to Dallas where he has been accepted to study — and hone his skills — with the Linda Septien Entertainment Group.

Debbie said she suggested Abram enter the Hanover Arts and Activities Centersponsored Idols competition because he “wants to get into this music thing, so let’s see TEEN, pg. 14 `

Photo courtesy of Brian Sizemore/The Wayne County (W.Va.) News

Taylor Dragum, Alex Goleski, Laci Miller, Courtney Chenault and Madison Cox cheer on the Atlee All-Stars on Saturday, July 31, during the opening game of the Tournament of State Champions at Mitch Stadium near Huntington, W.Va. For more, see Sports, page 32.

School district again expects full accreditation For the ninth consecutive year, Hanover County Public Schools will again receive 100 percent full accreditation.

According to Dale S. Theakston, communications specialist, the accreditation is determined based on the 200910 Standards of Learning assessments. Preliminary information from the Virginia Department of Education indicates the accreditation status.

Final accreditation reports are expected on Sept. 15.

County receives VACo honor Hanover County has Development. been recognized by the VACo received 60 entries Virginia Association of for the statewide contest.

Former Hanover County Counties as the recipient of the 2010 Achievement assistant administrator Award for the Dominion Marilyn Blake joined Lane Resources Greentech Ramsey, former Chesterfield Incubator.

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DMV Connect provides all DMV transactions except vital records, testing and printed titles.

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

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“We are grateful for all who devote their time and talents to our school division and students, and we invite you to join us!” Chris R. Whitley, public information officer for HCPS, said.

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New 30 Year Dimensional Roof, New HVAC, Huge Detached 2-Car Garage, Covered Full Front Porch, Rear Deck & White Picket Fenced Yard.

This Home Is Truly Move-In Ready! $152,950

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The Local’s Choice Winners The Votes are in! Thank you, readers, for selecting your favorite businesses in Hanover County Eats & Drinks

Barbecue

Brewery

Chinese

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Carter’s Pig Pen Bar-B-Que

Center of the Universe

Ginger Red Asian Bistro

Willams Bakery

Honorable Mention

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The Salty Pig Smokehouse

Honorable Mention

Peking Restaurant

Lark Baking Co. & Market

Industrial Taphouse

Intermission Beer Company

Zheng

Ukrop’s

Jake’s Place Restaurant

Bakery

Papa In’s Donuts

& Market

Brewing Company

Buffet

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Coffee

First Place

Cold Harbor Restaurant

First Place

Honorable Mention

The Local Cup

Stevi B’s Pizza Buffet

Honorable Mention

First Place

Peking

Starbucks

Industrial Taphouse

Cold Harbor Restaurant

Bell Hut Asian Cuisine

Wawa

Honorable Mention

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Marty’s Grill

Riverbound Café

Sports Page Bar & Grill

Industrial Taphouse

Breakfast

Bar & Grill First Place

Thank you for supporting your local businesses! see EATS & DRINKS, pg. 5

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Thank you for voting us “Best Coffee” in Hanover!

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In a time of need, you can turn to Bennett Funeral Home with trust and confidence.

We serve families of all faiths with personal service – before, during and after. There is a long tradition of professionalism and caring.

8014 Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville • 746-8665 www.bennettfuneralhomes.com A Special Supplement to The Mechanicsville Local & Ashland-Hanover Local

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Red Rooster Country Store Honorable Mention Jersey Mike's Subs

First Place

First Place

Bruster's Ice Cream

Giovanni's Pizza

Buffalo Wild Wings

Honorable Mention

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Red Rooster Country Store

Gus’ Italian Cafe

Industrial Taphouse

Sweet Frog

360 Pizzeria

Sports Page Bar & Grill

Lark Baking Co. & Market Honorable Mention Industrial Taphouse Sweet Frog

Dinner First Place

Marty's Grill Honorable Mention

Arts & Entertainment

First Place

Calabash Seafood

Art Gallery

Roma Ristorante Italiano

Honorable Mention

First Place

Honorable Mention

Skrimp Shack

Books, Beads & More

Giovanni's Pizza

Seafarer’s Restaurant

Honorable Mention

Anna’s Italian Restaurant

Capt. Gregs Seafood

Windemere Art Gallery

Sports Bar First Place

Korean

First Place

Gus’ Italian Cafe Honorable Mention Industrial Taphouse Riverbound Café Five Guys

