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Vol. 35, No. 52 | Richmond Suburban News | May 8, 2019
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Cancelled had little meaning for about 500 97th delegates By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local
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A sea of Scott Wyatt signs filled Atlee High School on Saturday for a convention as the controversy continues between the Cold Harbor District supervisor and incumbent Del. Chris Peace for the 97th District Republican nomination.
MECHANICSVILLE — If Saturday’s 97th District Convention was officially cancelled, almost 500 delegates who filed into Atlee High School that morning did not get the memo. Ignoring a statement by Republican Party chairman Jack Wilson announcing the convention was cancelled and a nominee would be chosen by canvass on June 1, Scott Wyatt (shown below speaking) delegates said the convention was still the legitimate method to select a candidate. see 97TH, pg. 4
Absentee voting for primaries available HANOVER – Absentee voting for the June 11 Republican and Democratic Party primary elections is available. Only the qualified voters registered in the 12th Senate District, Beaverdam, Chickahominy, Cold Harbor or Mechanicsville Magisterial Districts may vote absentee in-person at the voter registration office in the Wickham Building at 7497 County Complex Rd. in Hanover or vote absentee by mail. Registered voters must meet one of the 20 eligibility requirements to vote absentee. The list of requirements can be found on the Virginia Absentee Ballot Application
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or at vote.virginia.gov. Virginia citizens who wish to vote absentee must be registered to vote. Citizens can register to vote online or by submitting a completed voter registration application to the voter registration office. The last day to register or see ABSENTEE, pg. 3
Tomato Festival vendor registration open
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ECHANICSVILLE -- Vendor spaces are still available for The Hanover Tomato Festival. Members of the festival committee, working with Hanover County Parks and Recreation, are searching for local vendors who make or sell unique tomato-related products, community based businesses and organizations to be part of Hanover County’s signature event. The Hanover Tomato Festival will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 12, and
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, at Pole Green Park at 8996 Pole Green Park Lane in Mechanicsville. Over 150 other exhibitors take part in what is considered “the” summer event in Mechanicsville. Attendance averages more than 30,000, but as many as 42,000 have made their way to the festival, which started in 1978 as a fundraiser for the Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department. Vendors are encouraged to use their cresee TOMATO, pg. 3
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Participating vendors offer Hanover Tomato Festival a wide variety of tomato-based products, as well as other items. The grounds of Pole Green Park are filled with booths of various goods.