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Vol. 36, No. 32 | Richmond Suburban News | December 25, 2019

97th District House seat, Nov. 4 election take first place in Top 10

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor

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Voters at the Mechanicsville Elementary School precinct patiently waited in long lines to cast their ballots in the Nov. 5 General Election. Turnout in Hanover County far exceeded recent elections.

MECHANICSVILLE – From a hotly-contested 97th District House of Delegates seat to gun rights to changing the Confederate names of two Hanover County schools, the news of 2019 was filled with members of the community expressing themselves in the polls and in government meetings.

The 97th District race and the Nov. 4 election take the top spot in our list of Top 10 stories for 2019.

Scott Wyatt, who represents the Cold Harbor District on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, ousted longtime Del. Chris Peace for the 97th District seat.

Controversy swirled around the county following six months of county Republicans battling for their preferred candidate.

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Supervisors, Constitutional officers take Oath of Office

By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local HANOVER -- Retiring South Anna Supervisor Wayne Hazzard sat in the back of the room and watched patiently as his former colleagues and newlyelected representatives took their oaths of office last Wednesday at the historic Hanover County Courthouse.

Hazzard is wrapping up two terms on the panel, and said leaving a post he loves won’t be easy.

“I have mixed emotions,” Hazzard said. “All of these folks have become

like family to me and I will miss all of them.”

He admitted his tenure on the board had become a familiar routine after decades of service, and the South Anna rep said he wasn’t sure what his first days of life as a private citizen might entail.

“I’m worried about waking up on Jan. 1 and wondering what do I do now,” he joked.

Hanover Circuit Court Judge J. Overton Harris presided over a special session of the court on Dec. 18, see OATH, pg. 12

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TOP 10 STORIES OF 2019 1) 97th District race and General Election 2) Second Amendment resolution passes 3) Wegmans investing millions in county 4) NAACP sues to change schools’ names 5) County and school system budgets 6) Affordable housing an issue in area 7) Carter Park Pool and Ashland Theatre 8) Town manager presents Ashland budget 9) High-speed rail remains on Ashland’s mind 10) Two key administrators talk retirement Peace, who had held the office for 13 years, conceded following a process that had included a May 4 election considered out of order by the delegate’s supporters.

On June 1, a canvass or firehouse primary placed Peace in the frontrunner’s position with a victory of over 2,400 votes.

The party’s State Central Committee followed by upholding Wyatt’s claim to the nomination. The State Department see 97TH, pg. 4

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After taking the Oath of Office, members of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors chatted and took time for a group photo.

Shown are, from left, Sue Dibble, Canova Peterson, Sean Davis, Michael Herzberg, Angela KellyWiecek and “Bucky” Stanley.

Faye Prichard was on the other side of the historic courthouse.

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Sheriff receives national award for ‘Excellence in Outreach’ HANOVER -- Each year, the publication, “Homeland Security Today� honors shining stars in the community who are making their own unique, invaluable contributions to advance the mission of keeping America safer from myriad threats.

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, Col. David R. Hines, sheriff of Hanover County, was awarded “Excellence In Outreach� at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Lt. Col. Allen Davidson and Lt. Terry Sullivan accepted the award on his behalf.

The sheriff was recognized based on the following: “Col. Hines has developed homeland security measures to partner with federal, state, local and private-sector partners through multiple innovative initiatives that are at the core of Sheriff ’s Office operations.

These innovations include efforts to educate the public about homeland security priorities, threats and vulnerabilities; promote suspicious activity reporting; and fostering state, national and international partnerships that led to the development of the Hanover Sheriff ’s Office SHIELD initiative and the Global SHIELD Network, incorporating a community policing strategy that provides a formal platform for any citizen to partner with the

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Lt. Col. Allen Davidson and Lt. Terry Sullivan accepted the “Excellence In Outreach� honor on behalf of Col. David R. Hines during a recent ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Sheriff ’s Office and receive not only the latest terrorism information from around the world but local and regional crime trends as well. “The foundation for the SHIELD initiative in Hanover County was built on streamlining already established partners in the Neighborhood Watch, Business Watch and Worship Watch programs; 160 churches actively participate in the Worship Watch

program. The model has been shared with multiple metropolitan police agencies to assist them in developing a SHIELD initiative.

International law enforcement from have also reached out to the Hanover Sheriff ’s Office in their efforts to develop a similar model�.

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97TH Continued from pg. 1

of Elections then approved the result in early July, and declared Wyatt the certified candidate.

While Virginia, in the words of Gov. Ralph Northam, went blue in November with the Democrats regaining control of the General Assembly, Hanover County voters stuck

to their conservative roots with Republicans winning in most local contests.

Nick Collette, chairman of the Hanover Republican Committee, said, “Hanover Republicans did their part on Tuesday by sweeping every single race on the ballot from State Senate to the [Hanover County] Board of Supervisors,” said. “Each campaign should be proud of the results.”

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Hanover Democratic chair Toni Radler said -- despite the predicted losses -- this election was meaningful for Hanover and the Commonwealth. “This was one of the most exciting elections for Hanover in decades,” she said.

Hanover voters held close to their conservative roots, going to the polls in significant numbers. “Historically, local elections in Hanover have maintained a 25% turnout on average, but this election was closer to a gubernatorial with 53% voter turnout,” Voter Registrar/Director of Elections Teresa “Teri” Smith said.

Coming in second place was action taken a couple of weeks ago by the board of supervisors by adopting a resolution endorsing and protecting Second Amendment rights and declaring its intent to oppose any changes to gun laws when the Democraticallycontrolled General Assembly is seated next month.

However, supervisors did not declare the county a Second Amendment sanctuary.

The General Assembly is expected to increase background checks and limit magazine loads.

Hundreds of gun rights activities turned out on Dec. 11 for the meeting.

In a major coup for the county, the number three story of the year is about Wegmans Food Markets will be investing $175 million to establish a full-service, regional distribution operation. Gov. Northam said the center will create 700 new jobs.

Wegmans, which has stores throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, will locate the center along Sliding Hill and Ashcake Roads in Ashland.

An ongoing debate takes the fourth position in our 2019 lineup. The Hanover County NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of

Colored People) has filed a lawsuit to change the names of Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Southern Poverty Law Center said only 13 schools in Virginia are still named for Confederate leaders.

An effort to change the names in 2018 fell short when the Hanover County School Board voted 5-2 to maintain the current names and mascots of Lee-Davis, the Confederates, and Stonewall Jackson, the Rebels.

A closed meeting on Nov. 22 ended with no action being taken.

Originally, the NAACP had filed the lawsuit against the school board and board of supervisors. The county was dismissed as a defendant by Robert E. Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Payne granted a motion made by the county that removes the supervisors and the county as defendants, but does not excuse the school board from the litigation.

The lawsuit was filed in August with the county NAACP claiming the county’s refusal to change the names of two schools named for Confederate leaders vio-

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County Administrator Rhu Harris addresses the Hanover County Board of Supervisors.

lates the First and Fourteenth

Amendment rights of students who attend those schools.

The fifth story of the year finds County Administrator Rhu Harris presenting his budget to the supervisors. He said a prospering local economy allowed him to present an ambitious Fiscal Year 2020 budget that expands county services, rewards the workforce, and funds education without raising local real estate taxes.

Harris said this year’s proposed $492.4 million budget is an increase of $29.4 million from last year’s plan. Increases in the county’s real estate tax revenue, coupled with increase sales tax receipts and personal property tax revenue, represented an increase in ongoing revenue of $13.4 million.

“The increase in state support, growth in general fund revenues, and positive economic indicators combine to create the opportunity to fund our priorities,” Harris said.

In addition, the state’s contribution to schools increased by $3.6 million.

Harris said this year’s budget relies on traditional county priorities such as funding education, investing in public safety, supporting the community, and maintaining a skilled and motivated workforce. The budget contains a 3 percent raise for all county employees.

A 3 percent across-theboard salary increase for all employees was included in a $194.7 million budget proposed by Dr. Michael Gill, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools. Also included in the 2019-2020 plan were funding for additional counselors, mental health and special education specialists, and continuing technology efforts and improvements.

The school board also approved a five-year $78 million Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that includes plans to construct a new elementary school, currently

identified as a consolidation of Henry Clay and John Gandy elementary schools.

The approved CIP also provides funds to construct vestibules at 14 county schools, enhancing safety at these campuses by providing secure entrances where visitors can be screened for admission.

School board members also approved a school nutrition budget of $7.4 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.

Our sixth story for 2019 focuses on affordable housing, which was brought before the supervisors by Elizabeth Greenfield, Partnership for Housing Affordability director, and Laura Lafayette, Richmond Association of Realtors president. They said it is a real and growing problem in the state and across the nation.