Hot Dog First Place

Sams Hot Dogs

Band (local)

Sports Page Bar & Grill

First Place

First Place

Honorable Mention

Sons of Zebedee

Bonchon Mechanicsville

Gus’ Italian Cafe

Honorable Mention

Industrial Taphouse

Shawn Fenner Band

Buffalo Wild Wings

Lunch First Place

Hamburger

Gallery Flux

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Industrial Taphouse Gus’ Italian Cafe

Seafood First Place

Italian First Place

Wings

First Place

Lark Baking Co. & Market

Dessert

Pizza

Steak

Bowling Alley First Place

Industrial Taphouse

First Place

Honorable Mention

Outback Steakhouse

Bell Café

Honorable Mention

More Than Greek

Industrial Taphouse

First Place

Texas Roadhouse

Pump It Up

Mexican First Place

AMF Hanover Lanes

Children’s Party Spot

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Thai

Romp & Roll

Mexico Restaurant

First Place

Honorable Mention

Pad Thai Restaurant

Rico's Mexican Grill

Honorable Mention

First Place

The Patron

Merigold Thai

The Dance Company

Thai Gourmet Restaurant

Honorable Mention

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Dance Studio

Off And Dancing!

804 Dance Place see ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, pg. 7

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Celebr ating 42 years!

We’re satisfied only when you are.

Trusted value, selection and service from a local jeweler with more than 42 years of experience.

–Drs. Kim & Jay Boyle

Thank you for voting Susan McLauchlan Jewelers as your favorite jewelry store!

Reviewed and Recommended by your neighbors! the

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First Place

The Hollows Golf Club Honorable Mention Queenfield Golf Club Hanover Country Club

Historical Landmark First Place

Historic Polegreen Church Honorable Mention Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown Hanover Courthouse Cold Harbor Battlefield Ashland Visitor's Center

Karaoke First Place

Gus’s Italian Cafe Honorable Mention Industrial Taphouse The Ville

Live Music Venue First Place

Industrial Taphouse Honorable Mention The Ville Club Midway

Music School First Place

Greater Richmond School

Summer Camp

Dentist

Hearing

First Place

First Place

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Greater Richmond School

Boyle Dentistry

Hanover Audiology

Honorable Mention

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Mark’s Family

Beltone

New Hanover Christian School

VA Family Dentistry

Heather Wilson

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Hanover County Parks &

Recreation Department

David S. Cross

Dietitian First Place

Winery

Pamela Speich, RD at

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American Family Fitness

Massage Therapist First Place

Escape Massage

James River Winery

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Susan Hulburt- Health &

Health Link Family Chiropractic

White Plains Farm & Vineyard

Wellness Coach Leann Morales, RD, CDE

Massage Envy

New Kent Winery

Optometrist

Castle Glen Estates Winery

First Place

Health & Fitness Chiropractor

Family Physician Office First Place

Dr. Donald Lumpkin,

Richmond Eye Associates

Mechanicsville Medical Center

Honorable Mention

First Place

Honorable Mention

Hanover Family Eyecare

Health Link Family

Hanover Family Physicians

Dr. Charles Harrill

Chiropractic

Ashcake Family Physicians

Orthodontist

Honorable Mention Atlee Chiropactor Dr. Moses Wahl-Health Link

Family Chiropractic Day Spa First Place

Gym

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Dominion Orthodontics

Gold’s Gym

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Dr. Nicholas Germane, DMD

CrossFit Bezel

Aloha Orthodontics

American Family Fitness

Laura D’s Hair & Day Spa Honorable Mention

Gymnastics

Serenity Richmond

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Faceworks Day Spa

Aerial East Gymnastics

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Honorable Mention

All American Gymnastics

Hanover Pediactrics

Spotlight Acro and Cheer

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Provides reliable health care and companionship during the day.