Recent statistics listed about 35% of Metro Richmond residents as being considered “cost-burdened,” paying more than 30% of their income for housing.

A vision for a comprehensive regional plan was presented by the women. Greenfield said, “Fifteen percent are severely cost-burdened, paying more than 50% of their income on housing.”

Affected residents are evenly divided among renters and home buyers. Senior citizens also are among a large majority of cost-burdened homeowners. While the homes in which they live may be paid for with equity available, the cost of transitioning to senior living can be costly.

Improvements in the Town of Ashland come in at number seven, with the Carter Park Pool and Ashland Theatre.

The Carter Park Pool benefited from $1.5 million in renovations. The pool opened in May, with residents facing a hike in admission for the first time in 10 years.

Town Manager Josh Farrar see 97TH, pg. 16

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Memories flood in as Christmas Day arrives

Compromise needs to be part of gun discussion

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor ditor’s note: This column first appeared in the Dec. 24, 2014, edition of The Mechanicsville Local.)

My sister was always the best on Christmas Day. Without disturbing our parents, she was so agreeable when her little sister bounded out of bed to rush into the living room to see what wonderful gifts Santa Claus had left under the tree.

And, how impressive was this: Santa always had our gifts separated on either side of the tree to avoid any confusion. Although, with her being four years older and our wish lists being polar opposites, there was no question as to which gift was for her or yours truly.

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Eve and Christmas morning changed with her death in 2011. I miss her every day and cherish the memories of our experiences. They seem more pronounced with family gathering through the holiday.

Thanks to my brother-in-law, a tradition they established in 1986 continues with the Tacky Lights Tour. My sister delighted in spending time with her family, especially two nieces — now young women. The elder niece was the reason the tour became a Christmas staple.

Memories of my father — who left us suddenly in 1992 — engulf us. He was such a big kid.

Mom has shared the story so many times of the Christmas that Dad barely got the Barbie Dream House completed before their youngest child (yes, that’s me) would run to find that Santa had deliv-

ered it. Well, it was on the wish list.

And then there was the Christmas edition at my hometown newspaper that nearly had a typographical error that, thankfully, was caught just before we went to press. With a nice nativity scene, I had included Luke 2:11 (King James Version): “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Well, this writer had mistakenly submitted Davin instead of David. Coincidentally, a community named Davin is in my home county.

Thank goodness for an eagle eye staffer.

Having grown up in a home that attended church regularly and celebrated the birth of Jesus, there was always the knowledge of why we were exchanging gifts and joining for a feast at the dining room table.

Merry Christmas!

Searching for that special spirit? It may be closer than you thought

By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist The lady slowly stirred the gooey mixture bubbling in a pan on her stovetop, and an almost instant blast of sweet-smelling goodness filled her tiny kitchen.

I inquired not what the mixture was or would become, but, instead asked what ingredients comprised the aromatically-pleasing blend.

She explained it wasn’t a recipe,

verbatim, but a Christmas tradition she learned from her grandmother to make the house smell like the holidays. She explained the blend of brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks and a small amount of apple cider placed on low heat can provide hours of holiday aroma therapy.

“My kids love the smell. They say it gets them in the Christmas spirit,” she smiled as she swirled the concoction and lowered the heat to a flicker.

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On my way home, the thought of Christmas spirit seemed distant, and I wondered just what triggers that special and unique feeling that lifts one’s spirits and provides a once a year unmatched feeling of glee and goodwill.

Could it possibly be attained by just combining a few spices and setting out a few figurines on pine-roped counters? Or is it a combination of several factors that only intersect dur-

ing the holidays, a perfect storm scenario that evokes a sense of euphoria in children, young and old.

I remember visiting my grandmother’s house in Maryland weeks before Christmas and marveling at the production line cooking-making factory previously known as her kitchen.

Her kitchen was as big as our living room and even had a separate room attached that she called a pantry. see SPIRIT, pg. 8

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The Second Amendment resolutions that are currently being passed in many Virginia counties come across mainly as a defiant, pre-emptive strategy, only inflaming a polarized discussion.

Many vocal Second Amendment supporters seem to be putting the rest of the citizenry on notice that they are the only true patriots in our modern public square discussion of citizens’ rights. This is a somewhat skewed and condescending position.

The First Amendment ensures that citizens can discuss with one another, with the government and with God the means to improve our republic. And so we must.

The hard work of getting beyond cliches is made even harder in a rancorous atmosphere that threatens to quash debate. But we must do that work.

The discussion surrounding gun safety, use and abuse must continue and must allow for the real exchange of meaningful thoughts, and, yes, even compromise.

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The question: Partisan politics is taking us where?

The Congressional soap opera the nation has been witnessing, which began the moment political outsider Donald Trump overcame Hillary Clinton, reached historic proportions when the Democratic Party bloc in the House of Representatives voted to impeach the Republican president, giving the never-Trump clique a stocking full of Christmas goodies and the see LETTERS, pg. 8

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SPIRIT Continued from pg. 6

She took holiday baking seriously and the efforts continued for days, as shiny metal tins the size of those orange Home Depot buckets became filled with sugar cookies, brownies and other delights.

And although my grandmother was the best cook I’ve encountered in my life and the person who taught me what little I know about

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always-Trump group a lump of coal.

This verdict placed Trump next to Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton as the only presidents impeached by the House.

Richard Nixon, who was in the middle of the criminal Watergate incident, resigned from office before he had to face prosecution.

The Democrat alliance’s allout assault aimed at Trump

in the kitchen, she made a most inedible fruitcake that each and every family member received annually. I’m not sure if anyone ever had the nerve to tell her most of those weighty loaves ended up in the trash, but I can’t remember anyone at our house ever taking a bite of the mysteriously looking dessert.

She would send us home with a trunk full of those tins, filled with cookies and treats so intense the smell perme-

ated through the back seat and made the whole car smell like Miss Lilly’s kitchen. As a child, I think that’s when Christmas began for us.

I suppose in those days after Thanksgiving, that the first hints of that much sought after spirit begins to flicker somewhere deep down in our souls. And shopping for gifts for loved ones, searching for that perfect tree, singing a Christmas carol, listening to a choir of youths at Midnight

Mass, or wrapping gifts at the dining room table all combine to create a full-blown version of that elusive Christmas spirit.

Over the years, I’ve come to realize just what that special spirit entails is different for everyone. It could be the smallest act of kindness, or the heftiest of sacrifices … or just a kind encouraging word that might bring out that spirit in someone.

For me, the gathering of

family or enjoying a good meal together during the holidays seems like a gift, and I place less and less emphasis on what I received and more on how lucky I am to have a wonderful family.

And, that wonderful feeling of Christmas morning and running down the stairs to see what’s under the tree is just a memory for me.

But, watching my kids on Christmas morning and enjoying the excitement in

their eyes is just as rewarding, and, yes, still brings out that indescribable feeling that only Christmas can provide.

And, in the interest of full disclosure, my house has been smelling very much like the holidays, thanks to that kind lady and her grandmother’s mixture of what I call liquid Christmas spirit.

Here’s hoping your holidays are filled with that illustrious warmth of the season, and the spirit moves you.

was met with heavy resistance from the House Republican coalition, which levelled their political guns and fired salvos of their own, claiming the process was strictly politically motivated to unite the disjointed Democratic Party and unlock the White House’s front door for its 2020 election candidate.

The multi-year Russiancollusion attack failed, and the impeachment strategy could be on that same course as well.

To convict Trump in the Senate will require a two-third majority vote; 52 of its 100 members are Republicans who appear dissatisfied with the lack of eyewitness accounts to substantiate Trump having committed any High Crime or Misdemeanor.

If these witnesses are not presented in the trial, the Democratic Party’s gambit to remove Trump from office will likely fail and his prospect for re-election could actually be bolstered.

Meanwhile, seemingly undeterred, the arrogant and judgmental Trump goes about his business, continuing to aid and abet his enemies with an offensive outspoken style, which he directs at those opposing him.

The impeachment process has derailed Congress, which was already bogged down in the quagmire of partisanship politics.

The notable exception was Nancy Pelosi proudly announcing a new trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the United States to replace the blatantly unfair NAFTA deal. Ironically, the new deal would not have been on the table without Trump, who made it a campaign promise and one of his top priorities.

While the Senate trial is underway, our elected members of Congress will undoubtedly continue to lock horns in what has become an arena of dissention.

Even after the trial ends, whatever fate awaits Trump, the nation will have suffered another self-inflicted wound.

The chasm that divides the two major political parties and their ideologies will have widened further, possibly too wide to bridge.

Perhaps the nation is destined to eventually collapse under the weight of its freedom that allows us to hold and voice one-sided perspectives with no room for com-

promise.

The only true supreme human being to have ever lived once declared, “And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand …”

Will this be the fate of the greatest nation in the history of the world? The answer lies in the hands of its citizens.

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couples out there that have to go out of the country to adopt.

When I worked in the nursery as a student nurse, a premature baby weighed in at 2 pounds, 1 ounce, and lost weight to 1 pound, 5 ounces.

He was placed in an incubator.

We reached him through two holes in the incubator and fed him with a dropper every hour for several months.

He thrived on his care and eventually went home and grew to be a healthy welladjusted adult.

He is now 60.

Another baby was born “anencephalic” (part of skull missing). With the same loving care, God chose to take him back after about three days.

My sister and brother-inlaw adopted a newborn baby boy, and, 18 months later, a newborn baby girl.

There were already 11 grandchildren, but we needed two more.

They grew to be wonderful responsible adults and contributing members of society.

When we start pretending that these precious babies do not have a father who should have a voice in this decision, my prayer is that people will step up and quit pretending that “Thou shalt not kill” is not in the Bible.

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Concerns about full birth abortion issues With Christmas here, my mind goes back to the time when Virginia almost passed a law allowing full birth babies to be killed because the mother and the physician decided that the birth was untimely and not wanted.

I’m so glad that God and Mary and Joseph did not decide to kill the Baby Jesus even though they did not have a comfortable place for him to lie.

We have been pre-warned that the law will almost certainly pass the next time around.

Where are all the people with Judeo-Christian values?

As the politicians say, “We are better than that!”

There are many childless

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Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 7200 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike/Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Larceny or theft, third or subsequent offense, was reported in the 7200 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Credit card fraud, $200 in six months, was reported in the 7000 block of Walgrove Court, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 8200 block of Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

Sale and distribution of marijuana, ½-ounce, was reported in the 12400 block of West Patrick Henry Road, Ashland.

Petit larceny, $500 not from a person, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Entering property without intent to damage was reported in the 10000 block of Seminole Road, Mechanicsville.

Petit larceny, $500 not from a person, was reported in the 17000 block of Bandana Farm Lane/Beaver Dam

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Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person, was reported in the 8300 block of Beatties Mill Road, Mechanicsville.

George and Beth Cary will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Friday, December 27, 2019. They were united in marriage on December 27, 1969. They have three children, Tyler (Kim) Cary, Scott (Melissa) Cary and Ashleigh (Bradley) Boykin, and eight grandchildren, Stella and Miles Cary, Jackson, Gavin, Ryan and Aaron Cary, and Alexa and Ava Boykin.

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Concealment, price altering merchandise, $500, second offense, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 12500 block of Moates Drive, Ashland.

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friends Wednesday, December 18, 2019, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Monaghan Funeral Home, 7300 Creighton Pkwy., Mechancisville, Va. 23111, where a funeral service took place at 6 p.m. with a reception following. A graveside service was held 3 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019, at Washington Memorial Park.

DIGRAZIA, Liane Frederick, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2019.

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and her family lived throughout southeastern Pennsylvania during the Great Depression, finally settling in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1950, Liane graduated as the valedictorian of her class at Wilmington High School.

She then attended the University of Delaware and earned a B.A. in 1954 with a major in French, DIGRAZIA minor in Spanish and certification in secondary education teaching French, Spanish and English. Liane earned academic recognitions including membership in Phi Beta Kappa and an exclusive invitation to a luncheon lecture with renowned poet, Robert Frost. Shortly after graduating, Liane married John Mario DiGrazia. They started a family immediately, welcoming four children between 1955 and 1961. Liane was an excellent mother and homemaker. She instilled a love of learning and cultivated the value of effort and curiosity in all four of her children. A lifelong Lutheran, Liane devoted volunteer hours within the church once her children were attending school. Liane served as a Sunday school and Vacation Bible School teacher, a Bible study learner and leader and in the Women of the Church, taking her turn as a leader in these and other committees. In her later years, Liane sought to offer comfort and support for elderly, often widowed, fellow members. The daughter of a newspaper journalist, Liane had a passion for following the news. She emphasized the importance of keeping informed about current events and taught her children critical thinking skills in order that they would be able to evaluate the veracity of news stories.

She remained a daily news consumer to her very last days. Left to cherish her memory are her children and spouses, Christina and Philip Nibali, John and Janice DiGrazia, Michael and Kathleen DiGrazia and Anita and Mark Philp; grandchildren, Daniel Nibali, Melissa Nibali, Anna Haynes (Scott), Lydia DiGrazia, Rita Page (Colin), John Mark DiGrazia, Michael DiGrazia (Rachel), John T. DiGrazia, Anthony DiGrazia, Angela DiGrazia, Cory Philp (Sarah), Craig Philp (Anne), Samantha Philp, Danielle Stanford (Shaw); great- grandchildren, Thomas Page, Jack Page, Benjamin Haynes, Olivia Philp,

Evelyn Philp and Jacob Philp; sisters-in-law, Norma Frederick, Barbara Frederick, Rita Johnson and Gilda Like;and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, beloved friends and neighbors too numerous to list.

The family received friends on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at the Bennett Funeral Home on Lee-Davis Road in Mechanicsville from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral service took place on Friday, December 20, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 8154 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider making a donation to Messiah Lutheran Church or to the Progressive Care Unit at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, 8162 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

HARRIS, Virginia Claire, 92, of Mechanicsville, departed this life December 15, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph E. Harris; daughter, Gina M. Jeffries; mother, Sadie Claire Carter; father, Armstead T. Carter Sr.; HARRIS three brothers, four sisters; and a son-in-law, Hugh W. Taylor Jr. She is survived by two daughters, Judith Taylor and Sharon Barnette; two sons, Thomas Edward Johnson and Russell Caine; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Yvonne A. Evans; and many nieces and nephews. At this time, all services will be private. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Hanover SPCA. HARRISON, Ruth O’Connor, 84, of Mechanicsville, passed away on December 14, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Ronald R. Harrison.

Ruth is survived by four children, Joy Beth Layne (Frank), Reid Harrison HARRISON (Diana), Raymond see OBITUARIES, pg. 11

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Harrison and Mary Frazier (Robert). She is also survived by seven loving grandchildren, Matthew Layne (Kaitlyn), Kevin Layne (Emily), Mitchell Harrison (Gretchen), Allison Harrison (Bethany), Sarah Harrison, Chase Frazier and Kara Frazier; six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Joseph Willard. After retiring from VDOT, she loved time spent with her family and friends, her quilting family with Piecemakers and her Red Hat Society. The family received friends on Tuesday, December 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where services were held on

Wednesday, December 18, at 2 p.m.

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Destiny “Boo” Tanner, Hayden “Bug” Thomas, Timmy D. “Critter Bug” Wooten and Riley “Miss Belle” Wooten; and brothers and sisters, Douglas W. Howk, Phyllis Young, Doris Kirby, Frances Mullins, Cheryl Griffin and Kenneth L. Howk. Larry worked in the construction of new homes. He loved hunting rabbits, his Beagles and fishing. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 26, at B.W. White Funeral Home, 7837 Richmond Tappahannock Highway, Aylett, where a Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m.

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and individually administered the oath to Hanover’s recentlyelected Constitutional officers and board of supervisors.

The significance of the venue and ceremony was not lost on Michael Herzberg, the newly-elected Cold Harbor representative who took the oath for the first time at last week’s ceremony. “It’s a little overwhelming to be here in this building where there is so much history.

I was more nervous today than I was during the whole campaign season,� Herzberg said.

He said he’s gaining an immediate respect for the responsibility of the position even before his term officially

begins Jan. 1. “People have been calling or writing, asking me my positions on certain things in the district. I’m looking forward to doing the work,� Herzberg, who replaces newly-elected 9th District Del. Scott Wyatt on the board, said. “We’ve got some great people living in this district and I’m looking forward to serving them. I’m very grateful for this opportunity.�

Herzberg said maintaining and supporting Hanover County’s schools and acquiring broadband for underserved areas are just a sampling of issues he expects to face in the coming months.

Sue Dibble took the oath of office representing the South Anna District and replacing

Hazzard. She vacates a seat on the Hanover County School Board to assume those duties.

She also noted the significance of the historic setting as she embarks on her new assignment. “Tonight’s swearing in ceremony was a very special moment for me,� Dibble said. “Being in the historic courthouse was such an honor.