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Care Assistance with personal care and activities of daily living.

Socialization and structured therapeutic activities Health monitoring by full-time CNAs and part-time RN Snacks and lunch provided Licensed by Department of Social Services

Provides community-based and center-based day support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Activities designed to reinforce individual preferences and strengths.

Assistance and training with personal care needs.

Health monitoring by full-time CNAs Licensed by Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

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14th Annual Golf Tournament: Friday, September 27 at Queenfield. Please call for more information.

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TRIMMING • TOPPING • TREE AND STUMP REMOVAL • LOT CLEAR • GRAVEL DRIVEWAYS FIREWOOD • CUSTOM LANDSCAPING • DANGEROUS/DEAD TREE REMOVAL

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804-937-3671 The Staff of Shady Tree Service would like to thank all of our loyal customers for making our business what it is today. Shady Tree Service has been serving the Richmond Metro Area for over twenty years. It has been our pleasure working for you and providing you with excellent service.

We look forward to servicing the Richmond Metro Area for many more years to come!!

Sincerely, William A. Silva, Jr., President

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Family Eye Care Since 1976 CHARLES W. HARRILL, O.D.

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Thank you to our customers for voting us as your favorite bookstore!

A massive thank you to our customers for voting us your favorite bookstore, art gallery and gift shop. We are deeply honored that our loyal customers recognized us in so many categories. Kelly and Greg are very honored to have their jewelry, featuring Greg’s flameworked beads, recognized as an honorable mention in the jewelry and boutique category.

We stock a great selection of gently used books, CDs and DVDs along with a fabulous collection of art and crafts made by talented local artists. We are always looking for talented new artists to consign their creations in our new larger store in downtown

Bookstore

Flowers/Gifts

Thanks for your support

Mechanicsville near the windmill. We support local writers by offering their newest works and sponsoring book signings.

We have a large selection of children’s books as well as fiction and nonfiction books. Check out our back room where our expansion allowed us to open up a special children’s/teen section and CD and DVD extravaganza.

As a thank you to our customers, we will be having special sales each day this week.

Check our Facebook page for details! Or better yet, stop by the friendliest bookstore in the region, staffed by knowledgeable caring staff.

Art Gallery

Boutique

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Banquet rooms available • Breakfast Buffet: Fri. 7-11am, Sat. 7am-1pm, Sun. 8am-1:30pm.

COME DINE WITH US TODAY! 8153 MECHANICSVILLE TNPK • 746-4333

VOTED 2019 LOCAL’S CHOICE WINNER

for Interior Painting in the Mechanicsville Local

S&S Painting, LLC has won first place for Interior Painting in the Mechanicsville Local, Local’s Choice Contest!

The ladies of S&S Painting are veterans to winning this award, winning first place in 2016, 2017, and this year, 2019.They also received honorable mention in 2018.“This is such an honor for S&S Painting. We appreciate our customers for taking

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the time to vote for us” stated Stacey Spear, owner of S&S Painting, LLC. “I always want our customers to be pleased with our work, I’ve also discovered that some of our repeat customers choose us again not only because of the professionalism and skill but also because of the joyous nature that my employees bring into their homes while working,” said Spear.“We want our time in their home to be a pleasant experience, and we find joy in helping the customer turn a house into a home.”

This year has been full of accomplishments for Stacey and her team, as the company continues to grow.

In April, the company celebrated its 15th anniversary in business as well as relocating to a new, larger shop based in the Mechanicsville area.They can now take on larger projects and have more office space to accommodate their continuous growth.

S&S Painting works collaboratively with its customers, who recognize and appreciate the difference in working with a women-owned company that uses an all-women crew – frequently mentioning how

(804) 399-7429 | www.sspaintingllc.com

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mindful the staff are in keeping the work area clean and finishing the project on budget and on time.