Thinking of those famous persons who stood where I was standing and made such a profound difference in our world really caused my heart to pause.�

Being able to share that special moment with the people closest to her also made an impression on Dibble. “Also, having my family close by meant the world to

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Hanover Circuit Court Judge J. Overton Harris presided over a special session of the court on Dec. 18, and individually administered the oath to Hanover’s recently- elected Constitutional officers and board of supervisors.

me. Their love and support allow me to serve.�

It was not Beaverdam Supervisor Aubrey “Bucky�

Stanley’s first rodeo when it comes to swearing-ins. In fact, it was his 10th time on the receiving end of the oath.

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Stanley’s margin of victory has increased with each passing election, but that’s not what motivates him. “I think it all comes down see OATH, pg. 13

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Three taken into custody after truck is stolen in I-95 work zone HANOVER COUNTY – Two men, including Darrell Michael Harris, 29, of Richmond, and a woman were taken into custody by Virginia State Police on Wednesday, Dec. 18, after receiving reports of a Curtis crash cushion truck being stolen

from a work zone at the 88.6 mile marker on Interstate 95.

Sgt. Keeli L. Hill, VSP Division 1 public information officer, said troopers were notified at 8:31 p.m. of the incident. The vehicle was located a short time later with the driver, identified as Harris refusing to stop for troopers.

A pursuit ensued with Harris

driving recklessly and striking two marked trooper vehicles.

The pursuit ended on Route 1 near Ashcake Road.

Harris and two other occupants were taken into custody without further incident. “The pursuit ended with the subject stopping on Route 1 just south of Ashcake Road with the assistance of Hanover County

Sheriff ’s Office and Ashland Police Department,” Hill added.

Harris was charged with, two felony counts of grand larceny, two felony counts of assault on law enforcement, one felony count hit and run, one count felony elude, three felony counts of destruction of property, one misdemeanor driving revoked, and reckless

Depression to be topic of meeting at Montpelier Library

MONTPELIER – Depression will be the topic of a program at the Montpelier Branch Library featuring a

recent Goochland High School graduate.

Kevin Harris will discuss “Teen2Teen: Finding Ways

Out of Depression: at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

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tinuing to serve.

The recently-widowed Stanley said his wife never encouraged him to run in his many campaigns, until shortly before her death.

“You need to run because you like helping people,” she said to him. “That’s probably the real reason I ran,” Stanley said.

Participants, families and guests retired to the Coach House at Hanover Tavern for a reception following the swearing in.

Those sworn in last week included Soil and Water Conservations Director Donald L. Wells and Constitutional Officers Treasurer M. Scott Miller, Sheriff David Hines,

Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramon (Trip) Chalkley and Commissioner of Revenue T. Scott Harris.

In addition to first-term Supervisors Dibble and Herzberg, incumbents Faye Prichard, Bucky Stanley, Angela Kelly-Wiecek, Sean Davis and Canova Peterson also were sworn in.

to a love of helping people.

If I can help someone by my actions on this board, that’s what it’s all about,” Stanley said following last week’s ceremony.

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As of Thursday, Harris was being held at Pamunkey Regional Jail.

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Hanover High places 3rd place in video contest

ASHLAND -- The Virginia School Boards Association’s (VSBA) eighth annual student video contest challenged high school students across Virginia to create a 30-second video around the theme of “Virginia is for Learners.”

This year’s contest was sponsored by Haney Phinyowattanachip PLLC. The first, second and third place winners, selected out of 31 submissions, were announced at the opening general session of the VSBA Annual Convention in Williamsburg, and the videos were shown to the convention’s attendees.

The videos were reviewed by a panel of judges from withPhoto submitted by Chris R. Whitley Celebrating their recent third place win in the Virginia School Boards Association’s (VSBA) eighth annual student video contest are, in the video production field.

The judges said that the from left, Paige Lake (Lee-Davis High School), Paris Dailey (Hanover High School), Ruthie Weeks (Atlee High School), Jonathan Ruiz (Lee-Davis High School), William Gordon (Atlee High School), Jamie Hughes (Patrick Henry High School), and Brian Capaldo first place video showed a high (TV Programming and Production coordinator for Hanover County Public Schools). level of production, with a

thoughtful story line that captured the nostalgia that surrounds reflecting on one’s own education, as well as showcasing the theme “Virginia is for Learners.”

1st Place: “Virginia is for Learners” https://vimeo. com/364183263 -- Arlington Career Center (Arlington County Public Schools) – Peter Collins, Khulan Erdenedalai and Emilio Tognelli/ 2nd Place: “Virginia is for Learners” https://youtu. be/jgji83lpbtA -- Goochland High School (Goochland County Public Schools) – Caden Peck.

3rd Place: “NOW WE LEARN” -- https:// w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=qStqVHkmqAU -- Hanover High School see VIDEO, pg. 17

Set your sights on a healthy 2020 with a Jan. 1 hike in a Virginia State Park Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com RICHMOND -- Start a new tradition on New Year’s Day with a special First Day Hike in a Virginia State Park.

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All state parks offer free parking all day, while the first 100 visitors to each park will receive a commemorative bumper sticker.

Two contests give visitors opportunities to win gift certificates valued at up to $500.

Participants can be eligible to win prizes by

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simply registering, hiking and then recording the hike on Jan. 1. An annual photo contest also is an opportunity for visitors to win gift certificates that can be used for camping and cabin reservations or to purchase annual passes.

For complete contest details, visit https://

vasp.fun/2020firsthike.

For a list of scheduled hikes and programs, visit https://vasp.fun/2020FDH. Some of the choices include: Natural Bridge State Park will offer two spesee HIKE, pg. 19

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Rockville house is all aglow for holiday season

By Roslyn Ryan Richmond Suburban News ROCKVILLE -- Some people, as they say, wear their hearts on their sleeves.

For David and Bobbie DeHart, however, they are out on their lawn.

For the past 15 years, the Rockville couple has been drawing throngs of local holiday light lovers to their home at 2375 Rockville Rd. to get a glimpse of the eye-popping display they erect each year.

Featuring an army of inflatables, Christmas statuary and other holiday-themed items, the exhibit has become a favorite holiday stop for many in the area.

It is a labor of love, the couple said, though both admit it can be a bit heavy on the labor at times: David begins setting up the week after Halloween, and spends over a month painstakingly arranging the new items he has purchased alongside the old favorites.

Life, as it does, can get in the way — health issues have thrown a kink in the set-up timeline several times — and weather remains a determined foe.

Last year one of the giant inflatable Santas sustained what were initially thought to be mortal injuries from a vicious wind storm.

Thankfully, David’s mother

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Christmas is a favorite time of the year for Rockville residents David and Bobbie DeHart, who share the spirit with an assortment of decorations to celebrate the holiday. Their tradition began 15 years ago at their home at 2375 Rockville Rd.

came to the rescue with her sewing machine and miraculously managed to get St. Nick back up and running.

Even with the occasional holiday décor hiccup, David and Bobbie said they can’t imagine the Christmas season without the rows and rows of decorations out in front of

their home.

“We feel like it is our Christmas present to the community,” Bobbie recently said, as David prepared to head outside to great visitors. “We feel that we have been very blessed, and we want to be able to give back.”

The DeHarts’ holiday light

display is ready for sightseers, and will remain up until the weekend after New Year’s. It is lit daily from 5:15 p.m. until midnight (weather permitting), and anyone visiting is welcome to use the couple’s circular driveway. They do insist, for safety, that visitors remain in their vehicles and do not

walk in the yard.

Children should keep an eye out for Santa, who has been known to frequent the DeHarts’ yard and hand out candy canes from time to time.

The home is located at 2375 Rockville Rd. in Rockville.

Roslyn Ryan is editor of The Goochland Gazette.

Green Top Shooting Range Photos submitted by Kent Brockwell

Grand opening ceremonies recently were held at Green Top Shooting Range in Ashland. Shown in the ribbon-cutting photo are, from left, Will Doss; Austin Brockenbrough III; Blaine Altaffer, Green Top CEO; Del. Buddy Fowler, R-55; Faye Prichard, Ashland representative on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors; and Scott Wyatt, Cold Harbor representative on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors.

Curt Hinton was the first customer to release rounds on the range, shooting his favorite 9 millimeter.

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While Ashland provides the pool memberships as a service to its residents and rates compare favorably with other pool options in the area, Farrar said that recouping 60% to 70% of those operating expenses is a goal.

The Ashland Theatre, which opened its doors in December 2018 after a $2.1 million renovation project, enjoyed a successful year and continues to bring the latest movie to the big screen, as well

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Land Use Taxation Program extension

HANOVER -- Hanover County offers a Land Use Taxation Program under which qualified landowners can have their property assessed at “use value”, which may be lower than market value and reduce taxes owed.

The application period for this program extended through Nov. 1, with an additional enrollment period of Jan. 1

through Feb. 1, 2020.

Landowners who have kept their property in agricultural or horticultural use for at least five years can qualify for the land use program. The property kept in agricultural or horticultural use must be at least five acres in size.

Property that has been zoned Rural Conservation (RC) also can qualify for

the Land Use program.

If the land use is changed, the tax reduction must be repaid with simple interest for the current tax year and potentially up to the previous five tax years.

About 3,554 parcels and 155,085 acres are currently enrolled in Hanover County’s Land Use Taxation program. This represents about 54% of the county’s total acre-

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Virginians are encouraged to take advantage of the first day of the new year by taking part in First Day 2020 Hikes. The state has 38 award-winning state parks.

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cial hikes around the legendary landmark, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield offers a special New Year’s Eve night hike celebrate the countdown. The park also offers a variety of special hikes for different ages and capabilities throughout New Year’s Day.

VIDEO Continued from pg. 14

(Hanover County Public Schools) – William Gordon, Paige Lake, Jonathan Ruiz, Jamie Hughes, Ruthie Weeks and Paris Dailey.

The contest gives students an opportunity to create thought-provoking videos individually, in a small group, or as a class project.

Fast becoming a New Year’s tradition, the whole family will enjoy finding the hidden ornaments left by the legendary Christmas Opossum at Caledon State Park in King George.

Hungry Mother State Park in Marion will host several special hikes, including a wheelchair-accessible forest therapy walk.

For First Day Hike 2019, Virginia State Parks hosted

more than 13,000 participating in guided activities and tens of thousands more visitors explored the parks on their own.

The 38 award-winning Virginia State Parks are managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

For more information, or to buy an annual pass or gift certificate, visit www.virginiastateparks.gov.

Videos were judged on how well they addressed the topic, the quality of the production of the video, as well as the depth of thought and creativity of the video.

The contest was open to Virginia public high school students and one entry per school division was accepted.

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a longevity program that rewards seniority, an increase in council salaries, additional money for increased hours for attorney services, pool expansion, and money to cover increased solid waste and recycling costs.

Taking the ninth position in our Top 10, high-speed rain and possible effects on the town remain a concern of town council and residents in Ashland.

The RVA2DC project saw residents become actively involved two years when options were discussed regarding the construction that some estimate is “decades away.”

In response to the Federal Railway Administration’s release of a Tier II Final Environmental Impact Study, council had passed a resolution expressing the town’s posi-

age. The total tax deferral realized by these property owners is about $5.3 million.

For more information about the Land Use Program or other tax relief programs offered by Hanover County, call the Commissioner of the Revenue at 804-365-6125 or visit the Land Use page for the Commissioner of the Revenue at www.hanovercounty.gov.

tion and concerns regarding the future project.

In 2017 and early 2018, Ashland considered a plan that would provide increased passenger train service on the RVA2DC corridor.

Working with the Virginia Department of Public and Rail Transportation, a draft environmental impact study was submitted to the Federal Railway Administration for approval.

The Top 10 wraps up with the departure of two significant administrators in Hanover County government.

County Attorney Sterling Rives retired in February after more than 30 years. County Attorney Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr. announced last month that he will retire from the office he has held since 2004 on May 15.

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| News, Updates & Listings Saturday, Jan. 4 A Community Salt Fish Breakfast will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Enon UMC at 6156 Studley Rd. in Mechanicsville.

The menu includes salt fish, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage gravy, biscuits, corn cakes, hash browns, grits, apples, waffles, and beverage for $8 (age 6 and under are admitted free of charge).Proceeds benefit Heart Havens and Enon Men’s Ministry.

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

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

Overcomers Outreach and Women’s Codependency, a Christ-centered anonymous support program offering hope and healing for recovering alcoholics, addicts and their families meet every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Christian Center at 8061 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-366-9645 or email kjfaith1@gmail.com.

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.

Sundays All Souls Episcopal Church

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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.

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 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.

Tuesdays A Commanders coffee is held from 10 to 11 a.m. at American Legion Post 90 at 17662 Beaver Dam Rd. in Beaverdam to discuss issues of interest/befits of the American Legion. There also will be donuts. For more information, call Post Commander Eugene Truitt at 804-746-4734.

The Hanover Concert Band rehearses from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Tuesday, mid-January through mid

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December, at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center at 500 S. Railroad Ave. in Ashland, just south of U.S. 54.

Membership is open to anyone who can read music and play a non-string instrument. High school students are welcome with parents’ permission. For more information, visit www. hanoverconcertband.org or call 804-789-0536.

Thursdays The Ashland Rotary Club meets weekly at noon at the Iron Horse Restaurant at 100 S. Railroad Ave. in in Ashland.

For more information, contact Steve Dunham at 804-496-6093 or sandrdunham@yahoo.com.

Overcomers Outreach & Women’s Codependency is a Christ-centered anonymous support program offering hope and healing for recovering alcoholics, addicts and their families. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. at Shalom Baptist Church at 8116 Walnut Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-366-6524 or email mjfaith1@gmail.com.

ax submissions to calendar to 730-0476, email to mkinser@mechlocal.com, or mail to 8460 TimesDispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville VA 23116. Deadline is 3 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s issue. Calendar announcements cannot be taken by phone. We reserve the right to edit all items submitted to The Local.

port group for caregivers and others who want to help and encourage those who have loved ones with dementia illnesses meets at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in Room E106 at Shady Grove United Methodist Church at 8209 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. For more information, contact Jennifer Bean at 804-559-2805, Mark Elliott at 804-746-8288 or the church office at 804-746-9073.

The Hanover County Community Services Board meets at 6:30 p.m. at 12300 Washington Hwy. in Ashland.

Second Tuesdays Cold Harbor Rd Church of Christ will meet at noon on the second Tuesday of each month, beginning Jan. 14.

There is no cost for the luncheon. This is a time for those that have lost their spouses, or now find themselves alone, to meet, socialize, and encourage once another. For more information, call 863-381-1867.

Second Mondays The WEB of Hope meets from 10 a. m. to noon at the Black Creek Baptist Church at 6289 McClellan Rd. in Mechanicsville. It is one of several groups in the Richmond area that crochets, knits, sews, and quilts gifts for the American Red Cross to distributed to those in need. Since its inception, the WEB has donated over 153,00 gifts locally, nationally and globally. If you can make it, the WEB can use it. There are so many organizations in need of help. For more information, call Laurie Wagner at 804-781-0338.

Third Mondays Alzheimer’s/Dementia sup-

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

Second Tuesdays The Clay Spring Garden Club in Ashland meets at 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month (except for the month of July at the First

Baptist Church in Ashland off of U.S. 54. Barbara Boor is the president. Doors are open to anyone who would like to attend.

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

Attendees support one another, share experiences, challenges and resources and to advocate for their loved ones.

For more information, contact Kathy Redfearn, LCSW at 804675-4230.

The Greater Richmond Alzheimer’s Association and the Hanover Adult Center will host a caregiver support group from 9:30 to 11 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Hanover Adult Center at 7231 Stonewall Parkway in Mechanicsville. The meetings will provide an opportunity for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s to exchange coping skills and give mutual support. Co-facilitators are Vivian Bagby and Barbara Allen. For more information, call the Greater Richmond Alzheimer’s Association chapter at 804-967-2580.

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

Holiday closings HANOVER -- Hanover County government offices, as well as trash and recycling centers operated by the Hanover County Department of Public Works, will be closed today (Wednesday, Dec. 25) for the Christmas holiday and Wednesday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day. Branches of the Pamunkey Regional Library will be closed today and New Year’s Day and will close at 3 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.

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Road, Beaverdam.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 11100 block of Linderwood Drive, Mechanicsville.

Credit card fraud, $200 in six months, was reported in the 8300 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Driving after forfeiture of license was reported on Meadowbridge Road/Shady Grove Road, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 7200 block of Harbor Hill Drive, Mechanicsville.

Threats of death or bodily injury by letter or electronic means were reported in the 7400 block of Pole Green Road, Mechanicsville.

Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 9000 block of Pelot Place, Mechanicsville.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $500, was reported in the 10200 block of Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland.

Unauthorized use of vehicle, boat or animal was reported in the 6400 block of Lakevista Drive, Mechanicsville.

Profane, threatening language over a public airway was reported in the 9200 block of Castle Tower Place, Mechanicsville.

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TOPIC Continued from pg. 13

of local teens ready to share their experiences with depression, bullying, self-harm, and suicide.