S&S Painting, LLC of Mechanicsville is a womenowned and operated interior painting company that services the Greater Richmond area. Established in 2004 by Stacey Spear, she began this painting journey because she desired more time at home with her elementary-aged sons but still wanted to work. Stacey left her banking career, and S&S Painting, LLC of Mechanicsville,Virginia, was born. Stacey and her crew have been spreading joy through painting ever since.Today, S&S is comprised of an office manager, operations manager and six painters.The interior painting company offers a wide variety of services, including traditional and decorative finishes, cabinetry painting, wallpaper removal, drywall repair, furniture painting and color consulting.

For more information, contact Stacey Spear at sspaintingllc1@gmail.com or call (804) 399-7429.You can also visit the website at www.sspaintingllc.com.

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Friendly Care Day School, a ministry of Hanover Evangelical Friends Church, would like to thank the citizens of Hanover County for this amazing award. We’d also like to thank all the current and past staff of FCDS for their devotion to the Lord and work in His ministry.

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Antiques First Place

First Place

Mechanicsville Drug Store Honorable Mention

Through the Garden Gate Honorable Mention The Lazy Daisy Gift Store

CVS

Class & Trash

Walgreens

First Place

Physical Therapist

Lipscombe Appliance

First Place

Honorable Mention

Tuckahoe Orthopaedics

Lowe’s

Honorable Mention Ortho VA

Ace Hardware Honorable Mention

Fishing Supply Store First Place

Hanover Green Veterinary

Clinic Mechanicsville Animal Hospital

Luck Chevrolet

Hanover Yoga & Wellness

Honorable Mention

Flowers/Gifts First Place

Barnes & Noble

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Dicks Sporting Goods

Jewelry Store First Place

Stranges Florist & Garden

Susan Mc Lauchlan

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Jewelers Honorable Mention

Furniture Store First Place

Books, Beads & More, Inc. Glasco Jewelers

Thrift Store

The Lazy Daisy Gift Store

First Place

Through The Garden Gate

Goodwill

Red Poppy Pickin’ By

Honorable Mention

Chelsea’s Creations, LLC

Hanover Habitat ReStore Class & Trash

Grocery Store First Place

Kroger

Services

First Place

Honorable Mention

Accountant

Belle Cottage

Food Lion

First Place

Honorable Mention

Publix Super Market

Everett O Winn CPA Plc

Boutique

For Posh Sake

Honorable Mention

Books, Beads & More, Inc.

Rue & Associates

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Coleman Brothers Flowers Inc.

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

First Place

Green Top Hunt Fish

Mechanicsville Honda

Books, Beads & More, Inc.

Yoga/Barre Studio

Bass Pro Shops

Home-Makers Furniture

First Place

Hunting Supply Store First Place

Bill Talley

Bookstore

The Home Depot

Surf Side Bait & Tackle

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Lowe’s Home Improvement

Green Top Hunt Fish

Best Buy

Nu-Choice Auto Sales, LLC

Ashcake Animal Clinic

Chiropractic Pulse Barre Studio

Third Eye Comics

Books, Beads & More, Inc.

First Place

First Place

Health Link Family

First Place

The Home Depot

Auto Dealership

Veterinarian/Vet Hospital

Hardware Store

First Place

Honorable Mention

Appliance Store

Honorable Mention

Comic Book Store

Baughan’s Financial

Services see SERVICES, pg. 20

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Home Of the Real Limeade and Homemade Shakes Specializing in Hard to Find Medications, Diabetic Shoes, Hard to Find Items We Compound for You and Your Animals

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First Place

Hanover Adult Center Inc Honorable Mention Riggins Residential LLC Hanover CSB Stonewall

Parkway Circle center Assisted Living Facility First Place

Autumn Care of

Mechanicsville Honorable Mention Heritage Green Assisted

Living Covenant Woods Attorney/Law Firm First Place

Tronfeld West & Durrett Honorable Mention Johnson & Johnson

Attorneys at Law, P.C. The Railside Law Group Auto Body Shop First Place

Murphy Auto Center Honorable Mention Collision One Car Care

Center Gayle’s Auto Conwell’s Auto Services Inc

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Fence Company

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Dixon’s Automotive Repair

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Minor Fences, Inc.