Renee K. Sottong, branch manager of the Lois Wickham Jones/ Montpelier Branch of the Pamunkey Regional Library, said their message to other teens is, “Don’t give up, and don’t be afraid to tell your story.”

The discussion and Q&A will be facilitated by Laura Robertson, Hanover CARES prevention specialist.

Also included in the evening will be a resource fair with local organizations working on a variety of issues, including: LGBTQ youth, dating vio-

lence, suicide prevention, youth mental health resources, and child abuse prevention.

Teens and adults are welcome (content will not be appropriate for young children). Everything is free and open to the public.

“I am especially excited to bring this program to Hanover County,” Sottong said. “As a library representative, board member of Goochland Powhatan Community Services, member of the Goochland County Public Schools Youth Mental Health Task Force, and founder of Goochland ParentNet, I am highly invested in the effort to promote youth mental health and suicide prevention resources in Hanover County.”

She continued, “We have devel-

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oped a new partnership between Hanover CARES and the Montpelier Branch Library, designed to bring information and resources to our Hanover neighbors. For example, the library now carries medication lock boxes, disposal kits, and trigger locks provided by Hanover CARES through the Lock & Talk Virginia program.”

Sottong said, “Everything is free and open to the public.”

A Lock & Talk Virginia program for adults is scheduled for Jan. 22 at the library.

The Lois Wickham Jones/ Montpelier Branch is located at 17205 Sycamore Tavern Lane in Montpelier.

For more information, call the library at 804-883-7116.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Girls/boys basketball: Southerner Classic at Lee-Davis 5:30 p.m./7:15 p.m.

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Boys basketball: Atlee vs. Freeman at Glen Allen 6:00 p.m.

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County swim teams make way into season

By Rob Witham For the Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND – As the four county high school swimming teams did battle in duals in the week leading up to Winter Break, the competitions weren’t about finals on scoreboards, but benchmarks for swimmers old and new, finding right combinations and preparing for the first major event of the season.

Wednesday evening at Randolph-Macon College, as Atlee defeated Patrick Henry, Raiders head coach Karen Seeber eyed competitors all evening, looking for any edge, any improvement in a season that has presented some different challenges.

“We’ve lost some top guns recently. We don’t have the depth like we’ve had in years past,” Seeber said. “We’re rebuilding, working with these kids, and they’re working really hard. The ones that come in with just the basics, they’re doing great. I’m excited about that.”

Meredith Boggess of Atlee had a good outing, winning the girls 100-yard breaststroke in 1:15.72, just ahead of fellow junior Maggie Ivie, who was victorious in the 100 freestyle in 1:00.37.

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Patrick Henry’s Paul Datovech (foreground) pulls ahead of Atlee’s Kyle Beck in the boys 100-yard backstroke in a meet at Randolph-Macon Wednesday.

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Deadly Practice: Climate change raises risk

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor Editor’s Note: When I more or less wrapped up the series in October, I was not sure I wanted to raise the issue of climate change and heat injury risk. But I was persuaded to reconsider.

— DML MECHANICSVILLE – The Richmond metropolitan area is all too familiar with stories of athletes felled by heat injuries during practices or competition. Despite great strides in understanding many of the risk factors and how to manage them, athletes continue to sicken, even die, from overdoing it in the heat.

Most of the Deadly Practice series so far has focused on conditioning and fitness screening to identify athletes at risk of heat injuries. But so far, the nation has done little to grapple with what may be the single biggest threat to outdoor athletes in the coming decades: climate change.

While the topic may be offputting to some, the science is clear: the planet is warming and we are the main cause of that warming because of our fossil fuel emissions, destruction of natural ecosystems and other activities.

Climate change will affect many aspects of our lives in the future, but it may have one of its biggest impacts on when and how we choose to enjoy ourselves outdoors. Those who enjoy outdoor sports may have to make significant adjustments to adapt to the hotter temperatures to come.

This past summer, the Union of Concerned Scientists published a report – both as a peer-reviewed study in a research journal as well as an expanded version on its web-

Courtesy of Kristina Dahl/Union of Concerned Scientists

The Union of Concerned Scientists published a study last summer looking at how climate change will affect the timing and distribution of extreme heat waves in the continental United States. The left column shows the historical average number of days with a heat index above 90 degrees (top row), 100 degrees (middle row) and 105 degrees (bottom row). The middle column shows the same for mid-century if nothing is done to reduce carbon emissions, and right column shows the same by the end of the century if nothing is done. Note that Virginia High School League guidelines recomend restricted outdoor activity above 90 and none above 105.

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site – on how extreme heat will affect the United States in the coming century. The research team, led by Kristina Dahl and Rachel Licker, looked particularly at the heat index.

What they found, is that extreme heat will affect more and more of the country more frequently than it has in the past.

“We found that if we fail to reduce our carbon emissions, that there will be expansion of dangerous heat across the

country,” Dahl said. “Athletes are particularly at risk.”

The trend has already begun.

“The hottest day of the year is typically sometime near the third or the fourth week of July,” said Jeremy Hoffman, climate science specialist at the Science

Museum of Virginia. “The days that are very hot have kind of fattened out into earlier and earlier parts of the spring and even into the fall.

“Even though the warmest day might be going on, traditionally, sometime in late July, the likelihood of seeing a very

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hot day outside of that time has gotten higher.”

John Boyer, meteorologist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, had another way of looking at how the climate will change.

“Another way of thinking see RISK, pg. 24

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I survived the exercising — and even got better!

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – When I began work on the Deadly Practice series, Mike Craven of Mike’s Olympic Gym had been preaching the gospel of fitness testing as a way to: a) identify athletes at risk of heat injury; and b) to help design conditioning programs to lessen the risk of heat injury.

And Craven was – is – a fervent disciple of the usefulness of VO2max testing for that purpose. But at the time, I did not understand what the test was, so I did what any respectable journalist would do: I had myself tested to get a feel for it.

As followers of the series already know, I was not terribly fond of the test. I was less fond of the result. My VO2 max was 27.6, which, while not surprising, was still below average for men in my ever-advanced age group.

So I asked Mike how I would improve it, and he put me on a 12-week conditioning program.

If you have followed the series, you already know how much I didn’t enjoy that.

The 12 weeks wrapped up after the initial run of the series came to an end, and I promised a follow-up. And, I can attest that, if one embraces a properly designed conditioning program, he or she will get fitter.

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about it is Richmond potentially having a summer climate more like eastern Texas,” he said.

What the Union of Concerned Scientists found, is that – assuming nothing is done to reduce carbon emissions – that the number of days in Hanover County with a heat

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Right, Mike Craven (left) of Mike’s Olympic Gym in Mechanicsville fits a mask on Local sports editor Dave Lawrence in preparation for Lawrence’s follow-up VO2max test. Above, a computer monitors how much oxygen Lawrence breathes in and now much carbon dioxide he breathes out while exercising.

In my case, the regimen of VersaClimber, elliptical and walking resulted in a new VO2max of 33.8, which is above average for men in my age group. For me, that was an impressive improvement.

But there was a more pleasant surprise to come. In November, shortly after wrapping up the conditioning program, I got my annual physical (a year late, as usual).

At the beginning of 2015, I was diagnosed with Type II

diabetes. Since then, my A1C – a long-term measure of my blood sugar level – ran above 6. While the numbers I was getting were in the high but acceptable range, I thought I had been doing good.

The exercise program had me doing much better than I

could have imagined. My A1C in November was 5.7 – near the top of, but still in, the normal range.

That’s a number I can most definitely live with.

I began another 12-week program with Craven, but to be honest, I got off track recently

because of an illness (with complications) that has been wreaking havoc among a lot f folks I know.

But I like my more fit body, and I love that lower A1C, so I get back on the medieval torture device otherwise known as a VersaClimber, and pace

the roads, and keep an eye on my heartbeat to make sure I’m working hard enough.

The long-term benefits most certainly outweigh the short-term pain.

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

index above 90 degrees will likely increase threefold, from 45 days per year historically to 119 days per year by the end of the century. The number of days with a heat index above 105 degrees will likely increase more than twenty-fold, from two days per year historically to 55 days per year by the end of the century.

By mid-century – just a generation of grandkids away – we

will be seeing more than 76 days per year with a heat index above 90 degrees, nearly ten times the historical average of nine days per year above 90.

For those wondering whether that will affect our daily lives, consider the current Virginia High School League heat safety guidelines. They recommend restricting outdoor activities when the heat index reaches 90 degrees. They recommend

prohibiting all outdoor activities when the heat index reaches 105.

By the end of the century, that could pretty much prohibit any outdoor practice – or play – for much of the month of August when most fall sports begin practice. It could wreak havoc on the traditional summer season for sports like Little League baseball and softball.