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Honorable Mention Classic Catering LLC Roma Ristorante Italiano

Honorable Mention Fence Scapes LLC Rowe Fence

Barbershop

Computer Repair Services First Place

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Archer Integration

Fadez & Bladez Barber

Honorable Mention Computer MD Computer World

Shop Honorable Mention All-American Family

Barbershop Cutz for Guys Builder First Place

Balducci Builders, Inc. Honorable Mention Richmond Custom

Construction Krickovic & Ziegler, LLC Car Wash First Place

Car Pool Honorable Mention Lube Tech Flag Stop

Carpet Cleaning First Place

Chem-Dry of Henrico Honorable Mention Atlee Carpet Cleaning Professional Cartpet

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Contractor First Place

Balducci Builders, Inc. Honorable Mention RCI Builders Steve Struder

Daycare

First Place

Friendly Care Day School Honorable Mention Just Like Home Kiddie Kingdom

Dry Cleaner First Place

Hanover Cleaners Honorable Mention Princess Cleaners Mechanicsville Cleaners

Financial Institution/ Planning Firm First Place

Connects Federal Credit

Union Honorable Mention Primerica Atlantic Union Bank

Flooring Company First Place

L & M Carpet One Floor &

Home Carpet America Funeral Home First Place

Bennett Funeral Home Honorable Mention Woody Funeral Home Monaghan Funeral Home

Hair Salon

First Place

Hair by Sophie

Honorable Mention Eric Winn Salon Looking Good Hair Co.

Electrician First Place

SmartWire 360 Honorable Mention Electrical Services Unlimited Hill Electric

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Heating & Cooling First Place

Herman W. Allen Plumbing,

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Home Improvement First Place

Balducci Additions and

Remodeling Honorable Mention L & M Carpet One Floor & Home Lowe’s Home Improvement

Home Remodeling First Place

Balducci Additions and

Remodeling Insurance Company First Place

Atkinson Insurance

Agency LLC Honorable Mention Easley Hedrick Insurance &

Financial: Nationwide Insurance Ronnie Toombs - State Farm Insurance Landscaping First Place

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Deluxe Nails & Spa Honorable Mention Fancy Nail Dream Nails

Painting

First Place

S&S Painting, LLC

Honorable Mention Sutton Brothers Painting

Contractors Paving First Place

A-1 Paving

Pest Control First Place

Universal Exterminating Co Inc Honorable Mention Orkin Exterminating Unlimted

Pet Boarding First Place

Hanover Your Pet

Honorable Mention Red Hill Canine Resort

Pet Grooming First Place

Hanover you Pet Honorable Mention Pups and Suds Scruff To Fluff

Photographer First Place

Guy In The Sky LLC Honorable Mention Jessica Robertson

Plumbing Company First Place

Herman Allen Plumbing,

Heating & Cooling Honorable Mention Mr. Fix it Smith Co. Plumbing LLC

Pool/Spa Company First Place

Pla-Mor Pools

Real Estate Company First Place

Balducci Realty

Honorable Mention Hometown Realty Jenkins Real Estate Group

Roofing Service First Place

Martin Roofing Company Honorable Mention J. King DeShazo Roofing Dailey’s Roofing

Senior Living Community

Center Kirby’s Landscaping Inc.

Honorable Mention Christian Village Autumn Care of

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Lee Davis Mini Storage

Honorable Mention Blue & Gray Self Storage

Honorable Mention A-1 Taylor K & K Alterations

Tanning Salon First Place

Key West Tan Corp.

Honorable Mention Palm Beach Tan

Tattoo

First Place

Graffiti’s Ink Gallery

Honorable Mention Artistic Obsession Tattoo

Tractor & Lawn Repair First Place

Atkinson Power

Equipment Travel Agency First Place

Star Vision Travel

Honorable Mention Cruise Planners- Chris &

Cassie Brown Tree Service First Place

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Photographic Tailor First Place Kristie Bradley Photography #1 Tailor Lochley Agency

Four Seasons Landscaping

Honorable Mention Ed’s Landscaping & Garden

Storage

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Dwayne’s Landscaping Honorable Mention Shady Tree Services Hanover Pruning and

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