Dahl notes that athletes and

the military are particularly at risk of heat injury.

“I think that in athletic cultures, or in a culture like the military, there is a tendency to push ourselves, to push ourselves physically,” she said.

“There is a temptation when it is hot to just try to push through it. I think that is hard for teams and for individuals to get over.”

Climate changes are already wreaking havoc with athletics.

A heat wave in Europe affected the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament. In the World Athletic Championships in Doha, Qatar, in September, organizers schedule the marathon at night; Still, quite a few got seriously ill because of the heat even during what was supposed to be the “cool” part of the day. The headlines from this past year are a worrisome hint of things to come.

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SWIM Continued from pg. 22

in winning the 100 freestyle in 55.31, while sophomore Tyler Caten took 25 seconds off his personal best while winning the 500 freestyle in 5:11.34.

Top Patriot times included Paul Davotech’s victory in the boys 100 backstroke in 58.63 and Mark Dinger, winning the boys 100 breaststroke in 1:10.28.

Patriot head coach Bob Flanagan was pushing buttons, trying to motivate his team to practice over the holidays, as Patrick Henry’s schedule is already nearing the halfway point.

“When we get back, you can definitely see the ones who’ve gone and the ones who haven’t, but anyone still home, we’re still practicing,” Flanagan said, noting a morning call time to foster continuity while giving studentathletes the bulk of their days off from academics to enjoy.

Flanagan also keeps an eye on the future, as eighth-grader Christine Davotech competes, though not officially on the Patrick Henry team until next season. She is allowed to participate in order to immerse herself in the high school swimming experience.

“She’s in sub-varsity events and heats. Even if you’re a yearround swimmer, the atmosphere of a high school meet is different,” Flanagan said about why her participation should pay dividends in the future.

The night before at Brock Center, Hanover entered its dual with Lee-Davis with momentum on its side after a big early meet against the Raiders. The Hawks swept the Confederates, looking to prepare for a big showing at their host tournament, the Hanover Hawk Invitational at Collegiate School Aquatic Center.

Sophomore Abby Gammon helped kickstart the Hawks, taking seven seconds off her personal best in the girls 200

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Above, Lee-Davis swimmer Katlyn Vieni swims to victory in the girls 100-yard breaststroke in a meet against host Hanover at RandolphMacon College’s Brock Center on Dec. 17. Vieni finished in 1:12.53. Right, Hanover’s Kira Woods swims the third leg of the girls 400-yard freestyle relay. Her team, which included Tori DeStephanis, Delaney Childs and Cere Duplissey, won in 4:13.48.

freestyle, winning in 2:11.94.

Senior Luke Daley grabbed two wins, shaving nearly a halfsecond off his personal best in the boys 200 individual medley for a 2:05.11 finish to win the race, then returned for another personal best, this time the 100 butterfly, winning in 54.85. placed second in 56.12, taking In the latter race, Daley almost 2 seconds off his best faced competition from Lee- time.

Davis junior Logan Deal, who Also for the Confederates,

Katelyn Vieni joined Deal in sweeping the 50 freestyle events, Vieni was victorious in the girls 50 in 26.95, Deal clocked in the

as freshmen Ben Gordon and Morgan Pittman earned victories, Gordon in the boys 500 freestyle with a Class 4 state tournament-clinching time of 4:55.14, and Pittman in the girls 100 freestyle in 57.35, only 1.16 seconds off a state cut.

Finally, for Lee-Davis, an “oh so close” moment as the boys 200 freestyle relay team of Deal, Kyle Anderson, Ty Williams and Collin Marks won in a time of 1:35.64, just .05 away from earning that elusive Class 4 state tournament berth.

All the more reason to redouble efforts for the Hawk Invitational, which took place December 21 at SwimRVA – after this edition went to press because of early holiday press boys at 23.86. Vieni also won deadlines. Look for complete the 100 breaststroke in 1:12.53. coverage in our January 1 issue.

Rob Witham can be reached The Hawks got an exciting glimpse into their future at sports@mechlocal.com.

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MECHANICSVILLE CHURCHES EPISCOPAL

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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 allsoulsepiscopal@gmail.com www.allsoulsva.org

Fairmount Christian Church, 559-8070 6502 Creighton Rd. Sunday AM Worship Traditional 8:15 & 11:00, Contemporary 9:30, Modern 11:15, Bible School at 9:30 & 11:00. Rick Raines, Senior Minister; Chris Santasiere, Seth Wortman, Associate Minister; Tracy Thomas, Worship & Music Minister; Ryan Card, Associate Worship Minister; Davis Ellenberger, Youth Minister; Ashley Sears, Children’s Director. fairmountchristian.org

St Paul Lutheran Church (LCMS) 427-7500 ∂ 8100 Shady Grove Rd, saintpaul-lcms.com Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor; Sun. Sch. 9:15am, Worship 10:30am

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 9:30 am Youth & Adult Sunday School 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Nursery provided @ 9:15 & 10:15 Please visit our website www.creatorchurch.net

EVANGELICAL FRIENDS Hanover Evangelical Friends 6420 Mech Trnpk. 804-730-9512, friendlychurch.org Worship: Sun. 10:30AM Sunday School @ 9:15AM

ADVERTISE Call 746-1235 to find out about upcoming opportunities to advertise with The Local in print and online!

Ask how you can reach over 63,000 households in Mechanicsville, Powhatan, Goochland and Chesterfield!

Gethsemane Church of Christ 5146 Mechanicsville Turnpike Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM 804-779-2044 Bill Wines, Senior Minister www.gethsemanechristians.org

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Hanover Baptist Church (3 mi from Va Ctr Commons Mall).

Practical Bible preaching & conservative, sacred music. Active teens & children’s master club.

Family oriented & God-centered.

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

798-7190 www.hbcva.org LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 4000 Creighton Rd., 1.8 mi. west of I295.

"The Church With Your Family At Heart" Sunday School 9:45; Worship 11:00 Evening Service 6:00; Wednesday Evening AWANA (KJV) 7pm, Prayer Service 7:30 Find out more on our web: lbcrichmond.com Rural Point Baptist Church 6548 Studley Road, 730-3226 www.ruralpointbaptist.com Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170 COME & SEE! All info at: www.truthbaptistchurch.com

NAZARENE HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8391 Atlee Rd. 23116 / www.hopenow.cc office@hopenow.cc Atlee Christian Academy PK - 5th Grade & Afterschool Care 746-3900 www.atleechristianacademy.com

acainfo@atleechristianacad emy.com HopeNow Counseling Center Licensed Counselors available 277-4558 / paul@hopenow.cc

PRESBYTERIAN Fairfield Presbyterian Church Worship: 9am Contemporary 11am Traditional 6930 Cold Harbor Rd, 23111. www.fairfieldpcusa.org

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Meadowbridge Seventh-Day Adventist Church 7400 Antique Lane Mech., Saturday Services: Sabbath School, 11 am.

Worship Service, 12 pm.

Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting, 6:30pm.

Church phone: 746-2788

SOUTHERN BAPTIST Black Creek Baptist Church, 6289 McClellan Rd. Sunday - Bible Study for all ages, 9:45am10:45am; Worship 11a.m.-12 noon (Nursery Prov.) Wed. Night Activities: Family Dinner 5:45 p.m., Youth 6:15 p.m. Children in Action Mission Time and Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m., Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Pastor, Randy Rains, Youth Director, Travis Tyler www.blackcreek.org or call (804)781-0330

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Broadus Memorial Baptist 1 Church - 2 Locations!

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.

For info, call 335-6728 "Love God, Learn the Bible, Care for People" Glenn Hawkins, Pastor Harvest Christian Fellowship (SBCV) 8080 AMF Dr. - www.hcfellowship.com Sun. School-9:00AM - Worship-10:15AM Wednesday - Youth Gathering - 6:45PM

UNITED METHODIST Enon United Methodist Church 6156 Studley Rd; 746-4719 ReNe’e Teague, Pastor Join us for Sunday School, for all ages, 9:45am Worship Service at 11am (Nursery provided) www.enonumc.org office@enonumc.org

Hillcrest Baptist Church 11342 Hillcrest Road Hanover, VA. 23069 730-1500.

Wed Eve 6 p.m.-Dinner & Study, Sunday 11am Service 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. www.HillcrestHanover.org Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd, 746-7253 Dr. Rev. Tim Madison 8:30am Contemporary, 9:45 Bible Study & 11am Trad. Worship www.mechanicsvillebaptist.org New Bethesda Baptist Church 9019 New Bethesda Rd. 779-2101 Todd Combee, Pastor Caleb Bittler, Minister to Students & Family Sunday School 9:30AM, Worship 10:45 am.

Bible Study/Youth activities 6pm Wednesday Dinner/Prayer/Youth/Children 6pm www.newbethesda.org New Highland Baptist Church 8:30 am & 11am Worship; 9:45 am Sunday School; 9200 New Ashcake Road, 550-9601 ww.newhighlandbaptist.org Shalom Baptist Church 8116 Walnut Grove Rd. Office: 746-7737 SUNDAYS: 8:30 am Worship 9:20 am HeBrews Café 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship WEDNESDAYS: 6:15 pm Youth, Adult Bible Study 7:30 pm Choir Find us on the web at shalombaptist.net

Lebanon United Methodist Church 8492 Peaks Rd, 746-0980 R. Spencer Broce, Pastor Sunday School - 10 am Worship - 9 am & 11 am Nursery provided Staff Youth Director www.lebanonumc.org Mechanicsville United Methodist Church 7356 Atlee Road 746-5118 Kerry Boggs, Pastor Join us in our Hospitality Room at 9:15 am for coffee and donuts Worship Service is at 10:00 am Nursery provided from birth to 3.

Kids Crew ages 4 thru 5th grade.

Wednesday night dinners 6 pm www.mechumc.org Shady Grove United Methodist Celebrate Christ on Sunday Mornings. Traditional worship: 8:15 & 11:15. Contemporary worship: 9:45, Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:15am. All Ages. Nursery for infants & toddlers at all services.

Corner of Meadowbridge & Shady Grove Rd, Mechanicsville.

Jay Kelchner Pastor. 746-9073 shadygroveumc.org

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Gary’s Plumbing Repair Service. Lic./Ins. 218-1467 Locally owned & operated since 2001. Licensed & Insured. Houses, decks, deck staining & aggregate concrete sealing. 804-5399682 www.mpadrichmond.com

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors has set Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the Hanover County Administration Building, 7516 County Complex Road, at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover,

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Virginia, as the time, date and place for a public hearing on the appointment of a school board member for the South Anna Magisterial District, in accordance with Section 22.1-29.1 of the Code of Virginia.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors has set Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Hanover County Administration Building, 7516 County Complex Road, Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the time, date and place for a public hearing concerning quitclaim of easement interests affecting GPIN 8714-87-5203, located within Mechanicsville Magisterial District in Hanover County, Virginia.

HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Board meeting room at the Hanover County Administration Building, 7516 County Complex Road, at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, on the following ordinance being proposed for adoption:

All persons desiring to be heard on the above may appear at the above time and place. A plat of the subject real estate is available for inspection in the County Administrator’s Office, County Administration Building, during the regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

ORDINANCE 19-10

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HANOVER COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 22, “TAXATION,” TO AMEND THE MAXIMUM INCOME ALLOWANCE

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IN EACH INCOME TIER IN THE SCHEDULE OF EXEMPTIONS FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS.

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CANCER • Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, when you are approached with a potential career opportunity, do not immediately dismiss it. It may not be the right time currently, but take inventory of your future goals.

LIBRA • Sept 23/Oct 23 A failure to recognize all sides of the equation could put you into an unfortunate situation, Libra. Do not assume that your perspective is the right one; do your research carefully.

CAPRICORN • Dec 22/Jan 20 Fun times are just around the corner, Capricorn. You must have the patience to get there. Put some social events on your calendar so you have something to forward to.

TAURUS • Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, take a break for a few days to recharge your batteries. If you work too hard, you are going to suffer from burnout. Make this a week of rest and recreation.

LEO • Jul 23/Aug 23 This week you need to make your mark in some way, Leo. You have many clever ideas circling in your head that want out, so think of how you can deploy your creative side.

SCORPIO • Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, just when you think you have everything figured out, something changes. Just because you don’t have the rule book doesn’t mean you can’t plot a course.

AQUARIUS • Jan 21/Feb 18 Before you give up on an idea, run it by some trusted confidantes, Aquarius. You may be missing just one detail that can make this a recipe for ultimate success.

GEMINI • May 22/Jun 21 You have a funny way of looking at things sometimes, Gemini. That can work to your advantage in providing a fresh perspective that others may overlook.

VIRGO • Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, accept help when it is offered this week, even if it tugs at your pride a little bit. Sometimes even the strongest can benefit from a shoulder to lean on.

SAGITTARIUS • Nov 23/Dec 21 Devote more of your attention to family matters in the days to come, Sagittarius. Work may seem allconsuming, but home is where your heart is.

PISCES • Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, it’s time to get a better feel for your finances. Tweak things as necessary, and make all decisions with your finances in mind.

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ARIES • Mar 21/Apr 20 There is more to a situation than meets the eye, Aries. Delve a little deeper this week to get to the truth.

Uncovering the truth will allow you to move forward.

Hillcrest Baptist continues Community Hymn Sing tradition

Photos submitted by Chelsey Sperlazza

For the last few years Hillcrest Baptist Church has been hosting a Community Hymn Sing every first Thursday of the month. The Hymn Sing brings together churches and people from all different counties from all over Virginia. Just this month the Hymn Sing drew in 24 churches and 79 people. The attendees enjoy a morning filled with fellowship, community, friendships spanning decades -- friendships that are just beginning, and joyous singing of the hymns they've grown up on. Listening and watching as they open their hymnals and prepare to sing; you can feel the energy, the life, and the love for the word fill the sanctuary to its capacity. The first Hymn Sing of 2020 will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, at the Hillcrest Baptist Church at 11342 Hillcrest Rd. in Hanover.

Photos submitted by Ed Hellerman

On Saturday, Dec. 7, the Richmond Area Bicycle Association delivered 50 new bikes with helmets to the Hanover Christmas Mother. The RABA Foundation sponsors an annual program called Bikes for Kids. The club raises the funds to buy new bikes from Walmart, puts all the bikes together, and distributes the bikes to the area Christmas Mothers. This year Ed Hellermann, Eric Mann and Ron Bailey, Hanover County residents, along with other RABA volunteers, picked up the bikes from Toolbank RVA and delivered them to the Hanover Christmas Mother’s distribution center at the Doswell Ruritan Club. For more information, go to www.raba.org/ bikes-for-kids.

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BRICK FRONT PATIO HOME IN THE COTTAGES AT CROSSRIDGE

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Amazingly well appointed 1st floor master w/ refinished wood floors throughout, stunning kitchen renovation in 2014 w/all new cabinetry w/ oft close doors, granite, stone backsplash & Whirlpool ss appliances. Updated full baths renovated in 2014 w/granite tops, new vanities & new tile floors. Master shower is too stunning w/pebble floor & glass block window. Two story family room w/corner gas fp & granite surround & hearth, formal dining room w/double trey ceiling, living room w/pocket door makes for a perfect home office or parlor. 4 BR’s upstairs w/ tons of closet space gives you plenty of room for guests. Large rear deck & patio are great places to entertain & grill out, full irrigation system w/ great landscaping on a very private rear yard w/ woods adjacent, vinyl siding & windows for low maintenance & 30 year dimensional roof was installed in 2016, new HVAC in 2013 & there is a generator hook up, too. Tons of storage in the two car garage, walk-in crawlspace & detached tool shed. $342,950

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TRANSITIONAL HOME IN PEBBLE CREEK Two Story Transitional Style Home w/ 2,403 Sq. Ft. Located In Highly Sought After Pebble Creek Community. Well Established Community Includes A Clubhouse, Pool, Gym, Playground Facility, Tennis & Basketball Courts. The 1st Floor Offers a Two Story Foyer, Half Bath, Formal Living & Dining Rooms all w/ Wood Floors, Kitchen w/ Pantry, Entry to the Attached Garage & Breakfast Nook Opening to the Family Room w/ Gas Fireplace, Ceiling Fan w/ Light & Door Leading to the Rear Deck. The 2nd Level Gives You the Vaulted Master Suite w/ a Walk-in Closet Plus a Deluxe Bath w/ His & Her Vanity, Garden Soaking Tub & a Separate Shower w/ Glass Door, 3 Addt’l Bedrooms, Hall Bath & Utility Closet. Other Amenities Include Maintenance Free Vinyl Siding & Windows, New Carpet Throughout, Walk-Up Attic for Storage, Gas Furnace Less Than a Year Old, Central Air Just a Year Old, Fresh Interior Paint, New Roof, New Vinyl Front Porch, Some New Doors, 2 Car Attached Garage & Paved Drive. Enjoy the Rear Deck Featuring a New Hot Tub Overlooking the Privacy Fenced Back Yard. $315,000

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